Philips VR150/07 - Manual (Page 10)

General information
Use 'Manual Recording' to make a spontaneous
recording (for example, a programme currently
being shown).
If you want to start and stop a recording manually,
read the section 'Recording without automatic
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)
Recording without automatic
switch-off
1. 1. Insert a cassette.
2. 2. Use to select the programme num-
ber you want to record, for example, 'P01'.
3. 3. To start recording, press .
4. 4. Stop recording with .
Recording with automatic switch-off
(OTR One-Touch-Recording)
1. 1. Insert a cassette.
2. 2. Use to select the programme num-
ber you want to record.
3. 3. Press .
4. 4. Each time you press you will add 30
minutes to the recording time.
5. 5. Stop recording with .
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 cas-
sette, 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. 1. Find the tape position of the old recording
where you want to insert the new recording.
2. 2. Look at the last minute of the old recording
(playback).
3. 3. Press at the tape position where the
new recording is to go and press .
4. 4. Now start recording as usual by pressing
on the remote control.
5. 5. Stop recording with .
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 a
E180 cassette).
1. 1. Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro-
gramme number for the video recorder.
2. 2. Press . The main menu will appear.
3. 3. Select 'RECORD SETUP' using
or
and confirm with .
4. 4. Select the required recording speed with
.
5. 5. To end, press . STATUS/EXIT
FWD 1- B
FWD 1- B STOP C-L
PLAY B-K
MENU
STOP C-L
REC I
REC I
STILL 2 2
STOP C-L
REC I
REC I
P– P+
STOP C-L
REC I
P– P+
6. Manual recording
'PROTECTED CASSETTE CANNOT RECORD'
message briefly appeared in the TV screen,
then the cassette was ejected.
A cassette without the security tab was insert-
ed. Undo the erase protection.
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
→ RECORD SPEED [SP]
END=EXIT
'SP' / 'LP'
'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 3-
hour cassette (E180) with a somewhat reduced
picture quality.
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