Contents
VR960BPH
For Customer Use
Dear Philips product owner
Declaration of Conformity
Features
Safety Precautions
Introduction
Table of Contents
Replace the battery compartment lid
Putting Batteries in the Remote Control
Using the Remote Control
VCR Maintenance/Video Head Cleaning
Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV
Hookups without a Cable Box
CH3 CH4
Hookups without a Cable Box cont’d
Recording/Viewing Any Channel
Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
Connections
3RF coaxial cable TV’s
1Cable signal 2RF coaxial cable
Recording One Channel/Watching Another
With this connection
Turn on the TV
Turning on Your VCR
Turning on Your VCR cont’d
Wait for the VCR to set up channels
Press the VCR button, then press the Menu button
Automatic Channel Setup
ADD/DELETE CH., then press the OK/STATUS button
Automatic Channel Setup cont’d
Adding/Deleting Channels
Press the Play 8 or Stop 9 button to select
Or a Cable Box/DBS
Setting the Clock
Manual Clock Setting
Channels are set up. Details are on
Press the Menu button
Setting the Clock cont’d
Press the Play 8 or Stop 9 button repeatedly to set
Date month and day. Every time you press the Play
Time Zone Selection
Power is on
Manual PBS Channel Selection
Setting the Clock cont’d
Automatic PBS Channel Selection
Daylight-Savings Time
Language
Language Selection
Display Panel
Front Panel
Rear Panel
Play 8 Button
Turbo Timer Button
Power Button
TV Button
VCR/TV Button
VOLume 8/9 Button
Timer Button
CBL/DBS Button
Press the Play 8 or Stop 9 button to select on
If on Screen Mode is set to on or
Repeat step
Setting the Remote Control to Operate a TV
Turn on your Cable Box/DBS
Setting the Remote Control to Operate a Cable Box/DBS
1Turn on the TV Insert a tape
Playback options and features are on pages
Playing
Read and follow the steps below to play a tape
Turn on the TV Insert a tape
VCR records in a preset volume
Recording
Press the VCR button
VHS Recording
VCR SET UP menu will appear
VHS ET
If you use a Cable Box/DBS, you
VCR light will disappear from the display panel
OTR has priority
Channels are set up. Details are on pages
One-Touch Recording
Starting an OTR
1Set the program on the DBS 2Insert a tape in the VCR
Record Link
Call Letters
Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System
Channels
Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System cont’d
Number
Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System
Number 9/WEEKLY button so that Weekly Program
If you want to record the program daily, press
Number 8/DAILY button so that Daily Program
Appears at the top of the screen. The VCR will record a
Channels are programmed. Details are on pages
Quick Programming
Tape Speeds
Instructions continue on
Message, press the Clear button
Quick Programming cont’d
Completed appears, try again from step
Press the OK/STATUS or Timer button. Program WAS
Press the Power button to turn off the VCR. The r light
Recording will appear on the screen. If Program not
1Insert a tape into the VCR
Turbo Timer
Proper channel mode
Start time appears, press the OK/STATUS button
Indicates a Weekly recording
Checking, Editing, or Clearing Timer Recordings
To see the timer recordings individually, press
Program Review
Information about the chosen program will appear
Or, to cancel the timer recording, press the Clear button
Program Overlap Warning
Press the OK/STATUS button to select the program
Follow the steps below to set Timer REC Speed to Auto
Timer Recording Speed Setting
Audio and video cables are not included
Rerecording Tape Duplication
VCR 1 will play your tape. Insert a prerecorded tape in VCR
Cable Box/DBS Connect the Controller
Connecting the Controller
Are on pages
Setting the Controller to Operate a Cable Box
Recording
Wait for a few seconds
Will learn your DBS code
Setting the Controller to Operate a DBS
Pages
Channel other than
7Wait for a few seconds
Setting the Controller to Operate a DBS cont’d
Receiving a Second Audio Program
Multi-Channel Television Sound System
Receiving a Stereo Broadcast
Record the program as usual. Details are on
Multi-Channel Television Sound System cont’d
Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback
Recording or special effects playback
Video Stabilizer
SmartPicture
Digital Studio Picture Control
Skip Search
Search Options
Index Search
Record End Search
Repeat Playback
Forward and Reverse Searching
Viewing a Still Picture
Viewing a Slow Motion Picture
CL will disappear from the display panel
When Child Lock is activated
Child Lock
CL will blink on the display panel
Blue Background
Automatic Operation Features
Cable Box/DBS Output Channel channel 03 or
Glossary
Helpful Hints
Helpful Hints cont’d
Video Cassette Recorder or Player
Limited Warranty
Check or money order Account number
Limited Warranty cont’d
To obtain a replacement product from Philips
Payment Amount
Specifications
Index
Supplied Accessories