Philips VR130/07 manual

EN VR130/07 3103 166 3329.1 0VMN03058/HC261BD***** Thank you f or buying a Philips video recorder . This video recorder is one of the most sophisti- cated and easy-to-use video recorders (VCR) on the market. Please take the time to read this operating manual bef ore using your video recorder . It contains impor tant information and notes regarding [...]

2 EN 1. Description of contr ols 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 ST ANDBY/ON EJECT MENU ST ATUS/EXIT CLEAR RECORD/OTR STILL P- MUTE P+ TV VCR SYSTEM STILL + PROGRAMME RECORD PWR. REC COUNTER RESET STANDBY/ON RF OUT TV AERIAL Buttons for VCR f eature only T o operate the VCR with the remote control. T o eject the cassette. T o delete last entry/Clear programmed[...]

3 EN Front of the de vice T o s witch off or on, interr upt a function. T o select the programme number . During normal playback, press to adjust the tracking. T o record the TV channel selected at this moments. When tape playbac k is stopped, press to fast forw ard the tape at high speed. During pla yback, press to fast f orward the tape while the[...]

3. Connecting the video recor der Important for the United Kingdom This apparatus is fitted with an approv ed moulded 10 Amp plug. T o change a fuse in this type of plug pro- ceed as follo ws: 1. 1. Remov e fuse cov er and fuse. 2. 2. Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 3A,AST A or BSI approved type . 3. 3. Refit the fuse cov er . If the fitted p[...]

5 EN 2. 2. Inser t one end of the supplied aerial cable into the RF OUT at the back of the video recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket at the bac k of the TV set. 3. 3. Plug one end of a scar t cable into the scar t sock et TV at the back of the video recorder and the other end into the suitable scart socket on your TV reser ved f[...]

4. Installing y our video recorder Preparation for use This chapter shows y ou how to prepare the video recorder use. The video recorder automati- cally seeks out and stores all av ailable TV chan- nels. 1. 1. Press . The automatic channel search star ts. 2. 2. 'TIME' and 'D A TE' will appear on the TV screen. 3. 3. Check '[...]

8. 8. Sav e the TV channel with . 9. 9. T o search for other TV channels, begin again at step 5. 10. 10. T o 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. af[...]

8 EN Setting the cloc k If the display sho ws an incorrect time or ' --:-- ', the time and date must be reset manually . 1. 1. Switch on the TV . If required, select the pro- gramme number f or the video recorder . 2. 2. Press . The main menu will appear . 3. 3. Select 'INITIAL SET UP' with and confirm with . 4. 4. Select '[...]

5. Pla yback Playing cassettes Y ou can use this video recorder to play bac k recorded VHS videocassettes. Y ou can operate the video recorder using the remote control or the buttons on the front of the video recorder . Y our video recorder can only record and play standard VHS cassettes. 1. 1. Put a cassette into the cassette slot. The cas- sette [...]

10 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. T o stop the tape, press . Manual T racking T o manually adjust the tracking during pla yback, press or . T racking will return to Automatic T racking Adjustment when you press , insert a tape, or pres[...]

6. Manual recor ding 11 EN General information Use 'Manual Recording' to make a sponta- neous recording (for e xample, a progr amme cur- rently 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[...]

7. Pr ogramming a recording (TIMER) 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 number 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 ye[...]

8. Other Functions 13 EN Switching the status displa y off or on Along with the on screen menu, the status dis- play also displa ys inf or mation on the current operating status (counter , pla yback, recording, TV channel, etc.) on the TV screen. Y ou can switch off the inf ormation about the operating status so that the status display is not recor[...]

14 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- gramme [...]

9. Bef ore you call an engineer 15 EN No recording possible: * The TV channel you want to record is not stored or you selected the wrong progr amme number: chec k TV channels stored. * A cassette was inserted that does not have the security tab (cannot be used to record): Inser t a cassette with an intact security tab or change cassette. F or more [...]

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