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14  Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d)

Reviewing Memorized Channels

4

Press the PLAY/

o

button or the STOP/

p

button to select

CH MEMORY REVIEW, then press the F.FWD/

B

button. A

list of programmed channels will appear on the screen.

If all the programmed channels don’t fit on the screen, press the
F.FWD/

B

button to see the remaining channels. Then press the

REW(ind)/

s

button 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 previ-
ous menu.

5

Press the STATUS/EXIT button once or twice to exit.

2

Press the MENU button.

SELECT 

op

CHOOSE 

B

PROGRAM
VCR SET UP
TUNER SET UP
SET CLOCK

TO END PUSH EXIT

3

Press the PLAY/

o

button or the STOP/

p

button to select

TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/

B

button.

SELECT 

op

CHOOSE 

B

AUTO PROGRAMMING
ADD/DELETE CH
CH MEMORY REVIEW

TO END PUSH EXIT

2

3-4

5

1

Press the VCR button.

1

VOL

CH

3

2

1

6

5

4

9

8

7

0

POWER

STATUS/EXIT

MEMORY

REC/OTR

SLOW

SPEED

TIME SEARCH

ALT. CH

PAUSE/STILL

MUTE

TV

VCR

F.FWD

REW

PLAY

STOP

VCR/TV

EJECT

MENU

CLEAR

Содержание VRA411AT

Страница 1: ...Owner s Manual Important Return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days See why inside Video Cassette Recorder VRA411AT ...

Страница 2: ...icer 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 indi cates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock For the safety of everyone in your household please do not remove product covering The exclamation point ca...

Страница 3: ...e TV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code which provides guidelines for proper grounding in particular specifying that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as possible As an ENERGY STAR Partner Philips Consumer Electronics Company has determined that this product meets the ENERGY S...

Страница 4: ...on 17 Description of Controls Remote Control Buttons 18 19 On Screen Status Displays 20 VCR Display Panel 21 Front Panel 22 Rear Panel 23 Basic Operations Playing 24 Recording 25 Recording Recording One Channel Watching Another 26 One Touch Recording 27 Timer Recording 28 31 Rerecording Tape Duplication 32 Playing Repeat Play 33 Real Time Counter Memory 34 Time Search 35 Special Effects Playback 3...

Страница 5: ... as indicated 3 Replace the battery compartment lid Using the Remote Control Point the remote control at the VCR then press the VCR but ton when using the remote control to operate the VCR If you have a Magnavox Philips or Philips Magnavox television point the remote control at the TV then press the TV button when using the remote control to operate the TV VCR maintenance Video cassette tapes have...

Страница 6: ...elow If you have a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System please see pages eight nine If you have a Stereo TV please see page 10 After you hook up the VCR go to page 11 to turn on the VCR ANTENNA IN Jack on back of TV Cable 75 ohm Back of VCR Antenna Indoor Outdoor 300 ohm 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV 2 Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT enna IN Jack of your VCR Cable 75 ohm...

Страница 7: ...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 Set the TV to the same channel For example when playing a tape if the CH3 CH4 switch is set to CH3 the TV should be on channel 03 Hookups Without a Cable Box Direct Broadcast Syste...

Страница 8: ...tput channel This is step 5 on page 29 Leave the Cable Box DBS on for a timer recording VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT OUT IN 75V ANT CABLE TV s ANTENNA IN Jack Cable Box DBS VCR Recording Viewing Any Channel Connections 1 With the VCR on and in VCR position the VCR light will appear on the display panel use the CH annel o p button to set the VCR to the Cable Box DBS output channel channel ...

Страница 9: ...ecord at the VCR Start the recording 2 Press the VCR TV button once to put the VCR in TV position The VCR light will disappear 3 Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable Box DBS TV s ANTENNA IN Jack Cable Box DBS VCR When you play a tape make sure the Cable Box DBS is set to the same channel as the CH3 CH4 switch on the VCR Set the TV to the Cable Box DBS output channel 03 or 04 Helpful H...

