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Philips VR 708A/07 Operating Instructions Manual

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Introduction
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Connecting the
video recorder
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Initial
3
installation
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Settings
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Operating
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instructions
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Playback
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Removing picture
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interference
Manual
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recording
Programmed
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recordings
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Other
functions
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Suppressing
interference
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Before you
call an engineer
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com
Important notes for operation
The most important functions of your new video recorder
Important information for customers in Great Britain
Preparing the remote control for operation
Connecting to a TV set with a scart socket
Connecting to a TV set without a scart socket
Connecting additional devices
Setting TV channels, date and time for the first time
Searching for a TV channel manually
Allocating decoder
Using a satellite receiver
Searching for a TV channel automatically
Sorting and clearing of TV channels manually
Sorting TV channels automatically (Follow TV)
Changing the time and date
General information
Navigation in the main menu
Playing cassettes
Playing back NTSC cassettes
Displaying tape position
Display / reset tape position
Searching for tape position with picture (picture search)
Searching for tape position without picture (forward wind and rewind)
Searching automatically for tape position (index search)
Still picture / slow motion
Skipping commercials
Selecting picture setting
Optimizing tracking
Optimizing still picture
Cleaning video heads
Starting and stopping of recording manually
Starting recording manually and stopping automatically
Lining up manual recordings
Selecting the recording speed
Activate / deactivate direct recording
Making a direct recording
Recording automatically from a satellite receiver
Programming timer with VIDEO Plus+
Problem solving (VIDEO Plus-Programming)
Programming timer without VIDEO Plus+
Problem solving (Timer programming)
Delete / check / change programmed recordings
Using NexTView Link
Adjusting automatic switch-off
Adjusting the child lock
Replaying cassette continuously
Changing the TV system
Adjusting the OSD information
Audio recording
Audio dubbing
Selecting the sound channel
Manual mute
Demonstration mode
Energy-saving mode
Adapting remote control
Activate / Deactivate “Smart Clock”
Using the TV remote control
Optimizing the modulator
Switching the modulator on / off
Problem solving
Technical data
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Summary of Contents for Philips VR 708A/07

  • Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com T T a a b b l l e e o o f f c c o o n n t t e e n n t t s s Important notes for operation .
  • Page 2 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com VR 708A/07 Operating instructions with...
  • Page 3 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä...
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  • Page 5 T T h h e e m m o o s s t t i i m m p p o o r r t t a a n n t t f f u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s o o f f y y o o u u r r n n e e w w v v i i d d e e o o r r e e c c o o r r d d e e r r Your Philips video recorder can be used, not only for recording and playing back VHS cassettes, but it also has a whole range of special functions which will make day-to-day use of your new video recorder easier for you.
  • Page 6 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com...
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  • Page 8 CONGRATULATIONS YOU NOW OWN A NEW PHILIPS VIDEORECORDER E E A A S S Y Y L L I I N N K K I I S S L L O O A A D D I I N N G G D D A A T T A A F F R R O O M M T T V V TO CONTINUE PRESS OK ;...
  • Page 9 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com CONGRATULATIONS YOU NOW OWN A NEW PHILIPS VIDEORECORDER TO CONTINUE PRESS OK...
  • Page 10 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com AUTOINSTALL YOUR VIDEO RECORDER IS NOW SEARCHING FOR ALL AVAILABLE TV CHANNELS 01 TV CHANNELS FOUND hhhh PLEASE WAIT AUTOINSTALL AUTOINSTALL COMPLETE 32 TV CHANNELS FOUND TO EXIT PRESS MENU - - : : - -...
  • Page 11 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com MAIN MENU ÂÅ PLAY FUNCTIONS Å É RECORDING FUNCTIONS SPECIAL SETTINGS INSTALLATION TO EXIT PRESS MENU INSTALLATION MAIN MENU MANUAL SEARCH INSTALLATION ÂÅ AUTOINSTALL Å É FOLLOW TV MANUAL SEARCH TV CHANNEL ALLOCATION OPTIMIZE MODULATOR TIME/DATE CHANNEL/FREQ.
  • Page 12 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com INSTALLATION MANUAL SEARCH ÂÅ CHANNEL/FREQ. Ä FREQ. Å É ENTRY/SEARCH 543,3 PROGRAMME NUMBER 01 TV CHANNEL NAME BBC1 DECODER FINE TUNING TO EXIT PRESS MENU PROGRAMME NUMBER STORED...
  • Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com INSTALLATION MANUAL SEARCH MAIN MENU ÂÅ PLAY FUNCTIONS Å É RECORDING FUNCTIONS SPECIAL SETTINGS INSTALLATION TO EXIT DECODER PRESS MENU MAIN MENU INSTALLATION ÂÅ AUTINSTALL Å É FOLLOW TV MANUAL SEARCH TV CHANNEL ALLOCATION STORED OPTIMIZE MODULATOR TIME/DATE...
