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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..........................................................
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.....................................
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.........................................................................
KSuppressing interference 57.............
Optimising the modulator 57............................................................................
Switching the modulator on / off 58................................................................
LBefore you call an engineer 59.........
HOTLINE telephone numbers 59....................................................................

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