Philips VR624CAT, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...VR624CAT Video Cassette Recorder Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...mber 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 featu...

Page 3: ...attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code which provides guidelines 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 VR624CAT Trade Name Philips Responsible Party Philips Consumer Electronics P O Box 14810 Knoxville ...

Page 4: ... 22 Description of Controls On Screen Status Displays 23 Remote Control Buttons 24 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 Rerecording Tape Duplication 33 Timer Recording 34 37 Playing Repeat Play 38 Real Time Counter Memory 39 Time Search 40 Special Effects Playback 41 ...

Page 5: ...t the remote control at the TV then press the TV button before using the remote control to operate the TV Point the remote control at the Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System DBS then press the CBL DBS button before using the remote control to operate the Cable Box or DBS VCR maintenance Video cassette tapes have record tabs to ensure that recordings are not accidentally erased 1 To prevent record...

Page 6: ...w 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 An...

Page 7: ...N 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 Direct B...

Page 8: ...BS output channel This is step 5 on page 35 Leave the Cable Box DBS on for a timer recording AUDIO ANT IN OUT VIDEO L R OUT IN 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 light will appear on the display panel set the VCR to the Cable Box DBS output channel 03 or 04 2 Set the TV to...

Page 9: ... 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 TV screen Press the STOP p button to stop recording TV s ANTENNA IN Jack Cable Box DBS VCR When you play ...

Page 10: ...o the red and white AUDIO OUT Jacks on the back of the VCR Then con nect the other end of the audio cable to the AUDIO IN Jacks on your TV 4 Turn on your TV making sure it is in Line Input mode This might be referred to as the TV s Audio Video In channel or the Auxiliary In channel Please refer to your TV owner s manual for details AUDIO ANT IN OUT VIDEO L R OUT IN CH3 CH4 OUT IN Video Cable Stere...

Page 11: ...w when you press the CH annel o p buttons you ll only scan through channels that you receive You can still select other channels using the Number buttons 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 press the STOP p but ton Channels will not be pro grammed ...

Page 12: ...irst time this function lets you set up the channels again 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 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...

Page 13: ... 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 NOTE If you have an antenna channel numbers 2 69 will appear on...

Page 14: ...the F FWD B button to see the remaining channels Then press the REW ind s button to return to the first screen of channels If you do not press any buttons within 10 seconds you will 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...

Page 15: ...h or Spanish on screen displays and menus 6 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 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 butto...

Page 16: ...one So select your Time Zone to ensure the clock is correct Before you begin make sure The VCR is hooked up and turned on and channels are pro grammed into the VCR s memory see pages six 12 The VCR is in VCR position The VCR light will appear on the display panel If it does not press the VCR TV button once Do each step within 60 seconds of the previous step 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p ...

Page 17: ...er a 0 before a single digit number Entries that do not match the VCR s calendar or clock 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 6 Press two Number buttons for the month two Number buttons for the day and two Number buttons for the year For example for...

Page 18: ... PBS CH AUTO Press the F FWD B button You will be prompted to turn off the VCR Turn off the VCR power and leave it off for several minutes When the current time appears on the VCR display panel the clock is set You may turn on the VCR again If you enter an incorrect PBS channel number at step 4 press the CLEAR button to erase the incorrect channel then enter the correct channel number If you have ...

Page 19: ...UTO TO CONTINUE PUSH MENU SELECT op CHOOSE B TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select SET TIME ZONE then press the F FWD B button SELECT 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 ...

Page 20: ...R SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT 20 Daylight Savings Time You may program the VCR so its clock will automatically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October Daylight Savings Time is ON when you receive your VCR Turn Daylight Savings Time ON or OFF by following the steps below Before you begin Make sure you have set the clock Details are on pages 16 19 4 Press the PLAY o bu...

Page 21: ...r example if you have a Zenith TV press Number buttons 0 6 Your VCR remote control may operate your TV If the remote control doesn t operate your TV now follow the steps below 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 24 25 If your TV doesn t turn on or off or if the other buttons don t wo...

Page 22: ...S and press the CBL DBS button Then press the POWER button If your Cable Box DBS turns off try the other Cable Box DBS buttons see pages 24 25 If your Cable Box DBS doesn 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...

Page 23: ...ATUS 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 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 P...

Page 24: ... 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 will be selected after a brief delay You may only select channels 2 69 PLAY o Button Press to play a tape press to release Slow Search or Still mode and return to normal playback Details are on page 41 Press to select an ite...

Page 25: ...e VCR menu Or press when in TV mode to select an item in some TV menus CH annel o p Buttons Press to change channels at the VCR TV Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System Press the VCR button before pressing VCR feature buttons press the TV button before pressing TV feature buttons press the CBL DBS button before pressing Cable Box Direct Broadcast System feature buttons Buttons that are shaded in th...

Page 26: ...wer Light This light appears when the power is on STOP EJECT RECORD MENU STATUS EXIT F FWD PAUSE REW CHANNEL VCR TV PLAY VIDEO VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER L AUDIO R POWER Timer Light This light glows when the VCR is off for a timer recording dur ing a timer recording or during a One Touch Recording It flashes if the power is off for a timer recording but no tape is in the VCR It flashes when all timer...

Page 27: ...cording Press again to resume recording Details are on page 30 You can not pause a One Touch Recording During tape playback press to freeze the picture Press again to resume playback Details are on page 41 VCR TV Button Press to select VCR or TV position VCR Position Use to watch a tape to watch a program while recording it or to watch a TV program changing channels at the VCR When the VCR light a...

