Philips 4-HEAD HI-FI VCR VR620CAT User manual

VR620CAT
Video Cassette Recorder
Hookup Pages

OR
75Ω
ANT /
CABLE
OR
75
ANT /
CABLE
6 Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
The basic VCR/TV connection – antenna/cable to VCR to TV – is shown below. If you have a
Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System, please see pages eight-nine. If you have a Stereo
TV, please see page 10. After you hook up the VCR, go to page 11 to turn on the VCR.
ANTENNA IN
Jack
(on back of TV)
Cable
(75 ohm)
Back of VCR
Antenna
Indoor/Outdoor
(300 ohm)
1
Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV.
2
Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack of your VCR.
Cable
(75 ohm)
Antenna
Indoor/Outdoor
(300 ohm)

CH 4
or
CH 3
CH3 / CH4
Switch
CH3 CH4
75
ANT /
CABLE
75Ω
ANT/
CABLE
RF coaxial cable
3
Connect the supplied black RF coaxial cable to the OUT Jack on the back of
the VCR and to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV. (You may use either a snap-on
type (supplied) or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer.)
5
Set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to CH3 or CH4, whichever
channel is not used or least used in your area. Set the TV to the same channel. For
example, when playing a tape, if the CH3/CH4 switch is set to CH3, the TV should be on
channel 03.
Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 7
ANTENNA IN Jack
(on back of TV)
example only
4
Plug in the power cords of the TV and the VCR.
6
You are ready to turn on the VCR. Please go to page 11 before turning on the
VCR.

8 Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the VCR. With this connection:
●You may view any channel.
●You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR.
●You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording.
●You may not program channels at the VCR.
●You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time. Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable
Box/DBS output channel (channel 03 or 04); set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to the same
channel. Set your Cable Box/DBS to the channel you want to record. When you enter the channel you want
to record in a timer recording, select channel 03 or 04 (the Cable Box/DBS output channel). (This is step 5
on page 31.) Leave the Cable Box/DBS on for a timer recording.
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ANT /
CABLE
TV’s
ANTENNA IN
Jack
Cable Box/DBS VCR
Recording/Viewing Any Channel
Connections
1
With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display
panel), use the CH(annel) o/pbuttons to set the VCR to the Cable
Box/DBS output channel (channel 03 or 04). Set the CH3/CH4 switch
on the back of the VCR to the same channel.
2
Set the TV to the same channel to which you set the VCR.
3
Select the channel you want to view/record at the Cable Box/DBS.
1
Connect a Cable signal to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DBS.
2
Use the supplied black RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the Cable
Box/DBS to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the VCR.
3
Use a second RF coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on the
VCR to the TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack.
12
3
Cable
Signal RF coaxial
cable
RF coaxial
cable

Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9
75
ANT /
CABLE
With this connection:
●You may watch one channel while recording another.
●You may not record scrambled channels.
Recording One Channel/Watching Another
1
Put the Cable Box/DBS on the same channel as the
VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. Set the TV to the Cable
Box/DBS output channel (03 or 04).
Then, with the VCR in VCR position (the VCR light will appear
on the display panel), use the CH(annel) o/pbuttons to
select the channel you want to record at the VCR. Start
the recording.
2
Press the VCR/TV button once to put the VCR in TV
position. (The VCR light will disappear.)
3
Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable
Box/DBS.
TV’s ANTENNA
IN Jack
Cable Box/DBS
VCR
• When you play a tape, make sure
the Cable Box/DBS is set to the
same channel as the CH3/CH4
switch on the VCR. Set the TV to
the Cable Box/DBS output channel
(03 or 04).
Helpful Hint
1
Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack.
2
Use the supplied black RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack
on the VCR to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DBS.
3
Use a second RF coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the OUT
Jack on the Cable Box/DBS to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV.
12
3
Connections
Cable
Signal
RF coaxial cable
RF coaxial cable

10 Hookups with a Stereo 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
Connect a video cable to the yellow VIDEO OUT Jack on the back of the VCR. Then, connect
the other end of the video cable to the VIDEO IN Jack on your TV.
3
Connect a stereo audio cable to the red and white AUDIO OUT Jacks on the back of the
VCR, matching cable colors to the jack colors. Then, connect the other end of the audio cable
to the AUDIO IN Jacks on your TV, again matching cable colors to the jack colors.
If your TV’s AUDIO IN jacks are not color coded, connect the red (right) AUDIO OUT jack of the VCR
to the right channel AUDIO IN jack on the TV. Connect the white (left) AUDIO OUT jack of the VCR to
the left channel AUDIO IN jack on the TV.
4
Turn on your TV, making sure it is in Line Input mode. This might be referred to as the TV’s
Audio/Video In channel or the Auxiliary In channel. Please refer to your TV owner’s manual for details.
antenna or cable to
ANT(enna) IN Jack
Video Cable
Stereo Audio Cable
VIDEO (yellow) and
AUDIO (red and white)
OUT Jacks
Audio and Video
IN Jacks on TV
1
23

