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Connecting a decoder or other equipment

You can connect additional equipment to the

EXT.2 AV 2

socket. For example: a decoder, a satellite receiver or a
camera recorder.
You can connect a HIFI-stereo set to the sockets

AUX OUT L R

(audio output left/right) and

AUX IN L R

(audio

input left/right).

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Summary of Contents for VR700/58

Page 1: ...atic search for a tape position index search 15 Selecting the picture setting SMART PICTURE 15 Picture interference 15 Cleaning the video heads 16 5 MANUAL RECORDING 17 Recording without automatic switch off 17 Recording with automatic switch off OTR one touch recording 17 Protecting your recordings 17 Auto assembling 17 Selecting the recording speed SP or LP 17 Automatic recording from a satellit...

Page 2: ...lect Cursor right P Select One line or programme number up P Select One line or programme number down PLAY G Playback To play a cassette H Rewind During STOP and STANDBY rewind during PLAYBACK reverse scanning STOP h Pause Stop To stop the tape except during TIMER recording I Forward wind During STOP and STANDBY forward wind during PLAYBACK forward scanning INDEX E Index search In combination with...

Page 3: ... forward scanning STILL R Still picture To stop the tape and display the actual position on the tape as 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 ...

Page 4: ... 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 electronic equipment contains many materials that can be recycled Please inquire ...

Page 5: ...mains you will be welcomed with an OSD picture All you have to do is follow the instructions in the intelligent help line for the next step Enjoy the Automatic TV channel search save function and the automatic 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 recor...

Page 6: ...e aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert it into the 2 socket at the back of the video recorder c Plug one end of the aerial cable provided into the 3 socket on the video recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket on your TV set d Plug one end of the special scart cable provided into the EXT 1 AV 1 scart socket at the back of the video recorder and the other end into the scart ...

Page 7: ...ogramme number e g EXT 0 or AV automatically select the programme number for the video recorder manually see instruction manual TV set h Then read Initial installation in chapter INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Connecting without a scart cable a Switch off the TV set b Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert it into the 2 socket at the back of the video recorder c Plug one end of t...

Page 8: ...can connect additional equipment to the EXT 2 AV 2 socket For example a decoder a satellite receiver or a camera recorder You can connect a HIFI stereo set to the sockets AUX OUT L R audio output left right and AUX IN L R audio input left right 6 ...

Page 9: ...________________________________ TO CONTINUE PRESS OK i Check if the TIME in line TIME is correct If required change the time with the number buttons 0 9 on your remote control j Check YEAR MONTH and DATE in the same way To select between the fields use the P or P button k When all the information is correct confirm with the OK button l To end press the MENU button The initial installation is now ...

Page 10: ... the P button INSTALLATION MANUAL SEARCH CHANNEL FREQ CH ENTRY SEARCH 34 PROGRAMME NUMBER 02 TV CHANNEL NAME BBC DECODER OFF TV SYSTEM AUTO NICAM ON FINE TUNING 1 ________________________________ TO EXIT PRESS MENU e In the line CHANNEL FREQ select the display for FREQ frequency CH channel S CH special channel f If you know the frequency or channel of the desired TV channel you can enter the data ...

Page 11: ...button The main menu appears c Select the line INSTALLATION with the P or P button and confirm with the P button MAIN MENU INSTALLATION AUTOM SEARCH FOLLOW TV MANUAL SEARCH TV CHANNEL ALLOCATION OPTIMIZE MODULATOR TIME DATE LANGUAGE COUNTRY TO EXIT PRESS MENU d Select the line FOLLOW TV with the P or P button and confirm with the P button Take notice of the message on the TV screen e Press the OK ...

Page 12: ...clearing TV channels manually You can assign any programme number to a TV channel that you have stored and you can also delete unwanted TV channels DWith Connecting with Easy Link NexTView the video recorder automatically loads the TV channels from the TV set That is why you cannot select this manual function a Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder b P...

Page 13: ... the country you are in with the P or P button If your country doesn t show up select OTHERS f Confirm with the OK button g To end press the MENU button Setting the time and date If a TV channel which transmits TXT PDC is stored under programme number P01 time and date will automatically be taken from the TXT PDC information If the time in the video recorder display is not correct or if appears in...

Page 14: ...ing operating problems you can just interrupt the function and 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 Video programming system programme delivery control when a VPS or PDC code is being transmitted This is where...

