Philips VR 655, VR455, VR607 User Manual

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Video Cassette Recorder
VR407/55 VR607/55
Congratulations on purchasing your new VCR. Spare a few moments to read this instruction
C
WARNING : DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE WARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE
THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Safety Precaution
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.
1.
DO NOT place the VCR . . .
... in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity. ... in direct sunlight. ... in a dusty environment.
Safety Precaution
... in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated. ... on a surface that is unstable or subject to vibration.
2.
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.)
3.
DO NOT place heavy objects on the VCR or remote control.
4.
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.
5.
6.
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.
7.
DO NOT place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus.
8.
AVOID violent shocks to the VCR during transport.
Instructions for use
PAL
SmartPicture ❍ One Touch RecordingChild Lock ❍ On Screen DisplayAutomatic Operations ❍ Timer Recording
Features
Index Search
LPT0580-001A
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Description of CControls
D
Front panel
22
33
44
55
11
1
11
2
22
POWER
3
4
33
44
REC
POWER
88
8
88
66
77
5
6
7
55
66
77
CH
FF
PLAY
STOP/EJECT
REW
REC
CASS
TIMER
99
00
9
0
99
00
Rear panel
33
11
1
11
Note:
VR407/55 has single AUDIO IN/OUT jack.
22
2
22
55
5
55
3
33
IN
OUT
AUDIO
VIDEO
66
6
66
44
4
44
ANT.IN
RF OUT
77
7
77
11
1
POWER button (P.13)
11 22
2
Cassette Compartment
22 33
3
REC button (P.8, P.11)
33 44
4
Display Window (see below)
44 55
51 REW/CH- button (P.4, P.5, P.8, P.10,
55
P.12)
66
6¡ FF/CH+ button (P.4, P.5, P.8, P.10,
66
P.12)
77
7
STOP/EJECT 7/0 button (P.4, P.8,
77
P.10)
88
8
IR (infrared) remote sensor
88 99
9
PLAY 3 button (P.8, P.9, P.10)
99 00
0
CH button (P.5, P.6, P.8, P.9, P.14)
00
11
1
AC power cord
11 22
2
AUDIO IN (input) jacks (P.4, P.14)
22 33
3
AUDIO OUT (output) jacks (P.4, P.14)
33 44
4
ANT. (antenna) IN (input) terminal
44
( P.4)
55
5
VIDEO IN (input) jacks (P.4, P.14)
55 66
6
VIDEO OUT (output) jack (P.4, P.14)
66 77
7
RF OUT (output) terminal (to TV)
77
( P.4)
Display Window
REC
3
TIMER
33
44
4
33
44
POWER
11
1
11
CASS
22
2
22
On- Screen Display
11
1
11
PLAY 15:00 CH12
22
2
22
AUTO
B-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----E
33
3
33
AUTO HIFI
44
4
44
REMAIN 2:30 INDEX - 1
55
5
55
LP 0:00:00
66
6
66 77
7
77
88
8
88 99
9
99
00
0
00 !!
!
!!
11
1
POWER indicator
11 22
2
CASS(ette) indicator
22 33
3
REC(ording) indicator
33 44
4
TIMER indicator
44
11
1
Operation mode
11 22
2
SmartPicture Setting
22 33
3
Colour Mode
33 44
4
Remaining tape length
44 55
5
Tape Speed
55 66
6
Current Time
66 77
7
Channel Number
77 88
8
Tape position indicator
88 99
9
Sound output mode (for VR607/55 only)
99 00
0
Index Number
00 !!
!
Time counter
!!
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Remote Control
11
1
11 22
2
22 33
3
33 44
4
44 55
5
55 66
6
66
77
7
77
88
8
88 99
9
99 00
0
00 !!
!
!!
Buttons operate some of PHILIPS TVs. Button
used to go back 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 compartment.
