Page 2 - For Customer Use; Know these; safety; symbols; rry
Once your PHILIPS MAGNAVOX purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privilegesof owning a PHILIPS MAGNAVOX product. So complete and return the Warranty RegistrationCard enclosed with your purchase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits. Return your Warranty Registr...
Page 3 - Introduction 3; Features; Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual.; Helpful Hint
Introduction 3 Features • Automatic Channel Setup• Automatic Clock Setting with Time Zone• Automatic Head Cleaner• Automatic Operation Features• Automatic Tracking Adjustment• Blue Background• Child Lock• Daylight-Saving Time• Display Panel• High Quality (HQ) System• On-Screen Displays in English or...
Page 4 - Table of Contents
4 Table of Contents Setting Up Your VCR Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Befor...
Page 5 - Before Using Your VCR 5; Putting Batteries in the Remote Control; Replace the battery compartment lid.; Helpful Hints; Using the Remote Control; To prevent erasure, break off the tab with a screwdriver.; Erasure Prevention
● Use only tapes with the mark. ● Remove any light adhesive stick-on notes from the video cas-sette tape before putting the tape in the VCR. Removablelabels can jam the VCR. ● Periodic maintenance is required to maintain your VCR’s excel-lent performance. This VCR has an Automatic Head Cleaner.Howev...
Page 6 - Hookups Without a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System; Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV.
VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT OR VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT 75 V ANT / CABLE OR 75 V ANT / CABLE 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, ...
Page 7 - Switch; Hookups Without a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 7; Plug in the TV and the VCR.
VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT CH 4 or CH 3 VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT CH3 / CH4 Switch CH3 CH4 VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT 75 V ANT / CABLE 75 V ANT / CABLE VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT RF coaxial cable Antennaor Cable 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) t...
Page 8 - Hookups With a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System; Recording/Viewing Any Channel
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 ...
Page 9 - Hookups With a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9; Recording One Channel/Watching Another; Connections
Hookups With a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT IN OUT 75 V ANT / CABLE 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/D...
Page 10 - 0 Hookups With a Stereo TV
10 Hookups With a Stereo TV VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT antenna or cable to ANT(enna) IN Jack Video Cable Audio Cable VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (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...
Page 11 - Turning on Your VCR 11; button to
1 Press the VCR button, then press the POWER button.The VCR light and the PWR. (power) light will appear on the dis-play panel. 2 Turn on the TV. Set it to the same channel as theCH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR. The display shownbelow will appear. (If the display does not appear, check yourhoo...
Page 12 - 2 Automatic Channel Setup; Press the MENU button.; button to select; button to select; Press the VCR button.
12 Automatic Channel Setup 2 Press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B → PROGRAMVCR SET UPTUNER SET UPSET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT • You can not enter the TUNER SET UP menu when you are in LineInput mode (channel 001 or 002).When you select channel 001 or002, AV REAR or AV FRONT willappear on-screen b...
Page 13 - Adding/Deleting Channels
Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) 13 Adding/Deleting Channels 2 Press the MENU button. SELECT op ADD/DELETE B 124 DELETED 125 DELETED 1 → DELETED 2 ADDED 3 ADDED TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/ B button. 4 Press the PLAY/...
Page 14 - Reviewing Memorized Channels; Press the STATUS/EXIT button once or twice to exit.
14 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) Reviewing Memorized Channels 4 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select CH MEMORY REVIEW, then press the F.FWD/ B button. A list of programmed channels will appear on-screen. ● If all the programmed channels don’t fit on the screen, press the F.FWD...
Page 15 - Setting the Clock 15; Manual Clock Setting
Setting the Clock 15 2 Press the MENU button. 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. Itkeeps track of the time by constantly referring to the time broad-...
Page 17 - Automatic Clock Setting
Setting the Clock (cont’d) 17 4 ● If you want the VCR to locate a local PBS station fromwhich to take the time, press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select SET PBS CH. AUTO. Then press the F.FWD/ B button. When the current time appears on-screen, you’re finished. Press the STATUS/EXIT b...
Page 18 - Time Zone; Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.
18 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Time Zone When using the AUTO CLOCK function, you can specify yourtime zone. That way, the VCR will update the clock according toyour time zone. 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. 2 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select SET CLOCK, the...
Page 19 - Daylight-Saving Time 19
2 Press the MENU button. 3 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select SET CLOCK, then press the F.FWD/ B button. 5 Press the STATUS/EXIT button. SET CLOCK → AUTO CLOCK [ON] SET MANUAL CLOCK DAYLIGHT SVG TIME [ON] SET TIME ZONE (AUTO) TO CONTINUE PUSH MENU SELECT op CHOOSE B TO END PUSH...
Page 20 - 0 Language Selection
20 Language Selection 2 Press the MENU button. Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screendisplays. 3 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/ B button. 4 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select LANGUAGE, then pres...