Страница 10: ...le 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 right and left channels 4 Turn on your TV making sure it is in Line Input mode Pleas...

Страница 11: ...l only scan through channels that you receive To skip this feature and play a tape immediately insert a tape with its record tab removed Or to skip step 3 press the MENU button All on screen displays and menus will be in English To skip step 5 press the STOP p button Channels will not be programmed and CHANNELS NOT SET will appear on the screen If you try to program channels when there is no anten...

Страница 12: ...n to select TUNER SET UP then press the F FWD B button SELECT op CHOOSE B AUTO PROGRAMMING ADD DELETE CH CH MEMORY REVIEW TO END PUSH EXIT 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select AUTO PROGRAMMING then press the F FWD B but ton The VCR distinguishes between TV channels and cable chan nels and the VCR will place all the channels you receive into its memory 5 Wait for a few minutes w...

Страница 13: ...tton 1 VOL CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS EXIT MEMORY REC OTR SLOW SPEED TIME SEARCH ALT CH PAUSE STILL MUTE TV VCR F FWD REW PLAY STOP VCR TV EJECT MENU CLEAR If you want the TV screen to be solid blue when a weak signal is received set BLUE BACKGROUND to ON The screen will be blue and the sound will be muted Or if you want to receive the weak signal set BLUE BACK GROUND to OFF When you sele...

Страница 14: ... within 10 seconds you will either go to the next screen of channels or you will return to the previ ous menu 5 Press the STATUS EXIT button once or twice to exit 2 Press the MENU button SELECT op CHOOSE B PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select TUNER SET UP then press the F FWD B button SELECT op CHOOSE B AUTO PROGRAMMING...

Страница 15: ... To make corrections press the CLEAR button until the space for the number you want to correct is flashing Then enter the correct number The current time will appear on the VCR display panel when the clock is set The current time also will appear on the screen if you press the STA TUS EXIT button See page 20 for details Power failures that last for more than one minute can cause you to lose your c...

Страница 16: ...lly move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October Daylight Savings Time is set to ON when you receive your VCR Turn Daylight Savings Time ON or OFF by following the steps below Before you begin Make sure the clock is set 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select DAYLIGHT SVG TIME Then press the F FWD B button so that OFF or ON appears beside DAYLIGHT SVG TIME 2 3 ...

Страница 17: ...AT PLAY OFF ON SCREEN MODE LANGUAGE BLUE BACKGROUND ON TO END PUSH EXIT If you accidentally select Spanish and need English 1 Press the VCR button 2 Press the MENU button 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select PREPARE EL VCR then press the F FWD B button 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select LENGUAJE then press the F FWD B button 5 Press the PLAY o button or th...

Страница 18: ...fter a brief delay There also may be a brief delay when you select channels 10 11 and 12 If you want to select chan nels 100 and above enter channel numbers as a three digit number For example to select channel 117 press 1 1 7 Antenna Users Enter channel numbers as a two digit number for the quickest results For example to select channel 5 press 0 5 If you only press the Number 5 button channel 5 ...

Страница 19: ...exit on screen menus Or if you have a Magnavox Philips or Philips Magnavox TV press the TV button then press the STATUS EXIT button to see a TV status display or to remove the TV menu STOP p Button Press to stop the tape Press to select an item in the VCR menu Or if you have a Magnavox Philips or Philips Magnavox TV press when in TV mode to select an item in the TV menu CH annel o p Button Press t...

Страница 20: ...select COUNTER ONLY OFF Whenever you press the STOP p button or the PLAY o button the status display will appear for five seconds Portions of the sta tus display also may appear when you press other function but tons If you select STATUS OFF The status display will not appear when you press function but tons You must press the STATUS EXIT button to see the status display 2 Press the PLAY o button ...

Страница 21: ...pe in the VCR PWR power Light This light appears when the power is on POWER VCR TV CHANNEL PLAY STOP EJECT REW F FWD REC OTR PAUSE Timer Light This light glows when the VCR is turned off to set a timer recording or during a One Touch Recording It flashes if the power is off for a timer recording but there is no tape in the VCR It flashes when all timer recordings are finished Clock Display The cur...

