User manual PHILIPS 4-HEAD VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER VR420CAT

[. . . ] VR420CAT 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. [. . . ] The channel being recorded will appear on the screen. Press the STOP/p button to stop the recording. Helpful Hints · If you use a Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System hookup, you may not be able to watch one channel while recording another. · If your VCR remote control does not operate your TV, see page 18. One-Touch Recording 29 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 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 REC /OTR PAUSE /STILL PLAY REW F. FWD STOP CH. MUTE VOL. 2 3 VCR TV CBL/DBS VCR/TV SPEED TIME SEARCH Press the REC(ord)/OTR button repeatedly until the desired recording length (30 minutes to eight hours) appears on the screen. The RECORD light and the TIMER light will appear on the display panel. OTR (0:30) CH12 ENTER SLOW Helpful Hints 3 To stop an OTR before recording is finished, press the STOP/p 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. See page 22 for details. ) The RECORD light will remain on the display panel of the VCR, but the TIMER light will disappear. · To check the time remaining for an OTR after the OTR has been set, press the STATUS/EXIT button. · To change the recording length while an OTR is in progress, press the REC(ord)/OTR button until the desired length appears on the screen. · If you begin an OTR when another recording is paused, the OTR will begin. · If the preset time for a timer recording comes up during an OTR, the OTR has priority. A message will remind you when the timer recording was scheduled to begin. You may let the OTR continue; the timer recording will not take place. Or, stop the OTR and turn off the VCR immediately. The timer recording will take place if you turn off the VCR before the timer recording's scheduled start time. 30 Timer Recording Follow the steps below to program your VCR to record TV programs while you're away from home. The VCR will turn itself on, record, and turn itself off automatically. Before you begin: q Set up the channels at the VCR. Make sure the tape's record tab is intact and the tape is long enough to record the program(s). [. . . ] You may have other rights which vary from state to state. Philips Service Solutions Group, P. O. Box 2976, Longview, Texas 75606, EL6466E003 /10-00 (903) 242-4800 Limited Warranty (cont'd) 45 EXCHANGE INSTRUCTIONS If your product is defective, you may be able to exchange it at the store from which it was purchased. If not, ask the manager or sales associate how many days you have to exchange a product with them. After the store's return period has expired, you may exchange the product with Philips if you have your original sales receipt. [. . . ]