Philips VRA670AT manual

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Introduction 3 Features • Auto DBS RecordLink™ • Automatic Channel Setup • Automatic Clock Setting with Time Zone • Automatic Head Cleaner • Automatic Operation Features • Automatic Tracking Adjustment • Blue Background • Child Lock • Daylight-Savings Time • Display Panel • Front Panel Menu Access • Hi-Fi Stereo Sound Syst[...]

4 Table of Contents Setting Up Your VCR Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

● Use only tapes with the mark. The use of other tapes may result in poor picture quality and excessive deposits on the video heads, which may not be covered by the warranty if damage occurs. ● Remove any light adhesive stick-on notes from the video cas- sette tape before putting the tape in the VCR. Removable labels can jam the VCR. ● Period[...]

CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT OR CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT AUDIO R L VIDEO OUT IN IN OUT R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO 75 V ANT / CABLE OR 75 V ANT / CABLE 6 Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System The basic VCR/TV connection – antenna/cable to VCR to TV – is shown below. If you have a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System, please see pages eight-ni[...]

CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT CH 4 or CH 3 CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT CH3 / CH4 Switch CH3 CH4 AUDIO R L VIDEO OUT IN IN OUT R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT 75 V ANT / CABLE 75 V ANT / CABLE CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT AUDIO R L VIDEO OUT IN IN OUT R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO RF coaxial cable Antenna or Cable 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the[...]

8 Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the VCR. With this connection: ● You may view any channel. ● You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR. ● You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording. ● You may not program cha[...]

Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT IN OUT 75 V ANT / CABLE With this connection: ● You may watch one channel while recording another. ● You may not record scrambled channels. Recording One Channel/Watching Another 1 Put the Cable Box/DBS on the same channel as the VCR?[...]

10 Hookups With a Stereo TV R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT antenna or cable to ANT(enna) IN Jack Video Cable Audio Cable VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (red and white) OUT Jacks Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV ● Audio and Video cables are not supplied. 1 Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the back of the VCR. 2 Co[...]

VAR.SLOW VCR TV CBL/DBS VOL. CH. MUTE ALT.CH 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 TRACKING F.ADV VCR/TV REC/OTR POWER SPEED STATUS/EXIT STOP PLAY F.FWD REW MEMORY X2 PLAY SLOW VCR PLUS+ /ENTER QUICK TIME INDEX SEARCH REC END SKIP EJECT MENU CLEAR PAUSE/STILL 1 Press the VCR button, then press the POWER button. The VCR light and the PWR. (power) light will appear on[...]

12 Automatic Channel Setup 2 Press the MENU button . SELECT op CHOOSE B → PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK REMOTE LOCATOR TO END PUSH EXIT • You can not enter the TUNER SET UP menu when you are in Line Input mode (channel 001 or 002). When you select channel 001 or 002, AV REAR or AV FRONT will appear on the screen briefly. • You can[...]

Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) 13 Adding/Deleting Channels 2 Press the MENU button . SELECT op ADD/DELETE B 124 DELETED 125 DELETED 1 → DELETED 2 ADDED 3 ADDED TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/ B button. 4 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select ADD[...]

14 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) Reviewing Memorized Channels 4 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select CH MEMORY REVIEW, then press the F.FWD/ B button. A list of programmed channels will appear on the screen. ● If all the programmed channels don’t fit on the screen, press the F.FWD/ B button to see the remaining channels[...]

Setting the Clock 15 2 Press the MENU button . There are two ways to set the clock. With manual clock setting, you tell the VCR the current time. With automatic clock setting, the VCR gets the current time from your local PBS station. It keeps track of the time by constantly referring to the time broad- casted by your PBS station. If you are using [...]

TIME 02 :15 PM MONTH – – / – – /– – TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT TIME 02 :15 PM DATE 07/ 01 / 99 THU. TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 5 Press two Number buttons for the hour(s) and two Number buttons for the minute(s). Then press 1 for AM or 2 for PM. For example, for 2:15 PM, press 02, 15, 2. ● Enter a 0 before a sin[...]

