Philips VCR 686 User Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF  
The remote control  
Front of the video recorder  
EJECT J  
STANDBY m  
CHILD LOCK u  
SYSTEM  
SP/LP  
RECORD n  
PROGRAMME r  
PROGRAMME q  
STANDBY m  
EJECT J  
Eject  
Record  
Standby  
Down/Minus, number  
Up/Plus, number  
Standby  
Child lock  
Special function  
SP/LP selection  
TV monitor function  
Digit buttons 0-9  
Function selector  
Reset, clear  
Cassette eject  
MONITOR  
0-9  
STOP h  
Pause/Stop  
PLAY G  
Playback  
SELECT  
CLEAR (CL)  
TIMER k  
OK  
STILL R  
Still picture  
o
Rotary control for Rewind/Reverse scanning or  
Forward wind/ Forward scanning  
Installation button  
’VIDEOPlus’ / ’TIMER’ programming  
Confirm button  
AUTOINSTALL  
P q  
Up/Plus, programme number  
Menu left  
D
C
Menu right  
P r  
Down/Minus, programme number  
Playback  
PLAY G  
H
Rewind/Reverse scanning  
Pause/Stop, Tuner-mode  
Forward wind/ Forward scanning  
Index search  
STOP h  
I
INDEX E  
RECORD/OTR n  
STILL R  
Record  
Still picture  
Additional TV functions:  
Sq  
TV volume +  
Sr  
TV volume -  
TV y  
TV m  
TV q  
TV r  
TV sound off  
Switch off TV  
Programme number +  
Programme number -  
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS VR 686  
Congratulations on the purchase of one of the most sophisti-  
cated and simple-to-use video recorders (VCR) on the market.  
With this VCR you can record and play VHS-standard  
Contents  
Page  
1. INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2  
Connecting VCR with scart cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2  
Connecting VCR without scart cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3  
Adjusting the modulator frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3  
Automatic adjustment of modulator frequency . . . . . . . . 3  
Switching off the modulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3  
Important notes for operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3  
Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4  
Connecting additional equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4  
Emergency interrupt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4  
User guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4  
Autoinstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5  
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5  
FOLLOW TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6  
Manual Channel Number Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6  
Monitor function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6  
Allocating a decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7  
cassettes.  
Please take the time to read this operating manual before  
using your video recorder.  
Safety instructions and other notes  
Danger: High voltage!  
Do not remove the top cover as there is a risk of an electrical  
shock!  
The video recorder does not contain any components that can be  
repaired by the customer. When the appliance is connected to  
the power supply there are some components that are constantly  
operational. To switch off the video recorder completely you  
must disconnect it from the power supply.  
2. PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8  
Picture scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8  
Instant View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8  
NTSC-Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8  
Still picture/Slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8  
Tape position/Index search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9  
Continuous playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9  
Eliminating picture interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9  
Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9  
Note that this power pack is designed for a power supply of  
220-240V/50Hz.  
Ensure that air can circulate freely through the ventilation slots  
on the video recorder.  
Ensure that no objects or liquids enter the video recorder. If liquid  
is spilt into it, disconnect the video recorder immediately from the  
power supply and call the After-sales Service for advice.  
The video recorder should not be used immediately after  
transportation from a cold to a hot area or vice versa, or in  
conditions of extreme humidity.  
3. RECORDING FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10  
Long play function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10  
Some general notes for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10  
Recording from external sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10  
OTR - Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10  
Stereo reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10  
Auto-assembling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10  
Direct Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11  
PDC / VPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11  
Programming with ’VIDEOPlus+’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12  
Programming recordings manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12  
Clear a TIMER block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12  
Important programming notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13  
After unpacking the video recorder, it should be allowed to  
acclimatize for at least three hours before installation.  
These operating instructions have been printed on nonpolluting  
paper.  
Deposit old batteries at the relevant collection points.  
Please make use of the facilities available in your country for  
disposing of the packaging of the video recorder in a way that  
helps to protect the environment.  
This electronic equipment contains many materials that can be  
recycled. Please inquire about the possibilities for recycling your  
old set.  
VIDEOPlus+ and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Develop-  
ment Corporation. The VIDEOPlus+ system is manufactured  
under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation.  
4. SPECIAL FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14  
Tuner mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14  
Sound track selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14  
Externally controlled recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14  
Remote control of TV sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14  
Child lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
On Screen Display (OSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
Channel number or frequency display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
Manual channel search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
Before you call an engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16  
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1. INSTALLATION  
Important for the United Kingdom  
Connecting VCR with scart cable  
This apparatus is fitted with an approved moulded 13 Amp  
plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows:  
1 Remove fuse cover and fuse.  
2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 3A, A.S.T.A. or BSI If your television does not have a scart (AV-Euro) socket,  
approved type.  
please do not read further here, but turn to the next paragraph  
’Connecting VCR without scart cable’.  
3 Refit the fuse cover.  
If the fitted plug is not suitable for your socket outlets, it should  
be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in its place.  
If the mains plug contains a fuse, this should have a value of  
3A. If a plug without a fuse is used, the fuse at the distribution  
board should not be greater than 5A.  
Note: * The severed plug must be destroyed to avoid a  
possible shock hazard should it be inserted into a 13A  
socket elsewhere.  
