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Owner’s Manual

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Video Cassette Recorder

VCA631AT

VCA431AT

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Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Important Return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days See why inside Video Cassette Recorder VCA631AT VCA431AT TM ...

Page 2: ...esident and Chief Executive Officer P S 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 indi cates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock For the safety of everyone in your household please do not remove product co...

Page 3: ...of the building as close to the point of cable entry as possible As an ENERGY STAR Partner Philips Consumer Electronics Company has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark Using products with the ENERGY STAR label can save energy Saving energy reduces air pollution and lowers utility bills Copyright 1999 Philips Consu...

Page 4: ...25 On Screen Status Displays 26 VCR Display Panel 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 VCR Plus Programming System 38 39 Timer Recording with the VCR Plus Programming System 40 41 Rerecording Tape Duplication 42 Playing Repeat Play 43 Real Time Counter...

Page 5: ...Do not mix alkaline and man ganese batteries Do not mix old and new batteries Helpful Hints Using the Remote Control Point the remote control at the VCR then press the VCR but ton when using the remote control to operate the VCR Point the remote control at the TV then press the TV button when using the remote control to operate the TV Point the remote control at the Cable Box or Direct Broadcast S...

Page 6: ...u have a Stereo TV please see page 10 After you hook up the VCR go to page 11 to turn on the VCR The VCA631 is illustrated here The VCA431 has single AUDIO IN OUT jacks ANTENNA IN Jack on back of TV Cable 75 ohm Back of VCR Antenna Indoor Outdoor 300 ohm 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV 2 Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT enna IN Jack of your VCR Cable 75 ohm Antenna Indoor Out...

Page 7: ...he CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to CH3 or CH4 whichever channel is not used or least used in your area 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 03 Hookups without a Cable Box Direct Broadcast System cont d 7 ANTENNA IN Jack on back of TV example only 4 Plug in the TV and the VCR 6 You are ready to turn o...

Page 8: ...rogramming system set the Cable TV channel to 03 or 04 Cable Box DBS output chan nel for every VCR Plus channel in the VCR Plus Cross Reference Map You must set the Cable Box DBS to the channel you want to record leave the Cable Box DBS on for the timer recording Details are on page 39 TV s ANTENNA IN Jack Cable Box DBS VCR Recording Viewing Any Channel Connections 1 With the VCR on and in VCR pos...

Page 9: ...return to the channel you are recording set the Cable Box DBS to the same channel as the VCR s CH3 CH4 switch Press the VCR TV button so that the VCR is in VCR position again The VCR light will appear on the display panel The channel you are recording will appear on the screen Press the STOP p button to stop recording TV s ANTENNA IN Jack Cable Box DBS VCR When you play a tape make sure the Cable ...

Page 10: ...antenna or cable to ANT enna IN Jack Video Cable Stereo Audio Cable VIDEO yellow and AUDIO red and white OUT Jacks Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV 1 2 3 VCA631 3VCA431 Connect an audio cable to the white AUDIO OUT Jack on the back of the VCR Then connect the other end of the audio cable to the AUDIO IN Jack on your TV If your TV has Right and Left AUDIO IN Jacks you must use a Y splitter audio cabl...

Page 11: ...ately insert a tape with its record tab removed Or to skip step 3 press the MENU button All on screen displays will be in English To skip step 5 press the STOP p but ton Channels will not be pro grammed and CHANNELS NOT SET will appear on the screen When you turn on the VCR again later you may see a message regarding AUTO CLOCK Details are on pages 15 18 If you try to program channels when there i...

Page 12: ...OP p button to select TUNER SET UP then press the F FWD B button SELECT op CHOOSE B TV CABLE TV ON AUTO PROGRAMMING ADD DELETE CH CH MEMORY REVIEW TV STEREO ON 2ND AUDIO TO END PUSH EXIT 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select TV if you have an antenna or CABLE TV if you have a cable connection Then press the F FWD B button ON will appear beside your choice 5 Press the PLAY o butt...

