User manual PHILIPS 4 HD S VHS HIFI VCR C3 VR960BPH99

[. . . ] Video Cassette Recorder VR960BPH 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. [. . . ] · Depending on the type of DBS, the VCR may not record the first few seconds of the program. Or, the VCR may record slightly longer than the actual length of the program. · If a Record Link is set, regular timer recordings will not occur. · "Err L-1" will flash on the display panel after the VCR turns off if the DBS power is on. Turn off the DBS and set up the Record Link again. 6 Press the MENU button. Final Record Link instructions will appear on the screen for about 30 seconds, then the VCR will turn off automatically. "L-1" will blink on the display panel. . . . . . . . . SKIP SEARCH . . . . . . . . - + - FF - CH REC END SEARCH 6 REC /OTR 36 Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System 1 First, fill in the boxes on this page. It will only take a few minutes, and you must do it if you want the VCR Plus+ programming system to work properly. Since the channel numbers of the stations you receive may not be the same as the station numbers, and since channel numbers differ from area to area, you must program the VCR with your local channel information. To fill in the boxes, you will need 1) a cable channel list, if applicable (you can request one from your cable company), and 2) a chart that lists VCR Plus+ channel numbers, which you can find in your TV guide or the TV listings of your local newspaper. NOTE: If you are using a Cable Box/DBS and are not using the Controller, the Cable/TV channel must be 03 or 04 (the Cable Box/DBS output channel) for every VCR Plus+ channel. Channels Station Call Letters VCR PLUS+ CH. Station Call Letters Channels VCR PLUS+ CH. CABLE/TV CH. Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont'd) 37 2 3 4 5 Now, compare the channel numbers you have written into the VCR PLUS+ CH. You'll notice that some stations have VCR Plus+ and Cable/TV channel numbers that are the same, and other stations have channel numbers that do not match. You must tell the VCR the VCR Plus+ and Cable/TV channel numbers according to the following steps. 2 Examine the lists on page 36. 3 CBL / DBS TV VCR VCR/TV POWER SMARTPICTURE QUICK PROGRAMMING START Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . STOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 7 SPEED ALT + - 2 5 DAILY + - 3 DATE Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the OK/STATUS button. 6 WEEKLY 8 DBS 9 CLEAR 6-7 FF 0 STILL/SLOW Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select VCR PLUS+ CH. , then press the OK/STATUS button. SET VCR PLUS+ CH. VCR PLUS+ CABLE/TV 99 ­­­ 01 ­­­ ­ ­ ­ ­> 02 ­­­ 03 ­­­ 04 ­­­ SELECT: , 9 OR 0-9 CONFIRM: OK END: MENU REW PLAY STOP VOL OK/STATUS MENU TIMER 6 7 TURBO AUDIO/ TIMER MUTE While a VCR Plus+ channel is flashing, press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button repeatedly or press the Number buttons so that the arrow appears beside the VCR Plus+ channel number you need. Press the OK/STATUS button. EJECT While the space for the Cable/TV channel is flashing, press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button repeatedly or press the Number buttons to enter the Cable/TV channel number from the list on page 36. Repeat steps 6-7 until you have entered all the channels on your list. q If you are using a Cable Box/DBS, the Cable/TV channel will be 03 or 04 (the Cable Box/DBS output channel) for every VCR Plus+ channel. You must set the Cable Box/DBS to the channel you want to record; leave the Cable Box/DBS on for the timer recording. 8 Press the MENU button. . . . . . . . . SKIP SEARCH . . . . . . . . - + - CH 4-7 3, 8 REC END SEARCH REC /OTR 38 Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System Follow the steps below to program a timer recording using PlusCode programming numbers. Before you begin make sure: · Channels are set up. Make sure the tape's record tab is intact and the tape is long enough to record the program(s). [. . . ] These messages will appear briefly every seven seconds during tape playback. The messages will appear until you adjust the tracking, remove and reinsert the tape, or clean the heads. (BLUE BACKGROUND should be set to ON in order for the message to appear on the screen. ) Use a commercially-available head cleaner or have an authorized servicer clean the video heads. Eventually, the heads may need to be replaced. [. . . ]