Philips VR 742, VR 740, VR840 User Manual

Table of Contents

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

Important for the United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . .4

Preparing the remote control for operation . . . . .4

Connecting your video recorder to the TV set . .4
Connecting with a scart cable and

‘Easy Link’ [VR840] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Connecting with a scart cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Connecting without a scart cable . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Audio output Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Connecting additional devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

2. Important notes for operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Navigation in the screen menu . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

The symbols on your video recorder display . . .7

3. Installing your video recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Preparation for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Decoder allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Manual TV channel search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Using the satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Follow TV (Automatic TV channels sorting) . . .10

Automatic Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Sorting and clearing TV channels manually . . .11

Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Setting the RF out channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

4. Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Playing cassettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Playing back NTSC cassettes . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Displaying current tape position . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Searching for a tape position

with picture(scanning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Still picture / slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Searching for tape position without picture

(forward wind and rewind) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Index search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Changing the picture setting

Smart picture [VR840] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Manual Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

5. Manual recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Recording without automatic switch-off . . . . . .15

Preventing accidental erasing . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Lining up recordings (assemble cut) . . . . . . . .15

Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP) . . . .16

Automatic controlled recording from

a satellite receiver (RECORD LINK) . . . . . . . .16

'Direct Record' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Switching 'Direct Record' on or off . . . . . . . . . .17

6. Programming a recording (TIMER) . . . . . . . . .18

General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Programming a recording
(with the 'VIDEO Plus

Helpful Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Programming a recording
(without the VIDEO Plus

Helpful Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Programming a recording with

'TURBO TIMER' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Helpful Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

How to check, or delete a programmed

recording (TIMER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

How to change a programmed

recording(TIMER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

NexTView Link [VR840] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

7. Other functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Switching the status display off or on . . . . . . . .22

Blue Background on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Automatic switch-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Clock display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Selecting the sound channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

8.Before you call an engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

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nterference

The Department of Trade and industry
operates a Radio Investigation Service to
help TV licence holders improve reception
of BBC and ITC programmes where these
are being spoilt by interference.
If your dealer cannot help, ask at a Main
Post Office for the booklet 'How to lmprove
Television and Radio Reception'.

Supplied accessories

• Operating instructions

• Remote control and batteries

• Aerial cable

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VR740/07

VR742/07

VR840/07

VCR

[VR740/07]

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Thank you for buying a Philips video recorder.

This video recorder is one of the most sophisti­cated and easy-to-use video recorders (VCR) on
the market. Please take the time to read this
operating manual before using your video
recorder. It contains important information and
notes regarding operation. The video recorder
should not be turned on immediately after
transportation from a cold to a hot area or vice
versa, or in conditions of extreme humidity. Wait
at least three hours after transporting the
device. The video recorder needs this time in
order to become acclimatised to its new environ­ment (temperature, air humidity, etc.).

PA L

This video recorder is used for the recording and
playback of VHS video cassettes. Cassettes with
the VHS-C label (VHS cassettes for camcorders)
may only be used with a suitable adapter.

We hope you enjoy your new video recorder.

Important notes regarding operation

Danger: High voltage!

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Do not remove the top cover as there is
a risk of an electrical shock!

The video recorder does not contain any

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components that can be repaired by the
customer. Please leave all maintenance
work for qualified personnel.

As soon as the video recorder is connected

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to the power supply, there are some compo­nents that are in constant operation. To
switch off the video recorder completely you
must disconnect it from the power supply.

Make sure that air can circulate freely

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through the ventilation slots on the video
recorder. Do not place the device on an
unsteady base.

Make sure that no objects or liquids enter

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the video recorder. Do not place vases or
the like on the video recorder. If liquid is
spilt into it, immediately disconnect the
video recorder from the power supply and
call After-sales Service for advice.

Do not place any combustible objects on

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the device (candles, etc.).

Make sure that children do not place any

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foreign objects within the openings or venti­lation slots.

These operating instructions have been
printed on non-polluting paper.

Deposit old batteries at the appropriate col­lection points.

Please make use of the facilities available in
your country for disposing of the packaging
of the video recorder in a way that helps to
protect the environment.

This electronic device contains many mate­rials that can be recycled. Please enquire
about the possibilities for recycling your old
device.

VIDEO Plus
trademarks of Gemstar Development

Corporation. The VIDEO Plus+ system is
manufactured under license from Gemstar
Development Corporation.

So that you can identify your machine for service
questions or in the event of theft, enter the serial
number here. The serial number (PROD.NO.) is
printed on the type plate fixed at the back of the
device. Also, we suggest that you put a mark
with your VCR MODEL NO..

MODEL NO. VR740/07, VR742/07,

PROD. NO. ..........................

This product complies with the requirements of
Directive 73/23/EEC +89/336/EEC +93/68 EEC.

+ and PlusCode are registered

VR840/07

Specifications

Voltage: 230-240V/50Hz
Power consumption : 20W
Power consumption (Standby): less than 3W

(PWR. in the display switched off)

Rewind time: approx. 70 seconds (cassette E-180)
Dimensions in cm (WxDxH): 43.5x22.6x9.2
Number of video heads : 4
Number of video heads (HIFI): 2
Recording/playback time:

3 hours (SP) (cassette E-180)
6 hours (LP) (cassette E-180)

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1. Connecting the video recorder

2.Open the remote control's battery compart-

Important for the United Kingdom

This apparatus is fitted with an approved moulded 10
Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug pro­ceed as follows:

1.Remove fuse cover and fuse.

1.

2.Fix new fuse which should be a

2.

BS1362 3A,ASTA or BSI approved type.

3.Refit the fuse cover.

3.

If the fitted plug is not suitable for your socket outlets,
it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in its
place.

If the mains plug contains a fuse, this should have a
value of 3A. If a plug without a fuse is used, the fuse at
t

he distribution board should not be greater than 3A.

The severed plug must be destroyed to avoid a possi­ble shock hazard should it be inserted into a 13A
socket elsewhere.

How to connect a plug:

The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accor­dance with the following code:

BLUE- 'NEUTRAL' ('N')
BROWN- 'LIVE' ('L')

4.The BLUE wire must be connected to the terminal

4.

which is marked with the letter 'N' or coloured
BLACK.

5.The BROWN wire must be connected to the termi-

5.

nal which is marked with the letter 'L' or coloured
RED.

6.Do not connect either wires to the earth terminal in

6.

the plug which is marked with the letter 'E' or by
the safety earth symbol

green-and-yellow.
Before replacing the plug cover, make certain that the
cord grip is clamped over the sheath of the lead-not
imply over the two wires.

or coloured green or

Preparing the remote control for
operation

The remote control and its batteries are packed
separately in the original video recorder packag­ing. You must install the batteries in the remote
control before use.

Ta ke the remote control and the enclosed

1.

1.

batteries (2 batteries).

2.

ment and place the batteries in it as shown in

the picture and close the battery component.
The remote control is now ready to use. Its
range is approximately 5 metres.

Connecting your video recorder to
the TV set

The necessary cable
connections must be
made before you can
record or playback TV
programmes using your video recorder.
We recommend that you use a scart cable to
connect your TV and video recorder.

What is a scart cable?

The scart or Euro AV cable serves as the uni­versal connector for picture, sound and control
signals. With this type of connection, there is
practically no loss of quality during the picture
or sound transfer.
*You can have the Hi-fi sound on the TV only
with a scart cable.

Connecting with a scart cable and
'Easy Link' [VR840]

What is Easy Link?

