Philips VR150/58 specifications Playback

Still picture

FWD 1- B

REW0- s

5. 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 ,FWD 1- B or REW0- s while the set is in Stand-by, the 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.Put a cassette into the cassette slot. The cas- sette is inserted automatically. ' ' will appear on the display.

2.Press PLAY B-Kto view the tape. 'PLAY' will

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 com- pletely filter out picture and sound interference. This is not a fault in your machine. Read the section 'Manual tracking'.

3.To stop the playback, press			STOP C-L	or
		on the video recorder.
4.	STOP/EJECT
	To eject the cassette, press				when
			STOP/EJECT

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 cassette.

How can I set the counter to '0:00:00'?

You can set the counter to '0:00:00' with CLEAR . When you put a cassette in the video recorder, the counter will automatically reset to '0:00:00'.

The counter does not move

This occurs when there are no recordings on a por- tion 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').

Searching for a tape position with picture (scanning)

1.During playback, press (reverse) or (forward).

2.If you want to search in super high speed, press REW0- s or FWD 1- B once more. (This function will not operate for a NTSC cas- settes playback in SP mode.)

3.Press PLAY B-Kto resume playback.

1.During playback, press STILL 2 to stop the tape and display a still picture.

2.Press PLAY B-Kto resume playback.

Scanning and still picture interfere with the picture quality

Please note that the sound is muted during those functions.

•You may observe noiselines on the TV screen while in Still mode. This is normal. Note that each time you press STILL 2 the lines will change position.

•If you observe a vertical jitter of the picture, sta- bilize it by pressing PROGRAMME+ PROGRAMME- or P+ P– while in Still mode.

Searching for tape position without picture (forward wind and rewind)

1.Stop the tape with STOP C-L .

2.Press REW0- s (reverse) or FWD 1- B (forward). 'Fr' or 'FF' will appear on the dis- play for 5 seconds, and then, the real time counter time will appear.

3.To stop the tape, press STOP C-L .

Manual tracking

To manually adjust the tracking during playback, press PROGRAMME+ PROGRAMME- or P+ P– . Tracking will return to Automatic Tracking Adjustment when you press STOP C-L , insert a tape, or press PLAY B-K .

To remove vertical jitter in a Still picture, press PROGRAMME+ PROGRAMME- or P+ P– .

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