Philips 4-HEAD HI-FI VCR VR620CAT Owner'S Manual Download

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VR620CAT

Video Cassette Recorder

Owner’s Manual

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Page 1: ...VR620CAT Video Cassette Recorder Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ber to get the most from your PHILIPS product you must return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days So please mail it to us right now Know these safetysymbols This bolt of lightning indi cates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock For the safety of everyone in your household please do not remove product covering The exclamation point calls attention to featur...

Page 3: ...on to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code which provides guidelines for proper grounding in particular specifying that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as possible Declaration of Conformity Model Number VR620CAT Trade Name Philips Responsible Party Philips Consumer Electronics P O Box 14810 Knoxville TN 3791...

Page 4: ... 19 Description of Controls Remote Control Buttons 20 21 On Screen Status Displays 22 VCR Display Panel 23 Front Panel 24 Rear Panel 25 Basic Operations Playing 26 Recording 27 Recording Recording One Channel Watching Another 28 One Touch Recording 29 Timer Recording 30 33 Rerecording Tape Duplication 34 Playing Repeat Play 35 Real Time Counter Memory 36 Time Search 37 Special Effects Playback 38 ...

Page 5: ...lly erase recordings 1 To prevent recording break off the tab with a screwdriver 2 To allow recording cover the hole with cellophane tape Recording Prevention 1 2 Battery Safety Battery Usage CAUTION To prevent battery leakage that may result in bodily injury or damage to the unit Install ALL batteries correctly with the and markings on the battery aligned as indicated on the unit Do not mix batte...

Page 6: ...t 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 IN Jack on back of TV Cable 75 ohm Back of VCR Antenna Indoor Outdoor 300 ohm 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV 2 Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT enna IN Jack of your VCR Cable 75 ohm Antenna Indoor Outdoor 300 ohm ...

Page 7: ...ou prefer 5 Set the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to CH3 or CH4 whichever channel is not used or least used in your area Set the TV to the same channel For example when playing a tape if the CH3 CH4 switch is set to CH3 the TV should be on channel 03 Hookups Without a Cable Box Direct Broadcast System cont d 7 ANTENNA IN Jack on back of TV example only 4 Plug in the power cords of the TV a...

Page 8: ...e Box DBS output channel This is step 5 on page 31 Leave the Cable Box DBS on for a timer recording 75 ANT CABLE TV s ANTENNA IN Jack Cable Box DBS VCR Recording Viewing Any Channel Connections 1 With the VCR on and in VCR position the VCR light will appear on the display panel use the CH annel o p buttons to set the VCR to the Cable Box DBS output channel channel 03 or 04 Set the CH3 CH4 switch o...

Page 9: ...ing 2 Press the VCR TV button once to put the VCR in TV position The VCR light will disappear 3 Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable Box DBS TV s ANTENNA IN Jack Cable Box DBS VCR When you play a tape make sure the Cable Box DBS is set to the same channel as the CH3 CH4 switch on the VCR Set the TV to the Cable Box DBS output channel 03 or 04 Helpful Hint 1 Connect a Cable signal to t...

Page 10: ...dio cable to the AUDIO IN Jacks on your TV again matching cable colors to the jack colors If your TV s AUDIO IN jacks are not color coded connect the red right AUDIO OUT jack of the VCR to the right channel AUDIO IN jack on the TV Connect the white left AUDIO OUT jack of the VCR to the left channel AUDIO IN jack on the TV 4 Turn on your TV making sure it is in Line Input mode This might be referre...

Page 11: ...hat you receive You can still select other channel numbers using the Number buttons To skip this feature and play a tape immediately insert a tape with its record tab removed Or to skip step 3 press the MENU button All on screen displays will be in English To skip step 5 press the STOP p but ton Channels will not be pro grammed and CHANNELS NOT SET will appear on the screen If you try to program c...

Page 12: ... F FWD B button SELECT op CHOOSE B AUTO PROGRAMMING ADD DELETE CH CH MEMORY REVIEW TV STEREO ON 2ND AUDIO TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select AUTO PROGRAMMING then press the F FWD B but ton The VCR distinguishes between TV channels and cable chan nels and the VCR will memorize all the channels you receive 4 Wait for a few minutes while the VCR sets up the chan...