How to connect a plug:  
The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with  
the following code:  
1 Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert it  
into the 2 socket at the back of the video recorder.  
BLUE - ’NEUTRAL’ (’N’)  
BROWN - ’LIVE’ (’L’)  
2 Plug one end of the aerial cable provided into the  
3
socket on the video recorder and the other end into the  
aerial input socket on your TV set.  
1 The BLUE wire must be connected to the terminal which is  
marked with the letter ’N’ or coloured BLACK.  
3 Insert the plug of a scart cable into the scart socket  
EXT.1 at the back of your video recorder. Connect the  
other plug to the TV set.  
2 The BROWN wire must be connected to the terminal  
which is marked with the letter ’L’ or coloured RED.  
4 Insert the female plug of the mains cable into the mains  
3 Do not connect either wires to the earth terminal in the  
plug which is marked with the letter ’E’ or by the safety  
earth symbol \or coloured green or green-and-yellow.  
socket 4 at the back of the video recorder.  
5 Plug the other end of the mains cable into the wall socket.  
Before replacing the plug cover, make certain that the cord  
grip is clamped over the sheath of the lead - not simply over  
the two wires.  
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Note: This modulator frequency (583MHz or UHF-channel  
35) might already be being used by another TV station in  
your reception area, e.g. ’Channel 5’. In this case the picture  
quality on your TV set will be poor when receiving one or  
more TV channels.  
Connecting VCR without scart cable  
* Adjusting the modulator frequency: If the picture quality  
only deteriorates when the video recorder is switched on,  
adjust the modulator frequency. The frequency can be  
adjusted at step 6 with the P r or the P q button.  
Confirm the adjusted frequency with the OK button.  
*Automatic adjustment of modulator frequency: If you press  
the I button in step 6 , the next optimal modulator  
frequence will be selected automatically. Confirm the  
frequency displayed with the OK button.  
* Switching off the modulator: If you cannot eliminate  
picture or sound interference using the above method you  
can switch off the built-in modulator. You should only do this  
if you have connected the video recorder to the TV set with  
a scart cable. ’Connecting VCR without scart cable’ is not  
possible when the modulator is switched off.  
At step 6 , press the CLEAR (CL) button for several sec-  
onds until ’MOFF’ (modulator switched off) appears in the  
display. You can switch back again in the same way.  
1 Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert it  
into the 2 socket at the back of the video recorder.  
2 Plug one end of the aerial cable provided into the  
3
socket on the video recorder and the other end into the  
aerial input socket on your TV set.  
3 Insert the female plug of the mains cable into the mains  
socket 4 at the back of the video recorder.  
Important notes for operation  
4 Plug the other end of the mains cable into the wall socket.  
Many televisions automatically switch to programme  
number ’EXT’ (EXTernal) or ’AV’ (Audio/Video) when a  
video cassette is played back.  
5 Switch on your TV set and select the programme number  
that you have chosen for video playback (see operating  
manual for your TV set).  
If the television does not switch automatically, select  
programme number e.g.: ’EXT’, ’0’, or ’AV’ on the TV set  
manually.  
Keep your video recorder connected to the mains at all  
times to ensure that programmed recordings can be made  
and that the television functions normally. The power  
consumption required will only be approximately 6 W  
(save energy mode).  
6 Ensure that no cassette has been loaded. With the video  
recorder switched to standby, hold the SYSTEM button  
for a few seconds until a modulator frequency e.g.:  
’M583’(583MHz or UHF-channel 35) appears in the display.  
The video recorder transmits a test picture on this  
UHF-channel.  
The video recorder switches on automatically as soon as  
you insert a cassette or press the P q button.  
If the video recorder is not used for a few minutes, it  
switches to standby automatically (except in tuner-mode).  
If the video recorder is disconnected from the mains, TV  
channel information will be stored for about 1 year and  
clock and Timer information will be stored for about 7  
hours.  
7 Tune in the TV set in the UHF wave band until this picture  
appears.  
MODULATOR  
583  
------------------------  
-/+  
ON/OFF gCL  
OK  
8 Switch the video recorder to standby with the  
STANDBY m button.  
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Saving energy  
User guide  
You can choose between two methods of switching to  
standby.  
Normal method: Switch to standby using the STANDBY m but-  
ton. The clock time remains displayed. If the clock has not  
been set, ’--:--’ appears in the display.  
With OSD (On Screen Display) the corresponding functions  
appear on the TV screen. The most important button-functions  
are displayed at the bottom of the screen. For instance:  
DATE PROG START V/P END  
To save energy: Press the STANDBY m button twice. The clock  
time disappears from the display.  
01  
01 20:00  
21:30  
------------------------  
Connecting additional equipment  
NEXT  
gTIMER CLEAR gCL  
-/+ 0-9 D/WgSELECT OK  
You can also connect additional equipment to the EXT.2 sock-  
et. For instance: satellite receiver, decoder or camcorder.  
You can connect a HIFI-stereo set to the sockets  
Throughout this instruction manual, use the following buttons  
for these functions: ’Select’, ’Enter’/’Adjust’, ’Confirm’.  
Select: Use the P r or the P q button.  
