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Philips VRX344AT Owner's Manual

Philips VRX344AT Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Manual ,.;,...
  • Page 2 As a member of the PHILIPS MAGNAVOX "family" you're entitled "exclamation point" calls attention...

  • Page 3: Introduction 3

    Introduction 3 • •i •e• •••• •• •• o• leleeee*oe• oeoo• •• •o• •• Jlee• ooo• oool •• • o• •e•• •. Jo• •• •• •eool •l e• •e• •• • •••• • •• •oo•o• • Welcome to yourVCR owner's manual•...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    4 Table of Contents Setting Up Your VCR Introduction ............Table of Contents ............Before Using Your VCR ........... Hookups Without a Cable Box .......... Hookups With a Cable Box/Digital Satellite System ......Hookups With a Stereo TV ..........Turning on YourVCR ...........

  • Page 5: Before Using Your Vcr

    Before Using Your V CR5 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.

  • Page 6: Hookups Without A Cable Box

    6 Hookups W ithout a Cable Box ..l.. OOQIOQIOi'i'O'O'OO'OOOOGOOO''O+OOOOOOIOOO++OIO.OQ.OI.IOOOQOI..OO.O+OG OOOOOOOOOIOOOO.OOOeOOOIOOOOOQOt..I.. 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.After you hook up theVCR,...

  • Page 7: Hookups Without A Cable Box

    Hookups W ithout a Cable Box(cont'd)7 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the Jack on the back of the 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...

  • Page 8: Hookups With A Cable Box/Digital Satellite System

    8 Hookups W itha Cable Box/Digital Satellite System • • • • ee •e • •e e• e• oo• oe oe • • • • 0• • •Q •• • •• 1• •• • •1 eo• o• 0o • • • •Q• ••...

  • Page 9: Hookups With A Cable Box/Digital Satellite System

    Hookups W itha Cable Box/Digital Satellite System (cont'd)9 QI o• • • oo o_•o• •e oQ Ioi o• • • oo• • • • e• o• • o• m• oo• •1 • • t• • •• o• • • o• •...
  • Page 10 I0 Hookups W itha Stereo TV antenna or cable to ANT(enna) IN Jack Audio andVideo IN Jacks on TV VIDEO (yellow) andAUDIO (white) OUT Jacks Video Cable Audio Cable • Audio and Video cables are not supplied. Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the back of the VCR.

  • Page 11: Turning On Yourvcr

    Turning o nYour V CR I I ee e• e• e• • •l e• •ee• •o• eo• •• o• •• •ol • • Jeoo• eee• •• •• •• •• •• •e• o• Je• o• e• •o • •• •i • e• .o•...

  • Page 12: Channel Memory

    12 Channel Memory Programming Channels Although yourVCR 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. PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP...
  • Page 13 Channel Memory (cont'd)13 • i• eo*ee• o• ee eeoee ee •• o• • e* o, •e • •• ••• • • o! • el Je •oe •• • •1 •l • m= • • •• • • • •= •o ••...

  • Page 14: Settingthe Clock

    14 Settingthe Clock you tell theVCR 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. If you are using a Cable Box or Digital Satellite System,...
  • Page 15 Setting theClock (cont'd) 1 5 Press two Number buttons for the hour(s) and two Number buttons for the minute(s).Then press I for AM or 2 for PM. For example, for 2:15 PM, press 02, 15, 2. • Enter a 0 before a single digit number. •...
  • Page 16 16 Setting theClock (cont'd) Automatic Clock Setting Press theVCR button, then press the MENU button bring up the main menu display. PUSH PROGRAM SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK SELECT SHOWN PUSH EXIT Press the Number 4 button to select SET CLOCK. UTO CLOCK [ON] El-MANUAL...
  • Page 17 Setting theClock (cont'd)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, theVCR will F._-CT update the clock according to your time zone. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button bring up the main menu display.

  • Page 18: Daylight-Savingtime Selection

    18 Daylight-SavingTime 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-SavingTime is set to ON prior to shipment from the fac- tory.

  • Page 19: Language Selection

    LanguageSelection 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. PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK __11 ELECT PUSH...

  • Page 20: Setting T Heremote T O Operateatv

    • Although the remote control that comes with your VCR will work most Magnavox TVs,as well as many TVs sold under other brand names,it is Within 30 seconds after releasing the MUTE button, press and release the TV button.

  • Page 21: Setting T Heremote To Operate A Cable Box/Digital Satellite S Ystem 21

    ..19, 20 ZENITH ..13, 14, 15 PHILIPS SATELLITE SYSTEM CODES MAGNAVOX ..26, 27 ....elpfu!_Hmts Press and release the MUTE button. • A/though the remote control that comes with your VCR will work most Cable Boxesand Satellite Systems,it...

