User manual PHILIPS 4 HD S VHS HIFI VCR VRA999PH99

[. . . ] Video Cassette Recorder VRA999 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. [. . . ] · OFF: Allows you to record in VHS format on an S-VHS tape. 3 4 5 EXIT/STATUS TIMER Press the STOP 9 button repeatedly so that the second page of the VCR SET UP menu appears. SMARTPICTURE INDEX AUDIO/MUTE JOG/SHTL REC /OTR REV FWD Press the EXIT/STATUS button. S-VHS ET 33 This VCR allows recording in Super VHS ET (Expansion Technology). You can play back those cassettes recorded in SVHS ET on a VCR equipped with S-VHS ET. You can record with S-VHS picture quality on VHS cassettes. 1 Before you begin the recording, press the S-VHS ET button on the front panel so that the button lights. S-VHS ET recording can not be turned on or off during recording with the S-VHS ET button. VRA 999 S-VHS HI-FI STEREO SUPER VHS ET STOP/EJECT POWER S-VHS ET SMARTPICTURE W IN SUPER VHS ET HI FI STEREO SMARTPICTURE @ D FO RW RE D MENU/EXIT OPEN A/V FRONT CONNECTORS- VCR/TV +8 4 0 REC/OTR SP PAUSE/STILL CHANNEL PLAY - /OK 6 -15dB NORM VCR ON SCREEN DISPLAY lingual 2 Press the S-VHS ET button again to cancel S-VHS ET recording. Helpful Hints · Pressing the S-VHS ET button has no effect on an S-VHS tape. · To obtain the highest quality recording and to play pictures over a longer period, S-VHS recording on S-VHS tape is recommended. · Label S-VHS ET recordings so you can easily distinguish them from regular VHS recordings. · S-VHS ET recordings also can be played on an S-VHS VCR or a VHS VCR equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK). However, there may be cases where S-VHS ET playback is not possible on a particular VCR. · Frequent still, frame-by-frame, and slow motion playback may damage the tape and cause the picture quality to decline. · With some tapes, better picture quality may not be obtained even with S-VHS ET recording. Test a recording first to make sure better results can be obtained. · Use high grade tapes for good results. 34 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. If the VCR light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button once. ) CBL / DBS TV VCR VCR/TV POWER EJECT 1 QUICK PROGRAMMING 1 START + - 2 STOP + - 3 DATE 4 DBS 5 DAILY 6 WEEKLY 7 SPEED 8 0 STILL/SLOW 9 CLEAR REW PLAY + FF Starting an OTR /OK 1 2 3 Press the VCR button. 4 STOP VOL MENU CH EXIT/STATUS TIMER 2 AUDIO/MUTE REC Use the CH(annel) 8/9 button or the Number buttons to select the channel you want to record. SMARTPICTURE INDEX JOG/SHTL /OTR Press the REC(ord)/OTR button repeatedly until the desired recording length appears briefly on the screen and on the display panel. The \ light will flash on the display panel. (The recording length will not appear on the screen if ON SCREEN MODE is set to OFF. ) OTR (0:30) REV FWD 3 Helpful Hints SLP To stop an OTR before recording is finished, press the STOP 9 button. To cancel the OTR but continue recording, press the REC(ord)/OTR button repeatedly until REC appears in the upper left corner of the TV screen. [. . . ] Multi-Channel Television Sound System · You can only receive and record in stereo or second audio programs that are broadcast in stereo or second audio. You can only play in stereo or second audio tapes that were recorded in stereo or second audio. · If you select second audio when second audio is not available, the VCR will record normal audio. · When you program your VCR to record in stereo, broadcasts are recorded in Hi-Fi stereo. [. . . ]