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Owner’s Manual

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Video Cassette Recorder

VRB411AT

VRB611AT

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Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Important Return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days See why inside Video Cassette Recorder VRB411AT VRB611AT ...

Page 2: ...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 features f...

Page 3: ...unding 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 As an ENERGY STAR Partner Philips Consumer Electronics Company has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark Using products with the ENERGY STAR label can save...

Page 4: ...tion of Controls Remote Control Buttons 23 24 On Screen Status Displays 25 VCR Display Panel 26 Front Panel 27 Rear Panel 28 Basic Operations Playing 29 Recording 30 Recording Recording One Channel Watching Another 31 One Touch Recording 32 Timer Recording 33 36 Rerecording Tape Duplication 37 Playing Repeat Play 38 Real Time Counter Memory 39 Time Search 40 Special Effects Playback 41 Automatic O...

Page 5: ...not mix alkaline and man ganese batteries Do not mix old and new batteries Helpful Hints Using the Remote Control Point the remote control at the VCR then press the VCR but ton when using the remote control to operate the VCR Point the remote control at the TV then press the TV button when using the remote control to operate the TV Point the remote control at the Cable Box or Direct Broadcast Syst...

Page 6: ...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 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 t...

Page 7: ...NTENNA IN Jack on the TV You may use either a snap on type supplied or screw on type of coaxial cable whichever you 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 ...

Page 8: ...x DBS output channel This is step 5 on page 34 Leave the Cable Box DBS on for a timer recording AUDIO R L VIDEO OUT IN IN OUT CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT OUT IN 75V 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 set the VCR to the Cable Box DBS output channel 03 or 04 2 Set the T...

Page 9: ...to watch at the Cable Box DBS 4 To return to the channel you are recording set the Cable Box DBS to the same channel as the VCR s CH3 CH4 switch Press the VCR TV button so that the VCR is in VCR position again The VCR light will appear on the display panel The channel you are recording will appear on the screen Press the STOP p button to stop recording TV s ANTENNA IN Jack Cable Box DBS VCR When y...

Page 10: ... ANT antenna or cable to ANT enna IN Jack Video Cable Stereo Audio Cable VIDEO yellow and AUDIO red and white OUT Jacks Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV 1 2 3 VRB611 3VRB411 Connect an audio cable to the white AUDIO OUT Jack on the back of the VCR Then connect the other end of the audio cable to the AUDIO IN Jack on your TV If your TV has Right and Left AUDIO IN Jacks you must use a Y splitter audio...

Page 11: ... 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 When you turn on the VCR again later you may see a message regarding AUTO CLOCK Details are on pages 15 18 If you try to program channels when there is no antenna or cable co...

Page 12: ...ress the 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 4 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 5 Wait for a few minutes while the VCR sets up ...

Page 13: ... 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 6 Press the F FWD B button to select ADDED or DELET ED Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you have added or deleted all the channels you wanted to add or delete 7 Press the STATUS EXIT button 2 3 6 7 1 Press the VCR button 1 VOL CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS EXIT MEMORY SLOW REC...

Page 14: ...ill either go to the next screen of channels or you will return to the previous menu 5 Press the STATUS EXIT button once or twice to exit 2 Press the MENU button SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select TUNER SET UP then press the F FWD B button SELECT op CHOOSE B AUTO PROGRAMMING ADD DELETE CH CH MEMORY ...

Page 15: ... Do each step within 60 seconds of the previous step 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select SET CLOCK then press the F FWD B button SET CLOCK AUTO CLOCK ON SET MANUAL CLOCK DAYLIGHT SVG TIME ON SET TIME ZONE AUTO TO CONTINUE PUSH MENU SELECT op CHOOSE B TO END PUSH EXIT To display the time on the TV screen press the STATUS EXIT but ton Details are on page 25 Power failures that l...

Page 16: ...he CLEAR button until the space for the number you want to correct is flashing Then enter the correct number 6 Press two Number buttons for the month two Number buttons for the day and two Number buttons for the year For example for July 1 2000 press 07 01 00 The day of the week will appear automatically 7 Press the STATUS EXIT button to start the clock The screen will return to the program you we...

