Philips VRX242AT User Manual

Recorder

Recorder

Videocassette

Multifunction
Infrared
Remote

Videocassette

VCR PLUS+™ PROGRAMMING Simplifies VCR
programming by allowing you to merely enter
PlusCode

®

programming numbers found in

many published television listings

FOUR-HEAD, DOUBLE AZIMUTH
DESIGN Combines direct drive
mechanisms with a precision digital
servo control to produce excellent
special effects

CLOCK/FUNCTION DISPLAY Alerts
the user to all important recording and
playback conditions, correct time,
counter position, tape speed, and
channel number

DIGITAL AUTO TRACKING SYSTEM
Automatically seeks the optimum
tracking position and optimum audio
signal for clearest picture and sound

FULL AUTO-FEATURE PACKAGE

• Power On

• Digital Auto Tracking

• Auto Play

• Auto Repeat

• Auto Rewind

• Auto Eject

• Auto Power Off

FOUR-HEAD VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER WITH VCR PLUS+™ PROGRAMMING

VRX242AT

VRX242AT

MULTIFUNCTION INFRARED REMOTE Controls all

operating features and functions of this VCR with armchair
convenience–including all special features,random channel
access, and channel scan up/down, providing an LED virtual
“handshake” for confirmation.

• Power On

• Digital Auto Tracking

• Auto Play

• Auto Repeat

• Auto Rewind

• Auto Eject

• Auto Power Off

INTERNET ADDRESS: http://www.philipsmagnavox.com

remote control:

Four-Head VCR with VCR Plus

+

TM

Programming

VRX242AT

UPC: 037849848456
Product Dimensions: 14.2"W x 3.6"H x 9.2"D
Product Weight: 5.9 lbs.
Carton Dimensions: 16.8"W x 6.4"H x 12.2"D
Carton Weight: 8.1 lbs.
Master Pack: 1

Contains: Four-Head Videocassette Recorder, Multifunction
Remote Control w/Batteries, RF Coaxial Cable, Operating
Instructions,Warranty Information

Printed in U.S.A.
©1997 Philips Consumer Electronics Co.
A Division of Philips Electronics North America Corp.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
Visual Communications, Philips Consumer Electronics Co.

VCR Plus+ and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation.
The VCR Plus+ system is manufactured under license from Gemstar
Development Corporation.

FOUR-HEAD, DOUBLE AZIMUTH DESIGN

Combines direct drive cylinder and capstan motors
with a precision digital servo control to produce
excellent special effects reproduction– Still, Slow, and
with the appropriate remote control,Frame Advance
and Variable Slow Motion–in both SP and SLP speeds.

DIGITAL AUTO TRACKING SYSTEM When tape

playback begins, this feature automatically seeks the
optimum tracking position in the tracking range, and
the optimum audio signal tracking position for clearest
picture and sound from videotapes. Controls are
provided on the remote transmitter to give you manual
control should tracking adjustments be necessary.

AUTOMATIC CHANNEL SETUP Activating this

feature allows the VCR tuner to scan through
television frequencies, automatically storing active
broadcast channels into memory.Then,only active
channels programmed into memory are tuned, using
the channel up/down buttons on either the remote
or front panel of the VCR.Automatic channel preset
can be repeated whenever desired,should new
channels become available. Channels can be manually
added or deleted.

181-CHANNEL FS TUNING The digital quartz

tuner is capable of receiving up to 181 channels,
including UHF,VHF, and 113 cable channels,without
the inconvenience and expense of a cable company
decoder/converter (on non-scrambled cable systems).
Channel tuning is by random access with the remote
control transmitter or scan tuning up and down by
remote or at the set.

CLOCK/FUNCTION DISPLAY Continuously alerts the

user to all important recording and playback conditions,
correct time, counter position, tape speed, channel
number, etc.When the VCR is turned off,the time
display automatically dims, to make it less distracting.

BILINGUAL (ENGLISH/SPANISH) ON-SCREEN
FUNCTION DISPLAY Indicates record/playback

functions, channel number, clock setting, date, counter,
programming, one-touch record, and record standby,
keeping the user alerted to the status of all features
in a heads up, on-screen display.

picture:

ON-SCREEN, REAL-TIME COUNTER Unlike the

0000 to 9999 tape counters found in standard VCRs,
this unit incorporates a linear, real-time counter which
shows elapsed recording and/or playback time in
hours, minutes, and seconds.

TIMER/PROGRAMMER BACKUP SYSTEM Retains

timer programming information for up to one full
minute in the event of momentary power interruptions.

REPEAT PLAY When the VCR recognizes no

recorded signal or reaches the end of a tape with the
Repeat Play control activated,it will automatically
rewind to the beginning and enter the Play mode
again. Repeat Play can be discontinued by touching the
button a second time or by changing operation mode.

QUICK START MECHANISM Quickly and

effortlessly switches the tape mechanism from Stop to
Play in only one second, instead of the approximately
5 1/4 seconds of older models.

AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT/OUTPUT JACKS Connect

your VCR to the direct audio and video inputs of a
television receiver or monitor equipped with input
jacks, for better picture and sound quality during tape
playback. Jacks also allow a second VCR to be
connected for editing and/or duplicating personally
recorded, non-copyrighted videotapes.

15X FORWARD/REVERSE LATCHING SEARCH

Search in forward or reverse mode at 15 times
normal playing speed in SLP.The Latching Search
feature provides continuous forward or reverse
search with a single touch of the control.A second
touch stops the search operation and returns the unit
to the Play mode.

VCR PLUS+™ PROGRAMMING Simplifies

VCR programming by allowing you to simply
enter PlusCode®programming numbers found
in many published television listings.When
recording begins, your VCR automatically selects
the proper TV channel and program length.
Backup memory logic retains the cable channel
guide map indefinitely even during a power
failure or when the VCR is disconnected from
its power source.

ONE-TOUCH RECORD Record up to eight

hours or to the end of the tape with the touch
of a single button. Each touch of the OTR button
adds 30 minutes of additional recording time.

8-EVENT/1 YEAR SMART PROGRAMMING

Program your VCR for unattended recording of
up to eight separate programs over a full 365­day period. No manual setting, adjusting,or
programming of the calendar function is required.

REMOTE CONTROL ON-SCREEN MENU
PROGRAMMING Program by remote control

for unattended recording, with programming
instructions on-screen for visual verification.
On-screen menus lead you through normal,
daily, or weekly programming by program
number, channel to be recorded, start and stop
times, speed, and date of recording by day,
month, and year. Pushing the CLEAR button
allows you to go back and reprogram over
mistakes, and pushing the MENU button at the
end of programming verifies that instructions
are locked into memory.

convenience:

special effects:

programming &
record/playback
features:

additional
features: