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Video Cassette Recorder
VR1010BP
VR810BPH
Owner’s Manual
Important!
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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 Warr
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Introduction 3 Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual. This manual describes the VR1010BP and the VR810BPH. These models have similar features and appearances; differences between the VR1010BP and VR810BPH are noted when applicable. The menus of the VR1010BP are shown in this manual, and they may differ slightly from the VR810BPH menus. The VR1010BP is illustrated in this book. This owner’s manual has seven sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording; Playing
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Before Using Your VCR 5 Putting Batteries in the Remote Control 1 1 To remove the battery compartment lid, push in the tab, then pull up the lid. 2 Place two AA batteries inside the battery compartment 2 with their and – ends aligned as indicated. + 3 Replace the battery compartment lid. 3 Using the Remote Control • Do not put objects between the remote control and the VCR. • Point the remote control at the device you are operating. • Press the VCR button before pressing other VCR buttons; pre
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75Ω ANT / CABLE 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. (The VR1010BP is illustrated here. The VR810BPH does not have S-VIDEO IN/OUT jacks.) 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV. Antenna Indoor/Outdoor (300 ohm) 75Ω ANT / CABLE OR ANTENNA IN Jack Cable (on back of T
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75Ω ANT / CABLE Hookups without a Cable Box (cont’d) 7 3 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.) LP 20917-003 VHF/UHF VIDEO OUT IN ANTENNA IN (MONO) L S VIDEO CABLE BOX AUDIO CH3 CH4 R TV OUT OUT IN 75V Antenna ANT / CABLE LP 20917-003 or Cable VHF/UHF CH3 CH4 Antenna In Jack OUT TV RF coaxial
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75Ω 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: • 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. • You may not set up channels at the VCR. • You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time if you are not using the Controller. Set the VCR to the C
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75Ω ANT / CABLE IN OUT 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. VCR LP 20917-003 VHF/UHF Cable Box/DBS OUT IN IN ANTENNA (MONO) S VIDEO CABLE BOX CH3 CH4 OUT TV IN TV’s Cable signal 1 ANTENNA IN jack RF coaxial cable 3 RF coaxial cable 2 Connections 1 Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANTENNA IN jack. 2 Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the TV OUT
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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 Turn on the TV. applicable) are connected. 2 • The menus will appear every time you turn on the VCR until you complete the steps on pages 10-11. • If you want to set up the Controller now, you must first con- SAT/ nect the Controller. See page 50 before continuing. CBL/DBS TV VCR • Leave the Cable Box turned on if you plan to set up the Cable Box Contr
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Turning on Your VCR (cont’d) 11 5 If you do not want to set up the Cable Box Controller now, Wait for the VCR to set up press the OK/STATUS button to leave the Controller channels. turned OFF. The display shown below will appear on the 7 screen. Proceed to step 6. You may set up the Controller later by following the instructions on pages 50-54. If you do want to set up the Cable Box Controller now, fol- SAT/ low steps 5-8 on pages 51-52 now. CBL/DBS TV VCR CONNECT ANTENNA OR CABLE VCR/TV POWER
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12 Automatic Channel Setup Although your VCR may automatically memorize the channels you Wait for the VCR to receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets set up channels. 5 you set up channels again. Make each entry within one minute of the previous entry. 1 SAT/ 1 CBL/DBS TV VCR Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. VCR/TV POWER SMARTPICTURE VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP QUICK PROGRAMMING INITIAL SET UP + + 1 —+ 2 ABC 3 DEF * TAPE MANAGER START STOP DATE GHI - JK
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Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) 13 Adding/Deleting Channels 1 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SAT/ CBL/DBS TV VCR VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP TAPE MANAGER VCR/TV POWER SMARTPICTURE QUICK PROGRAMMING + + SELECT: 89 CONFIRM: OK —+ ABC DEF 1 * 2 3 END: MENU START STOP DATE - - 4 GHI 5 JKL 6 MNO VPS/PDC DAILY WEEKLY PQRS TUV WXYZ 4 7 8 9 2 SPEED DBS/SAT Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select TUNER ALT CLEAR 0 SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button. STILL
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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 1 the clock manually. Before you set the clock, make sure: • The VCR power is on. • The VCR light appears on the display panel. If it does not, press SAT/ CBL/DBS TV VCR the VCR/TV button once. • Channels are set up. Details are on page 12. VCR/TV POWER SMARTPICTURE • You make each entry with
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Setting the Clock (cont’d) 15 4 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 SAT/ CBL/DBS TV VCR increments. When the time is correct, press the OK/STATUS button. VCR/TV POWER SMARTPICTURE TIME 10 : 45PM QUICK PROGRAMMING DATE 01/01/00 + + —+ ABC DEF 1 * 2 3 AUTO CLOCK OFF START STOP DA
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16 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Time Zone Selection 1 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SAT/ CBL/DBS TV VCR 2 VCR/TV POWER SMARTPICTURE Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button. QUICK PROGRAMMING 7 —+ + ABC + DEF 1 * 2 3 CLOCK START STOP DATE LANGUAGE ENGLISH VCR PLUS+ CH. GHI - JKL - MNO 4 5 6 CABLE BOX VPS/PDC DAILY WEEKLY DBS RECEIVER 7PQRS 8 TUV 9WXYZ SPEED DBS/SAT SELECT: 89 CONFIRM: OK ALT 0 CLEAR END: M
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Setting the Clock (cont’d) 17 Manual PBS Channel Selection 1 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SAT/ CBL/DBS TV VCR 2 Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL VCR/TV POWER SMARTPICTURE SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button. QUICK PROGRAMMING + + 1 —+ 2 ABC 3 DEF * 7 3 START STOP DATE GHI - JKL - MNO 4 5 6 Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select CLOCK, VPS/PDC DAILY WEEKLY then press the OK/STATUS button. (If AUTO CLOCK is set PQRS TUV WXYZ 7 8 9 to OFF, PBS CH
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18 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Automatic PBS Channel Selection 1 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SAT/ CBL/DBS TV VCR 2 VCR/TV POWER SMARTPICTURE Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL QUICK PROGRAMMING SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button. —+ + ABC + DEF 1 * 2 3 7 START STOP DATE GHI - JKL - MNO 4 5 6 VPS/PDC DAILY WEEKLY 3 7PQRS 8 TUV 9WXYZ Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select CLOCK, SPEED DBS/SAT then press the OK/STATUS button. CABLE BOX USERS SET
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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. 1 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SAT/ CBL/DBS TV VCR 2 VCR/TV POWER SMARTPICTURE Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button. QUICK PROGRAMMING + + —+ ABC DEF 1 * 2 3 7 CLOCK START STOP DATE LANGUAGE ENGLISH - - 4 GHI 5 JKL 6 MNO VCR PLUS+ CH. VPS/PDC DAILY WEEKLY
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20 Language Selection Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen displays and menus. 1 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SAT/ CBL/DBS TV VCR VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP VCR/TV POWER SMARTPICTURE TAPE MANAGER QUICK PROGRAMMING + + 1 —+ 2 ABC 3 DEF * SELECT: 89 CONFIRM: OK START STOP DATE END: MENU GHI - JKL - MNO 4 5 6 VPS/PDC DAILY WEEKLY PQRS TUV WXYZ 7 8 9 2 SPEED DBS/SAT ALT CLEAR Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL 0 S
