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

6

Preparing the remote control for operation

6

Connecting your video recorder to the TV set

6

Connecting with a scart cable

7

Connecting without a scart cable

8

Connecting additional devices

9

CInstalling your video recording ... 10

Initial installation

10

Decoder allocation

11

Manual TV channel search

12

Using the satellite receiver

14

Automatic TV channel search

14

Monitor function

15

Sorting and clearing TV channels manually

15

Setting on-screen menu language

16

Setting the time and date

17

DImportant notes for operation ....

18

Navigation in the screen menu

18

EPlayback

19

Playing cassettes

19

Playing back NTSC cassettes

20

Displaying current tape position

20

Searching for a tape position with picture (scanning)

21

Still picture / slow motion

21

Searching for tape position without picture (forward wind and

 

rewind)

22

Instant View

22

Automatic search for a tape position (index search)

22

Automatic search for a blank space on the tape

23

FEliminating picture interference . 24

Optimising tracking

24

Optimising still picture

24

GManual recording

25

General information

25

Recording without automatic switch-off

25

Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR One-Touch-Recording) . 26

Preventing accidental erasing of cassettes

26

Lining up recordings (assemble cut)

26

Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)

27

Automatic controlled recording from a satellite receiver (RECORD

 

LINK)

28

HProgramming a recording

 

(TIMER)

29

General information

29

Programming a recording (with 'ShowView')

29

Problems and solutions for programmed recordings

31

Programming a recording (without ShowView)

32

Problem solving for programmed recordings

33

Programming a recording with 'TURBO TIMER'

34

Problems and solutions for programmed recordings

35

How to check, change or delete a programmed recording (TIMER) . 36

IOther functions

37

Changing the video (colour) system

37

Child lock

38

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

38

Switch off the clock display

39

Continuous playback

40

Automatic switch-off

40

Selecting the sound channel

41

JSuppressing interference

42

Optimising the modulator

42

Switching the modulator on / off

43

KBefore you call an engineer

44

HOTLINE telephone numbers

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