Philips SVZ122 manuale d’uso

Owner’s Manual Video Cassette Recorder MODEL SVZ122 SVZ122(H1680).QX33 4/6/99 9:42 PM Page 1[...]

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Introduction 3 Features • Auto Return • Automatic Channel Setup • Automatic Playback Features • Automatic Tracking Adjustment • Display Panel • High Quality (HQ) System • On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish • One-Touch Recording • Real-Time Counter • Remote Control • Rental Play • Repeat Play • Special Effects Playbac[...]

4 Table of Contents Setting Up Your VCR Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Before Using Your VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Before Using Your VCR 5 Putting Batteries in the Remote Control ● In this VCR, use only tapes with the mark. ● Make sure any light adhesive stick-on notes are removed from the video cassette tape before putting the tape in the VCR. Removable labels like these can jam the VCR. ● Periodic maintenance is required to maintain your VCR’s per- fo[...]

VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT OR VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT 75 V ANT / CABLE OR 6 Hookups Without a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System The basic VCR/TV connection – antenna/cable to VCR to TV – is shown below. If you have a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System, please see pages eight-nine. If you have a Stereo TV, please s[...]

VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT CH 4 or CH 3 VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT CH3 / CH4 Switch CH3 CH4 VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT 75 V ANT / CABLE 75 V ANT / CABLE VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT RF coaxial cable Antenna or Cable 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the OUT Jack on the back of the VCR and to the [...]

8 Hookups With a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the VCR. With this connection: ● You may view any channel. ● You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR. ● You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording. ● You may not program c[...]

Hookups With a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 With this connection: ● You may watch one channel while recording another. ● You may not record scrambled channels. Recording One Channel/Watching Another 1 Put the Cable Box/DBS on the same channel as the VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. Then, with the VCR in VCR position (the VCR/TV light[...]

10 Hookups With a Stereo TV VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT antenna or cable to ANT(enna) IN Jack Video Cable Audio Cable VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (white) OUT Jacks Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV ● Audio and Video cables are not supplied. 1 Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the back of the VCR. 2 Connect a video cable[...]

VCR/TV POWER EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +100 CHANNEL SPEED RENTAL SELECTOR AUTO REPEAT CLOCK/ COUNTER EXIT COUNTER DISPLAY MENU RESET MEMORY REWIND / PLAY F.FWD RECORD PAUSE/STILL / STOP Turning on Your VCR 11 ● Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in the remote control and the VCR and TV are connected (see pages five - 10). ?[...]

VCR/TV POWER EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +100 CHANNEL SPEED RENTAL SELECTOR AUTO REPEAT CLOCK/ COUNTER EXIT COUNTER DISPLAY MENU RESET MEMORY REWIND / PLAY F.FWD RECORD PAUSE/STILL / STOP 12 Automatic Channel Setup Although your VCR may automatically set up the channels you receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets you set up[...]

Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) 13 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly to select CHANNEL SET UP. Then, press the F.FWD but- ton. 3 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly to select ADD/DELETE CH. Then, press the F.FWD button. 4 Press the Number buttons or press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly until you[...]

VCR/TV POWER EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +100 CHANNEL SPEED RENTAL SELECTOR AUTO REPEAT CLOCK/ COUNTER EXIT COUNTER DISPLAY MENU RESET MEMORY REWIND / PLAY F.FWD RECORD PAUSE/STILL / STOP SETTING CLOCK MONTH DAY YEAR 0 3 / 0 1 – – – – HOUR MINUTE AM/PM – – : – – – – SETTING CLOCK MONTH DAY YEAR 0 3 / – – – – – – HOUR M[...]

SETTING CLOCK MONTH DAY YEAR 0 3 / 0 1 SUN 1 9 9 8 HOUR MINUTE AM/PM 0 5 : – – – – Setting the Clock (cont’d) 15 7 While the MINUTE space is flashing, press the PLAY but- ton or the STOP button repeatedly until the desired minute appears. Then, press the F.FWD button. 8 While the AM or PM space is flashing, press the PLAY but- ton or the [...]

16 Language Selection Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen menus and displays. Make sure: ● The VCR is on and in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly to select LANGUAGE SELECT. Then, press the F.FWD but- ton . 3 P[...]

