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IMPORTANT! Return Your Warranty Registration Card Within 10 Days. See Why Inside. Video Cassette Recorder VRX442 VRX462 Owner’s Manual[...]
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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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• 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. Introduction 3 Features • Automatic Channel Programming • On-Screen Status Displays in English or Spanish • MTS (Multi-Channel Television Sound) System (VRX462 only) ?[...]
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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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Before Using Your VCR 5 Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Using the Remote Control 3 Replace the battery compartment lid. 2 To record again, cover the hole with cellophane tape. • Point the remote control at the VCR’s remote sensor. • Do not put objects between the remote control and the VCR. • Press the VCR button before pressing oth[...]
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CH3 CH4 RF OUT ANT.IN AUDIO CABLE BOX VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT R L OR CH3 CH4 RF OUT ANT.IN AUDIO CABLE BOX VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT R L 75 V ANT / CABLE OR 75 V ANT / CABLE 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 Receiver, please refer [...]
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CH 4 or CH 3 CH3 / CH4 Switch CH3 CH4 CH3 CH4 RF OUT ANT.IN AUDIO CABLE BOX VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT R L CH3 CH4 RF OUT ANT.IN AUDIO CABLE BOX VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT R L CH3 CH4 RF OUT ANT.IN AUDIO CABLE BOX VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT R L CH3 CH4 RF OUT ANT.IN AUDIO CABLE BOX VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT R L 75 V ANT / CABLE 75 V ANT / CABLE RF coaxial cable Antenna or Ca[...]
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8 Hookups With a Cable Box/DSS Receiver 75 V ANT / CABLE CH3 CH4 RF OUT ANT.IN AUDIO CABLE BOX VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT R L IN OUT 1 With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display panel), use the CHANNEL Up/Down buttons to set the VCR to the Cable Box/DSS Receiver output channel (03 or 04). Set the CH3/CH4 switch on the ba[...]
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Hookups With a Cable Box/DSS Receiver (cont’d) 9 CH3 CH4 RF OUT ANT.IN AUDIO CABLE BOX VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT R L IN OUT 75 V ANT / CABLE 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[...]
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... ... POWER CBL/DSS VCR TV EJECT MUTE MENU EXIT/STATUS CLEAR VCR PLUS+ /ENTER LIGHT F.ADV PAUSE/STILL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100 0 GO-TO MEMORY INDEX VAR. SLOW REMOTE LOCATOR SKIP VCR/TV SPEED SEARCH SLOW TRACKING STOP REW FF PLAY VOL CHANNEL /OTR REC 10 Turning on Your VCR TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 ENGLISH (ON) 2 ESPAÑOL MAKE SELECTION OR PUSH MENU[...]
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Turning on Your VCR (cont’d) 11 7 Press the CHANNEL Up button to begin automatic channel programming. AUTO SET PROCEEDING/PLEASE WAIT will appear on-screen. The VCR will place all of the channels you receive into its memory, so when you scan through channels using the CHANNEL Up/Down buttons, you’ll only scan through chan- nels that you receive[...]
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12 Automatic Channel Programming Programming Channels Although your VCR may automatically memorize the channels you receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets you reprogram channels. Make each entry within one minute of the previous entry. 5 Wait for a few minutes while the VCR programs chan- nels. When programming is comple[...]
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... ... POWER CBL/DSS VCR TV EJECT MUTE MENU EXIT/STATUS CLEAR VCR PLUS+ /ENTER LIGHT F.ADV PAUSE/STILL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100 0 GO-TO MEMORY INDEX VAR. SLOW REMOTE LOCATOR SKIP VCR/TV SPEED SEARCH SLOW TRACKING STOP REW FF PLAY VOL CHANNEL /OTR REC Automatic Channel Programming (cont’d) 13 TO SELECT PUSH NUMBER CH12 DELETED 1 ADD 2 DELETE 3 SELEC[...]
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... ... POWER CBL/DSS VCR TV EJECT MUTE MENU EXIT/STATUS CLEAR VCR PLUS+ /ENTER LIGHT F.ADV PAUSE/STILL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100 0 GO-TO MEMORY INDEX VAR. SLOW REMOTE LOCATOR SKIP VCR/TV SPEED SEARCH SLOW TRACKING STOP REW FF PLAY VOL CHANNEL /OTR REC 14 Setting the Clock SET CLOCK 1 AUTO CLOCK (ON) 2 DAYLIGHT SAV TIME (ON) 3 SET MANUAL CLOCK (OFF) 4 [...]
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... ... POWER CBL/DSS VCR TV EJECT MUTE MENU EXIT/STATUS CLEAR VCR PLUS+ /ENTER LIGHT F.ADV PAUSE/STILL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100 0 GO-TO MEMORY INDEX VAR. SLOW REMOTE LOCATOR SKIP VCR/TV SPEED SEARCH SLOW TRACKING STOP REW FF PLAY VOL CHANNEL /OTR REC Setting the Clock (cont’d) 15 5 Press the MENU button, then press the EXIT/STATUS button. 6 Press t[...]
