Philips VRX364AT User Manual

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Video Cassette Recorder
VRX364AT

Owner’s Manual

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Enter below the Serial No.
which is located on the rear
of the cabinet. Retain this
information for future refer­ence.

Model No. ______________
Serial No. ______________

Congratulations on your purchase, and
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Thank you for your confidence in PHILIPS MAGNAVOX. You’ve
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in a PHILIPS MAGNAVOX product.

Sincerely,

Robert Minkhorst
President and Chief Executive Officer

P.S. Remember, to get the most from your PHILIPS

MAGNAVOX product, you must return your
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Know these

safetysymbols

This “bolt of lightning” indicates

uninsulated material within your
unit may cause an electrical shock. For
the safety of everyone in your house­hold, please do not remove product
covering.

The “exclamation point” calls

attention to features for which

you should read the enclosed lit­erature closely to prevent operating
and maintenance problems.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR
SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT
EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN
OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION: To prevent electric
shock, match wide blade of plug to
wide slot, and fully insert.

ATTENTION: Pour éviter les chocs
électriques, introduire la lame la plus
large de la fiche dans la borne corre­spondante de la prise et pousser
jusqu’au fond.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT

REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS

INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

PHILIPS MAGNAVOX

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Owner
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Your completed Warranty
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Introduction 3

• Before doing anything else, record
the VCR’s model and serial numbers
in the spaces provided on page two.
These numbers will help us assist
you if you ever call for help.

Helpful Hint

Features

• HQ (High Quality) System

• Automatic Channel Programming

• On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish

• Display Panel

• MTS (Multi-Channel Television Sound) System

• Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System

• Automatic Tracking Adjustment

• One Touch Recording

• Unattended (Timer) Recording

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

• Remote Control With Capability to Operate TV, Cable Box, and
Digital Satellite System

• Repeat Playback

• Automatic Operation Features

• Real Time Counter

• Daylight-Saving Time

• The VCR Plus+ Programming System

• Time Search Function

• Automatic Head Cleaner

• Automatic Clock Setting

• Jog & Shuttle Control

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 equipment void the user’s authority to oper­ate it.

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 Cable TV System Installer: This reminder is
provided to call the Cable TV system installer’s attention to
Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code, which provides
guidelines for proper grounding – in particular, specifying 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 1997 Philips Consumer Electronics Company. All rights
reserved. VCR Plus+ and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar
Development Corporation. The VCR Plus+ system is manufac­tured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual.

This manual has seven sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations;
Recording; Playing; Stereo Features; and Information You May Need. The instructions explain all of the
VCR’s features, which are listed below. You cannot hurt your VCR by trying the features! So read on – and

4 Table of Contents

Setting Up Your VCR

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

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

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

Hookups Without a Cable Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7

Hookups With a Cable Box/Digital Satellite System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9

Hookups With a Stereo TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Turning on Your VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Channel Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-13

Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-17

Daylight-Saving Time Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Language Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Setting the Remote to Operate a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Setting the Remote to Operate a Cable Box/Digital Satellite System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Description of Controls

Remote Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-24

VCR Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-27

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

On-Screen Status Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Basic Operations

Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Recording

Recording One Channel/Watching Another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

One Touch Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-37

Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-39

Timer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40-41

Rerecording (Tape Duplication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Playing

Repeat Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Time Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Real Time Counter Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Special Effects Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46-47

Automatic Operation Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48-49

Stereo Features

MTS Broadcast Stereo System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50-51

Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52-53

Information You May Need

Helpful Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54-55

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Supplied Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

● In this VCR, use only tapes with the mark.

● Make sure any light adhesive stick-on notes are removed from

the video cassette tape before putting the tape in the VCR.
Removable labels like these can jam the VCR.

● Periodic maintenance is required to maintain your VCR’s excel-

lent performance. This VCR has an Automatic Head Cleaner.
However, the video heads will eventually require replacement,
which should be performed only by an authorized service cen­ter.

