Philips VRA631AT User Manual

Owner’s ManualImportant! Return your Warranty RegistrationCard within 10 days. See why inside.Video Cassette RecorderVRA631ATTM

10 Hookups with a Stereo TV● Audio and Video cables are not supplied.1Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jackon the back of the VCR.2Co

1Press the VCR button, then press the POWER button.The VCR light and the PWR. (power) light will appear on the dis-play panel.2Turn on the TV. Set it

12 Automatic Channel Setup2Press the MENU button.SELECT op CHOOSE B→ PROGRAMVCR SET UPTUNER SET UPSET CLOCKTO END PUSH EXIT• You can not enter the T

Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) 13Adding/Deleting Channels2Press the MENU button.SELECT op ADD/DELETE B124 DELETED125 DELETED1 → DELETED2 ADDED3 ADD

14 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d)Reviewing Memorized Channels4Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to selectCH MEMORY REVIEW, then press th

Setting the Clock 152Press the MENU button.There are two ways to set the clock. With manual clock setting,you tell the VCR the current time. With aut

TIME 02 :15 PMMONTH – – / – – /– –TO CORRECT PUSHCLEARTO ENDPUSH EXITTIME 02 :15 PMDATE 07/ 01 / 99THU.TO CORRECT PUSH CLEARTO END PUSH EXIT5Press t

Setting the Clock (cont’d) 174● If you want the VCR to locate a local PBS station fromwhich to take the time, press the PLAY/o button or theSTOP/p bu

18 Setting the Clock (cont’d)Time ZoneWhen using the AUTO CLOCK function, you can specify yourtime zone. That way, the VCR will update the clock acco

2Press the MENU button.3Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to selectSET CLOCK, then press the F.FWD/B button.5Press the STATUS/EXIT button.S

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20 Language Selection 2Press the MENU button.Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screendisplays and menus.3Press the PLAY/o butt

2Press and hold the POWER button on the remote con-trol until PL appears on the display panel. The VCR willturn off.When Child Lock is activated:● The

22 Setting the Remote to Operate a TV• The remote control may only operatesome features of your TV. For exam-ple, the remote control may turn onthe

• The remote control may only operatesome features of your Cable Box/DBS.For example, the remote control mayturn off the Cable Box/DBS power,but it m

24 Remote Control Buttons VOLCH3216549870POWERSTATUS/EXITMEMORY SLOWREC/OTRSPEEDTIME SEARCHVCR PLUS+/ENTERALT. CHPAUSE/STILLMUTETVCBL/DBSVCRF.FWDREWP

Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) 25VCR PLUS+/ENTER ButtonPress to set a timer recording with the VCR Plus+ programming system. Details are on pages 38

SELECT op CHOOSE B→ STATUS [ON]COUNTER ONLY [OFF]TO END PUSH EXIT26 On-Screen Status Displays• You may not access a status displaywhen viewing a sti

VCR Display Panel 27Cassette CompartmentInsert a tape here.VCR LightThis light appears when theVCR is in VCR position. Thislight does not appear whent

28 Front PanelPAUSE ButtonWhile recording, press to pause the recording. Pressagain to resume recording. Details are on page 31. Youcan not pause a O

Rear Panel 29AUDIO IN JacksConnect audio cables coming fromthe AUDIO OUT Jacks of a cam-corder, another VCR, or an audiosource here. Details are on p

Introduction 3Features• Automatic Channel Setup• Automatic Clock Setting with Time Zone• Automatic Head Cleaner• Automatic Operation Features• Automat

30 Playing• If the tape you want to play isalready in the VCR, make sure theVCR power is on and the VCR is inVCR position. (The VCR light willappear

Read and follow the steps below to record a television program. 1Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whicheverchannel the CH3/CH4 switch on t

2Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start a recording ofthe current channel. (See page 31.)32 Recording One Channel/Watching Another• If your VCR remo

One-Touch Recording 331Press the VCR button, then press the CH(annel) o/p but-ton or the Number buttons to select the channel youwant to record.OTR (

