Philips VR620/07 Lining up recordings assemble cut, Selecting the recording speed SP or LP

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:

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

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

3Press STOP on the remote control at the tape position where the

	new recording is to go. ' will appear on the display.
4	Now start recording as usual by pressing RECORD/OTR on the
	remote control.
5	Stop recording with STOP .

Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)

You can reduce the recording speed by half. This makes it possible to record, for example, eight-hours instead of four-hours on an 'E240' (four-hour) cassette.

For playback, the correct recording speed will automatically be selected.

1Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for the video recorder.

2Press MENU on the remote control. The main menu will appear.

3	Select line 'RECORD SPEED' using P	or	P and confirm with
	OK .
4	Select the required recording speed with	or	.

'SP'/'LP' AUTO'

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

'LP': LongPlay (half recording speed, double recording time). 8 hours can be recorded on a 4 hour cassette (E240) 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 will automatically be made in 'LP' (Longplay). Otherwise, the recording speed will be 'SP' (Standardplay).

5Confirm with OK .

6 To end, press MENU .

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