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AFETY

 

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RECAUTIONS

WARNING:  DANGEROUS VOLTAGE

                     INSIDE

WARNING:  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 off only.

The rating plate is on the rear of the

unit.

IMPORTANT

Audio-Visual material may consist of
copyrighted works which must not be

recorded without the authority of the owner

of the copyright.
Please refer to relevant laws in your country.

Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing your new
VCR.
You can’t wait to get it working, but before you
do, spare a few moments to read this brief
introduction to the world of video recording. It
may repay you handsomely in terms of
improved results, and avoiding of costly
mistakes.

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When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or a shelf,
make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to
allow for ventilation (10 cm or more on both side, on
top and at the rear.)

When discarding batteries, environmental problems
must be considered and the local rules or laws govern-
ing the disposal of these batteries must be followed
strictly.

Failure to heed the following precautions may
result in damage to the VCR, remote control or
video cassette.

1. DO NOT place the VCR . . .

... in an environment prone to extreme tempera-
tures or humidity.
... in direct sunlight.
... in a dusty environment.
... in an environment where strong magnetic fields
are generated.
... on a surface that is unstable or subject to vibra-
tion.

2. DO NOT block the VCR's ventilation openings

or holes.
(If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by
a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able
to get out.)

3. DO NOT place heavy objects on the VCR or

remote control.

4. DO NOT place anything which might spill on

top of the VCR or remote control.
If water or liquid is allowed to enter this equipment,
fire or electric shock may be caused.)

5. DO NOT expose the apparatus to dripping or

splashing.

6. DO NOT use this equipment in a bathroom or

places with water. Also DO NOT place any
containers filled with water or liquids (such as
cosmetics or medicines, flower vases, potted plants,
cups, etc.) on top of this unit.

7. DO NOT place any naked flame sources, such as

lighted candles, on the apparatus.

8. AVOID violent shocks to the VCR during trans-

port.

PAL     NTSC

®

WARNING

Any unauthorized changes or modifica-
tions to this equipment void the user’s
authority to operate it.

G-

CODE

 

is a registered trademark of Gemstar

Development Corporation.
The 

G-

CODE

 

system is manufactured under

license from Gemstar Development
Corporation.

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Summary of Contents for VR220

Page 1: ...ay result in damage to the VCR remote control or video cassette 1 DO NOT place the VCR in an environment prone to extreme tempera tures or humidity in direct sunlight in a dusty environment in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated on a surface that is unstable or subject to vibra tion 2 DO NOT block the VCR s ventilation openings or holes If the ventilation openings or holes ar...

Page 2: ...etting 9 Manual Channel Setting 10 Basic Operations Selecting Colour Mode 11 Playback 11 Recording 12 Automatic Operations 12 Index Search 12 Advance Operations Rec ord End Search 13 Child Lock 13 One Touch Recording OTR 13 Using On Screen Display 14 SmartPicture 14 Tracking Adjustment 14 D S P C 15 Special Effect Playbacks 15 G CODE Set Up 16 Timer Recording Using G CODE System 17 Timer Recording...

Page 3: ...LS On Screen Display Front Panel 4 Rear Panel RF OUT ANT IN OUT AUDIO VIDEO 1 4 3 2 IN 567 PLAY 10 00AM CH12 NATURAL B E AUTO REMAIN 10 59 INDEX 1 LP 0 00 00 1 2 3 5 6 7 0 9 8 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 220 75 01 5 11 4 15 PM 4 ...

Page 4: ...ack P 21 6 VIDEO OUT output jack P 7 7 RF OUT terminal to TV P 7 9 AUDIO input jacks P 21 0 STILL PAUSE 8button P 12 P 15 COLOUR MODE button P 11 Display Window P 6 MENU button P 9 OK STATUS button P 9 P 14 CH 5 buttons P 8 P 9 P 12 P 13 P 14 P 18 STOP EJECT 7 0button P 8 P 9 P 11 P 12 D F F F ront ront P P P anel anel 1 Operation Mode 2 SmartPicture setting 3 Colour Mode 4 Remaining tape length 5...

