Table of contents

AIntroduction

2

Dear Philips customer, .................................................................................... 2

Specifications

3

Supplied accessories

3

Important notes regarding operation

4

Special functions of your new video recorder

5

BConnecting the video recorder

7

Preparing the remote control for operation

7

Connecting your video recorder to the TV set

7

Connecting with a scart cable

8

Connecting without a scart cable

9

Connecting additional devices

10

CInstalling your video recording ... 11

Initial installation

11

Decoder allocation

13

Manual TV channel search

14

Using the satellite receiver

15

Sorting TV channels automatically (Follow TV)

16

Automatic TV channel search

18

Monitor function

18

Sorting and clearing TV channels manually

19

Setting on-screen menu language

20

Setting the time and date

21

DImportant notes for operation ....

22

Navigation in the screen menu

22

ETape List

23

General information

23

Adding a cassette to the Tape List

23

Editing recording titles

25

Searching for a title in the Tape List

26

Removing a title from the Tape List

27

GEliminating picture interference . 33

Optimising tracking

33

Optimising still picture

33

HManual recording

34

General information

34

Recording without automatic switch-off

34

Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR One-Touch-Recording) . 35

Preventing accidental erasing of cassettes

35

Lining up recordings (assemble cut)

36

Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)

36

Automatic controlled recording from a satellite receiver (RECORD

 

LINK)

37

'Direct Record'

38

Switching 'Direct Record' on or off

39

IProgramming a recording

 

(TIMER)

40

General information

40

Programming a recording (with 'ShowView')

40

Problems and solutions for programmed recordings

42

Programming a recording (without ShowView)

43

Problem solving for programmed recordings

45

Programming a recording with 'TURBO TIMER'

46

Problems and solutions for programmed recordings

47

How to check, change or delete a programmed recording (TIMER) . 48

JOther functions

49

Changing the video (colour) system

49

Child lock

50

Switching the on-screen display (OSD) off or on

50

Switch off the clock display

51

Switching the remote control command

52

Continuous playback

53

Automatic switch-off

54

Using your video recorder remote control with your TV set

55

Selecting the sound channel

56

FPlayback

28

Playing cassettes

28

Playing back NTSC cassettes

29

Displaying current tape position

29

Searching for a tape position with picture (scanning)

30

Still picture / slow motion

30

Searching for tape position without picture (forward wind and

 

rewind)

31

Instant View

31

Automatic search for a tape position (index search)

31

Automatic search for a blank space on the tape

32

KSuppressing interference

57

Optimising the modulator

57

Switching the modulator on / off

58

LBefore you call an engineer

59

HOTLINE telephone numbers

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