Setting the Clock (cont’d) 17 4 ● If you want the VCR to locate a local PBS station from which to take the time, press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select SET PBS CH. AUTO. Then press the F.FWD/ B button. When the current time appears on the screen, you’re finished. Press the STATUS/EXIT button. Or, you may be prompted to turn [...]

18 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Time Zone When using the AUTO CLOCK function, you can specify your time zone. That way, the VCR will update the clock according to your time zone. 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button . 2 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select SET CLOCK, then press the F.FWD/ B button. SET CLOCK → AU[...]

2 Press the MENU button. 3 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select SET CLOCK, then press the F.FWD/ B button. 5 Press the STATUS/EXIT button. Daylight-Savings Time 19 You may program the VCR so its clock will automatically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October. Daylight-Savings Time is set to ON when you [...]

20 Language Selection 2 Press the MENU button . Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen displays and menus. 3 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/ B button. 4 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select LANGUAGE, then press the F.FWD/ B button. 5 Press the PLA[...]

Setting the Remote to Operate a TV 21 • The remote control may only operate some features of your TV. For exam- ple, the remote control may turn on the TV power, but it may not change channels at the TV. • If you can not change the channels at the TV using the Number but- tons, press the VCR PLUS+/ENTER button after you press the Number buttons[...]

• The remote control may only operate some features of your Cable Box/DBS. For example, the remote control may turn off the Cable Box/DBS power, but it may not change channels at the Cable Box/DBS. • If you can not change the channels at the Cable Box by using the Number buttons, press the VCR PLUS+/ENTER button after you press the Number butto[...]

VAR.SLOW VCR TV CBL/DBS VOL. CH. MUTE ALT.CH 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 TRACKING F.ADV VCR/TV REC/OTR POWER SPEED STATUS/EXIT STOP PLAY F.FWD REW MEMORY X2 PLAY SLOW VCR PLUS+ /ENTER QUICK TIME INDEX SEARCH REC END SKIP EJECT MENU CLEAR PAUSE/STILL PAUSE/STILL Button While recording, press to pause the recording. Press a second time to resume normal recor[...]

VAR.SLOW VCR TV CBL/DBS VOL. CH. MUTE ALT.CH 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 TRACKING F.ADV VCR/TV REC/OTR POWER SPEED STATUS/EXIT STOP PLAY F.FWD REW MEMORY X2 PLAY SLOW VCR PLUS+ /ENTER QUICK TIME INDEX SEARCH REC END SKIP EJECT MENU CLEAR PAUSE/STILL 24 Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) STOP/ p Button Press to stop the tape. Press to select an item in the V[...]

VAR.SLOW VCR TV CBL/DBS VOL. CH. MUTE ALT.CH 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 TRACKING F.ADV VCR/TV REC/OTR POWER SPEED STATUS/EXIT STOP PLAY F.FWD REW MEMORY X2 PLAY SLOW VCR PLUS+ /ENTER QUICK TIME INDEX SEARCH REC END SKIP EJECT MENU CLEAR PAUSE/STILL Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) 25 REW(ind)/ { Button When tape playback is stopped, press to rewind the t[...]

SELECT op CHOOSE B → STATUS [ON] COUNTER ONLY [OFF] TO END PUSH EXIT 26 On-Screen Status Displays • You may not access a status display when viewing a still picture, during slow motion playback, or during for- ward or reverse searching. Helpful Hint 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Current status of tape Time MTS Broadcast Av[...]

VCR Display Panel 27 Cassette Compartment Insert a tape here. POWER VIDEO L-AUDIO-R VCR/TV CHANNEL REC/OTR MENU PAUSE STOP/EJECT REW F.FWD PLAY STATUS/EXIT VCR Light This light appears when the VCR is in VCR posi- tion. This light does not appear when the VCR is in TV position. Record Light This light appears during a recording. It flashes when a r[...]

28 Front Panel PAUSE Button While recording, press to pause the recording. Press again to resume recording. Details are on page 31. You can not pause a One-Touch Recording. During tape playback, press to freeze the picture. Press again to resume playback. Details are on page 47. POWER Button Press to turn the VCR power on and off. Press to activate[...]

