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Page 2: ...and special offers for which you qualify plus easy access to accessories from our convenient home shopping network And most importantly you can count on our uncompromising commitment to your total satisfaction All of this is our way of saying welcome and thanks for investing in a MAGNAVOX product Sincerely Robert Minkhorst President and Chief Executive Officer P S Remember to get the most from you...

Page 3: ...essive deposits on the video heads which may not be covered by the warranty if damage occurs Note to the CATV System Installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code which provides guidelines for proper grounding in par ticular specifying that the cable ground shall be connected to the ground i ing system of the bui...

Page 4: ...r 19 One Touch Recording 20 Rerecording Tape Duplication 21 Timer Recording 22 Setting Up the VCR Plus Programming System 24 Timer Recording With the VCR Plus programming Syst_ m 27 channel Memory _ 28 Language Selection 30 Playback Options 31 Playback Features 35 TV Code Setting 36 Cable Converter Box Code Setting 37 Remote Locator 38 MTS Broadcast Stereo System 39 Hi Fi Stereo Sound System 41 In...

Page 5: ...nd the VCR To select channels 1 9 using the number buttons first press 0 then press the desired channel number For exam ple for channel 6 press 0 6 1 00 Button Press Ihe VCR button on the remote control before pressing other VCR opera tion buttons on the remote control Erase Protection Video cassette tapes have record tabs to ensure that recordings are not accidentally erased To prevent accidental...

Page 6: ... I _ Wall Outlet supplied I VHF UHF Combination Antenna Jack 4 Select channel 3 or 4 Set the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to CH3 or CH4 whichever channel is not used or least used in your area To oper ate your VCR with your TV set the TV to the same channel For example when playing a tape if the CH3 CH4 switch is set to CH3 the TV should be on channel 3 Wall Outlet Back of VCR Tv cH3 oH S...

Page 7: ...eed to follow the steps on page 28 You cannot program channels ifa cable converter box is connected to a VCR that is connected to a TV lf you have this kind of connection see page 44for details Follow the steps on this page only when you plug the VCR power cord into the wall outlet for the first time The VCR distinguishes between standard TV channels and cable channels If you change to TV or CABLE...

Page 8: ... button on the VCR once to stop playback 5 Press the REW ind button to rewind the tape Q 6 When the tape has finished rewinding press the EJECT button on the remote control or the STOP EJECT button on the VCR again to remove the tape TV and VCR al l H Insert IfT a tape _ _ Turn the TV on and sct it to channel 3 or 4 _t3 nn sOl _ 1t tL LILt k L I _ Press the EJECT button once or the STOP EJECT butt...

Page 9: ...econds If you want to continue recording press the STATUS EXIT button to exit If you press the GUIDE PLUS button again while the message is on screen the VCR will stop recording and will access the TV GUIDE Plus system If you do not press any buttons within I0 seconds the message will disappear and the VCR will continue recording Read and follow the steps below to record a television program Turn ...

Page 10: ... hour s and two Numberbuttons for the minute s Then press 1 for AM or 2 for PM For example for 2 15 PM press 02 15 2 Enter a 0 before a single digit num bet Entries that do not match the VCR s internal calendar will cause a ques tion mark to appear on screen To make corrections press the CLEAR button until the space for the number you want to correct is flashing Then enter the correct number if TI...

Page 11: ...for details lfyou select SET PBS CH AUTO at the AUTO CLOCK menu you cannot manu ally select the PBS channel from which you want the VCR to take the time If the clock still is not set when you turn the VCR back on at step 5 under Automatic Clock Setting set the clock manually The clock cannot be set automatically if you don t receive a channel that carries a time signal in your area If this is the ...

Page 12: ...ress the Number button to select it You will return to the previous menu The time zone you selected will appear beneath SET TIME ZONE sET Crock X I AUTO CLOCK ONI I 2 DAYLIGHT SAV TIME OFFI I L 3 SET MANUAL CLOCK OFF I I 4 SET TIME ZONE AUTO l CABLE BOX USERS SET CLOCK MANUALLY TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN T_END PUSH EXIT Press the STATUS EXIT button to exit Or to set the clock go to step 6 6 If you ne...

Page 13: ...or the PLAY button the status display will appear for five seconds COUNTER ONLY Whenever you press the STOP button or the PLAY button the status display will appear for five seconds After five seconds only the counter will remain on screen You must press the STATUS EXIT button to remove it ON SCREEN OFF The status display will not appear when you press function buttons You must press the STATUS EX...

Page 14: ...n in TV position or when using the TV GUIDE Plus system the 100 button has no function REC ord OTR Button Press once to start a recording see page ninefi_r details Or press three to 10 times to start a one touch recording an immediate timed recording 30 minutes to four hours long of the channel you are watching see page 20for details TIME SEARCH Button Press to fast forward or rewind the tape a sp...

