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Additional TV functions

TV volume

: TV volume up

TV volume

: TV volume down

TV sound off

: To switch the sound on or off

Standby

: To switch off the TV

TV programme number

: To select next programme number

TV programme number

: To select previous programme number

Front of the device

STANDBY/ON

Switch on or off

: To switch off or on, interrupt a function, interrupt a

programmed recording (TIMER)

RECORD

Record

: To record the TV channel selected at this moment

PROGRAMME

Select

: One line or programme number down

PROGRAMME

Select

: One line or programme number up

STOP/EJECT

Pause/Stop, eject cassette

: To stop the tape and eject the cassette

Rewind

: During STOP and STANDBY: rewind, during PLAYBACK:

reverse scanning

Playback

: To play a cassette

Forward wind

: During STOP and STANDBY: forward wind, during

PLAYBACK: forward scanning

Behind the flap at the left-hand corner on
the front

White and red
socket

L AUDIO R

Audio input socket left/right

: To connect a camera recorder or

video recorder (programme number '

Yellow socket

VIDEO

Video input socket

: To connect a camera recorder or video recorder

(programme number '

Summary of Contents for VR620/07

Page 1: ...orward wind and rewind 29 Instant View 29 Automatic search for a tape position index search 29 Automatic search for a blank space on the tape 30 GEliminating picture interference 31 Optimising tracking 31 Optimising still picture 31 HManual recording 32 General information 32 Recording without automatic switch off 32 Recording with automatic switch off OTR One Touch Recording 33 Preventing acciden...

Page 2: ...lter or clear a programmed TIMER MENU Menu To call up or end main menu OK Store Confirm To store or confirm entry Q Select Cursor left P Select Cursor right qP Select To select the next line or programme number P r Select To select the previous line or programme number PLAY G Playback To play a cassette H Rewind During STOP and STANDBY rewind during PLAYBACK reverse scanning STOP h Pause Stop To s...

Page 3: ...is moment PROGRAMME r Select One line or programme number down PROGRAMME q Select One line or programme number up STOP EJECT Pause Stop eject cassette To stop the tape and eject the cassette H Rewind During STOP and STANDBY rewind during PLAYBACK reverse scanning G Playback To play a cassette I Forward wind During STOP and STANDBY forward wind during PLAYBACK forward scanning Behind the flap at th...

Page 4: ...rded with hifi sound or when a hifi sound is transmitted When you are making a recording k When you have programmed a recording or when a programmed recording is being made D When you are programming daily recordings W When you are programming weekly recordings When you have put a cassette in the video recorder DATE When the date of the programmed recording is shown START When the start time of th...

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Page 6: ... will be giving you instructions on functions that help make it easier to use your device Problem Here I will help you to find the cause of problems and their solutions For experts Here I will be giving you instructions on functions that are necessary for special applications I hope you have lots of fun with your new device Phil P S If you have questions or if problems come up during operation ple...

Page 7: ...es that you will enjoy using your new video recorder This video recorder is used for the recording and playback of VHS video cassettes Cassettes with the VHS C label VHS cassettes for camcorders may only be used with a suitable adapter This product complies with the requirements of Directive 73 23 EEC 89 336 EEC 93 68 EEC Specifications Voltage 220 240V 50Hz Energy consumption 16W Energy consumpti...

Page 8: ...the facilities available in your country for disposing of the packaging of the video recorder in a way that helps to protect the environment This electronic device contains many materials that can be recycled Please enquire about the possibilities for recycling your old device Make sure that air can circulate freely through the ventilation slots on the video recorder Do not place the device on an ...

Page 9: ...ate the main functions on your television using your video recorder remote control even if your television is not a Philips This function automatically transfers all the television channel settings onto your video recorder Recordings made on your video recorder can be controlled by an external satellite receiver Your video recorder can ascertain which channel is currently playing on your televisio...

