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- Page 1 Video Cassette Recorder VRX442 VRX462 Owner’s Manual I M P O R T A N T ! Return Your Warranty Registration Card Within 10 Days. See Why Inside.
- Page 2 Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the benefits you’re entitled to. Once your PHILIPS MAGNAVOX purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS MAGNAVOX product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once.
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Page 3: Introduction 3
This manual has six sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording; Playing; and Information You May Need. The instructions explain all of the VCR’s features, which are listed below. You cannot hurt your VCR by trying the features! So read on – and relax. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Timer Recording ..........34 - 37 Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System ......38 - 39 Timer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System . -
Page 5: Before Using Your Vcr 5
Replace the battery compartment lid. Using the Remote Control • Point the remote control at the VCR’s remote sensor. • Do not put objects between the remote control and the VCR. • Press the VCR button before pressing other VCR operation but- tons. •... -
Page 6: Hookups Without A Cable Box
6 Hookups Without a Cable Box The basic VCR/TV connection – antenna/cable to VCR to TV – is shown below. If you have a Cable Box or a Digital Satellite System Receiver, please refer to pages eight-nine. After you hook up the VCR, please go to page 10 to turn on the VCR. -
Page 7: Hookups Without A Cable Box
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. To operate your VCR with your TV, 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 3. -
Page 8: Hookups With A Cable Box/Dss Receiver
8 Hookups With a Cable Box/DSS Receiver This connection allows you to view any channel. After you connect the Cable Box/DSS Receiver, VCR, and TV as shown below, the features described on this page will be available. 1. Connect a Cable signal to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DSS Receiver. - Page 9 This connection allows you to program an unattended recording of more than one unscram- bled channel and to watch one channel while recording another. After you connect the VCR, Cable Box/DSS Receiver, and TV as shown below, the features on this page will be available.
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Page 10: Turning On Your Vcr
- nine. If you are going to set up the Controller now, connect the Controller before you begin. Details are on page 42. If you plan to set up the VCR Plus+ Programming System now, complete the charts on page 38 before you begin. -
Page 11: Turning On Your Vcr
PUSH MENU TO SET REF MAP OR... TO END PUSH EXIT If you do not want to set up the VCR Plus+ Programming System now, press the EXIT/STATUS button. You may set up the VCR Plus+ Programming System later by following the instructions on pages 38 - 39. -
Page 12: Automatic Channel Programming
MING. AUTO SET PROCEEDING/PLEASE WAIT and a scale that shows the progress of programming will appear on-screen. The VCR will place all the channels you receive into its memory. Wait for a few minutes while the VCR programs chan- nels. When programming is complete, AUTO SET COMPLETED will appear on-screen. -
Page 13: Automatic Channel Programming
SPEED VCR/TV SLOW SEARCH REMOTE LOCATOR Helpful Hint grammed by your VCR, follow these steps. the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP. 3) Press the Number 5 button to select CH MEMORY REVIEW. If all the pro- grammed channels don’t fit on the screen, press the Number 1 button to see the next screen of channels. -
Page 14: Setting The Clock
Before you set the clock, make sure: • The VCR power is on. • The VCR light appears on the display panel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once. • Channels are programmed. Details are on page 12. -
Page 15: Helpful Hints
Press the POWER button to turn off the VCR. Auto will flash in the display panel until the clock is set. Leave the VCR turned off until the time appears on the display panel. Setting the Clock (cont’d) 15... -
Page 16: Manual Pbs Channel Selection
TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN TO END PUSH EXIT Press the Number 2 button to select SET PBS CH. MAN- UAL to tell the VCR the PBS channel from which to take the time. Use the Number buttons to enter your PBS channel num- ber. - Page 17 Auto will flash in the display panel until the clock is set. Leave the VCR power off until the clock is set. If --:-- appears on the display panel after you turn off the VCR, the VCR could not find the time.