1 1
1
1 1
3 3
,
3
3 3
TV
TV CH
TV VOL
1
+ +
START STOP
4
7
SMART
PICTURE
STILL/SLOW
5 5
,
5
, and
5 5
POWER
VCR/TV
MENU
REC/OTR
2
5
DAILY
8
0
SPEED
PLAY
REW
STOP
WEEKLY
CLEAR
+
w w
w
w w
VCR
EJECT
OK/STATUS
FF
TIMER
3
VCR CH
DATE
6
ALT
9
S.SEARCH
AUDIO
can be used to
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ww
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11
f f
1
f TV (POWER) button
11
f f
22
2
VCR/TV button
22 33
3
TV CH (channel) 5 / button
33 44
4
MENU button
44 55
5
TV VOL (volume)
55 66
6
REC (record)/OTR button
66
P.14)
77
7
NUMBER buttons (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
77
7, 8 and 9)
88
8
SMARTPICTURE button (P.12)
88 99
9
CLEAR button (P.14)
99 00
0
STILL/SLOW – /button (P.8)
00 !!
!
STILL/SLOW button (P.8, P.9)
!! @@
f f
@
f VCR (POWER) button (P.13)
@@
f f
##
#
SPEED button (P.7, P.13)
## $$
$0 EJECT button (P.8)
$$ %%
%
PLAY / 5 button (P.8)
%% ^^
^
OK/STATUS button
^^ &&
&
FF /3 button
&& **
*
REW /2 button (P.8)
** ((
(
TIMER button (P.13)
(( ))
)
STOP /
)) qq
q
VCR CH (channel) 5 / button (P.6, P.9,
is
qq
P.12, P.13)
ww
w
ALT button
ww ee
e
S.(Skip) SEARCH button
ee rr
r
AUDIO button (VR607/55 only) (P.11)
rr tt
t
STILL/SLOW + /£ button (P.8)
tt
(P.7)
55
5
/
55
(P.12, P.13)
(P.8)
button (P.8)
buttons
(P.9)
(P.8, P.11,
CAUTION On Battery Replacement
Do not mix old and new batteries. (Also never mix alkaline batteries with manganese batteries.)
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Getting CConnected UUp
G
VCR to TV Connection Using RF Cable
11 Disconnect the antenna or cable from the TV.
1
22 Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT. IN terminal on the back of the VCR.
2
33 Connect the VCR to the TV using the RF coaxial cable.
3
44 Plug the AC power cords of the VCR and TV into the AC outlets.
4
Outdoor antenna
Indoor antenna
Back of TVBack of VCR
ANT. IN
IN
OUT
ANT.IN
Cable
R
AUDIO
L
VIDEO
RF OUT
VHF
UHF
RF coaxial cable
RF OUT
CAUTION
Do not plug the AC power cords
Note:
VR407/55 has single AUDIO IN/OUT jack.
until all connections are completed.
To watch a picture from this VCR on the TV, select UHF E36 channel (video channel of this VCR when shipped from the factory). If you want to change video channel, see “Setting the Video Channel.” (P.5)
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.
VR407/55
To VIDEO/ AUDIO OUT jacks
VR607/55
Back of VCR
ANT.IN
IN
OUT
AUDIO
VIDEO
RF OUT
ANT.IN
IN
OUT
R
AUDIO
L
RF OUT
VIDEO
Audio cable
Video cable Audio cable
Video cable
Back of TV
To video and audio input jacks
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Setting UUp
S
Setting the Video Channel
This VCR is designed to send picture and sound signal on UHF channel E36 (between E28 to E60) 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. All four indicators on the display window will blink.
REC
CASS
POWER
3 Press PLAY 5 or STOP on the remote control
to select the TV system.
The indicators represent the TV system as de­scribed in the table below.
TV
System
B/G
D/K
I
Country
West Europe, ASEAN
countries, New Zealand
China, Russia,
East Europe
Hong Kong, South
Africa, United Kingdom
4 Press OK/STATUS. 5 Turn on the TV, and tune it to UHF channel E36.
• 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, press PLAY 5 or STOP on the remote control to set the video channel to any vacant channel be­tween channel 28 to 60.
• The 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.
