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Video Cassette Recorder

VRX342AT

Owner’s Manual

Summary of Contents for VRX342AT

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 VRX342AT Owner s Manual TM ...

Page 2: ... MAGNAVOX product Sincerely Robert Minkhorst President 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 indicates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock For the safety of everyone in ...

Page 3: ...nds that you use only video cassette tapes that have been tested and inspected for use in two four six and eight hour VCRs and which are labeled with the mark The 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 CATV...

Page 4: ... On Screen Status Displays 24 VCR Display Panel 25 Front Panel 26 Rear Panel 27 Basic Operations Playing 28 Recording 29 Recording Recording One Channel Watching Another 30 One Touch Recording 31 Timer Recording 32 35 Setting Up the VCR Plus Programming System 36 37 Timer Recording With the VCR Plus Programming System 38 39 Rerecording Tape Duplication 40 Playing Repeat Playback 41 Time Search 42 ...

Page 5: ...ies are supplied 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 26 when using the remote control to operate the VCR Point the remote control at the TV when using the remote control to operate the TV Point the remote control at the Cable Box or Digital Satellite System ...

Page 6: ...e 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 ohm Antenna ...

Page 7: ...ou 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 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 channel 3 Hookups Without a Cabl...

Page 8: ...cribed on this page will be available VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT OUT IN 75V ANT CABLE ANTENNA IN Jack Back of TV example only 1 Connect a Cable signal to the IN Jack on the Cable Box 3 Use a second RF coax ial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the TV s ANTENNA IN Jack With this hookup channels cannot be changed at the VCR You must select channels at the Cable Box You can not v...

Page 9: ...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 display 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 The VCR light will disappear 3 Use the TV channel selector to put the TV on the Cable Box output c...

Page 10: ...cable 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 left and right channels 4 Turn on your TV making sure it is in Line Input mode Pl...

Page 11: ...UTO SET PROCEEDING PLEASE WAIT will appear on screen The VCR will place all of the chan nels you receive into its memory so when you scan through chan nels using the CHANNEL Up Down buttons you ll only scan through channels that you receive When all channels are pro grammed CHANNELS ARE SET will appear on screen briefly Then the TV will go to the lowest channel programmed To skip this feature and ...

Page 12: ... Programming Channels Although your VCR may automatically memorize the channels you receive when you turn it on for the first time this function lets you reprogram channels 3 Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN 1 TV 2 CABLE TV ON 3 AUTO PROGRAMMING 4 ADD DELETE CH 5 CH MEMORY REVIEW TO END PUSH EXIT 4 Press the Number 1 button to select TV if you have an antenn...

Page 13: ...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 7 Press the STATUS EXIT button to exit Reviewing Programmed Channels 1 Press the VCR button 2 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display 3 Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP 4 Press the Number 5 button to ...

Page 14: ...isplay panel If it does not press the VCR TV button once You make each entry within 60 seconds of the previous entry If you do not you may start again at step 1 TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP 4 SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Press the Number 4 button to select SET CLOCK SET CLOCK 1 AUTO CLOCK ON 2 SET MANUAL CLOCK 3 DAYLIGHT SVG TIME ON 4 SET TIME ZONE AUTO CABLE BOX U...

Page 15: ...2 15 2 Enter a 0 before a single digit number Entries that do not match the VCR s internal 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 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 examp...

Page 16: ...n 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 If you select SET PBS CH AUTO at step 4 you cannot manually select the PBS channel from which you want the VCR to take the time The clock cannot be set automati cally if you don t receive a ch...

Page 17: ...LOCK 1 AUTO CLOCK ON 2 SET MANUAL CLOCK 3 DAYLIGHT SVG TIME ON 4 SET TIME ZONE AUTO CABLE BOX USERS SET CLOCK MANUALLY TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Press the Number 4 button to select SET TIME ZONE TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN 1 AUTO ON 2 ATLANTIC 3 EASTERN 4 CENTRAL 5 MOUNTAIN 6 PACIFIC 7 ALASKA 8 HAWAII TO CONTINUE PUSH MENU 4 Find your time zone then press the Number button to select i...