Page 21 - When Child Lock is activated:; Child Lock 21
2 Press and hold the POWER button on the remote con-trol until PL appears on the display panel. The VCR willturn off. When Child Lock is activated: ● The time will appear on the display panel. PL will appear on thedisplay panel for two seconds every minute. ● You may insert a tape. However, the VCR ...
Page 22 - 2 Setting the Remote to Operate a TV; Press the MUTE button.; There is no guarantee that the; TV CODES
22 Setting the Remote to Operate a TV • The remote control may only operate some features of your TV. For exam-ple, the remote control may turn onthe TV power, but it may not changechannels at the TV. • If you can not change the channels at the TV using the Number but-tons, press the VCR PLUS+/ENTER...
Page 23 - There is no guarantee; CABLE BOX CODES
• The remote control may only operate some features of your Cable Box/DBS.For example, the remote control mayturn off the Cable Box/DBS power,but it may not change channels at theCable Box/DBS. • If you can not change the channels at the Cable Box by using theNumber buttons, press the VCRPLUS+/ENTER...
Page 24 - 4 Remote Control Buttons
24 Remote Control Buttons VOL CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS/EXIT MEMORY SLOW REC/OTR SPEED TIME SEARCH VCR PLUS+/ENTER ALT. CH PAUSE/STILL MUTE TV CBL/DBS VCR F.FWD REW PLAY STOP VCR/TV EJECT MENU CLEAR SPEED Button Press to select the recording speed (SP or SLP). Details are on pages 36 and 5...
Page 26 - 6 On-Screen Status Displays; Time; Status Display
SELECT op CHOOSE B → STATUS [ON] COUNTER ONLY [OFF] TO END PUSH EXIT 26 On-Screen Status Displays • You may not access a status display when viewing a still picture, duringslow motion playback, or when theF.FWD/ B or REW(ind)/ s button is pressed during playback. Helpful Hint 1 Press the VCR button,...
Page 27 - VCR Display Panel 27
VCR Display Panel 27 Cassette CompartmentInsert a tape here. VCR LightThis light appears when theVCR is in VCR position. Thislight does not appear whenthe VCR is in TV position. REC(ord) LightThis light appears during a record-ing. It flashes when a recording ispaused. Cassette-Inside LightThis ligh...
Page 28 - 8 Front Panel
28 Front Panel PAUSE ButtonWhile recording, press to pause the recording. Pressagain to resume recording. Details are on page 31. Youcan not pause a One-Touch Recording. During tapeplayback, press to freeze the picture. Press again toresume playback. Details are on page 46. POWER ButtonPress to turn...
Page 29 - Rear Panel 29
AUDIO IN JackConnect a cable coming from theAUDIO OUT Jack of a camcorder,another VCR, or an audio sourcehere. Details are on page 42. VIDEO IN JackConnect a cable coming from theVIDEO OUT Jack of a cam-corder, another VCR, or anaudio-visual source (laser discplayer, video disc player, etc.)here. De...
Page 30 - Press the EJECT button to remove the tape.
30 Playing • If the tape you want to play is already in the VCR, make sure theVCR power is on and the VCR is inVCR position. (The VCR light willappear on the display panel. If itdoes not, press the VCR/TV button.)Press the VCR button, then pressthe PLAY/ o button. • Other playback options and fea- t...
Page 31 - Insert a tape with its record tab intact in the VCR.; buttons or the Number buttons
Read and follow the steps below to record a television program. 1 Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whicheverchannel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. Recording 31 2 Insert a tape with its record tab intact in the VCR. 4 If the VCR light appears on the display panel, go...
Page 32 - 2 Recording One Channel/Watching Another; button to stop the recording.
2 Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start a recording ofthe current channel. (See page 31.) 32 Recording One Channel/Watching Another • If your VCR remote control does not operate your TV, see page 22 fordetails. • If you use a Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System hookup, you maynot be able to watch ...
Page 33 - One-Touch Recording 33; button or the POWER button.
One-Touch Recording 33 1 Press the VCR button, then press the CH(annel) o / p but- tons or the Number buttons to select the channel youwant to record. OTR (0:30) CH12 2 Press the REC(ord)/OTR button repeatedly until thedesired recording length (30 minutes to eight hours)appears on-screen. Recording ...
Page 34 - 4 Timer Recording; Do each step within 60 seconds of the previous step.
DAILY PROGRAM (MON-FRI) PROGRAM -1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8- SELECT PROGRAM NUMBER TO END PUSH EXIT 34 Timer Recording Follow the steps below to program your VCR to record TV pro-grams while you’re away from home. The VCR will turn itself on,record, and turn itself off automatically. Before you begin: ● Set up...
Page 35 - Instructions continue on page 36.
ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 10 TIME ON – – : – – TO CORRECT PUSH CLEARTO END PUSH EXIT 6 Press two Number buttons for the hour you want therecording to begin. Press two Number buttons for theminute you want the recording to begin. Press 1 for AMor 2 for PM. For example, for 9:30 PM, press 09,...