Easy Link is a system which allows advanced
communication between the different elements
of the Audio and Video chain (TV, VCR, DVD,
Dolby Surround amplifier etc...)
If both your TV and your VCR are equipped with
one of the following features:
Easy Link, NextView Link, TV Link Smart Link, Q
Link, Cinema Link (all compatible with one
another), your VCR can exchange information
with your TV. For example, the channels will
automatically be transferred in the same order
from your TV to your video recorder during the
initial installation.
Have the following
cables ready: an aerial
cable (1, supplied), a
scart cable (2, not sup­plied).

L I N K

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1.Switch off your TV set.

RF OUT

AV 1 (TV)

AERIAL

AUDIO
OUTPUT

L

R

RF OUT

AV1(TV

)

RF OUT

AV 1 (TV)

AERIAL

AUDIO
OUTPUT

L

R

RF OUT

AV 1 (TV)

AERIAL

AUDIO

OUTPUT

L

R

RF OUT

RF OUT

AV 1 (TV)

AERIAL

AUDIO

OUTPUT

L

R

AERIAL

AV1(TV

)

RF OUT

AV 1 (TV)

AERIAL

AUDIO
OUTPUT

L

R

1.

2.Remove the aerial

2.

cable plug from your
TV set. Insert it into the
AERIAL at the back of
the video recorder.

3.Insert one end of the

3.

supplied aerial cable
into the RF OUT at
the back of the video
recorder and the
other end into the
aerial input socket at the back of the TV set.

4.Plug in a scart

4.

cable into the
scart socket AV1
(TV) at the back of
the video recorder and the scart socket on
the TV set reserved for the video recorder
operation (see TV set operating instructions).

My TV set has several scart sockets. Which
one should I use?

Please see the operating instructions of your TV
set to find out which socket supports 'Easy
Link'.

5.Switch on the TV set.

5.

6.Insert AC cable into the wall socket.

6.

7.Switch on this video recorder.

7.

8.The following screen will appear on the TV

8.

screen.

PLEASE CONNECT AERIAL OR
CABLE TO THE VCR

THEN...

+ KEY

PUSH P

OR...

FOR PLAY ONLY - PUSH PLAY

Connecting with a scart cable

Have the following
cables ready:
an aerial cable (1, sup­plied), a scart cable (2,
not supplied).

1.Remove the aerial

1.

cable plug from your
TV set. Insert it into
the AERIAL at the
back of the video
recorder.

2.Insert one end of

2.

the supplied aerial
cable into the RF
OUT at the back of
the video recorder
and the other end
into the aerial
input socket at the back of the TV set.

3.Plug one end of a

3.

scart cable into
the scart socket
AV1(TV) at the
back of the video
recorder and the other end into the suitable
scart socket on your TV reserved for the
video recorder operation (see your TV's oper­ating instructions).

4.Switch on the TV.

4.

5.Insert AC cable into the wall socket.

5.

My TV has several scart sockets. Which one
should I use?

Select that scart socket which is suited for the
video output as well as for the video input.

My TV has a configuration menu for the

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V 1 (TV)

AERIAL

A

AUDIO
OUTPUT

L

AERIAL

RF OUT

R

scart socket.

The video recorder does not find any TV
channels during the search

* Select channel 1 on the TV. Can you see the
saved TV channel on the TV?
If not, check the cable connection of the aerial
(aerial socket), video recorder, TV.
* The video recorder searches the entire fre­quency range in order to find and save the
largest possible number of TV channels.

Then, read the paragraph ‘Preparation for use’ in
the chapter ‘Installing your video recorder’.

Please configure this scart socket as Input­Output.

6.If the connection was properly made and

6.

your TV was automatically switched to the
programme number for the scart socket, you
will see the following picture:

PLEASE CONNECT AERIAL OR
CABLE TO THE VCR

THEN...

+ KEY

PUSH P

OR...

FOR PLAY ONLY - PUSH PLAY

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Then, read the paragraph 'Preparation for use' in

RF OUT

AV 1 (TV)

AERIAL

AUDIO
OUTPUT

L

R

AERIAL

RF OUT

AV 1 (TV)

AERIAL

AUDIO

OUTPUT

L

R

RF OUT

the chapter 'Installing your video recorder'.

My screen is empty

* Many TV sets are switched to the programme
number for the scart socket by way of a control
signal sent through the scart cable.
* If the TV set does not automatically switch to
the scart socket programme number, manually
change to the corresponding programme num­ber on your TV set (see your TV's operating
instructions).

7.Save this programme number setting on your

7.

TV set for video recorder operation.
You can find more details in chapter 'Preparation
for use'.

Programme number for video recorder oper­ation

You have now saved a programme number for
use by your video recorder as you would a reg­ular TV channel. This programme number must
now be used in future for video recorder play­back ('video recorder' TV channel).

Connecting without a scart cable

Have an aerial cable ready (sup­plied).

1.Switch off your TV set.

1.

2.Remove the aerial

2.

cable plug from the
aerial input socket of
the TV set. Insert it
into the AERIAL at
the back of the video
recorder.

3.Insert one end of the

3.

supplied aerial cable
into the RF OUT at
the back of the video
recorder and the
other end into the
aerial input socket at the back of the TV set.

4.Insert AC cable into the wall socket.

4.

5.Switch on your TV set and select the pro-

5.

gramme number used for video playback on
your TV set (see your TV's operating instruc­tions).

6.Select this programme number and manually

6.

start the TV's channel search as if you want­ed to save a new TV channel until the 'test
image' appears.

PLEASE CONNECT AERIAL OR
CABLE TO THE VCR

THEN...

+ KEY

PUSH P

OR...

FOR PLAY ONLY - PUSH PLAY

Audio output Connection

Prepare an audio cable (not supplied).

1.Switch off your audio amplifier.

1.

2.Insert one end of

2.

the audio cable into

the corresponding

red and white

AV1 (TV)

AUDIO

IR-SAT

OUTPUT

L

AERIAL

RF OUT

R

AUDIO OUTPUT

L/R socket at the

back of the video recorder and the other end

into the corresponding audio input socket at

the back of the audio amplifier.

Connecting additional devices

You can connect additional devices such as
decoders, satellite receivers, camcorders, etc. to
the socket AV2(DECODER).

AV2 (DECODER)

AV1 (TV)

L

IA

R

AE

T

U

RF O

AV2(DECODER

)

I do not see a TV channel search picture

* Check the cable connections.
* Repeat the channel search on your TV.

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2. Important notes for operation

PWR

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Switching on

You can switch on the video recorder with the

STANDBY/ON

yy

button.

Automatic switch-off

If the video recorder is not used for several
minutes, it switches itself off automatically. This
function can be deactivated (e.g. if you want to
use the video recorder as a TV receiver). For
more information, please read the section
'Automatic switch-off' in chapter 'Other
functions'.

Time in the display

If you have switched the video recorder off with

STANDBY/ON

yy

, the time will show in the
display, e.g. '18:00'.
If the clock has not been set, ' --:-- ' will appear.

Power consumption

The video recorder should always be connected
to the mains so as not to affect the use of the
TV or programmed recordings.

If the display has been switched off, your video
recorder consumes less than 3W in stand-by.

Power outage/no power

Channel information remains saved for up to 10
year, the time and timer information is saved for
up to 1 minute.

Navigation in the screen menu

You can check/change many functions and set­tings of your video recorder via the on-screen
menu. The individual functions are selected, via
the remote control as follows:

Call up the menu: with .

