Philips CCX252AT Owner'S Manual Download

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Page 1: ...I M P O R T A N T Return Your Warranty Registration Card Within 10 Days See Why Inside TV VCR Combination CCX252AT Owner s Manual ...

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 lightning indicates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock For the safety of everyone in your house hold please do not remove product covering The exclamation point calls atte...

Page 3: ...ny 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 been inspected for use in two four six and eight hour VCRs may result in poor picture quality and excessive deposits on the video heads which may not be covered by the warranty if damage occurs Note t...

Page 4: ...the Picture Controls 24 25 On Screen Status Displays 26 Reminder 27 Basic Operations Playing 28 Recording 29 Recording Options One Touch Recording 30 Rerecording Tape Duplication 31 Timer Recording 32 35 Record Defeat 36 Playing Options Setting the Sleep Timer 37 Closed Captioning 38 39 Volume Bar 40 Repeat Playback 41 A B Repeat Playback 42 43 Real Time Counter Memory 44 Automatic Operation Featu...

Page 5: ...R TV VCR Maintenance In this TV VCR use only tapes with the mark Make sure any light adhesive stick on notes are removed from the video cassette tape before putting the tape in the TV VCR Removable labels like these can jam the TV VCR Periodic maintenance is required to maintain your TV VCR s continued excellent performance This TV VCR has an automatic head cleaning system However the video heads ...

Page 6: ... the Cable Box output channel channel 03 or 04 Then select channels at the Cable Box 1 Hook up your TV VCR using one of the connections shown A B ANT ANT Rod Antenna not supplied Hooking Up Your TV VCR With an Indoor Antenna To install a rod antenna not sup plied push the stem of the antenna into the antenna hole on the top of the TV VCR Connect the antenna wire to the ANT enna Jack on the back of...

Page 7: ...ce Company The part number is 4835 303 37006 To order call 1 800 851 8885 Audio and video cables are not supplied Helpful Hints Crooked Pin Straight Pin Hooking Up Your TV VCR to Another Video Source VCR or Camcorder You may need this connection if you want to copy tapes Details are on page 31 AUDIO VIDEO Jacks on front of TV VCR AUDIO VIDEO OUT Jacks on VCR Use an Audio cable to connect the AUDIO...

Page 8: ...there is no antenna or cable connected to the TV VCR programming will appear to take place but eventually a NO TV SIGNALS message will appear on screen Connect an antenna or cable to the TV VCR then try again You may need to follow the steps on pages nine 11 instead CONNECTANTENNAORCABLE TO TVCR THEN PRESS TO END PRESS EXIT SELECT LANGUAGE 1 ENGLISH ON 2 ESPAÑOL MAKE SELECTION OR PRESS EXIT TO CON...

Page 9: ...TATUS EXIT button SELECT LANGUAGE 1 ENGLISH ON 2 ESPAÑOL MAKE SELECTION OR PRESS EXIT TO CONTINUE 1 Press the MENU button to display the pop up menu 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to select PRIM SETUP If the menu is in Spanish select PREPARA CION Then press the F FWD button PRIMARY SETUP 1 SELECT LANGUAGE 2 AUTO PROGRAMMING 3 ADD DELETE CHANNEL 4 CH MEMORY REVIEW 5 VOLUME BAR ON 6 SET ...

Page 10: ...NEL 4 CH MEMORY REVIEW 5 VOLUME BAR ON 6 SET CLOCK TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT 4 Press the Number 2 button to select AUTO PROGRAM MING AUTO PROGRAMMING MEMORIZED CH will appear on screen The TV VCR will place all of the channels you can receive into its memory Line Input mode will always be stored in the TV VCR s memory as channel 00 You cannot delete it When you select channel 00 A V...

Page 11: ... VCR follow these steps 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to select PRIM SETUP Press the F FWD button 3 Press the Number 4 button to select CH MEMORY REVIEW A list of programmed channels will appear on screen 4 If all the programmed channels don t fit on screen press the Number 1 button If you do not press the Number 1 button within 10 seconds the remaining channel...

