PHILIPS VR420/55
Manual de Usuario

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Automatic Operations
Eject cassette You can eject the tape simply by pressing EJECT0 (or STOP/EJECT s/0 on the front panel) even while the VCR is turned off. When you press EJECT the VCR automatically turns on, ejects the tape, then turns off.

Index Search
You can locate an index marked at the beginning of each recording on a tape recorded on this VCR (or an indexed tape). Press or repeatedly until the appropriate number is displayed on the TV screen before starting play. Rapid forward or reverse search begins. When it finds the designated index, playback starts automatically.

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Auto playback When a tape is inserted, the VCR turns on. If the record tab is removed, playback begins. Auto rewind When a tape reaches its end during playback or fast forwarding, the VCR rewinds the tape and stops. Memory rewind power off When you press POWER during rewinding, the VCR turns off after rewinding is completed. Repeat Playback When you press and hold PLAY for more than 5 seconds, you can play back the same tape repeatedly (100 times). When the tape runs to its end, the VCR automatically rewinds the tape, and starts playback.

� Locate an index number by pressing the button repeatedly, indicating how many index marks ahead of or behind that recording you want is from the tape�s current position. � Up to ±9th index mark from the current position on the tape can be located.

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Rec(ord) End Search
This function enables you to search forward to the next unrecorded portion of the tape (or to the point at which recording was stopped). 1 Press the SKIP SEARCH/REC END button when the tape is not running. The VCR begins fast forwarding or rewinding to find the blank portion or the recording end portion on the tape. SEARCHING FOR REC END will appear on the screen during the search. 2 The VCR automatically stop when the blank portion or the end of the recorded is reached. REC END SEARCH COMPLETED will appear on the screen briefly. The tape remaining tape time also appears on the display panel.

Tracking Adjustments
Auto tracking Each time a tape is inserted, auto tracking starts working and continuously analyses the signal to adjust for optimum picture quality during playback. So, there is no need for you to minimize noises in most tapes during playback. Manual tracking � During normal playback: If auto tracking cannot eliminate noises well during playback, press CH or � During a slow motion picture: Press CH or to minimize noises in the slow motion picture. � During a still picture: Press CH or to reduce jitter in the still picture.

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Child Lock
With this function, you can prevent the VCR operations from being misused. To use Child Lock When the VCR is turned on, press and hold POWER on the remote control for more than 10 seconds to turn off the VCR. The �CL� appears blinking on the display. While �CL� is on the display, you cannot turn on the VCR by pressing POWER on the VCR. To cancel Child Lock Press and hold POWER on the remote control for more than 10 seconds to turn on the VCR. The �CL� disappears on the display and VCR is turned on. You can also cancel the child lock function by unplugging the AC power cord.

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To cancel manual tracking, stop the tape, eject the tape, then re-insert it. Note: If you keep pressing CH or� button, you might get �USE CLEANING CASSETTE� message on the screen. Please disregard this message and re-adjust the tracking. However, if the message appears automatically (without pressing CH or�), this indicates that your video heads are dirty.

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