AUDIO OUT L (left channel) and AUDIO OUT R (right channel).  
Enter/Adjust: Use the P r or the P q button, or the 0-9  
buttons.  
Confirm: Use the OK button.  
Emergency interrupt  
Both the video recorder and the remote control have an  
’Emergency interrupt’ button. You can use the STANDBY m but-  
ton to interrupt any function.  
Whenever you have operating problems you can simply  
interrupt the function and start again.  
You can practise operating your set without any worries. No  
matter which buttons you press, you cannot damage it.  
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Autoinstall  
Setting the clock  
The video recorder will search for all TV channels. It stores TV If the time in the video recorder display is not correct or if  
channels found in the following sequence: BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV,  
CH 4, CH 5, SKY, others.  
’--:--’ appears in the display, please set the clock manually.  
1 Switch on the TV set.  
1 Switch on the TV set. Press the AUTOINSTALL button on  
the video recorder. If TV channels have already been  
stored, select the line ’AUTOINSTALL’, using the P q or  
P r button.  
2 Press the AUTOINSTALL button on the video recorder.  
3 Confirm the line ’CLOCK’ with the OK button.  
2 Confirm with the OK button.  
4 Adjust ’TIME’, ’YEAR’, ’MONTH’, ’DATE’ if required, using  
’AUTOINSTALL’ starts. On the TV screen appears:  
the P q or P r button or the digit buttons 0-9 .  
TIME  
YEAR  
MONTH  
DATE  
20:00  
1998  
01  
AUTOINSTALL  
00  
01  
------------------------  
-/+ OK  
Wait until all TV channels have been found. This can take  
several minutes.  
5 Confirm each entry with the OK button.  
Note: If a TV channel which transmits TXT/PDC is stored  
with programme number ’P 01’, time (from TXT) and date  
(from PDC) will automatically be taken from the TXT/PDC  
information.  
3 When ’AUTOINSTALL’ is complete, ’READY’ will appear in  
the display. Date and clock information have been set.  
How to search for a TV channel manually, you can read in  
chapter 4 ’SPECIAL FEATURES’, ’Manual channel search’.  
Note:  
With the OK button you can interrupt the automatic chan-  
nel search. All TV channels found will remain stored.  
* If a TV channel transmits a ’TV channel identification’ (e.g.  
’BBC1’), it appears in the display.  
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Automatic Channel Allocation FOLLOW TV Manual Channel Number Allocation  
With this function the video recorder maintains the same  
programme sequence as on the TV set. This only functions if  
the video recorder (socket EXT.1 ) and the TV set are con-  
nected with a scart cable. Additional equipement connected  
to socket EXT.2 must be switched off.  
You can give any desired programme number to the TV  
channels stored.  
1 Switch on the TV set. Press the AUTOINSTALL button on  
the video recorder.  
1 Switch on the TV set.  
2 Select ’CHANNEL ALLOCATION’ with the P q or P r  
button.  
2 Select programme number ’1’ on the TV set .  
3 Press the AUTOINSTALL button on your video recorder.  
Confirm with the OK button.  
3 Use the P r or P q button to select the TV channel on  
the TV screen to which you wish to give a programme  
number (starting with ’P 01’).  
4 Select ’F TV’ (FOLLOW TV) in the display, or ’FOLLOW TV’  
on the TV screen, using the P q or P r button.  
Confirm with the OK button.  
4 Confirm this allocation with the OK button.  
If you wish to allocate further programme numbers, repeat  
step 3 and step 4 until you gave a programme number  
to all the required TV channels.  
If the video recorder recognizes that the TV set has been  
connected with a scart cable, ’TV01’ appears in the  
display.  
5 Confirm with the OK button on the video recorder-remote 5 To end, press the STANDBY m button.  
control. The video recorder compares the TV channels on  
the TV set and the video recorder.  
If the video recorder found the same TV channel as the TV  
set, then it stores it at ’P 01’.  
Note: If you want to delete an unwanted TV channel, press  
the CLEAR (CL) button at step 3 .  
* Monitor function: You can switch to and fro between TV  
reception and video recorder reception with the  
MONITOR button. This only functions when you used a scart  
cable to connect the video recorder to your TV set and if  
your TV set responds to this switch-over.  
6 Wait until e.g.: ’TV02’ appears in the display.  
7 Select, on the TV set , the next programme number, e.g.:  
’2’.  
8 Confirm with the OK button on the video recorder-remote  
control.  
9 Repeat steps 6 to 8 until all TV channels have been  
allocated.  
To finish, press the STANDBY m button.  
Note: When ’NOTV’ (no signal from TV set) appears in the  
display, the TV channels can not be allocated automatically.  
Then read further in the next paragraph: ’Manual channel  
number allocation’.  
* If you allocated the wrong TV channel at step 5 or 8  
you can go back one step with the CLEAR (CL) button.  
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Allocating a decoder  
With this function, the connected decoder will automatically  
be activated for the TV programme required.  
1 On the video recorder, select the TV programme you wish  
to link with the decoder function, using the P q or  
P r button or the digit buttons 0-9 .  
