Philips VR870CC/L/P/07 specifications Introduction, Dear Philips customer

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Introduction

Dear Philips customer,

Instruction manuals are usually very dry since they are technically-oriented and often poorly translated. I have been employed by Philips for this reason.

Allow me to introduce myself.

My name is Phil. I will be guiding you through the instruction manual and try to be of help in operating your new device. At appropriate points along the way, I will be providing you with the following information:

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I hope you have lots of fun with your new device.

Phil

P.S. If you have questions or if problems come up during operation, please see the helpful information in the chapter 'Before you call an engineer'. If this doesn't help you to resolve the problem, please call the customer support service for your country. The corresponding telephone numbers and e-mail addresses can be found on the last page of this instruction manual.

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Contents Table of contents VR 870CC/07 VR 870L/07 VR 870P/07 Remote control Front of the device Additional TV functionsSymbols on your video recorder display Page Phil IntroductionDear Philips customer Energy consumption 16W SpecificationsSupplied accessories Voltage 220-240V/50HzImportant notes regarding operation Special functions of your new video recorder Model no Connecting with a scart cable and Easy Link Connecting the video recorderPreparing the remote control for operation Connecting your video recorder to the TV setWhat is Easy Link? Connecting with a scart cable and Easy LinkConnecting with a scart cable without Easy Link Connecting without a scart cableMy TV set has several scart sockets. Which one should I use? My TV offers me a selection menu for the scart socket Connecting with a scart cable without Easy LinkMy screen is empty Connecting without a scart cableDo not see a test screen Connecting additional devicesYou can find more details in chapter Initial Installation Socket EXT.2 AVInitial installation Installing your video recordingSeeks out and stores all available TV channels Decoder allocation How can I switch off the decoder?How do I allocate the decoder with Easy Link? That you Want to use for the TV channel, e.g. P01 What is a special channel?Confirm With Select the desiredWhat is NICAM? Using the satellite receiverDont know the channels for my TV stations What does Easylink do? Cannot switch my TV set to programme numberSorting TV channels automatically Follow TVDeleting sorting What does Easy Link do? AutoinstallAutomatic TV channel search Monitor functionDeleting TV channels Sorting and clearing TV channels manuallyTime/date is displayed incorrectly despite manual setting Setting the time and dateMain menu will appear on the screen Navigation in the screen menu Important notes for operationCall up the menu with Playing cassettes PlaybackHow can I set the counter to 00000? Automatic switch-off of special functionsPlaying back Ntsc cassettes Displaying current tape positionStill picture / slow motion Searching for a tape position with picture scanningPress Reverse or Instant ViewAutomatic search for a tape position index search Stop the tape with StopPress Index . Then press Stop . This will, for example Selecting picture settingsIt automatically switches to pause Automatic search for a blank space on the tapeUntil Trac TRACking Eliminating picture interferenceOptimising tracking Optimising still pictureManual recording Recording without automatic switch-offGeneral information Lining up recordings assemble cut Preventing accidental erasing of cassettesPress RECORD/OTR Confirm with OK To end, press Menu Selecting the recording speed SP or LPSelect function on with Switching off Record LinkOr P and confirm With OKNotv appears in the display Search symbol appears in the display a moving symbolDirect Record How does Direct Record work?Switching Direct Record on or off What do I need to know about VPS/PDC? Programming a recording TimerWhat is VPS/PDC? Programming a recording with Video Plus+Recorder display Field Using Change Data With Number ButtonsSelect switch Recorder is switched off with STANDBY/ONEnd of the tape was reached during recording Problems and solutions for programmed recordingsThen all Timer blocks are already Recording Timer block, select it with P Or PProgramme number, Start start time and END end time 9on the remote controlProgramming a recording without Video Plus+ Date, ProgProblem Problem solving for programmed recordingsProgramming a recording with Turbo Press Turbo TimerCassette Problem SolutionPress Clear CL NexTView LinkDelete programmed recording Video colour systems How can I change back to Automatic Switch-over?Other functions Changing the video colour systemChild lock Switching the on-screen display OSD off or onWill flash in the video recorder display Which settings can I choose? Switch off the clock displayHow can I switch on the clock display? Main menu will not disappear and no message appears Switching the remote control commandSelect How can I change back to VCR1?Continuous playback Automatic switch-off My TV set will not switch off Using your video recorder remote control with your TV setSelecting the sound channel Press Select . This will show the current sound settingWhat goes on behind the settings? Automatic switch to MonoOptimising the modulator What is a modulator?What is an modulator frequency? Suppressing interferenceModulator off Switching the modulator on / offHow can I switch the modulator back on? Or in the display MODHotline telephone numbers Before you call an engineerWith STANDBY/ON Before you call an engineer English 1145/010 VR870CC/L/P/07Page Philips Iberia, S.A 3103 166 31411 VR870CC/L/P/07Consumer Information Centre Philips CE, The Philips Centre