Page 36 - Turn off the VCR
ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 10 TIME ON 09:30 PM TIME OFF 11:00 PM REC SPEED SLP SP=1 SLP=2 TO CORRECT PUSH CLEARTO END PUSH EXIT 36 Timer Recording (cont’d) 8 Press the Number 1 button to record in SP speed or theNumber 2 button to record in SLP speed. (See the chartbelow.) You cannot use the...
Page 37 - Checking or Cancelling Timer Recordings
Timer Recording (cont’d) 37 6 Repeat steps 1 - 4 to make sure you have cleared the cor-rect timer recording. • CLASH may flash on-screen when you finish setting a timer recording. Thismeans that the timer recording you justprogrammed and another timer record-ing overlap. The current timer recordingw...
Page 38 - 8 Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System
38 Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System 1 First, fill in the boxes on this page. It will only take a few minutes, and you must do it if you want the VCRPlus+ programming system to work properly.Since the channel numbers of the stations you receive may not be the same as the station numbers, a...
Page 39 - button until the
Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 39 2 Now, compare the channel numbers you have written in the VCRPLUS+ CH. and CABLE/TV CH. columns. For stations whose VCRPlus+ and Cable/TV channels do not match, you must tell the VCRthe VCR Plus+ and Cable/TV channel numbers by following steps...
Page 40 - 0 Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System
VCR PLUS+ PROG. PLUS CODE : – – – – – – – – TO END PUSH EXIT 40 Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System Follow these steps to set a timer recording with the PlusCodeprogramming numbers in your TV guide. Before you begin: ● Set up the channels at the VCR (page 12). ● Set up the VCR Plus...
Page 41 - Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 41
Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 41 • If the preset time for a timer record- ing comes up during an OTR, theOTR has priority. A message willremind you when the timer recordingwas scheduled to begin. You may letthe OTR continue; the timer recordingwill not take place. Or...
Page 42 - VCR 1 will play your tape. Put a prerecorded tape in VCR 1.; from the OUT jack
1 Make the connections shown above. 42 Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 3 VCR 2 will record your tape. Insert a blank tape in VCR 2. TheVCR must be in VCR position. (The VCR light will appear on the displaypanel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) 4 Turn on the TV and set it to channel 03 ...
Page 43 - Repeat Play 43
Repeat Play 43 Follow the steps below to make the VCR play a tape over andover. 2 Press the MENU button. 3 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/ B button. 5 Press the F.FWD/ B button so that ON appears beside REPEAT PLAY. 6 Press the STATUS/EXIT b...
Page 44 - button; button or the; 4 Real-Time Counter Memory
• The MEMORY button does not function if REPEAT PLAY is set toON. Details are on page 43. • To erase a real-time counter memo- ry, press the MEMORY button untilthe M disappears from the screen. • You may only set the real-time counter to zero at one location at atime. If you set the real-timecounter...
Page 45 - Time Search 45; Press the TIME SEARCH button.
Time Search 45 Follow the steps below to program the VCR to search forward orbackward on a tape a specific length of time. There must be a tapein the VCR. 2 Press the TIME SEARCH button. 3 Within 10 seconds, use the Number buttons to enter thedesired length of time you want to skip forward or back-w...
Page 46 - 6 Special Effects Playback; Viewing a Still Picture
46 Special Effects Playback Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) 1 During tape playback, press and release the F.FWD/ B button or the REW(ind)/ { button. A fast forward or reverse picture search will begin. 2 To return to playback, press the PLAY/ o button. Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP) 1...
Page 47 - Automatic Operation Features 47; Automatic Playback
Automatic Operation Features 47 The following playback features will always operate. 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.If a timer recording is set, the power will not come on automati-cal...
Page 48 - 8 Helpful Hints
If you are having problems with your product, check this list of problems and possible solutions beforerequesting 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 cal...
Page 50 - 0 Glossary; Dubbing: copying a tape using a second VCR.
50 Glossary AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks located on the front and back ofthe VCR which are used to record audio from another source(IN) or to send audio to another system (OUT). Automatic Channel Setup: process in which the VCR memo-rizes all available channels. Then, when you press the CH(annel) o / p...
Page 51 - Specifications 51
Specifications 51 Video HeadsFour heads Video SignalEIA standards; NTSC color AntennaVHF/UHF – 75 ohm external antenna terminal VHF Output SignalChannel 03 or 04 (switchable)75 ohms unbalanced Power Requirement120V AC; 60Hz Power Consumption14W Operating Temperature41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C) Relativ...
Page 52 - VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER; 2 Limited Warranty
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER 90 Days Free Labor/One Year Parts Exchange. This product must be carried in for repair. WHO IS COVERED?You must have proof of purchase to receive warran-ty service. A sales receipt or other document show-ing that you purchased the product is consideredproof of purchase. WHAT ...
Page 56 - UPPLIED; Philips Parts & Accessories Marketing Department
IB8103E003 Printed In China 0VMN02337 / H3823UD * * * * * 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...