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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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Important information for customers in Great Britain

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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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Manual TV channel search

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Using the satellite receiver

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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 the time and date

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Important notes for operation

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E

Playback

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Playing cassettes

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Searching for a tape position with picture (scanning)

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Still picture

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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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Programming a recording

(TIMER)

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General information

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Programme recordings

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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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Automatic switch-off

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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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K

Before you call an engineer

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Table of contents

Содержание VR 270B/07

Страница 1: ... tape position without picture forward wind and rewind 20 Instant View 20 Automatic search for a tape position index search 20 Automatic search for a blank space on the tape 21 FEliminating picture interference 22 Optimising tracking 22 Optimising still picture 22 GManual recording 23 General information 23 Recording without automatic switch off 23 Recording with automatic switch off OTR One Touch...

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Страница 4: ...mmed TIMER RECORD n Record To record the TV channel selected at this moment MENU Menu To call up or end main menu CLEAR CL Delete To delete last entry Clear programmed recording TIMER P q Select To select the next line or programme number P r Select To select the previous line or programme number OK Store Confirm To store or confirm entry INDEX E Index search In combination with H I to search for ...

Страница 5: ...me up Front of the device STANDBY ON m I Switch on or off To switch off or on interrupt a function interrupt a programmed recording TIMER RECORD n Record To record the TV channel selected at this moment PROGRAMME r Select One line or programme number down PROGRAMME q Select One line or programme number up STOP EJECT Pause Stop eject cassette To stop the tape and eject the cassette H Rewind During ...

Страница 6: ...recording or when a programmed recording is being made When you have put a cassette in the video recorder DATE When the date of the programmed recording is shown START When the start time of the programmed recording is shown PROG When the programme number of the programmed recording is shown END When the end time of the programmed recording is shown Display of programme number of the TV channel ta...

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Страница 8: ... will be giving you instructions on functions that help make it easier to use your device Problem Here I will help you to find the cause of problems and their solutions For experts Here I will be giving you instructions on functions that are necessary for special applications I hope you have lots of fun with your new device Phil P S If you have questions or if problems come up during operation ple...

Страница 9: ...erature air humidity etc Your Philips team hopes that you will enjoy using your new video recorder This video recorder is used for the recording and playback of VHS video cassettes Cassettes with the VHS C label VHS cassettes for camcorders may only be used with a suitable adapter This product complies with the requirements of Directive 73 23 EEC 89 336 EEC 93 68 EEC Specifications Voltage 220 240...

Страница 10: ...r Deposit old batteries at the appropriate collection points 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 This electronic device contains many materials that can be recycled Please enquire about the possibilities for recycling your old device Make sure that air can circulate freely th...

Страница 11: ...oreign objects within the openings or ventilation slots So that you can identify your machine for service questions or in the event of theft enter the serial number here The serial number PROD NO is printed on the type plate fixed at the back of the device MODEL NO VR270B 270W 07 PROD NO ENGLISH Introduction ...

Страница 12: ...ld be a 3A fuse If your new plug does not contain a built in fuse please do not use any fuses in your fusebox with a rating of more than 5A Please destroy the old cut off plug so that it cannot be used elsewhere Connect the blue cable neutral N to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter N or coloured black Connect the brown cable live L to the terminal in the plug which is marked ...

Страница 13: ...g your video recorder to the TV set The necessary cable connections must be made before you can record or playback TV programmes using your video recorder We recommend that you use a scart cable to connect your TV set and video recorder What is a scart cable The scart or Euro AV cable serves as the universal connector for picture sound and control signals With this type of connection there is prac...

Страница 14: ...s Which one should I use Select that scart socket which is suited for the video output as well as for the video input My TV offers me a selection menu for the scart socket Select TV as a connection source of this scart socket 4 Switch on the TV set 5 Insert one end of the supplied mains cable into the mains socket 4 at the back of the video recorder and the other end into the wall socket aMy scree...

Страница 15: ... socket 5 Press the STOP h button on the remote control 6 In addition press the STOP EJECT button on the video recorder until the modulator frequency appears on the screen e g M583 583MHz or UHF channel 35 7 Switch on your TV set and select the programme number used for video playback on your TV set see your TV s operating instructions Which programme number is used for video recorder operation To...

