Table of contents

1 Introduction

2Connecting the video recorder

3Initial installation

4Settings

5Operating instructions

6 Playback

7Removing picture interference

8Manual recording

9 Programmed recordings

10 Otherfunctions

11 Suppressinginterference

12 Before you call an engineer

Important notes for operation

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The most important functions of your new video recorder

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Important information for customers in Great Britain

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Preparing the remote control for operation

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Connecting to a TV set with a scart socket

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Connecting to a TV set without a scart socket

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Connecting additional devices

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Setting TV channels, date and time for the first time

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Searching for a TV channel manually

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Allocating decoder

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Using a satellite receiver

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Searching for a TV channel automatically

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Sorting and clearing of TV channels manually

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Sorting TV channels automatically (Follow TV)

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Changing the time and date

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General information

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Navigation in the main menu

. . Page 18

Playing cassettes

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Playing back NTSC cassettes

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Displaying tape position

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Display / reset tape position

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Searching for tape position with picture (picture search)

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Searching for tape position without picture (forward wind and rewind)

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Searching automatically for tape position (index search)

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Still picture / slow motion

. . Page 22

Skipping commercials

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Selecting picture setting

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Optimizing tracking

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Optimizing still picture

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Cleaning video heads

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Starting and stopping of recording manually

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Starting recording manually and stopping automatically

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Lining up manual recordings

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Selecting the recording speed

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Activate / deactivate direct recording

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Making a direct recording

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Recording automatically from a satellite receiver

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Programming timer with VIDEO Plus+

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Problem solving (VIDEO Plus-Programming)

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Programming timer without VIDEO Plus+

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Problem solving (Timer programming)

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Delete / check / change programmed recordings

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Using NexTView Link

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Adjusting automatic switch-off

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Adjusting the child lock

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Replaying cassette continuously

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Changing the TV system

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Adjusting the OSD information

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Audio recording

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Audio dubbing

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Selecting the sound channel

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Manual mute

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Demonstration mode

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Energy-saving mode

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Adapting remote control

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Activate / Deactivate “Smart Clock”

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Using the TV remote control

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Optimizing the modulator

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Switching the modulator on / off

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Problem solving

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Technical data

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Philips VR 708A/07 operating instructions Table of contents