TIMER
Indicator
POWER
CASS REC TIMER
blink blink blink
blink
blink blink blink
off
blink
blink
off
off
CHANNEL
60
51 - 59
50
41 - 49
40
37 - 39
36
31 - 35
30
29
28
CASS
indicator
light
blink
light blink light
TIMER
indicator
light
blink
light
blink
light
blink light
Blinking Speed
fast
slow
slow
fast
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
until CASS and TIMER 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 MENU to display the main menu screen. 2 Press PLAY 5 or STOP to select a desired
feature on the menu, then press OK/STATUS.
3 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, some basic settings must be done first before going on to
further operations.
Test signal (two vertical white bars)
6 Press OK/STATUS.
The CASS and TIMER indicator will turn off. You will now enter the Language Setting mode explained on the next column.
1
Select the Language
1 Press POWER.
The language selection screen appears.
2 Press PLAY 5 or STOP
to select either "ENGLISH",
" (Chinese).
or "
3 Press OK/STATUS.
5
ENGLISH
SELECT: CONFIRM: OK END: MENU
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2
Setting the Clock/Date
1 Press PLAY 5 or STOP to
set the time. Each time you press the button, the set time changes by one-minute intervals.
TIME - - : - -
DATE 01/01/01
SET: NEXT: OK END: MENU
Press and hold the button to change time by 30­minute 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.
CONNECT ANTENNA OR CABLE TO VCR FOR AUTO CH. SET
The message on the right
will appear.
3
Select TV System
1 Press OK/ST ATUS. The TV
system selecting menu appears on the TV.
2 Press PLAY 5 or STOP to
select the appropriate TV
READY: OK END: MENU
SYS COUNTRY B/G W.EUR. ASEAN AUST.
NZ
D/K CHINA RUS. E.EUR. I HK S.AF. UK
SELECT: CONFIRM: OK END: MENU
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.
4
Start Auto Channel Set
Press OK/STATUS to programme the receivable
AUTO CH. SET PROCEEDING PLEASE WAIT
channels automatically. The message on the right appears
START FINISH
on the TV.
When the auto programming is completed
The following message appears on the TV, and the lowest channel will be tuned in. Press VCR CH 5/to change channels on the VCR. You can also use the 1REW/CH- and
¡
FF/CH+ on the front panel. If there is a
cassette in the VCR, press CH before pressing the
1
REW/CH- and ¡ FF/CH+, otherwise it
functions as REW and FF. You have now completed the initial setting.
If you stop the Inital Set Up procedure while it is proceeding:
The VCR enters the Initial Set Up mode again the next time you turn on the VCR.
Initial Set Up will not start in the following cases:
• If there is a tape inserted.
• If any one of the Initial Set Up procedures is finished manually.
AUTO CH.SET COMPLETED
To Reset the Time or Language
You can always change the time and language setting after you completed the initial set up.
1 Press MENU. 2 Press PLAY 5 or STOP to
select “INITIAL SET UP” then press OK/STATUS.
3 Press PLAY 5 or STOP
to select “CLOCK” or “ LANGUAGE”, depending on which setting you want to change.
4 To change clock/date:
Repeat step 3 (Setting the Clock/Date) of
“Initial Set Up” on page 5. To change language: Press FF 3 repeatedly to choose your preferred language, Chinese or English, then press MENU.
VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP
SELECT: CONFIRM: OK END: MENU
SELECT: CHANGE: END: MENU
CLOCK
LANGUAGE ENGLISH
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To Reset the Channels
If you want to re-do the channel setting, follow the procedure below;
1 Press MENU. 2 Press PLAY 5 or STOP to
select “TUNER SET UP” then press OK/STATUS.
3 Press PLAY5 or STOP
to select “AUTO TUNER SET UP” then press OK/STATUS.
4 Press PLAY5 or STOP
to select the appropriate TV
VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP
SELECT: CONFIRM: OK END: MENU
CHANGING TUNER SET UP AUTO TUNER SET UP
SELECT: CONFIRM: OK END: MENU
system [(BG, DK, I)] of your residential area.
5 Press OK/STATUS. Auto programming starts.
When it ends, programmed channels, frequencies and TV systems are shown on the display.