On-Screen Status Displays 17 You may access on-screen status displays by pressing the DISPLAY button repeatedly. On-screen status displays may include the current time, channel, and other information. ● Press the DISPLAY button once. The COUNT on-screen status display will appear for five seconds. After five seconds, only the real-time counter wi[...]

18 Remote Control Buttons MENU Button Press repeatedly to access menus or to remove menus. SPEED Button Press to select the recording speed (SP, LP, or SLP). Details are on pages 24 and 40. PLAY Button Press to play a tape. Also, press to release Search or Still mode and to return to normal playback. Details are on page 34. Use to enter digits and [...]

Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) 19 STOP Button Press to stop the tape. Use to enter digits and information when programming a function in the on-screen menu (setting the clock, for example). Press to select an item in the on-screen menu. PAUSE/STILL Button During recording, press to temporarily stop the recording. Details are on page 24. You can [...]

20 VCR Display Panel VCR/TV POWER POWER CST. IN TIMER REC CHANNEL PLAY STOP REW REC/OTR PAUSE F FWD EJECT VCR/TV VCR/TV POWER POWER CST. IN TIMER REC CHANNEL VCR/TV VCR Display Panel Information about VCR opera- tions is displayed here. Cassette Compartment Insert a video cassette tape here. VCR/TV Light This light appears when the VCR is in VCR po[...]

Front Panel 21 PAUSE Button While recording, press to temporarily stop the recording. Press a second time to resume normal recording. Details are on page 24. You can not pause a One-Touch Recording. Details are on page 25. During tape playback, press to freeze the picture. Press repeatedly to change the position of the noise lines in a Still pictur[...]

AUDIO IN Jack Connect a cable coming from the audio out jack of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 32. VIDEO IN Jack Connect a cable coming from the video out jack of a cam- corder, another VCR, or an audio-visual source (laser disc player, video disc player, etc.) here. Details are on page 32. ANT(enna) IN Jack [...]

VCR/TV POWER EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +100 CHANNEL SPEED RENTAL SELECTOR AUTO REPEAT CLOCK/ COUNTER EXIT COUNTER DISPLAY MENU RESET MEMORY REWIND / PLAY F.FWD RECORD PAUSE/STILL / STOP 6 When the tape has finished rewinding, press the EJECT button to remove the tape. 4 Press the STOP button to stop playback. 5 Press the REWIND button to rewind the[...]

VCR/TV POWER EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +100 CHANNEL SPEED RENTAL SELECTOR AUTO REPEAT CLOCK/ COUNTER EXIT COUNTER DISPLAY MENU RESET MEMORY REWIND / PLAY F.FWD RECORD PAUSE/STILL / STOP Read and follow the steps below to record a television program. 1 Turn on the TV; set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is s[...]

One-Touch Recording 25 Starting an OTR 1 Use the CHANNEL ( o / p ) buttons or the Number but- tons to select the channel you want to record. 2 Press the REC(ord)/OTR button on the VCR repeatedly until the desired recording length (30 minutes to eight hours) appears in the upper left corner of the screen. Recording will begin immediately. The One-To[...]

VCR/TV POWER EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +100 CHANNEL SPEED RENTAL SELECTOR AUTO REPEAT CLOCK/ COUNTER EXIT COUNTER DISPLAY MENU RESET MEMORY REWIND / PLAY F.FWD RECORD PAUSE/STILL / STOP PROGRAM NUMBER 1 → ONCE DAILY WEEKLY 26 Timer Recording Follow the steps below to program your VCR to record TV pro- grams while you’re away from home. You can [...]

ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE 0 5 / 0 6 WED START TIME 0 7 : 3 0 P M END TIME – – : – – – – CHANNEL – – REC SPEED – – AM → PM ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE 0 5 / 0 6 WED START TIME – – : – – – – END TIME – – : – – – – CHANNEL – – REC SPEED – – 5 Enter the recording’s start ti[...]

28 Timer Recording (cont’d) 7 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly until the desired channel number appears. Then, press the F.FWD button. ● If you are using a standard antenna/cable hookup (as shown on pages six - seven), select the channel of the TV program you want to record. ● If you are recording from line input, select AU[...]

Cancelling a Timer Recording 1 Press the MENU button so that the TIMER PROGRAM- MING menu appears. 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button until the pro- gram number you want to cancel appears on-screen. 3 While the program number is flashing, press the REWIND button to cancel the timer recording. 3 Select the information you want to change usin[...]

