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& OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF The remote control EJECT J Eject STANDBY m Standby CHILD LOCK u Child lock SYSTEM Special function SP/LP SP/LP selection MONITOR TV monitor function Digit buttons 0-9 SELECT Function selector CLEAR (CL) Reset, clear TIMER k ’VIDEOPlus’...
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& Programming with ’VIDEOPlus+’ All the information required for a programming is encoded in the VIDEOPlus+ code. Switch on the TV set. TIMER k Press the button on the remote control. With the digit buttons , enter the VIDEOPlus+ code (up to 9 digits) printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programme.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS VR 686 Congratulations on the purchase of one of the most sophisti- cated and simple-to-use video recorders (VCR) on the market. With this VCR you can record and play VHS-standard cassettes. Please take the time to read this operating manual before using your video recorder.
- 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’.
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.
Saving energy You can choose between two methods of switching to standby. Normal method: Switch to standby using the ton. The clock time remains displayed. If the clock has not been set, ’--:--’ appears in the display. To save energy: Press the STANDBY m time disappears from the display.
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. Switch on the TV set. Press the AUTOINSTALL the video recorder. If TV channels have already been stored, select the line ’AUTOINSTALL’, using the button.
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 ) and the TV set are con- EXT.1 nected with a scart cable. Additional equipement connected to socket must be switched off.
Allocating a decoder With this function, the connected decoder will automatically be activated for the TV programme required. On the video recorder, select the TV programme you wish to link with the decoder function, using the button or the digit buttons Press the button on the video recorder.
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Insert the cassette into the cassette slot. display. Playback: Press the playback button Picture scanning: Press the ward) button once or several times. You have a choice of several picture scanning speeds. Interrupt: Press the STOP h button. Wind and rewind: Interrupt the playback function with the button and press the STOP h...
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 the playing time will be shown.
RECORDING FUNCTIONS Insert a cassette into the video recorder or switch the video recorder on with the Use the button or the the programme number from which you wish to record, e.g. ’P 01’. In the display appears: BBC1 Press the button.
Direct Record Do you want to record a television transmission which you are just viewing? Press the RECORD n 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.
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. TIMER k With the digit buttons , enter the VIDEOPlus+ code (up to 9 digits) printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programme.
Important programming notes • When recordings have been programmed, 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.
SPECIAL FEATURES Tuner mode You can also use your video recorder as a TV receiver (tuner). Hold the STOP h button, until appears in the display. Select the required programme number with the button or with the buttons. Switch the video recorder to standby by pressing the button when you no longer want to watch STANDBY m television.
Child lock With the video recorder switched on, press the CHILD LOCK u button on the remote control for a few seconds until appears in the video recorder display. Keep the remote control in a safe place. When you want to switch off the child lock, press the CHILD LOCK u button again for a few seconds.
No playback from video recorder: • No recording on the cassette. • The VCR programme number on the TV set was incorrectly selected or incorrectly set. • The connecting cable between the TV set and the video recorder has come loose.