Philips VR750/58 Manuel D’Utilisation

1. Connecting the video recorder . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Preparing the remote control for operation

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Connecting your video recorder to the TV

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Connecting with a scart cable

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Connecting without a scart cable

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Audio output Connection

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Connecting additional devices

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2. Important notes for operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Navigation in the screen menu

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The symbols on your video recorder display

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3. Installing your video recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Preparation for use

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Decoder allocation

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Manual TV channel search

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Using the satellite receiver

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Follow TV (Automatic TV channels sorting)

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Automatic Tuning

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Sorting TV channels manually

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Setting the language

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Setting the clock

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Setting the RF out channel

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4. Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Playing back cassettes

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Playing back NTSC cassettes

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Displaying current tape position

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Searching for a tape position
with picture(scanning)

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Still picture / slow motion

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Searching for tape position without picture
(forward wind and rewind)

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Index search

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Smart picture

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Manual tracking

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5. Manual recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

General information

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Recording without automatic switch-off

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Preventing accidental erasing

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Lining up recordings (assemble cut)

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Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)

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Automatic controlled recording from

a satellite receiver (RECORD LINK)

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'DIRECT RECORD'

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Switching 'DIRECT RECORD' on or off

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Copying a video tape

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6. Programming a recording (TIMER) . . . . . . . . .17

General information

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Programming a recording

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Programming a recording
(without the S

HOW

IEW

system)

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Programming a recording with
'TURBO TIMER'

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Problems and solutions for
programmed recordings

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How to check, or delete a programmed
recording (TIMER)

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How to change a programmed
recording(TIMER)

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7. Other functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Changing the video (colour) system

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Switching the status display off or on

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Blue Background on or off

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Automatic switch-off

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Clock Display

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Selecting the sound channel

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8.Before you call an engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

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