Video Recorders (VCR) Operating Manual

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1. HOW TO CONNECT YOUR VIDEO RECORDER 4.........

How to connect your video recorder to the TV set 4.....

Connecting with a scart cable without ’Easy

Link/NexTView’ 5...................................

Connecting without a scart cable 6...................

Connecting a decoder or other equipment 6............

2. INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER 7...............

Initial installation 7..................................

Allocating a decoder 7..............................

Manual TV channel search 8.........................

Satellite receiver 8..................................

Special installation functions 9.......................

Automatic TV Channel Allocation (FOLLOW TV) 9.......

Automatic TV channel search (Autoinstall) 10..........

Monitor function 10.................................

Sorting and clearing TV channels manually 10..........

Setting the time and date 11..........................

3. IMPORTANT NOTES FOR OPERATION 12..............

General information 12..............................

Saving energy 12...................................

Emergency interrupt 12..............................

The symbols on your video recorder display 12.........

Summary of user guide 13...........................

User guide (OSD) 13.................................

4. THE TAPE MANAGER (TM) 14........................

Adding a cassette to the Tape Manager 14............

Searching for a title 15..............................

Searching for a blank part of the tape 16...............

Editing the title 16...................................

Copying the Tape Manager memory 17................

5. PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 18..........................

Playing a cassette 18................................

Playing NTSC cassettes 18...........................

Tape position indication 18...........................

Searching for tape position with the picture (picture

search) 18.........................................

Still picture/Slow motion 18..........................

The JOG/SHUTTLE functions 19......................

The JOG/SHUTTLE functions on the remote control 19...

Searching for tape position without the picture (wind

and rewind) 19.....................................

Instant View 19.....................................

Automatic search for a tape position (index search) 19..

Selecting the picture setting (SMART PICTURE) 19......

Picture interference 20..............................

Cleaning the video heads 20.........................

6. MANUAL RECORDING 21............................

Recording without automatic switch-off 21............

Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR

one-touch-recording) 21.............................

Protecting your recordings 21........................

Auto-assembling 21.................................

Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP) 22............

Automatic recording from a satellite receiver (SAT

RECORDING) 22....................................

Switching on ’Direct Record’ 23......................

7. PROGRAMMED RECORDING (TIMER) 24...............

’VPS’ (Video Programming System) and ’PDC’

(Programme Delivery Control) 24.....................

Programming a recording (with ’VIDEO Plus+’) 24.......

Programming a recording (without ’VIDEO Plus+’) 25....

How to check or change a programmed recording

(TIMER) 26.........................................

How to clear a programmed recording (TIMER) 26......

’NexTView Link’ 26..................................

8. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS 27.........................

Changing the TV system 27..........................

Child lock 27.......................................

Switching the ’on-screen display’ (OSD) on or off 28....

Switching to 16:9 wide screen picture 28..............

Switching the remote control command 29.............

Continuous playback 29.............................

Automatic switch-off (tuner mode) 30.................

Switching off the button illumination 30................

Reducing picture disturbance (’optimizing the

modulator’) 31......................................

Switching off the modulator 31.......................

Using your video recorder remote control with your

TV set 32..........................................

Manual audio control 32.............................

Recording audio only 32.............................

Audio dubbing 33...................................

Selecting the sound track 33.........................

Headphones volume 33..............................

Synchronous editing (synchro-edit) 34................

Connecting the video recorder and the camera

recorder. 34........................................

Starting synchro-edit 34.............................

Variant 1, the video recorder is to control the

camera recorder 35.................................

Variant 2, the camera recorder is to control the

video recorder 35...................................

Setting the ’preroll time’ 35...........................

9. Before you call an engineer 36.......................

10. GLOSSARY 37......................................

Technical terms used 37.............................

