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- Page 1 Owner's Manual Importantl Return your Warranty Registration Card within IO days.
- Page 2 • ° • Onceyour PHILIPSMAGNAVOX purchaseis reds.re.red, youre eligib!eto receive; a ll the prmleges of owning a PHILIPS MAGNAVOX produ_&_iiPn_lete andreturntheWarran_ Re_st:rntion Card enclosed w ithyourpurchase at c advantage of theseimportant b ehests. Know these IPHILIPS safetys mbols Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to the "family!"...
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Page 3: Introduction
Introduction Welcome to yourVCR owner's manual. This manual hassix sections:SettingUpYour VCR; Descriptionof Controls;BasicOperations;Recording; Playing;and InformationYou May Need.The instructionsexplainall of the VCR'sfeatures,which are listed below. Features Automatic Channel Setup Automatic Clock Setting Automatic Head Cleaner Daylight- SavingTime Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback Index Search Multi-Channel Television Sound (MTS) System... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
4 TableofContents Setting UpYourVCR Introduction ............Table of Contents .._..........Before UsingYour VCR ..........Hookups Without a Cable Box ......... 6 - 7 HookupsWith a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System ......8 - 9 Turning on Your VCR .......... -
Page 5: Before Using Your Vcr 5
Before Using Your VCR 5 Removing Plastic Cover from Front Panel A thin, plasticcover may protect the front panelof yourVCR. Before usingtheVCP_ lift a corner of the plastic, t hen peel it off. Putting Batteries in the Remote Control To open the battery compartment, push in the tab, then pull up the lid. -
Page 6: Hookups Without A Cable Box
6 Hookups Without a Cable Box The basicVCWTV connection- antenna/cable toVCR toTV - is shown below.If you havea Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System, please refer to pages 8 - 9.After you hook up theVCR, please go to page l0 to turn on theVCR. - Page 7 •Hookups Without a Cable Box(cont'd)7 • Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the. RF OUT Jack on the back of theVCR 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 Antenna In Jack...
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Page 8: Hookupswith A Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
8 Hookups With a Cable B0x/Dimct Broadcast System • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Q • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •! •... - Page 9 Hookups Witha Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cant'd) 9 With this connection: • You may wa:_ch one channelwhile recording another. • You may not record scrambledchannels. Cable BoxJDBS Cable signal -I'V's ANTENNA RF coaxialcable iN jack RF coaxialcable Connections iack. Connect a Cable signal to theVCR's ANT(enna) Use an RF coaxialcable (supplied)to connectthe RF OUT jackon the VCR to the IN jack on the Cable Box/DES.
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Page 10: Turning On Your Vcr
IO Turning onYour VCR Before turning on yourVCR, make sure there are batteries in the remote control and the VCR,TV, and Cable Box/DBS (if applicable) are connected. Turn on theTV. channels. Wait for theVCR to set up Press theVCR button, then press the POWER button. Turn on theTV. -
Page 11: Automatic Channel Seeup
Automatic Channel Setup I I Although yourVCR may automaticallymemorize the channelsyou receive when you turn it on for the first time, this functionlets you set up channels again. Make each entry within one minute of channels. Wait for theVCR to set up the previousentry. - Page 12 12Automatic Channel Setup Icont'd) Adding/Deleting Channels Press theVCR button, then press the MENU button. VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP IN_L _l" Press the PLAY • or STOP • button to selectTUNER • SET UP, then press the FF I_IOK button. AUTO CH.
- Page 13 Se ngtheClock13 • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6 • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • e• •...
- Page 14 14 Setting t heClock (cont'd) Press the PLAY & or STOP • button repeatedly to set theTIME. Everytime you pressthe PLAY • or STOP • button, the time changes in one minute increments,if you pressand hold the PLAY • or STOP • button,the time changes in 30 minute increments.
- Page 15 Settingthe Clock ( c0nt'd) 1 5 Time Zone Selection Press theVCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY • or STOP • button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the FF I_/OK button. SELECT • • CHOOSE IbiOK tANGUAGE ENGUSH VCR PLUS÷...
- Page 16 16 Setting t heClock (cont'd) Manual PBS Channel Selection Press theVCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY • or STOP • button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the FF I_/OK button. Press the PLAY • or STOP • button to select CLOCK, then press the FF I_IOK button.
