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This video recorder is used for the recording and pla yback of VHS videocassettes. Cassettes with the VHS-C label (VHS cassettes for camcorders) ma y only be used with a suitable adapter . We hope you enjoy y our new video recorder . EN Thank you f or buying a Philips video recorder . This video recorder is one of the most sophisticated and easy-to[...]
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2 EN 1. Description of contr ols 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 P 0 P P STILL STOP MENU REW FWD PLAY STATUS/EXIT CLEAR VCR TV REC STANDBY/ON PROG VOL MUTE SYSTEM FWD PLAY REW STOP/EJECT RECORD PROGRAMME STANDBY/ON RF OUT TV AERIAL Buttons for VCR f eature only To operate the VCR with the remote control. To delete last entr y/Clear programmed recording (TIMER). [...]
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3 EN Front of the de vice To s witch off or on, interrupt a function. To select the programme number . During normal playback, press to adjust the tracking. To record the TV channel selected at this moments. When tape playbac k is stopped, press to fast f orward the tape at high speed. Dur ing playbac k, press to fast forw ard the tape while the pi[...]
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4 EN Preparing the remote control f or operation The remote control and its batteries are packed separately in the original video recorder packaging. Y ou must install the batteries in the remote control before use . 1. 1. Ta ke the remote control and the enclosed batter- ies (2 batteries). 2. 2. Open the remote control's battery compar tment [...]
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EN Connecting without a scart cable Hav e the follo wing cables ready: an aerial cable. 1. 1. Switch off your TV . 2. 2. Remov e the aerial cable plug from the aerial input socket of the TV . Inser t it into the AERIAL at the back of the video recorder . 3. 3. Inser t one end of the supplied aerial cable into the RF OUT at the back of the video rec[...]
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Preparation for use This chapter shows y ou how to prepare the video recorder use. The video recorder automatically seeks out and stores all av ailable TV channels. 1. 1. Select the desired language f or the on-screen menu by pressing or . 2. 2. Press . 3. 3. Confirm with . The automatic TV channel search star ts. 4. 4. 'TIME' and 'D[...]
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8. 8. Sa ve the TV channel with . 9. 9. To search for other TV channels, begin again at step 5. 10. 10. To end, press . A utomatic T uning During installation, all availab le TV channels are searched for and sa ved. If the channel assign- ments of your cab le or satellite TV provider change or if you are re-installing the video recorder , e.g. afte[...]
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EN Setting the language Y ou have the option of setting one of the dis- play ed languages for the on-screen men u (OSD). 1. 1. Switch on the TV . If required, select the pro- gr amme number f or the video recorder . 2. 2. Press . The main menu will appear . 3. 3. Select 'INITIAL SET UP' with or and confirm with . 4. 4. Select 'LANGU [...]
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Playing cassettes Y ou can operate the video recorder using the remote control or the buttons on the front of the video recorder . If you press ,, or while the set is in Stand-by , the power will be automatical- ly turned on. Additionally , if a cassette was already inser ted, the corresponding operation will be performed. Y our video recorder can [...]
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6. Manual recor ding EN Searc hing for tape position without picture (forwar d wind and rewind) 1. 1. Stop the tape with . 2. 2. Press (re verse) or (forw ard). 3. 3. To stop the tape, press . Manual T racking To manually adjust the tr acking during playbac k, press or . Tr acking will return to Automatic T racking Adjustment when you press , inser[...]
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EN 11 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 a E180 cassette). 1. 1. Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number f or the video recorder . 2. 2. Press . The main menu will appear . 3. 3. Select 'RECORD SETUP' using or[...]
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General information Use a TIMER programming to automatically start and stop a recording at a later time or date. The video recorder will switch to the right progr amme n umber and begin recording at the correct time. With this video recorder , you can pre-progr amme up to eight recordings within a period of one y ear . T o make a progr ammed record[...]
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EN Helpful Hints Error message: ' ' will flash in the video recorder displa y • No cassette was inserted. Insert a cassette and s witch off the video recorder using • A cassette was inserted with the secur ity tab remov ed. Undo the erase protection (chapter 'Manual Recording', section 'Prev enting accidental erasing of[...]
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EN Blue Backgr ound on or off If you w ant the TV screen to be solid b lue when a weak signal is receiv ed, set BLUE BACK- GROUND to ‘ON’. The screen will be b lue and the sound will be muted. Or , if you want to receive the w eak signal, set BLUE BA CK- GROUND to ‘OFF’. 1. 1. Switch on the TV . If required, select the pro- gr amme number f[...]
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EN No picture when you pla y a cassette: * There is no recording on the cassette: change the cassette. * Y ou hav e selected the wrong programme num- ber on the TV for pla ying cassette: on the TV , select the correct programme number f or the video recorder . * The cable connecting the TV set and the video recorder has come loose: check the cable [...]
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