Philips VRZ250AT manual

Owner’s Manual Important! Return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days. See why inside. Video Cassette Recorder VRZ220AT VRZ250AT VRZ220/250 layout 4/8/99 10:11 PM Page 1[...]

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Introduction 3 Features • Automatic Channel Setup • Automatic Head Cleaner • Automatic Operation Features • Automatic Tracking Adjustment • Daylight-Saving Time • Display Panel • Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System (VRZ250 only) • High Quality (HQ) System • MTS (Multi-Channel Television Sound) System (VRZ250 only) • On-Screen Displays in [...]

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

● Use only tapes with the mark. ● 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. ● Periodic maintenance is required to maintain your VCR’s excel- lent performance. This VCR has an Automatic Head Cleaner. However, the video heads will require repla[...]

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-nine. If you have a Stereo TV, please see page 10. After you hook up the VCR, go to page 11 to turn o[...]

3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the OUT Jack on the back of the VCR and to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV. (You may use either a snap-on type (supplied) or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer.) 5 Set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to CH3 or CH4 , whichever channel is not used or least used in your area. Set t[...]

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 c[...]

Hookups With a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 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’s CH3/CH4 switch. Then, with the VCR in VCR position (the VCR/TV light[...]

10 Hookups With a Stereo TV R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT 1 Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the back of the VCR. 2 Connect a video cable (not supplied) to the yellow VIDEO OUT Jack on the back of the VCR. Then, connect the other end of the video cable to the VIDEO IN Jack on your TV. 4 Turn on your TV, ma[...]

1 Press the POWER button. The VCR/TV light and the POWER light will appear on the 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. (If the display does not appear, check your hookups, then follow the steps on page 12 to set up channels and page 17 to selec[...]

12 Automatic Channel Setup 1 Press the MENU button . SELECT op CHOOSE B → PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT • You can not enter the TUNER SET UP menu when you are in Line Input mode (channel 00). When you select channel 00, A/V IN will appear on-screen briefly. • You can not program channels if you are using a Cable B[...]

Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) 13 Adding/Deleting Channels 1 Press the MENU button . SELECT op ADD/DELETE B 124 DELETED 125 DELETED 1 → DELETED 2 ADDED 3 ADDED TO END PUSH EXIT 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 ADD[...]

14 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) Reviewing Memorized Channels 3 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-screen. ● If all the programmed channels don’t fit on the screen, press the F.FWD/ B button to see the remaining channels. Th[...]

Setting the Clock 15 Follow the steps below to set your VCR’s clock. Make sure: ● The VCR is on and the VCR/TV light appears on the display panel. (If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) ● You make each entry within 60 seconds of the previous entry. 4 Press two Number buttons for the hour(s) and two Number buttons for the minute(s). T[...]

1 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. 4 Press the STATUS/EXIT button. SET CLOCK SET CLOCK → DAYLIGHT SVG TIME [ON] SELECT op CHOOSE B TO END PUSH EXIT SELECT op CHOOSE B → PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT 16 Daylight-Saving Time Yo[...]

Language Selection 17 1 Press the MENU button . Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen displays. 2 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/ B button. 3 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select LANGUAGE, then press the F.FWD/ B button. 4 Press the PLAY/ o butto[...]

18 Remote Control Buttons POWER EJECT VCR/TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CHANNEL MEMORY STATUS/EXIT CLEAR SLOW MENU REWIND /PLAY F.FWD REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL /STOP +100 TIME SEARCH SPEED POWER Button Press to turn the VCR on or off. MENU Button Press to bring up the main menu display. SPEED Button Press to select the recording speed (SP, LP, or SLP). Details [...]

Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) 19 STOP/ p Button Press to stop the tape. Press to select an item in the on-screen menu. PAUSE/STILL Button While recording, press to temporarily stop the recording (pause). Press a second time to resume normal recording. Details are on page 25. You can not pause a One-Touch Recording. During playback, press to fre[...]

SELECT op CHOOSE B → STATUS [ON] COUNTER ONLY [OFF] TO END PUSH EXIT 20 On-Screen Status Displays • If the channel you select has no broadcast, the screen will become solid blue. • You may not access a status display when viewing a still picture, during slow motion playback (VRZ250 only), or when the F.FWD/ B or REWIND/ s button is pressed du[...]

VCR Display Panel 21 CHANNEL VCR/TV POWER VCR/TV POWER TAPE IN TIMER REC REW REC/OTR F .FWD CHANNEL VCR/TV POWER VCR/TV POWER TAPE IN TIMER REC STOP EJECT PLAY PAUSE VCR Display Panel Information about VCR opera- tions is displayed here. Cassette Compartment Insert a video cassette tape here. VCR/TV Light This light appears when the VCR is in VCR p[...]

22 Front Panel PAUSE Button While recording, press to pause the recording. Press again to resume recording. Details are on page 25. You can not pause a One-Touch Recording. During tape playback, press to freeze the picture. On the VRZ250, press the PAUSE button again to resume playback. On the VRZ220, each press of the PAUSE button changes the posi[...]

CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO 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 32. The VRZ250 is shown here. The VRZ220 has only one AUDIO IN Jack. VIDEO IN Jack Connect a cable coming from the VIDEO OUT Jack of a cam- corder, another VCR, or a[...]

24 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/TV light will appear on the display panel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button.) Then press the PLAY/ o button. • Other playback options and fea- tures are on pages 33 - 37. Helpful Hints Read and follow th[...]

