User manual PHILIPS VR610

[. . . ] In the table of contents, please simply click the section you need detailed information about. Table of contents Important notes for operation . Page 4 The most important functions of your new video recorder . . Page 5 Important information for customers in Great Britain . Page 6 Preparing the remote control for operation . [. . . ] Tracking is the name given to the process of optimizing picture and sound playback. During this process the speed of the tape is adjusted in such a way that all kinds of interference are removed or (in the case of old VHS cassettes) minimised. v TRAC PARDON? 2 3 Hold down the button =P- or ;P+ until the playback quality is at its best Wait a few seconds until the message TRAC disappears from the display Tracking adjustment is retained The adjustments made are stored until the cassette is removed. After that, the standard tracking adjustment is restored. TIP Optimizing still picture 1 When still picture is activated hold down the button =P- or ;P+ until the optimal picture quality is obtained. The display will show JITT 8 I cant get optimal quality 4 When using rental cassettes or older tapes, it may not be possible to get rid of all interference completely PROBLEM v JITT 2 Wait a few seconds until the message JITT disappears from the display The setting is retained The adjustments made are stored until the cassette is removed. Then the still picture standard setting is restored. TIP ENGLISH 23 OPTIMIZING TRACKING / STILL PICTURE 8 Manual recording Starting and stopping of recording manually 1 Switch on the TV set and - if necessary select the programme number set for video recorder operation Insert a cassette without erase protection What is erase protection?VHS cassettes can be protected from over-recording by breaking off a thin strip of plastic (arrow). This erase protection can be overridden by sticking one or more strips of adhesive tape tightly over the gap which has been created. 2 ä PARDON? 3 Use the buttons =P- or ;P+ to select the programme number, under which your video recorder has stored the desired TV channel Selecting the recording speed You have the option of two playback and recording speeds: Standard Play (SP) offers the usual first-class picture quality. By using Long Play (LP), you can (with somewhat reduced picture quality) for example record about 360 minutes of programmes on a 180 minute cassette. This chapter explains how to set the desired recording speed (Selecting the recording speed). 8 I cant find the TV channels from my satellite receiver 8 I want to record from an additional device 4 Signals from additional devices - such as a camcorder, other video recorder, PCs, etc. - are received via the scart socket of the video recorder. The programme numbers E1 and E2 are allocated for these sources. PROBLEM FOR EXPERTS 4 Start recording by pressing the Record button n (remote control or on front of set). The display will show . Displaying tape position With the OK button you can display the current tape position (see chapter Playback) TIP v P01 5 End the recording by pressing the Stop button h STARTING / STOPPING RECORDING MANUALLY 24 ENGLISH Starting recording manually / stopping automatically 1 Insert a cassette without erase protection What is erase protection?VHS cassettes can be protected from over-recording by breaking off a thin strip of plastic (arrow). This erase protection can be overridden by sticking one or more strips of adhesive tape tightly over the gap which has been created. ä PARDON? 2 Use the buttons =P- or ;P+ to select the programme number, under which your video recorder has stored the desired TV channel 8 I cant find the TV channels from my satellite receiver 8 I want to record from an additional device 4 Signals from additional devices - such as a camcorder, other video recorder, PCs, etc. - are received via the scart socket of the video recorder. The programme numbers E1 and E2 are allocated for these sources. PROBLEM Selecting the recording speed You have the option of two playback and recording speeds: Standard Play (SP) offers the usual first-class picture quality. By using Long Play (LP), you can (with somewhat reduced picture quality) for example record about 360 minutes of programmes on a 180 minute cassette. This chapter explains how to set the desired recording speed (Selecting the recording speed ). FOR EXPERTS 3 Press the Record button n several times. The time faded in corresponds to the duration of recording to be selected. Each time the Record button is pressed again this is increased in regular steps (30 minutes). Stop the adjustment when you have reached the desired duration. [. . . ] The screen will show RESPONDS TO VCR 2 or RESPONDS TO VCR 1. The on-screen menu disappears. The adjustment of the remote control is complete 8 My on-screen menu does not disappear 4 The video recorder does not recognise the change of remote control codes. Repeat steps 2 and 3 8 After the buttons are pressed VCR 1 or VCR 2 appears in the display of the video recorder 4 Repeat step 2 to reset the remote control to the displayed settings PROBLEM ADAPTING REMOTE CONTROL 42 ENGLISH Using the TV remote control With the enclosed multicode remote control you can control the main functions of your TV set. To do this, you must first enter the make of your TV set. 1 2 3 Find the make of your TV set from the list below and take note of the corresponding remote control code(s) Hold down the button y / TV and enter one of the listed codes with the number buttons 0-9. Now you can control your TV set remotely with the following buttons: +S y/ TV TV / m + TV (Increase / decrease TV volume) (Switch sound on / off) (Switch TV on / off) (Next / previous TV programme number) REMOTE Acura . . 02 If you have no success with the code corrresponding to your TV set, please try again by entering one of the other remote control codes listed. ENGLISH 43 USING THE TV REMOTE CONTROL 1 Suppressing interference 1 Optimizing the modulator If the TV set and the video recorder are only connected with an aerial cable - rather than with an additional scart cable - it may happen that in certain reception locations the modulator frequency of the video recorder is occupied by a TV channel. [. . . ]