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Page 18: Daylight-Saving Time Selection
18 Daylight-Saving Time Selection Daylight-Saving Time Selection Follow the steps below to program the VCR so its clock will auto- matically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. -
Page 19: Language Selection 19
3 TUNER SET UP 4 INPUT SELECT 5 SET CLOCK 6 SET REMOTE LOCATOR TO END PUSH EXIT Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP. TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 SET REPEAT PLAY (OFF) 2 ON SCREEN MODE... -
Page 20: Remote Control Buttons
Cable Box/DSS Receiver, TV, or VCR. MENU Button PLAY Press to access the main VCR menu. If you have a Magnavox or Philips TV, press the TV button, then the MENU button, to access the TV menu sys- tem. VCR PLUS+... -
Page 21: Remote Control Buttons
When in Play mode, press to advance the tape while the picture stays on- PAUSE/STILL screen. Details are on page 56. Or, if you have a Magnavox or Philips TV, press to adjust (increase) the picture PLAY controls. LIGHT Button... -
Page 22: Display Panel
PLAY TIMER PAUSE Line Input Mode Light When L appears here, the VCR is in Line Input mode. (Select Line Input mode by pressing Number buttons 00. Exit Line Input mode by using the Number buttons or the CHANNEL Up/Down buttons to select another channel.) -
Page 23: Display Panel
31, 36, and 58. Display Panel (cont’d) 23 Remote Sensor Receives a signal from your remote control so you can operate your VCR from a distance. Press the VCR but- ton on the remote control before pressing other VCR operation buttons. PLAY... -
Page 24: Front Panel
VCR position. TV Position: Use to watch TV or to watch one program while recording another. Details are on page 33. The VCR light will not appear on the display panel when the VCR is in TV position. FF (Fast Forward) Button When tape playback is stopped, press to fast forward the tape at high speed. -
Page 25: Rear Panel 25
AUDIO OUT Jacks Connect cables going to the AUDIO IN jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 47. The VRX442 has a single AUDIO OUT Jack. The VRX462 (pictured) has Right and Left AUDIO OUT Jacks. -
Page 26: Setting The Remote Control To Operate A Tv
PANASONIC ......07, 17 PHILIPS ........01 RCA . -
Page 27: Setting The Remote Control To Operate A Cable Box/Dss Receiver 27
Setting the Remote Control to Operate a Cable Box/DSS Receiver 27 Your VCR remote control may operate your Cable Box or DSS Receiver. Follow these steps to set the remote control code. Point the remote control at your Cable Box/DSS Receiver. -
Page 28: On-Screen Status Displays
To select one of the status display modes, follow these steps. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP. TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 SET REPEAT PLAY (OFF) -
Page 29: Remote Locator 29
VCR’s remote sensor and press any button to stop the beeping. The VCR may find other remote controls in your home, or even in an apartment complex. To program the VCR to find its remote control only, follow these steps. -
Page 30: Playing
Insert a tape in the VCR. The power will come on. The VCR will place itself in VCR position automatically (the VCR light will appear on the display panel of the VCR). If the VCR light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button once. If the tape’s record tab has been removed, playback will start automatically. -
Page 31: Recording 31
VCR. The power will come on. Press the VCR button. If the VCR light appears on the display panel of the VCR, go to step 5. If the VCR light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button once. -
Page 32: One Touch Recording
(Tape) SPEED button. Details are on pages 36 and 58. • There is a tape in the VCR. Make sure the tape’s record tab is intact (see page five) and the tape is long enough to record the program(s). If the end of the tape is reached during an OTR, recording will stop. -
Page 33: Recording One Channel/Watching Another 33
To return to the channel being recorded, use the TV remote control to select channel 03 or 04 (whichever chan- nel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to). Or, if the VCR remote control operates your TV, press the TV button, then use the CHANNEL Up/Down buttons to select channel 03 or 04. -
Page 34: Timer Recording
• The clock is set. Details are on pages 14 - 17. • There is a tape in the VCR. Make sure the tape’s record tab is intact and the tape is long enough to record the program(s). • The VCR is in VCR position. The VCR light will appear on the display panel of the VCR when the VCR is in VCR position. - Page 35 Use the Number buttons to enter the channel you want to record. • If you are using a standard antenna or cable to VCR to TV hookup (as shown on pages six - seven), enter the channel of the TV program you want to record.