Read and follow the steps below to record a television program. 1 Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4 , whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. Recording 25 2 Insert a tape with its record tab intact in the VCR. 3 If the VCR/TV light appears on the display panel, go to step 4. If the VCR/TV light does not appear, pres[...]

1 Start a recording. (See page 25.) 26 Recording One Channel/Watching Another • If you use a Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System hookup, you may not be able to watch one channel while recording another. See pages eight-nine for details. Helpful Hint 2 Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV position. The VCR/TV light will disappear from the[...]

One-Touch Recording 27 1 Press the CHANNEL o / p buttons or the Number but- tons to select the channel you want to record. OTR (0:30) CH12 2 Press the REC(ord)/OTR button repeatedly until the desired recording length (30 minutes to eight hours) appears on-screen. Recording will begin immediately. The REC light and the TIMER light will appear on the[...]

DAILY PROGRAM (MON-FRI) PROGRAM -1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8- SELECT PROGRAM NUMBER TO END PUSH EXIT 28 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 – – TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 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[...]

ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 10 TIME ON 09:30 PM TIME OFF 11:00 PM REC SPEED SLP SP=1 LP=2 SLP=3 TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 30 Timer Recording (cont’d) 8 Press the Number 1 button to record in SP speed, the Number 2 button to record in LP speed, or the Number 3 button to record in SLP speed. (See the chart below.) You cannot use[...]

Timer Recording (cont’d) 31 6 Repeat steps 1 - 4 to make sure you have cleared the cor- rect timer recording. • CLASH may flash on-screen when you finish setting a timer recording. This means that the timer recording you just programmed and another timer recording overlap. The current timer recording will not take place. You may choose to cance[...]

1 Make the connections shown above. 32 Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 3 VCR 2 will record your tape. Insert a blank tape in VCR 2. The VCR must be in VCR position. (The VCR/TV 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 o[...]

Repeat Play 33 Follow the steps below to make the VCR play a tape over and over. 1 Press the MENU button. 2 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 F.FWD/ B button so that ON appears beside REPEAT PLAY. 5 Press the STATUS/EXIT button. Now, when a tape has fin- ished playing, t[...]

34 Time Search (VRZ250 only) Follow the steps below to program the VCR to search forward or backward on a tape a specific length of time. There must be a tape in the VCR. 1 Press the TIME SEARCH button. 2 Within 10 seconds, use the Number buttons to enter the desired length of time you want to skip forward or back- ward. For example, for 1 hour, 25[...]

Real-Time Counter Memory 35 • The MEMORY button does not function if REPEAT PLAY is set to ON. Details are on page 33. • 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 try to set the real-time counter to z[...]

36 Special Effects Playback Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) 1 During tape playback, press and release the F.FWD/ B button or the REWIND/ { 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 or [...]

Automatic Operation Features 37 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[...]

38 Multi-Channel Television Sound System (VRZ250 only) To record and play back programs broadcast in stereo, even if you have a Mono Speaker TV, just use one of the connections shown, then follow the steps on pages 39-41. Your VCR can play recordings broadcast in Hi-Fi (high fidelity) stereo, which produces a crisp, clear sound from two sources. Yo[...]

POWER EJECT VCR/TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CHANNEL MEMORY STATUS/EXIT CLEAR SLOW MENU REWIND /PLAY F.FWD REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL /STOP +100 TIME SEARCH SPEED Multi-Channel Television Sound System (VRZ250 only) (cont’d) 39 1 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 P[...]

POWER EJECT VCR/TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CHANNEL MEMORY STATUS/EXIT CLEAR SLOW MENU REWIND /PLAY F.FWD REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL /STOP +100 TIME SEARCH SPEED 40 Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System (VRZ250 only) 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/ B button . 3 Press the PLAY/ o button o[...]

Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System (VRZ250 only) (cont’d) 41 6 Press the MENU button. 7 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/ B button . 8 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select TV STEREO. Then, press the F.FWD/ B button . ON will appear to the right of TV STEREO on-screen. 9 Press t[...]

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[...]

TV programs cannot be watched normally. • Put the VCR in TV position. (Press the VCR/TV button so that the VCR/TV light disappears from the dis- play panel. For details see page 22.) • Check the connections between the VCR, TV, antenna/cable, and Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (if applicable). (See pages six - 10 for details.) Tape cannot be[...]

44 Glossary AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks located on the back of the VCR which are used to record audio from another source (IN) or to send audio to another source (OUT). The VRZ220 has single AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks on the back of the VCR. The VRZ250 has Right and Left AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks on the back of the VCR. Automatic Channel Setup: process in which the[...]

Specifications 45 Video Heads Two heads (VRZ220) Four heads with Hi-Fi stereo (VRZ250) 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 (VRZ220) 18W (VRZ250) Operating Temperature 41°F [...]

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ac power cord .................................23 accessories .......................................48 ant(enna) in jack ...................6-10, 23 audio in/out jacks .......10, 23, 32, 44 automatic playback .......................................37 rewind, eject, off........................37 batteries ...........................................[...]

IB8077E001 Printed In China 0VMN02171 / H1989UD, H1689UD * * * * * S UPPLIED A CCESSORIES Remote Control for VRZ220 4835 218 37235 Remote Control for VRZ250 4835 218 37236 Two AA Batteries 4835 138 17012 RF Coaxial Cable, 75 ohm 4835 323 27011 Check to be sure the items on this page are packed with your VCR. These accessories are provided to help y[...]