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- Page 2 MAGNAVOX product owner: Thank you for your confidence in MAGNAVOX.You've selected one of the best-built, best-backed products available today.And we'll do everything in our power to keep you happy with your purchase for many years to come. As a member of the MAGNAVOX"family"...
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Page 3: Introduction
Introduction Features Welcome to your VCR owner's man- : ual. This manual designed • HQ (Fligh Quality) System : you. When looking through it, it will • Frequency Synthesizer Tuning with Auto Set Feature help to keep several things • On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Getting Started Introduction ............Table of Contents ............Before Using Your VCR ......' ......Hooking Up Your VCR ........... Turning on Your VCR ............ Playing ............... Recording ............. Setting the Clock ............Operating Your VCR On-Screen Displays .. -
Page 5: Before Using Your Vcr
Before Using Your VCR Using the Remote Control Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Point the remote • control at the VCR's remote sen- sor, making sure to Remove the battery compartment stay within the lid on the bottom of the remote con- Do not put objects •... -
Page 6: Hooking Up Your Vcr
Hooking Up Your VCR **O0**O*eQ****IQ****Q**IQ***IO*IIQ**OQOllOI* • • • Oil• ** laa**ooIioo•.*o•**°.°.°o.o°.°°o°o°o..•*ol*o°**••oo••••*••*•*o°o°o°•°°°°°°o.o°o The basic VCRfI'V connection - antenna/cable to VCR to TV - is shown below. For other hookups, including those that use cable converter/descrambler boxes, see pages 38 - 41. Back of TV \\\ n // iiii (example only) -
Page 7: Turning On Your Vcr
Turning on Your VCR TV and VCR " Before turning on your VCR, make sure • there are batteries in the remote control and ! the VCR and TV are connected (see pages five and six). Set the TV to channel 3 or 4, whichever channel the CH3/CH4 Turn the TV on. -
Page 8: Playing
Playing Qoooteeootmoloeeeooe*eBo • ooBoBeoooee*e • • eoeee Read and follow the steps below to play a TV and VCR tape. Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or 4. 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. -
Page 9: Recording
4, whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. _ Insert a tape with its record tab intact (see MAGNAVOX page five) in the VCR. The power will come on, and the Cassette-Inside light will appear. -
Page 10: Setting The Clock
Setting the Clock There are two ways to set the clock. With Daylight-Saving Time manual clock setting, you tell the VCR Selection the current time. The VCR then adjusts Press the Number 2 button to select Follow the steps below to program the the time accordingly. - Page 11 Setting the Clock (cont'd) Remote Control Automatic Clock Setting Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. REW_EARCH ® Press the Number 4 button to select SET CLOCK. li+++ Number Buttons If OFF appears to the right of AUTO ®Fe-- CLOCK, press the Number...
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Page 12: On-Screen Displays
On-Screen Displays e*e,e=,,,eeeeeeee*e,oeeeeoeoeoeee,,oeeoee,ee*e*e* IIe_eeeoooeee'e_*_____________o*=______________._*_______________'_.______.___.. VCR Status Display Screen VCR Status Display Function A status display, which includes the current time, channel, and other information Button (see illustration of the status display at right), will appear when you press the Time Channel STATUS/EXIT button or certain function buttons. -
Page 13: Display Panel
Display Panel VCR Display Panel Information about VCR operations is displayed here. MAGI_ _,VOX [ ..U_o.I J \o. • IIc.. II II..IIvc,_J Timer Light Cassette-Inside Light This light glows when a timer recording or a This light appears when there is a one touch recording has been set. -
Page 14: Remote Control Buttons
Remote Control Buttons on page 331 SLOW and VAR(iable). SLOW Buttons. Press the SLOW button to view the picture in slow motion. Press again to return to normal playback. Then vary the speed from 1/6 to 1/30 of normal speed using the VAR(iable). - Page 15 Press to set a Timer Recording with VCR Plus+. Details are on pages 22-25. Button Press to bring up the main menu display. Or, if you have a Magnavox TV, press when in TV position to display the Magnavox TV menu.
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Page 16: Front Panel
When in Play mode, press to rewind the tape while the picture stays on-screen. Details are on page 31. Cassette Compartment Insert a tape here. MAGNAVOX HI-FI . • II CH. (Up/Down) Buttons _ VCR/TV Button Press to scan up or down through the VCR's Use to select the signal that your channels. -
Page 17: Rear Panel
Rear Panel ANT(enna). IN(put) Jack Connect your antenna or cable here. Details are on page six. AUDIO IN(put) Jacks Connect cables coming from the audio output jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 26. AUDIO OUT(put) Jacks Connect cables coming from the audio input jacks of a camcorder,... - Page 18 VCR's display panel. TV and VCR Use the TV controls to select the channel you want to watch. MAGNAVOX HI-FI To return to the channel being recorded, use the TV controls to select channel 3 or 4 €1...
