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Video Cassette Recorder

VRA471AT

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Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Important Return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days See why inside Video Cassette Recorder VRA471AT TM ...

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: ...ical Code which provides guidelines 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 ...

Page 4: ...VCR Display Panel 27 Front Panel 28 Rear Panel 29 Basic Operations Playing 30 Recording 31 Recording Options One Touch Recording 32 Recording One Channel Watching Another 33 Timer Recording 34 37 Setting Up the VCR Plus Programming System 38 39 Timer Recording with the VCR Plus Programming System 40 41 Auto DBS RecordLink 42 Rerecording Tape Duplication 43 Playing Options Repeat Play 44 Automatic ...

Page 5: ...battery compartment lid 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 B...

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: ...el to 3 or 4 Cable Box DBS output channel 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 o...

Page 9: ...ecord 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 H...

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: ...press the CH annel o p button you ll only scan through channels that you receive 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 and menus will be in English To skip step 5 press the STOP p button Channels will not be memorized and CHANNELS NOT SET will appear on the screen When you turn on th...

Page 12: ...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 minutes while the VCR sets ...

Page 13: ...or delete appears beside the arrow SELECT op ADD DELETE B 16 DELETED 17 ADDED 18 ADDED 19 ADDED 20 ADDED TO END PUSH EXIT 6 Press the F FWD B button to select ADDED or DELET ED Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you have added or deleted all the channels you wanted to add or delete 7 Press the STATUS EXIT button 1 Press the VCR button VAR SLOW VCR TV CBL DBS VOL CH MUTE ALT CH 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 TRACKING...

Page 14: ...xt 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 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 CH MEMORY REVIEW TO END PUSH EXIT 1 Press the VCR button VAR SLOW VCR TV CBL DBS VOL CH MUTE ALT CH 3 6 9 0 2 5...

Page 15: ... 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 the clock manually If this ha...

Page 16: ...he 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 The time will appear on t...

Page 17: ...CR 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 that carries a time signa...

Page 18: ...ENTRAL 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 VAR SLOW VCR TV CBL DBS VOL CH MUTE ALT CH 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 TRACKING F ADV VCR TV REC OTR POWER SPEED STATUS EXIT STOP PLAY F FWD REW MEMORY X2 PLAY SLOW VCR PLUS ENTER QUICK TIME INDEX SEARCH REC END SKIP...

Page 19: ...button to select DAYLIGHT SVG TIME Then press the F FWD B button so that OFF or ON appears beside DAYLIGHT SVG TIME VAR SLOW VCR TV CBL DBS VOL CH MUTE ALT CH 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 TRACKING F ADV VCR TV REC OTR POWER SPEED STATUS EXIT STOP PLAY F FWD REW MEMORY X2 PLAY SLOW VCR PLUS ENTER QUICK TIME INDEX SEARCH REC END SKIP EJECT MENU CLEAR PAUSE STILL 2 3 4 5 1 SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET U...

Page 20: ... select Spanish 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 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 PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select ENGLISH 6 Press the STATUS EXIT button Helpful Hint 1 Press the ...

Page 21: ... 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 23 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 ished If the remote control still d...

Page 22: ...ttons 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 3 5 using a different code for your brand if available 2Find your code CABLE BOX CODES DIRECT BROADCAST SYS...

Page 23: ... before pressing other TV buttons press the CBL DBS button before pressing other Cable Box Direct Broadcast System buttons The buttons with a shaded description may also operate features of your TV Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System Buttons that are shaded in the illustration light up for five seconds when you press any button on the remote control Helpful Hints F FWD Fast Forward B Button When ...

Page 24: ...ails are on page 51 F rame ADV ance Button Press when in Still mode to advance the picture one frame at a time Details are on page 47 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 o p or Number buttons to change channels at the VCR If the VCR light appears on the disp...

Page 25: ...he Magnavox Philips or Philips Magnavox TV Cable Users Enter channel numbers as a two digit number for the quickest results For example to select 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 channels 100 and above enter channel numbers as a three d...

