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- Page 1 VR400BMG Video Cassette Recorder Video Cassette Recorder Owner’s Manual Owner’s Manual...
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Page 2: Warranty
Return your Warranty Registration Card today to ensure you receive all the benefits you’re entitled to. Once your purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning this prod- uct. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once. -
Page 3: Safety Precautions
This VCR, equipped with a High Quality (HQ) system, is compati- ble with existing Video Home System (VHS) equipment. Philips Consumer Electronics Company recommends that you use only video cassette tapes that are labeled with the use of other tapes may result in poor picture quality and excessive deposits on the video heads, which may not be covered by the warranty if damage occurs. -
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 Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote control by sliding the lid in the direction of the arrow. Insert two AA batteries inside the battery compartment with their + and – ends aligned as indicated. Replace the battery compartment lid. -
Page 6: Hookups Without A Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
6 Hookups Without a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System 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 see pages eight-nine. If you have a Stereo TV, please see page 10. -
Page 7: Hookups Without A Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
Hookups Without a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 7 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the 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 (supplied) or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer.) Antenna or Cable... -
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. You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording. -
Page 9: Helpful Hint
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. AUDIO CH3 CH4 VIDEO Cable Signal RF coaxial cable Connections Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack. Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DBS. -
Page 10: Hookups With A Stereo Tv
10 Hookups With a Stereo TV VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (white) OUT Jacks Audio and Video cables are not supplied. Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the back of the VCR. Connect a video cable to the yellow VIDEO OUT Jack on the back of the VCR. -
Page 11: Turning On Your Vcr 11
Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in the remote control and the VCR and TV are connected (see pages five-10). You can not set up channels if you are using a Cable Box/DBS. The instructions on this page only work when you turn on the VCR for the first time. -
Page 12: Automatic Channel Setup
12 Automatic Channel Setup Although your VCR may automatically set up the channels you receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets you set up channels again. Make sure: The VCR is on and is in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear on the display panel. -
Page 13: Automatic Channel Setup
Adding/Deleting Channels The channels you no longer receive or seldom watch can be deleted from the memory. You also may add new channels into the memory. Make sure: The VCR is on and in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. -
Page 14: Setting The Clock
14 Setting the Clock Follow the steps below to set your VCR’s clock. Make sure: The VCR is on and in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) Press the MENU button until the main menu appears. - M E N U - B TIMER PROGRAMMING AUTO REPEAT... - Page 15 While the HOUR space is flashing, press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly until the desired hour appears. Then, press the F.FWD button. CLOCK SET MONTH DAY YEAR / 2 0 MON 2 0 0 0 HOUR MINUTE AM/PM : –...
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Page 16: Language Selection
16 Language Selection Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen menus and displays. Make sure: The VCR is on and in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) Press the MENU button until the main menu appears. -
Page 17: On-Screen Status Displays 17
You may access on-screen status displays by pressing the DISPLAY button repeatedly. On-screen status displays may include the current time, channel, and other information. Press the DISPLAY button once. The COUNT on-screen status display will appear for five seconds. After five seconds, only the real-time counter will appear on the screen. -
Page 18: Remote Control Buttons
18 Remote Control Buttons To select, press 0, then press the channel number you want. For example, to select channel 7, press 0, 7. To select, press the +100 button, then press the last two digits of the channel you want. For example, to select channel 117, press Press to select the recording speed (SP or SLP). -
Page 19: Remote Control Buttons
Use to select the signal that your TV receives. Use to watch a tape, to watch a program while recording it, or to watch a TV broadcast using the CHANNEL o/p or Number buttons to change channels at the VCR. Use to watch TV (changing channels at the TV) or to watch one program while recording another. -
Page 20: Vcr Display Panel
20 VCR Display Panel Cassette Compartment Insert a video cassette tape here. POWER Light This light indicates that the power is on. VCR/TV Light This light appears when the VCR is in VCR position. VCR Display Panel Information about VCR opera- tions is displayed here. -
Page 21: Front Panel 21
Remote Sensor Receives a signal from your remote control so you can operate your VCR from a distance. VCR/TV Button Use 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 CHANNEL o/p or Number... -
Page 22: Rear Panel
22 Rear Panel AC Power Cord Connect to a standard AC outlet to supply power to the VCR. AUDIO IN Jack Connect a cable coming from the audio out jack of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 33. AUDIO OUT Jack Connect a cable going to the audio in jack of a camcorder,... -
Page 23: S-Vhs Quasi Playback (Sqpb)
Read and follow the steps below to play a tape. Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever chan- nel to which the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set. Insert a tape in the VCR. The POWER, VCR/TV, and CST.IN lights will appear. -
Page 24: Recording
24 Recording Read and follow the steps below to record a television program. 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. Insert a tape with its record tab intact (see page five) in the VCR. -
Page 25: One-Touch Recording 25
The One-Touch Recording function allows you to program an immediate timed recording 30 minutes to eight hours long. Before you begin, make sure: Channels are set up. The desired recording speed (SP, SLP) has been selected with the SPEED button. There is a tape in the VCR. -
Page 26: Timer Recording
26 Timer Recording Follow the steps below to program your VCR to record TV pro- grams while you’re away from home. You can program up to seven timer recordings. For each one, the VCR will turn itself on, record, and turn itself off automatically. Before you begin make sure: Channels are set up. -
Page 27: Helpful Hints
Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly until the desired month appears. Then, press the F.FWD button. Next, press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeat- edly until the desired day appears. Then, press the F.FWD button. The day of the week will appear automatically. - Page 28 28 Timer Recording (cont’d) Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly until the desired channel number appears. Then, press the F.FWD button. If you are using a standard antenna/cable hookup (as shown on pages six-seven), select the channel of the TV program you want to record.