Страница 22: ... to start a One Touch Recording Details are on page 27 CHANNEL p o Buttons Press to change channels at the VCR Or press to adjust the tracking of a tape during normal playback or slow motion play back Also press to remove ver tical jitter in a Still picture PLAY Button Press to play a tape Press to release Slow Search or Still mode and return to play back Details are on page 36 REW ind Button When...

Страница 23: ...ith 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 Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System Details are on pages six nine VIDEO OUT Jack Connect a cable going to the VIDEO IN Jack of a camcorder another VCR or an audio visual system monitor laser disc player video disc player etc here Details are on page 32 AC P...

Страница 24: ...H4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to 2 Insert a tape in the VCR The PWR VCR and Cassette Inside lights will appear on the display panel If the tape s record tab has been removed playback will start automatically 6 Press the EJECT button to remove the tape 3 If playback does not start automatically press the VCR button then press the PLAY o button 4 Press the STOP p button to stop playback 5 ...

Страница 25: ...tape speed during a recording but some distor tion will appear on the tape The VCR will record in a preset vol ume Helpful Hints 5 Press the SPEED button until the desired tape speed appears briefly on the screen Details about tape speed are on page 30 6 Use the CH annel o p button or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded 7 Press the REC ord OTR button once to start recording The...

Страница 26: ...l 4 Use the TV remote control to select the channel you want to watch at the TV 5 To return to the channel being recorded use the TV remote control to select channel 03 or 04 at the TV whichever channel the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to 7 Press the VCR TV button to put the VCR in VCR posi tion The VCR light will appear on the display panel The channel being recorded will appear o...

Страница 27: ...cording press the REC ord OTR button repeatedly until REC appears in the upper left corner of the TV screen STATUS must be set to ON See page 20 for details The REC ord light will remain on the display panel of the VCR but the Timer light will disappear To check the time remaining for an OTR after the OTR has been set press the STATUS EXIT button To change the recording length while an OTR is in p...

Страница 28: ...OP p button to select PROGRAM then press the F FWD B button SELECT op CHOOSE B ONCE DAILY WEEKLY PROGRAM REVIEW TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select a ONCE DAILY or WEEKLY recording Then press the F FWD B button ONCE The VCR will record a TV program on any day you choose up to 12 months away DAILY The VCR will record the same channel every day from Monday to Fr...

Страница 29: ...ress 0 6 If you only press the Number 6 button channel 6 will be selected after a brief delay There also may be a brief delay when you select channels 10 11 and 12 If you want to select channels 100 and above enter channel numbers as a three digit number For example to select channel 117 press 1 1 7 Antenna Users enter channel numbers as a two digit number for the quickest results For example to s...

Страница 30: ...to turn off the VCR power The Timer light will appear on the display panel If the timer recording will take place several hours or days from now you may use the VCR until time for the recording Turn off the VCR a few minutes before the recording starts If you forget to turn off the VCR PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER RECORDING flashes on your TV screen two minutes before a timer recording starts Pre...

Страница 31: ...osition 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 PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select PROGRAM then press the F FWD B button 3 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select PROGRAM REVIEW then press the F FWD B button The timer recording information for the program in the lowes...

Страница 32: ...ss the STOP EJECT button on VCR 1 then press the STOP EJECT button on VCR 2 VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT VIDEO IN OUT CH3 CH4 AUDIO OUT IN ANT VCR 1 Playing VCR VCR 2 Recording VCR 2 VCR 1 will play your tape Put a prerecorded tape in VCR 1 1 Audio cables from AUDIO OUT Jack of VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jack of VCR 2 2 Video cable from VIDEO OUT Jack of VCR 1 to VIDEO IN Jack of VCR 2 3 RF coaxia...

