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Philips 21PV385/07 manual

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  • Page 1

    TVCR Important notes regarding operation Danger: High v oltage! There is a risk of an electrical shock! To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this device rain or moisture! The TV -Video Combi does not contain any com- ponents that can be repaired by the customer . Please leav e all maintenance work for qualified personnel. As [...]

  • Page 2

    2 EN IN BRIEF The remote control To record the TV channel selected at this moment or press repeatedly to start a One-T ouch Recording. To s witch off or on, interrupt menu function. Press to select channels at TVCR. To select the switch-off time in 30 minutes intervals. Doesn’t work on these models. To access or remove the TVCR’s on-screen stat[...]

  • Page 3

    3 EN Front of y our TV -Video combo ST ANDBY/ON: To s witch TVCR on or off, interrupt menu function. V olume: In connection with the button , to adjust the volume . Programme number: To select the progr amme number . During pla yback, press to adjust the tracking. T o remove v er tical jitter in a Still picture. Record: To record the programme curr[...]

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    4 EN Specifications V oltage: 220-240V/50Hz Po wer consumption (Standby): less than 5W Rewind time: less than 260 seconds (cassette E-180) Number of video heads : 2 Recording/pla yback time: 3 hours (SP) (cassette E-180) 6 hours (LP) (cassette E-180) W eight without packing in kg: 10.5 Dimensions in cm (HxWxD): 40.1x37.9x38.0 Po wer consumption : 5[...]

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    5 EN 4. 4. The f ollowing screen will appear on the TV . Y ou can find more details in chapter 'Preparation f or use'. Connecting additional devices Y ou can connect additional de vices such as decoders, satellite receiv ers, camcorders, etc. to the EXT1/A V1 socket. PLEASE CONNECT AERIAL OR CABLE TO THE TVCR THEN... PUSH P+ KEY OR... FOR[...]

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    6 Preparation for use This chapter shows y ou how to prepare the TV -Video Combi for use . The TV -Video Combi automatically 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. When automatic TV channel search[...]

  • Page 7

    Manual TV channel sear ch In some cases it can occur that all TV channels are not found and sa ved during the first installa- tion. In this case, the missing or coded TV chan- nels must be searched f or and stored manually . 1. 1. Press . The main menu will appear . 2. 2. Use or to select 'TUNER SET UP'. Then press . 3. 3. Use or to selec[...]

  • Page 8

    Sorting TV channels manually After you ha ve perf or med the automatic channel search, you ma y not agree with the sequence in which the individual TV channels hav e been allo- cated to the programme positions (progr amme nu mbers) of the TV -Video Combi. Y ou can use this function to individually sor t the TV channels already sav ed. 1. 1. Press .[...]

  • Page 9

    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 Scart socket, 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 soc kets, please enter 0,0,2, w[...]

  • Page 10

    Playing bac k cassettes Y ou can use this TV -Video Combi to playbac k recorded VHS video 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 . [...]

  • Page 11

    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[...]

  • Page 12

    General information Use a TIMER programming to automatically start 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 programmed recor[...]

  • Page 13

    13 EN 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, press . 7. 7. Switch off with . How to ch[...]

  • Page 14

    Switching the status displa y off or on Along with the on screen menu, the status displa y also displays inf ormation on the current operating status (counter , playbac k, 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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    15 EN 9. Bef ore you call an engineer If, contr ar y to expectation, y ou have an y 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: Chec k the power supply . •P arental control is on:switch the parental con- trol o[...]

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