24 Front Panel
PAUSE Button
While recording, press to pause the recording. Press again to
resume recording. Details are on page 27. You can not pause a
One-Touch Recording. During tape playback, press to freeze the
picture. Press again to resume playback. Details are on page 38.
POWER Button
Press to turn the
VCR power on and off.
VCR/TV Button
Press to select VCR or TV position.
●VCR Position
Use to watch a tape, to watch a program
while recording it, or to watch a TV pro-
gram (changing channels at the VCR). When
the VCR light appears on the display panel,
the VCR is in VCR position.
●TV Position
Use to watch TV (changing channels at the
TV) or to watch one program while record-
ing another. When the VCR light does not
appear on the display panel, the VCR is in
TV position.
RECORD Button
Press once to start a recording. Press
repeatedly to start a One-Touch
Recording. Details are on page 29.
CHANNEL (p/o) Buttons
Press to change channels at the VCR. Or, press
to adjust the tracking of a tape during normal
playback or slow motion playback. Also, press
to remove vertical jitter in a Still picture.
PLAY Button
Press to play a tape. Press to release Slow, Search,
or Still mode and return to playback. Details are on
page 38. Press to select an item in the menu.
REW(ind) Button
When playback is stopped, press to rewind the tape
at high speed. During playback, press to rewind the
tape while the picture stays on the screen. Details
are on page 38. Press to return to a previous menu.
STOP/EJECT Button
Press once to stop the tape. When playback is stopped, press
to eject the tape. Press to select an item in the menu.
F.FWD (Fast Forward) Button
When playback is stopped, press to fast forward the tape at
high speed. During tape playback, press to fast forward the
tape while the picture stays on the screen. Details are on
page 38. Press to advance to the next menu or to change
the setting of an item in the menu.
STOP/EJECT
RECORD
MENU STATUS/EXIT
F.FWD
PAUSE
REW
CHANNEL
PLAY
POWER
VCR/TV
VIDEO L AUDIO R
Remote Sensor
Receives a signal from your
remote control so you can oper-
ate your VCR from a distance.
AUDIO In Jacks
Connect the audio cables
coming from the audio out
jacks of a camcorder,
another VCR, or an audio
source here. Details are on
page 34.
VIDEO In Jack
Connect a video cable
coming from the
video out jack of a
camcorder, another
VCR, or an audio-
visual source (laser
disc player, digital
video disc player, etc.)
here. Details are on
page 34.
MENU Button
Press to access the VCR menu.
STATUS/EXIT Button
Press to access or remove the on-screen status display.
Details are on page 22. Press to exit on-screen menus.

AUDIO IN Jacks
Connect the audio cables coming from
the AUDIO OUT Jacks of a camcorder,
another VCR, or an audio source here.
Details are on page 34.
VIDEO IN Jack
Connect a video cable coming
from the VIDEO OUT Jack of a
camcorder, another VCR, or an
audio-visual source (laser disc
player, digital video disc player,
etc.) here. Details are on page 34.
ANT(enna) IN Jack
Connect your antenna or cable
here. Details are on pages six-10.
CH3/CH4 Switch
Set to channel 3 or 4
to use your TV with
your VCR. Details are
on pages six-nine.
OUT Jack
Use the supplied RF coaxi-
al cable to connect this
jack to the ANTENNA IN
Jack on your TV, Cable
Box, or Direct Broadcast
System. Details are on
pages six-nine.
VIDEO OUT Jack
Connect a video cable going to the VIDEO
IN Jack of a camcorder, another VCR, or an
audio-visual system (monitor, laser disc
player, digital video disc player, etc.) here.
Details are on pages 34 and 40.
AC Power Cord
Connect to a stan-
dard AC outlet to
supply power to the
VCR.
AUDIO OUT Jacks
Connect the audio cables going to the AUDIO IN
Jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio
system here. Details are on pages 34 and 40.
ANT
AUDIO
VIDEO
IN
OUT
OUT INCH3 CH4
OUT
L
R
IN
Rear Panel 25

1
Make the connections shown above.
34 Rerecording (Tape Duplication)
3
VCR 2 will record your tape. Insert a blank tape in VCR 2. The
VCR must be in VCR position. (The VCR light will appear on the display
panel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.)
4
Turn on the TV and set it to channel 03 or 04, whichever
channel the CH3/CH4 switch on VCR 2 is set to.
5
Point the remote control at VCR 2. Press the VCR but-
ton, then press the Number buttons 0, 0, 1 or 0, 0, 2. (See
Helpful Hints at right.)
6
Press the SPEED button to select SP or SLP at VCR 2.
7
Press the PLAY button on VCR 1 and the RECORD but-
ton on VCR 2 at the same time.
To stop recording, press the STOP/EJECT button on VCR 1, then
press the STOP/EJECT button on VCR 2.
VCR 1
Playing VCR VCR 2 - Recording VCR
2
VCR 1 will play your tape. Put a prerecorded tape in VCR 1.
1. Audio cables from AUDIO OUT Jacks
of VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jacks of VCR 2
2. Video cable from VIDEO OUT Jack
of VCR 1 to VIDEO IN Jack of VCR 2
3. RF coaxial cable
from the OUT jack of
VCR 2 to the TV’s
ANTENNA IN Jack
• If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO
IN Jacks on the back of VCR 2,
press Number buttons 0, 0, 1 at
step 5. AV REAR will appear on the
TV screen.
• If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO
In Jacks on the front of VCR 2,
press Number buttons 0, 0, 2 at
step 5. AV FRONT will appear on
the TV screen.
• Unauthorized recording of copy-
righted television programs, video
tapes, or other materials may
infringe on the rights of copyright
owners and violate copyright laws.
• If a program has copyright protec-
tion, it may not record clearly.
• These instructions show you how to
copy tapes using two VCRs like
yours. Different VCRs may operate
differently.
Helpful Hints
●Audio and Video cables are not supplied.