Philips VR820 User Manual

6 head HiFi VCR

• Crystal Clear Video

• Tape Manager

• Turbo Timer

• Smart Picture

• Smart Sound

• Audio Dubbing

• Automatic Satellite Recording

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VR 820

6 head HiFi VCR

Product Highlights

• Dolby Virtual Surround

Dolby Virtual Surround®, the user-friendly solution for enjoying the best sound effects at home. Enjoy Dolby Surround effects without the need to purchase and connect additional rear speakers.

• Crystal Clear Video

With Crystal Clear Video, Philips has created the perfect combination of technologies to guarantee the best possible picture restitution:

• Digital Studio Picture Control: Optimises the picture rendition regardless of the quality of tape used.

• Laser cut Video Heads: They have a better profile for a superior head/tape contact. Lesser wear guarantees longer life and higher performance quality.

• Studio Tracking System: It improves the tracking accuracy and reduces the crosstalk noise.

• Natural Colour: It cleans the colour from any kind of noise and corrects the spill.

• Tape Manager

Tape Manager gives a dedicated number to any new tape inserted in the VCR. Each time you make a recording on that cassette, the VCR will download the programme title (if available from the broadcaster) and will store it in the VCR’s memory. If the title wasn’t available, the date of recording and the programme number are stored instead.Tape Manager offers you the possibility to add or remove cassettes from the system and to find or edit the titles easily.

• Turbo Timer

Is Timer Programming complicated? No! Is Timer Programming time consuming? No! Just push the Turbo Timer button on the remote control.The display of your VCR asks you then for the programme number and the start and end time. That’s it. Just a matter of seconds.

• Smart Sound

Art the press of one key on the remote control, Smart Sound lets you adapt the sound rendition to the kind of tape you are watching.You can switch between Movie, Music, Speech and Personal.

• SMART Picture

With this unique feature, you are now able to optimise the sharpness and colour, in playback, to your own preference.

Product Information

Reception - Installation

• Tuner: Full Tuner (UHF + VHF + Hyperband)

• Tuning: PLL, CH & FREQ entry, 99 presets

• Time/Date Download: PDC,TXT

User Interface

• OSD Menu Languages: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portugese, Russian Cyrillic, Spanish, Swedish

• Special Features: Auto Standby On/Off, Child Lock, Demo mode, Display On/Off

• Picture Improvement System: Crystal Clear Video, SMART Picture

• Audio Recording System: Audio only, FM Audio, Linear

• Audio Recording Level: Automatic, Manual

• Dubbing: Audio

• Sound Processing: Dolby Virtual Surround, Smart Sound

• Tape Advance: Commercial Skip

• Tape Archiving System: Tape Manager II

• Front Add-On's: Jog/Shuttle

• TV Related Functions: 16:9 (pin 8), Cinema Link (pin 10)

Remote Control Unit

• Remote Control - features: Fluorescent Buttons

• Remote Control - code: TV-Multicode, TV-RC5,VCR1-RC5, VCR2-RC5

Connectors Rear

• EXT1: Black, Euro CVBS in / out

• EXT2: Black, Euro Decoder, RGB loop through

• Audio Connector Rear: Cinch stereo in, Cinch stereo out

• Terrestrial Antenna In / Out: 75 Ohms (IECtype)

• Mains Connector: Standard (IECtype)

Connectors Front

• Audio/Video Connectors Front: Cinch CVBS in, Cinch stereo in

Tape Deck

• Number of Video / FM Audio / Flying Erase Heads: 4 / 2 / 0

•Play:+1, -1, Repeat

• Playback Features: Perfect Still, Multiple Search Speed, Variable Slow Motion

Speed

• Index Search: Next/Previous index search

• Head Cleaning Mode: Automatic, Manual

• Tape Length Recognition: Automatic

• Tape Counter: Linear Relative (h.m.s), Linear Time Used/Left (h.m)

• Wind / Rewind Time (E180): 90 sec.

• Automatic Functions at Tape End: Rewind after Play, Eject after Record

Programming

• Number of Events: 6 / month

• Programming Mode: OTR, Remote

• Record Control & Transmitter Identification: PDC,VPS

• Special Timer Programming: Turbo Timer

• Automatic SAT. Recording: SC ART 1, SCART 2

• Record Speed: Long Play, Standard Play

• Record Speed Selection: Auto LP, per Timer

On Tape Standard

• Additional Playback Standard:

BLACK & WHITE, NTSC Playback on PAL TV

General

• Voltage / Frequency: 198-264 V / 50Hz

• Backup Presets & Timer events: 1yr

• Backup Clock, Calendar: 7 hrs

• Power Cons. in Play / Std-By / Low Power Std-By: 18 / 6 / < 4W

• Weight incl. / excl. package in kg:

6.5 / 4.3

• Set Size - W x D x H (mm):

435 x 290 x 93

• Packaging - W x D x H (mm):

553 x 384 x 180

• Equipment Supplied:

Antenna, Mains cord, Batteries, SCART cable, Specific Tape Labels

VR 820

Subject to modification without notice

Show View and Video+ are registered Trademarks of Gemstar Development Cooperation.

/02 /07 /16 /39

Tuning/Install Features Auto Tuning, Manual Store, Auto Install, Manual Store, Auto Tuning, Manual Store, Auto Tuning, Manual Store,

Plug & Play, ShowView Mapping, Plug & Play, ShowView Mapping, Plug & Play, ShowView Mapping, Plug & Play, ShowView Mapping,

Welcome Screen Welcome Screen Welcome Screen Welcome Screen

TV Systems Off Air PAL B/G PAL I PAL B/G PAL B/G, PAL I,

SECAM B/G, SECAM L/L1 Sound Systems German Stereo, Mono Mono, NICAM German Stereo, Mono, NICAM German Stereo, Mono, NICAM Modulator Pal G Pal I Pal G Splitter Modulator Features Auto Seek, Electr. On/Off switch Auto Seek, Electr. On/Off switch Auto Seek, Electr. On/Off switch – Frequency Adj. Range Ch 21 - Ch 55 Ch 21 - Ch 55 Ch 21 - Ch 55 – Preadj. modulation frequency 591.25 MHz (Ch 36) 583.25 MHz (Ch 35) 591.25 MHz (Ch 36) – Remote Control - type RT119/101 RT119/101 RT119/101 RT119/104 Programming System Daily/Weekly, ShowView Mapping, Daily/Weekly, ShowView Mapping, Daily/Weekly, ShowView Mapping, Daily/Weekly, ShowView Mapping,

Showview VideoPlus+ Showview Showview

Record / Playback Standard PAL PAL PAL MESECAM, PAL, SECAM