Philips VR 708/07 User Manual

TTaabbllee ooff ccoonntteennttssIntroductionConnecting thevideo recorderInitial installationSettingsOperatinginstructionsPlaybackRemoving pictureint

SETTING TV CHANNELS, DATE AND TIME ENGLISH10101 Using the OOKKbutton activate the automaticinitial installationSSeettttiinngg TTVV cchhaannnneellss,

ENGLISH SEARCHING FOR A TV CHANNEL MANUALLY11111 Switch on the TV set and - if necessary -select the programme number set for videorecorder operationS

ALLOCATING DECODER ENGLISH12127 Use ==PP--or ;;PP++to select the option PROGRAMME NUMBER and use PP orQQtoselect the programme position where youwi

ENGLISH USING A SATELLITE RECEIVER1313UUssiinngg aa ssaatteelllliittee rreecceeiivveerrThose TV channels which are received via a satellite receive

SEARCHING FOR A TV CHANNEL AUTOMATICALLY ENGLISH1414SSeettttiinnggss441 Switch on the TV set and - if necessary -select the programme number set for v

ENGLISH SORTING AND CLEARING OF TV CHANNELS MANUALLY1515SSoorrttiinngg aanndd cclleeaarriinngg ooff TTVV cchhaannnneellss mmaannuuaallllyyAfter

SORTING TV CHANNELS AUTOMATICALLY ENGLISH1616SSoorrttiinngg TTVV cchhaannnneellss aauuttoommaattiiccaallllyy ((FFoollllooww TTVV))After you have

9 Leave the on-screen menu with the MMEENNUUbutton8 Check the settings displayed for year, month,date and time and store them by pressingOOKK.The scre

GENERAL INFORMATION / NAVIGATION ENGLISH1818OOppeerraattiinngg iinnssttrruuccttiioonnss55GGeenneerraall iinnffoorrmmaattiioonnAAuuttoommaattiicc ss

ENGLISH PLAYING CASSETTES / PLAYING BACK NTSC CASSETTE19191 Insert a VHS cassette in the cassette opening onthe front of the video recorder.The tape w

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SELECTING TAPE POSITION DISPLAY TYPE ENGLISH2020DDiissppllaayyiinngg ttaappee ppoossiittiioonnIf the CCOOUUNNTTEERRbutton is pressed during playback

ENGLISH DISPLAY / RESET / FIND TAPE POSITION21211 During playback press H (rewind) or I(forward)SSeeaarrcchhiinngg ffoorr ttaappee ppoossiittiioon

1 To stop the picture, press the Still button Rduring playbackSSttiillll ppiiccttuurree // ssllooww mmoottiioonn2 Keep R pressed down to play back

ENGLISHCOMMERCIAL SKIP23231 During playback, press button GSSkkiippppiinngg ccoommmmeerrcciiaallssDo you get annoyed by the commercial breaks which a

SELECTING PICTURE SETTING ENGLISH2424SSeelleeccttiinngg ppiiccttuurree sseettttiinngg ((SSmmaarrtt PPiiccttuurree))Using the button SSMMAARRTT *

ENGLISH OPTIMIZING TRACKING / STILL PICTURE25251 During playback press the MMEENNUUbutton onthe remote control. The on-screen menuappearsOOppttiimmiiz

CLEANING VIDEO HEADS ENGLISH2626PPRROOBBLLEEMM88 II ccaanntt ggeett ooppttiimmaall qquuaalliittyy44When using rental cassettes or older tapes, i

ENGLISH STARTING / STOPPING RECORDING MANUALLY27273 Use the buttons ==PP--or ;;PP++to select the programme number, under which your videorecorder has

STARTING RECORDING MANUALLY / STOPPING AUTOMATICALLY ENGLISH28282 Use the buttons ==PP--or ;;PP++to select the programme number, under which your vide

ENGLISHLINING UP RECORDINGS/ RECORDING SPEED2929LLiinniinngg uupp mmaannuuaall rreeccoorrddiinnggss2 Press the Stop button h at the point whereyou

REMOTE CONTROL ENGLISH22RReemmoottee ccoonnttrroollEEJJEECCTT JJä Eject inserted cassetteSSTTAANNDDBBYY//OONN mmä Switch set on / offä Interrupt fu

ACTIVATE / DEACTIVATE DIRECT RECORDING ENGLISH3030AAccttiivvaattee // ddeeaaccttiivvaattee ddiirreecctt rreeccoorrddiinngg5 Use PPorQQto select th

ENGLISH MAKING A DIRECT RECORDING3131MMaakkiinngg aa ddiirreecctt rreeccoorrddiinngg1 The direct record function must be activatedin the on-scree

RECORDING AUTOMATICALLY FROM A SATELLITE RECEIVER ENGLISH3232You can only use this function if you have a satellite receiver which can control other d

ENGLISH PROGRAMMING TIMER WITH VIDEO PLUS+3333PPrrooggrraammmmeedd rreeccoorrddiinnggss99PPRROOBBLLEEMMPPAARRDDOONN??1 Press the TTIIMMEERR buttonkk

