Magnavox MVR450MG/17 manual

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Intr oduction 3 This manual describes the MVR440MG/17, MVR450MG/17, and MVR650MG/17. The MVR440MG/17 and MVR450MG/17 hav e a single sound channel, but the MVR650MG/17 has stereo sound (right and left sound channels). Otherwise, these models look and operate the same. This man ual illustrates the MVR650MG/17. F eatures • Automatic Channel Setup ?[...]

4 T able of Contents Setting Up Y our VCR Intr oduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 T able of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Befor e Using Y our VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Before Using Y our VCR 5 Putting Batteries in the Remote Contr ol VCR maintenance ● In this VCR, use only ta pes with the mark. ● Mak e sure any light adhesiv e stick-on notes are r emov ed from the videotape befor e putting the tape in the VCR. Removable labels can jam the VCR. ● Periodic maintenance is r equired to maintain y our VCR ’ s [...]

ANT AUDIO VIDEO IN OUT OUT IN OUT L R IN AUDIO R L VIDEO OUT IN IN OUT OUT IN ANT OR 75 ANT / CABLE OR 75 ANT / CABLE 6 Hookups: No Cable Bo x/Satellite The basic VCR/TV connection – antenna/Cable TV signal to VCR to TV – is sho wn belo w . If you ha ve a Cable Bo x or Satellite Receiver , see pages eight-nine. If y ou hav e a Stereo TV , see p[...]

ANT AUDIO VIDEO IN OUT OUT IN OUT L R IN 7 5 A N T / C A B L E AUDIO R L VIDEO OUT IN IN OUT OUT IN ANT 75 ANT / CABLE RF coaxial cable Antenna or Cable TV signal Hookups: No Cable Bo x/Satellite (cont ’ d) 7 ANTENNA IN Jack (on back of TV) example only 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the OUT Jack on the back of the VCR and to the An[...]

8 Hookups with Cable Bo x/Satellite There ar e two wa ys to connect your Cable Bo x/Satellite to the VCR. With this connection: ● Y ou ma y view any channel. Select channels at the Cable Box/Satellite, not at the VCR. ● Y ou ma y not view a channel other than the one you ar e recording. ● Do not set up channels at the VCR. ● Program a timer[...]

Hookups with Cable Bo x/Satellite (cont ’ d) 9 ANT AUDIO VIDEO IN OUT OUT IN OUT L R IN IN OUT 75 A N T / C A B LE With this connection: ● Y ou ma y watch one channel while recording another . ● Y ou ma y not record scrambled channels. TV ’ s ANTENNA IN Jack Cable Box/Satellite VCR • When you play a tape , set the Cable Box/Satellite to t[...]

10 Hookups with a Stereo TV ANT AUDIO VIDEO IN OUT OUT IN OUT L R IN Antenna or Cable TV signal to ANT(enna) IN Jack Video Cable Audio Cable VIDEO (yello w) and AUDIO (red and white) OUT Jacks Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV ● Audio and Video cables are not supplied. 1 2 3 • If your TV has only one A UDIO IN jack, connect a single audio cable to[...]

CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS SLOW REC MEMORY SPEED SEARCH MODE STILL/PAUSE VCR/TV EJECT M EN U CLEAR REW PLAY STOP F.FWD T urning on Y our VCR 11 ● Befor e turning on your VCR, mak e sure batteries are in the remote and the VCR and TV are connected (see pages 5-10). ● Y ou cannot set up channels if you ar e using a Cable Box/Satellite. ?[...]

12 Automatic Channel Setup Although your VCR ma y set channels when you turn it on the first time, you ma y set up channels again. Mak e sure: ● The VCR is on and is in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear on the displa y panel. If it does not, press VCR/TV once.) ● Y our antenna or Cable TV signal is connected to the VCR. See pages six-[...]

CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS SLOW REC MEMORY SPEED SEARCH MODE STILL/PAUSE VCR/TV EJECT M EN U CLEAR REW PLAY STOP F.FWD Automatic Channel Setup (cont ’ d) 13 2-5 • T o add or delete more than one channel, repeat steps 4-5 for all the channels . Then press CLEAR to save all the settings . Helpful Hint Adding/Deleting Channels Delete chan[...]

CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS SLOW REC MEMORY SPEED SEARCH MODE STILL/PAUSE VCR/TV EJECT M EN U CLEAR REW PLAY STOP F.FWD 14 Setting the Clock Follow the steps belo w to set your VCR ’ s clock. Make sur e: ● The VCR is on and in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear . If it does not, press VCR/TV once.) 1 Press MENU until MENU a ppe[...]

CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS SLOW REC MEMORY SPEED SEARCH MODE STILL/PAUSE VCR/TV EJECT M ENU CLEAR REW PLAY STOP F.FWD Setting the Clock (cont ’ d) 15 • T o reset the cloc k, follow steps 1-2 on page 14. Select information to change using F .FWD or REW . When the desired information is flashing, use PLA Y or ST OP to enter the correct i[...]

CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS SLOW REC MEMORY SPEED SEARCH MODE STILL/PAUSE VCR/TV EJECT M EN U CLEAR REW PLAY STOP F.FWD 16 Language Selection Follow the steps belo w to change the language of the on-screen menus and displa ys. Mak e sure: ● The VCR is on and in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear . If it does not, press VCR/TV onc[...]

On-Screen Status Displays 17 Y ou ma y access on-screen status displa ys by pressing ST A TUS repeatedly . Displa ys ma y include the current time, channel, and other information. ● Press ST A TUS once . The COUNT on-screen status displa y will appear f or five seconds. After five seconds, only the r eal-time counter will appear on the screen. Th[...]

EJECT Button Press to eject the ta pe . VCR/TV Button Select the signal your TV receiv es from the VCR. ● VCR P osition W atch a tape, watch a pr ogram while recor ding it, or watch TV using CH or the Number buttons to change channels at the VCR. The VCR/TV light appears when in VCR position. ● TV P osition W atch TV (changing channels at the T[...]

Remote Contr ol (cont ’ d) 19 F .FWD Button Press to fast f orward the tape. See page 34. Press to change a men u item or to go to the next menu. Press to ad d or delete channel numbers. See page 13. ST OP Button Press to stop the ta pe . Press to select a men u item or to change information in the menu. REW Button Press to r ewind a tape. See pa[...]

20 Display P anel POWER VCR/TV CST.IN TIMER REC POWER VCR/TV CST.IN TIMER REC VIDEO L AUDIO R POWER RECORD REW PLAY F.FWD STOP/EJECT CHANNEL Cassette Compartment Insert a video cassette here. VCR Displa y Panel Information about VCR operations appears her e . VCR/TV Light This green light a ppears when the VCR is in VCR position. REC(ord) Light Thi[...]

F ront P anel 21 Remote Sensor Receives a signal fr om your remote so y ou can operate your VCR from a distance. CHANNEL o / p Buttons Press to scan thr ough the VCR ’ s channels. During normal or slow motion pla y , press to adjust the tracking. See page 38. PO WER Button Press to turn the VCR pow er on and off. F .FWD (Fast F orward) Button Pre[...]

VIDEO IN Jack Connect a video cable coming from the video out jack of a camcorder , another VCR, or an audio-visual source (laser disc pla y er , video disc pla yer , etc .) here. See page 32. ANT(enna) IN Jack Connect your antenna or Cable TV signal here. See pages 6-10. OUT Jack Use the supplied RF coaxial cable to connect this jack to the Antenn[...]

CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS SLOW REC MEMORY SPEED SEARCH MODE STILL/PAUSE VCR/TV EJECT M EN U CLEAR REW PLAY STOP F.FWD Playing 23 Read and follow the steps belo w to play a ta pe . 1 T urn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4 (the VCR ’ s RF output channel). (Press and hold PLA Y during tape pla y for thr ee seconds to switch the VCR ?[...]

CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS SLOW REC MEMORY SPEED SEARCH MODE STILL/PAUSE VCR/TV EJECT M E N U CLEAR REW PLAY STOP F.FWD Read and follow the steps belo w to record a tele vision pr ogram. 1 T urn on the TV; set it to channel 3 or 4 (the VCR ’ s RF output channel). (Press and hold PLA Y during tape pla y for three seconds to s witch the VC[...]

