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Video Cassette Recorder

VRX562AT

Owner’s Manual

Summary of Contents for VRX562AT99

Page 1: ...I M P O R T A N T Return Your Warranty Registration Card Within 10 Days See Why Inside Video Cassette Recorder VRX562AT Owner s Manual TM...

Page 2: ...Remember to get the most from your PHILIPS MAGNAVOX product you must return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days So please mail it to us right now Know these safetysymbols This bolt of ligh...

Page 3: ...recommends that you use only video cassette tapes that have been tested and inspected for use in two four six and eight hour VCRs and which are labeled with the mark The use of tapes that have not be...

Page 4: ...l 27 Front Panel 28 Rear Panel 29 Basic Operations Playing 30 Recording 31 Recording Recording One Channel Watching Another 32 One Touch Recording 33 Timer Recording 34 37 Setting Up the Cable Box Con...

Page 5: ...mote control at the VCR s remote sensor see page 28 when using the remote control to operate the VCR Point the remote control at the TV when using the remote control to operate the TV Point the remote...

Page 6: ...a Cable Box or a Digital Satellite System please refer to pages eight nine If you have a Stereo TV please go to page 10 After you hook up the VCR please go to page 11 to turn on the VCR ANTENNA IN Jac...

Page 7: ...ck on the TV You may use either a snap on type supplied or screw on type of coaxial cable whichever you prefer 5 Set the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to CH3 or CH4 whichever channel is not us...

Page 8: ...ck of TV example only 1 Connect a Cable signal to the IN Jack on the Cable Box DSS Receiver 3 Use a second RF coax ial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the TV s ANTENNA IN Jack With this ho...

Page 9: ...e Box DSS Receiver on the same channel as the VCR s CH3 CH4 switch Put the TV on the same channel With the VCR in VCR position the VCR light will appear on the display panel use the CH annel Up Down b...

Page 10: ...VIDEO OUT Jack on the back of the VCR Then connect the other end of the video cable to the VIDEO IN Jack on your TV 3 Connect an audio cable to the red and white AUDIO OUT Jacks on the back of the VCR...

Page 11: ...e TV will go to the lowest channel programmed To skip this feature and play a tape immediately insert a tape with its record tab removed Or to skip step 3 press the MENU button All on screen displays...

Page 12: ...SET UP 4 Press the Number 1 button to select TV if you have an antenna or the Number 2 button to select CABLE TV if you have a cable connection ON will appear to the right of your choice 5 Press the...

Page 13: ...d Channels 1 Press the VCR button 2 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display 3 Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP 4 Press the Number 5 button to select CH MEMORY REVIEW A...

Page 14: ...OCK ON 2 SET MANUAL CLOCK 3 DAYLIGHT SVG TIME ON 4 SET TIME ZONE AUTO CABLE BOX USERS SET CLOCK MANUALLY TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN TO END PUSH EXIT To display the time press the STA TUS EXIT button A st...

Page 15: ...u want to correct is flashing Then enter the correct number 6 Press two Number buttons for the month two Number buttons for the day and two Number buttons for the year For example for July 1 1997 pres...

Page 16: ...that carries a time signal in your area Set the clock manually If there are only a few channels in your area that carry time signals setting the clock automatically may take several minutes If nothing...

Page 17: ...MENU 4 Find your time zone then press 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 CLOCK 1 AUTO CLOCK ON 2 SET M...

Page 18: ...TO END PUSH EXIT 18 Daylight Saving Time Selection 2 3 4 5 Daylight Saving Time Selection You may program the VCR so its clock will automatically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour...

Page 19: ...END PUSH EXIT 2 3 4 5 6 If you accidentally select Spanish on screen displays and need English on screen displays 1 Press the VCR button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Press the Number 2 button to select P...

Page 20: ...d release the TV button 3 Press and release the MUTE button 5 Within 30 seconds after releasing the TV button use the Number buttons to enter the two digit code for your TV brand For example if you ha...

Page 21: ...al Satellite System 21 4 Within 30 seconds after releasing the MUTE button press and release the CBL DSS button 3 Press and release the MUTE button 5 Within 30 seconds after releasing the CBL DSS butt...

