Philips SV2000 SVA102, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Video Cassette Recorder MODEL SVA102 ...

Page 2: ...l 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 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...

Page 3: ...unding 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 utility bills Copyright 1999...

Page 4: ...of Controls On Screen Status Displays 17 Remote Control 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 Recording One Channel Watching Another 31 Rerecording Tape Duplication 32 Playing Repeat Play 33 Special Effects Playback 34 Rental Play 35 Real Time Counter Memory 36 A...

Page 5: ...iding 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 hav...

Page 6: ... 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 Antenn...

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: ...l This is step 7 on page 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...

Page 9: ... 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 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 the VCR s ANT enna IN Jack 2 Use an RF coaxial cable suppli...

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: ...SPAÑOL ON will appear beside your choice 4 Press the F FWD button or the MENU button TUNER SET UP will appear on the screen TUNER SET UP 5 3 4 If you do not see any on screen dis plays when you turn on the VCR check your hookups then try again 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...

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 the screen Line Input mode will always be stored in the V...

Page 13: ...hannel you added or deleted will appear The channel will be added or deleted whichever was flashing on the 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 positio...

Page 14: ...e STOP 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 SETTING CLOCK MONTH DAY YEAR HOUR MINUTE AM PM 1 2 5 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly to select SETTING CLOCK...

Page 15: ...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 VCR TV POWER EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 CHANNEL SPEED RENTAL SELECTOR AUTO REPEAT CLOCK COUNTER EXIT COUNTER DISPLAY MENU RESET MEMORY REWIND PLAY F FWD RECORD PAUSE STILL STOP 8 9 To reset the clock fo...

Page 16: ...CT 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 SPEED RENTAL SELECTOR AUTO REPEAT CLOCK COUNTER EXIT COUNTER DISPLAY MENU RESET MEMORY REWIND PLAY F FWD RECORD PAUSE STILL STOP 1 2 3 If you accidentally select Spanish on screen displa...

Page 17: ...re watching TV the current channel number will also appear on the 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 broadcast the screen will be solid blue You may bring up a status display at any time by pressing the DIS PLAY bu...

Page 18: ...add or delete channel numbers Details are on page 13 Press to go back one step when setting the clock or a timer recording 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 Number Buttons Use to select channels Channels 1 9 To select press 0 then press the channel number you want For example ...

Page 19: ... the VCR s channels after the channels have been set up Details are on page 12 COUNTER RESET EXIT Button Press to set the real time counter to zero Details are on page 36 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 watch a TV broadcast using the CHANNEL o p or Number buttons to chang...

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: ...tedly to start a One Touch Recording an immediate 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 press the CHANNEL o p buttons to adjust the tracking Details are on page 37 PLAY Button Press to play a tape Also press to release Searc...

Page 22: ...R Set your TV to the same chan nel Details are on pages seven nine 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 pages 10 and 32 ...

Page 23: ...nel 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...

Page 24: ...e screen 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 the screen The ta...

Page 25: ...shed 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 length appe...

Page 26: ...ING 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...

Page 27: ...ed 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 AM PM...

Page 28: ...l flash if there is not a tape in the VCR If a timer recording will take place several hours or days from now you may use the VCR until time for the timer recording Just make sure you turn off the VCR about five minutes before the scheduled start time VCR TV POWER EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 CHANNEL SPEED RENTAL SELECTOR AUTO REPEAT CLOCK COUNTER EXIT COUNTER DISPLAY MENU RESET MEMORY REWIND PLA...

Page 29: ...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 TIMER PR...

Page 30: ...ll the timer recordings 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 AUTO REPEAT RENTAL AUTO RETURN VCR SET UP AUTO REPEAT RENTAL AUTO RETURN VCR SET UP AUTO REPEAT RENTAL AUTO RETURN AUTO If additional timer recordings are programmed to take place later the Auto Return function will not operate until all the progra...

Page 31: ...ect 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 the screen 6 To stop recording press t...

Page 32: ...EED 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 ...

Page 33: ...ding 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 the screen while the tape is rewinding 1 3 2 VCR SET UP AUTO REPEAT RENTAL AUTO RETURN VCR SET UP AUTO REPEAT RENTAL AUTO RETURN You also may set AUTO REPEAT to ON or OFF by pressi...

Page 34: ...ines will change position on the screen each time you press the PAUSE STILL button 2 To release the still picture and return to normal playback press the PLAY button Viewing a Still Picture Still mode will automatically switch to Stop mode after five minutes to pro tect the VCR and the tape from dam age SP LP SLP means this feature will work with tapes recorded in Standard Play Long Play or Super ...

Page 35: ...e 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 the screen for five seconds Each press of the F FWD button within five seconds will turn RENTAL to ON or OFF You ma...

Page 36: ...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 to ...

Page 37: ...tape can be ejected with the VCR power on or off but the VCR must be plugged in If a Timer Recording is programmed or has just finished 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 possible picture quality With some recordings howeve...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...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 40: ... screen briefly 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 ...

Page 41: ...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 360mm 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 wi...

Page 42: ...tries 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 43: ...g play 40 lp 40 menu button 18 number buttons 18 on screen status displays 17 one touch recording 25 out jack 7 9 22 32 pause button 21 pause still button 19 24 34 play button 18 21 23 34 playing 23 power button 18 21 cord 7 22 light 20 rear panel 22 rec ord light 20 rec otr button 21 record button 18 record tab 5 recording basic 24 one channel watching another 31 timer 26 29 remote control button...

Page 44: ...4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 CHANN EL SPEED RENTAL SELECT OR AUTO REPEAT CLOCK COUNT ER EXIT COUNT ER DISPLA Y MENU RESET MEMOR Y REWIND PLAY F FWD RECOR D PAUSE STILL STOP Remote Control 4835 218 37256 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 M611...