24 remote control buttons (cont’d), Helpful hints – Philips VR421CAT99 User Manual
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24 Remote Control Buttons (cont’d)
CLEAR Button
Press to erase incorrect data when programming VCR functions.
Also, press to reset the real-time counter. Details are on page 39.
VCR/TV Button
Press to select VCR or TV position.
VCR Position
●
Use to watch a tape, to watch a program while recording it, or to
watch a TV broadcast using the CH(annel) o/p or Number buttons
to change channels at the VCR. If the VCR light appears on the dis-
play panel of the VCR, it is in VCR position.
TV Position
●
Use to watch TV (changing channels at the TV) or to watch one pro-
gram while recording another. Details are on page 31. If the VCR light
doesn’t appear on the display panel of the VCR, it is in TV position.
POWER
EJECT
VCR/TV
SPEED
TIME SEARCH
SLOW
ENTER
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CH.
VOL.
MEMORY
ALT.CH
REW
PLAY
F.FWD
REC
/OTR
PAUSE
/STILL
STOP
MUTE
VCR
CBL/DBS
TV
MENU
STATUS/EXIT
CLEAR
REW(ind)/{ Button
When tape playback is stopped, press to rewind the tape at high speed.
During playback, press to rewind the tape while the picture stays on the
screen. Details are on page 41. Press to return to a previous VCR menu.
Or, press to adjust the controls in some TV menus.
STATUS/EXIT Button
Press to access or remove the VCR’s on-screen status display. Details
are on page 25. Press to exit on-screen menus. Or, press the TV but-
ton, then press the STATUS/EXIT button to access or remove some
TV displays or menus.
STOP/p Button
Press to stop the tape. Press to select an item in the VCR menu. Or,
press when in TV mode to select an item in some TV menus.
CH(annel)
o
/p
Buttons
Press to change channels at the VCR, TV, Cable Box, or Direct
Broadcast System.
• Press the VCR button before pressing VCR feature buttons; press the TV button before pressing TV feature buttons;
press the CBL/DBS button before pressing Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System feature buttons.
• Buttons that are shaded in the picture will glow for some time after exposure to direct light.
• Buttons with a shaded description may also operate features of your TV, Cable Box, or Direct Broadcast System.
Helpful Hints
ALT. CH (Alternate Channel) Button
Press while in TV position to return to the TV channel you were
viewing immediately before switching to your current channel. (If you
press the ALT. CH button while in VCR position, the TV will change
to the channel you last selected before choosing channel 3 or 4 to
use the VCR. However, the TV channel will not be clear, because you
are in VCR position.)
F.FWD(Fast Forward)/B Button
When playback is stopped, press to fast
forward the tape at high
speed. During playback, press to fast forward the tape while the pic-
ture stays on the screen. Details are on page 41. Or, use to adjust the
controls in some TV menus.
TV Button
Press to operate the TV. Details are on page 21.
CBL/DBS Button
Press to operate the Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System.
Details are on page 22.
TIME SEARCH Button
Press to fast forward or rewind the tape a specific length of time.
Details are on page 40.
ENTER Button
Press after pressing the Number buttons to select a channel at the TV
or the Cable Box. Details are on pages 21-22.