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T Ta ab blle e o off c co on nt te en nt ts s
Important notes for operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4
The most important functions of your new video recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 5
Important information for customers in Great Britain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6
Preparing the remote control for operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7
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1 Introduction
Connecting to a TV set with a scart socke
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VR 708A/07 Operating instructions with
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R Re em mo ot te e c co on nt tr ro oll You will find E EJJE EC CT T J J explanations for the ä Eject inserted cassette controls and the displays S ST TA AN ND DB BY Y//O ON N m m ä Switch set on / off on your video recorder ä Interrupt function on the second to last ä Interrupt programmed recording page of these operating C CL LE EA AR R//C CL L ä Delete TV channel / entry instructions. T TIIP P S SM MA AR RT T * * ä select picture adjustment C CO OU UN NT TE ER R ä Display picture positi
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1 1 IIn nt tr ro od du uc ct tiio on n W We ellc co om me e t to o t th he e ffa am miilly y o off o ow wn ne er rs s o off P Ph hiilliip ps s V VH HS S v viid de eo o r re ec co or rd de er rs s.. Thank you for choosing to buy our product. Please wait at least three hours after transporting the appliance before starting installation. The set needs this time in order to become acclimatised to its new environment (temperature, air humidity, etc.). Y Yo ou ur r P Ph hiilliip ps s T
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T Th he e m mo os st t iim mp po or rt ta an nt t ffu un nc ct tiio on ns s o off y yo ou ur r n ne ew w v viid de eo o r re ec co or rd de er r Your Philips video recorder can be used, not only for recording and playing back VHS cassettes, but it also has a whole range of special functions which will make day-to-day use of your new video recorder easier for you. Plug in and off you go - getting started with your new video recorder just couldnt be simpler. Once you have connected the c
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IIm mp po or rt ta an nt t iin nffo or rm ma at tiio on n ffo or r c cu us st to om me er rs s iin n G Gr re ea at t B Br riit ta aiin n This set is fitted with an approved moulded 13 amp plug.To change the fuse in this plug or to attach a different plug, please proceed as follows: 1 Take off the fuse cover and remove the old fuse 2 Insert a new fuse.Suitable fuses are those of the type BS 1362 3A,A.S.T.A.stan- dard or BSI standard 3 Close the fuse cover If the attached plug does not meet
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2 2 C Co on nn ne ec ct tiin ng g t th he e v viid de eo o r re ec co or rd de er r P Pr re ep pa ar riin ng g t th he e r re em mo ot te e c co on nt tr ro oll ffo or r o op pe er ra at tiio on n 1 Take the remote control of the video recorder and the enclosed batteries (2 batteries) 2 Open the battery compartment, insert the batteries as shown and then close the battery compartment.The remote control is now ready to use C Co on nn ne ec ct tiin ng g t to o a a T TV V s se et t w
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5 Take a scart cable and connect one end to the scart socket on the back of your TV set and the other to the scart socket A AV V1 1 E EX XT T1 1 on the back of the video recorder 6 Take the enclosed mains cable and connect 4 4 the appropriate end to the mains socket on the back of the video recorder and the other to the nearest free socket 7 Your set should automatically switch over to the programme number allocated to video recorder operation (usually: EXT, 0 or AV).You CONGRATULATIONS YOU NO
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3 Remove the aerial cable plug from the back of your TV set and insert it into the aerial socket 2 2on the back of the video recorder 4 Take the enclosed aerial cable and connect the appropriate end to the aerial socket of your TV set and to the TV socket 3 3 on the back of the video recorder 5 Take the enclosed mains cable and connect the appropriate ends to the mains socket 4 4 on the back of the video recorder and the other to the nearest free socket 6 Switch on your TV set and select on yo
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3 3 IIn niit tiia all iin ns st ta alllla at tiio on n S Se et tt tiin ng g T TV V c ch ha an nn ne ells s,, d da at te e a an nd d t tiim me e ffo or r t th he e ffiir rs st t t tiim me e If your TV set supports the Easylink function and you have already corrected and/or confirmed the settings for year, month, date and time, you can skip this section.Your video recorder has already stored all the necessary details. Please continue by reading the section Searching for a TV channel
