Philips VRX562AT manual

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Introduction 3 • Before doing anything else, record the VCR’s model and serial numbers in the spaces provided on page two. These numbers will help us assist you if you ever call for help. Helpful Hint Features • HQ (High Quality) System • Automatic Channel Programming • On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish • Display Panel • MTS (M[...]

4 Table of Contents Setting Up Your VCR Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Before Using Your VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

● In this VCR, use only tapes with the mark. ● Make sure any light adhesive stick-on notes are removed from the video cassette tape before putting the tape in the VCR. Removable labels like these can jam the VCR. ● Periodic maintenance is required to maintain your VCR’s excel- lent performance. This VCR has an Automatic Head Cleaner. Howeve[...]

CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO OR AUDIO R L VIDEO OUT IN IN OUT CH4 OUT IN ANT CH3 75 V ANT / CABLE OR 6 Hookups Without a Cable Box The basic VCR/TV connection – antenna/cable to VCR to TV – is shown below. If you have a Cable Box or a Digital Satellite System, please refer to pages eight-nine. If you have a Stereo TV, please[...]

CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO R L VIDEO OUT IN IN CH4 OUT IN ANT CH3 CH 4 or CH 3 CH3 / CH4 Switch CH3 CH4 75 V ANT / CABLE CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO AUDIO R L VIDEO OUT IN IN OUT CH4 OUT IN ANT CH3 RF coaxial cable Antenna or Cable 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the OUT Jack on the [...]

Watching TV With the VCR Off 1 Use the TV channel selector to set the TV to the Cable Box/DSS Receiver output channel (channel 03 or 04). 2 Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable Box/DSS Receiver. Timer Recordings With this connection, you may set a timer recording as described on pages 34-37. However, you must remember the following: ?[...]

Playing a Tape 1 Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display panel). 2 Make sure the Cable Box/DSS Receiver is on the same channel as the VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. 3 Use the TV channel selector to put the TV on the same chan- nel. 4 Press the PLAY button to play the tape. Hookups With a Cable Box/D[...]

10 Hookups With a Stereo TV CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO antenna or cable to ANT(enna) IN Jack Video Cable Audio Cable VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (red and white) OUT Jacks Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV ● Audio and Video cables are not supplied. 1 Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the back of the VCR. 2 Co[...]

1 Turn on the TV. Set it to the same channel as the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR. 2 Press the VCR button, then the POWER button. The VCR light will appear on the display panel and the language select display screen shown below will appear. (If the display does not appear, check your hookups, then follow the steps on page 12 to program chan[...]

12 Channel Memory 2 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP 4 SET CLOCK 5 CABLE BOX CONTROLLER 6 REMOTE LOCATOR TO END PUSH EXIT • You can not enter the TUNER SET UP menu when you are in Line Input mode. • Line Input mode will always be stored in the VCR’s memory [...]

Channel Memory (cont’d) 13 Adding/Deleting Channels 2 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. SELECT CHANNEL NUMBER CH – – TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP. 4 Press the Number 4 button to select ADD/DELETE CH. 5 Use the Number buttons to enter the channel number. TO SELECT PUSH NUMBER CH 12 [...]

14 Setting the Clock 2 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. There are two ways to set the clock. With manual clock setting, you tell the VCR the current time. With automatic clock setting, the VCR gets the current time from your local PBS station. It keeps track of the time by constantly referring to the time broad- casted by yo[...]

TIME 02 :15 PM MONTH – – / – – /– – TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT TIME 02 :15 PM DATE 07/ 01 / 97 TUE. TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 5 Press two Number buttons for the hour(s) and two Number buttons for the minute(s). Then press 1 for AM or 2 for PM. For example, for 2:15 PM, press 02, 15, 2. ● Enter a 0 before a sin[...]

16 Setting the Clock (cont’d) 4 ● If you want the VCR to locate a local PBS station from which to take the time, press the Number 1 button to select SET PBS CH. AUTO. When the current time appears on-screen, you’re finished. Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit. Or, you may be prompted to turn off the VCR. Press the STATUS/EXIT button, then g[...]

Setting the Clock (cont’d) 17 Time Zone When using the AUTO CLOCK function, you can specify a time zone in which a local PBS channel is located. That way, the VCR will update the clock according to your time zone. 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. 2 Press the Number 4 button to select SET CLOCK.[...]

2 With the clock set, press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. 3 Press the Number 4 button to select SET CLOCK. 4 Press the Number 3 button so that OFF (or ON) appears to the right of DAYLIGHT SVG TIME. 5 Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit. SET CLOCK 1 AUTO CLOCK [ON] 2 SET MANUAL CLOCK 3 DAYLIGHT SVG TIME [ON] 4 SET TIME ZONE (AU[...]

