& OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF The remote control Front of the set RECORD n Record STANDBY m Standby switch TIMER k TIMER programming on the set CLEAR b 0-9 H I Reset/clear Digit buttons 0-9 Forward wind/ Forward scanning Playback D Menu left C Menu right Sp Volume control A menu Up B menu Down Pp MUTE y MENU OK VOLUME p Programme number Plus/Minus Mute sound Call menu Confirm button INDEX E Index search STILL R Still picture Volume control PROGRAMME p Programme number Plus/Minus nRECO
& How to enter, check or clear a TIMER-block manually TIMER k 1 Press the 2 Select a free TIMER block or the TIMER block you want to check or clear. 3 Clear: Press the button. CLEAR b button. 4 Enter/Check: Press the or C button to switch between ’DATE’ (date), ’DW’ (daily, weekly), ’PR’ (programme number), ’START’ (start time) and ’END’ (end time). A and the B or the 0-9 buttons to change the data. Press the 5 To end programming, press the 6 D Press the STANDBY m MENU button. button.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS 14PV170 Congratulations on the purchase of one of the most sophisticated and simple-to-use television/video recorders combinations (TV combi) on the market. With this TV combi you can record and play VHS-standard cassettes. Please take the time to read this operating manual before using your TV combi. Safety instructions and other notes • • • • • • • • • Danger: high voltage! Do not open. The set does not contain any components that can be repaired by the customer.
1. INSTALLATION Important for the United Kingdom Connecting the cables This apparatus is fitted with an approved moulded 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: 1 Remove fuse cover and fuse. 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5A, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. 3 Refit the fuse cover. If the fitted plug is not suitable for your socket outlets, it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in its place.
Connecting additional equipment User guide You can also connect additional equipment to the EXTERNAL socket, for instance, a decoder satellite receiver or camcorder. With OSD (On Screen Display) the corresponding functions appear on the TV-screen. The most important button-functions are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Setting the clock and date STOP h 1 To start, press the 2 Press the MENU button. Note: * If the ’Automatic channel search’ function is activated, any previously programmed TIMER blocks will be cleared. You can store up to 69 TV channels. button. 3 Select and confirm the line ’FEATURES’ . Allocating channel numbers 4 Select and confirm the line ’SET CLOCK’ . 1 Switch on with the D and the C STOP h button. Press the button simultaneously.
2. PLAY BACK 1 Insert a cassette into the cassette slot. Tape position/Index search 2 Press the GPLAY play back button. 3 Picture search: Now press the H (rewind) or I (wind) button once or several times. STOP h 4 Interrupt: Press the button. 5 Wind: Stop the tape and press the I H (rewind) or the EJECT J Index search: Every time you start to record, the tape is marked with a code mark. button. Press the I button to select the next code mark or the H button for the previous code mark.
3. RECORD 1 Insert a cassette. Programme a recording P p button to select the programme number from which you wish to record, e.g.: ’P 01’ . 2 Use the 3 Press the RECORD n button. 4 Use the STOP h button to stop the recording. 5 If, whilst recording, you want to switch off the TV screen, press the STANDBY m button once. To switch the TV screen on again, press the button.
Important notes for programmed recordings • • • • • • • • If the message ’PLEASE PRESS STOP’ or ’PLEASE PRESS STANDBY’ appears on the TV screen, press the STOP h or the STANDBY m button. A TIMER recording will only function, if the set isn’t used for other videorecorder functions (e.g. playback). The TIMER lamp on the front of the set lights up when one or more of the TIMER blocks are occupied.
4. SPECIAL FEATURES 4 Calling up your Preset: Press the On Screen Display (OSD) MENU button. 5 Select and confirm the ’FEATURES’ line. You can switch OSD on or off. 6 Select and confirm the ’PP RECALL’ line. 1 Press the MENU button. 7 Press the MENU button. The set will use this setting. 2 Select and confirm the ’FEATURES’ line.
Child lock 1 Press the Manual channel search MENU button. 2 Select and confirm the ’FEATURES’ line. In certain cases the Automatic Channel Search may not be able to find all of the TV channels (e.g. coded TV channels). You can then use this manual method to set the channels. 3 Select the ’CHILD LOCK’ line. 1 Switch on the set with the D and the C STOP h button. Press the button simultaneously. 4 Switch the child lock on or off. 2 Select and confirm the ’MANUAL STORE’ line.
Before you call an engineer If, contrary to expectation, you experience any difficulty in operating this TV Combi, please call the customer service in your country. You will find the telephone numbers in the enclosed guarantee leaflet. The set does not respond to any button being pressed: • No power supply. • Technical disturbance: disconnect from the mains for 30 seconds, then re-connect. • The power switch on the side panel is switched off. • Child lock is active. Cassette jammed: • Don’t use force.