6 Press MENU to exit.
To Delete or Edit Receivable Channels
1 Press MENU. 2 Press PLAY 5 or STOP to select
“TUNER SET UP”, then press OK/STATUS. 3 Press PLAY 5 or STOP to
select “CHANGING TUNER SET UP”, then press OK/ STATUS.
The programmed channel
information list appears.
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 POSITION: Press OK/STATUS once so that the channel number flashes. Using the number button on the remote control, enter the other channel number that you want to exchange with, 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
4.3: TO FINE-TUNE CHANNELS Press OK/STATUS twice so that the frequency indication flashes. Press PLAY5 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 no sound comes out on the channel.
Press OK/STATUS three times so that the TV system indication flashes. Press PLAY5 or
STOP to select the approriate TV system (BG,
DK, I) so that the sound comes out, then press OK/STATUS.
5 Press MENU to exit.
Manual Channel Setting
1 Repeat steps 1-3 of “To delete or edit receivable
channels” on the left column.
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 a 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 settings of the newly
tuned channel flashing. If you do not want to store the
channel, select “CONTINUE
SEARCH”, then press OK/STATUS so that the
search starts again. 5 Press MENU to exit.
STORE CHANNEL
CONTINUE SEARCH
SELECT: CONFIRM: OK END: MENU
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Basic OOperations
B
Playback
1
On TV
1 Turn on the TV. 2 Select the video channel (or AV mode).
2
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.
3
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,
ff
Press
fVCR
(or POWER on the front panel).
ff
1
On TV
1 Turn on the TV. 2 Select the video channel (or AV mode).
2
On VCR
Insert a cassette with the record tab in place. The VCR turns on.
To rewind the tape, press REW 2. To reset time counter, press CLEAR.
3
Select Tape Speed
Press SPEED until the desired tape speed (SP or LP) appears on the screen.
4
Select a Channel
Press CH 5/ or Number buttons to select the channel to record.
5
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 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.
• When a tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops and display window.
CASS indicator blinks on the
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.
To prevent accidental erasure:
Break off the record tab with a screwdriver. To record again, cover the hole with adhesive tape.
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Advanced OOperations
A
Special Effect Playbacks
Are you familiar with tape playback? If so, you are ready to enjoy the special effect playback features described below.
To skip playback for a certain period
Press S. SEARCH button 1 to 4 times during playback to search forward for 30 seconds by the time counter reading. Each time you press the button, the search time increases as follows:
30=60=90=120 sec.
The VCR automatically resumes normal playback after searching for the specified period.
To view a still picture
Press STILL/SLOW briefly during playback. Playback is freezed and a still picture appears. Press the STILL/SLOW button repeatedly to advance the still picture frame by frame. T o resume playback, press PLAY.
To view a slow motion picture
Press STILL/SLOW for more than 2 seconds during playback. To decrease the forward slow motion speed, press STILL/SLOW –. To increase the slow motion speed, press STILL/ SLOW +.
Tracking Adjustments
Auto tracking
Each time a tape is inserted, auto tracking starts working and continuously analyses the signal to adjust for optimum picture quality during playback. So, there is no need for you to minimize noises in most tapes during playback.
Manual tracking
During normal playback: If auto tracking cannot eliminate noises well during playback, press VCR CH 5/.
During a slow motion picture: Press VCR CH 5/ to minimize noises in the slow motion picture.
During a still picture: Press VCR CH 5/ to reduce jitter in the still picture.
To cancel manual tracking, stop the tape, eject the tape, then re-insert it.
Note:
If you keep pressing
VCR CH
might get “USE CLEANING CASSETTE” message on the screen. Please disregard this message and re-adjust the tracking. However, if the message appears automatically (without pressing
5/
), this indicates that your video heads are dirty.
5/ button, you
VCR CH
T o resume playback, press PLAY.
Notes:
• No sound comes out during special effect playbacks.
• If you keep viewing slow motion and still pictures for more than 5 minutes, the VCR automatically stops to protect the tape and video heads.
• During special effect playbacks, some noise bars will appear on the TV screen.
