User manual PHILIPS 4 HD HIFI REG. CLOCK VCR VRA651AT99

[. . . ] Video Cassette Recorder VRA451 VRA651 Owner's Manual Important!R e t u r n y o u r Wa r r a n t y R e g i s t r a t i o n C a rd w i t h i n 1 0 d ay s . S e e w hy i n s i d e . Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the benefits you're entitled to. Once your PHILIPS MAGNAVOX purchase is registered, you're eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS MAGNAVOX product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once. [. . . ] · This VCR is equipped with SQPB (S-VHS Quasi Playback) that lets you watch tapes recorded in the S-VHS format with regular VHS resolution. · SQPB does not deliver Super VHS resolution. · S-VHS quality recording is not possible with this VCR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /OK CH AUDIO/MUTE REC /OTR Recording 29 Read and follow the steps below to record a television program. 1 3 4 5 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. 2 1 2 4 5 8 9 Turn on the TV. Insert a tape. Insert a tape with its record tab intact (details are on page 5) in the VCR. The power will come on. CBL / DBS TV VCR Press the VCR button. VCR/TV POWER EJECT 3 6 QUICK PROGRAMMING START . . . . . . . . . . . . . STOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 DBS + - 2 5 DAILY + - 3 DATE If the VCR light appears on the display panel of the VCR, go to step 5. If the VCR light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button once. 6 WEEKLY 7 SPEED 8 0 9 CLEAR STILL/SLOW Press the SPEED button until the desired tape speed appears on the screen. Details about tape speed are on pages 37 and 52. REW PLAY 6 7 8 9 STOP VOL MENU Use the CH(annel) 8/9 button or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded. EXIT/STATUS TIMER SKIP SEARCH INDEX Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start recording. The \ light will appear on the VCR display panel. If no tape is in the VCR, NO CASSETTE will appear on the screen briefly. SMARTPICTURE To pause the recording (for example, during commercials), press the STILL/SLOW button. The \ M M light will appear on the display panel. To resume recording, press the STILL/SLOW button again. The \ light will appear on the display panel. Helpful Hints · If the REC(ord)/OTR button is pressed while a tape without a record tab is in the VCR, PROTECTED CASSETTE CANNOT RECORD will appear on the screen briefly. · The VCR records in a preset volume. · If the end of the tape is reached while recording, the VCR will stop recording, rewind the tape, then stop. Details are on page 51. Press the STOP 9 button to stop recording. The \ light will disappear from the display panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - + FF /OK CH AUDIO/MUTE REC /OTR 7 30 One-Touch Recording The One-Touch Recording (OTR) function allows you to start an immediate timed recording 30 minutes to six hours long of the channel you are watching. Before you begin, make sure: · Channels are set up. · The desired recording speed (SP or SLP) has been selected with the SPEED button. Make sure the tape's record tab is intact (see page 5) and the tape is long enough to record the program(s). If the end of the tape is reached during an OTR, recording will stop. The VCR will eject the tape and turn itself off. (The VCR light will appear on the display panel of the VCR when the VCR is in VCR position. [. . . ] · Select CABLE at the TUNER SET UP menu, then let the VCR set up the channels. · Check the connections between the VCR, TV, antenna/cable, and Cable Box/DBS (if applicable). · Make sure channels are programmed correctly. · Make sure the tape has a record tab. [. . . ]