Philips 21PV708-715-908-918/07 TV VCR Combo User Manual


 
1. CONNECTING YOUR TV-VIDEO COMBI 4..............
Connecting the cables 4.............................
Connecting a decoder or other equipment 5............
2.
INSTALLING
YOUR TV-VIDEO COMBI 6................
Initial installation 6..................................
Allocating a decoder 6..............................
Manual TV channel search 7.........................
Satellite receiver 7..................................
Special installation functions 8.......................
Automatic TV channel search 8......................
Searching for new TV channels 8.....................
Allocating a channel number 9.......................
Delete a TV Channel 9...............................
Setting the language 10.............................
Setting the time and date 10..........................
3. IMPORTANT NOTES FOR OPERATION 12..............
SUMMARY OF USER GUIDE 12.......................
User guide (OSD) 12.................................
4. TV SET FUNCTIONS 14..............................
Selecting a TV programme 14........................
Selecting the picture setting (SMART PICTURE) 14......
Switching Incredible Surround on or off 15.............
Selecting a preset sound setting (SMART SOUND) 15...
Automatic volume control (AVL) 15....................
Sound track selection 15............................
How to read TELETEXT 16............................
5. PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 17..........................
Playing a cassette 17................................
Playing an NTSC cassette 17.........................
Tape position indication 17...........................
Searching for tape position with the picture (picture
search) 17.........................................
Still picture 17......................................
Slow motion 17.....................................
Searching for tape position without the picture (wind
and rewind) 17.....................................
Instant View 17.....................................
Automatic search for a tape position (index search) 18..
Picture interference 18..............................
Cleaning the video heads 18.........................
6. MANUAL RECORDING 19............................
Recording without automatic switch-off 19............
Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR
one-touch-recording) 19.............................
Protecting your recordings 19........................
Auto-assembling 19.................................
7. PROGRAMMED RECORDING (TIMER) 20...............
’VPS’ (Video Programming System) and ’PDC’
(Programme Delivery Control) 20.....................
Programming a recording (with ’VIDEO Plus+’) 20.......
Programming a recording (without ’VIDEO Plus+’) 21....
Programming a recording with TELETEXT 22...........
Automatic recording from a satellite receiver (SAT
RECORDING) 23....................................
How to check or change a TIMER 24..................
8. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS 25.........................
Changing the TV system 25..........................
Parental control 25..................................
Switching the On-screen display (OSD) on or off 25.....
Switching to 16:9 wide screen picture 26..............
Switching the internal speakers on or off 26............
Sound playback without picture 27....................
Switching the remote control command 27.............
Continuous playback 28.............................
Switch off function (SLEEP TIMER) 28.................
Switch on function (WAKE-UP TIMER) 28..............
9. Before you call an engineer 29.......................
Technical terms used 29.............................
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