Index Search
You can locate an index marked at the beginning of each recording on a tape recorded on this VCR (or an indexed tape). Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly until the appropriate number is displayed on the TV screen before starting play. Rapid forward or reverse search begins. When it finds the designated index, playback starts automatically.
• Locate an index number by pressing the button repeatedly, indicating how many index marks ahead of or behind that recording you want is from the tape’s current position.
• Up to ±9th index mark from the current position on the tape can be located.
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Automatic Operations
SmartPicture
Eject cassette You can eject the tape simply by pressing STOP/ EJECT /0 on the front panel even while the
VCR is turned off. When you press STOP/EJECT /0 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 POWER during rewinding, the VCR turns off after rewinding is completed.
Repeat Playback
When you press and hold PLA Y 3 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.
Child Lock
With this function, you can prevent the VCR operations from being misused.
To use Child Lock
When the VCR is turned on, press and hold POWER on the remote control for more than 10 seconds to turn off the VCR. The POWER indicator will blink on the display window. While POWER indicator on the display window is blinking, you cannot turn on the VCR by pressing POWER on the VCR.
To cancel Child Lock
Press and hold POWER on the remote control for more than 10 seconds to turn on the VCR. The POWER indicator on the display window will stop blinking and the VCR is turned on. You can also cancel the child lock function by unplugging the AC power cord.
You can make the picture softer or sharper or distinct the picture when playing back the tape. SmartPicture is set to AUTO when you receive the VCR.
1
Select SmartPicture Mode
1 Press SMARTPICTURE
button. The current setting will appear on the screen for about 5 seconds.
2 While the current setting appears, press the
SMARTPICTURE button repeatedly, the setting changes as follows.
AUTO:
Normally select this mode.
DISTINCT:
Select this mode when you want the distinct picture. The picture detail is emphasized.
SOFT:
Select this mode when you want the soft picture. The signal noise of the picture is softened.
SHARP:
Select this mode when you want the sharp picture. The picture edge is emphasized.
Note:
• It is recommended that the SmartPicture is set to “SOFT” if playback picture is noisy.
AUTO
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Selecting Monitor Sound
(For VR607/55 only) If you want to change the sound you listen to while playing back a HiFi stereo or bilingual tape, press AUDIO repeatedly. Each time you press the button, the sound changes as follows:
HiFi stereo = HiFi left channel = HiFi right channel = Monaural sound on normal audio track.
HIFI:
Normally select this mode. You can play back a HiFi tape in HiFi stereo mode and monaural tape in monaural mode.
HIFI L:
Select this mode when you want to play back the sound recorded on HiFi left channel (usually main language) of a bilingual programme.
HIFI R:
Select this mode when you want to play back the sound recorded on HiFi right channel (usually sub-language) of a bilingual programme.
NORMAL MONO:
Select this mode when you want to play back the sound recorded on the normal audio track of the tape.
Note:
• The connections described in “VCR to AV TV Connection” ( playback.
P.4) are required for HiFi stereo
One Touch Recording (OTR)
The OTR function lets you quickly specify how long you want a recording to continue. You do not have to programme the timer.
Make sure....
• The record tab on the cassette is not removed.
• Your VCR, TV and antenna are connected correctly.
1
On TV
1 Turn on the TV. 2 Select the video channel (or AV mode).
2
On VCR
Insert a cassette with the record tab in place. The VCR turns on.
• If a cassette is already in the VCR, turn on the VCR.
3
Select Channel
Press CH 5/ or Number buttons to select the channel to record.
• You can also use the 1REW/CH- and ¡ FF/ CH+ on the front panel. However, press CH before pressing these buttons.
4
Start OTR
Press REC/OTR twice. Recording starts immediately, and the REC indicator will blink on the display.
This indicates that the VCR will automatically shut off after 30 minutes of recording.
5
Select Recording Length
Press REC/OTR repeatedly until the desired recording length appears. Each time you press the button, recording length increases in 30-minute intervals.
=
0:30=1:00=1:30
REC (Normal recording)
To check time remaining during an OTR
Press OK/STATUS.
To change the recording length during an OTR
Press REC/OTR repeatedly until the desired length appears.
