VCR Playback

English

Starting VCR playback

This VCR uses the VHS system.

A Press STANDBY-ONto turn on the recorder.

B Press VCR on the remote control. The VCR indicator lights up.

C Insert a pre-recorded VHS tape into the tape deck with the window side facing up and the label side towards the front.

D Playback will start automatically. Otherwise, press u.

To pause playback

Press u.

To resume normal playback, press u.

For fast forward/backward search Press à (REW) or á (FFW).

To resume normal playback, press u.

To search a specific recording (using index function)

Press PREV í/ NEXTë to search the previous or next index marking within the tape.

Using VCR tools options

During playback, press OPTIONS on the remote control.

The VCR Control menu appears. Navigate in the menu and select the available playback options.

E To stop playback, press STOP x.

F To eject the VHS tape, press EJECT ç.

Helpful Hints:

To return to tuner mode during VCR playback, press SOURCE button.

To watch the disc playback, press DVD to change to DVD mode before starting playback the disc. If you press VCR to watch the VCR playback again, playback resumes from the point where playback was interrupted.

When playing back tapes recorded using the S-VHS system, the playback image may be distorted.

Reset tape counter

Press CLEAR on the remote control to set the counter to “0:00:00”.

When you insert a VHS tape in the recorder, the counter will automatically reset to “0:00:00”.

Manual tracking

This recorder has automatic tracking capability that improves picture and sound playback from poor quality VHS tapes. However, manual tracking may be required to further improve playback quality on certain tapes.

A Press P +- on the remote control until you get a better picture/sound quality.

VCR Control

Rec Mode

LP

TRICK

VCR PLAY

MarksIndex

Time-03:12:05

B x

X

Fast Forward Fast Backward

B Press STOP x to confirm. Tracking is automatically reset to

normal when the tape is ejected.

TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain VHS tapes.

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Philips DVDR3510V, DVDR3512V quick start VCR Playback, Starting VCR playback, Reset tape counter, Manual tracking

DVDR3510V, DVDR3512V specifications

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