Magnavox SVB106 - Manuals

Before Using Your VCR 5 Putting Batteries in the Remote Control ● In this VCR, use only tapes with the mark. ● Make sure any light adhesive stick-on notes are removed fromthe video cassette tape before putting the tape in the VCR.Removable labels like these can jam the VCR. ● Periodic maintenance is...

6 Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System The basic VCR/TV connection – antenna/cable to VCR to TV – is shown below. If you have aCable Box or a Direct Broadcast System, please see pages eight-nine. If you have a StereoTV, please see page 10. After you hook up the VCR, go to page 11 to t...

RF coaxial cable Antennaor Cable 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the OUT Jack on the back of theVCR and to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV. (You may use either a snap-ontype (supplied) or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer.) 5 Set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VC...

8 Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the VCR. With this connection: ● You may view any channel. ● You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR. ● You may not view a channel other than the one yo...

Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 With this connection: ● You may watch one channel while recording another. ● You may not record scrambled channels. Recording One Channel/Watching Another 1 Put the Cable Box/DBS on the same channel as theVCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. (Make sure th...

10 Hookups With a Stereo TV 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 Jackon the back of the VCR. 2 Conn...

Turning on Your VCR 11 ● Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in the remote control and the VCR and TV are connected (seepages five-10). ● You can not set up channels if you are using a Cable Box/DBS. ● The instructions on this page only work when you turn on the VCR for the fir...

12 Automatic Channel Setup Although your VCR may automatically set up the channels youreceive when you turn it on for the first time, this function letsyou set up channels again. Make sure: ● The VCR is on and is in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear on the display panel. If it does not, pr...

Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) 13 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly toselect CHANNEL SET UP. Then, press the F.FWD button. 3 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly toselect MANUAL SET UP. Then, press the F.FWD button. 4 Press the Number buttons or press the PLAY bu...

14 Setting the Clock Follow the steps below to set your VCR’s clock. Make sure: ● The VCR is on and in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light willappear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) 3 While the MONTH space is flashing, press the PLAY but-ton or the STOP button repeatedly until the desire...

16 Language Selection Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screenmenus and displays. Make sure: ● The VCR is on and in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light willappear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedly toselect LANGUAGE...

On-Screen Status Displays 17 You may access on-screen status displays by pressing the DISPLAY button repeatedly. On-screen statusdisplays may include the current time, channel, and other information. ● Press the DISPLAY button once. The COUNT on-screen status display will appear for five seconds. Af...

SLOW Button Press during tape playback to view a tape in slow motion. Slow speed can be adjusted by pressing the F.FWD button (faster) or the REWIND button (slower). Details are on page 35. 18 Remote Control Buttons MENU Button Press repeatedly to access menus or to remove menus. SPEED Button Press ...

20 VCR Display Panel VCR Display PanelInformation about VCR opera-tions is displayed here. Cassette CompartmentInsert a video cassette tape here. VCR/TV LightThis light appears when the VCRis in VCR position. REC(ord) LightThis light appears during a recording. Itflashes when a recording is paused. ...

VCR/TV ButtonUse to select the signal that your TVreceives. ● VCR PositionUse to watch a tape, to watch a program while recording it, or to watch a TVbroadcast using the CHANNEL o / p or Number buttons to change channels atthe VCR. The VCR/TV light will appearwhen the VCR is in VCR position. ● TV Po...

VIDEO IN JackConnect a video cable comingfrom the video out jack of acamcorder, another VCR, or anaudio-visual source (laser discplayer, video disc player, etc.)here. Details are on page 33. ANT(enna) IN JackConnect your antenna or cablehere. Details are on pages six-10. CH3/CH4 SwitchSet to channel...

One-Touch Recording 25 Starting an OTR 1 Use the CHANNEL o / p buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel you want to record. 2 Press the REC(ord)/OTR button on the VCR repeatedlyuntil the desired recording length (30 minutes to eighthours) appears in the upper left corner of the screen.Rec...

PROGRAM NUMBER 1 B ONCEDAILYWEEKLY 26 Timer Recording Follow the steps below to program your VCR to record TV pro-grams while you’re away from home. You can program up to seventimer recordings. For each one, the VCR will turn itself on, record,and turn itself off automatically. Before you begin make...

ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1DATE 0 5 / 0 4 THU START TIME 0 7 : 3 0 P M END TIME – – : – – – – CHANNEL – – REC SPEED – – AM B PM ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1DATE 0 5 / 0 4 THU START TIME – – : – – – – END TIME – – : – – – – CHANNEL – – REC SPEED – – 5 Enter the recording’s start time.Press...

28 Timer Recording (cont’d) 7 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button repeatedlyuntil the desired channel number appears. Then, pressthe F.FWD button. ● If you are using a standard antenna/cable hookup (as shown on pages six-seven), select the channel of the TV program you wantto record. ● If you a...

