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Video Cassette Recorder

VRX240AT

Owner’s Manual

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Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder VRX240AT Owner s Manual VRX240comb 4 8 99 8 45 PM Page 1 ...

Page 2: ... P S Remember to get the most from your PHILIPS MAGNAVOX product you must return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days So 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 attention to features for which...

Page 3: ...he 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 to the Cable TV System Installer This reminder is provided to call the Cable TV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code which provid...

Page 4: ... Displays 20 VCR Display Panel 21 Front Panel 22 Rear Panel 23 Basic Operations Playing 24 Recording 25 Recording Recording One Channel Watching Another 26 One Touch Recording 27 Timer Recording 28 31 Setting Up the VCR Plus Programming System 32 33 Timer Recording With the VCR Plus Programming System 34 35 Rerecording Tape Duplication 36 Playing Repeat Play 37 Time Search 38 Real Time Counter Mem...

Page 5: ...compartment with their and ends aligned as indicated 3 Replace the 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 s remote sensor see page 22 when using the remote control to operate the VCR Do not put objects between the remote control and the VCR VCR maintenance Video...

Page 6: ...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 Antenna Indoor O...

Page 7: ...ither 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 System cont d 7 ANTEN...

Page 8: ...is is step 5 on page 29 Leave the Cable Box DBS on for a timer recording 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 in VCR position the VCR light will appear on the display panel use the CHANNEL o p buttons to set the VCR to the Cable Box DBS output channel channel 03 or 04 2 Set ...

Page 9: ... the VCR in TV position The VCR light will disappear 3 Set the TV to the Cable Box DBS output channel 03 or 04 4 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 Hint 1 Connect a ...

Page 10: ...N 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 Please refer to your T...

Page 11: ...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 will be in English To skip step 5 press the STOP button Channels will not be programmed and CHANNELS NOT SET will appear on screen If you try to program channels when there is no antenna or cable connected to the VCR programming will appe...

Page 12: ...REVIEW TO END PUSH EXIT 3 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 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 will place all the channels you receive into its memory 5 Wait for a few ...

Page 13: ...ELETE CH then press the F FWD B button 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button until the channel number you want to add 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 5 Press the F FWD B button to select ADDED or DELET ED 6 Press the STATUS EXIT button POWER EJECT VCR TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CHANNEL MEMORY STATUS EXIT...

Page 14: ...econds you will either go to the next screen of channels or you will return to the previous menu 4 Press the STATUS EXIT button once or twice to exit 1 Press the MENU button SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT 2 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 TV CABLE TV ON AUTO PROGRAMMI...

Page 15: ...s calendar will cause a question mark to appear on screen To make corrections press the CLEAR button until the space for the number you want to correct is flash ing Then enter the correct number The current time will appear on the VCR display panel when the clock is set The current time will also appear on screen if you press the STATUS EXIT button See page 20 for details Power failures that last ...

Page 16: ... 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 3 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 DAYLIGHT SVG TIME POWER EJE...

Page 17: ... OFF ON SCREEN MODE LANGUAGE VCR PLUS REF MAP TO END PUSH EXIT If you accidentally select Spanish on screen displays and need English on screen displays 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select PREPARE EL VCR then press the F FWD B button 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select LENGUA JE then press the F FWD B button 4 Press the PLAY o butto...

Page 18: ...on Press to access or remove the on screen status display Details are on page 20 Press to exit on screen menus Number Buttons Use to select channels and to program VCR functions such as the clock Channels 1 9 To select press 0 then the channel number you want For example to select channel 7 press 0 7 Channels 100 and above To select press the 100 button then press the last two digits of the channe...

Page 19: ...e been programmed CLEAR Button Press to erase incorrect data when programming VCR functions Also press to reset the real time counter Details are on page 39 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 CHANNEL K L or Number but tons If the VCR light appears on the display pan...

Page 20: ...onds only the counter will remain on screen You must press the STATUS EXIT button to remove it 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 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 sta...

Page 21: ... power Light This light appears when the power is on POWER VCR TV CHANNEL PLAY STOP EJECT REW F FWD REC OTR PAUSE 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...

Page 22: ...ne Touch Recording Details are on page 27 CHANNEL p o Buttons Press to change channels at the VCR Or press to adjust the tracking of a tape during 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 40 REW ind Button When playback is ...

Page 23: ...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 source laser disc player video disc player etc here Details are on page 36 AC Power Cord Connect to ...

