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AIntroduction 2....................................
DearPhilipscustomer,2....................................................................................
Specifications3.....................................................................................................
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 18............................................................................................
Sortingand clearing TV channelsmanually 18...............................................
Settingthe time anddate 20..............................................................................
DImportant notes for operation 21....
Navigationin the screenmenu 21...................................................................
ETape List 22........................................
Generalinformation 22......................................................................................
Addinga cassette to the Tape List 22.............................................................
Editingrecording titles 23..................................................................................
Searchingfor a titlein the Tape List 24..........................................................
Removinga title fromthe TapeList 25..........................................................
FPlayback 26........................................
Playingcassettes 26..............................................................................................
Playingback NTSC cassettes 27.......................................................................
Displayingcurrent tape position 27.................................................................
Searchingfor a tapeposition withpicture (scanning) 28............................
Stillpicture / slow motion 28............................................................................
Searchingfor tape positionwithout picture (forward windand
rewind) 29.............................................................................................................
InstantView 29.....................................................................................................
Automaticsearch for atape position(index search) 29.............................
Automaticsearch for ablank spaceon the tape 30.....................................
GEliminating picture interference 31.
Optimisingtracking 31........................................................................................
Optimisingstill picture 31..................................................................................
HManual recording 32..........................
Generalinformation 32......................................................................................
Recordingwithout automatic switch-off 32...................................................
Recordingwith automatic switch-off (OTR One-Touch-Recording) 33.
Preventingaccidental erasing of cassettes 33................................................
Liningup recordings(assemble cut) 34...........................................................
Selectingthe recording speed (SPor LP) 34.................................................
Automaticcontrolled recording from a satellitereceiver (RECORD
LINK) 35................................................................................................................
'DirectRecord' 36...............................................................................................
Switching'Direct Record' on oroff 37...........................................................
IProgramming a recording

(TIMER) 38..............................................

Generalinformation 38......................................................................................
Programminga recording (with'VIDEO Plus+') 39.....................................
Problemsand solutionsfor programmed recordings 41............................
Programminga recording (without VIDEO Plus+) 42.................................
Problemsolving for programmedrecordings 44..........................................
Programminga recording with'TURBO TIMER' 45....................................
Problemsand solutionsfor programmed recordings 46............................
Howto check,change or deletea programmedrecording (TIMER) 47.
JOther functions 48............................
Changingthe video (colour) system 48..........................................................
Childlock 49.........................................................................................................
Switchingthe on-screen display(OSD) off or on 49...................................
Switchoff the clockdisplay 50..........................................................................
Switchingthe remote controlcommand 51..................................................
Continuousplayback 52.....................................................................................
Automaticswitch-off 53.....................................................................................
Selectingthe sound channel 54.........................................................................
KSuppressing interference 55.............
Optimisingthe modulator 55............................................................................
Switchingthe modulator on / off 56................................................................
LBefore you call an engineer 57.........
HOTLINEtelephone numbers 57....................................................................

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