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CONTENTS
1. CONNECTING YOUR TV-VIDEO COMBI .............. 4 How to check or change a TIMER .................. 19
Connecting the cables ............................. 4
9. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS ......................... 20
Connecting a decoder or other equipment ............ 4
How to read TELETEXT ............................ 20
2. INSTALLING YOUR TV-VIDEO COMBI ................ 5 Selecting the display brightness ................... 20
Initial installation .................................. 5 Chang
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& OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF The remote control z Previous programme number: To select the previous programme number PLAYG Playback : To play a recorded cassette TELETEXTe TELETEXT: To switch TELETEXT on/off H Rewind : During STOP and STANDBY: rewind, during PLAYBACK: reverse scanning STANDBYm Switch off : To switch off set, interrupt menu function, interrupt a programmed recording (TIMER) STOPh Pause/Stop: To stop the tape, except while a TIMER-recording is being made FM SEARCH Radio: To s
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& Front of the set Back of the set 2 Aerial input socket: To connect the aerial cable EXT.1 Scart socket: To connect a satellite receiver, decoder, video recorder, etc. The display at the front of the machine 8 Power switch : To switch off the set Beware: If you switch the set off with the power switch 8 , TIMER-recordings are not possible! m Standby : To switch off, interrupt a function, interrupt a programmed recording (TIMER) Pp Programme number : To select programme number up or down Sp Volu
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS 14PV340/58 Congratulations! You now own one of the most sophisticated So that you can identify your machine in the event of theft, and simple-to-use TV-VIDEO Combinations on the market. enter the serial number (PROD.NO) here. The serial number is With this TV-VIDEO Combi you can record and play printed on the type plate fixed at the rear of the set. VHS-standard cassettes. MODEL NO. 14PV340/58 PROD.NO: ...... Please take the time to read this operating manual befor
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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. When you have plugged your TV-VIDEO Combi into the mains, you will be welcomed with an OSD picture. All you have to do is follow the instructions in the "intelligent help line" for the next step. Enjoy the Automatic TV channel search/save function and the automatic time adjustment. Automatic Volume Levelle
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1. CONNECTING YOUR TV-VIDEO COMBI Connecting the cables Connecting a decoder or other equipment You can also connect additional equipment to the EXT.1 socket. For instance, a satellite receiver, decoder or camcorder. a Insert the aerial plug into the 2 socket. b Insert the plug of the mains cable into the wall socket. c Adjust the radio aerial at the back of your TV-VIDEO Combi to obtain the best possible reception quality by positioning the ends of the aerial in opposite directions. d If the li
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2. INSTALLING YOUR TV-VIDEO COMBI E ’Time’, ’Year’, ’Month’ and ’Date’ will appear on Initial installation the TV screen. a Open up the battery compartment of your remote control and place the batteries in it as shown in the picture. Autostore ready CHANNELS FOUND: 09 Radio channels stored: 2 Time 15:36 Year 1999 Month 01 Date 01 Exit: press MENU b Close the battery compartment. c Select the language for the on-screen display (OSD) with h Check if the time in line ’Time’ is correct. If required,
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Allocating a decoder Manual TV channel search Some TV stations will send coded TV channels, that you can In certain cases the ’Automatic TV channel search’ may not be only watch when you use a decoder. You can connect such a able to find all of the TV channels (e.g. coded TV channels). In decoder (descrambler) to your TV-VIDEO Combi. With the that case, use this manual method to set the channels. following function, the connected decoder will automatically a Press the MENU button on the remote c
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h If you want to change the automatic tv channel setting, Satellite receiver select the line ’Fine tuning’. With the DSr or SqC button you can vary the You can receive channels from the satellite receiver via the automatic tv channel setting. Important: This re-tuning is scart socket EXT.1 . only necessary and useful in special cases, e.g.: when To do this, select the channel number ’E1’ with the there are stripes on the picture with cable-TV systems. PpAB button. You will have to select the cha
