Owner’s Manual
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Video Cassette Recorder
VRA431AT
Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Important Return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days See why inside Video Cassette Recorder VRA431AT ...
Page 2: ...icer 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 covering The exclamation point ca...
Page 3: ...s for proper grounding in particular specifying that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system 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 STA...
Page 4: ...ystem 23 Description of Controls Remote Control Buttons 24 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 T...
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: ...elow If you have a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System please see pages eight nine If you have a Stereo TV please see page 10 After you hook up the VCR go to page 11 to turn on the VCR 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...
Page 7: ...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 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 Syste...
Page 8: ...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 VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT OUT IN 75V ANT CABLE TV s ANTENNA IN Jack Cable Box DBS VCR Recording Viewing Any Channel Connections 1 With the VCR on and ...
Page 9: ...record at the VCR Start the recording 2 Press the VCR TV button once to put the VCR in TV position The VCR light will disappear 3 Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable Box DBS TV s ANTENNA IN Jack Cable Box DBS VCR When you play a tape make sure the Cable Box DBS is set to the same channel as the CH3 CH4 switch on the VCR Set the TV to the Cable Box DBS output channel 03 or 04 Helpful ...
Page 10: ...le to the VIDEO IN Jack on your TV 3 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 cable as illustrated to deliver audio to the TV s right and left channels 4 Turn on your TV making sure it is in Line Input mode Pleas...
Page 11: ...n 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 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 is no antenna or cable connected to the VCR programming will appear to take place but even tually ...
Page 12: ...button to select TUNER SET UP then press the F FWD B button SELECT op CHOOSE B AUTO PROGRAMMING ADD DELETE CH CH MEMORY REVIEW TO END PUSH EXIT 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select AUTO PROGRAMMING then press the F FWD B but ton The VCR distinguishes between TV channels and cable chan nels and the VCR will place all the channels you receive into its memory 5 Wait for a few minu...
Page 13: ...L 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 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...
Page 14: ...conds 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 the F FWD B button SELECT op CHOOSE B AUTO PROGRAMMING ADD DELETE CH...
Page 15: ...display panel If it does not press 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 To display the time on the TV screen press the STATUS EXIT but ton Details are on page 26 Power failures that last for more than one minute can cause you to lose your clock setting if you set t...
Page 16: ...tton 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 STATUS EXIT button to start the clock The screen will return to the program you were watching...
Page 17: ...t 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 then enter the cor rect channel number If you have an antenna you may select channels 2 69 at step 4 If you have a cable connection you may select channels 1 125 The clock cannot be set automati cally if you don t receive a channel th...
Page 18: ...E 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 UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT 2 4 5 1 SELECT op CHOOSE B AUTO ATLANTIC EASTERN...
Page 19: ...lock will automatically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October Daylight Saving Time is set to ON when you receive your VCR Turn Daylight Saving 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 select DAYLIGHT SVG TIME Then press the F FWD B button so that OFF or ON appears beside DAYL...
Page 20: ...VCR PLUS REF MAP BLUE BACKGROUND ON TO END PUSH EXIT 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 PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select PREPARE EL VCR then press the F FWD B button 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select LENGUA JE then press the F FWD B button 5 Press the...
Page 21: ...ck is activated PL will appear steadily on the display panel during the timer recording The TV and Cable Box DBS feature buttons of the remote 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 power then follow the steps below 1 Press the VCR button 1 VOL CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STA...
Page 22: ...w 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 digit number beside it 6 Repeat step 1 If the remote control works your TV you re fin ishe...
Page 23: ...t turn off or if the other buttons don t work go to step 2 2 Find the brand of your Cable Box or DBS on the lists below and remember the two digit number beside it 6 Repeat step 1 If the remote control works your Cable Box or DBS you re finished If the remote control still doesn t work your Cable Box or DBS repeat steps 2 5 using a different code for your brand if available There is no guarantee t...
Page 24: ...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 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 You may only select channels 2 69 For example t...
Page 25: ...he REW ind button to adjust the controls in the TV menu STATUS EXIT Button Press 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 a...
Page 26: ...e it Portions of the status display also may appear when you press other function buttons If you select STATUS ON then select COUNTER ONLY OFF Whenever you press the STOP p button or the PLAY o but ton the status display will appear for five seconds Portions of the status display also may appear when you press other func tion buttons If you select STATUS OFF The status display will not appear when...
Page 27: ...the VCR PWR power Light This light appears when the power is on REC OTR PAUSE POWER VCR TV CHANNEL VIDEO AUDIO REW F FWD STOP EJECT PLAY 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 T...
Page 28: ...normal 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 screen Details are on page 46 ST...