2 Press the AUTOINSTALL button on the video recorder.  
3 Select ’MANUAL SEARCH’ with the P q or P r button.  
4 Confirm with the OK button.  
5 Press the INDEX E button. In the display appears: ’DEC’  
6 Confirm with the OK button.  
7 To end, press the OK and the STANDBY m button.  
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2. PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS  
1 Insert the cassette into the cassette slot. vappears in the  
* The picture quality will deteriorate during picture scan-  
ning. The sound is turned off.  
display.  
* With this video recorder you can playback cassettes that  
have been recorded on other video recorders in the NTSC  
standard. This only works for PAL-television sets which are  
suitable for a picture frequency of 60 Hz.  
During NTSC-playback some special features (e.g. still  
picture) are not possible.  
Still picture/Slow motion  
2 Playback: Press the playback button PLAY G .  
1 Press the STILL R button. A still picture appears on the  
screen.  
3 Picture scanning: Press the H (reverse) or I (for-  
ward) button once or several times. You have a choice of  
several picture scanning speeds.  
2 Each time you press STILL R again the picture will move  
on one step.  
4 Interrupt: Press the STOP h button.  
3 Hold the STILL R button. The picture will be played in  
slow motion.  
5 Wind and rewind: Interrupt the playback function with the  
STOP h button and press the H (rewind) or  
I
4 Press the I button several times. You have a choice of  
several playback speeds. When you press the H but-  
ton several times you will return to the still picture.  
There is no sound during slow motion playback.  
(wind) button.  
If you want to carry out this function on your video  
recorder, then turn the outer rotary control o to the left  
or to the right. In the display appears:  
Note: If the still picture vibrates vertically, hold the P r or  
the P q button at step 1 until the vibration is minimal.  
This setting will be stored automatically.  
Please note, however, that interference may still occur with  
poor quality cassettes.  
0:20  
If, during wind/rewind, you want to have a quick access to  
picture scanning, use the ’Instant View’ function.  
Single frame picture/  
picture search functions  
6 Instant View: If you hold the H (rewind) or I (wind)  
button during wind or rewind, you will switch to picture  
scanning. If you release the button, the video recorder will  
automatically switch back to rewind or wind again.  
1 Switch on the function by pressing the STILL R button  
on the video recorder. A still picture appears on the  
screen.  
7 Eject a cassette: Interrupt the playback function with the  
STOP h button and press the EJECT J button on the vid-  
eo recorder.  
2 Each time you press STILL R again the picture will move  
on one step.  
Notes: Some functions switch off automatically after a while  
(e.g.: pause, still picture, picture scanning). This helps to  
protect the cassette and prevent unnecessary power  
consumption.  
3 Using the rotary control o , you can select the various  
picture search speeds.  
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Tape position/Index search  
Eliminating picture interference/  
Cleaning function  
Tape position: The elapsed playback time, given to the hour  
and minute, appears in the display.  
When you load a cassette, the video recorder must first  
calculate the playing time. Therefore, ’-:--’ appears first and  
only after the tape has been running for a few seconds the  
playing time will be shown.  
The playback time displayed can be incorrect when using  
camcorder cassettes or with cassettes made for NTSC-VHS  
equipment.  
1 During playback, hold the P q button until ’TRAC’(track-  
ing) appears in the display.  
2 Hold the P q or P r button until the playback quality is  
at its best.  
3 Wait a few seconds, until ’TRAC’ disappears from the  
display. This setting will remain until you remove the  
cassette.  
Index search: At the beginning of each recording, the video  
recorder marks the tape with a code mark. You can search for  
these code marks on the tape. Once the video recorder finds  
the code mark or a blank space, it will automatically switch to  
playback.  
4 If horizontal lines still appear on the screen, use the  
Cleaning function:  
1 To select the next or the previous code mark, press the  
INDEX E button and then press the I or the H but-  
ton.  
Note: You cannot use the function ’Index search’ with  
recordings made on another video recorder that does not  
have this code mark function.  
Cleaning function: During playback, hold the PLAY G  
button until ’HEAD’ (video head cleaning) appears in the  
display. The video heads are being cleaned. The video  
recorder automatically switches back to playback.  
Continuous playback  
You can continuously repeat the replay of a cassette. When  
the end of the tape has been reached, it rewinds and begins  
again.  
Note: Some hired cassettes may have a poor picture/sound  
quality. This is not a fault in your video recorder.  
1 Press the PLAY G button.  
2 Whilst holding down the MONITOR button on the remote  
control, press the PLAY G button on the video recorder.  
In the display appears:  
REP  
3 If you want to cancel the function, repeat step 2 .  
Note: No other button will react during continuous  
playback. After a power failure, playback will automatically  
start again.  
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3. RECORDING FUNCTIONS  
1 Insert a cassette into the video recorder or switch the  
Some general notes for recording  
video recorder on with the P q button.  
Recording from external sources: Programme numbers  
’E1’ and ’E2’ are provided for recording from external  
sources (via the EXT.1 or EXT.2 scart socket).  
2 Use the P r or P q button or the 0-9 buttons to select  
the programme number from which you wish to record,  
e.g. ’P 01’. In the display appears:  
OTR - recording: If you do not want to record to the end of  
the cassette, press the RECORD n button again. The dis-  
play shows at what time the recording will stop. With each  
subsequent press of the RECORD n button you can add 30  
minutes to this time.  
