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
VCR CH
5/∞ or
Number
buttons to select
the channel to record.
• You can also use the
1 REW/CH- and ¡
FF/
CH+ on the front panel. However, press CH before
pressing these buttons. Otherwise, it functions as
REW
or FF.
❍
Start OTR
Press
REC/OTR
●
twice.
Recording starts immediately, and the REC
indicator will blink on the display window.
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.
To record while you’re away, follow step 1 — 9
below.
FOR EACH STEP BELOW, YOU NEED TO FINISH
WITHIN 60 SECONDS; OTHERWISE,
PROGRAMMING WILL HAVE TO BE RESTARTED
FROM STEP 1.
❍
Select Timer Mode
Press
TIMER.
The Timer
Recording menu appears.
❍
Select Programme mode
Press
PLAY
5 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.
❍
Select Channel
Press
VCR CH
5/∞ to enter the TV channel.
• You can also use the
1
REW/CH-
and
¡
FF/CH+
on the front panel. However, press CH before pressing
these buttons. Otherwise, it functions as
REW
or FF.
• Holding down
VCR CH
5/∞ rapidly scans through the
channels.
• To record from external line input, press
VCR CH
5/∞
until “A/V REAR” appears on the TV screen.
❍
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.
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.
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.
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
.
RF OUT
ANT.IN
IN
OUT
AUDIO
VIDEO
RF OUT
ANT.IN
IN
OUT
AUDIO
VIDEO
●
A
A
dvanced
O
O
perations
●
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
1 Insert a source tape in the playing VCR and a
blank tape in the recording VCR.
• If a tape without the record tab is inserted in the play
ing VCR, playback automatically starts. In this case,
press the
STOP
button.
2 Turn the channel on the TV to your video channel.
3 Press
VCR CH
5/∞, pointing the remote
control at this VCR, to select the external line
input.
• “A/V IN REAR” will appear on the TV screen.
4 Press
SPEED
, pointing the remote control at this
VCR, until the desired tape speed (SP or LP)
appears on the display.
5 Press the
PLAY
3 button on the playing VCR.
6 Press
REC/OTR
●
at this VCR.
Remember: Press the buttons in steps 5 and 6 simultane-
ously to avoid missing any of the recording.
Recording VCR (this VCR)
Playing VCR
To RF OUT
From Audio output to AUDIO IN
From Video output to VIDEO IN
You can make the picture softer or sharper or
distinct the picture when playing back the tape.
SmartPicture is set to AUTO when you receive the
VCR.
1 Press
VCR
.
2 Press
SMARTPICTURE
button. The current setting will
appear on the screen for about
5 seconds.
3 While the current setting appears,
press the
SMARTPICTURE
button repeatedly,
the setting changes as follows.
AUTO: Normally select this mode.
DISTINCT: Select this mode when you want
the distinct picture. The picture
detail is emphasized.
SOFT: Select this mode when you want the soft
picture. The signal noise of the picture is
softened.
SHARP: Select this mode when you want the
sharp picture. The picture edge is
emphasized.
Notes:
• It is recommended that the SmartPicture is set to
“SOFT” if playback picture is noisy.
• When “DSPC” is set to “OFF”, “AUTO” is switched
to “NATURAL” automatically.
SmartPicture
AUTO
When two programmes overlap
The Program Review screen will
appear with a magenta line
blinking on the newly set timer
recording while the other
overlapped programme blinking.
1 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to move the magenta
line among the two overlapping programmes.
2 Press
OK/STATUS
to view
the detail information of the
programme you want to change.
3 Go to step 4 through 8 of Timer
Recording to modify the
selected programme. To cancel
any timer recording, press
CLEAR
.
• If you do not modify the overlapping pro-
grammes, the VCR will record the earlier
programme completely. Only the remaining part
of the later programme will be recorded.
• If the START time for the two programmes are
the same, the lower programme number will be
recorded.
Useful function for Timer Recording:
Auto Tape Speed
With this function activated, the VCR can change
the tape speed and record the programme in LP
mode if not enough tape remains for recording in SP
mode.
1 Press
VCR
.
2 Press
MENU
.
3 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to select “VCR SET
UP” then press
OK/STATUS
.
4 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to select “TIMER
REC SPEED.”
5 Press
FF
3. Each time you press the button, the
setting changes.
AUTO:
Select this to allow the VCR to change the tape speed
from SP to LP when there is not enough tape length
remaining.
MANUAL:
Select this to not allow the VCR to change the tape
speed.
6 Press
MENU
to exit the menu operations.
Child Lock
Dubbing from any VCR (or camcorder) to another
is simple.
Explanations on this page uses this VCR as the
recording VCR.
