4.3: TO FINE-TUNE CHANNEL POSITIONS:
Press
OK/STATUS
twice so
that the frequency indication
flashes. Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to fine-tune the
station until you get the best
possible picture, then press
OK/STATUS
.
4.4: TO CHANGE THE TV SYSTEM:
• This is necessary if two sounds
come out of the channel.
Press
OK/STATUS
three
times so that the TV system
indication flashes. Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to select the appropriate
TV system (BG, DK, I) so that the sound comes
out, then press
OK/STATUS
.
3 Press
OK/STATUS
.
Auto programming starts.
The local channels receivable in your area are
automatically programmed in the VCR’s tuner.
When the auto programming is
carried out
The following message appears
on the TV screen.
When the auto programming is
completed
The following message appears
on the TV screen, and the lowest
channel will be tuned in.
When using this VCR, an index mark is always
marked at the beginning of every recording. This
index marks make it easier for you to search for the
beginning of the recordings (see “Index Search”)
on page 9.
❍
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.
To rewind the tape, press
REW
2
.
❍
Select Tape Speed
After pressing
VCR
, press
SPEED
until the
desired tape speed (SP, LP) appears on the display.
❍
Select a Channel
Press
VCR CH
5/∞ or
Number
buttons to select
the channel to record.
❍
Start Recording
Press
REC/OTR
●
.
To pause recording
Press
STILL/SLOW
briefly.
To resume recording, press the same button again.
To stop recording
Press
STOP.
To reset the time counter
Press
CLEAR.
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.
Note:
• When a tape reaches its end during recording, the
recording stops and CASS indicator on the display
window will blink.
To prevent accidental erasure:
Break off the record tab with a
screwdriver.
To record again, cover the hole
with adhesive tape.
For the first time you turn on this VCR or finish
video channel setting, the VCR automatically
enters the Clock Setting mode unless the clock has
been set.
❍
Setting the Clock/Date
1 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to
set the time. Each time you
press the button, the set time
Before using the VCR, you need to set the tuner
channels. Follow the procedures described below.
For Australia customers only:
This VCR is factory pretuned to Australian capital
city 2, 7, 9, 10 and 28. Do not perform this task
unless you are outside of capital city reception
area.
❍
Select Tuner Set Up Mode
1 Press
MENU
.
2 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to select “TUNER
SET UP” then press
OK/STATUS
.
❍
Start Auto Programming
1 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to
select “AUTO TUNER SET
UP” then press
OK/STATUS
.
The TV system selecting menu
appears on the TV.
2 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to
select the appropriate TV
system of your residential area.
B/G : For West Europe,
ASEAN countries,
Australia, New Zealand.
D/K : For China, Russia, East Europe.
I
: For Hong Kong, South Africa, United
Kingdom.
This VCR is designed to send picture and sound
signal on UHF channel 38(597.25 MHz) to the TV,
through the RF coaxial cable.
1 Make sure the VCR is turned off and no
cassette is inserted.
2 Press
STOP/EJECT
7
/
0
on the front panel for
more than 5 seconds. The POWER indicator on
the display window will blink.
3 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞
on the remote
control to select the TV system.
The mode indicators tell the TV system as
described in the table below.
4 Press
OK/STATUS
.
5 Turn on the TV, and tune it to UHF channel 38.
• If two vertical white bars appear clearly on the TV
screen, press OK/STATUS and go to step 6.
• If the two vertical white bars do not appear clearly,
press
PLAY
5
or STOP
∞
on the remote control
to set the video channel to any vacant channel
betweenchannel 28 to 60.
• The mode indicators tell channel position. The
indicators light and blink at different speed by the
channel position as shown in the table in the next
column.The POWER indicator blinks and the
REC
indicator lights up regardless of the channel
number.
6 Press
OK/STATUS
.
The CASS and TIMER indicator will turn off.
You will now enter the Clock Setting mode
explained on the next column.