Page 12: ...dcasts If you use either Manual PBS Channel Selection or Automatic PBS Channel Selection follow the steps on page 19 to have the TV VCR update the clock according to your Time Zone Cable Box users should set the clock manually To set the clock manually follow the steps on pages 12 13 To set the clock using Automatic PBS Channel Selection follow the steps on pages 14 15 To set the clock using Manua...

Page 13: ...ear For example for July 1 1997 press 07 01 97 The day of the week will appear automatically 7 Press the STATUS EXIT button to start the clock The screen will return to the program you were watching SET MANUAL CLOCK TIME 09 30 PM DATE 07 01 97 TUESDAY TO CORRECT PRESS CLEAR TO END PRESS EXIT 4 Press the Number 2 button to select SET MANUAL CLOCK SET MANUAL CLOCK TIME DATE TO END PRESS EXIT 5 6 4 7...

Page 14: ...ANNEL 4 CH MEMORY REVIEW 5 VOLUME BAR ON 6 SET CLOCK TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT B PRIM SETUP VCR PROGRAM VCR SETUP CAPTION REMINDER BRIGHTNESS PRESS SET CLOCK 1 AUTO CLOCK ON 2 SET MANUAL CLOCK 3 DAYLIGHT SVG TIME ON 4 SET TIME ZONE AUTO TO CONTINUE PRESS MENU TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT 3 Press the Number 6 button to select SET CLOCK 2 1 3 4 AUTO CLOCK AUTO CLOCK USES P...

Page 15: ...n the TV VCR screen Details are on page 26 If you press the STATUS EXIT but ton while you are setting the clock the screen will exit Set Clock mode and return to the program you were watching If this happens start over You must turn off the TV VCR for several minutes during automatic clock setting If the clock is not set when you turn on the TV VCR repeat the steps for Automatic PBS Channel Select...

Page 16: ...menu 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to select PRIM SETUP Then press the F FWD button PRIMARY SETUP 1 SELECT LANGUAGE 2 AUTO PROGRAMMING 3 ADD DELETE CHANNEL 4 CH MEMORY REVIEW 5 VOLUME BAR ON 6 SET CLOCK TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT B PRIM SETUP VCR PROGRAM VCR SETUP CAPTION REMINDER BRIGHTNESS PRESS SET CLOCK 1 AUTO CLOCK ON 2 SET MANUAL CLOCK 3 DAYLIGHT SVG TIME ON 4 SET ...

Page 17: ...e Number 2 button to select SET PBS CH MAN UAL AUTO CLOCK PBS CH TIME DATE SELECT CHANNEL NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT AUTO CLOCK PBS CH 12 TIME 06 30 PM DATE 07 01 97 TUESDAY TO END PRESS EXIT 7 NOW SEARCHING flashes on the TV VCR screen AUTO CLOCK PBS CH 12 TIME DATE NOW SEARCHING TO END PRESS EXIT REW PLAY POWER SPEED MUTE SLEEP ALT CH CHANNEL VOLUME REC OTR STATUS EXIT MEMORY PAUSE STILL MENU CLEA...

Page 18: ... 6 button to select SET CLOCK 3 SET CLOCK 1 AUTO CLOCK ON 2 SET MANUAL CLOCK 3 DAYLIGHT SVG TIME ON 4 SET TIME ZONE AUTO TO CONTINUE PRESS MENU TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT B PRIM SETUP VCR PROGRAM VCR SETUP CAPTION REMINDER BRIGHTNESS PRESS REW PLAY POWER SPEED MUTE SLEEP ALT CH CHANNEL VOLUME REC OTR STATUS EXIT MEMORY PAUSE STILL MENU CLEAR TRACKING STOP F FWD o o p p o p o p 1 2 3 ...

Page 19: ...IME ZONE 5 Find your time zone then press the Number button to select it ON will appear beside the selected time zone 6 Press the STATUS EXIT button twice 1 Press the MENU button to display the pop up menu 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to select PRIM SETUP Then press the F FWD button PRIMARY SETUP 1 SELECT LANGUAGE 2 AUTO PROGRAMMING 3 ADD DELETE CHANNEL 4 CH MEMORY REVIEW 5 VOLUME BA...

