Magnavox VRU344AT User Manual

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Introductior

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Features

• HQ (High Quality) System

• Frequency Synthesizer Tuning with Auto Set Feature

• On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish

• Display Panel

• Auto Tracking

• One Touch Recording

• Unattended (Timer) Recording

• Special Effects Playback: Forward and Reverse Searching; Still;

Variable Slow; Frame Advance

• Wireless Remote Control with TV and Cable Converter Box

Control Possibility

• Repeat Playback

• Auto Operation Features

• Real Time Counter

• Daylight-Saving Time

• VCR Plus+ Function

• Time Search Function

• Skip Search Function

• Jog & Shuttle Control

• Automatic Head Cleaner

• Automatic Clock Setting

Safety Precautions

Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to
rain or moisture.

FCC Warning: Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equip-
ment void the user's authority to operate it.

Welcome to your VCR owner's man-

e

ual. This manual was designed for
you. When looking through it, it will
help you to keep several things in

mind.

One, this manual is divided into four

sections. The Getting Started section

guides you through the initial setup

and simple operations of your VCR.

The Operating Your VCR section

shows you all of the controls of the
VCR and remote control and

explains on-screen displays. The
Doing More section guides you

through the more advanced features
of your VCR. Finally, the

Information You May Need section
provides information you may or-

may not need - other hookups, fc

o

example, and trouble checks.

Two, the instructions follow a simple
format. Detailed steps explaining

operations are on the outside edges of
pages. Illustrations accompanied by

brief steps explaining operations are
on the inside edges of pages.

e

Additional information can be found

in boxes labeled NOTES along the
lower edges of pages.

This VCR, equipped with a HQ (High Quality) system, is compatible with
existing VHS (video home system) equipment.

Philips Consumer Electronics Company recommends that you use only
video cassette tapes that have been tested and inspected for use in two, four, six
and eight hour VCRs, and which are labeled with the _ mark. The use of
tapes that have not been inspected for use in two, four, six and eight hour
VCRs may result in poor picture quality and excessive deposits on the video
heads, which may not be covered by the warranty if damage occurs.

Note to the CATV System Installer: This reminder is provided to call the
CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical
Code, which provides guidelines for proper grounding - in particular, specify-

ing that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the

building, as close to the point of cable entry as possible.

Copyright 1996 Philips Consumer Electronics Company. All rights reserved.

Finally, never be afraid to try a fea-
ture? You cannot hurt your VCR

by trying any of the features in this
manual!

So read on - and relax.

o

Before doing anything else, record the

VCR's model and serial numbers in the

e

spaces provided on page two. These num-
bers will help us assist you if you ever call

for help.

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Table of Contents

Getting Started

Introduction ............................................................ 3

Table of Contents ....................................................... 4

Before Using Your VCR .................................................. 5

Hooking Up Your VCR ................................................... 6

Turning on Your VCR .................................................... 7

Playing ............................................................... 8

Recording ............................................................. 9

Setting the Clock ....................................................... 10

Operating Your VCR

On-Screen Displays ....... . ............................................. 12

Display Panel ......................................................... 13

Remote Control Buttons ................................................. 14

Front Panel ........................................................... 16

Rear Panel ............................................................ 17

Doing More

Recording One Channel/Watching Another ................................... 1

One Touch Recording ................................................... 19

Timer Recording ....................................................... 20

Setting Up VCR Plus+ .................................................. 22

Timer Recording With VCR Plus+ ......................................... 25

Rerecording (Tape Duplication) ............................................ 26

Channel Memory ....................................................... 27

Language Selection ..................................................... 28

Playback Options ...................................................... 29

Playb, ack Features ...................................................... 32

TV Code Setting ....................................................... 33

Cable Converter Box Code Setting ......................................... 34

Information You May Need

Specifications/Notes .................................................... 35

Other Hookups ........................................................ 36

Before Requesting Service ............................................... 40

Glossary ............................................................. 41

Warranty ............................................................. 42

Index ................................................................ 4.

Accessories ........................................................... 44

Before Using Your VCF

.

Putting Batteries

in the Remote Control

1

Remove the battery compartment
lid on the bottom of the remote con-

trol by pressing in the tab, then lift-
ing the lid.

2

Place two AAA batteries inside the
battery compartment with their

polarities (+ and - ends) aligned as

indicated.

3

Replace the battery compartment
lid.

Do not mix alkaline and manganese batteries.

i The remote control and its batteries are supplied.

Do not mix old and new batteries.

Using the Remote Control

Point the remote

control at the
VCR's remote sen-
sor, making sure to

stay within the

angle shown.

i To select channels
: 100 - 125 using the

• number buttons,
: first press the 100

i button, then press
: the last two digits

• of the desired

• channel. For

: example, for chart-
: nel 117, press the

: 100 button, 1, 7.
: The 100 button

: will work only
! when selecting

" cable channels

• and when CABLE
" TV has been

: selected at the
! Tuner Setup

: menu.

VCR

Button

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Remote Control

VCR

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Do not put objects
between the remote

control and the VCR.

To select channels

1 - 9 using the

number buttons, first
press 0, then press

the desired channel
number. For exam-

ple, for channel 6,
press 0, 6.

100 Button

Press the VCR but-
ton on the remote

control before
pressing other VCR
operation buttons

on the remote con-

troL

Erase Protectnon

Video cassette tapes have record
tabs to ensure that recordings are
not accidentally erased.

To prevent accidental

erasure, break offthe

tab witha screwdfive_

x_. phane tape.

Types of Video Cassette Tapes and Tape Speeds

Tape Speed Maximum Record/Playback Time

Type T160 T120 T60

SP 2 hrs.
(Standard Play) 40 mins.

LP 5 hrs.
(Long Play) 20 mins.

SLP
(Super Long Play)

8 hrs. 6 hrs. 3 hrs.

2 hrs. 1 hr.

4 hrs. 2 hrs.

In this VCR, use only tapes with the _ mark. ]
The chart at the left shows the recording/playback time for

three types of video cassettes (T160, T120, T60). There
are three playback speeds: SP, LP, and SLP. During pla)
back, the VCR selects the tape speed automatically.

When recording, you can change the speed using the

(Tape) SPEED button (see page 9).

Make sure any light adhesive stick-on notes are removed
from the video cassette tape before putting it in the VCR.

Removable labels like these can jam the VCR.

To record again, cover

the hole with cello-

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6

Hooking Up Your VCR

The basic VCR/TV connection - antenna/cable to VCR to TV - is shown below. For other hookups, including those that use

cable converter/descrambler boxes, see pages 36 - 39.

Back of TV

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1

Disconnect the antenna or

cable from your T¥.

\_///// _ Indoor Antenna (example only)

IOutdoor Antenna _

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Antenna Jack

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2

Connect the antenna/cable

to your VCR.

3

Connect your VCR to your

TV using the black RF

coaxiol cable (supplied).

Make sure both the TV and

the VCR are plugged in.

4

Select channel 3 or 4.

_ ANT(enna). IN(put) Jack

__B- ........... OUT(pu,,

Antenna or Cable

I Back of VCR

Wall Outlet

Wall

Outlet

ANT(enna).

/ IN(put) Jack (example only)

i_-_ _'//OUT(put) Jack

_coaxiaicable I _ \

(supplied) J cVomHbFi/_JnaHtiFon

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Jack

Back of TV

Antenna Jack

Set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the
VCR to CH3 or CH4, whichever channel is

not used or least used in your area. To oper-
ate your VCR with your TV, 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 3.

TV

I Switch

7

Turning on Your .VCR-

Press the VCR button,

then the POWER

button.

3y

Press the Number 1

button for English on-

screen displays or the

Number 2 button for

Spanish on-screen dis-

plays.

TV and VCR

CH3 [_ CH,

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Set the TV to channel
3 or 4, whichever

channel.the CH3/CH4

switch on the back of
the VCR is set to.

Remote
Control

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Press the CHANNEL
(Up) button.

-4

Press the MENU
button.

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).

1

Turn the TV on. Set it to the same channel
as the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the

VCR.

2

Press the VCR button, then the POWER
button. The VCR will come on and the lan-

guage select display screen shown below
will appear.

SELECTPUSH NO.SHOWN_

ENGLISH ON [

ESPNTX)L 1
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H MENUTO CONTINUE)

3

Press the Number 1button to select English
on-screen displays or the Number 2 button
to select Spanish on-screen displays.

4

• If you do not see any on-screen displays when you turn on the VCR, repeat

the steps under "Hooking Up Your VCR" on page six, then try again. If
you still do not see any on-screen displays, follow the steps under "Channel
Memory" on page 27 and "Language Selection" on page 28.

• To skill this feature andplay a tape immediately, insert a tape with its
record tab removed. Playback will start immediately. Or, to skip step 3,

press the MENU button. All on-screen displays will be in English. To skip
step 5, press the STOP button. Channels will not be programmed, and

TUNER NOT SET will appear on-screen.

• To program channels or to change the language at a later time, follow the
steps on pages 27 and 28.

• lfyou try to program channels when there is no antenna or cable connected
to the VCR, programming will appear to take place, but eventually NO TV
SIGNALS will appear on-screen. Connect an antenna or cable to the VCR
and try again. You may need to follow the steps on page 27.

• You cannot program channels ifa cable converter box is connected to a

VCR that is connected to a TV. If you have this kind of connection, see

pages 36-39for details.

• Follow the steps on this page only when you plug the VCR power cord into
the wall outlet for the first time.

• The VCR distinguishes between standard TV channels and cable channels.
lf you change to TV or CABLE TV mode, follow the steps under "Channel
Memory" on page 27.

Press the MENU button. The channel pro-
gram display shown below will appear. The
display will disappear after about 60 sec-
onds if you do not press any buttons.

_NECT ANTENNA OH CABL_

TO VCR /

THEN... l

PUSH OH UP KEY /

_O;LAY ONLY- PUSHSTOP_

5

i Press the CHANNEL (Up) button to begin
" automatic channel programming. AUTO

! SET PROCEEDING PLEASE WAIT will

appear on-screen. The VCR will place all

: of the channels you receive into its memo-
! ry, so when you scan through channels

using the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons,

i you'll only scan through channels that you
: receive. When all channels are pro-

i grammed, AUTO SET COMPLETED will

i appear on-screen briefly. Then the TV will
: go to the lowest channel programmed.

8

Playing

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Read and follow the steps below to play a
tape.

1

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.

2

Insert a tape in the VCR. The power will
come on. The VCR will place itself in
VCR position automatically (the VCR light

and the Cassette-Inside light on the display
panel of the VCR will appear). If the tape's
record tab has been removed, playback will
start automatically.

3

If playback does not start automatically,
press the PLAY button to start playback.

4

Press the STOP button on the remote con-
trol or the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR

once to stop playback.

Press the REW(ind)/SEARCH button on
the remote control or the REW(ind) button

on the VCR to rewind the tape.

