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& OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF The remote control Front of the video recorder EJECT J Eject STANDBY m Standby STANDBY m Standby RECORD n Record CHILD LOCK u Child lock PROGRAMME r Down/Minus, number SYSTEM Special function PROGRAMME q Up/Plus, number SP/LP SP/LP selection PLAY G Playback...
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& Programming with ’VIDEOPlus+’ How to programme a recording manually All the information required for a programming is encoded in the VIDEOPlus+ code. Switch on the TV set. Press the TIMER k button twice. Switch on the TV set. Select a free TIMER block, using the or the button.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS VR 287 Congratulations on the purchase of one of the most sophisti- Contents Page 1 INSTALLATION 2 2 00 1 Connecting cated and simple-to-use video recorders (VCR) on the market. VCR with scart cable 2 2 00 1 Connecting...
INSTALLATION Important for the United Kingdom Connecting VCR with scart cable This apparatus is fitted with an approved moulded 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: Remove fuse cover and fuse. Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 3A, A.S.T.A. or BSI If your television does not have a scart (AV-Euro) socket, approved type.
* Adjusting the modulator frequency: If the picture quality Connecting VCR without scart cable only deteriorates when the video recorder is switched on, adjust the modulator frequency. The frequency can be adjusted at step with the or the button. Confirm the adjusted frequency with the button.
Switch on the TV set. Press the button on Connecting additional equipment AUTOINSTALL the video recorder. If TV channels have already been stored, select the line ’AUTOINSTALL’, using the You can also connect additional equipment to the sock- EXT.2 button. et.
Automatic Channel Allocation FOLLOW TV Manual Channel Number Allocation You can give any desired programme number to the TV With this function the video recorder maintains the same channels stored. programme sequence as on the TV set. This only functions if the video recorder (socket ) and the TV set are con- EXT.1...
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Insert the cassette into the cassette slot. appears in the Notes: Some functions switch off automatically after a while display. (e.g.: pause, still picture, picture scanning). This helps to protect the cassette and prevent unnecessary power consumption. * The picture quality will deteriorate during picture scan- ning.
Tape position/Index search Eliminating picture interference/ Cleaning function Tape position: The elapsed playback time, given to the hour and minute, appears in the display. During playback, hold the button until ’TRAC’(track- When you load a cassette, the video recorder must first ing) appears in the display.
RECORDING FUNCTIONS • Erase protection: So that you don’t accidentally delete an Insert a cassette into the video recorder or switch the important recording, you can remove the special tab video recorder on with the button. (erase protection) on the narrow side of the cassette with a screwdriver or slide the special tab to the left.
If you want to programme at daily or weekly intervals, How to programme a recording press the button until ’D-DAILY’ (daily intervals) or SELECT ’W-WEEKLY’ (weekly intervals) appears on the TV screen. The video recorder needs the following information for every The ’daily intervals’...
Programming recordings manually Important programming notes • When recordings have been programmed, appears in the display. Switch on the TV set. Press the button twice. TIMER k • The programmed recording will always be made at the recording speed (SP/LP) that at the time has been With the button, select a free TIMER block.
SPECIAL FEATURES Tuner mode Remote control of TV sets You can also use your video recorder as a TV receiver (tuner). Your remote control can operate with a number of remote control codes for TV sets of different makes. Using the appropriate code number and the TV button set, you Hold the STOP h button, until appears in the display.
On Screen Display (OSD) Manual channel search You can switch the On Screen Display (OSD) on or off. In certain cases the ’Automatic channel search’ may not be able to find all of the TV channels (e.g. coded TV channels). In that case, use this manual method to set the TV channels.
Picture or sound interference on TV reception e.g. when Before you call an engineer tuned to ’CH5’: • Turn to Chapter 1 ’INSTALLATION’ and read in the section ’Connecting VCR without scart cable’ the note ’Adjusting the If, contrary to expectation, you experience any difficulty in modulator frequency’...
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