Page 29: ...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 laser disc player video disc player etc here Details are on page 42 AC Power...
Page 30: ...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 button then press the PLAY o button 4 Press the STOP p button on the remote control or the STOP EJECT button on the VCR once...
Page 31: ...ing 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 screen Details about tape speed are on page 36 6 Use the CH annel o p buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded 7 Press the REC ord OTR button once to start recording The REC ord light wi...
Page 32: ...l appear on 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 to select the channel 5 To return to the channel being recorded press the TV button then use ...
Page 33: ...ording 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 been set press the STATUS EXIT button To change the recording length while an OTR is in pr...
Page 34: ...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 months away DAILY The VCR will record the same channel every day from Monday to Friday startin...
Page 35: ... 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 For example to select channel 5 press 0 5 If you only press the Number 5 button channel 5 will b...
Page 36: ...he 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 RECORDING flashes on your TV screen two minutes before a timer recording starts Press the CLEAR ...
Page 37: ...ear 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 button The timer recording information for the program in the lowest numbered slot will appear on...
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: ...P VCR TV EJECT MENU CLEAR 6 Look at the lists you filled in on page 38 For stations whose VCR Plus and Cable TV channels do not match press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button 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 pre...
Page 40: ...ay 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 screen after step 3 if you enter an incorrect PlusCode programming number for example one that is too short The previous screen will appear Enter the correct PlusCode pro...
Page 41: ...ll contin ue to flash For details about tape speed see pages 36 and 50 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 screen briefly 7 Press the POWER button to turn off the VCR power The Timer light will appear The Timer light will flash if there is not a tape in the VCR If the timer recor...
Page 42: ... CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT VCR 1 Playing VCR VCR 2 Recording VCR 2 VCR 1 will play your tape Put a prerecorded tape in VCR 1 1 Audio cable from AUDIO OUT Jack of VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jack of VCR 2 2 Video cable from VIDEO OUT Jack of VCR 1 to VIDEO IN Jack of VCR 2 3 RF coaxial cable from the OUT jack of VCR 2 to the TV s ANTENNA IN Jack If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO IN Jacks on the back of VCR 2 pre...
Page 43: ...ss 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 LANGUAGE VCR PLUS REF MAP BLUE BACKGROUND ON TO END PUSH EXIT 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p ...
Page 44: ...top 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 screen press the CLEAR button to reset the real time counter to zero STOP 1 08 PM CH10 SLP 0 00 00 5 While the real time counter is on screen press the MEM ORY button so that M appears beside the counter STOP 1 08 PM CH10 SLP M 0 00 00 6 To go to a tape location where the r...
Page 45: ... 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 display press the TIME SEARCH button again To cancel a Time Search that is in progress pres...
Page 46: ...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 automati cally switch to Stop mode after five minutes to protect the VCR and the tape from dama...
Page 47: ...hut 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 how...
Page 48: ...VCR 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 page 15 The VCR may not perform or continue a timer recording if a power inte...
Page 49: ... recording Turn the VCR power on then eject the tape Be sure to insert a tape and turn off the power for your timer recording VCR ejects the tape when the REC ord OTR button is pressed or when the VCR power is turned off to set a timer recording Make sure the tape has a record tab page five Poor reception You may need to tune your TV again The motor cylinder rotates even when the VCR is in Stop mo...
Page 50: ...nput mode press the CH annel o p buttons or use the Number buttons to select another chan nel OTR One Touch Recording a timed recording that starts imme diately and records for 30 minutes to eight hours Remote Control the small electronic unit that came with your VCR allows you to operate your VCR from a distance You may be able to operate your TV Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System with the remo...
Page 51: ...120V AC 60Hz Power Consumption 14W Operating Temperature 41 F 5 C to 104 F 40 C Relative Humidity 10 to 80 Weight 5 51 lbs 2 5 kg 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 specifications are subject to change wi...
Page 52: ...ies where the product is officially distributed by Philips Consumer Electronics Company In countries where Philips Consumer Electronics Company does not dis tribute the product the local Philips service organiza tion 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...
Page 53: ...on 24 31 46 play K button 24 28 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 ...
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Page 56: ...Cases plastic Fits VHS and Beta cassettes M61104 Six High grade VHS T 120 Cassettes MHG1206 Monaural Audio and Video Cables 6 feet Color coded for easy connection M61103 RF Coaxial Cable 75 ohm 4835 323 27011 VO L CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POW ER STA TUS EX IT MEM ORY REC OT R SPE ED VCR PLU S E NTE R ALT CH PAU SE S TILL MU TE TV VCR VCR TV EJE CT ME NU CLE AR SLO W TIM E SEA RCH CBL DB S ST OP PL A...