CONTENTS

Summary of content (40 pages)

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CONTENTS 1. 2. HOW TO CONNECT YOUR VIDEO RECORDER . . . . . . . . . How to connect your video recorder to the TV set . . . . . Connecting with a scart cable without ’Easy Link/NexTView’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting without a scart cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting a decoder or other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 5 6 6 INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7. Initial installation . . . . . . . . . .
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& OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF C Select: Cursor right h Pause/Stop: To stop the tape, except while a TIMER-recording is being made TAPE MANAGER TapeManager: To call up the Tape Manager B Select: One line down SMART: To adjust the picture setting during playback INDEX E Index search: In combination with COUNTER Counter: To select display of tape positon PROG. r Select: To select a programme number PROG.
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& Front of the set SYNCHRO EDIT PHONES MIC.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS VR900/07 Congratulations! You now own one of the most sophisticated and simple-to-use video recorders (VCR) on the market. With this VCR you can record and play VHS-standard cassettes. So that you can identify your machine in the event of theft, enter the serial number (PROD.NO) here. The serial number is printed on the type plate fixed at the rear of the set. MODEL NO. Please take the time to read this operating manual before using your video recorder. VR900/07 PROD.NO: .
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Special functions on your video recorder This system ensures that your picture will be of the best possible quality. This is made possible by a combination of Philips’ very latest technologies: Natural Colour, Smart Picture, Digital Studio Picture Control and laser-cut video heads. Natural Colour produces detailed pictures in clear colours. Philips has developed a system which produces the best possible playback quality.
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1. HOW TO CONNECT YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Important for the United Kingdom This machine is fitted with an approved moulded 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug, please follow these instructions. How to connect your video recorder to the TV set We recommend the use of a scart cable. This will give you the best picture and sound quality. a Take off the fuse cover and take out the fuse. b Put in a new fuse which should be a BS1362 3A, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. c Refit the fuse cover.
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Connecting with scart cable and ’Easy link/NexTView’ Connecting with a scart cable without ’Easy Link/NexTView’ With the function ’Easy Link/NexTView’, your video recorder can exchange information with the television (see instruction manual TV set.). With ’Easy Link/NexTView’ the TV channels from the TV will automatically be loaded. a Switch off the TV set. b Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert it into the 2 socket at the back of the video recorder.
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Connecting without a scart cable Connecting a decoder or other equipment You can connect additional equipment to the EXT.2 AV 2 socket. For example: a decoder, a satellite receiver or a camera recorder. You can connect a HIFI-stereo set to the sockets AUX OUT L R (audio output left/right) and AUX IN L R (audio input left/right). a Switch off the TV set. b Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert it into the 2 socket at the back of the video recorder.
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2. INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Initial installation Allocating a decoder a Open up the battery compartment of your remote control Some TV stations will send coded TV channels, that you can only watch when you use a decoder. You can connect such a decoder (descrambler) to your video recorder. With the following function, the connected decoder will automatically be activated for the TV programme you want to watch. and place the batteries in it as shown in the picture.
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h If you want to change the TV channel name, press the Manual TV channel search C In certain cases the ’Automatic TV channel search’ may not be able to find all of the TV channels (e.g. coded TV channels). In that case, use this manual method to set the channels. D With ’Connecting with scart cable and ’Easy Link/NexTView’ the videorecorder automatically takes the TV channels from the TV set. This is why some lines are not functional. a Switch on the TV set.
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Special installation functions You can select one of the following installation functions in order to adapt the video recorder to your own specific requirements. Automatic TV Channel Allocation (FOLLOW TV) With this function the video recorder maintains the same channel sequence as on the TV set, in case you connected your videorecorder to a TV set without scart cable. This only functions if the video recorder (socket EXT.1 AV 1 ) and the TV set are connected with a scart cable.
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Automatic TV channel search (Autoinstall) The video recorder will search for all TV channels. It stores TV channels found in the following sequence: BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, CH 4, CH 5, SKY, others. D If you want to start the automatic TV channel search again, then follow the instructions below. a Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for the video recorder. You can assign any programme number to a TV channel that you have stored and you can also delete unwanted TV channels.
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Setting the time and date If a TV channel which transmits TXT/PDC is stored under programme number ’P01’, time and date will automatically be taken from the TXT/PDC information. If the time in the video recorder display is not correct or if ’--:--’ appears in the display, please set the clock manually. a Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for the video recorder. b Press the MENU button on the remote control. The main menu will appear.
