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Page 1: ...VIDEO CASSETTE RECORD OWNER S MANUAL MODEL VRT245AT I I 0 0 0 ...

Page 2: ... st comprehensive warranties and outstanding service networks in the industry What s more your purchase guarantees you ll receive all the information and special offers for which you qualify plus easy access to accessories from our convenient home shopping network And most importantly you can count on our uncompromising commitment to your total satisfaction All of this is our way of saying welcome...

Page 3: ...ed to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding in particular specifying that ground cable shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close as to the point of cable entry as possible Copyright 1995 Philips Consumer Electronics Company All rights reserved t D Q i Welcome to your VCR owner s man ual This ...

Page 4: ... Panel 15 Rear Panel 16 Doing More Recording One Channel Watching Another 17 One Touch Recording 18 Rerecording Tape Duplication 19 Timer Recording 20 Setting Up VCR Plus 22 Timer Recording With VCR Plus 24 Channel Memory 25 Language Selection 27 Daylight Saving Time 28 Playback Options 29 PlaybaCk Features 33 TV Code Setting 34 Information You May Need Other Hookups 35 Before Requesting Service 3...

Page 5: ...To select channels 1 9 using the number buttons first press 0 then press the desired channel number For exam ple for channel 6 press 0 6 100 Button Slidethe VCRiTV switchto VCRposi tion beforepressing other VCRoperation buttons on the remote control Erase Protection Video cassette tapes have record tabs to ensure that recordings are not accidentally erased 1 To prevent accidental erasure break off...

Page 6: ...our VCR IN FROM ANT enna Jack Jack 3 Connect your VCR to your TV with the black RF coaxial cable or Cable Back of TV IN FROM example only ANT enna Jack 7 ____ _ OUT TO TV Jack Ill Back of VCR RF _ N4 Wall Outlet _ Coaxial Cable _ _VHF UHF _ supplied I Combination Antenna Jack 4 Select channel 3 or 4 Set the CH 3 CH 4 switch on the back of the VCR to CH 3 or CH 4 whichever channel is not used or le...

Page 7: ...programming will appear to take place but eventually NO TV SIGNALS will appear on screen If this happens connect an antenna or cable to the VCR and try again You cannot program channels ifa cable converter box is connected to a VCR that is connected to a TV If you have this kind of connection see page 36 for details i Before turning on your VCR make sure there are batteries in the remote control a...

Page 8: ... remote con trol or the STOP EJECT button on the VCR to stop playback Press the REW ind Search button on the remote control or the REW ind button on the VCR to rewind the tape Press the STOP EJECT button on the VCR to remove the tape The CASS IN light on the VCR will blink while the VCR ejects the tape TV and VCR 2 Insert a tape it to channel 3 or 4 D Press the STOP EJECT button to remove the tape...

Page 9: ...me distor tion will appear on the tape You cannot change channels while the VCR is recording You can press the PAUSE button to change channels Read and follow the steps below to record a television program Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or 4 whichever the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to Insert a tape with its record tab intact see page five in the VCR The power will come on...

Page 10: ...for the hour s and two Number buttons for the minute s Then press 1 for AM or 2 for P I For example for 2 15 PM press 02 15 2 I TIME 02 15 PM _Ot rrH_ r l TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH MENU j STATUS Button _ CLEAR Button MENU Button Number Buttons_ e l 1 D or l _ e eootoQooo eQeooooo oo eoo t e To reset the clock follow the steps above To display the time press the STATUS button A status displ...

Page 11: ...n choose when you want the status display to appear and for how long it will appear ON SCREEN ON i Whenever you press a function button STOR FF etc the status display will appear for five seconds COUNTER ONLY Whenever you press a function button STOP FF etc the status display will appear for five seconds After five seconds only the counter informa tion will remain on screen You must press the STAT...

Page 12: ... rewind the tape at high speed When in Play mode press to rewind while the picture stays on screen PAUSE Button In Record mode press to temporarily stop the recording pause In Play mode press to freeze the picture still see page 32for details TIME Search Button I Allows you to skip backward or forward on a tape a specified amount of time Details are on page 30 MENU Button Press to bring up the mai...