Before Using Your VCR 5

Putting Batteries in the Remote Control

1

Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the

remote control by pressing in the tab, then lifting the lid.

2

Place two AA batteries inside the battery compartment

with their polarities (+and –ends) aligned as indicated.

3

Replace the battery compartment lid.

• The remote control and its batteries
are supplied.

• Do not mix alkaline and man­ganese batteries.

• Do not mix old and new batteries.

Helpful Hints

Using the Remote Control

● Point the remote control at the VCR’s remote sensor (see page

27) when using the remote control to operate the VCR. Point
the remote control at the TV when using the remote control
to operate the TV. Point the remote control at the Cable Box
or Digital Satellite System when using the remote control to
operate the Cable Box or Satellite System.

● Do not put objects between the remote control and the VCR.

● Before you use the remote control to operate the VCR, you

must first press the VCR button.

● Before you use the remote control to operate your TV, you

must first press the TV button.

● Before you use the remote control to operate your Cable Box

or Digital Satellite System, you must first press the CBL/DSS
button.

VCR maintenance

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

1

To prevent accidental erasure, break off the tab with a
screwdriver.

2

To record again, cover the hole with cellophane tape.

Erasure Prevention

1
2

1
2
3

CH3

CH4

OUT

IN

ANT

R

L

VIDEO

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

AUDIO

OR

AUDIO

R

L

VIDEO

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

CH4

OUT

IN

ANT

CH3

75V
ANT /
CABLE

OR

6 Hookups Without a Cable Box

The basic VCR/TV connection – antenna/cable to VCR to TV – is shown below. If you have a
Cable Box or a Digital Satellite System, please refer to pages eight-nine. If you have a Stereo
TV, please go to page 10. After you hook up the VCR, please go to page 11 to turn on the VCR.

ANTENNA IN

Jack

(on back of TV)

Cable

(75 ohm)

Back of VCR

Antenna

Indoor/Outdoor

(300 ohm)

1

Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV.

2

Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack of your VCR.

Cable

(75 ohm)

Antenna

Indoor/Outdoor

(300 ohm)

CH3

CH4

OUT

IN

ANT

R

L

VIDEO

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

AUDIO

R

L

VIDEO

OUT

IN

IN

CH4

OUT

IN

ANT

CH3

CH 4

or

CH 3

CH3 / CH4

Switch

CH3 CH4

75V
ANT /
CABLE

CH3

CH4

OUT

IN

ANT

R

L

VIDEO

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

AUDIO

AUDIO

R

L

VIDEO

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

CH4

OUT

IN

ANT

CH3

RF coaxial cable

Antenna
or Cable

3

Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the OUT Jack on the back of the
VCR and to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV. (You may use either a snap-on

type (supplied) or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer.)

5

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 operate 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.

Hookups Without a Cable Box (cont’d) 7

ANTENNA IN Jack

(on back of TV)

example only

4

Plug in the TV and the VCR.

6

You are ready to turn on the VCR. Please go to page 11 before turning on the
VCR.

Watching TV With the VCR Off

1

Use the TV channel selector to set the TV to the Cable
Box/DSS Receiver output channel (channel 3 or 4).

2

Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable
Box/DSS Receiver.

Timer Recordings

With this connection, you may set a timer recording as described
on pages 34-37. However, you must remember the following:

● You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a

time.

● Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable Box/DSS Receiver out-

put channel (channel 03 or 04).

● When you are prompted to enter the channel you want to

record, select channel 03 or 04 (the Cable Box/DSS Receiver
output channel). (This is step 5 on page 35.)

● Set your Cable Box/DSS Receiver to the channel you want to

record.

● Leave the Cable Box/DSS Receiver on while you are recording.

8 Hookups With a Cable Box/Digital Satellite System

This connection allows you to view any channel. After you connect the Cable Box/Digital
Satellite System, VCR, and TV as shown below, the features described on this page will be
available.

