Philips VR960BPH instruction

Video Cassette Recorder

VR960BPH

Owner’s Manual

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Philips VR960BPH owner manual

Contents

VR960BPH For Customer Use Dear Philips product owner Safety Precautions FeaturesIntroduction Declaration of Conformity Table of Contents Using the Remote Control Putting Batteries in the Remote ControlVCR Maintenance/Video Head Cleaning Replace the battery compartment lid Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV Hookups without a Cable Box CH3 CH4 Hookups without a Cable Box cont’d Connections Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast SystemRecording/Viewing Any Channel Recording One Channel/Watching Another 1Cable signal 2RF coaxial cableWith this connection 3RF coaxial cable TV’s 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 Adding/Deleting Channels Automatic Channel Setup cont’dPress the Play 8 or Stop 9 button to select ADD/DELETE CH., then press the OK/STATUS button Manual Clock Setting Setting the ClockChannels are set up. Details are on Or a Cable Box/DBS Press the Play 8 or Stop 9 button repeatedly to set Setting the Clock cont’dDate month and day. Every time you press the Play Press the Menu button 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 Power Button Turbo Timer ButtonTV Button Play 8 Button Timer Button VOLume 8/9 ButtonCBL/DBS Button VCR/TV 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 Playing Playback options and features are on pagesRead and follow the steps below to play a tape 1Turn on the TV Insert a tape Recording VCR records in a preset volumePress the VCR button Turn on the TV Insert a tape 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 One-Touch Recording Channels are set up. Details are on pagesStarting an OTR OTR has priority 1Set the program on the DBS 2Insert a tape in the VCR Record Link Channels Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming SystemCall Letters Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System cont’d Number Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System Number 8/DAILY button so that Daily Program If you want to record the program daily, pressAppears at the top of the screen. The VCR will record a Number 9/WEEKLY button so that Weekly Program Channels are programmed. Details are on pages Quick Programming Tape Speeds Instructions continue on Message, press the Clear button Quick Programming cont’d Press the Power button to turn off the VCR. The r light Press the OK/STATUS or Timer button. Program WASRecording will appear on the screen. If Program not Completed appears, try again from step Proper channel mode Turbo TimerStart time appears, press the OK/STATUS button 1Insert a tape into the VCR To see the timer recordings individually, press Checking, Editing, or Clearing Timer RecordingsProgram Review Indicates a Weekly recording Program Overlap Warning Or, to cancel the timer recording, press the Clear buttonPress the OK/STATUS button to select the program Information about the chosen program will appear Follow the steps below to set Timer REC Speed to Auto Timer Recording Speed Setting VCR 1 will play your tape. Insert a prerecorded tape in VCR Rerecording Tape DuplicationAudio and video cables are not included 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 Pages Setting the Controller to Operate a DBSChannel other than Will learn your DBS code 7Wait for a few seconds Setting the Controller to Operate a DBS cont’d Receiving a Stereo Broadcast Multi-Channel Television Sound SystemReceiving a Second Audio Program 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 Index Search Search OptionsRecord End Search Skip Search Viewing a Still Picture Forward and Reverse SearchingViewing a Slow Motion Picture Repeat Playback Child Lock When Child Lock is activatedCL will blink on the display panel CL will disappear from 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 To obtain a replacement product from Philips Limited Warranty cont’dPayment Amount Check or money order Account number Specifications Index Supplied Accessories