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Video Cassette Recorder

VRX562AT

Owner’s Manual

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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 VRX562AT Owner s Manual TM ...

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: ...y recommends 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...

Page 4: ...el 27 Front Panel 28 Rear Panel 29 Basic Operations Playing 30 Recording 31 Recording Recording One Channel Watching Another 32 One Touch Recording 33 Timer Recording 34 37 Setting Up the Cable Box Controller 38 39 Setting Up the VCR Plus Programming System 40 41 Timer Recording With the VCR Plus Programming System 42 43 Rerecording Tape Duplication 44 Playing Repeat Playback 45 Time Search 46 Ind...

Page 5: ...emote control at the VCR s remote sensor see page 28 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 when using the remote control to operate the Cable Box or Satellite System Do not put objects between the remote control and the VCR Before you u...

Page 6: ... a Cable Box or a Digital Satellite System 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 ...

Page 7: ...ack on the 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 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...

Page 8: ...ack of TV example only 1 Connect a Cable signal to the IN Jack on the Cable Box DSS Receiver 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 DSS Receiver You can not view a channel other than the one you are recording the instructions on page 32 do not wo...

Page 9: ...le Box DSS Receiver on the same channel as the VCR s CH3 CH4 switch Put the TV on the same channel With the VCR in VCR position the VCR light will appear on the display panel use the CH annel Up Down buttons at the VCR 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 ...

Page 10: ... VIDEO OUT Jack on the back of the VCR Then connect the other end of the video cable to the VIDEO IN Jack on your TV 3 Connect an audio cable to the red and white AUDIO OUT Jacks on the back of the VCR Then connect the other end 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 audi...

Page 11: ...he TV will go to the lowest channel programmed 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 con...

Page 12: ...R SET UP 4 Press the Number 1 button to select TV if you have an antenna or the Number 2 button to select CABLE TV if you have a cable connection ON will appear to the right of your choice 5 Press the Number 3 button to select AUTO PROGRAM MING MEMORIZED CHANNEL PLEASE WAIT will appear on screen The VCR will place all the channels you receive into its memory 6 Wait for a few minutes while the VCR ...

Page 13: ...ed 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 select CH MEMORY REVIEW A list of programmed channels will appear on screen If all the programmed channels don t fit on the screen press the Number 1 button to see the remain ing channels Then press the Number 2 button to ret...

Page 14: ...LOCK 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 To display the time press the STA TUS EXIT button A status display which includes the time will appear on the TV screen for about five sec onds For details see On Screen Status Displays on page 26 If you press the STATUS EXIT but ton while you are setti...

Page 15: ...ou 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 1997 press 07 01 97 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 the VCR disp...

Page 16: ... that carries a time signal in your area Set the clock manually If there are only a few channels in your area that carry time signals setting the clock automatically may take several minutes If nothing happens even after you wait several minutes set the clock manually You cannot select AUTO CLOCK at step 3 during tape playback The clock cannot be set automati cally if CABLE BOX CONTROLLER is set t...

Page 17: ... MENU 4 Find your time zone then press the Number button to select it You will return to the previous menu The time zone you selected will appear beneath SET TIME ZONE SET CLOCK 1 AUTO CLOCK ON 2 SET MANUAL CLOCK 3 DAYLIGHT SVG TIME ON 4 SET TIME ZONE ATLANTIC CABLE BOX USERS SET CLOCK MANUALLY TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN TO END PUSH EXIT 6 Press the Number 1 button to select AUTO CLOCK See page 16 fo...

Page 18: ...N TO END PUSH EXIT 18 Daylight Saving Time Selection 2 3 4 5 Daylight Saving Time Selection You may program the VCR so its clock will automatically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October Daylight Saving Time is set to ON prior to shipment from the fac tory You may turn Daylight Saving Time ON or OFF by following the steps below 1 Press the VCR button 1 TO SELECT PUSH NO S...

Page 19: ... END PUSH EXIT 2 3 4 5 6 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 button to select LENGUAJE 5 Press the Number 1 button to select ENGLISH 6 Press the MENU button to exit Helpful Hint 1 Press the VCR button 1 TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOW...

Page 20: ...nd release the TV button 3 Press and release the MUTE button 5 Within 30 seconds after releasing the TV button 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 th...

Page 21: ...tal Satellite System 21 4 Within 30 seconds after releasing the MUTE button press and release the CBL DSS button 3 Press and release the MUTE button 5 Within 30 seconds after releasing the CBL 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 yo...

Page 22: ...on the VCR Your remote control beeps and LOCATING REMOTE appears on screen The remote control will beep for about 30 seconds The exception is when you plug the VCR power cord into the wall outlet for the first time Or press any button on the remote control to stop the beeping If another remote control beeps The VCR may find other remote controls If this occurs follow the steps below to program the...

