Philips DVR - Manual

2 A Introduction Dear Philipscustomer, Instruction manuals are usually very dry since they are technically-oriented and often poorlytranslated. I have been employed by Philips for this reason. Allow me to introduce myself.My name is Phil. I will be guiding you through the instruction manual and try ...

3 Welcome to the large family of ownersof PHILIPS VHS video recorders. Thank you for buying a VR670B-670W/07 .Please take the time to read this operating manual before using your video recorder. It containsimportant information and notes regarding operation.The video recorder should not be turned on...

4 Important notesregarding operation Danger: High voltage!Do not remove the top cover as there is a risk of an electrical shock! The video recorder does not contain any components that can be repaired by the customer. Pleaseleave all maintenance work for qualified personnel. As soon as the video rec...

7 B Connecting the video recorder Preparing the remote control foroperation The remote control and its batteries are packed separately in the original video recorderpackaging. You must install the batteries in the remote control before use - described in thefollowing section. 1 Take the remote contr...

8 Connecting with a scart cable Have the following cables ready:an aerial cable (1, supplied), a mains cable (2, supplied), a scart cable (3). 1 Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set. Insert it into thesocket 2 at the back of the video recorder. 2 Insert one end of the supplied aerial cable ...

9 CONGRATULATIONSYOU NOW OWN A NEWPHILIPSVIDEO RECORDER CONTINUEpOK a My screen is empty b Many TV sets are switched to the programme number for the scart socketby way of a control signal sent through the scart cable. b If the TV set does not automatically switch to the scart socket programmenumber,...

10 Which programme number isused for video recorder operation? To ensure the stability of the television picture during cassette playback(prevention of waves or streaks), special programme numbers have been setaside on the TV for the use of video recorders. This is usually the highestpossible progra...

11 C Installing your video recording Initial installation This chapter shows you how to start the initial installation. The video recorder automaticallyseeks out and stores all available TV channels. 'Aim' correctly In the following sections, you require the remote control for the first time.When us...

12 Decoder allocation Some TV channels transmit encoded TV signals which can only be viewed with a commerciallypurchased or hired decoder without disturbances. You can connect such a decoder(descrambler) to this video recorder. The following function will automatically activate theconnected decoder ...

13 Manual TV channel search In some cases it could occur that all of the TV channels were not found and saved during theinitial installation. In this case, the missing or coded TV channels must be searched for andstored manually. 1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number forth...

14 a I don't know the channelsfor my TV stations b In this case, press SqP in line ' CHANNEL NUMBER ' to start the automatic channel search. A changing channel number will appear on theTV screen.Continue the automatic search until you have found the desired TVchannel. What isNICAM? NICAM is a digita...

16 Monitor function You can switch back and forth between the TV picture and video recorder picture with MONITOR . But this only works when you use a scart cable to connect the video recorder to your TV set and your TV set responds to this switch-over. Sorting and clearing TV channelsmanually After ...

18 Setting the time and date If the display shows an incorrect time or ' --:-- ', the time and date must be reset manually. If a TV channel which transmits TXT/PDC (teletext/PDC) is stored under programme number'P01', time/date will automatically be taken from the TXT/PDC information. (SMART CLOCK) ...

19 D Important notesfor operation Switching on You can switch on the video recorder with the STANDBY/ON m button, the number buttons 0-9 or by putting in a cassette. Automatic switchoff If the video recorder is not used for several minutes, it switches itself off automatically. Thisfunction can be d...

20 E Playback Playing cassettes You can use this video recorder to play back recorded VHS video cassettes. You can operatethe video recorder using the remote control or the buttons on the front of the video recorder. What doesVHS mean? 'Video Home System' (VHS) has become the world-wide standard for...

21 4 To eject the cassette, press STOP/EJECT ? on the video recorder when the video recorder stops the playback (STOP). Automatic switchoff of special functions Many functions (e.g. pause, still picture, search) switch themselves offautomatically after a short time in order to protect the cassette a...

22 a The counter doesnot move b This occurs when there are no recordings on a portion of a tape.Therefore, the video recorder cannot receive any information from thetape. This is not a fault in your machine. a The display/the screen shows ' -0:01:20 ' b If you rewind a cassette from the tape positio...

23 Searching for tape position withoutpicture (forward wind and rewind) 1 Stop the tape with STOP h . 0:30: 21 2 Press H (reverse) or I (forward). This will, for example, appear in the display: 3 To stop at a certain place on the tape, press STOP h . Instant View With this function you can switch to...

