Philips 686 VCR User Manual
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1. Direct Record Do you want to record a television transmission which you are just viewing Press the button with the video recorder switched to standby The video recorder takes the channel number which is currently selected on the television and starts recording For Direct Record to function it must be switched on and the video recorder and the television must be connected with a scart cable 1 Press the button 2 Select DIRECT RECORD with the P or P button and confirm with the button 3 Select ON with the button and confirm with the OK button After the confirmation the video recorder switches to standby automatically Note Not all external equipment is suitable for using the Direct Record function e g some satellite receivers decoders Don t select another programme number on your televi sion set until OK appears in the display of your video recorder This can take up to one minute How to programme a recording The video recorder needs the following information for every programmed recording the date on which the recording is to be made the programme number for the TV programme the start and stop time of the recording PDC or VPS on or off The video recorder stores all the information mentioned above in a TIMER block You can programme up to 6 TIMER blocks one month in advance With PDC Programme Delivery Control or VPS Video2. TRAC disappears from the display This setting will remain until you remove the cassette 0 If horizontal lines still appear on the screen use the Cleaning function Cleaning function During playback hold the button until HEAD video head cleaning appears in the display The video heads are being cleaned The video recorder automatically switches back to playback Note Some hired cassettes may have a poor picture sound quality This is not a fault in your video recorder 3 RECORDING FUNCTIONS 1 Insert a cassette into the video recorder or switch the Some general notes for recording video recorder on with the button Use the P or PF button or the 03 buttons to select Recording from external sources Programme numbers the programme number from which you wish to record El and E are provided for recording from external e g POY In the display appears sources via the EXT 1 Jor EXT 2 scart socket e OTR recording If you do not want to record to the end of the cassette press the RECORD button again The dis play shows at what time the recording will stop With each subsequent press of the button you can add 30 minutes to this time You can return to the normal recording status by pressing the CLEAR CL button e Stereo reception This video recorder can record stere
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4. Switch on the TV set 2 Select programme number 1 on the TV set 3 Press the button on your video recorder O Select F TV FOLLOW TV in the display or FOLLOW TV on the TV screen using the P or P button Confirm with the button If the video recorder recognizes that the TV set has been connected with a scart cable TV01 appears in the display O Confirm with the button on the video recorder remote control The video recorder compares the TV channels on the TV set and the video recorder If the video recorder found the same TV channel as the TV set then it stores it at P 01 O Wait until e g TV02 appears in the display Q Select on the TV set the next programme number e g 2 Confirm with the button on the video recorder remote control O Repeat steps Q to until all TV channels have been allocated To finish press the button Note When NOTV no signal from TV set appears in the display the TV channels can not be allocated automatically Then read further in the next paragraph Manual channel number allocation If you allocated the wrong TV channel at step O r you can go back one step with the CLEAR CL button Manual Channel Number Allocation You can give any desired programme number to the TV channels stored 1 Switch on the TV set Press the button on the video recorder Select CHANNEL ALLOCATION with the PE or button Co
5. You can also connect additional equipment to the EXT 2 sock et For instance satellite receiver decoder or camcorder You can connect a HIFl stereo set to the sockets AUDIO OUT L left channel and AUDIO OUT R right channel Select Use the P or the P button Enter Adjust Use the P Jor the P button or the buttons Confirm Use the button Throughout this instruction manual use the following buttons for these functions Select Enter Adjust Confirm L AUDIO OUT R j Emergency interrupt Both the video recorder and the remote control have an Emergency interrupt button You can use the STANDBY but ton to interrupt any function Whenever you have operating problems you can simply interrupt the function and start again You can practise operating your set without any worries No matter which buttons you press you cannot damage it A 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 1 Switch on the TV set Press the button on the video recorder If TV channels have already been stored select the line AUTOINSTALL using the or P button 2 Confirm with the button AUTOINSTALL starts On the TV screen appears AUTOINSTALL Wait until all TV channels have been fou