Page 13: ... button or the STOP p button to select ADD DELETE CH then press the F FWD B button 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button until the channel number you want to add or delete appears beside the arrow SELECT op ADD DELETE B 16 DELETED 17 ADDED 18 ADDED 19 ADDED 20 ADDED TO END PUSH EXIT 5 Press the F FWD B button to select ADDED or DELET ED Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have added or deleted...

Page 14: ...If you do not press any buttons within 10 seconds you will either go to the next screen of channels or you will return to the previous menu 4 Press the STATUS EXIT button once or twice to exit 1 Press the VCR button then press the MENU button SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT 2 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select TUNER SET UP then pres...

Page 15: ... a 0 before a single digit number Entries that do not match the VCR s clock or calendar will cause a question mark to appear on the screen To make corrections press the CLEAR button until the space for the number you want to correct is flashing Then enter the correct number To see the current time on the TV screen press the STATUS EXIT button Details are on page 22 When the VCR clock is not set wi...

Page 16: ...y 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 ON when you receive your VCR Turn Daylight Savings Time ON or OFF by following the steps below Before you begin Make sure you have set the clock Details are on page 15 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select DAYLIGHT SVG TIME Then press the F ...

Page 17: ...IT SELECT op CHOOSE B REPEAT PLAY OFF ON SCREEN MODE AUDIO OUT LANGUAGE BLUE BACKGROUND ON TO END PUSH EXIT If you accidentally select Spanish and need English 1 Press the VCR button then press the MENU button 2 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select PREPARE EL VCR then press the F FWD B button 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select LENGUA JE then press the F FWD ...

Page 18: ...low 1 Point the remote control at your TV and press the TV button Then press the POWER button If your TV turns on or off try the other TV buttons see pages 20 21 If your TV doesn t turn on or off or if the other buttons don t work go to step 2 2 Find the brand of your TV on the list below and remem ber the two digit number beside it 6 Repeat step 1 If the remote control works your TV you re fin is...

Page 19: ...turn off or if the other buttons don t work go to step 2 2 Find the brand of your Cable Box or DBS on the lists below and remember the two digit number beside it 6 Repeat step 1 If the remote control works your Cable Box or DBS you re finished If the remote control still doesn t work your Cable Box or DBS repeat steps 3 5 using a different code for your brand if available There is no guarantee tha...

Page 20: ... Antenna Users Enter channel numbers as a two digit number for the quickest results You may only select channels 2 69 For example to select channel 5 press 0 5 If you only press the Number 5 button channel 5 will appear after a brief delay PLAY o Button Press to play a tape press to release Slow Search or Still mode and return to normal playback Details are on page 38 Press to select an item in th...

Page 21: ...menus CH annel o p Buttons Press to change channels at the VCR TV Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System ALT CH Alternate Channel Button Press while in TV position to return to the TV channel you were viewing immediately before switching to your current channel If you press the ALT CH button while in VCR position the TV will change to the channel you last selected before choosing channel 3 or 4 to u...

Page 22: ...main on the screen You must press the STATUS EXIT button to remove it Portions of the status display also may appear when you press other function buttons If you select STATUS ON then select COUNTER ONLY OFF Whenever you press the STOP p button or the PLAY o button the status display will appear for five seconds Portions of the sta tus display also may appear when you press other function but tons...

Page 23: ...t This light appears when the power is on STOP EJECT RECORD MENU STATUS EXIT F FWD PAUSE REW CHANNEL PLAY POWER VCR TV VIDEO L AUDIO R Timer Light This light glows when the VCR is turned off to set a timer recording during a timer recording or during a One Touch Recording It flashes if the power is off for a timer recording but there is no tape in the VCR It flashes when all timer recordings or On...

Page 24: ... on page 38 Press to select an item in the menu REW ind Button When playback is stopped press to rewind the tape at high speed During playback press to rewind the tape while the picture stays on the screen Details are on page 38 Press to return to a previous menu STOP EJECT Button Press once to stop the tape When playback is stopped press to eject the tape Press to select an item in the menu F FWD...

Page 25: ...etails are on pages six nine OUT Jack Use the supplied RF coaxi al cable to connect this jack to the ANTENNA IN Jack on your TV Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System Details are on pages six nine VIDEO OUT Jack Connect a video cable going to the VIDEO IN Jack of a camcorder another VCR or an audio visual system monitor laser disc player digital video disc player etc here Details are on pages 34 and...