6

Press the EJECT button on the remote con-
trol or the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR

again to remove the tape.

TV and VCR

Insert _

a tape.

Press the

REW(ind)/SEARCH

button r the

REW(ind) button to

rewind the tape.

Press the

EJECT button

once or the

STOP/EJECT

button again to

remove the

tape. Remote Control

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1

Turn the TV on and set

it to channel 3 or 4.

To start

playback,

press the
PLAY

button.

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4

To stop play-
back, press

the STOP but-

ton or the
STOP/EJECT

button once.

3

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• If the tape you want to play is already in the VCR, make sure the VCR

power is on, then press the PLAY button.

• Other playback options and features are on pages 29 - 32.

Recordin

Read and follow the steps below to record

: a television program.

9

I Turn the TV on and set

3

Make sure the

VCR light is on. If

the light is not on,

press the VCR/TV

button once.

To stop recording,

press the STOP

button.

Press the

REC(ord)/OTR

btttton once to

start recording.

Press the (Tape)

SPEED button to

• If the REC(ord)/OTR button is pressed while a tape without a record tab is

in the VCR, the VCR will eject the tape and PROTECTED CASSETTE
CANNOT RECORD will flash on-screen.

• Other recording options are on pages 18 - 26.
° You can change the tape speed while the VCR is recording, but some distor-

tion will appear on the tape.

it to channel 3 or 4.

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TV and VCR

Insert a tape.

7

Press the PAUSE/STILL
button once to pause

recording. To start

recording again, press the
PAUSE/STILL button

m

again or press the

-_REC(ord)/OTR button.

5

Use the CHANNEL
(Up/Down) buttons

or the Number but-
tons to select the

channel you want to
record.

il

• Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or
i 4, whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the

,&

back of the VCR is set to.

Insert a tape with its record tab intact (see

• page five) in the VCR. The power will
: come on, and the Cassette-Inside light

i wil3aPpear"

! If the VCR light on the display panel of
i the VCR appears, go to step 4. If the

: VCR light does not appear, press the
: VCR/TV button once.

i4

i Press the (Tape) SPEED button on the
: remote control until the desired tape
i speed (see page five) appears on the TV
: screen. The tape speed will disappear

: from the screen after about five seconds.

5

buttons to select the chan-

be recorded.

hNCHArNNEL (Up/Down)buttons

Press the REC(ord)/OTR button once to

• start recording. The REC light will

: appear.

i7

i To pause the recording (for example, dur-

ing commercials), press the PAUSE/
STILL button once. The REC light will

: flash.
: To start recording again, press the

• i REC(ord)/OTR button or the PAUSE/
STILL button again. The REC light will

appear again.

i8

i To stop recording, press the STOP button.

10

Setting the Clock

There are two ways to set the clock. With
manual clock setting, you tell the VCR
the current time. The VCR then adjusts
the time accordingly. 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 broadcasted by your

PBS station.
Follow the instructions under either man-

ual clock setting or automatic clock set-
ting (page 11) to set the VCR's clock.

Make sure:

eThe VCR is hooked up and turned on,

and channels are programmed into the
VCR's memory.

• The VCR is in VCR position (see pages
13, 15-16).

• You make each entry within 60 seconds

of the previous entry (otherwise, the
VCR will exit Clock Set mode and you

will have to start over).

• You have correctly chosen TV or

CABLE TV at the TUNER SET UP
menu.

Manual Clock Setting

1

Press the MENU button to bring up
the main menu display.

? SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN_

1 PROGRAM |

2 VCRSETUP /

3 TUNER SET UP |
4 SET CLOCK l

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_,,_ END PUSH F.XIT J

/

2

Press the Number 4 button to select

SET CLOCK.

UTO CLOCK [OFF]|

I 2 SET MANUALCLOCK /
I 3DAYLIGHTSVG TIME IOFFJ|

/ CABLEBOXUSERS /

{ SET CLOCKMANUALLY /

\ TOSELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN )

END PUSH EXIT J

4

Press the Number 2 button to select
SET MANUAL CLOCK.

END PUSH_ff

5

Press two Number buttons for the

hour(s) and two Number buttons for
the minute(s). Then press 1 for AM

or 2 for PM. For example, for 2:15
PM, press 02, 15, 2.

• Enter a 0 before a single digit num-

ber.

• Entries that do not match the VCR's

internal calendar will cause a ques-
tion mark (?) to appear on-screen.

• To make corrections, press the

CLEAR button until the space for

the number you want to correct is

flashing. Then enter the correct
number.

IT_ TIME0_,15 PM

CORRECTPUSH CLEAR }
ENDPUSH EXIT

6

Press two Number buttons for the
month, two Number buttons for the

day, and two Number buttons for the
year. For example, for July 1, 1996,
press 07, 01, 96. The day of the

week will appear automatically.

CORRECTPUSH CLEAR ]
ENDPUSH EXIT _'

Daylight-Saving Time

Selection

Follow the steps below to program the
VCR so its clock will automatically
move forward one hour in April and turn

back one hour in October.

1

Press the MENU button to bring up
the main menu display.

SELECT PUSH NO.SH_

PROGRAM |
VCR SETUP /

TUNERSET UP |

SET CLOCK J

_'_0 END PUSH EXIT /

2;

Press the Number 4 button to select

SET CLOCK.

(flA _CLocK

UTO CLOCK {OFF] I

I 2sETMANUALCLOCK l

I 3DA_GHT SVG_ME [OFF] I

i CABLEBOXUSERS /

l SETCLOCK MANUALLY /

TO SELECT PUSHNO. SHOWN )

_0 END PUSHEXE

Press the Number 3 button so that ON

appears to the right of DAYLIGHT

SVG TIME.

UTO CLOCK [OF

I 2SET MANUALCLOCK /
I 3DAYLIGHTSVGTIME {ON]|

/CABLE BOX USERS ]

[SET CLOCK MANUALLY /

\ TOSELECT PUSH _. SHOWN /

_TO END PUSH EXIT J

4

Press the STATUS!EXIT button to

exit.

3

If ON appears to the right of AUTO
CLOCK, press the Number 1 button.
OFF will appear to the right of AUTO

CLOCK.

7

Press the STATUS/EXIT button to
start the clock. The screen will return

to the program you were watching.

Setting the Clock (cont'd

11

Automatic Clock Setting

1

Press the MENU button to bring up
the main menu display.

2

Press the Number 4 button to select
SET CLOCK.

3

If OFF appears to the right of AUTO
CLOCK, press the Number 1 button
once. A new display screen will appear.
If ON appears to the right of AUTO
CLOCK, press the Number l button

twice. A new display screen will appear.

4

• If you want the VCR to locate a
local PBS station from which to

take the time, press the Number 1
button to select SET PBS CH.

AUTO. If the current time appears

on-screen, you're finished. Press the

STATUS/EXIT button to exit.

NOTE: CANNOT FIND PBS

CLOCK DATA may flash on-screen.

In this case, tell the VCR the PBS
station from which to take the time.

• If you wanteto tell the VCR the
PBS station from which to take

the time, press the Number 2 but-
ton to select SET PBS CH. MANU-

AL, • en use the Number buttons to

select the channel number of the

desired PBS station. If the current

time appears on-screen, you're fin-
ished. Press the STATUS/EXIT but-

ton to exit.

NOTE: CANNOT FIND PBS

CLOCK DATA may flash on-screen.

In this case, press the Number 1
button to choose SELECT NEW

PBS CH., then use the Number but-
tons to select the channel number of

another PBS station. Or, press the
Number 2 button to select SET PBS

CH. AUTO, then go to step 5.

5

Turn the VCR power off, and leave it
off for several minutes. When you turn

the VCR hack on tho timP will 1_ _Pt

Remote Control

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Number Buttons

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STATUS/EXIT

Button

• To reset the clock, follow the steps on page 10 or page 11.

• To display the time, press the STATUS/EXIT button. A status display, which
includes the time, will appear on the TV screen for about five seconds. For

details, see "On-Screen Displays" on page 12.

• Ifyou press the STATUS/EXIT button while you are setting the clock, the TV screen
will return to the program you were watching. If this happens, start over

• To cancel the Daylight-Saving lime, follow steps I - 2 under "Daylight-Saving
lime Selection" on page 10. At step 3, press the Number 3 button so that OFF

appears to the right of DAYLIGHT SVG TIME. Press the STATUS/EXIT button to
exit.

For Manual Clock Setting

• To make corrections while you are setting the clock manually, press the CLEAR

button until the space for the number you want to correct is flashing. Then enter
the correct number

• If the numbers entered do not match the VCR's internal calendar, the entry will be

rejected and a question mark (?) will appear on the TV screen.

• Power failures that last for more than one minute can cause you to lose your clock
setting when you use the VCR with the auto clock function set to OFF. If this hap-

pens, follow the steps on page 10.

For Automatic Clock Setting

• If TV has been selected at the TUNER SET UP menu, you can select channels 2 -
69 at step 4 under "Automatic Clock Setting." If CABLE TV has been selected

from the TUNER SET UP menu, you can select channels I - 125 at step 4 under

"Automatic Clock Setting." See page 27for details.

• If you select SETPBS CH. AUTO at the AUTO CLOCK menu, you cannot manual-
ly select the PBS channel from which you want the VCR to take the time.

• If the clock still is not set when you turn the VCR back on at step 5 under

"Automatic Clock Setting," set the clock manually.

• The clock cannot be set automatically if you don't receive a channel that carries a

time signal in your area. If this is the case, set the clock manually.

• If there are only a few channels in yourarea that carry time signals, setting the

clock automatically may take several minutes. If nothing happens even after you
wait several minutes, set the clock manually.

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MENU Button

m CLEAR Button

12

On-Screen Displays

VCR Status Display

A status display, which includes the current time, channel, and other information
(see illustration of the status display at right), will appear when you press the

STATUS/EXIT button or certain function buttons.
The contents of the status display may vary.

ON SCREEN ON:

• Whenever you press the STOP button or the PLAY button, the status display

will appear for five seconds.

COUNTER ONLY:

• Whenever you press the STOP button or the PLAY button, the status display
will appear for five seconds. After five seconds, only the counter will remain
on-screen. You must press the STATUS/EXIT button to remove it.

ON SCREEN OFF:

• The status display will not appear when you press function buttons.

• You must press the STATUS!EXIT button to see the status display.

To choose the status display mode:

1

Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display.

SELE0,P0SHNOSHO

1 PROGRAM

2 VCRSETUP l

3 TUNER SET UP /
4 SET CLOCK l

END PUSHEXIT

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VCR Status Display Screen

Function
Button
Pressed Time

P 12:00AM

CH10

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fo -

LP M 123:45

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Tape Counter

Speed and

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Counter
Memory

2

Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP.