Страница 16: ... number for video recorder operation You have now saved a programme number for use by your video recorder as you would a regular TV channel This programme number must now be used in future for video recorder playback video recorder TV channel You can find more details in chapter Initial Installation Connecting additional devices You can connect additional devices such as satellite receivers camcor...

Страница 17: ... does not find any TV channels during the search b Select channel 1 on the TV set Can you see the saved TV channel on the TV set If not check the cable connection of the aerial aerial socket video recorder TV set b Please have patience The video recorder searches the entire frequency range in order to find and save the largest possible number of TV channels It is possible that the TV channels in y...

Страница 18: ...d change the time in the same way e g 20 00 0 Press OK OK will briefly flash in the video recorder display The initial installation is now complete Satellite receiver If you are connecting a satellite receiver please read the section Using the satellite receiver Installing your video recording ...

Страница 19: ...gs CH Display Entry of channels S CH Display Entry of special channels 7 Confirm with OK CH will flash in the video recorder display a CA will flash in the display instead of CH b It will be switched to the display entry of special channels If you do not want to assign a special channel press MENU and begin again at step 4 8 Enter the channel of the desired TV station using the number buttons 0 9 ...

Страница 20: ... video recorder e g after moving house you can start this procedure again This will replace the TV channels already saved with the new ones 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press the MENU button on the remote control CLK will appear on the display 3 In the display select AUTO Automatic TV channel search with P r or P q 4 Press OK 5 The automat...

Страница 21: ...t the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU on the remote control CLK will appear on the display 3 In the display select ALLO Manual TV channel search with P r or P q 4 Press OK CH21 5 Using P q or P r select the saved TV channel that you want to assign to the programme number 01 6 Confirm with OK 7 The next highest programme number e g 02 will briefly appear in the display After th...

Страница 22: ...r display 2001 If required change it using P q P r or with the number buttons 0 9 on the remote control 4 Confirm with OK 5 If required change the month for instance M 01 in the same way Confirm with OK 6 If required change the date for instance D 01 in the same way Confirm with OK 7 If required change the date for instance 20 00 in the same way 8 Press OK OK will briefly flash in the video record...

Страница 23: ...N m the time will show in the display e g 18 00 If the clock has not been set will appear Energy consumption The video recorder should always be connected to the mains so as not to affect the use of the TV or programmed recordings Power consumption is less than 4W Power outage no power Channel information remains saved for up to 1 year the time and timer information is saved for up to 3 hours Emer...

Страница 24: ...into the cassette slot The cassette is inserted automatically v will appear on the display 2 Press the Play button PLAY G to view the tape This will for example appear in the display 0 00 02 aPicture sound quality is poor b When playing rental videos or older poorer quality cassettes it may not be possible to completely filter out picture and sound interference This is not a fault in your machine ...

Страница 25: ... display 2 To stop at a certain place on the tape press PLAY G Decreased picture quality Scanning interferes with the picture quality The sound is switched off This is not a fault in your machine Still picture 0 00 02 1 During playback press STILL R to stop the tape and display a still picture This will for example appear in the display 2 Each time you press STILL R the picture will advance one fr...

Страница 26: ...s you release the button the video recorder will automatically switch back to rewind or wind Automatic search for a tape position index search Every time a tape is recorded an index marking is written on the tape This marking can be compared with a bookmark These marked positions can be found again quickly and easily later by pressing a button 1 To search for the previous marking press INDEX E and...

Страница 27: ...e after an existing recording on the tape 0 00 00 1 Press INDEX E Then press STOP h This will for example appear in the display 2 As soon as the video recorder finds the corresponding tape position it automatically switches to pause aThe cassette is ejected b The video recorder was unable to find any blank space on the tape inserted ENGLISH Playback ...

Страница 28: ...til the playback quality is at its best 3 Wait a few seconds until TRAC disappears from the display These selected picture settings will not change until you eject the cassette Optimising still picture If the still picture vibrates vertically you can improve the still picture as follows 1 During still picture hold P q or P r until the picture quality is at its best JITT will appear in the display ...