  • Page 22: Remote Control Buttons

    SPEED MEMORY one row or selection |n the MagnavoxTV_ menu./ STOP Button--] Press to stop the tape. Or, ifyou have a Magnavox'l'V, press when in "IV mode to move down one row or selection in the Magnavox'l-V menu. STATUSIEXIT Button-- Press to see the on-screen status display or to remove status displays.
  • 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 stayson- screen. Detailsare on page 46. Or, if you have a Magnavox"IV, presswhen in "IV mode to adjust (increase) the picture controls in the "IV menu system. SLOW Button-- During tape playback, press to view the picture in slow motion.

  • Page 24: Remote Control Buttons

    24 Remote Control B uttons ( cont'd) CLEAR Press to erase incorrect data when programmingVCR functions.Also, press to reset the real time counter. Details are on page 45. MEMORY Press to memorize a tape position at which the real time counter was set to 0:00:00.

  • Page 25: Vcr Display Panel

    VCR Display P anel 2 5 • ol oe •• •• • •l • • •• • •• • • •• •• • •1 • • • • • • • 1• • • • •• • •• o• • •• •...

  • Page 26: Front Panel

    26 Front P anel PLAY Button Press to play a tape. Also, press to release Slow, Search or Still mode and to return to normal play- back. Details are on pages 46-47. POWER Button STOP/EJECT Button Press to turn theVCR _ower on and off. Press once to stop the tape.When playback is stopped, press to eject the tape.

  • Page 27: Front Panel

    Front P anel ( cont'd)27 • •o• •• •1 e• o• •• • •• • •• e• B• •i el• oe ii • o• • • •e• •1 eee• •• •e • •1 • • •1 • • • •• ••...

  • Page 28: Rearpanel

    28 RearPanel ANT(enna) IN Jack Connect your antenna or cable here. Details are on pages six-10. AUDIO IN Jack Connect the cable coming from the AUDIO OUT Jack of a camcorder, anotherVCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 42. AUDIO Jack Connect the cable going to the...

  • Page 29: On.screen S Tatus Displays 29

    On.Screen S tatus Displays 29 Function A status display, which includes the current time, channel, and other information (see illustration), will appear when you press the STA- Button TUS/EXIT button or certain function buttons.The contents of the sta- Pressed Time Channel tus display may vary.There are three status display modes: ON SCREEN...

  • Page 30: Playing

    30 Playing Read and follow the steps below to play a tape. Turn on the TV. Insert a tape in theVCR. Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever CH3/CH4 switch on the back of theVCR is set to. Insert a tape in theVCR.The power will come on.TheVCR will place itself in VCR position...

  • Page 31: Recording 31

    Recording 31 .._..;'e_..e, ... '_.' ...."i ...."_ on_'e_. • ooeJe illeJe ..p_ b Read and follow the ste evision pro Insert a tape in theVCR. Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever CH3/CH4 switch on the back of theVCR is set to.

  • Page 32: Recording One Channel/Watching Another

    32 Recording OneChannel/Watching Another Start a recording (see page 3 I). Press theVCR button. Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV position.The VCR light will disappear from theVCR's display panel. Press the TV button, then press the CHANNEL (UplDown) or Number buttons...

  • Page 33: One Touch Recording

    OneTouch Recording 3 3 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, L P,or SLP) has been selected with the (Tape)SPEEDbutton.

  • Page 34: Timer Recording

    34 Timer Recording !• • • •col•e••• eelll• • • • o• • ll • eolieiole • • • IB• • IIBI •tIooeleil •1 o• • • • •loci •llo•la • I• • el • •eel•o• o• •1• • 1•1••• Follow the steps below to program yourVCR to record TV pro- grams while you're away from home.You can program up to eight...
  • Page 35 Timer R ecording (cont'd) 3 5 Use the Number buttons (I - 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, PREVIOUSLYSETPROGRAM will appear on- screen for a few seconds.Then information about the program in that slot will be displayed on-screen.
  • Page 36 Press the Number I 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) SPEEDbutton at this time.

  • Page 37: Timer Recording

    Timer R ecording (cont'd) 3 7 Checking or Cancelling Timer Recordings With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display panel), press theVCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the Number I button to select PROGRAM. Press the Number 4 button to select PROGRAM...

  • Page 38: Setting Upthevcrplus+ Programming System

    38 Setting UptheVCRPlus+ 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 theVCR with your local channel infor- mation.To fill in the boxes,you will need I) a cable channel line-up list, if applicable (you can request one from your cable company), and 2) a chart that listsVCR Plus+ channel numbers, which you can find in your...

  • Page 39: Setting Up The Vcr Plus+ Programming System

    Setting U ptheVCR Plus+ Programming System (cont'd) 3 9 oo,, o,Q,,oe,,o,J • • ,,o, • o.Q,o • • • o• •= oooeltleeeojeeoeloJooioeoleolee• ,o•o • .coo • ,l•,,••,.eeoo, • leo,o•,,.•,Q., Examine Onpage _ists Now, compare the channel numbers you havewritten in theVCR PLUS+CH.

