Philips VR605/02, User Manual

Page 1: ... Instant View 13 Automatic search for a tape position index search 13 Automatic search for a blank space on the tape 13 Picture interference 14 Tracking during playback 14 Tracking during still picture 14 Cleaning the video heads 14 5 MANUAL RECORDING 15 Recording without automatic switch off 15 Recording with automatic switch off OTR one touch recording 15 Protecting your recordings 15 Auto assem...

Page 2: ... entry D Select Cursor left C Select Cursor right P q Select One line up P r Select One line down PLAY G Playback To play a recorded cassette H Rewind During STOP and STANDBY rewind during PLAYBACK reverse scanning STOP h Pause Stop To stop the tape except while a TIMER recording is being made I Forward wind During STOP and STANDBY forward wind during PLAYBACK forward scanning INDEX E Index search...

Page 3: ...ight during STOP and STANDBY wind during PLAYBACK forward scanning Sockets at the lefthand corner on the front White and red socket Audio input socket left right To connect a camera recorder or video recorder programme number E3 Yellow socket Video input socket To connect a camera recorder or video recorder programme number E3 Back of the set 4 Mains socket To connect the mains cable L AUDIO OUT R...

Page 4: ...ade 02 Magnadyne 12 23 Sony 03 04 07 Cimline 02 Magnafon 12 Soundwave 38 Clatronic 23 35 Manesth 20 25 30 Standard 02 20 21 Condor 30 35 Marantz 01 Sunkai 28 31 Contec 02 07 19 Matsui 02 04 06 07 10 18 20 28 39 Susumu 21 Crown 02 35 38 Memorex 02 Tandy 10 20 21 Cybertron 21 Metz 34 Tashiko 07 20 Daewoo 02 36 Mitsubishi 07 14 16 Tatung 10 20 Dainichi 21 Mivar 19 27 Tec 20 23 Dayton 02 Multitech 02 ...

Page 5: ...s available in your country for disposing of the packaging of the video recorder in a way that helps to protect the environment C This electronic equipment contains many materials that can be recycled Please inquire about the possibilities for recycling your old set DVIDEO Plus and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VIDEO Plus system is manufactured under lic...

Page 6: ...atic TV channel search save function and the automatic time adjustment You can operate the main functions on your television using your video recorder remote control even if your television is not a Philips one We guarantee that your video recorder will switch to the new millennium with no problems whatsoever This function automatically transfers all the television channel settings onto your video...

Page 7: ...to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E the symbol or coloured green or green and yellow Before you refit the plug cover make sure that the grip at the bottom of the plug is clamped over the plastic cover of the lead not just over the two wires How to connect your video recorder to the TV set We recommend the use of a scart cable This will give you the best picture and sound ...

Page 8: ... 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 d Insert one end of the mains cable into the mains socket 4 at the back of the video recorder and plug the other end into the wall socket e Switch on your TV set and select the programme number that you have chosen for video playback see instruction manual TV set f Tune ...

Page 9: ...escribed in the next section DIf you have connected a satellite receiver please read the section satellite receiver Allocating a decoder Some TV stations will send coded TV channels that you can only watch when you use a decoder You can connect such a decoder descrambler to your video recorder With the following function the connected decoder will automatically be activated for the TV programme yo...

Page 10: ...H to CA For example for special channel S 30 enter 9 30 DThis video recorder can receive HIFI sound transmissions in NICAM You can switch NICAM off or on with the SELECT button e Confirm with the OK button f With the P q or P r button or with the number buttons 0 9 select the programme number you want to give to this TV channel for instance P01 g Confirm with the OK button If you want to allocate ...

Page 11: ... signal from TV set appears in the display the TV channels can not be allocated automatically In this case read Manual TV channel allocation g Wait until for example TV02 appears h Select the next programme number for example 2 on the TV set i Confirm with the OK button on the video recorder remote control DIf you allocated the wrong TV channeL you can go back one step with the CLEAR CL button j R...

Page 12: ...e OK button DIf you want to delete a TV channel press the CLEAR CL button f Repeat steps dto euntil you have given a programme number to all TV channels g To end press the STANDBY m button Setting the time and date DIf a TV channel which transmits TXT PDC is stored under programme number P01 time and date will automatically be taken from the TXT PDC information If the time in the video recorder di...

Page 13: ... start again And you can practise operating your set without any worries No matter which buttons you press you cannot damage it The symbols on your video recorder display These symbols can light up on your video recorder display This is where the current operating mode is shown as a symbol LP When you play a tape that has been recorded in LP Long Play When you have switched on the child lock When ...

Page 14: ...long the bottom of the screen E To call up the menu With the MENU button E To select a line With the P r or P q button E To enter or change your selection With the 0 9 P r or P q button E To cancel With the STANDBY m button E To save or confirm With the OK button E To close the main menu With the STANDBY m button TIME 20 00 YEAR 1999 MONTH 01 DATE 01 0 9 OK Chapter INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER S...

