Philips VR617GB User Manual

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Introduction

Connecting the

video recorder
Initial

functions
Suppressing

interference
Before you call

an engineer

Important notes for operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4

The most important functions of your new video recorder . . . . . . .Page 5

Important information for customers in Great Britain . . . . . . . . . . Page 6

Preparing the remote control for operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7

Connecting to a TV set with a scart socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7

Connecting to a TV set without a scart socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8

Connecting additional devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9

Setting TV channels, date and time for the first time . . . . . . . . . . Page 10

Searching for TV channels manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11

Allocating decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 12

Using a satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13

Searching for TV channels automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14

Sorting and clearing of TV channels manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15

Changing the time and date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16

General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17

Navigation in the main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17

Playing cassettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18

Playing back NTSC cassettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 18

Selecting tape position display type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19

Display / reset tape position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 20

Searching for tape position with picture (picture search) . . . . . . . Page 20

Searching for tape position without picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20

Searching automatically for tape position (index search) . . . . . . . Page 21

Finding a blank position on tape automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21

Still picture / slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 22

Skipping commercials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 22

Selecting picture setting (Smart Picture) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 23

Optimizing tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24

Optimizing still picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24

Starting and stopping of recording manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25

Starting recording manually and stopping automatically . . . . . . . . Page 26

Lining up manual recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 27

Selecting the recording speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 27

Recording automatically from a satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 28

Programming timer with VIDEO Plus+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 29

Problem solving (VIDEO Plus-Programming) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31

Programming timer without VIDEO Plus+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 32

Problem solving (Timer programming) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 34

Turbo Timer-Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 35

Problem solving (Turbo Timer programming) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 36

Delete / check / change programmed recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 37

Using the NexTView Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 37

Adjusting automatic switch-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 38

Adjusting the child lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 38

Replaying cassette continuously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 39

Changing the TV system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 40

Adjusting the OSD information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 41

Selecting the sound channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 41

Energy-saving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 42

Adapting remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 43

Using the TV remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 44

Optimizing the modulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 45

Switching the modulator on / off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 46

Problem solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 47

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 47