DAILY PROGRAM (MON-FRI)PROGRAM -1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8-SELECT PROGRAM NUMBERTO END PUSH EXIT34 Timer RecordingFollow the steps below to program your VCR

ONE TIME PROGRAMPROGRAM 1CHANNEL 10TIME ON – – : – –TO CORRECT PUSH CLEARTO END PUSH EXIT6Press two Number buttons for the hour you want therecording

ONE TIME PROGRAMPROGRAM 1CHANNEL 10TIME ON 09:30 PMTIME OFF 11:00 PMREC SPEED SLPSP=1 SLP=2TO CORRECT PUSH CLEARTO END PUSH EXIT36 Timer Recording

Timer Recording (cont’d) 376Repeat steps 1 - 4 to make sure you have cleared the cor-rect timer recording.• CLASH may flash on the screen whenyou fi

38 Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System1First, fill in the boxes on this page. It will only take a few minutes, and you must do it if you want

Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 392Now, compare the channel numbers you have written in the VCRPLUS+ CH. and CABLE/TV CH. column

4 Table of ContentsSetting Up Your VCRIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VCR PLUS+ PROG.PLUS CODE : – – – – – – – –TO END PUSH EXIT40 Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming SystemFollow these steps to set a timer

Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 41• If the preset time for a timer record-ing comes up during an OTR, theOTR has prio

1Make the connections shown above.42 Rerecording (Tape Duplication)3VCR 2 will record your tape. Insert a blank tape in VCR 2.The VCR must be in VCR

Repeat Play 43Follow the steps below to make the VCR play a tape over andover.2Press the MENU button.3Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to

• The MEMORY button does notfunction if REPEAT PLAY is set toON. Details are on page 43.• To erase a real-time counter memo-ry, press the MEMORY but

Time Search 45Follow the steps below to program the VCR to search forward orbackward on a tape a specific length of time. There must be a tapein the

46 Special Effects PlaybackForward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP)1During tape playback, press and release the F.FWD/Bbutton or the REW(ind)/{ butt

Automatic Operation Features 47The following playback features will always operate.Automatic PlaybackWhen you put a tape in the VCR, the power will c

48 Multi-Channel Television Sound SystemTo record and play back programs broadcast in stereo, even if you have a Single Speaker TV, just use oneof th

6Multi-Channel Television Sound System (cont’d) 491Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.2Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to

● Use only tapes with the mark.● Remove any light adhesive stick-on notes from the video cas-sette tape before putting the tape in the VCR. Rem

50 Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System1Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.2Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to selectVCR SET UP, then

Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System (cont’d) 5145VOLCH3216549870POWERSTATUS/EXITMEMORY SLOWREC/OTRSPEEDTIME SEARCHVCR PLUS+/ENTERALT. CHPAUSE/STILLMUTETVCBL/DB

If you are having problems with your product, check this list of problems and possible solutions beforerequesting service. You may be able to solve th

The Number buttons won’t work for channels above 69.• Enter channel numbers as a two-digit number. If you want to select channels 100 and above, ente

54 Glossary AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks located on the front and back ofthe VCR which are used to record audio from another source(IN) or to send audi

Specifications 55Video HeadsFour heads – Hi-FiVideo SignalEIA standards; NTSC colorAntennaVHF/UHF – 75 ohm external antenna terminalVHF Output Signal

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER90 Days Free Labor/One Year Parts Exchange. This product must be carried in for repair.WHO IS COVERED?You must have proof of p

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IB8108E004Printed In China0VMN02338 / H3921UD * * * * * SUPPLIED ACCESSORIESOPTIONAL ACCESSORIESThe following items are supplied with your VCR; theya

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8 Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast SystemThere are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the VCR. With this connection:● You may view an

Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9RLVIDEOINOUTINOUTAUDIOCH3 CH4OUTINANTINOUT75VANT /CABLEWith this connection:● You may watc