Helpful Hints - Philips/Magnavox VRX364AT Owner's Manual

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TV programs cannot be watched normally. _'
• Put theVCR in "IV position. (Press theVCR/'I'V button so that theVCR 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). (See pages six-I0 for details.)
Tape cannot be inserted.
• Insert the tape, window side up, with the record tab facing you.
• Make sure a tape isn't already in theYCR by pressing the ST•P/EJECT button on theVCR.
• Gently push on the center of the tape when putting it in theVCR. Never force the tape into theVCR.
• If a timer recording is programmed and theVCR power is off, you can not insert a tape without a record
tab.
Tape cannot be removed.
• Make sure the power plug is completely connected to an AC (alternating current) outlet.
• You have set a timer recording.Turn theVCR power on, then eject the tape. Be sure to insert a tape and
turn off the power for your timer recording.
VCR ejects the tape when the REC(ord)/OTR button is pressed or when theVCR power is
turned off to set a timer recording.
• Make sure the tape has a record tab (page five).
Channels above 13 cannot be received.
• Select CABLE TV at the TUNER SET UP menu (page 12),then let the VCR program the channels.
Poor reception
• You may need to tune your'IV again.
The motor (cylinder) rotates even when theVCR is in Stop mode.
• To enable the quick play mechanism, the cylinder will rotate for about five minutes.This is normal.
Satellite Hookups
• Watching one TV channelwhile recording another may not be possible if you havea satellite hookup.You
may haveto set your'IV to channel3 or 4, then make your channelselectionsat the satelliteconverter
box.
• With many satellite hookups, if you use accessory audio and video cables to connect yourVCR to your
TV, you will have to put yourVCR in Line Input mode.To enter Line Input mode, press0, 0, I or 0, 0, 2
on theVCR's remote control. AV REAR orAV FRONT will appear on your'IV screen briefly.
Line Input mode
• If you accidentally enter Line Input mode (AV FRONT orAV REAR will appear on yourTV screen
briefly), press the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons or use the Number buttons to select another channel.
Daylight-Saving Time
• When automatic Daylight-SavingTime is set, the clock time will change automatically as follows: on the
first Sunday in April, from 2 AM to 3 AM; on the last Sunday in October, from 2 AM to I AM.
• During the April time change, a timer recording programmed to start between 2 AM and 3 AM will not
record.A timer recording programmed to end between 2 AM and 3 AM will end when the clock moves
forward (2 AM).
• During the October time change, a recording cannot be started between the second I AM and 1:59 AM.
Hi-Fi Stereo Sound
• During playback, Hi-Fi audio may temporarily revert to normal audio when you adjust tracking. This is
normal.
• When connecting theVCR to a stereo TV, you will only get stereo sound if you use audio cables to con-
nect the AUDIO OUT jacks on theVCR to the AUDIO IN jacks on your-IV, and if the'l'V is in Line
(Auxiliary) Input mode.
• When you connect the AUDIO OUT jacks on theVCR to the AUDIO IN jacks on your'l-_, the stereo
light on the'IV might not glow. But, as long as the status display indicates you are receiving a stereo sig-
nal, you are receiving a stereo signal. This is normal.
• If Hi-Fi audio continually reverts to normal audio during playback, you may want to change AUDIO OUT
to MONO at step 4 on page 52.
• Only tapes recorded in Hi-Fi audio will play back in Hi-Fi audio. Tapes recorded in normal audio will play
back in monaural audio.