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- Page 1 Video Cassette Recorder VRB615AT VRB665AT Owner’s Manual I m p o r t a n t ! R e t u r n y o u r W a r r a n t y R e g i s t r a t i o n C a r d w i t h i n 1 0 d a y s .
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Page 3: Introduction 3
The ENERGY STAR ® name and logo are registered marks of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. As an ENERGY STAR ® Partner, Philips Consumer Electronics has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR ® guidelines for energy efficiency. SmartPicture and ShowGuard are trademarks of Philips Consumer Electronics. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
4 Table of Contents Setting Up Your VCR Introduction ............3 Table of Contents . -
Page 5: Before Using Your Vcr 5
Putting Batteries in the Remote Control To remove the battery compartment lid, push in the tab, then pull up the lid. Place two AA batteries inside the battery compartment with their + and – ends aligned as indicated. Replace the battery compartment lid. Using the Remote Control •... -
Page 6: Hookups Without A Cable Box
6 Hookups without a Cable Box The basic VCR/TV connection – antenna/cable to VCR to TV – is shown below. If you have a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System, please refer to pages 8-9. After you hook up the VCR, please go to page 10 to turn on the VCR. - Page 7 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the RF OUT Jack on the back of the VCR and to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV. (You may use either a snap-on type or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer. A snap-on type is sup- plied.) Antenna or Cable...
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Page 8: Hookups With A Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
8 Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the VCR. With this connection: • You may view any channel. • You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR. •... - Page 9 Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 With this connection: • You may watch one channel while recording another. • You may not record scrambled channels. ANT.IN AUDIO RF OUT VIDEO CH3 CH4 Cable signal RF coaxial cable Connections Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN jack.
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Page 10: Turning On Your Vcr
10 Turning on Your VCR Before turning on your VCR, make sure batteries are in the remote control and the VCR, TV, and Cable Box/DBS (if applica- ble) are connected. Press the VCR button, then press the POWER button. Turn on the TV. Set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever chan- nel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. -
Page 11: Automatic Channel Setup 11
Although your VCR may automatically memorize the channels you receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets you set up channels again. Make each entry within one minute of the previous entry. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP... - Page 12 12 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) Adding/Deleting Channels Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP SELECT: KL CONFIRM: OK END: MENU Press the PLAY o or STOP p button to select TUNER SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button.
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Page 13: Setting The Clock 13
There are four ways to set the VCR’s clock: Manually, with Time Zone Selection, with Manual PBS Channel Selection, or with Automatic PBS Channel Selection. Cable Box/DBS users must set the clock manually. Before you set the clock, make sure: •... - Page 14 14 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Press the PLAY o or STOP p button repeatedly to set the TIME. Every time you press the PLAY o or STOP p but- ton, the time changes in one-minute increments. If you press and hold the PLAY o or STOP p button, the time changes in 30- minute increments.
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Page 15: Helpful Hints
Time Zone Selection Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY o or STOP p button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button. CLOCK LANGUAGE ENGLISH VCR PLUS+ CH. SELECT: KL CONFIRM: OK END: MENU Press the PLAY o or STOP p button to select CLOCK, then press the OK/STATUS button. -
Page 16: Manual Pbs Channel Selection
16 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Manual PBS Channel Selection Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY o or STOP p button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button. Press the PLAY o or STOP p button to select CLOCK, then press the OK/STATUS button. - Page 17 Automatic PBS Channel Selection Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY o or STOP p button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button. Press the PLAY o or STOP p button to select CLOCK, then press the OK/STATUS button.
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Page 18: Daylight-Savings Time
18 Daylight-Savings Time Follow the steps below to program the VCR so its clock will auto- matically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY o or STOP p button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button. -
Page 19: Language Selection 19
Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen displays and menus. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP SELECT: KL CONFIRM: OK END: MENU Press the PLAY o or STOP p button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button. -
Page 20: Remote Control Buttons
Details are on page 53. Press to select an item in the VCR menu. For some PHILIPS or PHILIPS MAG- NAVOX TVs only: After pressing the TV button, press this button to select an item in the TV menu. - Page 21 After pressing the TV button, press this button to select TV mode or Auxiliary mode at some televisions. ALT(ernate) (Channel)/SPEED Button For some PHILIPS or PHILIPS MAG- NAVOX TVS only: After pressing TV, press to go back to the previously selected channel on the TV.