BBC1  
3 Press the RECORD n button. In the display appears:  
You can return to the normal recording status by pressing  
the CLEAR (CL) button.  
Stereo reception: This video recorder can record stereo  
transmissions. The playback of HiFi recordings has HiFi  
quality.  
0:00  
4 To stop recording, press the STOP h button.  
Erase protection: So that you don’t accidentally delete an  
important recording, you can remove the special tab  
(erase protection) on the narrow side of the cassette with  
a screwdriver or slide the special tab to the left.  
Later, if you no longer want the cassette to be erase  
protected, you can seal the gap again with adhesive tape  
or slide the special tab to the right.  
Long play function  
You can reduce the recording speed by half. This makes it  
possible to record, for example, 8 hours instead of 4 hours on  
an ’E240’ cassette.  
Auto-assembling: You can use the auto-assembling func-  
tion to join individual recordings without any major picture  
disturbance between the recordings. During playback,  
search for the correct position on the tape and then press  
the STOP h button. 9will appear in the display. Now you  
can start recording as usual by pressing the RECORD n  
button.  
During Stop hor Pause 9you can switch between the  
display for TV channel identification and tape position,  
using the OK button.  
Before recording, with the video recorder switched on, select  
the ’LP’ (=LongPlay) recording speed by pressing the SP/LP  
button. ’LP’ will appear in the display.  
Note: During picture scanning, still picture and slow motion  
colour playback may be poor.  
* You will obtain the best picture quality when recording at  
standard speed (’SP’).  
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Direct Record  
How to programme a recording  
Do you want to record a television transmission which you are The video recorder needs the following information for every  
just viewing?  
programmed recording:  
Press the RECORD n button with the video recorder switched  
to standby. The video recorder takes the channel number  
which is currently selected on the television and starts  
recording. For ’Direct Record’ to function, it must be switched  
on and the video recorder and the television must be  
connected with a scart cable.  
* the date on which the recording is to be made  
* the programme number for the TV programme  
* the start and stop time of the recording  
* ’PDC’ or ’VPS’ on or off  
The video recorder stores all the information mentioned above  
in a TIMER block. You can programme up to 6 TIMER blocks,  
one month in advance.  
1 Press the AUTOINSTALL button.  
2 Select ’DIRECT RECORD’ with the P q or P r button  
and confirm with the OK button.  
With ’PDC’ (Programme Delivery Control) or ’VPS’ (Video  
Programming System), the TV station controls the beginning  
and the length of the programmed recording. This means that  
the video recorder switches itself on and off at the right time  
even if a TV programme you have programmed begins earlier  
or finishes later than expected.  
3 Select ’ON’ with the P q button and confirm with the  
OK button.  
After the confirmation the video recorder switches to  
standby automatically.  
Usually the start time is the same as the PDC or VPS time. If,  
however, a different PDC or VPS time is given, e.g.: ’20.15 (PDC  
or VPS 20.14)’, you have to enter ’20.14’ as the start time  
exactly to the minute.  
If you want to enter a time that differs from the PDC or VPS  
time, you have to switch off ’PDC’ or ’VPS’.  
Note:  
* Not all external equipment is suitable for using the ’Direct  
Record’-function (e.g. some satellite receivers, decoders).  
* Don’t select another programme number on your televi-  
sion set, until ’OK’ appears in the display of your video  
recorder. This can take up to one minute.  
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7 Make sure that a cassette without erase protection has  
been loaded. Switch to standby with the STANDBY m but-  
ton.  
Programming with ’VIDEOPlus+’  
All the information required for a programming is encoded in  
the VIDEOPlus+ code.  
A programmed recording will only function when the video  
recorder is switched to standby with the STANDBY m but-  
ton.  
1 Switch on the TV set.  
Note:  
* VIDEOPlus+ Aerial-code numbers: With this video re-  
corder, VIDEOPlus+ aerial-code numbers will be allocated  
automatically.  
2 Press the TIMER k button on the remote control.  
3 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.  
Programming recordings manually  
VIDEOPLUS  
53124----  
1 Switch on the TV set. Press the TIMER k button twice.  
2 With the P q or P r button, select a free TIMER block.  
ONCE  
Press the TIMER k button.  
------------------------  
D/WgSELECT  
CLEAR gCL  
0-9  
OK  
3 With the TIMER k , the C or the D button you can se-  
lect between the entries ’DATE’ (date), ’PROG’ (pro-  
gramme number), ’START’ (start time) and ’END’ (stop  
time).  
4 If you want to programme at daily or weekly intervals,  
press the SELECT button until ’D-DAILY’ (daily intervals) or  
’W-WEEKLY’ (weekly intervals) appears on the TV screen.  
The ’daily intervals’ function can only be used for  
With the P q or P r button or the digit buttons 0-9 ,  
you can enter or adjust data.  
You can switch ’VPS/PDC’ (V/P) on and off at step ’START’  
with the SELECT button.  
recordings to be made from Mondays to Fridays inclusive.  
You can select between ’D’ (daily intervals) or ’W’ (weekly  
intervals) at step ’DATE’ with the SELECT button.  
5 Confirm the entries with the OK button. The resultant data  
appears on the TV screen.  
4 Finally, press the OK button. Programming is now com-  
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 . Confirm with the OK button.  
plete.  