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Page 17: Setting The Clock
Setting the Clock (coned) 1 7 Automatic PBS Channel Selection Press theVCR button, then press the MENU button. Press the PLAY • or STOP • button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the FF I_IOK button. Press the PLAY • or STOP • button to select CLOCK, _"... -
Page 18: Daylight-Saving Time
18 Daylight-Saving Time • • p • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Follow the stepsbelow to program theVCP, so itsclock will auto- madcalty moveforward one hour in April andturn backone hour in October. -
Page 19: Languageselection
Language Selection 1 9 Followthe stepsbelow to changethe language of the on-screen displays. Press theVCR button, then press the MENU button. =* VCP. _r TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP Press the PLAY A or STOP • button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the FF I_IOK button. - Page 20 20 Remote Contro! Buttons • * • • • • • • • • • • • • • ee • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • TV Button Pressthis button before pressing Press this button before pressing...
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Page 21: Remote Control Buttons
Remote Control Buttons (cont'd) 2 1 _STILL/SLOW Button STILL/SLOW-I+ Buttons While recordin_ pressto temporar- During slow motion tape playback, ily stop the recording. Pressa sec* pressto adjustthe playbackspeed. ond time to resume normal record- Detailsare on page48. ing.Detailsare on page 29. During tape playback, p ressonce to freeze MENU Button the picture.Press repeatedly to... -
Page 22: Display Panel
22 Di lay,Panel VCR Display Panel _Remote Sensor Information aboutVCR operations appears Receives a signal from your remote hero. Different information appears at diffferont control so you can operate yourVCR times.The display is brighter when theVCR from a distance. Press theVCR button power is on.The display dims automatically on the remote control before pressing when you turn off theVCR power,... -
Page 23: Front Panel
Front Panel 2 3 FF (Fast Forward) Button When tape playbackis stopped, pressto fast forward the tape at high speed.During tape playback, p ressto fast forward the tape while the picture stays on-screen.Details are on page48. PLAY Button Pressto playa tape.Also, pressto release Slow,Still,or Search mode and return to normal playback. -
Page 24: Rearpanel
24 RearPanel • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ANT(enna) IN Jack Connect your antennaor cable here.Detailsare on pages6 - 9. -
Page 25: On-Screen Status Displays
On.SCreenStatus Displays 2S An on-screen status display,which indudes the current time, chan- nel, and other information (see illustration of the status display at Sound program available Channel right), will appear when you press the EXIT/STATUS button or certain function buttons.The contentS of the status display may vary. -
Page 26: Setting The Remote Control To Operate A'lv
TV CODES EH ERSON ..... RCA ....GOI_DSTAR ... _..SAHSUNG ..... HITACHI ....SANYO ....SHARP ........SONY ....MAGNAVOX ..0 I, 02, 03 MITSUBISHI .... TOSHIBA ....PANASONIC ..07, 17 ZENITH .... 06, 15 PHILIPS .... -
Page 27: Setting The Remote Control To Operate A Cable Boxidbs
02, 08 ZENITH ..03, 09, 22 OAK ....07, 20 PANASONIC ..13, 14 MAGNAVOX DBS ..42, 43 PULSAR ..15, 16, 17,21,25 RCA DBS ... 40, 44 RCA ....13, 14 SONY DBS ..... While you press and hold the CBL/DBS... -
Page 28: Playing
28 Playing! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • oo • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Read and follow the stepsbelow to playa tape. -
Page 29: Recording
urn on theTV.. Turn on the'iV set it to channel :3 or 4, whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of theVCR is set to. Insert a tape. Insert a tape with its record tab intact (detailsare on page5) in theVCl_.The power will come on. -
Page 30: One-Touch Recording
30 One.Touch R ecording • • • • • • • • • • Do • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The One-Touch Recording(OTR) functionallowsyou to start an immediatetimed recording 30 minutes to nine hours longof the channelyou are watching.Beforeyou begin,make sure:... - Page 31 Recording OneChannel/Watching Another 3 i Press theVCR button. Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start a recording. Detailsare on page 29. Press theVCR/TV button to put theVCR inTV position. The VCR lightwill disappearfrom the display panel. Use theTV remote control to select the channel you want to watch.
