OPERATING MANUAL VR 522 INTRODUCTION With this Video Cassette Recorder {YCR) you are now the owner of one of the most sophisticated and simple-to-use video recorders on the market. Naturally, you can’t wait to get it gang, but, before you do, it's worthwhile taking some time to read through this evaporating manual. You will fear how to use the video recorder without any problems. You can practice using the video recorder without any worries because you cannot damage it no matter which buttons you press.
Safety instruct s The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for any damage which is incurred by not using the video retarder in compliance with the national guarantee conditions or safety instructions. * First check if your supply voltage is the same as that written on the type plate at the rear of your video recorder. * Danger high voltage in this appliance! Do not open! The video recorder does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user.
Connecting to the mains I ate plug of the mains cable into the main at the rear of the video recorder. e insert the plug at the other end of the mains cable into the wall socket. Some general notes for subsequent operation: * The video recorder should remain connected to the mains at all times t ensure that programmed recordings can be made and that the television works. The power consumption is very fow. « No spacial button is required to switch on the video recorder.
Connecting to the TV set l The connection to the TV set can be mads in two different ways . ‘Whether you shoos Method 1 or Method 2 depends on your TV model. Method 1 {four TV set has an AV-Euro-socket (scary-socket) or a DIN AV-socket: Special note: Your idea recorder occupies channel UHF-38 or. However, it is possible that, in your reception area, this channel is already occupied by another TV channel. {n this case you wail notice a change in the picture quality on the TY set, e.g.
Method 2 {f your TV set does not have an AV-Euro-socket: The aerial cable which is already connected will act as the connection between our TV set and the video recorder, o Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number reserved for video playback. (This is explained in the operating manual for your TV set). o Disconnect the assize cable from the aerial socket of the video recorder so that only the cabin connection between the TV set and the video recorder remains.
Setting the display language and the clock The buttons are located behind a cover on the right side of the front of the video recorder. 1 c:> O LIPS © Tress button INSTALL {again. The display will show YEAR'. Now set the current year, 6 Press button gain. The display will show ‘MONTH'. Now set the current math. FANS KIRIBATI oot Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number for the video recorder.
Connecting a decoder I Some TV broadcasters transmit encoded TV signals which you can only see with a bought or hired decoder. You can connect such a decoder {scrambler} to this video reorder, € Use an AV-Euro-cable to connect the decoder to the video recorder (sock You will find a description of how to stare TV channels with the "decoder” in the chapter ‘Storing TV channels’. Note: * If you have tuned the video recorder and TV set to different TV channels, you can only use the decoder for one of them.
STORING TV CHANNELS In Chapter 1 you connected your TV set to the idea recorder, thus enabling you to play a cassette. Your video recorder has its own receiver. Because of this, it can be Used independently of the TV set. in larder to be able to record TV programmables, you first have to store each TV channel {e.g. ‘BBC 1} in the video recorder. Each TV channel is transmitted on a specific ‘channel number'.
Automatic channel search ' 0 Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number for the video recorder. @ Switch on the video recorder with button ¥ o Press button o e LIPS ® o @ record R . When the automatic channel search finds a TV channel, its picture will appear on the TV serene. The display will show, 2.
ot channel storage I o Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number for the video recorder. € switch on the video recorder with button 9 Use the rotary control o detect the programmer number under which you wish to store the TV channel. 0 Press button 1 0T g~ LIPS @ vi com @ deceived flashing channel number will be displayed: m Use the rotary control 283 or the digit button: the remote control to select the desired channel! number. if you are using the digit button: .
Cable TV with special channel numbers l if you possess cable TV equipment with special channel numbers, you must enter the channel! numbers already defined for the special channels. Proceed as ascribed in the section ‘Direct channel storage’. In step o . enter the channel numbers {g.g. channel '080" for special channel '$17) according to the following table. Further information about the special channel numbers of your TV channels is available from your cable TV supplier.
PLAYING A RECORDED CASSETTE In Chapter 1 you connected your video recorder to the TV set, Playing a cassette is now very simple. 1f you want to record something immediately, first read Chapter 4. o Switch an the TV set and select the programmer number reserved for video playback. Many modern TV sets automatically switch over to the programmer number for the video recorder when a cassette is being played.
Other functions l Fast wind and rewind: o Press button e Press button {rewind) or will wind or rewind at high speed. demode Split ado cambric {mire ver (wind). The tape <> o Press button 1 81K 8s soon as you have reached the required position on the tape. Picture search {scanning): With this function you can choose between various speeds for searching forwards or backwards for a picture. o Press bunion o Now press button or [BBN several times until you have reached the desired speed.
Tape position, How do | know where I am on the tape? I it is handy to know for how Lang a cassette has already been playing or how dong is still left. To indicate this, your video recorder offers you three dif. ferment display possibilities {in step o % First, you must enter the tape length of the loaded cassette, “This is necessary if the correct playing time dictated, The tape length is given on the cassette in minutes, e.g. 'E180 corresponds to 180 minutes of playing time.
How do [ find a particular position on the tape? ’ Sometimes you may have recorded two or even more TV programmed on one cassette. In this case, it is worthwhile making a note of the tape position at which the recordings start and end, So that you do not have to search for a long time, your video recorder offers you two methods for automatic searching: ‘GO TO’ and 'VISIT. Search for tape position (GO TO): @ Press button %6 1 the remote control. o enter the (4-digit) tape position that you wish fo find.