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Page 22: Display Panel
22 Display Panel Cassette Compartment Insert a tape here. TIMER Light This light appears when a timer VRB665 recording is pro- grammed or is in progress. Details are on pages 35-41. 19 m Hi-Fi This light blinks POWER STILL / PAUSE rapidly if the VCR is turned off to set VIDEO... -
Page 23: Front Panel 23
POWER Button Press to turn the VCR power on and off. STILL/PAUSE Button During tape playback, press once to freeze the picture. Press repeatedly to advance the Still picture frame by frame. During tape playback, press and hold for three seconds to start Slow Motion playback. -
Page 24: Rear Panel
24 Rear Panel ANT(enna) IN Jack Connect your antenna or cable here. Details are on pages 6-9. AUDIO OUT Jacks Connect audio cables going to the AUDIO IN jacks of a cam- corder, another VCR, or an audio system here. Details are on pages 45 and 47. -
Page 25: On-Screen Status Displays 25
An on-screen status display will appear when you press the OK/STATUS button or certain function buttons. The contents of the status display will vary; the status display describes the current operations of the VCR. ON SCREEN MODE ON: • Whenever you press the PLAY o button or the STOP p but- ton, some of the contents of the status display will appear for five seconds. -
Page 26: Setting The Remote Control To Operate A Tv
MITSUBISHI ... .13 PANASONIC ..07, 17 PHILIPS ....01 PHILIPS MAGNAVOX .. -
Page 27: Setting The Remote Control To Operate A Cable Box/Dbs 27
Setting the Remote Control to Operate a Cable Box/DBS 27 Your VCR remote control may operate your Cable Box/DBS. Follow these steps to set the remote control code. Turn on your Cable Box/DBS. Point the remote control at your Cable Box/DBS. Press the CBL/DBS button, then press the POWER button. -
Page 28: Playing
28 Playing Read and follow the steps below to play a tape. Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever channel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. Insert a tape in the VCR. The power will come on. The VCR will place itself in VCR position automatically (the VCR light will appear on the display panel of the VCR). -
Page 29: Recording 29
Read and follow the steps below to record a television program. Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever channel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. Insert a tape with its record tab intact (details are on page 5) in the VCR. -
Page 30: Recording One Channel/Watching Another
30 Recording One Channel/Watching Another Press the VCR button. Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start a recording of the current channel. Details are on page 29. Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV position. The VCR light will disappear from the display panel. Use the TV remote control to select the channel you want to watch at the TV. -
Page 31: One-Touch Recording 31
The One-Touch Recording (OTR) function allows you to start an immediate timed recording 30 minutes to six hours long of the channel you are watching. Before you begin, make sure: • Channels are set up. Details are on pages 11-12. •... -
Page 32: Record Link
32 Record Link This feature allows you to automatically record a satellite program that is programmed on your DBS. The VCR will start recording when it receives a signal from the DBS. The VCR stops recording when the DBS signal turns off. Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUT jacks of the DBS to the AUDIO and VIDEO IN jacks on the back of the VCR. -
Page 33: Setting Up The Vcr Plus+ Programming System
Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System 33 First, fill in the boxes on this page. It will only take a few minutes, and you must do it if you want the VCR Plus+ programming system to work properly. Since the channel numbers of the stations you receive may not be the same as the station numbers, and since channel numbers differ from area to area, you must program the VCR with your local channel infor- mation. - Page 34 34 Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) Now, compare the channel numbers you have written into the VCR PLUS+ CH. and CABLE/TV CH. columns. You’ll notice that some stations have VCR Plus+ and Cable/TV channel numbers that are the same, and other stations have channel numbers that do not match.