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3. IMPORTANT NOTES FOR OPERATION General information D You can switch on with the h button, the buttons or by putting in a cassette. The symbols on your video recorder display 0-9 D If you do not use the video recorder for a few minutes, it will switch to standby automatically. Please read the section ’Automatic switch-off’ in chapter ’ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS’.
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Summary of user guide The OSD menu offers the following functions. More details on each can be found in the appropriate chapter.
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4. THE TAPE MANAGER (TM) With the tape manager (TM) you have a complete overview of all recordings made with this video recorder. Moreover, with the tape manager (TM) you have fast and simple access to every recording made with this video recorder. TAPE MANAGER - TM FIND A TITLE EDIT A TITLE REMOVE A CASSETTE NR. D If the cassette has already been registered in the Tape Manager, the cassette number and all the titles stored on this cassette will appear on the screen.
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Searching for a title e Press the PROG. q or PROG. r button to select the title you require. You can easily search for the title of a recording stored in the Tape Manager. When the video recorder finds the title, playback will start automatically at the beginning of the recording searched for. a Press the TAPE MANAGER button on the remote control. f Confirm with the OK button. D If the cassette is not in the video recorder, for example, ’INSERT CASSETTE NUMBER XXX’ will appear on the screen.
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Searching for a blank part of the tape Editing the title To make a recording, you can search for a blank part of the tape (at least 1 minute of blank tape), for example, after an existing recording on the tape. This only works with cassettes with cassettes which have been stored in the Tape Manager. The title of a recording is automatically recorded if it is broadcast by the television channel. Otherwise the date and time of the recording are stored as the title.
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Removing a cassette number b Connect the EXT.1 AV 1 socket on VCR A to the EXT.1 AV 1 socket on VCR B. Every cassette is stored with a number in the Tape Manager. You can delete this cassette number from the Tape Manager, so that you can use this cassette for special recording functions (for instance, synchro edit or dubbing). You can delete cassette numbers that you don’t need anymore to create space for new cassettes. a Press the TAPE MANAGER button on the remote control.
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5. PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Playing a cassette Tape position indication a Put a cassette into the cassette slot. ’v’ will appear on By pressing the OK button, you can show the present tape position on the TV screen. the display. a During playback press the COUNTER button.
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The JOG/SHUTTLE functions You will find a large rotary knob (Shuttle) recorder and on the remote control. Instant View o on the video a Switch the function on with the STILL/JOG ON R button on the remote control or the video recorder. You will see a still picture. STILL R button on the b You can select the next single frame forwards or backwards with the jog button on the remote control or the video recorder. c Turning the inner disc continuously to the right or to the left switches to slow motion.
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Picture interference Cleaning the video heads If the picture quality is poor when you play a cassette, please follow these instructions. If horizontal lines appear on the screen when you play a cassette, you should clean the video heads. Tracking during playback a During playback, press the MENU button. b Select the line ’PLAY FUNCTIONS’ with the B or A button and confirm with the C button. c Select the line ’MANUAL TRACKING’ with the B or A button.
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6. MANUAL RECORDING Use ’Manual Recording’ to make a spontaneous recording (for example, a programme currently being shown). E If you want to start and stop a recording manually, read the section: ’Recording without automatic switch-off’. E If you want to start a recording manually but have it stopped automatically, read the section: ’Recording with automatic switch-off’.
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Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP) You can reduce the recording speed by half. This makes it possible to record, for example, eight-hours instead of four-hours on an ’E240’ (four-hour) cassette. a Switch on the TV set and, if required, select the programme number for the video recorder. c Select the line ’RECORDING FUNCTIONS’ with the or A button, and confirm with the C button. d Select the line ’RECORD SETTINGS’ with the B or A button, and confirm with the C button.
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Switching on ’Direct Record’ When this function is switched on, the video recorder will automatically record the programme selected on the television by means of a scart cable. D The video recorder must be switched off . D With ’Connecting with scart cable and ’Easy Link/NexTView’, the video recorder will also take the programme number from the TV set automatically with the video recorder switched on. a Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for the video recorder.
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7. PROGRAMMED RECORDING (TIMER) Use programmed recording to automatically start and stop a recording at a later date. To make a programmed recording, your video recorder needs to know: * the date you want to make the recording; * the programme number for the TV channel you want to record; * the start and stop time of the recording; * VPS/PDC on or off * the recording speed (SP/LP) The video recorder stores all the information in a TIMER block. You can programme up to 6 TIMER blocks a month in advance.