Page 15: ...oadcast using the CH annel Up Down or Number buttons TV Position Use to watch TV or to watch one program while recording another Details are on page 19 Color Buttons from left to right Blue Green Yellow Red When using the TV GUIDE Plus system press to select the color corresponding function Details are in the TV GUIDE Plus manual TRACKING Up Down Buttons When in Play or Slow mode press to adjust t...

Page 16: ...ing Details are on page 35 t I_ _ _ H I F I 1 IIi VCR TV Button Use to select the signal that your TV receives VCR Position Use to watch a tape to watch a program while recording it or to watch a TV broadcast using the CH annel Up Down or Number buttons TV Position Use to watch TV or to watch one program while REC ord OTR Button Press once to start a recording see page nine for details Or press th...

Page 17: ...n all the timer recordings _ _ _ h_t_ _sh_d w_ e n _ 6 _fi er_timer recording is programmed it still kt LtLt Ltkt I I Channel Line Input Display The channel number will appear here when a channel is selected The channel number will flash if the station you select has no broadcast The screen will be a solid blue field When L1 or L2 appears here Line Input mode has been selected Select Line Input mo...

Page 18: ...nnect a cable coming from the video input jack of a camcorder another VCR or an audio visual source laser disc video disc player etc here Details are on pages 21 40 and 45 AC Power Cord Connect to a standardAC outlet to supply power to the VCR I VIDEO IN put Jack Connect a cable coming from the video output jack of a camcorder another VCR or an audio visual source laser disc video disc player etc ...

Page 19: ... eeoe ee eoeeeee oee 1 o eoe eeeeoeoee e eoo If your VCR remote conlrol operates your TV press the TV button then use the CH annel Up Down buttons or the Number buttons on the VCR remote con trol to select TV channels See page 36 for details If you use a cable converter box or satel lite system hookup you may not be able to watch one channel while recording another See pages 42 45for details If yo...

Page 20: ...the upper left comer of the screen MAC41AVOX 66o uN_ r _ r rn r 7 1 r z 1r _ r _ r 7 1r Tn r _ _0 0 0 oo Q 0 OOQQ Tusle the CH annel Up Down buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel you want to record To check the time remainingJor an OTR after the OTR has been set press the STATUS EXIT button To change the recording length while an OTR is in progress press the REC ord OTR button until ...

Page 21: ... happens press the button on VCR 1 once VCR 2 will record your tape Insert a blank tape in VCR 2 Make sure the VCR 2 power is on and VCR 2 is in VCR position 3 Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or 4 whichever channel the CH3 CH4 switch on VCR 2 is set to 4 Point your remote control at VCR 2 If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO IN put jacks on the back of VCR 2 press the Number buttons 0 0 1 L1 will...

Page 22: ...rmation about the program in that position will be dis played on screen If this happens press the STATUS EXIT button twice Then start again at step 1 If you are using a standard antenna to VCR to TV hookup enter the channel of the TV program you want to record you must enter a 0 before all single digit channels If you are recording from line input press 0 0 AV REAR will appear on screen If you are...

Page 23: ...ashes on your TV screen two minutes before a timer recording starts You can remove the message by pressing the CLEAR button The VCR must be off for a timer recording to take place Make sure there is a tape in the VCR Making Corrections 1 If you need to make corrections while programming a timer recording press the CLEAR button until the cursor is flashing on the item you want to change Then enter ...

Page 24: ...annel num bers differ from area to area you must program the VCR with your local channel information To fill in the boxes you will need 1 a cable channel line up list if applicable you can request one from your cable company and 2 a chart that lists guide channel numbers which you can find in your TV guide or the TV listings of your local newspaper TV Channels Local TV Stations call letters Guide ...

Page 25: ...Programming System cont d TV Channels Local TV Stations call letters Guide Channel Number GUIDE CH Local Channel Number USER CH Cable Channels Cable Stations call letters Guide Channel Cable Channel Number Number GUIDE CH USER CH ...

Page 26: ...ons on your list which have different guide channel and user channel numbers 8 Press the STATUS EXIT button to exit 9 To confirm the guide channel and user channel numbers you have selected press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display Then press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP Finally press the Number 7 button to select GUIDE CHANNEL MAP A list of guide channel and user channel...

Page 27: ... VCR position You have selected CABLE TV or TV at the TUNER SET UP menu You must do each step within 60 sec onds of completing the previous step If you don t you will have to start again at step 1 1 Press the VCR PLUS ENTER button on the remote control The on screen display shown below will appear P us Co0_ j END PUSH EXIT i2 i Press the Number buttons for the i PlusCode programming number of the ...