6. Programming System the TV station controls the beginning and the length of the programmed recording This means that the video recorder switches itself on and off at the right time even if a TV programme you have programmed begins earlier or finishes later than expected Usually the start time is the same as the PDC or VPS time If however a different PDC or VPS time is given e g 20 15 PDC or VPS 20 14 you have to enter 20 14 as the start time exactly to the minute If you want to enter a time that differs from the PDC or VPS time you have to switch off PDC or VPS Programming with VIDEOPlus All the information required for a programming is encoded in the VIDEOPlus code Switch on the TV set 2 Press the TIMER button on the remote control 3 With the digit buttons 0 9 enter the VIDEOPlus code up to 9 digits printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programme If you make a mistake clear with the CLEAR CL button VIDEOPLUS 53124 D W gt SELECT CLEAR CL 0 9 OK 4 If you want to programme at daily or weekly intervals press the button until D DAILY daily intervals or W WEEKLY weekly intervals appears on the TV screen The daily intervals function can only be used for recordings to be made from Mondays to Fridays inclusive Confirm the entries with the button The resultant data appears on the TV screen Note If you
7. Switch the video recorder to standby with the STANDBY button Note This modulator frequency 583MHz or UHF channel 35 might already be being used by another TV station in your reception area e g Channel 5 In this case the picture quality on your TV set will be poor when receiving one or more TV channels Adjusting the modulator frequency If the picture quality only deteriorates when the video recorder is switched on adjust the modulator frequency The frequency can be adjusted at step O with the P or the P button Confirm the adjusted frequency with the button Automatic adjustment of modulator frequency If you press the gt gt button in step O the next optimal modulator frequence will be selected automatically Confirm the frequency displayed with the button Switching off the modulator If you cannot eliminate picture or sound interference using the above method you can switch off the built in modulator You should only do this if you have connected the video recorder to the TV set with a scart cable Connecting VCR without scart cable is not possible when the modulator is switched off At step O press the button for several sec onds until MOFF modulator switched off appears in the display You can switch back again in the same way Important notes for operation e Many televisions automatically switch to programme number EXT EXTernal or AV Audio Video when a vide
8. aerial cable provided into the socket on the video recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket on your TV set 3 Insert the plug of a scart cable into the scart socket LEXT 1 at the back of your video recorder Connect the other plug to the TV set 4 Insert the female plug of the mains cable into the mains socket Jat the back of the video recorder O Plug the other end of the mains cable into the wall socket Connecting VCR without scart cable 1 Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert it into the r socket at the back of the video recorder 2 Plug one end of the aerial cable provided into the socket on the video recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket on your TV set 3 Insert the female plug of the mains cable into the mains socket at the back of the video recorder O Plug the other end of the mains cable into the wall socket O Switch on your TV set and select the programme number that you have chosen for video playback see operating manual for your TV set O Ensure that no cassette has been loaded With the video recorder switched to standby hold the button for a few seconds until a modulator frequency e g M583 583MHz or UHF channel 35 appears in the display The video recorder transmits a test picture on this UHF channel Q Tune in the TV set in the UHF wave band until this picture appears MODULATOR
9. gt 8 Picture scanning Press the lt reverse or gt gt _ for ward button once or several times You have a choice of several picture scanning speeds 4 Interrupt Press the button O Wind and rewind Interrupt the playback function with the LSTOP button and press the lt 4 rewind or wind button If you want to carry out this function on your video recorder then turn the outer rotary control to the left or to the right In the display appears If during wind rewind you want to have a quick access to picture scanning use the Instant View function O Instant View If you hold the lt 4 rewind or gt gt wind button during wind or rewind you will switch to picture scanning If you release the button the video recorder will automatically switch back to rewind or wind again Q Eject a cassette Interrupt the playback function with the button and press the button on the vid eo recorder Notes Some functions switch off automatically after a while e g pause still picture picture scanning This helps to protect the cassette and prevent unnecessary power consumption The picture quality will deteriorate during picture scan ning The sound is turned off With this video recorder you can playback cassettes that have been recorded on other video recorders in the NTSC standard This only works for PAL television sets which are suitable for a picture frequency of