5 Make sure that a cassette without erase protection has  
been loaded. Switch to standby with the STANDBY m but-  
ton.  
* Switch ’PDC’ or ’VPS’ (V/P) on or off with the SELECT but-  
ton.  
* If you wish to set a later end time for a recording, press  
the P q button at step 5 . 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.  
Note:  
* Clear a TIMER block: At step 1 select the TIMER block  
that you want to clear, using the P q or P r button.  
Press the CLEAR (CL) button.  
If e.g.: ’20:00’ flashes in the display, the clock must be set.  
6 Finally, press the OK button. Programming is now com-  
plete.  
The data has been stored in a TIMER block.  
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Important programming notes  
When recordings have been programmed, k appears in  
the display.  
The programmed recording will always be made at the  
recording speed (SP/LP) that at the time has been  
selected on the video recorder.  
You cannot operate the video recorder manually while a  
programmed recording is being made. If you want to  
interrupt the programmed recording, press the  
STANDBY m button.  
If the video recorder is switched on a few minutes before  
a programmed recording is due to take place, ’TIMER  
RECORD’ will flash on the TV screen.  
If the end of the cassette is reached during a programmed  
recording, the video recorder automatically ejects the  
cassette.  
If you forget to load a cassette, after programming the  
recording, ’NO CASSETTE’ will appear on the TV screen  
for a few seconds.  
If you insert a cassette with erase protection, after  
programming the recording, ’PROTECTED CASSETTE’ will  
appear on the TV screen for a few seconds.  
The cassette will then be ejected.  
When, after pressing the TIMER k button ’TIMER FULL’  
appears on the TV screen, all TIMER blocks have been  
programmed. Then, with the P q or P r button, select  
the TIMER block you want to adjust or clear.  
If ’CODE ERROR’ appears on the TV screen, the  
VIDEOPlus+ code was incorrect or the date was in-  
correctly entered. Repeat the entry or end with the  
STANDBY m button.  
With programming at daily intervals, the first recording  
must take place within a week.  
If ’DAILY ERROR’ appears on the TV screen, the date was  
incorrectly entered. Programming at daily intervals can  
only be used for recordings to be made from Mondays to  
Fridays inclusive.  
Programme numbers ’E1’ and ’E2’ are provided for  
programmed recordings from external sources (via the  
EXT.1 or EXT.2 scart socket).  
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4. SPECIAL FEATURES  
Tuner mode  
Externally controlled recording  
You can also use your video recorder as a TV receiver (tuner). Do you have another device, e.g. a satellite receiver, which  
can control other equipment by a ’programming’ function? You  
can connect this device to the video recorder with a scart  
cable, at socket EXT.2 .  
1 Hold the STOP h button, until +appears in the display.  
2 Select the required programme number with the P r or  
1 Insert a cassette. Switch to standby with the STANDBY m  
P q button or with the 0-9 buttons.  
button.  
3 Switch the video recorder to standby by pressing the  
2 Hold the MONITOR button until ’REC.P’ appears in the  
STANDBY m button when you no longer want to watch  
display.  
television.  
3 If you want to interrupt this function before the recording  
has actually started, hold the MONITOR button until  
’REC.P’ disappears from the video recorder display.  
Sound track selection  
You can select the required sound track during tuner-mode,  
stop or playback. This is of particular interest when the audio  
transmissions are multilingual.  
4 If you want to interrupt this function while a recording is  
being made, press the STANDBY m button.  
1 Press the SELECT button. The current setting will appear  
Remote control of TV sets  
in the display.  
Your remote control can operate with a number of remote  
control codes for TV sets of different makes. Using the  
appropriate code number and the TV button set, you can  
activate the following functions:  
2 By pressing the SELECT button several times you can  
select from the four possibilities displayed (’STEREO’,  
’RIGHT’, ’LEFT’, ’MONO’).  
Sq  
Note: During playback you can select a fifth possibility: the  
’MIXED’ mode. In this mode you can playback the mono  
sound of the normal (linear) audio track together with the  
sound of the stereo audio track. This can be used for  
playing back a recording dubbed on another video recorder.  
* If there is no stereo sound recorded on the cassette, the  
video recorder automatically switches over to mono sound.  
TV volume plus  
Sr  
TV volume minus  
TV y  
Switch off sound  
TV m  
Switch off  
TV q  
Up/Plus, programme number  
TV r  
Down/Minus, programme number  
1 Hold down the TV m button and enter the appropriate  
remote control code with the digit buttons 0-9 .  
You will find a list of all available remote control codes on  
the last page of this manual.  
Note: If the selected code does not operate with your TV  
set, or if the TV make is not contained in the list, you can try  
out the codes one after the other.  
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Child lock  
Manual channel search  
1 With the video recorder switched on, press the  
CHILD LOCK u button on the remote control for a few  
seconds until {appears in the video recorder display.  
Keep the remote control in a safe place.  
In certain cases the ’Automatic channel search’ may not be  
able to find all of the TV channels (e.g. coded TV channels). In  
that case, use this manual method to set the TV channels.  
1 Switch on the TV set. Press the AUTOINSTALL button on  
2 When you want to switch off the child lock, press the  
CHILD LOCK u button again for a few seconds. {dis-  
appears from the video recorder display.  
the video recorder.  
