Philips VR615/77B User manual

The 600 series: The HiFiVCR
•Digital Studio Picture Control – obtain the best possible picture
quality regardless of the tape you use
•Smart Picture for an individual picture preference setting
•TurboTimer – fast and easy 3-step timer programming.
No need to switch on theTV-set
•Dual Language – choose your preferred language
•Dirty HeadWarning – theVCR will ask to clean the heads even
before you recognise loss in picture quality
•Automatic Longplay Recording – never miss the end of a show
•S-VHS Quality Playback
•MultibrandTV Remote Control
6 head HiFi stereoVCR
VR615

6 head HiFi stereoVCR
VR615
Subject to modification without notice
Product Highlights
• TurboTimer
IsTimer Programming complicated? No!
IsTimer Programming time consuming? No!
Just push theTurboTimer button on the remote control and follow the Mini
Guide on the rear side of your Remote Control.The display of yourVCR
asks you for the start and end time as well as the channel number.That’s
it.Just a number of seconds.
• Digital Studio Picture Control
Digital Studio Picture Control keeps checking the quality of your videotapes
and reproduces the best possible picture performance.Philips’Digital
Studio Picture Control optimises the record and the playback quality.It
measures the characteristics of the tape,adapts the record characteristics/
resolution and reduces the picture noise.
• SMART Picture
With this unique feature,you can adapt the picture to your own
preference:you can enhance the contours on a cartoon or suppress the
noise from a rental tape.We offer you the possibility to play your tapes the
way you like to see them.
• S-VHS Quality Playback
S-VHS Quality Playback allows you to watch tapes which have been
recorded on an S-VHSVCR.
• Turbo Drive
Turbo Drive is not only a synonym for winding and rewinding at very high
speed.It also stands for other high performance Deck features.The built-in
Head Cleaner removes dirt from the video heads each time you put in a
cassette.The new Dirty HeadWarning feature will display a message on
theTV screen whenever it is recommended to use a cleaning tape to
overcome severe dirt coating.In addition there’s aTape Position Indicator,
which shows on yourTV screen the progress of winding and rewinding of
the tape in real time.
• Multibrand Remote Control
Your Remote Control can control not only yourVCR but also yourTV and
your SAT/DBS box.You can select from a large variety of supported brands.
• Dual Language
This feature - available for /77 and /78 - will offer you the choice of
language in playback mode for all recorded programmes using Main + SAP
audio channels.
Product Information
Reception
• Tuner:UHF +VHF + Hyperband
• Tuning:FST,181 presets
• Tuning/Install Features:Auto Channel preset,Manual Search/Store
• Sound System OffAir:MTS,Mono
Video System
• Picture Improvement System: DSPC,SMART Picture
Sound System
• Audio Recording System:Linear,FM audio
• Audio Recording Level:Automatic
User Interface
• Tape Position Indicator:yes
• Special Features:Child Lock
Remote Control Unit
• Remote Control type:2.2 M
• Remote Control codes:TV/CBL/DBS Multibrand,VCR-RC5
• Alternate Channel button:yes
Programming
• Number of Events:8/year
• Programming Mode:Quick Programming,TurboTimer
Tape Deck
• Number of (S-)VHSVideo / FMAudio / Flying Erase Heads:4/2/-
• Play:-1,+1,repeat
• Additional Playback Features:Still,Fast Search Speed,Slow Motion
• Repeat Play:100 times
• Index Related Functions:Next/Previous index search
• Record End Search:yes
• Tape Counter:RealTime Counter,Time Left
• Automatic Functions:Auto Play,Auto Rewind,Auto Eject
• Winding / RewindingTime:100 sec
• Head Cleaning Mode:Automatic
• Dirty HeadWarning:yes
Connectors Rear
• Video in/out:RCA/RCA
• Audio in/out:Stereo,RCA/RCA
• TerrestrialAntenna In & Out:75 Ohm
Connectors Front
• Audio/Video Conn.Front:RCA/RCA
General
• PowerVoltage:110-240V,50/60Hz
• Backup Presets &Timer Events:6 Months
• Backup Clock: Li Battery
• Power Cons.in Play / Std-By:13.7/3.0
• Equipment Supplied:Remote Control,Batteries,Aerial Cable
• Weight incl./ excl.package in kg:4.6/3.6
• Set Size -W x D x H (mm):360x265x94
• Packaging -W x D x H (mm):458x357x163
Color
• Front,side panels:Silver
• Cover:Silver
/50 /77 /78
Tuner System M N M
OSDMenu Languages Spanish, English, French Spanish, English Portuguese, English
Video Systems NTSC PALN,NTSC REC:PAL M, NTSC
PLAY:PAL-M,
NTSC->PAL M,PAL->PAL M,
NTSC->NTSC
SQPB yes NTSC NTSCand PALM
Record Speed SP, LP SP, LP for PAL SP, LP
SP, LP, SLPfor NTSC
Playback Speed SP, LP, SLP SP, LP for PAL SP, LP, SLP
SP, LP, SLPfor NTSC
Dual Language (Main + SAP) no yes yes