Page 13: ...dd or delete 7 Press the STATUS EXIT button 2 3 6 7 1 Press the VCR button 1 If you want the TV screen to be solid blue when a weak signal is received set BLUE BACKGROUND to ON The screen will be blue and the sound will be muted Or if you want to receive the weak signal set BLUE BACK GROUND to OFF When you select a channel that is receiving a weak sig nal you will see and hear the static in the TV...

Page 14: ...irst screen of channels If you do not press any buttons within 10 seconds you will either go to the next screen of channels or you will return to the previous menu 5 Press the STATUS EXIT button once or twice to exit 2 Press the MENU button SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select TUNER SET UP then press ...

Page 15: ...ess the VCR TV button once Do each step within 60 seconds of the previous step 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select SET CLOCK then press the F FWD B button SET CLOCK AUTO CLOCK ON SET MANUAL CLOCK DAYLIGHT SVG TIME ON SET TIME ZONE AUTO TO CONTINUE PUSH MENU SELECT op CHOOSE B TO END PUSH EXIT To display the time on the TV screen press the STATUS EXIT but ton Details are on pag...

Page 16: ...dar will cause a question mark to appear on the 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 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 1999 press 07 01 99 The day of the week will appear automatically 7 Press the ...

Page 17: ...he VCR Turn off the VCR power and leave it off for several minutes When the current time appears on the VCR display panel the clock is set You may turn on the VCR again If you enter an incorrect PBS chan nel number at step 4 press the CLEAR button to erase the incorrect channel then enter the correct channel number If you have an antenna you may select channels 2 69 at step 4 If you have a cable c...

Page 18: ...CHOOSE B TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select SET TIME ZONE then press the F FWD B button SELECT op CHOOSE B AUTO ON ATLANTIC EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC ALASKA HAWAII TO END PUSH EXIT 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select your time zone ON will appear beside your choice 5 Press the STATUS EXIT button SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET U...

Page 19: ...ET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT Daylight Savings Time 19 You may program the VCR so its clock will automatically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October Daylight Savings Time is set to ON when you receive your VCR Turn Daylight Savings Time ON or OFF by following the steps below Before you begin Make sure the clock is set 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to ...

Page 20: ... SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT SELECT op CHOOSE B REPEAT PLAY OFF ON SCREEN MODE AUDIO OUT LANGUAGE VCR PLUS REF MAP BLUE BACKGROUND ON TO END PUSH EXIT If you accidentally select French and need English 1 Press the VCR button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select PRO GRAMMATION DU VCR then press the F FWD B button 4 Press the PLAY o butt...

Page 21: ...r recording is programmed or has finished Timer recordings will take place as scheduled PL will appear steadily on the display panel during the timer recording The TV and Cable Box DBS feature buttons of the remote control will operate Child Lock 21 Child Lock prevents use of the VCR by deactivating the VCR fea ture buttons on the VCR and the remote control To set the Child Lock turn on the VCR po...

Page 22: ...ay operate your TV If the remote control doesn t operate your TV now follow the steps below 1 Point the remote control at your TV and press the TV button Then press the POWER button If your TV turns on or off try the other TV buttons see pages 24 25 If your TV doesn t turn on or off or if the other buttons don t work go to step 2 2 Find the brand of your TV on the list below and remem ber the two ...

Page 23: ...ns to enter the two digit code for your Cable Box or DBS For example if you have a Zenith Cable Box press Number buttons 0 7 Your VCR remote control may operate your Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System DBS If the remote control doesn t operate your Cable Box or DBS now follow the steps below 1 Turn on the Cable Box DBS Then point the remote con trol at your Cable Box DBS and press the CBL DBS but...

Page 24: ... 10 11 and 12 If you want to select channels 100 and above enter channel numbers as a three digit number For example to select channel 117 press 1 1 7 Antenna Users Enter channel numbers as a two digit number for the quickest results For example to select channel 5 press 0 5 If you only press the Number 5 but ton channel 5 will be selected after a brief delay You may only select channels 2 69 PLAY...