Page 13: ...P Button Press to stop the tape SKIP Search Button Press during playback to fast forward through 30 seconds of a recording Press up to four times in a row to skip up to two minutes of a recording VCR Plus Button Press to start a VCR Plus recording Details are on pages 22 24 m CLEAR Button Press to erase incorrect data when programming VCR functions Also press to reset the tape counter 0 00 00 will...

Page 14: ... light appears when the VCR is in recording progress Cassette Compartment Insert a tape here I I PLAY x2 II STOP _ EJECT p I I CASS IN Cassette In Light This light appears when there is a tape in the VCR It flashes when a timer recording has been set but a tape has not been placed in the VCR Timer Light This light glows when a timer recording or one touch recording has been set or is being perform...

Page 15: ...low mode and returnto normal play back Details are on page 32 REW ind Search Button When in Stop mode press to rewind the tape at high speed When in Play mode press to rewind while the picture stays on screen Details are on page 32 CASS IN VCR REC TIMER CHANNEL Up Down Buttons Press to scan up or down through the VCR s chan nels STOP EJECT Button Press once to stop the tape Press again to eject th...

Page 16: ... Jack Connect a cable coming from the video input jack of a camcorder or another VCR Details are on page 19 L JJ nHJ I l l l l rlrll I 1 1 1 1 i 1 Di l i l l l rl vii EO At IN VIDEO IN put Jack Connect a cable coming from the video output jack of a camcorder or another VCR here Details are on page 19 tXO AUDIO IN put Jack Connect a cable coming from the audio output jack of a camcorder another VCR...

Page 17: ...OTE Ifa blue screen appears instead of the desired channel press the CHANNEL i Up Down buttons to select an active channel NbriZs If you use a converter box or satellite system hookup you may not be able to watch one channel while recording another See page 38for details lfyou don t receive channels please repeat the steps on page six then fol low the instructions above carefull i Start a recordin...

Page 18: ... 30 minutes to four hours is in the upper left comer of the screen Recording will begin immediately Use the CHAN NEL Up Down buttons or Number buttons to select the chan nel you want to record Press the OTR button to start an OTR and select a recording length NOTES To check the time remaining for an OTR after the OTR has been set press the STATUS button To change the recording length while an OTR ...

Page 19: ...lustration uses i two VCRs just like yours Different VCRs may operate differently i NOTE Unauthorized recording of copy righted television programs video tapes or other materials may infringe on the rights i of copyright owners and violate copyright laws VCR I will play your tape Insert a prere corded tape in VCR I If the tape does not have a record tab playback begins If this happens press the ST...

Page 20: ...r recording Flashing numbers indicate an open position one in which a timer recording has not yet been stored NOTE If you select a number that has already been used to store a timer recording PREVIOUSLY SET PRO GRAM will appear on screen for a few seconds Then information about the program in that position will be dis played on screen If this happens press the MENU button twice Then start again at...

Page 21: ...ect information 2 Continue to do this until all infor marion is correct Ifyou want to program another timer recording press the MENU button Repeat steps 2 10 If you don t want to program another timer recording go to step 12 Turn0ff the VCR power The Timer light wilt appear The VCR must be turned off for a timer recording to take place If you forget to turn the VCR off PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIME...

Page 22: ...nel information To fill in the boxes you will need 1 a cable channel line up list if applicable you can request one from your cable company and 2 a chart that lists VCR Plus guide channel numbers which you can find in your TV guide or the TV listings of your local newspaper TV Channels VCR Plus Local Channel Local TV Stations Guide Channel Number call letters Number GUIDE CH USERCH L i I I J r r I...

Page 23: ... CHANNEL SET 1 GUIDE CHANNEL MAP _O END PUSH MENU __j Press the Number 5 button to select GUIDE CHANNEL SET SELECT GUIDE CH NO END PUSH MENU _9 Look at the boxes you filled in on pages 22 For stations whose _maide channels and user channels are not the same press two Number buttons for the guide channel and two Number buttons for the user channel Always enter 0 before any single digit channels If ...

