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Video

Cassette

Recorder

VR388/55

VR588/55

Instructions

for

use

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Table

of

©ontents

Safety

Precautions

WARNING:

DANGEROUS

VOLTAGE

INSIDE

WARNING:

TO

PREVENT

FIRE

OR

SHOCK

HAZARD,

DO

NOT

EXPOSE

THIS

UNIT

TO

RAIN

OR

MOISTURE.

•

The

POWER

button

does

not

completely

shut

off

the

mains

power

from

the

unit,

but

switches

operating

current

on

or

off

only.

•

The

rating

plate

is

on

the

rear

of

the

unit.

Table

of

Contents

Description

of

Controls

Getting

Connected

Up

Setting

Up

Basic

Operations

Advanced

Operations

Before

Requesting

Service

Specifications.

.3

Front

Panel.3

Remote

Control

(For

VR588/55).4

Remote

Control

(For

VR388/55).6

Rear

Panel.7

Display

Window.8

On-Screen

Display.8

...9

VCR

to

T\^

Connection...9

VCR

to

AV

T\^

Connection

Using

SCART

Cable........9

.10

Setting

the

Video

Channel..

10

Menu

Operations..

11

Initial

Setup.

11

Manual

Channel

Setting....

13

Selecting

Colour

Mode

..13

.14

Playback.

14

Recording.

14

One

Touch

Recording

(OTR).

15

Index

Search.15

Automatic

Operations.

15

.16

Using

On-Screen

Display...

16

Picture

Control..

16

Special

Effect

Playbacks..

16

Tracking

Adjustments...

17

Timer

Recording.

17

Tape

Duplication..

19

.20

.21

WARNING

Any

unauthorized

changes

or

modifications

to

this

equipment

void

the

user’s

authority

to

operate

it.

KSIS

PAL

NTSC

Introduction

Congratulations

on

purchasing

your

new

VCR.

You

can’t

wait

to

get

it

worldng,

but

before

you

do,

spare

a

few

moments

to

read

this

brief

introduction

to

the

world

of

video

recording.

It

may

repay

you

handsomely

in

terms

of

improved

results,

and

avoiding

of

costly

mis¬

takes.

Positioning

_

Do

not

place

the

VCR

directly

on

top

of,

or

underneath,

yourTV^

set.

Ensure

that

there

is

at

least

20

cm

between

the

VCR

and

the

TV

set,

and

that

air

can

circulate

freely

through

the

ventilation

openings

of

the

VCR.

IMPORTANT

Audio-Visual

matenal

may

consist

of

copyrighted

works

which

must

not

be

recorded

without

the

authority

of

the

owner

of

the

copyright.

Please

refer

to

relevant

laws

in

your

countiy'.

—

2

—

Description

of

Sontrols

Front

Panel

6

STOP/EJECT

H/ib

button

Stops

the

tape

when

the

tape

is

running.

Press

again

to

eject

the

cassette

when

the

tape

is

not

running.

(>)-P.

14)

.7

PLAY

►

b

u

tton

Starts

normal

playback.

(^PJ4)

8

AUDIO/ViDEO

input

jacks

For

connecting

another

VCR

or

a

portable

video

camera.

(

►

)-P.19>''

-

"

9

COLOUR

MODE

button

.Selects

the

colour

mode

both

for

playback

and

recording.

(

►

^F.

13)

10

Display

window

;

See

the

next

page.

11IR

(infrared)

remote

sensor

Receives

the

signal

from

the

(IR)

remote

control,

12

MENU/EXIT

button

Display

the

main

menu.

Press

again

to

exit

from

the

menu

operations.

(

►

fP.

11)

13

CHANNEL

T/A

buttons

•

Changes

the

channels

on

the

VCR.

Release

at

a

desired

channel.

•

Moves

the

cursor

up

and

down

when

using

the

menus.

(>^P.

11)

'

•

Adjusts

the

tracking

during

playback,

still

picture,

and

slow

motion

picture.

