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Video Cassette Recorder

VRX360AT

Owner’s Manual

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Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder VRX360AT 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: ...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 provides ...

Page 4: ...Displays 22 VCR Display Panel 23 Front Panel 24 Rear Panel 25 Basic Operations Playing 26 Recording 27 Recording Recording One Channel Watching Another 28 One Touch Recording 29 Timer Recording 30 33 Setting Up the VCR Plus Programming System 34 35 Timer Recording With the VCR Plus Programming System 36 37 Rerecording Tape Duplication 38 Playing Repeat Playback 39 Time Search 40 Real Time Counter ...

Page 5: ...recordings are not accidentally erased 1 To prevent accidental erasure break off the tab with a screwdriver 2 To record again cover the hole with cellophane tape Erasure Prevention VCR maintenance The remote control and its batteries are supplied Do not mix alkaline and man ganese batteries Do not mix old and new batteries Helpful Hints 1 3 2 1 2 Point the remote control at the VCR s remote sensor...

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: ... TV channel 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 30 33 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 channe...

Page 9: ...l be available Recording One Channel Watching Another 1 Put the Cable Box on the same channel as the VCR s CH3 CH4 switch Then 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 3 Use the TV channel selector to put the TV...

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: ...age 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 4 Press the MENU button The channel program display shown below will appear The display will disappear after about 60 sec onds if you do not press any buttons TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN 1 ENGLISH ON 2 ESPAÑOL MAKE SELECTION OR PUSH MENU TO CONTINUE C...

Page 12: ...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 you rec...

Page 13: ...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 appear 6 3 1 ...

Page 14: ...n 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 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 TV 2 CABLE TV ON 3 AUTO PROGRAMMING 4 ADD DELETE CH 5 CH...

Page 15: ...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 CLEAR bu...

Page 16: ... 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 ON TO SEL...

Page 17: ... 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 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 Number 2 button to select PREPARE LA VCR 4 Press the Number 4...

Page 18: ... 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 turns on or off try the other TV buttons see pages 20 21 If your TV doesn t turn on or off or if the other buttons don t work go t...

Page 19: ...umber 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 System now follow the steps below to program your remote control 1 Point the remote control at your Cable ...

Page 20: ...ove status dis plays Details are on page 22 Press to exit on screen menus Or if you have a Magnavox TV press when in TV mode to see a sta tus 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 clock Channels 1 9 To select press 0 then press the...

Page 21: ...age 41 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 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 28 If the VCR l...

Page 22: ...SCREEN 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...

Page 23: ... 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 24: ...t a one touch record ing an immediate recording 30 minutes to eight hours long of the channel you are watching Details are on page 29 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 43 PLAY Button Press to play a tape Also press to ...

Page 25: ...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 38 and 44 AC Power Cord Connect t...

Page 26: ...es 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 2Insert a tape in the VCR 6 If the tape you want to play is already in the VCR make sure the VCR power is...

Page 27: ...d tape speed see pages 32 and 50 for details appears on the TV screen The tape speed will disappear from the screen after about five seconds 6 Press the CHANNEL Up Down 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 light will appear on the VCR s display panel If the REC ord OTR button is pressed when there is not a...

Page 28: ... 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 the TV button then use the Number buttons to select channel 03 or 04 whichever channel the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to Or if the VCR remote control doesn t operate your TV use the TV remote control to selec...

Page 29: ...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 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 be...

Page 30: ... 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 VCR will ...

Page 31: ...egin 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 a Cable Box enter t...

Page 32: ...rn 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 two m...

Page 33: ...n 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 num bered 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 recordings If...

Page 34: ... 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 35: ...le 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 the fac...

Page 36: ...RECT 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 timer re...

Page 37: ...pe 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 will disappear 6 ...

Page 38: ...remote control at VCR 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 t...

Page 39: ... 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 screen Press...

Page 40: ... 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 forwarding or rewinding ...

Page 41: ...rol 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 button so that M appears to the left of...

Page 42: ...wing 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 work with tapes rec...

Page 43: ... 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 44: ... 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 Even though a program is avail able in stereo or second audio you still must program the VCR to receive or record the program Follow...

Page 45: ...SH 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 44 to deter mine if the program you want to watc...

Page 46: ... both 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 bu...

Page 47: ...o 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 8 REW PLAY POWER VCR PLUS ENTER SPEED VCR TIME SEARCH TV MUTE CABLE DSS VCR TV CHANNEL VOLUME REC OTR STATUS EXIT MEMORY SLOW PAUSE STILL MENU CLEAR EJECT STOP F FWD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7...

Page 48: ...ht for details It is best 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 ...

Page 49: ...P 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 24 Remove all obstacles between the remote control and the VCR Inspect and or r...

Page 50: ...elect 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 System with the remote control RF coa...

Page 51: ...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 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 chan...

Page 52: ...RENEWED 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY ...

Page 53: ... 21 27 42 play button 20 24 26 42 playing 26 power button 20 24 cord 25 pwr power light 23 rear panel 25 rec otr button 20 24 27 29 rec ord light 23 recording basic 27 one channel watching another 28 timer 30 33 with the vcr plus programming system 34 37 remote control buttons 20 21 sensor 24 using 5 repeat playback 39 rerecording 38 rew ind button 20 24 rf coaxial cable 6 9 38 50 safety precautio...

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Page 56: ...ble 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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