PHILIPS VRA211AT
Owner's Manual

Recording 25
Read and follow the steps below to record a television program. 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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1 2

Turn on the TV. Insert a tape in the VCR.

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POWER VCR/TV EJECT

Insert a tape with its record tab intact in the VCR. Press the VCR button.

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VCR

TV

PLAY
MENU

REW STOP

F.FWD

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CLEAR

STATUS/EXIT

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.

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ALT. CH

CH VOL

Press the SPEED button until the desired tape speed appears briefly on-screen. (Details about tape speed are on page 30.)

SPEED

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REC/OTR

MEMORY

PAUSE/STILL

MUTE

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Use the CH(annel) o/p button or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded.

Press the REC(ord)/OTR button once to start recording. The REC(ord) light will appear.

Helpful Hints
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. � If you press the REC(ord)/OTR button when there is not a tape in the VCR, NO CASSETTE will flash onscreen. � 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-screen. � Other recording options are on pages 26 - 32. � 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.

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To stop recording, press the STOP/p button.