One-T ouch Recording 25 One-T ouch Recording lets y ou program an immediate timed recor ding 30 minutes to eight hours long. Make sur e: ● Channels are set. ● The desired r ecording speed (SP , SLP) has been selected with SPEED . ● There is a ta pe in the VCR. Make sur e the tape ’ s record tab is intact and the tape is long enough to r eco[...]

CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS SLOW REC MEMORY SPEED SEARCH MODE STILL/PAUSE VCR/TV EJECT M E NU CLEAR REW PLAY STOP F.FWD PR OGRAM NUMBER 1 B ONCE D AIL Y WEEKL Y 26 Timer Recor ding Y our VCR can recor d TV programs while y ou ’ re a wa y . Y ou can pro- gram up to eight timer recor dings. For each one, the VCR will turn itself on, recor d[...]

ONE TIME PR OGRAM PR OGRAM NUMBER 1 D A TE 0 5 / 0 4 TUE ST AR T TIME 0 7 : 3 0 P M END TIME – – : – – – – CHANNEL – – REC SPEED – – AM B PM ONE TIME PR OGRAM PR OGRAM NUMBER 1 D A TE 0 5 / 0 4 TUE ST AR T TIME – – : – – – – END TIME – – : – – – – CHANNEL – – REC SPEED – – Timer Recor ding (cont ?[...]

CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS SLOW REC MEMORY SPEED SEARCH MODE STILL/PAUSE VCR/TV EJECT M ENU CLEAR REW PLAY STOP F.FWD 28 Timer Recor ding (cont ’ d) ONE TIME PR OGRAM PR OGRAM NUMBER 1 D A TE 0 5 / 0 4 TUE ST AR T TIME 0 7 : 3 0 P M END TIME 0 8 : 3 0 P M CHANNEL 16 REC SPEED – – ONE TIME PR OGRAM PR OGRAM NUMBER 1 D A TE 0 5 / 0 4 T[...]

CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS SLOW REC MEMORY SPEED SEARCH MODE STILL/PAUSE VCR/TV EJECT M EN U CLEAR REW PLAY STOP F.FWD Timer Recor ding (cont ’ d) 29 4 1 1-3 2 Press PLA Y or ST OP repeatedl y to select the pro- gram you want to cancel. 3 While the pro gram number is flashing, press REW to cancel the timer recor ding. 4 Press CLEAR to r [...]

CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS SLOW REC MEMORY SPEED SEARCH MODE STILL/PAUSE VCR/TV EJECT M EN U CLEAR REW PLAY STOP F.FWD 30 Timer Recor ding (cont ’ d) Corr ecting a Timer Recording Y ou can correct a timer r ecording after y ou ha ve finished setting it. Mak e sure the VCR is on and in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear . If it d[...]

CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS SLOW REC MEMORY SPEED SEARCH MODE STILL/PAUSE VCR/TV EJECT M EN U CLEAR REW PLAY STOP F.FWD Recor ding One Channel/W atching Another 31 • If you use a Cable Box/Satellite, you may not be able to watch one channel while recording another . See pages eight-nine. Helpful Hint 1 Select the channel you want to watch[...]

32 Rerecor ding (T ape Duplication) • If you connected another VCR to the A UDIO/VIDEO IN jac ks on the back of VCR 2, press 0, 0, 1 at step 5. L1 will appear on the TV . • If you connected another VCR to the A UDIO/VIDEO In jac ks on front of VCR 2, press 0, 0, 2 at step 5. L2 will appear on the TV . • When the VCR is set to L1 or L2, the sc[...]

CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS SLOW REC MEMORY SPEED SEARCH MODE STILL/PAUSE VCR/TV EJECT M E NU CLEAR REW PLAY STOP F.FWD Repeat Play 33 Follow the steps belo w to program the VCR to play a ta pe over and ov er . Make sur e: ● The VCR is on and is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear on the fr ont panel. If it does not, press VCR/T[...]

34 Special Effects Playback • Slo w and Still modes will automat- ically switch to Stop mode after five minutes to pr otect the VCR and the tape from damag e . Helpful Hint F orward and Re verse Sear ching 1 During tape pla y , press and r elease F .FWD or REW . A fast forward or r ev erse picture sear ch will begin. 2 Press F .FWD or REW again. [...]