Page 25: ...s to access or remove the on screen status display Details are on page 26 Press to exit on screen menus Or if you have a Magnavox Philips or Philips Magnavox TV press the TV button then press the STATUS EXIT button to see a TV status display or to remove the TV menu STOP p Button Press to stop the tape Press to select an item in the VCR menu Or if you have a Magnavox Philips or Philips Magnavox TV...

Page 26: ...N then select COUNTER ONLY OFF Whenever you press the STOP p button or the PLAY o button the status display will appear for five seconds Portions of the sta tus display also may appear when you press other function but tons If you select STATUS OFF The status display will not appear when you press function but tons You must press the STATUS EXIT button to see the status display 2 Press the PLAY o ...

Page 27: ... appears when there is a tape in the VCR PWR power Light This light appears when the power is on Timer Light This light glows when the VCR is turned off to set a timer recording or during a One Touch Recording It flashes if the power is off for a timer recording but there is no tape in the VCR It flashes when all timer recordings are finished Clock Display The current time appears here when the cl...

Page 28: ...playback or slow motion play back Also press to remove ver tical jitter in a Still picture PLAY Button Press to play a tape Press to release Slow Search or Still mode and return to play back Details are on page 46 REW ind Button When playback is stopped press to rewind the tape at high speed During playback press to rewind the tape while the picture stays on the screen Details are on page 46 STOP ...

Page 29: ...or 4 to use your TV with your 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 Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System Details are on pages six nine VIDEO OUT Jack Connect a cable going to the VIDEO IN Jack of a camcorder another VCR or an audio visual system monitor laser disc player video disc player etc here Detail...

Page 30: ... tape 1 Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4 whichever channel the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to 2 Insert a tape in the VCR The PWR VCR and Cassette Inside lights will appear on the display panel If the tape s record tab has been removed playback will start automatically 6 Press the EJECT button to remove the tape 3 If playback does not start automatically press the VCR bu...

Page 31: ...sh on the screen Other recording options are on pages 32 42 You can change the tape speed during a recording but some distor tion will appear on the tape The VCR will record in a preset vol ume Helpful Hints 5 Press the SPEED button until the desired tape speed appears briefly on the screen Details about tape speed are on page 36 6 Use the CH annel o p button or the Number buttons to select the ch...

Page 32: ... posi tion The VCR light will appear on the display panel The channel being recorded will appear on the screen 8 Press the STOP p button to stop the recording 1 Press the VCR button 6 Press the VCR button 4 Press the TV button then press the CH annel o p or Number buttons to select the channel you want to watch at the TV If the VCR remote control doesn t operate your TV use the TV remote control t...

Page 33: ...is finished press the STOP p button or the POWER button To cancel the OTR but continue recording press the REC ord OTR button repeatedly until REC appears in the upper left corner of the TV screen STATUS must be set to ON See page 26 for details The REC ord light will remain on the display panel of the VCR but the Timer light will disappear To check the time remaining for an OTR after the OTR has ...

Page 34: ... UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT 2 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select PROGRAM then press the F FWD B button SELECT op CHOOSE B ONCE DAILY WEEKLY PROGRAM REVIEW TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select a ONCE DAILY or WEEKLY recording Then press the F FWD B button ONCE The VCR will record a TV program on any day you choose up to 12 mon...

Page 35: ...t channel 6 press 0 6 If you only press the Number 6 button channel 6 will be selected after a brief delay There also may be a brief delay when you select channels 10 11 and 12 If you want to select chan nels 100 and above enter channel numbers as a three digit number For example to select channel 117 press 1 1 7 Antenna Users enter channel numbers as a two digit number for the quickest results Fo...

Page 36: ... PROGRAM NOT COMPLET ED appears try again from step 1 11 Press the POWER button to turn off the VCR power The Timer light will appear on the display panel If the timer recording will take place several hours or days from now you may use the VCR until time for the recording Turn off the VCR a few minutes before the recording starts If you forget to turn off the VCR PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER REC...