  • Page 14 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com MAIN MENU ÂÅ PLAY FUNCTIONS Å É RECORDING FUNCTIONS SPECIAL SETTINGS INSTALLATION TO EXIT PRESS MENU MAIN MENU INSTALLATION ÂÅ AUTOINSTALL Å É FOLLOW TV MANUAL SEARCH TV CHANNEL ALLOCATION OPTIMIZE MODULATOR TIME/DATE INSTALLATION TO EXIT PRESS MENU...
  • Page 15 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com MAIN MENU ÂÅ PLAY FUNCTIONS Å É RECORDING FUNCTIONS SPECIAL SETTINGS INSTALLATION TO EXIT PRESS MENU MAIN MENU INSTALLATION ÂÅ AUTOINSTALL Å É FOLLOW TV INSTALLATION MANUAL SEARCH TV CHANNEL ALLOCATION OPTIMIZE MODULATOR TIME/DATE TV CHANNEL ALLOCATION TO EXIT...
  • Page 16 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com MAIN MENU ÂÅ PLAY FUNCTIONS Å É RECORDING FUNCTIONS SPECIAL SETTINGS INSTALLATION TO EXIT PRESS MENU MAIN MENU INSTALLATION ÂÅ AUTOINSTALL Å É FOLLOW TV MANUAL SEARCH TV CHANNEL ALLOCATION OPTIMIZE MODULATOR TIME/DATE INSTALLATION TO EXIT PRESS MENU...
  • Page 17 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com --:-- INSTALLATION TIME/DATE MAIN MENU ÂÅ PLAY FUNCTIONS Å É RECORDING FUNCTIONS SPECIAL SETTINGS INSTALLATION TIME TO EXIT PRESS MENU YEAR MAIN MENU INSTALLATION ÂÅ AUTOINSTALL Å É FOLLOW TV MANUAL SEARCH TV CHANNEL ALLOCATION MONTH OPTIMIZE MODULATOR TIME/DATE...
  • Page 18 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com MAIN MENU ÂÅ PLAY FUNCTIONS Å É RECORDING FUNCTIONS SPECIAL SETTINGS INSTALLATION TO EXIT PRESS MENU...
  • Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com P 0 1 60HZ...
  • Page 20 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com COUNTER TIME LEFT TIME USED PLAY COUNTER 00:00:00 00:00:00...
  • Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TIME USED 00:00:00...
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  • Page 24 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NATURAL DISTINCT SOFT SHARP...
  • Page 25 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com MAIN MENU ÂÅ PLAY FUNCTIONS Å É RECORDING FUNCTIONS SPECIAL SETTINGS INSTALLATION TO EXIT PRESS MENU PLAY FUNCTIONS MANUAL TRACKING MAIN MENU PLAY FUNCTIONS ÂÅ MANUAL TRACKING Å É VERTICAL STABILITY HEAD CLEANING TO EXIT PRESS MENU STORED...
  • Page 26 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STORED MAIN MENU ÂÅ PLAY FUNCTIONS Å É RECORDING FUNCTIONS SPECIAL SETTINGS INSTALLATION TO EXIT PRESS MENU MAIN MENU PLAY FUNCTIONS ÂÅ MANUAL TRACKING Å É VERTICAL STABILITY HEAD CLEANING TO EXIT PLAY FUNCTIONS PRESS MENU HEAD CLEANING PLAY FUNCTIONS...
  • Page 27 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com P 0 1...
  • Page 28 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 00:00:00...
  • Page 29 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com L L i i n n i i n n g g u u p p m m a a n n u u a a l l r r e e c c o o r r d d i i n n g g s s When you add a further recording to a cassette, which already has a recording on it, a short blank (flicker) usually appears between the old and the new recording.
  • Page 30 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A A c c t t i i v v a a t t e e / / d d e e a a c c t t i i v v a a t t e e d d i i r r e e c c t t r r e e c c o o r r d d i i n n g g Press the M M E E N N U U button on the remote control.The on-screen menu appears Use = = P P - - or ;...
  • Page 31 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com M M a a k k i i n n g g a a d d i i r r e e c c t t r r e e c c o o r r d d i i n n g g The “direct record”...
  • Page 32 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com R R e e c c o o r r d d i i n n g g a a u u t t o o m m a a t t i i c c a a l l l l y y f f r r o o m m a a s s a a t t e e l l l l i i t t e e r r e e c c e e i i v v e e r r MAIN MENU You can only use this function if you have a ÂÅ...
  • Page 33 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com P P r r o o g g r r a a m m m m e e d d r r e e c c o o r r d d i i n n g g s s P P r r o o g g r r a a m m m m i i n n g g t t i i m m e e r r w w i i t t h h V V I I D D E E O O P P l l u u s s + + Press the T T I I M M E E R R button k k W W h h a a t t i i s s a a T T i i m m e e r r ? ?
  • Page 34 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com The data of previously entered VIDEO Plus recordings are displayed. If necessary select TIMER VIDEOPLUS PROGRAMMING the entry fields with with and enter date, programme number, start time or end DATE PROG. START PDC 20:00 21:30 SP time with = = P P - - , ;...