Page 20: ...ape at high speed When in Play mode press to rewind the tape while the picture stays on screen Details are on page 46 Press to change a setting of a pop up menu item a picture control for example F FWD Button When in Stop mode press to fast forward the tape at high speed When in Play mode press to fast forward while the picture stays on screen Details are on page 46 Press to change a setting of a ...

Page 21: ...Rear Panel 21 ANT ANT enna Jack Connect your antenna or cable here Details are on pages six seven Antenna Hole Connect the stem of an indoor antenna here Details are on page six ...

Page 22: ...Press once to start a recording Details are on page 29 Or press three to 18 times to start a one touch recording an immediate timed recording 30 minutes to eight hours long of the channel you are watching Details are on page 30 STATUS EXIT Button Press to see the status display Press again to remove the status display Details are on page 26 Press to exit the on screen menu Number Buttons Use to se...

Page 23: ...an through the TV VCR s channels CLEAR Button Press to erase incorrect data when programming TV VCR func tions Also press to reset the real time counter Details are on page 44 ALT CH Alternate Channel Button Press to return to the TV channel you were viewing immediately before switching to your current channel MEMORY Button Press to memorize a tape position at which the real time counter was set t...

Page 24: ...example 3 Press the REW ind button or the F FWD button to adjust the picture control Refer to the chart on page 25 4 When you finish press the STATUS EXIT button The on screen menus shown on page 25 will disappear from the TV VCR screen if no adjustments are made within 60 seconds The original settings will probably give you the best picture quality To reset the picture controls to the original se...

Page 25: ...e F FWD button to increase a picture control AUDIO VIDEO POWER STOP REW PLAY F FWD REC OTR VOLUME CHANNEL EARPHONE EJECT REC TO ADJUST PRESS TO ADJUST PRESS TO ADJUST PRESS Press the STOP Button Press the PLAY Button B BRIGHTNESS PICTURE COLOR TINT SHARPNESS TV RESET BRIGHTNESS B PICTURE COLOR TINT SHARPNESS TV RESET BRIGHTNESS PICTURE B COLOR TINT SHARPNESS TV RESET TO ADJUST PRESS BRIGHTNESS PIC...

Page 26: ...STATUS EXIT button Remove the status display by pressing this button again The contents of the status display may vary ON MODE Whenever a function button REW ind PLAY etc is pressed the status display will appear for five seconds COUNTER ONLY MODE When a function button REW ind Play etc is pressed the status display will appear for five seconds After five sec onds only the counter will remain on s...

Page 27: ...d when closed captioning is selected CAPTION in the pop up menu Set REMINDER to ON or OFF by following the steps below 1 Press the MENU button to display the pop up menu 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to select REMINDER 3 Press the REW ind button or the F FWD button to select ON or OFF Each press of the REW ind button or the F FWD button turns REMINDER ON or OFF 4 Press the STATUS EXIT...

Page 28: ...ow to play a tape 1 Insert a tape in the TV VCR The power will come on If the tape s record tab has been removed playback should start auto matically 2 If playback does not start automatically press the PLAY button to start playback 3 Press the STOP button on the remote control or the STOP EJECT button on the TV VCR once to stop play back 4 Press the REW ind button to rewind the tape 5 When the ta...

Page 29: ...pe speed are given below 6 To stop recording press the STOP button 3 Use the CHANNEL Up Down buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded Channels cannot be changed during recording 4 Press the REC ord OTR button once to start recording The REC ord light will glow If there is not a tape in the TV VCR NO CASSETTE flashes on screen briefly If the tape does not have a record tab...

Page 30: ...e REC ord OTR button then press the CLEAR button then press the STOP button on the remote control To check the time remaining for 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 the desired recording length appears on screen You can not pause an OTR To cancel an OTR but continue recording p...

