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HOW TO CONNECT YOUR VIDEO RECORDER

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How to connect your video recorder to the TV set

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Connecting with a scart cable without

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Connecting without a scart cable

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Connecting a decoder or other equipment

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INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER

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Initial installation

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Allocating a decoder

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Manual TV channel search

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Satellite receiver

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Special installation functions

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Automatic TV Channel Allocation

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Automatic TV channel search (Autoinstall)

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Monitor function

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Sorting and clearing TV channels manually

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Setting the time and date

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IMPORTANT NOTES FOR OPERATION

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General information

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Saving energy

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Emergency interrupt

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The symbols on your video recorder display

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Summary of user guide

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User guide (OSD)

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THE TAPE MANAGER (TM)

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Adding a cassette to the Tape Manager

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Searching for a title

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Searching for a blank part of the tape

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Editing the title

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Copying the Tape Manager memory

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PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS

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Playing a cassette

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Playing NTSC cassettes

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Tape position indication

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Searching for tape position with the picture (picture
search)

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Still picture/Slow motion

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The JOG/SHUTTLE functions on the video recorder

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Searching for tape position without the picture (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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Selecting the picture setting

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Picture interference

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Cleaning the video heads

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MANUAL RECORDING

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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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Protecting your recordings

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Auto-assembling

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Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)

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Automatic recording from a satellite receiver (SAT
RECORDING)

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Switching on ’Direct Record’

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PROGRAMMED RECORDING (TIMER)

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’VPS’ (Video Programming System) and ’PDC’
(Programme Delivery Control)

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Programming a recording (with ’VIDEO Plus+’)

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Programming a recording (without ’VIDEO Plus+’)

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How to check or change a programmed recording
(TIMER)

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How to clear a programmed recording (TIMER)

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’NexTView Link’

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ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

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Changing the TV system

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Child lock

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Switching the ’on-screen display’ (OSD) on or off

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Switching to 16:9 wide screen picture

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Switching the remote control command

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Continuous playback

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Automatic switch-off (tuner mode)

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Reducing picture disturbance

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Switching off the modulator

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Using your video recorder remote control with your
TV set

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Manual audio control

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Recording audio only

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Audio dubbing

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Selecting the sound track

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Synchronous editing (synchro-edit)

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Connecting the video recorder and the camera
recorder.

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Starting synchro-edit

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Variant 1, the video recorder is to control the
camera recorder

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Variant 2, the camera recorder is to control the
video recorder

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Setting the ’preroll time’

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Before you call an engineer

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10. GLOSSARY

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Technical terms used

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CONTENTS

Summary of Contents for VR860/07

Page 1: ...ure setting 19 Picture interference 19 Cleaning the video heads 19 6 MANUAL RECORDING 20 Recording without automatic switch off 20 Recording with automatic switch off OTR one touch recording 20 Protecting your recordings 20 Auto assembling 20 Selecting the recording speed SP or LP 21 Automatic recording from a satellite receiver SAT RECORDING 21 Switching on Direct Record 22 7 PROGRAMMED RECORDING...

Page 2: ...eft P Select 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 combinat...

Page 3: ...flap at the lefthand corner on the front L AUDIO R Audio input socket left right To connect a camera recorder or video recorder programme number E3 VIDEO Video input socket To connect a camera recorder or video recorder E3 SYNCHRO EDIT EDIT input socket To connect a suitable camera recorder MANUAL Manual sound control To switch between automatic sound control and manual sound control Back of the s...

Page 4: ... 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 about the possibilities for recycling your old set DVIDEO Plus and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VIDEO Plus system is manuf...

Page 5: ...corder and other home cinema equipment When you connect your video recorder to your television and plug it into the 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 usin...

Page 6: ... plug which is marked with the letter N or coloured black e Connect the brown wire to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter L or coloured red f Do not connect either of the wires to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E the symbol or coloured green or green and yellow Before you refit the plug cover make sure that the grip at the bottom of the plug is clampe...