Page 15: ...d seconds This LINEAR COUNTER is reset to 0 00 00 everytime a cassette is inserted even if the tape is not at the beginning You can also reset to 0 00 00 by pushing the CLEAR CL button TIME LEFT shows the actual amount of playing recording time left on the cassette in hours and minutes DWhen you play an NTSC cassette the video recorder will only show LINEAR COUNTER a Switch on the TV set If requir...

Page 16: ...ure wind and rewind a Stop the tape with the STOP h button b Press the H reverse or I forward button c To stop a certain place on the tape press the STOP h button Instant View With this function you can switch to picture search during wind and rewind a If you hold the H rewind or I wind button during wind or rewind you will switch to picture search b When you release the button the video recorder ...

Page 17: ... still picture If the still picture vibrates vertically you can improve the still picture as follows a During still picture hold the P q or P r button until the picture quality is at its best The video recorder will store this setting automatically DPlease note however that interference may still occur with poor quality cassettes Cleaning the video heads If horizontal lines appear on the screen wh...

Page 18: ... the remote control or RECORD n on the video recorder On the display you will see 0 00 d Stop recording with the STOP h button Recording with automatic switch off OTR one touch recording a Put a cassette in the machine b Use the P q or P r button to select the programme number you want to record c Press the RECORD OTR n button on the remote control d Press the RECORD OTR n button again and again u...

Page 19: ... and the end of the recording DWhen this function is switched on and the video recorder is switched off x appears on the video recorder display DIf you want to cancel this function before the recording has started you must hold the MONITOR button until SAT P disappears DIf you want to cancel this function while a programme is being recorded press the STANDBY m button on the remote control Switchin...

Page 20: ...Enter the entire PlusCode programming number up to 9 digits printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programme For example 5 234 89 or 5 234 89 Enter 523489 for the PlusCode programming number If you make a mistake you can clear your instructions with the CLEAR CL button VIDEOPLUS 53124 ONCE D WgSELECT CLEAR gCL 0 9 OK d Use the SELECT button to select daily or weekly programming D ...

Page 21: ...r video recorder manually If you want to cancel the programmed recording press the STANDBY m button DIf the video recorder is switched on a few minutes before a programmed recording is supposed to begin TIMER RECORD will flash on the TV screen DIf you reach the end of the cassette during a recording the video recorder will automatically eject the cassette DIf you forget to load a cassette NO CASSE...

Page 22: ...ff with the STANDBY m button The programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched off with the STANDBY m button DIf any of the TIMER blocks are in use k will light up on the video recorder display DWhile a programmed recording is being made you cannot operate your video recorder manually If you want to cancel the programmed recording press the STANDBY m button DIf the vi...

Page 23: ...n h Make sure that the cassette you have put in can be recorded on Switch off with the STANDBY m button DThe programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched off with the STANDBY m button DThe video recorder will always record the programmed recording at the speed you have selected before the recording starts How to clear a programmed recording TIMER a Switch on the TV s...

Page 24: ...video recorders with the same remote control command you can change the remote control command of the remote control for one of the video recorders a Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder b Press the MENU button on the remote control The main menu will appear CLOCK OSD CHANNEL ALLOCATION CHANNEL FREQUENCY MANUAL SEARCH AUTOINSTALL FOLLOW TV DIRECT RECORD COUNT...

Page 25: ...ncy MODULATOR 583 ON OFF gCL OK DWhen you press the I button the video recorder will search for the next modulator frequency b Confirm the new modulator frequency with the OK button c Tune in the TV set to this channel or frequency d To end press the STANDBY m button Switching off the modulator If you cannot clear picture or sound interference you can switch off the built in modulator You should o...

Page 26: ... stereo sound recorded on the cassette the video recorder will automatically switch to mono sound Using your video recorder remote control with your TV set Your video recorder remote control can transmit several commands to TV sets of different makes By using the TV buttons on the panel in the middle of the control you can Sq increase the TV volume Sr reduce the TV volume TV y switch off sound TV ...

Page 27: ...he TV for playing cassette on the TV select the correct programme number for the video recorder The cable connecting the TV set and the video recorder has come loose check the cable Poor picture quality when you play a cassette Your TV set is not properly adjusted The cassette badly worn or of poor quality use new cassette Tracking is not properly adjusted or the video heads are dirty turn to chap...

Page 28: ...M DK SECAM L L NTSC etc The system used by your television depends on which country you are in TXT Also known as Teletext Fasttext Videotext FLOF etc OTR One touch recording This function enables you to select the switch off time in intervals of 30 minutes Modulator An electronic component in a video recorder which allows audio and video signals to be transmitted via the aerial cable Your televisi...