Page 31: ... screen 2 The source unit VCR or camcorder will play your tape Insert a prerecorded tape in the source unit If playback begins press the STOP button on the unit 3 The TV VCR will record your tape Insert a blank tape in the TV VCR Make sure the tape s record tab is intact The TV VCR will turn on automatically 4 Point the remote control at the TV VCR Press Number buttons 0 0 so that A V IN appears o...

Page 32: ...r 1 button to select ONCE The TV 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 TV VCR will record from Monday through Friday starting at the same time and recording for the same length of time every day Press the Number 3 button to select WEEKLY The TV VCR will record on the same day at the same time and for the same length of...

Page 33: ...the STATUS EXIT button Then use the Number buttons to select another position 6 Press two Number buttons for the hour s you want the recording to begin Press two Number buttons for the minute s you want the recording to begin Press 1 for AM or 2 for PM For example for 9 30 PM press 09 30 2 ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 10 TIME ON TO CORRECT PRESS CLEAR TO END PRESS EXIT 7 Follow the instructi...

Page 34: ...ferent tape If PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED appears start again at step 1 In five seconds the on screen message will disappear 11 Turn off the TV VCR power The REC ord light will flash If you forget to turn off the TV VCR PLEASE TURN OFF FOR TIMER RECORDING appears on the TV VCR screen two minutes before a timer recording starts REW PLAY POWER SPEED MUTE SLEEP ALT CH CHANNEL VOLUME REC OTR STATUS EXIT ME...

Page 35: ...VIEW The timer recording information for the program in the lowest numbered position will appear on screen If no timer recordings are programmed nothing will happen when you press the Number 4 button 4 Press the Number 1 button to display information about the next programmed timer recording If you do not press a button within 10 seconds information about the next pro grammed timer recording will ...

Page 36: ...OGRAM cannot be selected from the pop up menu To take the TV VCR out of Record Defeat mode repeat steps 1 2 above At step 3 press the Number 4 button so that OFF appears to the right of RECORD DEFEAT on screen Press the STA TUS EXIT button Helpful Hints VCR SETUP 1 ONE TIME PLAY ON 2 REPEAT PLAY 3 ON SCREEN MODE 4 RECORD DEFEAT OFF TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT 5 Now REC DEFEATED will f...

Page 37: ...elpful Hints SLEEP 10 SEC GOOD NIGHT SLEEP 0 MIN 2 Within five seconds press the SLEEP button repeatedly to select 30 minutes 60 minutes 90 minutes or 120 min utes In a few seconds the display will disappear Then the TV VCR will shut itself off after the specified amount of time One minute before the TV VCR shuts itself off the seconds will count down on screen GOOD NIGHT appears on the TV VCR scr...

Page 38: ...not indicate a problem with the TV VCR Refer to your area s TV program listings for the shows offered with closed captioning 1 Press the MENU button to display the pop up menu 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to select CAPTION 3 Press the REW ind button or the F FWD button to select your desired mode The selected closed captioning mode will appear to the right of CAPTION on screen CAPTIO...

Page 39: ...hange channels the closed captioning may be delayed for a few seconds When you adjust the volume or mute the volume closed captioning may be delayed for a few seconds Helpful Hints HELLO HELLO WORLD WEATHER WORLD WEATHER NYL NYL LOS LOS LONDON LONDON CLOUD CLOUD RAIN RAIN CLOUD CLOUD 5 C 5 C 8 C 8 C 7 C 7 C 23 00 23 00 20 00 20 00 4 00 4 00 Standard Closed Captioning Text Screen 4 Press the STATUS...

Page 40: ...The captions will remain on screen even when you press the VOLUME Up Down buttons or the MUTE button 1 2 3 4 40 Volume Bar 3 Press the Number 5 button so that OFF appears to the right of VOLUME BAR Each press of the Number 5 button will turn the VOLUME BAR ON or OFF 4 Press the STATUS EXIT button 1 Press the MENU button to display the pop up menu 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to selec...