Page 7: ...n your TV in the same sequence This may take several minutes When all information has been copied the following text will appear on the TV screen EASY LINK LOADING COMPLETE h Check if time and date are correct Read the section Setting Time Date in the chapter INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Connecting with a scart cable without Easy Link NexTView a Switch off the TV set b Remove the aerial cable pl...

Page 8: ...at the back of the video recorder and plug the other end into the wall socket e Switch on your TV set and 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 35 or 583MHz CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PURCHASE OF YOUR NEW PHILIPS VIDEO RECORDER ...

Page 9: ...will send coded TV channels that you can only watch when you use a decoder You can connect such a decoder descrambler to your video recorder With the following function the connected decoder will automatically be activated for the TV programme you want to watch DWith Connecting with scart cable and Easy Link NexTView the decoder must be activated for the TV set a Switch on the TV set If required s...

Page 10: ...don t know the frequency or channel of the TV channel of your choice press the P button to start the channel search g In the line PROGRAMME NUMBER select the programme number you want e g 01 with the Q or P button h If you want to change the TV channel name press the P button in line TV CHANNEL NAME E Select the character you want to change with the Q or the P button Change the character with the ...

Page 11: ...LL FOLLOW TV MANUAL SEARCH TV CHANNEL ALLOCATION OPTIMIZE MODULATOR TIME DATE ________________________________ 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 button TV01 appears in the video recorder display TV01 f Select programme number 1 on the TV set g Confirm with the OK button on t...

Page 12: ...corder to your TV set and if your TV set responds to this switch over Sorting and 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 Switc...

Page 13: ...he remote control The main menu will appear c Select the line INSTALLATION with the P or P button and confirm with the P button d Select the line TIME DATE with the P or P button and confirm with the P button INSTALLATION TIME DATE TIME 20 00 YEAR 1999 MONTH 01 DATE 01 ________________________________ TO EXIT PRESS MENU e Check the time in line TIME If required please change the time with the 0 9 ...

Page 14: ...aving 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 whe...

Page 15: ... 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 SET RECORDING FUNCTIONS RECORD SETTINGS AUDIO ONLY AUDIO DUBB...

Page 16: ...he cassette number and all the titles stored on this cassette will appear on the screen DIf you put a cassette into the machine that has been recorded on but has not been registered in the Tape Manager no information will appear on the screen c Confirm with the OK button d The cassette number will be added to the Tape Manager TAPE MANAGER TM ADDING CASSETTE NR ________________________________ The ...

Page 17: ... can select a different cassette number with the P or Q button DA list of the titles on the selected cassette will be displayed on the screen TAPE MANAGER TM FIND A TITLE CASSETTE NUMBER X X X BBC NEWS 0 25 JAMES BOND 007 1 30 L EMPTY 2 05 2 05 ________________________________ TO EXIT PRESS TM e Select the title EMPTY with the P or P button The time remaining to the end of the cassette is displaye...

Page 18: ... from the Tape Manager Copying the Tape Manager memory If you cannot or do not want to use your video recorder VCR A any more you can transfer the Tape Manager memory to another video recorder VCR B DVideo recorder VCR B must also be equipped with the Tape Manager The Tape Manager of VCR B must be empty a Switch off VCR A and VCR B with the STANDBY m button Please note that no cassette is inserted...

Page 19: ...isplay DSome special features for example still picture are not possible while you are playing an NTSC cassette Tape position indication By pressing the OK button you can show the present tape position on the TV screen a 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 ti...

Page 20: ...verse or I forward button If you want to carry out this function on your video recorder turn the large knob shuttle o to the left or to the right c To stop at a certain place on the tape press the STOP h button Instant View With this function you can switch to picture search during wind and rewind a If you hold the H rewind or I wind button during wind or rewind you will switch to picture search D...

Page 21: ...firm with the OK button f To end press the MENU button This setting will remain until you remove the cassette Tracking during still picture If the still picture vibrates vertically you can improve the still picture as follows a During still picture 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 VERTICAL STABILITY with t...

