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24  Playing

•  If the tape you want to play is

already in the VCR, make sure the
VCR power is on and the VCR light
is on, then press the PLAY button.

•  Other playback options and fea-

tures are on pages 37-41.

Helpful Hints

Read and follow the steps below to play a tape.

1

Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever the
CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to.

2

Insert a tape in the VCR. The power will come on. The VCR
will place itself in VCR position automatically (the VCR light and
the Cassette-Inside light on the display panel of the VCR will
appear).  If the tape’s record tab has been removed, playback will
start automatically.

6

When playback is stopped, press the EJECT button on the
remote control or the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR
again to remove the tape.

3

If playback does not start automatically, press the PLAY
button to start playback.

4

Press the STOP button on the remote control or the
STOP/EJECT button on the VCR once to stop playback.

5

Press the REW(ind) button on the remote control or the
REW(ind) button on the VCR to rewind the tape.

3

4

5

1

Turn on the TV.

2

Insert a tape in the VCR.

6

REW

PLAY

POWER

VCR PLUS+

SPEED

VCR/TV

EJECT

CHANNEL

REC/OTR

STATUS/EXIT

SLOW

PAUSE/STILL

MENU

CLEAR

MEMORY

STOP

F.FWD

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

+100

TIME SEARCH

Summary of Contents for VRX262AT

Page 1: ...I M P O R T A N T Return Your Warranty Registration Card Within 10 Days See Why Inside Video Cassette Recorder VRX262AT 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: ... 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 CATV System Installer This reminder is provid ed to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code which provides guidelines for prop...

Page 4: ...ear 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 Playback 37 Time Search 38 Real Time Counter Memory 39 Special Effects Playback 40 Automatic O...

Page 5: ...l by sliding it in the direction of the arrow 2 Insert two AA batteries inside the battery compartment with their polarities and ends aligned as indicated 3 Replace the battery compartment lid 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 Video casse...

Page 6: ... If you have a Cable Box or a descrambler box please refer to pages eight nine If you have a Stereo TV please go to page 10 After you hook up the VCR please 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 o...

Page 7: ...k on the TV You may use either a snap on type or screw on type of coaxial cable whichever you prefer A snap on type is supplied 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 To operate your VCR with your TV 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 c...

Page 8: ...el selector to set the TV to the Cable Box output channel channel 3 or 4 2 Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable Box Timer Recordings With this connection you may set a timer recording as described on pages 28 31 However you must remember the following You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable Box output channel channel 3 or 4 ...

Page 9: ...below the features on this page will be available Recording One Channel Watching Another 1 With the VCR in VCR position the VCR light will appear on the dis play panel use the CHANNEL Up Down buttons to select the channel you want to record Start the recording 2 Press the VCR TV button once to put the VCR in TV position 3 Use the TV channel selector to put the TV on the Cable Box output channel ch...

Page 10: ... of the audio cable to the AUDIO IN Jacks on your TV 4 Turn on your TV making sure it is in Line Input mode Please refer to your TV owner s manual for details A stereo audio cable not supplied is used here to deliver audio to the TV s left and right channels The TV must be in Line Input mode Please refer to your TV owner s manual Helpful Hints CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO anten...

Page 11: ...t will appear on the VCR display panel The language select display screen shown below will appear If it does not appear follow the steps on page 12 to program channels and page 17 to select a language 3 Within 60 seconds press the Number 1 button to select English on screen displays or the Number 2 button to select Spanish on screen displays 4 Press the MENU button The channel program display show...

Page 12: ...E WAIT will appear on screen The VCR will place all the channels you receive into its memory 5 Wait for a few minutes while the VCR programs channels When programming is complete CHANNELS ARE SET will appear on screen Then the programming of the lowest channel number placed in the VCR s memory will appear on screen Now when you press the CHANNEL Up Down buttons you will scan only through channels ...

Page 13: ... Number 1 button to add that channel or the Number 2 button to delete that chan nel Press the Number 3 button to leave that channel unchanged and select another channel If you do not make a choice within five seconds you will return to the previous menu display If this happens continue from step 4 6 Press the STATUS EXIT button to exit The programming of the channel you added or deleted will appea...

