Philips VR499/75 User Manual

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Select Timer Mode

1 Press

VCR

2 Press

TIMER

. The Timer Recording

menu appears.

Select Programme mode

1 Press

PLAY

5 or

STOP

∞ to select

“QUICK PRO-
GRAMMING”
then press

The Quick Programming menu
appears.

• If you have already set 8

programmes, “ALL PROGRAMS IN
USE” appears and goes back to the
Timer Recording menu. If this
happens, delete unwanted programmes.
(✈P.17)

Select Tape Speed

Press

SPEED

• Each time you press the button, the tape

speed alternates between “SP”, “LP”, and
“SLP”.
SP, LP

: For PAL signal.

SP, SLP : For NTSC signal.
(For VR499/75 only)

Confirm Programme

Press

EXIT/STATUS

“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 NOT COMPLETED/

CLASH” appears, the timer recording
you just programmed overlaps another
timer recording. The timer recording you
just programmed will not take place. The
timer recording menu will reappear. To
cancel a

(Timer) recording (see page

17).

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

Finish 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).

After a timer recording has taken
place

Press

POWER

to turn on the VCR.

You can operate your VCR normally.

To stop a started timer recording

Press

POWER

Recording stops and the VCR turns off.
If it is a Daily or Weekly Recording,
future recordings will be carried out as
programmed.

To check or erase the programmes

See page 17.

Timer Recording

To record while you’re away, follow step
1 — 9 below. For each programme you
set, the VCR will turn on, start recording,
and turn off automatically. You can store
up to 8 programmes.

Make sure....
• The clock is set to the correct time

before setting timer recording.

• A cassette is inserted in the VCR and

the record tab of the cassette must
not be removed.

• The remote control operation mode

is set correctly for operating your
target component.
– Press

VCR

to operate the VCR.

– Press

to operate the TV.

FOR EACH STEP BELOW, YOU
NEED TO FINISH WITHIN 60
SECONDS; OTHERWISE,
PROGRAMMING WILL HAVE TO
BE RESTARTED FROM STEP 1.

Select Channel

Press

5 or ∞

to enter the TV
channel.

• Holding down

5 or ∞ rapidly scans
through the channels.

• To record from external line input, press

5 or ∞

until “A/V REAR” or “A/V

FRONT” appears on the TV screen on the
TV screen.

Select Start Time

Press

START +

–

(Number button

• Each time you press

the button, the set
time changes by 1-
minute intervals. If
you hold the button, the set time changes
by 30-minute intervals.

Select Stop Time

Press

STOP +

–

(Number button

• Each time you press

the button, the set
time changes by 1-
minute intervals. If
you hold the button, the set time changes
by 30-minute intervals.

Select Tape Speed

Press

SPEED

• Each time you press

the button, the tape
speed alternates bet-
ween “SP”, “LP” and
“SLP.”
SP, LP : For PAL signal
SP, SLP : For NTSC signal
(For VR499/75 only)

Select Start Date

Press

DATE +

–

(Number button

• The year and day of

the week are
displayed
automatically.

DVANCED

PERATIONS

ONTINUED

)

ONE TIME PROGRAM
PROGRAM 1
CHANNEL+/–
START +/– – –:– – AM
STOP +/– – –:– – AM
REC SPEED SP
DATE +/– – –/– –/– –