25 F Eliminating picture interference Optimising tracking This video recorder has an automatic tracking function. In order for the video heads to optimallyread the video track of the newly inserted video cassette, the tape speed is slightly correctedautomatically.In some cases however, interference ...

26 G Manual recording General information Use 'Manual Recording' to make a spontaneous recording (for example, a programme currentlybeing shown). If you want to start and stop a recording manually, read the section 'Recording without automatic switchoff' . If you want to start a recording manually b...

27 Recording with automatic switchoff(OTR OneTouchRecording) 1 Insert a cassette. 2 Use P ;q or P =r to select the programme number you want to record. 3 Press RECORD n on the remote control. 4 Each time you press RECORD n you will add 30 minutes to the recording time. How can I clear the recording ...

30 H Programming a recording (TIMER) General information Use programming a recording (TIMER) to automatically start and stop a recording at a later date.The video recorder will switch to the right programme number and begin recording at thecorrect time.With this video recorder, you can pre-programme...

31 VIDEO PLUS+ PLUSCODE NUMBER REP. 53124---- èONCE p ________________________________REP.pSELECT STOREpOK TIMER LISTpTIMER Selecting onetime/daily/weekly recordings Using SELECT , select from the following options: ' ONCE ' : Recording once ' MO-FR ' : Repeated daily recordings (Monday to Friday) '...

32 Problemsand solutionsfor programmedrecordings PROBLEM SOLUTION The video recorderwill not operate b While a programmed recording is being made, you cannot operate your video recorder manually.If you want to cancel the programmed recording, press STANDBY/ON m . ' SWITCH TO STANDBY- TIMERRECORDING ...

33 Selecting onetime/daily/weekly recordings In ' DATE ' use SELECT to select from the following options: ' ONCE ' : Recording once ' MO-FR ' : Repeated daily recordings from Monday to Friday ' WEEK. ' : Repeated weekly recordings (every week on the same day) Programme numbersof the ' E1 ' and ' E2 ...

35 Programming a recording with'TURBO TIMER' With this function, programming a recording that takes place within the next 24 hours, will bequick and easy. The following pre-set information will appear in the display when you programmea recording using 'TURBO TIMER'.Programme number = the programme n...

36 Problemsand solutionsfor programmedrecordings PROBLEM SOLUTION The video recorderdoesnot react b While a programmed recording is being made, you cannot operate your video recorder manually.If you want to cancel the programmed recording, press STANDBY/ON m . ' k ' will flash in the video recorder ...

38 I Other functions Changing the video (colour) system If you play back recordings made on a different kind of tape, the automatic video (colour) systemswitch-over may lead to colour distortion.You can manually switch off the video (colour) system for playback or switch off the colour. Video (colou...

39 Child lock You can prevent unauthorised use of your video recorder with this function. When the childlock is active, the buttons on the front of the device are blocked (will not function). You canmake programmed recordings while the child lock is on. 1 With the video recorder switched on, press C...

41 Switch off the clock display To save energy, you can switch off the clock display on the video recorder. Programmed(TIMER) recordings will still take place. 1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number forthe video recorder. 2 Press MENU on the remote control. The main menu wi...

42 Continuousplayback This function can be used to play a cassette over and over again. When the end of the cassetteis reached, the video recorder will rewind and start from the beginning again. This function isactivated or deactivated as follows. 1 Press MENU on the remote control. The main menu wi...

43 Automatic switchoff If you haven't used the video recorder for a few minutes in certain modes (e.g.: STOP), it willswitch to standby automatically. You can cancel this function to use the video recorder as atelevision receiver. 1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number fort...

44 J Suppressing interference Optimising the modulator In some reception locations it is possible that a TV channel will be sent on the same or similarfrequency as the video recorder.Result: As soon as the video recorder is switched on, the reception quality for this or severalother TV channels will...

45 Switching the modulator on / off If you cannot clear picture or sound interference despite optimisation, you can switch off thebuilt-in modulator. Warning:this is only possible if you have connected the video recorder to the TV set with ascart cable. Without a scart cable you will not receive a p...

46 K Before you call an engineer If, contrary to expectation, you have any problems using this video recorder, it may be caused bythe following reasons.You will find the phone number in the enclosed guarantee leaflet.The telephone numbers can be found on the back of this instruction manual. Have the...

47 PROBLEM SOLUTION Poor picture qualitywhen you play acassette: b Your TV set is not properly adjusted. b The cassette is badly worn or of poor quality: use new cassette. b Tracking is not properly adjusted: turn to chapter 'Eliminating picture interference' and read thesection 'Optimising tracking...