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CONTENTS
1. HOW TO CONNECT YOUR VIDEO RECORDER ......... 4 Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP) ............ 21
How to connect your video recorder to the TV set ..... 4 Automatic recording from a satellite receiver (SAT
Connecting with a scart cable without ............... 5 RECORDING) .................................... 21
Connecting without a scart cable ................... 6 Switching on ’Direct Record’ ...................... 22
Connecting a decoder or other equipment ............ 6
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& OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF The remote control ;P Select: One line or programme number up P= Select: One line or programme number down TAPE MANAGER TapeManager: To call up the Tape Manager PLAYG Playback : To play a cassette STANDBYm Switch off : To switch off set, interrupt menu function, interrupt a programmed recording H Rewind : During STOP and STANDBY: rewind, during PLAYBACK: reverse (TIMER), child lock on or off scanning CLEAR (CL) Delete : To delete last entry/Clear programmed STOP
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& Front of the set Back of the set 4 Mains socket: To connect the mains cable STANDBYm Standby : To switch off, interrupt function, interrupt TIMER recording AUX IN L R Audio input socket, left/right : To connect a HiFi-set (programme number ’AUX’) RECORDn Record: To record the programme selected at this moment AUX OUT L R Audio output socket, left/right : To connect a HiFi-set PROGRAMME; Programme number Plus: Programme number up EXT.2 AV 2 Scart socket 2: To connect a satellite receiver, decod
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Special functions on your video recorder This system ensures that your picture will be of the best possible quality. This is made possible by a combination of Philips’ very latest technologies: Natural Colour, Smart Picture, Digital Studio Picture Control and laser-cut video heads. Natural Colour produces detailed pictures in clear colours. Philips has developed a system which produces the best possible playback quality. It reduces disturbance on old, worn video cassettes, and emphasises the det
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1. HOW TO CONNECT YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Important for the United Kingdom How to connect your video recorder to the TV set This machine is fitted with an approved moulded 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug, please follow these We recommend the use of a scart cable. This will give you the instructions. best picture and sound quality. a Take off the fuse cover and take out the fuse. b Put in a new fuse which should be a BS1362 3A, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. c Refit the fuse cover.
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Connecting with a scart cable without Connecting with scart cable and ’Easy Link/NexTView’ ’Easy link/NexTView’ With the function ’Easy Link/NexTView’, your video recorder can exchange information with the television (see instruction manual TV set.). With ’Easy Link/NexTView’ the TV channels from the TV will automatically be loaded. a Switch off the TV set. b Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert it into the 2 socket at the back of the video recorder. c Plug one end of the aer
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D If your TV set does not switch to programme number g When the TV has been tuned read the paragraph ’Initial e.g.: ’EXT’, ’0’, or ’AV’ automatically, select the installation’ in the chapter ’INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO programme number for the video recorder manually RECORDER’. (see instruction manual TV set). h Then read ’Initial installation’ in chapter ’INSTALLING Connecting a decoder or other equipment YOUR VIDEO RECORDER’. You can connect additional equipment to the EXT.2 AV 2 Connecting without
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2. INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Initial installation Allocating a decoder Some TV stations will send coded TV channels, that you can a Open up the battery compartment of your remote control only watch when you use a decoder. You can connect such a and place the batteries in it as shown in the picture. decoder (descrambler) to your video recorder. With the following function, the connected decoder will automatically be activated for the TV programme you want to watch. D With ’Connecting with sc
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E Select the character you want to change with the Q or Manual TV channel search the P button. Change the character with the P= or the ;P button. Select the next character in the same In certain cases the ’Automatic TV channel search’ may not be way. able to find all of the TV channels (e.g. coded TV channels). In E Keep pressing the P button until the cursor disappears. that case, use this manual method to set the channels. D With ’Connecting with scart cable and ’Easy i In the line ’NICAM’, se
