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Front Panel (cont’d)  27

PAUSE Button
In Record mode, press to temporarily stop the
recording (pause). Press a second time to resume
normal recording. Details are on page 31. You can not
pause a one touch recording that is set for a specific
length of time. In Play mode, press to freeze the pic-
ture (still). Press a second time to resume normal
playback. Details are on page 46.

VCR/TV Button
Use to select the signal that your TV
receives.

VCR Position
Use to watch a tape, to watch a pro-
gram while recording it, or to watch a
TV broadcast using the CHANNEL
(Up/Down) or Number buttons. When
the VCR light appears on the display
panel, the VCR is in VCR position.

TV Position
Use to watch TV or to watch one pro-
gram while recording another. When
the VCR light does not appear on the
display panel, the VCR is in TV position.

REW

REC/OTR

PAUSE

F.FWD

CHANNEL

VCR/TV

POWER

VIDEO

AUDIO

L

R

STOP

EJECT

PLAY

VCR REC

PWR.

PM

h e a d

w

Remote Sensor
Receives an infrared signal from your
remote control so you can operate
your VCR from a distance.

REW(ind) Button
When in Stop mode, press to rewind the
tape at high speed. When in Play mode,
press to rewind the tape while the picture
stays on-screen. Details are on page 46.

F.FWD (Fast Forward) Button
When in Stop mode, press to fast
forward the tape at high speed.
When in Play mode, press to fast
forward while the picture stays on-
screen. Details are on page 46.

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Страница 1: ...I M P O R T A N T Return Your Warranty Registration Card Within 10 Days See Why Inside Video Cassette Recorder VRX364AT Owner s Manual TM ...

Страница 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...

Страница 3: ...Philips Consumer Electronics Company 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 th...

Страница 4: ... Display Panel 25 Front Panel 26 27 Rear Panel 28 On Screen Status Displays 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 VCR Plus Programming System 38 39 Timer Recording With the VCR Plus Programming System 40 41 Rerecording Tape Duplication 42 Playing Repeat Playback 43 Time Search 44 R...

Страница 5: ... 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 27 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...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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...

Страница 8: ...n below the features described on this page will be available CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO OUT IN ANTENNA IN Jack Back 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 chann...

Страница 9: ... Put the Cable 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 dis play panel use the CHANNEL 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 posi tion The VCR light will disappear 3 Use the TV chan...

Страница 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...

Страница 11: ...button to begin automatic channel programming AUTO 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 lowe...

Страница 12: ...elect TUNER 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 whil...

Страница 13: ... 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 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 th...

Страница 14: ...IT 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 USERS SET CLOCK MANUALLY TO SELECT PUSH NO SHOWN TO END PUSH EXIT To display the time on screen press the STATUS EXIT button A status display which includes the time will appear on the TV screen for about five seconds For details see On Screen Status...

Страница 15: ...e 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 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 wil...

Страница 16: ...BS 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 channel 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 y...

Страница 17: ...6 PACIFIC 7 ALASKA 8 HAWAII TO CONTINUE PUSH 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 ...

Страница 18: ...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 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...

Страница 19: ...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 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 N...

Страница 20: ...t 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 22 24 If your TV doesn t turn on or off or if the other buttons don t work go to step 2 2...

Страница 21: ...wo 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 Box or Satellite System and ...

Страница 22: ...e the on screen status display or to remove status displays Details are on page 29 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 Press the VCR button before press ing other VCR buttons press the TV button before pressing other TV buttons press the CBL DSS button before pressing other Cable Box Satellite S...

Страница 23: ...menu dis play Or if you have a Magnavox TV press the TV button then press to display the Magnavox TV menu REC ord OTR Button Press once to start a recording Details are on page 31 Or press three to 18 times to start a one touch recording an imme diate recording 30 minutes to eight hours long of the channel you are watching Details are on page 33 Jog Dial When you turn this dial in either direction...

Страница 24: ...s to scan up or down through the VCR TV Cable Box or Digital Satellite System s channels after the channels have been programmed VOLUME Up Down Buttons Press to increase or decrease the TV s volume Details are on page 20 MUTE Button Press to eliminate the TV s sound Press again to restore the volume Details are on page 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 POWER EJECT SLOW PAUSE STILL STATUS EXIT CLEAR MENU ...