Page 22: ...n the VCR Your remote control beeps and LOCATING REMOTE appears on screen The remote control will beep for about 30 seconds The exception is when you plug the VCR power cord into the wall outlet for t...

Page 23: ...Press to exit on screen menus Or if you have a Magnavox TV press when in TV mode to see a status display or to remove the Magnavox TV menu Number Buttons Use to select channels at the VCR TV Cable Box...

Page 24: ...VCR buttons press the TV button before pressing other TV buttons press the CBL DSS button before pressing other Cable Box Satellite System buttons The buttons with a shaded description may also operat...

Page 25: ...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 SLOW Button During tape playback press to view the picture in slow mot...

Page 26: ...ONLY Whenever you press the STOP button or the PLAY button the sta tus display will appear for five seconds After five seconds only the counter will remain on screen You must press the STATUS EXIT but...

Page 27: ...ou turn off the VCR if a timer recording has been set but a tape has not been placed in the VCR It also flashes when a timer recording has finished unless another timer recording is programmed in whic...

Page 28: ...minutes to eight hours long of the channel you are watching Details are on page 33 CHANNEL Up Down Buttons Press to scan up or down through the VCR s channels TRACKING Up Down Function When in Play or...

Page 29: ...VCR Details are on pages six nine OUT Jack Use the supplied RF coaxi al cable to connect this jack to the ANTENNA IN Jack on your TV or Cable Box DSS Receiver Details are on pages six nine VIDEO OUT...

Page 30: ...CR light and the Cassette Inside light on the display panel of the VCR will appear If the tape s record tab has been removed playback will start automatically 6 When the tape stops press the EJECT but...

Page 31: ...cording but some distortion will appear on the tape The VCR will record in a preset vol ume Helpful Hints 5 Press the Tape SPEED button on the remote control until the desired tape speed see page 36 a...

Page 32: ...ou want to watch at the TV Or use the TV remote control to select the channel you want to watch 5 To return to the channel being recorded press the TV button then use the Number buttons to select chan...

Page 33: ...an OTR before recording is finished press the STOP button or the POWER button To cancel the OTR but continue recording press the REC ord OTR button until REC appears in the upper left corner of the T...

Page 34: ...a once daily or weekly recording Press the Number 1 button to select ONCE The VCR will record a TV program on any day you choose up to 12 months away Press the Number 2 button to select DAILY The VCR...

Page 35: ...ton twice Then start again at step 1 5 Enter the channel you want to record If you have a basic antenna or cable hookup as shown on pages six seven enter the channel of the TV program you want to reco...

Page 36: ...will appear The VCR must be turned off for a timer recording to take place If the timer recording will take place several hours or days from now you may use the VCR until time for the recording Just...

Page 37: ...e Number 1 button to select PROGRAM 3 Press the Number 4 button to select PROGRAM REVIEW The timer recording information for the program in the lowest numbered slot will appear on screen If no timer r...

Page 38: ...E BOX CONTROLLER 1 Find your Cable Box code 2 Turn on the Cable Box CABLE BOX CONTROLLER OFF TO SET CABLE BOX CONTROLLER PUSH NUMBER 1 ON 2 OFF TO END PUSH EXIT CABLE BOX CONTROLLER ON TO SET CABLE BO...

Page 39: ...il the cursor is flash ing on the item you want to change then enter the correct information If your Cable Box does not respond to any of the codes on page 21 the Cable Box Controller will not change...

Page 40: ...since channel numbers differ from area to area you must program the VCR with your local channel infor mation To fill in the boxes you will need 1 a cable channel line up list if applicable you can req...

Page 41: ...e steps on this page To clear a Cable TV channel num ber repeat steps 3 5 on this page Then press the CH annel Up Down buttons to select it Then press the CLEAR button Press the STATUS EXIT button to...

Page 42: ...inally press the VCR PLUS ENTER button VCR PLUS PROG PLUS CODE 13285 TO SET PUSH VCR TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 4 To record the program once press the Number 1 button to select ONCE To rec...

