Philips vr620 User Manual

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Timer Recording Using the

G-

CODE

System

By entering the

G-

CODE

number for a particular

TV programme, you can easily programme a
timer recording.

Select G-

CODE

Mode

1 Press

VCR

2 Press

TIMER

3 Press PLAY

5 or STOP ∞

to select“

G-

CODE

” then

press

OK/STATUS

The

G-

CODE

entry menu appears on the TV

screen.

Enter G-

CODE

Number

1 Press

Number

buttons to enter the

G-

CODE

number assigned to

the TV programme you
want to record.

2 Press

OK/STATUS

• If “ERROR-RE-ENTER CODE” appears on the TV,

you have entered an incorrect

G-

CODE

number. If

this happens, press

CLEAR

to erase the number, then

enter the correct number.

• If you have not yet set the user channel, the “GUIDE

CHANNEL SET UP ” screen will appear. Press

PLAY

STOP

∞

buttons

repeatedly or number

buttons to enter the USER CH number which the
broadcast for the

G-

CODE

number is received on the

VCR, then press

OK/STATUS.

Select Tape Speed

Press

ALT/SPEED

• Each time you press the button,

the tape speed alternates bet-
ween “SP”, “LP”, or “SLP”.
SP, LP : For PAL signal
SP, SLP : For NTSC signal

• To change the stop time, press

STOP +/–

(number 2

or 5 button).

Confirm Programme

Press

OK/STATUS or TIMER

“PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED” appears on
the TV screen.
After 5 seconds, the above message disappears,
and the normal TV picture resumes. The
(timer) indicator lights up on the display.

• If “PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED” appears, try

again from step 1.

• If “PROGRAM OVERLAPPED” appears, the timer

recording you just programmed overlaps another
timer recording. The Program Review screen will
appear with a magenta line blinking. To change any
item on the overlapping programs, see page 23.

If you want to store other programmes, repeat
steps 1 to 4.

Finish the Settings

Press

POWER

to turn off the VCR.

The VCR must be turned off for a timer recording
to take place. If you forget to turn off the VCR,
“PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER
RECORDING” flashes on your TV screen two
minutes before a timer recording starts. To
remove the message, press the

CLEAR

button.

If you want to record the same programme
daily, press

DAILY

(Number button 8) at step 3

(Press the button again to cancel).
The VCR will record a TV programme every day
(Monday through Friday) at the same time and
length. (Daily Recording)

If you want to record the same programme
weekly, press

WEEKLY

(Number button

) at

step 3 (Press the button again to cancel).
The VCR will record a TV programme once a
week at the same day, time, and length. (Weekly
Recording)
If you want to cancel the currently set pro-
gramme, press

CLEAR button.

Note:
• Even if a power failure occurs, the VCR keeps your

timer programs. However, the clock time and other
menu settings are lost if it lasts for more than 3
minutes. As a result, when the power is supplied
again to this VCR after the power failure, set the
clock time and turn off the VCR.
Each timer program you have made will start unless
its start time already passes.

ONE TIME PROGRAM
PROGRAM 1
CHANNEL+/–
START +/– 08 : 00 PM
STOP +/– 10 : 00 PM

REC SPEED LP

DATE +/– – –/– –/– –

DAILY: 8 WEEKLY: 9
CONFIRM: OK END: TIMER

G-CODE PROG.

NO.

END: TIMER

G-CODE PROG.

NO. 123

CONFIRM: OK
CORRECT: CLEAR
END: TIMER

GUIDE CHANNEL SET UP
GUIDE CH

USER CH

254

255

SELECT: OR 0-9
CONFIRM: OK
END: TIMER

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