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REPEATPLAY l
ON SCREENMOD[D [
LANGUAGE l

GUIDE CHANNELSET 1
GUIDE CHANNELMAP .)

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3

Press the Number 3 button to select ON SCREEN MODE.

Ii SELECT PUSH NO.SHOWN_

1 ON SCREENON ON I

2 COUNTERONLY l
3 ON SCREENOFF l

END PUSH EXIT /

4

Press the Number 1 button to select ON SCREEN ON, the Number 2 button to
select COUNTER ONLY, or the Number 3 button to select ON SCREEN OFF.
ON will appear beside the selected status display mode.

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• If the channel you select has no broad-

cast, the screen will become a solid

blue field. The screen will remain blue

until you select an active channel.

• You may bring up the status display at
any time by pressing the STATUS/EXIT

button.

(The exception is when viewing a still
picture or a slow motion picture, or

when FF/SEARCH or REW(ind)/
SEARCH is pressed during playback.)

• Channel numbers (when tuned) are dis-

played for a few seconds.

VCR Display Panel

Information about VCR operations
is displayed here.

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Timer Light
This light glows when a timer recording or a

one touch recording has been set. It flashes
when the power is off if a timer recording has
been set but a tape has not been placed in the
VCR. It also flashes when a timer recording
has finished (unless another timer recording is

programmed, in which case it glows).

PWR(power). Light

This light indicates that the power

is turned Sn.

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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.

REC(ord) Light

This light indicates that a record-

ing is in progress. It flashes when
a recording has been paused.

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Clock/Feature Display

This display tells you the current time (when the clock is set), and
briefly displays which feature the VCR is currently performing.

PL l_J "Playback

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SLOW and VAR(iable). SLOW Buttons

Press the SLOW button to view the picture in slow motion. Press again to
to normal playback. Then vary the speed from 1/6 to 1/30 of normal speed using

the VAR(iable). SLOW buttons. Details are on page 31.

REW(ind)/SEARCH Button

When in Stop mode, press to rewind the tape at high speed. When in Play

press to rewind the tape while the picture stays on-screen.

Number Buttons

Use to select channels and on-screen menus, and to program VCR funcdons_

(such as setting the clock).

Channels 1 - 9 •

To select, press 0, then the channel you want. For example,

to select channel 7, press 0, 7.

Channels 100 and above •

To select, press the 100 button, then press the last two digits of the channel you

want. For example, to select channel 117, press the 100 button, 1, 7.

Press to use the Jog Dial or the Shuttle Ring. For details, see page 31.

Lights up when the JOG/SHUTTLE button is pressed.

Jog Dial'

When you turn this dial in either direction while in the Play or Still mode, the

tape moves forward or backward frame-by-frame at a speed that corresponds to

the speed at which the dial is turned. For details, see page 31.

Shuttle Ring

Turn and h$1d this ring while in the Play or Still mode to do a forward or back-

ward search. The more the ring is rotated, the faster the search will be. For

details, see page 31.

TIME SEARCH Button.

Press to fast forward or rewind the tape a specific length of time. Details are on

page 29.

(Tape) SPEED Button

Press to select the recording speed (SP, LP or SLP).

EJECT Button

Press to eject the tape.

F(rame). ADV(ance) Button

Press when in Still mode to advance the picture one frame at a time.

Details are on page 31.

SKIP SEARCH Button'

Press during tape playback to skip forward 30 seconds at a time.

2 PLAY Button

hen in Play mode, press to

atch a tape at two times the

normal playback speed.

A.CH

0 0

Details are on page 31.

_icate TV and cable converter box control buttons. They may or may not operate your TV or cable converter box.
I See pages 33-34for details.

_ . Press the VCR button on the remote control before pressing other VCR operation buttons on the remote control.
[ • Press the TV button on the remote control before pressing other TV operation buttons on the remote control.

I ° Pressthe CBL button on the remote control before pressing other cable converter box operation buttons on the remote control.

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Remote Control Buttons (cont'd .....

Button

Press to play a tape. Also, press to release Search, Slow or Still mode and to

retum to normal playback (see page 31for details).

0

in Stop mode, press to fast forward the tape at high speed. When in

Play mode, press to fast forward while the picture stays on-screen.

Record mode, press to temporarily stop the recording (pause). You can not

pause a one touch recording that is set for a specific length of time. In Play
mode, press to freeze the picture (still). Press a second time to resume normal

recording or playback. Details are on pages nine and 31.

PLUS+/ENTER Button

Press to set a Timer Recording with VCR Plus+. Details are on pages 22-25.

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.

Button

Press to erase incorrect data when programming VCR functions. Also, press
to reset the time counter (0:00:00 will appear on-screen).

•STATUS/EXIT Button
Press to see the status display or to make status displays disappear. Details

are on page 12. Press to exit on-screen menus.

(ord)/OTR Button

Press once to start a recording (see page nine for details). Or, press three to 10

times to start a one touch recording (an immediate timed recording, 30 minutes
to four hours long) of the channel you are watching (see page 19for details).

TRACKING (Up/Down) Buttons
When in Play or Slow mode, press to adjust the tracking. Details are on page 32.

EMORY Button

Press to memorize a tape position at which the time counter was set to 0:00:00.

Details are on page 30.

VCR/TV Button

Use to select the signal that your TV receives.

• VCR Position

Use to watch a tape, to watch a program while recording it, or to watch a TV
broadcast using the CHANNEL (Up/Down) or Number buttons.

• TV Position

Use to watch TV or to watch one program while recording another. Detail,

are on page 18.

Shaded boxes indicate TV and cable converter box control buttons. They may or may not operate your TV or cable converter
box. See pages 33-34for details.

• Press the VCR button on the remote control before pressing other VCR operation buttons on the remote control

• Press the TV button on the remote control before pressing other TV operation buttons on the remote control

• Press the CBL button on the remote control before oressin_ other cable converter box oneration hutton_ on th,_ ramot_, rontrol

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Front Panel

Wireless Remote Sensor
Receives an infrared signal from your

remote control so you can operate your
VCR from a distance.

POWER Button

Press to turn the VCR power on
and off.

F.FWD(Fast Forward) Button
When in Stop mode, press to fast forward the tape at high
speed. When in Play mode, press to fast forward while the

picture stays on-screen. Details are on page 31.

STOP/EJECT Button
Press once to stop the tape. Press again to eject the tape.

PLAY Button
Press to play a tape. Also, press to release Slow, Search

or Still mode and to return to normal playback. Details

are on page 31.

REW(ind) Button

When in Stop mode, press to rewind the tape at high
speed. 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.

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VCR/TV Button
Use to select the signal that your

TV receives.

• VCR Position
Use to watch a tape, to watch a

program while recording it, or to
watch a "IVbroadcast using the
CHANNEL (Up/Down) or

Number buttons.

• TV Position
Use to watch TV or to watch one

program while recording another.

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CH. (Up/Down) Buttons
Press to scan up or down through the VCR's

channels.
TRACKING (Up/Down) Function

When in Play or Slow mode, press the CH.
(Up/Down) buttons to adjust the tracking.

Details are on page 32.

REC(ord)/OTR Button

Press once to start a recording.
Press three to 10 times to start a one touch recording (an
immediate recording, 30 minutes to four hours long) of

the channel you are watching. Details are on page 19.

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PAUSE Button

In Record mode, press to temporarily stop the recording
(pause). You can not pause a one touch recording that is set for
a specific length of time. In Play mode, press to freeze the pic-

ture (still). Press a second time to resume normal recording or
playback. Details are on pages nine and 31.

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ANT(enna). IN(put) Jack

Connect your antenna or cable
here. Details are on pa e six.

AUDIO IN(put) Jack

Connect a cable coming from the
audio output jack of a camcorder,
another VCR, or an audio source

here. Details are on page 26.

AUDIO OUT(put) Jack
Connect a cable coming from the

audio input jack of a camcorder,
another VCR, or an audio source

here. Details are on page 26.

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AC Power Cord
Connect to a standard AC outlet to

supply power to the VCR.

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VIDEO OUT(put) Jack

Connect a cable coming from the

video input jack of a camcorder,

another VCR, or an audio-visual

source (laser disc, video disc player,

etc.) here. Details are on page 26.

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VIDEO IN(put) Jack

Connect a cable coming from the
video output jack of a camcorder,
another VCR, or an audio-visual

source (laser disc, video disc player,
etc.) here. Details are on page 26.

CH3/CH4 Switch
Set to channel 3 or 4 to

use your TV with your
VCR. Details are on

page six.

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OUT(put) Jack
Use the supplied RF coaxial cable

to connect this jack to the
VHF/UHF jack on your TV.

Details are on page six.

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Recording One Channel/Watching Another

1

Start a recording (see page nine).

2

Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR
in TV position. The VCR light will disap-

pear from the VCR's display panel.

Use the TV controls to select the channel
you want to watch.

4

To return to the channel being recorded, use
the TV controls to select channel 3 or 4

(see page six for details). Press the
VCR/TV button to put the VCR in VCR

position. The channel being recorded will
appear on-screen.

To return to

the channel

being record-

ed, set the TV

to channel 3

or 4. Then,

press the

VCR/TV but-

ton to put the

VCR in VCR

position.

Select the channel
you want to watch.

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Press the

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ton to put the

VCR in

TVposition.

• If you use a cable converter box or satellite system hookup, you may not be

able to watch one channel while recording another. See pages 35, 38-39

for details.

• If you don't receive channels, please repeat the steps on page six, then fol-
low the instructions above carefully.

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One Touch Recording-

Use the CHAN-

NEL (Up/Down)

buttons or the

Number buttons to

select the channel

you want to

record.

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Press the
REC(ord)/OTR

button repeatedly

until the desired
recording length

appears in the
upper left comer

of the screen.

i The one touch recording (OTR) function
i 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.
i • The desired recording speed (SP, LP,

SLP) has been selected with the (Tape)

: SPEED button.
i • There is a tape in the VCR. Make sure

the tape's record tab is intact and the tape

i is long enough to record the program(s).

$The VCR is in VCR position.

i Starting an OTR

1

: Use the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons or
" the Number buttons to select the channel

! you want to record.

i2

i Press the REC(ord)/OTR button repeatedly
: until the desired recording length (30 min-
i utes to four hours) appears in the upper left
! comer of the screen. Recording will begin

immediately.

• To check the time remainingforan OTR after the OTR has been set, press

the STATUS/EXIT button.

• To change the recording length while an OTR is in progress, press the
REC(ord)/OTR button until the desired length appears on-screen.

• If you begin an OTR when a recording is paused, the OTR will begin.

• You can not pause recording (for example, during commercials) during an
OTR.

• If the preset time for a timer recording comes up during an OTR, the OTR
has nrioritv.

: Stopping an OTR

To stop an OTR before recording is fin-
ished, press the STOP button or the

POWER button. To cancel the OTR but
continue recording, press the

REC(ord)/OTR button until REC appears in
the upper left comer of the screen.

