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Video Cassette Recorder Owner’s Manual MODEL SVA106...
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This manual has seven sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording; Playing; Stereo Features; and Information You May Need. The instructions explain all of the VCR’s features, which are listed below. You cannot hurt your VCR by trying the features! So read on – and relax.
Replace the battery compartment lid. Using the Remote Control Point the remote control at the VCR’s remote sensor (see page 21) when using the remote control to operate the VCR. Do not put objects between the remote control and the VCR.
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. Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV.
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. You are ready to turn on the VCR. Please go to page 11 before turning on the VCR. AUDIO...
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), and set the CH3/CH4 switch to the same channel.
Recording One Channel/Watching Another Put the Cable Box/DBS on the same channel as the VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. (Make sure the TV is on the Cable Box/DBS output channel, 03 or 04.) Then, with the VCR in VCR position (the VCR/TV light...
VCR. 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. Connect an audio cable to the red and white AUDIO OUT Jacks on the back of the VCR.
You can not set up channels if you are using a Cable Box/DBS. The instructions on this page only work when you turn on the VCR for the first time. If there is a power failure or if the VCR is unplugged for more than one minute, you may need to repeat the instructions on this page.
You also may add new channels into the memory. Make sure: The VCR is on and in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the INITIALIZE menu appears.
14 Setting the Clock Follow the steps below to set your VCR’s clock. Make sure: The VCR is on and in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the INITIALIZE menu appears.
STOP button to enter the cor- rect information. Press the COUNTER RESET/EXIT button. • This VCR is ready for the year 2000 and the years beyond. To set a date in the year 2000, enter 2000 for the year in step 5 on page 14.
Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen menus and displays. Make sure: The VCR is on and in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the INITIALIZE menu appears.
This indicates that HIFI has been selected at the AUDIO OUT menu (see page 44 for details). If you play non-Hi- Fi tapes while the VCR is set to HIFI, or if MONO has been selected at the AUDIO OUT menu, HIFI will not...
Details are on page 35. Use to enter digits and information when programming a function in the on-screen menu (setting the clock, for example). Press to POWER Button Press to turn the VCR on or off. Number Buttons Use to select channels. Channels 1-9 Channels 100 and above the +100 button, 1, 7.
Use to watch TV (changing channels at the TV) or to watch one program while recording another. Details are on page 32. Press to scan up or down through the VCR’s channels after the channels have been set up. Details are on page 12.
It also glows during a One-Touch Recording. It flashes when you turn off the power to set a timer recording if a tape has not been placed in the VCR. It flashes when all timer recordings have finished. CST.IN Light This light appears when a tape is in the VCR.
CHANNEL o/p or Number but- tons to change channels at the VCR. The VCR/TV light will appear when the VCR is in VCR position. TV Position Use to watch TV (changing channels at the TV) or to watch one pro- gram while recording another.
Details are on page 33. AUDIO OUT Jacks Connect the cables going to the audio in jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio system here. Details are on pages 10, 33, and 42. VIDEO OUT Jack Connect a cable going to the...
Read and follow the steps below to play a tape. Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever channel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. Insert a tape in the VCR. The POWER, VCR/TV, and CST.IN lights will appear.
Read and follow the steps below to record a television program. Turn on the TV; set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever chan- nel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. Insert a tape with its record tab intact (see page five) in the VCR.
The desired recording speed (SP, SLP) has been selected with the SPEED button. There is a tape in the VCR. Make sure the tape’s record tab is intact and the tape is long enough to record the program(s). The VCR is in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.)
Channels are set up. The clock is set. There is a tape in the VCR. Make sure the tape’s record tab is intact and the tape is long enough to record the program(s). The VCR is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.
Then, press the F.FWD button. The day of the week will appear automatically. You can not pro- gram the VCR to record more than one year in advance. ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER DATE...
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VCR.) If a timer recording will take place several hours or days from now, you may use the VCR until time for the timer recording. Just make sure you turn off the VCR about five minutes before the scheduled start time.
