User manual PHILIPS VR768

[. . . ] The set needs this time in order to become acclimatised to its new environment (temperature, air humidity, etc. ). Your Philips Team hopes that you will enjoy using your new video recorder! This product complies with the requirements of Directive 73/23/EEC + 89/336/EEC + 93/68 EEC. Important notes for operation You should not under any circumstances open the set yourself. You would expose yourself to the risk of an electric shock from the hazardous high voltage inside. When the appliance is connected to the power supply, there are some components which are constantly operational. To switch off the video recorder completely, you must disconnect it from the power supply. [. . . ] Since the display is automatically reset to 00:00:00 when you insert a cassette, the actual start of the cassette for the set is less than zero - thus in the negative range. The tape position is displayed with a minus sign -. 8 After inserting a cassette the video recorder shows no remaining playing time 4 The set needs a little time to calculate the remaining playing time. After a few seconds, the display should change from --:--:-- to the corresponding value PROBLEM SELECTING TAPE POSITION DISPLAY TYPE 26 ENGLISH Display / reset tape position Call up: COUNTER CL (only possible in display type Reset: TIME USED) Automatic reset Whenever a cassette is inserted the display is automatically reset to 00:00:00. TIP Searching for tape position with picture (picture search) 1 2 During playback press H (rewind) or I (forward) Interrupt the search wherever you like with the Playback button G Reduced quality During picture search the picture quality is affected. Different search speeds -If you press H or I twice, the tape speed will increase. If you press it again the speed is reduced to normal once more. TIP Searching for tape position without picture (forward wind and rewind) 1 2 3 Stop the tape with the Stop button h Press H (rewind) or I (forward) Interrupt the search wherever you like with the Playback button G Switching between rewind / forward wind and pictu re search (instant view) When winding the tape backwards or forwards if you hold down H (rewind) or I (forward wind), the set will immediately switch without a break to picture search (with picture). When you release the rewind or forward wind button the rewind or forward wind process (without picture) will continue FOR EXPERTS ENGLISH 27 DISPLAY / RESET / FIND TAPE POSITION Searching automatically for tape position (Index search) 1 Insert a tape recorded on this video recorder or on another set with index marking What is an index marking?At the start of each new recording the video recorder automatically places a magnetic marking - similar to a bookmark - at the appropriate place on the tape. These positions can be found again quickly and easily later by pressing a button. PARDON? 2 Press the Index button E and then I (next index marking) or H (previous index marking) The video recorder searches for the desired index marking and automatically switches to playback 8 The cassette is ejected 4 The video recorder was unable to find an index marking on the tape inserted. PROBLEM 3 Still picture / slow motion 1 To stop the picture, press the Still button R during playback Keep R pressed down to play back the picture in slow motion or press R several times in succession in order to move the picture forward frame by frame 2 SEARCH FOR TAPE POSITION / STILL PICTURE / SLOW MOTION 28 ENGLISH 3 Press I once to start automatic slow motion playback Increase playback speed In automatic slow motion mode press I several times to increase the playback speed. No sound during slow motion During slow motion there will be no sound TIP 4 To resume playback press the Play button G, to stop the tape press the Stop button h Skipping commercials Do you get annoyed by the commercial breaks which are recorded along with your programmes ?With the function Commercial Skip you can skip these quickly and easily. 1 During playback, press button G 2 The video recorder winds the tape forward for about 2 minutes playing time and then switches to playback again. End the recording by pressing the Stop button h v P01 5 ENGLISH 33 STARTING / STOPPING RECORDING MANUALLY Starting recording manually/stopping automatically 1 Insert a cassette without erase protection What is erase protection?VHS cassettes can be protected from over-recording by breaking off a thin strip of plastic (arrow). This erase protection can be overridden by sticking one or more strips of adhesive tape tightly over the gap which has been created. ä PARDON? 