- Page 36 Press the POWER button to turn off the VCR. The TIMER light will appear on the display panel. (The TIMER light and the Cassette-Inside light will flash if there is not a tape in the VCR.) The VCR must be turned off for a timer recording to take place.
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Page 37: Timer Recording
Checking or Clearing Timer Recordings Press the VCR button. Make sure the VCR is in VCR position. (The VCR light will appear on the display panel.) If the VCR light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button once. Press the MENU button. -
Page 38: Setting Up The Vcr Plus+ Programming System
38 Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System First, fill in the boxes on this page. It will only take a few minutes, and you must do it if you want the VCR Plus+ programming system to work properly. Since the channel numbers of the stations you receive may not be the same as the station numbers, and since channel numbers differ from area to area, you must program the VCR with your local channel infor- mation. - Page 39 Where the channel numbers DO NOT match, you must tell the VCR the VCR Plus+ and Cable/TV channel numbers according to the following steps. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.
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Page 40: Timer Recording With The Vcr Plus+ Programming System
• The clock is set. Details are on pages 14 - 17. • There is a tape in the VCR. Make sure the tape’s record tab is intact and the tape is long enough to record the program(s). • The VCR is in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display panel of the VCR). -
Page 41: Timer Recording With The Vcr Plus+ Programming System
Press the POWER button to turn off the VCR. The VCR must be turned off for a timer recording to take place. The TIMER light will appear on the display panel of the VCR when you turn off the VCR. The TIMER light and the Cassette-Inside light will flash if there is not a tape in the VCR. -
Page 42: Connecting The Controller
42 Connecting the Controller If you are using a Cable Box or DSS Receiver, connect the Controller to your VCR. The Controller will automatically select channels at the Cable Box or DSS Receiver during a timer recording. Leave your Cable Box or DSS Receiver turned on during a timer recording. -
Page 43: Setting The Controller To Operate A Cable Box 43
14. • Complete the steps on page 27 before proceeding. This will enable you to use the VCR remote control to operate the Cable Box, and you will learn your Cable Box code. • Make each entry within one minute of the previous entry. - Page 44 Cable Box (channel 03 or 04). • Press 0 if you connected the VIDEO/AUDIO OUT Jacks of the Cable Box to the VCR’s VIDEO/AUDIO IN Jacks. A/V CON- NECT A/V REAR ONLY will appear. • If you make a mistake, press the CLEAR button, then enter the correct output channel.