Page 24: ...E TIME PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 09 TIME ON 10 30 PM T ME OFF 11 30PM PJEC SPEE_D SLP SP I SLP 21 _I ART DATE 10 10 95 TUE END PUSH MENU Press the MENU button PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER RECORDING should appear on the screen After three seconds the on screen display will disappear If needed press the VCR Plus button and repeat steps 2 to 5 When you are finished go to step...

Page 25: ...U button to bring up the main menu display TOpSELECT PUSH NO SHOWN_ ROGRAM I 2vc S_TU_ I a tUNER s_ uP I ctoc_s_ I Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP I TV ION I 2 CARLE I V 3 AUTO PROGRAMMING J 4 _OOa_LETE CH 5 CH MEMORY REVIEW END PUSH MENU _ Press the Number 2 button if you have cable Press the Number 1 button if you are using an antenna ON will appear beside TV or CABLE TV Press t...

Page 26: ... bring up the main menu display Press the MENU but l ton to exlt _ Press the Number 4 button to select ADD DELETE CH Use the Number but tons to enter the chan nel number you want to add or delete O _B1 Q Press the Number _ 3 button to select TUNERs_ SET UP Press the Number 1 button to add that channel the Number 2 button to delete that channel or the Number 3 button to select another channel Revie...

Page 27: ... 4 button to select LANGUAGE Follow the steps below to change the lan guage of the on screen displays o i Press the MENU button to bring up the i main menu display i Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UR Press the Number 4 button to select LAN GUAGE i Press the Number I button if you want the on screen displays in English ON will appear to the fight of ENGLISH on screen i Press the Number...

Page 28: ...he Number 5 button to select DAY LIGHT SAV TIME Press the Number 1 button to select ON or the Number 2 button to select OFF ON will appear to the right of SELECT D S T on s_zreen Press the MENU button to exit Remote Control Press the MENU but ton to bring up the main menu display Press the MENU but ton to exit c _ O q_ Press the Number 1 button to select ON or the Number 2 button to select OFF Pre...

Page 29: ...y does not function during Repeat Play mode i Follow the steps below to program the VCR to play a tape over and over Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display 2 Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UE RMAL PLAY ION REPEAT PLAY ON SCREEN MODE LANGUAGE GUIDE CHANNEL SET l GUIDE CHANNEL MAP END PUSH MENU J Press the Number 2 button to select REPEAT PLAY ON will appear on screen t...

Page 30: ...the specified len_ _hof time and the tape will resume playing o o Press the TIME but ton on the remote control Remote Control MUTE VOL CHANNEL gg TIME SKIP VCR _ _9 c c _ MENU CLEAR STATUS P_ess the REW ind Search or FF Search but2 ton _ _ Use the Humber buttons to select the amount of time you want the tape to skip q eoQ Qee QeQI _ oeooo o o Qooeoe IeotoQ o tlol_ oo olt l looeo tloooeeol You must...

Page 31: ...ns you want to refer to later Press the STATUS button The time counter display will appear on screen _sOP 1 08 PM CH 10 LP 1 23 45 Play fast forward or rewind a tape to the location that you would like to refer to later I o e o NOTE The time counter will reset to its original position when the tape is ejected or the power fails for more than three seconds Press the CLEAR button to reset the time c...

Page 32: ...n play mode press the SLOW button A Slow playback image appears To return to normal playback press the PLAY X2 button Noise Cancelling Each time you press the TRACKING button the noise lines picture distur bance will change position on the screen To release the still picture and return to normal playback press the PLAY X2 button or the PAUSE button again i Remote Control PLAY X2 Button REW ind __ ...

Page 33: ...r Stop mode and eject the tape Then the VCR will turn itself off i Tape Eject i A tape can be ejected with the VCR power on or off but the VCR must be plugged in A tape cannot be ejected when a timer recording is progammed and VCR power is off Automatic Tracking The VCR has automatic tracking which continually adjusts tracking to give you the best possible picture quality With some recordings howe...