Page 18: ...ET TIME ZONE AUTO CABLE BOX USERS SET CLOCK MANUALLY TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN TO END PUSH EXIT 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 AUTO CLOCK ON 2 SET MANUAL CLOCK 3 DAYLIGHT SVG TIME OFF 4 SET TIME ZONE AUTO CABLE BOX USERS SET CLOCK MANUALLY TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN TO END PUSH EXIT 18 Daylight Saving Time Selection 2 3 4 5 Dayligh...

Page 19: ... the right of ENGLISH on screen Or press the Number 2 button if you want the on screen displays in Spanish SI will appear to the right of ESPAÑOL on screen 6 Press the MENU button to exit TO SELECT 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 LANGUAGE 4 VCR PLUS REF MAP TO END PUSH EXIT 2 3 4 5 6 If yo...

Page 20: ... use the Number buttons to enter the two digit code for your TV brand For example if you have a Zenith TV press Number but tons 1 5 Your VCR remote control may operate your TV If the remote control doesn t operate your TV now follow the steps below to program your remote control 1 Point the remote control at your TV and press the TV button Then press the POWER button If your TV comes on try the ot...

Page 21: ...n 3 Press and release the MUTE button 5 Within 30 seconds after releasing the CABLE DSS button use the Number buttons to enter the two digit code for your Cable Box or Satellite System For example if you have a Zenith Cable Box press Number buttons 1 3 Your VCR remote control may operate your Cable Box or Digital Satellite System If the remote control doesn t operate your Cable Box or Satellite Sy...

Page 22: ...ss to see the on screen status display or to remove status displays Details are on page 24 Press to exit on screen menus Or if you have a Magnavox TV press when in TV position to see a status display or to remove the Magnavox TV menu Number Buttons Use to select channels at the VCR TV Cable Box or Digital Satellite System to select on screen menus and to program VCR functions such as setting the c...

Page 23: ...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 Up Down or Number buttons If the VCR light appears on the display panel of the VCR it is in VCR position TV Position Use to watch TV or to watch one program while recording another Details are on page 30 If the VCR light does not ...

Page 24: ...ar when you press the STA TUS EXIT button or certain function buttons The contents of the sta tus display may vary There are three status display modes ON SCREEN ON Whenever you press the STOP button or the PLAY button the sta tus display will appear for five seconds COUNTER ONLY Whenever you press the STOP button or the PLAY button the sta tus display will appear for five seconds After five secon...

Page 25: ...appears when there is a tape in the VCR PWR power Light This light indicates that the power is turned on VCR PM PWR REC Timer Light This light glows when a timer recording or one touch recording has been set It flashes when a timer recording has been set but a tape has not been placed in the VCR It also flashes when a timer recording has finished unless another timer recording is pro grammed in wh...

Page 26: ...s 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 to adjust the tracking Details are on page 45 PLAY Button Press to play a tape Also press to release Slow Search or Still mode and to return to normal playback Details are on page 44 REW ind Button When in Stop mode press to rewind the tape at high speed When ...

Page 27: ...o 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 or 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 page 40 AC Power Cord Connect to a s...

Page 28: ...he 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 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 button to start playback 4 Press the STOP button on the remote control or t...

Page 29: ...VCR the VCR will eject the tape and PROTECTED CASSETTE CANNOT RECORD will flash on screen Other recording options are on pages 30 40 You can change the tape speed while the VCR is recording but some distortion will appear on the tape The VCR will record in a preset vol ume Helpful Hints 5 Press the Tape SPEED button on the remote control until the desired tape speed see page 34 appears on the TV s...

Page 30: ... follow the instructions above carefully Helpful Hints 3 Press the VCR TV button to put the VCR in TV position The VCR light will disappear from the VCR s display panel 4 Press the TV button then press the CHANNEL Up Down or Number buttons to choose the channel you want to watch Or use the TV remote control to select the chan nel you want to watch 5 To return to the channel being recorded press th...

Page 31: ...on There is a tape in the VCR Make sure the tape s record tab is intact and the tape is long enough to record the program s The VCR is in VCR position The VCR light will appear on the display panel if the VCR is in VCR position 4 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 the OTR ...