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Page 32: Setting Up Thevcr Plus+ Programming System
32 Setting U pthe VCR P lus+ 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 theVCP_ Plus+ programming systemto work properly. Sincethe channelnumbers of the stationsyou receive may not be the sameas the stationnumbers,and since channelnumbers differfrom area to area, you must programtheVCR with your localchannelinfor- mation.Tofill in the boxes,you will need I) a cable channellist,if applicable(you can request one from your cable company),and 2) a chart that listsVCR Plus+ channelnumbers, which you can.findin yourTV guide... - Page 33 Setting UptheVCR Plus+ Programming System (€ont'd) 3 3 Examinethe listson page32. Now, comparethe channelnumbersyou havewritten into the VCR PLUS+ CH. and CABLE/I"VCH. columns.You'll notice that some stationshaveVCR Plus+ and Cable/TV channel numbers that are the same,and other stationshavechannelnumbers that do not match.Youmusttell theVCR Plus+ and Cable/-I-Vchannel numbers accordingto the followingsteps.
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Page 34: Timer Recordingwith Thevcr Plus+ Programming System
34 Timer R ecording WiththeVCR Plus+Programming System Follow the steps below to program a timer recording using PlusCode programmingnumbers. Beforeyou beginmake sure: • Channelsare set up.Detailsare on pages I I - 12. • The clock is set.Detailsare on pages 13 - 17. •... - Page 35 Timer R ecording WiththeVCR Plus+ Programming System (cont'd) 3 5 Press the FF I_IOK button. If theVCR PLUS+ and CABLE/TV channellists appearon-screen,the CABLEFI-Vchannelhasnot been set for theVCR PLUS+channelof the programyou haveset in step4. Complete steps6 - 7 on page 33. •...
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Page 36: Quick Programming
36 Quick Programming Followthe stepsbelow to programyourVCR to recordTV pro- gramswhile you're away from home.TheVCR will turn itselfon, record, and turn itself off automatically. Beforeyou begin make sure: • Channelsare programmed.Detailsare on pagesI I - 12. • The clock is set Detai/sore onpages 13- 17. •... - Page 37 Quick Programming (cont'd) 3 7 Press the Number IISTART + or Number 41START- but- ton to set the recordings start time. Everytime you pressa button,the start time changes in one-minute increments,if you pressand hold a button,the start time changesin 30-minuteincre- ments.
- Page 38 38 QUickProgramming (cont'd) Press the Number 3/DATE+ or Number 61DATE- button to set the recording date. Everytime you pressa button,the date changesin one-dayincrements. If you pressand hold a but- ton, the date changes quickly.The clayof the week will appear automatically. (You cannotprogramtheVCR to record more than one year in advance.) "/ CH/_INEL...
- Page 39 Quick Pmgramming(cont'd) 39 Checking, Editing, or Clearing Timer Recordings Press theVCR button, then press theTIMER button. •e VCR FLUS+ QUICK F_OGR/_IHING END PUSH EXIT " Press the PLAY • or STOP • button to select PRO- GRAM REVIEW, then press the FF I_IOK button.
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Page 40: Timer Recording Speed Setting
40 Timer R ecording Speed S etting If a programis recorded in SP and there is not enoughtape to record the entire program,theVCK automaticallyswitches to SLP to allow complete recording ifTIMER REC SPEEDis set to AUTO. This feature is especially usefulwhen you record a programthat is more than two hours long. -
Page 41: Rerecording (Tape Duplication)
Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 41 The instructionson this pageshow you how to copytapes.The illustrationusestwo VCffe just like yours. DifferantVCRs may operate differently. T o duplicatea tape, make the connectionsshown,then follow steps I - 6. (You may use the AUDIO andVlDEO In jackson the front ofVCR 2 insteadif you prefer.) VCR I VCR 2 3) Use an RFcoaxial cable to connect t he RFOUT... -
Page 42: Index Search
42 Index Search VVhen you make a recordin_ theVCP, automatically placesan index code at the beginning of the recording. Essentially, an index Insert a tape: code isa type of"bookmark" for your tape.This feature is usefulif you haveseveraldifferent programsrecorded on a singletape. Fastforward or rewind to the next or previousindex code on the tape by followingthe stepsbelow. -
Page 43: Multi.channel Television Soundsystem
Multi.Channel Television SoundSystem YourVCR can receive and record programsbroedcastin stereo or secondaudio. It can also playback tapes recorded in stereo or secondaudio. • Second Audio You can programyourVCR so that you can hear a programthat is being broadcastin secondaudio or a tape that was recorded in secondaudio.(A secondaudio broadcastis usually a programin a secondlanguage.) F ollowthe stepson page44 to receive or record this type of program. - Page 44 44 Multi-ChanneI Television Sound System ( coned) To receive and record programsbroadcastin secondaudio,follow steps I - 6.To receive and record a pro- gram broadcastin stereo,make one of the connections shown,then follow steps I - 6. If you have a Stereo and a Monitor TV, @ L/_ _ C°_=_J_ use a video cable to conne_ the VCR's VIDEO OUTJack to theTVsVIDEO...
