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Philips VR624CAT Owner's Manual

Philips VR624CAT Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 VR624CAT Video Cassette Recorder Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the benefits you’re entitled to. Once your PHILIPS purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once.

  • Page 3: Introduction 3

    This VCR has a High Quality (HQ) system and is compatible with existing Video Home System (VHS) equipment. Philips Consumer Electronics recommends you use only video cas- sette tapes that have the mark. The use of other tapes may result in poor picture quality and excessive deposits on the video heads, which the warranty may not cover if damage occurs.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

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

  • Page 5: Before Using Your Vcr 5

    Removing the Plastic Cover from the Front Panel A thin plastic cover may protect the front panel of your VCR. Before using the VCR, lift a corner of the plastic, then peel it off. Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote control by pressing the tab, then lifting the lid.

  • Page 6: Hookups Without A Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System

    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.
  • Page 7 Hookups without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 7 Connect the supplied black RF coaxial cable 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.) AUDIO VIDEO...

  • Page 8: Hookups With A Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System

    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. You can not change channels at the VCR. You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording.
  • Page 9 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. AUDIO VIDEO CH3 CH4 Cable Signal RF coaxial cable Connections Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack. Use the supplied black RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DBS.

  • Page 10: Hookups With A Stereo Tv

    10 Hookups with a Stereo TV VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (red and white) OUT Jacks Audio and Video cables are not supplied. Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the back of the VCR. Connect a video cable to the yellow VIDEO OUT Jack on the back of the VCR.

  • Page 11: Turning On Your Vcr 11

    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.

  • Page 12: Automatic Channel Setup

    12 Automatic Channel Setup Although your VCR may automatically memorize the channels you receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets you set up the channels again. Press the VCR button. Press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP...

  • Page 13: Adding/Deleting Channels

    Adding/Deleting Channels If your channel lineup changes, you may want to add newly avail- able channels or remove channels that are no longer available in your area. Channels that you add to the VCR’s memory can be selected by pressing the CH(annel) o/p buttons. To add or delete channels from the VCR’s memory, follow these steps.

  • Page 14: Automatic Channel Setup

    14 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) Reviewing Memorized Channels Press the VCR button. Press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button.

  • Page 15: Language Selection 15

    Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen displays and menus. Press the VCR button. Press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button.

  • Page 16: Setting The Clock

    16 Setting the Clock 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.
  • Page 17 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 single-digit number. Entries that do not match the VCR’s calendar or clock will cause a question mark (?) to appear on the screen.

  • Page 18: Automatic Clock Setting

    18 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Automatic Clock Setting Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select SET CLOCK, then press the F.FWD/B button.
  • Page 19 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. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP...

  • Page 20: Daylight-Savings Time

    20 Daylight-Savings Time 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 ON when you receive your VCR. Turn Daylight-Savings Time ON or OFF by following the steps below. Before you begin: Make sure you have set the clock.

  • Page 21: Setting The Remote To Operate A Tv 21

    FISHER ....11 PHILIPS ....01 GE ....10 PHILIPS MAGNAVOX.

  • Page 22: Setting The Remote To Operate A Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System

    CURTIS ... 08, 09 OAK SIGMA ... 11, 46 DIAMOND ... 01, 44 PANASONIC .. 16, 17, 97 EAGLE ... 26, 40, 62 PHILIPS ... 07, 23, 50 PIONEER ... 05, 06 EASTERN/REGENCY ... 28 PULSAR ... 04, 30, 42, GC BRAND ...

  • Page 23: On-Screen Status Displays 23

    A status display will appear when you press the STATUS/EXIT but- ton or certain function buttons. The contents of the status display will vary. To choose the status display mode, follow the steps below. If you select STATUS ON, then select COUNTER ONLY Whenever you press the STOP/p button or the PLAY/o button, the status display will appear for five seconds.

  • Page 24: Remote Control Buttons

    24 Remote Control Buttons Press to turn on or off the VCR, TV, Cable Box, or Direct Broadcast System. (You must first press the VCR, TV, or CBL/DBS button.) Press to access the VCR menu or some TV menus. Press to select channels at the VCR, TV, Cable Box, or Direct Broadcast System;...

  • Page 25: Remote Control Buttons

    Press to fast forward or rewind the tape a specific length of time. Press to erase incorrect data when programming VCR functions. Also, press to reset the real-time counter. Details are on page 39. Press to access or remove the VCR’s on-screen status display. Details are on page 23.

  • Page 26: Vcr Display Panel

    26 VCR Display Panel VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER POWER VCR/TV VIDEO L AUDIO R PWR.(power) Light This light appears when the power is on. Cassette-Inside Light This light appears when a tape is in the VCR. VCR Light This light appears when the VCR is in VCR position.

  • Page 27: Front Panel 27

    Remote Sensor Receives a signal from your remote control so you can operate your VCR from a distance. POWER Button Press to turn the VCR power on and off. VIDEO In Jack Connect a video cable coming from the video out jack of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio- visual source (laser disc...

  • Page 28: Rear Panel

    28 Rear Panel AUDIO IN Jacks Connect audio cables coming from the AUDIO OUT Jacks of a camcorder, anoth- er VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 33. If you connect other equip- ment to the AUDIO and VIDEO IN jacks on the back of the VCR, select channel 001 (AV REAR) at the VCR.