PLAY 10:00PM
CH12
AUTO
B-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----E
AUTO
REMAIN 2:30
INDEX - 1
LP 0:00:00
RF OUT
ANT.IN
IN
OUT
AUDIO
VIDEO
RF OUT
ANT.IN
IN
OUT
AUDIO
VIDEO
VHF
UHF
Safety Pr
ecaution
1
1
1
1
1
AC power cord
2
2
2
2
2
AUDIO IN (input) jack
(
✈
P.4, P.13)
3
3
3
3
3
AUDIO OUT (output) jack
(
✈
P.4,P.13)
4
4
4
4
4
ANT. (antenna) IN (input) terminal
(
✈
P.4)
5
5
5
5
5
VIDEO IN (input) jacks
(
✈
P.4, P.13)
6
6
6
6
6
VIDEO OUT (output) jack
(
✈
P.4, P.13)
7
7
7
7
7
RF OUT (output) terminal (to TV)
(
✈
P.4)
1
1
1
1
1
POWER indicator
(
✈
P.5, P.9)
2
2
2
2
2
CASS(ette) indicator
(
✈
P.5, P.9)
3
3
3
3
3
REC(ording) indicator
(
✈
P.5, P.10)
4
4
4
4
4
TIMER indicator
(
✈
P.5, P.12)
1
1
1
1
1
Operation mode
2
2
2
2
2
SmartPicture Setting
3
3
3
3
3
Colour Mode
4
4
4
4
4
Remaining tape length
5
5
5
5
5
Tape speed
6
6
6
6
6
Current time
7
7
7
7
7
Channel Number
8
8
8
8
8
Tape position indicator
9
9
9
9
9
Time counter
0
0
0
0
0
Index Number
Display Window
Front panel
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3 4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5 6
6
6
6
6 7
7
7
7
7
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
G
G
etting
C
C
onnected
U
U
p
●
4
●
S
S
etting
U
U
p
5
6
7
8
D
D
escription of
C
C
ontrols
●
2
VR107/75
Video Cassette Recorder
Instructions for use
C
C
ongratulations on purchasing your new VCR. Spare a few moments to read this instruction
manual to get better results, and to avoid any costly mistakes.
LPT0562-001A
Rear panel
1
1
1
1
1 2
2
2
2
2 3
3
3
3
3 4
4
4
4
4 5
5
5
5
5 6
6
6
6
6 7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9 0
0
0
0
0
On- Screen Display
RF OUT
Cable
ANT. IN
RF coaxial
cable
Back of TV
Back of VCR
Outdoor antenna
VCR to TV Connection Using RF Cable
1
1
1
Disconnect the antenna or cable from the TV.
2
2
2
Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN terminal on the back of the VCR.
3
3
3
Connect the VCR to the TV using the RF coaxial cable.
4
4
4
Plug the AC power cords of the VCR and TV into the AC outlets.
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
9
9
RF OUT
ANT.IN
IN
OUT
AUDIO
VIDEO
CAUTION
Do not plug the AC power cords until all connections
are completed.
Back of TV
Back of VCR
To VIDEO/AUDIO
OUT jacks
To video and audio
input jacks
VCR to TV Connection Using AUDIO/VIDEO Cable
Audio cable
Video cable
If your TV has audio/video connectors, complete the connection below to get better pictures and sounds when playing
back a tape. To watch a picture from this VCR on the TV, select the AV mode on the TV.
❍
On TV.
1 Turn on the TV.
2 Select the video channel (or AV mode).
❍
On VCR
Insert a cassette. The VCR turns on.
• If the record tab on a cassette is removed, playback will
start automatically.
• If a cassette is already in the VCR, turn on the VCR.
❍
Start Playback
Press
PLAY
.
To pause playback and view still picture
Press
STILL/SLOW
.
Press
PLAY
to resume playback.
To rapidly locate a particular scene
Press
FF
(or
¡
FF/CH+
on the front panel) or
REW
(or
1
REW/CH-
on the front panel)
during playback. (No sound comes out.)
Press
PLAY
to resume playback.
To stop playback
Press
STOP
(or
STOP/EJECT
■
/
0 on the front
panel)
To rewind the tape
Press
REW
(or
1
REW/CH-
on the front panel)
when the tape is not running.
To fast forward the tape
Press
FF
(or
¡
FF/CH+
on the front panel)
when the tape is not running.
To eject the tape
Press
0
EJECT
(or
STOP/EJECT
■
/
0 on the
front panel).
To turn off the VCR
Press
f
f
f
f
f
VCR
(or
POWER
f
f
f
f
f
on the front panel).
●
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
5
Recording
Before operating the VCR, be familiar with the
menu operations first because most of the features
built into the VCR can be available only on the
menus.