To select: with .

PLAY B-K

MENU

STOP C-L

To enter or change your selection: with the

number buttons or with .

0..9

To save or confirm: with .
To cancel: with .
To end: with .

CLEAR

STATUS/EXIT

SELECT KL CHOOSE B

→TIMER

RECORD SET UP
VCR SET UP
TUNER SET UP
INITIAL SET UP

END=EXIT

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

STOP C-L

The symbols on your video recorder
display

PWR. REC

These symbols can light up on your video
recorder display:

When you keep your video recorder on.

When you have put a cassette in the video
recorder.

Display of programme number of the TV
channel / time / RF channel.

When you record.

When you have programmed a recording.

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3. Installing your video recorder

Preparation for use

This chapter shows you how to prepare the video
recorder for use.The video recorder automatically
seeks out and stores all available TV channels.

'Aim' correctly

In the following sections, you require the remote
control for the first time. When using, always
aim the front of the remote control at the video
recorder and not at the TV.

Connecting additional devices

After you have connected additional devices
(satellite receiver, etc.) through the aerial cable,
switch them on. The automatic channel search
will recognise them and save them.

1.Press

1.

PROG P+

.

The automatic channel search starts.

PLEASE WAIT

START FINISH

❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚

❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚

If you connect the VCR to a TV equipped with
Easy Link, the preset download will automatically
be performed and the following OSD will appear
on the TV [VR840 only].

PRESET DOWNLOAD

PLEASE WAIT...

2.'TIME' and 'DATE' will appear on the TV screen.

2.

3.Check 'TIME'. If required, please change the

3.

time with the number buttons .

0..9

The video recorder does not find any TV
channels during the search

* Select channel 1 on the TV. Can you see the
saved TV channel on the TV?
If not, check the cable connection of the aerial
(aerial socket), video recorder, TV.
* The video recorder searches the entire fre­quency range in order to find and save the
largest possible number of TV channels. It is pos­sible that the TV channels in your country are
broadcast in a higher frequency range. As soon
as this range is reached during the search, the
video recorder will find the TV channels.

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TIME --:--

DATE --/--/--

SMART CLOCK [ON]

END=EXIT

4.Check if the displayed settings for 'DAY',

4.

'MONTH' and 'YEAR' are correct.

5.When all information is correct, save by

5.

pressing .

STATUS/EXIT

The preparation for use is now complete.

Satellite receiver

If you are connecting a satellite receiver, please
read the section 'Using the satellite receiver'.

Decoder

If you are connecting a decoder, you must
install it as described in the next section.

Decoder allocation

Some TV channels transmit encoded TV signals
which can only be viewed with a purchased or
rented decoder.You can connect such a decoder
to this video recorder. The following function will
automatically activate the connected decoder for
the desired TV channel.

1.Switch the TV on. If applicable, select the

1.

programme number for the video recorder
operation.

PLAY B-K

2.Use or to select the

2.

TV channel which you would like to allocate
the decoder to.

3.Press . The main menu will appear.

3.

PLAY B-K

4.Use to select 'TUNER

4.

SET UP'. Then press .

PLAY B-K

5.Use to select 'MANUAL

5.

TUNING'. Then press .

PLAY B-K

6.Use to select

6.

'DECODER'.

STOP C-L

MENU

STOP C-L

FWD 1- B

STOP C-L

FWD 1- B

STOP C-L

MANUAL TUNING

PROG. P55
CHANNEL 055

→DECODER [OFF]

SKIP [OFF]

SELECT KL CHOOSE B
END=EXIT

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FWD 1- B

7.Use to select 'ON'

7.

(Decoder switched on).

8.To end, press .

8.

STATUS/EXIT

The decoder has now been allocated to this TV
channel.

How can I switch off the decoder?

FWD 1- B

Use to select 'OFF' (Decoder
switched off).

Manual TV channel search

In some cases it can occur that all TV channels
are not found and saved during the first installa­tion. In this case, the missing TV channels must
be searched for and stored manually.

1.Switch on the TV set. If required, select the

1.

programme number for the video recorder.

2.Press .

2.

3.Use to select 'TUNER

3.

4.Use to select 'MANUAL

4.

5.Select 'PROG.' with

5.

MENU

The main menu will appear.

PLAY B-K

SET UP'. Then press .

PLAY B-K

TUNING'. Then press .

press

STOP C-L

FWD 1- B

STOP C-L

FWD 1- B

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

MANUAL TUNING

SELECT KL CHOOSE B
END=EXIT

.

→PROG. P55

CHANNEL 055
DECODER [OFF]
SKIP [OFF]

STOP C-L

. Then

If you set 'SKIP'on for a channel, this channel
will be ignored when going through the channels

PROG P+

with or .

PROG P–

I don't know the channels for my TV stations

In this case, press in

PLAY B-K

STOP C-L

'CHANNEL' to start the automatic channel
search. A changing channel number will appear
on the TV screen. Continue the automatic
search until you have found the desired TV
channel.

8.Save the TV channel with .

8.

9.To search for other TV channels, begin again

9.

FWD 1- B

at step 5.

10.To end, press

10.

STATUS/EXIT

.

Using the satellite receiver

Satellite channels from a satellite receiver (con­nected to the scart socket AV2(DECODER) ) are
received on the video recorder on programme
number 'AV2' with
You should select the satellite channels to be
received by the satellite receiver directly on the
receiver itself.

0.0.2

.

6.With

6.

PLAY B-K

STOP C-L

or

0..9

, select the
desired programme number that you want to
use for the TV channel, e.g. 'P01'. Then press

FWD 1- B

.

What is a special channel?

TV channels are transmitted in certain pre­defined frequency ranges. These ranges are
divided into channels.
A specific frequency/channel is assigned to
each TV station.
Certain frequency ranges are specified as spe­cial channels (hyperband channels).

7.Select 'CHANNEL' with ,

7.

and confirm with . Then enter the
desired channel with

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

0..9

STOP C-L

.

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Follow TV (Automatic TV channels
sorting)

When the automatic channel search function is
activated, the TV channels are saved in a specific
order. This may vary from the order of TV chan­nels on the TV.
This function changes the order of TV channels
saved in the video recorder to match that of the
TV.
Make sure that the video recorder and the TV
are connected by a scart cable.

1.Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro-

1.

gramme number for the video recorder.

2.Press . The main menu will appear.

2.

3.Select 'TUNER SET UP' with

3.

4.Select 'FOLLOW TV' with

4.

5.'P:01' will appear in the video recorder dis-

5.

I cannot switch my TV set to programme
number '1'

* If you have connected additional devices to
socket AV2(DECODER), please disconnect
these devices. Because of other connected
devices, the TV set could switch to the pro­gramme number of the scart socket.

6.Select programme number '1' on the TV.

6.

7.Confirm with on the video

7.

'NO TV SIGNAL' will appear in the TV screen.
The video recorder is not receiving a video
signal from the TV.

Check the plug on the scart cable.
Check your TV's operating instructions to see
which scart socket is used for video signals.
If this does not help, it's not possible to use this
function. Please read the section 'Sorting TV
channels manually'.

MENU

STOP C-L

and confirm with .

and confirm with .

FWD 1- B

SELECT KL CHOOSE B

AUTO TUNING
MANUAL TUNING

→FOLLOW TV

MOVE

END=EXIT

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

PLAY B-K

STOP C-L

play.

FWD 1- B

recorder remote control. The video recorder
compares the TV channels on the TV and the
video recorder.
If the video recorder finds the same TV chan­nel as on the TV, then it stores it at 'P01'.

