User manual PHILIPS VR605

[. . . ] 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 3 PROGRAMMED RECORDING (TIMER) . 'VPS' (Video Programming System) and 'PDC' (Programme Delivery Control) (UK) . 17 17 17 18 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 2. 3. Before you call an engineer . 25 4. 5. & OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF The remote control SMART PLAY G Playback : To play a recorded cassette Rewind : During STOP and STANDBY: rewind, during PLAYBACK: reverse scanning Pause/Stop: To stop the tape, except while a TIMER-recording is being made Forward wind: During STOP and STANDBY: forward wind, during PLAYBACK: forward scanning Index search: In combination with H / I : to search for previous/next recording on the cassette. [. . . ] Then press the STOP h The SHUTTLE functions on the video recorder You will find a large rotary knob (Shuttle) recorder. o on the video button. b When the video recorder find a blank space, it will a Switch the function on with the STILL R button on the video recorder. You will see a still picture. b The outer (shuttle) ring enables you to select different automatically switch to 'pause'. D If no empty space has been found when the end of the tape is reached, the cassette will be ejected. tape speeds for the picture search. Searching for tape position without the picture (wind and rewind) a Stop the tape with the STOP h button. c To stop a certain place on the tape, press the STOP h button. 13 Picture interference If the picture quality is poor when you play a cassette, please follow these instructions. Tracking during playback a While a cassette is playing, hold the P q button until 'TRAC' (tracking) appears on the display. b Hold the P r or P q button until the picture quality is at its best. c Wait a few seconds, until 'TRAC' disappears from the display. This picture setting will not change until you eject the cassette. Tracking during still picture If the still picture vibrates vertically, you can improve the still picture as follows: a During still picture, hold the P q or P r button until the picture quality is at its best. D Please note, however, that interference may still occur with poor quality cassettes. Cleaning the video heads If horizontal lines appear on the screen when you play a cassette, you should clean the video heads. a While a cassette is playing, hold the PLAY G button until 'HEAD' appears on the display. The video recorder will automatically switch to play again. 14 5. MANUAL RECORDING Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR one-touch-recording) a Put a cassette in the machine. b Use the P q or P r button to select the programme Use 'Manual Recording' to make a spontaneous recording (for example, a programme currently being shown). E If you want to start and stop a recording manually, read the section: 'Recording without automatic switch-off'. E If you want to start a recording manually but have it stopped automatically, read the section: 'Recording with automatic switch-off'. E If you want to record a programme currently being shown, read the section 'Direct record'. E If you want a recording to be controlled automatically by a satellite receiver, read the section entitled 'Automatic recording from a satellite receiver'. number you want to record. c Press the RECORD/OTR n button on the remote control. d Press the RECORD/OTR n button again and again until the display on the video recorder shows the desired end time or length of the recording. D To cancel this information, press the button. CLEAR (CL) Recording without automatic switch-off a Insert a cassette. b Use the P q or P r button to select the programme Protecting your recordings So that you don't accidentally delete an important recording, remove the special tab on the narrow side of the cassette with a screwdriver or slide the special tab to the left. Later, if you no longer want to protect your recording, you can seal the gap again with sticky tape or slide the special tab to the right. number you want to record, for example, 'P01'. On the display appears: BBC1 D When a TV channel transmits a channel name, it will show on the video recorder display. D Programme numbers 'E1' and 'E2' are for recording from other sources (through scart sockets EXT. 1 and EXT. 2 ). Programme number 'E3' is for recording from the front sockets VIDEO and L AUDIO R . c To start recording, press the RECORD/OTR n button on the Auto-assembling You can use the auto-assembling function to join individual recordings without any major picture disturbance between them. a While the cassette is playing, search for the correct position on the tape. b Stop the cassette by pressing the STOP h button. On the display you will see: will appear in the display. 0:00 d Stop recording with the STOP h button. c Now start recording as usual by pressing the RECORD/OTR n button on the remote control. 15 Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP) You can reduce the recording speed by half. This makes it possible to record, for example, eight-hours instead of four-hours on an 'E240' (four-hour) cassette. a Switch on the TV set and, if required, select the Switching on 'Direct Record' When this function is switched on, the video recorder will automatically record the programme selected on the television by means of a scart cable. D The video recorder must be switched off . a Switch on the TV set and select the programme number programme number for the video recorder. b With the video recorder switched on, and before you for the video recorder. b Press the MENU button on the remote control. [. . . ] Then switch it on whilst holding down the STANDBY m button on the video recorder. Release the button when 'MENU' appears on the video recorder display. All the information stored (TV channels, time and date, TIMER) will be cleared. There is picture or sound interference on TV reception: · · Turn to chapter 'ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS' and read 'Poor TV reception - optimising the modulator' and 'Switching off the modulator'. Have your aerial checked. Cassette is jammed in the video recorder: · Don't use force. [. . . ]