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Magnavox VRU344AT manual

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    Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to the '_amily!" Dear MAGNAVOX product owner: Thank you for your confidence in MAGNAVOX.You've selected one of the best-built, best-backed products available today.And we'll do everything in our power to keep you happy with your purchasefor many years to come. As a member of the MAGN[...]

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    3 Introductior Features • HQ (High Quality) System • Frequency Synthesizer Tuning with Auto Set Feature • On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish • Display Panel • Auto Tracking • One Touch Recording • Unattended (Timer) Recording • Special Effects Playback: Forward and Reverse Searching; Still; Variable Slow; Frame Advance • Wir[...]

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    4 Table of Contents Getting Started Introduction ............................................................ 3 Table of Contents ....................................................... 4 Before Using Your VCR .................................................. 5 Hooking Up Your VCR ................................................... 6 Turning on Yo[...]

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    . Before Using Your VCF Putting Batteries in the Remote Control 1 Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote con- trol by pressing in the tab, then lift- ing the lid. 2 Place two AAA batteries inside the battery compartment with their polarities (+ and - ends) aligned as indicated. 3 Replace the battery compartment lid. i The re[...]

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    6 Hooking Up Your VCR The basic VCR/TV connection - antenna/cable to VCR to TV - is shown below. For other hookups, including those that use cable converter/descrambler boxes, see pages 36 - 39. 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your T¥. Back of TV fl # //// . . _///// _ Indoor Antenna (example only) I Outdoor Antenna _ m" L"t [...]

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    7 Turning on Your .VCR- TV and VCR CH3 [_ CH, Press the VCR button, then the POWER button. 3y Press the Number 1 button for English on- screen displays or the Number 2 button for Spanish on-screen dis- plays. @_- 00000 O0 O0 1 Set the TV to channel 3 or 4, whichever channel.the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. Remote Control -5 Pres[...]

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    8 Playing • :,.] :: Read and follow the steps below to play a tape. 1 Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. 2 Insert a tape in the VCR. The power will come on. The VCR will place itself in VCR position automatically (the VCR light and the Cassette-Inside light on the display pa[...]

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    9 Recordin I Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or 4. 3 Make sure the VCR light is on. If the light is not on, press the VCR/TV button once. To stop recording, press the STOP button. Press the REC(ord)/OTR btttton once to start recording. 7 TV and VCR O c==:90 0000 O0 O0 Insert a tape. Press the PAUSE/STILL button once to pause recording. To st[...]

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    10 Setting the Clock There are two ways to set the clock. With manual clock setting, you tell the VCR the current time. The VCR then adjusts the time accordingly. With automatic clock setting, the VCR gets the current time from your local PBS station. It keeps track of the time by constantly referring to the time broadcasted by your PBS station. Fo[...]

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    11 Setting the Clock (cont'd Automatic Clock Setting 1 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. 2 Press the Number 4 button to select SET CLOCK. 3 If OFF appears to the right of AUTO CLOCK, press the Number 1 button once. A new display screen will appear. If ON appears to the right of AUTO CLOCK, press the Number l button twice[...]

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    12 On-Screen Displays VCR Status Display A status display, which includes the current time, channel, and other information (see illustration of the status display at right), will appear when you press the STATUS/EXIT button or certain function buttons. The contents of the status display may vary. ON SCREEN ON: • Whenever you press the STOP button[...]

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    VCR Display Panel Information about VCR operations is displayed here. r E. I k MAGN kVOX ] ] Timer Light This light glows when a timer recording or 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 flashes when a timer recording has finished (unl[...]

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    SLOW and VAR(iable). SLOW Buttons Press the SLOW button to view the picture in slow motion. Press again to to normal playback. Then vary the speed from 1/6 to 1/30 of normal speed using the VAR(iable). SLOW buttons. Details are on page 31. REW(ind)/SEARCH Button When in Stop mode, press to rewind the tape at high speed. When in Play press to rewind[...]

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    15 Remote Control Buttons (cont'd ..... Button Press to play a tape. Also, press to release Search, Slow or Still mode and to retum to normal playback (see page 31for details). 0 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. Record mode, press to temporar[...]

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    16 Front Panel Wireless Remote Sensor Receives an infrared signal from your remote control so you can operate your VCR from a distance. POWER Button Press to turn the VCR power on and off. L 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[...]

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    17 Rear Pane'- eo • .oe .e oeoee **ee o* * • * I Q • • * e* ooe mQo • ** * ooe eoe*oooeoe*e* • • • • • ee • • *oeeee oeoeoe eeeloeeooeeooeeeooe eoeeoe eooeeo eo eeeooeoeeee oe ee • coo • • • ANT(enna). IN(put) Jack Connect your antenna or cable here. Details are on pa e six. I O O00DDODOOIDO0 D l VIDEO OUT(put) [...]