8.Wait until the next number, e.g. 'P:02' appears

8.

in the display.

9.Select the next programme number on the

9.

TV, e.g. '2'.

10.Confirm with

10.

11.Repeat steps 8 to 10 until you have assigned

11.

FWD 1- B

.

a programme number to all TV channels.

12.To end, press .

12.

STATUS/EXIT

Automatic Tuning

During installation, all available TV channels are
searched for and saved. If the channel assign­ments of your cable or satellite TV provider
change or if you are re-installing the video
recorder, e.g. after moving house, you can start
this procedure again. This will replace the TV
channels already saved with the new ones.

What does Easy Link do ?

With Easylink, TV channels are always trans­ferred from the TV to the VCR. A new TV chan­nel must be tuned on the TV set. The transfer is
then done automatically to the VCR.

1.Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro-

1.

gramme number for the video recorder.

STOP C-L

STOP C-L

MENU

and confirm with .

and confirm with

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

2.Press . The main menu will appear.

2.

3.Select 'TUNER SET UP' with

3.

4.Select 'AUTO TUNING' with

4.

5.The automatic TV channel search starts. This

5.

allows the video recorder to save all available
TV channels. This procedure may take sever­al minutes.

PLEASE WAIT

START FINISH

❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚

6.When the TV channel search is complete,

6.

❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚

'COMPLETED' will briefly appear on the TV
screen.

Sorting of TV channels from P01 to P06 will
be performed automatically as follows.

P01: BBC1
P02: BBC2
P03: ITV
P04: CH4
P05: CH5
P06: SKY NEWS

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Sorting and clearing TV channels
manually

After you have performed the automatic channel
search you may not agree with the sequence in
which the individual TV channels have been allo­cated to the programme positions (programme
numbers) of the video recorder.You can use this
function to individually sort the TV channels
already saved or to delete unwanted TV chan­nels or those with poor reception.

The clock resets automatically

If you save a TV channel that transmits
TXT/PDC on programme number ‘P01’, date
and time will constantly be updated. As a result,
time changes, i.e. daylight savings time, will be
set automatically.

1.Switch on the TV set. If required, select the

1.

programme number for the video recorder.

2.Press . The main menu will appear.

2.

3.Select 'TUNER SET UP' with

3.

4.Select 'MOVE' with , and

4.

5.With , select the saved TV

5.

6.Confirm with .

6.

7.Move the selected channel with

7.

8.Confirm with .

8.

9.To assign other TV channels to a programme

9.

10.Confirm the assignment of the TV channel

10.

11.To exit the

11.

MENU

PLAY B-K

STOP C-L

confirm with .

and confirm with .

FWD 1- B

PLAY B-K

STOP C-L

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

STOP C-L

channel that you want to change.

FWD 1- B

MOVE

P01: 02 P06: 90
P02: 03 P07: 99
P03: 05 P08: 121
P04: 10 P09: 124

P05: 74 P10: 130
SELECT KL CHOOSE B
END=EXIT

STOP C-L

to the programme number you want

to assign.

FWD 1- B

number, repeat steps 5 to 8.

with

MOVE menu

.

MOVE menu

, press

PLAY B-K

STATUS/EXIT

Setting the clock

If the display shows an incorrect time or ' --:-- ',
the time and date must be reset manually.
If a TV channel that transmits TXT/PDC (tele­text/PDC) is stored under programme number
'P01', time/date will automatically be taken from
the TXT/PDC information.

(SMART CLOCK)

1.Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro-

1.

gramme number for the video recorder.

2.Press . The main menu will appear.

2.

3.Select 'INITIAL SET UP' with

3.

4.Select 'CLOCK' with and

4.

5.Check the time in 'TIME'. If required, please

5.

6.Check 'DAY', 'MONTH' and 'YEAR' in the

6.

7.Choose ‘SMART CLOCK’ ON or OFF with

7.

Time/date is displayed incorrectly despite
manual setting

* With Smart Clock, time/date is taken from the
TV channel saved on 'P01'.
If you wish to switch this automatic time correc­tion off, select 'OFF' for Smart Clock.You can
reactivate this function at anytime by selecting
'ON' for Smart Clock.

8.To end, press .

8.

.

MENU

STOP C-L

confirm with .

change the time with .

and confirm with .

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

0..9

TIME --:--

DATE --/--/--

SMART CLOCK [ON]

END=EXIT

same way.

FWD 1- B

.

STATUS/EXIT

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

STOP C-L

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Setting the RF out channel

In some reception locations it is possible that a
TV channel will be sent on the same or similar
frequency as the video recorder.
Result: As soon as the video recorder is
switched on, the reception quality for this or sev­eral other TV channels will decrease.
The following steps will show you how to change
the pre-set 'transmission' (RF out channel) fre­quency on the video recorder.

What is RF out channel?

This electronic component in the video recorder
allows the device to transmit audio and video
signals via the aerial cable. These signals can
be received on a TV set just like TV channels.
This frequency or channel indicates the channel
on which the audio or video signal is transmit­ted.

1.Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro-

1.

gramme number for the video recorder.

2.Press . The main menu will appear.

2.

3.Select 'INITIAL SET UP' with

3.

4.Select 'RF OUT' with and

4.

MENU

STOP C-L

confirm with .

and confirm with .

FWD 1- B

SELECT KL CHOOSE B

→RF OUT CH 35

PLAY B-K

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

STOP C-L

END=EXIT

5.Press .

5.

6.Press ,

6.

FWD 1- B

STOP C-LPLAY B-K

0..9

or to select a

free (not allocated) channel between channel
22 and 69 in your area.

7.Press

7.

FWD 1- B

.

If you cannot get an interference-free picture
and sound, switch the built-in modulator off.

Press

STOP C-L

repeatedly until "--" appears
next to "RF OUT CH" on the TV screen.
Then

confirm with . In that case,

FWD 1- B

please connect your VCR to your TV with a
Scart cable.

8.To end, press .

8.

STATUS/EXIT

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4. Playback

Playing cassettes

You can operate the video recorder using the
remote control or the buttons on the front of the
video recorder.
If you press
set is in Stand-by, the power will be automatical­ly turned on. Additionally, if a cassette was
already inserted, the corresponding operation
will be performed.

Your video recorder can only record and play
standard VHS cassettes.

1.Put a cassette into the cassette slot. The cas-

1.

sette is inserted automatically. ' ' will
appear on the display.

DIGITAL STUDIO PICTURE CONTROL

Philips has developed a system which produces
the best possible playback quality. For old and
often-used video cassettes, this system reduces
interference. For new or high quality cassettes,
it emphasises the details.

Picture/ sound quality is poor

When playing rental videos or older, poorer
quality cassettes, it may not be possible to com­pletely filter out picture and sound interference.
This is not a fault in your machine. Read the
section 'Manual tracking'.

2.Press to view the tape.

2.

3.To stop the playback, press or

3.

STOP / EJECT

4.To eject the cassette, press

4.

when the video recorder stops the playback.

Automatic switch-off of special functions

Many functions (e.g. pause, still picture) switch
themselves off automatically after a short time
in order to protect the cassette and to save
energy.

Do I need to change the playback speed
when playing back LP recordings?

During playback, the correct speed will auto­matically be selected. For more information,
please read the section 'Selecting the recording
speed (SP or LP)' in the chapter 'Manual
recording'.

,, or

PLAY B-K

on the video recorder.

