Philips VR810BPH Owner's Manual

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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 . S e e w h y i n s i d e .

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  • Page 1 Video Cassette Recorder VR1010BP VR810BPH 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 .
  • Page 2 Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the benefits you’re entitled to. Once your PHILIPS purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once.
  • Page 3: Introduction 3

    This VCR, equipped with a High Quality (HQ) System, is compatible with existing Video Home System (VHS) equipment. Philips Consumer Electronics recommends that you use only video cassette tapes that are labelled with the mark or the mark.
  • 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 pages 10-11 to turn on the VCR.
  • Page 7: Hookups Without A Cable Box

    Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the TV 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.) VIDEO (MONO)
  • 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. 20917-003 VHF/UHF ANTENNA (MONO) S VIDEO CABLE BOX Cable signal Connections Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANTENNA IN jack. Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the TV OUT jack on the VCR to the IN jack on the Cable Box/DBS.
  • Page 10: Turning On Your Vcr

    10 Turning on Your VCR • Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in the remote control and the VCR, TV, and Cable Box/DBS (if applicable) are connected. • The menus will appear every time you turn on the VCR until you complete the steps on pages 10-11.
  • Page 11: Turning On Your Vcr

    If you do not want to set up the Cable Box Controller now, press the OK/STATUS button to leave the Controller turned OFF. The display shown below will appear on the screen. Proceed to step 6. You may set up the Controller later by following the instructions on pages 50-54.
  • Page 12: Automatic Channel Setup

    12 Automatic Channel Setup 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.
  • Page 13: Automatic Channel Setup

    Adding/Deleting Channels Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP TAPE MANAGER SELECT: 89 CONFIRM: OK END: MENU Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select TUNER SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button. CABLE/ANTENNA CABLE AUTO CH.
  • Page 14: Setting The Clock

    14 Setting the Clock 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 15 Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button repeatedly to set the TIME. Every time you press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button, the time changes in one-minute increments. If you press and hold the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button, the time changes in 30-minute increments.
  • Page 16: Helpful Hints

    16 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Time Zone Selection Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button. CLOCK LANGUAGE ENGLISH VCR PLUS+ CH. CABLE BOX DBS RECEIVER SELECT: 89...
  • Page 17: Manual Pbs Channel Selection

    Manual PBS Channel Selection Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button. Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select CLOCK, then press the OK/STATUS button.
  • Page 18 18 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Automatic PBS Channel Selection Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button. Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select CLOCK, then press the OK/STATUS button.
  • Page 19: Daylight-Savings Time 19

    Follow the steps below to program the VCR so its clock will 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 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button.
  • Page 20: Language Selection

    20 Language Selection 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 TAPE MANAGER SELECT: 89 CONFIRM: OK END: MENU Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button.
  • Page 21: Display Panel 21

    VCR Display Panel Information about VCR operations appears here. Different information appears at different times. The dis- play is brighter when the VCR power is on. The display dims automatically when you turn off the VCR power. Cassette Compartment Insert a tape here. TIMER Light This light appears VR 1010 4 HEAD HI-FI STEREO...
  • Page 22: Front Panel

    22 Front Panel POWER Button Press to turn the VCR power on and off. VCR/TV Button Press to select the signal that your TV receives. VCR Position: Use to watch a tape, to watch a program while recording it, or to watch a TV broadcast using the CH(annel) 8/9 or Number buttons to change channels at the VCR.
  • Page 23: Rear Panel 23

    ANTENNA IN Jack Connect your antenna or cable here. Details are on pages 6-9. CABLE BOX Jack Connect the Controller here. You may use the Controller with either a Cable Box or DBS receiver. Details are on pages 50-54. VIDEO IN Jack Connect a video cable coming from the VIDEO OUT jack of a cam- corder, a Cable Box/DBS, or another VCR here.
  • Page 24: Remote Control Buttons

    Details are on page 62. 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 25 TV mode or Auxiliary mode at some televisions. ALT(ernate) (Channel)/ SPEED Button For some PHILIPS or PHILIPS MAG- NAVOX TVs only: After pressing the TV button, press to go back to the previously selected channel on the TV.
  • Page 26: Setting The Remote Control To Operate A Tv

    MITSUBISHI ... .13 PANASONIC ..07, 17 PHILIPS ..01, 02, 03 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 Satellite Receiver/Cable Box/DBS. Point the remote control at your Cable Box/DBS. Press the SAT/CBL/DBS button, then press the POWER button.
  • Page 28: On-Screen Status Displays

    28 On-Screen Status Displays 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: •...
  • Page 29: Playing 29

    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 30: Recording

    30 Recording 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 31: S-Vhs Recording (Vr1010Bp Only) 31

    When shipped from the factory, the VR1010BP was set to automati- cally select S-VHS format for recording on an S-VHS tape, and VHS format for recording on a VHS tape. If you want to make a record- ing using VHS format on an S-VHS tape, follow the steps below. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.
  • Page 32: S-Vhs Et (Vr1010Bp Only)