Страница 33: ...hat OFF appears beside REPEAT PLAY Press the STATUS EXIT button The real time counter memory does not function during Repeat Play Helpful Hints 4 Press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button to select REPEAT PLAY 3 5 2 6 1 Press the VCR button 1 VOL CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS EXIT MEMORY REC OTR SLOW SPEED TIME SEARCH ALT CH PAUSE STILL MUTE TV VCR F FWD REW PLAY STOP VCR TV EJECT MENU CL...

Страница 34: ...on to stop the tape 1 Press the VCR button 3 Press the STATUS EXIT button to see the status display 4 While the status display is on the screen press the CLEAR button to reset the real time counter to zero STOP 1 08 PM CH10 SLP 0 00 00 5 While the real time counter is on the screen press the MEMORY button so that M appears beside the counter STOP 1 08 PM CH10 SLP M 0 00 00 6 To go to a tape locati...

Страница 35: ... ind button The VCR will skip over the specified length of time then begin playback If you want to search for more than 59 minutes you must enter the length of time in hours and minutes For example to search forward 70 minutes press 1 1 0 at step 3 You can not do a Time Search while recording To remove the Time Search display press the TIME SEARCH button again To cancel a Time Search that is in pr...

Страница 36: ...r press the PAUSE STILL button again Viewing a Slow Motion Picture 1 During tape playback press the SLOW button The tape will play in slow motion 2 To release Slow mode and return to normal playback press the PLAY o button or press the SLOW button again Slow and Still modes will automati cally switch to Stop mode after five minutes to protect the VCR and the tape from damage SP LP SLP means this f...

Страница 37: ...shut itself off Tape Eject A tape can be ejected with the VCR power on or off but the VCR must be plugged in If a timer recording is set a tape can only be ejected with the power on Make sure you insert a tape and turn off the VCR power for the timer recording Automatic Tracking Adjustment The VCR adjusts tracking automatically to give you the best possi ble picture quality With some recordings ho...

Страница 38: ...mer recording you turn off the VCR power without putting a tape in the VCR the Timer light will blink If the record tab on a tape is missing the VCR will eject the tape The Timer light will blink Make sure the VCR power is off Make sure the clock is set page 15 The VCR may not perform or continue a timer recording if a power interruption of more than one minute occurs If you have a Cable Box Direc...

Страница 39: ...ower for your timer recording VCR ejects the tape when the REC ord OTR button is pressed or when the VCR power is turned off to set a timer recording Make sure the tape has a record tab page five Poor reception You may need 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 no...

Страница 40: ...on or use the Number buttons to select another channel OTR One Touch Recording a timed recording that starts imme diately and records for 30 minutes to eight hours Remote Control the small electronic unit that came with your VCR allows you to operate your VCR from a distance RF coaxial cable The cable supplied with your VCR Use it to connect your VCR to your TV or Cable Box or DBS The sup plied ca...

Страница 41: ... 120V AC 60Hz Power Consumption 14W Operating Temperature 41 F 5 C to 104 F 40 C Relative Humidity 10 to 80 Weight 5 5 lbs 2 5 kg Dimensions 14 3 16 W x 3 1 16 H x 10 D 360mm 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...

Страница 42: ...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...

Страница 43: ...ne touch recording 27 out jack 6 9 23 pause button 22 pause still button 18 25 36 play K button 18 22 24 36 playing 24 power button 18 22 cord 23 pwr power light 21 real time counter 34 rear panel 23 rec otr button 18 22 25 27 rec ord light 21 recording basic 25 one channel watching another 26 timer 28 31 remote control buttons 18 19 sensor 22 using 5 repeat play 33 rerecording 32 rew ind s button...

Страница 44: ...ssette Storage Cases plastic Fits VHS and Beta cassettes M61104 Six High grade VHS T 120 Cassettes MHG1206 Monaural Audio and Video Cables 6 feet Color coded for easy connection M61103 RF Coaxial Cable 75 ohm 4835 323 27011 VOL CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POW ER STA TUS EX IT MEM ORY REC OT R ALT CH PAU SE S TILL MUT E TV VCR VCR TV EJE CT ME NU CLE AR SLO W STO P PLA Y F F WD RE W SPE ED TIME SEA RCH ...

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