CH3

CH4

OUT

IN

ANT

R

L

VIDEO

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

IN

ANTENNA IN Jack

Back of TV

(example only)

1. Connect a Cable signal to the
IN Jack on the Cable Box/DSS
receiver.

3. Use a second RF coax­ial cable to connect the
OUT Jack on the VCR to
the TV’s ANTENNA IN
Jack.

• With this hookup, channels cannot
be changed at the VCR. You must
select channels at the Cable
Box/DSS Receiver.

• You can not view a channel other
than the one you are recording (the
instructions on page 32 do not work
with this hookup).

• You cannot program channels with
this hookup (as discussed on page

12).

2. Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect
the OUT Jack on the Cable Box/DSS receiver to
the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the VCR.

Helpful Hints

Recording/Viewing Any Channel

1

With the VCR on and in VCRposition (the VCR light will appear
on the display panel), use the CHANNEL (Up/Down) but-

tons or the Number buttons to set the VCR to the Cable
Box/DSS Receiver output channel (channel 03 or 04).

2

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

3

Select the channel you want to watch or record at the
Cable Box/DSS Receiver.

Playing a Tape

1

Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in VCR position (the

VCR light will appear on the display panel).

2

Make sure the Cable Box/DSS Receiver is on the same
channel as the VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch.

3

Use the TV channel selector to put the TV on the same chan­nel.

4

Press the PLAY button to play the tape.

Hookups With a Cable Box/Digital Satellite System (cont’d) 9

IN

OUT

CH3

CH4

OUT

IN

ANT

R

L

VIDEO

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

AUDIO

This connection allows you to program an unattended recording of more than one unscram­bled channel and to watch one channel while recording another. After you connect the VCR,
Cable Box/Digital Satellite System, and TV as shown below, the features on this page will be
available.

Recording One Channel/Watching Another

1

Put the Cable Box/DSS Receiver on the same channel as the VCR’s
CH3/CH4 switch. Put the TV on the same channel.
With the VCR in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the dis­play panel), use the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons at the VCR to
select the channel you want to record. Start the recording.

2

Press the VCR/TV button once to put the VCR in TV posi­tion. (The VCR light will disappear.)

3

Use the TV channel selector to put the TV on the Cable
Box/DSS Receiver output channel (channel 03 or 04).

4

Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable Box/DSS
Receiver.

• You cannot record scrambled
channels with this connection.

Helpful Hint

1. Connect a Cable
signal to the VCR’s
ANT(enna) IN Jack.

3. Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the Cable
Box/DSS Receiver to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the back of the TV.

2. Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect
the OUT Jack on the VCR to the IN Jack on
the Cable Box/DSS Receiver.

TV ANTENNA IN Jack

10 Hookups With a Stereo TV

CH3

CH4

OUT

IN

ANT

R

L

VIDEO

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

AUDIO

antenna or cable to
ANT(enna) IN Jack

Video Cable

Audio Cable

VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (red and white)

OUT Jacks

Audio and Video

IN Jacks on TV

● Audio and Video cables are not supplied.

1

Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack
on the back of the VCR.

2

Connect a video cable to the yellow VIDEO OUT Jack on
the back of the VCR. Then, connect the other end of the
video cable to the VIDEO IN Jack on your TV.

3

Connect an audio cable to the red and white AUDIO
OUT Jacks on the back of the VCR. Then, connect the
other end of the audio cable to the AUDIO IN Jacks on
your TV.

4

Turn on your TV, making sure it is in Line Input mode. Please

refer to your TV owner’s manual for details.

• A stereo audio cable (not supplied)
is used here to deliver audio to the
TV’s left and right channels.

• The TVmust be in Line Input mode.
Please refer to your TV owner’s
manual.

Helpful Hints

2

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

select display screen shown below will appear. (If the display does
not appear, check your hookups, then follow the steps on page 12
to program channels and page 19 to select a language.)

1

Press the VCR button, then the POWER button. The VCR

light and the PWR. (power) light will appear on the display panel.

