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Summary of Contents for Philips VR200/58
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS HOW TO CONNECT YOUR VIDEO RECORDER How to connect your video recorder to the TV set Connecting with a scart cable ..... . Connecting without a scart cable Connecting a decoder or other equipment INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER... -
Page 2: The Remote Control
CHILD LOCK u No function EJECT J Eject: To eject a cassette MONITOR TV monitor : To switch between TV reception and VCR playback SYSTEM Switching the TV system: To select the TV system while you record or play a cassette... - Page 3 & Front of the set STANDBY m Standby : To switch off, interrupt a function, interrupt a programmed recording (TIMER) RECORD n Record: To record the programme selected PROGRAMME r Select: One line or programme number down. PROGRAMME q Select: One line or programme number up. STOP/EJECT ? Pause/Stop, eject cassette: To stop the tape and eject the cassette Rewind : During STOP and STANDBY: rewind, during PLAYBACK: reverse scanning...
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Page 5: Technical Information
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS VR200/58 Congratulations! You now own one of the most sophisticated 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. - Page 6 Simple programming system for video recorders. Makes programming as easy as making a telephone call. Simply enter the programme code which you will find in your listings magazine. The precision tape drive from Philips with short rewind times and automatic tape length recognition.
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Page 7: How To Connect Your Video Recorder
(see instruction manual TV set). Then read ’Initial installation’ in chapter ’INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER’. scart EXT.1 AV 1 CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PURCHASE OF YOUR NEW PHILIPS VIDEO RECORDER TO CONTINUE PRESS OK... -
Page 8: Connecting Without A Scart Cable
D The video recorder will now send on channel CH36/frequency 591MHz: CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PURCHASE OF YOUR NEW PHILIPS VIDEO RECORDER TO CONTINUE PRESS OK Then read ’Initial installation’ in the chapter ’INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER’. Connecting a decoder or other equipment You can connect additional equipment to the socket. -
Page 9: Installing Your Video Recorder
INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Initial installation Open up the battery compartment of your remote control and place the batteries in it as shown in the picture. Close the battery compartment. Confirm the picture on the TV screen with the on the remote control. Select the language for the on-screen display (OSD) with button. -
Page 10: Manual Tv Channel Search
To end, press the button again. Then, press the TV/STANDBY m button. This channel is now assigned to the decoder. Manual TV channel search In certain cases the ’Automatic TV 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 channels. -
Page 11: Special Installation Functions
Special installation functions You can select one of the following installation functions in order to adapt the video recorder to your own specific requirements. Automatic TV channel allocation (Follow With this function, the video recorder stores the channels in the same order as on the TV set. This only works if the video recorder (socket ) and the TV set are connected EXT.1 AV 1... -
Page 12: Monitor Function
Monitor function You can switch backwards and forwards between TV picture and video recorder picture with the MONITOR only works when you use a scart cable to connect the video recorder to your TV set and if your TV set responds to this switch-over. -
Page 13: Important Notes For Operation
IMPORTANT NOTES FOR OPERATION General information D You can switch on with the buttons or by putting in a cassette. D If you do not use the video recorder for a few minutes, it will switch to standby automatically. Please read the section ’Automatic switch-off (tuner mode)’... -
Page 14: Summary Of User Guide
Summary of user guide The OSD menu offers the following functions. More details on each can be found in the appropriate chapter. CLOCK CHANNEL ALLOCATION CHANNEL/FREQUENCY MANUAL SEARCH AUTOSEARCH LANGUAGE FOLLOW TV DIRECT RECORD COUNTER ------------------------ MAIN MENU User guide (OSD) The OSD (On-screen display) shows the various functions in the form of a menu on the television screen. -
Page 15: Playback Functions
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Playing a cassette Put a cassette into the cassette slot. ’ the display. Press the button. PLAY G To stop, press the STOP h button. To eject the cassette, press the on the video recorder. D Some functions switch off automatically after a while (for example, pause, still picture, picture search). -
Page 16: Searching For Tape Position Without The Picture (Wind And Rewind)
Searching for tape position without the picture (wind and rewind) Stop the tape with the STOP h button. Press the (reverse) or To stop at a certain picture, press the Instant View With this function you can switch to picture search during wind and rewind. -
Page 17: Picture Interference
Picture interference When the picture quality is poor when you play a cassette, please follow these instructions. Tracking during playback While a cassette is playing, hold the ’TRAC’ (tracking) appears on the display. Hold the button until the picture quality is at its best. -
Page 18: Manual Recording
MANUAL RECORDING Use ’Manual Recording’ to make a spontaneous recording (for example, a programme currently being shown). E If you want to start and stop a recording manually, read the section: ’Recording without automatic switch-off’. E If you want to start a recording manually but have it stopped automatically, read the section: ’Recording with automatic switch-off’. -
Page 19: Auto-Assembling
Auto-assembling You can use the auto-assembling function to join individual recordings without any major picture disturbance between them. While the cassette is playing, search for the correct position on the tape. Stop the cassette by pressing the will appear in the display. Now start recording as usual by pressing the button on the remote control. -
Page 20: Programmed Recording (Timer)
PROGRAMMED RECORDING (TIMER) Use programmed recording to automatically start and stop a recording at a later date. To make a programmed recording, your video recorder needs to know: * the date you want to make the recording; * the programme number for the TV channel you want to record;... -
Page 21: Programming A Recording (Without 'Showview')
Confirm with the button when the information is correct. D The programming information has been stored in a TIMER block. Make sure that the cassette you have put in can be recorded on. Switch off with the TV/STANDBY m The programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched off with the button. -
Page 22: How To Check Or Change A Programmed Recording (Timer)
D While a programmed recording is being made, you cannot operate your video recorder manually. If you want to cancel the programmed recording, press the TV/STANDBY m button. D If the video recorder is switched on a few minutes before a programmed recording is supposed to begin, ’TIMER RECORD’... -
Page 23: Additional Functions
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS Switching the TV system If you play recordings made on another video recorder or if you record from another source, this may lead to problems with the automatic TV system switch-over. You can switch off the automatic TV system switch-over as follows. Select the TV system with the SYSTEM start recording, or while you play a cassette. -
Page 24: Reducing Picture Disturbance ('Optimizing The Modulator')
If you cannot clear picture or sound interference, 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. -
Page 25: Before You Call An Engineer
Before you call an engineer If, contrary to expectation, you have any problems using this video recorder, it may be caused by one of the reasons mentioned below. You can also call the customer service centre in your country. You will find the phone number in the enclosed guarantee leaflet. -
Page 26: Glossary
GLOSSARY Technical terms used Current tape position : The part of the tape currently being played. External source : A device connected via a socket (for example, scart socket) which is transmitting audio/video signals to the video recorder. Index marking : A marking which is automatically made on the tape at the beginning of every recording.