REWFWDSTOPPLAY

while the

STOP C-L

STOP / EJECT

Playing back NTSC cassettes

This video recorder can also play back cassettes
that have been recorded in SP [Standard Play]
or SLP [Super Long Play] mode in the NTSC
standard (for example, American cassettes).
However, this only works on PAL-television sets
that are suitable for a picture frequency of 60Hz.

Displaying current tape position

The following information is displayed on the
screen: e.g.: 0:02:45 shows the counter in hours,
minutes and seconds.
SP/LP: will show the recorded speed of your
cassette
'REM 0:06': will show the actual amount of play­ing/recording time left on the tape in hours and
minutes.
When you play an NTSC cassette, the video
recorder will show 'REM -:--'.

How can I set the counter to '0:00:00'?

You can set the counter to '0:00:00' with

CLEAR

.
When you put a cassette in the video recorder,
the counter will automatically reset to '0:00:00'.

The counter does not move

This occurs when there are no recordings on a
portion of a tape. This is not a fault in your
video recorder.

The screen shows '-0:01:20'

If you rewind a cassette from the tape position
'0:00:00', the counter will show for instance,
'-0:01:20' (the cassette was rewound to 1
minute and 20 seconds before '0:00:00').

'-:--' is displayed in the 'REM' counter

This counter will automatically recognise the
length of the tape. In addition, when you put in
a cassette the video recorder must first calcu­late the time played. Therefore, '-:--' appears
first and only after the tape has been running
for a few seconds, the correct playing time will
be shown.

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Searching for a tape position with
picture (scanning)

REW

1.While a cassette is playing, press

1.

(reverse) or (forward) one or more

FWD 1- B

0- s

times.

2.Press to resume playback.

2.

PLAY B-K

Still picture / slow motion

2

1.During playback, press to stop the

1.

STILL

tape and display a still picture.

2.During playback, press to play the

2.

SLOW

tape in slow motion.

3.Press to resume playback.

3.

PLAY B-K

Scanning and still/slow motion interferes with the
picture quality. The sound is switched off. This is
not a fault in your video recorder.

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

1.Stop the tape with .

1.

2.Press (reverse) or

2.

REW

0- s

(forward).

3.To stop the tape, press .

3.

STOP C-L

FWD 1- B

STOP C-L

Index search

Every time a tape is recorded an index marking
is written on the tape.
These marked positions can be found again
quickly and easily later.

1.To search for the previous marking, press

1.

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INDEX

2.For the next marking, press and

2.

then .

3.As soon as the video recorder finds this

3.

marking, it automatically switches to play­back.

and then .

FWD 1- B

REW

0- s

INDEX

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Smart picture [VR840]

You can change the picture setting while a tape
is playing.

1.Press . This will show the cur-

1.

SMART PICTURE

rent picture setting.

2.Press again to select the pic-

2.

SMART PICTURE

ture setting of your choice.

‘NATURAL’: best all-purpose-setting to watch
a well-recorded tape (natural picture).
‘DISTINCT’: accentuate the details. Valuable
to watch high quality tapes or recorded sport
events.
‘SOFT’:for rented tapes. It reduces the noise,
making the picture more enjoyable.
‘SHARP’: best for cartoons or animation

movies.
This setting will remain stored until you eject the
tape.

Manual Tracking

To manually adjust the tracking during playback
and slow motion playback, press

PROGRAMME

-

or .

PROGRAMME

PROG P–PROG P+

Tr acking will return to Automatic Tracking
Adjustment when you press , insert a
tape, or press .

PLAY B-K

STOP C-L

To remove vertical jitter in a Still picture, press

PROGRAMME

+

PROGRAMME

-

or .

+

PROG P–PROG P+

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5. Manual recording

General information

Use 'Manual Recording' to make a sponta-
neous recording (for example, a programme cur­rently being shown).

If you want to start and stop a recording manual­ly, read the section 'Recording without auto-
matic switch-off'.

If you want to start a recording manually but
have it stopped automatically, read the section
'Recording with automatic switch-off'.(e.g.
not to record to the end of the tape)

Read the section 'Direct record' if you want to
record a programme currently being shown.

Read the section 'Automatic recording from a
satellite receiver', if you want a recording to be
controlled automatically by a satellite receiver.

Recording without automatic
switch-off

1.Insert a cassette.

1.

2.Use to select the pro-

2.

gramme number you want to record, for
example, 'P01'.

3.To start recording, press .

3.

4.Stop recording with .

4.

PROG P–PROG P+

REC I

STOP C-L

Preventing accidental erasing

All cassettes (except
rental and pre-recorded
cassettes) have a securi­ty tab on the back of the
cassette.
To prevent recording
over important recordings (erasing), you can
remove this security tab.
If you later decide to record on a protected cas­sette, simply cover the hole with adhesive tape
or slide the tab to the right.

Lining up recordings (assemble cut)

When you add a further recording to a cassette,
which already has a recording on it, a short
blank (flicker) can appear between the old and
the new recording or the picture itself can flicker.
To help reduce these from occurring, proceed as
follows:

1.Find the tape position of the old recording

1.

where you want to insert the new recording.

2.Look at the last minute of the old recording

2.

(playback).

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3.Press at the tape position where

3.

4.Now start recording as usual by pressing

4.

5.Stop recording with .

5.

STILL

the new recording is to go and press .

REC I

on the remote control.

STOP C-L

REC I

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Selecting the recording speed (SP
or LP)

LP allows to double the recording duration on tape
(for example six hours instead of three hours on an
E180 cassette).

Switch on the TV set. If required, select the

1.

1.

programme number for the video recorder.

2.Press . The main menu will appear.

2.

3.Select 'RECORD SETUP' using

3.

4.Select 'RECORD SPEED' using

4.

5.Select the required recording speed with

5.

6.To end, press .

6.

SP'/'LP' /'AUTO'

'SP': Standard Play (normal recording speed)
offers the usual first-class picture quality.
'LP': Long Play (half recording speed, double
recording time). 6 hours can be recorded on a 3­hour cassette (E180) with a somewhat reduced
picture quality.
'AUTO': AUTOmatic Long Play. If there is not
enough space on the tape to record a pro­grammed recording in standard speed, the record­ing is automatically done in 'LP'
(Longplay). Otherwise, the recording speed will be
'SP' (Standardplay).

MENU

STOP C-L

STOP C-L

FWD 1- B

and confirm with

.

SELECT KL CHOOSE B

→RECORD SPEED [SP]

DIRECT RECORD [OFF]
RECORD LINK [OFF]

END=EXIT

.

STATUS/EXIT

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

PLAY B-K

.

Automatic controlled recording from
a satellite receiver (RECORD LINK)

This function automatically starts recording on
the switched-off video recorder when a video
signal is recognised through the connected scart
cable. If your satellite receiver has a program­ming function, the recording will start automati­cally (as long as the satellite receiver is switched
on).

1.Use a scart cable to connect scart socket

1.

AV2(DECODER) on the video recorder to the
corresponding scart socket on the satellite
receiver.

2.Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro-

2.

gramme number for the video recorder.

3.Press . The main menu will appear.

3.

4.Select 'RECORD SET UP' with

4.

5.Select 'RECORD LINK' with

5.

6.Select function 'ON' with .

6.

7.To end, press .

7.

8.Insert a cassette.

8.

9.Programme the satellite receiver with the

9.

10.Switch off the video recorder with

10.

The video recorder is now ready to record. The
beginning and end of the recording is controlled
via scart socket AV2(DECODER).

