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; Safety Precautions; Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual.
Introduction 3 Features • High Quality (HQ) System• Automatic Channel Setup• On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish• Display Panel• Automatic Tracking Adjustment• One-Touch Recording• Timer Recording• Special Effects Playback: Forward and Reverse Searching; Still; Slow Motion • Remote Control with...
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; Helpful Hints; Using the Remote Control; 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 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, plea...
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 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 (supplie...
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; Helpful Hint; 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
1 Press the VCR button, then the POWER button. The VCRlight and the PWR. (power) light will appear on the display 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 yourhookups, t...
Page 12 - 2 Automatic Channel Setup
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
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
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 seconds of the previous entry. 5 Press two Number buttons for the hour(s) and...
Page 16 - 6 Daylight-Saving Time
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 SET CLOCK → DAYLIGHT SVG TIME [ON] SELECT op CHOOSE B TO END PUSH EXIT SELECT op CHOOSE B → PROGRAMVCR SET UPTUNER SET UPSET CLOCK ...
Page 17 - Language Selection 17
Language Selection 17 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 18 - 8 Setting the Remote to Operate a TV; There is no guarantee that the; TV CODES
REW PLAY POWER VCR PLUS+ /ENTER SPEED VCR TIME SEARCH TV MUTE CBL/DBS VCR/TV CHANNEL VOLUME REC/OTR STATUS/EXIT MEMORY SLOW PAUSE/STILL MENU CLEAR EJECT STOP F.FWD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +100 18 Setting the Remote to Operate a TV • The remote control may only operate some features of your TV. For exam-...
Page 19 - tee that the remote
REW PLAY POWER VCR PLUS+ /ENTER SPEED VCR TIME SEARCH TV MUTE CBL/DBS VCR/TV CHANNEL VOLUME REC/OTR STATUS/EXIT MEMORY SLOW PAUSE/STILL MENU CLEAR EJECT STOP F.FWD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +100 • The remote control may only operate some features of your Cable Box orDBS. For example, the remote controlmay...
Page 20 - 0 Remote Control Buttons
20 Remote Control Buttons POWER Button Press to turn on or off the VCR, TV, Cable Box, or Direct Broadcast System. (You must first press the VCR, TV, or CBL/DBS button.) MENU Button Press to access the VCR menu. Or, if you have a Magnavox TV, press the TV button, then press the MENU button to displa...
Page 22 - 2 On-Screen Status Displays; Time; Status Display
SELECT op CHOOSE B → STATUS [ON] COUNTER ONLY [OFF] TO END PUSH EXIT 22 On-Screen Status Displays • If the channel you select has no broadcast, the screen will becomesolid blue. • You may not access a status display when viewing a still picture, duringslow motion playback, or when theF.FWD/ B or REW...
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 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 24 - 4 Front Panel
24 Front Panel PAUSE ButtonWhile recording, press to pause the recording. Pressagain to resume recording. Details are on page 27. Youcan not pause a One-Touch Recording. During tapeplayback, press to freeze the picture. Press again toresume playback. Details are on page 42. POWER ButtonPress to turn...
Page 25 - Rear Panel 25
AUDIO IN JackConnect a cable coming from theAUDIO OUT Jack of a camcorder,another VCR, or an audio sourcehere. Details are on page 38. 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 28 - 8 Recording One Channel/Watching Another
REW PLAY POWER VCR PLUS+ /ENTER SPEED VCR TIME SEARCH TV MUTE CBL/DBS VCR/TV CHANNEL VOLUME REC/OTR STATUS/EXIT MEMORY SLOW PAUSE/STILL MENU CLEAR EJECT STOP F.FWD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +100 1 Start a recording. (See page 27.) 28 Recording One Channel/Watching Another • If your VCR remote control does...
Page 29 - One-Touch Recording 29
REW PLAY POWER VCR PLUS+ /ENTER SPEED VCR TIME SEARCH TV MUTE CBL/DBS VCR/TV CHANNEL VOLUME REC/OTR STATUS/EXIT MEMORY SLOW PAUSE/STILL MENU CLEAR EJECT STOP F.FWD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +100 One-Touch Recording 29 2 Press the CHANNEL o / p buttons or the Number but- tons to select the channel you want...
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.
REW PLAY POWER VCR PLUS+ /ENTER SPEED VCR TIME SEARCH TV MUTE CBL/DBS VCR/TV CHANNEL VOLUME REC/OTR STATUS/EXIT MEMORY SLOW PAUSE/STILL MENU CLEAR EJECT STOP F.FWD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +100 ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL – – TO CORRECT PUSH CLEARTO END PUSH EXIT ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL...
Page 33 - Checking or Cancelling Timer Recordings
Timer Recording (cont’d) 33 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.This means that the timer recordingyou just programmed and anothertimer recording overlap. The currenttimer recording wil...
Page 34 - 4 Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System
34 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 36 - 6 Timer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System
VCR PLUS+ PROG. PLUS CODE : – – – – – – – – TO END PUSH EXIT 36 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 37 - Timer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 37; The VCR must be off for a
Timer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 37 • If the time for a timer recording comes up during a One-TouchRecording, the OTR has priority. • To stop a started timer recording, press the STOP/EJECT button onthe VCR. • If the power fails for more than one minute, programmed time...
Page 38 - cable from VCR’s
1 Make the connections shown above. 38 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 39 - Repeat Play 39
Repeat Play 39 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 40 - 0 Time Search
40 Time Search 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 41 - Real-Time Counter Memory 41
Real-Time Counter Memory 41 • The MEMORY button does not function if REPEAT PLAY is set toON. Details are on page 39. • 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 ...
Page 42 - 2 Special Effects Playback; Viewing a Still Picture
42 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 43 - Automatic Operation Features 43; Automatic Playback
Automatic Operation Features 43 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 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 47 - Specifications 47
Specifications 47 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 Consumption16W Operating Temperature41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C) Relativ...
Page 48 - VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER; 8 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 52 - UPPLIED
IB7981E001 Printed In China 0VMN02055 / H1720UD * * * * * S UPPLIED A CCESSORIES Remote Control 4835 218 37213Two 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 are provided to helpyou use or set ...
