Programming with ’videoplus, How to programme a recording manually – Philips 686 User Manual

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Programming with ’VIDEOPlus+’

All the information required for a programming is encoded in the VIDEOPlus+ code.

Switch on the TV set.

Press the

TIMER k

button on the remote control.

With the digit buttons

0-9

, enter the VIDEOPlus+ code (up to 9 digits) printed in your TV guide next to the

start time of a TV programme.
If you make a mistake, clear with the

CLEAR (CL)

button.

If you want to programme at daily or weekly intervals, press the

SELECT

button until ’D-DAILY’ (daily inter-

vals) or ’W-WEEKLY’ (weekly intervals) appears in the display. The ’daily intervals’ function can only be used
for recordings to be made from Mondays to Fridays inclusive.

Confirm the entries with the

button . The resultant data appears on the TV screen.

Note: If you use VIDEOPlus+ for the first time for this TV channel, the line ’SELECT PROG’ appears when you
confirm the VIDEOPlus+ code. Instead of ’E2’, select the programme number for this particular TV channel,
using the digit buttons

0-9

and confirm with the

button.

* Switch ’VPS’ or ’PDC’ (V/P) on or off with the

SELECT

button.

* If you wish to set a later end time for a recording, press the

P q

button at step

. Each time you press

the

P q

button you will add 15 minutes to the end time.

* If e.g.: ’20:00’ flashes in the display, please set the clock.

Finally, press the

button. Programming is now complete.

The data has been stored in a TIMER block.

Make sure that a cassette without erase protection has been loaded. Switch to standby with the

STANDBY m

button.

A programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched to standby with the

STANDBY m

button.

How to programme a recording manually

Switch on the TV set. Press the

TIMER k

button twice.

Select a free TIMER block, using the

P q

or the

P r

button. Press the

TIMER k

button.

DATE PROG START V/P END

20:00

21:30

------------------------
NEXT

gTIMER CLEAR

gCL

-/+

0-9

D/WgSELECT

With the

TIMER k

the

or the

button you can select between the entries ’DATE’ (date), ’PROG’

(programme number), ’START’ (start time) and ’END’ (end time).
You can enter or adjust data, using the

P q

or the

P r

button or the digit buttons

0-9

. Confirm each

entry with the

TIMER k

button.

You can switch ’VPS/PDC’ (’V/P’) on and off at step ’START’ with the

SELECT

button.

You can select between ’D’ (daily intervals) or ’W’ (weekly intervals) at step ’DATE’ with the

SELECT

but-

ton.

Finally, press the

button. Programming is now complete.

Make sure that a cassette without erase protection has been loaded. Switch to standby with the

STANDBY m

button.

A programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched to standby with the

STANDBY m

button.

Note:
* Clear a TIMER-block: After step

, select the TIMER block you want to clear with the

P q

or the

P r

button. Press the

CLEAR (CL)

button.

* If e.g.: ’20:00’ flashes in the display, the clock must be set.