MENU

PLAY B-K

STOP C-L

STOP C-L

and confirm with .

.

SELECT KL CHOOSE B

RECORD SPEED [SP]
DIRECT RECORD [OFF]

→RECORD LINK [OFF]

END=EXIT

STATUS/EXIT

FWD 1- B

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

required information (programme number of
the TV channel, start time, end time).
If necessary, please see the operating
instructions for your satellite receiver.

STANDBY/ON

yy

.

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'Direct Record'

With Direct Record, you can record the right TV
channel in seconds even if your video recorder is
switched off. If the recording is started manually,
the video recorder uses the current TV channel
set on the TV. You will find more information on
how to switch 'Direct Record' on or off in the next
section. Make sure that your video recorder
socket (AV1/TV) and the TV are connected by a
scart cable.

1.On the TV, select the programme number you

1.

want make the recording from.

2.Press with the video recorder

2.

3.Stop recording with .

3.

How does Direct Record work?

The video recorder compares the TV channel
selected on the TV set with its stored TV channels
via the scart cable. If the same TV channel is
found, it switches the video recorder to the corre­sponding programme number and starts recording.
Please do not change the TV channel on the TV
set during the search so as not to affect the
process.

REC I

switched off.

STOP C-L

Switching 'Direct Record' on or off

1.Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro-

1.

gramme number for the video recorder.

2.Press . The main menu will appear.

2.

3.Select 'RECORD SET UP' with

3.

4.In 'DIRECT RECORD', select 'OFF' (Direct

4.

5.To end, press .

5.

6.Switch off with .

6.

MENU

PLAY B-K

STOP C-L

and confirm with .

FWD 1- B

Record off) or 'ON' (Direct Record on) with

FWD 1- B

.

SELECT KL CHOOSE B

RECORD SPEED [SP]

→DIRECT RECORD [OFF]

RECORD LINK [OFF]

END=EXIT

STATUS/EXIT

STANDBY/ON

yy

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6. Programming a recording (TIMER)

can be found next to the start time of the TV

General information

Use a TIMER programming to automatically start
and stop a recording at a later time or date. The
video recorder will switch to the right programme
number and begin recording at the correct time.
With this video recorder, you can pre-programme
up to eight recordings within a period of one
year. To make a programmed recording, your
video recorder needs to know:
* the date you want to make the recording
* the programme number of the TV channel
* the start and stop time of the recording
* VPS or PDC on or off
This information is saved in a 'TIMER block.

What is 'VPS/PDC'?

'VPS' (Video Programming System)/ 'PDC'
(Programme Delivery Control) are used to con­trol the start and duration of TV channel record­ings. If a TV programme starts earlier or ends
later than scheduled, the video recorder will
turn on and off at the correct time.

What do I need to know about 'VPS/PDC'?

Usually the VPS or PDC time is the same than
the start time. But if your TV guide shows a
VPS or PDC time which is different from the
programme’s scheduled start time, e.g. 20.10
(VPS/PDC 20.14), you must enter the VPS/PDC
time exact to the minute. If you want a start time
different from the VPS/PDC time, you must
switch VPS/PDC off.

Programming a recording (with the
VIDEO Plus+®system')

Thanks to this programming system, you no
longer need to tediously enter the date, pro­gramme number, start and end time. All the
information needed for programming in con­tained in the PlusCode programming number.
You can find this PlusCode programming number
is most TV listing magazines written next to the
concerned programme.

1.Switch the TV on. If applicable, select the

1.

programme number for the video recorder
operation.

2.Press on the remote control.

2.

3.Enter the entire PlusCode programming num-

3.

ber. This number is up to 9 digits long and

SV/V

+

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programme in your TV listing magazine. [e.g: 1­234-5 or 1 234 5]

VIDEO Plus+ system

PlusCode No.

SET=SV/V+
CORRECT=CLEAR
END=EXIT

If you make a mistake, you can clear your input

CLEAR

with .

4.Press .

4.

5.Select ONCE, DAILY, or WEEKLY recording

5.

Selecting once/daily/weekly recordings

Using , select from the fol-

SV/V

PLAY B-K

with . Then press

FWD 1- B

VIDEO Plus+ system

→ONCE

SELECT KL CHOOSE B
END=EXIT

PLAY B-K

lowing options:
'ONCE': Recording once
'DAILY': Repeated daily recordings (Monday

to Friday)

'WEEKLY.': Repeated weekly recordings (every

week on the same day)

'- -' appears at PROG. .

* The programme number of the TV channel
has not yet been assigned to the PlusCode pro­gramming number. Using the number buttons

0..9

on the remote control, select the corre­sponding programme number (name) of the TV
channel.

The following message appears on the
screen:'ERROR'

* The entered PlusCode programming number
is incorrect. Correct your input or end with

STATUS/EXIT

.
* Check the time/date (see chapter 'Installing
your video', section 'Setting the time and date').
* A daily recording was entered for the wrong
day. Daily programming can only be used for
recordings to be made from Monday to Friday.

The following message appears on the
screen:'TIMER NOT COMPLETED'

* The channel is wrong.

1 2 3 4 5

+

STOP C-L

.

DAILY
WEEKLY

STOP C-L

EN

6.The decoded data appears after confirma-

6.

tion. You can go back to change the data.
Select the corresponding input field using

FWD 1- B

0..9

7.When all inputs are correct, press .

7.

CLEAR

. Change the data with

.

STATUS/EXIT

The programming information is stored in a
TIMER block.

Switching on 'VPS/PDC' in the 'START' input
field

Select 'VPS/PDC' using .

FWD 1- B

CLEAR

Press '1' to switch off 'VPS/PDC' or press '2' to
switch on 'VPS/PDC'.

8.Insert a cassette with an intact security tab

8.

(unprotected).

9.Switch off with . The pro-

9.

STANDBY/ON

yy

grammed recording will only function when
the video recorder is switched off with

STANDBY/ON

yy

.
If any of the TIMER blocks are in use, ' REC' will
light up on the video recorder display.

Helpful Hints

Error message: 'FULL'

* If this error message appears after pressing

+

SV/V

, then all TIMER blocks are already pro­grammed. No more recordings can be pro­grammed. If you want to clear a programmed
recording (TIMER block), select the programme

number on TIMER LIST menu and press .

CLEAR

Programming a recording (without
the VIDEO Plus+®system)

1.Switch the TV on. If applicable, select the pro-

1.

gramme number for the video recorder operation.

2.Press . The main menu will appear.

2.

3.Select 'TIMER' with . Then

3.

4.Select ONCE, DAILY, or WEEKLY recording

4.

MENU

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

press .

PLAY B-K

with . Then press

FWD 1- B

STOP C-L

.

SELECT KL CHOOSE B

→ONCE

DAILY
WEEKLY
TIMER LIST

STOP C-L

The video recorder will not operate

* While a programmed recording is being made,
you cannot operate your video recorder manually.
If you want to cancel the programmed recording,

C/A

press .

'TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER RECORDING'
flashes on the TV screen

* The video recorder was switched on several min­utes before the start of a programmed recording.

Switch off the video recorder with .

STANDBY/ON

yy

A programmed recording (timer) will only function
if the video recorder is switched off.

Cassette is ejected during recording

* The end of the tape was reached during recording.

Error message: ' ' will flash in the video
recorder display

* No cassette was inserted. Insert a cassette
and switch off the video recorder using

STANDBY/ON

yy

.