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Page 35: Timer Recording With The Vcr Plus+ Programming System
Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System 35 Follow the steps below to program a timer recording using PlusCode programming numbers. Before you begin make sure: • Channels are set up. Details are on pages 10-11. • The clock is set. Details are on pages 13-17. •... -
Page 36: Timer Recording With The Vcr Plus+ Programming System
36 Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) Press the OK/STATUS button. If the VCR PLUS+ and CABLE/TV channel lists appear on the screen, the CABLE/TV chan- nel has not been set for the VCR PLUS+ channel of the program you have set in step 4. -
Page 37: Quick Programming 37
Follow the steps below to program your VCR to record TV pro- grams while you’re away from home. The VCR will turn itself on, record, and turn itself off automatically. Before you begin, make sure: • Channels are programmed. Details are on pages 10-11. •... - Page 38 38 Quick Programming (cont’d) Press the Number 1/START + or Number 4/START– but- ton to set the recording’s start time. Every time you press a button, the start time changes in one-minute increments. If you press and hold a button, the start time changes in 30-minute increments.
- Page 39 Press the Number 3/DATE+ or Number 6/DATE– button to set the recording date. Every time you press a button, the date changes in one-day increments. If you press and hold a but- ton, the date changes quickly. The day of the week will appear automatically.
- Page 40 40 Quick Programming (cont’d) Press the OK/STATUS or TIMER button. PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED/PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER RECORD- ING will appear on the screen. If PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED appears, try again from step 1. Press the POWER button to turn off the VCR. The r light will appear on the display panel.
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Page 41: Turbo Timer 41
This function allows you to set a timer recording without using the on-screen menus. Complete each step within one minute of the previous step. Press the TURBO TIMER button on the remote control. The current time will appear on the display panel. To set the START time, press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button until the desired start time appears on the display panel. -
Page 42: Program Review
42 Program Review Checking, Editing, or Clearing Timer Recordings Press the VCR button, then press the TIMER button. VCR PLUS+ QUICK PROGRAMMING PROGRAM REVIEW SELECT: ,9 CONFIRM: OK END: TIMER Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select PROGRAM REVIEW, then press the OK/STATUS button. -
Page 43: Program Overlap Warning 43
If the timer recording you just set overlaps a previously set pro- gram, “PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED/PROGRAM OVERLAP” will appear on the screen for five seconds. To correct the over- lapping recordings, follow the steps below. PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED PROGRAM OVERLAP The program review screen will appear automatically after “PRO- GRAM NOT COMPLETED/PROGRAM OVERLAP.”... -
Page 44: Timer Recording Speed Setting
44 Timer Recording Speed Setting If a program is recording in SP and there is not enough tape to record the entire program, the VCR automatically switches to SLP to allow complete recording if TIMER REC SPEED is set to AUTO. -
Page 45: Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 45
The instructions on this page show you how to copy tapes. Different VCRs may operate differently. To duplicate a tape, make the connections shown, then follow steps 1-6. (You may use the AUDIO and VIDEO In jacks on the front of VCR 2 instead if you prefer.) VCR 1 Playing VCR ANT.IN... -
Page 46: Multi-Channel Television Sound System
46 Multi-Channel Television Sound System This VCR can receive and record programs broadcast in stereo or second audio. It can also play back tapes recorded in stereo or second audio. • Second Audio You can program your VCR so you can hear a program that is being broadcast in second audio or a tape that was recorded in second audio. - Page 47 Multi-Channel Television Sound System (cont’d) 47 To receive and record programs broadcast in second audio, follow steps 1-6. To receive and record a pro- gram broadcast in stereo, make one of the connections shown, then follow steps 1-6. If you have a Stereo and a Monitor TV, use a video cable to connect the VCR’s VIDEO OUT Jack to the TV’s VIDEO IN Jack.