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    18 Recording One Channel/Watching Another 1 Start a recording (see page nine). 2 Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV position. The VCR light will disap- pear from the VCR's display panel. Use the TV controls to select the channel you want to watch. 4 To return to the channel being recorded, use the TV controls to select channel 3 or 4[...]

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    19 One Touch Recording- Use the CHAN- NEL (Up/Down) buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel you want to record. Remote Control Press the REC(ord)/OTR button repeatedly until the desired recording length appears in the upper left comer of the screen. .0. t5 ® -:o = ®oSl @@®_J _aotn_t mA_ ctt_ 0 c:=:3 0 • To check the time remainingf[...]

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    20 Timer Recording Follow the steps below to program your VCR to record TV programs while you're away from home. You can program up to eight timer record- ings. For each one, the VCR will turn itself on, record, and turn itself off automatically. Before you begin make sure: • Channels have been programmed. • The clock has been set. • The[...]

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    21 Timer Recording (cont'd 8 11 Press the Number 1 button to record in SP speed, press the Number 2 button to record in LP speed, or press the Number 3 button to record in SLP speed. For details, see page five. You cannot use the (Tape) SPEED button at this time. EL 10 T ON _:_1 PM TIME OFF 11:00 PM TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR "%_ END PUSH EXIT[...]

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    22 Setting Up VCR Plus+ 1 First, fill in the boxes on this page. It will only take a few minutes, and you must do it if you want your VCR's VCR Plus+ to work properly. Since the channel numbers of the stations you receive may not be the same as the station numbers, and since channel num- bers differ from area to area, you must program the VCR [...]

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    23 Setting Up VCR Plus+ (cont'd_ _ TV Channels VCR Plus+ Local Channel Local TV Stations Guide Channel Number (call letters) Number (GUIDE CH.) (USER CH.) Cable Channels VCR Plus+ Cable Channel Cable Stations Guide Channel Number (call letters) Number (GUIDECH.) (USER CH.)[...]

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    24 Setting Up VCR Plus+ (cont'd) Now, compare the channel numbers you have written in the GUIDE CH. and USER CH. columns. You'll notice that some stations have guide and user chan- nel numbers that are the same, and other stations have channel numbers that do not match. Where the channel numbers DO NOT match, you must tell the VCR the gui[...]

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    25 Timer Recording With VCR Plus Remote Control POWER Button Number Buttons STATUS/ EXIT Button t_®-¢ VCR PLUS+/ -ENTER Button MENU Button _CLEAR Button oo*o*ololoaeoooooo_olool oooooo OOOOIllOGOOOQ • If you make a mistake while you are entering the VCR Plus+ number of a program, press the CLEAR button until the cursor is flashing on the item y[...]

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    26 Rerecording (Tape Duplication) The instructions on this page show you how to copy tapes. The illustration uses two VCRs just like yours. Different VCRs may operate differently. NOTE: Unauthorized recording of copy- righted television programs, video tapes, or other materials may infringe on the rights of copyright owners and violate copyright la[...]

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    27 Channel Memor+- 3 Use the Number 1 button or the Number 2 button to choose TV or CABLE TV. 1/ Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. Remote Control @@@22 G®@_3 o _ o 00000 OO 00 Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP. 4 Press the Number 3 button to select AUTO PROGRAMMING. • Line Input mode will always be stored in[...]

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    28 Channel Memory (cont'd) Adding/Deleting Channels 1 Press the MENU button, then press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP. 2 Press the Number 4 button to select ADD/DELETE CH. EoLECT CHANNEL NUMBER_" _ END PUSH EXIT J 3 Enter the desired channel number (see "Number Buttons" on page 14). CH12 3 SE'EOT,NO_"E.O. [...]

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    29 Playback Option: Press the Number 2 button to select REPEAT PLAY. Repeat Playback @@@_' 000 00 O0 0 0 ss the MENU but- press the 2 button to SET UP. Press the STATUS/EXIT but- ton to exit. Remote Control Time Search 2 Use the Number but- tons t_ enter the desired length of time. m In Stop mode, press the TIME SEARCH button to bring up the t[...]

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    3O Playback Options (cont'd) Time Counter Memory Follow the steps below to reset the time counter to zero at a tape location you want to refer to later. 1 Play, fast forward, or rewind a tape to the location that you would like to refer to later. Press the STOP button or the STOP/EJECT button to stop the tape. 2 Press the STATUS/EXIT button. T[...]

