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Owner’s Manual

Video
Cassette
Recorder

MODEL SVA104

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Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Video Cassette Recorder MODEL SVA104 ...

Page 2: ...fers for which you qualify plus easy access to accessories from our convenient home shopping network And most importantly you can count on our uncompromising com mitment to your total satisfaction All of this is our way of saying welcome and thanks for investing in an SV2000 product P S Remember to get the most from your product you must return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days So ple...

Page 3: ...hall 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 energy Saving energy reduces air pollution and lowers ...

Page 4: ...ntrol Buttons 18 19 VCR Display Panel 20 Front Panel 21 Rear Panel 22 Basic Operations Playing 23 Recording 24 Recording One Touch Recording 25 Timer Recording 26 29 Auto Return 30 Auto Satellite Link Using a Satellite Tuner 31 Recording One Channel Watching Another 32 Rerecording Tape Duplication 33 Playing Repeat Play 34 Special Effects Playback 35 Rental Play 36 Real Time Counter Memory 37 Inde...

Page 5: ...ding the lid in the direction of the arrow 2 Insert two AA batteries inside the battery compartment with their and ends aligned as indicated 3 Replace the battery compartment lid Using the Remote Control Point the remote control at the VCR s remote sensor see page 21 when using the remote control to operate the VCR Do not put objects between the remote control and the VCR Video cassette tapes have...

Page 6: ...elow 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 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...

Page 7: ...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 Direct Broadcast Syste...

Page 8: ...ge 28 Leave the Cable Box DBS on for a timer recording VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO 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 TV light will appear on the display panel use the CHANNEL o p buttons to set the VCR to the Cable Box DBS output channel channel 03 or 04 2 Set the TV to the s...

Page 9: ...to record at the VCR Start the recording 2 Press the VCR TV button once to put the VCR in TV position The VCR TV 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 He...

Page 10: ...le to the VIDEO IN Jack on your TV 3 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 cable as illustrated to deliver audio to the TV s right and left channels 4 Turn on your TV making sure it is in Line Input mode Pleas...

Page 11: ...ain If you still do not see any on screen displays follow the steps under Automatic Channel Setup on page 12 and Language Selection on page 16 If you try to set up channels when there is no antenna or cable con nected to the VCR programming will appear to take place Eventually TUNER SET UP will appear on screen steadily and channel programming will stop Connect an antenna or cable to the ANT enna ...

Page 12: ...INITIALIZE menu appears 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly to select CHANNEL SET UP Then press the F FWD but 3 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly to select AUTO TUNING 4 Press the F FWD button The VCR will memorize all available channels When setup is complete the lowest channel you receive will appear on screen Line Input mode will always be stored in the VCR s...

Page 13: ... The channel you added or deleted will appear The channel will be added or deleted whichever was flashing on screen when you exited the menu ADD DELETE CH 0 2 TV 2 3 CHANNEL SET UP AUTO TUNING ADD DELETE CH 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 The VCR is on and in VCR posit...

Page 14: ...OP button repeatedly until the desired day appears Then press the F FWD button 5 While the YEAR space is flashing press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly until the desired year appears Press the F FWD button The day of the week will appear automatically If the clock has never been set the SETTING CLOCK menu may appear immediately when you press the MENU button If this happens follow th...

Page 15: ...ET EXIT button or the F FWD button to start the clock SETTING CLOCK MONTH DAY YEAR 0 3 0 1 MON 1 9 9 9 HOUR MINUTE AM PM 0 5 4 0 SETTING CLOCK MONTH DAY YEAR 0 3 0 1 MON 1 9 9 9 HOUR MINUTE AM PM 0 5 4 0 PM AM PM 6 7 To reset the clock follow steps 1 2 on page 14 Select the informa tion you want to change using the F FWD button or the REWIND but ton When the desired information is flashing use the...