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Page 48: Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback
48 Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback If a tape is recorded in Hi-Fi stereo, follow the steps below to play the tape in Hi-Fi stereo. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP SELECT: ,9 CONFIRM: OK END: MENU... -
Page 49: Video Stabilizer 49
You can correct vertical vibration when playing back tapes. When VIDEO STABILIZER is set to ON, vertical vibration will be cor- rected automatically. Follow the steps below to set VIDEO STABILIZER to ON or OFF. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP... -
Page 50: Smartpicture
50 SmartPicture You can make the tape playback picture softer, sharper, more nat- ural, or more distinct by adjusting the SmartPicture setting. SmartPicture is set to NATURAL when you receive the VCR. Follow the steps below to adjust the SmartPicture setting. Press the VCR button, then press the SMARTPICTURE button. -
Page 51: Digital Studio Picture Control 51
The Digital Studio Picture Control (DSPC) checks the condition of the tape during recording and playback, then makes adjustments to provide the highest possible picture quality. To set DSPC to ON or OFF, follow these steps. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP... -
Page 52: Search Options
52 Search Options Index Search When you make a recording, the VCR automatically places an index code at the beginning of the recording. Essentially, an index code is a type of “bookmark” for your tape. This feature is useful if you have several different programs recorded on a single tape. -
Page 53: Playback Options 53
Forward and Reverse Searching During tape playback, press and release the FF : button or the REW(ind) ; button. A fast forward or reverse picture search will begin. To return to playback, press the PLAY 8 button. Viewing a Still Picture During tape playback, press the STILL/SLOW A still picture will appear on the screen. -
Page 54: Child Lock
START STOP DATE DAILY WEEKLY SPEED CLEAR STILL/SLOW PLAY STOP OK/STATUS MENU TIMER TURBO AUDIO/ SKIP REC END SEARCH TIMER MUTE SEARCH /OTR EJECT Helpful Hint • If you lose your remote control when Child Lock is on, contact Philips. -
Page 55: Blue Background 55
If you want the TV screen to be solid blue when a weak signal is received, set BLUE BACKGROUND to ON. The screen will be blue and the sound will be muted. Or, if you want to receive the weak signal, set BLUE BACKGROUND to OFF. When you select a channel that is receiving a weak signal, you will see and hear the static in the TV programming. -
Page 56: Automatic Operation Features
56 Automatic Operation Features Automatic Playback When you put a tape in the VCR, the power will come on automatically. If the tape’s record tab is missing, playback will begin. You can not insert a tape without a record tab if the VCR power is off and a timer recording is set. -
Page 57: Glossary 57
AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks located on the front and back of the VCR which are used to record audio from another source (IN) or to send audio to another system (OUT). Automatic Channel Programming: process in which the VCR scans all available channels and places the ones you receive in its memory. -
Page 58: Specifications
58 Specifications Video Heads Four heads with Hi-Fi stereo Video Signal EIA standards; NTSC color Antenna VHF/UHF – 75 ohm external antenna terminal VHF Output Signal Channel 3 or 4 (switchable) 75 ohms unbalanced Power Requirement 120V AC; 60 Hz Power Consumption 19 W Operating Temperature... -
Page 59: Helpful Hints
If you are having problems with your VCR, check the following list of problems and possible solutions before requesting service. You may be able to solve the problem yourself. If you need to call a customer service representative, please know the model number and serial number of your product before you call. -
Page 60: Helpful Hints
60 Helpful Hints (cont’d) A TV program cannot be recorded. • Check the connections between the VCR, TV, antenna/cable, and Cable Box/DBS (if applicable). Details are on pages 6-9. • Make sure channels are programmed correctly. Details are on pages 11-12. •... -
Page 61: Limited Warranty
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Page 62: Index 62
ac power cord ...24 accessories...63 alt/speed button ...21 ant(enna) in jack...6-9, 24 audio in/out jacks ..23-24, 45, 47, 57 audio/mute button ...21, 48 automatic playback ...56 rewind ...56 batteries...5 blue background ...55 cable box codes ...27 connections ...8-9 output channel...8-9, 57 cable/tv channels ...33-34 cassette compartment ...22 cassette-inside light...22... -
Page 63: Accessories
The following additional items are not provided with your VCR, but they are designed for use with your new VCR. To order these optional accessories, contact us at: Philips Parts & Accessories Marketing Department 401 East Old Andrew Johnson Highway Jefferson City, TN 37760...