  • Page 29: Playing 29

    Read and follow the steps below to play a tape. Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever channel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. Insert a tape in the VCR. The PWR., VCR, and Cassette-Inside lights will appear on the display panel.

  • Page 30: Recording

    30 Recording Read and follow the steps below to record a television program. Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever channel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. Insert a tape with its record tab intact in the VCR. Press the VCR button.

  • Page 31: Recording One Channel/Watching Another 31

    Press the VCR button. Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start a recording of the current channel. (See page 30.) The REC(ord) light will appear on the VCR display panel. Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV position. The VCR light will disappear from the VCR’s display panel.

  • Page 32: One-Touch Recording

    32 One-Touch Recording The One-Touch Recording (OTR) feature allows you to set an immediate timed recording 30 minutes to eight hours long. Before you begin: Set up the channels at the VCR. Details are on page 12. Select a recording speed (SP, SLP) with the SPEED button. Details are on page 36.

  • Page 33: Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 33

    The instructions on this page show you how to copy tapes. The illustration uses two VCRs just like yours. Different VCRs may operate differently. To duplicate a tape, make the connections shown, then follow steps 1-7. 1. Audio cables from AUDIO OUT Jacks of VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jacks of VCR 2 VCR 1 Playing VCR...

  • Page 34: Timer Recording

    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. Details are on page 12. Set the clock.

  • Page 35: Helpful Hints

    Use the Number buttons (1 - 8) to select a slot in which to store the timer recording. There are eight slots. Numbers for open slots will flash on the screen. NOTE: If you enter a number for a slot that has already been used to store a timer recording, PREVIOUSLY SET PROGRAM will appear on the screen briefly.

  • Page 36: The Vcr

    36 Timer Recording (cont’d) 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. ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM CHANNEL TIME ON...
  • Page 37 Checking or Cancelling Timer Recordings With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display panel), press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select PROGRAM, then press the F.FWD/B button.

  • Page 38: Repeat Play

    38 Repeat Play Follow the steps below to make the VCR play a tape over and over. Press the VCR button. Press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button.

  • Page 39: Real-Time Counter Memory 39

    Follow the steps below to reset the real-time counter to zero at a tape location you want to refer to later. Press the VCR button. Play, fast forward, or rewind a tape to the location that you would like to refer to later. Press the STOP/p button to stop the tape.

  • Page 40: Time Search

    40 Time Search 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. Press the VCR button. Press the TIME SEARCH button. TIME SEARCH 0:00 ENTER SEARCH TIME...

  • Page 41: Special Effects Playback 41

    Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) During tape playback, press and release the F.FWD/B but- ton or the REW(ind)/{ button. A fast forward or reverse pic- ture search will begin. To return to playback, press the PLAY/o button. Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP) During tape playback, press the F.FWD/B button or the REW(ind)/{ button, then press again.

  • Page 42: Automatic Operation Features

    42 Automatic Operation Features 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 intact.

  • Page 43: Multi-Channel Television Sound System 43

    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 (single-source) sound as well.
  • Page 44 44 Multi-Channel Television Sound System (cont’d) Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button.

  • Page 45: Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System 45

    Multi-Channel Television Sound system broadcasts are automati- cally recorded in Hi-Fi stereo sound. To play in Hi-Fi stereo the tapes recorded in Hi-Fi stereo, however, you’ll need to follow steps 1-5. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button.

  • Page 46: Blue Background

    46 Blue Background If you want the TV screen to be solid blue when a weak signal is received, set BLUE BACKGROUND to ON. The screen will be blue and the sound will be muted. Or, if you want to receive the weak signal, set BLUE BACK- GROUND to OFF.

  • Page 47: Glossary 47

    AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks on the front and back of the VCR that record audio from another source (IN) or 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 buttons, you only scan through channels you receive.

  • Page 48: Helpful Hints

    48 Helpful Hints If you are having problems with your product, check this list of problems and possible solutions before request- ing 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.

  • Page 49: Helpful Hints

    You can not insert a tape in the VCR. • Insert the tape, window side up, with the record tab facing you. • Make sure a tape isn’t already in the VCR by pressing the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR. •...

  • Page 50: Limited Warranty

    Philips Service Solutions Group, P.O. Box 2976, Longview, Texas 75606, MAKE SURE YOU KEEP... Please keep your sales receipt or other document showing proof of date of purchase.

  • Page 51: Limited Warranty

    El Paso, TX 79928 ATTENTION: VCR EXCHANGE A replacement will be sent to you via UPS within 48 business hours of Philips’ receipt of the product. Your Address (street address to which replacement should be delivered, no P.O. boxes allowed):...

  • Page 52: Specifications

    52 Specifications 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 Operating Temperature 41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C) Relative Humidity...

  • Page 53: Index 53

    ac power cord...28 accessories ...56 alt.ch button...25 ant(enna) in jack ...6-10, 28 audio in/out jacks...10, 27, ...28, 33, 43, 47 automatic playback ...42 rewind, eject, off...42 batteries ...5 blue background...46 cassette compartment...26 cassette-inside light ...26 cbl/dbs button...5, 22, 25 ch(annel) o/p buttons ...25 ch3/ch4 switch ...6-9, 28 channel...

  • Page 54: Accessories

    The following additional items are not provided with your VCR, but they are designed for use with your new VCR. To order these optional accessories, contact us at: Philips Parts & Accessories Marketing Department 401 East Old Andrew Johnson Highway Jefferson City, TN 37760...

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