Philips VR288/55, User Manual

Page 1: ...Using On Screen Display 16 Picture Control 16 Special Effect Playbacks 16 Tracking Adjustments 17 Timer Recording 17 Tape Duplication 19 Before Requesting Service 20 Specifications 21 WARNING Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment void the user s authority to operate it Introduction Congratulations on purchasing your new VCR You can t wait to get it working but before you do s...

Page 2: ...put jacks For connecting another VCR or a portable video camera P 19 9 COLOUR MODE button Selects the colour mode both for playback and recording P 13 10 Display window See page 8 11 IR infrared remote sensor Receives the signal from the IR remote control 12 MENU EXIT button Displays the main menu Press again to exit from the menu operations P 11 13 CHANNEL 5 buttons Changes the channels on the VC...

Page 3: ... a desired channel For some PHILIPS TV only After pressing TV changes the channels on the TV Release at a desired channel 16 PLAY 3 5 button Before using this button press VCR After pressing VCR Starts normal playback P 14 Moves up the cursor when using the menus P 11 1 CBL DBS button Does not function for this model 2 POWER button Before using this button press VCR or TV to select your target com...

Page 4: ...on the VCR To select channels 1 to 9 press 0 then the channel you want For example for channel 4 press 0 then 4 Also used to programme the Timer Recordings P 17 23 CLEAR button Erases unwanted timer programmes P 18 24 AUDIO MUTE button For some PHILIPS TV only Turns off the TV sound 25 INDEX 4 buttons Locates an index marked at the beginning of every recording P 15 To insert the batteries 1 Remove...

Page 5: ...normal playback Activates slow motion picture when pressed for more than 2 seconds during playback 4 MENU button Before using this button press VCR After pressing VCR calls up the main menu P 11 5 EXIT STATUS button Before using this button press VCR After pressing VCR Displays the time counter present time channel number and remaining tape length P 16 Exits from menu operations when using the men...

Page 6: ...eries Also never mix alkaline batteries with manganese batteries Note This remote control and batteries are supplied accessories Check to make sure they are included Also check Specifications to see what other accessories are included 3 AUDIO OUT output jack For connecting to the audio input jack on a TV or another VCR P 9 4 ANT antenna IN input terminal from Antenna Connect your antenna or Cable ...

Page 7: ...s a cassette in the VCR 6 Digital clock counter Normally the present time appears When a tape is inserted the time counter appears and is reset to 0 00 00 If you always rewind your tapes completely you can use this counter reading as an index to find where a programme starts On Screen Display The following information VCR operating status appears on the TV screen P 16 Channel no Current time Time ...

Page 8: ...s of the VCR and TV into the AC out lets Outdoor antenna Indoor antenna Back of VCR RF coaxial cable supplied Back of TV ANT IN RF OUT CAUTION Do not plug the AC power cords until all connections are completed To watch a picture from this VCR on the TV select UHF E36 channel video channel of this VCR when shipped from the factory If you want to change video channel see Setting the Video Chan nel P...

Page 9: ...ries Australia New Zealand 2 For D K China Russia East Europe 3 For I Hong Kong South Africa United Kingdom 5 Press 3 OK The channel number starts flashing on the display 6 Press CH 5 to select the channel you have tuned on the TV as the video channel in step 2 A test signal two vertical white bars appears on the TV 7 Press 3 OK to finish the video channel setting Now you will enter the Initial Se...

Page 10: ...ies Australia New Zealand D K For China Russia East Europe I For Hong Kong South Africa United Kingdom 4Start Auto Programming Press 3 OK Auto programming starts and the following message appears on the TV The local channels receivable in your area are automatically programmed in the VCR tuner If NO TV SIGNALS appears on the TV screen the TV or an antenna is not connected correctly Check the conne...

Page 11: ...nnel 3 1 Press VCR 2 Press MENU 3 Press 5 or to select TUNER SET UP then press 3 OK 4 Press 5 or to select CHANGING TUNER SET UP then press 3 OK 5 Press 5 or until information for channel 3 flashes 6 Press 3 OK twice Only frequency indication for channel 3 starts flashing 7 Press 5 or to fine tune the station until you get the best possible picture 8 Press 3 OK to store the setting 9 Press EXIT ST...

Page 12: ...rom the VHF L band VHF H Starts searching from the VHF H band UHF Starts searching from UHF band 3 Press 3 OK Searching starts and when a station is tuned in searching stops and the tuned frequency is shown on the TV Then the following menu appears 3Store Channel Press 5 or to select STORE CHANNEL then press 3 OK The programmed channel information list appears again with the settings of the newly ...

Page 13: ...ly or STILL PAUSE 8 on the front panel To resume recording press the same button again To stop recording Press STOP 7 To watch another TV programme while recording Select a different channel you want to watch on the TV You can watch the programme of the selected channel on the TV without affecting recording on the VCR Erase protection Cassettes have the record tab to ensure that recordings are not...

Page 14: ... power off When you press POWER during rewinding the VCR turns off after rewinding is completed Eject cassette You can eject the tape simply by pressing EJECT 0 even while the VCR is turned off When you press EJECT 0 the VCR automatically turns on ejects the tape then turns off To check time remaining during an OTR Press EXIT STATUS To change the recording length during an OTR Press REC OTR until ...

Page 15: ...ct this when you want to make a playback picture sharper 3Finish Setting Press EXIT STATUS ADVANCED OPERATIONS SELECT CHOOSE OK ON SCREEN MODE ON TIMER REC SPEED MANUAL PICTURE NORMAL TO END PUSH EXIT Special Effect Playbacks 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 SKIP SEARCH ...

Page 16: ...Select Channel Press CH 5 or to enter the TV channel To record from external line input press CH 5 or until A V FRONT or A V REAR appears on the TV screen 4Select 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 5Select Stop Time Press STOP or Number button 2 o...

Page 17: ...cording 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 07 31 07 stands for month and 31 stands for day 8Select Recording Type If you want to record the same programme daily press DAILY Number button 8 The VCR will record a TV programme every day Monday through Fr...

Page 18: ...ayback automati cally starts In this case press the STOP bu 2At TV Turn the channel on the TV to your video channel 3Select Line Input Press CH 5 or pointing the remote control at this VCR to select the external line input For rear jacks select L 1 on the display For front jacks select L F on the display Playing VCR Recording VCR this VCR To RF OUT TV From Audio output to AUDIO IN From Video outpu...

Page 19: ...channel correctly Adjust the tracking slowly in either direction P 17 Adjust the vertical hold control manually on the TV if available 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 To solve this problem slowly turn the horizontal hold control on your TV to correct the wavy picture If your TV does not h...

Page 20: ... 40 C Relative humidity 10 to 80 Dimensions Approx 400 W x 94 H x 272 D mm Mass Approx 3 1kg Position for use Horizontal Video output channel UHF E36 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 Tuner Aerial input B G D K I SECAM K1 VHF L 42 175 MHz VHF H 175 470 MHz UHF 470 870 MHz C...