2 With the P q ot P r button, select ’MANUAL SEARCH’.  
Confirm with the OK button.  
Note: If a button is pressed with activated child lock,  
{flashes in the display for a few seconds.  
* Programmed recordings are made despite the child lock  
and cannot be interrupted.  
3 Hold the P q button until you have found the right TV  
channel. A changing channel number or frequency will  
appear on the TV screen.  
4 Confirm with the OK button.  
On Screen Display (OSD)  
5 With the P q or P r button or the digit buttons 0-9 ,  
select the programme number that you wish to give to this  
TV channel (e.g.: ’P 01’).  
You can switch the On Screen Display (OSD) on or off.  
1 Switch on the TV set. Press the AUTOINSTALL button on  
6 Confirm with the OK button.  
the video recorder.  
If you want to allocate more TV channels, repeat steps 3  
to 6 until all TV channels have been stored.  
2 With the P q or P r button, select ’OSD’. Confirm with  
the OK button.  
7 To end, press the STANDBY m button.  
3 With the P q button, select ’ON’ or ’OFF’. Confirm with  
Note: Channel number or frequency can also be entered  
directly at step 3 , using the 0-9 buttons.  
the OK button.  
* To enter a special/hyperband channel, first enter the  
channel digit ’9’. The indication changes from ’CH’ to ’CA’.  
For example, for special channel ’S 30’, enter ’9 30’.  
* Allocating a decoder: If you want to allocate a decoder,  
press the INDEX E button at step 3 until ’DEC’ appears in  
the display.  
* This video recorder can receive HIFI sound transmissions  
in ’NICAM’. At step 3 , you can switch ’NICAM’ off or on  
with the SELECT button.  
Note: With the OK button you can superimpose the actual  
operating mode on the TV screen.  
Channel number or frequency display  
You can switch between the display for ’channel number’ or  
’frequency’ for manual channel search.  
1 Press the AUTOINSTALL button.  
2 With the P q or P r button, select  
’CHANNEL/FREQUENCY’. Confirm with the OK button.  
3 With the P q button. select ’CHANNEL’ or ’FREQUENCY’.  
Confirm with the OK button.  
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Picture or sound interference on TV reception e.g. when  
tuned to ’CH5’:  
Before you call an engineer  
Turn to Chapter 1 ’INSTALLATION’ and read in the section  
’Connecting VCR without scart cable’ the note ’Adjusting the  
modulator frequency’ , ’Automatic adjustment of modulator  
frequency’ as well as the note ’Switching off the modulator’.  
Have your aerial checked.  
If, contrary to expectation, you experience any difficulty in  
operating this video recorder, it may be caused by one of the  
reasons mentioned below. You can also call the customer  
service in your country.  
You will find the telephone numbers in the enclosed guarantee  
leaflet.  
Enter the serial number of your appliance here:  
The set does not respond to any button being pressed:  
MODEL NO./TYPE  
VR 686  
No power supply.  
A programmed recording is currently being made.  
Child lock is active.  
Technical disturbance: disconnect from the mains for 30 sec-  
onds, then re-connect. If this does not have any effect, you can:  
1. Disconnect from mains.  
PROD.NO.:/SER.NR. . . . . .  
2. Re-connect to mains whilst holding down the STANDBY m  
button on the video recorder. All stored data will be reset  
(cleared).  
This product complies with the requirements of the Directive  
73/23/EEC + 89/336/EEC + 93/68/EEC.  
Cassette jammed:  
Interference  
Don’t use force. Pull out the mains plug for a moment.  
Remote control does not operate:  
The Department of Trade and Industry operates a Radio  
Investigation Service to help TV licence holders improve  
reception of BBC and ITC programmes where these are being  
spoilt by interference.  
If your dealer cannot help, ask at a Main Post Office for the  
booklet ’How to Improve Television and Radio Reception’.  
Remote control not pointed toward the video recorder.  
Batteries are exhausted.  
No playback from video recorder:  
No recording on the cassette.  
The VCR programme number on the TV set was incorrectly  
selected or incorrectly set.  
The connecting cable between the TV set and the video recorder  
has come loose.  
Poor playback from video recorder:  
TV set not properly adjusted.  
Cassette badly worn or of poor quality.  
Read the section about ’How to eliminate picture disturbance’ in  
chapter ’PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS’.  
No recording possible:  
TV channel not stored or wrongly selected.  
Cassette with erase protection has been loaded.  
Programmed recording does not function:  
TIMER not set properly.  
Time/date wrongly programmed.  
A cassette with erase protection has been loaded.  
’PDC’ or ’VPS’ switched on but ’PDC/VPS time’ wrong. Check  
aerial.  
