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- Page 1 Video Cassette Recorder VRKD11YL VRKD12BL Instruction Book Important! Return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days. See why inside.
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Page 3: Introduction 3
U.S. registered mark. Using products with the E NERGY Saving energy reduces air pollution and lowers utility bills. Copyright 2000 Philips Consumer Electronics. All rights reserved. • Pausing a Picture • Picture Select • Real-Time Counter • Remote Control •... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
4 Table of Contents Setting Up Your VCR Introduction ............3 Table of Contents . -
Page 5: Before Using Your Vcr 5
Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote control by pressing the tab, then lifting the lid. Insert two AA batteries inside the battery compartment with their + and – ends placed as shown in the picture at right. Replace the battery compartment lid. -
Page 6: Using The Alarm Clock
6 Using the Alarm Clock Putting Batteries in the Alarm Clock Remove the battery compartment lid on the back of the alarm clock. Use your finger or fingernail to flip down the lid. Insert one AA battery inside the battery compartment with its + and –... -
Page 7: Hookups Without A Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System 7
Hookups Without a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System 7 The easiest connection – just a TV, VCR, and antenna or cable – 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. -
Page 8: Hookups With A Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
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. - Page 9 Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 With this connection: You may watch one channel while recording another. You may not record scrambled channels. AUDIO CH3 CH4 VIDEO Cable Signal RF coaxial Connections Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack. Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DBS.
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Page 10: Hookups With A Stereo Tv
10 Hookups With a Stereo TV VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (white) OUT Jacks Audio and Video cables are not supplied. Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the back of the VCR. Connect a video cable to the yellow VIDEO OUT Jack on the back of the VCR. -
Page 11: Turning On Your Vcr 11
Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in the remote control and the VCR and TV are connected (see pages five and seven-10). 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. -
Page 12: Automatic Tv Channel Setup
12 Automatic TV Channel Setup Although your VCR may automatically set up the TV channels you receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets you set up channels again. Make sure: The VCR is on and is in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear on the front of the VCR. - Page 13 Adding/Deleting Channels The channels you no longer receive or seldom watch can be deleted from the memory. 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.
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Page 14: Setting The Vcr Clock
14 Setting the VCR Clock Follow the steps below to set your VCR’s internal 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 until the main menu appears. - M E N U - B TIMER PROGRAMMING AUTO REPEAT... - Page 15 While the HOUR space is flashing, press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly until the desired hour appears. Then, press the F.FWD button. CLOCK SET MONTH DAY YEAR / 2 0 TUE 2 0 0 1 HOUR MINUTE AM/PM : –...
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Page 16: Choosing A Language
16 Choosing a Language 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 until the main menu appears. -
Page 17: On-Screen Displays 17
You may access on-screen displays by pressing the DISPLAY button repeatedly. On-screen displays may include the current time, channel, and other information. Press the DISPLAY button once. The COUNT information will appear for five seconds. After five sec- onds, only the real-time counter will appear on the screen. This counter shows you the elapsed playing time of the tape (from the point at which the real-time counter was set to zero). -
Page 18: Remote Control Buttons
18 Remote Control Buttons Press to play a tape. Also, press to release a frozen picture or for- ward and reverse searching and return to normal playback. Details are on page 34. Use to enter information in the menu (setting the clock, for example). - Page 19 Press to scan up or down through the available channels after the channels have been set up. Details are on page 12. During recording, press to temporarily stop the recording. Press again to resume recording. Details are on page 24. You can not pause a One-Touch Recording.
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Page 20: Vcr Display Panel
20 VCR Display Panel Cassette Compartment Insert a video cassette tape here. Do not place anything else in this compartment. Alarm Clock Details are on page six. POWER Light This light appears when the VCR power is on. VCR/TV Light This light appears when the VCR is in VCR position. -
Page 21: Front Panel 21
Remote Sensor Point the remote control here so you can operate your VCR from a distance. POWER Button Press to turn the VCR power on and off. POWER CHANNEL o/p Buttons Press to scan through the channels. During normal tape playback, press the CHANNEL o/p buttons to adjust the tracking. -
Page 22: Back Panel
22 Back Panel AC Power Cord Connect to a standard AC outlet to supply power to the VCR. AUDIO IN Jack Connect an audio cable coming from the audio out jack of a cam- corder, another VCR, or an audio source here. -
Page 23: Playing 23
Read and follow the steps below to play a tape. Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever chan- nel to which the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set. Insert a tape in the VCR. The POWER, VCR/TV, and CST.IN lights will appear. -
Page 24: Recording
24 Recording 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. -
Page 25: One-Touch Recording 25
One-Touch Recording (OTR) lets you record for 30 minutes to eight hours. Before you begin, make sure: Channels are set up. Details are on page 12. The desired recording speed (SP, SLP) has been selected with the SPEED button. Details are on page 42. There is a tape in the VCR. -
Page 26: Timer Recording
26 Timer Recording Follow the steps below to make your VCR record TV programs while you’re away from home. You can have up to seven timer recordings. For each one, the VCR will turn itself on, record, and turn itself off automatically. -
Page 27: Helpful Hints
Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly until the desired month appears. Then, press the F.FWD button. Next, press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeat- edly until the desired day appears. Then, press the F.FWD button. The day of the week will appear automatically. - Page 28 28 Timer Recording (cont’d) Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly until the desired channel number appears. Then, press the F.FWD button. If you are using a standard antenna/cable hookup (as shown on page seven), select the channel of the TV program you want to record.
