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IMPORTANT! Return Your Warranty Registration Card Within 10 Days. See Why Inside. Video Cassette Recorder VRX364AT Owner’s Manual TM[...]
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Once your PHILIPS MAGNAVOX purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS MAGNAVOX product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits. Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the[...]
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Introduction 3 • Before doing anything else, record the VCR’s model and serial numbers in the spaces provided on page two. These numbers will help us assist you if you ever call for help. Helpful Hint Features • HQ (High Quality) System • Automatic Channel Programming • On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish • Display Panel • MTS (M[...]
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4 Table of Contents Setting Up Your VCR Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Before Using Your VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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● In this VCR, use only tapes with the mark. ● Make sure any light adhesive stick-on notes are removed from the video cassette tape before putting the tape in the VCR. Removable labels like these can jam the VCR. ● Periodic maintenance is required to maintain your VCR’s excel- lent performance. This VCR has an Automatic Head Cleaner. Howeve[...]
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CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO OR AUDIO R L VIDEO OUT IN IN OUT CH4 OUT IN ANT CH3 75 V ANT / CABLE OR 6 Hookups Without a Cable Box The basic VCR/TV connection – antenna/cable to VCR to TV – is shown below. If you have a Cable Box or a Digital Satellite System, please refer to pages eight-nine. If you have a Stereo TV, please[...]
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CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO R L VIDEO OUT IN IN CH4 OUT IN ANT CH3 CH 4 or CH 3 CH3 / CH4 Switch CH3 CH4 75 V ANT / CABLE CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO AUDIO R L VIDEO OUT IN IN OUT CH4 OUT IN ANT CH3 RF coaxial cable Antenna or Cable 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the OUT Jack on the [...]
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Watching TV With the VCR Off 1 Use the TV channel selector to set the TV to the Cable Box/DSS Receiver output channel (channel 3 or 4). 2 Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable Box/DSS Receiver. Timer Recordings With this connection, you may set a timer recording as described on pages 34-37. However, you must remember the following: ● [...]
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Playing a Tape 1 Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display panel). 2 Make sure the Cable Box/DSS Receiver is on the same channel as the VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. 3 Use the TV channel selector to put the TV on the same chan- nel. 4 Press the PLAY button to play the tape. Hookups With a Cable Box/D[...]
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10 Hookups With a Stereo TV CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT R L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT AUDIO antenna or cable to ANT(enna) IN Jack Video Cable Audio Cable VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (red and white) OUT Jacks Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV ● Audio and Video cables are not supplied. 1 Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the back of the VCR. 2 Co[...]
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123 456 789 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 REW – + STOP F.FWD 2 Turn on the TV at the TV. Set it to the same channel as the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR. The language select display scree[...]
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12 Channel Memory 2 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP 4 SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT • You can not enter the TUNER SET UP menu when you are in Line Input mode. • Line Input mode will always be stored in the VCR’s memory as channel 001 or 002. When you select c[...]
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Channel Memory (cont’d) 13 Adding/Deleting Channels 2 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. SELECT CHANNEL NUMBER CH – – TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP. 4 Press the Number 4 button to select ADD/DELETE CH. 5 Use the Number buttons to enter the channel number. TO SELECT PUSH NUMBER CH12 1[...]
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14 Setting the Clock 2 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. There are two ways to set the clock. With manual clock setting, you tell the VCR the current time. 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 broad- casted by yo[...]
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TIME 02 :15 PM MONTH – – / – – /– – TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT TIME 02 :15 PM DATE 07/ 01 / 97 TUE. TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 5 Press two Number buttons for the hour(s) and two Number buttons for the minute(s). Then press 1 for AM or 2 for PM. For example, for 2:15 PM, press 02, 15, 2. ● Enter a 0 before a sin[...]
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16 Setting the Clock (cont’d) 4 ● If you want the VCR to locate a local PBS station from which to take the time, press the Number 1 button to select SET PBS CH. AUTO. When the current time appears on-screen, you’re finished. Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit. Or, you may be prompted to turn off the VCR. Press the STATUS/EXIT button, then g[...]