Page 16: ...SELECT INITIALIZE CHANNEL SET UP SETTING CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT LANGUAGE SELECT ENGLISH ON ESPAÑOL 1 Press the MENU button repeatedly until the INITIALIZE menu appears VCR TV POWER EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 CHANNEL INDEX SLOW SPEED QUICK FIND TIME EXIT COUNTER DISPLAY MENU RESET MEMORY REWIND PLAY F FWD RECORD PAUSE STILL STOP SEARCH 1 2 3 If you accidentally select Spanish on screen displays a...

Page 17: ...or five seconds After five seconds only the current time will appear on screen the clock must be set If you are watching TV the current channel number will also appear on screen Press the DISPLAY button once again The on screen status display will disappear OFF mode COUNT mode STOP SLP 0 12 34 CLOCK mode STOP 5 40 PM CH 02 SLP Press the DISPLAY button once If the channel you select has no broadcas...

Page 18: ...e pic ture stays on screen Details are on page 35 Press to erase a timer recording Details are on page 29 Press to go back one step when setting the clock or a timer recording Press to add or delete channel numbers Details are on page 13 RECORD Button Press to start a recording Details are on page 24 DISPLAY Button Press repeatedly to view the on screen status displays Details are on page 17 Numbe...

Page 19: ...nnels after the channels have been set up Details are on page 12 During slow motion playback press to adjust the tracking Details are on page 41 COUNTER RESET EXIT Button Press to set the real time counter to zero Details are on page 37 Press to remove menus VCR TV Button Use to select the signal that your TV receives VCR Position Use to watch a tape to watch a program while recording it or to wat...

Page 20: ...ars when the VCR is in VCR position REC ord Light This light appears during a recording It flashes when a recording is paused CST IN Light This light appears when a tape is in the VCR POWER Light This light indicates that the power is on TIMER Light This light glows when you turn off the power to set a timer recording It also glows during a One Touch Recording It flashes when you turn off the powe...

Page 21: ...diate recording 30 minutes to eight hours long of the channel you are watching Details are on page 25 CHANNEL o p Buttons Press to scan up or down through the VCR s channels TRACKING Function During normal tape playback or slow motion tape playback press the CHAN NEL o p buttons to adjust the track ing Details are on page 41 PLAY Button Press to play a tape Also press to release Slow Search or Sti...

Page 22: ...ith your VCR Set your TV to the same chan nel Details are on page seven OUT Jack Use the supplied RF coax ial cable to connect this jack to the Antenna In Jack on your TV or Cable Box DBS Details are on pages six nine VIDEO OUT Jack Connect a cable going to the video in jack of a camcorder another VCR or an audio visual system laser disc player video disc player etc here Details are on page 33 AC ...

Page 23: ...3 or 4 whichever channel the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to 2 Insert a tape in the VCR The POWER VCR TV and CST IN lights will appear If the tape s record tab has been removed play back will begin automatically 3 If playback does not start automatically press the PLAY button Turn on the TV Insert a tape 3 1 2 If the tape you want to play is already in the VCR make sure the VCR pow...

Page 24: ...reen Each mark equals one minute remaining During the last minute of paused recording the mark will flash If any menu is activated on the TV screen the RECORD button on the remote control does not function Press the COUNTER RESET EXIT button to remove the menu Then press the RECORD button Helpful Hints 4 Press the SPEED button until the desired tape speed SP or SLP appears on screen The tape speed...

Page 25: ...s finished press the STOP but ton on the remote control To cancel the OTR but continue recording press the REC ord OTR button on the VCR repeat edly until REC appears in the upper left corner of the screen Press the REC ord OTR button on the VCR repeat edly OTR 0 30 To change the recording length while an OTR is in progress press the REC ord OTR button on the VCR repeatedly until the desired lengt...

Page 26: ...menu appears Program numbers that do not have a timer recording stored will flash TIMER PROGRAMMING PROG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DATE START TIME END TIME CHANNEL REC SPEED 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly to select a program number Then press the F FWD button If you select a program number that already has a timer recording stored information about that program will appear Press the PLA...

