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Thank you for buying a Philips video recorder. This video recorder is one of the most sophisticated
and easy-to-use video recorders (VCR) on the market. Please take the time to read this operating
manual before using your video recorder. It contains important information and notes regarding opera-
tion. The video recorder should not be turned on immediately after transportation from a cold to a
hot area or vice versa, or in conditions of extreme
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HE273ED(EN).QX3 03.3.12 1:47 PM Page 2 1. Description of controls REC STANDBY/ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 STANDBY/ON PROGRAMME RECORD STOP/EJECT REW PLAY FWD VCR TV 0 STATUS/EXIT PLAY CLEAR REW FWD MENU STOP P P VOL PROG STILL TV P MUTE SYSTEM AERIAL RF OUT REW When tape playback is stopped, press to 0- s Buttons for VCR feature only rewind the tape at high speed. During playback, press to rewind the tape while the picture stay on the screen.To VCR To operate the VCR with the remote control. return
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HE273ED(EN).QX3 03.3.12 1:47 PM Page 3 REW Front of the device When tape playback is stopped, press to rewind the tape at high speed. During playback, press to rewind the tape while STANDBY/ONy y To switch off or on, interrupt a function. the picture stay on the screen. PROGRAMME+ PROGRAMME- To select the PLAY To play a tape. programme number. During normal playback, press to To stop the tape and eject the STOP/EJECT adjust the tracking. cassette. RECORD To record the TV channel selected at t
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HE273ED(EN).QX3 03.3.12 1:47 PM Page 4 3. Connecting the video recorder Connecting with a scart cable Preparing the remote control for operation Have the following cables ready: The remote control and its batteries are packed an aerial cable (1, sup- separately in the original video recorder packaging. plied), a scart cable (2, not You must install the batteries in the remote control supplied). before use. 12 1.Remove the aerial 1. cable plug from your TV AERIAL set. Insert it into the AERIA
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HE273ED(EN).QX3 03.3.12 1:47 PM Page 5 Connecting without a scart cable Have the following cables ready: an aerial cable. 1.Switch off your TV. 1. AERIAL 2.Remove the aerial 2. cable plug from the aerial input socket of the TV. Insert it into the AERIAL at the back of the video RF OUT recorder. 3. 3.Insert one end of the supplied aerial cable into the RF OUT at the back of the video recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket at the back of the TV. 4.Insert AC cable into the wall
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HE273ED(EN).QX3 03.3.12 1:47 PM Page 6 4. Installing your video recorder 5. 5.Check 'TIME'. If required, please change the Preparation for use 0..9 time with the number buttons . 6. 6.Check if the displayed settings for 'DAY', This chapter shows you how to prepare the video 'MONTH' and 'YEAR' are correct. recorder use. The video recorder automatically 7. 7.When all information is correct, save by seeks out and stores all available TV channels. STATUS/EXIT pressing . 'Aim' correctly The prepar
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HE273ED(EN).QX3 03.3.12 1:47 PM Page 7 I don't know the channels for my TV stations Sorting and clearing TV channels PLAY B-K STOP C-L In this case, press or in manually 'CHANNEL' to start the automatic channel After you have performed the automatic channel search. A changing channel number will appear search you may not agree with the sequence in on the TV screen. Continue the automatic search which the individual TV channels have been allo- until you have found the desired TV channel. cated
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HE273ED(EN).QX3 03.3.12 1:47 PM Page 8 Setting the language Setting the RF out channel In some reception locations it is possible that a You have the option of setting one of the dis- TV channel will be sent on the same or similar played languages for the on-screen menu (OSD). frequency as the video recorder. Result: As soon as the video recorder is 1. 1.Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro- switched on, the reception quality for this or sev- gramme number for the video recorder. era
