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Special Effect Playbacks

Are you familiar with tape playback?  If
so, you are ready to enjoy the special
effect playback features described
below.

To 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 press the button, the
search time increases as follows:

 

30

=

60

=

90

=

120 sec.

The VCR automatically resumes normal
playback after searching for the
specified period.

To view a still picture

Press 

STILL/SLOW 

 briefly (or

STILL/PAUSE

 

8

 on the front panel)

during playback.
Playback is freezed and a still picture
appears.

To resume playback, press 

PLAY

 

3

.

To view a slow motion picture

Press 

STILL/SLOW 

 (or 

STILL/

PAUSE

 

8

 on the front panel) for more

than 2 seconds during playback.

To decrease the slow motion speed
(and reverse the slow motion play-
back),
 press 

SLOW/BACK –

 (for

VR588/55) or 

STILL/SLOW –

 (for

VR388/55).

To increase the slow motion speed
(and forward the slow motion
playback),
 and press 

SLOW/

F

 (for VR588/55) or

STILL/SLOW +

 (for VR388/55).

To resume playback, press 

PLAY

 

3

.

Notes:

• No sound comes out during special effect

playbacks.

• If you keep viewing slow motion and still

pictures for 5 minutes, the VCR
automatically stops to protect the tape and
video heads.

• During special effect playbacks, some

noise bars will appear on the TV screen.

Using On-Screen Display

You can display the VCR operating
status on the TV screen.
For the information about what you can
see on the TV screen, see page 8.

1

Select VCR Set Up Mode

Press 

VCR

.

Press 

MENU

.

Press 

5

 or 

 to

select “VCR SET
UP” then press

3

/

OK

.

The VCR Set Up menu appears.

2

Select On-Screen Mode

Press 

5

 or 

 to select “ON

SCREEN MODE.”

Press 

3

/

OK

.

Each time you press the button, the
setting changes.

ON:

When you press a tape running
button (Stop, Play, etc.), the VCR
status appears for 5 seconds.

COUNTER:

When you press a tape running
button, the VCR operating status
appears for 5 seconds.
After 5 seconds, the VCR status
disappears except the time counter.

OFF:

The VCR operating status does not
appear even if you press a tape
running button.

3

Finish Setting

Press 

EXIT/STATUS

.

To display the VCR status on the TV
screen manually,
 press 

EXIT/

STATUS

. The VCR status appears for

about 5 seconds.

• If “ON SCREEN MODE” is set to

“OFF,” no VCR status appears though
you press 

EXIT/STATUS

.

Picture Control

To get a better picture when viewing
tapes with noise such as rental tapes.

1

Select VCR Set Up Mode

Press 

VCR

.

Press 

MENU

.

Press 

5

 or 

 to

select “VCR SET
UP” then press

3

/

OK

.

The VCR Set Up menu appears.

2

Select Picture Control Mode

Press 

5

 or 

 to select “PICTURE.”

Press 

3

/

OK

.

Each time you press the button, the
setting changes.

NORMAL:

Select this when you play back a
tape with no picture adjustments.

ENHANCER:

Select this when you want to make
a playback picture softer.

INCREDIBLE:

Select this when you want to make
a playback picture sharper.

3

Finish Setting

Press 

EXIT/STATUS

.

A

DVANCED

 

O

PERATIONS

SELECT            CHOOSE    /OK

   ON SCREEN MODE           ON
   TIMER REC SPEED  MANUAL
   PICTURE                   NORMAL
   

 
TO END PUSH EXIT

SELECT            CHOOSE    /OK

   ON SCREEN MODE           ON
   TIMER REC SPEED  MANUAL
   PICTURE                   NORMAL
   

 
TO END PUSH EXIT

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Summary of Contents for VR388/55

Page 1: ...tions 16 Using On Screen Display 16 Picture Control 16 Special Effect Playbacks 16 Tracking Adjustments 17 Timer Recording 17 Tape Duplication 19 Before Requesting Service 20 Specifications 21 WARNING Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment void the user s authority to operate it Introduction Congratulations on purchasing your new VCR You can t wait to get it working but before...

Page 2: ...acks For connecting another VCR or a portable video camera P 19 9 COLOUR MODE button Selects the colour mode both for playback and recording P 13 10 Display window See page 8 11 IR infrared remote sensor Receives the signal from the IR remote control 12 MENU EXIT button Display the main menu Press again to exit from the menu operations P 11 13 CHANNEL 5 buttons Changes the channels on the VCR Rele...

Page 3: ...ase at a desired channel For some Philips TV only After pressing TV changes the channels on the TV Release at a desired channel 16 PLAY 3 5 button Before using this button press VCR After pressing VCR Starts normal playback P 14 Moves up the cursor when using the menus P 11 1 CBL DBS button Does not function for this model 2 POWER button Before using this button press VCR or TV to select your targ...

Page 4: ... on the VCR To select channels 1 to 9 press 0 then the channel you want For example for channel 4 press 0 then 4 Also used to programme the Timer Recordings P 17 23 CLEAR button Erases unwanted timer programmes P 18 24 AUDIO MUTE button For some Philips TV only Turns off the TV sound 25 INDEX 4 buttons Locates an index marked at the beginning of every recording P 15 To insert the batteries 1 Remov...

Page 5: ... STILL SLOW button Stops the tape during recording pause or playback still picture temporarily P 14 P 16 Press again to resume normal recording Press PLAY 3 to resume normal playback Activates slow motion picture when pressed for more than 2 seconds during playback 4 MENU button Before using this button press VCR After pressing VCR calls up the main menu P 11 5 EXIT STATUS button Before using this...