Page 27: ...esired day appears Then press the F FWD button The day of the week will appear automatically You can not pro gram the VCR to record more than one year in advance Timer Recording cont d 27 6 Repeat the procedure in step 5 to set the recording s end time Instructions continue on page 28 ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE 0 5 0 6 THU START TIME 0 7 3 0 P M END TIME 0 8 3 0 P M CHANNEL REC SPEED A...

Page 28: ... locat ed at the channel 00 If you are using a Cable Box DBS select the Cable Box DBS output channel 03 or 04 Select the channel you want to record at the Cable Box DBS Leave the Cable Box DBS on for the timer recording Details are on page eight ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE 0 5 0 6 THU START TIME 0 7 3 0 P M END TIME 0 8 3 0 P M CHANNEL 16 REC SPEED ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE...

Page 29: ...off the VCR before the timer recording 4 Press the COUNTER RESET EXIT button to exit Timer Recording cont d 29 Correcting a Timer Recording If you need to correct a timer recording after you have finished setting the program follow these steps Make sure the VCR is on and is in VCR position The VCR TV light will appear If it does not press the VCR TV button once 1 Press the MENU button so that the ...

Page 30: ...ngs are completed the TIMER light will flash and the VCR will rewind the tape to the beginning of the record ed programs VCR SET UP SATELLITE LINK AUTO REPEAT RENTAL AUTO RETURN VCR SET UP SATELLITE LINK AUTO REPEAT RENTAL AUTO RETURN VCR SET UP SATELLITE LINK AUTO REPEAT RENTAL AUTO RETURN AUTO If additional timer recordings are programmed to take place later the Auto Return function will not ope...

Page 31: ...he SATELLITE LINK will be can celled Helpful Hints 1 Set the program to be recorded on the satellite tuner See your satellite tuner owner s manual for details 2 Press the MENU button repeatedly until the VCR SET UP menu appears 3 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to select SATELLITE LINK Then press the F FWD button The current time appears next to SATELLITE LINK If you want the VCR to begin...

Page 32: ...t the channel you want to watch at the TV 4 To return to the channel being recorded use the TV remote control to select channel 3 or 4 whichever chan nel the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to 5 Press the VCR TV button on the VCR remote control to put the VCR in VCR position The VCR TV light will appear The channel being recorded will appear on screen 6 To stop recording press the STO...

Page 33: ...ED but ton to select SP or SLP 6 Press the PLAY button on VCR 1 and the REC ord OTR button on VCR 2 at the same time 7 To stop recording press the STOP EJECT button on VCR 2 once then stop the tape on VCR 1 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 copy guard p...

Page 34: ...TO REPEAT Tape playback will begin immediately AUTO REPEAT B will appear on screen briefly If you are fast forwarding or rewinding the tape you must first press the COUNTER RESET EXIT button to exit then press the PLAY button to begin tape playback The VCR will play the tape to the end rewind it then play it again TV programming will appear on screen while the tape is rewinding 1 3 2 VCR SET UP SA...

Page 35: ...ayback press the PLAY button Viewing a Still Picture 1 During tape playback press the SLOW button The tape will play in slow motion NOTE You can control the speed of slow motion playback by pressing the F FWD button faster or the REWIND button slower 2 To release Slow mode and return to normal playback press the PLAY button Viewing a Slow Motion Picture Slow and Still modes will automati cally swi...

Page 36: ... appear If it does not press the VCR TV button once There is a tape in the VCR 1 During tape playback press the MENU button repeatedly until the VCR SET UP menu appears 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly to select RENTAL Then press the F FWD button The menu will disappear and RENTAL ON or RENTAL OFF will appear on screen for five seconds Each press of the F FWD button within fiv...

Page 37: ...s reset to zero press the REWIND button or the F FWD button when playback is stopped When the tape reaches the point at which the real time counter was reset to zero the tape will stop Press the PLAY button to watch the tape 0 00 00 You may only set the real time counter memory at one location at a time If you set the real time counter to zero at a second loca tion the previous real time counter t...

