Philips VR 107 User Manual

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Video Cassette Recorder

Instructions for use

VR107/75

ongratulations on purchasing your new VCR. Spare a few moments to read this instruction

manual to get better results, and to avoid any costly mistakes.

WARNING : DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE

WARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN

Safety Precaution

Features

SQPB

OR MOISTURE.

❒ The POWER button does not completely shut off the mains power from the unit, but

switches operating current on or off only.

❒ The rating plate is on the rear of the unit.

When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or a shelf, make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allow for ventilation (10 cm or more on both sides, on top and at the rear.)

When discarding batteries, environmental problems must be considered and the local rules or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly.

Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the VCR, remote control or video cassette.

DO NOT place the VCR . . .

... in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity. ... in direct sunlight. ... in a dusty environment. ... in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated. ... on a surface that is unstable or subject to vibration.

DO NOT block the VCR's ventilation openings or holes.

(If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out.)

DO NOT place heavy objects on the VCR or remote control.

DO NOT place anything which might spill on top of the VCR or remote control.

(If water or liquid is allowed to enter this equipment, fire or electric shock may be caused.)

DO NOT expose the apparatus to dripping or splashing.

DO NOT use this equipment in a bathroom or places with water. Also DO NOT place any containers filled with

water or liquids (such as cosmetics or medicines, flower vases, potted plants, cups, etc.) on top of this unit.

DO NOT place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus.

AVOID violent shocks to the VCR during transport.

❍ SmartPicture ❍ One Touch Recording ❍ Child Lock ❍ On Screen Display ❍ Automatic Operations ❍ Timer Recording ❍ Index Search

LPT0562-001A

Description of CControls

Front panel

PLAY

REC

REW/CH-

FF/CH+

REC

CASS

TIMER

POWER

Rear panel

POWER

Display Window

REC

TIMER

CASS

POWER

On- Screen Display

PLAY 10:00PM

CH12

33 44

44 55

AUTO

B-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----E AUTO

REMAIN 2:30 INDEX - 1 LP 0:00:00

Getting CConnected UUp

POWER button

Cassette Compartment

66 77

88 99

99 00

REC ¶ button

Display Window (see below)

51 REW/CH- button

6¡ FF/CH+ button

STOP/EJECT 7/0 button

IR (infrared) remote sensor

PLAY 3 button

CH button

AC power cord

AUDIO IN (input) jack

AUDIO OUT (output) jack

ANT. (antenna) IN (input) terminal

(✈ P.4)

VIDEO IN (input) jacks (✈P.4, P.13)

VIDEO OUT (output) jack

RF OUT (output) terminal (to TV)

(✈ P.4)

POWER indicator

CASS(ette) indicator

REC(ording) indicator

TIMER indicator

Operation mode

SmartPicture Setting

Colour Mode

Remaining tape length

Tape speed

Current time

Channel Number

Tape position indicator

Time counter

Index Number

STOP/EJECT

ANT.IN

OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

RF OUT

(✈P.12)

(✈P.8, P.10, P.13)

(✈P.8, P.10, P.11)

(✈P.5, P.8)

(✈P.8, P.9, P.10)

(✈P.5, P.6, P.8, P.9, P.14)

(✈P.4, P.13)

(✈P.4,P.13)

(✈P.4, P.13)

(✈P.5, P.9)

(✈P.5, P.10)

(✈P.5, P.12)

Remote Control

POWER

VCR/TV

TV CH

TV VOL

REC/OTR

55 66

+ +

START STOP

DAILY

SMART

PICTURE

STILL/SLOW

99 00

00 !!

1 1

3 3

5 5

Buttons

, and

3 3

5 5

some of PHILIPS TVs. Button to the previously selected channel on TV.

To insert the batteries:

Install two AA batteries R6 (SUM-3)/AA - matching the polarity indicated inside the battery comparment.

CAUTION On Battery Replacement

Do not mix old and new batteries. (Also never mix alkaline batteries with manganese batteries.)

