Page 2 - Dear Magnavox product owner:; rry; Know these; safety; symbols; For Customer Use
T h i s “ b o l t o f l i g h t n i n g ” i n d i c a t e s u n i n s u l a t e d material within your unit may cause an electrical shock. For the safety of everyone in your h o u s e h o l d , p l e a s e d o n o t remove product covering. The “exclamation point” calls attention to features for whi...
Page 3 - Introduction 3; Features; Helpful Hint
Introduction 3 Features • Automatic Channel Setup• Automatic Head Cleaner• Automatic Operation Features• Automatic Tracking Adjustment• Blue Background• Daylight-Savings Time• Display Panel• Front Panel Menu Access• Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System • High Quality (HQ) System• MTS (Multi-Channel Television ...
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; VCR maintenance; Recording 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. ● The VCR requires periodic maintenance to maintain its excellentperformance. This VCR has an Automatic Head Cleaner.However, ...
Page 6 - Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System; Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV.
OR 75 Ω ANT / CABLE OR 75 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, please see pages eight-nine. If you have a StereoTV, please see page 10. After y...
Page 7 - Switch; Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 7; Plug in the power cords of the TV and the VCR.
CH 4 or CH 3 CH3 / CH4 Switch CH3 CH4 75 ANT / CABLE 75 Ω ANT / CABLE RF coaxial cable 3 Connect the supplied black RF coaxial cable to the OUT Jack on the back ofthe VCR 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 y...
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 yo...
Page 9 - Recording One Channel/Watching Another; Connections
Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 75 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/DBS on the same channel as theVCR’s CH3/CH4 switch...
Page 10 - 0 Hookups with a Stereo TV
10 Hookups with a Stereo 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, connectthe other end of the video cable to the VIDEO IN Jack on yo...
Page 11 - Turning on Your VCR 11; Helpful Hints
1 Press the VCR button, then press the POWER button.The VCR light and the PWR.(power) light will appear on the VCRdisplay 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 on the TV screen. (If the display does notappe...
Page 12 - 2 Automatic Channel Setup
12 Automatic Channel Setup 1 Press the VCR button, then 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 Line Inputmode (channel 001 or 002). Whenyou select channel 001 or 002, AVREAR or AV F...
Page 13 - Adding/Deleting Channels
Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) 13 Adding/Deleting Channels If your channel lineup changes, you may want to add newly avail-able channels or remove channels that are no longer available inyour area. You can use the CH(annel) o / p buttons to scroll through only the available channels. To add or del...
Page 14 - Reviewing Memorized Channels
14 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) Reviewing Memorized Channels 3 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 the screen. ● If all the programmed channels don’t fit on the screen, press theF....
Page 15 - Setting the Clock 15
TIME 02 :15 PM MONTH – – / – – / – – TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT Setting the Clock 15 Follow the steps below to set your VCR’s clock. Make sure: ● The VCR is on and the VCR light appears on the display panel.(If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) ● You make each entry within 60 s...
Page 16 - 6 Daylight-Savings Time
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, then press the F.FWD/ B button. 4 Press the STATUS/EXIT button. SET CLOCK → SET CLOCKDAYLIGHT SVG TIME [ON] SELECT op CHOOSE B TO END PUSH EXIT SET CLOCK SET CLOCK → DAYLIGHT SVG...
Page 17 - Language Selection 17
Language Selection 17 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screendisplays and menus. 2 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/ B button. 3 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p...
Page 18 - 8 Setting the Remote to Operate a TV; There is no guarantee that the; TV CODES
18 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 buttons,press the ENTER button afte...
Page 19 - There is no guarantee
• 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 using the Numberbuttons, press the ENTER buttonafter...
Page 20 - 0 Remote Control Buttons
20 Remote Control Buttons POWER EJECT VCR/TV SPEED TIME SEARCH SLOW ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CH. VOL. MEMORY ALT.CH REW PLAY F.FWD REC /OTR PAUSE /STILL STOP MUTE VCR CBL/DBS TV MENU STATUS/EXIT CLEAR SPEED Button Press to select the recording speed (SP or SLP). Details are on pages 32 and 48. REC(...
Page 22 - 2 On-Screen Status Displays
MTSBroadcastAvailable Current tape status Time Counter,CounterMemory TapeSpeed STOP 12:00 AM TV STEREO CH10 STEREO 2ND AUD SLP M 1:23:45 HIFI Channel SELECT op CHOOSE B → STATUS [ON] COUNTER ONLY [OFF] TO END PUSH EXIT 22 On-Screen Status Displays • You may not access a status display when viewing a...