Page 10: ...t with a suitable plug Please observe the following conditions If your new plug uses a built in fuse this should be a 3A fuse If your new plug does not contain a built in fuse please do not use any fuses in your fusebox with a rating of more than 5A Please destroy the old cut off plug so that it cannot be used elsewhere 4 Connect the blue cable neutral N to the terminal in the plug which is marked...

Page 11: ...g your video recorder to the TV set The necessary cable connections must be made before you can record or playback TV programmes using your video recorder We recommend that you use a scart cable to connect your TV set and video recorder What is a scart cable The scart or Euro AV cable serves as the universal connector for picture sound and control signals With this type of connection there is prac...

Page 12: ... suitable scart socket on your TV set reserved for the video recorder operation see your TV s operating instructions My TV set has several scart sockets Which one should I use Select that scart socket which is suited for the video output as well as for the video input My TV offers me a selection menu for the scart socket Select TV as a connection source of this scart socket 4 Switch on the TV set ...

Page 13: ...ocket 2 at the back of the video recorder 3 Insert one end of the supplied aerial cable into the socket TV at the back of the video recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket at the back of the TV set 4 Insert one end of the supplied mains cable into the mains socket 4 at the back of the video recorder and the other end into the wall socket 5 Switch on your TV set and select the progr...

Page 14: ...rder operation Programme number for video recorder operation You have now saved a programme number for use by your video recorder as you would a regular TV channel This programme number must now be used in future for video recorder playback video recorder TV channel You can find more details in chapter Initial Installation Connecting additional devices You can connect additional devices such as de...

Page 15: ... aThe video recorder does not find any TV channels during the search b Select channel 1 on the TV set Can you see the saved TV channel on the TV set If not check the cable connection of the aerial aerial socket video recorder TV set b Please have patience The video recorder searches the entire frequency range in order to find and save the largest possible number of TV channels It is possible that ...

Page 16: ...ke to allocate the decoder to 3 Press the button MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear 4 Use the buttons qP or P r to select the line MANUAL SEARCH and confirm with OK MANUAL SEARCH PROGRAMME NUMBER è P01 p S CHANNEL NO CHANNEL NUMBER 21 DECODER OFF NICAM ON ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 5 Use the buttons P r or qP to select the line DECODER 6 Use the buttons Q...

Page 17: ..._________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 4 Select line PROGRAMME NUMBER using P r or qP 5 Using Q or P select the desired programme number that you want to use for the TV channel e g P01 6 In line S CHANNEL select the desired display using P What is hidden behind the settings NO Display Entry of channels YES Display Entry of special channels What is a special channel TV channels are transmitted in cer...

Page 18: ...ng in sound disruptions you can turn off NICAM In line NICAM select OFF using Q or P 8 Save the TV channel with OK STORED will briefly appear on the TV screen 9 To search for other TV channels begin again at step 3 0 To end press MENU Using the satellite receiver TV channels from a satellite receiver connected to the scart socket EXT 2 AV 2 are received on the video recorder on programme number E2...

Page 19: ...V TV CHANNEL ALLOC RECORD SPEED AUTO STANDBY VIDEOSYSTEM SPECIAL SETTINGS ________________________________ EXITpMENU OK HOTLINEpCL 3 Select line FOLLOW TV using P r or qP and confirm with OK 4 Press the OK button TV01 will appear in the video recorder display TV01 5 Select programme number 1 on the TV set aI cannot switch my TV set to programme number 1 b If you have connected additional devices t...

Page 20: ...sible to use this function Please read the section Sorting TV channels manually 7 Wait until the next number e g TV02 appears in the display 8 Select the next programme number on the TV set e g 2 9 Confirm with OK on the video recorder remote control Deleting sorting You can delete an incorrect TV channel sorting by pressing CLEAR CL 0 Repeat steps 7 to 9 until you have assigned a programme number...

