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- Page 1 Video Cassette Recorder Owner’s Manual VR423CAT VR623CAT...
- 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.
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Page 3: Introduction 3
This VCR has a High Quality (HQ) system and is compatible with existing Video Home System (VHS) equipment. Philips Consumer Electronics recommends you use only video cas- sette tapes that have the mark. 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
Removing the Plastic Cover from the Front Panel A thin plastic cover may protect the front panel of your VCR. Before using the VCR, lift a corner of the plastic, then peel it off. Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote control by pressing the tab, then lifting the 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 supplied black RF coaxial cable 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.) AUDIO VIDEO... -
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. You can not change channels at the VCR. You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording. - 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. AUDIO VIDEO CH3 CH4 Cable Signal RF coaxial cable Connections Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack. Use the supplied black RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DBS.
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Page 10: Hookups With A Stereo Tv
10 Hookups with a Stereo TV VR623CAT VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (red and white) OUT Jacks VR423CAT 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 batteries are in the remote control and you have connected the VCR and TV correctly. You can not program channels if you are using a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System. If you are not using a Cable Box/DBS, the clock may set itself automatically after you connect the antenna/Cable signal to the VCR and plug in the power cord. -
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 the channels again. Press the VCR button. Press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP... -
Page 13: Adding/Deleting Channels
Adding/Deleting Channels If your channel lineup changes, you may want to add newly avail- able channels or remove channels that are no longer available in your area. Channels that you add to the VCR’s memory can be selected by pressing the CH(annel) o/p buttons. To add or delete channels from the VCR’s memory, follow these steps. -
Page 14: Automatic Channel Setup
14 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) Reviewing Memorized Channels Press the VCR button. Press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. -
Page 15: Setting The Clock 15
There are two ways to set the clock. With manual clock setting, you tell the VCR the current time. With automatic clock setting, the VCR gets the current time from your local PBS station. It keeps track of the time by constantly referring to the time broad- casted by your PBS station. - Page 16 16 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Press two Number buttons for the hour(s) and two Number buttons for the minute(s). Then press 1 for AM or 2 for PM. For example, for 2:15 PM, press 02, 15, 2. Enter a 0 before a single-digit number. Entries that do not match the VCR’s calendar or clock will cause a question mark (?) to appear on the screen.
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Page 17: Automatic Clock Setting
Automatic Clock Setting Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select SET CLOCK, then press the F.FWD/B button. If OFF appears to the right of AUTO CLOCK, press the F.FWD/B button to select ON. - Page 18 18 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Time Zone When using the AUTO CLOCK function, you can specify your time zone. That way, the VCR will update the clock according to your time zone. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP...
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Page 19: Daylight-Savings Time 19
You may program the VCR so its clock will automatically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October. Daylight-Savings Time is ON when you receive your VCR. Turn Daylight-Savings Time ON or OFF by following the steps below. Before you begin: Make sure you have set the clock. -
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. Press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. -
Page 21: Setting The Remote To Operate A Tv 21
Setting the Remote to Operate a TV 21 PHILCO ....14 PHILIPS ....01 PHILIPS MAGNAVOX. .01, 02, 03 QUASAR . -
Page 22: Setting The Remote To Operate A Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
CURTIS ... 08, 09 OAK SIGMA ... 11, 46 DIAMOND ... 01, 44 PANASONIC .. 16, 17, 97 EAGLE ... 26, 40, 62 PHILIPS ... 07, 23, 50 PIONEER ... 05, 06 EASTERN/REGENCY ... 28 PULSAR ... 04, 30, 42, GC BRAND ... -
Page 23: Remote Control Buttons 23
Press to turn on or off the VCR, TV, Cable Box, or Direct Broadcast System. (You must first press the VCR, TV, or CBL/DBS button.) Press to access the VCR menu or some TV menus. Press to select channels at the VCR, TV, Cable Box, or Direct Broadcast System;... - Page 24 24 Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) Press to erase incorrect data when programming VCR functions. Also, press to reset the real-time counter. Details are on page 39. Press to access or remove the VCR’s on-screen status display. Details are on page 25. Press to exit on-screen menus. Or, press the TV but- ton, then press the STATUS/EXIT button to access or remove some When tape playback is stopped, press to rewind the tape at high speed.