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Setting the Clock (cont’d) 17 Time Zone When using the AUTO CLOCK function, you can specify a time zone in which a local PBS channel is located. That way, the VCR will update the clock according to your time zone. 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. 2 Press the Number 4 button to select SET CLOCK.[...]
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2 With the clock set, press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. 3 Press the Number 4 button to select SET CLOCK. 4 Press the Number 3 button so that OFF (or ON) appears to the right of DAYLIGHT SVG TIME. 5 Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit. SET CLOCK 1 AUTO CLOCK [ON] 2 SET MANUAL CLOCK 3 DAYLIGHT SVG TIME [ON] 4 SET TIME ZONE (AU[...]
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Language Selection 19 2 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. Language Selection Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen displays. 3 Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP. 4 Press the Number 4 button to select LANGUAGE. 5 Press the Number 1 button if you want the on-screen displays in English. ON w[...]
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20 Setting the Remote to Operate a TV • Although the remote control that comes with your VCR will work most Magnavox TVs, as well as many TVs sold under other brand names, it is possible that the remote control will not operate your TV. • The remote control may only operate some features of your TV. For exam- ple, the remote control may turn on[...]
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• Although the remote control that comes with your VCR will work most Cable Boxes and Satellite Systems, it is possible that the remote control will not operate your Cable Box or Satellite System. • The remote control may only operate some features of your Cable Box or Satellite System. For example, some Cable Boxes may only be turned on at the[...]
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PAUSE/STILL 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. During playback, press to freeze the picture (still). Press a second time to resume normal playback. Details ar[...]
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Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) 23 SLOW Button During tape playback, press to view the picture in slow motion. Press a second time to resume normal playback. • Shaded buttons may also operate features of your TV, Cable Box, or Satellite System. Helpful Hint REW(ind) Button When tape playback is stopped, press to rewind the tape at high speed. D[...]
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24 Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) MEMORY Button Press to memorize a tape position at which the real time counter was set to 0:00:00. Details are on page 45. CLEAR Button Press to erase incorrect data when programming VCR functions. Also, press to reset the real time counter. Details are on page 45. VAR(iable). SLOW Buttons During slow motion pla[...]
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VCR Display Panel 25 Cassette Compartment Insert a tape here. VCR Display Panel Information about VCR operations appears here. REW REC/OTR PAUSE F.FWD CHANNEL VCR/TV POWER VIDEO AUDIO L R STOP EJECT PLAY VCR REC PWR. PM head w VCR Light This light appears when the VCR is in VCR posi- tion. REC(ord) Light This light indicates that a recording is in [...]
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26 Front Panel POWER Button Press to turn the VCR power on and off. REC(ord)/OTR Button Press once to start a recording. Press three to 18 times to start a one touch record- ing (an immediate recording, 30 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[...]
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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 p[...]
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AUDIO IN Jacks Connect the cables coming from the AUDIO OUT Jacks of a cam- corder, 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 camcorder, another VCR, or an audio-visual source (laser disc, video disc player, etc.) here. Details are on page 42. ANT(enna) IN Jack Co[...]
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TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 ON SCREEN ON ON 2 COUNTER ONLY 3 ON SCREEN OFF TO END PUSH EXIT On-Screen Status Displays 29 • If the channel you select has no broadcast, the screen will become solid blue. The screen will remain blue until you select an active chan- nel. • You may bring up the status display at any time by pressing the STA- TUS/EXIT[...]
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30 Playing • If the tape you want to play is already in the VCR, make sure the VCR power is on and the VCR is in VCR position. (The VCR light will appear on the display panel.) Press the VCR button, then press the PLAY button. • Other playback options and fea- tures are on pages 43 - 49. Helpful Hints Read and follow the steps below to play a t[...]
