User manual PHILIPS VCB611AT99

[. . . ] Video Cassette Recorder VCB411AT VCB611AT Owner's Manual Important!Return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days. See why inside. 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. [. . . ] AUDIO OUT Jack(s) Connect audio cables going to the AUDIO IN Jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio system here. The VCB411 has only one AUDIO OUT jack. AUDIO ANT IN L OUT IN R VIDEO OUT IN CH3 CH4 OUT VIDEO OUT Jack Connect a video cable going to the VIDEO IN Jack of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio-visual system (monitor, laser disc player, video disc player, etc. ) here. 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 player, video disc player, etc. ) here. Details are on page 37. CH3/CH4 Switch Set to channel 3 or 4 to use your TV with your VCR. OUT Jack Use the supplied RF coaxial cable to connect this jack to the ANTENNA IN Jack on your TV, Cable Box, or Direct Broadcast System. Details are on pages six-nine. AC Power Cord Connect to a standard AC outlet to supply power to the VCR. Playing 29 Read and follow the steps below to play a tape. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 1 2 3 5 Turn on the TV. Insert a tape in the VCR. POWER VCR/TV EJECT VCR TV CBL/DBS Insert a tape in the VCR. The PWR. , VCR, and Cassette-Inside lights will appear on the display panel. If the tape's record tab has been removed, playback will start automatically. PLAY REW STOP F. FWD MENU STATUS/EXIT CLEAR 6 4 If playback does not start automatically, press the VCR button, then press the PLAY/o button. 1 4 7 ENTER 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 ALT. CH CH VOL Press the STOP/p button to stop playback. SPEED TIME SEARCH PAUSE/STILL REC/OTR MEMORY SLOW MUTE Press the REW(ind)/{ button to rewind the tape. Press the EJECT button to remove the tape. S-VHS Quasi Play Back (SQPB) This unit has a SQPB function that allows you to view a tape recorded in S-VHS format. A tape recorded in S-VHS format will play the same as a tape recorded in normal format. This unit detects whether the tape is recorded in S-VHS format or in normal format. Helpful Hints · 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 once. ) Press the VCR button, then press the PLAY/o button. · Other playback options and features are on pages 38-45. · When you play a tape recorded in S-VHS format on this unit, you can not get the high resolution that would be available on an S-VHS VCR. Noise lines (black and white streaks) may appear on the picture. · If REPEAT PLAY is set to ON, playback will begin automatically, even when the record tab is intact. 30 Recording Read and follow the steps below to record a television program. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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. 1 2 3 6 5 7 Turn on the TV. Insert a tape in the VCR. 4 POWER VCR/TV EJECT VCR Insert a tape with its record tab intact in the VCR. TV CBL/DBS Press the VCR button. PLAY REW STOP F. FWD MENU STATUS/EXIT CLEAR 9 8 If the VCR light appears on the display panel, go to step 5. If the VCR light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button once. 1 4 7 ENTER 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 ALT. CH CH VOL SPEED TIME SEARCH PAUSE/STILL Press the SPEED button until the desired tape speed appears briefly on the screen. (Details about tape speed are on page 35. ) REC/OTR MEMORY SLOW MUTE Use the CH(annel) o/p button or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded. Press the REC(ord)/OTR button once to start recording. [. . . ] Tapes recorded in normal audio will play back in monaural audio. Cleaning the Video Heads · Your VCR automatically cleans the video heads each time you insert a tape. If so, use a commercially-available head cleaner or have an authorized servicer clean the video heads. Eventually, the heads may need to be replaced. [. . . ]