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Video Cassette Recorder
VRB411AT
VRB611AT
Owner’s Manual
Important!
Return your Warranty Registration
Card within 10 days. See why inside.
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1 N I H T I W D E D E E N N Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the you’re entitled to. benefits 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. And take advantage of these important benefits. Warranty Owner Model Verification Confirmation Registration Registering your product within Your completed Warra
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Introduction 3 Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual. This manual describes the VRB411 and the VRB611. The VRB411 is a monaural (single sound source) system, while the VRB611 is a stereo system. Otherwise, the two models are exactly the same. In this manual, the VRB611 is illustrated. (The VRB411 has single AUDIO IN/OUT jacks. Otherwise, the VRB411 looks exactly like the VRB611.) This manual has seven sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording; Playing; Addi
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4 Table of Contents Setting Up Your VCR Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Before Using Your VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Hookups without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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. 1 Putting Batteries in the Remote Control 1 Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote control by sliding it in the direction of the arrow. 2 2 Place two AA batteries inside the battery compartment with their and ends aligned as indicated. + – 3 Replace the battery compartm
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75V ANT / CABLE 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. After you hook up the VCR, go to page 11 to turn on the VCR. (The VRB611 is illustrated here. The VRB411 has single AUDIO IN/OUT jacks.) 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV. Antenna Indoor/Outdoor (300 ohm) 75V ANT
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75V ANT / CABLE Hookups without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 7 3 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.) ANT AUDIO IN L OUT IN R Antenna VIDEO OUT CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT or Cable AUDIO IN L 75V ANT / IN CABLE OUT R OUT VIDEO ANTENNA IN Jack (on back of TV) CH3 CH4 IN OUT example only RF coaxial cable 4 Pl
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75V ANT / CABLE 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: l You may view any channel. l You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR. l You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording. l You may not program channels at the VCR. l You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time. Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable Box/DBS output chan
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75V ANT / CABLE IN OUT Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 With this connection: l You may watch one channel while recording another. l You may not record scrambled channels. VCR 1 Cable Box/DBS 2 AUDIO ANT IN L OUT IN R VIDEO OUT CH3 CH4 OUT IN RF coaxial Cable cable Signal TV’s ANTENNA RF coaxial IN Jack 3 cable Connections 1 Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack. 2 Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the IN Jack on
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10 Hookups with a Stereo TV antenna or VRB611 cable to 1 ANT(enna) IN Jack ANT AUDIO IN L OUT IN R VIDEO OUT CH3 CH4 OUT IN Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (red and white) Video Cable 2 OUT Jacks Stereo Audio Cable 3 antenna or VRB411 cable to 1 ANT(enna) IN Jack ANT IN AUDIO OUT IN OUT CH3 CH4 VIDEO Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (white) OUT Jacks Video Cable 2 Audio Cable 3 l Audio and Video cables are not supplied. 1 Connect the antenna or cab
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CBL/DBS MENU Turning on Your VCR 11 Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in the Turn on the TV. remote control and the VCR and TV are connected correctly. 2 l You can not program channels if you are using a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System. l If you are not using a Cable Box/DBS, the clock may set itself automatically after you connect the antenna/Cable signal to the POWER VCR/TV EJECT VCR and plug in the power cord. The time will appear on the display panel. TV 1 PL
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CBL/DBS MENU 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. 3-4 1 Press the VCR button. POWER VCR/TV EJECT 2 Press the MENU button. TV SELECT op CHOOSE B 1 PLAY fi PROGRAM REW F.FWD VCR SET UP STOP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK STATUS/EXIT TO END PUSH EXIT 2 1 2 3 CH 4 5 6 3 7 8 9 ENTER ALT. CH Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select VOL 0 TUNER SET
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CBL/DBS MENU Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) 13 Adding/Deleting Channels 3-6 1 Press the VCR button. POWER VCR/TV EJECT 1 TV 2 Press the MENU button. PLAY REW F.FWD STOP 3 STATUS/EXIT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select 2 TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. 1 2 3 CH 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 7 ENTER ALT. CH Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select VOL 0 SPEED TIME SEARCH PAUSE/STILL ADD/DELETE CH, then press the F.FWD/B button. REC/OTR MEMORY SLOW MUTE SELECT op A
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CBL/DBS MENU 14 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) Reviewing Memorized Channels 3-4 1 Press the VCR button. 2 POWER VCR/TV EJECT Press the MENU button. TV SELECT op CHOOSE B 1 PLAY fi PROGRAM REW F.FWD VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP STOP SET CLOCK STATUS/EXIT TO END PUSH EXIT 2 1 2 3 5 CH 4 5 6 3 7 8 9 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select ENTER ALT. CH TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. VOL 0 SPEED TIME SEARCH PAUSE/STILL SELECT op CHOOSE B fi AUTO PROGRAMMING REC/OTR MEMORY SL
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CBL/DBS MENU 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 3-4 keeps track of the time by constantly referring to the time broad- casted by your PBS station. If you are using a Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System, POWER VCR/TV EJECT you must set the clock manually. Follow the instructions under either manual clock setting or auto-
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CBL/DBS MENU 16 Setting the Clock (cont’d) 5 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. l Enter a 0 before a single-digit number. POWER VCR/TV EJECT l Entries that do not match the VCR’s internal calendar or clock will cause a question mark (?) to appear on the screen. TV l To make corrections, press the CLEAR button until the space for the number you want to correct is flashing.
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CBL/DBS MENU Setting the Clock (cont’d) 17 Automatic Clock Setting 4 2-4 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. POWER VCR/TV EJECT SELECT op CHOOSE B TV fi PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP 1 SET CLOCK PLAY REW F.FWD STOP TO END PUSH EXIT STATUS/EXIT 3 1 2 3 4 2 CH Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select 4 5 6 SET CLOCK, then press the F.FWD/B button. 7 8 9 ENTER ALT. CH VOL 0 SPEED TIME SEARCH PAUSE/STILL 3 REC/OTR MEMORY SLOW MUTE If OFF appears to the right of AUTO C
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CBL/DBS MENU 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 2-4 your time zone. 1 POWER VCR/TV EJECT Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. TV SELECT op CHOOSE B fi PROGRAM 1 VCR SET UP PLAY TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK REW F.FWD STOP STATUS/EXIT TO END PUSH EXIT 1 2 3 5 CH 4 5 6 2 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select 7 8 9 ENTER ALT. CH SET CLOCK, then press t
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CBL/DBS MENU 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 set to ON when you receive your VCR. Turn Daylight-Savings Time ON or OFF by following the steps 3-4 below. Before you begin: l Make sure the clock is set. POWER VCR/TV EJECT 1 TV Press the VCR button. 1 PLAY REW F.FWD STOP 2 Press the MENU button. STATUS/EXIT SELECT op CHOOSE B 2 1 2 3 5 fi PROGRAM CH VCR SET UP
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CBL/DBS MENU 20 Language Selection Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen displays and menus. 3-5 1 Press the VCR button. POWER VCR/TV EJECT 1 TV 2 Press the MENU button. PLAY REW F.FWD SELECT op CHOOSE B STOP STATUS/EXIT fi PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP 2 SET CLOCK 1 2 3 6 CH TO END PUSH EXIT 4 5 6 7 8 9 ENTER ALT. CH VOL 0 3 SPEED TIME SEARCH PAUSE/STILL Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select REC/OTR MEMORY SLOW MUTE VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/
