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AIntroduction 2....................................
DearPhilips customer, 2....................................................................................
Specifications 3.....................................................................................................
Suppliedaccessories 3........................................................................................
Importantnotes regarding operation 4..........................................................
Specialfunctions of yournew videorecorder 5..........................................
Importantinformation for customers inGreat Britain 6...........................
BConnecting the video recorder 7.....
Preparingthe remote control foroperation 7.............................................
Connectingyour video recorder to the TV set 7........................................
Connectingwith a scartcable 8.......................................................................
Connectingwithout a scartcable 9.................................................................
Connectingadditional devices 10.....................................................................
CInstalling your video recording 11...
Initialinstallation 11.............................................................................................
Decoderallocation 12........................................................................................
ManualTV channel search 13............................................................................
Usingthe satellitereceiver 14...........................................................................
SortingTV channelsautomatically (Follow TV) 15......................................
AutomaticTV channel search(Autoinstall) 17.............................................
Monitorfunction 17............................................................................................
Sortingand clearing TV channelsmanually 18...............................................
Settingthe time anddate 19..............................................................................
DImportant notes for operation 20....
Navigationin the screenmenu 20...................................................................
EPlayback 21........................................
Playingcassettes 21..............................................................................................
Playingback NTSC cassettes 22.......................................................................
Displayingcurrent tape position 22.................................................................
Searchingfor a tapeposition withpicture (scanning) 23............................
Stillpicture / slow motion 23............................................................................
Searchingfor tape positionwithout picture (forward windand
rewind) 24.............................................................................................................
InstantView 24.....................................................................................................
Automaticsearch for atape position(index search) 24.............................
Automaticsearch for ablank spaceon the tape 25.....................................
FEliminating picture interference 26.
Optimisingtracking 26........................................................................................
Optimisingstill picture 26..................................................................................
GManual recording 27..........................
Generalinformation 27......................................................................................
Recordingwithout automatic switch-off 27...................................................
Recordingwith automatic switch-off (OTR One-Touch-Recording) 28.
Preventingaccidental erasing of cassettes 28................................................
Liningup recordings(assemble cut) 28...........................................................
Selectingthe recording speed (SPor LP) 29.................................................
Automaticcontrolled recording from a satellitereceiver (RECORD
LINK) 30................................................................................................................
'DirectRecord' 31...............................................................................................
Switching'Direct Record' on oroff 32...........................................................
HProgramming a recording

(TIMER) 33..............................................

Generalinformation 33......................................................................................
Programminga recording (with'VIDEO Plus+') 33.....................................
Problemsand solutionsfor programmed recordings 35............................
Programminga recording (without VIDEO Plus+) 36.................................
Problemsolving for programmedrecordings 37..........................................
Programminga recording with'TURBO TIMER' 38....................................
Problemsand solutionsfor programmed recordings 39............................
Howto check,change or deletea programmedrecording (TIMER) 40.
IOther functions 41............................
Changingthe video (colour) system 41..........................................................
Childlock 42.........................................................................................................
Switchingthe on-screen display(OSD) off or on 42...................................
Switchoff the clockdisplay 43..........................................................................
Continuousplayback 44.....................................................................................
Automaticswitch-off 45.....................................................................................
Selectingthe sound channel 46.........................................................................
JSuppressing interference 47.............
Optimisingthe modulator 47............................................................................
Switchingthe modulator on / off 48................................................................
KBefore you call an engineer 49.........
HOTLINEtelephone numbers 49....................................................................

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