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S Se ea ar rc ch hiin ng g ffo or r a a T TV V c ch ha an nn ne ell m ma an nu ua alllly y In exceptional cases, it may happen that on initial installation the set does not find all the available TV channels. In this case, the miss- sing TV channels must be searched for and stored manually. If your set supports the Easylink function, you can start the automatic transfer of channel data by means of the following steps. 1 Switch on the TV set and - if necessary - select the programme number
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INSTALLATION MANUAL SEARCH 8 8 II d do on nt t k kn no ow w t th he e c ch ha an nn ne ells s ffo or r m my y T TV V s st ta at tiio on ns s ÂÅ CHANNEL/FREQ. Ä FREQ. Å É ENTRY/SEARCH 543,3 4 4 No problem. Hold down the button P P to start PROGRAMME NUMBER 01 the automatic channel search.A changing channel TV CHANNEL NAME BBC1 DECODER OFF number will appear on-screen. Continue the FINE TUNING 0 automatic channel search until you have found the desired TV station P PR RO OB BL LE EM M T
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2 Press the M ME EN NU U button.The on-screen menu appears 3 Use = =P P- - or ; ;P P+ + to select the option INSTALLATION and confirm with button P P = =P P- - ; ;P P+ + 4 Use or to select the option MANUAL SEARCH (manual channel search) MAIN MENU P P and confirm with button ÂÅ PLAY FUNCTIONS Å É RECORDING FUNCTIONS SPECIAL SETTINGS INSTALLATION = =P P- - ; ;P P+ + 5 Use or to select the option TO EXIT P P Q Q DECODER and use or to select the PRESS MENU setting ON (Decoder activate
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4 4 S Se et tt tiin ng gs s S Se ea ar rc ch hiin ng g ffo or r a a T TV V c ch ha an nn ne ell a au ut to om ma at tiic ca alllly y On initial installation, the video recorder performs an automatic channel search. If the channel assignments of your cable or satell- lite TV provider change or if you are reinstalling the video recor- der, e.g. after moving house, you can start this procedure again. The video recorder finds all the available TV channels and stores the new settings. If your se
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S So or rt tiin ng g a an nd d c clle ea ar riin ng g o off T TV V c ch ha an nn ne ells s m ma an nu ua alllly y After you have performed the automatic channel search you may not agree with the sequence in which the individual TV channels have been allocated to the programme positions of the video recorder.You can use this function to individually sort the TV channels found or to delete unwanted TV channels or those with poor reception. If your TV set supports the Easylink function, you M
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S So or rt tiin ng g T TV V c ch ha an nn ne ells s a au ut to om ma at tiic ca alllly y ( (F Fo ollllo ow w T TV V) ) After you have performed the automatic channel search you may not agree with the sequence in which the individual TV channels have been allocated to the programme positions of the video recorder. With this function, the video recorder arranges the stored TV channels in the same sequence as on the TV set. If your TV set supports the Easylink function, you will not need to
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C Ch ha an ng giin ng g t th he e t tiim me e a an nd d d da at te e If the display shows an incorrect time or --:--, the time and date must be set manually. M ME EN NU U 1 Press the button on the remote control.The on-screen menu appears 2 Use = =P P- - or ; ;P P+ + to select the option INSTALLATION and confirm with P P 3 Use = =P P- - or ; ;P P+ + to select the option TIME/DATE and confirm with P P MAIN MENU ÂÅ PLAY FUNCTIONS Å E En nt te er r t th he e v va allu ue es s c co or r
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5 5 O Op pe er ra at tiin ng g iin ns st tr ru uc ct tiio on ns s G Ge en ne er ra all iin nffo or rm ma at tiio on n If the video recorder is in standby mode, it can be switched on either by pressing S Sw wiit tc ch hiin ng g o on n m m 0 0- -9 9 the Standby button , by pressing one of the number buttons or by inserting a cassette. If the video recorder is not used for several minutes, it switches itself off automatically.This function can be deactivated (e.g. if you want to use the video A
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6 6 P Plla ay yb ba ac ck k P Plla ay yiin ng g c ca as ss se et tt te es s 1 Insert a VHS cassette in the cassette opening on the front of the video recorder.The tape will be caught and automatically placed in the correct position.The display will show v v W Wh ha at t d do oe es s V VH HS S m me ea an n? ? The Video Home System (VHS) has become the world- wide standard for recording and playback of amateur video cassettes. The popular standard has since been refined. Super-VHS (S-VHS)
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D Diis sp plla ay yiin ng g t ta ap pe e p po os siit tiio on n If the C CO OU UN NT TE ER R button is pressed during playback and recording the current tape position will be briefly displayed on the screen. There are three different types of display available. 1 Start playback (Play button G) or recording (Record button n) 2 By pressing the button C CO OU UN NT TE ER R the current tape position will be displayed on the screen. Each further press of the button C CO OU UN NT TE ER R activates
