Installing Your Video Recorder; Preparation For Use; Decoder Allocation - Philips VR550 Manual

2. Installing your video recorder

Preparation for use

This chapter shows you how to prepare the video
recorder for use. The video recorder automatically
seeks out and stores all available TV channels.
'Aim' correctly
In the following sections, you require the remote
control for the first time. When using, always
aim the front of the remote control at the video
recorder and not at the TV.
Connecting additional devices
After you have connected additional devices
(satellite receiver, etc.) through the aerial cable,
switch them on. The automatic channel search
will recognise them and save them.
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1. Select the desired language for the on-screen
menu by pressing
PLAY B-K
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Press .
MENU
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3. Confirm with .
P+
The automatic TV channel search starts.
PLEASE WAIT
START
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The video recorder does not find any TV
channels during the search
• Select channel 1 on the TV. Can you see the
saved TV channel on the TV?
If not, check the cable connection of the aerial
(aerial socket), video recorder, TV.
• The video recorder searches the entire frequency
range in order to find and save the largest possi-
ble number of TV channels. It is possible that the
TV channels in your country are broadcast in a
higher frequency range. As soon as this range is
reached during the search, the video recorder will
find the TV channels.
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The clock setting display appears on the TV
screen.
TIME --:--
DATE --/--/--
END=EXIT
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The preparation for use is now complete.
Satellite receiver
If you are connecting a satellite receiver, please
read the section 'Using the satellite receiver'.
Decoder
If you are connecting a decoder, you must
install it as described in the next section.

Decoder allocation

or .
Some TV channels transmit encoded TV signals
STOP
C-L
which can only be viewed with a purchased or
rented decoder. You can connect such a decoder
to this video recorder. The following function will
automatically activate the connected decoder for
the desired TV channel.
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FINISH
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How can I switch off the decoder?
Use
switched off).
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Set the time with the number buttons
Set 'DAY', 'MONTH' and 'YEAR' with the
number buttons .
0..9
When all information is correct, save by
pressing .
STATUS/EXIT
Switch the TV on. If applicable, select the
programme number for the video recorder
operation.
Use or to select the pro-
P+ P– 0..9
gramme number which you would like to allo-
cate the decoder to.
Press . The main menu will appear.
MENU
Use or
PLAY B - K STOP C - L
SET UP'. Then press
FWD 1- B
Use or
PLAY B - K STOP C - L
AL TUNING'. Then press
Use or
PLAY B-K STOP C-L
MANUAL TUNING
PROG. P55
CHANNEL 055
→DECODER
[OFF]
SKIP [OFF]
VIDEO MODE [SECAM]
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
END=EXIT
Use to select 'ON'
FWD 1- B
(Decoder switched on).
to select 'OFF' (Decoder
FWD 1- B
To end, press
STATUS/EXIT
The decoder has now been allocated to this
programme number.
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0..9
to select 'TUNER
.
to select 'MANU-
.
FWD 1- B
to select 'DECODER'.
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