Philips VR550 Manual page 8

3. Playback
Playing back cassettes
You can operate the video recorder using the
remote control or the buttons on the front of the
video recorder.
If you press ,
PLAY B-K STOP C-L
while the set is in Stand-by, the
REW0- s
power will be automatically turned on.
Additionally, if a cassette was already inserted,
the corresponding operation will be performed.
Your video recorder can only record and play
back standard VHS cassettes.
1.
1. Put a cassette into the cassette slot. The cas-
sette is inserted automatically. '
appear on the display.
2.
2. Press to view the tape. 'PLAY' will
PLAY B-K
appear on the display.
DIGITAL STUDIO PICTURE CONTROL
Philips has developed a system which produces
the best possible playback quality. For old and
often-used video cassettes, this system reduces
interference. For new or high quality cassettes, it
emphasises the details.
Picture/ sound quality is poor
When playing rental videos or older, poorer quality
cassettes, it may not be possible to completely filter
out picture and sound interference. This is not a fault
in your machine. Read the section 'Manual tracking'.
3.
3. To stop the playback, press
on the video recorder.
STOP/EJECT
4.
4. To eject the cassette, press
the video recorder stops the playback.
Automatic switch-off of special functions
Many functions (e.g. pause, still picture) switch
themselves off automatically after a short time in
order to protect the cassette and to save energy.
Do I need to change the playback speed
when playing back LP recordings?
During playback, the correct speed will automati-
cally be selected. For more information, please
read the section 'Selecting the recording speed
(SP or LP)' in the chapter 'Manual recording'.
Playing back NTSC cassettes
This video recorder can also play back cassettes
that have been recorded in SP [Standard Play]
or SLP [Super Long Play] mode in the NTSC
standard (for example, American cassettes).
However, this only works on PAL-television sets
that are suitable for a picture frequency of 60Hz.
Displaying current tape position
The following information is displayed on the
screen: e.g.: 0:02:45 shows the counter in hours,
minutes and seconds.
SP/LP: will show the recorded speed of your
,
or
FWD 1- B cassette
'REM 0:06': will show the remaining time left on
the tape in hours and minutes.
When you play back an NTSC cassette, the
video recorder will show 'REM -:--'.
How can I set the counter to '0:00:00'?
You can set the counter to '0:00:00' with
When you put a cassette in the video recorder,
the counter will automatically reset to '0:00:00'.
' will
The counter does not move
This occurs when there are no recordings on a
portion of a tape. This is not a fault in your video
recorder.
The screen shows '-0:01:20'
If you rewind a cassette from the tape position
'0:00:00', the counter will show for instance,
'-0:01:20' (the cassette was rewound to 1
minute and 20 seconds before '0:00:00').
'-:--' is displayed in the 'REM' counter
This counter will automatically recognise the length
of the tape. In addition, when you put in a cassette
the video recorder must first calculate the time
played. Therefore, '-:--' appears first and only after
the tape has been running for a few seconds, the
correct remaining time will be shown.
or
STOP
C-L
Searching for a tape position with
when
STOP/EJECT
picture (scanning)
1.
1. During playback, press
FWD 1- B
2.
2.
If you want to search in super high speed,
press
(This function will not operate for a NTSC cas-
settes playback in SP mode.)
3.
3. Press
Still picture / slow motion
1.
1. During playback, press
tape and display a still picture.
2.
2.
During playback, press
the tape in slow motion.
3.
3.
Press
Scanning and still/slow motion interferes with
the picture quality. The sound is switched off.
This is not a fault in your video recorder.
8
REW0- s
(forward).
or
FWD 1- B
REW0- s
to resume playback.
PLAY B-K
STILL 2
to play back
SLOW
PLAY B-K to resume playback.
.
CLEAR
(reverse) or
once more.
to stop the
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