OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF {SECURITY 8 Starts the record function. (A7, 0¥, (4, (7] cursor keys down/up, left fright. —cilantro and confirm in OSD mode, select various functions, ~ select channels step-by-step, enter time/date step-by-step. [MENKENT calls up the OSD page MAIN MENU and quits OSD mode. CC TERR ] clears entries, CPLAY® ] starts the play function, [ from STOP position: rewinds the video tape back in fast mode. During play: operated pressing switches to various reverse play speeds.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS VR 468 Congratulations! You are now the owner of one of the most sophisticated and simple-to-use video recorders (VCR) on the market. Naturally, you cant wait to use it, but before you do, it’s worthwhile taking the time to read through the whole of this operating manual. It will show you how to make the best use of your equipment, You can practice using the video recorder without any worries because, no matter which buttons you press, you cannot damage it.
1. SUMMARY OF BUTTONS, CONTROLS AND SOCKETS Precise explanations of the functions are contained in the various sections. The remote control RECORI® 1 [STANDBY & a3/ [NERD oK O] RECORD STANDBY ACTIVE D} {SELECT ] @ MENU 0J0 INSTANT VIEW | @IEEE HOICKS) [COUNTER [(MONITOR.
2. INSTALLATION. INSTALLING THE VIDEO RECORDER The FT EXTERNAL TEARAWAY 1) scary socket has an outputting function. This is where the TV set is to be connected. The [EXTERNALIZE-AVE] socket has an input function. This is where accessories are to bs connected. The following sections contain detailed notes on this diagram. EXTERNALIZE, AV Efifim [ICICLE 1 EXTERNAL EURO-AV | TITILLATING, s {5 .
Inserting batteries into the remote control Remove the cover from the back of the remote control. To do this, press the side markings on the cover (1) and, simultaneously, remove © Insert the batteries as indicated into the battery compartment and close the cover. © Close the compartment by sliding the cover into the remote control until it clicks into place.
40400444 Connecting to the mains voltage © Insert the device interfacing of the mains cable into the power socket (251 on the rear of the video recorder. @ Insert the other plug of the mains cable into the wall socket. Your video recorder is now fully connected. Important for the United Kingdom This apparatus is fitted with an approved molded 13 Amp plug. To change & fuse in this types of plug, proceed as follows: © Remove fuse cover and fuse. © Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 3A, AS.T.A.
Connecting a decoder Connecting to a satellite receiver Certain television channels broadcast coded TV programmed that can only be viewed by using 2 bought or rented decoder. You can connect & decoder {scrambler} of this type to this video recorder.
0SD ~ On Screen Display, the on-screen user guide The on-screen user guide makes dialogue between you and the idea recorder possible. The operating instructions in the bot torn screen line refer to the remote control buttons. You are guided step by-step, simply and comprehensibly to the following and possible operating steps. The following example explains user guidance by means of the OSD page “MAIN MENU". © Switch an the television set and defect the channel number for video recorder playback {e.g.
3. STORING TELEVISION CHANNELS In order that your video recorder can retard TV programmers, the TV channels {e.g. “BBC) must first be stored in the video recorder, You ¢an store channels. Your video recorder has a receiver of its own. This naans it can be used independently of the TV set, The “Easy Link” function 2w vor WORE This function enables your video record to exchange information with the TV set. For this reason, also take note of the operating instructions that accompany your TV sat.
Assigning TV channels automatically {Follow TV} @ Wait until 8.g. "SELECT TV P02” appears in the video recorder display. The following setting is not necessary if the TV channels have been set using the “Easy Link” function. Only if the video recorder (socket [EXTERNALIZATION-AV 1) and the TV set are connected by means of a scary cable can the TV channels be allocated automatically, This means that the video recorder takes on the same channel sequence as the TV set.
o Assigning TV channels manually The following setting is not necessary if the TV channels have been set using the "Easy Link” function. This function enables you to allocate any TV channel found to the programmer number of your choice so that you have, for example, the same TV channel sequence as on your TV set. @ Switch on the TV set and select the programmer nurturer for the video recorder. © Call up the “INSTALLATION MENU” by pressing button [INSTALLATION. The line "TV channel fist” becomes active.