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Timer Recording

Follow the steps below to program
your VCR to record TV programs
while you're away from home. You
can program up to eight timer record-
ings. For each one, the VCR will turn
itself on, record, and turn itself off

automatically. Before you begin make

sure:

• Channels have been programmed.

• The clock has been set.

• There is 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).

• The VCR is in VCR position.

You must do each step within 60 sec-
onds of completing the previous step.
If you don't, you will have to start
again at step 1.

1

Press the MENU button to bring up the
main menu display.

1 PROGRAM
2 VCR SET UP

SELECT PUSHNO. SHOW1

END PUSHEXIT

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2

Press the Number 1button on the
remote control to select PROGRAM.

'i-oSE, NO.S,OW,

1 ONCE |

2 DAILY |
3 WEEKLY |

, PROGRAM REVIEW

\.,TO0END PUSH EXIT J

3 5

Select a once, daily or weekly recording.

• Press the Number 1 button to select

ONCE. The VCR will record a TV
program on any day you choose, up to

12 months away.

• Press the Number 2 button to select
DAILY. The VCR will record from

Monday to Friday - starting at the
same time and for the same length of

time.

• Press the Number 3 button to select
WEEKLY. The VCR will record on
the same day, at the same time, and for

the same length of time every week.

IDAILY PROGBAM (M,QF_-F_I)_

PROGRAM _; 1:23456 7 8-_]

SELECT PROGRAMNUMBER J

0 END PUSHEXIT J

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Daily
Recording

Menu

Screen

4

Use the Number buttons (1 - 8) to select

a position in which to store the timer
recording. Flashing numbers indicate

an open position (one in which a timer
recording has not yet been stored).

NOTE: If you select a number that has
already been used to store a timer

recording, PREVIOUSLY SET PRO-
GRAM will appear on-screen for a few
seconds. Then information about the

program in that position will be dis-
played on-screen. If this happens, press

the STATUS/EXIT button twice. Then
start again at step 1.

• If you are using a standard antenna

• If you are recording from line input,

• If you are recording using a cable

"...TOEND PUSH EXff /

6

Press two Number buttons for the hour(s)
you want the recording to begin. Press
two number buttons for the minute(s)

you want the recording to begin. Press 1
for AM or 2 for PM. For example, for
9:30 PM, press 09, 30, 2.

_END PUSH EXff

7

Follow the instructions in step 6 to set

the recording's stop time (AM or PM

will be set automatically).

to VCR to TV hookup, enter the
channel of the TV program you want

to record (you must enter a 0 before
all single digit channels).

press 0, 0. A/V IN will appear on-

screen.

converter box (channel 3 or 4), see
pages 38 - 39.

ETIME PROGRAM
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CORRECT PUSH CLEAR

CHANNEL 10

TIME ON 09:30PM

TIME OFF :.'-_ L±. _

Checking or Clearing Timer Recordings

1. With the VCR on and in VCR
position, press the MENU button.

2. Press the Number 1 button to
select PROGRAM.

3. Press the Number 4 button to

select PROGRAM REVIEW. The
timer recording information for the

position will appear on-screen. If
there are no timer recordings set,
nothing will happen when you press

the Number 4 button.

4.

Press the Number I button repeated-
ly to review all programmed timer
recordings. If you don't press the

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CORRECT PUSH CLEAR

_T_.E N O PUSH EXIT

VCR will automatically display infor-

mation about the next programmed

timer recording. This will continue
until all filled positions have been dis-
played. Then the menu will disappear.

.

To cancel the timer recording dis-
played, press the CLEAR button.

6.

Repeat steps 1 - 5 to make sure you
have cleared the correct timer record-

8 11

Press the Number 1 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 page five. You

cannot use the (Tape) SPEED button at
this time.

EL 10

TIME OFF 11:00PM
T ON _:_1 PM

TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR

"%_ END PUSH EXIT

9

Press two Number buttons for the
month and the day you want to record

the program. For example, for July

10, 1996, press 07, 10. The day of the
week and the year will be displayed
automatically (you cannot program the
VCR to record more than one year in
advance).

If you want to program another timer
recording, press the MENU button.
Repeat steps 2 - 10. If you don't want
to program another timer recording, go

to step 12.

12

Turn off the VCR power. The Timer

light will appear. The VCR must be

turned off for a timer recording to
take place. If you forget to turn the

VCR off, PLEASE TURN OFF VCR
FOR TIMER RECORDING flashes

on your TV screen two minutes before
a timer recording starts. You can

remove it by pressing the CLEAR but-
ton.

must be off for a

Timer Recording (cont'd

The VCR

VCR

POWER

Button Light

POWER Button

MENU Button--

Number Buttons--

STATUS/EXIT

Button

CLEAR Button

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Timer

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10

Press the STATUS/EXIT button.
PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED
PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR

TIMER RECORDING will appear on-
screen (if PROGRAM NOT COM-

PLETED appears, try again from step

1). In three seconds the on-screen dis-

play will disappear. Now, go to steps

11 and 12.

Making Corrections

I. While the screen you want to change is

displayed, press the CLEAR button
until the cursor is flashing on the item

you want to change. Then enter the
correct information.

2. Continue to do this until all information
is correct.

3. Press the STATUS!EXIT button to exit.

timer recording

to take place!

Make sure there

is a tape in the

VCR.

Note: You can exit the Program

review at any time by pressing

the STATUS/EXIT button.

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Remote Control

• CLASH mayflash on the screen

when you finish setting a timer
recording. This means that the

timer recording you just pro-
grammed and another timer record-
ing overlap, and thus the current

timer recording will not be carried
out. In this case, cancel one of the

overlapping timer recordings.

• If the preset time for a timer record-
ing comes up during an OTR, the

OTR has priority.

• To stop a started timer recording,

press the STOP/EJECT button on

the VCR.

• If the power fails for more than one
minute, programmed timer record-

ings will be lost. When you use the

VCR with the auto clock function set
to OFF, repeat the steps on page I0
before re-programming the timer

recordings.

Please see page 35 for more notes.

22

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

1

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. To flu in the boxes, you
will need 1) a cable channel line-up list, if applicable (you can request one from your cable company), and 2) a chart that
lists VCR Plus+ guide channel numbers, which you can find in your TV guide or the TV listings of your local newspaper.

TV Channels

Local TV Stations

(call letters)

VCR Plus+

IGuide Channel

Number

(GUIDE CH.)

Local Channel

Number

(USER CH.)

Cable Channels

Cable Stations

(call letters)

VCR Plus+

iGuide Channel

Number

(GUIDE CH.)

Cable Channel

Number

(USER CH.)

23

Setting Up VCR Plus+ (cont'd_ _

TV Channels

VCR Plus+

Local TV Stations Guide Channel

(call letters) Number

(GUIDE CH.) (USER CH.)

Local Channel

Number

Cable Channels

VCR Plus+

Cable Stations Guide Channel

(call letters) Number

(GUIDECH.) (USER CH.)

Cable Channel

Number

24

Setting Up VCR Plus+ (cont'd)

Now, compare the channel numbers you
have written in the GUIDE CH. and

USER CH. columns. You'll notice that
some stations have guide and user chan-

nel numbers that are the same, and other
stations have channel numbers that do

not match. Where the channel numbers
DO NOT match, you must tell the VCR
the guide and user channel numbers
according to the following steps.

• Make each entry within 60 seconds of
the previous entry.

3

Press the MENU button, then press the
Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP.

Ii SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN_

1 NORMALPLAY ON [

2 REPEATPLAY [
3 ON SCREEN MODE |

4 LANGUAGE |
5 GUIDECHANNELSET |

6 GUIDECHANNELMAP )

END PUSHEXIT J

4

Press the Number 5 button to select
GUIDE CHANNEL SET.

f GUIDE CHANNELSET

GUIDE CI'_::-:_:
USER CH. ":'-

I SELECT GUIDE ell.NO.

END PUSH EXIT

5

Look at the boxes you filled in on
pages 22-23. For stations whose guide

channels and user channels are not the
same, press two Number buttons for

the guide channel and two Number
buttons for the user channel.

• Always enter a "0" before single
digit channels.

• To select line input for the user chan-
nel, press 0, 0. AUX will appear on-

screen.

SELECT USER CH. NO.

GUIDE CH.

USER CH._" _,_

Press the Number 1 button so your
VCR will memorize the guide channel

and user channel numbers you have
selected. Or, press the Number 2 but-
ton to quit and select another pair of

numbers.

GUIDE CH.28

USERCH. 04

1 MEMORIZE

I TO SELECTPUSH NUMBER

2 SELECTANOTHERCH,

_._-- GUIDE CHANNEL SET 1

TO CORRECT PUSHCLEAR

k. TO END PUSH EXIT

7

Repeat steps 5 and 6 for all the stations
on your list which have different guide
channel and user channel numbers.

8

Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit.

9

To confirm the guide channel and user

channel numbers you have selected,
press the MENU button to bring up the
main menu display. Then press the

Number 2 button to select VCR SET
UP. Finally, press the Number 6 button

to select GUIDE CHANNEL MAP. A
list of guide channel and user channel

numbers memorized by the VCR will
appear on-screen. If there are more
than 10 pairs of numbers, press the

Number 1 button to view another
screen of numbers. Make sure these

numbers correspond to the boxes you
filled in in step I. Then press the

STATUS/EXIT button to exit.

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CHANNEL

(Up/Down)

]---- Buttons

Number Buttons

MENU Button

-- CLEAR Button

STATUS/EXIT
Button

• To correct a guide channel number:

1. Repeat steps 3 - 4 on this page.

2. At step 5, enter the incorrect guide
channel number for both the guide

channel and the user channel. Press

the Number 1 button. Press the STA-
TUS/EXIT button to exit.

+

3. Repeat steps 3 - 6 again, this time
entering the correct guide channel

and user channel. Press the STA-

TUS/EXIT button to exit.

• To correct a user channel number:

1. Repeat steps 3 - 4 on this page.

2. At step 5, enter the correct guide
channel and user channel numbers.

Press the Number 1 button. Press the
STATUS/EXIT button to exit.

• To cancel a pair of numbers:

1. Follow step 9 to display the guide

channel map.

2. Press the CLEAR button. A pair of
numbers will flash.

3. Press the CHANNEL (Up/Down) but-
tons until the pair of numbers you

wish to cancel is flashing.

4. Press the CLEAR button again. The

pair of numbers that was flashing will

disappear.

5. Press the STATUS/EXIT button to

exit.

Timer Recording With VCR Plus

25

Remote Control

POWER

Button

VCR

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Number

Buttons

STATUS/

EXIT

Button

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• If you make a mistake while you are

entering the VCR Plus+ number of a

program, press the CLEAR button until

the cursor is flashing on the item you

want to correct. Then enter the correct

number.

