Philips VR888/55 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 off only . • The rating plate is on the rear of the unit[...]

— 3 — D ESCRIPTION OF C ONTROLS Front Panel 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 .20, P .21) 2 STILL/P AUSE 8 button Stops the tape during recording (pause) or playback (still picture). ( ✈ P .16, P .19) Press again to resume nor[...]

— 4 — D ESCRIPTION OF C ONTROLS (C ONTINUED ) 8 STOP 7 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ button • Stops the tape. ( ✈ P .16) • Moves down the cursor when using the menus. ( ✈ P .13) 9 VOL (volume) 5 5 5 5 5 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ buttons Changes the TV volume. Release at desired volume. 10 EXIT/ST A TUS button Before using this button, press VCR or [...]

— 5 — T o insert the batteries: 1 Remove the b attery c ompartment lid from the bottom of the remote control. 2 I nstall two A A batteries — R6(SUM-3)/AA — matching polarity indicated inside the b attery c ompartment. 3 Replace the lid. 16 EJECT 0 button Ejects the cassette. ( ✈ P .16) 17 Number buttons (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) B[...]

— 6 — Remote Control (For VR788/55) VCR TV VCR/TV POWER EJECT CH VOL SKIP SEARCH STILL/SLOW EXIT/STATUS START DAILY DBS SPEED CLEAR 123 456 78 0 9 WEEKLY STOP DATE INDEX /OTR TIMER SLOW/ FORWARD SLOW/BACK MENU - + /OK PLAY STOP CBL / DBS QUICK PROGRAMMING - + - + REC AUDIO/MUTE 3 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 23 25 U[...]

— 7 — 17 ¡ (Fast forward) / 3 /OK button Before using this button, press VCR . • After pressing VCR : – Fast forward the tape. Also during playback, starts rapid forward visual search. ( ✈ P .16) – Selects the items on the menus or goes to the next menu screen when using the menus. ( ✈ P .13) 18 STOP 7 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ button ?[...]

— 8 — D ESCRIPTION OF C ONTROLS (C ONTINUED ) 1 AC (alternating current) power cord Connect the AC power cord to an AC outlet. 2 AUDIO IN (input) jack For connecting to the audio output jack on another VCR or a portable video camera. ( ✈ P .22) Rear Panel (For VR888/55 only) 5 VIDEO IN (input) jack For connecting to the video output jack on a[...]

— 9 — Rear Panel Display Window 3 (timer) indicator Lights up when the VCR is set for an unattended recording (timer recording). ( ✈ P .20, P .21) 4 Speed indicator Indicates the tape speed. SP – Standard Play LP – Long Play SLP – Super Long Play . (For NTSC signal only) 1 Sound level indicator Indicates the audio signal level. 2 Operat[...]

— 10 — G ETTING C ONNECTED U P VCR to TV Connection (For VR888/55 only) Connection Diagram 1 Disconnect the antenna or Cable from the TV and the AC power cord of the TV from the AC outlet. 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 ou[...]

— 11 — VCR to TV Connection (For VR788/55 only) Connection Diagram 1 Disconnect the antenna or Cable from the TV and the AC power cord of the TV from the AC outlet. 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 out- lets. CAUTION Do not [...]

— 12 — S ETTING U P Setting the Video Channel This VCR is designed to send picture and sound signal on UHF channel E36 to the TV , through the RF coaxial cable. If you want to change this video channel (E36) to another channel (between E28 to E60), follow the procedure below before turning on the VCR for the first time. 1 Make sure the VCR is t[...]

— 13 — 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 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 main menu sc[...]

— 14 — When the auto programming is completed The following message appears on the TV , and the lowest channel will be tuned in. Now you have finished the initial set up procedure. If you stop the initial setup procedure while it is proceeding: The VCR enters the initial setup mode again the next time your turn on the VCR. Initial setup will no[...]

— 15 — 9 Press EXIT/ST A TUS to exit from the menu operations. If you need to do the auto programming again If you move to another place, you may need to tune the VCR tuner again for your new residential area. 1 Press VCR . 2 Press MENU . 3 Press 5 or ∞ to select “TUNER SET UP” then press OK / 3 . 4 Press 5 or ∞ to select “AUTO TUNER [...]

— 16 — Playback Make sure.... • Y our VCR, TV , and antenna are connected correctly . • The remote control operation mode is set correctly for operating your target component. – Press VCR to operate the VCR. – Press TV to operate the TV . • The correct colour mode is selected. ( ✈ P .15) • T o select the monitor sound, see “Sele[...]

— 17 — ..... OTR(0:30) CH12 SP Index Search Y ou can locate an index marked at the beginning of each recording on a tape recorded on this VCR (or an indexed tape). Press INDEX ¢ or INDEX 4 repeatedly until the appropriate number is displayed on the TV screen before starting play . Rapid forward or reverse search begins. When it finds the desig[...]

— 18 — A DV ANCED O PERA TIONS Selecting Monitor Sound This VCR can receive and record stereo and bilingual programmes. including the NICAM broadcasts (for VR888/55 ONL Y). If you want to change the sound you listen to while playing back a HiFi stereo or bilingual tape, press VCR then press AUDIO/MUTE repeatedly . Each time you press the button[...]

— 19 — T o advance a still picture: Press STILL/SLOW or STILL/ P AUSE 8 again. Each time a button is pressed, a still picture advance one frame. Or , For VR888/55 ONL Y : 1 Press JOG/SHTL so that the JOG/ SHTL button lights up. 2 Rotate the jog dial clockwise (or counterclockwise) to advance (or reverse) a still picture frame by frame, while th[...]

— 20 — Always enter “0” before any single number entries. 3 Press CH 5 / ∞ or Number buttons to enter local channel number (USER CH), then press OK / 3 . • For example, for local channel number 9, press 0 , 9 . Always enter “0” for empty digits. 4 Repeat the above procedures until you set the guide channel for all the receivable loc[...]

— 21 — 2 Press VCR . 3 Press TIMER . 4 Press 5 or ∞ to select “PROGRAM REVIEW” then press OK/ 3 . The list of the timer recording programmes appears. 5 Press OK/ 3 repeatedly to view the more detailed programme informa- tion. • When you press the button for the first time, the detailed programme information for Programme 1 appears. By p[...]

— 22 — A DV ANCED O PERA TIONS (C ONTINUED ) T ape Duplication (For VR888/55 only) 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. Refe[...]

— 23 — OUT ANT. IN RF OUT AV1. IN / OUT OUT ANT. IN RF OUT AV1. IN / OUT 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 [...]

— 24 — O PERA TING O THER M ANUF ACTURERS ’ T V 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 contr ol can operate most of the PHILIPS TVs as well as many other manufactur ers’, some of[...]

— 25 — Check the following points once again if you are having some difficulties with your VCR. IMPORT 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 s[...]

— 26 — 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 . • Check that the AC power cord is correctly connected to an AC outlet. • If the (T imer) indicator is lit on the display , press POWER to cancel timer recording, then press [...]