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- Page 1 Instruction Book Important! Return your Warranty Card within I 0 days. See...
- Page 2 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 pur- chase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits.
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Page 3: Introduction 3
Using products with the ENERGY S TAR ® label can save energy. Saving Ask about your community'srules energy reduces air pollution and lowers utility bills. on disposalof your old product,bat- teries,and packaging. Copyright 2000 Philips Consumer Electronics.All rights reserved. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
4 Table ofContents Setting UpYourVCR Introduction ............Table of Contents ............Before Using Your VCR ..........Using the Alarm Clock ..........Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System ......Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System ......Hookups With a Stereo "IV ..........Turning on Your VCR ........... -
Page 5: Before Using Your Vcr
Before U sing Y our VCR5 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. Insert two AA batteries insidethe battery compartment with their + and - ends placed as shown in the picture at right. -
Page 6: Using The Alarm Clock
6 Using t heAlarm Clock Putting Batteries in the Alarm Clock Remove the battery compartment lid on the backof the alarm clock,Use your fingeror fingernail t o flip down the lid. Insert one AA battery insidethe battery compartment with its + and - endsplacedas shownin the pictureat right. Replace the battery compartment lid. -
Page 7: Hookups Without A Cable Box / Direct B Roadcast System 7
Hookups Without a Cable Box / Direct B roadcast System 7 tooo. *oooio*.o,. J*.oil.ooo,otooo. ttoool 1oo6o*1 J*oo* IJO_IOJO,_eOIOQQI OOOOQO IOeQQO.IIIIOI ,,O,I.,tO,,_ OIIO_ • J_,66° The easiest connection - just aTV, VCR, and antenna or cable - is shown below. If you have a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System, please see pages eight-nine. -
Page 8: Hookups With A Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
8 Hookups Witha Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System • ioeo, ,oetl ,oQ_ I*,••o imtt•_ • o,••_ _DtOQ_ OOOtQOOOOtQt _11• ,06•• OO0,g p_O,,g _ tO,Q• • t,,, • tt66• • _O°•_ • • 061_0• • •_mO°O,O There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to theVCR.With this connection: •... - Page 9 Hookups Witha Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont'd) 9 Q.ooogo16el.m6o.*6a.,t tt,o • i=o6 • *= • toa,lo6*ll*ool ° tD • tlm.Jotol om ,ooooo ooo, e o,oeo, t Qo,,,_o,,,, o • With this connection: • You may watch one channel while recording another. •...
- Page 10 I0 Hookups Witha Stereo T V cable to anteni_a ANT(enna) IN Jack °\ Audio and Video IN Jackson TV VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (white) OUT Jacks Video Cable Audio Cable • A_dio andVideo cables are not supplied. Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) !N Jack on the back of theVCR.
- Page 11 I_"ENGLISH [ON] ESPA/_OL LANGUAGE SELECT PHILIPS Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to select ENGLISH or ESPAI_IOL. [ON] will appear beside your choice. Press the F.FWD button or the MENU button. AUTO SET UP will appear on the screen.
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Page 12: Automatic Tv Channel Setup
12Automatic TVChannel Setup oett i°to • io,,I ,o61 • oett ioo_ • •eoo I_o,*° • _t6°ml _ool ,oQt,loettiDoee,i leet,e,_o6¢*,, • tor*oQot f,"OQOO°OQ IO,¢*Q6q, O° OIOOOtOt Although yourVCR may automatically set up the TV channels you receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets you set up channels again.Make sure: •... - Page 13 LANGUAGE SELECT Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly select MANUAL SET UP.Then, press the F.FWD button. PHILIPS AUTO SET UP MANUAL SET UP CHANNELSET Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly until your desired channel number appears.
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Page 14: Setting The Vcr Clock
While the MONTH space is flashing, press the PLAY but- ton or the STOP button repeatedly until the desired month appears.Then, press the F.FWD button. PHILIPS MONTH YEAR CLOCKSET While the DAY space is flashing, press the PLAY button or... - Page 15 : 40 While the AM or PM space is flashing, press the PLAY but- ton or the STOP button repeatedly to point toAM or PM. Your selection will flashon the screenin the AM/PM space. PHILIPS MONTH YEAR 20TUE 2001 HOUR...
