Philips VIDEOPLUS VR630/07 manual

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    VCR VR630/07 VR730/07 VR732/07 VR830/07 VRQ45/07 VR830 VR630/07 02.2.6 10:13 AM Page 1[...]

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    3 EN 1. Connecting the video recorder . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Impor tant f or the United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . .4 Preparing the remote control for operation . . . . .4 Connecting your video recorder to the TV set . .4 Connecting with a scar t cable and ‘Easy Link’ [VR830] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Connecting with a sca[...]

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    2 EN Tha nk you f or buying a Philips video recorder . This video recorder is one of the most sophisti- cated and easy-to-use video recorders (VCR) on the market. Please take the time to read this operating manual bef ore using your video recorder . It contains impor tant inf ormation and notes regarding operation. The video recorder should not be [...]

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    4 EN Impor tant f or the United Kingdom This apparatus is fitted with an appro ved moulded 10 Amp plug. T o change a fuse in this type of plug pro- ceed as f ollows: 1. 1. Remo ve fuse co ver and fuse. 2. 2. Fix ne w fuse which should be a BS1362 3A,AST A or BSI approved type . 3. 3. Refit the fuse co ver . If the fitted plug is not suitable f or y[...]

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    5 EN 1. 1. Switch off your TV set. 2. 2. Remov e the aer ial cable plug from y our TV set. Inser t it into the AERIAL at the back of the video recorder . 3. 3. Inser t one end of the supplied aerial cable into the RF OUT at the back of the video recorder and the other end into the aerial input sock et at the back of the TV set. 4. 4. Plug in a scar[...]

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    6 EN Then, read the paragr aph 'Preparation f or use' in the chapter 'Installing your video recorder'. Connecting without a scar t cable Hav e the follo wing cables ready: an aerial cable. 1. 1. Switch off your TV set. 2. 2. Remov e the aer ial cable plug from the aerial input sock et of the TV set. Inser t it into the AERIAL at[...]

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    Navigation in the screen men u Y ou can check/change man y functions and set- tings of your video recorder via the on-screen menu. The individual functions are selected, via the remote control as f ollows: Call up the menu: with . To select: with . To enter or change y our selection: with the number b uttons or with . To s a ve or confirm: with . T[...]

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    8 EN Preparation f or use This chapter shows y ou how to prepare the video recorder f or use. The video recorder automatically seeks out and stores all av ailable TV channels. 1. 1. Press . The automatic channel search star ts. 2. 2. 'TIME' and 'D A TE' will appear on the TV screen. 3. 3. Check 'TIME'. If required, ple[...]

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    9 EN Manual TV channel sear ch In some cases it can occur that all TV channels are not f ound and sa ved during the first installa- tion. In this case, the missing TV channels must be searched f or and stored manually . 1. 1. Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme n umber f or the video recorder . 2. 2. Press . The main menu will a[...]

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    10 EN Sor ting TV channels automatically (Follow TV) When the automatic channel search function is activ ated, the TV channels are sav ed in a specific order . This ma y v ar y from the order of TV chan- nels on the TV . This function changes the order of TV channels sav ed in the video recorder to match that of the TV . Make sure that the video re[...]

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    11 EN Sor ting and c learing TV channels manuall y After you ha ve perf ormed the automatic channel search you ma y not agree with the sequence in which the individual TV channels hav e been allo- cated to the programme positions (prog ramme n umbers) of the video recorder . Y ou can use this function to individually sor t the TV channels already s[...]

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    12 EN Setting the RF out channel In some reception locations it is possible that a TV channel will be sent on the same or similar frequency as the video recorder . Result: As soon as the video recorder is s witched on, the reception quality f or this or se v- eral other TV channels will decrease. The f ollowing steps will sho w y ou how to change t[...]

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    13 EN General inf ormation 'T ape List' helps you keep tr ack of which mo vie is on which cassette. T ape List gives you also a quick and easy access to recordings . If desired, the video recorder will rewind to the beginning of the selected recording and auto- matically star t pla yback. Adding a cassette to the T ape List Y ou can add a[...]

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    14 EN 1. 1. Press on the remote control. An ov erview of all sav ed titles/cassettes from the T ape List appears on the screen. 2. 2. Using select the title to be edited. 3. 3. Press . 4. 4. Using select the position where the letter/symbol/number is to be changed or re-entered. 5. 5. Change the desired symbol using . 6. 6. Repeat step 4 and step 5[...]

