Philips TL24A5T, Operating Instructions Manual

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1
Switch the monitor/television set on.
2
Insert the cassette into the appliance with the window
facing upwards.
Inserting the cassette automatically switches on the
appliance.
3
Press button
PLAY
G
.
The word ’PLAY’ will appear in the display, along with the
current total recording time for time-lapse recordings,
e.g.: 24h.
In the 24h mode, in the menu BASIC SETTINGS, you can
select between ’A24H’ (audio on) and ’24H’ (audio off).
4
To interrupt playback, press button STOP/STANDBY
h/m
.
The word ’STOP’ will appear in the display.
5
To remove the cassette, press button
J
EJECT .
Note:
* The video recorder automatically cleans the video
heads before playing back every tape. This keeps the
playback quality as good as possible.
* The sound on 24h recordings may be poorer than on
2h recordings. There is no sound on other long time
recordings.
Fast forward and rewind
1
To stop the tape, press the
STOP/STANDBY
h/m
button.
Turn outside rotary control
! "
to the left or
right. The tape will be fast forwarded or rewound at high
speed.
2
Press button STOP/STANDBY
h/m
as soon as you have
found the required tape position.
The time-lapse/picture search function
1
Press button
PLAY
G
.
2
With the
TU
button you can play back the tape in
different time-lapse speeds, e.g.: 12, 24, ... hours.
3
Turn outer rotary control
! "
to select different
picture search speeds.
Note:
* The picture quality is poorer when using the picture
search function. The sound is switched off.
Still picture/slow motion
1
Press button
PLAY
G
.
2
Press button
STILL
R
. The picture will stop.
Every time you press
STILL
R
again, the picture will
move on one frame.
Keep button
STILL
R
pressed. The recording will be
played back in super slow motion.
3
Turn outer rotary control
! "
to the right. You
can change the speed of the slow motion playback in two
stages, to 1/10 and to 1/14 of the normal playback speed.
The sound is switched off during slow motion playback.
4
Turn inner dial
$
. You can play back individual pictures
forwards and backwards.
5
Press button
PLAY
G
to play back at the normal
speed again.
Note:
* If the still picture vibrates vertically, press button
MENU and then button
TU
until the vibration is
minimal. Confirm by pressing button
OK
.
3. PLAYING A PRE-RECORDED CASSETTE