User manual PHILIPS VR766

[. . . ] 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 . [. . . ] With the function Commercial Skip you can skip these quickly and easily. 1 2 During playback, press button G The video recorder winds the tape forward for about 2 minutes playing time and then switches to playback again. Repeat step 1 until the end of the commercial break has been reached Interrupt Commercial Skip During winding, press the button G to switch back immediately to playback. TIP STILL PICTURE / SLOW MOTION / COMMERCIAL SKIP 28 ENGLISH Selecting picture setting (Smart Picture) Using the button SMART * the picture settings can be displayed and altered. There are four different settings available. The current picture setting will be displayed Press several times on the button SMART * to change the picture setting. Each time the button is pressed, the next picture setting will be displayed. What types of picture setting are available to me?NATURAL : DISTINCT : SOFT : SHARP: Standard setting (for all types of films) Emphasises details (e. g. for sports programmes) Suppression of interference (when using rented cassettes) Increase in sharpness (e. g. for animated films) PARDON? 3 As soon as the button SMART * has not been pressed for a few seconds, the last selected picture setting will be accepted. Play compact VHS cassettes You can, of course, also use this video recorder to play back compact VHS cassettes. To do this, you will need the appropriate cassette adapter. Its dimensions match those of a normal VHS cassette. The adapter is recognised and treated by the set as a VHS cassette. FOR EXPERTS ENGLISH 29 SELECTING PICTURE SETTING 8 Removing picture interference MAIN MENU ÂÅ PLAY FUNCTIONS É RECORDING FUNCTIONS SPECIAL SETTINGS INSTALLATION Å Optimizing tracking 1 During playback press the MENU button on the remote control. The on-screen menu appears Use =P- or ;P+ to select the option PLAY FUNCTIONS and confirm with P Use =P- or ; P+ to select the option MANUAL TRACKING and confirm with P What is tracking?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) minimized. TO EXIT PRESS MENU 2 3 MAIN MENU PLAY FUNCTIONS ÂÅ MANUAL TRACKING É VERTICAL STABILITY HEAD CLEANING Å TO EXIT PRESS MENU PARDON? 4 Hold down P or Q until optimal playback quality has been achieved and confirm with OK. The screen will show the message STORED Leave the on-screen menu with the MENU button Tracking adjustment is retained The adjustments made are stored until the cassette is removed. After that, the standard tracking adjustment is restored. 5 TIP MAIN MENU PLAY FUNCTIONS ÂÅ MANUAL TRACKING É VERTICAL STABILITY HEAD CLEANING Å Optimizing still picture 1 When still picture is activated, press the MENU button on the remote control. The on-screen menu appears Use =P- or ;P+ to select the option PLAY FUNCTIONS and confirm with P Use =P- or ; P+ to select the option VERTICAL STABILITY and confirm with P TO EXIT PRESS MENU 2 3 OPTIMIZING TRACKING / STILL PICTURE 30 ENGLISH 4 Hold down P or Q until optimal playback quality has been achieved and confirm with OK. The screen will show the message STORED 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 5 Leave the on-screen menu with the MENU button The setting is retained The adjustments made are stored until the cassette is removed. Then the still picture standard setting is restored. MAIN MENU ÂÅ PLAY FUNCTIONS É RECORDING FUNCTIONS SPECIAL SETTINGS INSTALLATION Å TIP TO EXIT PRESS MENU Cleaning video heads If horizontal lines of interference appear during playback, the video heads need cleaning. 1 During playback press the MENU button on the remote control. The on-screen menu appears Use =P- or ;P+ to select the option PLAY FUNCTIONS and confirm with P Use =P- or ; P+ to select the option HEAD CLEANING Why is it necessary to clean the video heads?When playing back video tapes, microscopic particles of the tape material build up a layer on the video head. [. . . ] The video recorder has now been reset to the desired mode Now press, on the remote control, simultaneously on the buttons SELECT and the number button corresponding to the previously selected setting (thus 1 for VCR 1 or 2 for VCR 2) Confirm with OK. The remote control has now been reset to the new commands Finish with the MENU button MAIN MENU SPECIAL SETTINGS Â TV SYSTEM É CHILD LOCK OSD MODE CLOCK DISPLAY VCR 1 OR 2 REPEAT PLAY AUTO STANDBY DEMO 3 Ä AUTO Å OFF AUTO ON VCR 1 OFF ON OFF TO EXIT PRESS MENU 4 MAIN MENU SPECIAL SETTINGS VCR ONLY RESPONDS TO VCR 2 COMMANDS PRESS SELECT AND 2 SIMULTANEOUSLY THEN PRESS OK TO STORE PRESS OK 5 6 ENGLISH 55 ADAPTING REMOTE CONTROL 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 S number buttons 0-9. +S TV - / S + TV - and enter one of the listed codes with the Now you can control your TV set remotely with the following buttons: (Increase / decrease TV volume) (Switch off TV) (Next / previous TV programme number) REMOTE Acura . . 02 If the codes corresponding to your set do not succeed, please try entering one of the other remote control codes listed. USING THE TV REMOTE CONTROL 56 ENGLISH 1 Suppressing interference 2 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. [. . . ]