Philips VRA633AT owner manual Introduction, Features, Safety Precautions

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Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual.

This manual has seven sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording; Playing; Stereo Features; and Information You May Need. The instructions explain all of the VCR’s features, which are listed below. You cannot hurt your VCR by trying the features! So read on – and relax.

Features

•Automatic Channel Setup

•Automatic Clock Setting with Time Zone

•Automatic Head Cleaner

•Automatic Tracking Adjustment

•Blue Background

•Child Lock

•Daylight-Savings Time

•Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System

•High Quality (HQ) System

•MTS (Multi-Channel Television Sound) System

•19 micron head, improves picture quality of tapes recorded in SLP

•On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish

•One-Touch Recording

•Real-Time Counter

•Remote Control with capability to operate TV, Cable Box, and Direct Broadcast System

•Repeat Play

•SmartClockTM

•Special Effects Playback: Forward and Reverse Searching; Still; Slow Motion

•The VCR Plus+ Programming System

•Time Search

•Timer Recording

Safety Precautions

Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture.

Federal Communications Commission Warning: Any unau- thorized changes or modifications to this equipment void the user’s authority to operate it.

This VCR is equipped with a High Quality (HQ) system and is com- patible with existing Video Home System (VHS) equipment.

Philips Consumer Electronics Company recommends that you use

only video cassette tapes which are labeled with the mark. The use of other tapes may result in poor picture quality and exces- sive deposits on the video heads, which may not be covered by the warranty if damage occurs.

Note to the Cable TV System Installer: This reminder is pro- vided to call the Cable TV system installer’s 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.

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 Philips Consumer Electronics Company. All rights reserved. SmartClock is a trademark of Philips Consumer Electronics Company. VCR Plus+TM and PlusCode® are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation. The VCR Plus+ Programming system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

Helpful Hint

•This manual, your new product, and the packaging contain materials that can be recycled and reused. Specialized companies can recycle your product to increase the amount of reusable materials and to minimize the amount that needs to be properly disposed.

Your product uses batteries that should not be thrown away when depleted but should be disposed of as small chemical waste.

Please find out about the local regu- lations on disposal of your old prod- uct, batteries, manual, and packag- ing whenever you replace existing equipment.

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Contents VRA633AT Model No Serial No Dear Philips Magnavox product ownerFor Customer Use This bolt of lightning indi- cates uninsulated materialFeatures Safety PrecautionsIntroduction Table of Contents Removing the Plastic Cover from the Front Panel Putting Batteries in the Remote ControlUsing the Remote Control VCR maintenanceDisconnect 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’dHookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System ConnectionsRecording/Viewing Any Channel Recording One Channel/Watching Another Cable Box/DBSTV’s Antenna Hookups with a Stereo TV Turning on Your VCR 2Turn on the TVPress the Menu button. The display shown below will appear Press the VCR button Press the Menu button Automatic Channel SetupAdding/Deleting Channels Automatic Channel Setup cont’dPress the STATUS/EXIT button once or twice to exit Reviewing Memorized ChannelsSetting the Clock Manual Clock SettingDo each step within 60 seconds of the previous step Setting the Clock cont’d Press the VCR button, then press the Menu button Automatic Clock SettingTime Zone Press the VCR button Daylight-Savings TimeLanguage Selection Child Lock When Child Lock is activatedPress the Mute button 2Find your TV codeYour code 2FindVCR Button Remote Control ButtonsVOLume o/p Button Press to adjust the volume of your TV Eject ButtonREWind/ Button VCR PLUS+/ENTER ButtonMenu If you select Status ON, then select Counter only OFF On-Screen Status DisplaysStatus Display example only If you select Status ON, then select Counter only onVCR Light Timer LightVCR Display Panel Cassette CompartmentFront Panel Rear Panel Playing Read and follow the steps below to play a tape1Turn on the TV 2Insert a tape in the VCR RECord light will appear RecordingIf the VCR light appears on the display panel, go to . If VCR light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button onceRecording One Channel/Watching Another Press the VCR button, then press the CHannel o/p but One-Touch RecordingDaily Timer RecordingTimer Recording cont’d Tape Speeds Timer Recording cont’dChecking or Cancelling Timer Recordings Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System ChannelsCall Letters Examine the lists on Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System cont’dTimer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System See page 52 for more hints Press the STATUS/EXIT button. Program WAS COMRF coaxial cable Rerecording Tape DuplicationVCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button Repeat PlayPress the F.FWD/B button so that on appears beside Real-Time Counter Memory Press 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 Monitor Multi-Channel Television Sound SystemUnderstanding On-Screen Displays Specifically…Multi-Channel Television Sound System cont’d → Hifi Mono To END Push Exit Hi-Fi Stereo Sound SystemPlease see additional notes on Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System cont’dHelpful Hints Helpful Hints cont’d Cable Box/DBS Output Channel 03 or GlossarySpecifications Model # Serial # Limited WarrantyIndex Page Page Supplied Accessories
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