AUDIO IN Jacks Connect cables coming from the AUDIO OUT Jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 43. VIDEO IN Jack Connect a cable coming from the VIDEO OUT Jack of a cam- corder, another VCR, or an audio-visual source (laser disc player, video disc player, etc.) here. Details are on page 43. ANT(enna) IN Jack[...]

30 Playing • If the tape you want to play is already in the VCR, make sure the VCR power is on and the VCR is in VCR position. (The VCR light will appear on the display panel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button.) Press the VCR button, then press the PLAY/ o button. Helpful Hint Read and follow the steps below to play a tape. 1 Turn on the TV[...]

VAR.SLOW VCR TV CBL/DBS VOL. CH. MUTE ALT.CH 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 TRACKING F.ADV VCR/TV REC/OTR POWER SPEED STATUS/EXIT STOP PLAY F.FWD REW MEMORY X2 PLAY SLOW VCR PLUS+ /ENTER QUICK TIME INDEX SEARCH REC END SKIP EJECT MENU CLEAR PAUSE/STILL Read and follow the steps below to record a television program. 1 Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or [...]

32 One-Touch Recording 2 Press the CH(annel) o / p button or the Number buttons to select the channel you want to record. OTR (0:30) CH12 3 Press the REC(ord)/OTR button repeatedly until the desired recording length (30 minutes to eight hours) appears on the screen. Recording will begin immediately. The Record light and the Timer light will appear [...]

2 Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start a recording of the current channel. (See page 31.) Recording One Channel/Watching Another 33 • If your VCR remote control does not operate your TV, see page 21 for more information. • If you use a Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System hookup, you may not be able to watch one channel while recording anothe[...]

DAILY PROGRAM (MON-FRI) PROGRAM -1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8- SELECT PROGRAM NUMBER TO END PUSH EXIT 34 Timer Recording Follow the steps below to program your VCR to record TV pro- grams while you’re away from home. The VCR will turn itself on, record, and turn itself off automatically. Before you begin: ● Set up the channels at the VCR. ● Set the clock.[...]

ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 10 TIME ON – – : – – TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 6 Press two Number buttons for the hour you want the recording to begin. Press two Number buttons for the minute you want the recording to begin. Press 1 for AM or 2 for PM. For example, for 9:30 PM, press 09, 30, 2. ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHA[...]

36 Timer Recording (cont’d) 8 Press the Number 1 button to record in SP speed or the Number 2 button to record in SLP speed. (See the chart below.) You cannot use the SPEED button at this time. 9 Press two Number buttons for the month and two Number buttons for the day you want to record the pro- gram. For example, for July 10, 1999, press 07, 10[...]

Timer Recording (cont’d) 37 6 Repeat steps 1 - 4 to make sure you have cleared the cor- rect timer recording. • CLASH may flash on the screen when you finish setting a timer recording. This means that the timer recording you just pro- grammed and another timer record- ing overlap. The current timer recording will not take place. You may choose [...]

38 Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System 1 First, fill in the boxes on this page. It will only take a few minutes, and you must do it if you want the VCR Plus+ programming system to work properly. Since the channel numbers of the stations you receive may not be the same as the station numbers, and since channel numbers differ from area to are[...]

VAR.SLOW VCR TV CBL/DBS VOL. CH. MUTE ALT.CH 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 TRACKING F.ADV VCR/TV REC/OTR POWER SPEED STATUS/EXIT STOP PLAY F.FWD REW MEMORY X2 PLAY SLOW VCR PLUS+ /ENTER QUICK TIME INDEX SEARCH REC END SKIP EJECT MENU CLEAR PAUSE/STILL Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 39 2 Now, compare the channel numbers you have writte[...]

VCR PLUS+ PROG. PLUS CODE : – – – – – – – – TO END PUSH EXIT 2 Press the VCR PLUS+/ENTER button. 3 Press the Number buttons to enter the PlusCode pro- gramming number of the program you wish to record. Then, press the VCR PLUS+/ENTER button. VCR PLUS+ PROG. PLUS CODE : 13285 – – – TO SET PUSH VCR+ TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END [...]

Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 41 • To stop a started timer recording, press the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR. • If you are using a Cable Box/DBS, timer recordings are programmed differently. See pages eight and 38-39 for details. • You may use the VCR Plus+ Programming System to record pro- grams on Cable TV[...]

