Philips VR650 - Manual (Page 25)

Notes on Operations 25
Hook Up Your VCR
• If the reception on all channels is unsatisfactory, you may
need to re-tune your TV set.
Clock Adjustment
• In the Clock Adjustment mode, be sure to enter the first
digit and all subsequent entries within 10 seconds of one
another. Otherwise, the VCR will automatically leave this
mode and the program you were watching will return to
the screen. If tiiis happens, press the MENU button and
start again.
• Be sure to enter “0” before single-digit numbers.
• The letters indicating the day of the week will appear
when you have entered both digits for the year.
• If the digits entered for the day do not match the calendar,
the entry will be rejected and “?” will appear.
• If you press the MENU button while in the Clock Set
mode, the TV screen will return to the program you were
watching.
Special Playback Features
• During search playback, horizontal noise bars will appear
on the TV screen.
• After the VCR has been in the Still mode for 5 minutes, it
will automatically go to the Stop mode to protect the tape
and video heads.
• Special-effects playback can be used during playback of
tapes recorded in the SP or SLP mode. Tapes recorded in
the LP mode cannot be viewed in special-effects
playback.
To Record
• Although it is possible to change the tape speed while
you are recording, some distortion will appear on the tape
at the point where you make the change.
• After the VCR has been in the Pause mode for 5 minutes,
it will automatically go to the Stop mode to protect the
tape and video heads.
One Touch Recording (OTR)
• If the preset time for a timer recording comes up during
OTR recording, OTR has priority.
VHS Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System
• A difference in audio level may be detected between Hi-
Fi and normal audio playback.
• While adjusting tracing control, Hi-Fi audio sound may
revert to normal audio sound. This is normal.
• To record audio, a video signal is required for proper
speed accuracy.
• When you hook the audio output jacks on your VCR to
the audio input jacks on your stereo TV, the stereo light
on the TV might not glow. This is normal. As long as
your VCR indicates a stereo signal and the correct
connections made (see page 23), you are receiving a
stereo signal.
• When connecting this VCR to a stereo TV, you will only
get stereo sound on your TV if you use audio cables and
connect the VCR’s audio output jacks to the stereo TV’s
audio input jacks and the TV is switched to the Line (or
Auxiliary) Input.
• If the Hi-Fi sound keeps reverting to normal (monaural)
sound during playback, you may want to change
“AUDIO OUT’’ to “MONO,” see NOTE on pap 24.
• Only Hi-Fi stereo tapes will play back in the Hi-Fi stereo
mode. Tapes with standard stereo sound will play back in
monaural sound.
Timer Recording
• To do a timer recording in the LINE mode, follow steps
1- 4 in “Timer Recording” section. At step 5, press the
NUMBER button 0 twice (0,0) to engage the LINE
(external source) mode. Complete the rest of the steps
under “Timer Recording” section.
• Timer recording may not be performed or continued if a
power interruption of more than one minute occurs
before or during timer recording, even if power resumes
thereafter. Preset clock and timer data will be lost. This is
indicated by the clock display on the VCR which resets
to
If this happens, reset the clock and program
the timer.
• If the time spans of two preset programs overlap, the
lower-numbered program will have priority and the
second program will start only after the first program has
been executed.
• If the POWER button is pressed to OFF with no cassette
loaded, the TIMER and “Cassette Inside” indicators will
continue blinking.
• If the record tab is missing, the cassette will be ejected
when the POWER button is pressed to OFF, and the
TIMER and “Cassette Inside” indicators will continue
blinking.
Power Failure
• Timer Recordings will be erased if the power fails.
Repeat “Set the Clock” on page 9 before setting up a
“Timer Recording” on pages 15-16.
Satellite Hook-Up
• Watching one TV channel while recording another may
not be possible with a satellite hook-up.
• You may have to set yoin VCR to channel 3 or 4 and
make your channel selections at the satellite converter
box.
Line Input
• If you accidentally get into the Line mode (“L” appears
on the VCR), simply press the VCR CH(annel)
UP/DOWN button or select a channel using the
NUMBER buttons to exit.
MTS (Multi-Channel Television Sound)
Broadcast Stereo System
• When stereo or second audio program is recorded on this
VCR and played back on a conventional VHS VCR, the
playback sound will be from the normal sound track.
• Once SAP is selected, if no SAP is available, the VCR
reverts to non-SAP (normal) audio.