User manual PHILIPS VR110

[. . . ] In the table of contents, please simply click the section you need detailed information about. Table of contents Important notes for operation . Page 12 Manual sorting / clearing of TV channels General information Playing cassettes . Page 17 Resetting tape position 1 Introduction Connecting the 2 video recorder Initial 3 installation 4 Settings Operating 5 instructions 6 Playback Removing picture 7 disturbance Manual 8 recording Programmed 9 recordings Other 10 functions Suppressing 11 interference Before you call 12 an engineer Searching for tape position with picture (picture search) . Page 17 Searching for tape position without picture (forward wind and rewind)Page 18 Automatic search for tape position (index search) . [. . . ] These positions can be found again quickly and easily later by pressing a button. PARDON? 2 Press the Index button E and then I (next index marking) or H (previous index marking) The video recorder searches for the desired index marking and automatically switches to playback 8 The cassette is ejected 4 The video recorder was unable to find an index marking on the tape inserted. PROBLEM 3 REWIND OR FORWARD WIND / INDEX SEARCH 18 ENGLISH Finding a blank position on tape automatically 1 Press the Index button E and then the Stop button h The video recorder searches for the next blank part - longer than one minute - of the tape and automatically switches to pause 8 The cassette is ejected 4 The video recorder was unable to find any blank space on the tape inserted PROBLEM 2 Still picture / slow motion 1 To stop the picture, press the Still button R during playback Hold down R to run the picture in slow motion or press R several times in succession, to move the picture on step by step 2 Play compact VHS cassettes You can, of course, also use this video recorder to play back compact VHS cassettes. The adapter is recognised and treated by the set as a VHS cassette. FOR EXPERTS ENGLISH 19 FIND BLANK PART AUTOMATICALLY / STILL PICTURE 7 Removing picture disturbance Fine-tuning (Tracking) 1 During playback, hold down the button P+ or P- until the display shows "TRAC" What is tracking?Tracking is the name given to the process of optimizing picture and sound playback. During this process the speed of the tape is adjusted in such a way that all kinds of interference are removed or (in the case of old VHS cassettes) minimized. v TRAC PARDON? 2 3 Hold down the button P+ or P- until the playback quality is at its best Wait a few seconds until the message "TRAC" in the display disappears Tracking adjustment is retained The adjustments made are stored until the cassette is removed. After that, the standard tracking adjustment is restored. TIP Optimizing still picture 1 When still picture is activated hold down the button P+ or P- until optimal picture quality is obtained. The display will show "JITT" 8 I can't get optimal quality 4 When using rental cassettes or older tapes, it may not be possible to get rid of all interference completely. PROBLEM JITT 2 Wait a few seconds until the message "JITT" in the display disappears TRACKING / OPTIMIZING STILL PICTURE 20 ENGLISH 8 Manual recording Starting and stopping recording manually 1 Switch on the TV set and - if necessary select the programme number set for video recorder operation Insert a cassette without erase protection What is erase protection?VHS cassettes can be protected from over-recording by breaking off a thin strip of plastic (arrow). This erase protection can be overridden by sticking one or more strips of adhesive tape tightly over the gap which has been created. PARDON? 2 ä 3 Use the buttons P+ or P- to select the programme number, under which your video recorder has stored the desired TV channel 8 I can't find the TV channels from my satellite receiver 8 I want to record from an additional device 4 Signals from additional devices - such as a camcorder, other video recorder, PCs, etc. PROBLEM Selecting the recording speed You have the option of two playback and recording speeds: Standard Play (SP) offers the usual, first-class picture quality. By using Long Play (LP), you can (with somewhat reduced picture quality) for example record about 360 minutes of programmes on a 180 minute cassette. This chapter explains how to set the desired recording speed ("Selecting the recording speed"). v P01 FOR EXPERTS 4 Start recording by pressing the Record button n (remote control or on front of set). The display will show " " End the recording by pressing the Stop button h 5 ENGLISH 21 START / STOP RECORDING MANUALLY Start recording manually / end automatically 1 Insert a cassette without erase protection What is erase protection?VHS cassettes can be protected from over-recording by breaking off a thin strip of plastic (arrow). This erase protection can be overridden by sticking one or more strips of adhesive tape tightly over the gap which has been created. PARDON? ä 2 Use the buttons P+ or P- to select the programme number, under which your video recorder has stored the desired TV channel 8 I can't find the TV channels from my satellite receiver 8 I want to record from an additional device 4 Signals from additional devices - such as a camcorder, other video recorder, PCs, etc. PROBLEM Selecting the recording speed You have the option of two playback and recording speeds: Standard Play (SP) offers the usual, first-class picture quality. By using Long Play (LP), you can (with somewhat reduced picture quality) for example record about 360 minutes of programmes on a 180 minute cassette. This chapter tells you how to set the recording speed ("Selecting the recording speed"). FOR EXPERTS 3 Press the Record button n several times. The displayed time corresponds to the duration of recording to be selected. Each time the Record button is pressed again this is increased in regular steps. Recording will start Delete entry The recording period displayed can be reset to 00:00:00 with the CLEAR (CL) button. TIP START RECORDING MANUALLY/ END AUTOMATICALLY 22 ENGLISH Lining up manual recordings When you add a further recording to a cassette, which already has a recording on it, a short blank (flicker) usually appears between the old and the new recording. This is how to avoid such an effect. 1 2 Look at the last minute of the old recording (playback) Press the Stop button h at the point where you want the new recording to start (the display will show 9) Press the Record button n in the usual way, to start the new recording 3 Selecting the recording speed 1 2 Press the MENU button on the remote control. The display will show "CLK" Use P- or P+ to select the menu point in the display "SPEE" (recording speed) and confirm with OK Use P- or P+ to select the recording speed "SP" (Standard Play) or "LP" (Long Play) SPEE 3 Standard Play / Long Play Standard Play (SP) offers the usual, first-class picture quality. By using Long Play (LP), you can (with somewhat reduced picture quality) for example record about 360 PARDON? [. . . ] The purpose of this electronic assembly inside your video recorder is to pass on the picture and sound information read in from the video tape via an aerial cable like a TV signal to the TV set. The modulator frequency determines the frequency range in which these signals are transmitted. TIP 1 2 Make sure there is no cassette in the video recorder and switch the set off Press at the same time the stop button h on the remote control and the stop/eject button ?on the front of the video recorder until the display shows e. g. "M583" Press OK. The display will show "MOD+" (modulator on) or "MOD-" (modulator off) Use P+ and P- to select the setting "MOD-", to switch off the modulator, or "MOD+", to switch the modulator back on 8 I am no longer receiving a picture from the video recorder 4 Check that the video recorder and TV set are connected with a scart cable and/or that the scart cable is correctly connected. 4 If you do not have a scart cable, carry out step 4, to switch the modulator on again ("MOD+") ? 3 4 MOD- MOD+ PROBLEM 5 Press OK several times until the display briefly shows the message "OK". ENGLISH 31 SWITCHING THE MODULATOR ON AND OFF 1 Before you call an engineer 2 PROBLEM Set no longer reacts when buttons are pressed The set is still not reacting when buttons are pressed Cassette is jammed in video recorder Remote control does not work No playback from video recorder Poor quality playback from video recorder No recording possible Programmed recording not working Picture and/or sound interference in TV reception TV reception still not perfect POSSIBLE CAUSE / SOLUTION 4 Mains power has been interrupted/ failed 4 A programmed recording is running. [. . . ]