Page 15: ...button E To enter or change your selection With the 0 9 Q or P button E To cancel With the MENU button E To save With the OK button E To confirm With the P button E To close the menu With the MENU button MAIN MENU PLAY FUNCTIONS MANUAL TRACKING VERTICAL STABILITY HEAD CLEANING ________________________________ TO EXIT PRESS MENU PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS MAIN MENU RECORDING FUNCTIONS RECORD SETTINGS AUDIO...

Page 16: ... During playback press the COUNTER button b Select one of the following options with the COUNTER button TIME USED to indicate the time used on the tape TIME LEFT to indicate the time left on the tape COUNTER to indicate the actual position on the tape DTo reset the tape position to 0 00 00 press the CLEAR CL button DThis video recorder will automatically recognise the length of the tape DWhen you ...

Page 17: ...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 Selecting the picture setting SMART PICTURE You can change the picture setting while a tape is p...

Page 18: ...h the OK button f To end press the MENU button DPlease note however that interference may still occur with poor quality cassettes Cleaning the video heads If horizontal lines appear on the screen when you play a cassette you should clean the video heads a During playback press the MENU button b Select the line PLAY FUNCTIONS with the P or P button and confirm with the P button c Select the line HE...

Page 19: ...r recordings So that you don t accidentally delete an important recording remove the special tab on the narrow side of the cassette with a screwdriver or slide the special tab to the left Later if you no longer want to protect your recording you can seal the gap again with sticky tape or slide the special tab to the right Auto assembling You can use the auto assembling function to join individual ...

Page 20: ... Record When this function is switched on the video recorder will automatically record the programme selected on the television by means of a scart cable DThe video recorder must be switched off DWith Connecting with scart cable and Easy Link NexTView the video recorder will also take the programme number from the TV set automatically with the video recorder switched on a Switch on the TV set If r...

Page 21: ...te control The programming mode selected last is marked c Select the line SHOWVIEW PROGRAMMING with the P or P button and confirm with the P button d 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 ...

Page 22: ... button you have used up all the available TIMER blocks If you want to clear or check a TIMER block select it with the P or P button DProgramme number AUX is provided for audio recordings via sockets AUX IN L R Programming a recording without SHOWVIEW 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 The programming mode ...

Page 23: ...P button d Select the programmed recording TIMER you want to check or change with the P or P button e Press the P button f Select the entry field with the Q or P button g Change any information with the P or P button or with the 0 9 buttons DUnder END use the SELECT button to select the recording speed SP or LP h Confirm with the OK button i To end press the TIMER k button j Make sure that the cas...

Page 24: ...d lock This function will prevent unauthorised use of your video recorder All button functions will be locked DYou can make programmed recordings while the child lock is on a Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder b Press the MENU button The main menu appears c Select the line SPECIAL SETTINGS with the P or P button and confirm with the P button MAIN ME...

Page 25: ...then disappears OFF OSD information is switched off ON OSD information is switched on f Confirm with the OK button g To end press the MENU button DWith the OK button you can superimpose the on screen display of current operating mode on the TV screen Switching to 16 9 wide screen picture If you are using a cassette with 16 9 wide screen recordings you can switch this function ON The TV set will no...

Page 26: ...he menu does not disappear the video recorder didn t recognise the remote control command Repeat step g DAfter you changed the batteries in the remote control it will switch back to VCR 1 DIf e g VCR ONLY RESPONDS TO VCR 2 COMMANDS appears on the TV screen or VCR 2 appears in the video recorder display after pressing a button for a few seconds you must switch the remote control to VCR 2 i To end p...

Page 27: ... OK button g To end press the MENU button DA TIMER recording only works when the video recorder is switched to standby The DEMO function When the DEMO function is switched on and the video recorder switched off several menus will be demonstrated on the TV screen This has no influence on operating the video recorder a Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder b Pre...

Page 28: ...r frequency indicated with the OK button g To end press the MENU button DIf the picture or sound quality is poor you might have selected the wrong TV system In the line SOUND SYSTEM select the TV system you want e g G for PAL BG or K for SECAM DK using the menu buttons P or Q Switching off the modulator If you cannot clear picture or sound interference you can switch off the built in modulator You...

Page 29: ... from e g a HiFi unit or a second video recorder a Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder b Put a cassette in the machine c Use a audio cable cinch cable to connect your HiFi stereo unit with the AUX IN L R socket at the back of the video recorder DYou can also use the EXT 1 AV 1 or EXT 2 AV 2 sockets or the front L AUDIO R sockets for audio only recordings d S...

Page 30: ...V for playing cassette on the TV select the correct 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 ...

Page 31: ...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...

Page 32: ...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 ...

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