Page 17: ...me appears on the VCR display panel the clock is set You may turn on the VCR again If you enter an incorrect PBS chan nel number at step 4 press the CLEAR button to erase the incorrect channel then enter the correct channel number If you have an antenna you may select channels 2 69 at step 4 If you have a cable connection you may select channels 1 125 The clock cannot be set automati cally if you ...

Page 18: ...ECT op CHOOSE B AUTO ON ATLANTIC EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC ALASKA HAWAII TO END PUSH EXIT 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select your time zone ON will appear beside your choice 5 Press the STATUS EXIT button SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT 2 4 5 1 SELECT op CHOOSE B AUTO ATLANTIC EASTERN ON CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC ALASKA HAWA...

Page 19: ...ck 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 below Before you begin Make sure the clock is set 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select DAYLIGHT SVG TIME Then press the F FWD B button so that OFF or ON appears beside DAYLIGHT SVG TIME 2 3 4 5 1 Press the VCR button 1 VOL CH 3 2 1 6 5 ...

Page 20: ...LAY 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 2 Press the MENU button 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select PREPARE EL VCR then press the F FWD B button 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select LENGUA JE then press the F FWD B button 5 Press the PLAY o butto...

Page 21: ...w 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 23 24 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 ishe...

Page 22: ...t 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 t...

Page 23: ...els 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 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 be selected after a brief delay PL...

Page 24: ... Or if you have a Magnavox Philips or Philips Magnavox TV press the TV button then press the STATUS EXIT button to access or remove a TV status display or to remove the TV menu STOP p Button Press to stop the tape Press to select an item in the VCR menu Or if you have a Magnavox Philips or Philips Magnavox TV press when in TV mode to select an item in the TV menu CH annel o p Button Press to chang...

Page 25: ...LY 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 If you select STATUS OFF The status display will not appear when you press function but tons You must press the STATUS EXIT button to see the status display 2 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p but...

Page 26: ...wer Light This light appears when the power is on STOP EJECT REC OTR MENU STATUS EXIT F FWD PAUSE REW CHANNEL POWER VCR TV PLAY VIDEO L AUDIO R Timer Light This light glows when the VCR is turned off to set 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 are finished Clock Di...

Page 27: ...em in the VCR 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 41 Press to return to a previous VCR 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 VCR menu F FWD Fast Forward Button ...

Page 28: ...th your VCR Details 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 video disc player etc here Details are on pages 3...

Page 29: ...CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to 2 Insert a tape in the VCR The PWR VCR and Cassette Inside lights will appear on the display panel If the tape s record tab has been removed 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...

Page 30: ...eed during a recording but some distor tion will appear on the tape The VCR will record in a preset vol ume Helpful Hints 5 Press the SPEED button until the desired tape speed appears briefly on the screen Details about tape speed are on page 35 6 Use the CH annel o p button or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded 7 Press the REC ord OTR button once to start recording The REC or...

Page 31: ...ill appear on the screen 8 Press the STOP p button to stop the recording 1 Press the VCR button 6 Press the VCR button 4 Press the TV button then press the CH annel o p or Number buttons to select the channel you want to watch at the TV If the VCR remote control doesn t operate your TV use the TV remote control to select the channel 5 To return to the channel being recorded press the TV button the...

Page 32: ... 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 25 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 length while an OTR is i...

Page 33: ...tton 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 channel every day from Monday to Friday st...

Page 34: ... after a brief delay There also may be a brief delay when you select channels 10 11 and 12 If you want to select chan nels 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 ...

Page 35: ...n off the VCR power The Timer light will appear on the display panel 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 starts Press the...

Page 36: ... the VCR light will appear on the display panel press the VCR button then press the MENU button Checking or Cancelling Timer Recordings 2 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select PROGRAM then press the F FWD B button 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select PROGRAM REVIEW then press the F FWD B button The timer recording information for the program in the lowest numbe...

Page 37: ...0 0 2 AV FRONT will appear on the screen Blue Background should be set to ON Details are on page 46 Unauthorized recording of copy righted television programs video tapes or other materials may infringe on the rights of copyright owners and violate copyright laws If a program has copyright protec tion it may not record clearly These instructions show you how to copy tapes using two VCRs like yours...

Page 38: ...press the F FWD B button 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 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 END PUSH EXIT 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p butt...

