Philips VR220CAT, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...VR220CAT 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: ...lines 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 VR220CAT Trade Name Philips Responsible Party Philips Consumer Electronics P O Box 14810 Knoxville TN 37914 1810 865 521 4316 As an ENERGY STAR Partner Philips Consumer Electronic...

Page 4: ... 17 Description of Controls Remote Control Buttons 18 19 On Screen Status Displays 20 VCR Display Panel 21 Front Panel 22 Rear Panel 23 Basic Operations Playing 24 Recording 25 Recording Recording One Channel Watching Another 26 One Touch Recording 27 Timer Recording 28 31 Rerecording Tape Duplication 32 Playing Repeat Play 33 Real Time Counter Memory 34 Special Effects Playback 35 Automatic Opera...

Page 5: ...CR maintenance Video cassette tapes have record tabs to ensure that recordings are not accidentally erased 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 1 2 3 Battery Safety Battery Usage CAUTION To prevent battery leakage that may result in bodily injury or damage to the unit Install ALL batteries corr...

Page 6: ...low 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: ...ut channel This is step 5 on page 29 Leave the Cable Box DBS on for a timer recording ANT AUDIO VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 OUT IN OUT IN 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 TV light will appear on the dis play panel use the CH annel o p buttons to set the VCR to the Cable Box DBS output channel channe...

Page 9: ...ecord 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 Helpfu...

Page 10: ...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 This might be referred to as the TV s Audio Video ...

Page 11: ...s When all channels are memorized CHANNELS ARE SET will appear on the screen briefly then TV programming will appear Now when you press the CH annel o p buttons you ll only scan through channels that you receive 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 ...

Page 12: ... 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 REVIEW 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...

Page 13: ... 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 all the channels you wanted to add or delete 6 Press the STATUS EXIT button 1 2 5 6 NOTE If you have an antenna channel numbers ...

Page 14: ...y 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 press the F FWD B button S...

Page 15: ...on Enter 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 but ton Details are on page 20 Power failures that las...

Page 16: ...rd one hour in April and turn back 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 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 FWD B button so that OFF or ON appears beside DAYLIGHT SVG ...

Page 17: ...T CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT SELECT op CHOOSE B REPEAT PLAY OFF ON SCREEN MODE 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 pres...

Page 18: ... Philips or Philips Magnavox TV You must first press the VCR or TV button MENU Button Press to access the VCR menu Or if you have a Magnavox Philips or Philips Magnavox TV press the TV button then press the MENU button to display the TV menu PLAY o Button Press to play a tape press to release Search or Still mode and return to normal playback Details are on page 35 Press to select an item in the V...

Page 19: ...utton then press the STA TUS EXIT button to see 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 move down one row or selection in the TV menu CH annel o p Buttons Press to change channels at the VCR or at a Magnavox Philips or Philips Magnavox ...

Page 20: ...ress 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 status display also may appear when you press other function buttons If you select STATUS OFF The s...

Page 21: ...ght This light appears during a record ing It flashes when a recording is paused CST IN Cassette Inside Light This light appears when there is a tape in the VCR POWER Light This light appears when the power is on 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 record...

Page 22: ...and return to playback Details are on page 35 Press to select an item 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 35 Press to return to a previous on screen menu STOP EJECT Button Press once to stop the tape When playback is stopped press to eject th...

Page 23: ... with 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 sys tem laser disc player video disc play er etc here Details are on page 32 AC...

Page 24: ...emoved 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 POWER EJECT VCR TV SPEED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CH VOL MEMORY ALT CH REW PLAY F FWD REC OTR PA...

Page 25: ...26 32 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 SPEED button until the desired tape speed appears briefly on the screen Details about tape speed are on page 30 5 Use the CH annel o p buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded 6 Press the REC ord OTR button o...

Page 26: ...display panel 4 Use the TV remote control to select the channel you want to watch at the TV 5 To return to the channel being recorded use the TV remote control to select channel 03 or 04 at the TV whichever channel the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to 7 Press the VCR TV button to put the VCR in VCR posi tion The VCR TV light will appear on the display panel The channel being recorde...

Page 27: ...press the STOP p button To cancel 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 20 for details The RECORD 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 bu...

Page 28: ...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 ch...

Page 29: ...after a brief delay 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 exam ple 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...

Page 30: ...ar on the display panel The TIMER 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 sta...

Page 31: ...n VCR position the VCR TV 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...

Page 32: ...CH4 OUT IN VCR 1 Playing VCR VCR 2 Recording VCR 2 VCR 1 will play your tape Put a prerecorded tape in VCR 1 1 Audio cable from AUDIO OUT Jack of VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jack 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 butto...

Page 33: ...ep 4 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 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select REPEAT PLAY 2 4 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 LANGUAGE BLUE BACKGRO...

Page 34: ...TOP p button to stop the tape 1 Press the VCR button 3 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 CH10 SLP 0 00 00 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 CH10 SLP M 0 00 00 6 To go to a t...

Page 35: ...ack press the PLAY o button Viewing a Still Picture 1 During tape playback press the PAUSE STILL button A still picture will appear on the screen NOTE Tapes recorded in SLP Super Long Play speed will show the clearest picture Each time you press the PAUSE STILL button in the Still mode the noise lines will change position on the screen 2 To release the still picture and return to playback press th...

Page 36: ...ally or 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 recor...

Page 37: ...hen a weak signal is received set BLUE 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 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...

Page 38: ...turn off the VCR power without putting a tape in the VCR the TIMER light will blink If the record tab on a tape is missing the 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 page 15 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 B...

Page 39: ... another may not be possible if you have a DBS hookup You may have to set your TV to channel 03 or 04 then make your channel selections at the DBS If you use audio and video cables to connect your DBS VCR and TV you may have to put your VCR in Line Input mode channel 001 or 002 Line Input mode If you accidentally enter Line Input mode AV FRONT or AV REAR will appear on your TV screen briefly press...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...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 42: ...a feature in the VCR circuitry which provides enhanced picture detail Line Input The channel to which you set your VCR during dubbing If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO In jacks on the front of the VCR select channel 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 buttons or use the Number b...

Page 43: ...displays 20 one touch recording 27 out jack 6 9 23 pause button 22 pause still button 18 25 35 play K button 18 22 24 35 playing 24 power button 18 22 cord 23 light 21 real time counter 34 rear panel 23 rec otr button 18 25 27 record button 22 25 27 record light 21 recording basic 25 one channel watching another 26 prevention 5 timer 28 31 remote control buttons 18 19 sensor 22 repeat play 33 rere...

Page 44: ...way P O Box 555 Jefferson City TN 37760 1 800 851 8885 VHS Cassette Rewinder M61117 Three Cassette Storage Cases plastic Fits VHS and Beta cassettes M61104 Six High grade VHS T 120 Cassettes MHG1206 Monaural Audio and Video Cables 6 feet Color coded for easy connection M61103 RF Coaxial Cable 75 ohm 4835 323 27011 Remote Control 4835 218 37313 Two AA Batteries 4835 138 17012 This owner s manual is...