Philips VR960BPH VCR User Manual


 
VCR
SP SLP
NORM
-15dB
6
0
4
+8
L
SUPER VHS ET
CHANNEL
REC / OTR
MENU
POWER
VIDEO L AUDIO R
PLAY
STOP/EJECT
/
STILL / PAUSE S-VHS ET
OK/
STATUS
VR960B 4-HEAD HI-FI STEREO
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
TURBO
DRIVE
TURBO TIMER . SMARTPICTURE . MULTIBRAND TV CONTROL
VCR
SP SLP
NORM
-15dB
6
0
4
+8
L
Display Panel 21
Tape Speed
Lights
These lights
indicate the
current tape speed.
This VCR will play
tapes recorded in
LP speed, but LP
will not appear on
the display panel.
This VCR will not
record in LP speed.
Details are on pages
41 and 65.
Cassette Compartment
Insert a tape here.
VCR Display Panel
Information about VCR operations appears here. Different
information appears at different times. The display is
brighter when the VCR power is on. The display dims
automatically when you turn off the VCR power.
Cassette-Inside Light
This light appears when a tape is in the
VCR. It blinks when a tape is being
ejected. This light blinks rapidly if the VCR
is turned off to set a Timer Recording but
there is not a tape in the VCR.
Clock/Counter/Remaining Tape Time/Channel
Display
Each time you press the OK/STATUS button,
information on the display panel will change. When tape
playback is stopped, press the OK/STATUS button
repeatedly to see: the current time (when the clock is
set); the real-time counter; remaining tape time; and the
current channel number. During tape playback, press
the OK/STATUS button repeatedly to see the real-time
counter, the remaining tape time or the current time.
If CL is flashing beside the clock when the VCR power
is off, Child Lock is activated. Details are on page 62.
Line Input Mode
When L-F appears on the display panel, you have
selected A/V IN FRONT. Your audio and video cables
should be connected to the AUDIO/VIDEO In jacks on
the front of the VCR if you are dubbing tapes.
When L-1 appears here, you have selected A/V IN
REAR. Your audio and video or S-Video cables should
be connected to the AUDIO/VIDEO or AUDIO/S-
VIDEO In jacks on the back of the VCR if you are
dubbing tapes.
To select A/V IN FRONT or A/V IN REAR, press 0,
then press the CH(annel) 8/9 button so that A/V IN
FRONT or A/V IN REAR appears on the screen.
To exit Line Input mode, press the Number buttons or
the CH(annel) 8/9 button to select another channel.
Details are on page 48.
TURBO TIMER Mode
Turbo Timer information appears here. Details are on
page 44.
VCR Light
This light appears when the VCR is in VCR position.
Operation indicators
These indicators tell you the current
operation of the VCR.
3
: Play, Forward and Reverse Searching
\:Record
\55: Record Pause
355
: Still Picture
TIMER Light
This light appears
when a timer
recording is
programmed or
is in progress.
Details are on
pages 38-44. This
light blinks rapidly
if the VCR is
turned off to set
a Timer
Recording but a
tape is not in the
VCR.
Remaining Tape Time Indicator
This indicates that the remaining tape
time currently appears on the display
panel.
Audio Level indicator
This indicates the audio
playback levels. NORM
appears only when MONO is
selected. Details are on page 56.
TURBO TIMER indicators
These indicate the START
time and STOP time when you
are setting a TURBO TIMER.
Details are on page 44.
S-VHS Indicator
Appears while playing a tape
recorded in S-VHS or S-VHS ET
format, or while recording on an S-
VHS tape or in S-VHS ET format.