Cassette was ejected as soon as the

STANDBY/ON

yy

button was pressed

* A cassette was inserted with the security tab
removed.
Undo the erase protection (chapter 'Manual
Recording', section 'Preventing accidental eras­ing') or insert a different cassette.

END=EXIT

If all Timer blocks are in use, ‘FULL’ will appear
on the OSD.

5.Select the desired Timer block with .

5.

Selecting once/daily/weekly recordings

PLAY B-K

Use to select from the fol-

STOP C-L

lowing options:
'ONCE': Recording once
'DAILY': Repeated daily recordings from

Monday to Friday

'WEEKLY.': Repeated weekly recordings (every

week on the same day)

19EN20

0..9

6.Enter the Start time (START) End time (STOP),

6.

Programme number (PROG.), VPS/PDC infor­mation and the Date with .

0..9

Programme numbers of the ' AV1 ' and ' AV2
' scart socket

You can also programme recordings from exter­nal sources via scart socket AV1(TV)or AV2
(DECODER).

7.When all inputs are correct, press

7.

STATUS/EXIT

. The programming information

is stored in a TIMER block.

8.Insert a cassette with an intact security tab

8.

(unprotected).

9.Switch off with .

9.

STANDBY/ON

yy

The programmed recording will only function
when the video recorder is switched off with

STANDBY/ON

yy

.

Helpful Hints

Error message: ' ' will flash in the video
recorder display

• No cassette was inserted. Insert a cassette and switch

off the video recorder using

STANDBY/ON

• A cassette was inserted with the security tab removed.

Undo the erase protection (chapter 'Manual
Recording', section 'Preventing accidental erasing') or
insert a different cassette.

Cassette is ejected during recording

• The end of the tape was reached during recording.

The video recorder does not react

• While a programmed recording is being made, you

cannot operate your video recorder manually. If you
want to cancel the programmed recording, press

STOP / EJECT

.

• The end of the tape was reached during recording.

Error message: 'FULL'

• If this error message appears after you select 'ONCE',

'DAILY', or 'WEEKLY' on TIMER menu and press

FWD 1- B

grammed. No more recordings can be programmed. If
you want to clear or check a programmed recording
(TIMER block),

then all TIMER blocks are already pro-

,

select the programme number on

TIMER LIST menu and press .

yy

CLEAR

Programming a recording with
'TURBO TIMER'

With Turbo Timer, programming a recording that
takes place within the next 24 hours is quick and
easy. You don’t even need to switch your TV set
‘on’ as the necessary information will appear in
the VCR display. (the figures below are only
shown as examples)

1.Press

1.

' STA ' will briefly appear in
the video recorder display.
After 2 seconds, start time
will appear (default setting
is current time). Set the
time you want to start
recording using

STOP C-L

2.Press .

2.

' End ' will briefly appear in
the video recorder display.
After 2 seconds, the end
time will appear (default
setting is same as the start
time). Set the time you
want to finish recording
using

3.Press .

3.

' Pro ' will briefly appear in
the video recorder display.
After 2 seconds, default
program number will
appear in the display. Set
the desired program num­ber using

STOP C-L

4.Press .

4.

The program number you have just set will be
displayed.
Programming is now complete.

5.Insert a cassette with an intact security tab

5.

6.Switch off with .

6.

The programmed recording will only function
when the video recorder is switched off with

STANDBY/ON

TURBO TIMER

TURBO TIMER

PLAY B-K

TURBO TIMER

PLAY B-K

.

TURBO TIMER

(unprotected).

yy

.

PLAY B-K

STOP C-L

STANDBY/ON

PWR.

PWR.

PWR.

PWR.

PWR.

PWR.

.

PWR.

PWR.

PWR.

yy

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Helpful Hints

The video recorder does not react

• While a programmed recording is being made,
you cannot operate your video recorder manu­ally. If you want to cancel the programmed
recording, press .

STOP / EJECT

• The end of the tape was reached during
recording.

Switch off the video recorder with

STANDBY/ON

.A programmed recording (timer) will only func­tion if the video recorder is switched off.

'TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER RECORDING'
appears on the screen

* The video recorder was switched on several
minutes before the start of a programmed
recording.

'' will flash in the video recorder display

* No cassette was inserted. Insert a cassette and
switch off the video recorder using

STANDBY/ON

yy

.

Cassette is ejected during recording

* The end of the tape was reached during
recording.

The 'PROTECTED CASSETTE CANNOT
RECORD' error message appears briefly in
the screen then the cassette is ejected

* A cassette was inserted with the security tab
removed.
Undo the erase protection (chapter 'Manual
Recording', section 'Preventing accidental eras­ing') or insert a different cassette.

Error message: ' Err '

* If this error message appears after pressing

TURBO TIMER

, the timer recording is overlapped

with another recording.

Error message: ' FUL '

* If this error message appears after pressing

TURBO TIMER

, then all TIMER blocks are
already programmed. No more recordings can
be programmed. If you want to clear or check a
programmed recording (TIMER block),select the
programme number on TIMER LIST menu and
then press .

CLEAR

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

1.Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro-

1.

gramme number for the video recorder.

2.Press . The main menu will appear.

2.

3.Select 'TIMER' with . Then

3.

MENU

FWD 1- B

press .

PLAY B-K

STOP C-L

4.Select 'TIMER LIST' with ,

4.

and confirm with

SELECT KL CHOOSE B

ONCE
DAILY
WEEKLY

→TIMER LIST

END=EXIT

yy

5.Select timer block with .

5.

6.To cancel the recording, press .

6.

7.To end, press

7.

8.Switch off with with

8.

STATUS/EXIT

FWD 1- B

FWD 1- B

STANDBY/ON

PLAY B-K

.

.

How to change a programmed
recording (TIMER)

1.Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro-

1.

gramme number for the video recorder.

2.Press . The main menu will appear.

2.

3.Select 'TIMER' with . Then

3.

4.Select ONCE, DAILY, or WEEKLY recording

4.

5.Select a TIMER block with . (The flashing

5.

MENU

FWD 1- B

press .

PLAY B-K

with . Then press

FWD 1- B

.

STOP C-L

PLAY B-K

STOP C-L

0..9

number indicates an empty TIMER block.)

ONCE

TIMER - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 -

SELECT TIMER NUMBER
END=EXIT

6.Press

6.

7.To end, press

7.

8.Switch off with

8.

CLEAR

to delete information and input

correct information with

STATUS/EXIT

STANDBY/ON

0..9

.

.

yy

.

'NexTView Link' [VR840]

This video recorder is equipped with the function
'NexTView Link'. If your television is also
equipped with this function, you can mark TV
programmes on the television for programming.
These TV programmes will automatically be
transmitted to a TIMER block on the video
recorder. Please note that “Direct Record” has
to be switched ON (see page 19).
For more information, read the instruction manu­al of your TV set.

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yy

STOP C-L

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7. Other functions

Switching the status display off or
on

Along with the on screen menu, the status dis­play also displays information on the current
operating status (counter, playback, recording,
TV channel, etc.) on the TV screen.You can
switch off the information about the operating
status so that the status display is not recorded
when copying videocassettes.

1.Switch on the TV set. If required, select the

1.

programme number for the video recorder.

2.Press . The main menu will appear.

2.

3.Select 'VCR SET UP' with

3.

4.Select 'STATUS DISPLAY' with

4.

5.Select 'ON' or 'OFF' with .

5.

MENU

and

confirm with .

STOP C-L

.

