Philips VCR VR 170/07 - Manual

2 A Introduction Dear Philips customer, 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 owners of PHILIPS VHS video recorders. Thank you for buying a VR170/07 .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 imme...

4 Important notes regarding 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 re...

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 6 Select this programme number and manually start the TV's channelsearch as if you wanted to save a new TV channel until the 'testimage' appears. CONGRATULATIONSYOU NOW OWN A NEWPHILIPSVIDEO RECORDER CONTINUEpOK a I do not see a test screen' b Check the cable connections. b The video recorder 'tr...

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 channels for 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. 8 Save the TV channel with OK ...

16 a ' NOTV ' will appear in the display. The video recorder is not receiving a video signal from the TV set. b Check the plug on the scart cable. b Check your TV's operating instructions to see which scart socket is usedfor video signals. b If this does not help, it's not possible to use this funct...

17 Automatic TV channel search(Autoinstall) During installation, all available TV channels are searched for and saved. If the channelassignments of your cable or satellite TV provider change or if you are reinstalling the videorecorder, e.g. after moving house, you can start this procedure again. Th...

18 Sorting and clearing TV channels manually After you have performed the automatic channel search you may not agree with the sequence inwhich the individual TV channels have been allocated to the programme positions (programmenumbers) of the video recorder. You can use this function to individually...

19 a The main menu will appear on the screen b After you have confirmed the last channel that can be sorted, you willautomatically return to the main menu since no more TV channels can beassigned. 0 To assign other TV channels to a programme number, repeat steps 7 to 9 . A Confirm the assignment of ...

20 D Important notes for 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 switch-off If the video recorder is not used for several minutes, it switches itself off automatically. Thisfunction can be...

21 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 does VHS mean? 'Video Home System' (VHS) has become the world-wide standard fo...

22 Automatic switch-off of special functions Many functions (e.g. pause, still picture, search) switch themselves offautomatically after a short time in order to protect the cassette and to saveenergy. Do I need to change the playback speed when playing back LPrecordings? For playback, the correct r...

23 Displaying current tape position The display shows the tape position in hours, minutes and seconds. In addition, by pressing OK you can show the present tape position on the TV screen. The following information is displayed on the screen:e.g.: 0:02:45 Shows the tape position in hours, minutes and...

24 Still picture 0:00: 02 1 During playback, press STILL R to stop the tape and display a still picture. This will, for example, appear in the display: 2 Each time you press STILL R , the picture will advance one frame. Interference stripes Interference stripes may appear on the screen during still ...

26 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 ...

27 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 switch-off' . If you want to start a recording manually ...

28 Recording with automatic switch-off(OTR One-Touch-Recording) 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 recordi...

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

33 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) '...

34 Problems and solutions for 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- TIMERRECORDIN...

35 Programming a recording(without VIDEO Plus+) 1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number forthe video recorder. 2 Press TIMER k on the remote control twice . A free TIMER block will be highlighted. 3 Press TIMER k . The information will appear on the screen. TIMER VPS DATE RE...

36 7 Switch off with STANDBY/ON m . The programmed recording will only function when the videorecorder is switched off with STANDBY/ON m . If any of the TIMER blocks are in use, ' k ' will light up on the video recorder display. Problem solving for programmedrecordings PROBLEM SOLUTION The video rec...

37 Programming a recording with 'TURBOTIMER' 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...

38 Problems and solutions for programmedrecordings PROBLEM SOLUTION The video recorderdoes not 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 record...

40 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...

41 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...

43 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...

44 Switching the remote control command If you use a second video recorder that reacts to the same remote control command (stop, play,record, etc.) as this video recorder, then you can change the remote control and this videorecorder. 1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number ...

45 Continuous playback 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 w...

47 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...

48 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...

49 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...

50 PROBLEM SOLUTION No picture when youplay a cassette: b There is no recording on the cassette: change the cassette. b You have selected the wrong programme number on the TV for playing cassette: on the TV,select the correct programme number for the video recorder. b The cable connecting the TV set...