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CONTENTS
1. CONNECTING YOUR TV-VIDEO COMBI .............. 4 7. PROGRAMMED RECORDING (TIMER) ............... 15
Connecting the cables ............................. 4 ’VPS’ (Video Programming System) and ’PDC’
Connecting a decoder or other equipment ............ 4 (Programme Delivery Control) ..................... 15
Programming a recording (with ’VIDEOplus’) ........ 15
2. INSTALLING YOUR TV-VIDEO COMBI ................ 5
Programming a recording (without ’VIDEOPlus’) ..... 16
Initial installation
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& OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF The remote control D Select: Cursor left C Select: Cursor right STANDBYm Switch off : To switch off set, interrupt menu function, interrupt a programmed recording A Select: One line up (TIMER) B Select: One line down TELETEXTe TELETEXT: To switch TELETEXT on/off qSr Volume: To regulate the volume SURROUND (red) Dolby Virtual Surround: To switch Surround y Volume off: To switch the volume on or off Sound on/off z Previous programme number: To select the previous
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& Front of the set Back of the set 2 Aerial input socket: To connect the aerial cable 8 Power switch : To switch off the set Beware: When you switch the set off with the power switch, TIMER-recordings are not possible! L AUDIO R Audio output, left/right stereo: To connect actve speakers, a HiFi-set or a ’Dolby Prologic’-decoder. m Standby : To switch off, interrupt a function, interrupt a programmed recording (TIMER) EXT.1 Scart socket: To connect a decoder, satellite receiver, video recorder, e
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS 25PV720/07 Congratulations! You now own one of the most sophisticated D Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. ’Dolby’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of and simple-to-use TV-VIDEO Combinations on the market. Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. With this TV-VIDEO Combi you can record and play VHS-standard cassettes. Please take the time to read this operating manual before using your TV-VIDEO Combi. So that you can id
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Special functions on your TV-VIDEO Combi 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. This function allows you to save the playback settings that suit you best. Select your own personal settings for the type of film you are currently watching. This function allows you to save the sound settings that suit you best. Select your own personal settings for the type of film you are currently watc
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1. CONNECTING YOUR TV-VIDEO COMBI Important for the United Kingdom Connecting the cables This apparatus is fitted with an approved moulded 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: a Remove fuse cover and fuse. b Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5A, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. c Refit the fuse cover. If the fitted plug is not suitable for your socket outlets, it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in its place. If the mains plug contains a fuse,
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2. INSTALLING YOUR TV-VIDEO COMBI Initial installation Allocating a decoder a Open up the battery compartment of your remote control Some TV stations will send coded TV channels, that you can and place the batteries in it as shown in the picture. only watch when you use a decoder. You can connect such a decoder (descrambler) to your TV-VIDEO Combi. With the following function, the connected decoder will automatically be activated for the TV programme you want to watch. a Choose the TV channel on
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i If you want to change the automatic tv channel setting, Manual TV channel search select the line ’Fine tuning’. With the D or C button you can vary the automatic tv In certain cases the ’Automatic TV channel search’ may not be channel setting. Important: This re-tuning is only able to find all of the TV channels (e.g. coded TV channels). In necessary and useful in special cases, e.g.: when there that case, use this manual method to set the channels. are stripes on the picture with cable-TV sys
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d Press the C button. The ’Automatic TV channel search’ Allocating a channel number starts. a Press the MENU button. The main menu will appear. b Select the line ’Installation’ with the B or A button and confirm with the C button. Searching... CHANNELS FOUND: c Select the line ’Sort channels’ with the B or A button and confirm with the C button. //////,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SORT CHANNELS 01 xxx 04 aaa 02 yyy 05 bbb 03 zzz 06 ccc e When the TV channel search is complete, ’Installation comp.’ will
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d With the B , A , D or C button, select the TV f To end, press the MENU button. channel you want to delete and press the CLEARe button. Automatic time and date setting (SMART CLOCK) e Repeat stepd, until you have deleted all the required TV channels. D If a television programme, which transmits TELETEXT, is stored with programme number ’P01’, time and date will f To end, press the MENU button. be set automatically. D Time will automatically be adjusted to winter time and summer time. Setting th
