Playing Cassettes; Displaying Current Tape Position; Still Picture; Playing Back Ntsc Cassettes - Philips VR140/07 Operating Manual

5. Playback

Playing cassettes

You can operate the video recorder using the
remote control or the buttons on the front of the
video recorder.
If you press
PLAY , STOP
set is in Stand-by, the power will be automatical-
ly turned on. Additionally, if a cassette was
already inserted, the corresponding operation
will be performed.
Your video recorder can only record and play
standard VHS cassettes.
1.
1. Put a cassette into the cassette slot. The cas-
sette is inserted automatically. '
appear on the display.
2.
2.
Press to view the tape.
PLAY B-K
DIGITAL STUDIO PICTURE CONTROL
Philips has developed a system which produces
the best possible playback quality. For old and
often-used video cassettes, this system reduces
interference. For new or high quality cassettes, it
emphasises the details.
Picture/ sound quality is poor
When playing rental videos or older, poorer quality
cassettes, it may not be possible to completely filter
out picture and sound interference. This is not a fault
in your machine. Read the section 'Manual tracking'.
3.
3. To stop the playback, press
on the video recorder.
STOP/EJECT
4.
4. To eject the cassette, press
the video recorder stops the playback.
Automatic switch-off of special functions
Many functions (e.g. pause, still picture) switch
themselves off automatically after a short time in
order to protect the cassette and to save energy.
Do I need to change the playback speed
when playing back LP recordings?
During playback, the correct speed will auto-
matically be selected. For more information,
please read the section 'Selecting the recording
speed (SP or LP)' in the chapter 'Manual
recording'.

Playing back NTSC cassettes

Cassettes that have been recorded in the NTSC
standard (for example, American cassettes) can
be played back using this video recorder.
However, this only works on PAL-television sets
that are suitable for a picture frequency of 60Hz.
while the
, FWD or REW
' will
or
STOP
C-L
when
STOP/EJECT

Displaying current tape position

The following information is displayed on the
screen: e.g.: 0:02:45 shows the counter in hours,
minutes and seconds.
SP/LP: will show the recorded speed of your
cassette
How can I set the counter to '0:00:00'?
You can set the counter to '0:00:00' with
.
CLEAR
When you put a cassette in the video recorder,
the counter will automatically reset to '0:00:00'.
The counter does not move
This occurs when there are no recordings on a
portion of a tape. This is not a fault in your
video recorder.
The screen shows '-0:01:20'
If you rewind a cassette from the tape position
'0:00:00', the counter will show for instance,
'-0:01:20' (the cassette was rewound to 1
minute and 20 seconds before '0:00:00').
Searching for a tape position with
picture (scanning)
1.
1.
While a cassette is playing, press
(reverse) or
FWD 1- B
times.
2.
2.
Press PLAY B-K

Still picture

1.
1.
During playback, press
tape and display a still picture.
2.
2.
Press PLAY B-K
Scanning and still mode interferes with the pic-
ture quality. The sound is switched off. This is not
a fault in your video recorder.
9
REW0- s
(forward) one or more
to resume playback.
to stop the
STILL 2
to resume playback.
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