  • Page 35 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com P P r r o o b b l l e e m m s s o o l l v v i i n n g g ( ( V V I I D D E E O O P P l l u u s s - - P P r r o o g g r r a a m m m m i i n n g g ) ) ROBLEM OLUTION A correct PlusCode programming number has been entered - but automatic...
  • Page 36 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com P P r r o o g g r r a a m m m m i i n n g g t t i i m m e e r r w w i i t t h h o o u u t t V V I I D D E E O O P P l l u u s s + + Press the button T T I I M M E E R R k k Use = = P P - - or ;...
  • Page 37 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A A c c t t i i v v a a t t e e V V P P S S / / P P D D C C VPS (Video Programming Service) and PDC signals (Programme Delivery Control) are transmitted by TV channels at the start and end of transmissions and ensure that programmes will be completely recorded,...
  • Page 38 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com P P r r o o b b l l e e m m s s o o l l v v i i n n g g ( ( T T i i m m e e r r p p r r o o g g r r a a m m m m i i n n g g ) ) OLUTION ROBLEM E E r r r r o o r r m m e e s s s s a a g g e e : :...
  • Page 39 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com D D e e l l e e t t e e / / c c h h e e c c k k / / c c h h a a n n g g e e p p r r o o g g r r a a m m m m e e d d r r e e c c o o r r d d i i n n g g s s Press the T T I I M M E E R R button k k on the remote control Use = = P P - - or ;...
  • Page 40 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com O O t t h h e e r r f f u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s A A d d j j u u s s t t i i n n g g a a u u t t o o m m a a t t i i c c s s w w i i t t c c h h - - o o f f f f If the video recorder is not used for several minutes, it switches itself off automatically.
  • Page 41 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com MAIN MENU SPECIAL SETTINGS Â TV SYSTEM Ä AUTO Å SPECIAL SETTINGS É CHILD LOCK OSD MODE AUTO CLOCK DISPLAY VCR 1 OR 2 VCR 1 REPEAT PLAY AUTO STANDBY DEMO TO EXIT PRESS MENU REPEAT PLAY...
  • Page 42 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com MAIN MENU SPECIAL SETTINGS Â TV SYSTEM Ä AUTO Å É CHILD LOCK OSD MODE AUTO CLOCK DISPLAY VCR 1 OR 2 VCR 1 REPEAT PLAY AUTO STANDBY DEMO TO EXIT PRESS MENU SPECIAL SETTINGS TV SYSTEM AUTO...
  • Page 43 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SPECIAL SETTINGS MAIN MENU SPECIAL SETTINGS Â TV SYSTEM Ä AUTO Å É CHILD LOCK OSD MODE AUTO CLOCK DISPLAY OSD MODE VCR 1 OR 2 VCR 1 REPEAT PLAY AUTO STANDBY DEMO TO EXIT PRESS MENU AUTO...
  • Page 44 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com MAIN MENU RECORDING FUNCTIONS ÂÅ RECORD SETTINGS Å É RECORDING FUNCTIONS AUDIO ONLY AUDIO DUBBING TO EXIT PRESS MENU AUDIO ONLY MONO...
  • Page 45 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com RECORDING FUNCTIONS AUDIO DUBBING MAIN MENU RECORDING FUNCTIONS ÂÅ RECORD SETTINGS Å 00:00:00 É AUDIO ONLY AUDIO DUBBING TO EXIT R R E E C C O O R R D D I I N N G G F F U U N N C C T T I I O O N N S S PRESS MENU 00:00:00 MONO...
  • Page 46 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STEREO LEFT RIGHT MONO MIXED MONO MONO MANUAL PROGRAMME M A N AUTO...
  • Page 47 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SPECIAL SETTINGS MAIN MENU SPECIAL SETTINGS Â TV SYSTEM Ä AUTO Å É CHILD LOCK OSD MODE AUTO CLOCK DISPLAY DEMO VCR 1 OR 2 VCR 1 REPEAT PLAY AUTO STANDBY DEMO TO EXIT PRESS MENU SPECIAL SETTINGS CLOCK DISPLAY...
  • Page 48 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SPECIAL SETTINGS MAIN MENU SPECIAL SETTINGS Â TV SYSTEM Ä AUTO Å VCR 1 OR 2 É CHILD LOCK OSD MODE AUTO VCR 2 CLOCK DISPLAY VCR 1 OR 2 VCR 1 REPEAT PLAY AUTO STANDBY DEMO TO EXIT...
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  • Page 50 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com M 5 8 3 M583 CH35 M ON OPTIMIZE MODULATOR OPTIMIZE Q583P MODULATOR CHANNEL/FREQ. FREQ OPTIMIZE TO EXIT PRESS MENU...
  • Page 51 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com M 5 8 3 M583 OPTIMIZE MODULATOR CH35 OPTIMIZE Q583P MODULATOR M ON CHANNEL/FREQ. FREQ TO EXIT MODULATOR PRESS MENU STORED MOFF...
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  • Page 55 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com V V i i d d e e o o r r e e c c o o r r d d e e r r / / d d i i s s p p l l a a y y 1 STANDBY/ON m Switch set on/off ä...
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