Philips VR605/58 User Manual Download

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The remote control

SMART

SMART

: To adjust the picture setting during

playback

STANDBY

Switch off

: To switch off set, interrupt menu

function, interrupt a programmed recording (TIMER)

CLEAR (CL)

Delete

: To delete last entry/Clear programmed

recording (TIMER)

SYSTEM

Switching the TV system

: To select the TV system

while you record or play a cassette

SP/LP

SP/LP

: To select the recording speed (Standard Play/

Long Play)

MONITOR

TV monitor

: To switch between TV reception and

VCR playback

0-9

Number buttons

: 0 - 9

SELECT

Select

: To select a function

TIMER

TIMER

: To make a manual TIMER programming or to

alter or clear a programmed TIMER

Menu

: To call up or end main menu

Store/Confirm

: To store or confirm entry

Select

: Cursor left

Select

: Cursor right

Select

: One line up

Select

: One line down

PLAY

Playback

: To play a recorded cassette

Rewind

: During STOP and STANDBY: rewind, during PLAYBACK: reverse scanning

STOP

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

Index search

: In combination with

: to search for previous or next

recording on the cassette.

RECORD/OTR

Record

: To record the programme selected

STILL

Still picture

: To stop the tape and show a still picture

Additional TV functions

TV volume

: To regulate the TV volume up

TV volume

: To regulate the TV volume down

TV sound off

: To switch off/on the sound completely

TV Switch off

: To switch off the TV

TV Programme number

: TV programme number up

TV Programme number

: TV programme number down

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF

Summary of Contents for VR605/58

Page 1: ...on index search 13 Automatic search for a blank space on the tape 13 Selecting the picture setting SMART PICTURE 13 Picture interference 14 Tracking during playback 14 Tracking during still picture 14 Cleaning the video heads 14 5 MANUAL RECORDING 15 Recording without automatic switch off 15 Recording with automatic switch off OTR one touch recording 15 Protecting your recordings 15 Auto assemblin...

Page 2: ...ursor left C Select Cursor right P q Select One line up P r Select One line down PLAY G Playback To play a recorded cassette H Rewind During STOP and STANDBY rewind during PLAYBACK reverse scanning STOP h Pause Stop To stop the tape except while a TIMER recording is being made I Forward wind During STOP and STANDBY forward wind during PLAYBACK forward scanning INDEX E Index search In combination w...

Page 3: ...d scanning STILL R Still picture To stop the tape and show a still picture Sockets at the lefthand corner on the front White and red socket Audio input socket left right To connect a camera recorder or video recorder programme number E3 Yellow socket Video input socket To connect a camera recorder or video recorder programme number E3 Back of the set 4 Mains socket To connect the mains cable L AUD...

Page 4: ...ade 02 Magnadyne 12 23 Sony 03 04 07 Cimline 02 Magnafon 12 Soundwave 38 Clatronic 23 35 Manesth 20 25 30 Standard 02 20 21 Condor 30 35 Marantz 01 Sunkai 28 31 Contec 02 07 19 Matsui 02 04 06 07 10 18 20 28 39 Susumu 21 Crown 02 35 38 Memorex 02 Tandy 10 20 21 Cybertron 21 Metz 34 Tashiko 07 20 Daewoo 02 36 Mitsubishi 07 14 16 Tatung 10 20 Dainichi 21 Mivar 19 27 Tec 20 23 Dayton 02 Multitech 02 ...

Page 5: ...he video recorder it should be allowed to acclimatize for at least three hours before installation C These operating instructions have been printed on nonpolluting paper C Deposit old batteries at the relevant collection points C Please make use of the facilities available in your country for disposing of the packaging of the video recorder in a way that helps to protect the environment C This ele...

Page 6: ...utomatic time adjustment You can operate the main functions on your television using your video recorder remote control even if your television is not a Philips one We guarantee that your video recorder will switch to the new millennium with no problems whatsoever Recordings made on your video recorder can be controlled by an external satellite receiver This function automatically transfers all th...

Page 7: ... end into the aerial input socket on your TV set d Plug one end of the scart cable into the EXT 1 AV 1 scart socket at the back of the video recorder and the other end into the scart socket on your TV set see instruction manual TV set e Switch on the TV set f Insert one end of the mains cable into the mains socket 4 at the back of the video recorder and the other end into the wall socket g If your...

Page 8: ... select the programme number that you have chosen for video playback see instruction manual TV set f Tune in the TV set until this picture appears DThe video recorder will now be sending a welcoming text on channel 36 or 591MHz CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PURCHASE OF YOUR NEW PHILIPS VIDEO RECORDER TO CONTINUE PRESS OK g When the TV has been tuned read the paragraph Initial installation in the chapter ...

Page 9: ...he OK button j After you have confirmed the line DATE the video recorder will switch to standby The initial installation is now complete DIf you have connected a decoder you must install it as described in the next section DIf you have connected a satellite receiver please read the section satellite receiver Allocating a decoder Some TV stations will send coded TV channels that you can only watch ...

Page 10: ...cial channel S 30 enter 9 30 DThis video recorder can receive HIFI sound transmissions in NICAM You can switch NICAM off or on with the SELECT button e Confirm with the OK button f With the qP or P r button or with the number buttons 0 9 select the programme number you want to give to this TV channel for instance P01 g Confirm with the OK button If you want to allocate more TV channels repeat step...

Page 11: ...n this case read Manual TV channel allocation g Wait until for example TV02 appears h Select the next programme number for example 2 on the TV set i Confirm with the OK button on the video recorder remote control DIf you allocated the wrong TV channeL you can go back one step with the CLEAR CL button j Repeat steps g to i until all TV channels have been allocated k To end press the STANDBY m butto...