Page 23: ... Press to exit on screen menus Or if you have a Magnavox TV press when in TV mode 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 clock Channels 1 9 To select press 0 then press the channel you want For example to select chan...

Page 24: ... VCR buttons press the TV button before pressing other TV buttons press the CBL DSS button before pressing other Cable Box Satellite System buttons The buttons with a shaded description may also operate features of your TV Cable Box or Satellite System Buttons that are shaded in the illustration light up for five seconds when you press one of them Helpful Hints PAUSE STILL Button In Record mode pr...

Page 25: ...R SPEED INDEX SEARCH SKIP SEARCH VCR TV MEMORY EJECT X2 PLAY VAR SLOW TRACKING TIME SEARCH REC END SEARCH MUTE JOG SHUTTLE C C V V SLOW Button During tape playback press to view the picture in slow motion F rame ADV ance Button Press when in Still mode to advance the picture one frame at a time Details are on page 50 SKIP SEARCH Button Press during tape playback to skip forward 30 seconds at a tim...

Page 26: ... ONLY Whenever you press the STOP button or the PLAY button the sta tus display will appear for five seconds After five seconds only the counter will remain on screen You must 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 the STATUS EXIT button to see the status display To choose the status display mode fol...

Page 27: ...you turn off the VCR if 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 programmed in which case it glows Speed Light SP LP SLP The tape speed appears here Details are on pages 36 and 60 VCR SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT M SLP AM PM DTR Channel Line Input Display The channel number appears ...

Page 28: ... minutes to eight hours long of the channel you are watching Details are on page 33 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 to adjust the tracking Details are on page 53 PLAY Button Press to play a tape Also press to release Slow Search or Still mode and to return to normal play back Details are on pages ...

Page 29: ...r 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 DSS Receiver 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 44 and 54 AC Power Cord Connect to a...

Page 30: ...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 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 to stop pla...

Page 31: ...ecording 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 36 appears on the TV screen The tape speed will disappear from the screen after about five seconds 6 Use the CH annel Up Down buttons or the Number but tons to select the channel to be recorded 7 Press t...

Page 32: ...you want to watch at the TV Or use the TV remote control to select the channel 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 select channel 03 or 04 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 33: ...p 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 TV screen REC will not appear in the upper left corner of the TV screen if the selected status display mode is ON SCREEN OFF Details are on page 26 To check the time remaining for an OTR after the OTR...

Page 34: ... 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 record every day from Monday to Friday starting at the same time and for the same length of time Press the Number 3 button to select WEEKLY The VCR will record on the same day at the same time a...

Page 35: ...tton twice Then start again at step 1 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 Enter a 0 before all single digit channels If you are recording from line input press 0 0 AV REAR will appear on screen If you are using a Cable Box DSS Receiver enter the Cable Box DSS Receiver o...

Page 36: ...t 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 minutes before a timer recording sta...

Page 37: ...he Number 1 button to select PROGRAM 3 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 no timer recordings are set nothing will happen when you press the Number 4 button 4 Press the Number 1 button repeatedly to review all pro grammed timer recordings If you don t press the Number 1 but ton in 1...

Page 38: ...LE BOX CONTROLLER 1 Find your Cable Box code 2 Turn on the Cable Box CABLE BOX CONTROLLER OFF TO SET CABLE BOX CONTROLLER PUSH NUMBER 1 ON 2 OFF TO END PUSH EXIT CABLE BOX CONTROLLER ON TO SET CABLE BOX CONTROLLER PUSH NUMBER 1 ON 2 OFF TO CONTINUE PUSH MENU CBL DSS VCR TV PAUSE STILL POWER VCR PLUS ENTER F ADV SLOW STATUS EXIT CLEAR MENU VOL CH 1 4 7 100 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 A CH REC OTR SPEED INDEX SEA...

Page 39: ...til the cursor is flash ing on the item you want to change then enter the correct information If your Cable Box does not respond to any of the codes on page 21 the Cable Box Controller will not change channels at the Cable Box during a timer recording If this happens you must turn on the Cable Box and tune it to the channel you want to record before a timer recording begins The VCR will only chang...

Page 40: ... 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 41: ...he steps on this page To clear a Cable TV channel num ber repeat steps 3 5 on this page Then press the CH annel 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 factory all the VCR Plus channel...

Page 42: ...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 every Saturday press the Number 3 but...

Page 43: ...cording 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 the VCR If the timer recording...

Page 44: ...pe 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 CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO VCR 1 Playing VCR VCR 2 Recording VCR 2 VCR 1 will play your tape Insert a prere...