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Remote codes  
Acura  
Adyson  
Akai  
Akura  
Alba  
Allorgan  
Amplivision  
Amstrad  
Anitech  
Arcam  
Asuka  
Audiosonic  
BPL  
BSR  
02  
20  
18, 33  
21, 25  
02, 07, 21  
28  
GoldStar  
Goodmans  
Gorenje  
Graetz  
Granada  
Grandin  
Grundig  
HCM  
15, 20, 27  
07, 10, 20, 29, 36  
Proline  
Protech  
Quelle  
31  
02, 12, 20, 23, 25, 38  
35  
33  
10, 18, 20  
03, 04, 33  
Questa  
07  
07  
33  
25  
Rank Arena  
Rediffusion  
Rex  
Roadstar  
SEG  
SEI  
Saba  
Saisho  
Salora  
26  
17  
02, 26  
30, 33  
20  
02  
02  
02, 21, 25, 38  
Hanseatic  
Hinari  
07, 20, 25  
19, 20  
21  
02, 07, 21  
26, 40  
05, 07, 08, 13, 15, 20, 22  
12, 28  
15  
02, 04, 25  
Hisawa  
Hitachi  
Huanyu  
Hypson  
ICE  
15  
26  
28  
21  
19, 36  
25, 26  
20, 25  
33  
12  
Sambers  
Samsung  
Sandra  
BTC  
Basic Line  
Baur  
01, 02, 20, 25, 27, 35  
02, 21  
03, 33  
35  
ICeS  
ITT  
21  
33  
23, 35, 38  
10  
23, 33  
12, 20, 25  
19  
Sanyo  
04, 07, 10, 18  
Beko  
Imperial  
Inno Hit  
Interfunk  
Intervision  
Isukai  
Schaub Lorenz  
Schneider  
Sei-Sinudyne  
Sentra  
Sharp  
Shorai  
33  
21, 23, 37  
Binatone  
Blaupunkt  
Blue Sky  
Blue Star  
Bondstec  
Boots  
20  
17  
21  
26  
23  
20  
03  
06  
07, 11  
21  
07, 09  
02, 19, 20, 21, 26  
JVC  
Kaisui  
28  
12  
Siarem  
Brandt  
Britannia  
Bush  
CGE  
CS Electronics  
CTC  
Carrefour  
Cascade  
Cimline  
Clatronic  
Condor  
Contec  
Crown  
Cybertron  
Daewoo  
Dainichi  
Dayton  
De Graaf  
Decca  
Dixi  
15  
19  
Kathrein  
Kingsley  
Koyoda  
Leyco  
Lloytron  
Luxor  
M Electronic  
Magnadyne  
Magnafon  
Manesth  
Marantz  
Matsui  
Memorex  
Metz  
Mitsubishi  
Mivar  
Multitech  
Neckermann  
Nikkai  
Nobliko  
Nokia  
Nordmende  
Oceanic  
Orion  
01  
19  
02  
Siemens  
Silver  
17  
07  
12, 28  
02, 07, 21, 26, 28, 36, 42  
Sinudyne  
Solavox  
Sonitron  
Sonoko  
Sonolor  
Sony  
Soundwave  
Standard  
Sunkai  
Susumu  
Tandy  
Tashiko  
Tatung  
23  
19  
23  
07  
02  
02  
10, 25, 28  
05  
18  
02  
18  
05  
33  
02, 13, 15, 20, 32, 36, 41  
12, 23  
12  
20, 25, 30  
01  
03, 04, 07  
38  
02, 20, 21  
28, 31  
21  
10, 20, 21  
23, 35  
30, 35  
02, 07, 19  
02, 35, 38  
02, 04, 06, 07, 10, 18, 20, 28, 39  
02  
34  
07, 14, 16  
19, 27  
21  
02, 36  
07, 20  
10, 20  
20, 23  
21  
02  
18  
10  
02  
42  
20  
Tec  
02, 12, 19  
Technema  
Technics  
Telefunken  
Telemeister  
Teletech  
Teleton  
Tensai  
30  
24  
15  
30  
02  
20  
01  
05, 06, 10, 19, 21, 25  
12  
33, 41  
15  
33  
28, 30, 31  
Dual  
Dual Tec  
Elite  
21, 30  
21, 28, 29, 30  
Elta  
02  
Texet  
19, 21  
Emerson  
Ferguson  
Fidelity  
Finlandia  
Finlux  
Firstline  
Fisher  
Flint  
Formenti  
Frontech  
Fujitsu  
Funai  
GEC  
GPM  
33  
15  
19, 33  
18, 32  
Osaki  
Oso  
Osume  
Otake  
Otto Versand  
Palladium  
Panama  
Panasonic  
Pathe Cinema  
Pausa  
Perdio  
Phase  
Philco  
Philips  
Pioneer  
Profex  
05, 10, 20, 21, 25  
Thomson  
Thorn  
Tomashi  
Toshiba  
Uher  
Ultravox  
Universum  
Videosat  
Videotechnic  
Visa  
15  
06, 10, 33  
21  
05, 10  
26  
06, 07  
29  
10, 13, 32  
02, 19, 20, 23, 28, 31  
01, 03, 07, 20, 30  
30  
12  
35, 38  
20, 25  
24, 34  
19, 30  
02  
18, 20, 35  
40  
13, 25, 32, 35  
23  
20  
02  
30  
20  
30  
12  
07  
30  
23, 25  
10  
25, 28  
10, 20  
21  
30  
05  
23  
Vision  
Waltham  
Watson  
Watt Radio  
Wega  
White Westinghouse  
Yoko  
01, 36  
15  
02, 33  
Geloso  
Genexxa  
02  
21  
19, 30  
20, 25  
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