OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS VR 157 Congratulations! You arg now the owner of one of the most sophisticated and simpleton-use video recorders (VCR) on the market. With this VCR you can record and play VHS standard cassettes. Naturally, you can’t wait to use it, but before you do, it's worthwhile taking the time to read through the whole of this operating manual.
1. SUMMARY OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS Here is a list of the buttons, controls and sockets that you will use on the set and the remote control. You will find detailed descriptions of the various functions in the relevant chapters.
Important for the United Kingdom This apparatus is fitted with an approved molded 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: © Remove fuse cover and fuse. © Fix new fuse which should be a BS$1362 3A, AS.T.A or BS! approved type. © 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.
2. RECORDER? INSTALLATION. HOW DO I INSTALL THE VIDEO How to insert the batteries into the remote control @ Remove the cover from the back of the remote control. To do this, press the sides of the cover together and, simultaneously, slide it down. © Insert the batteries as indicated into the battery compartment and close the cover. Connecting to the mains power supply @ Insert the female plug of the mains cable into the mains socket [25z]at the back of the video recorder.
Connecting to the aerial Connecting to the TV set Your video recorder is actually a "TV set without a screen’. Therefore, you must connect it to the aerial as well as to the TV set. Only then can you record TV programmed and play recorded cassettes. © Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert it into the socket [T lat the back of the video recorder.
Connecting to a satellite receiver If you wish to connect a satellite receiver via the scary socket, you can not connect your television set with a scary cable. Read in chapter ‘Special features’ the section about 'Playback via the aerial cable’. Emergency interrupt Both the set and the remote control have an ‘Emergency interrupt’ button. You can use the button to interrupt any function. Whenever you have operating problems you can simply interrupt the function and start again.
3. STORING TV CHANNELS For the video recorder to be able to record TV programmed you must first store the TV channels 'BBC 1"} in the video recorder, Please note that the programmer sequence for the first four TV channels is as follows: BBC 1 = P01, CH4 =P 04 You can store channels. Your video recorder has its own receiver. This means that it can be used independently of the TV set. A tip: Store the programmer numbers in the same sequence as on your TV set. Make a list before you start.
Manual channel search 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. @ Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number for the video recorder. © Press the TUNER | button on the remote control. "ot TUNER © Press the TERENCE Hutton on the video recorder for more than five seconds.
4. PLAYING A RECORDED CASSETTE In Chapter 2 you connected the video recorder to the TV set. Playing a cassette is now very simple. If you want to record something straight away, first read Chapter 5. @ Switch on the TV set. Many TV sets switch automatically to the programmer number for the video recorder when a cassette is played back. However, this only quarks if the video record. er is connected to the TV set with a scary cable.
Picture scanning Still picture You can select from various speeds for scanning backwards or forwards. © Press the button. © Now press the [ SPEED Tor button as often as necessary until you have reached the desired speed. The display will show: "SCAN REV", ‘REVERSE’ or ‘SCAN FORE' . © Press the (BLAY® Button once you have found the desired position on the tape. € Press the [FLAY® Button on the remote control. © Press the [STILL M Button. The picture will stand still.
Tape position. Howe do [ know where | am on the tape? It is handy to know how long a tape has been playing. The tape position is shown in the display as a continually changing numeric indication during Wind, Rewind, Record, Playback and Pause/Stop. : If you want to set the indicator to press the button.
5. HOW DO | RECORD DIRECTLY? The easiest way to record is to directly record a TV programmable that is currently being transmitted. And this is how to go about it © Insert a cassette. The video recorder will switch on automatically. You can also switch it on with the PROJECTIONIST W4 Button. © Use the L& Jor LY Attribution to select the programmer number from which you wish to record, e.g. ‘P01, 57OF "ot 1f you wish to record at a different speed (SPACIAL, press the [SYBIL mutton on your remote control.
Erase protection Long play function 8o that you don't accidentally delete an importune can reduce the recording speed by half. attn recording, you can remove the special tab This makes it possible to record, for example, & {erase protection) on the narrow side of the cash ours instead of 4 hours on an ‘E240° cassette.