(^P.17)

14

REW

(Rewind)

button

•

Rewinds

the

tape

when

the

tape

is

not

tunning.

(»>P.14)

•

Starts

reverse

rapid

visual

search

during

playback.

(

►

^-P.M)

1

POWER

button

•

Turns

the

VCR

on

or

off.

•

Sets

the

VCR

for

an

unattended

recording

(timer

recording)

after

timer

settings

are

completed.

(^^P.iS)

2

STILL/PAUSE

II

button

Stops

the

tape

during

recording

(pause)

or

playback

(still

picture).

(

►

)-P.14,

P.16)

Press

again

to

resume

normal

recording.

Press

PLAY

►

to

resume

normal

playback.

Activates

slow

motion

picture

when

pressed

for

more

than

2

seconds

during

playback.

3

Cassette

Compartment

Where

a

video

cassette

is

inserted.

4

►

/OK

button

Changes

the

selection

when

using

the

menus.

(*>'P.ll)

5

REC

(record)/OTR

•

button

•

Starts

recording

when

pressed

once.

(*>-P.14)

•

Starts

a

recording

for

30

minutes

to

9

hours

long

for

VR588/55

or

5

hours

long

for

VR388/55

v.'hen

pressed

more

than

once.

The

shut-off

time

increases

in

30

minute

intervals.

(>)-P.15)

15

F

F

(Fast

forward)

button

•

Fast

forv/ards

the

tape

when

the

tape

is

not

running.

(

►

fP.M)

•

Starts

forward

rapid

visual

search

during

playback.

(^P.14)

—

3

—

lISescription

of

Controls

(continued)

Remote

Control

(For

VR588^5)

Using

this

remote

control

to

operate

other

components

You

can

use

this

remote

control

to

operate

some

of

the

PHILIPS

TVs.

1

CBL/DBS

button

Does

not

function

for

this

model.

2

POWER

button

Before

using

this

button,

press

VCR

or

TV

to

select

your

target

component.

•

After

pressing

VCR:

-

Turns

the

VCR

on

or

off.

-

Sets

the

VCR

for

an

unattended

recording

(timer

recording)

after

timer

settings

are

completed.

(>)-R19)

For

some

Philips

TV

only;

•

After

pressing

TV,

turns

the

TV

on

or

off.

3

VCR/TV

button

Does

not

function

for

this

model.

4

SKIP

SEARCH

button

Skips

playback

for

30

seconds

by

time

counter

reading.

When

pressed

more

than

once

up

to

4

times,

the

search

time

increase

in

30-

second

interv'als

up

to

2

minutes.

5

VOL

(volume)

A/

▼

buttons

For

some

Philips

TV

only:

Changes

the

T\^

volume.

Release

at

desired

volume.

6

STILL/SLOW

button

Stops

the

tape

during

recording

(pause)

or

playback

(still

picture)

temporarily.

(*)-P.I4,P.16)

Press

again

to

resume

normal

recording.

Press

PLAY

►

to

resume

normal

playback.

Activates

slow

motion

picture

when

pressed

for

more

than

2

seconds

during

playback.

7

(Rewind)

/

■

<

button

Before

using

this

button,

press

VCR.

•

After

pressing

VCR:

-

Rewinds

the

tape.

Also,

during

playback,

starts

rapid

reverse

visual

search.

(

►

>

■

?.

14)

-

Goes

back

to

the

previous

menu

screen

when

using

the

menus.

(»>*P.I1)

8

SLOW/BACK-button

During

a

slow

motion

picture,

adjust

the

playback

speed

in

the

reverse

direction.

(

►

FP.16)

9

EXIT/STATUS

button

Before

using

this

button,

press

VCR.

•

After

pressing

VCR:

-

Displays

the

time

counter,

present

time,

channel

number,

and

remaining

tape

length.

(»>‘R16)

-

Exits

from

menu

operations

when

using

the

menus.

(•>?.

11)

10

SPEED

button

Selects

the

tape

speed

for

recording

{SP,

LP

or

SLP

(For

NTSC

tape

only)}.

