Philips VR558 operating instructions Manual recording

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).

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

Index search

Every time a tape is recorded an index marking is written on the tape.

These marked positions can be found again quickly and easily later.

1.To search for the previous marking, press

INDEX 3 and then REW0- s .

2.For the next marking, press INDEX 3 and then FWD 1- B .

3.As soon as the video recorder finds this marking, it automatically switches to playback.

Manual Tracking

To manually adjust the tracking during playback and slow motion playback, press PROGRAMME+

PROGRAMME- or PROG P+ PROG 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 PROG P+ PROG P– .

4. Manual recording

General information

Use 'Manual Recording' to make a spontaneous recording (for example, a programme currently being shown).

If you want to start and stop a recording manually, read the section 'Recording without automatic switch-off'.

If you want to start a recording manually but have it stopped automatically, read the section

'Recording with automatic switch-off'. (e.g. not to record to the end of the tape)

Read the section 'Direct record' if you want to record a programme currently being shown. Read the section 'Automatic recording from a satellite receiver', if you want a recording to be controlled automatically by a satellite receiver.

Recording without automatic switch-off

1.Insert a cassette.

2.Use PROG P+ PROG P– to select the pro- gramme number you want to record, for example, 'P01'.

3.To start recording, press REC I .

4.Stop recording with STOP C-L .

Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR One-Touch-Recording)

1.Insert a cassette.

2.Use PROG P+ PROG P– to select the pro- gramme number you want to record.

3.Press REC I .

4.Each time you press REC I you will add 30 minutes to the recording time.

Preventing accidental erasing

All cassettes (except rental and pre-recorded cassettes) have a security tab on the back of the cassette.

To prevent recording over important recordings (erasing), you can remove this security tab.

If you later decide to record on a protected cas- sette, simply cover the hole with adhesive tape or slide the tab to the right.

Lining up recordings (assemble cut)

When you add a further recording to a cassette, which already has a recording on it, a short blank (flicker) can appear between the old and the new recording or the picture itself can flicker. To help reduce these from occurring, proceed as follows:

1.Find the tape position of the old recording where you want to insert the new recording.

2.Look at the last minute of the old recording (playback).

3.Press STILL 2 at the tape position where the new recording is to go and press REC I .

4.Now start recording as usual by pressing REC I on the remote control.

5.Stop recording with STOP C-L .

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