42 Auto DBS RecordLink If you connect your VCR to a satellite tuner that has the Electronic Program Guide, the VCR will turn itself on, record, then turn itself off. First, read the owner’s manual of your satellite tuner; then, follow the steps below. Before you begin: ● Use audio and video cables to connect the VCR’s AUDIO/VIDEO IN jacks on [...]

1 Make the connections shown above. Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 43 3 VCR 2 will record your tape. Insert a blank tape in VCR 2. The VCR must be in VCR position. (The VCR light will appear on the display panel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) 4 Turn on the TV and set it to channel 03 or 04, whichever channel the CH3/CH4 switch on V[...]

44 Repeat Play Follow the steps below to make the VCR play a tape over and over. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/ B button. 5 Press the F.FWD/ B button so that ON appears beside REPEAT PLAY. 6 Press the STATUS/EXIT button. Now, when a tape has fin- ished playing, t[...]

Automatic Operation Features 45 The following playback features will always operate. Automatic Playback When you put a tape in the VCR, the power will come on auto- matically. If the tape’s record tab is missing, playback will begin. If a timer recording is set, the power will not come on automati- cally when you insert a tape with the record tab[...]

46 Special Effects Playback Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) 1 During tape playback, press and release the F.FWD/ B button or the REW(ind)/ { button. A fast forward or reverse picture search will begin. 2 To return to playback, press the PLAY/ o button. Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP) 1 During tape playback, press the F.FWD/ B button o[...]

• Slow and Still modes will automati- cally switch to Stop mode after five minutes to protect the VCR and the tape from damage. Helpful Hint Special Effects Playback (cont’d) 47 Viewing a Still Picture 1 During tape playback, press the PAUSE/STILL button. A still picture will appear on the screen. 2 To advance the still picture frame-by-frame, [...]

2 Press and hold the POWER button on the remote con- trol until PL appears on the display panel. The VCR will turn off. When Child Lock is activated: ● The time will appear on the display panel. PL will appear on the display panel for two seconds every minute. ● You may insert a tape. However, the VCR power will remain off and tape playback wil[...]

VAR.SLOW VCR TV CBL/DBS VOL. CH. MUTE ALT.CH 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 TRACKING F.ADV VCR/TV REC/OTR POWER SPEED STATUS/EXIT STOP PLAY F.FWD REW MEMORY X2 PLAY SLOW VCR PLUS+ /ENTER QUICK TIME INDEX SEARCH REC END SKIP EJECT MENU CLEAR PAUSE/STILL Remote Locator 49 PRESS MUTE THEN PAUSE KEY TO CHANGE CODE FROM 4 TO END PUSH EXIT YOUR REMOTE LOCATOR CODE [...]

VAR.SLOW VCR TV CBL/DBS VOL. CH. MUTE ALT.CH 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 TRACKING F.ADV VCR/TV REC/OTR POWER SPEED STATUS/EXIT STOP PLAY F.FWD REW MEMORY X2 PLAY SLOW VCR PLUS+ /ENTER QUICK TIME INDEX SEARCH REC END SKIP EJECT MENU CLEAR PAUSE/STILL 50 Time Search Follow the steps below to program the VCR to search forward or backward on a tape a specific [...]

Index Search 51 This feature allows you to index the starting points of programs that you have recorded on a tape. Then, you can easily rewind or fast forward to that point. Example: If you are watching program number 4 and you want to fast for- ward to program number 7, skip three programs. Pro. 1 Pro. 2 Pro.3 Pro. 4 Pro. 5 Pro. 6 Pro. 7 CURRENT P[...]

52 Record End Search/Skip Search Record End Search This function enables you to search forward to the next unrecorded portion of the tape (or to the point at which recording was stopped). 1 Press the REC(ord) END SEARCH button. The VCR begins fast forwarding to the beginning of the next blank portion of the tape. SEARCHING FOR REC END will appear o[...]

Quick Search 53 The Quick Search feature locates the beginning of each recording on a tape, then plays the first portion of the recording at high speed for 30 seconds. After it plays the portion, the VCR fast for- wards the tape to the next recording. This process is repeated until the end of the tape is reached, or until you stop the Quick Search.[...]

