OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS VR 437 Congratulations! You are now the owner of one of p the most sophisticated and simple-to-use video © g recorders (VCR) on the market. & But please allow me to introduce myself. | am Philip and | should fiche to help you to get to know your new video recorder. Naturally, you can't wait to use it, but before you do, it's worthwhile taking the time to read through these operating instructions. They will show you how to make the best use of your equipment.
1. SUMMARY OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS Here is a list of all the buttons, controls and sockets that you will find on the video recorder and the remote control. You will find detailed descriptions concerning the various functions in the relevant chapters. The remote control TRUER 3D TRACKING ) BT RECORD REVIEW P PLAY $PEED @ PERV.
e SRS Front of video recorder Store TV channel Switch off Programmer "Preset’ Pause/Stop Record [ERECT A1 j 21 Cassette eject Down/Minus, programmer Rewind/Reverse scanning number Playback Up/Plus, programmer Forward wind/Forward number swanning PHILIPS e G mes gy wmd don TEST awes re () 10) Back of video recorder Mains socket AV-Euro socket (Cart) Aerial output socket AV-Euro socket (Cart) Aerial input socket Channel control 7
Safety instructions The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for any damage which is incurred by not using the video recorder in compliance with the national guarantee conditions and safety regulations. First check that the supply voltage indicated on the back of your video recorder is the same as your Local supply voltage. Danger high voltage in this appliance! Do not open! The video recorder does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user.
Precautions . The video recorder should not be used immediately after transportation from a cold to a hot area or vice versa, or in conditions of extreme humidity. After unpacking your video recorder, it should be allowed to acclimatize for at least three hours before installation. Do not place your video recorder near appliances which generate strong magnetic fields motors, loud speakers or transformers). Do not use the video recorder in dusty places or where it may be subject to vibration.
2. INSTALLATION. HOW DO I INSTALL MY VIDEO RECORDER? How do | insert the batteries into the remote control? © Remove the cover from the back of the remote control. © Insert the batteries as indicated into the battery compartment and close the cover. Note: * Do not use rechargeable batteries in this remote control, To connect your video recorder You will find a detailed explanation of this diagram in the following sections.
Connecting to the mains power supply € Insert the female plug of the mains cable into the mains socket [Nzl at the back of the video recorder. © Plug the other end of the mains cable into the wall socket. Some general notes for subsequent operation 1 » Keep your video recorder connected to the mains at all times to ensure that programmed recordings can be made and that the television functions. The power consumption required for this is very low.
Connecting to the TV set If your television does not have an AV-Euro {Cart) socket please do not read further here but turn to Chapter 7, 'Special functions and extras’. In the section ‘Playback via the aerial cable’ you will find further information. © Plug the orange-marked plug of the AV-Eur cable provided into the orange AV-Euro socket [EXT Jat the back of your video recorder. Connect the other end to the TV set.
ST —— Setting the display language You can choose from ten languages for the display on your video recorder. @ Ensure that there is no cassette in the cassette slot. With your video recorder switched off, press the and buttons simultaneously. © Use the [BROW Y Jor [TEA]button to select the N required display language, e.g.: '/ENGLISH" . © Finally, press the [_STANDBY G Hutton.
e 10 © Connecting a decoder Some TV broadcasters transmit encoded television signals which you can only see with a purchased or rented decoder. You can connect such a decoder {scrambler) to this video recorder. € Connect the decoder to the video recorder with an AV-Eur cable {{TEXTILE Socket. You will find a description of how 1o store TV channels with the decoder in the chapter ‘Storing TV channels’.
3. PLAYING A RECORDED CASSETTE In Chapter 2 you connected your video recorder to your TV set. Playing a cassette is now very simple. If you want to record something straight away, first read Chapters 4 and 5. € Switch on your TV set. Many modern TV sets automatically switch over to the video recorder programmer number when a video is played. However, this only works if your video recorder is connected to your TV set with an AV-Euro-cable.