Refer also the manual supplied with the other VCR
(for playback)
1
Connect the recording VCR (this VCR) and
the playing VCR.
2
Connect the recording VCR (this VCR) to
the TV.
B
B
efore
R
R
equesting
S
S
ervice
1
2
3
4
5
Using On-Screen Display
3
1
2
4
5
OTR(0:30)
CH12
SP
One Touch Recording (OTR)
You can locate an index marked at the beginning of
each recording on a tape recorded on this VCR (or
an indexed tape).
Press
STILL/SLOW
+/
£
or
STILL/SLOW
–/
™
repeatedly until the appropriate number is
displayed on the TV screen before starting play.
Rapid forward or reverse search begins.
When it finds the designated index, playback starts
automatically.
• Locate an index number by pressing the button
repeatedly, indicating how many index marks ahead of
or behind that recording you want is from the tape’s
current position.
• Up to ±9th index mark from the current position on the
tape can be located.
Index Search
Note:
If you keep pressing
VCR CH
5
/
∞
button, you
might get “USE CLEANING CASSETTE” message
on the screen. Please disregard this message and
re-adjust the tracking. However, if the message
appears automatically (without pressing
VCR CH
5
/
∞
), this indicates that your video heads are
dirty.
Auto tracking
Each time a tape is inserted, auto tracking starts
working and continuously analyses the signal to adjust
for optimum picture quality during playback. So, there
is no need for you to minimize noises in most tapes
during playback.
Manual tracking
• During normal playback
If auto tracking cannot eliminate noises well
during playback, press
VCR CH
5/∞ on the
remote control.
• During a slow motion picture
Press
VCR CH
5/∞ on the remote control to
minimize noises in the slow motion picture.
• During a still picture
Press
VCR CH
5/∞ on the remote control to
reduce jitter in the still picture.
Are you familiar with tape playback? If so, you are
ready to enjoy the special effect playback features
described below.
To skip playback for a certain period
Press
S. SEARCH
button 1 to 4 times during
playback to search forward for 30 seconds by the
time counter reading.
Each time you press the button, the search time
increases as follows:
30
=
60
=
90
=
120 sec.
The VCR automatically resumes normal playback
after searching for the specified period.
To view a still picture
Press
STILL/SLOW
briefly during playback.
Playback is freezed and a still picture appears.
Press the
STILL/SLOW
button repeatedly to
advance the still picture frame by frame.
To resume playback, press
PLAY
.
To view a slow motion picture
Press
STILL/SLOW
for more than 2 seconds during
playback.
To decrease the slow motion speed, press
STILL/
SLOW
–/
™
.
To increase the slow motion speed, press
STILL/
SLOW
+/
£
.
To resume playback, press
PLAY
.
Notes:
• No sound comes out during special effect playbacks.
• If you keep viewing slow motion and still pictures for
more than 5 minutes, the VCR automatically stops to
protect the tape and video heads.
• During special effect playbacks, some noise bars will
appear on the TV screen.
Repeat Playback
When you press and hold
PLAY
for more than 5
seconds, you can play back the same tape repeat-
edly (100 times).
When the tape runs to its end, the VCR automati-
cally rewinds the tape, and starts playback.
Special Effect Playbacks
With this function, you can prevent the VCR
operations from being misused.
To use Child Lock
When the VCR is turned on, press and hold
f
VCR
on the remote control for more than 10 seconds to
turn off the VCR.
The POWER indicator will blink on the display
window.
While POWER indicator is blinking on the display
window, you cannot turn on the VCR by pressing
POWER
on the VCR.
To cancel Child Lock
Press and hold
f
VCR
on the remote control for
more than 10 seconds to turn on the VCR.
The POWER indicator on the display window will
stop blinking and VCR is turned on.
You can also cancel the child lock function by
unplugging the AC power cord.
To cancel manual
tracking
Stop the tape, eject the
tape, then re-insert it.
3
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
5 or
STOP
∞ to
select“VCR SET UP” then
press
OK/STATUS
.
❍
Select On-Screen Mode
1 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to
select “ON SCREEN MODE”.
2 Press
FF
3. 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.
1
2
Timer Recording
To stop a started timer recordng
Press
f
VCR
(or
POWER
f
on the front panel).
Recording stops and the VCR turns off. If it is a Daily or
Weekly Recording, future recordings will be carried out as
programmed.
To check, edit or erase the programmes
1 Press
VCR
.
2 Press
TIMER
.
3 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to select
“PROGRAM REVIEW”, then press
OK/
STATUS
.
4 Press
OK/STATUS
repeatedly to view the more
detailed programme information.
• When you press the button for the first time, the
detailed programme information for Programme 1
appears. By pressing this button repeatedly, you can
review the detailed information of all other
programmes.