Page 43: ...ording to take place Make sure there is a tape in the VCR 6 Press the STATUS EXIT button PROGRAM WAS COM PLETED PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER RECORDING should appear on the screen After three seconds...

Page 44: ...e SPEED button to select SP LP or SLP 7 Press the PLAY button on VCR 1 and the REC ord OTR button on VCR 2 at the same time To stop recording press the STOP EJECT button on VCR 1 then press the STOP E...

Page 45: ...low steps 1 3 above At step 4 press the Number 1 button so that OFF appears to the right of REPEAT PLAY Press the STATUS EXIT button to exit The real time counter memory does not function during Repea...

Page 46: ...e specified length of time then begin playback The time counts down on screen as the searching progresses If you want to search for more than 59 minutes you must enter the length of time in hours and...

Page 47: ...ast forward or rewind to the beginning of the desired program then begin playback The program numbers count down on screen as the searching progresses To remove the on screen counter press the INDEX S...

Page 48: ...portion is reached REC END SEARCH COMPLETED will appear on screen briefly Skip Search This function enables you to skip forward 30 seconds at a time during tape playback 1 During tape playback press...

Page 49: ...he tape 2 Press the STATUS EXIT button The status display will appear on screen for about five seconds 3 While the status display is still on screen press the CLEAR button to reset the real time count...

Page 50: ...still picture frozen image will appear on screen 2 To advance the still picture frame by frame press the F rame ADV ance button 3 To release the still picture and return to normal playback press the...

Page 51: ...the Shuttle Ring in either direction and hold it The more the ring is rotated the faster the search will be Releasing the ring stops the picture in the Still mode 3 Turn the Jog Dial in either direct...

Page 52: ...n itself off If the real time counter memory is set the VCR will only rewind to the point at which the counter is set to zero then stop The VCR will not eject the tape automatically or shut itself off...

Page 53: ...remote control will not adjust tracking To return tracking to the position it was in when the VCR was shipped from the factory press the CHANNEL Up and CHANNEL Down buttons on the VCR at the same time...

Page 54: ...n the remote control Specifically When a program broadcast in stereo is available STEREO appears here When a program broadcast in second audio is available 2ND AUD appears here When a program is avail...

Page 55: ...s that are broadcast in second audio or stereo You can only play in stereo or second audio tapes that were recorded in stereo or second audio Please see page 54 to deter mine if the program you want t...

Page 56: ...sound The audio level of a tape recorded in Hi Fi stereo will differ from the audio level of a tape not recorded in Hi Fi stereo Normally HIFI should be selected from the AUDIO OUT menu for playback w...

Page 57: ...9 Press the STATUS EXIT button to exit 7 6 9 8 TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN 1 TV 2 CABLE TV ON 3 AUTO PROGRAMMING 4 ADD DELETE CH 5 CH MEMORY REVIEW 6 TV STEREO ON 7 2ND AUDIO TO END PUSH EXIT CBL DSS VCR...

Page 58: ...ges 14 17 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 If you have a...

Page 59: ...With many satellite hookups if you use accessory audio and video cables to connect your VCR to your TV you will have to put your VCR in Line Input mode To enter Line Input mode press 0 0 1 or 0 0 2 on...

Page 60: ...se the Number buttons to select another channel Mode a VCR operation OTR one touch recording programming a timed recording that starts immediately and records for 30 minutes to eight hours whichever y...

Page 61: ...nt 120V AC 60Hz Power Consumption 20W Operating Temperature 41 F 5 C to 104 F 40 C Relative Humidity 10 to 80 Weight 6 83 lbs 3 1 kg Dimensions 15 W x 3 1 16 H x 10 D 380 mm x 92mm x 230mm Tuner Broad...

Page 62: ...RENEWED 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY...

Page 63: ...jack 6 9 29 pause button 28 pause still button 24 31 50 play button 23 30 50 51 playing 30 power button 24 28 cord 29 rear panel 29 rec ord otr button 24 31 33 recording basic 31 one channel watching...

Page 64: ...l Cable 75 ohm 4835 323 27011 Check to be sure the items on this page are packed with your VCR These accessories are provided to help you use or set up your VCR If any of these items are not included...

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