Page 21: ...gramme number for the video recorder 2 Press the MENU button on the remote control The main menu will appear 3 Select line AUTO INSTALL using P r or qP 4 Press OK AUTO INSTALL SEARCHING 00 TV CHANNELS FOUND ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ__________________ PLEASE WAIT 5 Autoinstall starts Wait until all TV channels have been found This can take several minutes 6 When Autoinstall is complete STORED will briefly appear on ...

Page 22: ...e unwanted TV channels or those with poor reception 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear 3 Select line TV CHANNEL ALLOC using P r or qP 4 Confirm with OK TV CHANNEL ALLOC ALLOCATE ON P01 TV CHANNEL è BBC1 p ________________________________ ALLOCATEpOK EXITpMENU 5 Using Q or P select the sa...

Page 23: ...The main menu will appear on the screen b After you have confirmed the last channel that can be sorted you will automatically return to the main menu since no more TV channels can be assigned 0 To assign other TV channels to a programme number repeat steps 7 to 9 A Confirm the assignment of the TV channel with MENU B To exit the main menu press MENU ENGLISH Installing your video recording ...

Page 24: ... DATE 01 TIME 20 00 SMART CLOCK ON ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 4 Check the year in line YEAR If required please change the year with the number buttons 0 9 on the remote control 5 Select the next line with qP or P r 6 Check MONTH DATE and TIME in the same way aTime date is displayed incorrectly despite manual setting b With Smart Clock time date is transferred from the TV c...

Page 25: ...not to affect the use of the TV or programmed recordings Your video recorder uses less than 4W with clock display switched off Power outage no power Channel information remains saved for up to 1 year the time and timer information is saved for up to 3 hours Emergency exit The video recorder and the remote control have the option of an Emergency exit You can use the STANDBY ON m button to interrupt...

Page 26: ...e recordings on them lasts longer than with new blank cassettes 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Label the cassette to be inserted with a number from 1 to 9 3 Insert the cassette into the video recorder 4 TAPE will appear in the display TAPE LIST CHECKING CASSETTE PLEASE WAIT ________________________________ 5 Enter the cassette number using t...

Page 27: ... title The title of this recording can only be changed after the recording has been completed To do this the corresponding cassette does not have to be in the video recorder In the following you will read how to customise the titles to your wishes TAPE LIST CASS TITLE LENGTH 1 RECORDING 1 061 MIN RECORDING 2 065 MIN 2 RECORDING 1 MIN ________________________________ EXITpMENU EDITp p FINDpOK 1 Pre...

Page 28: ...iew of all recordings saved in Tape List appears on the screen What do the displays on the screen mean CASS Cassette number TITLE Title TV channel time date LENGTH Length of the recording 3 Select the title that you want to play back with P r or qP aI see the message INSERT CASSETTE X on the screen b The selected recording is located on the Tape List cassette with the displayed cassette number Ple...

Page 29: ...ss TAPE LIST on the remote control TAPE LIST CASS TITLE LENGTH 1 RECORDING 1 061 MIN RECORDING 2 065 MIN 2 RECORDING 1 MIN ________________________________ EXITpMENU EDITp p FINDpOK 2 An overview of all recordings saved in Tape List appears on the screen 3 Select with P r or qP the title to be deleted 4 Press CLEAR CL Cassette contents are not deleted The title was only removed from the Tape List ...

Page 30: ...rom the Tape List You can find more information on the Tape List in the chapter Tape List If you don t use the Tape List interrupt with STOP h or PLAY G 2 Press the Play button PLAY G to view the tape This will for example appear in the display 0 00 02 aPicture sound quality is poor b When playing rental videos or older poorer quality cassettes it may not be possible to completely filter out pictu...

Page 31: ...ssette 60HZ will appear on the display Some special features for example still picture are not possible while you are playing an NTSC cassette Displaying current tape position The display shows the tape position in hours minutes and seconds In addition by pressing OK you can show the present tape position on the TV screen The following information is displayed on the screen e g 0 02 45 Shows the t...