  • Page 40: Timer Recording Withthevcrplus+ Programming System

    40 Timer Recording WiththeVCRPlus+ Programming System • 11 eo el.. • ••.•eie • • el. • ee ...ee.elee..leit.e,.. • Qe • .eeeq • .e.e..ee...e.. • • • io.l•e.. eee.e.e,o eeeo • Follow the steps below to program a timer recording using the PlusCode programming numbers in your TV guide.
  • Page 41 Timer R ecording With theVCR Plus+ Programming System (cont'd) 4 1 oeeeotoeeleeeeleeee eeeeooeeelloo, aeeo • • • teeeeeoee•Qeeeeeeoee.eeeeee • • • • eeeeeeJeeleeeeeeeeeQ • • Press the Number I button to record in SP speed, the Number 2 button to record in LP speed, or the Number button to record...

  • Page 42: Rerecording (Tape Duplication)

    42 Rerecording (Tape Duplication) I - PlayingVCR 2 - Recording IEC_ 3. RF coaxial cable (supplied)from VCR's OUT Jack TV's ANTENNA IN Jack 2.Video cable fromVIDEO OUT Jack ofVCR I toVIDEO IN Jack ofVCR 2 • Audio andVideo cables are not supplied. The instructions on this page show you how to copy tapes.The illustration...

  • Page 43: Repeat Playback

    Repeat P layback43 Repeat Playback Follow the steps below to program theVCR to play a tape over and over. POWER IE,JECTA slow Press the VCR button. Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. /'T'TTO TO 432 I VCP.SETTUNERSELECT ENDPROGRAM CLOCK...

  • Page 44: Time Search

    44 Time Search Press the VCR button. Press theTIME SEARCH button to bring up the time search display.There must be a tape in theVCR. TIME SEARCH G:OQ N'rER SEARCH TIME Within I 0 seconds, use the Number buttons to enter the desired length of time you want to skip forward or back- ward, For example,for I hour,25 minutes, press Number buttons I, 2, 15.

  • Page 45: Real Time Counter Memory

    Real T ime Counter Memory45 • oee• • • oelee•*eeooeeeeoe••• •• • 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...

  • Page 46: Special Effects Playback

    46 Special Effects P layback When in Play mode, press and release the F.FWD button the REW(ind) button. A fast forward or reverse picture search will begin. To return to playback, p ress the PLAY button. Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP) When in Play mode, press the F.FWD button...

  • Page 47: Special Effects Playback

    Special Effects P layback (cont'd)47 _iow"_io_ion"_ic_ure" ..'_ii';win_'a .............. When in Playmode, press the SLOW button. The tape will play in slow motion. NOTE:You cancontrol the speedof slow motion playbackby 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 Automatic Playback When you put a tape in theVCR, 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: Automatic Operation Features

    Automatic O peration Features (cont'd)49 otooool oJeoooo looooeooeoooo Oooto.ooooJeel ooeoool ooeoQ Oueuo loeeool ooooo OooJeoo ooeol Jeooeoo OQ ooeoi JleJ • oeooe • Manual Tracking To adjust the tracking manually, press the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons on theVCR during tape playback. NOTES: •...

  • Page 50: Helpful Hints

    50 Helpful Hints i• • • • • •• • • • • • • • •• • • • • •t • • • • o1 • • • •• • • •• • •l •• • o• • • • •• •...
  • Page 51 Helpful Hints (cont'd) 51 • • • • • • e• •• • • • • e• •• • • • • • • e•.•o• • •• o1 _1_ •• e,_e• coo• ••eeoe• • • lee• • we•_ •• • •oo• •_B•_•...

  • Page 52: Glossary

    52 Glossary oQto_o oo oe leoeeei oeoJolooetoe_ J looJe oeoJo oeeoooe ooooo oeooo ooooeol leot I_olo Jool ooo_e oo ooeoe • • • • oooJl • AUDIO INIOUT Jacks: jacks located on the front and back of theVCR which are used to record audio from another source (IN) or to send audio to another source (OUT).

  • Page 53: Specifications

    Specifications Video Signal EIA standards; NTSC color Antenna VHF/UHF - 75 ohm external antenna terminal 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 10%to 80% Weight 5.95 Ibs.

  • Page 54: Limited Warranty

    54Limited W arranty • • • • ,o • •• • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • o• • • • • • • • • • • •• •• • o• • • • • • • • •• •...

  • Page 55: Index 55

    Index 55 ac power cord ......... 28 memory button ......24, 45 stop/eject button ......26 accessories ........56 menu button ........23 super high speed searching ..4 6 mute button ........1.24 super long play ......36, 52 ant(enna) in jack ....

  • Page 56: Supplied Accessories

    Check to be sure the items on this page are packed with your VCR. These accessories are provided to help you use or set up your VCR. Remote Control 4835 218 37204 Two "AA" Batteries 4835 138 17012 RF Coaxial Cable, 75 ohm 4835 323 2701 I If any of these items are not included, or if you need...

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