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- Page 1 Video Cassette Recorder VRX364AT 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 VCR, equipped with a HQ (High Quality) system, is compati- ble with existing VHS (video home system) equipment. Philips Consumer Electronics Company recommends that you use only video cassette tapes that have been tested and inspected for use in two, four, six, and eight hour VCRs, and which are labeled with the mark. -
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
Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote control by pressing in the tab, then lifting the lid. Place two AA batteries inside the battery compartment with their polarities ( + and – ends) aligned as indicated. Replace the battery compartment 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 Digital Satellite System, please refer to pages eight-nine. If you have a Stereo TV, please go to page 10. -
Page 7: Hookups Without A Cable Box
Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the 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 (supplied) or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer.) Antenna or Cable AUDIO... -
Page 8: Hookups With A Cable Box/Digital Satellite System
8 Hookups With a Cable Box/Digital Satellite System This connection allows you to view any channel. After you connect the Cable Box/Digital Satellite System, 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 Hookups With a Cable Box/Digital Satellite System (cont’d) 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/Digital Satellite System, and TV as shown below, the features on this page will be available.
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Page 10: Hookups With A Stereo Tv
10 Hookups With a Stereo TV VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (red and white) OUT Jacks Audio and Video cables are not supplied. Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the back of the VCR. Connect a video cable to the yellow VIDEO OUT Jack on the back of the VCR. -
Page 11: Turning On Your Vcr 11
Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in the remote control and the VCR and TV are connected correctly. Follow the steps on this page only when you plug the VCR power cord into the wall outlet for the first time. You may not be able to program channels at step 5 if you are using a Cable Box. -
Page 12: Channel Memory
12 Channel Memory Programming Channels Although your VCR may automatically memorize the channels you receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets you reprogram channels. Press the VCR button. Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. TO SELECT PUSH NO. -
Page 13: Channel Memory
Adding/Deleting Channels Press the VCR button. Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP. Press the Number 4 button to select ADD/DELETE CH. SELECT CHANNEL NUMBER CH – – TO END PUSH EXIT Use the Number buttons to enter the channel number. -
Page 14: Setting The Clock
14 Setting the Clock There are two ways to set the clock. With manual clock setting, you tell the VCR the current time. With automatic clock setting, the VCR gets the current time from your local PBS station. It keeps track of the time by constantly referring to the time broad- casted by your PBS station. - Page 15 Press two Number buttons for the hour(s) and two Number buttons for the minute(s). Then press 1 for AM or 2 for PM. For example, for 2:15 PM, press 02, 15, 2. Enter a 0 before a single digit number. Entries that do not match the VCR’s internal calendar will cause a question mark (?) to appear on-screen.
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Page 16: Automatic Clock Setting
16 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Automatic Clock Setting Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP 4 SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Press the Number 4 button to select SET CLOCK. - Page 17 Time Zone When using the AUTO CLOCK function, you can specify a time zone in which a local PBS channel is located. That way, the VCR will update the clock according to your time zone. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display.
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Page 18: Daylight-Saving Time Selection
18 Daylight-Saving Time Selection Daylight-Saving Time Selection You may program the VCR so its clock will automatically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October. Daylight-Saving Time is set to ON prior to shipment from the fac- tory. -
Page 19: Language Selection 19
Language Selection Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen displays. Press the VCR button. Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP 4 SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT... -
Page 20: Setting The Remote To Operate A Tv
TV. PHILCO ....14 PHILIPS ....01 PHILIPS MAGNAVOX. .01, 02, 03 QUASAR . -
Page 21: Setting The Remote To Operate A Cable Box/Digital Satellite System 21
Setting the Remote to Operate a Cable Box/Digital Satellite System 21 Your VCR remote control may operate your Cable Box or Digital Satellite System. If the remote control doesn’t operate your Cable Box or Satellite System now, follow the steps below to program your remote control. -
Page 22: Remote Control Buttons
22 Remote Control Buttons When playback is stopped, press to eject the tape. Press to turn on or off the VCR, TV, Cable Box, or Digital Satellite System. (You must first press the TV, VCR, or CBL/DSS button.) In Record mode, press to temporarily stop the recording (pause). Press a second time to resume normal recording. - Page 23 When in Stop mode, press to fast forward the tape at high speed. When in Play mode, press to fast forward while the picture stays on- Or, if you have a Magnavox TV, press when in TV mode to adjust (increase) the picture controls in the TV menu system.