During

playback,

the

tape

speed

is

automatically

selected

(SP,

LPor

SLP).

(

►

)-R14,R17)

11

REC

(record)/OTR

button

•

Start

recording

when

pressed

once.

(

►

>R14)

•

Starts

a

recording

for

30

minutes

to

9

hours

long.

\VTien

pressed

more

than

once,

the

shut-off

time

increases

in

30-minute

iniertals.

(^R15)

12

TV

button

Makes

the

remote

control

ready

for

operating

the

TV.

13

VCR

button

Makes

the

remote

control

ready

for

operating

the

VCR.

14

EJECT

^button

Ejects

the

cassette.

(»)-R14)

15

CH

(channel)

a

/

t

button

Before

usint*

this

button,

press

VCR

or

TV.

•

After

pressing

VCR,

changes

the

channels

on

the

VCR.

Release

at

a

desired

channel.

For

some

Philips

TV

only:

•

After

pressing

TV,

changes

the

channels

on

the

TV.

Release

at

a

desired

channel.

16

PLAY

►

/

A

button

Before

using

this

button,

press

VCR.

•

After

pressing

VCR:

-

Starts

normal

playback.

(4-R14)

-

Moves

up

the

cursor

when

using

the

menus.

(»)-Rll)

4

—

17

►

►

(Fast

forward)

/

►

/OK

button

Before

using

this

button,

press

VCR.

•

After

pressing

VCR:

-

Fast

forward

the

tape.

Also

during

playback,

starts

rapid

forward

visual

search.

14)

-

Selects

the

items

on

the

menus

or

goes

to

the

next

menu

screen

when

using

the

menus.

18

STOP

H/T

button

•

Stops

the

tape.

(*)-?.

14)

•

Moves

down

the

cursor

when

using

the

menus.

(»)-P.ll)

19

SLOW/FORWARD

•<-

button

During

a

slow

motion

picture,

adjust

the

playback

speed

in

the

forward

direction.

(^P.16)

To

insert

the

batteries:

1

R

emove

the

battery

compartment

lid

from

the

bottom

pf

the

remote

control.

2

I

nstall

two

batteries

—R6(SUM-

3)/AA

—

matching

polarity

indicated

inside

the

battery

compartment

3

R

eplace

the

lid.

20

MENU

button

Before

using

this

button,,

press

VCR.

•

After

pressing

VCP,

calls

up

the

main

menu.

(»)-P,l

1)

21

TIMER

button

Display

the

Timer

Recording

menu.

(*>•?.

17)

22

Number

buttons

(0,1,2,3,4,

5,

6.7,

8

and

9)

Before

using

these

buttons,

press

VCR.

•

Press

to

select

a

channel

on

the

VCR,

To

select

channels

1

to

9,

press

0

then

the

channel

you

want.

For

example,

for

channel

4,

press

0

then

4.

•

Also

used

to

programme

the

Timer

Recordings.

(»)-P.17)

Note:

This

remote

control

and

Batteries

Ore

.

supplied

accessories.

Check

to

make

sure

they

are

included^

Also,

check

‘^Specifications'*

to

see

what

other

accessories

are

included.

r-

CAUTION-

On

Battery

Replacement

Do

not

mix

old

and

new

batteries.

(Also

never

mix

alkaline

batteries

with

manganese

batteries.)

23

CLEAR

button

Erases

unwanted

timer

programmes.

(^^P.

1

8

),

24

AUDIO/MUTE

button

For

some

Philips

TV

only:

Turns

off

the

TV

sound.

25

INDEX

/

►

►

buttons

Locates

an

index

marked

at

the

beginning

of

every

recording.

(»>-P.15)

—

5

—

Description

of

(Sontrols

(continued)

Remote

Control

(ForVR388/55)

Using

this

remote

control

to

operate

PHILIPS

TV

You

can

use

this

remote

control

to

operate

some

of

the

PHILIPS

TVs.

