Philips VCR VR 170/07 VCR User Manual


 
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AIntroduction 2....................................
Dear Philips customer, 2....................................................................................
Specifications 3.....................................................................................................
Supplied accessories 3........................................................................................
Important notes regarding operation 4..........................................................
Special functions of your new video recorder 5..........................................
Important information for customers in Great Britain 6...........................
BConnecting the video recorder 7.....
Preparing the remote control for operation 7.............................................
Connecting your video recorder to the TV set 7........................................
Connecting with a scart cable 8.......................................................................
Connecting without a scart cable 9.................................................................
Connecting additional devices 10.....................................................................
CInstalling your video recording 11...
Initial installation 11.............................................................................................
Decoder allocation 12........................................................................................
Manual TV channel search 13............................................................................
Using the satellite receiver 14...........................................................................
Sorting TV channels automatically (Follow TV) 15......................................
Automatic TV channel search (Autoinstall) 17.............................................
Monitor function 17............................................................................................
Sorting and clearing TV channels manually 18...............................................
Setting the time and date 19..............................................................................
DImportant notes for operation 20....
Navigation in the screen menu 20...................................................................
EPlayback 21........................................
Playing cassettes 21..............................................................................................
Playing back NTSC cassettes 22.......................................................................
Displaying current tape position 23.................................................................
Searching for a tape position with picture (scanning) 23............................
Still picture 24.......................................................................................................
Searching for tape position without picture (forward wind and
rewind) 24.............................................................................................................
Instant View 24.....................................................................................................
Automatic search for a tape position (index search) 25.............................
Automatic search for a blank space on the tape 25.....................................
FEliminating picture interference 26.
Optimising tracking 26........................................................................................
Optimising still picture 26..................................................................................
GManual recording 27..........................
General information 27......................................................................................
Recording without automatic switch-off 27...................................................
Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR One-Touch-Recording) 28.
Preventing accidental erasing of cassettes 28................................................
Lining up recordings (assemble cut) 28...........................................................
Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP) 29.................................................
'Direct Record' 30...............................................................................................
Switching 'Direct Record' on or off 31...........................................................
HProgramming a recording
(TIMER) 32..............................................
General information 32......................................................................................
Programming a recording (with 'VIDEO Plus+') 32.....................................
Problems and solutions for programmed recordings 34............................
Programming a recording (without VIDEO Plus+) 35.................................
Problem solving for programmed recordings 36..........................................
Programming a recording with 'TURBO TIMER' 37....................................
Problems and solutions for programmed recordings 38............................
How to check, change or delete a programmed recording (TIMER) 39.
IOther functions 40............................
Changing the video (colour) system 40..........................................................
Child lock 41.........................................................................................................
Switching the on-screen display (OSD) off or on 42...................................
Switch off the clock display 43..........................................................................
Switching the remote control command 44..................................................
Continuous playback 45.....................................................................................
Automatic switch-off 46.....................................................................................
JSuppressing interference 47.............
Optimising the modulator 47............................................................................
Switching the modulator on / off 48................................................................
KBefore you call an engineer 49.........
HOTLINE telephone numbers 49....................................................................
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