Page 23 - VCR Display Panel 23
VCR Display Panel 23 Cassette CompartmentInsert a tape here. VCR LightThis light appears when theVCR is in VCR position. Thislight does not appear when theVCR is in TV position.Details are on pages 21 and 24. REC(ord) LightThis light appears during a record-ing. It flashes when a recording ispaused....
Page 24 - 4 Front Panel
24 Front Panel PAUSE ButtonWhile recording, press to pause the recording. Press again toresume recording. Details are on page 27. You can not pause aOne-Touch Recording. During tape playback, press to freeze thepicture. Press again to resume playback. Details are on page 38. POWER ButtonPress to tur...
Page 25 - Rear Panel 25
AUDIO IN JacksConnect the audio cables coming fromthe AUDIO OUT Jacks of a camcorder,another VCR, or an audio source here.Details are on page 34. VIDEO IN JackConnect a video cable comingfrom the VIDEO OUT Jack of acamcorder, another VCR, or anaudio-visual source (laser discplayer, digital video dis...
Page 28 - 8 Recording One Channel/Watching Another
2 Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start a recording ofthe current channel. (See page 27.) The REC(ord) light willappear on the VCR display panel. 28 Recording One Channel/Watching Another • If you use a Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System, you may not beable to watch one channel whilerecording ano...
Page 29 - One-Touch Recording 29
One-Touch Recording 29 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 the screen. Record...
Page 30 - 0 Timer Recording
DAILY PROGRAM (MON-FRI) PROGRAM -1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8- SELECT PROGRAM NUMBER TO END PUSH EXIT 30 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 31 - Instructions continue on page 32.
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 32 - 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 32 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 33 - Checking or Cancelling Timer Recordings
POWER EJECT VCR/TV SPEED TIME SEARCH SLOW ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CH. VOL. MEMORY ALT.CH REW PLAY F.FWD REC /OTR PAUSE /STILL STOP MUTE VCR CBL/DBS TV MENU STATUS/EXIT CLEAR Timer Recording (cont’d) 33 6 Repeat steps 1-4 to make sure you have cleared the cor-rect timer recording. 1 With the VCR on...
Page 34 - from the OUT jack of
1 Make the connections shown above. 34 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 35 - Repeat Play 35
Repeat Play 35 Follow the steps below to make the VCR play a tape over andover. 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. 2 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 F.FWD/ B button so that ON appears beside REPEAT PLAY...
Page 36 - 6 Real-Time Counter Memory
• The MEMORY button does not function if REPEAT PLAY is ON.Details are on page 35. • 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. Setting the real-time counterto zero a...
Page 37 - Time Search 37
Time Search 37 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. 1 Press the VCR button, then press the TIME SEARCH but-ton. 2 Within 10 seconds, use the Number buttons to enter thedesired length of time you wa...
Page 38 - 8 Special Effects Playback; Viewing a Still Picture
38 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 39 - Automatic Operation Features 39; Automatic Playback
Automatic Operation Features 39 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 40 - 0 Multi-Channel Television Sound System; Understanding On-Screen Displays
40 Multi-Channel Television Sound System To record and play programs broadcast in stereo, even if you have a single-speaker TV, just use one of theconnections shown, then follow the steps on pages 41-42. Your VCR can play recordings broadcast in Hi-Fi (high fidelity) stereo, which produces a crisp, ...
Page 42 - 2 Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System
42 Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. 2 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/ B button. 3 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select AUDIO OUT, then press the F.FWD/ B button. Multi-Channel ...
Page 43 - Blue Background 43
POWER EJECT VCR/TV SPEED TIME SEARCH SLOW ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CH. VOL. MEMORY ALT.CH REW PLAY F.FWD REC /OTR PAUSE /STILL STOP MUTE VCR CBL/DBS TV MENU STATUS/EXIT CLEAR 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. 2 Press the PLAY/ o button or the STOP/ p button to select VCR SET UP, t...
Page 44 - 4 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 46 - 6 Limited Warranty; VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER or PLAYER
46 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...
Page 48 - 8 Glossary / Specifications; Glossary; Specifications
48 Glossary / Specifications Glossary AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks on the front and back of theVCR that record audio from another source (IN) or send audioto another system (OUT). Automatic Channel Setup: process in which the VCR mem-orizes all available channels. Then, when you press theCH(annel) o / ...
Page 52 - UPPLIED; Philips Parts & Accessories Marketing Department
IB8265E001 Printed In China 0VMN02620 / H79J0UD * * * * * 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...
