Philips VR727 - Manual (Page 23)

Erase protection
So that you don't accidentally delete an important record­
ing, you can remove the special tab (erase protection) on
the back of the cassette with a screwdriver.
Later, if you no iongerwant the erase protection, you can
seai the gap again with adhesive tape.
Auto-assembting
You can use the auto-assembiing function to iink up indi-
viduai recordings without any disturbing picture transition
('fiickering').
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Press button i.iPLAYj.i. Search for the correct position
on the tape and then stop the playback with button
liSJQP .1 ■
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Now start recording as usuai with button
i M cord X pj M.
Long play function
You can reduce the recording speed by haif. This makes it
possibie to record, for exampie, 8 hours instead of 4 hours
with a 'E240' cassette.
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Before recording, use button i.SP/LPj:! to select the re­
cording speed 'LP' (LP = Long Play).
O During playback, the video recorder automaticaiiy se-
iects the correct piayback speed.
Digitai stereo reception (NfCAM)
When a TV programme is being transmitted in digitai ste­
reo sound, one of the foiiowing indicators appears in the
dispiay:
STEREO/1+ i
NiCAM
for digitai stereo sound or two
languages (bilingual)
for digital sound
Normally the NICAM stereo reception is aiways switched
on. However, you can switch 'NiCAM' off.
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Press button iiMCAMji. The dispiay wili show 'NICAM
ON'.
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You can switch 'NiCAM' off by pressing button
iNICAMji!: again within five seconds. The display shows
'NICAM OFF.
Note: Whenever you change the programme number,
'NICAM' automatically switches itseif on again.
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