30 Auto Return Follow the steps below to make the VCR rewind to the beginning of the programs after it has finished all timer recordings. Make sure: ● The VCR is on and is in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly to select AUTO RETURN. 1 Pr[...]

VCR/TV POWER EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +100 CHANNEL SPEED RENTAL SELECTOR AUTO REPEAT CLOCK/ COUNTER EXIT COUNTER DISPLAY MENU RESET MEMORY REWIND / PLAY F.FWD RECORD PAUSE/STILL / STOP 1 Press the RECORD button to start a recording. Details are on page 24. Recording One Channel/Watching Another 31 2 Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV pos[...]

1 VCR 1 will play your tape. Insert a prerecorded tape in VCR 1. If the tape does not have a record tab, playback begins. If this happens, press the STOP/EJECT button on VCR 1 once. 32 Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 2 VCR 2 will record your tape. Insert a blank tape in VCR 2. Make sure the record tab is intact (details are on page five). Make sure [...]

VCR/TV POWER EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +100 CHANNEL SPEED RENTAL SELECTOR AUTO REPEAT CLOCK/ COUNTER EXIT COUNTER DISPLAY MENU RESET MEMORY REWIND / PLAY F.FWD RECORD PAUSE/STILL / STOP Repeat Play 33 Follow the steps below to program the VCR to play a tape over and over. Make sure: ● The VCR is on and is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will ap[...]

34 Special Effects Playback 1 During tape playback, press and release the F.FWD but- ton or the REWIND button. A fast forward or reverse picture search will begin. 2 To return to playback, press the PLAY button. Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) 1 During tape playback, press the F.FWD button or the REWIND button, then press again. The VCR w[...]

VCR/TV POWER EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +100 CHANNEL SPEED RENTAL SELECTOR AUTO REPEAT CLOCK/ COUNTER EXIT COUNTER DISPLAY MENU RESET MEMORY REWIND / PLAY F.FWD RECORD PAUSE/STILL / STOP Rental Play 35 This function enables you to improve the picture quality when playing worn cassettes such as those rented from a video store. Make sure: ● The VCR [...]

36 Real-Time Counter Memory Follow the steps below to reset the real-time counter to zero at a tape location you want to refer to later. Make sure: ● The VCR is on and is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once. ● There is a tape in the VCR. 1 Play, fast forward, or rewind a tape to the locati[...]

Automatic Playback When you put a tape in the VCR, the power will come on auto- matically. If the tape’s record tab is missing, playback will begin. (If a timer recording is set, you may have to press the POWER but- ton to turn on the VCR. Make sure you turn off the VCR for the timer recording later. If you insert a tape without a record tab when[...]

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Helpful Hints (cont’d) 39 Tape cannot be removed. • Make sure the power plug is completely connected to an AC (alternating current) outlet. • You have set a timer recording. Turn on the VCR power, then eject the tape. Be sure to insert a tape and turn off the VCR for your timer recording. Tape cannot be inserted. • Insert the tape, window s[...]

40 Glossary AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks located on the back of the VCR which are used to record audio from another source (IN) or to send audio to another source (OUT). Automatic Channel Setup: process in which the VCR scans all available channels and places the ones you receive in its memo- ry. Then, when you push the CHANNEL ( o / p ) buttons, you [...]

Specifications 41 Video Heads Two heads Video Signal EIA standards; NTSC color Antenna VHF/UHF – 75 ohm external antenna terminal VHF Output Signal Channel 3 or 4 (switchable) 75 ohms unbalanced Power Requirement 120V AC; 60Hz Power Consumption 16W Operating Temperature 41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C) Relative Humidity 10% to 80% Weight 5.5 lbs. ([...]

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER 90 Days Free Labor/One Year Parts Exchange. This product must be carried in for repair. WHO IS COVERED? You must have proof of purchase to receive war- ranty service. A sales receipt or other document showing that you purchased the product is consid- ered proof of purchase. WHAT IS COVERED? Warranty coverage begins the day y[...]

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IB8013E001 Printed In China 0VMN02105 / H1680UD * * * * * S UPPLIED A CCESSORIES Remote Control 4835 218 37224 Two “AA” Batteries 4835 138 17012 RF Coaxial Cable, 75 ohm 4835 323 27011 Check to be sure the items on this page are packed with your VCR. These accessories are provided to help you use or set up your VCR. If any of these items are no[...]