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Page 25: On-Screen Status Displays 25
A status display will appear when you press the STATUS/EXIT but- ton or certain function buttons. The contents of the status display will vary. To choose the status display mode, follow the steps below. If you select STATUS ON, then select COUNTER ONLY Whenever you press the STOP/p button or the PLAY/o button, the status display will appear for five seconds. -
Page 26: Vcr Display Panel
26 VCR Display Panel VR623CAT VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER POWER VIDEO L AUDIO R PWR.(power) Light This light appears when the power is on. Cassette-Inside Light This light appears when a tape is in the VCR. VCR Light This light appears when the VCR is in VCR position. -
Page 27: Front Panel 27
Remote Sensor Receives a signal from your remote control so you can oper- ate your VCR from a distance. POWER Button Press to turn the VCR power on and off. VIDEO In Jack Connect a video cable coming from the video out jack of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio-visual source (laser... -
Page 28: Rear Panel
28 Rear Panel AUDIO IN Jack(s) Connect audio cables coming from the AUDIO OUT Jacks of a camcorder, anoth- er VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 37. If you connect other equip- ment to the AUDIO and VIDEO IN jacks on the back of the VCR, select channel 001 (AV REAR) at the VCR. -
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 PWR., VCR, and Cassette-Inside lights will appear on the display panel. -
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 in the VCR. Press the VCR button. -
Page 31: Recording One Channel/Watching Another 31
Press the VCR button. Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start a recording of the current channel. (See page 30.) The REC(ord) light will appear on the VCR display panel. Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV position. The VCR light will disappear from the VCR’s display panel. -
Page 32: One-Touch Recording
32 One-Touch Recording The One-Touch Recording (OTR) feature allows you to set an immediate timed recording 30 minutes to eight hours long. Before you begin: Set up the channels at the VCR. Details are on page 12. Select a recording speed (SP, SLP) with the SPEED button. Details are on page 35. -
Page 33: Timer Recording 33
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: Set up the channels at the VCR. Details are on page 12. Set the clock. -
Page 34: Helpful Hints
34 Timer Recording (cont’d) Use the Number buttons (1 - 8) to select a slot in which to store the timer recording. There are eight slots. Numbers for open slots will flash on the screen. NOTE: If you enter a number for a slot that has already been used to store a timer recording, PREVIOUSLY SET PROGRAM will appear on the screen briefly. -
Page 35: The Vcr
Press the Number 1 button to record in SP speed or the Number 2 button to record in SLP speed. (See the chart below.) You cannot use the SPEED button at this time. ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM CHANNEL TIME ON 09:30 PM TIME OFF 11:00 PM... - Page 36 36 Timer Recording (cont’d) Checking or Cancelling Timer Recordings With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display panel), press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select PROGRAM, then press the F.FWD/B button.
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Page 37: Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 37
The instructions on this page show you how to copy tapes. The illustration uses two VR623CAT VCRs. Different VCRs may operate differently. To duplicate a tape, make the connections shown, then follow steps 1-7. 1. Audio cables from AUDIO OUT Jacks of VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jacks of VCR 2 VCR 1 Playing VCR... -
Page 38: Repeat Play
38 Repeat Play Follow the steps below to make the VCR play a tape over and over. Press the VCR button. Press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. -
Page 39: Real-Time Counter Memory 39
Follow the steps below to reset the real-time counter to zero at a tape location you want to refer to later. Press the VCR button. Play, fast forward, or rewind a tape to the location that you would like to refer to later. Press the STOP/p button to stop the tape. -
Page 40: Time Search
40 Time Search Follow the steps below to program the VCR to search forward or backward on a tape a specific length of time. There must be a tape in the VCR. Press the VCR button. Press the TIME SEARCH button. TIME SEARCH 0:00 ENTER SEARCH TIME... -
Page 41: Special Effects Playback 41
Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) During tape playback, press and release the F.FWD/B but- ton or the REW(ind)/{ button. A fast forward or reverse pic- ture search will begin. To return to playback, press the PLAY/o button. Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP) During tape playback, press the F.FWD/B button or the REW(ind)/{ button, then press again. -
Page 42: Automatic Operation Features
42 Automatic Operation Features The following playback features will always operate. 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, the power will not come on automati- cally when you insert a tape with the record tab intact. -
Page 43: Multi-Channel Television Sound System (Vr623Cat Only) 43
Multi-Channel Television Sound System (VR623CAT only) 43 Your VCR can play recordings broadcast in Hi-Fi (high fidelity) stereo, which produces a crisp, clear sound from two sources. Your VCR also can play tapes recorded in a second audio (usually, that means your program is recorded in a second language). - Page 44 44 Multi-Channel Television Sound System (VR623CAT only) (cont’d) Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button.
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Page 45: Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System (Vr623Cat Only) 45
Multi-Channel Television Sound system broadcasts are automati- cally recorded in Hi-Fi stereo sound. To play in Hi-Fi stereo the tapes recorded in Hi-Fi stereo, however, you’ll need to follow steps 1-5. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. -
Page 46: Blue Background
46 Blue Background 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 BACK- GROUND to OFF. -
Page 47: Glossary 47
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). The VR423CAT has a single AUDIO IN jack on the front and back of the VCR. -
Page 48: Helpful Hints
48 Helpful Hints If you are having problems with your product, check this list of problems and possible solutions before request- ing 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 49: Helpful Hints
You can not insert a tape in the VCR. • Insert the tape, window side up, with the record tab facing you. • Make sure a tape isn’t already in the VCR by pressing the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR. •... -
Page 50: 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 51: 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 52: Specifications
52 Specifications Video Heads Four heads – Hi-Fi (VR623CAT) Four heads (VR423CAT) Video Signal EIA standards; NTSC color Antenna VHF/UHF – 75 ohm external antenna terminal VHF Output Signal Channel 03 or 04 (switchable) 75 ohms unbalanced Power Requirement 120V AC; 60Hz Power Consumption 14W (VR623CAT) 12W (VR423CAT) -
Page 53: Index 53
ac power cord...28 accessories ...56 alt.ch button...24 ant(enna) in jack ...6-10, 28 audio in/out jacks...10, 27, ...28, 37, 43, 47 automatic playback ...42 rewind, eject, off...42 batteries ...5 blue background...46 cassette compartment...26 cassette-inside light ...26 cbl/dbs button...5, 22, 24 ch(annel) o/p buttons ...24 ch3/ch4 switch ...6-9, 28 channel... -
Page 56: 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...