Philips VR900/07 manual

1. HOW TO CONNECT YOUR VIDEO RECORDER 4 ......... How to connect your video recorder to the TV set 4 ..... Connecting with a scart cable without ’Easy Link/NexTView’ 5 ................................... Connecting without a scart cable 6 ................... Connecting a decoder or other equipment 6 ............ 2. INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDE[...]

The remote control TAPE MANAGER TapeManager : To call up the Tape Manager SMART SMART : To adjust the picture setting during playback LIGHT Button illumination To switch the button illumination on the remote control on MONITOR TV monitor : To switch between TV reception and VCR playback STANDBY m Switch off : To switch off set, interrupt menu funct[...]

Front of the set STANDBY m Standby : To switch off, interrupt a function, interrupt a programmed recording (TIMER) MANUAL Manual sound control : To switch between automatic sound control and manual sound control PROGRAMME A Programme number up : To select the next programme number PROGRAMME B Programme number down : To select the previous programme[...]

Congratulations! You now own one of the most sophisticated and simple-to-use video recorders (VCR) on the market. With this VCR you can record and play VHS-standard cassettes. Please take the time to read this operating manual before using your video recorder. Safety instructions and other notes A Danger: High voltage! Do not remove the top cover a[...]

Special functions on your video recorder This system ensures that your picture will be of the best possible quality. This is made possible by a combination of Philips’ very latest technologies: Natural Colour, Smart Picture, Digital Studio Picture Control and laser-cut video heads. Natural Colour produces detailed pictures in clear colours. Phili[...]

Important for the United Kingdom This machine is fitted with an approved moulded 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug, please follow these instructions. a Take off the fuse cover and take out the fuse. b Put in a new fuse which should be a BS1362 3A, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. c Refit the fuse cover. If the plug fitted is not suit[...]

Connecting with scart cable and ’Easy link/NexTView’ With the function ’Easy Link/NexTView’, your video recorder can exchange information with the television (see instruction manual TV set.). With ’Easy Link/NexTView’ the TV channels from the TV will automatically be loaded. a Switch off the TV set. b Remove the aerial cable plug from y[...]

Connecting without a scart cable 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 cable provided into the 3 socket on the video recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket on your TV set. d Insert one end of the mains [...]

Initial installation a Open up the battery compartment of your remote control and place the batteries in it as shown in the picture. b Close the battery compartment. c Confirm the picture on the TV screen with the OK button on the remote control. d If you have connected the aerial to the video recorder, press the OK button. ’Autoinstall’ starts[...]

Manual TV channel search In certain cases the ’Automatic TV channel search’ may not be able to find all of the TV channels (e.g. coded TV channels). In that case, use this manual method to set the channels. D With ’Connecting with scart cable and ’Easy Link/NexTView’ the videorecorder automatically takes the TV channels from the TV set. T[...]

Special installation functions You can select one of the following installation functions in order to adapt the video recorder to your own specific requirements. Automatic TV Channel Allocation (FOLLOW TV) With this function the video recorder maintains the same channel sequence as on the TV set, in case you connected your videorecorder to a TV set[...]

Automatic TV channel search (Autoinstall) The video recorder will search for all TV channels. It stores TV channels found in the following sequence: BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, CH 4, CH 5, SKY, others. D If you want to start the automatic TV channel search again, then follow the instructions below. a Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme n[...]

Setting the time and date If a TV channel which transmits TXT/PDC is stored under programme number ’ P01 ’, time and date will automatically be taken from the TXT/PDC information. If the time in the video recorder display is not correct or if ’ --:-- ’ appears in the display, please set the clock manually. a Switch on the TV set. If require[...]

General information D You can switch on with the h button, the 0-9 buttons or by putting in a cassette. D If you do not use the video recorder for a few minutes, it will switch to standby automatically. Please read the section ’Automatic switch-off’ in chapter ’ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS’. D If you have switched the video recorder off with the ST[...]

Summary of user guide The OSD menu offers the following functions. More details on each can be found in the appropriate chapter. MAIN MENU PLAY FUNCTIONS RECORDING FUNCTIONS SPECIAL SETTINGS INSTALLATION ________________________________ TO EXIT PRESS MENU User guide (OSD) The OSD (On-screen display) shows the various functions in the form of a menu[...]

With the tape manager (TM) you have a complete overview of all recordings made with this video recorder. Moreover, with the tape manager (TM) you have fast and simple access to every recording made with this video recorder. TAPE MANAGER - TM FIND A TITLE EDIT A TITLE REMOVE A CASSETTE NR. ________________________________ TO EXIT PRESS TM We recomme[...]

Searching for a title You can easily search for the title of a recording stored in the Tape Manager. When the video recorder finds the title, playback will start automatically at the beginning of the recording searched for. a Press the TAPE MANAGER button on the remote control. b Select the line ’ FIND A TITLE ’. c Confirm with the C button. D [...]

Searching for a blank part of the tape To make a recording, you can search for a blank part of the tape (at least 1 minute of blank tape), for example, after an existing recording on the tape. This only works with cassettes with cassettes which have been stored in the Tape Manager. a Press the TAPE MANAGER button on the remote control. b Select the[...]

Removing a cassette number Every cassette is stored with a number in the Tape Manager. You can delete this cassette number from the Tape Manager, so that you can use this cassette for special recording functions (for instance, synchro edit or dubbing). You can delete cassette numbers that you don’t need anymore to create space for new cassettes. [...]