54 Real-Time Counter Memory • The MEMORY button does not function if REPEAT PLAY is set to ON. Details are on page 44. • To erase a real-time counter memo- ry, press the MEMORY button until the M disappears from the screen. • You may only set the real-time counter to zero at one location at a time. If you set the real-time counter to zero at [...]

1 Press the VCR button. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/ B button . 4 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select BLUE BACKGROUND. Then, press the F.FWD/ B button repeatedly so that OFF (or ON) appears beside BLUE BACKGROUND. Blue Background 55 2 1 VAR[...]

56 Multi-Channel Television Sound System Your VCR can play recordings broadcast in Hi-Fi (high fidelity) stereo, which produces a crisp, clear sound from two sources. Your VCR also can play tapes recorded in a second audio (usually, that means your program is recorded in a second language). Of course, your VCR will play tapes recorded in monaural ([...]

Multi-Channel Television Sound System (cont’d) 57 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. 2 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/ B button . 3 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select TV STEREO or 2ND AUDIO. Then, press the F.FWD/ B button . ON will appear to the r[...]

1 VAR.SLOW VCR TV CBL/DBS VOL. CH. MUTE ALT.CH 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 TRACKING F.ADV VCR/TV REC/OTR POWER SPEED STATUS/EXIT STOP PLAY F.FWD REW MEMORY X2 PLAY SLOW VCR PLUS+ /ENTER QUICK TIME INDEX SEARCH REC END SKIP EJECT MENU CLEAR PAUSE/STILL 58 Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. 2 Press the PLAY/ o butto[...]

Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System (cont’d) 59 VAR.SLOW VCR TV CBL/DBS VOL. CH. MUTE ALT.CH 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 TRACKING F.ADV VCR/TV REC/OTR POWER SPEED STATUS/EXIT STOP PLAY F.FWD REW MEMORY X2 PLAY SLOW VCR PLUS+ /ENTER QUICK TIME INDEX SEARCH REC END SKIP EJECT MENU CLEAR PAUSE/STILL 4 5 4 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select HIFI.[...]

If you are having problems with your product, check this list of problems and possible solutions before requesting service. You may be able to solve the problem yourself. If you need to call a customer service representative, please know the model number and serial number of your product before you call. This information is displayed on the back of[...]

The Number buttons won’t work for channels above 69. • Enter channel numbers as a two-digit number. If you want to select channels 100 and above, enter chan- nel numbers as a three-digit number. Details are on page 25. TV programs cannot be watched normally. • Put the VCR in TV position. (Press the VCR/TV button so that the VCR light disappea[...]

62 Glossary AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks located on the front and back of the VCR which are used to record audio from another source (IN) or to send audio to another system (OUT). Automatic Channel Setup: process in which the VCR memo- rizes all available channels. Then, when you press the CH(annel) o / p button, you only scan through channels you rec[...]

Specifications 63 Video Heads Four heads – Hi-Fi Video Signal EIA standards; NTSC color Antenna VHF/UHF – 75 ohm external antenna terminal VHF Output Signal Channel 03 or 04 (switchable) 75 ohms unbalanced Power Requirement 120V AC; 60Hz Power Consumption 16W Operating Temperature 41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C) Relative Humidity 10% to 80% Weig[...]

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER 90 Days Free Labor/One Year Parts Exchange. This product must be carried in for repair. WHO IS COVERED? You must have proof of purchase to receive warran- ty service. A sales receipt or other document show- ing that you purchased the product is considered proof of purchase. WHAT IS COVERED? Warranty coverage begins the day y[...]

ac power cord .................................29 accessories .......................................68 alt.ch button .....................................25 ant(enna) in jack ...................6-10, 29 audio in/out jacks ..............10, 28-29, ....................................43, 56, 62 auto dbs recordlink ........................42 automati[...]

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IB8132E003 Printed In China 0VMN02332 / H39K6UD * * * * * S UPPLIED A CCESSORIES O PTIONAL A CCESSORIES The following items are supplied with your VCR; they are provided to help you use or set up your VCR. The following additional items are not provided with your VCR, but they are designed for use with your new VCR. To order these optional accessor[...]