Page 32: ...n running for a few seconds will the correct playing time be shown Searching for a tape position with picture scanning 0 30 21 1 While a cassette is playing press H reverse or I forward one or more times This will for example appear in the display 2 To stop at a certain place on the tape press PLAY G Decreased picture quality Scanning interferes with the picture quality The sound is switched off T...

Page 33: ...u release the button the video recorder will automatically switch back to rewind or wind Automatic search for a tape position index search Every time a tape is recorded an index marking is written on the tape This marking can be compared with a bookmark These marked positions can be found again quickly and easily later by pressing a button 1 To search for the previous marking press INDEX E and the...

Page 34: ...ample after an existing recording on the tape 0 00 00 1 Press INDEX E Then press STOP h This will for example appear in the display 2 As soon as the video recorder finds the corresponding tape position it automatically switches to pause aThe cassette is ejected b The video recorder was unable to find any blank space on the tape inserted Playback ...

Page 35: ...he playback quality is at its best 3 Wait a few seconds until TRAC disappears from the display These selected picture settings will not change until you eject the cassette Optimising still picture If the still picture vibrates vertically you can improve the still picture as follows 1 During still picture hold qP or P r until the picture quality is at its best JITT will appear in the display 2 When...

Page 36: ...pe List To save a recording in the Tape List or to use a Tape List cassette enter the cassette number using the number buttons 0 9 on the remote control The cassette is being checked You can find more information on the Tape List in the chapter Tape List If you don t use the Tape List interrupt with STOP h BBC1 2 Use qP or P r to select the programme number you want to record for example P01 This ...

Page 37: ...or P r to select the programme number you want to record 3 Press RECORD OTR n on the remote control 4 Each time you press RECORD OTR n you will add 30 minutes to the recording time How can I clear the recording time just setted To delete an entry press CLEAR CL while the display shows the recording time Preventing accidental erasing of cassettes All cassettes except for rental and store cassettes ...

Page 38: ... possible to record for example eight hours instead of four hours on an E240 four hour cassette For playback the correct recording speed will automatically be selected 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear 3 Select line RECORD SPEED using P r or qP and confirm with OK 4 Select the required ...

Page 39: ...RD ON ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 4 Select line RECORD LINK using P r or qP 5 Select function ON with Q or P Switching off Record Link To switch off the function select OFF 6 Confirm with OK 7 To end press MENU 8 Insert a cassette 9 Use a scart cable to connect scart socket EXT 2 AV 2 on the video recorder to the corresponding scart socket on the satellite receiver 0 Progra...

Page 40: ... Please do not change the TV channel on the TV set during the search so as not to affect the process 1 On the TV set select the programme number you want make the recording from 2 Press RECORD OTR n with the video recorder switched off aA search symbol appears in the display a moving symbol b The video recorder is comparing its saved TV channels with those of the TV set Please do not change the TV...

Page 41: ...ect line SPECIAL SETTINGS using P r or qP and confirm with OK SPECIAL SETTINGS OSD è ON p CLOCK DISPLAY OFF RECORD LINK OFF REPEAT PLAY OFF DIRECT RECORD ON ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 4 In line DIRECT RECORD select OFF Direct Record off or ON Direct Record on using Q or P 5 Confirm with OK 6 To end press MENU 7 Switch off with STANDBY ON m ENGLISH Manual recording ...

Page 42: ... information is saved in a TIMER block What is VPS PDC VPS Video Programming System PDC Programme Delivery Control are used to control the start and duration of TV channel recordings If a TV programme starts earlier or ends later the video recorder will then turn on and off and the correct time What do I need to know about VPS PDC You must enter the start time exactly to the minute If you want to ...

Page 43: ...re PlusCode number This number is up to 9 digits long and can be found next to the start time of the TV programme in your TV listings magazine e g 5 234 89 or 5 234 89 Enter 523489 for the PlusCode number If you make a mistake you can clear your instructions with CLEAR CL VIDEO PLUS PLUSCODE NUMBER REP 53124 èONCE p ________________________________ REP pSELECT STOREpOK TIMER LISTpTIMER Selecting o...