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Page 16: Choosing A Language
AUTO REPEAT [OFF] PICTURE SELECT CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET TIMER PROGRAMMING .MENU. • LANGUAGE SELECT PHILIPS Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to select ENGLISH or ESPAI_IOL. [ON] will appear beside your choice. tANGUAGE SELECT ESPANOL... -
Page 17: On-Screen Displays
On-Screen Displays 1 7 • o..to ,ooo *.o. *.Qo ioQo ..gQo oooo e.oto, .oo..ooo o*..oo o*.QI .oQI .ooog t og.oB,,,.o.oooo..oo_.o.*.ot oQoo. I ...oo You may access on-screen displays by pressing the DISPLAY button repeatedly.On-screen displays may include the current time, channel, and other information. •... -
Page 18: Remote Control Buttons
18 Remote C ontrol Buttons POWER Button. Press to turn theVCR on or off. CHANNEL PLAY Butto_ PAUSE PLAY Press to play a tape.Also, press to releasea frozen picture or for- ward and reverse searching and return to normal playback. Details are on page 34. -
Page 19: Remote Control Buttons
Remote C ontrol Buttons (cont'd) 1 9 CHANNEL Button Press to scan up or down through the available channels after the channels have been set up. Details are on page 12. POWER PAUSE Button-- During recording, press to temporarily stop the recording. Press again to resume recording. -
Page 20: Vc& Display Panel
VCR Display Panel These lightsexplainthe current activityof the VCR. Cassette Compartment Insert a video cassette tape here. Do not place anything else in this compartment. PHILIPS Alarm Clock Detali_ are on page six. _. o.. ;_...,,°.o.oooo°._°..°.o o _..°.l, ..l....POWER... -
Page 21: Front Panel
Details are on page 34. Press to select an item in theVCR menu. L "_" "_'\' PHILIPS CHANNEL Buttons Pressto scanthrough the channels. During normal tape playback, pressthe CHANNEL A/v buttons to adjustthe tracking. -
Page 22: Back Panel
22 Back Panel ANT(enna) IN Jack Connect your antenna or cable here. Details are on pages seven-10. AUDIO IN Jack Connect an audio cable coming from the audio out jack of a cam- corder,another VCR, or an audio source here. Detailsare on page 32. AUDIO Jack Connect an audio cable going to the... -
Page 23: Playing 23
Playing 23 Turn on the T_. Insert a tape. Turn on theTV and set it to channel 3 or 4,whicheverchannel to which the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of theVCR is set. Press the STOP/EJECT but- ton on theVCR. Insert a tape in the VCR. The POWER,VCR/'I_, and CST.IN lights will appear.If the tape's record tab has been removed, play- back will begin automatically. -
Page 24: Recording
42. Use the CHANNEL button to select the channel to be recorded. PHILIPS Press the RECORD button once to start recording. REC(ord) light will appear.If the tape is missingthe record tab, the VCR will eject the tape. -
Page 25: One.touch R Ecording 25
One.Touch R ecording 25 eot,Qoeolto6.,eBtog ioeoo ooeoo ttoo,i J6..ll.oeQo_ _toeool.jjjooogg • ooooeollolJJoegoo, ooeeot tooaoBoeoo,g ,_,oe,..Q_olo_ One-Touch Recording (OTR) lets you record for 30 minutes to eight hours. Before you begin, make sure: Channels are set up.Details are on page 12. _ The desired recording speed (SP, S LP) has been selected with the SPEEDbutton. -
Page 26: Timer Recording
CLOCK SET CHANNEL LANGUAGE SELECT REC SPEED © PHILIPS Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly to select a program number.Then, press the F.FWD button. (If you select a program number that already has a timer recording stored, information aboutthat program will appear.Pressthe PLAY button or the STOP button to select another program number.) - Page 27 SPEEO _4E_U DISPLAY" point to AM or PM. AM or PM will flash beside the time. _XlT_ C RESET _TER MEMI Press the F.FWD button. PROGP,AM NUMBER PHILIPS DATE 05 / 04 STARTTIME 07:30 TIME CHANNEL REC SPEED NETIME PROGRAM...
- Page 28 REC SPEED TIME 08:30 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly select a tape speed. The arrow will appear beside your choice. The selected tape speed will flash besideREC SPEED. PHILIPS _.o_ NUM.E. , DATE 05104 START TIME 07:30...
- Page 29 PROGRAM NUMBER DATE 05104 START TIME 07:30 TIME 08:30 CHANNEL ONE TIME PROGRAM REC SPEED SP PHILIPS While the program number is flashing, press the REW(ind) button to cancel the timer recording. Press the EXITIC.RESET button when you are finished.
