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This video recorder is used for the recording and pla yback of VHS videocassettes. Cassettes with the VHS-C label (VHS cassettes for camcorders) ma y only be used with a suitable adapter . We hope you enjoy y our new video recorder . EN Thank you f or b uying a Philips video recorder. This video recorder is one of the most sophisticated and easy- t[...]
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2 EN 1. Description of contr ols 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 STILL STOP MENU REW FWD PLAY STATUS/EXIT CLEAR REC STANDBY/ON TV-PROG. TV-VOL MUTE SYSTEM P P STANDBY/ON PROGRAMME RECORD STOP/EJECT REW. PLAY FWD. RF OUT TV AERIAL The remote control Buttons for VCR feature only To record the TV channel selected at this moment. To s witch off or on, interrupt me[...]
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3 EN 2. Impor tant notes f or operation Navigation in the screen menu 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 follo ws: Call up the menu: with . To select: with . To enter or change your selection: with the n umber buttons or[...]
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Preparing the remote control f or operation The remote control and its batteries are packed separately in the original video recorder packag- ing. Y ou must install the batteries in the remote control before use . 1. 1. Ta ke the remote control and the enclosed batteries (2 batteries). 2. 2. Open the remote control's battery compar t- ment and[...]
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EN 6. 6. If the connection was properly made and y our TV was automatically switched to the programme number f or the scar t sock et, you will see the follo wing picture: Then, read the section 'Preparation f or use' in the chapter 'Installing your video recorder'. Connecting without a scart cable Hav e an aerial cable (supplied[...]
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Preparation for use This chapter shows y ou how to prepare the video recorder for use . The video recorder automatically seeks out and stores all av ailable TV channels. 1. 1. Select the desired language f or the on-screen menu by pressing or . 2. 2. Press . 3. 3. Confirm with . The automatic TV channel search star ts. 4. 4. The clock setting displ[...]
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A utomatic T uning During installation, all availab le TV channels are searched for and sa ved. If the channel assign- ments of your cab le or satellite TV pro vider change or if you are re-installing the video recorder , e.g. after moving house, y ou can star t this procedure again. This will replace all the TV channels already sav ed with the new[...]
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EN Setting the language Y ou can change the language f or the TV screen menu. Howe ver , the video recorder display will only display English te xt regardless of this set- ting. 1. 1. Switch on the TV . If required, select the pro- gr amme number f or the video recorder. 2. 2. Press . The main menu will appear . 3. 3. Select 'INITIAL SET UP&ap[...]
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Playing bac k cassettes Y ou can operate the video recorder using the remote control or the buttons on the front of the video recorder . If you press , , or while the set is in Stand-by , the power will be automatically turned on. Additionally , if a cassette was already inser ted, the corresponding operation will be perf or med. Y our video record[...]
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General information Use 'Manual Recording' to make a sponta- neous recording (for e xample, a progr amme cur- rently being shown). If you w ant to star t and stop a recording manual- ly , read the section 'Recording without auto- matic switch-off' . If you w ant to star t a recording manually but hav e it stopped automatically ,[...]
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General information Use a TIMER programming to automatically start and stop a recording at a later time or date. The video recorder will switch to the right progr amme n umber and begin recording at the correct time. With this video recorder , you can pre-programme up to eight recordings within a period of one y ear . T o make a progr ammed recordi[...]
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How to change a pr ogrammed recording (TIMER) 1. 1. Switch on the TV . If required, select the pro- gr amme number f or the video recorder. 2. 2. Press . The main menu will appear . 3. 3. Select 'TIMER' with or . Then press . 4. 4. Select ONCE, D AIL Y , or WEEKL Y recording with or . Then press . 5. 5. Select a TIMER bloc k with . (The f[...]
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EN 8. Other Functions Changing the video (colour) system If you pla yback recordings made on other video recorders or you w ant to record from external sources (via the scar t sock et), the automatic video (colour) system switch-o ver ma y lead to colour distor tion. Y ou can s witch off the automatic TV system s witch-o ver as f ollows. 1. 1. Pres[...]
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EN A utomatic switch-off If you ha ven't used the video recorder f or a few minutes in certain modes (e.g.: STOP), it will s witch to standb y automatically . Y ou can cancel this function to use the video recorder as a tele- vision receiver . 1. 1. Switch on the TV . If required, select the pro- gr amme number f or the video recorder. 2. 2. P[...]
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EN No picture when you pla y a cassette: • There is no recording on the cassette: change the cassette. • Y ou hav e selected the wrong programme nu mber on the TV for pla ying cassette: on the TV , select the correct programme number f or the video recorder . • The cable connecting the TV and the video recorder has come loose: check the cab l[...]
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