Page 28: ... select channel 001 AV REAR at the VCR This allows you to view or hear the materials playing on the other equipment ANT enna IN Jack Connect your antenna or cable here Details are on pages six 10 CH3 CH4 Switch Set to channel 3 or 4 to use your TV with your VCR Details are on pages six nine OUT Jack Use the supplied black RF coaxial cable to connect this jack to the ANTEN NA IN Jack on your TV Cab...

Page 29: ...to channel 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 PWR VCR and Cassette Inside lights will appear on the display panel If the tape s record tab is missing 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 Pres...

Page 30: ...VCR will eject the tape and PROTECTED CASSETTE CANNOT RECORD will flash on the screen Other recording options are on pages 31 37 You can change the tape speed during a recording but some distortion will appear on the tape The VCR will record in a preset volume Helpful Hints 5 Press the SPEED button until the desired tape speed appears briefly on the screen Details about tape speed are on page 36 6...

Page 31: ...ion The VCR light will disappear from the VCR s display panel 7 Press the VCR TV button to put the VCR in VCR posi tion The VCR light will appear on the display panel The channel being recorded will appear on the TV 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 c...

Page 32: ...ight will appear on the display panel If it does not press the VCR TV button once 3 To stop an OTR before recording is finished press the STOP p button or the POWER 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 ON See page 23 for details The REC ord light will remain on the display ...

Page 33: ...e TV screen BLUE BACKGROUND should be ON Details are on page 46 If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO In Jacks on the front of VCR 2 press Number buttons 0 0 2 AV FRONT will appear on the TV screen BLUE BACKGROUND should be ON Details are on page 46 Unauthorized recording of copyright ed television programs video tapes or other materials may infringe on the rights of copyright owners and violate copyrigh...

Page 34: ...conds of the previous step 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 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 r...

Page 35: ... 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 ...

Page 36: ...r on the screen briefly If PROGRAM NOT COMPLET ED appears try again from step 1 11 Press the POWER button to turn off the VCR power The Timer light will appear 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 ...

Page 37: ...recording will take place if you turn off the VCR before the timer recording s scheduled start time See page 48 for more hints Helpful Hints 1 With the VCR on and in VCR position 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 ...

Page 38: ... has fin ished playing the VCR will rewind it and start playback again To cancel Repeat Play follow steps 1 4 above At step 5 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 REPE...

Page 39: ... forward or rewind a tape to the location that you would like to refer to later Press the STOP 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 5 While the real time counter is on the screen press the MEMORY button so that M appears besi...

Page 40: ... For example for 1 hour 25 minutes press Number but tons 1 2 5 Or for five minutes press Number buttons 0 0 5 4 Within 10 seconds press the F FWD B button or the REW ind button 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 ...

Page 41: ...peed searching 2 To return to normal playback 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 2 To release the still picture and return to playback 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...

Page 42: ...elf off Tape Eject You can eject a tape with the VCR power on or off but the VCR power cord must be plugged in If a timer recording is set you can eject a tape only 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 h...

Page 43: ...REO that appears on this side of the status display tells you if your VCR is receiving a second audio or stereo broadcast Although a program may be broadcast in both stereo and second audio you cannot record in both stereo and second audio at the same time The indication 2ND AUD or STEREO that appears on this side of the status display tells you if the program you re watching is available in secon...

Page 44: ...on 5 To record select the channel to be recorded using the CH annel o pbuttons 6 Press the REC ord OTR button to start recording SELECT op CHOOSE B AUTO PROGRAMMING ADD 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 t...

Page 45: ...ANGUAGE 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 want mona...

Page 46: ...GROUND 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 the static in the TV programming The channel number will not appear on the screen when you select a weak channel You may not be able to access the status display or adjust the TV volume at this ...

Page 47: ...t mode press the CH annel o p buttons 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 allows you to operate your VCR from a distance You may be able to operate your TV Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System with the remote c...

Page 48: ...e sure the VCR power is off Set the clock Details are on pages 16 20 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 you will program timer recordings differently Details are on page eight Finish programming a timer recording at least five minutes before the recording is set to begin 12 p m...

Page 49: ...evert to normal audio when you adjust tracking This is nor mal When connecting the VCR to a stereo TV you will only get stereo sound if you use audio cables to connect 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...

Page 50: ...hilips 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 keep your sales receipt or other document showing proof of date of purchase Attach it to the owner s manual ...

Page 51: ...l 1 800 531 0039 3 Put the completed Exchange Form a copy of the original sales receipt and the proper payment amount into an envelope DO NOT SEND CASH Do not staple or clip these items together Label the envelope Return Documents Enclosed Place this envelope 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 pa...

Page 52: ...itchable 75 ohms unbalanced Power Requirement 120V AC 60Hz Power Consumption 14W Operating Temperature 41 F 5 C to 104 F 40 C Relative Humidity 10 to 80 Weight 5 3 Ibs 2 4 kg Dimensions 15 3 4 W x 3 5 8 H x 8 1 2 D 400mm x 92mm x 216mm Tuner Broadcast Channels VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 Cable TV Channels 1 125 NOTE Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 53: ...ause button 27 pause still button 24 30 41 play K button 24 27 29 41 playing 29 power button 24 27 cord 28 pwr power light 26 real time counter 39 rear panel 28 rec otr button 24 30 32 rec ord light 26 record button 27 30 32 recording basic 30 one channel watching another 31 prevention 5 timer 34 37 remote control buttons 24 25 sensor 27 using 5 repeat play 38 rerecording 33 rew ind s button 25 27...

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