1 Press
VCR
on the remote control.
2 Press
MENU
to display the main menu screen.
3 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to select a desired
feature on the menu, then press
OK
/
STATUS.
4 When you select a feature, go to the section in
this manual and follow the instructions de-
scribed there.
To go back to the previous menu screen, press
REW
2. To change the setting of a menu item,
press
FF
3. Press
MENU
to exit.
Indoor antenna
Note:
Even if you are using this
AV connection, you must also
complete the RF connection above.
When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or a shelf, make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to
allow for ventilation (10 cm or more on both sides, on top and at the rear.)
When discarding batteries, environmental problems must be considered and the local rules or laws governing
the disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly.
Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the VCR, remote control or video cassette.
1. DO NOT place the VCR . . .
... in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity.
... in direct sunlight.
... in a dusty environment.
... in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated.
... on a surface that is unstable or subject to vibration.
2. DO NOT block the VCR's ventilation openings or holes.
(If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able
to get out.)
3. DO NOT place heavy objects on the VCR or remote control.
4. DO NOT place anything which might spill on top of the VCR or remote control.
(If water or liquid is allowed to enter this equipment, fire or electric shock may be caused.)
5. DO NOT expose the apparatus to dripping or splashing.
6. DO NOT use this equipment in a bathroom or places with water. Also DO NOT
place any containers filled with
water or liquids (such as cosmetics or medicines, flower vases, potted plants, cups, etc.) on top of this unit.
7. DO NOT place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus.
8. AVOID violent shocks to the VCR during transport.
WARNING : DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE
WARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN
OR MOISTURE.
❒
The POWER button does not completely shut off the mains power from the unit, but
switches operating current on or off only.
❒
The rating plate is on the rear of the unit.
Safety Pr
ecaution
❍
SmartPicture
❍
One Touch Recording
❍
Child Lock
❍
On Screen Display
❍
Automatic Operations
❍
Timer Recording
❍
Index Search
Featur
es
SQPB
REC
POWER
REW/CH-
PLAY
FF/CH+
CH
STOP/EJECT
POWER
CASS
REC
TIMER
1
1
1
1
1
POWER button
(
✈
P.12)
2
2
2
2
2
Cassette Compartment
3
3
3
3
3
REC
¶
button
(
✈
P.8, P.10, P.13)
4
4
4
4
4
Display Window (see below)
5
5
5
5
5 1
REW/CH-
button
(
✈
P.8, P.10, P.11)
6
6
6
6
6 ¡
FF/CH+ button
(
✈
P.8, P.10, P.11)
7
7
7
7
7
STOP/EJECT
7
/
0
button
(
✈
P.5, P.8)
8
8
8
8
8
IR (infrared) remote sensor
9
9
9
9
9
PLAY
3
button
(
✈
P.8, P.9, P.10)
0
0
0
0
0
CH button
(
✈
P.5, P.6, P.8, P.9, P.14)
POWER CASS
REC
TIMER
To insert the batteries:
Install two AA batteries R6 (SUM-3)/AA - matching
the polarity indicated inside the battery comparment.
Buttons
1
1
1
1
1
,
3
3
3
3
3
,
5
5
5
5
5
,
and
w
w
w
w
w can be used to operate
some of PHILIPS TVs. Button
w
w
w
w
w is used to go back
to the previously selected channel on TV.
Remote Control
CAUTION
On Battery Replacement
Do not mix old and new batteries. (Also never mix
alkaline batteries with manganese batteries.)
1
1
1
1
1
f
f
f
f
f
TV (POWER) button
2
2
2
2
2
VCR/TV button
(does not function for this model)
3
3
3
3
3
TV CH (channel)
5
/
∞
button
4
4
4
4
4
MENU button
5
5
5
5
5
TV VOL (volume)
5
5
5
5
5
/
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
buttons
6
6
6
6
6
REC (record)/OTR
●
button
(
✈
P.8, P.10, P.13)
7
7
7
7
7
NUMBER buttons (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8 and 9)
(
✈
P.11, P.12)
8
8
8
8
8
SMARTPICTURE button
(
✈
P.11)
9
9
9
9
9
CLEAR button
(
✈
P.12, P.13)
0
0
0
0
0
STILL/SLOW – /
™
button
(
✈
P.9)
!
!
