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- Page 1 VR402BMG VR602BMG ideo Cassette Recor ideo Cassette Recor Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual...
- Page 2 As a member of the Magnavox “family,” you’re entitled to protection by one of the most comprehensive warranties and outstanding ser- vice networks in the industry.
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Page 3: Introduction 3
Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual. This manual describes the VR402BMG and the VR602BMG. The VR402BMG is a monaural (single sound source) system, while the VR602BMG is a stereo system. Otherwise, the two models are exactly the same. In this manual, the VR602BMG is illustrated. (The VR402BMG has single AUDIO IN/OUT jacks. Otherwise, the VR402BMG looks exactly like the VR602BMG.) -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Before Using Your VCR ........ -
Page 5: Before Using Your Vcr 5
Use only tapes with the mark. Remove any light adhesive stick-on notes from the video cas- sette tape before putting the tape in the VCR. Removable labels can jam the VCR. Periodic maintenance is required to maintain your VCR’s excel- lent performance. -
Page 6: Hookups Without A Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System, please see pages eight-nine. If you have a Stereo TV, please see page 10. After you hook up the VCR, go to page 11 to turn on the VCR. (The VR602BMG is illustrated here. The VR402BMG has single AUDIO IN/OUT jacks.) Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV. -
Page 7: Hookups Without A Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
Set the TV to the same channel. For example, when playing a tape, if the CH3/CH4 switch is set to CH3, the TV should be on channel 03. You are ready to turn on the VCR. Please go to page 11 before turning on the VCR. AUDIO... -
Page 8: Hookups With A Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
You may not program channels at the VCR. You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time. Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable Box/DBS output channel (channel 03 or 04); set the CH3/CH4 switch to the same channel. Set your Cable Box/DBS to the channel you want to record. -
Page 9: Hookups With A Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. Set the TV to the Cable Box/DBS output channel (03 or 04). Then, with the VCR in VCR position (the VCR Light will appear on the display panel), use the CHANNEL o/p buttons to select the channel you want to record at the VCR. Start the recording. -
Page 10: Hookups With A Stereo Tv
AUDIO IN Jacks on your TV, again matching cable colors to the jack colors. VR402BMG: Connect an audio cable to the white AUDIO OUT Jack on the back of the VCR. Then, connect the other end of the audio cable to the AUDIO IN Jack on your TV. -
Page 11: Turning On Your Vcr 11
Before turning on your VCR, make sure batteries are in the remote control and the VCR and TV are connected correctly. You can not program channels if you are using a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System. Press the POWER button. The VCR Light and the PWR.(power) Light will appear on the display panel. -
Page 12: Automatic Channel Setup
PLEASE WAIT START FINISH Wait for a few minutes while the VCR sets up the chan- nels. When this is complete, CHANNELS ARE SET will appear on the screen. Then the programming of the lowest channel number placed in the VCR’s memory will appear on the screen. Now when you press the CHANNEL o/p buttons, you will scan only through channels you receive. -
Page 13: Adding/Deleting Channels
ED. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have added or deleted all the channels you wanted to add or delete. Press the STATUS/EXIT button. Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) 13 POWER SPEED MENU STATUS/EXIT REWIND REC/OTR VCR/TV EJECT CHANNEL TIME SEARCH MEMORY CLEAR SLOW /PLAY F.FWD /STOP... -
Page 14: Automatic Channel Setup
14 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) Reviewing Memorized Channels Press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. -
Page 15: Setting The Clock 15
Follow the steps below to set your VCR’s clock. Make sure: The VCR is on and the VCR Light appears on the display panel. (If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) You make each entry within 60 seconds of the previous entry. -
Page 16: Daylight-Savings Time
16 Daylight-Savings Time You may program the VCR so its clock will automatically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October. Daylight-Savings Time is set to ON when you receive your VCR. Turn Daylight-Savings Time ON or OFF by following the steps below. -
Page 17: Language Selection 17
VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. SELECT op CHOOSE B REPEAT PLAY ON SCREEN MODE VR602BMG only... -
Page 18: Remote Control Buttons
18 Remote Control Buttons Press to select channels at the VCR. Use to set up VCR features (such Enter channel numbers as a two-digit number for the quickest results. For example, to select channel 6, press 0,6. If you only press the Number 6 button, channel 6 will be selected after a brief delay. - Page 19 Use to watch TV (changing channels at the TV) or to watch one pro- gram while recording another. Details are on page 26. If the VCR Light doesn’t appear on the display panel of the VCR, it is in TV position. Press to erase incorrect data when programming VCR functions.