Page 12: ...elect the programme number for the video recorder b Press the MENU button on the remote control The main menu will appear c Select the line LANGUAGE and confirm with the OK button d Select your language with the P r or P q button and confirm with the OK button e To end press the STANDBY m button Setting the time and date DIf a TV channel which transmits TXT PDC is stored under programme number P01...

Page 13: ... start again And you can practise operating your set without any worries No matter which buttons you press you cannot damage it The symbols on your video recorder display These symbols can light up on your video recorder display This is where the current operating mode is shown as a symbol LP When you play a tape that has been recorded in LP Long Play When you have switched on the child lock When ...

Page 14: ...help line along the bottom of the screen E To call up the menu With the MENU button E To select a line With the P r or qP button E To enter or change your selection With the 0 9 P r or qP button E To cancel With the STANDBY m button E To save or confirm With the OK button E To close the main menu With the MENU button TIME 20 00 YEAR 1999 MONTH 01 DATE 01 0 9 OK Chapter INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORD...

Page 15: ...EFT The LINEAR COUNTER shows the tape position in hours minutes and seconds This LINEAR COUNTER is reset to 0 00 00 everytime a cassette is inserted even if the tape is not at the beginning You can also reset to 0 00 00 by pushing the CLEAR CL button TIME LEFT shows the actual amount of playing recording time left on the cassette in hours and minutes DWhen you play an NTSC cassette the video recor...

Page 16: ...er will automatically switch back to rewind or wind Automatic search for a tape position index search At the start of each recording the video recorder will write an index code on the tape a Press the INDEX E button and then the I button to select the next code mark or the H button for the previous code mark b When the video recorder finds the code mark it will automatically switch to play Automat...

Page 17: ... still picture If the still picture vibrates vertically you can improve the still picture as follows a During still picture hold the qP or P r button until the picture quality is at its best The video recorder will store this setting automatically DPlease note however that interference may still occur with poor quality cassettes Cleaning the video heads If horizontal lines appear on the screen whe...

Page 18: ...g with automatic switch off OTR one touch recording a Put a cassette in the machine b Use the qP or P r button to select the programme number you want to record c Press the nRECORD OTR button on the remote control d Press the nRECORD OTR button again and again until the display on the video recorder shows the desired end time or length of the recording DTo cancel this information press the CLEAR C...

Page 19: ...r display DIf you want to cancel this function before the recording has started you must hold the MONITOR button until SAT P disappears DIf you want to cancel this function while a programme is being recorded press the STANDBY m button on the remote control Switching on Direct Record When this function is switched on the video recorder will automatically record the programme selected on the televi...

Page 20: ...umber for the video recorder b Press the TIMER k button on the remote control c Enter the entire SHOWVIEW number up to 9 digits printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programme For example 5 312 4 or 5 312 4 Enter 53124 for the SHOWVIEW number If you make a mistake you can clear your instructions with the CLEAR CL button SHOWVIEW 53124 ONCE D WgSELECT CLEAR gCL 0 9 OK d Use the SE...

Page 21: ...lly eject it DIf TIMER FULL appears on the TV screen when you press the TIMER k button you have used up all the available TIMER blocks If you want to clear or check a TIMER block select it with the qP or P r button DProgramme numbers E1 and E2 are for recordings from other sources through scart socket EXT 1 AV 1 or EXT 2 AV 2 Programming a recording without SHOWVIEW a Switch on the TV set and sele...

Page 22: ...MER block select it with the qP or P r button DProgramme numbers E1 and E2 are for recordings from other sources through scart socket EXT 1 AV 1 or EXT 2 AV 2 How to check or change a programmed recording TIMER a Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder b Press the TIMER k button on the remote control twice c Select the programmed recording TIMER you want to chec...

Page 23: ... few seconds Setting the on screen display OSD You can switch the on screen display of the current operating information on or off a Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder b Press the MENU button on the remote control The main menu will appear CLOCK OSD CHANNEL ALLOCATION CHANNEL FREQUENCY MANUAL SEARCH AUTOSEARCH LANGUAGE FOLLOW TV DIRECT RECORD COUNTER OK c S...

Page 24: ...e PLAY G button c Press the MONITOR button on the remote control and the PLAY G button on the video recorder at the same time On the video recorder display you will see REP d If you want to cancel continuous playback repeat step c DDuring continuous playback no other button will work After a power failure playback will automatically start again Automatic switch off tuner mode If you do not use the...

Page 25: ...ou have connected the video recorder to the TV set with a scart cable Connecting VCR without scart cable is not possible when the modulator is switched off a Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder b Make sure that no cassette is in the video recorder Press the SYSTEM button for several seconds until for example G591 appears on the video recorder display c Hold ...

Page 26: ...educe the TV volume y switch off sound TV m switch off the TV set qTV next programme number TV r previous programme number a Hold the TV m button and enter the correct remote control command with the digit buttons 0 9 You will find a list of all available remote control commands on the last page of this manual DIf the selected code does not work with your TV set or if the make of your TV is not in...

Page 27: ...rrect programme number for the video recorder The cable connecting the TV set and the video recorder has come loose check the cable Poor picture quality when you play a cassette Your TV set is not properly adjusted The cassette badly worn or of poor quality use new cassette Tracking is not properly adjusted or the video heads are dirty turn to chapter PLAYBACK and read the section Cleaning the vid...

Page 28: ...M DK SECAM L L NTSC etc The system used by your television depends on which country you are in TXT Also known as Teletext Fasttext Videotext FLOF etc OTR One touch recording This function enables you to select the switch off time in intervals of 30 minutes Modulator An electronic component in a video recorder which allows audio and video signals to be transmitted via the aerial cable Your televisi...

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