Cancelling a Timer Recording 1 Press the MENU button. The details of your timer recordingsappear on the screen. If no timer recordings are set, MENU 1 orthe CLOCK SET menu will appear. 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to select theprogram you want to cancel. 4 While the program number is f...

30 Timer Recording (cont’d) 4 Select the information you want to change using theF.FWD button. Press the REWIND button to go back onestep. (There is an exception. Do not press the REWIND buttonwhile the program number is flashing. If you do, you will cancelthe timer recording completely.) 5 While th...

Auto Satellite Link Using a Satellite Tuner 31 If you connect your VCR to a satellite tuner that has the ElectronicProgram Guide, the VCR will turn itself on, record, then turn itselfoff. First, read the owner’s manual of your satellite tuner; then, fol-low the steps below. Before you begin: ● Use a...

1 Press the RECORD button to start a recording of the cur-rent channel. Details are on page 24. 32 Recording One Channel/Watching Another 2 Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV position.The VCR/TV light will disappear. 3 Use the TV remote control to select the channel youwant to watch at the...

2 VCR 1 will play your tape. Insert a prerecorded tape in VCR1. If the tape does not have a record tab, playback begins. If this hap-pens, press the STOP/EJECT button on VCR 1 once. 1 Make the connections shown above. Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 33 3 VCR 2 will record your tape. Insert a blank ta...

34 Repeat Play Follow the steps below to program the VCR to play a tape overand over. Make sure: ● The VCR is on and is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear on the front panel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV but-ton once. ● There is a tape in the VCR. 1 Press the MENU button until MENU 1 ...

Special Effects Playback 35 1 During tape playback, press and release the F.FWD but-ton or the REWIND button. A fast forward or reverse picturesearch will begin. 2 To return to playback, press the PLAY button. Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) 1 During tape playback, press the F.FWD button o...

36 Picture Select 3 Within five seconds, press the F.FWD button until yourdesired setting (NORMAL, SOFT or SHARP) appears onthe screen. The setting will disappear from the screen in aboutfive seconds. This feature enables you to select the picture quality of a tape.Make sure: ● The VCR is on and is ...

Real-Time Counter Memory 37 Follow the steps below to reset the real-time counter to zero at atape location you want to refer to later. Make sure: ● The VCR is on and is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once. ● There is a tape in the VCR. 1 Play,...

38 Index Search When you make a recording, the VCR places an index mark at thebeginning of the recording. Essentially, an index mark is a type of“bookmark” for your tape. This feature is useful if you have sever-al different programs recorded on a single tape.You may skip over programs by following ...

Time Search 39 The Time Search function allows you to go to a specific point on atape. You will enter the exact amount of playback time that youwish to skip in order to reach the specified point.Make sure: ● The VCR is on and is in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light willappear. If it does not, press th...

40 Quick Find The Quick Find feature locates the beginning of each recording ona tape, then plays the first portion of the recording at high speedfor 30 seconds. After it plays the portion, the VCR fast forwardsthe tape to the next recording. This process is repeated until theend of the tape is reac...

Automatic Playback When you put a tape in the VCR, the power will come on auto-matically. If the tape’s record tab is missing, playback will begin. (Ifa timer recording is set, you may have to press the POWER but-ton to turn on the VCR. Make sure you turn off the VCR for thetimer recording later. If...

42 MTS Broadcast Stereo System Your VCR can play recordings broadcast in Hi-Fi (high fidelity) stereo, which produces a crisp, clear soundfrom two sources. Your VCR also can play tapes recorded in a second audio (usually, that means yourprogram is recorded in a second language). Of course, your VCR ...

44 Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System Multi-Channel Television Sound System broadcasts are automati-cally recorded in Hi-Fi stereo sound. To play in Hi-Fi stereo tapesrecorded in Hi-Fi stereo, however, you’ll need to follow the stepsbelow. Make sure: ● The VCR is on and is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light w...

If you are having problems with your product, check this list of problems and possible solutions before request-ing service. You may be able to solve the problem yourself.If you need to call a customer service representative, please know the model number and serial number ofyour product before you c...

48 Limited Warranty VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER or PLAYER 90 days Free Exchange / 91 days–One Year Reduced-Cost Exchange WHO IS COVERED?You must have proof of the date of purchase to exchangeyour product. A sales receipt or other document showingthe date that you purchased the product is considered such...

50 Specifications Video HeadsFour heads – Hi-Fi Video SignalEIA standards; NTSC color AntennaVHF/UHF – 75 ohm external antenna terminal VHF Output SignalChannel 3 or 4 (switchable)75 ohms unbalanced Power Requirement120V AC; 60Hz Power Consumption14W Operating Temperature41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C) R...

IB8226E001 Printed In China 0VMN02510 / H59G5UD * * * * * S UPPLIED A CCESSORIES O PTIONAL A CCESSORIES The following items are supplied with your VCR; theyare provided to help you use or set up your VCR. The following additional items are not provided with yourVCR, but they are designed for use wit...