Magnavox VRX562AT99 - Manuals

● 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 required to maintain your VCR’s excel-lent performance. This VC...

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 75 V 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 aCable Box or a Digital Satellite System, please refer to page...

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 75 V 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 Antennaor Cable 3 Connect the RF...

Watching TV With the VCR Off 1 Use the TV channel selector to set the TV to the CableBox/DSS Receiver output channel (channel 03 or 04). 2 Select the channel you want to watch at the CableBox/DSS Receiver. Timer Recordings With this connection, you may set a timer recording as describedon pages 34-3...

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 samechannel as the VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. 3 Use the TV channel selector to put the TV on the same chan-nel. 4 Press the PLAY button...

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 th...

1 Turn on the TV. Set it to the same channel as theCH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR. 2 Press the VCR button, then the POWER button. The VCRlight will appear on the display panel and the language select displayscreen shown below will appear. (If the display does not appear,check your hookups, th...

12 Channel Memory 2 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 PROGRAM2 VCR SET UP3 TUNER SET UP4 SET CLOCK5 CABLE BOX CONTROLLER6 REMOTE LOCATOR TO END PUSH EXIT • You can not enter the TUNER SET UP menu when you are in LineInput mode. • Line Input mode will...

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 ...

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. Itkeeps track of the time by const...

16 Setting the Clock (cont’d) 4 ● If you want the VCR to locate a local PBS station fromwhich to take the time, press the Number 1 button toselect SET PBS CH. AUTO. When the current time appearson-screen, you’re finished. Press the STATUS/EXIT button toexit. Or, you may be prompted to turn off the V...

Setting the Clock (cont’d) 17 Time Zone When using the AUTO CLOCK function, you can specify a timezone in which a local PBS channel is located. That way, the VCRwill update the clock according to your time zone. 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button tobring up the main menu display. 2 P...

2 With the clock set, press the MENU button to bring up themain menu display. 3 Press the Number 4 button to select SET CLOCK. 4 Press the Number 3 button so that OFF (or ON) appears tothe right of DAYLIGHT SVG TIME. 5 Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit. SET CLOCK 1 AUTO CLOCK [ON] 2 SET MANUAL CL...

Language Selection 19 2 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. Language Selection Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screendisplays. 3 Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP. 4 Press the Number 4 button to select LANGUAGE. 5 Press the Number 1 button if...

CBL/DSS VCR TV PAUSE /STILL POWER VCR PLUS+ /ENTER F.ADV SLOW STATUS/EXIT CLEAR MENU VOL CH 1 4 7 100 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 A.CH REC/OTR SPEED INDEX SEARCH SKIP SEARCH VCR/TV MEMORY EJECT X2 PLAY VAR.SLOW TRACKING TIME SEARCH REC END SEARCH MUTE JOG & SHUTTLE C C V V 20 Setting the Remote to Operate a T...

CBL/DSS VCR TV PAUSE /STILL POWER VCR PLUS+ /ENTER F.ADV SLOW STATUS/EXIT CLEAR MENU VOL CH 1 4 7 100 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 A.CH REC/OTR SPEED INDEX SEARCH SKIP SEARCH VCR/TV MEMORY EJECT X2 PLAY VAR.SLOW TRACKING TIME SEARCH REC END SEARCH MUTE JOG & SHUTTLE C C V V • Although the remote control that c...

CBL/DSS VCR TV PAUSE /STILL POWER VCR PLUS+ /ENTER F.ADV SLOW STATUS/EXIT CLEAR MENU VOL CH 1 4 7 100 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 A.CH REC/OTR SPEED INDEX SEARCH SKIP SEARCH VCR/TV MEMORY EJECT X2 PLAY VAR.SLOW TRACKING TIME SEARCH REC END SEARCH MUTE JOG & SHUTTLE C C V V 22 Remote Locator PRESS MUTE THEN PA...

Remote Control Buttons 23 CBL/DSS VCR TV PAUSE /STILL POWER VCR PLUS+ /ENTER F.ADV SLOW STATUS/EXIT CLEAR MENU VOL CH 1 4 7 100 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 A.CH REC/OTR SPEED INDEX SEARCH SKIP SEARCH VCR/TV MEMORY EJECT X2 PLAY VAR.SLOW TRACKING TIME SEARCH REC END SEARCH MUTE JOG & SHUTTLE C C V V • Press th...

TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 ON SCREEN ON ON2 COUNTER ONLY3 ON SCREEN OFF TO END PUSH EXIT 26 On-Screen Status Displays • If the channel you select has no broadcast, the screen will becomesolid blue. The screen will remainblue until you select an active chan-nel. • You may bring up the status display ...

VCR Display Panel 27 head VIDEO AUDIO L R STOP EJECT PLAY REW F.FWD CHANNEL REC/OTR PAUSE VCR/TV POWER AM TUE VCR S P Cassette CompartmentInsert a tape here. VCR Display PanelInformation about VCR operations appears here. Feature Light Symbols These symbols appear on the display panel to indicate th...

28 Front Panel PAUSE ButtonIn Record mode, press to temporarily stop the recording(pause). Press a second time to resume normal recording.Details are on page 31. You can not pause a one touch record-ing that is set for a specific length of time. During playback,press to freeze the picture (still). P...

AUDIO IN JacksConnect the cables coming fromthe AUDIO OUT Jacks of a cam-corder, another VCR, or an audiosource here. Details are on page 44. VIDEO IN JackConnect a cable coming from theVIDEO OUT Jack of a camcorder,another VCR, or an audio-visualsource (laser disc, video disc player,etc.) here. Det...