@ select the function that is to follow after the code mark i found {e.g: ‘playback’). When the code mark is found, the video recorder then begins with the function you chose. Not ton search. When you press any tape transport button {e.g. but, the video recorder interrupts the Setting or erasing VIZ code marks manually: To find certain positions on the tape quickly, you can set and erase code marks by yourself. This only works with cassettes which are not protected against recording.
HOW CAN [ RECORD DIRECTLY? The easiest way of recording 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. o Use the rotary control r the digit button: (remote control) to select the programmer number of the TV channel from which you wish to resort. The programmer numbers ‘E1" and "E2 are reserved for recording from external sources (via AV-Euro-sockets EXTERNAL 1/27).
Erase protection ’ So that you don’t accidentally delete an important recording, you can remove the special tab {erase protection) on the back of the cassette with a screwdriver. Later, if you no longer want the erase protection, you can seal the gap again with adhesive tape. Auto-assembling I You can use the auto-assembling function to Hnk up individual recordings without any disturbing picture transition {flickering’). € Press button BLAB! .
HOW DO | PROGRAMMER A RECORDING? in this chapter you will learn how to programmer the video recorder. It switches itself on automatically, records the TV programmer you want, and then switches itself off again automatically.
TODAY programming ’ You can carry out this programming on the remote control or on the video recorder, We explain it here for the video recorder, it is very easy to programmer & recording for TODAY. You only need to enter the programmer number and the start time. Please note that only one TODAY programming is possible per day.
Programming on the remote control l Yau can enter and store the data for one recording in the remote control. The remote control display shows you all the programming steps. Use the digit button enter the data. With the fast press of the button you transmit the programmed data to the video recorder. The data will be stored in the next free TIMER block of the video recorder. Make aura that you have not inserted & cassette with erase protection, © Press button | ‘The remote control display wail show, e.g.
To programmer a TV programmer that is on every day or every week: You den’t have to programmer a series each time afresh. When you are entering the recording date, you can programmer a daily or weekly repeat at the same time. Pr the TIMER block as usual. Press button i.i SELECT.
' How can | check or correct a TIMER bock? I 0 Press button troll. 1 the remote con© Use button o select the TIMER block that you wish to cheek or correct. 0 Now press button i, The recording date, the programmer number, the start time and the end time will be displayed one after another on the video recorder, You can change al i the digit buttons o Finally, press button . 3 have made any corrections, the data is now up to date.
OTHER RECORDING POSSIBILITIES Yau have several recording modes. You can select them by passing button REMODEL: ! (remote control), To return to the normal recording mode press button MO one or more time until the display shows 'SHOT Audi dubbing I This function enables you to replace (dub) the sound track of a previously ding with another sound recording {sock Ik . Only the normal {linear) sound track is changed. The stereo sound track and the video image remain unchanged.
@ Tress button REC MOD! appears in the display, several times until “EDIT 0 You can change the per-roli time with the buttons for The display will show, e.g. "START 1:56" (seconds). 0 Confirm your setting with button £81 o Legato the right tape position on the video recorder for recording. Press butt . again. e t Locate the right tape position on the camcorder. O Press button "PAUSE’ on the camcorder. o It accordance with the above cabling, there are two ways to start editing.
insert function ’ This function enables you to insert a new scene into an existing recording without a disturbing transition, t which you want to insert a scene 9 Press button o Press button {remote control) to select the programmer number of the TV channel from which you want to record, @ Press button LRE ! (remote control) until the display of the video recorder shows: e Cross button 0 Finish the recording with button % Notes: * ingested scenes are inserted with a diminished picture quality.
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS AND EXTRAS OF YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Apart from the functions that have already been described, your video recorder has other special functions and extras designed to make operating your video recorder as convenient as possible, In this chapter you will find out more about them. Tuner mode, Yous video retarder as an extension of your TV set You can also use your video recorder as & TV receiver (tuner).
VCR 1/VCR 2 switch-over ’ This Is an important function for you if you have two video recorders which accept the same remote contra code. You san quite easily change the remote control code for this video recorder and this remote contra, so as o prevent the unintentional operation of the wrong video recorder. o Switch off the video recorder with button Now press butt 1 the video recorder.
SUMMARY OF CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS Detained information concerning the various functions is given in the relevant sections. Symbol on the remote con Function gol .. ..Record TIMER programming on the remote control Switch off {standby) / Child lock TODAY programming Tape length selector Function selector g clock o troll {buttons and .
Symbol an the Function video recorder . .Cassette eject Rewind / Reverse scanning Sta Playback Forward wind / Forward scanning Recording Switch off Channel search installation Channel storage TODAY programming control Fh O >0 gns PHILIPS ® denizens @ record oY . j Symbol an the Function rear side of the video Defacer ENGLISH ..
BEFORE YOU CALL AN ENGINEER Problem "The video recorder does not resend to any button being pressed Remote control does not quark No payback from the video recorder Poor playback from the video recorder Recording is not possible Programmed recording does not start 32 (O Possible cause * No power supply * Child dock is activated * Programmed recording is being made * Technical disturbance: disconnect from the main for 30 seconds, then reconnect. If this does not have any effect, you can: 1.
