Philips VRB412AT, VRB612AT Turning on Your VCR, Press the VCR button, then press the Power button

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Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in the remote control and the VCR and TV are connected correctly.

●You can not program channels if you are using a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System.

●If you are not using a Cable Box/DBS, the clock may set itself automatically after you connect the antenna/Cable signal to the VCR and plug in the power cord. The time will appear on the display panel.

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2Turn on the TV.

1

POWER

VCR/TV

EJECT

 

VCR

TV

CBL/DBS

1

Press the VCR button, then press the POWER button.

The VCR light and the PWR. (power) light will appear on the dis- play panel.

2

Turn on the TV. Set it to the same channel as the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR. The display shown

4

REW

MENU

1

4

7

ENTER

PLAY

 

F.FWD

STOP

 

STATUS/EXIT

CLEAR

2

3

 

5

6

CH

 

8

9

 

 

ALT. CH

 

0

 

VOL

 

 

3

5

below will appear. (If the display does not appear, check your hookups, then follow the steps on page 12 to set up channels and page 20 to select a language.)

SPEED

TIME SEARCH

PAUSE/STILL

 

REC/OTR

MEMORY

SLOW

MUTE

SELECT op

 

→ ENGLISH

ON

ESPAÑOL

 

MAKE SELECTION OR

PUSH MENU TO CONTINUE

3

Within 60 seconds, press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select English or Spanish on-screen displays and menus.

4

Press the MENU button. The display shown below will appear.

CONNECT ANTENNA OR CABLE

TO VCR

THEN . . .

PUSH CH UP KEY

OR . . .

FOR PLAY ONLY – PUSH STOP

5

Within 60 seconds, press the CH(annel) o button to begin automatic channel programming. AUTO CH PRO- GRAMMING IN PROCESS PLEASE WAIT will appear on the screen. The VCR will memorize all available channels. The channel numbers will appear on the display panel as the VCR scans chan- nels. 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 button, you’ll only scan through channels that you receive.

Helpful Hints

•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, and CHANNELS NOT SET will appear on the screen.

•When you turn on the VCR again later, you may see a message regarding AUTO CLOCK. Details are on pages 15-18.

•If you try to program channels when there is no antenna or cable connected to the VCR, programming will appear to take place, but even- tually a NO TV SIGNALS message will appear. Connect an antenna or cable to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack and press the CH(annel) o button again. You may need to fol- low the steps on page 12.

•You may need to repeat the steps on this page if a power failure occurs.

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Contents VRB412AT VRB612AT For Customer Use Dear Philips product ownerDeclaration of Conformity FeaturesSafety Precautions IntroductionTable of Contents Before Using Your VCR Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV Hookups without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast SystemPlug in the TV and the VCR Hookups without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System cont’d Recording/Viewing Any Channel Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System Connections Recording One Channel/Watching Another Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System cont’dVRB412 Hookups with a Stereo TVVRB612 Turning on Your VCR Press the VCR button, then press the Power buttonVRB612 only Automatic Channel SetupPress the VCR button Press the Menu button Press the STATUS/EXIT button Adding/Deleting ChannelsPress the STATUS/EXIT button once or twice to exit Reviewing Memorized ChannelsDo each step within 60 seconds of the previous step Setting the ClockManual Clock Setting Enter a 0 before a single-digit number Setting the Clock cont’dPress the VCR button, then press the Menu button Automatic Clock SettingTime Zone Press the VCR button Daylight-Savings TimeLanguage Selection TV Codes Setting the Remote to Operate a TV2Find Menu Button VOLume o/p Button Press to adjust the volume of your TVEject Button VCR ButtonTV Button Remote Control Buttons cont’dIf you select Status OFF Status Display example onlyIf you select Status ON, then select Counter only on If you select Status ON, then select Counter only OFFCassette Compartment Timer LightVCR Display Panel VCR LightFront Panel Rear Panel VHS Quasi Play Back Sqpb PlayingVCR light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button once RecordingRecording One Channel/Watching Another OTR CH12 One-Touch RecordingDaily Timer RecordingTime OFF To Correct Push Clear To END Push Exit Timer Recording cont’dTape Speeds Press the STATUS/EXIT button. Program WAS COMChecking or Cancelling Timer Recordings RF coaxial cable Rerecording Tape DuplicationPress the F.FWD/B button so that on appears beside VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B buttonRepeat Play Press the STATUS/EXIT button to see the status display Real-Time Counter MemoryPress the VCR button Press the Time Search button Time SearchViewing a Still Picture Special Effects PlaybackForward and Reverse Searching SP/LP/SLP Super High Speed Searching LP/SLPAutomatic Operation Features Understanding On-Screen Displays Multi-Channel Television Sound System VRB612 onlyPress the RECord/OTR button to start recording Multi-Channel Television Sound System VRB612 only cont’dHi-Fi Stereo Sound System VRB612 only Blue Background Helpful Hints Helpful Hints cont’d Cable Box/DBS Output Channel 03 or GlossarySpecifications Renewed Automatic IndexPage Page Page Supplied Accessories
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