Philips VRKD11YL User instructions

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Video Cassette Recorder

VRKD11YL

VRKD12BL

75V

ANT/

CABLE

ANT /

CABLE

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. After you hook up the VCR, go to page 11 to turn on the VCR.

ANTENNA IN

Jack

(on back of TV)

Cable

(75 ohm)

Antenna

Indoor/Outdoor

(300 ohm)

Disconnect the antenna or cable

from your TV.

Connect the antenna or

cable to the ANT(enna) IN

Jack of your VCR.

Connect the RF coaxial

cable (supplied) to the OUT

Jack on the back of the VCR

and to the ANTENNA IN

Jack on the TV.

VIDEO

OUT

CH3CH4

AUDIO

OUT

ANT

CH 4

CH 3

VIDEO

OUT

CH3 CH4

AUDIO

OUT

ANT

CH3 / CH4

Switch

CH3 CH4

VIDEO

OUT

CH3CH4

AUDIO

OUT

ANT

75V

ANT/

CABLE

VIDEO

OUT

CH3 CH4

AUDIO

OUT

ANT

ANT /

CABLE

RF coaxial cable

Antenna

or Cable

Set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back

of the VCR to CH3 or CH4, whichever

channel is not used or least used in your

area. 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.

Hookups Without a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System 7

ANTENNA IN Jack

(on back of TV)

example only

Plug in the power cords of the TV

and the VCR.

You are ready to turn on the VCR.

Please go to page 11 before turning on

the VCR.

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.

●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 your Cable Box/DBS to the channel you

want to record. When you enter the channel you want to record in a timer recording, select channel 03

or 04 (the Cable Box/DBS output channel). (This is step 7 on page 28.) Leave the Cable Box/DBS on for

a timer recording.

VIDEO

OUT

CH3 CH4

AUDIO

OUT

ANT

OUT

75V

ANT /

CABLE

TV’s

ANTENNA IN

Jack

Cable Box/DBS VCR

Recording/Viewing Any Channel

Connections

With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR/TV light will appear on the

front of the VCR), use the CHANNEL o/pbutton to set the VCR to

the Cable Box/DBS output channel (channel 03 or 04).

Set the TV to the same channel to which you set the VCR. Set the

CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to the same channel.

Select the channel you want to view/record at the Cable Box/DBS.

Connect a Cable signal to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DBS.

Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on the Cable

Box/DBS to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the VCR.

Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the

TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack.

Cable

Signal RF coaxial

cable

RF coaxial

cable

Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9

VIDEO

OUT

CH3 CH4

AUDIO

OUT

ANT

IN OUT

75V

ANT /

CABLE

With this connection:

●You may watch one channel while recording another.

●You may not record scrambled channels.

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

will appear on the front of the VCR), use the CHANNEL

o/pbutton to select the channel you want to record at

the VCR. Start the recording.

Press the VCR/TV button once so that the VCR/TV light

appears.

Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable

Box/DBS.

TV’s ANTENNA

IN Jack

Cable Box/DBS

VCR

• When you play a tape, make sure

the Cable Box/DBS is set to the same

channel as the CH3/CH4 switch on

the VCR. Set the TV to the Cable

Box/DBS output channel (03 or 04).

Helpful Hint

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.

Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the

Cable Box/DBS to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV.

Connections

Cable

Signal RF coaxial

cable

RF coaxial

cable

10 Hookups With a Stereo TV

VIDEO

OUT

CH3 CH4

AUDIO

OUT

ANT

antenna or

cable to

ANT(enna)

IN Jack

Video Cable

Audio Cable

VIDEO (yellow) and

AUDIO (white) OUT Jacks

Audio and Video

IN Jacks on TV

●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. Then, connect the other end of the

video cable to the VIDEO IN Jack on your TV.

Connect an audio cable to the white AUDIO OUT Jack

on the back of the VCR. Then, connect the other end of

the audio cable to the AUDIO IN Jack on your TV.

(If your TV has Right and Left AUDIO IN Jacks, you must use a

“Y” splitter audio cable as illustrated to deliver audio to the TV’s

right and left channels.)

Turn on your TV, making sure it is in Line Input (or Auxiliary In

or Video In) mode. Please refer to your TV instruction book for

details.

• This hookup will not give you stereo

sound. To get stereo sound, use the

connections on page seven and

select the channel to be viewed at

the TV (with the VCR turned off).

Helpful Hint

Front Panel 21

F.FWD (Fast Forward) Button

When tape playback is stopped, press to fast forward the tape at high

speed. During tape playback, press to fast forward the tape while the pic-

ture stays on the screen. Details are on page 34. Press to select an item in

the VCR menu or to change the setting of an item.

