Philips VR423CAT, VR623CAT Turning on Your VCR, Press the VCR button, then press the Power button

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

1

Press the VCR button, then press the POWER button.

The VCR light and the PWR. (power) light will appear on the VCR display 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 below will appear on the TV screen. (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.)

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 buttons, you’ll only scan through channels that you receive. You can still select other channels using the Number buttons.

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2Turn on the TV.

4

EJECT

POWER

1

 

 

MENU

STATUS/EXIT CLEAR

 

1

2

3

 

 

4

5

6

 

 

7

8

9

 

 

MEMORY

 

ALT.CH

 

 

 

0

 

 

3

REC

 

PAUSE

 

/OTR

 

/STILL

 

 

PLAY

 

 

REW

 

F.FWD

 

5

 

STOP

 

 

 

CH.

 

VOL.

 

 

 

MUTE

 

 

 

VCR

TV

CBL/DBS

 

 

VCR/TV

SPEED

TIME SEARCH

 

 

 

ENTER

SLOW

 

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 VR423CAT VR623CAT 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 SystemHookups without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System cont’d Plug in the power cords of the TV and the VCRRecording/Viewing Any Channel Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast SystemConnections Recording One Channel/Watching Another Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System cont’dVR623CAT Hookups with a Stereo TVTurning on Your VCR Press the VCR button, then press the Power buttonVR623CAT only Automatic Channel SetupPress the VCR button Press the Menu button Adding/Deleting Channels Automatic Channel Setup cont’dPress the STATUS/EXIT button once or twice to exit Reviewing Memorized ChannelsDo each step within 60 seconds of the previous step Manual Clock SettingSetting the Clock cont’d Press the VCR button, then press the Menu button Automatic Clock SettingTime Zone Daylight-Savings Time Audio OUT Language Blue Background To END Push Exit Language SelectionSetting the Remote to Operate a TV 2code Find your Cable BOX CodesCable Users VOLume o/p ButtonsEject Button Menu 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 OFFVCR Display Panel Video In Jack REWind Button Power ButtonFWD Fast Forward Button Remote SensorOUT Jack Rear PanelAudio OUT Jacks Video OUT JackVHS Quasi Play Back Sqpb PlayingOther recording options are on pages Recording3&7 OTR CH12 One-Touch RecordingDaily Set the clock. Details are on pagesTime 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 Turn on the TV and set it to channel 03 or 04, whichever Rerecording Tape DuplicationRF coaxial cable Press the F.FWD/B button so that on appears beside Repeat PlayPress the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select Real-Time Counter Memory Press the VCR button Press the Time Search button Time SearchViewing a Slow Motion Picture Forward and Reverse Searching SP/LP/SLPSuper High Speed Searching LP/SLP Viewing a Still PictureAutomatic Operation Features Understanding On-Screen Displays Multi-Channel Television Sound System VR623CAT onlyMulti-Channel Television Sound System VR623CAT only cont’d Please see additional notes on Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System VR623CAT onlyAudio OUT Language → Blue Background To END Push Exit Blue BackgroundCable Box/DBS Output Channel 03 or GlossaryHelpful Hints Helpful Hints cont’d Video Cassette Recorder or Player Limited WarrantyPayment, if applicable Limited Warranty cont’dTo obtain a replacement product from Philips Payment Amount $29.95 + Sales Tax = TotalSpecifications Automatic IndexPage Page Supplied Accessories
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