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D Use the SELECT button to switch ’VPS/PDC’ on or off in ’START’. D Use the SELECT button to select the recording speed ’SP’ or ’LP’ in ’END’. g Confirm with the OK button when the information is correct. D The programming information has been stored in a TIMER block. h To end, press the TIMER k button. Programming a recording (without ’VIDEO Plus+’) a Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder. b Press the TIMER k button on the remote control.
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D While a programmed recording is being made, you cannot operate your video recorder manually. If you want to cancel the programmed recording, press the STANDBY m button. D If the video recorder is switched on a few minutes before a programmed recording is supposed to begin, ’SWITCH TO STANDBY - TIMER RECORDING’ will flash on the TV screen. D If you reach the end of the cassette during a recording, the video recorder will automatically eject the cassette.
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8. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS Changing the TV system Child lock If you play back recordings made on a different kind of tape (for example, NTSC standard), the automatic TV system switch-over may lead to colour interferences. You can switch off the ’automatic TV system switch-over’ as follows. This function will prevent unauthorised use of your video recorder. All button-functions will be locked. a Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for the video recorder.
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Switching the ’on-screen display’ (OSD) on or off You can switch the on-screen display of the current operating information on or off. a Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for the video recorder. c Select the line ’SPECIAL SETTINGS’ with the B or button and confirm with the C button. MAIN MENU SPECIAL SETTINGS TV SYSTEM AUTO CHILD LOCK OFF OSD MODE AUTO.
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Switching the remote control command Continuous playback If you have two video recorders with the same remote control command, you can change the remote control command of the handset and the remote control command of one of the video recorders. You can automatically play a cassette again and again. When the video recorder reaches the end of the tape or the end of the recording, it will rewind and start again. a Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for the video recorder.
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Automatic switch-off (tuner mode) The ’DEMO’ function If you do not use the video recorder for a few minutes in certain modes (e.g.: STOP), it will switch to standby automatically. You can cancel this function to use the video recorder as a television receiver (tuner). When the ’DEMO’ function is switched on and the video recorder switched off, several menus will be demonstrated on the TV screen. This has no influence on operating the video recorder.
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Reducing picture disturbance (’optimizing the modulator’) Switching off the modulator You may experience picture disturbance if you have not used a scart cable to connect your video recorder and TV. This is because another TV station in your reception area may already be using UHF-channel CH35 or 583MHz. a Make sure that there is no cassette in the video recorder. On the video recorder, simultaneously hold the EJECT J and the PROG. r button for a few seconds until e.g.
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Using your video recorder remote control with your TV set Your video recorder remote control can transmit several commands to TV sets of different makes. By using the TV buttons on the panel in the middle of the control, you can: Recording audio only You can use your video recorder as a HiFi tape recorder. You can record the sound from e.g. a HiFi unit or a second video recorder. a Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder.
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D The normal (linear) sound track is re-recorded, the stereo sound will remain. Audio dubbing This function enables you to replace (dub) the sound track of an existing recording with another sound track. To do this, connect an audio source (e.g.: a CD-player) to one of the input sockets (for example, L AUDIO R ). You can also connect a microphone to the MIC. socket (programme number ’MIC’). a Switch the television on and select the channel number m To end audio dubbing,press the MENU button.
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Synchronous editing (synchro-edit) You can synchronously copy between this video recorder and an appropriately equiped camera recorder. Both units are started at the same time with the help of a synchronous impulse and an adjustable start delay (=preroll time). Connecting the video recorder and the camera recorder. a Connect the two units with a synchro-edit cable (socket SYNCHRO EDIT on the left front of the video recorder).
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Variant 1, the video recorder is to control the camera recorder a Start copying with the RECORD/OTR n button on the video recorder. The camera recorder starts ’PLAYBACK’ and at the same time the video recorder starts ’RECORDING’. Setting the ’preroll time’ When the beginning of the recording is missing, the ’preroll time’ was too long. Select a shorter ’preroll time’. If recording started too early, the ’preroll time’ was too short. Select a longer ’preroll time’.
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9. Before you call an engineer If, contrary to expectation, you have any problems using this video recorder, it may be caused by one of the reasons mentioned below. You can also call the customer service centre in your country. You will find the phone number in the enclosed guarantee leaflet.
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10. GLOSSARY Technical terms used Current tape position : The part of the tape currently being played. External source : A device connected via a socket (for example, scart socket) which is transmitting audio/video signals to the video recorder. Index marking : A marking which is automatically made on the tape at the beginning of every recording. This marking (recording ID) can be searched for with the Index search function. Scart cable : Also known as a Euro-AV cable.
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