The following basic settings can be changed: » the programmer number sequence, the frequency, » the channelization channel, the TV channel name, ¢ the decoder assignment and o fine tuning of the TV channel. Select the ling “channel” or "frequency”. Depending on the selection made in the “SPECIAL SETTINGS” menu, a channel or frequency number can e entered.
4. PLAYING A RECORDED CASSETTE The steps for connecting the video recorder to the TV set were covered in Chapter 2. Playing a cassette should now be simple and straightforward. if you want to record something straight away, tum first to Chapter 8. @ Switch on the video recorder and the TV set. When playing from the video recorder, many TV sets automatically switch over to the video recorder’s channel number, With the "Easy Link” function, the TV set even switches itself on automatically.
Still picture/Super slow motion The JOG/SHUTTLE functions @ Press the button (PLAYER, © Press the bunion (ST, The picture freezes. P appears in the display. © Each time you press the button [STROLL 1 again, the picture moves on a step. Hold down the button [STILLBIRTH, The picture is played in super slow motion. @ Press the button (PLAY® ] to restore the play function to normal, Note: * When the long-play function is on, the still picture is not in color.
e |3 Eliminating picture interference/ Cleaning function Each time a cassette is inserted, the video recorder automatically sets the correct track position (Tracking). In the case of recordings made with another devices, it may be possible to improve the optimum automatically fauns by carrying out the following: @ Press the remote contra button during playback. © Select the ling “Picture”. Confirm by pressing the button [, © The OSD page “PICTURE" appears on screen.
5. MAKING A DIRECT RECORDING Proceed as follows if you wish to record: © Switch on the video recorder. Insert a cassette without erase protection. © Using the button [¥or select the number of the channel from which your want to record, e.g. "POOP. Note on TV sets with the "Easy Link” function: * The video recorder always records the TV channel selected on the television (st the moment recording begins). The TV set can be switched off, switched back on or the programmer changed without affecting recording.
Direct Record for TV sets without “Easy Link” if you wish to record a TV programmer you are watching, press the button (BECORD® | on the video recorder when the VCR is switched-off, The video recorder abstains the number of the channel currently being watched via the scary cable and begins recording. Note: * In order for “Direct Record” to function, it must be switched to “ON" as described in Chapter 7 in the section entities "Individual operating requirement.
Synchronous editing (Synchrony Edit) With a suitable connection cable between an appropriately equipped camcorder (=CC} and the video recorded, it is possible to edit synchronously. Both pieces of equipment are started at the right time thanks to a synchronized pulse and the adjustable "switch-on™ {per-roll} time. Each scene is recorded precisely and without interference, and both the video retarder and camcorder are controlled with one button. Various operating and cabling variations are possible.
Variant 1, picture B or picture B, the video recorder controls the camcorder. @ Start the editing process by pressing the button on the video recorder. The camcorder starts with "PLAY" and the video recorder simultaneously starts with “RECORD”, The sound level is contra lied automatically. & Interrupt recording by pressing the button [SOFT N on the video recorder, & Switch off the video retarder by pressing the Hutton CHEN or [STANDEE &) (remote control).
Variant 2, picture H or picture B, the camcorder controls the video recorder. @ Start the editing process by pressing the appropriate button on the camcorder. The camcorder starts with "PLAY* and the video recorder starts simultaneously with "RECORD”. The sound level is controlled autocratically. & Interrupt recording by pressing the camcorder button ‘PAUSE' or 'STILL', respectively ® Switch off the video recorder by pressing the button CENT] or [STANDBY &1 {remote control).
6. PROGRAMMING A RECORDING This chapter deals with the ways in which the video recorder can be programmed. It switches itself on automatically, records the desired programmer and then switches itself off automatically.
Programming using “VIDEO Plus+” Some important information: * If the programmer number, e.g.: 'P01’, you must confirm the programmer number contained in the VIDEO Plus+ code' on the video recorder with the button. With programmer numbers starting from POB and above for the first time, the programmer number “E 2" is used. The message “select channel nurturer" appears in the screen display. Select the “correct” programmer number (e.9.
Programming TIMER {Standard Timer) @ The "VPS/PDC” function can be switched off and back on again by pressing the button [SELECT ] Data on six recordings can be entered and stored in the video recorder. The OSD page on screen or the video recorder display will lead you "step by step” to the next and possible data entry. The data is stored in the next free TIMER block of the video recorder, Ensure that a cassette without erase protection is inserted.