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HE273ED(EN).QX3 03.3.12 1:47 PM Page 9 5. Playback Playing cassettes Displaying current tape position The following information is displayed on the You can operate the video recorder using the screen: e.g.: 0:02:45 shows the counter in hours, remote control or the buttons on the front of the minutes and seconds. video recorder. SP/LP: will show the recorded speed of your PLAY STOP FWD REW If you press while the ,, or cassette set is in Stand-by, the power will be automatical- ly turned on. A
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HE273ED(EN).QX3 03.3.12 1:47 PM Page 10 Searching for tape position without Manual Tracking picture (forward wind and rewind) To manually adjust the tracking during playback, + - press or PROGRAMME PROGRAMME PROG P+ 1.Stop the tape with STOP C-L . 1. PROG P– . 2.Press (re REW0- sverse) or FWD 1- B 2. Tracking will return to Automatic Tracking (forward). STOP C-L Adjustment when you press , insert a STOP C-L 3.To stop the tape, press . 3. PLAY B-K tape, or press . To remove vertical jitter in
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HE273ED(EN).QX3 03.3.12 1:47 PM Page 11 Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP) LP allows to double the recording duration on tape (for example six hours instead of three hours on a E180 cassette). 1. 1.Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for the video recorder. 2. 2.Press MENU . The main menu will appear. PLAY B-K 3.Select 'RECORD SETUP' using or 3. STOP C-L FWD 1- B and confirm with . 4.Select the required recording speed with 4. FWD 1- B . SELECT KL CHOOSE B →R
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HE273ED(EN).QX3 03.3.12 1:47 PM Page 12 7. Programming a recording (TIMER) The programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched off with General information y y STANDBY/ON . Use a TIMER programming to automatically start and stop a recording at a later time or date. The How to check, or delete a pro- video recorder will switch to the right programme grammed recording (TIMER) number and begin recording at the correct time. 1. 1.Switch on the TV. If required, select
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HE273ED(EN).QX3 03.3.12 1:47 PM Page 13 Helpful Hints Error message: ' ' will flash in the video Cassette is ejected during recording recorder display • The end of the tape was reached during recording. • No cassette was inserted. Insert a cassette and The video recorder does not react STANDBY/ON y y switch off the video recorder using • While a programmed recording is being made, you • A cassette was inserted with the security tab cannot operate your video recorder manually. If you removed.
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HE273ED(EN).QX3 03.3.12 1:47 PM Page 14 SELECT KL CHOOSE B Blue Background on or off STATUS DISPLAY [ON] BLUE BACKGROUND[ON] If you want the TV screen to be solid blue when →AUTO STANDBY[ON] a weak signal is received, set BLUE BACK- CLOCK DISPLAY [ON] GROUND to ‘ON’. The screen will be blue and the sound will be muted. Or, if you want to END=EXIT receive the weak signal, set BLUE BACK- GROUND to ‘OFF’. 5. 5.Select 'OFF' (no automatic switch-off) or 'ON' 1. 1.Switch on the TV. If required, sel
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HE273ED(EN).QX3 03.3.12 1:47 PM Page 15 9. Before you call an engineer If, contrary to expectation, you have any prob- lems using this video recorder, it may be caused by the following reasons. Your video recorder does not respond to No picture when you play a cassette: any button being pressed: * There is no recording on the cassette: change * There is no power supply: check the power the cassette. supply. * You have selected the wrong programme num- * A programmed recording is currently bei
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HE273ED(EN).QX3 03.3.12 1:47 PM Page 16 PHILIPS NORGE AS PHILIPS AUSTRIA GMBH PHILIPS PORTUGUESA, S.A. Sandstuveien 70, Triesterstrasse 64 Consumer Information Centre PO Box 1, Manglerud 1101 Wien Rua Dr. António Loureiro Borge, nr. 5 N-0612 Oslo AUSTRIA Arquiparque, Miraflores NORWAY Tel: 0810 001 203 P-2795 L-A-VEHLA Phone: 2274 8250 PORTUGAL Phone: 021-4163063 OY PHILIPS AB PHILIPS INFO CENTER PHILIPS CE, The Philips Centre, Sinikalliontie 3, Alexanderstrasse 1 420 - 430 London Road, 02630