Страница 25: ...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 you turn off the VCR when a timer recording has been set It also glows when a one touch recording has been set It flashes when 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...

Страница 26: ...ils are on page 49 REW REC OTR PAUSE F FWD CHANNEL VCR TV POWER VIDEO AUDIO L R STOP EJECT PLAY VCR REC PWR PM h e a d w AUDIO IN Jacks Connect the cables coming from the audio out jacks of a camcorder another VCR or an audio source here Details are on page 42 VIDEO IN Jack Connect a cable coming from the video out jack of a cam corder another VCR or an audio visual source laser disc video disc pl...

Страница 27: ...t appears on the display panel the VCR is in VCR position TV Position Use to watch TV or to watch one pro gram while recording another When the VCR light does not appear on the display panel the VCR is in TV position REW REC OTR PAUSE F FWD CHANNEL VCR TV POWER VIDEO AUDIO L R STOP EJECT PLAY VCR REC PWR PM h e a d w Remote Sensor Receives an infrared signal from your remote control so you can ope...

Страница 28: ...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 42 and 50 AC Power Cord Connect to a...

Страница 29: ...enever 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 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 b...

Страница 30: ...e 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 the STOP EJ...

Страница 31: ...rtion 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 CHANNEL Up Down buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded 7 Press the REC ord OTR button onc...

Страница 32: ...NEL 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 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 co...

Страница 33: ...position If the VCR light does not appear press the VCR TV button once 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 REC appears in the upper left corner of the TV screen The REC ord light will remain on the display panel of the VCR but the Timer light will disappear To check the t...

Страница 34: ...GRAM 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 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 ...

Страница 35: ...f this happens press the STATUS EXIT button 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 You must 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...

Страница 36: ...R 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 minutes before...

Страница 37: ...ng 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 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 pr...

Страница 38: ... 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...

Страница 39: ...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 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 a...

Страница 40: ...ur 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 every Saturda...

Страница 41: ...ust 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 the V...

Страница 42: ... 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 prereco...

Страница 43: ...il 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 SHOWN 1 REPEAT PLAY ...

Страница 44: ... 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 Search displa...

Страница 45: ...utton 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 real time counter is still on screen press the MEMORY button so that M appears to the left of the real time counter o...

Страница 46: ...ease 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 feature will work with tapes recorded in Standard Play Long Play or Super Long Play LP SLP means this feature will work with tapes recorded in...

Страница 47: ...in 30 seconds the Jog Shuttle light will go off 2 Turn the Shuttle Ring in either direction and hold it The more the ring is rotated the faster the search speed 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 Stil...

Страница 48: ...R will rewind the tape go into the Stop mode eject the tape then turn 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 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 programmed a t...

Страница 49: ... 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 CHANNEL Up Down buttons on the VCR to reduce noise lines in slow motion playback Manual tracking will not operate when the VCR is in Still mode If you want ...

Страница 50: ...n 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 F...

Страница 51: ...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 50 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 TO SELECT P...

Страница 52: ... 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 button to select MON...

Страница 53: ...ht 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 POWER EJECT SLOW PAUSE STILL STATUS EXIT CLEAR MENU SPEED REC OTR VCR TV CBL DSS MUTE VOLUME CHANNEL VAR SLOW VCR TV TIME SEARCH VCR PLUS ENTER JOG SHUTTLE MEMORY PLAY RE...

Страница 54: ...k 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 recording is scheduled...

Страница 55: ...x 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 briefl...

Страница 56: ...ns 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 Syst...

Страница 57: ...t 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 10 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 change...

Страница 58: ...RENEWED 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY ...

Страница 59: ...still button 22 31 46 play button 22 26 30 46 47 playing 30 power button 22 26 cord 28 pwr power light 25 rear panel 28 rec otr button 23 26 31 33 rec ord light 25 recording basic 31 one channel watching another 32 timer 34 37 with the vcr plus programming system 38 41 remote control buttons 22 24 sensor 27 using 5 repeat playback 43 rerecording 42 rew ind button 23 27 46 rf coaxial cable 6 9 42 5...

Страница 60: ...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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