1

TV

button

Makes

the

remote

control

ready

for

operating

the

TV.

2

CBL/DBS

button

Does

not

function

for

this

VCR.

3

STILL/SLOW

button

Stops

the

tape

during

recording

(pause)

or

playback

(still

picture)

temporarily.

(

►

>-P.14,

P.16)

Press

again

to

resume

normal

playback

or

recording.

4

MENU

button

Before

using

this

button,

press

VCR.

•

After

pressing

VCR,

calls

up

the

main

menu.

(

►

J-P.ll)

5

EXIT/STATUS

button

Before

using

this

button,

press

VCR.

•

After

pressing

VCR:

-

Displays

the

time

counter,

present

time,

channel

number,

and

remaining

tape

length.

(4-P.16)

-

Exits

from

menu

operations

v/hen

using

the

menus.

(•Vp.l

1)

6

(Rewind)

/

^

button

Before

using

this

button,

press

VCR.

•

After

pressing

VCR:

-

Rewinds

the

tape.

Also,

during

playback,

starts

rapid

reverse

visual

search.

('>P.14)

-

Goes

back

to

the

previous

menu

screen

when

using

the

menus.

(^P.ll)

7

TIMER

button

Display

the

Timer

Recording

menu.

(>>P.I7)

8

REC

(record)/OTR

•

button

•

Start

recording

when

pressed

once.

(^P.i4)

•

Starts

a

recording

for

30

minutes

to

5

hours

long.

When

pressed

more

than

once,

the

shut-off

time

increases

in

30-minute

inter\'als.

(»>*P.15)

9

Number

buttons

(0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

and

9

)

Before

using

these

buttons,

press

VCR.

•

Press

to

select

a

channel

on

the

VCR.

To

select

channels

1

to

9,

press

0

then

the

channel

you

v/ant.

For

example,

for

channel

4,

press

0

then

4.

•

Also

used

to

programme

the

Timer

Recordings.

(»)-P.17)

10

SPEED

button

Does

not

function

for

this

VCR.

11

VCR/rV

button

Does

not

function

for

this

VCR.

12

INDEX

buttons

Locates

an

index

marked

at

the

beginning

of

everj'

recording.

(

►

)-?.

15)

13

STILL/SLOW+/-button

•

+:

During

a

slov/

motion

picture,

adjust

the

playback

spied

in

the

forw'ard

direction.

16)

•

During

a

slow

motion

picture,

adjust

the

playback

speed

in

the

reverse

direction.

(

►

fP.16)

14

VCR

button

Makes

the

remote

control

ready

for

operating

the

VCR.

15

POWER

button

Before

using

this

button,

press

VCR

or

TV

to

select

your

target

component.

•

After

pressing

VCR:

-

Turns

the

VCR

on

or

off.

-

Sets

the

VCR

for

an

unattended

recording

(timer

recording)

after

timer

settings

are

completed.

(>)

■

?.

IS)

For

some

Philips

TV''

only:

•

After

pressing

TV,

turns

the

TV

on

or

off.

lePLAY^/Abutton

Before

using

this

button,

press

VCR.

•

After

pressing

VCR:

-

Starts

normal

playback.

(4-P.14)

-

Moves

up

the

cursor

w

hen

using

the

menus.

1)

17

EJECT

^button

Ejects

the

cassette.

(

►

)

■

?.

14)

18

►

►

(Fast

forward)

/

►

/OK

button

Before

using

this

button,

press

VCR.

•

After

pressing

VCR:

“

Fast

forward

the

tape.

Also

during

playback,

starts

rapid

forward

visual

search.

-

Selects

the

items

on

the

menus

or

goes

to

the

next

menu

screen

when

using

the

menus.

11)

19

S.

(Skip)

SEARCH

button

Skips

playback

for

30

seconds

by

time

counter

reading.

When

pressed

more

llian

once

up

to

4

times,

the

search

time

increase

in

30-

second

intervals

up

to

2

minutes.

(

►

)-P.16)

—

6

—

20

STOP

H/T

button

•

Stops

the

tape.