Page 26: ...on the display panel If the tape s record tab is missing playback will start automatically 6 Press the EJECT button to remove the tape 3 If playback does not start automatically press the VCR button then press the PLAY o button 4 Press the STOP p button to stop playback 5 Press the REW ind button to rewind the tape 1Turn on the TV 2Insert a tape in the VCR 6 3 4 5 POWER EJECT VCR TV SPEED TIME SEA...

Page 27: ...es 28 34 You can change the tape speed during a recording but some distor tion will appear on the tape The VCR will record in a preset vol ume Helpful Hints 4 Press the VCR button then press the SPEED button repeatedly until the desired tape speed appears briefly on the screen Details about tape speed are on page 32 5 Use the CH annel o p buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel you wan...

Page 28: ...pear on the display panel The channel being recorded will appear on the screen 8 Press the STOP p button to stop the recording POWER EJECT VCR TV SPEED TIME SEARCH SLOW ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CH VOL MEMORY ALT CH REW PLAY F FWD REC OTR PAUSE STILL STOP MUTE VCR CBL DBS TV MENU STATUS EXIT CLEAR 1 Press the VCR button 6 Press the VCR button 2 8 3 7 1 6 4 5 4 Press the TV button then press the CH...

Page 29: ...ncel the OTR but continue recording press the REC ord OTR button repeatedly until REC appears in the upper left corner of the TV screen STATUS must be set to ON See page 22 for details The REC ord light will remain on the display panel of the VCR but the Timer light will disappear To check the time remaining for an OTR after the OTR has been set press the STATUS EXIT button To change the recording...

Page 30: ... Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select PROGRAM then press the F FWD B button SELECT op CHOOSE B ONCE DAILY WEEKLY PROGRAM REVIEW TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select a ONCE DAILY or WEEKLY recording Then press the F FWD B button ONCE The VCR will record a TV program on any day you choose up to 12 months away DAILY The VCR will record the same c...

Page 31: ...lay There also may be a brief delay when you select channels 10 11 and 12 If you want to select channels 100 and above enter channel numbers as a three digit number For example to select channel 117 press 1 1 7 Antenna Users enter channel numbers as a two digit number for the quickest results For example to select channel 5 press 0 5 If you only press the Number 5 button channel 5 will be selected...

Page 32: ...er light will flash if there is no tape in the VCR If the timer recording will take place several hours or days from now you may use the VCR until time for the recording Turn off the VCR a few minutes before the recording starts If you forget to turn off the VCR PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER RECORDING flashes on your TV screen two minutes before a timer recording is set to begin Press the CLEAR bu...

Page 33: ...e until all timer recordings have been displayed Then the menu will disappear 5 To cancel the timer recording displayed press the CLEAR button Either the display will disappear or information about other timer recordings will appear If you do not press any other buttons the display will disappear after all timer recordings have been displayed 5 2 4 1 CLASH may flash on the screen when you finish s...

Page 34: ...ing VCR 2 VCR 1 will play your tape Put a prerecorded tape in VCR 1 1 Audio cables from AUDIO OUT Jacks of VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jacks of VCR 2 2 Video cable from VIDEO OUT Jack of VCR 1 to VIDEO IN Jack of VCR 2 3 RF coaxial cable from the OUT jack of VCR 2 to the TV s ANTENNA IN Jack If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO IN Jacks on the back of VCR 2 press Number buttons 0 0 1 at step 5 AV REAR will appear...

Page 35: ...ton so that OFF appears beside REPEAT PLAY Press the STATUS EXIT button The real time counter memory does not function during Repeat Play Helpful Hints 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select REPEAT PLAY 2 4 5 1 SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT SELECT op CHOOSE B REPEAT PLAY OFF ON SCREEN MODE AUDIO OUT LANGUAGE BLUE BACKGROUND ON TO EN...

Page 36: ... Press the STATUS EXIT button to see the status display 4 While the status display is on the screen press the CLEAR button to reset the real time counter to zero STOP 1 08 PM TV STEREO CH10 SLP 0 00 00 HIFI 5 While the real time counter is on the screen press the MEMORY button so that M appears beside the counter STOP 1 08 PM TV STEREO CH10 SLP M 0 00 00 HIFI 6 To go to a tape location where the r...

Page 37: ...REW ind button The VCR will skip over the specified length of time then begin playback If you want to search for more than 59 minutes you must enter the length of time in hours and minutes For example to search forward 70 minutes press 1 1 0 at step 2 You can not do a Time Search while recording To remove the Time Search display press the TIME SEARCH button again To cancel a Time Search that is in...