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Page 19: One Touch Recording
One Touch Recording Remote Control The one touch recording (OTR) function allows you to program an immediate timed recording 30 minutes to four hours long without setting the timer. Before you begin, make sure: • Channels have been programmed. • The desired recording speed (SP, LP, SLP) has been selected with the (Tape) SPEED button. -
Page 20: Timer Recording
Timer Recording Follow the steps below to program your VCR to record TV programs while you're away from home. You Select a once, daily or weekly recording. • If you are using a standard anlem_a can program up to eight timer record- •... - Page 21 Timer Recording (cont'd) ___°°°°°_°°°°°_°°°_°_°__°____°_°°____°_°____________°°°°°+++______________0+________+________+________________+____________+_I___+_ Press the Number 1 button to record in If you want to program another timer SP speed, press the Number 2 button to _ecording, press the MENU button. record in LP speed, or press the Repeat steps 2 - 10. If you don't want im?l Number 3 button to record in SLP to program another timer recording, go...
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Page 22: Setting Up Vcr Plus
Setting Up VCR Plus+ First, fill in the boxes on this page. It will only take a few minutes, and you must do it if you want your VCR's VCR Plus+ to work properly. Since the channel numbers of the stations you receive may not be the same as the station numbers, and since channel num- bers differ from area to area, you must program the VCR with your local channel information. - Page 23 Setting Up VCR Plus+ (cont'd) Cable Channels TV Channels VCR Plus+ VCR Plus+ Cable Channel Local Channel Guide Channel Guide Channel Cable Stations Local TV Stations Number Number Number Number (call letters) (call letters) (USER CH.) (USER CH.) (GUIDE CH.) (GUIDE CH.) ..
- Page 24 Setting Up VCR Plus+ (cont'd) Remote Control Press the Number 1 button so your Now, compare the channel numbers you have written in the GUIDE CH. and VCR will memorize the guide channel USER CH. columns. You'll notice that and user channel numbers you have selected.
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Page 25: Timer Recording With Vcr Plus
Timer Recording With VCR Plus+ Follow the steps below to program a Remote Control timer recording using VCR Plus+ num- bers. Before you begin, make sure: Press the Number 1 button to record in POWER • Channels have been programmed. SP speed, press the Number 2 button to Button •... -
Page 26: Rerecording (Tape Duplication)
Rerecording (Tape Duplication) Connections The instructions on this page show you how to copy tapes. The illustration uses VCR 1 VCR 2 two VCRs just like yours. Different VCRs Playing VCR Recording VCR may operate differently. (back view) (back view) on channel NOTE: Unauthorized... -
Page 27: Channel Memory
Channel Memory • oooool=QQolllogoQQe,,ioeoo °.°°°°°..,,,,,°°°°°°,...°°°°,.°,°,..o,,°°°°°t,o°°°,,°,°°,=*,,°o,=oooooeoo eeoQooooooeooooloeloJooooeoo o• i Programming Channels Remote Control Although your VCR may automatically memorize the channels you receive when " you turn it on for the first time, this func- tion lets you reprogram channels. Use the Number button or the Number... -
Page 28: Language Selection
Channel Memory (cont'd) Remote Control Adding/Deleting Channels Press the Number 1 button to add that channel or the Number 2 button Press the MENu bu(ton, then press the _ e![5 to delete that channel. Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET Number 3 button to leave that chan- Number nel unchanged and select another... -
Page 29: Playback Options
Playback Options i Repeat Playback Repeat Playback Follow the steps below to program the 86--"- VCR to play a tape over and over. Press the MENU but- ton, then press the Number 2 button to select er 2 button to select VCR SET UR VCR SET UP. - Page 30 Playback Options (coat'd) Time Counter Memory Follow the steps below to reset the time counter to zero at a tape location you want t[..c '+u+- 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 or the STOP/EJECT button to stop the tape.
- Page 31 Playback Options (cont'd) Remote Control Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) FF/SEARCH When in Play mode, press and release the FF/SEARCH button or the Button REW(ind)/SEARCH button. A fast forward or reverse picture search will begin. VAR(iable). SLOW To return to playback, press the PLAY button.