• If CODE ERROR flashes after you enter
the VCR Plus+ number and press the

VCR PLUS+/ENTER button, the number

you entered was incorrect (for example,

too short). If this happens, enter the
correct number.

• CLASH ma_flash on the screen at step

2. This means that the timer recording
you just programmed and another timer

recocding overlap, and thus the current
timer recording will not be carried out.

• To quit VCR Plus+ programming at any
time, press the STATUS/EXIT button.
The display will disappear from the TV
screen.

• If the preset time for a timer recording
comes up during an OTR, the OTR has

priority.

• To stop a started timer recording, press
the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR.

• If the power fails for more than one
minute, programmed timer recordings
will be lost. When you use the VCR
with the auto clock function turned
OFF, repeat the steps on page 10 before
re-programming the timer recordings.

• To cancel a Timer Recording with VCR
Plus+, follow the steps for Checking or

Clearing Timer Recordings on page 20.

See page 35for more notes.

PLUS+/

-ENTER
Button

MENU
Button

_CLEAR

Button

Follow the steps below to program a _l
timer recording using VCR Plus+ num-

bers. Before you begin, make sure:

• Channels have been programmed.

• The clock has been set.

• There is a tape in the VCR. Make sure

the tape's record tab is intact and the
tape is long enough to record the pro-

gram(s).

• The VCR is in VCR position.

• You have selected CABLE TV or TV
at the TUNER SET UP menu.

• You have completed the steps on
pages 22-24.

You must do each step within 60 sec-
onds of completing the previous step.
If you don't, you will have to start

again at step 1.

Press the VCR PLUS+/ENTER button

on the remote control. The on-screen
display shown below will appear.

LUScoo_._.... -j

FND PUSH EXIT

2

Use the Number buttons to enter the
VCR Plus+ number of the program
you wish to record (this number is dif-

ferent for every program, and it can be
four to eight digits long). Finally,
press the VCR PLUS+/ENTER button.

,_VCR PLUS+ PROG.

PLUSCODE: 132B_::._::.-

TO SET PUSHVCR +
TO CORRECT PUSHCLEAR

END PUSHEXIT

J

3

To record the program once, press the
Number 1 button to select ONCE. To

• record the same program every day from
Monday through Friday, press the

Number 2 button to select DAILY. To
record the same program every week on

the same day (such as every Saturday),

i press the Number 3 button to select

Press the Number l 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 page five. You
cannot use the (Tape) SPEED button at

this time.

TIME ON 10:30PM
TIME OFF 11:30PM

EL 9

PRoGETIME PROGRAM 1

END PUSHEXff "

Jill

Press the STATUS/EXIT button. PRO-
GRAM WAS COMPLETED /

PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR
TIMER RECORDING should appear

on the screen. After three seconds, the-
on-screen display will disappear.

6

To programadditional timer recordings
with VCR Plus+, press the VCR
PLUS+!ENTER button and repeat steps 2-

5. When you are finished, go to step 7.

7

Turn off the VCR power. The Timer

light will appear. The Timer light will

flash if there is not a tape in the VCR.
The VCR must be turned off for a

timer recording to take place. If you
forget to turn the VCR off, PLEASE

TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER
RECORDING flashes on your TV

screen two minutes before a timer

recording starts. You can remove it by

)ressing the CLEAR button.

The VCR

must be off for a

timer recording

to take place!

Make sure there

is a taoe in the

26

Rerecording (Tape Duplication)

The instructions on this page show you

how to copy tapes. The illustration uses

two VCRs just like yours. Different VCRs

may operate differently.

NOTE: Unauthorized recording of copy-

righted television programs, video tapes, or
other materials may infringe on the rights

of copyright owners and violate copyright
laws.

1

VCR 1 will play your tape. Insert a prere-
corded tape in VCR 1. If the tape does not
have a record tab, playback begins. If this
happens, press the STOP/EJECT button on

VCR 1 once.

2

VCR 2 will record your tape. Insert a
blank tape in VCR 2. Make sure the VCR

2 power is on and VCR 2 is in VCR posi-
tion.

3

Turn the TVon and set it to channel 3 or 4,
whichever channel the CH3/CH4 switch on
VCR 2 is set to.

4

Point the remot8 control at VCR 2. Press
the Number buttons 0, 0. A/V IN will

appear on-screen.

5

Point the remote control at VCR 2. Use
the (Tape) SPEED button to select SP, LP

or SLP.

6

Press the PLAY button on VCR 1 and the
REC(ord)/OTR button on VCR 2 at the

same time.

: Connections

VCR 1 VCR 2

Playing VCR Recording VCR

(back view) (back view)

e

AUDIO and

VIDEO

OUT(put) Jacks

Audio and video cables are not included.

From VIDEO OUT to VIDEO IN

Operation

e

1

Put a prerecorded

tape in VCR 1.

4

Point the remote con-

trol at VCR 2 and

press the Number but-

tons 0, 0.

Use the (Tape)

SPEED button to

select the recording

speed of VCR 2.

From AUDIO OUT to AUDIO IN

/

VCR 1

o _ o

Remote
Control

_0000

Select channel 3 or

4 at the TV.

TV

on channel

3 or4

AUDIO"" OUT(put)

and VIDEO Jack

IN(put)

Jacks

6

Press the PLAY

button on VCR 1 -

and the

REC(ord)/OTR

button on VCR 2 at

the same time.

Put a blank
tape in VCR 2.

e

: TV

I

27

Channel Memor+-

3

Use the Number 1

button or the

Number 2 button

to choose TV or

CABLE TV.

1/

Press the MENU

button to bring up

the main menu

display.

Remote Control

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o _ o

00000
OO 00

Press the Number 3
button to select

TUNER SET UP.

4

Press the Number 3
button to select

AUTO
PROGRAMMING.

i Programming Channels

! 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.

• Press the MENU button to bring up the
i main menu display.

ii::::_[,_3.2_'/_sELE0,E.0_N_Rv0_S_L__,0_,,__SHS_+_°_"S_,°__X_°_+SHOW1

+2

: Press the Number 3 button to select

• TUNER SET UP.

: IITV ON 1

12 ,_Bt.E l'V I

; 13 +",UrOPROGR+_M,,J+I

14 _t_t.'Zm CH I

i 5 CHMEMORY REVIEW

•t )

i ,,_o_oPus._,T /

• Line Input mode will always be stored in the VCR's memory as channel 00.
When you select channel O0 with the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons or the

Number buttons, A/V IN will appear on the screen.

• You cannotprogram channels ifa cable converter box is connected to a VCR
that is connected to a TV. If you have this kind of connection, see pages 38-39

for details.

• To change TVor CABLE TVselection, repeat the steps on this page.

+3

: Press the Number 1 button to select TV (if
: you have an antenna) or the Number 2 but-

: ton to select CABLE TV (if you have a
: cable connection).

: Press the Number 3 button to select AUTO

PROGRAMMING. MEMORIZED

i CHANNEL / PLEASE WAIT will appear

: on-screen. The VCR will place all the
: channels you receive into its memory.

: Wait for a few minutes while the VCR pro-
: grams channels. When programming is

i complete, AUTO SET COMPLETED will
i appear on-screen. Then the programmin_

: of the lowest channel number placed in the
! VCR's memory will appear on-screen.
: Now when you press the CHANNEL

! (Up/Down) buttons, you will scan only
! through channels you receive.

28

Channel Memory (cont'd)

Adding/Deleting Channels

1

Press the MENU button, then press the

Number 3 button to select TUNER SET

UP.

2

Press the Number 4 button to select
ADD/DELETE CH.

EoLECTCHANNELNUMBER_" _

END PUSHEXIT J

3

Enter the desired channel number (see
"Number Buttons" on page 14).

CH12

3SE'EOT,NO_"E.O.

END PUSHEXIT

Remote Control

:4

: Press the Number 1 button to add
: that channel or the Number 2 button

: to delete that channel. Press the
" Number 3 button to leave that chan-

• nel unchanged and select another
: channel. If you do not make a •
: choice within five seconds, you will :

i return to the previous menu display.

• Press the STATUS/EXIT button to •
i exit. The programming of the chan- !•

: nel you added or deleted will appear, i

: Number
i Buttons--

STATUS/

EXIT

Button

i Reviewing Programmed Channels

i 1. Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display.
" 2. Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP.
: 3. Press the Number 5 button to select CH MEMORY REVIEW. A list of

: programmed channels will appear on-screen.
: • If all the programmed channels don't fit on the screen, press the Number 1

i button to see the remaining channels. Then press the Number 2 button to

• return to the first screen of channels.
i • If you do not press any buttons within 10 seconds, you will return to the
" previous menu display.

: 4. Press the STATUS/EXIT button twice to exit.

_ ® -..6_

MENU
Button

/../_"x o._

Language Selection

Follow the steps below to change the lan-
guage of the on-screen displays.

1

Press the MENU button, then press the
Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP.

Press the Number 4 button to select LAN-
GUAGE.

2

Press the Number 1 button if you want the
on-screen displays in English. ON will
appear to the right of ENGLISH on-screen.
Press the Number 2 button if you want the
on-screen displays in Spanish. SI will

appear to the right of ESPAI_IOL on-screen, i

3 "

Number

Buttons

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00000
O0 00

Remote Control

MENU

Button

29

Playback Option:

Press the Number 2

button to select

REPEAT PLAY.

Repeat Playback

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0 0 0 0 0
O0 0 0

Time Search

ss the MENU but-

press the

2 button to

SET UP.

Press the
STATUS/EXIT but-

ton to exit.

Remote Control

Repeat Playback

Follow the steps below to program the
VCR to play a tape over and over.

s the MENU button, then press the

mber 2 button to select VCR SET UP.

i Press the Number 2 button to select

! REPEAT PLAY. ON will appear to the

fight of REPEAT PLAY on-screen.

: Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit.
! Now, when a tape has finished playing, the
: VCR will rewind it and start playback

: again. (TV programming will appear whi'
: the tape is rewinding.)

Press the FF/SEARCH

2

Use the Number but-

tons t_ enter the

o c:::D o

desired length of

button or the

REW(ind)/SEARCH

button to skip forward

or backward.

time.

m

In Stop mode, press

the TIME SEARCH

button to bring up the

0 O0 0 0

Remote Control

time search display.

• The VCR will stay in Repeat Play mode until you cancel Repeat Play mode. To

do this, follow step 1 under "Repeat Playback." At step 2, press the Number 1
button to select NORMAL PLAY Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit.

• The time counter memory does not function when the VCR is in Repeat Play
mode.

• You can exit 7"treeSearch mode by pressing the TIME SEARCH button again.

• To cancel 7irne Search mode when the VCR isfast forwarding or rewinding, press

: Time Search

: Follow the steps below to program the VCR
: to search forward or backward a specific

i length of time.

: While in Stop mode, press the TIME
i SEARCH button to bring up the time search

display.