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3. IMPORTANT NOTES FOR OPERATION SUMMARY OF USER GUIDE The OSD menu offers the following functions. More details on each can be found in the appropriate chapter. PICTURE MAIN MENU Brightness (,,,,,,,,,,,, Colour (,,,,,,,,,, Contrast (,,,,,,, Picture Sharpness (,,,,,,,, Sound Tint NATURAL Setup Contrast Plus OFF Tape Store as pref. NO Installation ã Exit: ã Exit: « press MENU « press MENU Chapter ’TV FUNCTIONS’ User guide (OSD) SOUND The OSD (On-screen display) shows the various functions in Volu
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4. TV SET FUNCTIONS Selecting a TV programme Volume control Select the required TV channel (=programme number) with the You can control the volume level with the qSr , D or Pr , Pq , B or A button or with the digit buttons C button. 0-9 on the remote control. If you want to mute the sound temporarily (e.g.: during a telephone call), press the y button on the remote control. D If you don’t know the programme number of the required When you press the y button again, the sound will return at TV cha
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d In the line ’Speakers’ select one of these settings Switching Dolby Virtual Surround on or off with the D or C buttons: a To switch on the Dolby Virtual Surround effect, in the line ’ACTIVE’: only if you have connected active speakers. ’Surround’ select ’ON’ with the D or C button. All sound settings will be controlled via your TV VIDEO Combi. E You can always simply switch the function on/off with the ’HIFI’: only if you have connected a HIFI stereo set. The SURROUND (red) button on the remot
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5. PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Playing a cassette Searching for tape position with the picture (picture search) a Put a cassette into the cassette slot. a While a cassette is playing, press the H (reverse) or b Press the PLAYG button. I (forward) button once or several times. c If you press the STOPh button once, the TV-VIDEO b To stop at a certain picture, press the PLAYG button. Combi will switch to pause. To stop, press the STOPh D During picture search, the picture quality may not be button again. so
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b When the TV-VIDEO Combi finds the code mark, it will Cleaning the video heads automatically switch to play. If horizontal lines appear on the screen when you play a cassette, you should clean the video heads. Picture interference When the picture quality is poor when you play a cassette, please follow these instructions. Tracking during playback a During playback, press the MENU button. b Select the line ’Tape’ with the menu buttons B or A and confirm with the C button. c Select the line ’Trac
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6. MANUAL RECORDING Use ’Manual Recording’ to make a spontaneous recording (for Protecting your recordings example, a programme currently being shown). E If you want to start and stop a recording manually, read So that you don’t accidentally delete an important recording, the section: ’Recording without automatic switch-off’. remove the special tab on the narrow side of the cassette with a screwdriver or slide the special tab to the left. Later, if you E If you want to start a recording manually
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7. PROGRAMMED RECORDING (TIMER) Use programmed recording to automatically start and stop a c Enter the entire PlusCode-programming number (up to 9 recording at a later date. digits) printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programme. To make a programmed recording, your TV-VIDEO Combi For example, 5-234-89 or 5 234 89 needs to know: Enter 523489 for the PlusCode-programming number. If you make a mistake, you can clear your instructions * the date you want to make the recording; wi
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D Under ’VPS/PDC’, use the B or A button to c Press the C button. switch ’VPS or PDC’ on or off. D Under ’LP’, use the B or A button to select the TIMER PROGRAMMING VPS recording speed ’SP’ or ’LP’. DATEPROG. START END LPPDCREP. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, D The TIMER lamp on the front of the set lights up 15 xxx 15:36 15:50 - * ONCE when one or more of the TIMER blocks are occupied. D When you are recording, the red recording light at the front of the TV-VIDEO Combi will be alight. ã Exit:
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How to check or change a TIMER How to clear a TIMER a Press the TIMERs button on the remote control. a Press the TIMERs button on the remote control. b Select the line ’Timer programming’ with the b Select the line ’Timer programming’ with the menu buttons B or A and confirm with the C menu buttons B or A and confirm with the C button. button. c Select the TIMER you want to check or change with the c Select the TIMER you want to clear with the menu B or A button and confirm with the OK button. b
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8. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS b Select the line ’Tape’ with the B or A button and How to read TELETEXT confirm with the C button. E Press the TELETEXTe button to switch the TXT decoder on and off. The TV-VIDEO Combi is now receiving the TXT of the TV channel currently selected. TAPE E To store the current page, press the OK button. Tape speed SP Tape counter USED The next time you call up TELETEXT, you will Repeat play OFF Video system AUTO automatically turn to this page. Jitter N. ACT. Tracking (,,,