10. 60 Hz During NTSC playback some special features e g still picture are not possible Still picture Slow motion 1 Press the button A still picture appears on the screen 2 Each time you press again the picture will move on one step 3 Hold the STILL button The picture will be played in slow motion O Press the gt gt button several times You have a choice of several playback speeds When you press the lt 4 but ton several times you will return to the still picture There is no sound during slow motion playback Note If the still picture vibrates vertically hold the P or the P button at step 1 until the vibration is minimal This setting will be stored automatically Please note however that interference may still occur with poor quality cassettes Single frame picture picture search functions Switch on the function by pressing the STILL gt lt button on the video recorder A still picture appears on the screen 2 Each time you press again the picture will move on one step 3 Using the rotary control you can select the various picture search speeds Tape position Index search Tape position The elapsed playback time given to the hour and minute appears in the display When you load a cassette the video recorder must first calculate the playing time Therefore appears first and only after the tape has been running for a few seconds
11. O the gt Jor the lt button you can select between the entries DATE date PROG programme number START start time and END end time You can enter or adjust data using the P or the button or the digit buttons 0 9 Confirm each entry with the button You can switch VPS PDC V P on and off at step START with the button You can select between D daily intervals or W weekly intervals at step DATE with the but ton O Finally press the button Programming is now complete O Make sure that a cassette without erase protection has been loaded Switch to standby with the STANDBY button A programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched to standby with the STANDBY button Note Clear a TIMER block After step select the TIMER block you want to clear with the or the button Press the button If e g 20 00 flashes in the display the clock must be set OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS VR 686 Congratulations on the purchase of one of the most sophisti Contents cated and simple to use video recorders VCR on the market With this VCR you can record and play VHS standard 1 INSTALLATION Eou teva Pie eee bee rie eee were 2 cassenas Connecting VCR with scart cable 2 Connecting VCR without scart cable 3 Adjusting the modulator frequency 3 VHS Automatic adjustme
12. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF The remote control Front of the video recorder Eject RECORD Record Standby PROGRAMME Down Minus number Child lock Up Plus number Special function TANDBY Standby SP LP selection EJECT Cassette eject TV monitor function STOPM Pause Stop Digit buttons 0 9 Function selector Reset clear VIDEOPlus TIMER programming Forward wind Forward scanning Confirm button Installation button Up Plus programme number lt Menu left PJ Menu right Down Minus programme number Playback RECORD PROGRAMME STANDBY EJECT EAN AUTOINSTALL lt 4 Rewind Reverse scanning Pause Stop Tuner mode Forward wind Forward scanning Index search Record Still picture Additional TV functions TV volume TV volume TV sound off Switch off TV Programme number Programme number Playback Still picture Rotary control for Rewind Reverse scanning or N S JEE BHIK Programming with VIDEOPlus All the information required for a programming is encoded in the VIDEOPlus code Switch on the TV set Press the button on the remote control 3 With the digit buttons 0 9 enter the VIDEOPlus code up to 9 digits printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programme If you make a mistake clear with the CLEAR CL button If you want to programme at daily or weekly intervals press the button until D DAILY daily inter v
13. als or W WEEKLY weekly intervals appears in the display The daily intervals function can only be used for recordings to be made from Mondays to Fridays inclusive Q 53 Note If you use VIDEOPlus for the first time for this TV channel the line SELECT PROG appears when you confirm the VIDEOPlus code Instead of E2 select the programme number for this particular TV channel using the digit buttons and confirm with the button Confirm the entries with the button The resultant data appears on the TV screen Switch VPS or PDC V P on or off with the button If you wish to set a later end time for a recording press the button at step O Each time you press the button you will add 15 minutes to the end time If e g 20 00 flashes in the display please set the clock O Finally press the button Programming is now complete The data has been stored in a TIMER block Make sure that a cassette without erase protection has been loaded Switch to standby with the STANDBY button A programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched to standby with the STANDBY button How to programme a recording manually Switch on the TV set Press the button twice Selecta free TIMER block using the or the button Press the button DATE PROG START V P END 01 01 20 00 21 30 NEXT gt TIMER CLEAR gt CL 0 9 D WSELECT OK Withthe TiMER