[ 3 i Fast wind and rewind © Press the button. © Press the ("4 SPEED | (Rewind) or {Wind} button. The tape is wound at high speed. © Press the [STOW ITE Button as soon as you have reached the required position on the tape. Picture scanning You can choose between various speeds for scanning backwards or forwards. Q Press the button. © Now press the [ S FEED lor button as often as necessary until you have reached the desired speed. The display will show: ‘SCAN’, 'FAST’, "REVERSE’ or ‘PLAY" .
e T Still motion © Press the [ELAY® Button on the remote control. © Press the [STEEL ¥ Button. The picture will stand still, Each time you press [SLUT & again the picture will move on one step at a time. Hold down the [(STL ¥4 I bunion. The picture will be played in super-slow mason. © Press the [FLAY® button to continue playing back at the normal speed. Special note: * |f the still picture vibrates vertically, keep pressing the button unit! the vibration disappears.
COSSET Tape position. How do | know where | am on the tape? It is handy to know how long a tape has been playing. First enter the length of the loaded cassette. This must be done if the correct playing time is to be indicated. The tape length will be indicated in minutes, e.g.: 'E180° corresponds to 180 minutes of playing time. You will find the length printed on the left of the narrow front edge. The actual length, however, may be a little longer than indicated.
ST Searching for a tape position Sometimes you may have recorded two or more TV programmed on one cassette. So that you do not have to spend time searching, your video recorder offers you an automatic search facility. The video recorder marks the tape with code marks every time you start to record. You can search for these code marks on the tape using the [REV* Jan [CHEETAH buttons on your remote control. @ Press the to select the next code mark or the [BEVY.
4. STORING TV CHANNELS In order to be able to record TV programmed you must first store all the TV channels ‘BBC) in your video recorder. You can store up to 42 different TV channels. Your video recorder has its own receiver. This means that it can be used independently of your TV set. For the subsequent use of "Programming with Videophone you also have to assign a so-called ‘aerial code’ to each TV channel {see appended list).
S > @ Confirm with button [OK. Once all of the TV channels have been located, ‘READY’ will appear in the display. © The channel search is now complete and all the TV channels have been stored. Note: * After any subsequent activation of the search function, the newly-found TV channels will be added at the end of those previously stored. * When you activate the ‘Automatic Channel Search’ function, any TIMER blocks which have been programmed will be cleared. This is not a fault in your video recorder.
Note: * Have you used an Euro-AV-cable to connect the video recorder to your TV set and does your TV set respond to the switch-over with the button on the remote control? If so, you can switch to and fro between TV reception and video retarder reception. This is the easiest way for you to allocate the same TV channels to the same programmer numbers an both appliances. @ Confirm the allocation by pressing the CBK Button on the remote control.
Note: * Unused (free) programmer numbers cannot be selected. station broadcasts encoded programmed and your video recorder is connected to a decoder, pass the (DECODER button on the remote control at step €. 'DECODER’ appears in the display. The video recorder will activate the decoder function farm now on when you select this TV channel number { = this programmer number).
Hold down the button until you have found the right TV channel. The display shows the successive frequency numbers. If the TV channel you have found is transmitted encoded and your video recorder is connected to a decoder, press the button on your remote control. 'DECODER’ appears in the video recorder display. The video recorder will activate the decoder function from now on when you select this TV channel number { = this programmer number). © Press the (8K Button on your remote control.
5. HOW DO | RECORD DIRECTLY? The easiest way to record is to directly record a TV programmer 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 [SOFT TUN Button, © Use the [Orator BOWEN ] button to select the programmer number from which you wish to record, e.g.: POT". If you wish to record at a different speed {SP/LP), press the [SIP Button on your remote control.
Some general notes: * Programmer numbers ‘E 1 “and ‘E 2 " are provided for recording from external sources (via the 'EXT 1 or 27 AV-Euro socket) e.g. a satellite tuner. * Have you started to record one TV programmer and now want to switch to another TV channel to record a different TV programmer? To do this, you have to interrupt the current recording by pressing the button. Now select the new programmer number and start this recording by pressing the [ BECORD® Button.
SRS, Auto-assembling You can use the auto-assembling function to join individual recordings without any annoying flickering between the recordings. @ Press the (PLAY® Button. Search for the correct 4 position on the tape and then stop the playback by ! pressing the button. "PAUSE’ will appear in the display. © Now start recording as usual by pressing the button. Long play function You can reduce the recording speed by half.
6. HOW DO | PROGRAMMER A RECORDING? In this chapter you will learn how to programmer your é\ 3 video recorder. It switches itself on automatically, XA records the TV programmer you want and then h 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 select the "Videophone code’ {2 to 9 digits) printed in your TV magazine next to the start time of a TV programmer. Make sure beforehand that the internal clock and the aerial codes are set, € Press button [DIVED PLUS on the remote control. The display of the video recorder shows a number of dashes. To exit from this function press button .