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If you need to correct a timer recording after you have finished setting the program, follow these steps. Make sure the VCR is on and is in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) Press the MENU button so that the TIMER PROGRAM- MING menu appears.
Make sure: The VCR is on and is in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) Press the MENU button repeatedly until the VCR SET UP menu appears.
Set the clock. Details are on pages 14-15. • Put a tape in the VCR. Make sure the tape’s record tab is intact and the tape is long enough to record the program(s). Set the program to be recorded on the satellite tuner. See your satellite tuner owner’s manual for details.
To return to the channel being recorded, use the TV remote control to select channel 3 or 4, whichever chan- nel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. Press the VCR/TV button on the VCR remote control to put the VCR in VCR position.
Make sure the record tab is intact (details are on page five). Make sure the VCR 2 power is on and VCR 2 is in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.)
COUNTER RESET/EXIT button to remove the menu, then press the PLAY button to begin tape playback.) The VCR will play the tape to the end, rewind it, then play it again. (TV programming will appear on the screen while the tape is rewinding.)
To return to playback, press the PLAY button. Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP) During tape playback, press the F.FWD button or the REWIND button, then press again. The VCR will now search in super high speed. To return to playback, press the PLAY button.
Make sure: The VCR is on and is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once. There is a tape in the VCR.
Follow the steps below to reset the real-time counter to zero at a tape location you want to refer to later. Make sure: The VCR is on and is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.
38 Index Search When you make a recording, the VCR places an index mark at the beginning of the recording. Essentially, an index mark is a type of “bookmark” for your tape. This feature is useful if you have sever- al different programs recorded on a single tape.
Make sure: The VCR is on and is in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) There is a tape in the VCR.
QUICK-FIND, then press the F.FWD button. The VCR will fast forward the tape to the beginning of the next recording. The VCR will play the tape at high speed for 30 sec- onds, then go to the next recording.
POWER but- ton to turn on the VCR. Make sure you turn off the VCR for the timer recording later. If you insert a tape without a record tab when a timer recording is set, the VCR will eject the tape.)
Of course, your VCR will play tapes recorded in monaural (single-source) sound as well. Your VCR also will record in Hi-Fi stereo or in second audio, so when you play back that tape on the VCR, it will be in stereo or second audio.
Make sure: The VCR is on and is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once. Press the MENU button repeatedly until the VCR SET UP menu appears. VCR SET UP...
Hi-Fi stereo, however, you’ll need to follow the steps below. Make sure: The VCR is on and is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once. Press the MENU button repeatedly until the VCR SET UP menu appears.
HQ: high quality; a feature in the VCR circuitry which provides enhanced picture detail. Line Input: The channel to which you set your VCR during dub- bing. If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO IN jacks on the front of the VCR, select channel 002 (L2).
• Noon is 12 p.m. Midnight is 12 a.m. • If the tape runs out before the recording ends, the VCR will stop, eject the tape, and turn itself off. The TIMER light will blink. (The Auto Return feature will not operate.) •...
• Gently push on the center of the tape when putting it in the VCR. Never force the tape into the VCR. • If a timer recording is set, the VCR will not accept a tape that does not have a record tab. You may only insert a tape with the record tab intact.
48 Specifications 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 Operating Temperature 41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C) Relative Humidity...
Consumer Electronics Company. In countries where Philips Consumer Electronics Company does not distribute the product, the local Philips service Philips Service Solutions Group, P.O. Box 2976, Longview, Texas 75606, VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER organization will attempt to provide service (although there may be a delay if the appropriate spare parts and technical manual(s) are not readily available).
UPPLIED The following items are supplied with your VCR; they are provided to help you use or set up your VCR. Remote Control 4835 218 37238 Two AA Batteries 4835 138 17012 PTIONAL The following additional items are not provided with your VCR, but they are designed for use with your new VCR.