14. anges from CH to CA For example for special channel S 30 enter 9 30 Allocating a decoder If you want to allocate a decoder press the button at step 8 until DEC appears in the display This video recorder can receive HIFI sound transmissions in NICAM At step 3 you can switch NICAM off or on with the button Before you call an engineer If contrary to expectation you experience any difficulty in operating this video recorder it may be caused by one of the reasons mentioned below You can also call the customer service in your country You will find the telephone numbers in the enclosed guarantee leaflet The set does not respond to any button being pressed e No power supply e Aprogrammed recording is currently being made e Child lock is active e Technical disturbance disconnect from the mains for 30 sec onds then re connect If this does not have any effect you can 1 Disconnect from mains 2 Re connect to mains whilst holding down the button on the video recorder All stored data will be reset cleared Cassette jammed e Don t use force Pull out the mains plug for a moment Remote control does not operate e Remote control not pointed toward the video recorder e Batteries are exhausted No playback from video recorder e Norecording on the cassette e The VCR programme number on the TV set was incorrectly selected or incorrectly set e Th
15. ar interest when the audio transmissions are multilingual 1 Press the SELECT button The current setting will appear in the display 2 By pressing the button several times you can select from the four possibilities displayed STEREO RIGHT LEFT MONO Note During playback you can select a fifth possibility the MIXED mode In this mode you can playback the mono sound of the normal linear audio track together with the sound of the stereo audio track This can be used for playing back a recording dubbed on another video recorder If there is no stereo sound recorded on the cassette the video recorder automatically switches over to mono sound Externally controlled recording Do you have another device e g a satellite receiver which can control other equipment by a programming function You can connect this device to the video recorder with a scart cable at socket EXT 2 1 Insert a cassette Switch to standby with the button 2 Hold the button until REC P appears in the display 3 If you want to interrupt this function before the recording has actually started hold the button until REC P disappears from the video recorder display O If you want to interrupt this function while a recording is being made press the button Remote control of TV sets Your remote control can operate with a number of remote control codes for TV sets of differ
16. cce cece eee eee 11 e This electronic equipment contains many materials that can be PDCI MES Cie out Sato incon o e a 11 recycled Please inquire about the possibilities for recycling your Programming with VIDEOPlus 12 old set Programming recordings manually 12 e VIDEOPlus and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Develop Clear a TIMER block cccccccccccccccccceecee 12 ment Corporation The VIDEOPlus system is manufactured itant t 13 under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation MPO MAN Progra MMN NOLES a ee A 4 SPECIAL FEATURES c cece ee eens 14 Tuner mode ccc cece cee eee ees 14 VIDEO Sound track selection cc cece ences 14 Externally controlled recording 14 Remote control of TV sets 0200eeee 14 CMI OCK 2 aint Peta be aie edu Votan 15 On Screen Display OSD 008 15 Channel number or frequency display 15 Manual channel search 2202e0e eee 15 Before you call an engineer 05 16 1 INSTALLATION Important for the United Kingdom This apparatus is fitted with an approved moulded 13 Amp plug To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows 1 Remove fuse cover and fuse 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 3A A S T A or BSI approved type 3 Refit the fuse cover If the fitted plug is not suitable for your
17. circulate freely through the ventilation slots Still picture Slow motion eee 8 on the video recorder Tape position Index search 2 000e0 eee 9 e Ensure that no objects or liquids enter the video recorder If liquid Continuous playback 0 ccc cece eee eee 9 is spilt into it disconnect the video recorder immediately from the Eliminating picture interference 9 power supply and call the After sales Service for advice Tieki 9 e The video recorder should not be used immediately after a er cc ics ae a ac a transportation from a cold to a hot area or vice versa or in 3 RECORDING FUNCTIONS 0005 10 conditions of extreme humidity L lav tenet 10 After unpacking the video recorder it should be allowed to EDA a TUNS UON eeraa eo a S rte ae acclimatize for at least three hours before installation Some general notes for recording 10 e These operating instructions have been printed on nonpolluting Recording from external sources 00 10 paper OTR Recording cece eee cece es 10 e Deposit old batteries at the relevant collection points Stereo reception ccc cece cence eens 10 e Please make use of the facilities available in your country for Auto assembling c0ccccceececeeeeeeees 10 disposing of the packaging of the video recorder in a way that helps to protect the environment Direct Record 20
18. e connecting cable between the TV set and the video recorder has come loose Poor playback from video recorder e TV set not properly adjusted e Cassette badly worn or of poor quality e Read the section about How to eliminate picture disturbance in chapter PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS No recording possible e TV channel not stored or wrongly selected e Cassette with erase protection has been loaded Programmed recording does not function e TIMER not set properly e Time date wrongly programmed e A cassette with erase protection has been loaded e PDC or VPS switched on but PDC VPS time wrong Check aerial 16 Picture or sound interference on TV reception e g when tuned to CHS e Turn to Chapter 1 INSTALLATION and read in the section Connecting VCR without scart cable the note Adjusting the modulator frequency Automatic adjustment of modulator frequency as well as the note Switching off the modulator e Have your aerial checked Enter the serial number of your appliance here MODEL NO TYPE VR 686 PROD NO SER NR This product complies with the requirements of the Directive 73 23 EEC 89 336 EEC 93 68 EEC Interference The Department of Trade and Industry operates a Radio Investigation Service to help TV licence holders improve reception of BBC and ITC programmes where these are being spoilt by interference If your dealer cannot hel