- Page 24 24 Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) Press to erase incorrect data when programming VCR functions. Also, press to reset the real time counter. Details are on page 45. Press to memorize a tape position at which the real time counter was set to 0:00:00.
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Page 25: Vcr Display Panel 25
VCR Display Panel Information about VCR operations appears here. h e a d VIDEO AUDIO POWER Timer Light This light glows when you turn off the VCR when a timer recording has been set. It also glows when a one touch recording has been set. It flashes when you turn off the VCR if a timer recording has been set but a tape has not been placed... -
Page 26: Front Panel
26 Front Panel POWER Button Press to turn the VCR power on and off. h e a d VIDEO AUDIO POWER VCR/TV AUDIO IN Jacks Connect the cables coming from the audio out jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio source here. -
Page 27: Front Panel
Remote Sensor Receives an infrared signal from your remote control so you can operate your VCR from a distance. h e a d VIDEO AUDIO POWER VCR/TV VCR/TV Button Use to select the signal that your TV receives. VCR Position Use to watch a tape, to watch a pro- gram while recording it, or to watch a TV broadcast using the CHANNEL... -
Page 28: Rear Panel
28 Rear Panel VIDEO OUT Jack Connect a cable going to the VIDEO IN Jack of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio-visual source (laser disc, video disc player, etc.) here. Details are on pages 10, 42 and 50. VIDEO IN Jack Connect a cable coming from the VIDEO OUT Jack of a camcorder, AC Power Cord... -
Page 29: On-Screen Status Displays 29
A status display, which includes the current time, channel, and other information (see illustration), will appear when you press the STA- TUS/EXIT button or certain function buttons. The contents of the sta- tus display may vary. There are three status display modes: ON SCREEN ON: Whenever you press the STOP button or the PLAY button, the sta- tus display will appear for five seconds. -
Page 30: Playing
30 Playing Read and follow the steps below to play a tape. Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever 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 and the Cassette-Inside light on the display panel of the VCR will appear). -
Page 31: Recording 31
Read and follow the steps below to record a television program. Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. Insert a tape with its record tab intact (see page five) in the VCR. -
Page 32: Recording One Channel/Watching Another
32 Recording One Channel/Watching Another Start a recording (see page 31). Press the VCR button. Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV position. The VCR light will disappear from the VCR’s display panel. Press the TV button, then press the CHANNEL (Up/Down) or Number buttons to choose the channel you want to watch. -
Page 33: One Touch Recording 33
The one touch recording (OTR) function allows you to program an immediate timed recording 30 minutes to eight hours long without setting the timer. Before you begin, make sure: Channels are programmed. The desired recording speed (SP, LP, or SLP) has been selected with the (Tape) SPEED button. - Page 34 34 Timer Recording Follow the steps below to program your VCR to record TV pro- grams while you’re away from home. You can program up to eight timer recordings. For each one, the VCR will turn itself on, record, and turn itself off automatically. Before you begin make sure: Channels are programmed.
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Page 35: Helpful Hints
Use the Number buttons (1 - 8) to select a slot in which to store the timer recording. There are eight timer recording slots. Open slots will flash on-screen. NOTE: If you enter a number for a slot that has already been used to store a timer recording, PREVIOUSLY SET PROGRAM will appear on- screen for a few seconds. -
Page 36: Timer Recording
36 Timer Recording (cont’d) Press the Number 1 button to record in SP speed, press the Number 2 button to record in LP speed, or press the Number 3 button to record in SLP speed. (For details, see the chart below.) You cannot use the (Tape) SPEED button at this time. - Page 37 Checking or Cancelling Timer Recordings With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display panel), press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the Number 1 button to select PROGRAM. Press the Number 4 button to select PROGRAM REVIEW. The timer recording information for the program in the lowest numbered slot will appear on-screen.
