Table of contents
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Introduction
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Dear Philips customer,
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Specifications
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Supplied accessories
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Important notes regarding operation
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Special functions of your new video recorder
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B
Connecting the video recorder
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Preparing the remote control for operation
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Connecting your video recorder to the TV set
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Connecting with a scart cable
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Connecting without a scart cable
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Connecting additional devices
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Installing your video recording
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Initial installation
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Decoder allocation
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Manual TV channel search
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Using the satellite receiver
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Sorting TV channels automatically (Follow TV)
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Automatic TV channel search
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Monitor function
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Sorting and clearing TV channels manually
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Setting on-screen menu language
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Setting the time and date
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Important notes for operation
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Navigation in the screen menu
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Tape List
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General information
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Adding a cassette to the Tape List
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Editing recording titles
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Searching for a title in the Tape List
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Removing a title from the Tape List
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Playback28
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Playing cassettes
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Playing back NTSC cassettes
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Displaying current tape position
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Searching for a tape position with picture (scanning)
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Still picture / slow motion
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Searching for tape position without picture (forward wind and
rewind)
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Instant View
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Automatic search for a tape position (index search)
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Automatic search for a blank space on the tape
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Eliminating picture interference
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Optimising tracking
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Optimising still picture
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Manual recording
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General information
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Recording without automatic switch-off
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Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR One-Touch-Recording)
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Preventing accidental erasing of cassettes
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Lining up recordings (assemble cut)
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Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)
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Automatic controlled recording from a satellite receiver (RECORD
LINK)
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'Direct Record'
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Switching 'Direct Record' on or off
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Programming a recording
(TIMER)
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General information
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Programming a recording (with 'ShowView')
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Problems and solutions for programmed recordings
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Programming a recording (without ShowView)
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Problem solving for programmed recordings
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Programming a recording with 'TURBO TIMER'
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Problems and solutions for programmed recordings
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How to check, change or delete a programmed recording (TIMER)
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Other functions
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Changing the video (colour) system
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Child lock
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Switching the on-screen display (OSD) off or on
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Switch off the clock display
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Switching the remote control command
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Continuous playback
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Automatic switch-off
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Using your video recorder remote control with your TV set
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Selecting the sound channel
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Suppressing interference
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Optimising the modulator
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Switching the modulator on / off
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Before you call an engineer
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HOTLINE telephone numbers
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