Recording And Playback - Philips VR455 Manual

IMPORTANT NOTE: Periodic maintenance is required in order to maintain the unit's continued excellent performance. After a
period of time the Video heads will require replacement. If cleaning or replacement of the Video heads is required, this service
should be performed by an authorized Video System Service Center.
Check the following points once again if you are having some difficulty with your VCR (Video Cassette Recorder).
Power
No power...
Power Failure...
Recording & Playback
TV program can't be recorded...
Timer recording can't be performed...
There is no playback picture, or the playback picture is
noisy or contains streaks...
During special effects playback, the picture may contain
some vertical jitter when using a TV which has an
Automatic Vertical Hold Control...
If the top of your playback picture waves back and forth
excessively...
Correction
¢ Check that the power cord is correctly connected to an AC
(Alternating Current) outlet.
¢ Check that the Power button is set to on.
Please complete "Setting the Clock" on page 9 before
attempting to set up a "Timer Recording" on page 15 — 16.
Correction
¢ Check the connections between the VCR, the external
antenna, and your TV.
¢ Make sure that the record tab vi¥the back of the cassette is
still intact. (P.6).
¢ Set the recording start/stop time correctly (P.15 — 16).
¢ Make sure that the POWER button is set to "OFF" (P.16).
¢ Timer recording may not be performed or continued if a
power interruption of more than 1 minute occurs before or
during Timer Recording, even if the power resumes
thereafter.
¢ Select the same channel on your TV as that of the VCR
Channel 3/4 switch (P.8).
e Set the TV/VCR selector to "VCR".
e Check that channel 3 or 4 of the TV is properly adjusted.
¢ Adjust the Tracking control slowly in either direction
(P.18).
e Set the TV's Vertical Hold Control, if available, to
"MANUAL" and adjust.
e Because the VCR playback signal is not as stable as an
off-the-air TV signal, the top of your TV screen may be
bent or unstable during playback. To solve this problem,
slowly turn the HORIZONTAL HOLD control on your
TV to correct the wavy picture. If your TV does not have
the horizontal hold control or adjusting the control does
not help, please contact your local TV service center.