- Page 29 Cancelling a Timer Recording Press the MENU button so that the details of your pro- gram appear on the screen. If there are no recordings set, the main menu will appear. TIMER PROGRAMMING DATE STA/END B1 05/04 07:30 PM 08:30 PM 3 05/11 10:00 PM W FRI...
- Page 30 30 Timer Recording (cont’d) Correcting a Timer Recording 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 details of your pro- grams appear on the screen.
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Page 31: Recording One Channel/Watching Another 31
Press the RECORD button to start a recording of the cur- rent channel. Details are on page 24. Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV position. The VCR/TV light will disappear. Use the TV remote control to select the channel you want to watch at the TV. -
Page 32: Rerecording (Copying Tapes)
32 Rerecording (Copying Tapes) 1. Audio cable from AUDIO OUT Jack of VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jack of VCR 2 VCR 1 Playing VCR AUDIO CH3 CH4 VIDEO 2. Video cable from VIDEO OUT Jack of VCR 1 to VIDEO IN Jack of VCR 2 VCR 1 will play your tape. -
Page 33: Repeat Play 33
Follow the steps below to make the VCR play a tape over and over. Make sure: The VCR is on and is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear on the front of the VCR. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once. -
Page 34: Forward And Reverse Searching/Pausing A Picture
34 Forward and Reverse Searching/Pausing a Picture Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) During tape playback, press and release the F.FWD but- ton or the REW(ind) button. A fast forward or reverse pic- ture search will begin. To return to playback, press the PLAY button. Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP) During tape playback, press the F.FWD button or the REW(ind) button, then press again. -
Page 35: Picture Select 35
You can select the picture quality of a 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. During tape playback, press the MENU button until the main menu appears. -
Page 36: Real-Time Counter Memory
36 Real-Time Counter Memory 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. -
Page 37: Automatic Playback Features 37
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, you may have to press the POWER but- ton to turn on the VCR. -
Page 38: Helpful Hints
38 Helpful Hints If you are having problems with your product, check this list of problems and possible solutions before requesting service. You may be able to solve the problem yourself. If you need to call a customer service representative, please know the model number and serial number of your product before you call. -
Page 39: Helpful Hints
Tape cannot be removed. • Make sure the power plug is completely connected to an AC (alternating current) outlet. • You have set a timer recording. Turn on the VCR power, then eject the tape. Be sure to insert a tape and turn off the VCR for your timer recording. -
Page 40: Limited Warranty
90 days thereafter, you may exchange the defective product for a new product at the store from which it was purchased or through Philips. This exchange is made at no cost to you. From 91 days to one year from the date of purchase, you must follow the exchange procedures set out on the next page. - Page 41 After 12 months from the day of original purchase, contact Philips Service Solutions Group at 1-800-531-0039 for information regarding out-of-warranty exchange. • If you do not have your original sales receipt, or if you have any questions, call Philips Service Solutions Group at 1-800-531-0039. To obtain a replacement product from Philips: 1.
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Page 42: Dictionary/Specifications
42 Dictionary/Specifications Dictionary AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks located on the back of the VCR which are used to record audio from another source (IN) or to send audio to another system (OUT). Automatic Channel Setup: process in which the VCR scans all available TV channels and places the ones you receive in its memory. -
Page 43: Index 43
ac power cord ...7, 22 accessories...44 alarm clock...6, 20 ant(enna) in jack ...7-10, 22 audio in/out jacks ...10, 22, 32, 42 automatic playback...37 rewind, eject, off ...37 back panel ...22 batteries...5 cassette compartment ...20 ch3/ch4 switch...7-9, 22 channel adding...13 deleting ...13 setup...11, 12 o/p buttons...19, 21, 37 clock holder (alarm clock) ...6... -
Page 44: Accessories
The following additional items are not provided with your VCR, but they are designed for use with your new VCR. To order these optional accessories, contact us at: Philips Parts & Accessories Marketing Department 401 East Old Andrew Johnson Highway VHS Cassette Rewinder...