!
!
!
STILL/SLOW button
(
✈
P.8, P.9)
@
@
@
@
@
f
f
f
f
f
VCR (POWER) button
(
✈
P.8, P.12)
#
#
#
#
#
SPEED button
(
✈
P.12, P.13)
$
$
$
$
$ 0
EJECT button
(
✈
P.5,P.8)
%
%
%
%
%
PLAY /
5
button
^
^
^
^
^
OK/STATUS button
&
&
&
&
&
FF /
3
button
(
✈
P.5,P.8)
*
*
*
*
*
REW /
2
button
(
✈
P.5,P.8)
(
(
(
(
(
TIMER button
(
✈
P.11,P.12)
)
)
)
)
)
STOP /
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
button
q
q
q
q
q
VCR CH (channel)
5
/
∞
button
(
✈
P.5, P.9,
P.11, P.13)
w
w
w
w
w
ALT button
e
e
e
e
e
S.(Skip) SEARCH button
(
✈
P.9)
r
r
r
r
r
AUDIO button
(does not function for this model)
t
t
t
t
t
STILL/SLOW + /
£
button
(
✈
P.9)
Note:
For customers in Australia;
This VCR is factory pretuned
to 2, 7, 9, 10, & 28.
1
2
AUTO CH. SET PROCEEDING
PLEASE WAIT
START
FINISH
AUTO CH.SET COMPLETED
Setting the Video Channel
Eject cassette
You can eject the tape simply by pressing
EJECT
0
(or
STOP/EJECT
■
/
0 on the front panel) even
while the VCR is turned off.
When you press
EJECT
0 (or
STOP/EJECT
■
/
0
on the front panel), the VCR automatically turns on,
ejects the tape, then turns off.
Auto playback
When a tape is inserted, the VCR turns on. If the
record tab is removed, playback begins.
Auto rewind
When a tape reaches its end during playback or fast
forwarding, the VCR rewinds the tape and stops.
Memory rewind power off
When you press
f
f
f
f
f
VCR
(or
POWER
f
f
f
f
f
on the
front panel) during rewinding, the VCR turns off
after rewinding is completed.
Repeat Playback
When you press and hold
PLAY
for more than 5
seconds, you can play back the same tape repeatedly
(100 times).
When the tape runs to its end, the VCR automati-
cally rewinds the tape, and starts playback.
To watch a picture from this VCR on the TV
For customers in Australia;
- select UHF channel 38 (597.25 MHz)(video channel
of this VCR when shipped from factory). If you want
to change video channel to another channel (between
28 and 60), see “Setting the Video
Channel” on page 5.
For customers in New Zealand;
- set video channel (
✈
P.5).
POWER CASS
REC
TIMER
Menu Operations
changes by one-minute intervals. Press and hold
the button to change time by 30-minute intervals.
When the time is correct, press
OK/STATUS
.
2 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to set the date. Each
time you press the button, the date changes in one-
day increments. Press and hold the button to
change dates in 15-day increments. When the date
is correct, press
OK/STATUS
.
3 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to set the year. Each
time you press the button, the year changes by
one-year intervals. Press and hold the button, to
change years rapidly. When the year is correct,
press
OK/STATUS
.
4 Press
MENU
to exit the menu operation.
Note:
If you use only external video input (AV) mode to
watch the picture from this VCR, you can turn off the
video channel output. To turn off the video output
channel, press
VCR CH
∞ until CASS and TIMER
indicators on the display window are off.
Test signal
(two vertical white bars)
Initial Set Up
1
To delete or edit receivable channels
1 Press
MENU
.
2 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to select “TUNER
SET UP”, them press
OK/STATUS
.
3 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to select “CHANG-
ING TUNER SET UP”, then press
OK/STATUS
.
The programmed channel
information list appears
with the setting of the tuned
channel flashing. (You can
also watch the picture of the
tuned channel since the list and the picture
alternately appears on the TV screen.)
4 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ until the desired
channel setting flashes.
4.1: TO DELETE UNWANTED CHANNELS:
Press
CLEAR
. Repeat this step until you delete
all unwanted channels.
• If you have accidentally deleted a channel, press
REW
2.
4.2: TO EXCHANGE CHANNEL POSITIONS:
Press
OK/STATUS
once so
that the channel number
flashes. Using the number
button on the remote control,
key in channel number that
you want to exchange with, then press
OK/
STATUS
. The positions of both channels are
exchanged.