Language Selection 19 2 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. Language Selection Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen displays. 3 Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP. 4 Press the Number 4 button to select LANGUAGE. 5 Press the Number 1 button if you want the on-screen displays in English. ON w[...]

CBL/DSS VCR TV PAUSE /STILL POWER VCR PLUS+ /ENTER F.ADV SLOW STATUS/EXIT CLEAR MENU VOL CH 1 4 7 100 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 A.CH REC/OTR SPEED INDEX SEARCH SKIP SEARCH VCR/TV MEMORY EJECT X2 PLAY VAR.SLOW TRACKING TIME SEARCH REC END SEARCH MUTE JOG & SHUTTLE C C V V 20 Setting the Remote to Operate a TV • Although the remote control that comes with [...]

CBL/DSS VCR TV PAUSE /STILL POWER VCR PLUS+ /ENTER F.ADV SLOW STATUS/EXIT CLEAR MENU VOL CH 1 4 7 100 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 A.CH REC/OTR SPEED INDEX SEARCH SKIP SEARCH VCR/TV MEMORY EJECT X2 PLAY VAR.SLOW TRACKING TIME SEARCH REC END SEARCH MUTE JOG & SHUTTLE C C V V • Although the remote control that comes with your VCR will work most Cable Boxes an[...]

CBL/DSS VCR TV PAUSE /STILL POWER VCR PLUS+ /ENTER F.ADV SLOW STATUS/EXIT CLEAR MENU VOL CH 1 4 7 100 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 A.CH REC/OTR SPEED INDEX SEARCH SKIP SEARCH VCR/TV MEMORY EJECT X2 PLAY VAR.SLOW TRACKING TIME SEARCH REC END SEARCH MUTE JOG & SHUTTLE C C V V 22 Remote Locator PRESS MUTE THEN PAUSE KEY TO CHANGE CODE FROM 4 TO END PUSH EXIT YOU[...]

Remote Control Buttons 23 CBL/DSS VCR TV PAUSE /STILL POWER VCR PLUS+ /ENTER F.ADV SLOW STATUS/EXIT CLEAR MENU VOL CH 1 4 7 100 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 A.CH REC/OTR SPEED INDEX SEARCH SKIP SEARCH VCR/TV MEMORY EJECT X2 PLAY VAR.SLOW TRACKING TIME SEARCH REC END SEARCH MUTE JOG & SHUTTLE C C V V • Press the VCR button before pressing other VCR buttons; [...]

VOL(ume) Up/Down Buttons Press to increase or decrease the TV’s volume. Details are on page 20. MUTE Button Press to eliminate the TV’s sound. Press again to restore the volume. Details are on page 20. 24 Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) REC(ord)/OTR Button Press once to start a recording. Details are on page 31 . Or, press three to 18 times t[...]

Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) 25 CH(annel) Up/Down Buttons Press to scan up or down through the VCR, TV, Cable Box, or Digital Satellite System’s channels after the channels have been programmed. CLEAR Button Press to erase incorrect data when programming VCR functions. Also, press to reset the real time counter. Details are on page 49. VCR/T[...]

TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 ON SCREEN ON ON 2 COUNTER ONLY 3 ON SCREEN OFF TO END PUSH EXIT 26 On-Screen Status Displays • If the channel you select has no broadcast, the screen will become solid blue. The screen will remain blue until you select an active chan- nel. • You may bring up the status display at any time by pressing the STA- TUS/EXIT[...]

VCR Display Panel 27 head VIDEO AUDIO L R STOP EJECT PLAY REW F.FWD CHANNEL REC/OTR PAUSE VCR/TV POWER AM TUE VCR S P Cassette Compartment Insert a tape here. VCR Display Panel Information about VCR operations appears here. Feature Light Symbols These symbols appear on the display panel to indicate the current operation of the VCR. Play Rewind/Reve[...]

28 Front Panel PAUSE Button In Record mode, press to temporarily stop the recording (pause). Press a second time to resume normal recording. Details are on page 31. You can not pause a one touch record- ing that is set for a specific length of time. During playback, press to freeze the picture (still). Press a second time to resume normal playback.[...]

AUDIO IN Jacks Connect the cables coming from the AUDIO OUT Jacks of a cam- corder, another VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 44. VIDEO IN Jack Connect a cable coming from the VIDEO OUT Jack of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio-visual source (laser disc, video disc player, etc.) here. Details are on page 44. ANT(enna) IN Jack Co[...]

30 Playing • If the tape you want to play is already in the VCR, make sure the VCR power is on and the VCR is in VCR position. (The VCR light will appear on the display panel.) Press the VCR button, then press the PLAY button. • Other playback options and fea- tures are on pages 45 - 57. Helpful Hints Read and follow the steps below to play a t[...]