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Read and follow the steps below to record a television program. 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. Recording 31 2 Insert a tape with its record tab intact (see page five) in the VCR. The power will come on, and the Cassette-Inside light will appear. 4 If the VCR light appea[...]
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1 Start a recording (see page 31). 32 Recording One Channel/Watching Another • If your remote control operates your TV, press the TV button, then use the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons on the remote control to select TV channels. See page 20 for details. • If you use a Cable Box or Satellite System hookup, you may not be able to watch one channel wh[...]
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One Touch Recording 33 2 Press the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel you want to record. OTR (0:30) CH12 3 Press the REC(ord)/OTR button repeatedly until the desired recording length (30 minutes to eight hours) appears in the upper left corner of the screen. Recording will begin immediately. The REC(ord) light an[...]
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DAILY PROGRAM (MON-FRI) PROGRAM -1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8- SELECT PROGRAM NUMBER TO END PUSH EXIT 34 Timer Recording Follow the steps below to program your VCR to record TV pro- grams while you’re away from home. You can program up to eight timer recordings. For each one, the VCR will turn itself on, record, and turn itself off automatically. Before you b[...]
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ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL – – TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 10 TIME ON – – : – – TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 6 Press two Number buttons for the hour(s) you want the recording to begin. Press two Number buttons for the minute(s) you want the recording to begin. Press 1 for A[...]
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ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 10 TIME ON 09:30 PM TIME OFF 11:00 PM REC SPEED SLP SP=1 LP=2 SLP=3 TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 36 Timer Recording (cont’d) 8 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 the cha[...]
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Timer Recording (cont’d) 37 6 Repeat steps 1 - 4 to make sure you have cleared the cor- rect timer recording. • CLASH may flash on the screen when you finish setting a timer recording. This means that the timer recording you just pro- grammed and another timer record- ing overlap, and thus the current timer recording will not be carried out. In[...]
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38 Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System 1 First, fill in the boxes on this page. It will only take a few minutes, and you must do it if you want the VCR Plus+ programming system to work properly. Since the channel numbers of the stations you receive may not be the same as the station numbers, and since channel numbers differ from area to are[...]
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Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 39 2 Now, compare the channel numbers you have written in the VCR PLUS+ CH. and CABLE/TV CH. columns. You’ll notice that some stations have VCR Plus+ and Cable/TV channel numbers that are the same, and other stations have channel numbers that do not match. Where the channel numbers DO NOT mat[...]
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VCR PLUS+ PROG. PLUS CODE : – – – – – – – – TO END PUSH EXIT 40 Timer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System Follow the steps below to program a timer recording using the PlusCode programming numbers in your TV guide. Before you begin, make sure: ● Channels are programmed (page 12). ● The VCR Plus+ and Cable/TV channel [...]
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Timer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 41 • To exit the VCR Plus+ programming system at any time, press the STA- TUS/EXIT button. The display will disappear from the TV screen. • If the preset time for a timer recording comes up during an OTR, the OTR has priority. • To stop a started timer recording, press the STOP/[...]
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1 Make the connections shown above. 42 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 copyrighted television programs, video tapes, or other materials may infringe on the rights of copyrig[...]
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Repeat Playback 43 Repeat Playback Follow the steps below to program the VCR to play a tape over and over. 2 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. 3 Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP. 4 Press the Number 1 button so that ON appears to the right of REPEAT PLAY on-screen. 5 Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit. Now, whe[...]
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44 Time Search Time Search Follow the steps below to program the VCR to search forward or backward a specific length of time. 2 Press the TIME SEARCH button to bring up the time search display. There must be a tape in the VCR. 3 Within 10 seconds, use the Number buttons to enter the desired length of time you want to skip forward or back- ward. For[...]
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Real Time Counter Memory 45 • The MEMORY button does not function when REPEAT PLAY is set to ON. To turn REPEAT PLAY OFF, see the Helpful Hints on page 43. • To erase a Real Time Counter Memory, press the MEMORY but- ton until the M disappears from the screen. • You may only set the real time counter to zero at one location at a time. If you [...]