PROGRAMMING TIMER WITH VIDEO PLUS+ENGLISH34345 The data of previously entered VIDEO Plusrecordings are displayed. If necessary selectthe entry fields

ENGLISH PROBLEM SOLVING (VIDEO PLUS-PROGRAMMING)3535PPrroobblleemm ssoollvviinngg ((VVIIDDEEOO PPlluuss--PPrrooggrraammmmiinngg))EErrrroorr mmeess

PROGRAMMING TIMER WITHOUT VIDEO PLUS ENGLISH36361 Press the button TTIIMMEERR kkPPrrooggrraammmmiinngg ttiimmeerr wwiitthhoouutt VVIIDDEEOO PPllu

ENGLISH PROGRAMMING TIMER WITHOUT VIDEO PLUS37378 Check that the date, programme number, startand finish time are shown correctly on thescreen. Confir

PROBLEM SOLVING (TIMER PROGRAMMING)ENGLISH3838PPrroobblleemm ssoollvviinngg ((TTiimmeerr pprrooggrraammmmiinngg))EErrrroorr mmeessssaaggee:: SS

ENGLISH DELETE/CHECK/CHANGE RECORDINGS /NEXTVIEW3939DDeelleettee // cchheecckk // cchhaannggee pprrooggrraammmmeedd rreeccoorrddiinnggss4DDeelle

IMPORTANT NOTES FOR OPERATION ENGLISH44IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn11You should not under any circumstances open the set yourself.You would expose yoursel

AUTOMATIC SWITCH-OFF / CHILD LOCK ENGLISH4040AAddjjuussttiinngg aauuttoommaattiicc sswwiittcchh--ooffffIf the video recorder is not used for several

ENGLISH REPLAYING CASSETTE CONTINUOUSLY4141RReeppllaayyiinngg ccaasssseettttee ccoonnttiinnuuoouussllyyThis function can be used to play a tape over

CHANGING THE TV SYSTEM ENGLISH4242CChhaannggiinngg tthhee TTVV ssyysstteemmWhen playing back cassettes which have been recorded with signals from a

ENGLISH ADJUSTING OSD INFORMATION / AUDIO RECORDING4343AAddjjuussttiinngg tthhee OOSSDD iinnffoorrmmaattiioonnIf this function is activated, the cu

AUDIO DUBBING ENGLISH44442 Use ==PP--or ;;PP++to select the correspondingprogramme numberWWhhiicchh iiss tthhee ccoorrrreecctt pprrooggrraammmmee

ENGLISH AUDIO DUBBING45453 Press the MMEENNUU button.The on-screen menuappears4 Use ==PP--or ;;PP++to select the option RECORDING FUNCTIONS and con

SELECTING THE SOUND CHANNEL / MANUAL MUTE ENGLISH46462 Press the SSEELLEECCTTbutton several times untilthe desired setting can be seen on the screenTT

ENGLISH DEMONSTRATION MODE / ENERGY-SAVING MODE47471Press MMEENNUU.The on-screen menu appearsDDeemmoonnssttrraattiioonn mmooddeeIn this operating mod

ADAPTING REMOTE CONTROL / SMART CLOCK ENGLISH48481 During playback press the MMEENNUUbutton on theremote control.The on-screen menu appears4 Now press

ENGLISH USING THE TV REMOTE CONTROL4949UUssiinngg tthhee TTVV rreemmoottee ccoonnttrroollWith the enclosed multicode remote control you can contro

ENGLISH THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS55MODEL NO. VR 708/07PROD. NO. ...So that you can identify your machine in the event of

OPTIMIZING THE MODULATOR ENGLISH5050OOppttiimmiizziinngg tthhee mmoodduullaattoorrIf the TV set and the video recorder are only connected with anaer

ENGLISH SWITCHING THE MODULATOR ON / OFF5151SSwwiittcchhiinngg tthhee mmoodduullaattoorr oonn // ooffffIf picture and sound interference cannot b

PROBLEM SOLVING / TECHNICAL DATA ENGLISH5252TThhee sseett iiss ssttiillll nnoott rreeaaccttiinngg,,tthhee ddiissppllaayy sshhoowwss ee..gg..

ENGLISH NOTES5353NNootteess

NOTES ENGLISH5454NNootteess

ENGLISH VIDEO RECORDER / DISPLAY555512451 STANDBY/ON m ä Switch set on/offä Interrupt functionä Interrupt programmed recording 2 AUDIO/VIDEO INä Conn

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CUSTOMERS IN GREAT BRITAIN ENGLISH66IImmppoorrttaanntt iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn ffoorr ccuussttoommeerrss iinn GGrreeaatt

ENGLISHREMOTE CONTROL/ CONNECTION WITH A SCART SOCKET77CCoonnnneeccttiinngg tthhee vviiddeeoo rreeccoorrddeerr22CCoonnnneeccttiinngg ttoo aa TTV

CONNECTING TO A TV SET WITHOUT SCART SOCKET ENGLISH885 Take a scart cable and connect one end to thescart socket on the back of your TV set andthe oth

ENGLISHCONNECTING ADDITIONAL DEVICES995 Take the enclosed mains cable and connectthe appropriate ends to the mains socket 44on the back of the video r