Page 28: ...n screen Then the programming of the lowest chan nel number placed in the VCR s memory will appear on screen Now when you press the CH annel Up Down buttons you will scan only through channels you receive 1 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display __ Press the Number 1 button to select TV or the Number 2 button to select CABLE TV Remote Control 000 r _ r g 1Eg3 CZ3 CE3 r rq SN c _ r...

Page 29: ...utton to see the remaining channels Then press the Number 2 button to return to the first screen of channels If you do not press any buttons within 10 seconds you will return to the previous menu display 4 Press the STATUS EXIT button twice to exit L Adding Deleting Channels 1 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display 2 Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP 3 Press the Num...

Page 30: ...screen displays in English ON will appear to the right of ENGLISH on screen Press the Number 2 button if you want the on screen dis plays in Spanish SI will appear to the right of ESPA qOL on screen 5 Press the MENU button to exit e 5 _ ______ __ 1 MP_qA_ b66 r Tnr _ r _ 0000 Remote Control Press the MENU but ton to exit Press the Number 1 button if you want the on screen displays in English Press...

Page 31: ...steps below to program the VCR to play a tape over and over 1 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display 2 Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UR 3 Press the Number 2 button to select REPEAT PLAY ON will appear to the right of REPEAT PLAY on screen 4 Press the STATUS EXIT button to exit Now when a tape has finished playing the VCR will rewind it and start playback again TV pro...

Page 32: ...tion of the tape SEARCHING FOR REC END will appear on screen during the search The VCR will automatically stop when the blank portion is reached REC END SEARCH COMPLETED will appear on screen briefly 1 666 r rn Frn r _ r rl Frn E I_0 0 0 _66 00 0 G Remote Control 1 Press the REC ord END SEARCH button to begin fast forward ing to the beginning of the first blank por tion of the tape I oooooeol o eo...

Page 33: ... at a time If you try to set the time counter to zero at a second location the previous time counter to zero setting will be erased When a lime Counter Memory has been set the Memory Light M will appear on the display panel Time Counter Memory Follow the steps below to reset the time counter to zero at a tape location you want to refer to later 1 Play fast forward or rewind a tape to the location ...

Page 34: ...R iable SLOW buttons To release Slow mode and return to normal playback press the PLAY button or press the SLOW button again Viewing a Picture in Slow to Fast Motion Press the JOG SHUTTLE button while in the Play or Still mode The Jog Shuttle Light will come on If you do not operate the Jog Dial or Shuttle Ring within 30 seconds the Jog Shuttle light will go off 2 3 4 Turn the Shuttle Ring in eith...

Page 35: ...ogrammed a tape can only be ejected with the power on Make sure you insert a tape for the Timer Recording Auto Tracking The VCR has automatic tracking which continually adjusts tracking to give you the best possible picture quality With some recordings however you may get a better picture using the manual tracking controls see below Manual Tracking To adjust the tracking manually press the TRACKIN...

Page 36: ... guarantee that the remote control will work your TV _ E C23E3 Ei3 FTqEE37_q EE3f _q133 0ooo Remote Control 6 Try step 1 again If the remote control works your TV you re finished If the remote control still doesn t work your TV repeat steps 2 5 using another code 1 Press the TV button then the POWER but ton to see if the remote control operates your TV If it doesn t go to step 2 4 Within 30 second...

Page 37: ...of the functions of your cable converter box For example some cable converter boxes may only be turned on at the cable converter box Your VCR remote control may operate your cable converter box If the remote control does n t operate your cable converter box now find your brand of cable convener box on the list at the left then follow the steps below to program your remote control accordingly 1 Poi...

Page 38: ...ND PUSH EXIT _ 2 Press the MUTE button then the PAUSE STILL button UR REMOTELOCATOR 1 o O T CHANGE CODE END PUSH EXIT 3 Press one Number button 0 9 to enter a single digit code for your remote control Your remote control will beep briefly I YOUR REMOTE LOCATOR CODE HAS BEENCHANGED NEW CODE IS 3 _ _0 END PUSH EXIT 4 Press the STATUS EXIT button to exit VCR 1 Press the POWER button on the VCR to tur...

Page 39: ...ys When you receive a signal from a channel you re watching portions of the display screen shown below will appear when you press the STATUS EXIT button on the remote control The indication 2ND A UD or TV STEREO that appears on this side of the status display tells you if your VCR is programmed to receive a second audio or stereo broadcast it cannot be programmed to receive both at the same time _...