5 If you want to change the programme setting
shown on the TV screen, press the following
buttons:
VCR CH
5/∞ : Changes the channel.
START +/–
:Changes the start time.
STOP +/–
:Changes the stop time.
SPEED
:Changes the tape speed.
DATE +/–
:Changes the date.
If you want to erase the programme setting
shown on the TV screen, press
CLEAR
. The
detailed information of the next programme
appears.
6 If necessary, press
TIMER
to exit the menu
operations.
Note:
• This function does not work for OTR (One Touch
Recording).
How to see the programme list
1 Programme numbers
2 Preset channel numbers
3 Start time
“A” stands for “AM,”
and “P” stands for “PM.”
4 Stop time
5 Start date
“D” stands for “DAILY,” and “W” stands for
“WEEKLY.”
• If the programme has worked once for the Daily
recording, “DAILY” will be shown instead of the
start date.
• If the programme has worked once for the Weekly
recording, the day of the week (in this example,
“MON”) will be shown instead of the start date.
9
7
8
6
Tape Duplication
A
A
dvanced
O
O
perations
●
Tracking Adjustments
❍
Select Tape Speed
Press
SPEED
.
• Each time you press the button, the tape speed
alternates between “SP” and “LP.”
❍
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 window.
• 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. See next column for details.
If you want to store other programmes, repeat steps
1 to 8.
❍
Finish Settings
Press
f
VCR
(or
POWER
f
on the front panel)
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
f
VCR
(or
POWER
f
on the front panel) to turn
on the VCR. You can operate your VCR normally.
Power
No power.
Recording & Playback
TV programme cannot be recorded.
Timer recording cannot be performed.
There is no playback picture, or the playback
picture is noisy or contains streaks.
During a still or slow motion picture, the
picture may contain some vertical jitter when
using a TV which has an automatic vertical
hold control.
If the top of your playback picture waves
back and forth excessively.
During playback, “USE CLEANING
CASSETTE” appears on the screen.
Remote Control
The remote control cannot work.
Miscellaneous
A cassette cannot be inserted.
The cassette does not eject.
The cassette ejects when you press
REC/
OTR
●
.
Correction
• Check that the AC power cord is correctly connected
to an AC outlet.
• Check that the VCR is turned on.
Correction
• Check the connections between the VCR, the antenna
and the TV.
• Make sure that the record tab on the back of the
cassette is not removed.
• Set the timer on-time and timer off-time correctly.
• Make sure that the VCR is turned off after setting is
made.
• Timer recording may not be performed or stopped if a
power interruption occurs before or during timer
recording.
• Select your video channel correctly.
• Adjust the tracking slowly in either direction.
• Try to change to another tape, you may not have this
problem.
• Because the VCR playback signal is not as stable as
an off-the-air TV signal, the top of your TV screen
may be bent or unstable during playback. You may
have better result if the A/V input is used.
• The video heads are dirty. Use a head cleaner.
Correction
• Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor
on the VCR.
• Avoid all obstacles which may interfere with the
signal path.
• Inspect or replace the batteries.
• Make sure batteries are inserted correctly.
Correction
• Insert the cassette with the window side up and the
record tab facing you.
• Check that a cassette tape is not already inserted.
Press
0
EJECT
.
• Check that the AC power cord is correctly connected
to an AC outlet.
• Check that the record tab on the back of the cassette is
not removed.
z
0:30
z
1:00
z
1:30 ....... 5:30
z
6:00
REC (Normal recording)
ON SCREEN MODE ON
TIMER REC SPEED MANUAL
SELECT: CHANGE:
END: MENU
VCR SET UP
TUNER SET UP
INITIAL SET UP
SELECT: CONFIRM: OK
END: MENU
QUICK PROGRAMMING
PROGRAM REVIEW
SELECT: CONFIRM: OK
END: TIMER
ONE TIME PROGRAM
PROGRAM 1
/–
START +/– – –:– – AM
STOP +/– – –:– – AM
REC SPEED SP
DATE +/– – –/– –/– –
DAILY: 8 WEEKLY: 9
CONFIRM: OK END: TIMER
– –
ONE TIME PROGRAM
PROGRAM 1
/–
START +/– 08 : 00 PM
STOP +/– 10 : 00 PM
REC SPEED SP
DATE +/– – –/– –/– –
DAILY: 8 WEEKLY: 9
CONFIRM: OK END: TIMER
12
PR CH START STOP DATE
1 12 08:00P 10:00 W10/06
2 25 10:00A 10:45 MON
3 03 03:00P 03:15 D16/10
4 45 11:30P 01:00 DAILY
5
6
7
8
NEXT: OK END: TIMER
1
2
3
4
5
PR CH START STOP DATE
1 12 08:00P 10:00 20/07
2 20 11:00A 11:30 15/10
3 24 03:00P 04:00 10/08
4 45 09:00P 11:00 FRI
5
6
7
8
SELECT: CONFIRM: OK
ONE TIME PROGRAM
PROGRAM 1
/–
START +/– 08 : 00 PM
STOP +/– 10 : 00 PM
REC SPEED SP
DATE +/– 20/07/01
FRIDAY
ERASE: CLEAR
NEXT: OK
END: TIMER
12
●
FOR AUSTRALIA ONLY
Philips Product Warranty
Warranty conditions valid for Colour Television, Video Cassette Recorders, CD Recordable,
DVD Players, Audio Systems and Portable Audio.
