Switching Direct Record on or off | Philips VR550/58 manual

STOP C-L

PLAY B-K

Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)

LP allows to double the recording duration on tape (for example six hours instead of three hours on a E180 cassette).

1.Switch on the TV. If required, select the

programme number for the video recorder.

2.Press MENU . The main menu will appear.

3.Select 'RECORD SETUP' using PLAY B-Kor

STOP C-Land confirm with FWD 1- B .

4.Select 'RECORD SPEED' using PLAY B-Kor

STOP C-L .

SELECT K L CHOOSE B

→RECORD SPEED	[SP]
DIRECT RECORD	[OFF]
RECORD LINK	[OFF]
END=EXIT

5.Select the required recording speed with

FWD 1- B .

'SP' / 'LP' / 'AUTO'

'SP': Standard Play (normal recording speed) offers the usual first-class picture quality.

'LP': Long Play (half recording speed, double record- ing time). 6 hours can be recorded on a 3-hour cas- sette (E180) with a somewhat reduced picture quality. 'AUTO': Automatic Long Play. If there is not enough space on the tape to record a programmed recording in standard speed, the recording is automatically done in 'LP' (Long Play). Otherwise, the recording speed will be 'SP' (Standard Play).

6.To end, press STATUS/EXIT .

Automatic controlled recording from a satellite receiver (RECORD LINK)

This function automatically starts recording on the switched-off video recorder when a video signal is recognised through the connected scart cable. If your satellite receiver has a programming function, the recording will start automatically (as long as the satellite receiver is switched on).

1.Use a scart cable to connect scart socket AV2 (DECODER) on the video recorder to the corre- sponding scart socket on the satellite receiver.

2.Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro- gramme number for the video recorder.

3.Press MENU . The main menu will appear.

4.Select 'RECORD SET UP' with or STOP C-Land confirm with FWD 1- B .

5.Select 'RECORD LINK' with or

SELECT K L CHOOSE B

RECORD SPEED	[SP]
DIRECT RECORD	[OFF]
→RECORD LINK	[OFF]
END=EXIT

6.Select function 'ON' with FWD 1- B .

Switching off 'RECORD LINK'

To switch off the function, select 'OFF' with

FWD 1- B .

7.To end, press STATUS/EXIT .

8.Insert a cassette.

9.Programme the satellite receiver with the required information (programme number of the TV channel, start time, end time).

If necessary, please see the operating instruc- tions for your satellite receiver.

10.Switch off the video recorder with STANDBY/ON y .

The video recorder is now ready to record. The beginning and end of the recording is controlled via scart socket AV2 (DECODER).

'DIRECT RECORD'

With DIRECT RECORD, you can record the right TV channel in seconds even if your video recorder is switched off. If the recording is started manually, the video recorder uses the current TV channel set on the TV. You will find more information on how to switch 'DIRECT RECORD' on or off in the next sec- tion. Make sure that your video recorder socket (AV1/TV) and the TV are connected by a scart cable.

1.On the TV, select the programme number you want to make the recording from.

2.Press REC I with the video recorder switched off.

3.Stop recording with STOP C-L .

How does DIRECT RECORD work?

The video recorder compares the TV channel selected on the TV with its stored TV channels via the scart cable. If the same TV channel is found, it switches the video recorder to the corresponding programme num- ber and starts recording. Please do not change the TV channel on the TV during the search so as not to affect the process.