To cancel an OTR
Press STOP 7 to stop recording before the preset recording length is reached. If you want to cancel the OTR mode but continue recording, press REC/ OTR several times until “OTR” changes to “REC” on the TV screen.
Notes:
• During recording, the displayed time counts down. When “0:00” is reached, recor ding stops and the VCR turns off automatically.
• If an OTR is engaged during pause, the displayed time counts down normally, but recording does not begin until you cancel the pause.
OTR(0:30)
CH12
SP
.....
5:30=6:00
+
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Using On-Screen Display
Timer Recording
You can display the VCR operating status on the TV screen.
1
Select VCR Set Up Mode
1 Press VCR. 2 Press MENU. 3 Press PLAY 5 or STOP to select “VCR SET
UP” then press OK/STATUS.
2
Select On-Screen Mode
1 Press PLAY 5 or STOP to select “ON
SCREEN MODE”.
2 Press FF 3. Each time you press the button, the
setting changes.
ON:
When you press a tape running button (Stop, Play, etc.), the VCR status appears for 5 seconds.
COUNTER:
When you press a tape running button, the VCR operating status appears for 5 seconds. After 5 seconds, the VCR status disappears except the time counter.
OFF:
The VCR operating status does not appear even if you press a tape running button.
3
Finish Setting
Press MENU.
To display the VCR status on the TV screen manually, press OK/STATUS. The VCR status
appears for about 5 seconds.
• If “ON SCREEN MODE” is set to “OFF,” no
VCR status appears though you press OK/ STATUS.
To record while you’re away, follow step 1 — 9 below.
FOR EACH STEP BELOW, YOU NEED TO FINISH WITHIN 60 SECONDS; OTHERWISE, PROGRAMMING WILL HAVE TO BE RESTARTED FROM STEP 1.
1
Select Timer Mode
Press TIMER. The Timer Recording menu appears.
2
Select Programme mode
Press PLAY 5 or STOP to select “QUICK PROGRAMM­ING”, then press OK/STATUS. 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.
3
Select Channel
QUICK PROGRAMMING PROGRAM REVIEW
SELECT: CONFIRM: OK END: TIMER
ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL+/– START +/– – –:– – STOP +/– – –:– – REC SPEED SP DATE +/– – –/– –/– –
DAILY: 8 WEEKLY: 9 CONFIRM: OK END: TIMER
– –
Press VCR CH 5 or to enter the TV channel.
• You can also use the 1REW/CH- and
¡
FF/CH+ on the front panel. However, press CH
before pressing these buttons. Otherwise, it functions as REW or FF .
• Holding down VCR CH 5 or rapidly scans through the channels.
• To record from external line input, press VCR CH 5 or
until “A/V REAR” appears on the TV screen.
4
Select Start Time
Press START + or – (Number button 1 or 4).
• Each time you press the button, the set time changes by one-minute intervals. If you hold the button, the set time changes by 30-minute intervals.
5
Select Stop Time
Press STOP + or – (Number button 2 or 5).
• Each time you press the button, the set time changes by one-minute intervals. If you hold the button, the set time changes by 30-minute intervals.
ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL+/– START +/– 20:00 STOP +/– 22:00 REC SPEED SP DATE +/– – –/– –/– –
DAILY: 8 WEEKLY: 9 CONFIRM: OK END: TIMER
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6
Select Tape Speed
Press SPEED.
• Each time you press the button, the tape speed alternates between SP or LP.
7
Select Start Date
Press DATE + or – (Number button 3 or 6).
• The year and day of the week are displayed automatically.
8
Confirm Programme
Press TIMER or OK/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/PRO­GRAM OVERLAP”
timer recording you just programmed overlaps another timer recording. See next column for details.
If you want to store other programmes, repeat steps 1 to 8.
9
Finish Settings
appears on the TV screen, the
Press f VCR (or POWER on the front panel) 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. T o remove the message, press the CLEAR button. If you want to record the same programme daily, press DAILY (Number button 8) during step 3 through 7. (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 9) during step 3 through
7. (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 programme,
press CLEAR.