: Use the Number buttons to enter the desired
: length of time you want to skip forward or back-

" ward. For example, for 1 hour, 25 minutes,
: press the Number buttons 1, 2, 5. Or, for five

minutes, press the Number buttons 0, 0, 5. (You

: must make an entry within 10 seconds of press-

" ing the TIME SEARCH button. Otherwise, the
: VCR will cancel Time Search mode.)

Q

i Press the FF/SEARCH button or the
i REW(ind)/SEARCH button to skip forward or
i backward. The VCR will skip over the speci-
i fled length of time, then begin playback.

3O

Playback Options (cont'd)

Time Counter Memory

Follow the steps below to reset the time
counter to zero at a tape location you want

to refer to later.

1

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.

2

Press the STATUS/EXIT button. The status
display will appear on-screen for about five

seconds.

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k

VCR

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.

)

1

3

While the status display is still on-screen,
press the CLEAR button to reset the time

counter to zero.

4

While the time counter is still on-screen,
press the MEMORY button to set the time

counter memory. M will appear to the left

of the time counter on-screen.

I M 0:00:00 1

5

To go to a tape location where the time
counter was reset to zero, press the

REW(ind)/SEARCH button or the
FF/SEARCH button when in Stop mode.

When the tape reaches the point at which the

time counter was reset to zero, the tape will
stop. Press the PLAY button to watch the

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5

When in Stop mode,

press the

REW(ind)/SEARCH

button or the

FF/SEARCH button

to go to a tape loca-

tion where the time

counter was reset to

zero.

Press the

STATUS!EXIT_out -

ton to bring up the

status display.

• • • •• .. ••• ••. • ••• •• ••• •• •• ••.•• •••• •••.• •• •o •. -. • ••• • i ••• •• •• • •- •• •• •• ••• •• ••" • ••

i • The MEMORY button does not function during Repeat Playback. [

: • The VCR must be in Normal Play mode before you can set the Time Counter
: Memory. See Notes on page 29for details on putting the VCR in Normal Play

• mode.
! • To erase a 71me Counter Memory, press the MEMORY button twice. The M will

: disappear from the screen.

": • You may only set the time counter to zero at one location at a time. If you try to

set the time counter to zero at a second location, the previous time counter to

i zero setting will be erased.

03@@_

o c::D o-

Press the CLEAR but-
ton to reset the time

counter to zero.

0000(9-
O0 O0

Press the MEMORY

Remote Control button to set the time

counter merriory.

"1

Playback Options (cont'd

31

Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP)

When in Play mode, press and release the FF/SEARCH button or the

REW(ind)/SEARCH button. A fast forward or reverse picture search
will begin.

To the

return to playback, press

PLAY button.

Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP)

When in Play mode, press and release the FF/SEARCH button or the
REW(ind)/SEARCH button, then press again. The VCR will now search

in super high speed.

To return to normal playback, press the PLAY button.

Playing a Tape at Double Speed

When in Play mode, press the X2 PLAY button. The picture will run at

1

twice normal playback speed.

To return to normal playback, press the X2 PLAY button again or press

2

the PLAY button.

Viewing a Still Picture

When in Play mode, press the PAUSE/STILL button. A still picture i

1

(frozen image) will appear on-screen.

To advance the still picture frame-by-frame, press the F(rame). ADV(ance) i

2

button.

Remote Control

FF/SEARCH

Button

VAR(iable).

SLOW

Buttons

PLAY

REW(ind)/--I"

SEARCH

Button

SLOW Button m

JOG/-

SHUTTLE

Button

Jog/Shuttle-

Light

Jog

Shuttle Rin

To release the still picture and return to normal playback, press the i

3

PLAY button or press the PAUSE/STILL button again.

Viewing a Slow Motion Picture

When i,a Play mode, press the SLOW button. The tape will play in slow

motion.

NOTE: You can control the speed of slow motion playback by pressing

the VAR(iable). SLOW buttons.

4

To release Slow mode and return to normal playback, press the SLOW

button again or press the PLAY button.

Viewing a Picture in Slow to Fast Motion

Jog/Shuttle Light comes on. If you do not operate the Jog Dial or Shuttle

Press the JOG/SHUTrLE button while in the Play or Still mode. The
Ring within 30 seconds, the Jog/Shuttle light will go off.

rotated, the faster the search speed will be. Releasing the ring stops the pic-

Turn the Shuttle Ring in either direction and hold it. The more the ring is
ture in the Still mode.

Turn the Jog dial in either direction for frame-by-frame control. The faster
the dial is rotated, the faster the search will be. Releasing the dial stops the

3

picture in the Still mode.

Press the PLAY button to release the Still mode.

4

• Still and Slow modes will automatically

switch to Stop mode afier five minutes to
protect the VCR and the tape from dam-

*

age.

• SP/LP/SLP means this feature will work
with tapes recorded in Standard Play,

e

Long Play, or Super Long Play. For
details on tape speed, see page five.

• LP/SLP means this feature will work with
tapes recorded in Long Play and Super

Long Play. For details on tape speed,
page five.

• Ifa still picture vibrates vertically, stabi-
lize it by pressing the TRACKING
(Up/Down) buttons (any other vertical fit-

ter should be removed with your TV's ver-
tical hold control, if your TV has one).

VCR

CH. (Up/Down)
Buttons

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
rewind the tape, go into the Stop mode, eject the tape, then turn itself off.

If the time counter memory is set, the VCR will only rewind to the point at
which the counter is set to zero, then stop. The VCR will not eject the tape
automatically or shut itself off.

Remote Control

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0 c:z:D o

00000
00 00

TRACKING

]----(Up/Down)

Buttons

Tape Eject

A tape can be ejected with the VCR power on or off (but the VCR must be
plugged in). If a Timer Recording is programmed, a tape can only be ejected
with the power on. Make sure you insert a tape for the Timer Recording.

Auto Tracking

The VCR has automatic tracking, which continually adjusts tracking to give
you the best possible picture quality. With some recordings, however, you may

get a better picture using the manual tracking controls (see below).

Manual Tracking

To adjust the tracking manually, press the TRACKING (Up/Down) buttons on
the remote control.

NOTES:

• To return tracking to the position it was in when the VCR was shipped from

the factory, press the CH. (Up) and CH. (Down) buttons on the VCR at the
same time. This function is controlled only by the buttons on the VCR. The

CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons on the remote control will not adjust track-
ing.

• Tracking is returned to auto tracking when a tape is inserted, or when the
STOP button is pressed to halt playback.

• The CH. (Up/Down) buttons on the VCR also adjust tracking when the VCR

is in Play mode.

° When the VCR is in Slow mode, auto tracking will not work. Instead, use the

TRACKING (Up/Down) buttons or the CH. (Up/Down) buttons on the VCR
to reduce noise lines in slow motion playback.

° Manual tracking will not operate when the VCR is in Still mode. If you want

to reduce noise lines in a still picture, place the VCR in Slow mode. Use the
TRACKING (Up/Down) buttons to remove the noise lines. Then return to

Still mode.

TV Code Setting

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! Your VCR remote control may be able to

1

Press the TV button, then the POWER but-
ton, to see if the remote control operates

your TV. If it doesn't, go to step 2.

: operate your TV. If the remote control
: doesn't operate your TV now, find your

! brand of TV on the list at the left, then fol-
i low the steps below to program your remote

i control accordingly.

33

4

Press and release the TV button.

5

O c:=:_ 0

Remote Control

6

Try step 1 again. If
the remote control

works your "gV,
you're finished. If

the remote control
still do*esn't work

your TV, repeat
steps 2 - 5 using

another code.

• 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

possible that the remote control will not operate your TV.

• If you had to program the remote control to operate your TV here, whenever
you replace the batteries in the remote control, you will have to program the

remote control again.

Use the Number buttons to enter your TV's
code (from the list below).

TV CODES

MAGNAVOX ..... 01

Press and release
the MUTE button.

2

Find the brand

of your TV on

this list.

GE ............ 04

GOLDSTAR ..... 15

GOLDSTAR ..... 16

GOLDSTAR ..... 17

HITACHI ........ 12

JVG ........... 11

MITSUBISHI ..... 13

PANASONIC .... 02

PANASONIC .... 03

PHILCO ........ 01

PHILIPS ........ 01

RCA ........... 04

SAMSUNG ...... 14

SANYO ........ 10

SHARP ........ 06

SHARP ........ 07

SONY .......... 08

SYLVANIA ...... 01

TOSHIBA ....... 09

ZENITH ........ 05

! Point the remote control at your TV and
i press the TV button. Then, press the

: POWER button. If your TV comes on, try
: the other TV buttons (see pages 14 - 15for

! details). If your TV doesn't come on, or if
: the other buttons don't work, go to step 2.

! Find the brand of your TV on the list at the

• left, and remember the two-digit number to
the right of it.

3

Press and release the MUTE button.

4

Within 30 seconds after releasing the
MUTE button, press and release the TV

button.

5

Within 30 seconds after releasing the TV
button, use the Number buttons to enter the

code for your TV brand. For example, if
you have a Zenith TV, press Number but-
tons 0, 5.

6

Try step 1again. If the remote control works
your TV, you're finished. If the remote con-
trol still doesn't work your TV, repeat steps 2

- 5, using another code.

n _

There is no

guarantee that the

remote control will

work your TV.

34

Cable Converter Box Code Setting

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
now, find your brand of cable converter box on

the list at the right, then follow the steps below
to program your remote control accordingly.

1

Point the remote control at your cable convert-
er box and press the CBL button. Then, press
the POWER button. If your cable convener
box comes on, try the other cable converter box
buttons (see pages 14 - 15for details). If your

cable converter box doesn't come on, or if the

other buttons don't work, go to step 2.

2

Find the brand of your cable converter box on
the list at the right, and remember the two-digit
number to the right of it.

3

Press and release the MUTE button.

4

Within 30 seconds after releasing the MUTE but-
ton, press and release the CBL button.

5

Within 30 sedbnds after releasing the CBL but-
ton, use the Number buttons to enter the code
for your cable converter box. For example, if

you ha%ea Zenith cable convener box, press
Number buttons 1, 3.

6

Try step 1again. If the remote conlrol works
your cable converter box, you're finished. If the

remote control still doesn't work your cable con-
verter box, repeat steps 2 - 5, using another code.

f

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0 c:::_ 0

O0 0 O0

_o oo

Remote Control

6

Try step 1 again. If
the remote control

works your cable
converter box,

you're finished. If
the remote control

still doesn't work
your cable convert-

er box, repeat steps
2 - 5 using another

code.

1

button, to see if the remote control

_ ress the CBL button, then the POWER

operates your cable converter box. If it
doesn't, go to step 2.

4

Press and release the CBL button.

/ 5

Use the Number buttons to enter your
cable converter box's code (from the list
below).

3

Press and
release the

MUTE button.