O Press the button CHIDED PLUS £ 1, The programmed code is now decoded by the video recorder. If the video recorder has decoded correctly, the display shows the resultant data. The time is shown in the 24 hour mode. If necessary the data can now be changed with buttons [DATE ¥7=7, [(START 7= and [SOFT 7~ © Confirm the correct data with button . Note: * To identify a TV channel correctly the video recorder needs the correct “aerial code’ for Videophone.
e ] Programming on the video recorder You can enter and store data for six recordings in your video recorder. The video recorder display will indicate ali data simultaneously. Use the four (Bellybuttons on the remote control to enter the data. The data will be stored in the next free TIMER block in the video recorder. Make sure you have not [loaded a cassette with erase protection. @ Press the [TIMER@ Hutton on the remote control. A free TIMER block will appear in the video recorder oLt B L display.
Some general programming notes: * The programmed recording will always be made at the recording speed (SP/LP) that has already been selected on the video recorder. * The TIMER record function will only work when the video recorder is switched off. If the video recorder is switched on before a programmed recording is due to take place, the warning ‘TIMER RECORD’ will light up on the display.
T — How do | stop a TIMER recording? You cannot operate the video recorder manually while a programmed recording is being made. If you want to stop the programmed recording, press the button. How do | check or correct a TIMER block? @ Press the [BEVIES button on the remote control. © Now press the [REVUE button 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.
7. SPECIAL FUNCTIONS AND EXTRAS ON YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Apart from the functions that have already been described, your video recorder has other special functions and extras designed to make the use of your video recorder as convenient as possible, in this chapter you will find out mare about them. Tuner mode. Your video recorder as an extension of your TV set You can also use your video recorder as a TV receiver {tuner).
44 ST View Mode When you connect another appliance to the socket you will be able to use the following additional functions. The appliance can be a second video recorder, a decoder, a satellite receiver or a CD video player. » Thus, if the second appliance transmits a control signal, for example, during playback, the {switched on} video recorder will recognize it and automatically switch to 'View Mode". You can switch View Mode on and off with the button.
Automatic switch-off If the video recorder is not operated for a period of several minutes during one of the following functions, the function will be switched off. This protects your cassette and prevents unnecessary power consumption. if the video is: in 'STOP” it switches off in ‘NO CASSETTE’ it switches off in ‘PAUSE’ it switches to ‘STOP’ fn ‘STILL" it switches to 'PLAY" in, e.g.
© Insert the recorded cassette into VCR A and a blank cassette into VCR B. © Now select programmer number VCR B. This is found near to programmer number 'P 01 (PO 1-E1-E2). Tod this, you use the [(BOW Y] button. @ To start recording, press the recording button [_RECORD® Jon VCR B and the playback button [BLAY® Jon VCR A, © When you want to finish copying, press the stop button [STRETCH on both video recorders.
@ 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. In order to find out how to tune to the right channel and to store this on your TV set, please conduit the operating manual for your TV set. Note: * Check the sound and picture quality of reception on your TV set next time you play back from the video recorder. If necessary you can improve the picture, color and sound by adjusting the channel on your TV set.
S @ Check all the TV channels on your TV set again. Repeat the channel adjustment (steps © and @) until the picture quality is the same whether the video recorder is on or off. ® Switch off the video recorder with the button. Note: * If you have not yet set the time/date and the display language as described in Chapter 2, INSTALLATION’, turn to that chapter to do so. Switching off the built-in modulator In the last section we talked about interference that could occur on the television.
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9. TECHNICAL DATA, ACCESSORIES Technical Data » Mains voltage 220 to0 240 V * Mains frequency Power consumption typically 15 W (typically 12 W in standby} + Wind/rewind time typically 95 sec. for E-180 « Ambient temperature during operation +10°C to +35°C « Relative humidity Dimensions 380 x 338 x 86 mm (incl. feet) * Weight approx. 4.6 kg « Position for use max.
T Table of channel frequencies channel wave frequency channel wave frequency band {Mhz) band (Mhe) A VHF 45,75 eB0 UHF 783,28 82 VHF | 48,28 e61 UHF 79128 e3 VHF | 56,28 262 UHF 789,25 ed VHF 1 62,28 83 UHF 807.