After a timer recording has taken place
Press f VCR (or POWER on the front panel) to turn on the VCR. You can operate your VCR normally.
To stop a started timer recording
Press f VCR (or POWER on the front panel). Recording stops and the VCR turns off. If it is a Daily or Weekly Recording, future recordings will be carried out as programmed.
When two programs overlap
The Program Review screen will appear with a magenta line blinking on the newly set timer recording while the other overlapped program blinking.
PR CH START STOP DATE 1 12 20:00 22:00 20/07 2 20 11:00 11:30 15/10 3 24 15:00 16:00 10/08
4 45 21:00 23:00 FRI
5 6 7 8 SELECT:
CONFIRM: OK
1 Press PLAY 5 or STOP to
move the magenta line among the tw overlapping programs.
2 Press OK/STATUS to view
the detail information of the program you want to change.
3 Go to step 4 through 8 to
modify the selected program.
ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL+/– START +/– 20 : 00 STOP +/– 22 : 00 REC SPEED SP DATE +/– 20/07/01 FRIDAY ERASE: CLEAR NEXT: OK END: TIMER
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To cancel any timer recording, press CLEAR.
• If you do not modify the overlapping programs, the VCR will record the earlier program com­pletely. Only the remaining part of the later program will be recorded.
• If the START time for the two programs are the same, the lower program number will be recorded.
Useful function for Timer Recording: Auto Tape Speed
With this function activated, the VCR can change the tape speed and record the programme in LP mode if not enough tape remains for recording in SP mode.
1 Press MENU. 2 Press PLAY 5 or STOP to select “VCR SET
UP” then press OK/STATUS.
3 Press PLAY 5 or STOP to select “TIMER
REC SPEED.”
4 Press FF 3.
Each time you press the button, the setting changes.
AUTO:
Select this to allow the VCR to change the tape speed from SP to LP when there is not enough tape length remaining.
MANUAL:
Select this not to allow the VCR to change the tape speed.
5 Press MENU to exit from the menu operations.
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To check, edit or erase the programmes
1 Press TIMER. 2 Press PLAY 5 or STOP to select
“PROGRAM REVIEW” then press OK/ STATUS.
3 Press OK/STATUS repeatedly to view the more
detailed programme information.
• When you press the button for the first time, the detailed programme information for Programme 1 appears. By pressing this button repeatedly, you can review the detailed information of all other programmes.
4 If you want to change the programme setting
shown on the TV screen, press the following
buttons:
VCR CH 5/: Changes the channel. START +/– :Changes the start time. STOP +/– :Changes the stop time. SPEED :Changes the tape speed. DATE +/– :Changes the date.
If you want to erase the programme setting shown on the TV screen, press CLEAR. The
detailed information of the next programme appears.
5 If necessary, press TIMER to exit from the menu
operations.
Note:
• This function does not work for OTR (One Touch Recording).
How to see the programme list
1
Programme numbers
2
Preset channel numbers
3
Start time
4
Stop time
5
Start date “D” stands for “DAILY,” and
3
1
2
4 5
PR CH START STOP DATE 1 12 20:00 22:00 W10/06 2 25 10:00 10:45 MON 3 03 15:00 15:15 D16/10 4 45 23:30 23:00 DAILY 5 6 7 8 NEXT: OK END: TIMER
“W” stands for “WEEKLY.”
• If the programme has worked once for the Daily recording, “DAILY” will be shown instead of the start date.
• If the programme has worked once for the Weekly recording, the day of the week (in this example, “MON”) will be shown instead of the start date.
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.
Tape Duplication
Dubbing from any VCR (or camcorder) to another is simple. Explanations on this page uses this VCR as the recording VCR. Refer also the manual supplied with the other VCR (for playback)
1 Connect the recording VCR (this VCR) and
the playing VCR.
2 Connect the recording VCR (this VCR) to
the TV.
Playing VCR
IN
OUT
ANT.IN
AUDIO
RF OUT
VIDEO
Note:
VR407/55 has single AUDIO IN/OUT jack.
1 Insert a source tape in the playing VCR and a blank tape in the recording VCR.
• If a tape without the record tab is inserted in the playing VCR, playback automatically starts. In this case, press the STOP button.
