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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF
The remote control Front of the video recorder
RECORD/OTRn RECORDn
Record Record
STANDBYm
Standby PROGRAMMEr
Down/Minus, programme number
D
Menu left
PROGRAMMEq
Up/Plus, programme number
Pq
Up/Plus, programme number
STANDBYm
Standby
Pr
Down/Minus, programme number
EJECTJ
Cassette eject
C
Menu right
STOPh
Pause/Stop
TIMERk
’SHOWVIEW’ or ’TIMER’ programming
PLAYG
OK Playback
Confirm button
CLEAR (CL) SHUTTLE ON/STILLR
Reset, clear Still picture
SELECT
Function sel
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& Programming with ’SHOWVIEW’ How to programme a recording manually All the information required for programming is encoded in the SHOWVIEW-code. TIMERk 1 Switch on the TV set. Press the button twice. 1 Switch on the TV set. TIMERk 2 Select a free TIMER block. Press the button. TIMERk 2 Press the button on the remote control. DATE PROG START V/P END 3 Please enter the SHOWVIEW-code (up to 9 digits) printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programme. 01 01 20:00 21:30 CLEAR (CL) If
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS VR 675CG Congratulations on the purchase of one of the most sophisti- Contents Page cated and simple-to-use video recorders (VCR) on the market. With this VCR you can record and play VHS-standard 1. INSTALLATION ................................ 2 cassettes. Connecting cables ............................. 2 Important notes for operation .................... 2 Connecting additional equipment .................. 2 Emergency interrupt ............................ 3 User
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1. INSTALLATION Connecting cables Important notes for operation Many televisions switch automatically to the ’EXT’ (EXTernal) or ’AV’ (Audio/Video) programme number when a video cassette is played back. If the television does not switch automatically, you will have to select the ’EXT’, ’0’, or ’AV’ programme number on the TV set manually. Keep your video recorder connected to the mains and the power switch in ’on’ position at all times to ensure that programmed recordings can be made and tha
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Emergency interrupt Automatic Channel Search AUTOINSTALL Both the video recorder and the remote control have an 1 Switch on the TV set. Press the button on STANDBYm ’Emergency interrupt’ button. You can use the the video recorder. button to interrupt any function. Whenever you have operating problems you can simply 2 Select the required OSD language. interrupt the function and start again. The video recorder display always shows English text. You can practise operating your set without any worri
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Automatic Channel Allocation FOLLOW TV Manual Channel Number Allocation With this function the video recorder maintains the same You can allocate any desired programme number to the TV programme sequence as on the TV set. This only functions if channels stored by the ’Automatic Channel Search’. EXT.1 the video recorder (socket ) and the TV set are connected via a scart cable. Additional equipement con- AUTOINSTALL 1 Switch on the TV set. Press the button on EXT.2 nected to socket must be switche
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2. PLAYBACK 1 Insert the cassette into the cassette slot. Notes: Some functions switch off automatically after a while (e.g.: Pause, Still Picture, Scanning). This helps to protect the cassette and prevent unnecessary power consumption. * The picture quality will deteriorate during Picture Scanning. The sound is turned off. * With this video recorder you can play back cassettes that have been recorded on other video recorders in the NTSC standard. This only works for PAL-television sets which ar
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Single frame picture/ Eliminating picture interference/ picture search functions Cleaning function Pq 1 Switch on the function by pressing the 1 During playback, hold the button until ’TRAC’ SHUTTLE ON/STILLR button on the video recorder. A (tracking) appears in the display. still picture appears on the screen. Pq Pr 2 Hold the or button until the playback quality SHUTTLE ON/STILLR 2 Each time you press again the is at its best. picture will move on one step. 3 Wait a few seconds, until ’TRAC’ d
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3. RECORDING 1 Insert a cassette or switch the video recorder on with the Some general notes for recording Pq button. Pr Pq 0-9 Recording from external sources: Programme numbers 2 Use the or button or the buttons to ’E1’ and ’E2’ are provided for recording from external select the programme number from which you wish to EXT.1 EXT.2 sources (via the or scart socket). record, e.g.: ’P 01’ . OTR - recording: If you do not want to record to the end RECORDn of the cassette, press the button agai
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4 If you want to programme at daily or weekly intervals, How to programme a recording SELECT press the button until ’D-DAILY’ (daily intervals) or ’W-WEEKLY’ (weekly intervals) appears on the TV The video recorder needs the following information for every screen. The ’daily intervals’ function can only be used for programmed recording: recordings to be made from Mondays to Fridays inclu- sive. * the date on which the recording is to be made * the programme number for the TV channel OK 5 Confirm
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Programming recordings manually Important programming notes When recordings have been programmed, k appears in TIMERk the display. 1 Switch on the TV set. Press the button twice. The programmed recording will always be made at the recording speed (SP/LP) that at the time has been TIMERk 2 Select a free TIMER block. Press the button. selected on the video recorder. You cannot operate the video recorder manually while a TIMERk C D 3 With the , the or the button you programmed recording is be
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4. SPECIAL FEATURES Tuner mode Externally controlled TIMER recording You can also use your video recorder as a TV receiver Do you have another device, e.g.: a satellite receiver, which (tuner). can control other equipment by a Programming function? This EXT.2 video recorder can be remote-controlled via socket STOPh 1 Hold the button, until + appears in the , by means of a scart cable. display. Pr 2 select the required programme number with the or 1 Insert a cassette. Switch to standby with the P
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Note: Channel number or frequency can also be entered Channel number or frequency display 0-9 directly at step3, using the buttons. * To enter a special/hyperband channel, first enter the You can switch between the display for ’channel number’ or channel digit ’9’. The indication changes from ’CH’ to ’frequency’ for manual channel search. ’CA’. For example, for special channel ’S 30’, enter ’9 30’. * Allocating a decoder: If you want to allocate a INDEXE AUTOINSTALL decoder, press the button at
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Note: This modulator frequency might already be oc- Remote control does not operate: Remote control not pointed toward the video recorder. cupied by another TV station in your reception area. In Batteries are exhausted. this case you will find that the picture quality on your TV set will be poor when receiving one or more TV No playback from video recorder: channels. No recording on the cassette. * Adjusting the modulator frequency: If the picture The VCR programme number on the TV set w
