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- Page 1 Video Cassette Recorder VRA641AT Owner’s Manual I m p o r t a n t ! R e t u r n y o u r W a r r a n t y R e g i s t r a t i o n C a r d w i t h i n 1 0 d a y s .
- 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
Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual. This manual has seven sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording; Playing; Additional Features; and Information You May Need. The instructions explain all of the VCR’s features, which are listed below. Features •... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
4 Table of Contents Setting Up Your VCR Introduction ............3 Table of Contents . -
Page 5: Before Using Your Vcr 5
Removing the Plastic Cover from the Front Panel A thin, plastic cover may protect the front panel of your VCR. Before using the VCR, lift a corner of the plastic, then peel it off. Putting Batteries in the Remote Control To remove the battery compartment lid, push in the tab, then pull up the lid. -
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 Direct Broadcast System, please refer to pages 8-9. After you hook up the VCR, please go to page 10 to turn on the VCR. - Page 7 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the RF OUT Jack on the back of the VCR and to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV. (You may use either a snap-on type or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer. A snap-on type is supplied.) Antenna or Cable...
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Page 8: Hookups With A Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
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. •... - Page 9 Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 With this connection: • You may watch one channel while recording another. • You may not record scrambled channels. ANT.IN AUDIO RF OUT VIDEO CH3 CH4 Cable signal RF coaxial cable Connections Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN jack.
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Page 10: Turning On Your Vcr
10 Turning on Your VCR Before turning on your VCR, make sure batteries are in the remote control and the VCR, TV, and Cable Box/DBS (if applicable) are connected. Press the VCR button, then press the POWER button. Turn on the TV. Set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever channel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. -
Page 11: Automatic Channel Setup 11
Although your VCR may automatically memorize the channels you receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets you set up channels again. Make each entry within one minute of the previous entry. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SELECT , 9 CHOOSE >/OK VCR SET UP... -
Page 12: Automatic Channel Setup
12 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) Adding/Deleting Channels Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SELECT , 9 CHOOSE >/OK VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select TUNER SET UP, then press the FF :/OK button. -
Page 13: Setting The Clock 13
There are four ways to set the VCR’s clock: Manually, with Time Zone Selection, with Manual PBS Channel Selection, or with Automatic PBS Channel Selection. Cable Box/DBS users must set the clock manually. Before you set the clock, make sure: •... - Page 14 14 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button repeatedly to set the TIME. Every time you press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button, the time changes in one-minute increments. If you press and hold the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button, the time changes in 30-minute increments.
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Page 15: Helpful Hints
Time Zone Selection Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the FF :/OK button. SELECT , 9 CHOOSE >/OK CLOCK LANGUAGE ENGLISH VCR PLUS+ CH. TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select CLOCK, then press the FF :/OK button. - Page 16 16 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Manual PBS Channel Selection Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the FF :/OK button. Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select CLOCK, then press the FF :/OK button.
- Page 17 Automatic PBS Channel Selection Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the FF :/OK button. Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select CLOCK, then press the FF :/OK button.