Page 24: ...ssette Inside lights will appear on the display panel If the tape s record tab has been removed playback will start automatically 6 When the tape stops press the EJECT button on the remote control or the STOP EJECT button on the VCR to remove the tape 3 If playback does not start automatically press the PLAY o button 4 Press the STOP p button on the remote control or the STOP EJECT button on the V...

Page 25: ... speed during a recording but some distor tion will appear on the tape The VCR will record in a preset vol ume Helpful Hints 4 Press the SPEED button until the desired tape speed appears briefly on screen Details about tape speed are on page 30 5 Use the CHANNEL o p buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded 6 Press the REC ord OTR button once to start recording The REC lig...

Page 26: ...l being recorded use the TV remote control to select channel 03 or 04 at the TV whichever channel the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to 5 Press the VCR TV button to put the VCR in VCR posi tion The VCR light will appear on the display panel The channel being recorded will appear on screen 6 Press the STOP p button to stop the recording 1 2 5 3 4 6 POWER EJECT VCR TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9...

Page 27: ...TV button once 3 To stop an OTR before recording 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 The REC 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...

Page 28: ...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 every day from Monday to Friday starting at the same tim...

Page 29: ...this happens press the STATUS EXIT button then select another number 5 Use the Number buttons to enter the channel you want to record If you have a basic antenna or cable hookup as shown on pages six seven enter the channel number of the TV program you want to record Enter a 0 before all single digit channels If you are recording from line input press 0 0 A V IN will appear on screen If you are us...

Page 30: ...LETED appears try again from step 1 11 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 RECORDING flashes on your TV screen two minutes...

Page 31: ...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 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 tim...

Page 32: ...e 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 03 or 04 the Cable Box DBS output channel for...

Page 33: ... timer recording 7 Press the STATUS EXIT button To erase a Cable TV channel num ber repeat steps 3 5 on this page Then press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select it Press the CLEAR button then press the STATUS EXIT button To select line input for the Cable TV channel press 0 0 AUX will appear on screen When you receive the VCR all the VCR Plus channel numbers and Cable TV channel numbe...

Page 34: ... day you choose up to 12 months away DAILY The VCR will record every day from Monday to Friday starting at the same time and recording for the same length of time WEEKLY The VCR will record 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 2 if you enter an incorrect number for example one that is too short The previous screen wil...

Page 35: ...f for a timer recording to take place Make sure there is a tape in the VCR 5 Press the STATUS EXIT button PROGRAM WAS COM PLETED PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER RECORDING should appear on screen briefly 6 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 day...

Page 36: ...ding press the STOP EJECT button on VCR 1 then press the STOP EJECT button on VCR 2 VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT VIDEO IN OUT 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...

Page 37: ...ove At step 4 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 LANGUAGE VCR PLUS REF MAP TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p bu...

Page 38: ... 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 2 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 progre...

Page 39: ...er to later Press the STOP p button to stop the tape 2 Press the STATUS EXIT button to see the status display 3 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 4 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 5 To go to a tape loc...

Page 40: ...yback 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 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 damage SP LP SLP mea...

Page 41: ...ject 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 get a be...

Page 42: ...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 is set page 15 The VCR may not perform or continue a timer recording if a ...

Page 43: ...ing 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 Channels above 13 cannot be received Select CABLE TV at the TUNER SET UP menu page 12 then let the VCR set up the channels Poor reception You may need to tune your TV again The motor cylinder rotates even when the VCR is in Stop m...

Page 44: ...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 RF coaxial cable The cable supplied with your VCR Use it to connect your VCR to your TV or Cable Box or DBS The sup plied cable is a snap on type However you may ...

Page 45: ...r Consumption 16W 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 360 mm 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 without notice VRX...

Page 46: ...duct 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 receipt or other...

Page 47: ...button 18 24 40 playing 24 power button 18 22 cord 23 pwr power light 21 real time counter 39 rear panel 23 rec otr button 18 22 25 27 rec ord light 21 recording basic 25 one channel watching another 26 timer 28 31 with the vcr plus programming system 32 35 remote control buttons 18 19 sensor 22 using 5 repeat play 37 rerecording 36 rew ind button 22 rewind s button 18 rf coaxial cable 6 9 36 44 s...

Page 48: ... to be sure the items on this page are packed with your VCR These accessories are provided to help you use or set up your VCR If any of these items are not included 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 VRX240comb 4 8 99 8 45 PM Page 48 ...

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