Page 40: ...fight of your selection 4 Press the STATUS EXIT button to exit 5 To play a tape press the PLAY button To record select the channel to be recorded using the CHANNEL Up Down buttons then go to step 6 6 Press the REC ord OTR button to start recording 8__D To VIDEO II OUT put Jack To AUDIO OUT put Jacks IIODDOOOOODOODDQ L Monaural Sound k I OR To OUT put Jack You can only receive and record in st iv o...

Page 41: ...UT menu for playback with Hi Fi sound But you can change the selection to MONO if you want monaural audio playback HIFI will then disappear from the status display See page 13for details lfyou play non Hi Fi tapes while the VCR is set to HIFI HIFI will disappear from the status display and the tape will play in monaural sound Please see additional notes on page 49 MTS broadcasts are automatically ...

Page 42: ...bel all cable ends and jacks on the TV before disconnecting anything Connect the antenna or cable to your VCR 2 COMBINATION VHF UHF SYSTEM I I F Type Connector VHF ONLY OR UHF ONLY SEPARATE VHF UHF F SYSTEMS COMBINED orj _ _ C _ vHF Z _ I or o_ _ _ t2 U I 1 J _ r Transformer not suplSlied _ UHF VHF Band Mixer not supplied CABLE r Ao 1 BO Cable Input Cable TV Converter Box Jack in from OUT put Jack...

Page 43: ...ial cable __ v_ supplied _ IHt VHF Band Separator Back of TV example only UHFNHF Band Separator not supplied If you have a UHF only antenna system Even if you only plan to play tapes and view record UHF channels you still need to make one of the combination UHF VHF connections shown This is because when your VCR operates it sends VHF sig nals to the TV across the RF coaxial cable You may connect t...

Page 44: ...ace a small object under one side of the cable converter box in order to tilt the cable converter box It is best to place the cable converter box beyond the centcr of the VCR or along the back of the VCR If the cable converter box does not receive the signals try to slide the cable converter box to the right or left or move it toward the back of the VCR until you find the best position The signal ...

Page 45: ... TV on the same chan nel as the output channel of the cable converter box 3 Make sure the cable converter box is on the same channel as the yCR CH3 CH4 switch al Use the TV channel selector to put the TV on the same chan _1 nel as the output channel Of the cable converter box 1 Press the PLAY button to play the tape Select the channel you want to watch at the cable converter box You cannot record ...

Page 46: ...VCR power is off Make sure the clock is set pages 10 12 The VCR may not perform or continue a timer recording if a power interruption of more than one hour occurs during the timer recording even if the power comes back on afterward A timer recording programmed with the TV GUIDE Plus system has priority An OTR has priority Make sure the TV is on the same channel as the VCR s CH3 CH4 switch page six...

Page 47: ... which are used to record audio from anoth that starts immediately and records for 30 minutes to four er source input or to send audio to another source output hours whichever you specify Auto Programming process in which the VCR scans all available channels and places the ones you receive in its mem ory Then when you push the CH annel Up Down buttons you only scan through channels you receive Ban...

Page 48: ... Electronics Company In coun tries where Philips Consumer Electronics Company does not distrib ute the product the local Philips service organization will attempt to provide service although there may be a delay if the appropriate spare parts and technical manual s are not readily available MAKE SURE YOU KEEP Please keep your sales receipt or other d_LuilluilL showlrlg pIuof ot purchase Attach it ...

Page 49: ...o program your VCR to accept line input To enter Line Input mode press 0 0 1 if audio video cables are connected to the AUDIO and VIDEO IN put jacks on the rear of the VCR or 0 0 2 if audio video cables are connected to the AUDIO and VIDEO Input jacks on the front of the VCR AV REAR or AV FRONT will appear on your TV screen briefly Line Input If you accidentally enter Line Input mode AV REAR or AV...

Page 50: ...5O Notes oloaeeo ol ooeet Iota o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oe Jo ...

Page 51: ...ays 13 off mode 13 on mode 13 one touch recording 20 out put jack 18 pause button 16 pause still button 14 play button 15 16 playback features 35 options 31 34 playing 8 power button 14 16 rear panel 18 rec end search button 15 rec otr button 14 16 recording basic 9 one channel watching another 19 timer 22 27 with the vcr plus programming system 27 remote control buttons 14 15 sensor 5 16 using 5 ...

Page 52: ...ne Piece Wireless Remote Control With 3 A_ Batteries 4835 138 17012 4835 321 27011 One Pie e RF Coaxial Cable 75 ohm If any of these items are not included or if you need to replace an item contact Philips Service Company at the address below Philips Service Company P O Box 967 Greeneville TN 37744 0967 Or call 1 800 851 8885 IBZ532EO01 VCR MAC4375 Printed In Hong Kong OVMNO1716 H5460UD ...

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