Page 6: ...UM 3 AA matching polarity indicated inside the battery compartment 3 Replace the lid CAUTION On Battery Replacement Do not mix old and new batteries Also never mix alkaline batteries with manganese batteries Note This remote control and batteries are supplied accessories Check to make sure they are included Also check Specifications to see what other accessories are included 1 AC alternating curre...

Page 7: ... recording timer recording P 18 4 Channel indicator A channel number selected with the TV tuner built in the VCR appears When the external line input is selected L F appears for the front panel connectors or L 1 appears for the rear panel connectors 1 Operation mode indicators Lights up during recording Lights up during playback Lights up during a pause 2 Speed indicator Indicates the tape speed S...

Page 8: ...ct UHF E36 channel video channel of this VCR when shipped from the factory If you want to change video channel see Setting the Video Chan nel P10 VCR to AV TV Connection Using SCART Cable With this connection you can get better pictures and sounds when playing back a tape To watch a picture from this VCR on the TV select the video input on the TV to which this VCR is connected Use the appropriate ...

Page 9: ...ries Australia New Zealand 2 For D K China Russia East Europe 3 For I Hong Kong South Africa United Kingdom 5 Press 3 OK The channel number starts flashing on the display 6 Press CH 5 to select the channel you have tuned on the TV as the video channel in step 2 A test signal two vertical white bars appears on the TV 7 Press 3 OK to finish the video channel setting Now you will enter the Initial Se...

Page 10: ...ries Australia New Zealand D K For China Russia East Europe I For Hong Kong South Africa United Kingdom 4Start Auto Programming Press 3 OK Auto programming starts and the following message appears on the TV The local channels receivable in your area are automatically programmed in the VCR tuner If NO TV SIGNALS appears on the TV screen the TV or an antenna is not connected correctly Check the conn...

Page 11: ...ed the channels they will be not selected by pressing CH 5 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 CHANG ING TUNER SET UP then press 3 OK The programmed channel information list appears with the settings of the tuned channel flashing You can also watch the picture of the tuned channel since the list and the picture alternates on the TV 5 ...

Page 12: ...rom the VHF L band VHF H Starts searching from the VHF H band UHF Starts searching from UHF band 3 Press 3 OK Searching starts and when a station is tuned in searching stops and the tuned frequency is shown on the TV Then the following menu appears 3Store Channel Press 5 or to select STORE CHANNEL then press 3 OK The programmed channel information list appears again with the settings of the newly ...

Page 13: ...d 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 BASIC OPERATIONS Playback 1On TV 1 Turn on the TV 2 Select the video channel or external video input 2On VCR Insert a cassette The VCR turns on If the record tab on a cassette is removed playback w...

Page 14: ... power off When you press POWER during rewinding the VCR turns off after rewinding is completed Eject cassette You can eject the tape simply by pressing EJECT 0 even while the VCR is turned off When you press EJECT 0 the VCR automatically turns on ejects the tape then turns off OTR 0 30 CH12 SP To check time remaining during an OTR Press EXIT STATUS To change the recording length during an OTR Pre...

Page 15: ...see on the TV screen see page 8 1Select VCR Set Up Mode 1 Press VCR 2 Press MENU 3 Press 5 or to select VCR SET UP then press 3 OK The VCR Set Up menu appears 2Select On Screen Mode 1 Press 5 or to select ON SCREEN MODE 2 Press 3 OK Each time you press the button the setting changes ON When you press a tape running button Stop Play etc the VCR status appears for 5 seconds COUNTER When you press a ...

Page 16: ...hile you re away follow step 1 10 below For each programme you set the VCR will turn on start recording and turn off automatically You can store up to 8 programmes Make sure The clock is set to the correct time before setting timer recording A cassette is inserted in the VCR and the record tab of the cassette must not be removed FOR EACH STEP BELOW YOU NEED TO FINISH WITHIN 60 SECONDS OTHERWISE PR...

Page 17: ...cording DAILY will be shown instead of the start date If the programme has worked once for the Weekly recording the day of the week in this example MON will be shown instead of the start date 07 31 07 stands for month and 31 stands for day 8Select Recording Type If you want to record the same programme daily press DAILY Number button 8 The VCR will record a TV programme every day Monday through Fr...

Page 18: ...esired tape speed SP LP or SLP appears on the display SP LP For PAL signal SP SLP For NTSC signal 5Play Back Tape Press the PLAY 3 button on the playing VCR 6Record Copy Tape Press REC OTR pointing the remote control at this VCR Remember press the buttons in steps 5 and 6 simultaneously to avoid missing any of the recording Dubbing from any VHS VCR or video camera to another is simple Explanations...

Page 19: ...channel correctly Adjust the tracking slowly in either direction P 17 Adjust the vertical hold control manually on the TV if available Because the VCR playback signal is not as stable as an off the air TV signal the top of your TV screen may be bent or unstable during playback To solve this problem slowly turn the horizontal hold control on your TV to correct the wavy picture If your TV does not h...

Page 20: ...0 W x 94 H x 272 D mm Mass Approx 3 1kg Position for use Horizontal Video output channel UHF E36 adjustable between E28 E60 Possible number of TV channel 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 SECAM K1 VHF L 42 175 MHz VHF H 175 470 MHz UHF 470 870 MHz CATV Video Input VIDEO IN 0 5 to 2 0 Vp p 75 ohms Outp...

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