Page 14: ...n to return to the first 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 display 4 Press the STATUS EXIT button twice to exit REW PLAY POWER VCR PLUS SPEED VCR TV EJECT CHANNEL REC OTR STATUS EXIT SLOW PAUSE STILL MENU CLEAR MEMORY STOP F FWD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 TIME SEARCH TO SELECT ...

Page 15: ... day of the week will appear automatically TIME 02 15 PM DATE 07 01 97 TUE TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 5 Press the STATUS EXIT button to start the clock The screen will return to the program you were watching 1 2 4 5 Enter a 0 before a single digit num ber Entries that do not match the VCR s internal calendar will cause a ques tion mark to appear on screen To make corrections press the ...

Page 16: ...o select SET CLOCK 3 Press the Number 2 button so that ON or OFF appears to the right of DAYLIGHT SVG TIME 4 Press the STATUS EXIT button to exit 16 Daylight Saving Time Selection TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP 4 SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT SET CLOCK 1 SET CLOCK 2 DAYLIGHT SVG TIME ON TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN TO END PUSH EXIT SET CLOCK 1 SET CLOCK 2 DAYLIGHT SVG TIME O...

Page 17: ...ECT PUSH NO SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP 4 SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN 1 REPEAT PLAY OFF 2 ON SCREEN MODE 3 AUDIO OUT 4 LANGUAGE 5 VCR PLUS REF MAP TO END PUSH EXIT 2 4 5 1 If you accidentally select Spanish on screen displays and need English on screen displays 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the Number 2 button to select PREPARE LA VCR 3 Press the Number 4 b...

Page 18: ...Press to see the on screen status display or to make on screen status displays disappear Details are on page 20 Press to exit on screen menus Number Buttons Use to select channels and on screen menus and to program VCR functions such as setting the clock Channels 1 9 To select press 0 then press the channel you want For example to select channel 7 press 0 7 Channels 100 and above To select press t...

Page 19: ...e VCR s channels after the channels have been programmed CLEAR Button Press to erase incorrect data when programming VCR functions such as setting the clock press to clear a timer recording or press to reset the real time counter 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 C...

Page 20: ...ON When you press the STOP button or the PLAY button the status display appears for five seconds COUNTER ONLY When you press the STOP button or the PLAY button the status display appears for five seconds After five seconds only the counter will remain on screen Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove it ON SCREEN OFF The status display will not appear when you press function buttons You must press ...

Page 21: ... PWR power Light This light appears when the power is turned on REW REC OTR STOP EJECT PAUSE PLAY F FWD CHANNEL VCR TV POWER VCR PM PWR h e a d VCR PM PWR REC Timer Light This light glows when the VCR is turned off to set a timer recording or when a one touch recording has been set It flashes when the power is off if a timer recording has been set but a tape has not been placed in the VCR It also ...

Page 22: ... one touch record ing an immediate recording 30 minutes to eight hours long of the channel you are watching Details are on page 27 CHANNEL Up Down Buttons Press to scan up or down through the VCR s channels TRACKING Up Down Function When in Play or Slow mode press the CHANNEL Up Down buttons on the VCR to adjust the tracking Details are on page 41 PLAY Button Press to play a tape Also press to rel...

Page 23: ...CR Details are on pages six nine OUT Jack Use the supplied RF coaxial cable to connect this jack to the ANTENNA IN Jack on your TV or the IN Jack on your Cable Box 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 video disc player etc here Details are on pages 10 36 and 42 AC Power Cord Connect t...

Page 24: ...ay panel of the VCR will appear If the tape s record tab has been removed playback will start automatically 6 When playback is stopped press the EJECT button on the remote control or the STOP EJECT button on the VCR again to remove the tape 3 If playback does not start automatically press the PLAY button to start playback 4 Press the STOP button on the remote control or the STOP EJECT button on th...

Page 25: ...on on the remote control until the desired tape speed see pages 30 and 48 for details appears on the TV screen The tape speed will disappear from the screen after about five seconds 5 Press the CHANNEL Up Down 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 light will appear on the VCR s display panel If the REC ord ...