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Page 18: Daylight-Savings Time
18 Daylight-Savings Time Follow the steps below to program the VCR so its clock will automatically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the FF :/OK button. -
Page 19: Language Selection 19
Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen displays and menus. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SELECT , 9 CHOOSE >/OK VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the FF :/OK button. -
Page 20: Remote Control Buttons
Details are on page 48. Press to select an item in the VCR menu. For some PHILIPS or PHILIPS MAGNAVOX TVs only: After pressing the TV button, press this button to select an item in the TV menu. -
Page 21: Remote Control Buttons
For some PHILIPS and PHILIPS MAGNAVOX TVs only: Press the TV button, then press this button to access the TV on-screen displays or to exit the TV menu. -
Page 22: Display Panel
22 Display Panel VCR Display Panel Information about VCR operations appears here. Different information appears at different times. The display is brighter when the VCR power is on. The display dims automatically when you turn off the VCR power. Cassette Compartment Insert a tape here. -
Page 23: Front Panel 23
STOP/EJECT Button Press once to stop the tape. When tape playback is stopped, press to eject the tape. POWER Button Press to turn the VCR power on and off. STILL/PAUSE Button During tape playback, press once to freeze the picture. Press repeatedly to advance the Still picture frame by frame. -
Page 24: Rear Panel
24 Rear Panel ANT(enna) IN Jack Connect your antenna or cable here. Details are on pages 6-9. AUDIO OUT Jacks Connect cables going to the AUDIO IN jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio system here. Details are on pages 41 and AUDIO IN Jacks Connect cables coming from the AUDIO OUT jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio source here. -
Page 25: On-Screen Status Displays 25
An on-screen status display, which includes the current VCR operation and other information (see illustration), will appear when you press the EXIT/STATUS button or certain function buttons. The contents of the status display will vary. ON SCREEN MODE ON: Whenever you press the PLAY 8 button or the STOP 9 •... -
Page 26: Setting The Remote Control To Operate A Tv
JVC ....05 MAGNAVOX ..01, 02, 03 MITSUBISHI ... .13 PANASONIC . -
Page 27: Setting The Remote Control To Operate A Cable Box/Dbs 27
VIDEOWAY ..03, 09, 22 ZENITH ..03, 09, 22 MAGNAVOX DBS ..42, 43 RCA DBS ....40 SONY DBS . -
Page 28: Playing
28 Playing Read and follow the steps below to play a tape. 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. 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). -
Page 29: Recording 29
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. Insert a tape with its record tab intact (details are on page 5) in the VCR. -
Page 30: One-Touch Recording
30 One-Touch Recording The One-Touch Recording (OTR) function allows you to start an immediate timed recording 30 minutes to six hours long of the channel you are watching. Before you begin, make sure: • Channels are set up. Details are on pages 11-12. •... -
Page 31: Recording One Channel/Watching Another 31
Press the VCR button. Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start a recording of the current channel. Details are on page 29. Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV position. The VCR light will disappear from the display panel. Use the TV remote control to select the channel you want to watch at the TV. -
Page 32: Setting Up The Vcr Plus+ Programming System
32 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 information. - Page 33 Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 33 Now, compare the channel numbers you have written into the VCR PLUS+ CH. and CABLE/TV CH. columns. You’ll notice that some stations have VCR Plus+ and Cable/TV channel numbers that are the same, and other stations have channel numbers that do not match.
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Page 34: Timer Recording With The Vcr Plus+ Programming System
34 Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System Follow the steps below to program a timer recording using PlusCode programming numbers. Before you begin make sure: • Channels are set up. Details are on pages 11-12. • The clock is set. Details are on pages 13-17. •... -
Page 35: Timer Recording With The Vcr Plus+ Programming System
Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 35 Press the FF :/OK button. If the VCR PLUS+ and CABLE/TV channel lists appear on the screen, the CABLE/TV channel has not been set for the VCR PLUS+ channel of the program you have set in step 4. -
Page 36: Quick Programming
36 Quick Programming Follow the steps below to program your VCR to record TV programs while you’re away from home. The VCR will turn itself on, record, and turn itself off automatically. Before you begin make sure: • Channels are programmed. Details are on pages 11-12. •... - Page 37 Press the Number 1/START + or Number 4/START– button to set the recording’s start time. Every time you press a button, the start time changes in one-minute increments. If you press and hold a button, the start time changes in 30-minute increments.
- Page 38 38 Quick Programming (cont’d) Press the Number 3/DATE+ or Number 6/DATE– button to set the recording date. Every time you press a button, the date changes in one-day increments. If you press and hold a button, the date changes quickly. The day of the week will appear automatically.
- Page 39 Checking, Editing, or Clearing Timer Recordings Press the VCR button, then press the TIMER button. SELECT , 9 CHOOSE >/OK VCR PLUS+ QUICK PROGRAMMING PROGRAM REVIEW TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select PROGRAM REVIEW, then press the FF :/OK button.