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Page 20: On-Screen Status Displays
Press the MENU button. Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select ON SCREEN MODE, then press the F.FWD/B button. -
Page 21: Vcr Display Panel 21
Cassette-Inside Light This light appears when there is a tape in the VCR. VCR Light This light appears when the VCR is in VCR position. This light does not appear when the VCR is in TV position. VCR Display Panel 21... -
Page 22: Front Panel
VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 32. The VR602BMG is shown here. The VR402BMG has only one AUDIO IN jack. VCR/TV Button Press to select VCR or TV position. VCR Position... -
Page 23: Rear Panel 23
Connect audio cables going to the AUDIO IN Jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio system here. Details are on pages 32 and 38. The VR602BMG is shown here. The VR402BMG has only one AUDIO OUT jack. VR602BMG... -
Page 24: Playing
Read and follow the steps below to play a tape. Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever channel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. Insert a tape in the VCR. The POWER, VCR/TV and Cassette- Inside lights will appear on the display panel. -
Page 25: Recording 25
CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. Insert a tape with its record tab intact in the VCR. If the VCR Light appears on the display panel, go to step 4. If the VCR Light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button once. -
Page 26: Recording One Channel/Watching Another
To return to the channel being recorded, use the TV remote control to select channel 03 or 04 at the TV (the channel to which the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set). Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in VCR posi- tion. -
Page 27: One-Touch Recording 27
Set up the channels at the VCR. Select a recording speed (SP, SLP) with the SPEED button. Put a tape in the VCR. Make sure the tape’s record tab is intact and the tape is long enough to record the program(s). If the end of a tape is reached during an OTR, the VCR will eject the tape and turn itself off. -
Page 28: Timer Recording
Set up the channels at the VCR. Set the clock. Put a tape in the VCR. Make sure the tape’s record tab is intact and the tape is long enough to record the program(s). Put the VCR in VCR position. The VCR Light will appear on the display panel. - Page 29 /STOP REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL Helpful Hints • Entries that do not match the VCR’s clock or calendar will cause a ques- tion mark to appear on the screen. • If you are recording from line input, connect the audio and video cables to the AUDIO IN and VIDEO IN jacks on the back of the VCR.
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Page 30: The Vcr
Timer Light will appear on the display panel. If the timer recording will take place several hours or days from now, you may use the VCR until time for the recording. Turn off the VCR a few minutes before the recording starts. If you forget to turn... - Page 31 Checking or Cancelling Timer Recordings With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR Light will appear on the display panel), press the MENU button. Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select PROGRAM, then press the F.FWD/B button.
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Page 32: Rerecording (Tape Duplication)
VCR 1 will play your tape. Put a prerecorded tape in VCR 1. VCR 2 will record your tape. Insert a blank tape in VCR 2. The VCR must be in VCR position. (The VCR Light will appear on the dis- play panel. -
Page 33: Repeat Play 33
Follow the steps below to make the VCR play a tape over and over. Press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. -
Page 34: Real-Time Counter Memory
F.FWD/B button when playback is stopped. When the tape reaches the point at which the counter was set to zero, the tape will stop. Press the PLAY/o button to watch the tape. POWER VCR/TV EJECT CHANNEL SPEED TIME SEARCH MEMORY... -
Page 35: Time Search 35
Follow the steps below to program the VCR to search forward or backward on a tape a specific length of time. There must be a tape in the VCR. Press the TIME SEARCH button. TIME SEARCH 0:00 ENTER SEARCH TIME... -
Page 36: Special Effects Playback
To return to playback, press the PLAY/o button. Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP) During tape playback, press the F.FWD/B button or the REWIND/{ button, then press again. The VCR will now search in super high speed. To return to normal playback, press the PLAY/o button. -
Page 37: Automatic Operation Features 37
If a timer recording is set, the power will not come on automati- cally when you insert a tape with the record tab intact. If a timer recording is set and the VCR power is off, the VCR will eject the tape if the record tab is missing. -
Page 38: Multi-Channel Television Sound System (Vr602Bmg Only)
Of course, your VCR will play tapes recorded in monaural (single-source) sound as well. Your VCR also will record in Hi-Fi stereo or in second audio, so when you play back that tape on the VCR, it will be in stereo or second audio. - Page 39 Please see page 38 to deter- mine if the program you want to watch/record is being broadcast in stereo or second audio. • If you select second audio when second audio is not available, the VCR will record normal audio.
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Page 40: Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System (Vr602Bmg Only)
VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. SELECT op CHOOSE B REPEAT PLAY ON SCREEN MODE AUDIO OUT... -
Page 41: Blue Background 41
VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. SELECT op CHOOSE B REPEAT PLAY ON SCREEN MODE VR602BMG only... -
Page 42: Helpful Hints
• Make sure the recording start and stop times are set correctly. Details are on pages 28-31. • Make sure a tape is in the VCR and the tape has a record tab (page five). If, after programming a timer recording, you turn off the VCR power without putting a tape in the VCR, the Timer Light will blink. -
Page 43: Helpful Hints
• When connecting the VCR to a stereo TV, you will only get stereo sound if you use audio cables to con- nect the AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR to the AUDIO IN jacks on your TV, and if the TV is in Line (Auxiliary) Input mode. -
Page 44: Glossary
VCR which are used to record audio from another source (IN) or to send audio to another system (OUT). The VR402BMG has a single AUDIO IN jack on the front and back of the VCR. It has a single AUDIO OUT jack on the back of the VCR. -
Page 45: Specifications 45
41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C) Relative Humidity 10% to 80% Weight 5.5 lbs. (2.5 kg.) (VR602BMG) 5.3 lbs. (2.4 kg.) (VR402BMG) Dimensions 14-3/16” (W) x 3-5/8” (H) x 8-3/4” (D) (360mm x 92mm x 223mm) Tuner Broadcast Channels VHF 2-13, UHF 14-69... -
Page 46: Limited Warranty
RENEWED 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY... -
Page 47: Index
...30, 44 time search button ...18, 35 setting...15 timer light ...21 recording cancelling...31 checking...31 setting ...28-30 tracking...37 hookups ...6-10 position ...19, 22 light ...21 position ...19, 22 vcr/tv button...19, 22 video in/out jacks ...10, 22, 23, 32, 38, 44 warranty... -
Page 48: Accessories
UPPLIED The following items are supplied with your VCR; they are provided to help you use or set up your VCR. Remote Control 4835 218 37274 Two AA Batteries 4835 138 17012 PTIONAL The following additional items are not provided with your VCR, but they are designed for use with your new VCR.