Page 5: ... 9 P 14 e CH channel 5 button P 9 P 12 P 13 P 14 P 18 r SKIP SEARCH button P 15 t REC END SEARCH button P 13 y REC record OTR button P 12 P 13 P 15 P 21 u TIMER button P 17 P 18 To insert the batteries Install two AA batteries R6 SUM 3 AA matching polarity indicated inside the battery compartment 1 1 1 1 1 Timer indicator 2 2 2 2 2 PLAYBACK indicator 3 3 3 3 3 RECORDING indicator 4 4 4 4 4 Digital...

Page 6: ...sing RF Cable VCR to TV Connection Using AUDIO VIDEO Cable Outdoor antenna Indoor antenna Back of VCR RF coaxial cable supplied ANT IN RF OUT Cable Back of TV Back of TV Audio cable Video cable To video and audio input jacks To Video AUDIO OUT jacks CAUTION Do not plug the AC power cords until all connections are completed Note Even if you are using this AV connection you must also complete the RF...

Page 7: ...number for your area 1 For B G For West Europe ASEAN countries New Zealand 2 For D K For China Russia East Europe 3 For I For Hong Kong South Africa United Kingdom 4 For H For Australia 5 Press OK STATUS The channel number starts flashing on the display 6 Press CHANNEL 5 on the front panel to select the channel you have tuned on the TV as the video channel in step 2 A test signal two vertical whit...

Page 8: ...m the menu operations Before using the VCR you need to set the tuner channels Follow the procedures described below For Australia customers only This VCR is factory pretuned to Australian capital city 2 7 9 10 28 Do not perform this task unless you are outside of capital city reception area 1Select Tuner Set Up Mode 1 Press MENU 2 Press PLAY 5or STOP to select TUNER SET UP then press OK STATUS 2St...

Page 9: ...left column 2 Press PLAY 5 or STOP until a vacant channel in which you want to store a new channel starts flashing then press OK STATUS 3 Press PLAY 5or STOP to select the search starting band then press OK STATUS VHF L Starts searching from the VHF L band VHF H Starts searching from the VHF H band UHF Starts searching from the UHF band Searching starts and when a station is tuned in searching sto...

Page 10: ...mode when you watch an NTSC3 58 tape on a PAL TV PAL Select this mode if AUTO does not work well when playing back a PAL tape MESECAM Select this mode if AUTO does not work well when playing back a MESECAM tape When playing back an NTSC tape with AUTO mode selected The tape is played back using NTSC3 58 mode Selecting Colour Mode 1On TV 1 Turn on the TV 2 Select the video channel or AV mode 2On VC...

Page 11: ...e time counter press CLEAR on the remote 3 Select Tape Speed Press ALT SPEED until the desired tape speed SP LP or SLP appears on the display SP LP For PAL signal SP SLP For NTSC signal 4Select a Channel Press CH 5 or Number buttons to select the channel to record 5Start Recording Press REC OTR To pause recording Press STILL SLOW briefly or STILL PAUSE 8on the front panel To resume recording press...

Page 12: ...ecording starts immediately and the Record indicator lights up and blinks on the display This indicates that the VCR will automatically shut off after 30 minutes of recording 5Select Recording Length Press REC OTR q repeatedly until the desired recording length appears Each time you press the button recording length increases in 30 minute intervals 0 30 1 00 1 30 5 30 6 00 REC Normal recording To ...

Page 13: ...es not appear even if you press a tape running button 3Finish Setting Press MENU To display the VCR status on the TV screen manually press OK STATUS The VCR status appears for about 5 seconds If ON SCREEN MODE is set to OFF no VCR status appears though you press OK STATUS AUTO Auto tracking Each time a tape is inserted auto tracking starts working and continuously analyses the signal to adjust for...

Page 14: ...rt recording If you want to bypass the DSPC system and begin recording immediately set DSPC to OFF The VCR adjusts the playback picture quality based on the quality of the tape in use When watching a tape recorded with DSPC set to ON it is recommended that you leave DSPC to ON during playback as well DSPC only appears at the beginning of automatic tracking Even though it doesn t appear after that ...