    32 S-VHS ET (VR1010BP only) The VR1010BP allows recording in Super VHS ET (Expansion Technology). You can play back those cassettes recorded in S- VHS ET on a VCR equipped with S-VHS ET. You can record with S-VHS picture quality on VHS cassettes. Before you begin the recording, press the S-VHS ET but- ton on the front of the VCR so that the button lights.
  • Page 33: Recording One Channel/Watching Another 33

    Press the VCR button. Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start a recording of the current channel. Details are on page 30. 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 34: One-Touch Recording

    34 One-Touch Recording 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 12-13. •...
  • Page 35: Record Link 35

    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. Use audio and video cables to connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUT jacks of the DBS to the AUDIO and VIDEO IN jacks on the back of the VCR.
  • Page 36: Setting Up The Vcr Plus+ Programming System

    36 Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System 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 37 Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 37 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.
  • Page 38: Timer Recording With The Vcr Plus+ Programming System

    38 Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System 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 12-13. • The clock is set. (If the clock is not set, CLOCK MUST BE SET will appear, followed by the VCR menu.) Details are on pages 14-18.
  • Page 39: Timer Recording With The Vcr Plus+ Programming System

    Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 39 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 40: Quick Programming

    40 Quick Programming 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 12-13. •...
  • Page 41 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 42 42 Quick Programming (cont’d) 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 43 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.
  • Page 44: Turbo Timer

    44 Turbo Timer 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. Use Turbo Timer to set a one-time recording within the next 24 hours only. Insert a tape into the VCR and press the TURBO TIMER button on the remote control.
  • Page 45: Program Review 45

    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. The list of pro- grammed timer recordings will appear.
  • Page 46: Program Overlap Warning

    46 Program Overlap Warning 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 47: Timer Recording Speed Setting 47

    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. This feature is especially useful when you set a timer recording for a program that is more than two hours long.
  • Page 48: Rerecording (Tape Duplication)

    48 Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 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 20917-003...
  • Page 49: Audio Dubbing 49

    Audio Dubbing replaces the normal audio of a previously recorded video tape with a new soundtrack. VR 1010 4 HEAD HI-FI STEREO VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER POWER SUPER VHS ET S-VHS ET VCR/TV CRYSTAL CLEAR VIDEO TAPE MANAGER TURBO TIMER MENU AUDIO OPEN A/V FRONT CONNECTORS...
  • Page 50: Connecting The Controller

    50 Connecting the Controller If you are using a Cable Box/DBS, connect the Controller to your VCR. The Controller will automatically select channels at the Cable Box/DBS during a timer recording. Leave your Cable Box/DBS turned on dur- ing a timer recording. Connect the Cable Box/DBS to the VCR as shown below.
  • Page 51: Setting The Controller To Operate A Cable Box 51

    • Make sure the clock is set. You must set the clock manually. Details are on pages 14-15. • Complete the steps on page 27. This will enable you to use the VCR remote control to operate the Cable Box, and you will learn your Cable Box code.
  • Page 52: Setting The Controller To Operate A Cable Box

    52 Setting the Controller to Operate a Cable Box (cont’d) Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to set the code for your Cable Box (see list below), then press the OK/STA- TUS button. (Single digits will appear on the screen for codes 01-09.) SELECT CODE NUMBER OF YOUR CABLE BOX...
  • Page 53: Setting The Controller To Operate A Dbs 53

    • If you use a DBS, you must set the clock manually. Details are on pages 14-15. • Complete the steps on page 27 before proceeding. This will allow you to use the VCR remote control to operate the DBS, and you will learn your DBS code.
  • Page 54 54 Setting the Controller to Operate a DBS (cont’d) Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to set the two-digit code for your DBS (see list below), then press the OK/STATUS button. SELECT CODE NUMBER OF YOUR DBS RECEIVER DID DBS RECEIVER CHANGE TO CHANNEL 205? A YES...
  • Page 55: Multi-Channel Television Sound System 55

    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 56 56 Multi-Channel Television Sound System (cont’d) 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.
  • Page 57: Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback 57

    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 TAPE MANAGER SELECT: ,9 CONFIRM: OK END: MENU Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select VCR SET...
  • Page 58: Video Stabilizer

    58 Video Stabilizer You can correct vertical vibration when playing 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 59: Smartpicture 59

    You can make the tape playback picture softer, sharper, more nat- ural, or more distinct by adjusting the SmartPicture setting. Follow the steps below to adjust the SmartPicture setting. Press the VCR button, then press the SMARTPICTURE button. The current setting will appear on the screen for about five seconds.
  • Page 60: Digital Studio Picture Control

    60 Digital Studio Picture Control 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.
  • Page 61: Search Options 61

    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. Fast forward or rewind to the next or previous index code on the tape by following the steps below.
  • Page 62: Playback Options

    62 Playback Options 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 63 Viewing a Picture in Slow to Fast Motion During tape playback or Still mode, press the JOG/SHTL (shuttle) button on the remote control. The JOG/SHTL button will light. Next, turn the outer ring (the Shuttle ring) in either direc- tion. The farther the ring is rotated, the faster the search speed. Releasing the ring stops the picture in the Still mode.
  • Page 64: Tape Manager