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    15 EN Pla ying cassettes Y ou can use this video recorder to pla y back recorded VHS videocassettes. Y ou can operate the video recorder using the remote control or the buttons on the front of the video recorder . Y our video recorder can only record and pla y standard VHS cassettes. 1. 1. Put a cassette into the cassette slot. The cas- sette is in[...]

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    16 EN Sear ching f or a tape position with picture (scanning) 1. 1. While a cassette is pla ying, press (re v erse) or (f orward) one or more times. 2. 2. Press to resume pla ybac k. Still picture / slow motion 1. 1. During playbac k, press to stop the tape and displa y a still picture. 2. 2. During playbac k, press to play the tape in slow motion.[...]

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    17 EN General inf ormation Use 'Manual Recor ding' to mak e a sponta- neous recording (f or e xample, a prog ramme cur- rently being shown). If you w ant to star t and stop a recording manual- ly , read the section 'Recording without auto- matic switc h-off' . If you w ant to star t a recording manually b ut hav e it stopped aut[...]

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    18 EN 4. 4. Now start recording as usual by pressing on the remote control. 5. 5. Stop recording with . Selecting the recor ding speed (SP or LP) LP allows to doub le the recording duration on tape (f or e xample six hours instead of three hours on an E180 cassette). 1. 1. Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme n umber f or the vid[...]

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    19 EN 'Direct Recor d' With Direct Record, you can record the right TV channel in seconds e v en if your video recorder is s witched off . If the recording is star ted manually , the video recorder uses the current TV channel set on the TV . Y ou will find more inf ormation on how to s witch 'Direct Record' on or off in the next[...]

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    20 EN General inf ormation Use a TIMER programming to automatically star t and stop a recording at a later time or date. The video recorder will s witch to the right programme n umber and begin recording at the correct time . With this video recorder , you can pre-progr amme up to eight recordings within a period of one y ear . T o make a prog ramm[...]

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    21 EN 6. 6. The decoded data appears after confirma- tion. Y ou can go back to change the data. Select the corresponding input field using . Change the data with . 7. 7. When all inf ormation are correctly , press . The programming inf or mation is stored in a TIMER bloc k. 8. 8. Inser t a cassette with an intact security tab (unprotected). 9. 9. S[...]

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    22 EN 6. 6. With b uttons y ou can enter 'ST AR T' (star t time) , 'ST OP' (end time) , 'PR OG.' (pro- gr amme number) ‘VPS/PDC’ and 'DA TE'. 7. 7. When all inputs are correct, press . The programming inf or mation is stored in a TIMER bloc k. 8. 8. Inser t a cassette with an intact security tab (unprotec[...]

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    6. 6. Switch off with . The programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is s witched off with . Set T op Bo x Contr ol [VR830] With the Sat Mouse, y our video recorder can select broadcasts y ou receiv e on your Set T op Bo x. Y ou will need the Set T op Box Control to programme the record- ing of a TV channel you can only recei[...]

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    24 EN 8. 8. Inser t a cassette with an intact security tab (unprotected). 9. 9. Switch off with . The programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is s witched off with . Pr oblems and solutions f or pr o- grammed recor dings How to c hec k, or delete a pro- grammed recor ding (TIMER) 1. 1. Switch on the TV . If required, select [...]

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    25 EN Switching the status displa y off or on Along with the on screen menu, the status dis- pla y also displa ys inf or mation on the current operating status (counter , pla yback, recording, TV channel, etc.) on the TV screen. Y ou can s witch off the inf ormation about the operating status so that the status displa y is not recorded when cop yin[...]

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    26 EN 4. 4. Select 'A UT O ST ANDBY' using . 5. 5. Select 'OFF' (no automatic s witch-off) or 'ON' (automatic s witch-off) with . 6. 6. To end, press . Selecting the sound channel Y ou can select the desired sound channel during pla ybac k or while receiving TV channels via the video recorder . This allows y ou to sele[...]

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    27 EN 9. Bef ore y ou call an engineer Y our video recorder does not respond to any b utton being pressed: * There is no power supply: check the po wer supply . * A programmed recording is currently being made: if desired, cancel the programmed recording. Please see the section 'How to chec k or delete a programmed recording' in chapter &[...]

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