Philips VR220/55 VCR User Manual


 
Timer Recording
Using On-Screen Display
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You can display the VCR operating status on the
TV screen.
Select VCR Set Up Mode
1 Press VCR.
2 Press MENU.
3 Press PLAY or STOP to select“VCR SET
UP” then press OK/STATUS.
Select On-Screen Mode
1 Press PLAY or STOP to select “ON
SCREEN MODE”.
2 Press FF . Each time you press the button, the
setting changes.
ON:
When you press a tape running button (Stop,
Play, etc.), the VCR status appears for 5
seconds.
COUNTER:
When you press a tape running button, the VCR
operating status appears for 5 seconds.
After 5 seconds, the VCR status disappears
except the time counter.
OFF:
The VCR operating status does not appear even
if you press a tape running button.
Finish Setting
Press MENU.
To display the VCR status on the TV screen
manually, press OK/STATUS. The VCR status
appears for about 5 seconds.
If “ON SCREEN MODE” is set to “OFF,” no
VCR status appears though you press OK/
STATUS.
One Touch Recording (OTR)
The OTR function lets you quickly specify how
long you want a recording to continue. You do not
have to programme the timer.
On TV
1 Turn on the TV.
2 Select the video channel (or AV mode).
On VCR
Insert a cassette with the record tab in place.
The VCR turns on.
If a cassette is already in the VCR, turn on the
VCR.
Select Channel
Press CH or or Number buttons to select the
channel to record.
Start OTR
Press REC/OTR twice.
Recording starts immediately, and the
(Record)
indicator lights up and blinks on the display.
This indicates that the VCR
will automatically shut off after
30 minutes of recording.
Select Recording Length
Press REC/OTR repeatedly until the desired
recording length appears.
Each time you press the button, recording length
increases in 30-minute intervals.
0:30 1:00 1:30 5:30 6:00
REC (Normal recording)
To check time remaining during an OTR
Press OK/STATUS.
To change the recording length during an OTR
Press REC/OTR repeatedly until the desired
length appears.
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To record while you’re away, follow step 1 — 9
below. For each programme you set, the VCR will
turn on, start recording, and turn off automatically.
You can store up to 8 programmes.
FOR EACH STEP BELOW, YOU NEED TO FINISH
WITHIN 60 SECONDS; OTHERWISE,
PROGRAMMING WILL HAVE TO BE RESTARTED
FROM STEP 1.
Select Timer Mode
1 Press VCR.
2 Press TIMER. The Timer
Recording menu appears.
Select Programme mode
Press PLAY or STOP to
select “QUICK PROGRAMM-
ING”, then press OK/STATUS.
The Quick Programming menu
appears.
If you have already set 8 programmes, “ALL PRO-
GRAMS IN USE” appears and goes back to the Timer
Recording menu. If this happens, delete unwanted
programmes. (P.14)
Select Channel
Press CH or to enter the TV channel.
Holding down CH or rapidly scans through the
channels.
To record from external line input, press CH or
until “A/V REAR” or “A/V FRONT” appears.
Select Start Time
Press START + or (Number button 1 or 4).
Each time you press the button, the set time changes by
1-minute intervals. If you hold the button, the set time
changes by 30-minute intervals.
Select Stop Time
Press STOP + or (Number
button 2 or 5).
Each time you press the button,
the set time changes by 1-minute
intervals. If you hold the button,
the set time changes by 30-minute
intervals.
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Select Tape Speed
Press ALT/SPEED.
Each time you press the button, the tape speed
alternates between SP, LP and SLP.
SP, LP: For PAL signal.
SP, SLP: For NTSC signal.
Select Start Date
Press DATE + or (Number button 3 or 6).
The year and day of the week are displayed
automatically.
Confirm Programme
Press TIMER or OK/STATUS.
“PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED” appears on the
TV screen.
After 5 seconds, the above message disappears, and
the normal TV picture resumes. The
(Timer)
indicator lights up on the display.
If “PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED” appears,
try again from step 1.
If “PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED/PRO-
GRAM OVERLAP”
appears on the TV screen, the
timer recording you just programmed overlaps another
timer recording. (P.13)
If you want to store other programmes, repeat steps
1 to 8.
Finish Settings
Press POWER to turn off the VCR.
The VCR must be turned off for a timer recording to take
place. If you forget to turn off the VCR, PLEASE TURN
OFF VCR FOR TIMER RECORDING flashes on your TV
screen two minutes before a timer recording starts. To
remove the message, press the CLEAR button.
If you want to record the same programme daily, press
DAILY (Number button 8) during step 3 through 7.
(Press the button again to cancel.)
The VCR will record a TV programme every day
(Monday through Friday) at the same time and length.
(Daily Recording)
If you want to record the same programme weekly,
press WEEKLY (Number button 9) during step 3 through
7. (Press the button again to cancel.)
The VCR will record a TV programme once a week at the
same day, time and length. (Weekly Recording)
If you want to cancel the currently set programme,
press CLEAR.
After a timer recording has taken place
Press POWER to turn on the VCR. You can operate your
VCR normally.
To stop a started timer recording
Press POWER.
Recording stops and the VCR turns off.
If it is a Daily or Weekly Recording, future recordings
will be carried out as programmed.
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To cancel an OTR
Press STOP to stop recording before the preset
recording length is reached.
If you want to cancel the OTR mode but continue
recording, press REC/OTR several times until
“OTR” changes to “REC” on the TV screen.
Notes:
During recording, the displayed time counts down.
When “0:00” is reached, recording stops and the
VCR turns off automatically.
If an OTR is engaged during pause, the displayed
time counts down normally, but recording does
not begin until you cancel the pause.
QUICK PROGRAMMING
PROGRAM REVIEW
SELECT: CONFIRM: OK
END: TIMER
ONE TIME PROGRAM
PROGRAM 1
CHANNEL+/–
START +/– – –:– –
STOP +/– – –:– –
REC SPEED SP
DATE +/– – –/– –/– –
DAILY: 8 WEEKLY: 9
CONFIRM: OK END: TIMER
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ONE TIME PROGRAM
PROGRAM 1
CHANNEL+/–
START +/– 20 : 00
STOP +/– 22 : 00
REC SPEED SP
DATE +/– – –/– –/– –
DAILY: 8 WEEKLY: 9
CONFIRM: OK END: TIMER
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