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Page 45: Setting The Controller To Operate A Dss Receiver 45
• Complete the steps on page 27 before proceeding. This will allow you to use the VCR remote control to operate the DSS Receiver, and you will learn your DSS Receiver code. Turn on the DSS Receiver; select a channel other than 205 at the DSS Receiver. -
Page 46: Setting The Controller To Operate A Dss Receiver
DSS Receiver (channel 03 or 04). • Press 0 if you connected the VIDEO/AUDIO OUT Jacks of the DSS Receiver to the VCR’s VIDEO/AUDIO IN Jacks. A/V will appear on-screen as the output channel. A/V CONNECT A/V REAR ONLY will appear. -
Page 47: Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 47
1. If the tape does not have a record tab, playback begins. If this happens, press the STOP/EJECT button on VCR 1 once. VCR 2 will record your tape. Insert a blank tape in VCR 2. Make sure the VCR power is on and the VCR is in VCR position. -
Page 48: Index Search
Press the VCR button. Make sure the VCR is in VCR position. (The VCR light will appear on the display panel when the VCR is in VCR position.) If the VCR light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button once. -
Page 49: Multi-Channel Television Sound System (Vrx462 Only) 49
These features are not available with the VRX442. Your VRX462 will do several additional things. • Second Audio You can program your VCR so that you can hear a program that is being broadcast in second audio or a tape that was recorded in second audio. (A second audio broad- cast is usually a program in a second language.) Follow the steps... -
Page 50: Multi-Channel Television Sound System (Vrx462 Only)
VCR’s RF OUT Jack to the TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack.) Helpful Hints • If you want to connect the VCR to a Stereo TV, follow these steps. 1) Connect the antenna or cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack. -
Page 51: Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback (Vrx462 Only) 51
Hi-Fi stereo. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP. Press the Number 7 button to select AUDIO OUT. Press the Number 1 button to select HIFI. (ON) will appear beside HIFI. -
Page 52: Tape Counter Memory
Press the PLAY button to watch the tape. CBL/DSS EJECT POWER MUTE CHANNEL F.ADV PAUSE/STILL PLAY VCR PLUS+ LIGHT /ENTER STOP EXIT/STATUS MENU CLEAR GO-TO /OTR INDEX MEMORY VAR. -
Page 53: Go-To Feature 53
Follow the steps below to program the VCR to go to a place on a tape with a specified tape counter location number. • Make sure the VCR is in VCR position. (The VCR light will appear on the display panel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) -
Page 54: Repeat Playback
54 Repeat Playback Follow the steps below to program the VCR to play a tape over and over. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP... -
Page 55: Video Stabilizer 55
3 TUNER SET UP 4 INPUT SELECT 5 SET CLOCK 6 SET REMOTE LOCATOR TO END PUSH EXIT Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP. TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 SET REPEAT PLAY (OFF) 2 ON SCREEN MODE... -
Page 56: Playback Options
• During Search, Slow, and Still modes, there will be no sound. • Slow and Still modes automatically switch to Stop mode after five min- utes to protect the VCR and the tape from damage. • During Forward or Reverse Searching, noise bars will appear on-screen. -
Page 57: Automatic Operation Features 57
Automatic Playback When you put a tape in the VCR, the power will come on auto- matically. If the tape’s record tab is missing, playback will begin. Automatic Rewind When a tape is played, fast forwarded, or recorded to its end, the VCR will rewind the tape to the beginning, then stop. -
Page 58: Glossary
(IN) or to send audio to another source (OUT). The VRX442 has single AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks on the front and back of the VCR. The VRX462 has Right and Left AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks on the front and back of the VCR. -
Page 59: Specifications 59
Specifications 59 Video Heads Four heads (VRX442) Four heads with Hi-Fi stereo (VRX462) Video Signal EIA standards; NTSC color Antenna VHF/UHF – 75 ohm external antenna terminal VHF Output Signal Channel 3 or 4 (switchable) 75 ohms unbalanced Power Requirement 120V AC;... -
Page 60: Helpful Hints
Cassette-Inside lights will blink on the display panel. • If the record tab on a tape is missing and you turn off the VCR to set a timer recording, the VCR will eject the tape. The TIMER and Cassette-Inside lights will blink on the display panel. -
Page 61: Helpful Hints
There is no playback picture, or the playback picture is noisy or contains streaks. • Make sure the TV is on the same channel as the VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. Details are on pages six - nine. • Make sure the VCR is in VCR position. Details are on pages 21, 22, 24, and 33. -
Page 62: Limited Warranty
RENEWED 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY... -
Page 63: Index 63
21, 24 remote control code button light position 21, 24 vcr plus+ channels vcr plus+ cross ref. map vcr plus+ programming system setting up 38, 39 timer recording 40, 41 vcr plus+/enter button 21, 40, 41 vcr/tv button... -
Page 64: Supplied Accessories
RF Coaxial Cable 4835 321 27302 Controller 4835 321 27344 If any of these items are not included, or if you need to replace an item, contact Philips Service Company at the address below. Philips Service Company P.O. Box 967...