Real-Time Counter Memor y 35 Y ou can reset the r eal-time counter to zero at a tape location y ou want to ref er to later . Make sur e: ● The VCR is on and is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear . If it does not, press VCR/TV once . ● There is a ta pe in the VCR. 1 Pla y , fast forward, or r ewind a tape to the location that you woul[...]

36 Time Search Time Search lets y ou go to a specific point on a tape. Enter the amount of time you wish to skip in or der to reach the specified point. Mak e sure: ● The VCR is on and is in VCR position. (The VCR/TV light will appear . If it does not, press VCR/TV once .) ● There is a ta pe in the VCR. 1 Press SEARCH MODE until TIME SEARCH app[...]

Inde x Search 37 When you mak e a recor ding, the VCR places an index mark at the beginning of the recor ding. Essentially , an index mark is a type of “ bookmark ” for y our tape . This feature is useful if y ou hav e several differ ent programs recor ded on a single tape. Skip over pr ograms by follo wing the steps below . Befor e you begin, [...]

Automatic Pla yback When you put a ta pe in the VCR, the power will come on automati- cally . If the tape ’ s recor d tab is missing, pla y will begin. (If a timer recor ding is set, you ma y ha ve to press PO WER to turn on the VCR. T urn off the VCR for the timer recor ding later . If you insert a tape without a r ecord tab when a timer recor d[...]

MTS Br oadcast Stereo (MVR650MG/17) 39 Y our VCR can pla y recordings br oadcast in Hi-Fi (high fidelity) stereo , which produces a crisp , clear sound from tw o sources. Y our VCR also can pla y tapes recor ded in a second audio (usually , that means your pr o- gram is recor ded in a second language). Of course , your VCR will play ta pes recorded[...]

CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS SLOW REC MEMORY SPEED SEARCH MODE STILL/PAUSE VCR/TV EJECT M EN U CLEAR REW PLAY STOP F.FWD 40 MTS Br oadcast Stereo (MVR650MG/17) (cont ’ d) • Y ou can only receive and r ecord stereo or second audio if included by the pr ogram. Y ou can only play in stereo or second audio tapes that were recor ded that way [...]

Hi-Fi Stereo (MVR650MG/17) 41 Multi-Channel T elevision Sound recor ds in Hi-Fi stereo . T o pla y tapes in Hi-Fi ster eo, follo w these steps. Make sur e: ● The VCR is on and is in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear . If it does not, press VCR/TV once . 1 Press MENU until MENU a ppears. • All progr ams recor d in both Hi-Fi stereo and [...]

If you ar e having pr oblems with your pr oduct, check this list of pr oblems and possible solutions before r equest- ing ser vice . Y ou ma y be able to solve the pr oblem yourself. If you need to call a customer service repr esentative, please know the model number and serial n umber of your product bef ore you call. This information is displa ye[...]

Helpful Hints (cont ’ d) 43 T ape cannot be inserted. • Insert the tape, window side up , with the record tab facing y ou and on the left. • Mak e sure a ta pe isn ’ t already in the VCR by pr essing ST OP/EJECT on the VCR or EJECT on the remote. • Gentl y push on the center of the tape when putting it in the VCR. Ne ver f orce the tape i[...]

44 Glossar y A UDIO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks on the fr ont and back of the VCR that recor d audio from another sour ce (IN) or send audio to another system (OUT). The MVR440MG/17 and MVR450MG/17 ha ve a single AUDIO IN jack on the front and back of the VCR and a single AUDIO OUT jack on the back of the VCR. The MVR650MG/17 has Right and Left AUDIO IN ja[...]

Specifications 45 Video Heads Four heads – Hi-Fi (MVR650MG/17) Four heads (MVR440MG/17 and MVR450MG/17) Video Signal EIA standards; NTSC color Antenna VHF/UHF – 75 ohm external antenna terminal VHF Output Signal Channel 3 or 4 (switchable) 75 ohms unbalanced P ow er Requirement 120V A C; 60Hz P ow er Consumption 14W Operating T emperature 41 °[...]

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