& OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF The remote control Front of the video recorder EJECT J Eject STANDBY m Standby CHILD LOCK u Child lock SYSTEM Special function SP/LP SP/LP selection MONITOR TV monitor function 0-9 Digit buttons 0-9 SELECT Function selector CLEAR (CL) Reset, clear TIMER k ’VIDEOPlus’ / ’TIMER’ programming OK Confirm button P q Up/Plus, programme number D Menu left C Menu right P r Down/Minus, programme number PLAY G Playback H Rewind/Reverse scanning STOP h Pause/Stop, Tuner-
& Programming with ’VIDEOPlus+’ How to programme a recording manually All the information required for a programming is encoded in the VIDEOPlus+ code. 1 Switch on the TV set. Press the TIMER k button twice. 1 Switch on the TV set. 2 Select a free TIMER block, using the 2 Press the TIMER k button on the remote control. P q or the P r button. Press the TIMER k button.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS VR 686 Congratulations on the purchase of one of the most sophisticated and simple-to-use video recorders (VCR) on the market. With this VCR you can record and play VHS-standard cassettes. Contents 1. INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting VCR with scart cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting VCR without scart cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting the modulator frequency . . . . . . . . . .
1. INSTALLATION Important for the United Kingdom Connecting VCR with scart cable 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 3A, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. If your television does not have a scart (AV-Euro) socket, please do not read further here, but turn to the next paragraph ’Connecting VCR without scart cable’. 3 Refit the fuse cover.
Note: This modulator frequency (583MHz or UHF-channel 35) might already be being used by another TV station in your reception area, e.g. ’Channel 5’. In this case the picture quality on your TV set will be poor when receiving one or more TV channels. * Adjusting the modulator frequency: If the picture quality only deteriorates when the video recorder is switched on, adjust the modulator frequency. The frequency can be adjusted at step 6 with the P r or the P q button.
Saving energy User guide You can choose between two methods of switching to standby. Normal method: Switch to standby using the STANDBY m button. The clock time remains displayed. If the clock has not been set, ’--:--’ appears in the display. To save energy: Press the STANDBY m button twice. The clock time disappears from the display. 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.
Autoinstall Setting the clock The video recorder will search for all TV channels. It stores TV channels found in the following sequence: BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, CH 4, CH 5, SKY, others. If the time in the video recorder display is not correct or if ’--:--’ appears in the display, please set the clock manually. 1 Switch on the TV set. 1 Switch on the TV set. Press the AUTOINSTALL button on the video recorder. If TV channels have already been stored, select the line ’AUTOINSTALL’, using the P q or P r button.
Automatic Channel Allocation FOLLOW TV Manual Channel Number Allocation With this function the video recorder maintains the same programme sequence as on the TV set. This only functions if the video recorder (socket EXT.1 ) and the TV set are connected with a scart cable. Additional equipement connected to socket EXT.2 must be switched off. You can give any desired programme number to the TV channels stored. 1 Switch on the TV set.
Allocating a decoder With this function, the connected decoder will automatically be activated for the TV programme required. 1 On the video recorder, select the TV programme you wish to link with the decoder function, using the P r button or the digit buttons 0-9 . Pq or 2 Press the AUTOINSTALL button on the video recorder. 3 Select ’MANUAL SEARCH’ with the P q or P r button. 4 Confirm with the OK button. 5 Press the INDEX E button. In the display appears: ’DEC’ 6 Confirm with the OK button.
2. PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 1 Insert the cassette into the cassette slot. vappears in the display. * The picture quality will deteriorate during picture scanning. The sound is turned off. * With this video recorder you can playback cassettes that have been recorded on other video recorders in the NTSC standard. This only works for PAL-television sets which are suitable for a picture frequency of 60 Hz. During NTSC-playback some special features (e.g. still picture) are not possible.
Tape position/Index search Eliminating picture interference/ Cleaning function Tape position: The elapsed playback time, given to the hour and minute, appears in the display. When you load a cassette, the video recorder must first calculate the playing time. Therefore, ’-:--’ appears first and only after the tape has been running for a few seconds the playing time will be shown. The playback time displayed can be incorrect when using camcorder cassettes or with cassettes made for NTSC-VHS equipment.
3. RECORDING FUNCTIONS 1 Insert a cassette into the video recorder or switch the video recorder on with the Pq button. 2 Use the P r or P q button or the 0-9 buttons to select Some general notes for recording • Recording from external sources: Programme numbers ’E1’ and ’E2’ are provided for recording from external sources (via the EXT.1 or EXT.2 scart socket). • OTR - recording: If you do not want to record to the end of the cassette, press the RECORD n button again.
Direct Record How to programme a recording Do you want to record a television transmission which you are just viewing? Press the RECORD n button with the video recorder switched to standby. The video recorder takes the channel number which is currently selected on the television and starts recording. For ’Direct Record’ to function, it must be switched on and the video recorder and the television must be connected with a scart cable.
Programming with ’VIDEOPlus+’ All the information required for a programming is encoded in the VIDEOPlus+ code. 7 Make sure that a cassette without erase protection has been loaded. Switch to standby with the STANDBY m button. A programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched to standby with the STANDBY m button. 1 Switch on the TV set. 2 Press the TIMER k button on the remote control.
Important programming notes • • • • • • • • • • • When recordings have been programmed, k appears in the display. The programmed recording will always be made at the recording speed (SP/LP) that at the time has been selected on the video recorder. You cannot operate the video recorder manually while a programmed recording is being made. If you want to interrupt the programmed recording, press the STANDBY m button.
4. SPECIAL FEATURES Tuner mode Externally controlled recording You can also use your video recorder as a TV receiver (tuner). Do you have another device, e.g. a satellite receiver, which can control other equipment by a ’programming’ function? You can connect this device to the video recorder with a scart cable, at socket EXT.2 . 1 Hold the STOP h button, until +appears in the display. 2 Select the required programme number with the P r or Pq button or with the 0-9 buttons. 1 Insert a cassette.
Child lock Manual channel search 1 With the video recorder switched on, press the In certain cases the ’Automatic channel search’ may not be able to find all of the TV channels (e.g. coded TV channels). In that case, use this manual method to set the TV channels. button on the remote control for a few seconds until {appears in the video recorder display. Keep the remote control in a safe place. CHILD LOCK u 1 Switch on the TV set.
Before you call an engineer Picture or sound interference on TV reception e.g. when tuned to ’CH5’: • If, contrary to expectation, you experience any difficulty in operating this video recorder, it may be caused by one of the reasons mentioned below. You can also 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. A programmed recording is currently being made.
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