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Page 32: Playback Features
Playback l 'eatures eeeeoolileeoeoooeeeelioeeel oooeoleleeoeolloeoe • • olto eeeooeeeeoeoeoi*,o°°-,,,,_,,°,,°°,, ..°''°'°°°°°'''°°°°°''''''°'*'°°°''°°°° The following playback features wall always operate: 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, Eject, Off When a tape is played, fast forwarded, or recorded to its end, the VCR will... -
Page 33: Tv Code Setting
• Find the brand of your TV on the list at the • left, and remember the two-digit number to • the right of it. 00000 TV CODES Press and release the MUTE button. MAGNAVOX ..Press and release GE .... Remote Control the MUTE button. GOLDSTAR .. -
Page 34: Cable Converter Box Code Setting
Cable Converter Box Code Setting eetoeeeee_eeee_eeeeQoeeeeeeee=eeeee*ee_ee_e*eeeeee=__oeeeee=_Ieeeee==oeeeeee_oeeeee_*°_._=_°°___°°°___'°°°_°___°_°°_°_°__°__°°_°__° Your VCR remote control may be able to oper- ate your cable converter box. If the remote con- trol doesn't operate your cable converter box Press the CBL button, then the POWER now, find your brand of cable convener box on button, to see if the remote control the list at the right, then follow the steps below operates your cable converter... -
Page 35: Mts Broadcast Stereo System
Broadcast Stereo System Your VCR cal_ 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 36 MTS Broadcast Stereo System (cont'd) To receive and record programs broadcast Stereo Amplifier Monitor Mono Stereo in stereo or in a second language, even if or Receiver Speaker TV Speaker TV you have a mono-sound TV, just use one of the connections shown, then follow the...
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Page 37: Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System
Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System MTS broadcasts are automatically recorded in Hi-Fi stereo sound. To play in Hi-Fi stereo tapes recorded in Hi-Fi stereo, how- Press the Number ever, you'll need to follow the steps below. button to select SET UR Press the MENU button to bring up the Pre._s the N umber main menu display. -
Page 38: Other Hookups
Other Hookups Antenna/Cable to VCR to TV Hookups Disconnect the antenna or cable from your Connect the antenna or cable to your VCR. TV (to avoid confusion, label all cable ends and jacks on the TV before disconnecting anything). COMBINATION F-- VHF/UHF SYSTEM F-Type Connector L lo-... - Page 39 Other Hookups (cont'd) Select channel 3 or 4 at the back of the ..Connect your VCR to your TV, using only one of the connections shown below. VCR. Back of TV (example only) --VHF or CABLE RF coaxial cable (not supplied) If you have a UHF-only antenna...
- Page 40 Other Hookups (cont'd) With a Converter/Descrambler Cable Converter ANT(enna). Back of TV IN(put) Jack .-" o L o OUT(put) Cable Input Jack • Combination With this connection, you can record and view Antenna Jack any channel, including scrambled channels. However, channel selections must be made at the cable converter box.
- Page 41 Other Hookups (cont'd) With a (VCR to TV) Converter/Descrambler This is an alternative to the connection shown on page 40. It allows you to program an unattended recording of more than one unscrambled channel and to watch one channel while recording another. ANT(enna).
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Page 42: Before Requesting Service
Before Requesting Service t eo,llot ool=lllleeo oeeoo ooo**ottole =lloJeeeoooeeo*oooool==mlooo*l=olo ** ooo*o oo * ,oo*.oo, ooooooooo o.ooooo oo oft,*** o=o*o*ooo oooooo If you are having problems with your VCR, check the following list ot pzoblems and posstble solutions before requesting service. You may be able to solve the problem yourself. -
Page 43: Glossary
Glossary e**e eeoe eoooeeo oeeeeoe oeee eeeoo • e e eooo eoeoeoo oooeeeooe ooooeee oo ooooee • • •oeeoe • • ee • • • • eee • • eee eeooe ooeoe *o • (continued from page 42) Miscellaneous TV programscannot be watched •... -
Page 44: Warranty
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER 90 Days Free Labor One Year Exchange Warranty on Parts This product must be carried in for repair. MAKE SURE KEEP... IS COVERED? Pleasekeep your sales receipt or other document showing proof of You must haveproof of purchaseto receive warranty service. A sales purchase. -
Page 45: Specifications/Notes
Specifications/Notes Hooking Up Your VCR Line Input If you accidentally enter Line Input mode If the reception on all channels is poor, you may need to tune your TV set again. (A/V IN will appear on your TV screen briefly), press the CHANNEL Timer Recording (Up/Down) -
Page 46: Notes
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Page 47: Index
Index a. ch button ....jog dial ....... slow ac power cord ....button ....accessories ....language selection .... 7, 28 motion ....antenna input jack ....line input mode ....sip ......audio input/output jacks ..long play ...... - Page 48 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. © 0 0000 0000 000© © 4835 218 37169 One-Piece Wireless Remote Control With 2 "AAA"...