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AIntroduction 2....................................
DearPhilipscustomer,2....................................................................................
Specifications3.....................................................................................................
Suppliedaccessories3........................................................................................
Importantnotesregardingoperation4..........................................................
Specialfunctionsofyournewvideorecorder5..........................................
ImportantinformationforcustomersinGreatBritain7...........................
BConnecting the video recorder 8.....
Preparingtheremotecontrolforoperation8.............................................
ConnectingyourvideorecordertotheTVset8........................................
Connectingwithascartcable9.......................................................................
Connectingwithoutascartcable10...............................................................
Connectingadditionaldevices11.....................................................................
CInstalling your video recording 12...
Initialinstallation12.............................................................................................
Decoderallocation13........................................................................................
ManualTVchannelsearch14............................................................................
Usingthesatellitereceiver15...........................................................................
SortingTVchannelsautomatically(FollowTV)15......................................
AutomaticTVchannelsearch(Autoinstall)17.............................................
Monitorfunction18............................................................................................
SortingandclearingTVchannelsmanually18...............................................
Settingthetimeanddate20..............................................................................
DImportant notes for operation 21....
Navigationinthescreenmenu21...................................................................
EPlayback 22........................................
Playingcassettes22..............................................................................................
PlayingbackNTSCcassettes23.......................................................................
Displayingcurrenttapeposition23.................................................................
Searchingforatapepositionwithpicture(scanning)24............................
Stillpicture24.......................................................................................................
Searchingfortapepositionwithoutpicture(forwardwindand
rewind)25.............................................................................................................
InstantView25.....................................................................................................
Automaticsearchforatapeposition(indexsearch)25.............................
Automaticsearchforablankspaceonthetape26.....................................
FEliminating picture interference 27.
Optimisingtracking27........................................................................................
Optimisingstillpicture27..................................................................................
GManual recording 28..........................
Generalinformation28......................................................................................
Recordingwithoutautomaticswitch-off28...................................................
Recordingwithautomaticswitch-off(OTROne-Touch-Recording)29.
Preventingaccidentalerasingofcassettes29................................................
Lininguprecordings(assemblecut)29...........................................................
Selectingtherecordingspeed(SPorLP)30.................................................
Automaticcontrolledrecordingfromasatellitereceiver(RECORD
LINK)31................................................................................................................
'DirectRecord'32...............................................................................................
Switching'DirectRecord'onoroff33...........................................................
HProgramming a recording
(TIMER) 34..............................................
Generalinformation34......................................................................................
Programmingarecording(with'VIDEOPlus+')34.....................................
Problemsandsolutionsforprogrammedrecordings36............................
Programmingarecording(withoutVIDEOPlus+)37.................................
Problemsolvingforprogrammedrecordings38..........................................
Programmingarecordingwith'TURBOTIMER'39....................................
Problemsandsolutionsforprogrammedrecordings40............................
Howtocheck,changeordeleteaprogrammedrecording(TIMER)41.
IOther functions 42............................
Changingthevideo(colour)system42..........................................................
Childlock43.........................................................................................................
Switchingtheon-screendisplay(OSD)offoron44...................................
Switchofftheclockdisplay45..........................................................................
Continuousplayback46.....................................................................................
Automaticswitch-off47.....................................................................................
JSuppressing interference 48.............
Optimisingthemodulator48............................................................................
Switchingthemodulatoron/off49................................................................
KBefore you call an engineer 50.........
HOTLINEtelephonenumbers50....................................................................
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