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f Select programme number ’1’ on the TV set. Special installation functions g Confirm with the OK button on the video You can select one of the following installation functions in recorder-remote control. The video recorder compares order to adapt the video recorder to your own specific the TV channels on the TV set and the video recorder. requirements. If the video recorder found the same TV channel as the TV set, then it stores it at ’P01’. Automatic TV Channel Allocation D When ’NOTV’ (no sig
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Automatic TV channel search (Autoinstall) Sorting and clearing TV channels manually You can assign any programme number to a TV channel that The video recorder will search for all TV channels. It stores TV you have stored and you can also delete unwanted TV channels found in the following sequence: BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, channels. CH 4, CH 5, SKY, others. D With ’Connecting with Easy Link/NexTView’ the If you want to start the automatic TV channel search again, video recorder automatically loads the
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Setting the time and date If a TV channel which transmits TXT/PDC is stored under programme number ’P01’, time and date will automatically be taken from the TXT/PDC information. If the time in the video recorder display is not correct or if ’--:--’ appears in the display, please set the clock manually. a Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for the video recorder. b Press the MENU button on the remote control. The main menu will appear. c Select the line ’INSTALLATION’
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Summary of user guide The OSD menu offers the following functions. More details on each can be found in the appropriate chapter. MAIN MENU MAIN MENU PLAY FUNCTIONS PLAY FUNCTIONS MANUAL TRACKING RECORDING FUNCTIONS VERTICAL STABILITY SPECIAL SETTINGS HEAD CLEANING INSTALLATION ________________________________ ________________________________ TO EXIT TO EXIT PRESS MENU PRESS MENU ’PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS’ User guide (OSD) MAIN MENU SET RECORDING FUNCTIONS RECORD SETTINGS The OSD (On-screen display) sh
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4. THE TAPE MANAGER (TM) With the tape manager (TM) you have a complete overview of D If you put a cassette into the machine that has been all recordings made with this video recorder. recorded on, but has not been registered in the Tape Moreover, with the tape manager (TM) you have fast and Manager, no information will appear on the screen. simple access to every recording made with this video c Confirm with the OK button. recorder. d The cassette number will be added to the Tape Manager: TAPE
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D A list of the titles on the selected cassette will be D A list of the titles on the selected cassette will be displayed on the screen. displayed on the screen. TAPE MANAGER - TM TAPE MANAGER - TM FIND A TITLE FIND A TITLE CASSETTE NUMBER X X X CASSETTE NUMBER X X X BBC NEWS 0:25 BBC NEWS 0:25 JAMES BOND 007 1:30 L JAMES BOND 007 1:30 L EMPTY 2:05 2:05 EMPTY 2:05 2:05 ________________________________ ________________________________ TO EXIT TO EXIT PRESS TM PRESS TM D Explanation: e Select the
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d Press the P button. Copying the Tape Manager memory e Select the symbol you want to change with the P or If you cannot or do not want to use your video recorder (VCR Q button. A) any more, you can transfer the Tape Manager memory to another video recorder (VCR B). f Change the symbol at the symbol position with the ;P or P= button. D Video recorder (VCR B) must also be equipped with the Tape Manager. The Tape Manager of VCR B g Save the new title with the OK button. must be empty. If you want
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5. PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Playing a cassette Tape position indication a Put a cassette into the cassette slot. ’v’ will appear on By pressing the OK button, you can show the present tape the display. position on the TV screen. a During playback press the COUNTER button. b Select one of the following options with the COUNTER button: ’TIME USED’ to indicate the time used on the tape ’TIME LEFT’ to indicate the time left on the tape ’COUNTER’ to indicate the actual position on the tape D To reset the t
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Still picture/Slow motion Instant View a Press the STILLR button. A still picture will appear on With this function you can switch to picture search during the screen. wind and rewind. b Each time you press STILLR again, the picture will a If you hold the H (rewind) or I (wind) button move on one step. during wind or rewind, you will switch to picture search. c When you hold the STILLR button, the tape will be D If you want to carry out this function on your video played in slow motion. recorder
