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    14PV385/07 TVCR T6450EZ(EN)_UKX.qx3 04.2.12 9:23 PM Page 1[...]

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    2 EN Tha nk you f or buying a Philips TV -Video Combi. This TV -Video Combi (TVCR) is one of the most sophisticated and easy-to-use TV -Video Combis on the market. Please take the time to read this operating manual bef ore using your TV -Video Combi. It contains impor tant information and notes regarding operation. The TV -Video Combi should not be[...]

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    IN BRIEF The remote control ✄ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 P 0 P P STILL STOP MENU REW FWD PLAY STATUS/EXIT CLEAR SLEEP SYSTEM REC STANDBY/ON PROG VOL SMART PICTURE SV/V+ MUTE INDEX o l p o l p To record the TV channel selected at this moment or press repeatedly to star t a One-T ouch Recording. To s witch off or on, interrupt menu function. Press to select[...]

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    Front of y our TVCR Back of y our TVCR ST ANDBY/ON VIDEO AUDIO P ✄ EXT/AV1 ST ANDBY/ON: To s witch off or on, interr upt menu function. V olume: In connection with the button to adjust the volume . Programme number min us: pre vious programme number Programme number plus: next programme number Record: To record the programme currently selected. P[...]

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    3 EN 1. Connecting the TV -Video Combi . . . .4 Impor tant f or the United Kingdom . . . . .4 Preparing the remote control f or operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Connecting the cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Connecting additional de vices . . . . . . .4 2. Important notes for operation . . . . . .5 Navigation in the screen men [...]

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    4 EN Important for the United Kingdom This apparatus is fitted with a BS1362 5 Amp inside an approv ed moulded 13 Amp plug. To replace a fuse in this type of plug proceed as f ollows: 1. 1. Remov e fuse cov er and fuse. 2. 2. Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5A, AST A or BSI approv ed type. 3. 3. Refit the fuse cov er . If the fitted plug is n[...]

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    Preparation for use This chapter shows y ou how to prepare the TV - Video Combi for use . The TV -Video Combi auto- matically seeks out and stores all av ailable TV channels. 1. 1. After you ha ve connected the aerial or cable , confirm the picture on the TV screen with . 2. 2. The automatic TV channel search star ts. 3. 3. The clock setting displa[...]

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    6 EN Decoder allocation Some TV channels transmit encoded TV signals which can only be viewed with a purchased or rented decoder . Y ou can connect such a decoder to this TV -Video Combi. The following function will automatically activate the connected decoder f or the desired TV channel. 1. 1. Use or to select the programme n umber which you w oul[...]

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    EN 1. 1. Press . The main menu will appear . 2. 2. Select ‘TUNER SET UP’ with or and confirm with . 3. 3. Select ‘A UTO TUNING’ with or and confirm with . 4. 4. The automatic TV channel search star ts. This allows the TV -Video Combi to sav e all av ail- able TV channels. This procedure may tak e sev eral minutes. 5. 5. When the TV channel [...]

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    Selecting a TV channel Select the desired TV channel (= the programme n umber) with or with on the remote control. Selection of the scart socket To select the Scar t sock et, please enter 0,0,1, with the ke ys on the remote control. A V1 appears on the screen. Selection of the front A/V soc kets To select the front A/V sock ets, please enter 0,0,2,[...]

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    Playing bac k cassettes Y ou can operate the TV -Video Combi using the remote control or the buttons on the set. Y our TV -Video Combi can only record and play standard VHS cassettes. 1. 1. Put a cassette into the cassette slot. The cas- sette is inser ted automatically . 2. 2. Press to view the tape . 3. 3. To stop the pla yback, press or on the T[...]

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    10 EN Searc hing for a tape position with picture (scanning) 1. 1. During playbac k, press (re verse) or (forw ard). 2. 2. If you w ant to search in super high speed, press or once more. (This function will not operate f or a cassette recorded in SP mode in the NTSC standard.) 3. 3. Press to resume pla yback. Still picture 1. 1. During playbac k, p[...]

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    11 EN General information Use ‘Manual recording’ to make a spontaneous recording (for e xample, a programme currently being shown). If you w ant to star t and stop a recording manual- ly , read the section ‘Recording without auto- matic switch-off’ . If you w ant to star t a recording manually but hav e it stopped automatically , read the s[...]

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    12 EN Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP) LP allows to doub le the recording duration on tape (for e xample six hours instead of three hours on an E180 cassette). 1. 1. Press . The main menu will appear . 2. 2. Select ‘RECORD SETUP’ using or and confirm with . 3. 3. Select ‘RECORD SPEED’ using or . 4. 4. Select the required recording s[...]

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    13 EN General information Use a TIMER programming to automatically star t and stop a recording at a later time or date. The TV -Video Combi will switch to the right pro- gr amme number and begin recording at the cor- rect time. With this TV -Video Combi, you can pre-programme up to eight recordings within a period of one year . T o make a programme[...]

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    14 EN 6. 6. When all inputs are correct, press . The programming inf or mation is stored in a TIMER bloc k. 7. 7. Inser t a cassette with an intact security tab (unprotected). 8. 8. Switch off with . The programmed recording will only function when the TV -Video Combi is switched off with . Programming a recor ding (without the VIDEO Plus + system)[...]

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    15 EN Prob lems and solutions for programmed recor dings How to chec k or delete a programmed recor ding (TIMER) 1. 1. Press . The main menu will appear . 2. 2. Select ‘TIMER’ with or . Then press . 3. 3. Select ‘TIMER LIST’ with or , and confirm with . 4. 4. Select TIMER bloc k with . 5. 5. To cancel the recording, press . 6. 6. To end, pr[...]

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    Switching the status displa y off or on Along with the on screen menu, the status displa y also displays inf or mation on the current operating status (counter , playback, recording, TV channel, etc.) on the TV screen. Y ou can switch off the inf or- mation about the operating status so that the status display is not recorded when cop ying videocas[...]

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    17 EN 8. Bef ore y ou call an engineer If, contrary to expectation, y ou hav e any prob- lems using this TV -Video Combi, it may be caused by the f ollowing reasons. Y our TV -Video Combi does not respond to any b utton being pressed: • There is no power supply: check the po wer supply . •P arental control is on: s witch the parental con- trol [...]

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    EN PHILIPS NORGE AS Sandstuveien 70, PO Box 1, Manglerud N-0612 Oslo NORWAY Phone: 2274 8250 OY PHILIPS AB Linnoitustie 11, 02600 Espoo FINLAND puh. 09 615 80 250 PHILIPS KUNDTJÄNST Kista Entré Knarrarnäsgatan 7 164 85 Stockholm SWEDEN Tel: (0)8 598 52 250 PHILIPS POLSKA Al. Jerozolimskie 195B 02-222 Warszawa POLSKA TEL.: (022)-571-0-571 INFOLIN[...]