Page 41: ...peat Play mode follow steps 1 and 2 above At step 3 press the Number 1 but ton so that ON appears to the right of ONE TIME PLAY Press the STA TUS EXIT button The time counter memory will not function during Repeat Play mode Helpful Hints VCR SETUP 1 ONE TIME PLAY ON 2 REPEAT PLAY 3 ON SCREEN MODE 4 RECORD DEFEAT OFF TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT 1 Press the MENU button to display the po...

Page 42: ...o select VCR SETUP then press the F FWD button VCR SETUP 1 ONE TIME PLAY ON 2 REPEAT PLAY 3 ON SCREEN MODE 4 RECORD DEFEAT OFF TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT 4 Press the Number 2 button repeatedly so that A B appears to the right of REPEAT PLAY 2 Press the MENU button to display the pop up menu PRIM SETUP VCR PROGRAM B VCR SETUP CAPTION REMINDER BRIGHTNESS PRESS VCR SETUP 1 ONE TIME PLAY...

Page 43: ... immediately rewind the tape to the start posi tion A and repeat playback to the end position B over and over TV programming will appear while the tape is rewinding A B Repeat Playback cont d 43 5 6 7 REW PLAY POWER SPEED MUTE SLEEP ALT CH CHANNEL VOLUME REC OTR STATUS EXIT MEMORY PAUSE STILL MENU CLEAR TRACKING STOP F FWD o o p p o p o p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 The counter cannot be memorized or ...

Page 44: ... press the MEMO RY button so that M appears on screen To erase a real time counter memory press the MEMORY button so that the M disappears from the screen 01 08 PM STOP CH10 SLP 1 23 45 5 To return to the previous point at which the real time counter was reset to zero when in Stop mode press the REW ind button To return to the future point at which the time counter was reset to zero when in Stop m...

Page 45: ...al time counter memory is set the TV VCR may only rewind the tape to the point at which the real time counter was set to zero then turn itself off Tape Eject A tape can be ejected with the TV VCR power on or off but the TV VCR must be plugged in If a timer recording is programmed a tape can not be ejected when the power is off Turn on the TV VCR power then eject the tape Be sure to insert a tape a...

Page 46: ...cture and return to normal playback press the PLAY button Still mode will automatically switch to Stop mode after five minutes to protect the TV VCR and the tape from damage SP LP SLP means this feature will work with tapes recorded in Standard Play Long Play or Super Long Play For details about tape speed see page 29 LP SLP means this feature will work with tapes recorded in Long Play and Super L...

Page 47: ...ugh channels you receive Bands settings that allow you to tune channels Antenna VHF very high frequency channels 2 13 and UHF ultra high frequency channels 14 69 Cable all standard channels can be received without a Cable Box Brightness adjusting increases or decreases the brightness of the color on screen Cable Box Output Channel 03 or 04 Color adjusting pales or brightens the TV VCR color Dubbin...

Page 48: ... moisture has accumulat ed the tape and the TV VCR could be damaged Therefore if you try to play a tape and the tape is destroyed and you think moisture may have accumulated inside the TV VCR keep the TV VCR power on but do not play a tape for at least two hours This will allow the TV VCR to dry TV VCR will not record Make sure the tape has a record tab page five Make sure the TV VCR is not in Rec...

Page 49: ...r buttons won t work for channels above 69 Select CABLE from the INPUT section of the pop up menu then let the TV VCR program the channels Details are on page 10 TV VCR can t receive channels above 13 Select CABLE from the INPUT section of the pop up menu then let the TV VCR program the channels Details are on page 10 A tape can t be inserted into the TV VCR Insert the tape window side up with the...

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Page 51: ...nu button 22 front panel button access 20 mute button 23 number buttons 22 on screen off mode 26 on screen on mode 26 one touch recording 30 pause still button 23 46 picture adjusting 24 25 play button 20 22 playback options 46 playing 28 power button 20 22 cord 7 rear panel 21 rec otr button 20 22 rec ord light 20 record defeat 36 record tabs 5 recording 29 reminder 27 remote control buttons 22 2...

Page 52: ...ck to be sure the items on this page are packed with your TV VCR These accessories are provided to help you use or set up your TV VCR 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 ...

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