Page 26: ...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 button ...

Page 27: ...tte Inside Light This light 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 Feature Display This d...

Page 28: ... Search or Still mode and return to playback Details are on pages 46 47 Press to select an item in the VCR menu 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 Press to return to a previous on screen menu STOP EJECT Button Press once to stop the tape When playback is...

Page 29: ...ith 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 Details are on page 43 AC P...

Page 30: ...pe 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 PLAY o button 4 Press the STOP p button to stop playback 5 Press the REW ind button to rewind the tape 1Turn on the TV 2Insert a tape in the ...

Page 31: ...ile a tape without a record tab is in the VCR the VCR will eject the tape and PROTECTED CAS SETTE CANNOT RECORD will flash on the screen Other recording options are on pages 32 43 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...

Page 32: ...et to ON See page 26 for details The Record 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 progress press the REC ord OTR button until the desired length appears on the screen If you begin an OTR when another recordin...

Page 33: ...n 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 select channel 03 or 04 at the TV whichever channel the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to If the VCR remote control doesn t operate your TV use the TV remote control to select channel 03 or 04 6 Press the VCR button 7 Press the VCR TV button to put th...

Page 34: ...IT 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 starting at the same time and recording for the same length of time WEEKLY The VCR will record the same channel on the sa...

Page 35: ...lso 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 exam ple 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 be selected after a b...

Page 36: ... flashes on your TV screen two minutes before a timer recording starts Press the CLEAR button to remove the message Turn off the VCR for the recording Insert a tape in the VCR Leave the Cable Box DBS on if applicable 10 11 9 VAR SLOW VCR TV CBL DBS VOL CH MUTE ALT CH 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 TRACKING F ADV VCR TV REC OTR POWER SPEED STATUS EXIT STOP PLAY F FWD REW MEMORY X2 PLAY SLOW VCR PLUS ENTER QUI...

Page 37: ... the F FWD B button The timer recording information for the program in the lowest numbered slot will appear on the screen If no timer recordings are set nothing will happen when you press the F FWD B button 4 Press the F FWD B button repeatedly to review all pro grammed timer recordings If you don t press the F FWD B button within 10 seconds the VCR will automatically display infor mation about th...

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: ...output channel for every VCR Plus channel You must set the Cable Box DBS to the channel you want to record leave the Cable Box DBS on for the timer recording 7 Press the STATUS EXIT button 5 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select VCR PLUS REF MAP then press the F FWD B button VCR PLUS CROSS REF MAP VCR PLUS CABLE TV 98 98 99 99 1 23 2 2 TO SELECT CH PUSH op THEN ENTER CH NO TO END ...

Page 40: ...another timer recording overlap The current timer recording will not occur If you select DAILY at step 4 ERROR may flash on the screen if the program you want to record is broadcast on a Saturday or Sunday If the VCR PLUS CROSS REF MAP reappears after step 3 the VCR PLUS channel number for the recording you entered was higher than 99 In this case enter the cor rect CABLE TV channel in the map Then...

Page 41: ...utton 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 light will appear The Timer light will flash if there is not a tape in the VCR If the timer recording will take place several hours or days from now you may use the VCR until time for the recording Just turn off the VCR a few minutes ...

Page 42: ...STOP PLAY F FWD REW MEMORY X2 PLAY SLOW VCR PLUS ENTER QUICK TIME INDEX SEARCH REC END SKIP EJECT MENU CLEAR PAUSE STILL 2 1 Set the program to be recorded on the satellite tuner 6 Press the F FWD B button ON will appear briefly beside AUTO DBS then a FOLLOW THE STEPS message will appear This mes sage is a reminder to set the program on the satellite tuner step 1 on this page and to connect the VC...

Page 43: ...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 press Number butto...