6. HOW DO | PROGRAMMER A RECORDING? In this chapter you will learn how to programmer your video recorder, It switches itself on automatically, records the TV programmer you want and then automatically switches itself off again.
Programming with Video plus + With this method the programming will be as easy as dialing a telephone number. You only have to enter the 'Videophone code’ (3 to @ digits) printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programmer. Make sure that a cassette without erase protection has been loaded. Choose whether you want to use the display on the remote control or on the video recorder. VIDEQ/;© If you want to use the display on the remote contra, press the button.
173 SR RTO P-O 200 © Confirm the correct data with the button. © Switch off with the [ STARKEY & button. Note: * Sometimes a TV programmer takes more time than indicated in the TV guide. If you wish to set a later end time for a recording, press the [ TRACKING B | button in step @ . The actual end time appears in the display. With each press on the LT BACKING ¥ Button you add 15 minutes to the time. Confirm with the button.
Programming on the remote control You can enter data in the remote control for one recording at a time. The remote control display indicates all the programmer steps. To enter the data, use the digit buttons [0-81, or the CF lor Buttonwood. With the last button pressed, the programmed data is transferred to the video recorder. The data is stored in the video recorder in the next free TIMER block. Make sure that you have loaded a cassette without erase protection.
General programming notes . Press the [ _STANDEE &5 “button on the remote control if you want to stop programming instead of transmitting the TIMER data in the remote control to the video recorder. The programmed recording will always be made at the recording speed {SP/LP) that has already been selected on the video recorder. TIMER recording will only function when the video recorder is switched off.
A T—— How do [ check or correct a TIMER block? How do I clear a TIMER block? © Press the [TIMER VCH ]button on the remote control twice . @ Press the (F Jor as often as necessary until the TIMER block you want to check or correct appears in the video recorder display. The TIMER blocks will appear in chronological order on the display. © Now press the [_TIMER VCR |button repeatedly. One after another, the recording date, programmer number, start time and end time will be shown for you to change as required.
7. SPECIAL FEATURES ON YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Apart from the functions that have already been described, your set has other special functions and extras designed to make the use of your set as convenient as possible. in this chapter you will find out more about them. Tuner mode. Your video recorder as an extension of your TV set You can also use your video recorder asa TV receiver {tuner).
Playback via the aerial cable © Tune in the TV set in the UHF wave band until this test picture appears. The video recorder is tuned to UHF channel 36 in our factory. If your TV set does not have a scary socket, the aerial cable which is already connected will act as the connection between our TV set and the video recorder. @ Switch on your TV set and select the programmer number that you have earmarked for video playback. (You will find the instructions to do this in the operating manual for your TV set).
1f this happens, follow these steps: © Check that the quality of reception on all the TV channels stored in the TV set remains unchanged. © K the picture quality of one or more TV channels has deteriorated, switch off the video recorder. Check all the TV channels on your TV set once again. O 7 the picture quality only deteriorates when the video recorder is switched on, adjust the channel control (MOD. REG. | at the back of the video recorder by less than a quarter turn with a small screwdriver.
8. BEFORE YOU CALL AN ENGINEER Problem The set does not respond to any button being pressed Cassette jammed Remote control does not operate No playback on video recorder Poor playback from video recorder Video recorder will not record Programmed recording does not function Picture or sound interference on TV reception 24 Possible cause * No power supply * A programmed recording is currently being made * Technical disturbance: disconnect from the mains for 30 seconds, then re-connect.
9. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS/NOTES Safety instructions Notes * Danger high voltage in this appliance! Do not open! The set does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user. As long as the set is connected to the mains there are parts of it still in operation. To switch off the set completely you must disconnect it from the mains. « Please note that this equipment is designed for use with a 220-240 volts/50 Hz power supply. « Ensure that air can circulate freely through the ventilation slots of the set.
10. TECHNICAL DATA, ACCESSORIES Technical Data + Mains voltage 220 to 240V + Mains frequency Power consumption typically 12.58 W {typical standby) * Ambient temperature during operation +10°C to +35°C + Relative humidity Position for use max. 15° inclination on all sides Dimensions 380 x 338 x 86 mm (incl. feet) Weight approx. 4.
