Philips VR1000 User Manual

For the first time you press the STANDBY/ON button on the front panel or VCR POWER on the remote control to turn
on the VCR after you plug the AC power cords, the Auto Set up/Preset Download display will appear on the TV screen
and the VCR’s display window.
If you use Auto Set Up function, the video channel (✈P.14), clock** and guide programme numbers** (✈P.20) are also
set automatically.
If you use Preset Download function, the tuner channels are set by downloading preset data from TV.
Also, the clock** and guide programme numbers** (✈P.20) are set automatically. However, you can use this function
only when you connect between VCR and TV equipped with T-V Link, EasyLink, Megalogic, SMARTLINK, Q-Link,
DATALOGIC or NEXTVIEWLINK function via fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable.

Make sure the TV antenna cable is connected correctly and the VCR’s AC power cord is connected to the AC outlet.

If you want to use the on-screen display, set the TV to AV mode (with SCART or S-VIDEO CONNECTION ✈P.9 or
P.10) or UHF channel 52 (with RF connection ✈P.9).

Turn on the VCR by pressing the STANDBY/ON button or VCR POWER.

The following display appears on the screen and/or display window.

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¶ If you use Auto Set Up function, go to Auto Set Up below.

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¶ If you use Preset Download function, go to Preset Download on page 13.

Before performing the following steps, be sure to finish Preparation above.

Do NOT press any button on the front panel or remote control until display window shows either the display as illustrated
in step 2 or “– –:– –”.

¶ If you have connected the VCR to TV via an RF

cable only (RF connection), the channel that is
shown on the display window is your Video Channel.

To view picture signals from the VCR, set TV to the
Video Channel. Refer to the instructions supplied
with TV set for how to do this.

¶ If you are referring to the display window, press

5/∞ to select “Auto” and press OK or 4.

¶ If you are referring to the on-screen display, press 5/∞

to select “AUTO SET” and press OK or 4.

¶ If you have connected the VCR to TV via both an RF cable

and a SCART cable or an S-Video cable (SCART connection
or S-Video connection), you do not need the video channel
so you have to set the video channel to off.
Press PROG. – until the video channel changes to “– –” (off).

To view picture signals from the VCR, set TV to its AV
mode. Refer to the instructions supplied with TV set for how
to do this.

As Auto Set Up progresses,
the “

7” mark moves from

left to right.

Beginning

End

5∞] =

5∞] =

If you're using RF connection,
and the on-screen display looks
distorted, refer to the display
window.

To be continued on the next page

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