Table of contents

Introduction

2

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

Specifications

3

Supplied accessories

3

Important notes regarding operation

4

Special functions of your new video recorder

5

Connecting 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 and 'Easy Link'

8

Connecting with a scart cable without 'Easy Link'

10

Connecting without a scart cable

11

Connecting additional devices

12

Installing your video recording ... 13

Initial installation

13

Decoder allocation

14

Manual TV channel search

15

Using the satellite receiver

16

Sorting TV channels automatically (Follow TV)

17

Automatic TV channel search (Autoinstall)

19

Monitor function

19

Sorting and clearing TV channels manually

20

Setting the time and date

21

Important notes for operation ....

22

Navigation in the screen menu

22

Playback

23

Playing cassettes

23

Playing back NTSC cassettes

24

Displaying current tape position

24

Searching for a tape position with picture (scanning)

25

Still picture / slow motion

25

Searching for tape position without picture (forward wind and

 

rewind)

26

Instant View

26

Automatic search for a tape position (index search)

26

Automatic search for a blank space on the tape

27

Selecting picture settings (SMART PICTURE)

27

Eliminating picture interference . 28

Optimising tracking

28

Optimising still picture

28

Manual recording

29

General information

29

Recording without automatic switch-off

29

Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR One-Touch-Recording) . 30

Preventing accidental erasing of cassettes

30

Lining up recordings (assemble cut)

30

Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)

31

Automatic controlled recording from a satellite receiver (RECORD

 

LINK)

32

'Direct Record'

33

Switching 'Direct Record' on or off

34

Programming a recording

 

(TIMER)

35

General information

35

Programming a recording (with 'VIDEO Plus+')

35

Problems and solutions for programmed recordings

37

Programming a recording (without VIDEO Plus+)

38

Problem solving for programmed recordings

39

Programming a recording with 'TURBO TIMER'

40

Problems and solutions for programmed recordings

41

How to check, change or delete a programmed recording (TIMER) . 42

'NexTView Link'

42

Other functions

43

Changing the video (colour) system

43

Child lock

44

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

44

Switch off the clock display

45

Switching the remote control command

46

Continuous playback

47

Automatic switch-off

48

Using your video recorder remote control with your TV set

49

Selecting the sound channel

50

Suppressing interference

51

Optimising the modulator

51

Switching the modulator on / off

52

Before you call an engineer

53

HOTLINE telephone numbers

53

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