2 Use the buttons =P- or ;P+ to select the programme number, under which your video recorder has stored the desired TV channel 8 I cant find the TV channels from my satellite receiver 8 I want to record from an additional device 4 Signals from additional devices - such as a camcorder, other video recorder, PCs, etc. PROBLEM Selecting the recording speed You have the option of two playback and recording speeds: Standard Play (SP) offers the usual first-class picture quality. By using Long Play (LP), you can (with somewhat reduced picture quality) for example record about 360 minutes of programmes on a 180 minute cassette. This chapter explains how to set the desired recording speed (Selecting the recording speed ). FOR EXPERTS 3 Press the Record button n several times. The time faded in corresponds to the duration of recording to be selected. Each time the Record button is pressed again this is increased in regular steps. Stop pressing the Record button n when you have reached the desired duration. Recording will start. Delete entry The recording period displayed can be reset to 00:00:00 with the CL button. TIP STARTING RECORDING MANUALLY / STOPPING AUTOMATICALLY 34 ENGLISH Lining up manual recordings When you add a further recording to a cassette, which already has a recording on it, a short blank (flicker) usually appears between the old and the new recording. 1 2 Look at the last recording (playback) minute of the old Press the Stop button h at the point where you want the new recording to start (the display will show 9) Press the Record button n in the usual way to start the new recording MAIN MENU ÂÅ PLAY FUNCTIONS É RECORDING FUNCTIONS SPECIAL SETTINGS INSTALLATION Å 3 Selecting the recording speed 1 2 Å TO EXIT PRESS MENU Press the MENU button on the remote control. The on-screen menu appears Use = P- or ; P+ to select the option RECORDING FUNCTIONS and confirm with P Use =P- or ;P+ to select the option RECORD SETTINGS and confirm with P Use =P- or ;P+ to select the option RECORDING SPEED and use P or Q to select a recording speed Standard Play / Long Play / Auto Long Play Standard Play (SP) offers the usual, first-class picture quality. By using Long Play (LP), you can (with somewhat reduced picture quality) for example record about 360 minutes of programmes on a 180 minute cassette. With the Auto Long Play (AUTO) setting, the video recorder calculates, before starting the programmed recording, how much playing time remains on the cassette inserted. [. . . ] 1 2 MAIN MENU SPECIAL SETTINGS Â TV SYSTEM É CHILD LOCK OSD MODE CLOCK DISPLAY VCR 1 OR 2 REPEAT PLAY AUTO STANDBY DEMO Ä AUTO Å OFF AUTO ON VCR 1 OFF ON OFF TO EXIT PRESS MENU Press MENU. The on-screen menu appears Use =P- or ;P+ to select the option SPECIAL SETTINGS and confirm with P Use = P- or ; P+ to select the option DEMO, use P or Q to select ON or OFF and confirm with OK Finish with the MENU button 3 4 Energy-saving mode To reduce the power consumption of the video recorder you can switch the clock in the display of the video recorder on or off as follows: 1 2 Press the MENU button on the remote control. The on-screen menu appears Use = P- or ; P+ to select the option SPECIAL SETTINGS and confirm with P Use = P- or ; P+ to select the option CLOCK DISPLAY, use P or Q ON (time display on in standby mode) or OFF (time display off in standby mode) and confirm with OK. The screen will show the message STORED Complete the adjustment of the clock display 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 ENGLISH 55 DEMONSTRATION MODE / ENERGY-SAVING MODE Adapting remote control If you are using two video recorders which both react to the same remote control commands, you can use this function to change remote control and video recorder to other commands. 1 2 MAIN MENU SPECIAL SETTINGS Â TV SYSTEM É CHILD LOCK OSD MODE CLOCK DISPLAY VCR 1 OR 2 REPEAT PLAY AUTO STANDBY DEMO Ä AUTO Å OFF AUTO ON VCR 1 OFF ON OFF TO EXIT PRESS MENU During playback press the MENU button on the remote control. The on-screen menu appears Use =P- or ;P+ to select the option SPECIAL SETTINGS and confirm with P Use = P- or ; P+ to select the option VCR 1 OR 2, use P or Q to select VCR 1 or VCR 2 and confirm with OK. 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. [. . . ]