Philips VR423CAT - Manual (Page 30)

Read and follow the steps below to record a television program.
1
Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever
channel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to.
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2
Insert a tape with its record tab intact in the VCR.
4
If the VCR light appears on the display panel, go to step 5. If the
VCR light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button
once.
• If you press the REC(ord)/OTR button
when a tape is not in the VCR, NO
CASSETTE will flash on the screen.
• If you press the REC(ord)/OTR button
while a tape without a record tab is
in the VCR, the VCR will eject the
tape and PROTECTED CASSETTE
CANNOT RECORD will flash on the
screen.
• Other recording options are on pages
31-37.
• You can change the tape speed
during a recording, but some
distortion will appear on the tape.
• The VCR will record in a preset
volume.
Helpful Hints
5
Press the SPEED button until the desired tape speed
appears briefly on the screen. (Details about tape speed are on
page 35.)
6
Use the CH(annel) o/p buttons or the Number buttons
to select the channel to be recorded.
7
Press the REC(ord)/OTR button once to start recording.
The REC(ord) light will appear on the VCR display panel.
8
To pause the recording, press the PAUSE/STILL button
once. The REC(ord) light will flash. To resume recording,
press the REC(ord)/OTR button or press the
PAUSE/STILL button again. The REC(ord) light will come on
again.
9
To stop recording, press the STOP/p button.
1 Turn on the TV.
2 Insert a tape in the VCR.
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3
Press the VCR button.
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POWER
EJECT
VCR/TV SPEED TIME SEARCH
SLOW ENTER
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4 5 6
7 8 9
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CH. VOL.
MEMORY ALT.CH
REW
PLAY
F.FWD
REC
/OTR
PAUSE
/STILL
STOP
MUTE
VCR CBL/DBS TV
MENU STATUS/EXIT CLEAR