Philips VCA431AT VCR User Manual


 
24 Remote Control Buttons
SPEED Button
Press to select the recording speed (SP or SLP). Details are on
pages 36 and 54.
REC(ord)/OTR Button
Press once to start a recording. Details are on page 31. Or, press repeated-
ly to start a One-Touch Recording. Details are on page 33.
MEMORY Button
Press to memorize a tape position at which the real-time counter was set
to 0:00:00. Details are on page 44.
VCR Button
Press to operate the VCR.
POWER Button
Press to turn on or off the VCR, TV, Cable Box, or Direct Broadcast
System. (You must first press the VCR, TV, or CBL/DBS button.)
Press and hold to set the Child Lock. Details are on page 21.
MENU Button
Press to access the VCR menu. Or, if you have a Magnavox, Philips, or
Philips Magnavox TV, press the TV button, then press the MENU button
to display the TV menu.
Number Buttons
Press to select channels at the VCR, TV, Cable Box, or Direct Broadcast
System; use to set up VCR features (such as the clock). (You can not
select channels above 99 at the Magnavox, Philips, or Philips Magnavox
TV.)
Cable Users
At the VCR, enter channel numbers as a two-digit number for the quickest
results. For example, to select channel 6, press 0,6. If you only press the
Number 6 button, channel 6 will be selected after a brief delay. (There
also may be a brief delay when you select channels 10, 11, and 12.) If you
want to select channels 100 and above, enter channel numbers as a three-
digit number. For example, to select channel 117, press 1, 1, 7.
Antenna Users
Enter channel numbers as a two-digit number for the quickest results. For
example, to select channel 5, press 0,5. If you only press the Number 5 but-
ton, channel 5 will be selected after a brief delay. You may only select channels
2-69.
PLAY/o Button
Press to play a tape; press to release Slow, Search, or Still mode and return
to normal playback. Details are on page 46. Press to select an item in the
VCR menu. Or, if you have a Magnavox, Philips, or Philips Magnavox TV,
press when in TV mode to select an item in the TV menu.
Press the VCR button before pressing VCR feature buttons; press the TV button before pressing TV feature but-
tons; press the CBL/DBS button before pressing Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System feature buttons.
Helpful Hint
EJECT Button
Press to eject the tape.
VOL(ume) o/p Button
Press to adjust the volume of
your TV.
MUTE Button
Press to eliminate the sound at your TV. Press again to restore the volume.
PAUSE/STILL Button
While recording, press to temporarily stop the recording (pause). Press a
second time to resume normal recording. Details are on page 31. You can
not pause a One-Touch Recording. During playback, press to freeze the
picture (still). Press again to resume playback. Details are on page 46.
SLOW Button
During tape playback, press to view the picture in slow motion.
Press again to resume normal playback.