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    31 Playback Options (cont'd Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) When in Play mode, press and release the FF/SEARCH button or the REW(ind)/SEARCH button. A fast forward or reverse picture search will begin. return to playback, press To the PLAY button. Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP) When in Play mode, press and release the FF/SEARCH [...]

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    VCR CH. (Up/Down) Buttons Automatic Playback When you put a tape in the VCR, the power will come on automatically. If the tape's record tab is missing, playback will begin. Automatic Rewind, Eject, Off When a tape is played, fast forwarded, or recorded to its end, the VCR will rewind the tape, go into the Stop mode, eject the tape, then turn i[...]

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    33 TV Code Setting Bo=o Ioo • •••rio••o•••••• • •oioo •o• *ooo* oleo•co•co••••••••••••••••coo•• • o••••••••• • •lQoQooooioooeoi• o• • • • *o o• • o••omooooooooo•4•t••••=• O c:=:_ 0 1 Press the TV button, then the POWER but[...]

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    34 Cable Converter Box Code Setting Your VCR remote control may be able to oper- ate your cable converter box. If the remote con- trol doesn't operate your cable converter box now, find your brand of cable converter box on the list at the right, then follow the steps below to program your remote control accordingly. 1 Point the remote control [...]

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    35 Sp e c i fic atio ns/No te t " o Hooking Up Your VCR If the reception on all channels is poor, you may need to tune your TV set again. Timer Recording ! • It is best to finish programming a timer : recording at least five minutes before : the recording is scheduled to begin. : • If, after programming a timer record- : ing, you turn the [...]

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    Antenna/Cable to VCR to TV Hookups Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV (to avoid confusion, label all cable ends and jacks on the TV before disconnecting anything). Connect the antenna or cable to your VCR. COMBINATION if---- VHF/UHF SYSTEM A. t__J F-Type Connector [--'- VHF ONLY OR UHF ONLY------- _"_---] (notsupp|ied)_ SEPARATE[...]

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    37 Other Hookups (cont'd Connect your VCR to your TV, using only one of the connections shown below. Select channel 3 or 4 at the back of the VCR. --VHF or CABLE RF coaxial cable_ (not supplied) RF coaxial cable ]/_ I (supplied) Back of TV (example only) -- CABLE ONLY Cable TV Converter Box --COMBINATION VHF/UHF SYSTEM r ........ I RF coaxial [...]

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    With a Converter/Descrambler Box Cable Converter Box Cable Input With this connection, you can record and view any channel, including scrambled channels. However, channel selections must be made at the cable converter box. This means that: O You can record any channel by using your remote conlrol to select channels at the cable converter box (see &[...]

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    39 Other Hookups (cont'd' With a (VCR to TV) Converter/Descrambler Box This is an alternative to the connection shown on page 38. It allows you to program an unattended recording of more than one unscrambled channel and to watch one channel while recording another. ANT(enna). OUT(put) Jack IN(put) Jack I Cable Converter Box Cable Input Re[...]

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    4O Before Requesting Service ee ol • oe oe ooeoe eQ oe eo* ee eeoeoe ee ooe oeee eoeoe eeoe eoeo *eooe ee oo •eeoe eoete ee eeoeoe =eoeooeee oe oe eooe*e *oe eooe oeo ee oeQe le oee eeoe oe*oeoe ee If you are having problems with your VCR, check the following list of problems and possible solutions before requesting service. You may be able to [...]

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    41 Glossar3 (continued from page 40) Miscellaneous TV programs cannot be watched normally. Tape cannot be inserted. Tape cannot be removed. 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. The motor (cylinder) rotates even when the VCR is in Stop mode. Channels above 13 cannot[...]

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    VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER 90 Days Free Labor One Year Exchange Warranty on Parts This product must be carried in for repair. WHO IS COVERED? You must have proof of purchase to receive warranty service. A sales receipt or other document showing that you purchased the product is considered proof of purchase. WHAT IS COVERED? Warranty coverage begins th[...]

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    43 Index - a. ch button ................... 15 ac power cord .................. 17 accessories .................... 44 antenna input jack .............. 17 audio input/output jacks .......... 17 automatic clock setting ............... 11 playback .................. 32 rewind, eject, off ............ 32 batteries ....................... 5 before req[...]

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    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. aoo o©o o C) o 0000 0000 000o O0 o _o 000 O0 O0 O0 4835 218 37169 One-Piece Wireless Remote Control With 2 "AAA" Batteries (4835 138 17001 ) 4835 321 27011 One-Piece RF Coaxial Cable, 75 ohm If any of these[...]