Read and follow the steps below to record a television program. 1 Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4 , whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. Recording 31 2 Insert a tape with its record tab intact (see page five) in the VCR. The power will come on, and the Cassette-Inside light will appear. 4 If the VCR light appea[...]

2 Start a recording (see page 31). 32 Recording One Channel/Watching Another • If your remote control operates your TV, press the TV button, then use the CH(annel) Up/Down buttons on the remote control to select TV channels. Details are on page 20. • If you use a Cable Box or Satellite System hookup, you may not be able to watch one channel whi[...]

One Touch Recording 33 2 Press the CH(annel) Up/Down buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel you want to record. OTR (0:30) CH12 3 Press the REC(ord)/OTR button repeatedly until the desired recording length (30 minutes to eight hours) appears in the upper left corner of the screen. Recording will begin immedi ately. The one touch record[...]

DAILY PROGRAM (MON-FRI) PROGRAM -1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8- SELECT PROGRAM NUMBER TO END PUSH EXIT 34 Timer Recording Follow the steps below to program your VCR to record TV pro- grams while you’re away from home. You can program up to eight timer recordings. For each one, the VCR will turn itself on, record, and turn itself off automatically. Before you b[...]

ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL – – TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 10 TIME ON – – : – – TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 6 Press two Number buttons for the hour(s) you want the recording to begin. Press two Number buttons for the minute(s) you want the recording to begin. Press 1 for A[...]

ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 10 TIME ON 09:30 PM TIME OFF 11:00 PM REC SPEED SLP SP=1 LP=2 SLP=3 TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 36 Timer Recording (cont’d) 8 Press the Number 1 button to record in SP speed, press the Number 2 button to record in LP speed, or press the Number 3 button to record in SLP speed. (For details, see the cha[...]

Timer Recording (cont’d) 37 6 Repeat steps 1 - 4 to make sure you have cleared the cor- rect timer recording. • CLASH may flash on the screen when you finish setting a timer recording. This means that the timer recording you just pro- grammed and another timer record- ing overlap, and thus the current timer recording will not be carried out. In[...]

38 Setting Up the Cable Box Controller Follow the steps below to set up the Cable Box Controller. Then the VCR will automatically select the channel at the Cable Box during a timer recording. Before you begin, make sure: ● The VCR, TV, and Cable Box are connected. Details are on page eight. ● You place the Cable Box on top of the VCR. Make sure[...]

Setting Up the Cable Box Controller (cont’d) 39 6 Press the MENU button, then use the Number buttons to enter the code for your brand of Cable Box. If ? appears after you enter the code, the number you entered is incorrect. Press the CLEAR button, then enter the code again. 7 Press the MENU button . In 15 seconds, the VCR will send channel signal[...]

40 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 are[...]

Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 41 2 Now, compare the channel numbers you have written in the VCR PLUS+ CH. and CABLE/TV CH. columns. 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. Where the channel numbers DO NOT mat[...]

VCR PLUS+ PROG. PLUS CODE : – – – – – – – – TO END PUSH EXIT 42 Timer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System Follow the steps below to program a timer recording using the PlusCode programming numbers in your TV guide. Before you begin, make sure: ● Channels are programmed (page 12). ● The VCR Plus+ and Cable/TV channel [...]

Timer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 43 • To exit the VCR Plus+ programming system at any time, press the STA- TUS/EXIT button. The display will disappear from the TV screen. • If the preset time for a timer recording comes up during an OTR, the OTR has priority. • To stop a started timer recording, press the STOP/[...]

1 Make the connections shown above. 44 Rerecording (Tape Duplication) The instructions on this page show you how to copy tapes. The illustration uses two VCRs just like yours. Different VCRs may operate differently. NOTE: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted television programs, video tapes, or other materials may infringe on the rights of copyrig[...]

Repeat Playback 45 Repeat Playback Follow the steps below to program the VCR to play a tape over and over. 2 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. 3 Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP. 4 Press the Number 1 button so that ON appears to the right of REPEAT PLAY on-screen. 5 Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit. Now, whe[...]

46 Time Search Time Search Follow the steps below to program the VCR to search forward or backward a specific length of time. 2 Press the TIME SEARCH button to bring up the time search display. There must be a tape in the VCR. 3 Within 10 seconds, use the Number buttons to enter the desired length of time you want to skip forward or back- ward. For[...]

Index Search 47 Index Search This feature allows you to index the starting points of programs that you have recorded on a tape. Then, you can easily rewind or fast forward to that point. Example: If you are watching program number 4 and you want to fast for- ward to program number 7, skip three programs. Pro. 1 Pro. 2 Pro.3 Pro. 4 Pro. 5 Pro. 6 Pro[...]

48 Record End Search/Skip Search Record End Search This function enables you to search forward to an unrecorded portion of the tape (or to the point at which recording was stopped). Make sure the tape is fully rewound. 1 Press the REC(ord) END SEARCH button. The VCR begins fast forwarding to the beginning of the first blank portion of the tape. SEA[...]