Страница 29: ...o the end of the tape Recording without automatic switch off 1 Insert a cassette P 01 2 Use P q or P r to select the programme number you want to record for example P01 This will appear on the display Programme number E1 This programme number is provided for recording from external sources via the scart socket EXT 1 AV 1 P 01 3 To start recording press RECORD n on the remote control or RECORD n on...

Страница 30: ...curity tab or slide it to the left If you later decide to record on a protected cassette simply cover the hole with adhesive tape or slide the tab to the right 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 the...

Страница 31: ...ill briefly appear in the video recorder display then CLK will flash b The internal clock of the video recorder must be reset Please read the section Setting the time and date starting at step 3 in chapter Installing your video recorder 01 2 Press TIMER k The video recorder display will read for instance DATE 01 If required change the date of the recording with P q P r or the number buttons 0 9 on...

Страница 32: ...ing is being made you cannot operate your video recorder manually If you want to cancel the programmed recording press STANDBY ON m A cassette was automatically ejected during recording bThe end of the tape was reached during recording Error message CASS k will flash in the video recorder display bNo cassette was inserted Insert a cassette and switch off the video recorder using STANDBY ON m The P...

Страница 33: ...ecorder clock is not set correctly Please read the section Setting the time and date in chapter Installing your video recorder 20 00 2 Press TURBO TIMER The current time start time will appear in the display for instance START 20 00 If required you can change this using P q or P r 22 00 3 Press TURBO TIMER The end time will appear in the display for instance END 22 00 END 22 00 If required you can...

Страница 34: ...f bNo cassette was inserted Insert a cassette and switch off the video recorder using STANDBY ON m Cassette is ejected during recording bThe end of the tape was reached during recording The PROT error message appears briefly in the display then the cassette is ejected bA cassette was inserted with the security tab removed Undo the erase protection chapter Manual Recording section Preventing accide...

Страница 35: ...e of the recording If required change the displayed information in this step and the following steps using P q P r or the number buttons 0 9 01 4 Press TIMER k The video recorder display will read for instance PROG 01 for the programme number of the TV channel 20 00 5 Press TIMER k The start time will appear in the video recorder display e g START 20 00 22 00 6 Press TIMER k The end time will appe...

Страница 36: ...ogrammes as an NTSC signal National Television System Committee 1 During playback press the MENU button on the remote control CLK will appear in the display 2 In the display select SYST switching video colour system with P q or P r Confirm with OK 3 Select the TV colour system with the least disruptions using P r or P q If colour interference still occurs you can switch to B W black and white 4 Co...

Страница 37: ...tched on press CHILD LOCK on the remote control for five seconds will appear on the video recorder display 2 Put away the remote control somewhere out of reach of children 3 If you want to switch off the child lock press CHILD LOCK again for five seconds with the video recorder switched on will disappear from the video recorder display a will flash in the video recorder display b This symbol flash...

Страница 38: ...eo recorder as a television receiver 1 Press MENU on the remote control CLK will appear on the display 2 In the display select AST Automatic switch off with P r or P q and confirm with OK 3 Select AST no automatic switch off or AST automatic switch off with the menu buttons P r or P q 4 Confirm with OK OK will briefly flash in the video recorder display 5 To end press MENU Other functions ...

Страница 39: ...r channel indicates the frequency or channel on which the audio or video signal is transmitted 1 Switch on the TV set Select the programme number used for video recorder playback see TV operating instructions 2 Press STOP EJECT to eject any cassette that might be in the device 3 Hold the STOP h button on the remote control In addition press the STOP EJECT button on the video recorder until the pre...

Страница 40: ... is switched off 1 Press STOP EJECT to eject any cassette that might be in the device 2 Hold the STOP h button on the remote control In addition press the STOP EJECT button on the video recorder until the pre set modulator frequency e g M583 583MHz or UHF channel 35 appears in the display 3 Press OK The display will read MOD modulator on 4 In the display select MOD modulator off with P q How can I...

Страница 41: ...al problem Take out the batteries wait for 10 seconds and place them back bBatteries have run out change the batteries No picture when you play a cassette bThere is no recording on the cassette change the cassette bYou have selected the wrong programme number on the TV for playing cassette on the TV select the correct programme number for the video recorder bThe cable connecting the TV set and the...

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