3

Press the Number 1 button to select English on-screen dis-
plays. ON will appear to the right of ENGLISH on-screen. Or,
press the Number 2 button for Spanish on-screen displays. SI

will appear to the right of ESPAÑOL on-screen.

4

Press the MENU button. The channel program display shown

below will appear. The display will disappear after about 60 sec­onds if you do not press any buttons.

TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN

1 ENGLISH ON
2 ESPAÑOL

MAKE SELECTION OR
PUSH MENU TO CONTINUE

CONNECT ANTENNA OR CABLE
TO VCR

THEN . . .

PUSH CH UP KEY

OR . . .

FOR PLAY ONLY – PUSH STOP

Turning on Your VCR 11

5

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 memory, so when you scan through chan­nels using the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons, you’ll only scan
through channels that you receive. When all channels are pro­grammed, CHANNELS ARE SET will appear on-screen briefly.
Then the TV will go to the lowest channel programmed.

• To skip this feature and play a tape
immediately, insert a tape with its
record tab removed. Or, to skip step
3, press the MENU button. All on­screen displays will be inEnglish. To
skip step 5, press the STOPbutton.
Channels will not be programmed,
and CHANNELS NOT SETwill
appear on-screen.

• If you try to program channels
when there is no antenna or cable
connected to the VCR, programming
will appear to take place, but even­tually a NOTV SIGNALSmessage
will appear on-screen. Connect an
antenna or cable to the VCR’s
ANT(enna) IN Jack and try again.
You may need to follow the steps
on page 12.

• When the clock is not set, - - : - ­will appear on the display panel.

Helpful Hints

1

3

4

Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in the
remote control and the VCR and TV are connected correctly.

● Follow the steps on this page only when you plug the VCR

power cord into the wall outlet for the first time.

● You may not be able to program channels at step 5 if you are

using a Cable Box.

2

Turn on the TV.

5

POWER EJECT

SLOW

PAUSE/STILL

PLAY

REW– +

STATUS/EXIT CLEAR

REC/OTR

SPEED

STOP

MENU

MEMORY

SHUTTLE

F.FWD

JOG&

VCR TV CBL/DSS MUTE

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

TIME

VCR/TV

SEARCH

0 +100

VOLUME

CHANNEL

VAR. SLOW

12 Channel Memory

2

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

TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN

1 PROGRAM
2 VCR SET UP
3 TUNER SET UP
4 SET CLOCK

TO END PUSH EXIT

• You can not enter the TUNER SET
UP menu when you are in Line
Input mode.

• Line Input mode will always be
stored in the VCR’s memory as
channel 001 or 002. When you
select channel 001 or 002 with the
CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons or
the Number buttons, AV REAR or
AV FRONT will appear on the
screen briefly.

• You may not be able to program
channels if you are using a Cable
Box/DSS Receiver. See pages eight­nine for details.

• To switch between TV and CABLE
TV selection, repeat the steps on
this page.

Helpful Hints

Programming Channels

Although your VCR may automatically memorize the channels you
receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets
you reprogram channels.

3

Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP.

4

Press the Number 1 button to select TV (if you have an

antenna) or the Number 2 button to select CABLE TV (if you
have a cable connection). ON will appear to the right of your
choice.

5

Press the Number 3 button to select AUTO PROGRAM-

MING. MEMORIZED CHANNEL / PLEASE WAIT will appear on­screen. The VCR will place all the channels you receive into its
memory.

6

Wait for a few minutes while the VCR programs chan­nels. When programming is complete, CHANNELS ARE SET will

appear on-screen. Then the programming 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.

1

Press the VCR button.

TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN

1 TV
2 CABLE TV ON
3 AUTO PROGRAMMING
4 ADD/DELETE CH
5 CH MEMORY REVIEW
6 TV STEREO ON
7 2ND AUDIO

TO END PUSH EXIT

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Channel Memory (cont’d) 13

Adding/Deleting Channels

2

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

SELECT CHANNEL NUMBER

CH – –

TO END PUSH EXIT

3

Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP.

