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Philips VR400 Operating Manual

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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...
  • Page 4 01, 03, 07, 20, 30 Palladium Panama Panasonic Pathe Cinema 23, 25 Pausa Perdio 25, 28 Phase 10, 20 Philco Philips Pioneer Profex 15, 20, 27 Proline Protech 02, 12, 20, 23, 25, 38 Quelle Questa 10, 18, 20 Rank Arena Rediffusion...

  • Page 5: Technical Information

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS VR400/58 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.

  • 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: Allocating A Decoder

    Allocating a decoder Some TV stations will send coded TV channels, that you can only watch when you use a decoder. You can connect such a decoder (descrambler) to your video recorder. With the following function, the connected decoder will automatically be activated for the TV programme you want to watch.

  • Page 11: Channel Number Or Frequency Display

    Channel number or frequency display You can switch between the display for ’channel number’ or ’frequency’ for manual channel search. Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for the video recorder. Press the button on the remote control. The main MENU menu will appear.

  • Page 12: Automatic Tv Channel Search

    Automatic TV channel search The video recorder will search for all TV channels. If you want to start the automatic TV channel search again, then follow the instructions below. Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for the video recorder. Press the button on the remote control.

  • Page 13: Setting The Language

    Setting the language You can select the language for the on-screen display (OSD). The small display on the video recorder will only show english text. Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for the video recorder. Press the button on the remote control.

  • Page 14: 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 15: 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 16: Playback Functions

    PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Playing a cassette Put a cassette into the cassette slot. ’ the display. Press the PLAY G button. 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 17: 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 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 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: Automatic Recording From A Satellite Receiver (Sat Recording)

    With the video recorder switched on, and before you start recording, select the recording speed with the button. On the video recorder display you will SP/LP, AV see: ’LP’: Long Play = half recording speed (double recording time). ’SP’: Standard Play = normal recording speed. D The picture quality may suffer when you record at half speed (LP).

  • 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. Select the recording speed SP or LP with the button.. SP/LP, AV Make sure that the cassette you have put in can be recorded on.

  • 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.

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