User manual PHILIPS VR676

[. . . ] & OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF The remote control RECORD/OTR n Record STANDBY m Standby D Menu left Pq Pr Up/Plus, programme number Down/Minus, programme number Front of the set RECORD n PROGRAMME r PROGRAMME q Record Down/Minus, programme number Up/Plus, programme number STANDBY m Standby EJECT J Cassette eject STOP h Pause/Stop PLAY G Playback SHUTTLE ON/STILL R C Menu right TIMER k 'VIDEOPlus' or 'TIMER' programming OK CLEAR (CL) SELECT MONITOR 0-9 H Confirm button Reset, clear Function selector TV monitor function Digit buttons 0-9 Rewind/Reverse scanning Still picture Forward wind/ Forward scanning o Rotary control for Rewind/Reverse scanning or AUTOINSTALL Installation button PLAY G Playback I INDEX E Forward wind/ Forward scanning Index search STOP h Pause/Stop, Tuner-mode STILL R Still picture SYSTEM Special function EJECT SP/LP Eject (SP/LP) selection Additional TV functions: Only function with televisions with the same remote control code. TV Sp TV volume TV y TV sound off TV m Switch off TV TV/P p Programme number +/- & Programming with 'VIDEOPlus+' All the information required for a programming is contained encoded in the VIDEOPlus+ code. 1 2 3 How to programme a recording manually 1 2 Switch on the TV set. Press the TIMER k Select a free TIMER block. Press the TIMER k button on the remote control. DATE PROG START V/P END 01 01 20:00 21:30 Please enter the VIDEOPlus+ -code (up to 9 digits) printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programme. [. . . ] You can return to the normal recording status by pressing the CLEAR (CL) button. Stereo reception: This video recorder can record stereo transmissions. The playback of HiFi recordings has HiFi quality. Erase protection: So that you don't accidentally delete an important recording, you can remove the special tab (erase protection) on the narrow side of the cassette with a screwdriver or slide the special tab to the left. Later, if you no longer want the cassette to be erase protected, you can seal the gap again with adhesive tape or slide the special tab to the right. Auto-assembling: You can use the auto-assembling function to join individual recordings without any major picture disturbance between the recordings. During playback, search for the correct position on the tape and then press the STOP h button. Now you can start recording as usual by pressing the RECORD n button. During Stop h or Pause 9 you can switch between the display for TV-channel name and tape position, using the OK button. 2 Use the or P q button or the 0-9 buttons to select the programme number from which you wish to record, e. g. 'P 01' . · BBC1 3 Press the RECORD n button. 0:00 4 To stop recording, press the STOP h · button. · Long play function You can reduce the recording speed by half. This makes it possible to record, for example, 8 hours instead of 4 hours on an 'E240' cassette. Before recording, with the video recorder switched on, select the 'LP' (=LongPlay) recording speed by pressing the SP/LP button. 'LP' will appear in the display. Note: During picture scanning, still picture and slow motion colour playback may be poor. * You will obtain the best picture quality when recording at standard speed ('SP'). · 7 Direct Record Do you want to record a television transmission which you are just viewing?Press the RECORD n button with the video recorder switched to standby. The video recorder takes the current channel number of the television by means of the scart cable and starts recording. Note: For 'Direct Record' to function, it must be switched on. Select and confirm 'DIRECT RECORD' . After the confirmation the video recorder switches to standby automatically. * Not all external equipment is suitable for using the 'Direct Record'-function (e. g. [. . . ] 'Playback via the aerial cable' is not possible when the modulator is switched off. At step 2, press the CLEAR (CL) button for several seconds until 'MOFF' (modulator switched off) appears in the display. You can switch back again in the same way. MODULATOR 583 ------------------------/+ ON/OFF gCL OK 4 Switch the video recorder to standby with the button. If you have interrupted making standard settings as described in Chapter 1, 'INSTALLATION', turn to that chapter to continue making the standard settings. STANDBY m 13 Before you call an engineer If, contrary to expectation, you experience any difficulty in operating this video recorder, it may be caused by one of the reasons mentioned below. [. . . ]