Philips 686 VCR User Manual


 
Connecting VCR without scart cable
1 Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert it
into the 2 socket at the back of the video recorder.
2 Plug one end of the aerial cable provided into the 3
socket on the video recorder and the other end into the
aerial input socket on your TV set.
3 Insert the female plug of the mains cable into the mains
socket 4 at the back of the video recorder.
4 Plug the other end of the mains cable into the wall socket.
5 Switch on your TV set and select the programme number
that you have chosen for video playback (see operating
manual for your TV set).
6 Ensure that no cassette has been loaded. With the video
recorder switched to standby, hold the SYSTEM button
for a few seconds until a modulator frequency e.g.:
’M583’(583MHz or UHF-channel 35) appears in the display.
The video recorder transmits a test picture on this
UHF-channel.
7 Tune in the TV set in the UHF wave band until this picture
appears.
MODULATOR 583
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ON/OFF gCL OK
8 Switch the video recorder to standby with the
STANDBY m button.
Note: This modulator frequency (583MHz or UHF-channel
35) might already be being used by another TV station in
your reception area, e.g. ’Channel 5’. In this case the picture
quality on your TV set will be poor when receiving one or
more TV channels.
* Adjusting the modulator frequency: If the picture quality
only deteriorates when the video recorder is switched on,
adjust the modulator frequency. The frequency can be
adjusted at step 6 with the P r or the P q button.
Confirm the adjusted frequency with the OK button.
*Automatic adjustment of modulator frequency: If you press
the I button in step 6 , the next optimal modulator
frequence will be selected automatically. Confirm the
frequency displayed with the OK button.
* Switching off the modulator: If you cannot eliminate
picture or sound interference using the above method you
can switch off the built-in modulator. You should only do this
if you have connected the video recorder to the TV set with
a scart cable. ’Connecting VCR without scart cable’ is not
possible when the modulator is switched off.
At step 6 , press the CLEAR(CL) button for several sec-
onds until ’MOFF’ (modulator switched off) appears in the
display. You can switch back again in the same way.
Important notes for operation
Many televisions automatically switch to programme
number ’EXT’ (EXTernal) or ’AV’ (Audio/Video) when a
video cassette is played back.
If the television does not switch automatically, select
programme number e.g.: ’EXT’, ’0’, or ’AV’ on the TV set
manually.
Keep your video recorder connected to the mains at all
times to ensure that programmed recordings can be made
and that the television functions normally. The power
consumption required will only be approximately 6 W
(save energy mode).
The video recorder switches on automatically as soon as
you insert a cassette or press the Pq button.
If the video recorder is not used for a few minutes, it
switches to standby automatically (except in tuner-mode).
If the video recorder is disconnected from the mains, TV
channel information will be stored for about 1 year and
clock and Timer information will be stored for about 7
hours.
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