19. ent makes Using the appropriate code number and the TV button set you can activate the following functions TV volume plus TV volume minus Switch off sound Switch off Up Plus programme number Down Minus programme number 1 Hold down the TV button and enter the appropriate remote control code with the digit buttons 0 9 You will find a list of all available remote control codes on the last page of this manual Note If the selected code does not operate with your TV set or if the TV make is not contained in the list you can try out the codes one after the other Child lock 1 With the video recorder switched on press the button on the remote control for a few seconds until o appears in the video recorder display Keep the remote control in a safe place 2 When you want to switch off the child lock press the button again for a few seconds o dis appears from the video recorder display Note If a button is pressed with activated child lock o7 flashes in the display for a few seconds Programmed recordings are made despite the child lock and cannot be interrupted On Screen Display OSD You can switch the On Screen Display OSD on or off 1 Switch on the TV set Press the button on the video recorder 2 With the P or button select OSD Confirm with the 0K button 8 With the button select ON or OFF Confirm with the 0K button Note With the button yo
20. nd This can take several minutes 3 When AUTOINSTALL is complete READY will appear in the display Date and clock information have been set How to search for a TV channel manually you can read in chapter 4 SPECIAL FEATURES Manual channel search Note With the 0K button you can interrupt the automatic chan nel search All TV channels found will remain stored lf a TV channel transmits a TV channel identification e g BBC1 it appears in the display Setting the clock If the time in the video recorder display is not correct or if appears in the display please set the clock manually Switch on the TV set 2 Press the button on the video recorder 3 Confirm the line CLOCK with the button 4 Adjust TIME YEAR MONTH DATE if required using the P or P button or the digit buttons 0 9 O Confirm each entry with the 0k button Note If a TV channel which transmits TXT PDC is stored with programme number P 01 time from TXT and date from PDC will automatically be taken from the TXT PDC information Automatic Channel Allocation FOLLOW TV With this function the video recorder maintains the same programme sequence as on the TV set This only functions if the video recorder socket EXT 1 and the TV set are con nected with a scart cable Additional equipement connected to socket EXT 2 must be switched off
21. nfirm with the button 8 Use the P or P button to select the TV channel on the TV screen to which you wish to give a programme number starting with P 01 4 Confirm this allocation with the button If you wish to allocate further programme numbers repeat step 3 and step O until you gave a programme number to all the required TV channels O To end press the STANDBY button Note If you want to delete an unwanted TV channel press the CLEAR CL button at step 3 Monitor function You can switch to and fro between TV reception and video recorder reception with the button This only functions when you used a scart cable to connect the video recorder to your TV set and if your TV set responds to this switch over Allocating a decoder With this function the connected decoder will automatically be activated for the TV programme required 1 On the video recorder select the TV programme you wish to link with the decoder function using the or button or the digit buttons 0 9 2 Press the button on the video recorder 3 Select MANUAL SEARCH with the P or button Confirm with the button O Press the button In the display appears DEC Confirm with the button Q To end press the OK and the STANDBY button 2 PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 0 Insert the cassette into the cassette slot amp l appears in the display 2 Playback Press the playback button PLAY
22. nt of modulator frequency 3 Switching off the modulator 0 0000 3 Important notes for operation 00 3 Please take the time to read this operating manual before Saving energy sug cemeb cdot des en shotase innne 4 using your video recorder Connecting additional equipment 4 Emergency interrupt 0 c cece eee eee 4 ET User QUIdE u acct be dehiteeeat reine eats bdaae todas 4 Safety instructions and other notes PULCINSHAIE asseio iiss nrun a aan 5 e a e a e la U Setting the clock e eer Eaa EEEE KEKERE 5 e Danger High voltage FOLLOW AY aieiaa aene ed ae ai 6 Do not remove the top cover as there is a risk of an electrical Manual Channel Number Allocation 6 Sork Monitor function 0 00 e cece eee eee ee 6 e The video recorder does not contain any components that can be Allocating a decoder c0eeeeeeeeeeees 7 repaired by the customer When the appliance is connected to the power supply there are some components that are constantly 2 PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 000055 8 operational To switch off the video recorder completely you Picture Scanning 0 eee eee eee eee eee ee 8 Must disconnect it from the power supply Instant VieW 00 0 c cece eee nae 8 e Note that this power pack is designed for a power supply of 220 240V 50Hz NTSC Playback 0 0 cece cece a een eens 8 e Ensure that air can