Page 38: ...3 to skip three programs 2 3 and 4 Playback will begin at program 5 If you want to skip to program 1 select 02 to skip two programs 2 and 1 Playback will begin at program 4 While the number of programs is flashing press the REWIND button or the F FWD button The VCR begins rewinding or fast forwarding to the beginning of the desired program When the program is reached the VCR will start playback au...

Page 39: ...ss the REWIND button or the F FWD button The VCR begins rewinding or fast forwarding to the specified point The time counts down on screen beneath TIME SEARCH as the searching progresses When the tape finish es rewinding or fast forwarding the VCR will start playback auto matically TIME SEARCH You also may activate the Time Search by pressing the TIME SEARCH button Then continue from step 3 You ca...

Page 40: ...ENU button repeatedly until the SEARCH SELECT menu appears 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly to select QUICK FIND then press the F FWD button The VCR will fast forward the tape to the beginning of the next recording The VCR will play the tape at high speed for 30 sec onds then go to the next recording To skip immediately to the beginning of the next recording on the tape press ...

Page 41: ...cording is programmed a tape can only be ejected with the power on Be sure to insert a tape for the Timer Recording then turn off the VCR power Automatic Tracking Adjustment The VCR automatically adjusts tracking to give you the best possi ble picture quality With some recordings however you may get a better picture using the manual tracking controls see below Manual Tracking To adjust the trackin...

Page 42: ...rotate for about five minutes This is normal The quick play mechanism switches the tape mechanism from Stop to Play in just one second A TV program cannot be recorded Check the connections between the VCR TV antenna cable and Cable Box DBS if applicable Details are on pages six 10 Make sure the tape has a record tab Details are on page five The VCR will not perform a timer recording Make sure the ...

Page 43: ...recording Make sure the tape has a record tab Details are on page five There is no playback picture or the playback picture is noisy or contains streaks Make sure the TV is on the same channel as the VCR s CH3 CH4 switch Details are on page seven Make sure the VCR is in VCR position The VCR TV light will appear If it does not press the VCR TV button once Make sure channel 3 or 4 is properly adjust...

Page 44: ...iefly press the CHANNEL o p buttons or use the Number buttons to select another channel Mode a VCR operation OTR One Touch Recording programming a timed recording that starts immediately and records for 30 minutes to eight hours whichever you specify Remote Control the small electronic unit that came with your VCR allows you to operate your VCR from a distance RF coaxial cable The cable supplied w...

Page 45: ...V AC 60Hz Power Consumption 14W Operating Temperature 41 F 5 C to 104 F 40 C Relative Humidity 10 to 80 Weight 5 5 lbs 2 5 kg Dimensions 14 3 16 W x 3 1 16 H x 9 3 16 D 360 mm x 92mm x 230mm Tuner Broadcast Channels VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 Cable TV Channels 2 13 Midband A 1 Superband J W Hyperband A 5 A 1 Special Channel 5A Ultraband 37 94 100 125 NOTE Designs and specifications are subject to change w...

Page 46: ...ries where the product is officially distributed by Philips Consumer Electronics Company In countries where Philips Consumer Electronics Company does not distribute the product the local Philips service organization will 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 your sales ...

Page 47: ...ttons 18 on screen status displays 17 one touch recording 25 out jack 7 9 22 33 pause button 21 pause still button 19 24 35 play button 18 21 23 35 playing 23 power button 18 21 cord 7 22 light 20 quick find 40 quick find button 18 rear panel 22 rec ord light 20 rec otr button 21 record button 18 record tab 5 recording basic 24 one channel watching another 32 timer 26 29 remote control buttons 18 ...

Page 48: ...2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 CHANN EL INDEX SLOW SPEED QUICK FIND TIME EXIT COUNT ER DISPLA Y MENU RESET MEMOR Y REWIN D PLAY F FWD RECOR D PAUSE STILL STOP SEARC H Remote Control 4835 218 37238 Two AA Batteries 4835 138 17012 VHS Cassette Rewinder M61117 Three Cassette Storage Cases plastic Fits VHS and Beta cassettes M61104 Monaural Audio and Video Cables 6 feet Color coded for easy connection M61103 R...

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