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E ’Time’, ’Year’, ’Month’ and ’Date’ will appear on Channel Number Allocation the TV screen. a Press the MENU button. The main menu appears. b Select the line ’Installation’ with the buttons PrB or APq button and confirm with the Autostore ready SqC button. CHANNELS FOUND: 09 Radio channels stored: 2 c Select the line ’SORT CHANNELS’ with the PrB or Time 15:36 Year 1999 APq button and confirm with the SqC button. Month 01 Date 01 Exit: press MENU SORT CHANNELS h Check if the time in line ’Time’
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Delete a TV Channel Setting the language a Press the MENU button. The main menu appears. You can select the language for the on-screen display (OSD). b Select the line ’Installation’ with the PrB or a Press the MENU button on the remote control. The main APq button and confirm with the SqC button. menu will appear. c Select the line ’SORT CHANNELS’ with the PrB or b Select the line ’Installation’ with the PrB or APq button and confirm with the SqC button. APq button and confirm with the SqC butt
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Setting the time and date Automatic time and date setting (SMART CLOCK) a Press the MENU button on the remote control. The main D If a television programme, which transmits TELETEXT, is menu will appear. stored with programme number ’P01’, time and date will be set automatically. b Select the line ’Installation’ with the PrB or APq button and confirm with the SqC button. D Time and date will automatically be adjusted to winter time and summer time. c Select the line ’SET CLOCK’ with the PrB or A
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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 (,,,,,,,,,,,, Picture Colour (,,,,,,,,,, Sound Contrast (,,,,,,, Setup Sharpness (,,,,,,,, Tape Store as pref. NO Installation ã Exit: ã Exit: press MENU press MENU Chapter ’TV FUNCTIONS’ User guide (OSD) The OSD (On-screen display) shows the various functions in the form of a menu on the television screen.
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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 DSr/SqC PpAB button or with the digit buttons 0-9 on the remote button. 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 channel: its origina
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5. RADIO FUNCTIONS To switch the radio on, press the RADIO ON button. You can Storing a radio channel switch between radio- and TV-mode with the RADIO ON button. You can switch the radio off with the STANDBYm a If you want to store a radio channel, switch to TV-mode button. with the RADIO ON button. D You can be waken up by the radio. Read the paragraph Switch on function (WAKE-UP TIMER) in the chapter b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears. ’Additional functions’. D You can not call up
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6. PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS e Confirm with the OK button. Playing a cassette Searching for tape position with the picture a Put a cassette into the cassette slot. (picture search) b Press the PLAYG button. a While a cassette is playing, press the H (reverse) or I (forward) button once or several times. c If you press the STOPh button once, the TV-VIDEO Combi will switch to pause. To stop, press the STOPh b To stop at a certain picture, press the PLAYG button. button again. D During picture search, the
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d Hold the DSr or SqC button until the picture quality is at its best. Automatic search for a tape position (index search) e Confirm with the OK button. At the start of each recording, the TV-VIDEO Combi will write an index code on the tape. f To end, press the MENU button. a Press the INDEXE button. Press the I button to D Please note, however, that interference may still select the next code mark or the H button for the occur with poor quality cassettes. previous code mark. Cleaning the video
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7. 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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8. PROGRAMMED RECORDING (TIMER) Use programmed recording to automatically start and stop a c Enter the entire SHOWVIEW-number (up to 9 digits) recording at a later date. 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 SHOWVIEW-number. If you make a mistake, you can clear your instructions * the date you want to make the recording; with the CLEAR button. * t
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D If ’Daily error’ appears on the TV screen, the Programming a recording (without date was incorrectly entered. Daily programming ’SHOWVIEW’) can only be used for recordings to be made from Monday to Friday. a Press the TIMERk button on the remote control. D Under ’VPS/PDC’, use the PrB or APq button to switch ’VPS or PDC’ on or off. b Select the line ’TIMER PROGRAMMING’ with the D Under ’LP’, use the PrB or APq button to PrB or APq button and confirm with the select the recording speed ’SP’ or