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7 Press the EXIT/STATUS button. You will be prompted to turn off the VCR. Press the EXIT/STATUS button again, then press the POWER button to turn off the VCR. Auto will flash in the display panel until the clock is set. Leave the VCR power off until the clock is set. 16 Setting the Clock (cont’d) SET CLOCK 1 AUTO CLOCK (ON) 2 DAYLIGHT SAV TIME (O[...]
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... ... POWER CBL/DSS VCR TV EJECT MUTE MENU EXIT/STATUS CLEAR VCR PLUS+ /ENTER LIGHT F.ADV PAUSE/STILL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100 0 GO-TO MEMORY INDEX VAR. SLOW REMOTE LOCATOR SKIP VCR/TV SPEED SEARCH SLOW TRACKING STOP REW FF PLAY VOL CHANNEL /OTR REC 6 Press the EXIT/STATUS button. You will be prompted to turn off the VCR. Setting the Clock (cont’d[...]
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... ... POWER CBL/DSS VCR TV EJECT MUTE MENU EXIT/STATUS CLEAR VCR PLUS+ /ENTER LIGHT F.ADV PAUSE/STILL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100 0 GO-TO MEMORY INDEX VAR. SLOW REMOTE LOCATOR SKIP VCR/TV SPEED SEARCH SLOW TRACKING STOP REW FF PLAY VOL CHANNEL /OTR REC 4 Press the EXIT/STATUS button to exit. 18 Daylight-Saving Time Selection Daylight-Saving Time Select[...]
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Language Selection 19 5 Press the EXIT/STATUS button to exit. Language Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen displays. 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 LANGUAGE. 4 Press the Number 1 button if you want the on-screen di[...]
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VCR Button Press this button before pressing VCR operation buttons. CBL/DSS Button Press this button before pressing Cable Box or DSS Receiver oper- ation buttons. EJECT Button Press to eject the tape. VOL(ume) Up/Down Buttons Press to increase or decrease the TV’s volume. PLAY Button In VCR mode, press to play a tape. Also, press to release Slow[...]
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Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) 21 • This remote control may or may not operate your TV, Cable Box, or DSS Receiver. Or, it may only work some features of this equipment. See “Setting the Remote Control to Operate a TV” on page 26 and “Setting the Remote Control to Operate a Cable Box/DSS Receiver” on page 27 for details. F.(rame) ADV(a[...]
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Sound Program Lights These lights appear when a stereo or second audio program is available . (ST means a stereo broadcast is available ; SAP means a second audio program is available .) You still must set the VCR to receive, record, or play a tape in stereo or second audio. Details are on pages 49 - 51. These lights are not available on the VRX442[...]
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Hi-Fi POWER PAUSE VIDEO L AUDIO R VCR/TV CHANNEL STOP/EJECT REW PLAY FF REC/OTR HQ H S OTR VCR SP ST SAP AM PM SLP REC PLAY TIMER PAUSE M M H S OTR VCR SP SLP REC PLAY PAUSE ST SAP AM PM M TIMER M Display Panel (cont’d) 23 Remote Sensor Receives a signal from your remote control so you can operate your VCR from a distance. Press the VCR but- ton [...]
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Hi - F i POWER PAUSE VIDEO L AUDIO R VCR/TV CHANNEL STOP/EJECT REW PLAY FF REC/OTR HQ H S OTR VCR SP ST SAP AM PM SLP REC PLAY TIMER PAUSE M M 24 Front Panel POWER Button Press to turn the VCR power on and off. When you press the POWER button to turn on the VCR, you activate the Remote Locator feature. Details are on page 29. REC(ord)/OTR Button Pr[...]
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CH3 CH4 RF OUT ANT.IN AUDIO CABLE BOX VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT R L Rear Panel 25 ANT(enna) IN Jack Connect your antenna or cable here. Details are on pages six - nine. CH3/CH4 Switch Set to channel 3 or 4 to use your TV with your VCR. Set your TV to the same channel. Details are on pages six - nine. VIDEO IN Jack Connect a cable coming from the VIDEO OU[...]
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26 Setting the Remote Control to Operate a TV • If you had to program the remote control to operate your TV, whenev- er you replace the batteries in the remote control, you will have to pro- gram the remote control again. • If you have a Philips TV or a Magnavox TV, you can use the remote control to operate other TV functions. Press the TV butt[...]
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Setting the Remote Control to Operate a Cable Box/DSS Receiver 27 CABLE BOX/DSS RECEIVER CODES GENERAL INSTRUMENTS . . 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 HAMLIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 22 JERROLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 OAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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28 On-Screen Status Displays 5 Press the EXIT/STATUS button to exit. STOP 12:00 AM CH 10 SLP M 1:23:45 HIFI • In On Screen On and Counter Only modes: • You may bring up the status dis- play at any time by pressing the EXIT/STATUS button. (The excep- tion is during Slow, Search, or Still mode.) The display will appear for about five seconds. •[...]