2

Find the brand

of your cable

converter box

on this list.

CABLE CONVERTER Be.,

CODES

JERROLD ........... 01

JERROLD ........... 02

JERROLD ........... 03

JERROLD ........... 04

JERROLD ........... 05

JERROLD ........... 06

JERROLD ........... 07

HAMLIN ............ 21

HAMLIN ............ 22

OAK ............... 16

OAK ............... 17

OAK ............... 18

PANASONIC ......... 19

PANASONIC ......... 20

PIONEER ........... 11

PIONEER ........... 12

SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA..08
SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA..09

SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA . .10

TOCOM ............ 23

TOCOM ............ 24

TOCOM ............ 25

ZENITH ............ 13

ZENITH ............ 14

ZENITH ............ 15

There is no

guarantee that the

remote control will

work your cable

converter box.

• Although the remote control that comes with your VCR will work most

cable converter boxes, it is possible that the remote control will not
operate your cable converter box.

• If you had to program the remote control to operate your cable convert-
er box here, whenever you replace the batteries in the remote control,

you will have to program the remote control again.

35

Sp ecific atio ns/No tet "

Hooking Up Your VCR

If the reception on all channels is poor,
you may need to tune your TV set again.

o

Timer Recording

! • It is best to finish programming a timer
: recording at least five minutes before

: the recording is scheduled to begin.
: • If, after programming a timer record-
: ing, you turn the VCR power off with-
: out putting a tape in the VCR, the
: Timer light will blink.

• • If the record tab on a tape is missing,

: the VCR will eject the tape. The Timer
i light will blink.
! • 12 PM is noon; 12 AM is midnight.

Power Failure

: Timer recordings may be lost if the
: power fails for more than one minute.
: When you use the VCR with the auto

: clock function set to OFF, the clock set-
: ting may be lost. Follow the steps on

: page 10.

Line Input

If you accidentally enter Line Input mode
(A/V IN will appear on your TV screen
briefly), press the CHANNEL

(Up/Down) buttons or use the Number
buttons to select another channel.

Daylight-Saving Time

When automatic Daylight-Saving Time is
set, the clock time will change automati-
cally as follows: on the first Sunday in
April, from 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM; on the
last Sunday in October, from 2:00 AM to

1:00 AM.

• During the April time change, a timer

recording programmed to start between
2:00 AM and 2:59 AM will not record.

A timer recording programmed to end
between 2:00 AM and 2:59 AM will

end when the clock moves forward
(2:00 AM).

• During the October time change, a

recording cannot be started between
the second 1:00 AM and 1:59 AM.

i Satellite Hookups

: • Watching one TV channel while
" recording another may not be possible

if you have a satellite hookup.

: ° You may have to set your TV to chan-
" nel 3 or 4, then make your channel

: selections at the satellite converter box.
! • With many satellite hookups, if you use

: accessory audio and video cables to
: connect your VCR to your TV, you will
: have to put your VCR in Line Input
: mode. To enter Line Input mode, press
" 0, 0. A/V IN will appear on your TV
: screen briefly.

Antenna/Cable to VCR to TV Hookups

Disconnect the antenna or cable from your

TV (to avoid confusion, label all cable ends
and jacks on the TV before disconnecting

anything).

COMBINATION

if----VHF/UHF SYSTEM

A.

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[--'-VHF ONLY OR UHF ONLY------- _"_---]

(notsupp|ied)_

SEPARATE VHF/UHF

[-- SYSTEMS COMBINED

or

UHF/VHF Band Mixer

(not supplied)

F-Type Connector

Connect the antenna or cable to your VCR.

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ANT(enna). IN(put)i

Jack (in from /

tenna or cable /

CABLE

[

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Cable Input

OUT(put) Jack

(out to TV)

Cable Input

Cable TV
Converter Box

Other Hookups (cont'd

37

Connect your VCR to your TV, using onlyone of the connections shown below.

--VHF or CABLE

(not supplied)

RF coaxial cable_

RF coaxial cable ]/_ I

(supplied)

-- CABLE ONLY

--COMBINATION VHF/UHF SYSTEM

r ........

I

Select channel 3 or 4 at the back of the

VCR.

Back of TV

(example only)

Cable TV

Converter Box

Back of TV (example only)

If you have a UHF-only
antenna system: Even if you

only plan to play tapes and
view/record UHF channels,

you still need to make one of

the combination UHF/VHF
connections shown. This is

because when your VCR
operates, it sends VHF sig-

nals to the TV across the RF
coaxial cable.

You may connect the cable
TV converter box two differ-
ent ways. See pages 38-39

before you choose how to

connect the cable TV con-
verter box.

RF coaxial cable

(supplied)

UHFNI-[F Band Separator [

UHF/VHF Band Separator (nO supplied)

S ...... .1

(example)

r

......... J

(examp_)

75-300 ohm Transform_

(n_ supplied)

r........ :::_ ..... :

i_-_.__-Ji-_"--_ _......J):

With a Converter/Descrambler Box

Cable Converter Box

Cable Input

With this connection, you can record and view
any channel, including scrambled channels.

However, channel selections must be made at
the cable converter box. This means that:

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You can record any channel by using your
remote conlrol to select channels at the cable

converter box (see "Cable Converter Box

Code Setting" on page 34).

O

Timer recordings are programmed differ-
ently than shown on pages 20 - 25.

• You can only program a timer recording
for one channel at a time.

• When you are prompted to enter the

channel you want to record, select chan-

nel 3 or 4 (whichever is the output

channel of your cable converter box).

• Set youiecable converter box to the

channel you want to record.

• Leave the cable converter box on while
34ouare recording.

ANT(enna).

Back of TV

IN(put) Jack

OUT(put)

Jack

VHF/UHF

Combination

Antenna Jack

Recording and Viewing a Scrambled

or Unscrambled Channel

1

With the VCR on and in VCR position, use the CHANNEL
(Up/Down) buttons to set the VCR to the output channel of
the cable converter box (channel 3 or 4).

2

Set the TV to the same channel to which you set the VCR.

3

Select the channel you want to record at the cable converter
box.

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• You cannot view a channel other than the
one you are recording (the instructions on
page 18 do not work with this hookup).

• You cannot program channels with this
hookup (as discussed on pages 7 and 27).

Watching TV With the VCR Off

Use the TV channel selector to set the TV to the same channel
as the output channel of the cable converter box.

2

Use the cable converter box channel selector to select the
channel you want to watch.

recordings are programmed differently... °' above lej2.

I o program a timer recording with this hookup, see "Timer

The cable converter box must be on during recording.

39

Other Hookups (cont'd'

With a (VCR to TV) Converter/Descrambler Box

This is an alternative to the connection shown on page 38. It allows you to program an unattended recording of more than one
unscrambled channel and to watch one channel while recording another.

ANT(enna). OUT(put) Jack

IN(put) Jack I

Cable Converter Box

Cable Input

Recording One Channel/

Watching Another

1

With the VCR in VCR position, use the CHANNEL
(Up/Down) buttons to select the channel you want to record.

Start the recording.

2

Use the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV position.

3

Use the TV channel selector to put the TV on the same chan-
nel as the output channel of the cable converter box.

4

Select th_ channel you want to watch at the cable converter
box.

VCR to Stereo TV Hookups

i ANT(enna).

/

•- antenna or cable

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IN(put) Jack _

.--.

"QiDEO (yellow) and

AUDIO (white)

OUT(put) Jacks

l _d_ c.b,__ AudioInputandJacksVideo

Audio Cable

Playing a Tape

1

Put the VCR in VCR position.

Use the TV channel selector to put the TV on the same chan-
nel as the output channel of the cable converter box.

3

Make sure the cable converter box is on the same channel as
the VCR CH3/CH4 switch.

You cannot record scrambled channels with this connection.

Back of TV

• A "Y" splitter audio cable (not

supplied) is used here to deliver
audio to the TV's left and right

channels.

• Cables are not supplied.

• The TV must be in Line Input
mode. Please refer to your TV

owner's manual.

• This hookup will not give you
stereo sound. To get stereo sound,
use the connections on page six

and select the channel to be viewed
at the TV (with the VCR turned •fig.

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Before Requesting Service

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If you are having problems with your VCR, check the following list of problems and possible solutions before requesting service.
You may be able to solve the problem yourself.

Power

No power

• Make sure the power plug is completely connected to an AC (alternating current) outlet.

• Make sure the power is turned on.

Power failure

Recording/Playback

A TV program cannot be recorded.

The VCR will not perform a timer
recording.

There is no playback picture, or
the playback picture is noisy or

contains streaks.

During special effects playback,
the picture is noisy or contains
vertical jitter when using a TV

with an autnmatic vertical hold
control.

The top of the playback picture
waves back and forth excessively.

• When you use the VCR with auto clock function OFF, follow the steps on page

10 to reset the clock.

• Check the connections between the VCR, TV, and antenna/cable (page six).

• Make sure the band selected (VHF/UHF) matches your antenna/cable system.

• Make sure the tape has a record tab (page five).

• Make sure the recording start and stop times are set correctly (pages 20-25).

• Make sure a tape is in the VCR and the tape has a record tab (page five).

• Make sure the VCR power is off.

• Make sure the clock is set (pages 10-11).

e

• The VCR may not perform or continue a timer recording if a power interruption of

more than one minute occurs during the timer recording, even if the power comes
back on afterward.

• Make surethe TV is on the same channel as the VCR's CH3/CH4 switch (page six).

• Make sure the VCR is in VCR position (pages 13, 15-16).

• Make sure channel 3 or 4 is properly adjusted.

• Adjust the tracking (page 32).

Set the TV's vertical hold control to manual, then adjust (see notes on page 31).

e

• Because the VCR playback signal is not as stable as an off-the-air TV signal, the

top of the TV screen may waver during playback. To stop this, slowly turn the
horizontal hold control on the TV. If the TV does not have a horizontal hold con-

trol, or if adjusting the control does not help, contact your TV service center.

Remote Control

The VCR cannot be controlled with
the remote control.

The Number buttons won't work for
channels above 69.

(continued on page 41)

Periodic maintenance is required to maintain your VCR's continued excellent performance. Your VCR has an automatic head
cleaning system that helps prevent clogging of the video heads. Cleaning is performed each time you insert or remove a video cas-

sette. However, this feature is preventative only. If the video heads are very clogged, take your VCR to an authorized service center.

• Press the VCR button on the remote control, then try again.

• Aim the remote control directly at the VCR's remote sensor (page five).

• Remove all obstacles between the remote control and the VCR (page five).

• Inspect and/or replace the batteries in the remote control (page five).

• Select CABLE TV from the tuner set up display (page 27), then let the VCR
program the channels.

(continued from page 40)

Miscellaneous

TV programs cannot be watched
normally.

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Glossar3

• Put the VCR in TV position (pages 13, 15-16).