VCR

SPEED

EJECT

OK/STATUS

PLAY

REW

STOP

TIMER

VCR CH

DATE

WEEKLY

ALT

S.SEARCH

CLEAR

AUDIO

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can be used to operate

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is used to go back

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f f

f TV (POWER) button

f f

VCR/TV button

$0 EJECT button

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(does not function for this model)

TV CH (channel) 5 / ∞ button MENU button TV VOL (volume) REC (record)/OTR ● button NUMBER buttons (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) SMARTPICTURE button CLEAR button STILL/SLOW – /™ button STILL/SLOW button

f f

f VCR (POWER) button

f f

SPEED button

PLAY / 5 button OK/STATUS button FF /3 button REW /2 button TIMER button STOP / VCR CH (channel) 5 / ∞ button

P.11, P.13)

ALT button S.(Skip) SEARCH button AUDIO button STILL/SLOW + /£ button

(✈P.11, P.12)

(✈P.12, P.13)

(✈P.5,P.8)

(✈P.11,P.12)

∞∞

∞

button

∞∞

(does not function for this model)

∞∞

∞

buttons

∞∞

(✈P.8, P.9)

(✈P.9)

(✈P.8, P.10, P.13)

(✈P.11)

(✈P.9)

(✈P.8, P.12)

(✈P.5, P.9,

(✈P.9)

VCR to TV Connection Using RF Cable

11 Disconnect the antenna or cable from the TV.

22 Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN terminal on the back of the VCR.

33 Connect the VCR to the TV using the RF coaxial cable.

44 Plug the AC power cords of the VCR and TV into the AC outlets.

Outdoor antenna

Cable

CAUTION

Do not plug the AC power cords until all connections are completed.

Note: For customers in Australia;

to 2, 7, 9, 10, & 28.

Back of VCR

This VCR is factory pretuned

Indoor antenna

ANT. IN

ANT.IN

OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

RF OUT

To watch a picture from this VCR on the TV

For customers in Australia;

- select UHF channel 38 (597.25 MHz)(video channel of this VCR when shipped from factory). If you want to change video channel to another channel (between 28 and 60), see “Setting the Video Channel” on page 5. For customers in New Zealand;

- set video channel (✈P.5).

VHF

UHF

RF coaxial cable

Back of TV

VCR to TV Connection Using AUDIO/VIDEO Cable

If your TV has audio/video connectors, complete the connection below to get better pictures and sounds when playing back a tape. To watch a picture from this VCR on the TV, select the AV mode on the TV.

Note: Even if you are using this

AV connection, you must also complete the RF connection above.

Back of VCR

To VIDEO/AUDIO OUT jacks

Audio cable

ANT.IN

OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

RF OUT

Video cable

Back of TV

To video and audio input jacks

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Setting UUp

Setting the Video Channel

This VCR is designed to send picture and sound signal on UHF channel 38(597.25 MHz) to the TV, through the RF coaxial cable.

1 Make sure the VCR is turned off and no

cassette is inserted.

2 Press STOP/EJECT 7 /0 on the front panel for

more than 5 seconds. The POWER indicator on the display window will blink.

REC

TIMER

CASS

POWER

3 Press PLAY 5or STOP ∞ on the remote

control to select the TV system.

The mode indicators tell the TV system as

described in the table below.

Country

System

West Europe, ASEAN

B/G

countries, New Zealand

China, Russia,

D/K

East Europe

Hong Kong, South

Afrika, United Kingdom

Australia

4 Press OK/STATUS. 5 Turn on the TV, and tune it to UHF channel 38.

• If two vertical white bars appear clearly on the TV screen, press OK/STATUS and go to step 6.

• If the two vertical white bars do not appear clearly,

PLAY 5or STOP

press to set the video channel to any vacant channel betweenchannel 28 to 60.

• The mode indicators tell channel position. The indicators light and blink at different speed by the channel position as shown in the table in the next column.The POWER indicator blinks and the REC indicator lights up regardless of the channel number.

6 Press OK/STATUS.

The CASS and TIMER indicator will turn off. You will now enter the Clock Setting mode explained on the next column.

Indicator

POWER

CASS REC TIMER

blink blink blink

blink

blink blink blink

off

blink

off

blink

off

blink

∞

on the remote control

Test signal (two vertical white bars)

CHANNEL

indicator

51 - 59

41 - 49

37 - 39

light

blink

31 - 35

light blink

light

To watch a picture from this VCR on the TV,

select the same channel you have selected as the video channel on the TV.

Note: If you use only external video input (AV) mode to watch the picture from this VCR, you can turn off the

video channel output. To turn off the video output channel, press

VCR CH

indicators on the display window are off.

Menu Operations

Before operating the VCR, be familiar with the menu operations first because most of the features built into the VCR can be available only on the menus.

1 Press VCR on the remote control. 2 Press MENU to display the main menu screen. 3 Press PLAY 5 or STOP ∞ to select a desired

feature on the menu, then press OK/STATUS.

4 When you select a feature, go to the section in

this manual and follow the instructions described there.

To go back to the previous menu screen, press REW 2. To change the setting of a menu item, press FF 3. Press MENU to exit.