SELECT KL CHOOSE B

→STATUS DISPLAY [ON]

BLUE BACKGROUND[ON]
AUTO STANDBY [OFF]
CLOCK DISPLAY [ON]

END=EXIT

FWD 1- B

PLAY B-K

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

STOP C-L

Which settings can I choose?

'ON': Shows the status display for a few sec­onds only.
'OFF': Switches off the status display.

6.To end, press .

6.

STATUS/EXIT

Blue Background on or off

If you want the TV screen to be solid blue when
a weak signal is received, set BLUE BACK­GROUND to ‘ON’.The screen will be blue and
the sound will be muted. Or, if you want to
receive the weak signal, set BLUE BACK­GROUND to ‘OFF’.

1.Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro-

1.

gramme number for the video recorder.

2.Press . The main menu will appear.

2.

3.

3.

4.

4.

MENU

Select 'VCR SET UP' using

STOP C-L

and confirm with .

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

Select 'BLUE BACKGROUND' using

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

STOP C-L

.

and confirm with

SELECT KL CHOOSE B

STATUS DISPLAY [ON]

→BLUE BACKGROUND [ON]

AUTO STANDBY [OFF]
CLOCK DISPLAY [ON]

END=EXIT

5.Select 'OFF' (no blue background) or 'ON'

5.

(blue background on) with .

FWD 1- B

If you select 'OFF', the menu display will disap­pear.

6.To end, press .

6.

STATUS/EXIT

Automatic switch-off

If you haven't used the video recorder for a few
minutes in certain modes (e.g.: STOP), it will
switch to standby automatically. You can cancel
this function to use the video recorder as a tele­vision receiver.

1.Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro-

1.

gramme number for the video recorder.

2.Press . The main menu will appear.

2.

3.Select 'VCR SET UP' using

3.

4.Select 'AUTO STANDBY' using

4.

5.Select 'OFF' (no automatic switch-off) or 'ON'

5.

6.To end, press .

6.

MENU

PLAY B-K

STOP C-L

STOP C-L

and confirm with .

.

SELECT KL CHOOSE B

STATUS DISPLAY [ON]
BLUE BACKGROUND[ON]

→AUTO STANDBY [ON]

CLOCK DISPLAY [ON]

END=EXIT

(automatic switch-off) with .

STATUS/EXIT

FWD 1- B

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- B

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Clock Display

This function allows you to switch the VCR dis­play off. It is useful in case you feel disturbed by
the display-brightness while watching TV in a
dark room. It also reduces the power consump­tion.

1.Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro-

1.

gramme number for the video recorder.

2.Press . The main menu will appear.

2.

3.Select 'VCR SET UP' using or

3.

4.Select 'CLOCK DISPLAY' using or

4.

5.Select 'OFF' (no clock display) or 'ON' (clock

5.

6.To end, press .

6.

MENU

and confirm with .

STOP C-L

.

SELECT KL CHOOSE B

STATUS DISPLAY [ON]
BLUE BACKGROUND[ON]
AUTO STANDBY [ON]

→CLOCK DISPLAY [ON]

END=EXIT

display on) with .

FWD 1- B

STATUS/EXIT

PLAY B-K

FWD 1- BSTOP C-L

PLAY B-K

Selecting the sound channel

You can select the desired sound channel during
playback or while receiving TV channels via the
video recorder. This allows you to select a
desired language for multi-language transmis­sions.

1.Press . This will show the current

1.

2.Press until the desired setting

2.

•

During reception of bilingual broadcasts:

AUDIO

sound setting.

AUDIO

appears in the display.

Mode

MAIN

SUB

MAIN

SUB

AUDIO OUTPUT

Main Audio

L

Main Audio

R

Sub Audio

L

Sub Audio

R

Main Audio

L

Sub Audio

R

Display on

the TV screen

MAIN

SUB

MAIN

SUB

•

Reception of stereo broadcasts:

Mode

Stereo

L

R

Monaural

• During playback of the recorded tape in Hi-Fi mode:

Mode

Stereo

L

R

Monaural MONO

MIX

AUDIO OUTPUT

L Audio

L

R Audio

R

L Audio

L

L Audio

R

R Audio

L

R Audio

R

L

+R Audio

L
R

L+R Audio

AUDIO OUTPUT

Hi Fi L Audio

L

Hi Fi R Audio

R

Hi Fi L Audio

L

Hi Fi L Audio

R

Hi Fi R Audio

L

Hi Fi R Audio

R

Normal Audio

L

Normal Audio

R

Hi Fi L Audio

L

+

Normal Audio

Hi Fi R Audio

R

+

Normal Audio

Display on

the TV screen

STEREO

LEFT

RIGHT

NONE

Display on

the TV screen

STEREO

LEFT

RIGHT

MIXED

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8. Before you call an engineer

If, contrary to expectation, you have any prob­lems using this video recorder, it may be caused
by the following reasons.

Your video recorder does not respond to
any button being pressed:

* There is no power supply: check the power
supply.
* A programmed recording is currently being
made: if desired, cancel the programmed
recording. Please see the section 'How to check
or delete a programmed recording' in chapter
'Programming a recording'
* There is a technical problem: disconnect from
the mains power supply for 60 seconds, then
connect again.
If this doesn't help, you could reset your video
recorder to the default factory settings.

Resetting devices to default factory settings
* Attention:

All the information stored (TV channels, time
and date, TIMER) will be cleared.

1.Switch off this video recorder with

STANDBY/ON

2.Press and hold and

PROGRAMME+

yy

.

STOP / EJECT

for 2 seconds or more at the

same time.

Cassette is jammed in the video recorder:

* Don't use force. Pull out the mains plug for a
moment.

Remote control does not work:

* Remote control not pointed toward the video
recorder: point it at the video recorder.
* There is a technical problem: Take out the bat­teries, wait for 10 seconds and place them
back.
* Batteries have run out: change the batteries.

No picture when you play a cassette:

* There is no recording on the cassette: change
the cassette.
* You have selected the wrong programme num­ber on the TV for playing cassette: on the TV,
select the correct programme number for the
video recorder.
* The cable connecting the TV set and the video
recorder has come loose: check the cable.

Poor picture quality when you play a cas­sette:

* Your TV set is not properly adjusted.
* The cassette is badly worn or of poor quality:
use new cassette.
* Tracking is not properly adjusted: turn to sec­tion 'Manual Tracking'.

No recording possible:

* The TV channel you want to record is not
stored or you selected the wrong programme
number: check TV channels stored.
* A cassette was inserted that does not have
the security tab (cannot be used to record):
Insert a cassette with an intact security tab or
change cassette. For more information, please
see the section 'Preventing accidental erasing'
in chapter 'Manual Recording'.
* 'VPS/PDC' switched on but 'VPS/PDC time'
wrong: enter 'VPS/PDC time' exactly to the
minute. Have your aerial checked.

There is picture or sound interference on TV
reception:

* Turn to chapter 'Installing your video recorder'
and read 'Setting the RF out channel'.
* Have your aerial checked.

The wrong TV channel has been selected
after you have programmed a recording
using the VIDEO Plus+®system:

*1.Enter the PlusCode programming number.

2.Check the programme number/channel name
in the ‘PROG.’ input field.

3. If this does not correspond to the desired TV
channel, select the input field and change the
programme number/channel name.

4. Confirm with .

STATUS/EXIT

You can also call the customer service centre
in your country.
The telephone numbers can be found on the
back of this instruction manual. Have the model
number (MODEL NO) and the production num­ber (PROD.NO.) of your video recorder ready.

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