Philips VR588-55 инструкция обслуживания

— 2 — T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Safety Precautions W ARNING: DANGEROUS VOL T AGE INSIDE W ARNING: 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 of f only . • The rating plate is on the rear of the uni[...]

— 3 — D ESCRIPTION OF C ONTROLS Front Panel 1 POWER button • T urns the VCR on or of f. • Sets the VCR for an unattended recording (timer recording) after timer settings are completed. ( ✈ P .18) 2 STILL/P AUSE 8 button Stops the tape during recording (pause) or playback (still picture). ( ✈ P .14, P .16) Press again to resume normal re[...]

— 4 — Remote Control (For VR588/55) VCR TV VCR/TV POWER EJECT CH VOL SKIP SEARCH STILL/SLOW EXIT/STATUS START DAILY DBS SPEED CLEAR 123 456 78 0 9 WEEKLY STOP DATE INDEX /OTR TIMER SLOW/ FORWARD SLOW/BACK MENU - + /OK PLAY STOP CBL / DBS QUICK PROGRAMMING - + - + REC AUDIO/MUTE 3 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 23 25 U[...]

— 5 — 17 ¡ (Fast forward) / 3 /OK button Before using this button, press VCR . • After pressing VCR : – Fast forwards the tape. Also during playback, starts rapid forward visual search. ( ✈ P .14) – Selects the items on the menus or goes to the next menu screen when using the menus. ( ✈ P. 1 1 ) 18 STOP 7 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ button[...]

— 6 — 11 VCR/TV button Does not function for this VCR. 12 INDEX 4 / ¢ buttons Locates an index marked at the beginning of every recording. ( ✈ P .15) 13 STILL/SLOW +/– button • +: During a slow motion picture, adjust the playback speed in the forward direction. ( ✈ P .16) • –: During a slow motion picture, adjust the playback speed[...]

— 7 — 20 STOP 7 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ button • Stops the tape. ( ✈ P .14) • Moves down the cursor when using the menus. ( ✈ P. 1 1 ) 21 CH (channel) 5 / ∞ button Before using this button, press VCR or TV . • After pressing VCR , changes the channels on the VCR. Release at a desired channel. For some Philips TV only: • After pressi[...]

— 8 — Rear Panel Display Window D ESCRIPTION OF C ONTROLS (C ONTINUED ) On-Screen Display The following information (VCR operating status) appears on the TV screen. ( ✈ P .16) Channel no. Time Counter T ape speed Note on the displayed information • The time counter and r emaining tape length will not be correct when playing back an NTSC tap[...]

— 9 — G ETTING C ONNECTED U P VCR to TV Connection Connection Diagram 1 Disconnect the antenna or Cable fr om the TV and the AC power cord of the TV from the AC outlet. 2 Connect the antenna or Cable to the VCR. 3 Connect the VCR to the TV using the RF coaxial cable. 4 Plug the AC power cords of the VCR and TV into the AC out- lets. Outdoor ant[...]

— 10 — Setting the Video Channel This VCR is designed to send picture and sound signal on UHF channel E36 to the TV , through the RF coaxial cable. If you want to change this video channel (E36) to another channel (between E28 to E60), follow the procedure below before turning on the VCR for the first time. 1 Make sur e the VCR is turned off an[...]

— 11 — Menu Operations 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. • When using the buttons on fr ont panel, skip this step. 2 Press MENU (or MENU/ EXIT on the front panel) to display the main menu sc[...]

— 12 — If you want to exchange the channel positions Y ou can also replace the channel position numbers. EX. Replace channel 9 and channel 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 [...]

— 13 — If no sound comes out Y ou need to change the TV system for this particular channel. EX. Change the TV system for channel 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 channe[...]

— 14 — T o pause recording Press STILL/SLOW briefly (or STILL/P AUSE 8 on the front panel). T o resume recording, press the same button again. T o stop recording Press STOP 7 . T o watch another TV programme while recording Select a different channel you want to watch on the TV . Y ou can watch the programme of the selected channel on the TV , [...]

— 15 — One T ouch Recording (OTR) The OTR function lets you quickly specify how long you want a recording to continue. Y ou do not have to programme the timer . Make sure.... • The record tab on the cassette is not removed. 1 On TV 1 T urn on the TV . 2 Select the video channel (or external video input). 2 On VCR Insert a cassette with the re[...]

— 16 — Special Effect Playbacks Are you familiar with tape playback? If so, you are ready to enjoy the special effect playback features described below . T o skip playback for a certain period Press SKIP SEARCH (For VR588/55) or S. SEARCH (For VR388/55) during playback to search forward for 30 seconds by the time counter reading. Each time you [...]

— 17 — 3 Select Channel Press CH 5 or ∞ to enter the TV channel. • T o record from external line input, press CH 5 or ∞ until “A/V REAR” or “A/V FRONT” appears on the TV screen. 4 Select Start T ime Press ST AR T + or – (Number button 1 or 4 ). • Each time you press the button, the set time changes by 1-minute intervals. If yo[...]

— 18 — T o stop a started timer recording Press POWER . Recording stops and the VCR turns off. If it is a Daily or W eekly Recording, future recordings will be carried out as programmed. Useful function for Timer Recording: Auto T ape Speed W ith this function activated, the VCR can change the tape speed and record the programme in LP or SLP mo[...]

— 19 — T ape Duplication 1 Connect the r ecording VCR (this VCR) and the playing VCR. 2 Connect the r ecording VCR (this VCR) to the TV . Connection Diagram Make sur e.... • Use the appropriate SCAR T cable depending on the other VCR’s A V terminal. 1 At VCRs Insert a source tape in the playing VCR and a blank tape in the recording VCR. •[...]

— 20 — B EFORE R EQUESTING S ER VICE Check the following points once again if you are having some difficulties with your VCR. IMPORT ANT Periodic maintenance is required in order to maintain the VCR’ s continuous excellent performance. After a period of time the video heads will require replacement. If cleaning or replacement of the video hea[...]

— 21 — Correction • Insert the cassette with the window side up and the record tab facing you. • Check that a cassette tape is not already inserted. Press EJECT 0 . • Check that the AC power cord is correctly connected to an AC outlet. • If the (Timer) indicator is lit on the display , press POWER to cancel timer recording, then press E[...]