Page 37: ...52 for more hints Helpful Hints 1 With the VCR on and in VCR position the VCR light will appear on the display panel press the VCR button then press the MENU button Checking or Cancelling Timer Recordings 2 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select PROGRAM then press the F FWD B button 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select PROGRAM REVIEW then press the F FWD B butto...

Page 38: ...ou must program the VCR with your local channel infor mation To fill in the boxes you will need 1 a cable channel list if applicable you can request one from your cable company and 2 a chart that lists VCR Plus channel numbers which you can find in your TV guide or the TV listings of your local newspaper NOTE If you are using a Cable Box DBS the Cable TV channel must be 3 or 4 the Cable Box DBS ou...

Page 39: ... until the arrow is beside the VCR Plus channel you need Then press the Number buttons to enter the corresponding Cable TV channel from your list Enter all the stations on your list If you are recording from line input press 0 0 to select AUX If you are using a Cable Box DBS the Cable TV chan nel will be 3 or 4 the Cable Box DBS output channel for every VCR Plus channel You must set the Cable Box ...

Page 40: ... away DAILY The VCR will record a program every day from Monday to Friday starting at the same time and recording for the same length of time WEEKLY The VCR will record a program on the same day at the same time and for the same length of time every week CODE ERROR may flash on the screen after step 3 if you enter an incorrect PlusCode programming number for example one that is too short The previ...

Page 41: ...record in SLP speed Your selection will appear beside REC SPEED on the screen SP 1 SLP 2 will continue to flash For details about tape speed see pages 36 and 54 You cannot use the SPEED button at this time 6 Press the STATUS EXIT button PROGRAM WAS COM PLETED PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER RECORDING should appear on the screen briefly 7 Press the POWER button to turn off the VCR power The Timer lig...

Page 42: ... and VIDEO In Jacks on the front of VCR 2 press Number buttons 0 0 2 AV FRONT will appear on the screen Blue Background should be set to ON Details are on page 13 Unauthorized recording of copy righted television programs video tapes or other materials may infringe on the rights of copyright owners and violate copyright laws If a program has copy guard pro tection it may not record clearly These i...

Page 43: ... start playback again To cancel Repeat Play follow steps 1 4 above At step 5 press the F FWD B button so that OFF appears beside REPEAT PLAY Press the STATUS EXIT button The real time counter memory does not function during Repeat Play Helpful Hints SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT SELECT op CHOOSE B REPEAT PLAY OFF ON SCREEN MODE AUDIO OUT LANGUAGE VCR...

Page 44: ...on to stop the tape 1 Press the VCR button 3 Press the STATUS EXIT button to see the status display 4 While the status display is on the screen press the CLEAR button to reset the real time counter to zero 5 While the real time counter is on the screen press the MEMORY button so that M appears beside the counter 6 To go to a tape location where the real time counter was reset to zero press the REW...

Page 45: ...ss Number buttons 0 0 5 4 Within 10 seconds press the F FWD B button or the REW ind button The VCR will skip over the specified length of time then begin playback If you want to search for more than 59 minutes you must enter the length of time in hours and minutes For example to search forward 70 minutes press 1 1 0 at step 3 You can not do a Time Search while recording To remove the Time Search d...

Page 46: ...till picture will appear on the screen 2 To release the still picture and return to playback press the PLAY o button or press the PAUSE STILL button again Viewing a Slow Motion Picture 1 During tape playback press the SLOW button The tape will play in slow motion 2 To release Slow mode and return to normal playback press the PLAY o button or press the SLOW button again Slow and Still modes will au...

Page 47: ...shut itself off Tape Eject A tape can be ejected with the VCR power on or off but the VCR must be plugged in If a timer recording is set a tape can only be ejected with the power on Make sure you insert a tape and turn off the VCR power for the timer recording Automatic Tracking Adjustment The VCR adjusts tracking automatically to give you the best possi ble picture quality With some recordings ho...

Page 48: ...ar when you press the STATUS EXIT button on 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 available both in stereo and second audio both STEREO and 2ND AUD appear here Even though a program is avail able in stereo or second audio you still must program ...