Page 45: ...llow 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 REPEAT PLAY OFF 2 ON SCREEN MODE 3 AUDIO OUT 4 LANGUAGE 5 VCR PLUS REF MAP TO END PUSH EXIT 2 4 3 5 1 Press the VCR button 1 TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOW...

Page 46: ...he 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 Search display by pressing the TIM...

Page 47: ...fast forward or rewind to the beginning of the desired program then begin playback The program numbers count down on screen as the searching progresses To remove the on screen counter press the INDEX SEARCH button once Every time an index mark is skipped the number of programs decreases by one Up to 20 index marks may be searched This function will not operate in recording mode Press the STOP butt...

Page 48: ...k portion is reached REC END SEARCH COMPLETED will appear on screen briefly Skip Search This function enables you to skip forward 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 button to cancel a Record End Search or a Skip Search Helpful Hint SEARCHING FOR REC END CBL DS...

Page 49: ...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 real time counter is still on screen press the MEMORY button so that M appears to the left of the real time counter on screen STOP ...

Page 50: ...A still picture frozen image will appear on screen 2 To advance the still picture frame by frame press the F rame ADV ance button 3 To release the still picture and return to normal playback press the PLAY button or press the PAUSE STILL 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 feat...

Page 51: ...n the Shuttle Ring in either direction and hold it The more the ring is rotated the faster the search will be Releasing the ring stops the picture in the Still mode 3 Turn the Jog Dial in either direction for frame by frame control The faster the dial is rotated the faster the search will be Releasing the dial stops the picture in the Still mode 4 Press the PLAY button to release the Still mode CB...

Page 52: ...rn itself off If the real time counter memory is set the VCR will only rewind to the point at which the counter is set to zero then stop The VCR will not eject the tape automatically or shut itself off Memory Rewind Power Off When the POWER button is pressed while the VCR is rewinding a tape the VCR will turn itself off when it has finished rewinding REWIND POWER OFF will appear on screen If a rea...

Page 53: ... remote control will not adjust tracking To return tracking to the position it was in when the VCR was shipped from the factory press the CHANNEL Up and CHANNEL Down buttons on the VCR at the same time Tracking is returned to auto tracking when a tape is inserted or when the STOP button is pressed to halt playback When the VCR is in Slow mode auto tracking will not work Instead use the TRACKING Up...

Page 54: ...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 Even though a program is avail able in stereo or second audio you still must program the VCR to receive or record the program ...

Page 55: ...ms 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 54 to deter mine if the program you want to watch record is being broadcast in stereo or second audio If you select second audio when second audio is not available the VCR will record normal audio Helpful Hints 1 4 5 3 TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOW...

Page 56: ... 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 button to select MONO Press the STATUS EXI...

Page 57: ...n 9 Press the STATUS EXIT button to exit 7 6 9 8 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 CBL DSS VCR TV PAUSE STILL POWER VCR PLUS ENTER F ADV SLOW STATUS EXIT CLEAR MENU VOL CH 1 4 7 100 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 A CH REC OTR SPEED INDEX SEARCH SKIP SEARCH VCR TV MEMORY EJECT X2 PLAY VAR SLOW TRACKING TIME SE...

Page 58: ...ages 14 17 The VCR may not perform or continue a timer recording if a power interruption of more than one hour occurs during the timer recording even if the power comes back on afterward If you have a Cable Box DSS Receiver timer recordings are programmed differently Details are on page eight It is best to finish programming a timer recording at least five minutes before the recording is scheduled...

Page 59: ... With many satellite hookups if you use accessory audio and video cables to connect your VCR to your TV you will have to put your VCR in Line Input mode To enter Line Input mode press 0 0 1 or 0 0 2 on the VCR s remote control AV REAR or AV FRONT will appear on your TV screen briefly Line Input mode If you accidentally enter Line Input mode AV FRONT or AV REAR will appear on your TV screen briefly...

Page 60: ...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 System wit...

Page 61: ...ent 120V AC 60Hz Power Consumption 20W Operating Temperature 41 F 5 C to 104 F 40 C Relative Humidity 10 to 80 Weight 6 83 lbs 3 1 kg Dimensions 15 W x 3 1 16 H x 10 D 380 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 wi...

Page 62: ...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 63: ... jack 6 9 29 pause button 28 pause still button 24 31 50 play button 23 30 50 51 playing 30 power button 24 28 cord 29 rear panel 29 rec ord otr button 24 31 33 recording basic 31 one channel watching another 32 timer 34 37 with the vcr plus programming system 40 43 remote control buttons 23 25 sensor 28 using 5 repeat playback 45 rerecording 44 rewind button 23 50 rf coaxial cable 6 9 44 54 safet...

Page 64: ...al 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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