Philips VR670B/58 Camcorder User Manual


 
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AIntroduction 2....................................
Dear Philips customer, 2....................................................................................
Specifications 3.....................................................................................................
Supplied accessories 3........................................................................................
Important notes regarding operation 4..........................................................
Special functions of your new video recorder 5..........................................
BConnecting the video recorder 6.....
Preparing the remote control for operation 6.............................................
Connecting your video recorder to the TV set 6........................................
Connecting with a scart cable 7.......................................................................
Connecting without a scart cable 8.................................................................
Connecting additional devices 9.......................................................................
CInstalling your video recording 10...
Initial installation 10.............................................................................................
Decoder allocation 11........................................................................................
Manual TV channel search 12............................................................................
Using the satellite receiver 14...........................................................................
Automatic TV channel search 14.....................................................................
Monitor function 15............................................................................................
Sorting and clearing TV channels manually 15...............................................
Setting on-screen menu language 16...............................................................
Setting the time and date 17..............................................................................
DImportant notes for operation 18....
Navigation in the screen menu 18...................................................................
EPlayback 19........................................
Playing cassettes 19..............................................................................................
Playing back NTSC cassettes 20.......................................................................
Displaying current tape position 20.................................................................
Searching for a tape position with picture (scanning) 21............................
Still picture / slow motion 21............................................................................
Searching for tape position without picture (forward wind and
rewind) 22.............................................................................................................
Instant View 22.....................................................................................................
Automatic search for a tape position (index search) 22.............................
Automatic search for a blank space on the tape 23.....................................
FEliminating picture interference 24.
Optimising tracking 24........................................................................................
Optimising still picture 24..................................................................................
GManual recording 25..........................
General information 25......................................................................................
Recording without automatic switch-off 25...................................................
Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR One-Touch-Recording) 26.
Preventing accidental erasing of cassettes 26................................................
Lining up recordings (assemble cut) 26...........................................................
Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP) 27.................................................
Automatic controlled recording from a satellite receiver (RECORD
LINK) 28................................................................................................................
HProgramming a recording
(TIMER) 29..............................................
General information 29......................................................................................
Programming a recording (with 'ShowView') 29..........................................
Problems and solutions for programmed recordings 31............................
Programming a recording (without ShowView) 32......................................
Problem solving for programmed recordings 33..........................................
Programming a recording with 'TURBO TIMER' 34....................................
Problems and solutions for programmed recordings 35............................
How to check, change or delete a programmed recording (TIMER) 36.
IOther functions 37............................
Changing the video (colour) system 37..........................................................
Child lock 38.........................................................................................................
Switching the on-screen display (OSD) off or on 38...................................
Switch off the clock display 39..........................................................................
Continuous playback 40.....................................................................................
Automatic switch-off 40.....................................................................................
Selecting the sound channel 41.........................................................................
JSuppressing interference 42.............
Optimising the modulator 42............................................................................
Switching the modulator on / off 43................................................................
KBefore you call an engineer 44.........
HOTLINE telephone numbers 44....................................................................
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