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Video Cassette Recorder
VRA999
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 has seven sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording; Playing; Additional Features; and Information You May Need. The instructions explain all of the VCR’s features, which are listed below. Features • Automatic Channel Setup • Automatic Clock Setting • Automatic Head Cleaner • Battery Backup • Blue Background • Child Lock • Daylight-Savings Time • Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback • Index Search •
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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 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 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. Using the Remote Control • Do
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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 and install the lithium battery, please go to page 11 to turn on the VCR. 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV. Antenna Indoor/Outdoor (300 ohm) 75Ω ANT / CABLE OR ANTENNA IN Jack (on back of TV) Cable (75 ohm) 2 Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) I
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75Ω ANT / CABLE Hookups without a Cable Box (cont’d) 7 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the RF 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 supplied.) LP 30561-003 CABLE IN OUT ANT. IN BOX R S-VIDEO AUDIO IN OUT L (MONO) RF OUT CH3 VIDEO CH4 Antenna ANT. IN or Cable A7N 5T V / CABLE RF OUT Antenna In Jack (on back of TV) RF coaxial cable example onl
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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. • Timer recordings are programmed differently. Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable Box/DBS output channel (channel 03 or 04)
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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 1 Cable Box/DBS 2 LP 30561-003 CABLE OUT IN ANT. IN BOX R S-VIDEO AUDIO IN OUT L (MONO) RF OUT CH3 VIDEO CH4 TV’s Cable signal ANTENNA 3 IN jack RF coaxial RF coaxial cable cable Connections 1 Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN jack. 2 Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect
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10 Installing/Removing the Lithium Battery You may install a lithium battery in the VCR. This will allow the VCR to save the clock setting and the programmed timer recordings if a power outage occurs. The battery can back up your timer recordings and clock setting for around six months (4,000 hours). Connect the power plug to an AC outlet before installing the 2 1 Connect the power plug to an AC outlet and turn off the VCR power. 3 2 A To open the battery compartment, press the cover’s release
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Turning on Your VCR 11 • Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in Turn on the TV. the remote control and the VCR, TV, and Cable Box/DBS (if applicable) are connected. 2 • The menus will continue to appear every time you turn on the VCR until you complete the steps on pages 11-12. • If you want to set up the Controller now, you must first connect the Controller. See page 45. CBL / DBS TV VCR 1 • Leave the Cable Box turned on if you plan to set up the Cable Box Controller now
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12 Turning on Your VCR (cont’d) Wait for the VCR to set up 5 channels. If you do not want to set up the Cable Box Controller 7 now, press the FF :/OK button to leave the Controller turned OFF. The display shown below will appear on the screen. Proceed to step 6. You may set up the Controller later CBL / DBS TV VCR by following the instructions on pages 45-49. If you do want to set up the Cable Box Controller now, VCR/TV POWER EJECT follow steps 5-8 on pages 46-47. QUICK PROGRAMMING + + 1 2 3 C
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Automatic Channel Setup 13 Although your VCR may automatically memorize the channels you receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets you Wait for the VCR to set up set up channels again. Make each entry within one minute of the channels. 5 previous entry. 1 CBL / DBS TV VCR 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SELECT , 9 CHOOSE :/OK VCR/TV POWER EJECT A VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP QUICK PROGRAMMING INITIAL SET UP + + 1 2 3 START STOP DATE TO END PUSH EXIT - -
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14 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) Adding/Deleting Channels 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SELECT , 9 CHOOSE :/OK CBL / DBS TV VCR A VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP 1 VCR/TV POWER EJECT QUICK PROGRAMMING TO END PUSH EXIT + + 1 2 3 START STOP DATE - - 4 5 6 DBS DAILY WEEKLY 4 2 7 8 9 Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select TUNER SPEED CLEAR SET UP, then press the FF :/OK button. 0 STILL/SLOW SELECT , 9 CHOOSE :/OK - + A CABLE/ANTENNA CABLE REW FF AUTO
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Setting the Clock 15 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 the clock manually. Before you set the clock, make sure: 1 • The VCR power is on. • The VCR light appears on the display panel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once. CBL / DBS TV VCR • Channels are set up. • You make each entry within one minute of the previous entry. VCR/TV POWER EJE
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16 Setting the Clock (cont’d) 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 increments. CBL / DBS TV VCR When the time is correct, press the FF :/OK button. VCR/TV POWER EJECT TIME 10 : 45AM DATE 01/01/99 QUICK PROGRAMMING AUTO CLOCK OFF + + 1 2 3 START STOP DATE D.S.T. ON -
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Setting the Clock (cont’d) 17 Time Zone Selection 1 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. CBL / DBS TV VCR 2 Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL VCR/TV POWER EJECT SET UP, then press the FF :/OK button. QUICK PROGRAMMING SELECT , 9 CHOOSE :/OK + + 7 1 2 3 A CLOCK START STOP DATE LANGUAGE ENGLISH - - 4 5 6 VCR PLUS+ CH. DBS DAILY WEEKLY CABLE BOX DBS RECEIVER 7 8 9 SPEED CLEAR 0 TO END PUSH EXIT STILL/SLOW - + REW FF 3 PLAY Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 b
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18 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Manual PBS Channel Selection 1 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. CBL / DBS TV VCR 2 Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL VCR/TV POWER EJECT SET UP, then press the FF :/OK button. QUICK PROGRAMMING + + 7 1 2 3 3 START STOP DATE Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select CLOCK, - - 4 5 6 DBS DAILY WEEKLY then press the FF :/OK button. CABLE BOX USERS SET 7 8 9 CLOCK MANUALLY will appear briefly. (If AUTO CLOCK is set to OFF, PBS CH.
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Setting the Clock (cont’d) 19 Automatic PBS Channel Selection 1 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. CBL / DBS TV VCR 2 VCR/TV POWER EJECT Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the FF :/OK button. QUICK PROGRAMMING + + 7 1 2 3 START STOP DATE - - 4 5 6 3 DBS DAILY WEEKLY Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select CLOCK, 7 8 9 then press the FF :/OK button. CABLE BOX USERS SET CLOCK MANUALLY will appear briefly. SPEED CLEAR 0 (If AUTO CLOCK is set
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20 Daylight-Savings Time Follow the steps below to program the VCR so its clock will automatically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October. 1 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. CBL / DBS TV VCR VCR/TV POWER EJECT 2 Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL QUICK PROGRAMMING 7 SET UP, then press the FF :/OK button. + + 1 2 3 START STOP DATE SELECT , 9 CHOOSE :/OK - - 4 5 6 A CLOCK DBS DAILY WEEKLY LANGUAGE ENGLISH 7 8 9 VCR PLUS+