• Check the connections between the VCR, your TV, and the antenna/cable (page six).

Tape cannot be inserted.

Tape cannot be removed.

VCR ejects the tape when the
REC(ord)/OTR button is pressed or

when the VCR power is turned
off to set a timer recording.

The motor (cylinder) rotates even
when the VCR is in Stop mode.

Channels above 13 cannot be

received. : program the channels.

• Insert the tape, window side up, with the record tab facing you.

• Make sure a tape isn't already in the VCR by pressing the STOP/EJECT button on

o

the VCR or the EJECT button on the remote control.

• Gently push on the center of the tape when putting it in the VCR. Never force the

tape into the VCR.

• Make sure the power plug is completely connected to an AC (alternating current)

outlet.

• You have set a timer recording. Turn the VCR power on, then eject the tape.

Be sure to insert a tape for your timer recording.

Make sure the tape has a record tab (page five).

To enable the quick play mechanism, the cylinder will rotate for about five
minutes. This is normal.

Select CABLE TV from the tuner set up display (page 27), then let the VCR

Glossary

AUDIO IN(put)/OUT(put) Jacks: jacks located on the back OTR: one touch recording; programming a timed recording
of the VCR which are used to record audio from another that starts immediately and records for 30 minutes to four

source (input) or to send audio to another source (output). hours, whichever you specify.

Auto Programr_ltng: process in whichthe VCR scans all

available channels and places the ones you receive in its mem-
ory. Then, when you push the CHANNEL (Up/Down) but-
tons, you4only scan through channels you receive.

Bands: settings that allow you to tune channels.

• Antenna - VHF (very high frequency; channels 2 - 13) and

UHF (ultra high frequency; channels 14 - 69).

• Cable - all standard channels can be received without a

cable converter box.

Dubbing: copying a tape using a second VCR.

Frame: a single still picture.

I-IO: high quality; a feature in the VCR circuitry which pro-
vides enhanced picture detail.

Matching Transformer: an adapter, used primarily on non-

cable TVs, which has a "screw on" connector on one end and
two flat prongs on the other end.

Remote Control: the small electronic unit that came with
your VCR; allows you to operate your VCR from a distance.

Special Effects: forward and reverse searching, viewing a still
picture.

Separator: an adapter used to separate VHF and UHF signals
when connecting the TV to the VCR.

Tape Speeds: how fast the tape travels during a recording.

• SP (standard play) - fastest tape speed (recording time for a

T120 tape is approximately two hours); best picture quality.

• LP (long play) - average tape speed (recording time for a
T120 tape is approximately four hours).

• SLP (super long play) - slowest tape speed (recording time
for a T120 tape is approximately six hours).

VCR: video cassette recorder.

VIDEO IN(put)/OUT(put) Jacks: jacks located on the back

of the VCR which are used to record video from another

source (input) or send video to another source (output).

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

90 Days Free Labor

One Year Exchange Warranty on Parts

This product must be carried in for repair.

WHO IS COVERED?

You must have proof ofpurchase to receive warranty service. A
sales receipt or other document showing that you purchased the

product is considered proof of purchase.

WHAT IS COVERED?

Warranty coverage begins the day you buy your product. For90

days thereafter, all parts will be repaired or replaced, and labor
is free. From 90 days to one year from the day of purchase, all
parts will be repaired or replaced, but you pay for all labor
charges. After one year from the day of purchase, you pay for

the replacement or repair of all parts, and for all labor charges.
All parts, including repaired and replaced parts, are covered

only for the odginal warranty period. When the warranty on the
product expires, the warranty on all replaced and repaired parts
also expires.

WHAT IS EXCLUDED?

Your warranty does not cover:

• labor charges for installation or setup of the product, adjust-
ment of customer controls on the product, and installation or

repair of antenna systems outside of the product.

• product repair and/or part replacement because of misuse,

accident, unauthorized repair or other cause not within the
control of PhUips Consumer Electronics Company.

• reception problems caused by signal conditions or cable or

antenna systems outside the unit.

• a product that requires modification or adaptation to enable it

to operate in any country other than the country for which it
was designed, manufactured, approved and/or authorized, or

repair of products damaged by these modifications.

• incidental or consequential damages resulting from the prod-

uct. (Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or

consequ_itltial damages, so the above exclusion may not
apply to you. This includes, but is not limited to, prerecorded

material, whether copyrighted or not copyrighted.)

• damage caused by the use of non-VHS tapes or tapes that

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have not been tested and labeled for use in two, four, six and
eight hour VHS recorders.

• a product that is used for commercial or institutional purpos-
es (including but not limited to rental purposes).

WHERE IS SERVICE AVAILABLE?

Warranty service is available in all countries where the product
is officially distributed by Philips Consumer Electronics

Company. In countdes where Philips Consumer Electronics
Company does not distribute the product, the local Philips ser-

vice organization will attempt to provide service (although there
may be a delay if theappropriate spare parts and technical man-

ual(s) are not readily available).

MAKE SURE YOU KEEP...

Please keep your sales receipt or other document showing proof
of purchase. Attach it to this owner's manual and keep both

nearby. Also keep the original box and packing material in case
you need to return your product.

BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE...

Please check your owner's manual before requesting service.

Adjustments of the controls discussed there may save you a

service call.

TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE IN U.S.A., PUER-
TO RICO OR U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...

Take the product to a Philips factory service center (see
enclosed list) or authorized service center for repair. When the
product has been repaired, you must pick up the unit at the cen-
ter. Centers may keep defective parts.

(In U.S.A., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands, all implied war-

ranties, including implied warranties of merchantability and fit-
ness for a particular purpose, are limited in duration to the dura-

tion of this express warranty. But, because some states do not
allow limitations on how long an implied warranty may last, this
limitation may not apply to you.)

TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE IN CANADA...

Take the product to a Philips consumer service center (listed

below), self-servicing dealer or authorized service depot.

Philips Electronics Ltd.

601 Milner Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario, MIB 1M8

[phone]

4977 Levy Street, St. Laurent, Qu6bec, H4R 2N9

[phone]

1741 Boundary Road, Vancouver, B.C., VSM 3Y7

[phone]

(In Canada, this warranty is given in lieu of all other warranties.
No other warranties are expressed or implied, including any
implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular
purpose. Philips is not liable under any circumstances for any

direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages,
howsoever incurred, even if notified of the possibility of such

damages.)

REMEMBER...

Please record the model and serial numbers found on the prod-

uct below. Also, please fill out and mail your warranty registra-
tion card promptly. It will be easier for us to notify you if neces-

sary.

MODEL #
SERIAL #

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Index -

a. ch button ................... 15

ac power cord .................. 17

accessories .................... 44

antenna input jack .............. 17

audio input/output jacks .......... 17

automatic

clock setting ............... 11

playback .................. 32

rewind, eject, off ............ 32

batteries ....................... 5

before requesting service ....... 40-41

cassette-inside light ............. 13

cassette (also see tape)

compartment ............... 16

cbl button ..................... 14

ch3/ch4 switch ............... 6, 17

ch. up/down buttons ............. 16

channel

abovelO0 ................... 5

adding .................... 28

deleting ................... 28

memory ................ 27-28

programming ............. 7, 27

reviewing ................. 28

up/down buttons ............ 15

clear button ................... 15

clock setting ................ 10-11

clock/feature display ............ 13

connections ............... 6, 36-39

contents, table of ................ 4

controls

remote ............... 5, 14-15

vcr ................. 13, 16-17

counter only mode .............. 12

daylight-saving_ime .......... 10, 35

display panel-. ................. 13

duplication .................... 26

eject button .................... 14

erase protection ................. 5

f. adv button .......... . ........ 14

f.fwd button ................... 16

if/search ...................... 31

ff/search button ................ 15

front panel .................... 16

glossary ...................... 41

hookups

basic ...................... 6

notes ..................... 35

other ................... 36-39

input selection

antenna/cable ................ 6

line ...................... 35

jog/shuttle .................... 14

button .................... 14

light ...................... 14

jog dial ....................... 14

language selection ............ 7, 28

line input mode ................ 35

long play ...................... 5

lp ............................ 5

manual clock setting ............. 10

memory button ................. 15

menu button ................... 15

mute button ................... 15

notes ........................ 35

number buttons ................. 14

on screen displays .............. 12

on screen off mode .............. 12

on screen on mode .............. 12

one touch recording

programming ............... 19

stopping .................. 19

output jack .................... 17

pause button ................... 16

pause/still button ............... 15

play button ................. 15-16

playback

features ................... 32

options ................. 29-31

playing ........................ 8

power

button ................. 14, 16

cord ...................... 17

pwr light ..................... 13

rear panel ..................... 17

rec/otr button ................ 15-16

rec light ...................... 13

recording

basic ...................... 9

one channel/watching another .. 18

timer .................. 20-21

vcr plus+ .................. 25

remote

control

buttons .............. 14-15

using ................... 5

sensor ..................... 5

repeat playback ................ 29

rerecording .................... 26

rew button .................... 16

rew/search button ............... 14

rf coaxial cable ............ 6, 36-39

safety precautions ................ 3

satellite hookups ................ 35

searching ..................... 31

sensor (remote) ................. 5

shuttle ring .................... 14

skip search button .............. 14

slow

button ..................... 14

motion .................... 31

sip............................ 5

sp ............................ 5

speed button ................... 14

standard play ................... 5

status display .......... . ....... 12

status/exit button ............... 15

stereo tv hookups ............... 39

still picture .................... 31

stop button .................... 15

stop/eject button ................ 16

super high speed searching ........ 31

super long play .................. 5

table of contents ................. 4

tape

duplication ................ 26

eject ..................... 32

speed ...................... 5

time

counter memory ............ 30

search button ............... 14

(setting) ................ 10-11 °-

timer

light ..................... .13

recording

checking ............... 20

clearing ................ 20

notes .................. 35

setting .............. 20-21

tracking

(adjustment) ............... 32

buttons ................... 15

tv

button .................... 14

controls ................ 14-15

hookup .................... 6

position ................ 15-16

volume up/down buttons ...... 15

var. slow buttons ............... 14

vcr

button .................... 15

light ...................... 13

plus+ ................ "...22-25

plus+/enter button ........... 15

position ................ 15-16

vcr/tv button ............... A5-16

vertical jitter ................... 31

video

input/output jacks ........... 17

tapes (see tape)

warranty ...................... 42

wireless remote sensor ......... 5, 16

x2 play

button .................... 14

playback .................. 31

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.

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One-Piece Wireless Remote Control

With 2 "AAA" Batteries (4835 138 17001 )

4835 218 37169

4835 321 27011

One-Piece RF Coaxial Cable, 75 ohm

If any of these items are not included, or if you need
to replace an item, contact Philips Service Company

at the address below.

Philips Service Company
P.O. Box 967

GreeneviUe, TN 37744-0967

Or, call 1-800-851-8885.

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