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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: Setting Up The Vcr Plus+ Programming System
Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 39 Now, compare the channel numbers you have written in 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. -
Page 40: Timer Recording With The Vcr Plus+ Programming System
40 Timer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System Follow the steps below to program a timer recording using the PlusCode programming numbers in your TV guide. Before you begin, make sure: Channels are programmed (page 12). The VCR Plus+ and Cable/TV channel numbers are entered (pages 38 - 39). -
Page 41: Timer Recording With The Vcr Plus+ Programming System
Timer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 41 Press the Number 1 button to record in SP speed, the Number 2 button to record in LP speed, or the Number 3 button to record in SLP speed. Your selection will appear to the right of REC SPEED on-screen, although SP=1 LP=2 SLP=3 will continue to flash. -
Page 42: Rerecording (Tape Duplication)
42 Rerecording (Tape Duplication) VCR 1 - Playing VCR 1. Audio cables from AUDIO OUT Jacks of VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jacks of VCR 2. Video cable from VIDEO OUT Jack of VCR 1 to VIDEO IN Jack of VCR 2 Audio and Video cables are not supplied. -
Page 43: Repeat Playback 43
Repeat Playback Follow the steps below to program the VCR to play a tape over and over. Press the VCR button. Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP 4 SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT... -
Page 44: Time Search
44 Time Search Time Search Follow the steps below to program the VCR to search forward or backward a specific length of time. Press the VCR button. Press the TIME SEARCH button to bring up the time search display. There must be a tape in the VCR. TIME SEARCH 0:00 ENTER SEARCH TIME... -
Page 45: Real Time Counter Memory 45
Real Time Counter Memory Follow the steps below to reset the real time counter to zero at a tape location you want to refer to later. Play, fast forward, or rewind a tape to the location that you would like to refer to later. Press the STOP button to stop the tape. -
Page 46: Special Effects Playback
46 Special Effects Playback Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) When in Play mode, press and release the F.FWD button or the REW(ind) button. A fast forward or reverse picture search will begin. To return to playback, press the PLAY button. Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP) When in Play mode, press the F.FWD button or the REW (ind) button, then press again. -
Page 47: Special Effects Playback
Viewing a Slow Motion Picture When in Play mode, press the SLOW button. The tape will play in slow motion. NOTE: You can control the speed of slow motion playback by pressing the VAR(iable). SLOW buttons. To release Slow mode and return to normal playback, press the PLAY button or press the SLOW button again. -
Page 48: Automatic Operation Features
48 Automatic Operation Features The following playback features will always operate: 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. If a timer recording is set, the power will not come on automati- cally when you insert a tape with the record tab intact. - Page 49 Manual Tracking To adjust the tracking manually, press the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons on the VCR during tape playback. NOTES: • This function is controlled only by the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons on the VCR. The CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons on the remote con- trol will not adjust tracking.
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Page 50: Mts Broadcast Stereo System
50 MTS Broadcast Stereo System Your VCR can play recordings broadcast in Hi-Fi (high fidelity) stereo, which produces a crisp, clear sound from two sources. Your VCR also can play tapes recorded in a second audio (usually, that means your program is recorded in a second language). - Page 51 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP. TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 TV 2 CABLE TV 3 AUTO PROGRAMMING 4 ADD/DELETE CH 5 CH MEMORY REVIEW 6 TV STEREO 7 2ND AUDIO TO END PUSH EXIT Press the Number 6 button to select TV STEREO or the...
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Page 52: Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System
52 Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System Multi-Channel Television Sound System broadcasts are automati- cally recorded in Hi-Fi stereo sound. To play in Hi-Fi stereo tapes recorded in Hi-Fi stereo, however, you’ll need to follow the steps below. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP. - Page 53 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP. TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 TV 2 CABLE TV 3 AUTO PROGRAMMING 4 ADD/DELETE CH 5 CH MEMORY REVIEW 6 TV STEREO 7 2ND AUDIO TO END PUSH EXIT...
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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. No power • Make sure the power plug is completely connected to an AC (alternating current) outlet. •... -
Page 55: Helpful Hints
TV programs cannot be watched normally. • Put the VCR in TV position. (Press the VCR/TV button so that the VCR light disappears from the display panel. For details see pages 22 and 27.) • Check the connections between the VCR, TV, antenna/cable, and Cable Box/Digital Satellite System (if applicable). -
Page 56: Glossary
56 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 57: Specifications 57
Specifications 57 Video Heads Four heads – Hi-Fi 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; 60Hz Power Consumption Operating Temperature 41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C) Relative Humidity... -
Page 58: Limited Warranty
RENEWED 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY... -
Page 59: Index 59
ac power cord...28 accessories ...60 ant(enna) in jack ...6-10, 28 audio in/out jacks...10, 26, 28, ...42, 50, 56 automatic playback ...48 rewind, eject, off...48 batteries ...5 cassette compartment...25 cassette-inside light ...25 cbl/dss button ...5, 21-22 ch3/ch4 switch ...6-9, 28 channel above 100...23 adding ...13 deleting ...13... -
Page 60: Supplied Accessories
Two “AA” Batteries 4835 138 17012 RF Coaxial Cable, 75 ohm 4835 323 27011 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.