    64 Tape Manager The Tape Manager will tell you: • on which tape you have recorded programs, • on which tape you have enough blank space for new recordings, and • what recordings are on a tape. Information about every recording made on this VCR will be memo- rized (date, start and stop time, length, and channel).
  • Page 65 Check Memory Follow the steps below to check the amount of memory used by the VCR for the Tape Manager. When all the memory is used, no more Tape Manager information can be stored. To store more informa- tion, you must first delete some information. Details are on page 72. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.
  • Page 66: Edit Title

    66 Tape Manager (cont’d) Edit Title When you record a TV program with this VCR, the VCR automati- cally memorizes the recording start and stop time, date, and channel for each program. You can edit the tape title and program titles as you like, as well as put the programs into a category.
  • Page 67: Entering Characters

    To edit the Program Title and Category, press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select the program title you want to edit (it will be highlighted in red), then press the OK/STATUS button. TITLE will flash in the red box at the bottom of the list. 0114 03/18/00 1/ 3 08:00PM 04/07/00...
  • Page 68: Sorting By Tape Number

    68 Tape Manager (cont’d) There are three ways to find the tape on which a program was recorded. • Tape Number: This allows you to review all the programs on each tape you have recorded with this VCR. Follow the steps on this page.
  • Page 69: Sorting By Date

    Sorting by Date Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select TAPE MANAG- ER, then press the OK/STATUS button. TAPE MANAGER EDIT TITLE FIND TITLE FIND BLANK SPACE CHECK MEMORY TAPE MANAGER SELECT: ,9 CONFIRM: OK...
  • Page 70: Sorting By Category

    70 Tape Manager (cont’d) Sorting by Category Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select TAPE MANAG- ER, then press the OK/STATUS button. Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select FIND TITLE, then press the OK/STATUS button.
  • Page 71: Find Blank Space

    Find Blank Space With this function, you can find the blank space on each tape and use the space for recording. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select TAPE MANAGER, then press the OK/STATUS button.
  • Page 72 72 Tape Manager (cont’d) Deleting Tape or Program Information If you do not want to keep tape manager information about a partic- ular tape or program, you can erase the information by following the steps below. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select TAPE MANAG- ER, then press the OK/STATUS button.
  • Page 73 You can disable the Tape Manager if you don’t want to use it. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP TAPE MANAGER SELECT: , 9 CONFIRM: OK END: MENU Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select TAPE MANAGER, then press the OK/STATUS button.
  • Page 74: Child Lock

    VPS/PDC DAILY WEEKLY PQRS WXYZ SPEED DBS/SAT CLEAR STILL/SLOW PLAY STOP OK/STATUS MENU TIMER TURBO AUDIO/ SKIP TAPE TIMER MUTE SEARCH MANAGER JOG/SHTL /OTR Helpful Hint • If you lose your remote control when Child Lock is on, contact Philips.
  • Page 75: Blue Background 75

    If you want the TV screen to be solid blue when a weak signal is received, set BLUE BACKGROUND to ON. Or, if you want to receive the weak signal, set BLUE BACKGROUND to OFF. To set BLUE BACKGROUND to ON or OFF, follow these steps. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.
  • Page 76: Automatic Operation Features

    76 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. When you insert a tape, tape manager information may appear and the VCR may search for tape manager information.
  • Page 77: Glossary 77

    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 78: Helpful Hints

    78 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, know the model number and serial number of your product before you call.
  • Page 79: Helpful Hints

    There is no playback picture, or the playback picture is noisy or contains streaks. • Make sure the TV is on the same channel as the VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. Details are on pages 6-9. • Make sure the VCR is in VCR position. Details are on pages 22 and 25. •...
  • Page 80: Limited Warranty

    90 days thereafter, you may exchange the defective product for a new product at the store from which it was purchased or through Philips. This exchange is made at no cost to you. From 91 days to one year from the date of purchase, you must follow the exchange procedures set out on the next page.
  • Page 81: Limited Warranty

    After 12 months from the day of original purchase, contact Philips Service Solutions Group at 1-800-531-0039 for information regarding out-of-warranty exchange. • If you do not have your original sales receipt, or if you have any questions, call Philips Service Solutions Group at 1-800-531-0039. To obtain a replacement product from Philips: 1.
  • Page 82: Specifications

    82 Specifications Video Heads Four video heads with two Hi-Fi stereo heads 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 27 W (for VR1010BP) 20 W (for VR810BPH)
  • Page 83: Index 83

    ac power cord ...23 accessories...84 alt/speed button ...25 antenna in jack...6-9, 23 audio in/out jacks ...22-23, 48, 56 audio dubbing...49 audio/mute button ...25, 57 automatic playback ...76 rewind ...76 batteries...5 blue background ...75 cable box codes ...27 connections ...8-9, 50 output channel...8-9 cable/tv channels ...36-37 cassette compartment ...21...
  • Page 84: 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 VHS Cassette Rewinder #M61117 This owner’s manual is made of recyclable materials.

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