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& OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF The remote control Front of the video recorder RECORD/OTR n Record STANDBY m Standby STANDBY m Standby RECORD n Record PROGRAMME r SELECT Function selector Down/Minus, number TIMER k ’VIDEOPlus’ / ’TIMER’ programming PROGRAMME q Up/Plus, number CLEAR (CL) Reset, clear AUTOINSTALL...
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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.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS VR 285 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.
Note: This modulator frequency (583MHz or UHF- Connecting VCR without scart cable channel 35 ) might already be being used by another TV station in your reception area, e.g. ’Channel 5’. In this case the picture quality on your TV set will be poor when receiving one or more TV channels.
Saving energy Emergency interrupt You can choose between two methods of switching to Both the video recorder and the remote control have an standby. ’Emergency interrupt’ button. You can use the STANDBY m but- Normal method: Switch to standby using the STANDBY m but- ton to interrupt any function.
Autoinstall Setting the clock The video recorder will search for all TV channels. It stores TV If a TV channel which transmits TXT/PDC is stored with channels found in the following sequence: BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, programme number ’P 01’, time (from TXT) and date (from PDC) CH 4, CH 5, SKY, others.
Manual Channel Number Allocation You can give any desired programme number to the TV channels stored. Switch on the TV set. Press the button on AUTOINSTALL the video recorder. Select ’CHANNEL ALLOCATION’ with the button. Confirm with the button. Use the button to select the TV channel on the TV screen to which you wish to allocate a programme number (starting with ’P 01’).
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Insert the cassette into the cassette slot. appears in the Still picture display. Press the button. You see a still picture. Inter- STILL R ference stripes will appear on the screen. Each time you press STILL R again, the picture will move on one step.
Continuous playback Eliminating picture interference/ Cleaning function You can continuously replay a cassette. When the end of the tape has been reached, it rewinds and begins again. During playback, hold the button until ’TRAC’(track- ing) appears in the display. Press the PLAY G button.
RECORDING FUNCTIONS Insert a cassette into the video recorder or switch the Some general notes for recording video recorder on with the button. • Recording from external sources: Programme numbers Use the button or the buttons to select ’E1’ and ’E2’ are provided for recording from external the programme number from which you wish to record, sources (via the scart socket).
How to programme a recording Programming with ’VIDEOPlus+’ The video recorder needs the following information for every All the information required for a programming is encoded in programmed recording: the VIDEOPlus+ code. * the date on which the recording is to be made Switch on the TV set.
Programming a recording 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 Channel number or frequency display You can also use your video recorder as a TV receiver (tuner). You can switch between the display for ’channel number’ or ’frequency’ for manual channel search. Hold the STOP h button, until appears in the display.
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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