Philips VR499/75 manual

— 2 — T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Safety Precautions W ARNING: DANGEROUS VOL T AGE INSIDE W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. • The POWER button does not completely shut off the mains power from the unit, but switches operating current on or of f only . • The rating plate is on the rear of the uni[...]

— 3 — D ESCRIPTION OF C ONTROLS Front Panel VR499/75 VR299/75 1 POWER button • T urns the VCR on or off. • Sets the VCR for an unattended recording (timer recording) after timer settings are completed. ( ✈ P .16, P .17) 2 STILL/P AUSE 8 button Stops the tape during recording (pause) or playback (still picture). ( ✈ P .12, P .14) Press a[...]

— 4 — D ESCRIPTION OF C ONTROLS (C ONTINUED ) Remote Control Using this remote control to operate TV For VR299/75: Some buttons on this remote control can be used to operate PHILIPS TV . For VR499/75: Some buttons on this remote control can be used not only for PHILIPS TV but also other manufacturers’ TV . T o operate TV , see page 19. 9 VOL [...]

— 5 — T o insert the batteries: 1 Remove the b attery compartment lid from the bottom of the remote control. 2 I nstall tw o AA batteries — R6(SUM-3)/AA — matching polarity indicated inside the b attery c ompartment. 3 Replace the lid. Note: This r emote control and batteries ar e supplied accessories. Check to make sur e they ar e included[...]

— 6 — Display Window 3 (timer) indicator Lights up when the VCR is set for an unattended recording (timer recording). ( ✈ P .17) 5 (Cassette-in) indicator Lights up when there is a cassette in the VCR. 1 Operation mode indicators ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ : Lights up during recording. # # # # # : Lights up during playback. * * * * * : Lights up dur[...]

— 7 — G ETTING C ONNECTED U P VCR to TV Connection Connection Diagram 1 Disconnect the AC power cord of the TV fr om the AC outlet and the antenna or Cable from the TV . 2 Connect the antenna or Cable to the VCR. 3 Connect the VCR to the TV using the RF coaxial cable. 4 Plug the AC power cords of the VCR and TV into the AC outlets. T o watch a [...]

— 8 — Setting the Video Channel This VCR is designed to send picture and sound signal on UHF channel 36(583.25 MHz) to the TV , through the RF coaxial cable. For customers in Australia; If you want to change this video channel (36) to another channel (between 28 to 60), follow the procedure below before turning on the VCR for the first time. Fo[...]

— 9 — Menu Operations Before operating the VCR, be familiar with the menu operations first because most of the features built into the VCR can be available only on the menus. 1 Press VCR on (VR499/75) the remote control. • When using the buttons on fr ont panel, skip this step. 2 Press MENU (or MENU/ EXIT on the front panel) to display the ma[...]

— 10 — Automatic Channel Setting Before using the VCR, you need to set the tuner channels. Follow the procedures described below . For Australia customers only: Do not perform this task unless you ar e outside of capital city r eception ar ea. 1 Select T uner Set Up Mode 1 Press MENU . 2 Press PLA Y 5 or STOP ∞ to select “TUNER SET UP” th[...]

— 11 — Manual Channel Setting When you want to do channel setting manually , follow this procedure. 1 Select T uner Set Up Mode 1 Press VCR . 2 Press MENU . 3 Press PLA Y 5 or ST OP ∞ to select “TUNER SET UP” then press 3 / OK . The T uner Set Up menu appears. 4 Press PLA Y 5 or ST OP ∞ to select “CHANGING TUNER SET UP” then press 3[...]

— 12 — Automatic Operations Auto playback When a tape is inserted, the VCR turns on. If the record tab is removed, playback begins. Auto rewind When a tape reaches its end during playback, fast forwarding or manual recording, the VCR rewinds the tape and stops. Memory rewind power off When you press POWER during rewinding, the VCR turns of f af[...]

— 13 — One T ouch Recording (OTR) The OTR function lets you quickly specify how long you want a recording to continue. Y ou do not have to programme the timer . 1 On TV 1 T urn on the TV . 2 Select the video channel (or external video input). 2 On VCR Insert a cassette with the record tab in place. The VCR turns on. • If a cassette is already[...]

— 14 — A DV ANCED O PERA TIONS (C ONTINUED ) T racking Adjustments Auto tracking Each time a tape is inserted, auto tracking starts working and continuously analyses the signal to adjust for optimum picture quality during playback. So, there is no need for you to adjust noise in most tapes during playback. Manual tracking • During normal play[...]

— 15 — 2 Set Guide Channels 1 Press PLA Y 5 or STOP ∞ to select “GUIDE CHANN- EL SET UP” then press 3 / OK . 2 While the GUIDE CH number is flashing, press PLA Y 5 or ST OP ∞ button repeatedly or press number buttons to select guide channel number (GUIDE CH), then press 3 /OK. • For example, for guide channel number 9, press 0 , 9 . A[...]

— 16 — 1 Select Timer Mode 1 Press VCR . 2 Press TIMER . The T imer Recording menu appears. 2 Select Programme mode 1 Press PLA Y 5 or STOP ∞ to select “QUICK PRO- GRAMMING” then press 3 / OK . The Quick Programming menu appears. • If you have already set 8 programmes, “ALL PROGRAMS IN USE” appears and goes back to the T imer Record[...]

— 17 — Useful function for T imer Recording: Auto T ape Speed W ith this function activated, the VCR can change the tape speed and record the programme in LP or SLP mode unless enough tape remains for recording in SP mode. 1 Press VCR . 2 Press MENU . 3 Press PLA Y 5 or ST OP ∞ to select “VCR SET UP” then press 3 / OK . 4 Press PLA Y 5 or[...]

— 18 — T ape Duplication 1 Connect the r ecording VCR (this VCR) and the playing VCR. 2 Connect the r ecording VCR (this VCR) to the TV . Connection Diagram Dubbing from any VHS VCR (or video camera) to another is simple. Explanations on this page uses this VCR as the recording VCR. Refer also to the manual supplied with the other VCR (for play[...]

— 19 — O PERA TING O THER M ANUF ACTURERS ’ T V This section is for VR499/75 only . Y ou can use this remote control to operate your TV , not only PHILIPS TV but also other manufacturers’ TVs listed below . Y ou first need to set the manufacturer ’ s code. Note: Though this r emote control can operate most of the PHILIPS TVs as well as ma[...]

— 20 — Check the following points once again if you are having some difficulties with your VCR. IMPOR T ANT Periodic maintenance is required in order to maintain the VCR’ s continuous excellent performance. After a period of time the video heads will require replacement. If cleaning or replacement of the video heads is required, this service [...]

— 21 — Correction • Insert the cassette with the window side up and the record tab facing you. • Check that a cassette tape is not already inserted. Press EJECT 0 . • Make sure the AC power cord is correctly connected to an AC outlet. • If the (Timer) indicator is lit on the display , press POWER to cancel timer recording, then press EJ[...]