Page 39: ...tatus display 4 While the status display is on the screen press the CLEAR button to reset the real time counter to zero 5 While the real time counter is on the screen press the MEMORY button so that M appears beside the counter 6 To go to a tape location where the real time counter was reset to zero press the REW ind button or the F FWD B button when playback is stopped When the tape reaches the p...

Page 40: ...tton 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 3 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 progress ...

Page 41: ...ayback 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 the VCR and the tape fr...

Page 42: ...shut itself off Tape Eject A tape can be ejected with the VCR power on or off but the VCR must be plugged in If a timer recording is set a tape can only be ejected with the 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 automatically to give you the best possi ble picture quality With some recordings ho...

Page 43: ... when you press the STATUS EXIT button on the remote control Specifically When a program broadcast in stereo is available STEREO appears here When a program broadcast in second audio is available 2ND AUD appears here When a program is available both in stereo and second audio both STEREO and 2ND AUD appear here Even though a program is avail able in stereo or second audio you still must program th...

Page 44: ...D DELETE CH CH MEMORY REVIEW TV STEREO ON 2ND AUDIO 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 43 to deter mine if the program you want to watch record is being broadcast in stereo or second audio If yo...

Page 45: ... OUT LANGUAGE BLUE BACKGROUND ON TO END PUSH EXIT All programs are automatically recorded in both Hi Fi stereo sound and in monaural sound The audio level of a tape recorded in Hi Fi stereo will differ from the audio level of a tape not recorded in Hi Fi stereo Normally HIFI should be selected from the AUDIO OUT menu for playback with Hi Fi sound But you can change the selection to MONO if you wan...

Page 46: ...lect a channel that is receiving a weak signal you will see and hear the static in the TV program ming The channel number will not appear on the screen when you select a weak channel To set BLUE BACKGROUND to ON or OFF follow these steps 5 Press the STATUS EXIT button 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 AUD...

Page 47: ... VCR will eject the tape The Timer light will blink Make sure the VCR power is off Make sure the clock is set Details are on pages 15 18 The VCR may not perform or continue a timer recording if a power interruption of more than one minute occurs If you have a Cable Box Direct Broadcast System timer recordings are programmed differently Details are on page eight Finish programming a timer recording...

Page 48: ...ou will only get stereo sound if you use audio 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 st...

Page 49: ...nnel 002 AV FRONT If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO IN jacks on the back of the VCR select 001 AV REAR If you accidentally enter Line Input mode press the CH annel o p button or use the Number buttons to select another channel OTR One Touch Recording a timed recording that starts immedi ately and records for 30 minutes to eight hours Remote Control the small electronic unit that came with your VCR al...

Page 50: ... ohms unbalanced Power Requirement 120V AC 60Hz Power Consumption 14W VRB611 12W VRB411 Operating Temperature 41 F 5 C to 104 F 40 C Relative Humidity 10 to 80 Weight 5 5 lbs 2 5 kg VRB611 5 3 Ibs 2 4 kg VRB411 Dimensions 14 3 16 W x 3 5 8 H x 8 3 4 D 360mm x 92mm x 223mm Tuner Broadcast Channels VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 Cable TV Channels 1 125 NOTE Designs and specifications are subject to change witho...

Page 51: ...RENEWED 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY ...

Page 52: ... 32 out jack 6 9 28 pause button 27 pause still button 23 30 41 play K button 23 27 29 41 playing 29 power button 23 27 cord 28 pwr power light 26 real time counter 39 rear panel 28 rec otr button 23 27 30 32 rec ord light 26 recording basic 30 one channel watching another 31 prevention 5 timer 33 36 remote control buttons 23 24 sensor 27 using 5 repeat play 38 rerecording 37 rew ind s button 24 2...

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Page 56: ...es M61104 Six High grade VHS T 120 Cassettes MHG1206 Stereo Audio and Video Cables 6 feet M61106 gold connectors M61105 color coded connectors RF Coaxial Cable 75 ohm 4835 323 27011 VO L CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 PO WE R STA TU S E XIT ME MO RY RE C O TR SP EE D ALT CH PAU SE STI LL MU TE TV VCR VC R T V EJE CT ME NU CLE AR SLO W TIM E SEA RCH CB L D BS ST OP PL AY F F WD RE W ENT ER Remote Control 4...

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