User manual PHILIPS VR605

[. . . ] How to connect your video recorder to the TV set . Connecting a decoder or other equipment . Automatic TV channel allocation (Follow TV) . Automatic TV channel search (Autoinstall) . [. . . ] If required, select the programme number for the video recorder. b Press the MENU button on the remote control. To eject a cassette, you can also use the on the remote control. EJECT J button menu will appear. c Select the line 'COUNTER' with the P q or P r button D Some functions switch off automatically after a while (for example, pause, still picture, picture search). This helps to protect the cassette and avoids wasting power. and confirm with the OK button. d Select the type of counter with the P q button and confirm with the OK button. Playing NTSC cassettes With this set you can playback cassettes that have been recorded on another video recorder in the NTSC standard (for example, American cassettes). But this only works for PAL-television sets which are suitable for a picture frequency of 60 Hz. D Some special features (for example, still picture) are not possible while you are playing an NTSC cassette. D To reset the tape position 'LINEAR COUNTER' to '0:00:00', press the CLEAR (CL) button. e To end, press the STANDBY m button. D This video recorder will automatically recognise the length of the tape. D When you put a cassette in the video recorder and you want to see 'TIME LEFT', the video recorder must first calculate the time played. Therefore, '-:--' appears first and only after the tape has been running for a few seconds the playing time will be shown. D If the video recorder does not find a recording at a certain tape position with 'LINEAR COUNTER' switched on, the counter will stop. 12 Searching for tape position with the picture (picture search) a While a cassette is playing, press the H (reverse) or I Instant View With this function you can switch to picture search during wind and rewind. a If you hold the H (rewind) or I (wind) button (forward) button once or several times. b To stop a certain place on the tape, press the PLAY G during wind or rewind, you will switch to picture search. b When you release the button, the video recorder will button. D During picture search, the picture quality may not be so good and there will be no sound. automatically switch back to rewind or wind. Still picture/Slow motion a Press the STILL R button. A still picture will appear on Automatic search for a tape position (index search) At the start of each recording, the video recorder will write an index code on the tape. a Press the INDEX E button and then the I button to the screen. b Each time you press STILL R again, the picture will move on one step. c When you hold the STILL R button, the tape will be select the next code mark or the previous code mark. H button for the played in slow motion. d When you press the I button several times, you have b When the video recorder finds the code mark, it will automatically switch to play. a choice of several playback speeds. During slow motion there will be no sound. Automatic search for a blank space on the tape You can search for a space on the tape (at least 1 minute of blank tape) for a new recording, for example, after an existing recording on the tape. a Press the INDEX E button. Then press the STOP h The SHUTTLE functions on the video recorder You will find a large rotary knob (Shuttle) recorder. o on the video button. b When the video recorder find a blank space, it will a Switch the function on with the STILL R button on the video recorder. You will see a still picture. b The outer (shuttle) ring enables you to select different automatically switch to 'pause'. D If no empty space has been found when the end of the tape is reached, the cassette will be ejected. tape speeds for the picture search. Searching for tape position without the picture (wind and rewind) a Stop the tape with the STOP h button. b Press the H (reverse) or I (forward) button. c To stop a certain place on the tape, press the STOP h button. 13 Picture interference If the picture quality is poor when you play a cassette, please follow these instructions. Tracking during playback a While a cassette is playing, hold the P q button until 'TRAC' (tracking) appears on the display. b Hold the P r or P q button until the picture quality is at its best. c Wait a few seconds, until 'TRAC' disappears from the display. This picture setting will not change until you eject the cassette. Tracking during still picture If the still picture vibrates vertically, you can improve the still picture as follows: a During still picture, hold the P q or P r button until the picture quality is at its best. The video recorder will store this setting automatically. D Please note, however, that interference may still occur with poor quality cassettes. Cleaning the video heads If horizontal lines appear on the screen when you play a cassette, you should clean the video heads. a While a cassette is playing, hold the PLAY G button until 'HEAD' appears on the display. The video recorder will automatically switch to play again. 14 5. MANUAL RECORDING Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR one-touch-recording) a Put a cassette in the machine. b Use the P q or P r button to select the programme Use 'Manual Recording' to make a spontaneous recording (for example, a programme currently being shown). E If you want to start and stop a recording manually, read the section: 'Recording without automatic switch-off'. [. . . ] You have given the wrong remote control command: read 'Switching remote control command' in chapter 'Additional functions'. No picture when you play a cassette: · · · There is no recording on the cassette: change the cassette. You have chosen the wrong programme number on the TV for playing cassette: on the TV, select the correct programme number for the video recorder. The cable connecting the TV set and the video recorder has come loose: check the cable. Poor picture quality when you play a cassette: · · · Your TV set is not properly adjusted. The cassette badly worn or of poor quality: use new cassette. [. . . ]