Page 44: ... 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 REMOTE LOCATOR TO END PUSH EXIT 1 Press the VCR button 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select REPEAT PLAY VAR SLOW VCR TV CBL DBS VOL CH MUTE ALT CH 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 TRACKING F ADV VCR TV REC OTR ...

Page 45: ...f 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 however you may ...

Page 46: ... Speed 1 During tape playback press the X2 PLAY button The pic ture will play at twice the normal playback speed 2 To return to normal playback press the X2 PLAY button again or press the PLAY o button SP LP SLP means this feature will work with tapes recorded in Standard Play Long Play or Super Long Play LP SLP means this feature will work with tapes recorded in Long Play or Super Long Play For d...

Page 47: ...ck 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 NOTE You can control the speed of slow motion playback by pressing the VAR iable SLOW button 2 To release slow motion playback and return to normal playback press the PLAY o button or press the SLOW button again VAR SLOW VCR T...

Page 48: ...pear 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 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 3 To cancel the Child Lock press the VCR button then pres...

Page 49: ... The VCR may find other remote controls If this occurs follow the steps below to program the VCR to find only its remote control 1 Press the VCR button then press the MENU button 2 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select REMOTE LOCATOR then press the F FWD B button 3 Press the MUTE button then press the PAUSE STILL button 4 Press one Number button 0 9 to enter a new single digit cod...

Page 50: ...tes press Number but tons 1 2 5 Or for five minutes press 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 ...

Page 51: ...ind to the beginning of the desired program then begin playback The program numbers count down on the screen as the searching progresses To remove the on screen counter press the INDEX SEARCH button once Up to 20 index marks may be searched This function will not operate in recording mode Press the STOP p button to stop the search An index mark will be made auto matically at the beginning of every...

Page 52: ...rward 30 seconds at a time during tape playback 1 During tape playback press the SKIP SEARCH button The VCR will skip forward 30 seconds then resume normal play back Press the STOP p button to cancel a Record End Search or a Skip Search If the end of the tape is reached during a Record End Search the VCR will cancel the search and eject the tape If the end of the tape is reached during a Skip Sear...

Page 53: ...speed for 30 sec onds then go to the next recording To skip immediately to the beginning of the next recording on the tape press the QUICK SEARCH button on the remote control There must be a tape in the VCR This function will not operate during a recording To cancel a Quick Search that is in progress press the STOP p button If the end of the tape is reached during a Quick Search the VCR will cance...

Page 54: ...the STATUS EXIT button to see the status display 3 While the status display is on the screen press the CLEAR button to reset the real time counter to zero 4 While the real time counter is on the screen press the MEMORY button so that M appears beside the counter 5 To go to a tape location where the real time counter was reset to zero press the REW ind button or the F FWD B button when playback is ...

Page 55: ... 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 signal you will see and hear the static in the TV program ming To set BLUE BACKGROUND to ON or OFF follow these steps 5 Press the STA...

Page 56: ...rding start and stop times are set correctly pages 34 41 Make sure a tape is in the 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 ...

Page 57: ...in the VCR Never force the tape into the VCR If a timer recording is programmed and the VCR power is off you can not insert a tape without a record tab Tape cannot be removed Make sure the power plug is connected completely to a power outlet 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 pa...

Page 58: ... Input mode press the CH annel o p button 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 rem...

Page 59: ... 120V AC 60Hz Power Consumption 14W Operating Temperature 41 F 5 C to 104 F 40 C Relative Humidity 10 to 80 Weight 6 39 lbs 2 9 kg Dimensions 15 3 4 W x 3 1 16 H x 10 D 400mm 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 60: ...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 61: ... 47 playing 30 power button 23 28 cord 29 pwr power light 27 quick search button 24 53 real time counter 54 rear panel 29 rec otr button 25 28 31 rec ord end search button 23 52 record light 27 recording basic 31 one channel watching another 33 timer 34 37 with the vcr plus programming system 38 41 remote control buttons 23 25 sensor 28 using 5 remote locator 49 repeat play 44 rerecording 43 rew i...

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