User manual PHILIPS 2 HEAD VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER VR220CAT99

[. . . ] VR220CAT Video Cassette Recorder Owner's Manual 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. And take advantage of these important benefits. Warranty Verification Registering your product within 10 days confirms your right to maximum protection under the terms and conditions of your PHILIPS warranty. Owner Confirmation Your completed Warranty Registration Card serves as verification of ownership in the event of product theft or loss. Model Registration Returning your Warranty Registration Card right away guarantees you'll receive all the information and special offers which you qualify for as the owner of your model. R A TIO NN E ED ED WIT Know these H ur ry ! REGIST safetysymbols CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. S H Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to the "family!" Dear PHILIPS product owner: Thank you for your confidence in PHILIPS. [. . . ] (Details about tape speed are on page 30. ) CH. MUTE VOL. VCR TV Use the CH(annel) o/p buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded. 3 VCR/TV SPEED 7 6 8 4 Press the REC(ord)/OTR button once to start recording. The RECORD light will appear on the VCR display panel. To pause the recording, press the PAUSE/STILL button once. To resume recording, press the REC(ord)/OTR button or press the PAUSE/STILL button again. The RECORD light will come on again. Helpful Hints · If you press the REC(ord)/OTR button when there is not a tape in the VCR, NO CASSETTE will flash on the screen. · If you press the REC(ord)/OTR button while a tape without a record tab is in the VCR, the VCR will eject the tape and PROTECTED CASSETTE CANNOT RECORD will flash on the screen. · Other recording options are on pages 26-32. · You can change the tape speed during a recording, but some distortion will appear on the tape. · The VCR will record in a preset volume. To stop recording, press the STOP/p button. 26 Recording One Channel/Watching Another 1 2 3 4 5 Press the VCR button. 3&7 EJECT POWER MENU STATUS/EXIT CLEAR Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start a recording of the current channel. (Details are on page 25. ) The RECORD light will appear on the VCR display panel. 1 4 7 MEMORY 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 ALT. CH Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV position. The VCR/TV light will disappear from the VCR's display panel. Use the TV remote control to select the channel you want to watch at the TV. 2 8 REC /OTR PAUSE /STILL PLAY REW F. FWD STOP CH. MUTE VOL. VCR TV To return to the channel being recorded, use the TV remote control to select channel 03 or 04 at the TV (whichever channel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to). VCR/TV SPEED 6 7 8 Press the VCR button. Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear on the display panel. The channel being recorded will appear on the screen. Press the STOP/p button to stop the recording. 1&6 4 5 Select the channel you want to watch at the TV. Select channel 03 or 04 at the TV. Helpful Hint · 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. One-Touch Recording 27 The One-Touch Recording (OTR) feature allows you to set an immediate timed recording 30 minutes to eight hours long. Before you begin: q Set up the channels at the VCR. q Select a recording speed (SP, SLP) with the SPEED button. Make sure the tape's record tab is intact and the tape is long enough to record the program(s). If the end of a tape is reached during an OTR, the VCR will eject the tape and turn itself off. (The VCR/TV light will appear on the display panel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once. ) EJECT POWER MENU STATUS/EXIT CLEAR 1 1 4 7 MEMORY 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 ALT. CH REC /OTR PAUSE /STILL PLAY Press the VCR button, then press the CH(annel) o/p buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel you want to record. 1 2 REW F. FWD STOP CH. [. . . ] · Cable ­ all standard channels can be received without a Cable Box. Dubbing: copying a tape using a second VCR. HQ: high quality; a feature in the VCR circuitry which provides enhanced picture detail. Line Input: The channel to which you set your VCR during dubbing. [. . . ]