Page 26: ...remote control to select the channel you want to watch 4 To return to the channel being recorded use the TV remote control to select channel 3 or 4 whichever 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 position The VCR light will appear on the display panel of the VCR The channel being recorded will appear on screen 6 To stop the recording pr...

Page 27: ... the VCR If it does not press the VCR TV button once 3 To stop an OTR before recording is finished press the STOP button or the POWER button To cancel the OTR but continue recording press the REC ord OTR button until REC appears in the upper left corner of the screen 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 ...

Page 28: ... SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN 1 ONCE 2 DAILY 3 WEEKLY 4 PROGRAM REVIEW TO END PUSH EXIT Daily Recording Menu Screen DAILY PROGRAM MON FRI PROGRAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SELECT PROGRAM NUMBER TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Select a once daily or weekly recording Press the Number 1 button to select ONCE The 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 VC...

Page 29: ...t the recording to begin Press 1 for AM or 2 for PM For example for 9 30 PM press 09 30 2 5 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 of the TV program you want to record You must 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 using...

Page 30: ...will dis appear 11 Turn off the VCR power The Timer light will appear The VCR must be turned off for a timer recording to take place 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 before the recording starts If you forget to turn off the VCR PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER RECORDING flashes on...

Page 31: ...TV button 3 Press the MENU button 4 Press the Number 1 button to select PROGRAM 5 Press the Number 4 button to select PROGRAM REVIEW The timer recording information for the program in the lowest numbered slot will appear on screen If there are no timer recordings set nothing will happen when you press the Number 4 button 6 Press the Number 1 button repeatedly to review all pro grammed timer record...

Page 32: ... since channel numbers differ from area to area you must program the VCR with your local channel infor mation To fill in the boxes you will need 1 a cable channel line up 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 TV Channels Local TV Stations call le...

Page 33: ...ct a Cable TV channel num ber repeat the steps on this page To clear a Cable TV channel num ber repeat steps 3 5 on this page Then press the CHANNEL Up Down buttons to select it Then press the CLEAR button Press the STATUS EXIT button to exit Always enter a 0 before single digit channels To select line input for the Cable TV channel press 0 0 AUX will appear on screen When you receive the VCR from...

Page 34: ... CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 3 To record the program once press the Number 1 button to select ONCE To record the same program every day from Monday through Friday press the Number 2 button to select DAILY To record the same program every week on the same day such as every Saturday press the Number 3 button to select WEEKLY 1 2 ALL PROGRAMS IN USE will appear on screen at step 1 if all time...

Page 35: ...cannot use the Tape SPEED button at this time Your choice will appear to the right of REC SPEED but SP 1 LP 2 and SLP 3 will continue to flash The VCR must be off 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 the screen After three seconds the on screen display ...

Page 36: ...2 Press the Number buttons 0 0 A V IN will appear on screen 6 Point the remote control at VCR 2 Use the Tape SPEED button to select SP LP or SLP 7 Press the PLAY button on VCR 1 and the REC ord OTR button on VCR 2 at the same time To stop recording press the STOP EJECT button on VCR 1 then press the STOP EJECT button on VCR 2 2 VCR 1 will play your tape Insert a prerecorded tape in VCR 1 If the ta...

Page 37: ...ECT PUSH NO SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP 4 SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN 1 REPEAT PLAY OFF 2 ON SCREEN MODE 3 AUDIO OUT 4 LANGUAGE 5 VCR PLUS REF MAP TO END PUSH EXIT The VCR will stay in Repeat Play mode until you cancel Repeat Play mode To do this follow steps 1 2 above At step 3 press the Number 1 button so that OFF appears to the right of REPEAT PLAY on scre...

Page 38: ...ward The VCR will fast forward or rewind the tape the specified length of time then begin playback The time counts down on screen as the searching progresses TIME SEARCH 0 00 ENTER SEARCH TIME You can not enter the Time Search display when you are in Recording mode You can remove the Time Search display by pressing the TIME SEARCH button once again To cancel the Time Search when the VCR is fast fo...