4

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

5

Use the Number buttons to enter the channel number.

TO SELECT PUSH NUMBER

CH12
1 ADD
2 DELETE
3 SELECT ANOTHER CH

TO END PUSH EXIT

6

Press the Number 1 button to add that channel or the
Number 2 button to delete that channel. Or, press the
Number 3 button to leave that channel unchanged and select

another channel. If you do not make a choice within five seconds,
you will return to the previous menu display.

7

Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit.

Reviewing Programmed Channels

1. Press the VCR button.

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

3. Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP.

4. 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 button to see the remain­ing channels. Then press the Number 2 button to return to the first screen of channels.

• If you do not press any buttons within 10 seconds, you will either go to the next screen of channels or
return to the previous menu display.

5. Press the STATUS/EXIT button once or twice to exit.

1

Press the VCR button.

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14 Setting the Clock

2

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

There are two ways to set the clock. With manual clock setting,
you tell the VCR the current time. 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.

If you are using a Cable Box or Digital Satellite System,
you must set the clock manually.

Follow the instructions under either manual clock setting or auto­matic clock setting (page 16) to set the VCR’s clock. Before you
begin, make sure:

● The VCR is hooked up and turned on, and channels are pro-

grammed into the VCR’s memory (see pages six - 12).

● The VCR is in VCRposition. (The VCR light will appear on the

display panel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.)

● You make each entry within 60 seconds of the previous entry.

(If you do not, you may start again at step 1.)

TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN

1 PROGRAM
2 VCR SET UP
3 TUNER SET UP
4 SET CLOCK

TO END PUSH EXIT

3

Press the Number 4 button to select SET CLOCK.

SET CLOCK
1AUTO CLOCK [ON]
2SET MANUAL CLOCK
3DAYLIGHT SVG TIME [ON]
4SET TIME ZONE

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TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN
TO END PUSH EXIT

• To display the time on-screen, 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 “On­Screen Status Displays” on page 29.

• If you 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.

• Power failures that last for more
than one minute can cause you to
lose your clock setting if you set the
clock manually. If this happens,
reset the clock.

• If the clock is not set, - - : - - will
appear on the display panel. The
time will appear on the display
panel when the clock is set.

Helpful Hints

Manual Clock Setting

4

Press the Number 2 button to select SET MANUAL CLOCK.

TIME – – : – –

DATE – – / – – /– –

TO ENDPUSH EXIT

1

Press the VCR button.

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TIME 02 :15 PM

MONTH – – / – – /– –

TO CORRECT PUSHCLEAR
TO ENDPUSH EXIT

TIME 02 :15 PM

DATE 07/ 01 / 97

TUE.

TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR
TO END PUSH EXIT

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 number.

● Entries that do not match the VCR’s internal calendar will cause

a question mark (?) to appear on-screen.

● To make corrections, press the CLEARbutton until the space

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

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, 1997, press 07, 01, 97. The day of

the week will appear automatically.

7

Press the STATUS/EXIT button to start the clock. The

screen will return to the program you were watching. The time
will appear on the VCR display panel.

Setting the Clock (cont’d) 15

7

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16 Setting the Clock (cont’d)

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. When the current time appears

on-screen, you’re finished. Press the STATUS/EXIT button to
exit. Or, you may be prompted to turn off the VCR. Press the
STATUS/EXIT button, then go to step 5.

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 want to tell the VCR the PBS station from which

to take the time, press the Number 2 button to select
SET PBS CH. MANUAL, then use the Number buttons
to enter the channel number of the desired PBS station.

When 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, press the Number 1 button to choose SELECT NEW PBS CH.,
then use the Number buttons to enter the channel number of another
PBS station. Or, press the Number 2 button to select SET PBS CH.
AUTO. Press the STATUS/EXIT button, then go to step 5.

For Automatic Clock Setting

• If you enter an incorrect PBS chan­nel number at step 4, press the
CLEAR button, then enter the cor­rect channel number.