Automatic Operations
Playback
When you want to do channel setting manually,
follow this procedure.
1 Repeat steps 1-3 of the “To delete or edit receiv-
able channels” on the column to the left.
2 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ until a vacant channel
in which you want to store a new channel starts
flashing, then press
OK/STATUS
.
3 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to select the search
starting band, then press
OK/STATUS
.
VHF L: Starts searching from
the VHF L band.
VHF H: Starts searching from
the VHF H band.
UHF: Starts searching from
the UHF band.
Searching starts, and when the station is tuned in,
searching stops and the tuned frequency is shown
on the TV.
4 Press
PLAY
5 or
STOP
∞ to
select “STORE CHANNEL”,
then press
OK/STATUS
.
The programmed channel
information list appears
again with the setting of the newly tuned channel
flashing.
• If you do not want to store the channel, select
“CONTINUE SEARCH”, then press
OK/STATUS
.
5 Press
MENU
to exit the menu operations.
Manual Channel Setting
Automatic Channel Setting
System
Country
China, Russia,
Hong Kong, South
Australia
B/G
D/K
I
H
West Europe, ASEAN
countries, New Zealand
Afrika, United Kingdom
TV
East Europe
POWER
blink
blink
blink
CASS
REC
TIMER
Indicator
blink
blink
blink
blink
blink
blink
blink
off
off
off
off
off
off
CHANNEL
CASS
TIMER
Blinking Speed
light
light
light
blink
blink
blink
light
light
light
light
blink
blink
60
40
50
36
30
28
51 - 59
41 - 49
37 - 39
31 - 35
29
fast
fast
slow
slow
indicator
indicator
B
B
asic
O
O
perations
1
4
7
SMART
PICTURE
TV
VCR
TV CH
TV VOL
REC/OTR
REW
VCR/TV
STOP
PLAY
+
TIMER
FF
EJECT
SPEED
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
START
STOP
DAILY
DATE
WEEKLY
CLEAR
VCR CH
S.SEARCH
STILL/SLOW
AUDIO
+
+
POWER
MENU
OK/STATUS
ALT
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
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To watch a picture from this VCR on the TV,
select the same channel you have selected as the
video channel on the TV.
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TIME - - : - -AM
DATE 01/01/01
SET: NEXT: OK
END: MENU
CHANGING TUNER SET UP
AUTO TUNER SET UP
SELECT: CONFIRM: OK
END: MENU
SYS COUNTRY
B/G W.EUR. ASEAN AUST.
NZ
D/K CHINA RUS. E.EUR.
I HK S.AF. UK
SELECT: CONFIRM: OK
END: MENU
CH FRQ SYS CH FRQ SYS
01 150 BG 07 229 BG
02 165 BG 08 237 BG
03 195 BG 09 355 BG
04 205 BG 10 365 BG
05 213 BG 11 374 BG
06 221 BG 12 384 BG
SELECT: DELETE: CLEAR
CHANGE CH: OK
END: MENU
CH FRQ SYS CH FRQ SYS
01 150 BG 07 229 BG
02 165 BG 08 237 BG
03 195 BG 09 355 BG
04 205 BG 10 365 BG
05 213 BG 11 374 BG
06 221 BG 12 384 BG
SELECT: DELETE: CLEAR
CHANGE CH: OK
END: MENU
CH FRQ SYS CH FRQ SYS
01 150 BG 07 229 BG
02 165 BG 08 237 BG
03 195 BG 09 355 BG
04 205 BG 10 365 BG
05 213 BG 11 374 BG
06 221 BG 12 384 BG
SELECT: DELETE: CLEAR
CHANGE CH: OK
END: MENU
CH FRQ SYS CH FRQ SYS
01 150 BG 07 229 BG
02 165 BG 08 237 BG
03 195 BG 09 355 BG
04 205 BG 10 365 BG
05 213 BG 11 374 BG
06 221 BG 12 384 BG
SELECT: DELETE: CLEAR
CHANGE CH: OK
END: MENU
VHF L
VHF H
UHF
SELECT: CONFIRM: OK
END: MENU
STORE CHANNEL
CONTINUE SEARCH
SELECT:
CONFIRM: OK
END: MENU