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Page 40: Timer Recording Speed Setting
40 Timer Recording Speed Setting If a program is recording in SP and there is not enough tape to record the entire program, the VCR automatically switches to SLP to allow complete recording if TIMER REC SPEED is set to AUTO. -
Page 41: Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 41
The instructions on this page show you how to copy tapes. The illustration uses two VRA641 VCRs. Different VCRs may operate differently. To duplicate a tape, make the connections shown, then follow steps 1-6. (You may use the AUDIO and VIDEO In jacks on the front of VCR 2 instead if you prefer.) VCR 1 Playing VCR ANT.IN... -
Page 42: Index Search
42 Index Search When you make a recording, the VCR automatically places an index code at the beginning of the recording. Essentially, an index code is a type of “bookmark” for your tape. This feature is useful if you have several different programs recorded on a single tape. Fast forward or rewind to the next or previous index code on the tape by following the steps below. -
Page 43: Multi-Channel Television Sound System 43
The VRA641 can receive and record programs broadcast in stereo or second audio. It can also play back tapes recorded in stereo or second audio. • Second Audio You can program your VCR so you can hear a program that is being broadcast in second audio or a tape that was recorded in second audio. - Page 44 44 Multi-Channel Television Sound System (cont’d) To receive and record programs broadcast in second audio, follow steps 1-6. To receive and record a program broadcast in stereo, make one of the connections shown, then follow steps 1-6. If you have a Stereo and a Monitor TV, use a video cable to connect the VCR’s VIDEO OUT Jack to the TV’s VIDEO IN Jack.
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Page 45: Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback 45
If a tape is recorded in Hi-Fi stereo, follow the steps below to play the tape in Hi-Fi stereo. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. SELECT , 9 CHOOSE >/OK VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select VCR SET UP, then press the FF :/OK button. -
Page 46: Video Stabilizer
46 Video Stabilizer You can correct vertical vibration when playing back tapes. When VIDEO STABILIZER is set to ON, vertical vibration will be corrected automatically. VIDEO STABILIZER is set to OFF when you receive the VCR. Follow the steps below to set VIDEO STABILIZER to ON. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. -
Page 47: Smartpicture 47
You can make the tape playback picture softer, sharper, more natural, or more distinct by adjusting the SmartPicture setting. SmartPicture is set to NATURAL when you receive the VCR. Follow the steps below to adjust the SmartPicture setting. Press the VCR button, then press the SMARTPICTURE button. -
Page 48: Playback Options
48 Playback Options Forward and Reverse Searching During tape playback, press and release the FF :/OK button or the REW(ind) ; button. A fast forward or reverse picture search will begin. To return to playback, press the PLAY 8 button. Viewing a Still Picture During tape playback, press the STILL/SLOW A still picture will appear on the screen. -
Page 49: Child Lock 49
The Child Lock feature disables the buttons on the VCR and remote control. When the VCR is on, press and hold the POWER button on the remote control for more than seven seconds until a dash (-) appears to the right of the clock on the display panel. -
Page 50: Blue Background
50 Blue Background If you want the TV screen to be solid blue when a weak signal is received, set BLUE BACKGROUND to ON. The screen will be blue and the sound will be muted. Or, if you want to receive the weak signal, set BLUE BACKGROUND to OFF. -
Page 51: Automatic Operation Features 51
Automatic Playback When you put a tape in the VCR, the power will come on automatically. 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 52: Glossary
52 Glossary AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks located on the front and back of the VCR which are used to record audio from another source (IN) or to send audio to another source (OUT). Automatic Channel Programming: process in which the VCR scans all available channels and places the ones you receive in its memory. -
Page 53: Specifications 53
Specifications 53 Video Heads Four heads with Hi-Fi stereo 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; 60 Hz Power Consumption 19 W Operating Temperature... -
Page 54: Helpful Hints
54 Helpful Hints If you are having problems with your VCR, check the following list of problems and possible solutions before requesting service. You may be able to solve the problem yourself. If you need to call a customer service representative, please know the model number and serial number of your product before you call. - Page 55 Tape can’t be removed. • Make sure the power plug is completely connected to an AC (alternating current) outlet. The motor (cylinder) rotates even when the VCR is in Stop mode. • To enable the quick play mechanism, the cylinder will rotate for about five minutes. This is normal. The quick play mechanism enables the tape mechanism to switch from Stop mode to Play mode in one second.
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Page 56: Limited Warranty
RENEWED 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY... -
Page 57: Index 57
ac power cord ....24 accessories ....60 ant(enna) in jack ..6-9, 24 audio in/out jacks .23-24, 41, 44,52 audio/mute button . -
Page 60: Accessories
UPPLIED The following items are supplied with your VCR; they are provided to help you use or set up your VCR. Remote Control 4835 218 37245 Two AA Batteries 4835 138 17012 PTIONAL The following additional items are not provided with your VCR, but they are designed for use with your new VCR.