2 Start a recording (see page 31). 32 Recording One Channel/Watching Another • If your remote control operates your TV, press the TV button, then usethe CH(annel) Up/Down buttons onthe remote control to select TVchannels. Details are on page 20. • If you use a Cable Box or Satellite System hookup, y...

One Touch Recording 33 2 Press the CH(annel) Up/Down buttons or the Numberbuttons to select the channel you want to record. OTR (0:30) CH12 3 Press the REC(ord)/OTR button repeatedly until the desiredrecording length (30 minutes to eight hours) appears in the upperleft corner of the screen. Recordin...

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. You can program up to eighttimer recordings. For each one, the VCR will turn itself on,record, an...

ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL – – TO CORRECT PUSH CLEARTO END PUSH EXIT ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 10 TIME ON – – : – – TO CORRECT PUSH CLEARTO END PUSH EXIT 6 Press two Number buttons for the hour(s) you want therecording to begin. Press two Number buttons for theminute(s) you want the...

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 the screen when you finish setting a timerrecording. This means that thetimer recording you just pro-grammed and another timer record-ing overlap, and thus the currenttim...

38 Setting Up the Cable Box Controller Follow the steps below to set up the Cable Box Controller. Thenthe VCR will automatically select the channel at the Cable Boxduring a timer recording. Before you begin, make sure: ● The VCR, TV, and Cable Box are connected. Details are on pageeight. ● You place...

Setting Up the Cable Box Controller (cont’d) 39 6 Press the MENU button, then use the Number buttons toenter the code for your brand of Cable Box.If ? appears after you enter the code, the number you entered isincorrect. Press the CLEAR button, then enter the code again. 7 Press the MENU button. In ...

40 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...

VCR PLUS+ PROG. PLUS CODE : – – – – – – – – TO END PUSH EXIT 42 Timer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System Follow the steps below to program a timer recording using thePlusCode programming numbers in your TV guide. Before youbegin, make sure: ● Channels are programmed (page 12). ● The VCR...

Timer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 43 • To exit the VCR Plus+ programming system at any time, press the STA-TUS/EXIT button. The display willdisappear from the TV screen. • If the preset time for a timer recording comes up during an OTR,the OTR has priority. • To stop a s...

Repeat Playback 45 Repeat Playback Follow the steps below to program the VCR to play a tape overand over. 2 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. 3 Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP. 4 Press the Number 1 button so that ON appears to the rightof REPEAT PLAY on-screen. ...

46 Time Search Time Search Follow the steps below to program the VCR to search forward orbackward a specific length of time. 2 Press the TIME SEARCH button to bring up the time searchdisplay. There must be a tape in the VCR. 3 Within 10 seconds, use the Number buttons to enter thedesired length of t...

Index Search 47 Index Search This feature allows you to index the starting points of programsthat you have recorded on a tape. Then, you can easily rewind orfast forward to that point.Example:If you are watching program number 4 and you want to fast for-ward to program number 7, skip three programs....

48 Record End Search/Skip Search Record End Search This function enables you to search forward to an unrecordedportion of the tape (or to the point at which recording wasstopped). Make sure the tape is fully rewound. 1 Press the REC(ord) END SEARCH button. The VCR beginsfast forwarding to the beginn...

Real Time Counter Memory 49 • The MEMORY button does not function when REPEAT PLAY is setto ON. To turn REPEAT PLAY OFF,see the Helpful Hints on page 45. • To erase a Real Time Counter Memory, press the MEMORY but-ton until the M disappears from thescreen. • You may only set the real time counter to...

50 Special Effects Playback Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) 1 During tape playback, press and release the Fast Forwardbutton or the Rewind button. A fast forward or reverse pic-ture search will begin. 2 To return to playback, press the PLAY button. Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP) 1 Dur...

52 Automatic Operation Features 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...

BeforeTrackingAdjustment AfterTrackingAdjustment Automatic Operation Features (cont’d) 53 Automatic Tracking Adjustment The VCR continually adjusts tracking automatically to give you thebest possible picture quality. With some recordings, however, youmay get a better picture using the manual trackin...

To record and play back programs broadcast in stereo, even if you have a Mono Speaker TV, just use oneof the connections shown, then follow the steps on pages 55 - 57. STOP 12:00 AM TV STEREO CH 02 STEREO 2ND AUD SLP 1:23:45 HIFI Your VCR can play recordings broadcast in Hi-Fi (high fidelity) stereo...

3 4 56 Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. 2 Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP. 3 Press the Number 3 button to select AUDIO OUT. Multi-Channel Television Sound System broadcasts are automati-cally recorded in Hi-Fi stereo sound. To play in Hi-Fi...

If you are having problems with your VCR, check the following list of problems and possible solutionsbefore requesting service. You may be able to solve the problem yourself. No power• Make sure the power plug is completely connected to an AC (alternating current) outlet.• Make sure the power is tur...

Specifications 61 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 Consumption20W Operating Temperature41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C) R...

IB7842E001 MAC6199 Printed In China Printed In Hong Kong 0VMN01936 / H7450UD * * * * * S UPPLIED A CCESSORIES Remote Control 4835 218 37205Three “AA” Batteries 4835 138 17012 RF Coaxial Cable, 75 ohm 4835 323 27011 Check to be sure the items on this page are packedwith your VCR. These accessories ar...