Page 34: ...he POWER but ton to see if the remote control operates your TV If it doesn t go to step 2 Remote Control Try step 1 again If the remote control works your TV you re finished If the remote control still doesn t work your TV repeat steps 2 3 using another code While holding the TV PRESET button press the Number buttons to enter the code for your TV brand Find the brand of your TV on this list TV COD...

Page 35: ... the TV before disconnecting anything Connect the antenna or cable to your VCR COMBINATION VHF UHF SYSTEM L_Io F Type Connector I VHF ONLY OR UHF ONLY SEPARATE VHF UHF l SYSTEMS COMBINED 3_75 ohm _ ___ Transformer not supplied _ UHF VHF Band Mixer not supplied CABLE I I Cable TV B Converter Box J Jl_ I HI nDOI lll O__i5 o _ IN FROM ANT erma OUTTO TV ...

Page 36: ...Box If you have a UHF only antenna system Even if you only plan to play tapes and view record UHF channels you still need to make one of the combination UHF VHF connections shown above This is because when your VCR operates it sends VHF signals to the TV across the RF coaxial cable COMBINATION VHF UHF SYSTEM r t I k__c f t i J example Back of TV example only not supplied UHF VHF BandSq_ ame not su...

Page 37: ...ou canno t view a channel other than the one you are recording the instructions on page 17 do not work with this hookup You cannot program channels with this hookup as discussed on pages 7 and 25 TO TV Jack TV Antenna Panel Recording and Viewing a Scrambled or Unscrambled Channel 1 With the VCR on and in VCR position use the number but tons to set the VCR to the output channel of the cable convert...

Page 38: ...V VCR button to put the VCR in VCR position 2 Use the TV channel selector to put the TV on the same chan nel as the output channel of the cable converter box 3 Put the cable converter box on the same channel as the VCR CH3 CH4 switch _ _ _ Use the CHANNEL Up Down buttons to select the chan nel being recorded even when programming a timer recording or a one touch recording You cannot record scrambl...

Page 39: ...d tab page five Make sure the recording start and stop times are set correctly pages 20 24 Make sure the VCR power is off Make sure the clock is set page 10 The VCR may not perform or continue a timer recording if a power interruption of more than three seconds occurs during the timer recording even if the power comes back on afterward Make sure the TV is on the same channel as the VCR s CH3 CH4 s...

Page 40: ...cans all available channel_ and places the ones you receive in its mem ory Then when you push the CHANNEL Up Down but tons you only scan through channels you receive t Bands settings that allow you to tune channels Antenna VHF very high frequency channels 2 13 and UHF ultra high frequency channels 14 69 Cable all standard channels can be received without a cable converter box Dubbing copying a tap...

Page 41: ...umer Electronics Company In countries where Philips Consumer Electronics Company does not distribute the product the local Philips service organization vail attempt to provide service although there may be a delay if the appropriate spare parts and technical manual s are not readily available MAKE SURE YOU KEEP Please keep our sales receipt or other document showing proof of purchase Attach it to ...

Page 42: ...ill have to put your VCR in Line Input mode To enter Line Input mode press 0 0 A V IN will appear on your TV screen briefly Line Input If you accidentally enter Line Input mode A V IN will appear on your TV screen briefly press the CHANNEL Up Down buttons or use the Number buttons to select a channel to exit Daylight Saving Time When automatic daylight saving time is set the clock time will change...

Page 43: ...ording 18 otr button 13 18 out to tv jack 6 16 pause button 12 playback features 33 options 29 32 play x2 button 13 15 playing 8 power button 12 13 15 cord 16 rear panel 16 rec button 13 15 record light i4 recording basic 9 one channel watching another 17 timer 20 21 vcr plus 24 remote control buttons 12 13 using 5 sensor 5 repeat playback 29 requesting service 39 41 rerecording 19 rewind search b...

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