POWER Button

Press to turn the VCR

power on and off.

RECORD Button

Press once to start a recording. Details are on page 24. Press repeatedly to

start a One-Touch Recording (an immediate recording, 30 minutes to eight

hours long) of the channel you are watching. Details are on page 25.

CHANNEL o/pButtons

Press to scan through the channels.

During normal tape playback, press the CHANNEL o/pbuttons

to adjust the tracking. Details are on page 37.

PLAY Button

Press to play a tape. Also, press to release

a frozen picture or a forward or reverse

search and return to normal playback.

Details are on page 34.

Press to select an item in the VCR menu.

STOP/EJECT Button

Press once to stop the tape. When tape

playback is stopped, press to eject the tape.

Press to select an item in the VCR menu.

PAUSE Button

While recording, press to temporarily stop the recording.

Press a second time to resume normal recording. Details are

on page 24. You can not pause a One-Touch Recording.

Details are on page 25. During tape playback, press to pause

the picture. Each press of the PAUSE button will cause the

noise lines to move on the screen. Press the PLAY button to

resume normal playback. Details are on page 34.

STOP/EJECT

RECORD F.FWD

PAUSE

REW

CHANNEL

PLAY

POWER

VCR/TV CST.IN TIMER REC

Remote Sensor

Point the remote

control here so you

can operate your

VCR from a distance.

REW(ind) Button

When tape playback is stopped, press to rewind the tape at high speed.

During tape playback, press to rewind the tape while the picture stays on

the screen. Details are on page 34. Press to go back one step when set-

ting the clock or a timer recording.

AUDIO IN Jack

Connect an audio cable coming

from the audio out jack of a cam-

corder, another VCR, or an audio

source here. Details are on page 32.

VIDEO IN Jack

Connect a video cable coming

from the video out jack of a

camcorder, another VCR, or an

audio-visual source (laser disc

player, video disc player, etc.)

here. Details are on page 32.

ANT(enna) IN Jack

Connect your antenna or cable

here. Details are on pages seven-10.

CH3/CH4 Switch

Set to channel 3 or 4

to use your TV with

your VCR. Set your

TV to the same chan-

nel. Details are on page

seven.

OUT Jack

Use the supplied RF coax-

ial cable to connect this

jack to the Antenna In

Jack on your TV or Cable

Box/DBS. Details are on

pages seven-nine.

VIDEO OUT Jack

Connect a video cable going to the

video in jack of a TV, camcorder,

another VCR, or an audio-visual sys-

tem (laser disc player, video disc

player, etc.) here. Details are on

pages 10 and 32.

AC Power Cord

Connect to a standard AC outlet

to supply power to the VCR.

AUDIO OUT Jack

Connect an audio cable going to the

audio in jack of a TV, camcorder,

another VCR, or an audio system here.

Details are on pages 10 and 32.

VIDEO

OUT

CH3 CH4

AUDIO

OUT

ANT

22 Back Panel

VCR 1 will play your tape. Insert a prerecorded tape in

VCR 1. If the tape does not have a record tab, playback begins. If

this happens, press the STOP/EJECT button on VCR 1 once.

32 Rerecording (Copying Tapes)

VCR 2 will record your tape. Insert a blank tape in VCR 2.

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.)

Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever

channel the CH3/CH4 switch on VCR 2 is set to.

Point the remote control at VCR 2. Press the CHANNEL

o/pbuttons until LineIn Rear (L1) appears on the screen.

Point the remote control at VCR 2. Use the SPEED but-

ton to select SP or SLP.

Press the PLAY button on VCR 1 and the RECORD but-

ton on VCR 2 at the same time.

To stop recording, press the STOP/EJECT button on VCR

2 once, then stop the tape on VCR 1.

• Unauthorized recording of copy-

righted television programs, video

tapes, or other materials may

infringe on the rights of copyright

owners and violate copyright laws.

• If a program has copyright protec-

tion, it may not record clearly.

• Audio and video cables are not sup-

plied.

• The illustration uses two VCRs just

like yours. Different VCRs may oper-

ate differently.

• When LineIn Rear (L1) appears on

the screen, the screen will be blue.

Helpful Hints

VIDEO

OUT

CH3 CH4

AUDIO

OUT

ANT

VIDEO

OUT

CH3 CH4

AUDIO

OUT

ANT

VCR 1

Playing VCR VCR 2 - Recording VCR

1. Audio cable from AUDIO OUT Jack of

VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jack of VCR 2

2. Video cable from VIDEO OUT Jack

of VCR 1 to VIDEO IN Jack of VCR 2

3. RF coaxial

cable from the

OUT jack of

VCR2 to the TV’s

ANTENNA IN

Jack

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