• If you have an antenna, you may
select channels 2 - 69 at step 4. If
you have a cable connection, you
may select channels 1 - 125.

• If you select SET PBS CH. AUTO at
step 4, you cannot manually select
the PBS channel from which you
want the VCR to take the time.

• The clock cannot be set automati­cally if you don’t receive a channel
that carries a time signal in your
area. Set the clock manually.

• If there are only a few channels in
your area 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.

• You cannot select AUTO CLOCK at
step 3 during tape playback.

Helpful Hints

TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN

1 PROGRAM
2 VCR SET UP
3 TUNER SET UP
4 SET CLOCK

TO END PUSH EXIT

SET CLOCK
1AUTO CLOCK [ON]
2SET MANUAL CLOCK
3DAYLIGHT SVG TIME [ON]
4SET TIME ZONE

(AUTO)
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SET CLOCK MANUALLY

TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN
TO END PUSH EXIT

1

Press the VCR button, then 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. Go
to step 4. Or, if ON appears to the right of AUTO CLOCK,
press the Number 1 button twice. A new display screen will

appear. Go to step 4.

5

Turn off the VCR power, and leave it off for several min­utes. When the current time appears on the VCR display panel,

the clock is set. You may turn on the VCR again.

Automatic Clock Setting

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Setting the Clock (cont’d) 17

Time Zone

When using the AUTO CLOCK function, you can specify a time
zone in which a local PBS channel is located. That way, the VCR
will update the clock according to your time zone.

1

Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button to

bring up the main menu display.

2

Press the Number 4 button to select SET CLOCK.

SET CLOCK
1AUTO CLOCK [ON]
2SET MANUAL CLOCK
3DAYLIGHT SVG TIME [ON]
4SET TIME ZONE

(AUTO)
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TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN

TO END PUSH EXIT

3

Press the Number 4 button to select SET TIME ZONE.

TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN

1 AUTO ON
2 ATLANTIC
3 EASTERN
4 CENTRAL
5 MOUNTAIN
6 PACIFIC
7 ALASKA
8 HAWAII

TO CONTINUE PUSH MENU

4

Find your time zone, then press the Number button to
select it. You will return to the previous menu. The time zone

you selected will appear beneath SET TIME ZONE.

SET CLOCK
1AUTO CLOCK [ON]
2SET MANUAL CLOCK
3DAYLIGHT SVG TIME [ON]
4SET TIME ZONE

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SET CLOCK MANUALLY

TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN

TO END PUSH EXIT

6

Press the Number 1 button to select AUTO CLOCK. (See

page 16 for details.)

5

Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit. Or, to set the
clock, go to step 6.

TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN

1 PROGRAM
2 VCR SET UP
3 TUNER SET UP
4 SET CLOCK

TO END PUSH EXIT

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2

With the clock set, press the MENU button to bring up the
main menu display.

3

Press the Number 4 button to select SET CLOCK.

4

Press the Number 3 button so that OFF (or ON) appears to

the right of DAYLIGHT SVG TIME.

5

Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit.

SET CLOCK
1AUTO CLOCK [ON]
2SET MANUAL CLOCK
3DAYLIGHT SVG TIME [ON]
4SET TIME ZONE

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SET CLOCK MANUALLY

TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN
TO END PUSH EXIT

TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN

1 PROGRAM
2 VCR SET UP
3 TUNER SET UP
4 SET CLOCK

TO END PUSH EXIT

SET CLOCK
1AUTO CLOCK [ON]
2SET MANUAL CLOCK
3DAYLIGHT SVG TIME [OFF]
4SET TIME ZONE

(AUTO)
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SET CLOCK MANUALLY

TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN
TO END PUSH EXIT

18 Daylight-Saving Time Selection

Daylight-Saving Time Selection

You may program the VCR so its clock will automatically move
forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October.
Daylight-Saving Time is set to ON prior to shipment from the fac­tory.
You may turn Daylight-Saving Time ON or OFF by following the
steps below.

1

Press the VCR button.

1
3

4

5

2

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