Philips VR220/55 - Manual (Page 12)

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Timer Recording
Using On-Screen Display
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You can display the VCR operating status on the
TV screen.
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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 .
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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.
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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 .
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.
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On TV
1 Turn on the TV.
2 Select the video channel (or AV mode).
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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.
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Select Channel
Press CH 5 or ∞ or Number buttons to select the
channel to record.
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Start OTR
Press REC/OTR ● twice.
Recording starts immediately, and the (Record)
indicator lights up and blinks on the display.
This indicates that the VCR
will automatically shut off after
30 minutes of recording.
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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 5:30 = 6:00
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.
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To record while you’re away, follow step 1 — 9
below. For each programme you set, the VCR will
turn on, start recording, and turn off automatically.
You can store up to 8 programmes.
FOR EACH STEP BELOW, YOU NEED TO FINISH
WITHIN 60 SECONDS; OTHERWISE,
PROGRAMMING WILL HAVE TO BE RESTARTED
FROM STEP 1.
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Select Timer Mode
1 Press VCR .
2 Press TIMER. The Timer
Recording menu appears.
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Select Programme mode
Press PLAY 5 or STOP ∞ to
select “QUICK PROGRAMM-
ING”, then press
OK/STATUS .
The Quick Programming menu
appears.
• If you have already set 8 programmes, “ALL PRO-
GRAMS IN USE” appears and goes back to the Timer
Recording menu. If this happens, delete unwanted
programmes. (✈P.14)
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Select Channel
Press CH 5 or ∞ to enter the TV channel.
• Holding down CH 5 or ∞ rapidly scans through the
channels.
• To record from external line input, press CH 5 or ∞
until “A/V REAR” or “A/V FRONT” appears.
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Select Start Time
Press START + or – (Number button 1 or 4 ).
• Each time you press the button, the set time changes by
1-minute intervals. If you hold the button, the set time
changes by 30-minute intervals.
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Select Stop Time
Press STOP + or – (Number
button 2 or 5 ).
• Each time you press the button,
the set time changes by 1-minute
intervals. If you hold the button,
the set time changes by 30-minute
intervals.
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Select Tape Speed
Press ALT/SPEED .
• Each time you press the button, the tape speed
alternates between SP, LP and SLP.
SP, LP: For PAL signal.
SP, SLP: For NTSC signal.
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Select Start Date
Press DATE + or – (Number button 3 or 6 ).
• The year and day of the week are displayed
automatically.
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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/PRO-
GRAM OVERLAP” appears on the TV screen, the
timer recording you just programmed overlaps another
timer recording. (✈P.13)
If you want to store other programmes, repeat steps
1 to 8.
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Finish Settings
Press POWER 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. To
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
POWER to turn on the VCR. You can operate your
VCR normally.
To stop a started timer recording
Press
POWER .
Recording stops and the VCR turns off.
If it is a Daily or Weekly Recording, future recordings
will be carried out as programmed.
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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, recording 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.
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
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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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