Page 22: ...or RECORD n on the video recorder On the display you will see 0 00 00 d Stop recording with the STOP h button Recording with automatic switch off OTR one touch recording a Put a cassette in the machine DThe cassette is being checked Wait until the search symbol in the display has gone out b Use the P or P button to select the programme number channel name you want to record c Press the RECORD OTR ...

Page 23: ...his function when you have a satellite receiver which can control other equipment by a programming function through a scart cable 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 RECORDING FUNCTIONS with the P or P button and confirm with the P button d Select the line RECORD SETTINGS with the P or...

Page 24: ...he line RECORD SETTINGS with the P or P button and confirm with the P button e Select the line DIRECT RECORD with the P or P button f Select the function ON with the Q or P button If you select OFF the function will be switched off g Confirm with the OK button h To end press the MENU button i Switch off with the STANDBY m button j On the TV set select the programme number you want make the recordi...

Page 25: ... entire PlusCode programming number up to 9 digits printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programme For example 5 234 89 or 5 234 89 Enter 523489 for the PlusCode programming number If you make a mistake you can clear your instructions with the CLEAR CL button TIMER VIDEOPLUS PROGRAMMING 53124 ________________________________ MO FR WEEKLY TO STORE PRESS SELECT PRESS OK e Use the S...

Page 26: ...ing the video recorder will automatically 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 P or P button DProgramme number AUX is provided for audio recordings via sockets AUX IN L R Programming a recording without VIDEO Plus a Switch on the TV set and se...

Page 27: ...on you have used up all the available TIMER blocks If you want to clear or check a programmed recording TIMER block press the P button and select the TIMERR block with the P or P 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 n...

Page 28: ...Press the CLEAR CL button f Confirm with the OK button g Switch off with the TIMER k button NexTView Link This video recorder is equipped with the function NexTView Link If your television is also equiped with this function you can mark TV programmes on the television for programming These TV programmes will automatically be transmitted to a TIMER block on the video recorder If you clear the marki...

Page 29: ...corder 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 MENU SPECIAL SETTINGS TV SYSTEM AUTO CHILD LOCK OFF OSD MODE AUTO 16 ...

Page 30: ...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 31: ...and 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 press the MENU button Continuous playback You can automatically play a cassette again a...

Page 32: ... 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 33: ...enter the channel or frequency directly with the digit buttons 0 9 e Tune in the TV set in this channel or frequency f Confirm the channel or frequency indicated with the OK button g To end press the MENU button Switching off the modulator If you cannot clear picture or sound interference you can switch off the built in modulator You should only do this if you have connected the video recorder to ...

Page 34: ...the recording DAt step b you can switch back to AUTO automatic audio control with the MANUAL button Recording audio only You can use your video recorder as a HiFi tape recorder You can record the sound 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 DFor this function use a cassette whose ...

Page 35: ...00 00 appears on the TV screen i Locate the position at which the audio dubbing is to start j Press the STILL R button STILL appears on the TV screen k Press the STOP h button l Press the RECORD OTR n button The video recorder will start to record the sound transmitted from the audio source The audio recording stops automatically when the counter reaches 0 00 00 DThe normal linear sound track is r...

Page 36: ...OL CAMERA when the video recorder controls the camera recorder or CAMERA TO CONTROL VIDEO RECORDER when the camera recorder controls the video recorder Starting synchro edit a Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder DFor this function use a cassette whose number is not stored in the Tape Manager TM More information on removing the cassette number from th...

Page 37: ...opying with the MENU button Setting the preroll time When the beginning of the recording is missing the preroll time was too long Select a shorter preroll time If recording started too early the preroll time was too short Select a longer preroll time You can select a preroll time between 1 00 and 5 00 seconds a Press the MENU button b Select the line RECORDING FUNCTIONS with the P or P button and ...

Page 38: ...ording on the cassette change the cassette You have chosen the wrong programme number on the TV 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 us...

Page 39: ... 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 televisio...

Page 40: ... 18 Cascade 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 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 Multitec...

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