Page 44: ...d data appears after confirmation You can go back to change the data Select the corresponding input field using P or Q Change the data with qP P r or with the number buttons 0 9 Switching on VPS PDC in the START input field Select the START input field using P Using SELECT switch on VPS PDC lights up If you press SELECT again you will switch VPS PDC off goes out 6 When all informations are correct...

Page 45: ...cording bThe end of the tape was reached during recording Error message NO CASSETTE k will flash in the video recorder display bNo cassette was inserted Insert a cassette and switch off the video recorder using STANDBY ON m Cassette was ejected as soon as the OK button was pressed bA cassette was inserted with the security tab removed Undo the erase protection chapter Manual Recording section Prev...

Page 46: ...umber buttons 0 9 on the remote control Selecting onetime daily weekly recordings In DATE use SELECT to select from the following options ONCE Recording once MO FR Repeated daily recordings from Monday to Friday WEEK Repeated weekly recordings every week on the same day Programme numbers of the E1 and E2 scart socket You can also programme recordings from external sources via scart socket EXT 1 AV...

Page 47: ...control The cassette is being checked You can find more information on the Tape List in the chapter Tape List If you don t use the Tape List interrupt with STOP h 7 Switch off with STANDBY ON m The programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched off with STANDBY ON m If any of the TIMER blocks are in use k will light up on the video recorder display ENGLISH Programming ...

Page 48: ...ll flash in the video recorder display bNo cassette was inserted Insert a cassette and switch off the video recorder using STANDBY ON m The PROTECTED CASSETTE error message appears briefly on the screen then the cassette is ejected bA cassette was inserted with the security tab removed Undo the erase protection chapter Manual Recording section Preventing accidental erasing of cassettes or insert a...

Page 49: ...y means that the video recorder clock is not set correctly Please read the section Setting the time and date in chapter Installing your video recorder 20 00 2 Press TURBO TIMER The current time start time will appear in the display for instance START 20 00 If required you can change this using qP or P r 22 00 3 Press TURBO TIMER The end time will appear in the display for instance END 22 00 END 22...

Page 50: ...corder with STANDBY ON m A programmed recording timer will only function if the video recorder is switched off bNo cassette was inserted Insert a cassette and switch off the video recorder using STANDBY ON m Cassette is ejected during recording bThe end of the tape was reached during recording The PROT error message appears briefly in the display then the cassette is ejected bA cassette was insert...

Page 51: ...lect the programmed recording TIMER you want to check change or delete with P r or qP Delete programmed recording Press CLEAR CL appears rather than the displayed values To end press MENU 4 Press TIMER k Select the input field with Q or P If required change the information with qP P r or the number buttons 0 9 5 Confirm with OK 6 Switch off with STANDBY ON m ENGLISH Programming a recording TIMER ...

Page 52: ...ng playback press the MENU button on the remote control The main menu will appear MENU CLOCK AUTO INSTALL MANUAL SEARCH FOLLOW TV TV CHANNEL ALLOC RECORD SPEED AUTO STANDBY VIDEOSYSTEM SPECIAL SETTINGS ________________________________ EXITpMENU OK HOTLINEpCL 2 Select line VIDEOSYSTEM using P r or qP and confirm with OK 3 Select the TV colour system with the least disruptions using P or Q If colour...

Page 53: ... on will disappear from the video recorder display a will flash in the video recorder display b This symbol flashes when a button is pressed when the child lock is active Switching the on screen display OSD off or on Along with the on screen menu the OSD On Screen Display also displays information on the current operating status counter playback recording TV channel etc on the TV screen You can sw...

Page 54: ...s will still take place 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear 3 Select the line SPECIAL SETTINGS with P r or qP and confirm with OK SPECIAL SETTINGS OSD è ON p CLOCK DISPLAY OFF RECORD LINK OFF REPEAT PLAY OFF DIRECT RECORD ON ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 4 To switch ...