Page 38: ...ture and return to playback press the PLAY o button or press the PAUSE STILL button again Viewing a Slow Motion Picture 1 During tape playback press the SLOW button The tape will play in slow motion 2 To release Slow mode and return to normal playback press the PLAY o button or press the SLOW button again Slow and Still modes will automati cally switch to Stop mode after five minutes to protect th...

Page 39: ...ape automatically or shut itself off Playback will continue as set for Repeat Play Tape Eject You can eject a tape with the VCR power on or off but the VCR must be plugged in If you have set a timer recording you can only eject a tape with the VCR power on Make sure you insert a tape and turn off the VCR power for the timer recording Automatic Tracking Adjustment The VCR adjusts tracking automatic...

Page 40: ...re watching portions of the on screen display shown below will appear when you press the STATUS EXIT button on the remote control The indication 2ND AUD or TV STEREO that appears on this side of the status display tells you if your VCR is receiving a second audio or stereo broadcast Although a program may be broadcast in both stereo and second audio you cannot record in both stereo and second audi...

Page 41: ...O TO END PUSH EXIT SELECT op CHOOSE B AUTO PROGRAMMING ADD DELETE CH CH MEMORY REVIEW TV STEREO 2ND AUDIO ON TO END PUSH EXIT You can only receive and record in stereo or second audio programs that are broadcast in stereo or sec ond audio You can only play in stereo or second audio tapes that were recorded in stereo or second audio Please see page 40 to deter mine if the program you want to watch ...

Page 42: ...ted from the AUDIO OUT menu for play back with Hi Fi sound But you can change the selection to MONO if you want monaural audio playback To do this follow steps 1 3 At step 4 press the PLAY o button or the STOP pbutton to select MONO Press the STATUS EXIT button HIFI will disappear from the status display All programs are automatically recorded in both Hi Fi stereo sound and in monaural sound The a...

Page 43: ...E BACKGROUND to ON The screen will be blue and the sound will be muted Or if you want to receive the weak signal set BLUE BACK GROUND to OFF When you select a channel that is receiving a weak signal you will see the static in the TV programming The channel number will not appear on the screen when you select a weak channel and you can not access the VCR s status display Also you may not be able to...

Page 44: ...light will blink Make sure the VCR power is off Make sure you have set the clock correctly Details are on page 15 The VCR may not perform or continue a timer recording if the power fails If you have a Cable Box Direct Broadcast System you will program timer recordings differently Details are on page eight Finish programming a timer recording at least five minutes before the recording should begin ...

Page 45: ...io cables to con nect the AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR to the AUDIO IN jacks on your TV and if the TV is in Line Auxiliary Input mode When you connect the AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR to the AUDIO IN jacks on your TV the stereo light on the TV might not glow But as long as the status display indicates you are receiving a stereo sig nal you are receiving a stereo signal This is normal Only tapes record...

Page 46: ...E AVAILABLE Warranty exchange is available in all countries where the product is officially distributed by Philips Consumer Electronics In countries where Philips Consumer Electronics does not distribute the product the local Philips service organization will attempt to exchange the product although there may be a delay if the appropriate product is not readily available MAKE SURE YOU KEEP Please ...

Page 47: ...ils call 1 800 531 0039 3 Put the completed Exchange Form a copy of the original sales receipt and the proper payment in an envelope Do not staple or clip these items together Label the envelope Return Documents Enclosed Place this enve lope in the box with the product 4 Seal the box with packing tape and return the product via United Parcel Service UPS insured and freight pre paid to Philips Reco...

Page 48: ...l the small electronic unit that came with your VCR allows you to operate your VCR from a distance RF coaxial cable The black cable supplied with your VCR Use it to connect your VCR to your TV or Cable Box or DBS The supplied cable is a snap on type However you may use a screw on type if you prefer Special Effects forward and reverse searching a still picture slow motion playback Tape Speeds how f...

Page 49: ...utton 24 pause still button 20 27 38 play K button 20 24 26 38 playing 26 power button 20 24 cord 25 pwr power light 23 real time counter 36 rear panel 25 rec otr button 20 27 29 rec ord light 23 record button 24 27 29 recording basic 27 one channel watching another 28 prevention 5 timer 30 33 remote control buttons 20 21 sensor 24 repeat play 35 rerecording 34 rew ind s button 21 24 38 rf coaxial...

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