Playing a cassette a Put a cassette into the cassette slot. ’ v ’ will appear on the display. D The cassette is being checked. Wait until the search symbol in the display has gone out. You can find more information on the Tape Manager in the chapter ’The Tape Manager (TM)’. b Press the G button. c To stop, press the h button. d To eject the[...]

The JOG/SHUTTLE functions You will find a large rotary knob (Shuttle) o on the video recorder and on the remote control. a Switch the function on with the STILL/JOG ON R button on the remote control or the STILL R button on the video recorder. You will see a still picture. b You can select the next single frame forwards or backwards with the jog bu[...]

Picture interference If the picture quality is poor when you play a cassette, please follow these instructions. Tracking during playback a During playback, 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 ’ MANUAL TRACKING ’ with the B or A button. d Hold the[...]

Use ’Manual Recording’ to make a spontaneous recording (for example, a programme currently being shown). E If you want to start and stop a recording manually, read the section: ’Recording without automatic switch-off’. E If you want to start a recording manually but have it stopped automatically, read the section: ’Recording with automati[...]

Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP) You can reduce the recording speed by half. This makes it possible to record, for example, eight-hours instead of four-hours on an ’E240’ (four-hour) cassette. a Switch on the TV set and, if required, select the programme number for the video recorder. b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears. c Se[...]

Switching on ’Direct Record’ When this function is switched on, the video recorder will automatically record the programme selected on the television by means of a scart cable. D The video recorder must be switched off . D With ’Connecting with scart cable and ’Easy Link/NexTView’, the video recorder will also take the programme number fr[...]

Use programmed recording to automatically start and stop a recording at a later date. To make a programmed recording, your video recorder needs to know: * the date you want to make the recording; * the programme number for the TV channel you want to record; * the start and stop time of the recording; * VPS/PDC on or off * the recording speed (SP/LP[...]

D Use the SELECT button to switch ’VPS/PDC’ on or off in ’ START ’. D Use the SELECT button to select the recording speed ’SP’ or ’LP’ in ’ END ’. g Confirm with the OK button when the information is correct. D The programming information has been stored in a TIMER block. h To end, press the TIMER k button. i Make sure that the [...]

D While a programmed recording is being made, you cannot operate your video recorder manually. If you want to cancel the programmed recording, press the STANDBY m button. D If the video recorder is switched on a few minutes before a programmed recording is supposed to begin, ’ SWITCH TO STANDBY - TIMER RECORDING ’ will flash on the TV screen. D[...]

Changing the TV system If you play back recordings made on a different kind of tape (for example, NTSC standard), the automatic TV system switch-over may lead to colour interferences. You can switch off the ’automatic TV system switch-over’ as follows. a Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for the video recorder. b Pr[...]

Switching the ’on-screen display’ (OSD) on or off You can switch the on-screen display of the current operating information on or off. 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 conf[...]

Switching the remote control command If you have two video recorders with the same remote control command, you can change the remote control command of the handset and the remote control command of one of the video recorders. a Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for the video recorder. b Press the MENU button. The main m[...]

Automatic switch-off (tuner mode) If you do not use the video recorder for a few minutes in certain modes (e.g.: STOP), it will switch to standby automatically. You can cancel this function to use the video recorder as a television receiver (tuner). a Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder. b Press the MENU butt[...]

Reducing picture disturbance (’optimizing the modulator’) You may experience picture disturbance if you have not used a scart cable to connect your video recorder and TV. This is because another TV station in your reception area may already be using UHF-channel CH35 or 583MHz. a Make sure that there is no cassette in the video recorder. On the [...]

Using your video recorder remote control with your TV set Your video recorder remote control can transmit several commands to TV sets of different makes. By using the TV buttons on the panel in the middle of the control, you can: Sq the TV volume up Sr the TV volume down TV y switch off sound TV m switch off the TV set TV AV switch the TV to AV TV [...]

Audio dubbing This function enables you to replace (dub) the sound track of an existing recording with another sound track. To do this, connect an audio source (e.g.: a CD-player) to one of the input sockets (for example, L AUDIO R ). You can also connect a microphone to the MIC. socket (programme number ’MIC’). a Switch the television on and s[...]

Synchronous editing (synchro-edit) You can synchronously copy between this video recorder and an appropriately equiped camera recorder. Both units are started at the same time with the help of a synchronous impulse and an adjustable start delay (=preroll time). Connecting the video recorder and the camera recorder. a Connect the two units with a sy[...]

Variant 1, the video recorder is to control the camera recorder a Start copying with the RECORD/OTR n button on the video recorder. The camera recorder starts ’PLAYBACK’ and at the same time the video recorder starts ’RECORDING’. b Stop copying with the h button on the video recorder. c End copying with the MENU button. Variant 2, the camer[...]

If, contrary to expectation, you have any problems using this video recorder, it may be caused by one of the reasons mentioned below. You can also call the customer service centre in your country. You will find the phone number in the enclosed guarantee leaflet. Your video recorder does not respond to any button being pressed: • There is no power[...]

Technical terms used Current tape position : The part of the tape currently being played. External source : A device connected via a socket (for example, scart socket) which is transmitting audio/video signals to the video recorder. Index marking : A marking which is automatically made on the tape at the beginning of every recording. This marking ([...]

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