Philips VR620/07, Manual

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Lining up recordings (assemble cut)
When you add a further recording to a cassette, which already has a recording on it, a short
blank (flicker) can appear between the old and the new recording or the picture itself can flicker.
To help reduce these from occurring, proceed as follows:
1
Find the tape position of the old recording where you want to insert
the new recording.
2
Look at the last minute of the old recording (playback).
3
Press STOP
h
on the remote control at the tape position where the
new recording is to go.
9
' will appear on the display.
4
Now start recording as usual by pressing
RECORD/OTR
n
on the
remote control.
5
Stop recording with STOP
h
.
Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)
You can reduce the recording speed by half. This makes it 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
;q
P and confirm with
OK .
4
Select the required recording speed with
Q
or
P
.
'
SP
'/'
LP
'
AUTO
'
'
SP
' : S tandard P lay (normal recording speed) offers the usual first-class picture
quality.
'
LP
' : L ong P lay (half recording speed, double recording time). 8 hours can be
recorded on a 4 hour cassette (E240) with a somewhat reduced picture
quality.
'
AUTO
' : AUTO matic Long Play. If there is not enough space on the tape to
record a programmed recording in standard speed, the recording will
automatically be made in '
LP
' (Longplay). Otherwise, the recording speed will
be '
SP
' (Standardplay).
5
Confirm with OK .
6
To end, press MENU .
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