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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 ’Easy
Link/NexTView’

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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 (FOLLOW TV)

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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

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The JOG/SHUTTLE functions on the remote control

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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 (SMART PICTURE)

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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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Switching off the button illumination

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Reducing picture disturbance (’optimizing the
modulator’)

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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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Headphones volume

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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 VR900/07

Page 1: ...URE 19 Picture interference 20 Cleaning the video heads 20 6 MANUAL RECORDING 21 Recording without automatic switch off 21 Recording with automatic switch off OTR one touch recording 21 Protecting your recordings 21 Auto assembling 21 Selecting the recording speed SP or LP 22 Automatic recording from a satellite receiver SAT RECORDING 22 Switching on Direct Record 23 7 PROGRAMMED RECORDING TIMER 2...

Page 2: ... STOP and STANDBY forward wind during PLAYBACK forward scanning C Select Cursor right h Pause Stop To stop the tape except while a TIMER recording is being made B Select One line down INDEX E Index search In combination with COUNTER Counter To select display of tape positon PROG r Select To select a programme number PROG q Select To select a programme number STILL JOG ON R Still picture JOG on To ...

Page 3: ...og STILL JOG ON R Still picture To stop the tape and show a still picture Behind the 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 PHONES Headphones socke...

Page 4: ...e 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 manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation So that you can identi...

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: ...t 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 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 ...

Page 8: ...he programme number that you have chosen for video playback see instruction manual TV set f Tune the TV set until this picture appears DThe video recorder will now be sending a welcoming text on channel 35 or 583MHz CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW PHILIPS VIDEORECORDER TO CONTINUE PRESS OK g When the TV has been tuned read the paragraph Initial installation in the chapter INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDE...

Page 9: ...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 select the programme number for the video recorder b Choose the television channel on which you wis...

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

Page 11: ...LATION AUTOM SEARCH FOLLOW TV MANUAL SEARCH TV CHANNEL ALLOCATION OPTIMIZE MODULATOR TIME DATE TO EXIT PRESS MENU d Select the line FOLLOW TV with the B or A button and confirm with the C 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 the video recorde...

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 B or A button and confirm with the C button d Select the line TIME DATE with the B or A button and confirm with the C button INSTALLATION SET CLOCK TIME 20 00 YEAR 1998 MONTH 02 DATE 06 ________________________________ TO EXIT PRESS MENU e Check the time in line TIME If required please change the time with the 0 9 ...

Page 14: ...ng 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: ... change your selection With the 0 9 D or C button E To cancel With the MENU button E To save With the OK button E To confirm With the C button E To close the menu With the MENU button MAIN MENU PLAY FUNCTIONS MANUAL TRACKING VERTICAL STABILITY HEAD CLEANING HEADPHONE VOLUME ________________________________ TO EXIT PRESS MENU PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS MAIN MENU RECORDING FUNCTIONS RECORD SETTINGS AUDIO ON...

Page 16: ...in the video recorder The video recorder will briefly check the cassette inserted CHECKING CASSETTE will appear on the screen If the cassette is new blank will appear on the screen TAPE MANAGER TM THIS CASSETTE IS EMPTY IF YOU WANT TO ADD THIS CASSETTE TO THE TAPE MANAGER MEMORY PRESS OK ________________________________ TO EXIT TO CONTINUE PRESS TM PRESS OK DIf the cassette has already been regist...

Page 17: ... Continue at step e DIf you confirm TM MEMORY with the C button continue at the next step d Using the C or D button you can easily see the contents of the various cassettes in line CASSETTE NUMBER 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 _____________________...

Page 18: ... the required cassette has not been inserted into the video recorder for example INSERT CASSETTE NUMBER XXX will appear on the screen Put the required cassette in the machine g Once the video recorder has found the position on the tape it will stop automatically Editing the title The title of a recording is automatically recorded if it is broadcast by the television channel Otherwise the date and ...

Page 19: ...sfer 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 in either one of the machines b Connect the EXT 1 AV 1 socket on VCR A to the EXT 1 AV 1 socket on VCR B c On VCR A press the RECORD n an...

Page 20: ...ng 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 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 vid...

Page 21: ...ry out this function on your video recorder turn the large knob shuttle o to the left or to the right c To stop a certain place on the tape press the 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 DIf you want to carry out this function on your video...

Page 22: ...re press the MENU button b Select the line PLAY FUNCTIONS with the B or A button and confirm with the C button c Select the line VERTICAL STABILITY with the B or A button d Hold the D or C button until the picture quality is at its best e Confirm with 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 h...

Page 23: ...R n button on the remote control or RECORD n on the video recorder On the display you will see 0 00 00 d Stop recording with the 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 PROG q or PROG r button to select the programme number channel name you ...

Page 24: ...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 B or A button and confirm with the C button d Select the line RECORD SETTINGS with the B or...

Page 25: ...he line RECORD SETTINGS with the B or A button and confirm with the C button e Select the line DIRECT RECORD with the B or A button f Select the function ON with the D or C 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 26: ...the 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 PRESSSELECT PRESS OK e Use the...

Page 27: ...ll the available TIMER blocks If you want to clear or check a TIMER block select it with the PROG q or PROG r button DProgramme number AUX and MIC are provided for audio recordings via sockets AUX IN L R and the microphone socket MIC Programming a recording without VIDEO Plus a Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder b Press the TIMER k button on the remote cont...

Page 28: ...ton d Select the programmed recording TIMER you want to check or change with the PROG q or PROG r button e Press the C button f Select the entry field with the D or C button g Change any information with the PROG r or PROG q 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 su...

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 B or A button and confirm with the C 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: ...mmand 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...

Page 32: ...ff 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 Press the MENU button The main menu appears c Select the line SPECIAL SETTINGS with the B or A button and confirm with the C button d In the line DEMO select ON with the C or D button If you select OFF the funct...

Page 33: ...h 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 the TV set with a scart cable Connecting VC...

Page 34: ... 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 number is not stored in the Tape Manager TM More information o...

Page 35: ...ress the 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 re recorded the stereo sound will remain m To end audio dubbing press the MENU button DTo play back the dubbing sound track read the next section Selection the...

Page 36: ...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 b Put a cassette in the machine DFor this function use a cassette whose number is not stored in the Tape Manager TM More information on removin...

Page 37: ...ing 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 B or A button and con...

Page 38: ...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 use new cassette Tracking is not properly adjusted or the video heads are dirty turn to chapter...

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: ...1 02 03 Mitsubishi 13 26 Mivar 32 NEC 36 Nokia 34 Nordmende 21 Panasonic 07 17 19 20 Philips 01 RCA 10 Saba 21 Salora 30 Samsung 01 18 37 38 39 Sanyo 11 Seleco 30 Sharp 16 Sony 09 Telefunken 21 Thomson 21 22 23 Toshiba 08 Zenit 06 15 Remote codes 38 3103 166 23252 9202 010 VR900 07 W w n n N N N w w n w N N n w n W w n N w W n n N w N w n N ...

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