(*)-P.

14)

•

Moves

down

the

cursor

when

using

the

menus.

(»)-P.ll)

21

CM

(channel)

a

/

t

button

Before

using

this

button,

press

VCR

or

TV.

•

After

pressing

VCR,

changes

the

channels

on

the

VCR.

Release

at

a

desired

channel.

For

some

Philips

TV

only:

•

After

pressing

TV,

changes

the

channels

on

the

TV.

Release

at

a

desired

channel.

22

VOL

(volume)

a

/

t

buttons

For

some

Philips

TV

only:

Changes

the

TV

volume.

Release

at

desired

volume.

23

CLEAR

button

Erases

unwanted

timer

programmes.

(•fP.18)

24

AUDIO/MUTE

button

For

some

Philips

TV

only:

Turns

off

the

TV

sound.

To

insert

the

batteries:

1

Remove

the

batteiy

compartment

Kd

fixtm

the

bottom

of

the

remote

control.

2

Install

two

batteries

—^R6(SUM-

3)/AA

—

matching

polaiity

indicated

inside

the

battery

compartment

.

3

Replace

the

lid.

Note:

This

remote

control

and

batteries

are

supplied

accessories.

Check

to

make

sure

they

are

included.

Also,

check

Specifications*'

to

see

what

other

accessories

are

included.

p

CAUTION-——

On

Battery

Replacement

Do

not

mix

old

and

new

batteries.

(Also

never

mix

alkaline

batteries

with

manganese

batteries.)

Rear

Panel

3

4

ANT.

(antenna)

IN

(input)

terminal

(from

Antenna)

Connect

your

antenna

or

Cable

to

this

terminal.

(»)-P.9)

RF

OUT

(output)

terminal

(to

TV)

Use

the

supplied

RF

coaxial

cable

to

connect

this

terminal

on

the

TV.

(^^P.9)

1

AC

(alternating

current)

power

cord

Connect

the

AC

power

cord

to

an

AC

outlet.

2

AVI

IN/OUT

terminal

(SCART)

For

connecting

to

the

SCART

terminal

(21

“pin

SCART

connector)

on

TV

or

another

VCR.

(^P.9.P.19.)

—

7

—

Description

of

©ontrols

(continued)

Display

Window

1

Operation

mode

indicators

O:

Lights

up

during

recording.

>:

Lights

up

during

playback.

03:

Lights

up

during

a

pause.

2

Speed

indicator

Indicates

the

tape

speed.

SP

-

Standard

Play

LP

“

Long

Play

SLP

-

Super

Long

Play

(For

NTSC

tape

only).

3

0

(timer)

indicator

Lights

up

when

the

VCR

is

set

for

an

unattended

recording

(timer

recording).

(»>-P.I8)

4

Channel

indicator

A

channel

number

selected

with

the

TV

tuner

built-in

the

VCR

appears.

When

the

external

line

input

is

selected:

“L-F’

appears

for

the

front

panel

connectors

or

“L-P’

appears

for

the

rear

panel

connectors.

5

@

(Cassette-in)

indicator

Lights

up

when

there

is

a

cassette

in

the

VCR.

6

Digital

clock/counter

•

Normally

the

present

time

appears.

•

When

a

tape

is

inserted,

the

time

counter

appears

(and

is

reset

to

0

:

0

0

:

00

)

.

If

you

always

rewind

your

tapes

completely,

you

can

use

this

counter

reading

as

an

index

to

find

where

a

programme

starts.

On-Screen

Display

The

following

information

(VCR

operating

status)

appears

on

the

TV

screen.

(^R16)

Operation

mode

Remaining

tape

length

Tape

speed

Current

time

Channel

no.

Time

Counter

Index

no.

Note

on

the

displayed

information

•

The

time

counter

and

remaining

tape

length

will

not

be

correct

when

playing

back

an

NTSC

tape,

•

When

you

playback

a

thin

tape

like

an

£*-

160

cassette

tape

or

compact

video

cassette

tape

(VHS-Ch

the

remaining

tape

length

will

flash.