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46 Special Effects Playback Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) 1 When in Play mode, press and release the F.FWD button or the REW(ind) button. A fast forward or reverse picture search will begin. 2 To return to playback, press the PLAY button. Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP) 1 When in Play mode, press the F.FWD button or the REW (ind) bu[...]
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Viewing a Slow Motion Picture 1 When in Play mode, press the SLOW button. The tape will play in slow motion. NOTE: You can control the speed of slow motion playback by pressing the VAR(iable). SLOW buttons . 2 To release Slow mode and return to normal playback, press the PLAY button or press the SLOW button again. Viewing a Picture in Slow to Fast [...]
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48 Automatic Operation Features The following playback features will always operate: Automatic Playback When you put a tape in the VCR, the power will come on auto- matically. If the tape’s record tab is missing, playback will begin. If a timer recording is set, the power will not come on automati- cally when you insert a tape with the record tab[...]
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Automatic Operation Features (cont’d) 49 Manual Tracking To adjust the tracking manually, press the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons on the VCR during tape playback. NOTES: • This function is controlled only by the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons on the VCR . The CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons on the remote con- trol will not adjust tracking. • To return track[...]
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To record and play back programs broadcast in stereo, even if you have a Mono Speaker TV, just use one of the connections shown, then follow the steps on pages 51 - 53. STOP 12:00 AM TV STEREO CH 02 STEREO 2ND AUD SLP 1:23:45 HIFI Your VCR can play recordings broadcast in Hi-Fi (high fidelity) stereo, which produces a crisp, clear sound from two so[...]
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MTS Broadcast Stereo System (cont’d) 51 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. 2 Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP. 3 Press the Number 6 button to select TV STEREO or the Number 7 button to select 2ND AUDIO. ON will appear to the right of your selection. 4 Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit. 5 To play a tape, press t[...]
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52 Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. 2 Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP. 3 Press the Number 3 button to select AUDIO OUT. Multi-Channel Television Sound System broadcasts are automati- cally recorded in Hi-Fi stereo sound. To play in Hi-Fi stereo tapes recorded in Hi-Fi stereo, however, you?[...]
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Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System (cont’d) 53 6 Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. 7 Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP. 8 Press the Number 6 button to select TV STEREO. ON will appear to the right 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 PROGRAM[...]
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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 solve the problem yourself. No power • Make sure the power plug is completely connected to an AC (alternating current) outlet. • Make sure the power is turned on. Power Failure • Timer recordings [...]
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TV programs cannot be watched normally. • Put the VCR in TV position. (Press the VCR/TV button so that the VCR light disappears from the display panel. For details see pages 22 and 27.) • Check the connections between the VCR, TV, antenna/cable, and Cable Box/Digital Satellite System (if applicable). (See pages six-10 for details.) Tape cannot [...]
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56 Glossary AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks located on the front and back of the VCR which are used to record audio from another source (IN) or to send audio to another source (OUT). Automatic Channel Programming: process in which the VCR scans all available channels and places the ones you receive in its memory. Then, when you push the CHANNEL (Up/Down)[...]
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Specifications 57 Video Heads Four heads – Hi-Fi 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 Power Requirement 120V AC; 60Hz Power Consumption 20W Operating Temperature 41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C) Relative Humidity 10% to 80% Weight[...]
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RENEWED 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY[...]
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ac power cord .................................28 accessories .......................................60 ant(enna) in jack ...................6-10, 28 audio in/out jacks .............10, 26, 28, ..............................................42, 50, 56 automatic playback .......................................48 rewind, eject, off....................[...]
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IB7841E001 MAC6197 Printed In China Printed In Hong Kong 0VMN01935 / H7495UD * * * * * S UPPLIED A CCESSORIES Remote Control 4835 218 37204 Two “AA” Batteries 4835 138 17012 RF Coaxial 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.[...]