Page 15: ... using the remote control will make the VCR record the programme Before using the G CODE system for the first time you need to set the guide channel number for each local channel number The local channel user channel number is the number you select on the VCR to record a programme while the guide channel number is the one assigned to that local channel and you can also find it in the TV programme ...

Page 16: ...another timer recording The Program Review screen will appear with a magenta line blinking To change any item on the overlapping programs see page 19 If you want to store other programmes repeat steps 1 to 4 5Finish the Settings Press POWER to turn off the VCR The VCR must be turned off for a timer recording to take place If you forget to turn off the VCR PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER RECORDING fl...

Page 17: ...ntervals 6Select Tape Speed Press ALT SPEED Each time you press the button the tape speed alternates between SP LP and SLP SP LP For PAL signal SP SLP For NTSC signal 7Select Start Date Press DATE or Number button 3 or 6 The year and day of the week is displayed automatically 8Confirm Programme Press OK STATUS or TIMER PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED appears on the TV screen After 5 seconds the above messag...

Page 18: ...r recording starts To remove the message press the CLEAR button If you want to record the same programme daily press DAILY Number button 8 during step 3 through 7 Press the button again to cancel The VCR will record a TV programme every day Monday through Friday at the same time and length Daily Recording If you want to record the same programme weekly press WEEKLY Number button 9 during step 3 th...

Page 19: ...he channel START Changes the start time STOP Changes the stop time SPEED Changes the tape speed DATE Changes the date If you want to erase the programme setting shown on the TV screen press CLEAR The detailed information of the next programme appears 7 If necessary press TIMER to exit from the menu operations Notes This function does not work for OTR One Touch Recording How to see the programme li...

Page 20: ...tomatically starts In this case press the STOP button 2On TV Turn the channel on the TV to your video channel 3Select Line Input Press CHANNEL 5or pointing the remote control at this VCR to select the external line input For rear jacks select L 1 on the display or A V IN on the TV screen For front jacks select L F on the display or F A V IN on the TV screen 4Select Tape Speed Press ALT SPEED point...

Page 21: ...RSON 14 GOLDSTAR 04 GRUNDIG 24 25 HITACHI 12 JVC 05 MITSUBISHI 13 26 PANASONIC 07 17 19 20 RCA 10 SAMSUNG 18 SANYO 11 SHARP 16 SONY 09 THOMSON 21 22 23 TOSHIBA 08 ZENITH 06 15 The buttons on the remote control which you can use to operate your TV are shown above 1 TV Makes the remote control ready for operating the TV Make sure you press this button before pressing the other operative buttons 2 PO...

Page 22: ... picture may contain some vertical jitter when using a TV which has an automatic vertical hold control Correction Make sure the AC power cord is correctly connected to an AC outlet Make sure the VCR is turned on Correction Check the connections between the VCR the antenna and the TV Make sure that the record tab on the back of the cassette is not removed P 12 Set the timer on time and timer off ti...

Page 23: ...nput is used The video heads are dirty Use a head cleaner Correction Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the front panel Avoid all obstacles which may interfere with the signal path Inspect or replace the batteries P 6 Make sure the batteries are inserted correctly P 6 Correction Insert the cassette with the window side up and the record tab facing you Check that a cassette tap...

Page 24: ...annel 99 Number of pre programmable memory blocks 8 Number of days in advance 365 or every day or every week Tuner Aerial input B G D K I K1 VHF L 42 MHz 175 MHz VHF H 175 MHz 470 MHz UHF 470 MHz 870 MHz CATV Video Input VIDEO IN 0 5 V p p to 2 0 V p p 75 ohms Output VIDEO OUT 1 0 V p p 0 2 V p p 75 ohms Resolution Better than 240 lines Signal noise ratio Better than 43 dB Audio Input AUDIO IN 8 d...

Page 25: ...entres will be provided for television receivers with screen size 48 cm and above All other products are to be brought or sent to your nearest Authorised Service Centre Philips Authorised Service Centres To contact your nearest Philips Authorised Service Centre call 1300 36 1392 from anywhere in Australia Sydney Canberra Adelaide Newcastle Melbourne Hobart Perth Brisbane Wollongong Service is prov...

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