The benefits given to the purchaser by this warranty
are in addition to all other rights and remedies which
the purchaser has in respect of the product under the
Trade Practices Act or other commonwealth or State
Law.
Philips Consumer Electronics warrants its products
to the purchaser as follows and subject to the stated
conditions.
12 months free service
Conditions of Warranty
1.
All claims for warranty service should be made
to your nearest Philips Authorised Service
Centre. Reasonable evidence of date of purchase
must be provided.
2.
This warranty extends only to defects occurring
under normal use of the product when operated
in accordance with the instructions.
3.
Home service within the normal service area of
one of our Authorised Service Centres will be
provided for television receivers with screen size
48cm and above. All other products are to be
Philips Authorised Service Centres
To contact your nearest Philips Authorised Service Centre call 1300 36
1392 from anywhere in Australia.
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Service is provided through 350 accredited service dealers throughout Australia.
To find out about your nearest centre, call 1300 36 1392.
Please record the following information for your records and keep in a safe place.
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Serial No:……………………..
PLEASE RETAIN YOUR PURCHASE RECEIPT WHICH IS REQUIRED
TO CLAIM SERVICE UNDER WARRANTY.
brought or sent to your nearest Authorised
Service Centre.
4.
This warranty does not cover:
a)
Mileage or travelling time, pickup or
delivery, cost of insurance.
b)
Service costs arising from failure to correctly
adjust the controls of the product or to
observe the instructions, or inspections that
reveal that the product is in normal working
order.
c)
Product failures caused by misuse, neglect,
normal wear and tear, accidental
breakage,
transit damage, inexpert repairs or
modification by unauthorised perions,
lightning strikes, vermin infestation or liquid
spillage.
d)
Cleaning of video or audio heads.
e)
Inadequate receiving antennae.
f)
Replacement of worn or used batteries, styli
or other consumables.
W
W
arranty
The conditions contained in this warranty card replace and override the provision of the World-Wide
Guarantee for products sold in Australia.
Philips Consumer Electronics Australia Limited, ACN 008 445 743, 3 Figtree Drive, Homebush NSW 2140
S
S
pecifications
●
G e n e r a l
G e n e r a l
G e n e r a l
Mains voltage
AC 110 V – 240 V
Mains frequency
50 Hz/60 Hz
Power consumption
14W
Ambient temperature
+5° C to +40° C
Relative humidity
10 % to 80 %
Dimensions (WxHxD)
Approx. 360 mm x 94 mm x 251 mm
Mass
Approx. 3.0 kg
Position for use
Horizontal
Video output channel
UHF E38 (adjustable between E28 — E60)
Possible number of TV channel
99
Number of pre-programmable memory blocks
8
Number of days in advance
365 or every day, or every week
T u n e r
T u n e r
T u n e r
Aerial input
B/G, D/K, I, K1
VHF L:
42 MHz — 175 MHz
VHF H:
175 MHz — 470 MHz
UHF:
470 MHz — 870 MHz
CATV
V i d e o
V i d e o
V i d e o
Input (VIDEO IN)
0.5 V(p-p) to 2.0 V(p-p), 75 ohms
Output (VIDEO OUT)
1.0 V(p-p) ±0.2 V(p-p), 75 ohms
Resolution
Better than 240 lines
Signal/noise ratio
Better than 43 dB
A u d i o
A u d i o
A u d i o
Input (AUDIO IN)
–8 dBs, 50 k ohms (0 dBs=0.775 Vrms)
Output (AUDIO OUT)
–8 dBs, 1 k ohms (0 dBs=0.775 Vrms)
A c c e s s o r i e s s u p p l i e d
A c c e s s o r i e s s u p p l i e d
A c c e s s o r i e s s u p p l i e d
Remote control unit
RF coaxial cable
Batteries – R6(SUM-3)/AA
(only for checking operations)
Design and specfications are subject to change without notice.