•

If

the

remaining

tape

length

is

more

than

10

hours,

“A

"

will

be

shown

to

indicate

the

hour

of

the

actual

remaming

tape

length.

(Ex.

—

8

—

Setting

ONNECTED

VCR

to

TV

Connection

Connection

Diagram

1

Disconnect

the

antenna

or

Cable

from

the

TV

and

the

AC

power

cord

of

the

TV

from

the

AC

outlet.

2

Connect

the

antenna

or

Cable

to

the

VCR.

3

Connect

the

VCR

to

the

TV

using

the

RF

coaxial

cable.

4

Plug

the

AC

power

cords

of

the

VCR

and

TV

into

the

AC

out¬

lets.

Outdoor

antenna

Indoor

antenna

f/

-lOSh-

CAUTION-

Do

not

plug

the

AC

power

cords

until

all

connections

are

completed.

ANT.

IN

Back

of

VCR

^

RFOUT

Back

of

TV

[

□□

a

::

i

RF

coaxial

cable

(supplied)

To

watch

a

picture

from

this

VCR

on

the

TV,

select

UHF

E36

channel

(video

channel

of

this

VCR

when

shipped

from

the

factory).

If

you

want

to

change

video

channel,

see

’‘Setting

the

\^deo

Chan¬

nel”

(^.PIO).

VCR

to

AV

TV

Connection

With

this

connection,

you

can

get

better

pictures

and

sounds

when

playing

back

a

tape.

To

watch

a

picture

from

this

VCR

on

the

TV,

select

the

video

input

on

the

TV,

to

which

this

VCR

is

connected.

Back

of

VCR

ToAV1

IN/OUT

terminal

Back

of

TV

To

SCART

terminal

SCART

cable

(not

supplied)

Setting

the

Video

Channel

This

VCR

is

designed

to

send

picture

and

sound

signal

on

UHF

channel

E36

to

the

TV,

through

tl^e

RF

coaxial

cable.

If

you

want

to

change

this

video

channel

(E36)

to

another

channel

(between

E28

to

E60),

follow

the

procedure

below

before

turning

on

the

VCR

for

the

first

time,

1

Keep

the

VCR

turned

off

and

no

cassette

inserted

until

you

finish

the

following

procedure.

2

Turn

on

the

TV,

and

tune

it

to

any

channel

(UHF

E28

to

E60)

you

want

to

use

as

the

video

channel

on

the

TV.

•

Select

a

channel

not

used

in

your

area.

3

Press

STOP/EJECT

■

on

the

front

panel

for

more

than

5

seconds.

The

following

indication

appears

on

the

display.

irmr

-7r

_

uju

I

zib

1——

TV

system

number

starts

flashing.

4

Press

CH

A

/

T

on

to

select

an

appropriate

TV

system

number

for

your

area.

l:ForB/G.

2:ForD/K.

3:

For

I

5

Press

OK/^.

The

channel

number

starts

flashing

on

the

display.

jni

/

T

V

Cuu

/

db

Channel

number

starts

flashing.

6

P

ress

CH

A

/

▼

to

select

the

channel

you

have

tuned

on

the

TV

as

the

video

channel

in

step

2.

A

test

signal

(two

vertical

white

bars)

appears

on

the

TV.

Test

signal

(two

vertical

white

bars)

7

P

ress

OK/^

to

finish

the

video

channel

setting.

Now

you

will

enter

the

Initial

Setup

mode

explained

on

page

11.

Jfyou

use

only

external

video

input

(AV^

mode

to

watch

the

picture

from

this

VCR

You

can

turn

off

the

video

chauiu

I

owput.

To

turn

ojf

the

video

output

channeL

press

CH

until

appears

on

the

channel

number

position.

To

watch

a

picture

from

this

VCR

on

the

TV,

select

the

same

channel

you

have

selected

as

the

video

channel

(in

step

2

above)

on

the

TV.