Initial Set Up

For the first time you turn on this VCR or finish video channel setting, the VCR automatically enters the Clock Setting mode unless the clock has been set.

❍ Setting the Clock/Date

1 Press PLAY 5 or STOP ∞ to

set the time. Each time you press the button, the set time

5 6

Blinking Speed

indicator

light

fast blink light blink light

slow

blink light

slow

fast

∞ until CASS and TIMER

TIME - - : - -AM

DATE 01/01/01

SET: NEXT: OK END: MENU

TIMER

CASS

changes by one-minute intervals. Press and hold the button to change time by 30-minute intervals.

When the time is correct, press OK/STATUS.

2 Press PLAY 5 or STOP ∞ to set the date. Each time you press the button, the date changes in one day increments. Press and hold the button to change dates in 15-day increments. When the date is correct, press OK/STATUS. 3 Press PLAY 5 or STOP ∞ to set the year. Each time you press the button, the year changes by one-year intervals. Press and hold the button, to change years rapidly. When the year is correct, press OK/STATUS. 4 Press MENU to exit the menu operation.

Automatic Channel Setting

Before using the VCR, you need to set the tuner channels. Follow the procedures described below.

For Australia customers only: This VCR is factory pretuned to Australian capital city 2, 7, 9, 10 and 28. Do not perform this task unless you are outside of capital city reception area.

❍Select Tuner Set Up Mode

1 Press MENU. 2 Press PLAY 5 or STOP ∞ to select “TUNER

SET UP” then press OK/STATUS.

❍ Start Auto Programming

1 Press PLAY 5 or STOP ∞ to

select “AUTO TUNER SET UP” then press OK/STATUS. The TV system selecting menu appears on the TV.

2 Press PLAY 5 or STOP ∞ to select the appropriate TV system of your residential area.

B/G : For West Europe, ASEAN countries, Australia, New Zealand.

D/K : For China, Russia, East Europe. I : For Hong Kong, South Africa, United

Kingdom.

CHANGING TUNER SET UP AUTO TUNER SET UP

SELECT: CONFIRM: OK END: MENU

SYS COUNTRY B/G W.EUR. ASEAN AUST.

D/K CHINA RUS. E.EUR. I HK S.AF. UK

SELECT: CONFIRM: OK END: MENU

3 Press OK/STATUS. Auto programming starts. The local channels receivable in your area are automatically programmed in the VCR’s tuner.

When the auto programming is carried out

The following message appears on the TV screen.

When the auto programming is completed

The following message appears on the TV screen, and the lowest channel will be tuned in.

To delete or edit receivable channels

1 Press MENU. 2 Press PLAY 5 or STOP ∞ to select “TUNER

SET UP”, them press OK/STATUS.

3 Press PLAY 5 or STOP ∞ to select “CHANG-

ING TUNER SET UP”, then press OK/STATUS.

The programmed channel information list appears with the setting of the tuned channel flashing. (You can also watch the picture of the tuned channel since the list and the picture alternately appears on the TV screen.) 4 Press PLAY 5 or STOP ∞ until the desired

channel setting flashes.

4.1: TO DELETE UNWANTED CHANNELS: Press CLEAR. Repeat this step until you delete all unwanted channels.

• If you have accidentally deleted a channel, press

REW 2.

4.2: TO EXCHANGE CHANNEL POSITIONS: Press OK/STATUS once so that the channel number flashes. Using the number button on the remote control, key in channel number that you want to exchange with, then press OK/ STATUS. The positions of both channels are exchanged.

AUTO CH. SET PROCEEDING PLEASE WAIT

START FINISH

AUTO CH.SET COMPLETED

CH FRQ SYS CH FRQ SYS 01 150 BG 07 229 BG 02 165 BG 08 237 BG 03 195 BG 09 355 BG 04 205 BG 10 365 BG 05 213 BG 11 374 BG 06 221 BG 12 384 BG SELECT: DELETE: CLEAR CHANGE CH: OK END: MENU

4.3: TO FINE-TUNE CHANNEL POSITIONS: Press OK/STATUS twice so that the frequency indication flashes. Press PLAY 5 or STOP ∞ to fine-tune the station until you get the best possible picture, then press OK/STATUS.

4.4: TO CHANGE THE TV SYSTEM:

• This is necessary if two sounds

come out of the channel.

Press OK/STATUS three times so that the TV system indication flashes. Press PLAY 5 or STOP ∞to select the appropriate TV system (BG, DK, I) so that the sound comes out, then press OK/STATUS.