Real Time Counter Memory 49 • The MEMORY button does not function when REPEAT PLAY is set to ON. To turn REPEAT PLAY OFF, see the Helpful Hints on page 45. • To erase a Real Time Counter Memory, press the MEMORY but- ton until the M disappears from the screen. • You may only set the real time counter to zero at one location at a time. If you [...]

50 Special Effects Playback Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) 1 During tape playback, press and release the Fast Forward button or the Rewind button. A fast forward or reverse pic- ture search will begin. 2 To return to playback, press the PLAY button. Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP) 1 During tape playback press the Fast Forward button [...]

Special Effects Playback (cont’d) 51 Viewing a Slow Motion Picture 1 During tape playback, press the SLOW button . The tape will play in slow motion. NOTE: You can control the speed of slow motion playback by pressing the VAR(iable). SLOW buttons . 2 To release Slow mode and return to normal playback, press the PLAY button or press the SLOW butto[...]

52 Automatic Operation Features The following playback features will always operate: Automatic Playback When you put a tape in the VCR, the power will come on auto- matically. If the tape’s record tab is missing, playback will begin. If a timer recording is set, the power will not come on automati- cally when you insert a tape with the record tab[...]

Before Tracking Adjustment After Tracking Adjustment Automatic Operation Features (cont’d) 53 Automatic Tracking Adjustment The VCR continually adjusts tracking automatically to give you the best possible picture quality. With some recordings, however, you may get a better picture using the manual tracking controls (see below). Manual Tracking To[...]

To record and play back programs broadcast in stereo, even if you have a Mono Speaker TV, just use one of the connections shown, then follow the steps on pages 55 - 57. STOP 12:00 AM TV STEREO CH 02 STEREO 2ND AUD SLP 1:23:45 HIFI Your VCR can play recordings broadcast in Hi-Fi (high fidelity) stereo, which produces a crisp, clear sound from two so[...]

2 6 MTS Broadcast Stereo System (cont’d) 55 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. 2 Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP. 3 Press the Number 6 button to select TV STEREO or the Number 7 button to select 2ND AUDIO. ON will appear to the right of your selection. 4 Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit. 5 To play a tape, pre[...]

3 4 56 Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. 2 Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP. 3 Press the Number 3 button to select AUDIO OUT. Multi-Channel Television Sound System broadcasts are automati- cally recorded in Hi-Fi stereo sound. To play in Hi-Fi stereo tapes recorded in Hi-Fi stereo, however, [...]

Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System (cont’d) 57 6 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. 7 Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP. 8 Press the Number 6 button to select TV STEREO. ON will appear to the right of TV STEREO on-screen. 9 Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit. 7 6 9 8 TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 TV 2 CABLE TV ON 3 AUTO[...]

If you are having problems with your VCR, check the following list of problems and possible solutions before requesting service. You may be able to solve the problem yourself. No power • Make sure the power plug is completely connected to an AC (alternating current) outlet. • Make sure the power is turned on. Power Failure • Timer recordings [...]

TV programs cannot be watched normally. • Put the VCR in TV position. (Press the VCR/TV button so that the VCR light disappears from the display panel. For details see pages 25 and 28.) • Check the connections between the VCR, TV, antenna/cable, and Cable Box/Digital Satellite System (if applicable). (See pages six - 10 for details.) Tape canno[...]

60 Glossary AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks located on the front and back of the VCR which are used to record audio from another source (IN) or to send audio to another source (OUT). Automatic Channel Programming: process in which the VCR scans all available channels and places the ones you receive in its memory. Then, when you push the CH(annel) Up/Down[...]

Specifications 61 Video Heads Four heads – Hi-Fi Video Signal EIA standards; NTSC color Antenna VHF/UHF – 75 ohm external antenna terminal VHF Output Signal Channel 3 or 4 (switchable) 75 ohms unbalanced Power Requirement 120V AC; 60Hz Power Consumption 20W Operating Temperature 41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C) Relative Humidity 10% to 80% Weight[...]

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ac power cord .................................29 accessories .......................................64 ant(enna) in jack ...................6-10, 29 audio in/out jacks ................................ ...............10, 28, 29, 44, 54, 60 automatic playback .......................................52 rewind, eject, off........................52 batt[...]

IB7842E001 MAC6199 Printed In China Printed In Hong Kong 0VMN01936 / H7450UD * * * * * S UPPLIED A CCESSORIES Remote Control 4835 218 37205 Three “AA” Batteries 4835 138 17012 RF Coaxial Cable, 75 ohm 4835 323 27011 Check to be sure the items on this page are packed with your VCR. These accessories are provided to help you use or set up your VC[...]