Page 32: ...i ous step If you don t you may start again at step 1 1 Press the VCR button then press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP 4 SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT 2 Press the Number 1 button on the remote control to select PROGRAM TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN 1 ONCE 2 DAILY 3 WEEKLY 4 PROGRAM REVIEW TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Select a once daily...

Page 33: ...ill flash on screen NOTE If you enter a number for a slot that has already been used to store a timer recording PREVIOUSLY SET PROGRAM will appear on screen for a few seconds Then information about the program in that position will be displayed on screen If this happens press the STA TUS EXIT button twice Then start again at step 1 5 Enter the channel you want to record If you have a basic antenna...

Page 34: ... 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 your TV screen tw...

Page 35: ...See page 46 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 Number 1 button to select PROGRAM 3 Press the Number 4 button to select PROGRAM REVIEW The timer recording information for the program with the lowest numbered position will ...

Page 36: ... 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 37: ...e TV channel from your list Enter a 0 before single digit chan nels Continue this process until you have entered all the stations on your list 7 Press the STATUS EXIT button to exit To correct a Cable TV channel num ber repeat the steps on this page To clear a Cable TV channel number repeat steps 3 5 on this page Then press the CHANNEL Up Down but tons to select it Then press the CLEAR button Pres...

Page 38: ... can be four to eight digits long Finally press the VCR PLUS ENTER button VCR PLUS PROG PLUS CODE 13285 TO SET PUSH VCR TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 4 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 eve...

Page 39: ...CR must be off for a timer recording to take place Make sure there is a tape in the VCR 6 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 will disappear 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 t...

Page 40: ...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 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 Insert a prerecor...

Page 41: ...at Play mode until you cancel Repeat Play mode To do this follow steps 1 3 above At step 4 press the Number 1 button so that OFF appears to the right of REPEAT PLAY Press the STATUS EXIT button to exit The real time counter memory does not function during Repeat Play mode Helpful Hints TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP 4 SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOW...

Page 42: ...ckward The VCR will skip over the specified length of time then begin playback The time counts down on screen as the searching progresses 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 enter the TIME SEARCH menu when you are in Recording mode You can remove the Time Sea...

Page 43: ...TOP button or the STOP EJECT button 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 CH10 SLP 0 00 00 4 While the real time counter is still on screen press the MEMORY button so that M appears to the left of the real...

Page 44: ...k press the PLAY button or press the PAUSE STILL button again Viewing a Slow Motion Picture 1 When in Play mode press the SLOW button The tape will play in slow motion 2 To release Slow mode 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...

Page 45: ...acking 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 buttons on the VCR NOTES The CHANNEL Up Down buttons on the VCR adjust tracking dur ing playback This functi...

Page 46: ...f Make sure the clock is set pages 14 17 The VCR may not perform or continue a timer recording if a power interruption of more than one minute occurs during the timer recording even if the power comes back on afterward If you have a Cable Box timer recordings are programmed differently See page eight for details It is best to finish programming a timer recording at least five minutes before the re...

Page 47: ...ed 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 Satellite Hookups Watching one TV channel while recording another may not be possible if you have a satellite hookup You may have to set your TV to channel 3 or 4 then make your channel selections at the satellite co...

Page 48: ...s 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 You may be able to operate your TV Cable Box or Digital Satellite Syste...

Page 49: ...ent 120V AC 60Hz Power Consumption 17W Operating Temperature 41 F 5 C to 104 F 40 C Relative Humidity 10 to 80 Weight 7 1 lbs 3 2 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 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 without...

Page 50: ...RENEWED 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY ...

Page 51: ...e still button 23 29 44 play button 22 26 28 44 playing 28 power button 22 26 cord 27 pwr power light 25 rear panel 27 rec otr button 22 26 29 31 record light 25 recording basic 29 one channel watching another 30 timer 32 35 with the vcr plus programming system 36 39 remote control buttons 22 23 sensor 26 using 5 repeat playback 41 rerecording 40 rew ind button 22 26 rf coaxial cable 6 9 40 48 saf...

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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