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Page 30: Timer Recording
PROGRAM NUMBER DATE 05104 START TIME 07:30 TIME 08:30 CHANNEL PHILIPS ONETIM E PROGRAM REC SPEED SP Select the information you want to change using the F.FWD button. Press the REW(ind) button to go back one step. (There is an exception.Do not pressthe REW(ind) button while the program number is flashing. -
Page 31: Recording One Channel/Watching Another
VCR in VCR position. The VCE/TV light will appear. The channelbeing recorded will appearon the screen. PHILIPS To stop recording, press the STOP button. "_p_ may not be able to watch one chan- J "... -
Page 32: Rerecording (Copying Tapes)
32 Rerecording (Copying Tapes) VCR I VCR 2 - RecordingVCR PlayingVCR 3. RF coaxial cable from the jack of 2.Video cable fromVIDEO Jack of VCR2 to the TV's I toVIDEO IN Jack ofVCR ANTENNA Jack VCR I will play your tape. Insert a prerecorded tape in VCR I. -
Page 33: Repeat Play
TIMER PROGRAMMING I_" AUTO REPEAT [OFF] PICTURE SELECT CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET -MENU LANGUAGE SELECT PHILIPS Press the F.FWD button so that [ON] appears next to AUTO REPEAT. Tape playback will begin immediately.AUTO REPEAT I_ will appear on the screen briefly. -
Page 34: Forward And Reverse Searching/Pausing A Picture
During tape playback, press the F.FWD button or the RE_/(ind) button, then press again. The VCR will now search in super highspeed. To return to playback, press the PLAY button. Pausing a Picture PHILIPS During tape playback, press the PAUSE button.A paused picture will appear on the screen. -
Page 35: Picture Select
AUTO REPEAT [OFF] I_ PICTURE SELECT CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT PHILIPS Within five seconds, press the F.FWD button until your desired mode (NORMAL, SOFT, or SHARP) appears on the screen. " Youmay only changethe Picture Selectsetting during tape playback. -
Page 36: Real-Time Counter Memory
Within five seconds, press the COUNTER MEMORY but- ton so that M appears on the screen beside the real-time couoter. PHILIPS To go to a tape location where the real-time counter reset to zero, press the REW(ind) button or the F.FWD... -
Page 37: Automatic Playback F Eatures 37
Automatic Playback F eatures 37 • ,o ,t,,, o,°gJtQ.te,, ,,,, ittol • ,QQ,, too,° .OtOO, ,tO,,OIOQQ,OtOO0,1 BOeQO t t OO0_lIO,eeeeeel_ J,,OQQe,Ill IJIDO_e,OQ,°j Automatic Playback When you put a tape in theVCR, the power will come on auto- matically.If the tape's record tab is missing,playbackwill begin.(If a timer recording is set, you may have to press the POWER button to turn on theVCR. -
Page 38: Helpful Hints
38 Helpful Hints ,t6oge,o6g oeot ,eft ,tQ, ,,6go ,,,tQO,,JOQQt JJOQOOleeO_IO,O,OQ, ,DOQ,.DOOOllt iOeOOI,e,,,°,,,, ,.,,,,Ot,O,,Q,OtQ,O0 If you are having problems with your product_ checkthis 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 39: Helpful Hints
Helpful Hints (cont'd) 3 9 • • • • • • • • • • • •o • • o• • • • • •. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •... -
Page 40: Limited Warranty
Philips is not liable under any cir- cumstances for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or con- try for which it was designed,manufactured,approved... - Page 41 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: Complete the ExchangeForm below.
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Page 42: Dictionary/Specifications
42 Dictionary/Specifications Dictionary Specifications AUDIO IN/OUT lacks: jacks locatedon the back of theVCR Video Heads Two heads which are usedto record audio from another source (IN) or to send audio to another system (OUT). Video Signal Automatic Channel Setup: process in which theVCR scans all EIA standards;... -
Page 43: Index 43
Index 43 menu button ........18 ac power cord ......7, 22 timer accessories........light..........alarm clock ........6, 20 on-screen displays......17 recording ant(enna) in jack....7- I0, 22 one-touch recording ..... 25 cancelling......audio in/out jacks ..I 0, 22, 32,42 out jack ...... -
Page 44: 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 P.O.