- Page 29 Cancelling a Timer Recording Press the MENU button.The details of your program appear on the screen. TIMER PROGRAMMING DATE STA/END B1 05/04 07:30 PM 08:30 PM 3 05/11 10:00 PM W THU 10:54 PM 5 05/21 11:00 PM DAILY 11:30 PM Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to select the program number you want to cancel.
- Page 30 30 Timer Recording (cont’d) Correcting a Timer Recording If you need to correct a timer recording after you have finished setting the program, follow these steps. Make sure the VCR is on and is in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) Press the MENU button.The details of your program appear on the screen.
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Page 31: Auto Satellite Link Using A Satellite Tuner 31
If you connect your VCR to a satellite tuner that has the Electronic Program Guide, the VCR will turn itself on, record, then turn itself off. First, read the owner’s manual of your satellite tuner; then, follow the steps below. Before you begin: Use audio and video cables to connect the VCR’s AUDIO/VIDEO IN jacks to the satellite tuner’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT jacks. -
Page 32: Recording One Channel/Watching Another
32 Recording One Channel/Watching Another Press the RECORD button to start a recording of the cur- rent channel. Details are on page 24. Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV position. The VCR/TV light will disappear. Use the TV remote control to select the channel you want to watch at the TV. -
Page 33: Playing
1. Audio cable from AUDIO OUT Jack of VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jack of VCR 2 VCR 1 Playing VCR AUDIO CH3 CH4 VIDEO 2. Video cable from VIDEO OUT Jack of VCR 1 to VIDEO IN Jack of VCR 2 VCR 1 will play your tape. -
Page 34: Repeat Play
34 Repeat Play Follow the steps below to program the VCR to play a tape over and over. Make sure: The VCR is on and is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear on the front panel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV but- ton once. -
Page 35: Special Effects Playback 35
Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) During tape playback, press and release the F.FWD but- ton or the REWIND button. A fast forward or reverse picture search will begin. To return to playback, press the PLAY button. Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP) During tape playback, press the F.FWD button or the REWIND button, then press again. -
Page 36: Picture Select
36 Picture Select This function enables you to select the picture quality of a tape. Make sure: The VCR is on and is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once. There is a tape in the VCR. -
Page 37: Real-Time Counter Memory 37
Follow the steps below to reset the real-time counter to zero at a tape location you want to refer to later. Make sure: The VCR is on and is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once. There is a tape in the VCR. -
Page 38: Index Search
38 Index Search When you make a recording, the VCR places an index mark at the beginning of the recording. Essentially, an index mark is a type of “bookmark” for your tape. This feature is useful if you have sever- al different programs recorded on a single tape. -
Page 39: Time Search 39
The Time Search function allows you to go to a specific point on a tape. You will enter the exact amount of playback time that you wish to skip in order to reach the specified point. Make sure: The VCR is on and is in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. -
Page 40: Quick Find
40 Quick Find The Quick Find feature locates the beginning of each recording on a tape, then plays the first portion of the recording at high speed for 30 seconds. After it plays the portion, the VCR fast forwards the tape to the next recording. This process is repeated until the end of the tape is reached, or until you stop the Quick Find. -
Page 41: Automatic Playback Features 41
Automatic Playback When you put a tape in the VCR, the power will come on auto- matically. If the tape’s record tab is missing, playback will begin. (If a timer recording is set, you may have to press the POWER but- ton to turn on the VCR. -
Page 42: Helpful Hints
42 Helpful Hints If you are having problems with your product, check this 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 43: Helpful Hints
Tape cannot be removed. • Make sure the power plug is completely connected to an AC (alternating current) outlet. • You have set a timer recording. Turn on the VCR power, then eject the tape. Be sure to insert a tape and turn off the VCR for your timer recording. -
Page 44: Glossary
44 Glossary AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks located on the back of the VCR which are used to record audio from another source (IN) or to send audio to another system (OUT). Automatic Channel Setup: process in which the VCR scans all available channels and places the ones you receive in its memo- ry. -
Page 45: Specifications 45
Specifications 45 Video Heads Four 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; 60Hz Power Consumption Operating Temperature 41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C) Relative Humidity 10% to 80%... -
Page 46: Limited Warranty
RENEWED 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY... -
Page 47: Index 47
ac power cord ...7, 22 accessories...48 ant(enna) in jack ...6-10, 22 audio in/out jacks ...10, 22, 33 auto satellite link ...31 automatic playback...41 rewind, eject, off ...41 batteries...5 cassette compartment ...20 ch3/ch4 switch...7, 9, 22 channel above 100 ...18 adding...13 deleting ...13 setup...11, 12 (o/p) buttons...19, 21, 41... -
Page 48: Supplied Accessories
Three Cassette Storage Cases (plastic) Fits VHS and Beta cassettes #M61104 This owner’s manual is made of recyclable materials. Remember to recycle! As an E Partner, Philips Consumer Electronics ® NERGY Company has determined that this product meets the ® guidelines for energy efficiency.
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