0004040400400 04040 Aot Recording from a satellite receiver Recordings from an external satellite receiver can also be programmed. @ Connect the receiver via the socket (ZERTERNALTDEC-AVZ]. Check whether the satellite receiver is switched on and whether the correct satellite channel has been selected. © Use one of the twa methods described abase to programmer a TIMER block, For this programming process, select programmer number “E2” as the external retarding source.
Canceling a TIMER recording The recorder can not be manually operated while a programmed recording is being made. if you wish to cancel a recording, press the button [STANDBY G 1. Checking a TIMER block @ Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number for the video recorder. € Press the remote control! button [MENKENT. The OSD page "MAIN MENU" appears on screen. © Select the line “Timer List”. Confirm this by pressing the button [E7]. O The OSD page “TIMER LIST” appears on screen.
7. SPECIAL FEATURES OF YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Setting the video recorder to your individual operating requirements For certain record and play functions, you can determine your individual settings in advance. You will find detailed explanations of the functions in the various chapters. € Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number for the video recorder. © Press the remote control button (INT. @ Select the line "Personal preferences”.
|l Special settings for the video recorder This is where you can make various basic settings, e.g. frequency/channel number display, wide-screen format, YCR1/VCR2 switching. @ Switch the TV set on and select the programmer number for the video recorder. © Press the button INSTALLATION] on the video recorder. © Select the line “Special settings”.
000 View Mode Externally controlled TIMER recording A connected appliance (socket [EXTERNAL 7OEC-AVZ) can provide you with certain extra functions. The device can, for example, be a second video recorder, a decoder, a satellite receiver or video-CD player. » If your second device transmits, e.g. when playing back a contra signal, the (switched on) video recorder recognizes this and automatically switches to “View Made”.
ENGLISH VCR 1/VCR 2 switch-over 1f using two video recorders which accept the same remote control code, you can switch between the remote control and the appropriate video recorder to operas the “correct” video recorder. € Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number for the video recorder. © Press the button on the video recorder. The OSD page “INSTALLATION MENU" appears on screen. © Select the fine “Special settings”.
O S Playback using the aerial cable If you do not wish to use a scary cable, you must use the aerial cable already connected to play from the video recorder. @ Switch on the TV set and select the channel number used for video playback. (This is explained in the operating instructions that accompany your TV set). O Press the video-recorder buttons and simultaneously. “MODULATOR" appears in the video recorder display with a channel number and frequency.
ENGLISH Switching the built-in modulator on and off in the previous section, possible TV reception interference was discussed, If picture/sound interference can not be eliminated using the methods mentioned, the built-in modulator can be switched off. “Playback via the aerial cable” is no longer possible when the modulator is switched off. @ Press the buttons [TEETER] and [FLAY®=] on the video recorder simultaneously. © Press the remote control button (B for more than five seconds, A message, 8.g.
8. INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS 32 ‘The video recorder should not be used directly after hang transported from a cold to a warm environment or vice versa or when humidity is extremely high, Wait at least three hours after unpacking the video recorder before installing it so that the device can acclimatize. Do not position the device near a heat source {radiator etc.). Ensure that air can flow unhindered through the ventilation openings of the video recorder. Do not place the video an soft surfaces.
9. BEFORE CALLING THE TECHNICIAN ENGLISH Problem Possible cause The video recorder does not react * No mains supply, wham buttons pressed » Programmed recording being made. * Technical fault — pull out the power plug of the video recorder for approx. 30 seconds — then plug in again. If this does not help, you can: 1. Pull out the power plug of the video recorder. 2. Press the button of the video recorder and keep depressed for some seconds and plug in the power plug again. All data memory is reset {erased).
10. TECHNICAL DATA, ACCESSORIES Technical data » Mains voltage 220 t0 240 Ve~ * Mains frequency 48-52 Hz + Power consumption typically 16 W {typically 8.5 W on standby) * Windflower time typically 95 s for E-180 « Ambient temperature during operation Relative humidity Weight approx. 3.7 kg s Position for use max.15° inclination on all sides * VHS video resolution 2 240 lines * Audio {SP} 80Hz — kHz (< 8dB) * Back-up power supply: TV channel storage ~ typically 1 year, Clock/timer: typically 7 hours.