23. o transmissions The playback of HiFi recordings has HiFi quality 4 To stop recording press the button e Erase protection So that you don t accidentally delete an important recording you can remove the special tab erase protection on the narrow side of the cassette with a screwdriver or slide the special tab to the left Later if you no longer want the cassette to be erase protected you can seal the gap again with adhesive tape or slide the special tab to the right Long play function You can reduce the recording speed by half This makes it possible to record for example 8 hours instead of 4 hours on an E240 Gasset e Auto assembling You can use the auto assembling func tion to join individual recordings without any major picture Before recording with the video recorder switched on select disturbance between the recordings During playback the LP LongPlay recording speed by pressing the search for the correct position on the tape and then press button LP will appear in the display the button 1 will appear in the display Now you can start recording as usual by pressing the button During Stop Mor Pause II you can switch between the display for TV channel identification and tape position using the button Note During picture scanning still picture and slow motion colour playback may be poor You will obtain the best picture quality when recording at standard speed SP
24. o cassette is played back If the television does not switch automatically select programme number e g EXT 0 or AV on the TV set manually e Keep your video recorder connected to the mains at all times to ensure that programmed recordings can be made and that the television functions normally The power consumption required will only be approximately 6 W save energy mode e The video recorder switches on automatically as soon as you insert a cassette or press the button e ifthe video recorder is not used for a few minutes it switches to standby automatically except in tuner mode e ifthe video recorder is disconnected from the mains TV channel information will be stored for about 1 year and clock and Timer information will be stored for about 7 hours ow Saving energy User guide You can choose between two methods of switching to With OSD On Screen Display the corresponding functions standby appear on the TV screen The most important button functions Normal method Switch to standby using the but are displayed at the bottom of the screen For instance ton The clock time remains displayed If the clock has not been set appears in the display DATE PROG START V P END To save energy Press the STANDBY button twice The clock 01 01 20 00 21 30 time disappears from the display Connecting additional equipment NEXT gt TIMER CLEAR gt CL 0 9 D W gt SELECT OK
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26. socket outlets it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in its place If the mains plug contains a fuse this should have a value of 3A If a plug without a fuse is used the fuse at the distribution board should not be greater than 5A Note The severed plug must be destroyed to avoid a possible shock hazard should it be inserted into a 13A socket elsewhere How to connect a plug The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code BLUE NEUTRAL N BROWN LIVE L 0 The BLUE wire must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK The BROWN wire must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED 8 Do not connect either wires to the earth terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow Before replacing the plug cover make certain that the cord grip is clamped over the sheath of the lead not simply over the two wires Connecting VCR with scart cable If your television does not have a scart AV Euro socket please do not read further here but turn to the next paragraph Connecting VCR without scart cable 1 Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert it into the Ar socket at the back of the video recorder 2 Plug one end of the
27. the playing time will be shown The playback time displayed can be incorrect when using camcorder cassettes or with cassettes made for NTSC VHS equipment Index search At the beginning of each recording the video recorder marks the tape with a code mark You can search for these code marks on the tape Once the video recorder finds the code mark or a blank space it will automatically switch to playback 1 To select the next or the previous code mark press the INDEXP1 button and then press the b gt Jor the lt but ton Note You cannot use the function Index search with recordings made on another video recorder that does not have this code mark function Continuous playback You can continuously repeat the replay of a cassette When the end of the tape has been reached it rewinds and begins again 1 Press the button 2 Whilst holding down the MONITOR button on the remote control press the button on the video recorder In the display appears 3 If you want to cancel the function repeat step 2 Note No other button will react during continuous playback After a power failure playback will automatically start again Eliminating picture interference Cleaning function 1 During playback hold the P button until TRAC track ing appears in the display 2 Hold the P Jor P button until the playback quality is at its best 3 Wait a few seconds until