Page 55: ... do I need to pay attention to when changing the remote control and video recorder You must always change both video recorder and remote control to the same setting e g video recorder and remote control to VCR1 or VCR2 After you change the batteries in the remote control it will switch back to VCR1 How can I change back to VCR1 Press MENU The main menu will appear Press the SELECT button on the re...

Page 56: ...FF DIRECT RECORD ON ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 3 Select line REPEAT PLAY using qP or P r 4 Select function ON with Q or P If you select OFF continuous playback will be switched off 5 Confirm with OK STORED will appear briefly on the screen 6 To end press MENU 7 Insert a cassette Using Tape List Enter the Tape List cassette number with the number buttons 0 9 on the remote c...

Page 57: ...e control The main menu will appear 3 Select line AUTO STANDBY using P r or qP 4 Select OFF no automatic switch off or ON automatic switch off with the menu buttons P or Q 5 Confirm with OK STORED will briefly appear on the TV screen 6 To end press MENU 7 Hold down the TV y button 8 By using the TV buttons on the panel in the middle of the control you can qS increase the TV volume Sr decrease the ...

Page 58: ...ono linear sound track can be heard MIXED The mono linear sound track can be heard at the same time as the stereo HIFI sound tracks 2 Keep pressing SELECT until the desired setting appears in the display Automatic switch to MONO If a TV channel does not transmit a stereo signal or if there is no stereo signal recorded on the video cassette the video recorder will automatically switch to MONO You w...

Page 59: ...amme number used for video recorder playback see TV operating instructions 2 Press STOP EJECT to eject any cassette that might be in the device 3 Hold the STOP h button on the remote control 4 In addition press the STOP EJECT button on the video recorder until the modulator frequency appears on the screen e g M583 583MHz or UHF channel 35 The video recorder will now transmit a test image on UHF ch...

Page 60: ...the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press STOP EJECT to eject any cassette that might be in the device 3 Hold the STOP h button on the remote control 4 In addition press the STOP EJECT button on the video recorder until the modulator frequency appears on the screen e g M583 583MHz or UHF channel 35 OPTIMIZE MODULATOR OPTIMIZE FREQUENCY 583 p MODULATOR ON ________________________________ ...

Page 61: ...ng is currently being made if desired cancel the programmed recording with STANDBY ON m bChild lock active switch the child lock off bThere is a technical problem disconnect from the mains power supply for 30 seconds then connect again If this doesn t help you could reset your video recorder to the default factory settings Resetting devices to default factory settings bAttention All the informatio...

Page 62: ...ing of cassettes in chapter Manual Recording b VPS PDC switched on but VPS PDCtime wrong enter VPS PDCtime exactly to the minute Have your aerial checked Programmed recording does not work bYou have programmed the wrong time or date check time and date bCheck time and date If time and date are wrong despite manual setting you can switch SMART CLOCK off Please read the section Setting the time and ...

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Page 64: ...agnadyne 12 23 Magnafon 12 Manesth 30 20 25 Marantz 01 Matsui 02 39 18 20 04 06 07 10 28 Memorex 02 Metz 34 Mitsubishi 07 14 16 Mivar 27 Multitech 02 12 Neckermann 01 Nikkai 06 21 05 10 25 Nobliko 12 Nokia 41 33 Nordmende 15 Oceanic 33 Orion 28 30 31 39 Osaki 05 10 20 21 25 Oso 21 Osume 05 10 Otake 29 Otto Versand 03 07 20 30 01 Palladium 35 38 Panama 20 25 Panasonic 24 34 Pathe Cinema 30 Pausa 02...

Page 65: ... volume TV y switch off sound TV m switch off the TV set TV q next programme number TV r previous programme number a Hold TV y and enter the correct remote control command with the number buttons 0 9 When you have entered the code number correctly the TV set will switch off You will find a list of all available remote control commands on the last page of this manual DIf the selected code does not ...

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