Page 39: ...trol or the STOP EJECT button on the VCR to stop the tape 2 Press the STATUS EXIT button The status display will appear on screen for about five seconds 3 While the status display is still on screen press the CLEAR button to reset the real time counter to zero STOP 1 08 PM TV STEREO CH10 SLP 0 00 00 HIFI 4 While the counter is still on screen press the MEMORY but ton to set the real time counter m...

Page 40: ... 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 motion playback and return to normal playback press the PLAY 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 means this feature will wo...

Page 41: ... with the power on Make sure you insert a tape and turn off the power for the Timer Recording Automatic Tracking Adjustment The VCR continually adjusts tracking automatically to give you the best possible picture quality With some recordings however you may get a better picture using the manual tracking controls see below Manual Tracking To adjust the tracking manually press the CHANNEL Up Down bu...

Page 42: ...display screen shown below will appear 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 NOTE Although a program may be broadcast in both ...

Page 43: ... PUSH NO SHOWN 1 TV 2 CABLE TV ON 3 AUTO PROGRAMMING 4 ADD DELETE CH 5 CH MEMORY REVIEW 6 TV STEREO ON 7 2ND AUDIO TO END PUSH EXIT You can only receive and record in stereo or second audio programs that are broadcast in second audio or stereo You can only play in stereo or second audio tapes that were recorded in stereo or second audio Please see page 42 to deter mine if the program you want to w...

Page 44: ...th 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 above At step 4 press the Number 2 butto...

Page 45: ...O ON will appear to the right of TV STEREO on screen 9 Press the STATUS EXIT button to exit TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN 1 TV 2 CABLE TV ON 3 AUTO PROGRAMMING 4 ADD DELETE CH 5 CH MEMORY REVIEW 6 TV STEREO ON 7 2ND AUDIO TO END PUSH EXIT 6 7 9 REW PLAY POWER VCR PLUS SPEED VCR TV EJECT CHANNEL REC OTR STATUS EXIT SLOW PAUSE STILL MENU CLEAR MEMORY STOP F FWD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 TIME SEARCH 8 ...

Page 46: ...st to finish programming a timer recording at least five minutes before the recording is scheduled to begin 12 PM is noon 12 AM is midnight The VCR did not record the complete OTR or timer recording The end of the tape was reached before the end of the recording The VCR will eject the tape and turn itself off Satellite Hookups Watching one TV channel while recording another may not be possible if ...

Page 47: ...ived Select CABLE TV at the TUNER SET UP menu page 12 then let the VCR program the channels Poor reception You may need to tune your TV again The VCR cannot be controlled with the remote control Make sure the VCR light appears on the VCR display panel If it does not press the VCR TV button once Aim the remote control directly at the VCR s remote sensor page 22 Remove all obstacles between the remo...

Page 48: ...EL Up Down buttons or use the Number buttons to select another channel Mode a VCR operation OTR one touch recording programming a timed recording that starts immediately and records for 30 minutes to eight hours whichever you specify 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 ...

Page 49: ... 120V AC 60Hz Power Consumption 20W Operating Temperature 41 F 5 C to 104 F 40 C Relative Humidity 10 to 80 Weight 6 17 lbs 2 8 kg Dimensions 14 3 16 W x 3 1 16 H x 9 1 16 D 360 mm x 92mm x 230mm Tuner Broadcast Channels VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 CATV Channels 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 witho...

Page 50: ...ountries 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 document showing proof of purchase Attach it to this owner s manual and ke...

Page 51: ...22 25 40 pause still button 19 25 40 play button 18 22 40 playing 24 power button 18 22 cord 23 pwr light 21 real time counter 39 rear panel 23 rec otr button 18 22 25 27 rec ord light 21 record tab 5 recording basic 25 helpful hints 46 47 one channel watching another 26 timer 28 31 with the vcr plus programming system 32 35 remote control buttons 18 19 using 5 remote sensor 22 repeat playback 37 ...

Page 52: ...l Cable 75 ohm 4835 323 27011 Check 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 ...

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