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Video Cassette Recorder
VRKD11YL
VRKD12BL
Instruction Book
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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 make sure you get all the available 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 Warranty Return
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Introduction 3 Welcome to your VCR instruction book. This book shows you how to hook up your VCR, then explains all the things the VCR can do. There’s also some information for your parents or anoth- er adult - just in case you have questions about your VCR. The instructions explain all of the VCR’s features, which are listed below. You cannot hurt your VCR by trying the features! So read on – and have fun. Features • Pausing a Picture • Alarm Clock • Picture Select • Automatic TV Channel Setup
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4 Table of Contents Setting Up Your VCR Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Before Using Your VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Using the Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Before Using Your VCR 5 Putting Batteries in the Remote Control 1 1 Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote control by pressing the tab, then lifting the lid. 2 2 Insert two AA batteries inside the battery compartment with their and – ends placed as shown in the picture at right. + 3 Replace the battery compartment lid. 3 Using the Remote Control Holder When you do not use the remote control, keep it in the remote control holder (supplied). 1 D C Insert the bent hooks (A)
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6 Using the Alarm Clock Putting Batteries in the Alarm Clock 1 2 3 1 Remove the battery compartment lid on the back of the alarm clock. Use your finger or fingernail to flip down the lid. 2 Insert one AA battery inside the battery compartment with its and – ends placed as shown in the picture at right. + 3 Replace the battery compartment lid. Velcro on front of VCR Using the Alarm Clock Holder Velcro on back of clock 1 Pop the three slots of the alarm clock holder into the three POWER holes on
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75 ANT / CABLE 75 ANT / CABLE Hookups Without a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System 7 The easiest connection – just a TV, VCR, and antenna or cable – 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. Antenna Indoor/Outdoor (300 ohm) 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV. 75V ANT / CABLE OR ANTENNA IN Jack (on back of TV) Cable
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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 ANT IN AUDIO OUT IN OUT CH3 CH4 VIDEO 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 the Cable B
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10 Hookups With a Stereo TV antenna or 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 cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the back of the VCR. 2 Connect a video cable to the yellow VIDEO OUT Jack on the back of the VCR. Then, connect the other end of the video cable to the VIDEO IN Jack on your TV. 3 Connect a
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Turning on Your VCR 11 l Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in Turn on the TV. Set it to the remote control and the VCR and TV are connected (see pages five and seven-10). channel 3 or 4. 2 l You can not set up channels if you are using a Cable Box/DBS. l The instructions on this page only work when you turn on the VCR for the first time. If there is a power failure or if the VCR POWER CHANNEL is unplugged for more than one minute, you may need to repeat the instructions
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12 Automatic TV Channel Setup Although your VCR 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: l The VCR is on and is in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear on the front of the VCR. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) POWER 1 CHANNEL Press the MENU button until the main menu appears. PAUSE - M E N U - PLAY B TIMER PROGRAMMING AUTO REPEAT [OFF] PICTURE SELECT CHANNEL SET UP 2
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Automatic TV Channel Setup (cont’d) 13 Adding/Deleting Channels The channels you no longer receive or seldom watch can be deleted from the memory. You also may add new channels into the memory. Make sure: l The VCR is on and in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) 2-3 1 POWER CHANNEL Press the MENU button until the main menu appears. PAUSE - M E N U - B TIMER PROGRAMMING AUTO REPEAT [OFF] PLAY PICTURE SELECT CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET LANGUA
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14 Setting the VCR Clock Follow the steps below to set your VCR’s internal clock. Make sure: l The VCR is on and in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) 2-5 1 Press the MENU button until the main menu appears. POWER CHANNEL - M E N U - PAUSE B TIMER PROGRAMMING AUTO REPEAT [OFF] PICTURE SELECT PLAY CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT STOP 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly to F. FWD select CLOCK SET. Then, press the
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Setting the VCR Clock (cont’d) 15 6 While the HOUR space is flashing, press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly until the desired hour appears. Then, press the F.FWD button. 6-7 CLOCK SET MONTH DAY YEAR 0 3 / 2 0 TUE 2 0 0 1 POWER CHANNEL HOUR MINUTE AM/PM 0 5 : – – – – PAUSE PLAY 7 While the MINUTE space is flashing, press the PLAY but- 8 STOP ton or the STOP button repeatedly until the desired minute appears. Then, press the F.FWD button. CLOCK SET F. FWD MONTH DAY YEAR 0
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16 Choosing a Language Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen menus and displays. Make sure: l The VCR is on and in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) 1 POWER Press the MENU button until the main menu appears. CHANNEL - M E N U - PAUSE B TIMER PROGRAMMING AUTO REPEAT [OFF] PICTURE SELECT PLAY CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT 3 STOP 2 2 F. FWD Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly to select LAN
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On-Screen Displays 17 You may access on-screen displays by pressing the DISPLAY button repeatedly. On-screen displays may include the current time, channel, and other information. l Press the DISPLAY button once. The COUNT information will appear for five seconds. After five sec- onds, only the real-time counter will appear on the screen. This counter shows you the elapsed playing time of the tape (from the point at which the real-time counter was set to zero). l Press the DISPLAY button once a
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18 Remote Control Buttons POWER Button Press to turn the VCR on or off. POWER CHANNEL PAUSE PLAY Button Press to play a tape. Also, press to release a frozen picture or for- PLAY ward and reverse searching and return to normal playback. Details are on page 34. Use to enter information in the menu (setting the clock, for example). Press to select an item in the menu. STOP REW(ind) Button When tape playback is stopped, press to rewind the tape at high F. FWD speed. During tape playback, press to
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Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) 19 CHANNEL o/p Button Press to scan up or down through the available channels after the channels have been set up. Details are on page 12. POWER CHANNEL PAUSE Button During recording, press to temporarily stop the recording. Press PAUSE again to resume recording. Details are on page 24. You can not pause a One-Touch Recording. Details are on page 25. During tape PLAY playback, press to pause the picture. Each press of the PAUSE button will cause the noise lines
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20 VCR Display Panel VCR Display Panel These lights explain the current activity of the VCR. Cassette Compartment Insert a video cassette tape here. Do not place anything else in this compartment. PLAY PAUSE STOP/EJECT RECORD REW F.FWD POWER VCR/TV CST.IN TIMER REC POWER CHANNEL Alarm Clock Details are on page six. POWER VCR/TV CST.IN TIMER REC POWER Light REC(ord) Light This light appears during a recording. It This light appears when the VCR power is on. flashes when a recording is paused. T