Page 49: ... ADD DELETE CH CH MEMORY REVIEW TV STEREO ON 2ND AUDIO TO END PUSH EXIT You can only receive and record in stereo or second audio programs that are broadcast in stereo or sec ond audio You can only play in stereo or second audio tapes that were recorded in stereo or second audio Please see page 48 to deter mine if the program you want to watch record is being broadcast in stereo or second audio If...

Page 50: ...cally recorded in both Hi Fi stereo sound and in monaural 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 with Hi Fi sound But you can change the selection to MONO if you want monaural audio play back To do this follow steps 1 3 At step 4 press the ...

Page 51: ...reen 5 Press the STATUS EXIT button SELECT op HIFI ON MONO TO END PUSH EXIT Hi Fi Stereo Sound System VCA631 only cont d 51 4 5 VOL CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS EXIT MEMORY SLOW REC OTR SPEED TIME SEARCH VCR PLUS ENTER ALT CH PAUSE STILL MUTE TV CBL DBS VCR F FWD REW PLAY STOP VCR TV EJECT MENU CLEAR ...

Page 52: ...R and the tape has a record tab page five If after programming a timer recording you turn off the VCR power without putting a tape in the VCR the Timer light will blink If the record tab on a tape is missing the VCR will eject the tape The Timer light will blink Make sure the VCR power is off Make sure the clock is set pages 15 18 The VCR may not perform or continue a timer recording if a power in...

Page 53: ... up the channels Poor reception You may need to tune your TV again The motor cylinder rotates even when the VCR is in Stop mode To enable the quick play mechanism the cylinder will rotate for about five minutes This is normal The quick play mechanism allows the tape mechanism to switch from Stop mode to Play mode in one second Direct Broadcast System Hookups Watching one TV channel while recording...

Page 54: ...annel 002 AV FRONT If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO IN jacks on the back of the VCR select 001 AV REAR If you accidentally enter Line Input mode press the CH annel o p button or use the Number buttons to select another channel OTR One Touch Recording a timed recording that starts immedi ately and records for 30 minutes to eight hours Remote Control the small electronic unit that came with your VCR a...

Page 55: ...60Hz Power Consumption 16W VCA631 14W VCA431 Operating Temperature 41 F 5 C to 104 F 40 C Relative Humidity 10 to 80 Weight 5 7 lbs 2 6 kg VCA631 5 51 lbs 2 5 kg VCA431 Dimensions 14 3 16 W x 3 1 16 H x 10 D 360mm x 92mm x 230mm Tuner Broadcast Channels VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 Cable TV Channels 2 13 Midband A 1 Superband J W Hyperband A 5 A 1 Special Channel 5A Ultraband 37 94 100 125 NOTE Designs and ...

Page 56: ...y Philips Consumer Electronics Company In countries where Philips Consumer Electronics Company does not distribute 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 document showing proof of purchas...

Page 57: ...30 46 playing 30 power button 24 28 cord 29 pwr power light 27 real time counter 44 rear panel 29 rec otr button 24 28 31 33 rec ord light 27 recording basic 31 one channel watching another 32 timer 34 37 with the vcr plus programming system 38 41 remote control buttons 24 25 sensor 28 using 5 repeat play 43 rerecording 42 rew ind s button 25 28 46 rf coaxial cable 6 9 42 54 safety precautions 3 s...

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Page 60: ...104 Six High grade VHS T 120 Cassettes MHG1206 Stereo Audio and Video Cables 6 feet M61106 gold connectors M61105 color coded connectors RF Coaxial Cable 75 ohm 4835 323 27011 VO L CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 PO WE R STA TU S E XIT ME MO RY RE C O TR SP EE D VCR PLU S E NTE R ALT CH PAU SE STI LL MU TE TV VCR VC R T V EJE CT ME NU CLE AR SLO W TIM E SEA RCH CB L D BS ST OP PL AY F F WD RE W Remote Cont...

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