2 Turn the channel on the TV to your video channel. 3 Press VCR CH 5 or , pointing the remote control at this VCR, to select the external line input. Select “AV IN” on the TV screen. 4 Press SPEED, pointing the remote control at this
VCR, until the desired tape speed (SP or LP) appears on the screen.
5 Press the PLAY 3button on the playing VCR. 6 Press REC/OTR
Remember: Press the buttons in steps 5 and 6 simultaneously to avoid missing any of the recording.
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Recording VCR (this VCR)
IN
OUT
ANT.IN
AUDIO
RF OUT
VIDEO
From Audio output to AUDIO IN
From Video output to VIDEO IN
To RF OUT
at this VCR.
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Before RRequesting SService
B
Power
No power.
Recording & Playback
TV programme cannot be recorded.
Timer recording cannot be performed.
There is no playback picture, or the playback picture is noisy or contains streaks.
During a still or slow motion picture, the picture may contain some vertical jitter when using a TV which has an automatic vertical hold control.
If the top of your playback picture waves back and forth excessively.
During playback, “USE CLEANING CASSETTE” appears on the screen.
Remote Control The remote control cannot work.
Correction
• Check that the AC power cord is correctly connected to an AC outlet.
• Check that the VCR is turned on.
Correction
• Check the connections between the VCR, the antenna and the TV.
• Make sure that the record tab on the back of the cassette is not removed.
• Set the timer on-time and timer off-time correctly.
• Make sure that the VCR is turned off after setting is made.
• Timer recording may not be performed or stopped if a power interruption occurs before or during timer recording.
• Select your video channel correctly.
• Adjust the tracking slowly in either direction.
• Try to change to another tape, you may not have this problem.
• Because the VCR playback signal is not as stable as an off-the-air TV signal, the top of your TV screen may be bent or unstable during playback. You may have better result if the A/V input is used.
• The video heads are dirty. Use a head cleaner.
Correction
• Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor
on the VCR.
• Avoid all obstacles which may interfere with the
signal path.
• Inspect or replace the batteries.
• Make sure batteries are inserted correctly.
Miscellaneous
A cassette cannot be inserted.
The cassette does not eject.
The cassette ejects when you press REC/
OTR ●.
Correction
• Insert the cassette with the window side up and the record tab facing you.
• Check that a cassette tape is not already inserted. Press 0 EJECT.
• Check that the AC power cord is correctly connected to an AC outlet.
• Check that the record tab on the back of the cassette is not removed.
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Specifications
S
GeneralGeneral
General
Mains voltage
Mains frequency 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption VR407/55: 14W
Ambient temperature +5° C to +40° C Relative humidity 10 % to 80 % Dimensions (WxHxD) Approx. 360 mm x 94 mm x 251 mm Mass Approx. 3.0 kg Position for use Horizontal Video output channel UHF E36 (adjustable between E28 — E60)
Possible number of TV channel 99
Number of pre-programmable memory blocks 8 Number of days in advance 365 or every day, or every week
TunerTuner
Tuner
Aerial input B/G, D/K, I, K1 VHF L: 42 MHz — 175 MHz VHF H: 175 MHz — 470 MHz UHF: 470 MHz — 870 MHz
VideoVideo
Video
Input (VIDEO IN) 0.5 V(p-p) to 2.0 V(p-p), 75 ohms Output (VIDEO OUT) 1.0 V(p-p) ±0.2 V(p-p), 75 ohms Resolution Better than 240 lines Signal/noise ratio Better than 43 dB
AudioAudio
Audio
Input (AUDIO IN) –8 dBs, 50 k ohms (0 dBs=0.775 Vrms) Output (AUDIO OUT) –8 dBs, 1 k ohms (0 dBs=0.775 Vrms)
Accessories suppliedAccessories supplied
Accessories supplied
AC 110 V – 240 V
VR607/55: 16W
CATV
Remote control unit
RF coaxial cable Batteries – R6(SUM-3)/AA (only for checking operations)
Design and specification are subject to change without notice.
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