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Page 45: Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback
Hi.FiStereo T ape Playback 4 5 If a tape is recorded in Hi-Fi stereo,follow the stepsbelow to play the tape in Hi-Fi stereo. Press theVCR button, then press the MENU button. SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP END FUSE EXIT Press the PLAY •... -
Page 46: Videostabilizer
46 VideoStabilizer You can correct verticalvibration when playingbacktapes record- ed in SLPspeed.WhenVIDEO STABILIZER is set to ON, vertical vibraUonwill be corrected automatically.VIDEOSTABILIZERis set to OFF when you receive theVCR. Follow the stepsbelow to sesVIDEO STABILIZERto ON. Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. /_ELECT •... -
Page 47: Incredible Picture 47
Incredible Picture 47 • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •., •... -
Page 48: Playback Options
48 Playback O ptions Forward and Reverse Searching During tape playback, press and release the FF I_IOK but- ton or the REW(ind) 41 button. A fast forward or reverse pic- ture searchwill begin. To return to playback, press the PLAY • button. Viewing a Still Picture 6 6 .6... -
Page 49: Automatic Operation Features
Automatic Operation Features 4 9 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. Automatic Rewind When a tape is played, f ast forwarded, or recorded to its end,the VCR will rewind the tape to the beginning, then stop. -
Page 50: Glossary
50 Glossary • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • z, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • AUD!O INIOUT lacks: jackslocatedon the front and backof theVCK whichare... -
Page 51: Specifications
Specifications Video Heads Four headswith Hi-Fi stereo Video Signal EIA standards; N TSC color Antenna VHF/UHF - 75 ohm external antenna terminal VHF Output Signal Channel 3 or 4 (switchable) 75 ohms unbalanced Power Requirement -I20V AC; 60 Hz Power Consumption Operating Temperature 41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C) Relative Humidity... - Page 52 52 Helpful Hinu if you are having problems with YOurVCR, 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.
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Page 53: Helpful Hints
Helpful Hints (cont'd) 5 3 Tape can't be removed. • Make sure the power plug is completely connected to anAC (alternatingcurrent) ouder. The motor (cylinder) rotates even when theVCR is in Stop mode. • To enablethe quick playmechanism, t he cylinderwill rotate for about five minutes.This is normal. The quick playmechanismenablesthe tape mechanism to switchfrom Stop mode to Play mode in one second. -
Page 54: Limited Warranty
Warranty 54 Limited VIDEO CASSE'I'I"E RECORDER 90 DaysFreeLab0r/One Y earPartsExchange. This/_r0duct mustbe curried in for repair. IS COVERED? may be a delay if the appropriate spare parts and You must have proof of purchase to receive warranty technical manual(s) are not readily available). service.A sales receipt or other document showing MAKE SURE YOU KEEP.,. -
Page 55: Index
Index5S ac powercord hookups slowmotion accessories with a cablebox/dbs 8 - 9 37,50 with a stereoTV 37,50 ant(enna)in jack 6 - 9, 24 withouta cablebox/dbs 6 - 7 audioin/outjacks 23,24,41,44,50 specifications audio/mute bu=on speedbutton automatic incredible picture sclpb indexbuttons 2 I, 42 standard play 37,50 playback... -
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 37218 Two "AA" Batteries 4835 138 17012 RF Coaxial Cable 4835 321 27302 If any of these items are not included, or if you need to replace an item, contact Phillps Service Solutions...