CH FRQ SYS CH FRQ SYS 01 150 BG 07 229 BG 02 165 BG 08 237 BG 03 195 BG 09 355 BG 04 205 BG 10 365 BG 05 213 BG 11 374 BG 06 221 BG 12 384 BG SELECT: DELETE: CLEAR CHANGE CH: OK END: MENU

Manual Channel Setting

When you want to do channel setting manually, follow this procedure.

1 Repeat steps 1-3 of the “To delete or edit receiv-

able channels” on the column to the left.

2 Press PLAY 5 or STOP ∞ until a vacant channel

in which you want to store a new channel starts flashing, then press OK/STATUS.

3 Press PLAY 5 or STOP ∞ to select the search

starting band, then press OK/STATUS.

VHF L: Starts searching from the VHF L band. VHF H: Starts searching from the VHF H band. UHF: Starts searching from the UHF band.

Searching starts, and when the station is tuned in,

searching stops and the tuned frequency is shown on the TV.

4 Press PLAY 5 or STOP ∞to select “STORE CHANNEL”, then press OK/STATUS. The programmed channel information list appears again with the setting of the newly tuned channel

flashing.

• If you do not want to store the channel, select “CONTINUE SEARCH”, then press OK/STATUS.

5 Press MENU to exit the menu operations.

VHF L VHF H UHF

SELECT: CONFIRM: OK END: MENU

STORE CHANNEL CONTINUE SEARCH

SELECT: CONFIRM: OK END: MENU

Basic OOperations

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Playback

❍ On TV.

1 Turn on the TV. 2 Select the video channel (or AV mode).

❍On VCR

Insert a cassette. The VCR turns on.

• If the record tab on a cassette is removed, playback will start automatically.

• If a cassette is already in the VCR, turn on the VCR.

❍Start Playback

Press PLAY.

To pause playback and view still picture

Press STILL/SLOW. Press PLAY to resume playback.

To rapidly locate a particular scene

Press FF (or ¡ FF/CH+ on the front panel) or REW (or 1REW/CH- on the front panel)

during playback. (No sound comes out.) Press PLAY to resume playback.

To stop playback

Press STOP (or STOP/EJECT ■/0 on the front panel)

To rewind the tape

Press REW (or 1REW/CH- on the front panel) when the tape is not running.

To fast forward the tape

Press FF (or ¡ FF/CH+ on the front panel) when the tape is not running.

To eject the tape

Press 0 EJECT (or STOP/EJECT ■/0 on the front panel).

To turn off the VCR

f f

(or POWER

f on the front panel).

Press

f VCR

f f

Recording

When using this VCR, an index mark is always marked at the beginning of every recording. This index marks make it easier for you to search for the beginning of the recordings (see “Index Search”) on page 9.

❍ On TV

1 Turn on the TV. 2 Select the video channel (or AV mode).

❍ On VCR

Insert a cassette with the record tab in place. The VCR turns on. To rewind the tape, press REW 2.

❍ Select Tape Speed

After pressing VCR, press SPEED until the desired tape speed (SP, LP) appears on the display.

❍ Select a Channel

Press VCR CH 5/∞ or Number buttons to select the channel to record.

❍ Start Recording

Press REC/OTR ●.

To pause recording

Press STILL/SLOW briefly. To resume recording, press the same button again.

To stop recording

Press STOP.

To reset the time counter

Press CLEAR.

To watch another TV programme while recording

Select a different channel you want to watch on the TV. You can watch the programme of the selected channel on the TV without affecting recording on

the VCR.

Note:

• When a tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops and CASS indicator on the display window will blink.

To prevent accidental erasure:

Break off the record tab with a screwdriver.

To record again, cover the hole with adhesive tape.

Automatic Operations

Eject cassette

You can eject the tape simply by pressing EJECT (or STOP/EJECT ■/0 on the front panel) even while the VCR is turned off. When you press EJECT0(or STOP/EJECT ■/ on the front panel), the VCR automatically turns on, ejects the tape, then turns off.

Auto playback

When a tape is inserted, the VCR turns on. If the record tab is removed, playback begins.

Auto rewind

When a tape reaches its end during playback or fast forwarding, the VCR rewinds the tape and stops.

Memory rewind power off

When you press front panel) during rewinding, the VCR turns off after rewinding is completed.

Repeat Playback

When you press and hold PLAY for more than 5 seconds, you can play back the same tape repeatedly (100 times). When the tape runs to its end, the VCR automatically rewinds the tape, and starts playback.

f f

f VCR (or POWER

f f

f on the

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