28. tion after programming the recording PROTECTED CASSETTE will appear on the TV screen for a few seconds The cassette will then be ejected When after pressing the TIMER button TIMER FULL appears on the TV screen all TIMER blocks have been programmed Then with the P or P button select the TIMER block you want to adjust or clear If CODE ERROR appears on the TV screen the VIDEOPlus code was incorrect or the date was in correctly entered Repeat the entry or end with the STANDBY button With programming at daily intervals the first recording must take place within a week If DAILY ERROR appears on the TV screen the date was incorrectly entered Programming at daily intervals can only be used for recordings to be made from Mondays to Fridays inclusive Programme numbers E1 and E2 are provided for programmed recordings from external sources via the EXT 1 or EXT 2 scart socket 4 SPECIAL FEATURES Tuner mode You can also use your video recorder as a TV receiver tuner 1 Hold the STOP W button until Llappears in the display 2 Select the required programme number with the P or button or with the buttons 3 Switch the video recorder to standby by pressing the STANDBY button when you no longer want to watch television Sound track selection You can select the required sound track during tuner mode stop or playback This is of particul
29. u can superimpose the actual operating mode on the TV screen Channel number or frequency display You can switch between the display for channel number or frequency for manual channel search 1 Press the button 2 With the P Jor button select CHANNEL FREQUENCY Confirm with the button 3 With the button select CHANNEL or FREQUENCY Confirm with the button Manual channel search In certain cases the Automatic 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 TV channels 1 Switch on the TV set Press the button on the video recorder 2 With the P Jot button select MANUAL SEARCH Confirm with the button 8 Hold the P button until you have found the right TV channel A changing channel number or frequency will appear on the TV screen 4 Confirm with the 0k button O With the P Jor P button or the digit buttons 0 9 select the programme number that you wish to give to this TV channel e g P 01 Confirm with the 0K button If you want to allocate more TV channels repeat steps to O until all TV channels have been stored Q To end press the STANDBY button Note Channel number or frequency can also be entered directly at step 3 using the buttons To enter a special hyperband channel first enter the channel digit 9 The indication ch
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31. use VIDEOPlus for the first time for this TV channel the line SELECT PROG appears when you confirm the VIDEOPlus code Instead of E2 select the programme number for this particular TV channel using the digit buttons 0 9 Confirm with the 0k button Switch PDC or VPS V P on or off with the SELECT but ton If you wish to set a later end time for a recording press the button at step O Each time you press the button you will add 15 minutes to the end time If e g 20 00 flashes in the display please set the clock O Finally press the 0K button Programming is now com plete The data has been stored in a TIMER block Q Make sure that a cassette without erase protection has been loaded Switch to standby with the but ton A programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched to standby with the but ton Note VIDEOPlus Aerial code numbers With this video re corder VIDEOPlus aerial code numbers will be allocated automatically Programming recordings manually o Switch on the TV set Press the button twice 2 With the P Jor P button select a free TIMER block Press the TIMER button 3 With the TIMER the gt Jor the L4 button you can se lect between the entries DATE date PROG pro gramme number START start time and END stop time With the P Jor button or the digit buttons 0 9
32. you can enter or adjust data You can switch VPS PDC V P on and off at step START with the button You can select between D daily intervals or W weekly intervals at step DATE with the button O Finally press the button Programming is now com plete O Make sure that a cassette without erase protection has been loaded Switch to standby with the but ton Note Clear a TIMER block At step 0 select the TIMER block that you want to clear using the P or P button Press the button If e g 20 00 flashes in the display the clock must be set Important programming notes When recordings have been programmed appears in the display The programmed recording will always be made at the recording speed SP LP that at the time has been selected on the video recorder You cannot operate the video recorder manually while a programmed recording is being made If you want to interrupt the programmed recording press the STANDBY button If the video recorder is switched on a few minutes before a programmed recording is due to take place TIMER RECORD will flash on the TV screen If the end of the cassette is reached during a programmed recording the video recorder automatically ejects the cassette If you forget to load a cassette after programming the recording NO CASSETTE will appear on the TV screen for a few seconds If you insert a cassette with erase protec
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