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... ... POWER CBL/DSS VCR TV EJECT MUTE MENU EXIT/STATUS CLEAR VCR PLUS+ /ENTER LIGHT F.ADV PAUSE/STILL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100 0 GO-TO MEMORY INDEX VAR. SLOW REMOTE LOCATOR SKIP VCR/TV SPEED SEARCH SLOW TRACKING STOP REW FF PLAY VOL CHANNEL /OTR REC Remote Locator 29 SET LOCATOR CODE REMOTE LOCATOR CODE IS 4 TO SELECT PUSH 0-9 SET LOCATOR CODE REMOT[...]
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30 Playing 6 When the tape has finished rewinding, press the EJECT button on the remote control or the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR again to remove the tape. • Playback options and features are discussed on pages 49 - 57. Helpful Hint Read and follow the steps below to play a tape. 1 Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever the CH3/[...]
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Recording 31 9 Press the STOP button to stop recording. The REC(ord) light will disappear from the display panel. • If the REC(ord)/OTR button is pressed while a tape without a record tab is in the VCR, PROTECT- ED CASSETTE CANNOT RECORD will appear on-screen briefly. The VCR will eject the tape. • You can change the tape speed while recording,[...]
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3 Press the REC(ord)/OTR button 2 - 19 times, until the desired recording length (30 minutes to nine hours) appears in the upper left corner of the screen and on the display panel briefly. The OTR light will flash on the display panel; the REC(ord) light will appear on the display panel. 32 One Touch Recording • To check the time remaining for an[...]
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Recording One Channel/Watching Another 33 5 To return to the channel being recorded, use the TV remote control to select channel 03 or 04 (whichever chan- nel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to). Or, if the VCR remote control operates your TV, press the TV button, then use the CHANNEL Up/Down buttons to select channel 03 or 04. •[...]
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34 Timer Recording Daily Recording Menu Screen TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP 4 INPUT SELECT 5 SET CLOCK 6 SET REMOTE LOCATOR TO END PUSH EXIT TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 ONCE 2 DAILY 3 WEEKLY 4 PROGRAM REVIEW TO END PUSH EXIT DAILY PROGRAM (MON-FRI) PROGRAM - 12345678 - SELECT PROGRAM NUMBER TO END PUSH EXIT Follow t[...]
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Timer Recording (cont’d) 35 ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 10 CABLE/TV TIME ON – – : – – – – TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 10 CABLE/TV TIME ON 09:30 PM TIME OFF – – : – – – – TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 5 Use the Number buttons to enter the channel you want to reco[...]
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ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 10 CABLE/TV TIME ON 09:30 PM TIME OFF 11:00 PM REC SPEED SLP START DATE 07/10/97 THU. TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 36 Timer Recording (cont’d) ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 10 CABLE/TV TIME ON 09:30 PM TIME OFF 11:00 PM REC SPEED SLP SP=1 SLP=2 TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT 8 Press the Nu[...]
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9 Repeat steps 1 - 6 to make sure you have cleared the correct timer recording. Timer Recording (cont’d) 37 • To stop a started timer recording, press the POWER button. • You can exit the Program Review at any time by pressing the EXIT/STA- TUS button. See pages 60 -61 for more hints. Helpful Hints ... ... POWER CBL/DSS VCR TV EJECT MUTE MENU[...]
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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 TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP 4 INPUT SELECT 5 SET CLOCK 6 SET REMOTE LOCATOR TO END PUSH EXIT TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 SET REPEAT PLAY (OFF) 2 ON SCREEN MODE 3 LANGUAGE 4 SET VCR PLUS+ CH 5 SET CABLE BOX 6 SET DSS RECEIVER 7 AUDIO OUT 8 VIDEO STABILIZER (O[...]
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VCR PLUS+ PROG. 1 ONCE 2 DAILY 3 WEEKLY TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN TO END PUSH EXIT 4 Select a ONCE, DAILY, or WEEKLY recording. To record the program one time, 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 [...]
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Timer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 41 The VCR must be off for a timer recording to take place! Make sure a tape is in the VCR. 7 Press the POWER button to turn off the VCR. The VCR must be turned off for a timer recording to take place. The TIMER light will appear on the display panel of the VCR when you turn off the V[...]
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42 Connecting the Controller If you are using a Cable Box or DSS Receiver, connect the Controller to your VCR. The Controller will automatically select channels at the Cable Box or DSS Receiver during a timer recording. Leave your Cable Box or DSS Receiver turned on during a timer recording. 2 Connect the Controller to the CABLE BOX Jack on the bac[...]
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TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 SET REPEAT PLAY (OFF) 2 ON SCREEN MODE 3 LANGUAGE 4 SET VCR PLUS+ CH 5 SET CABLE BOX 6 SET DSS RECEIVER 7 AUDIO OUT 8 VIDEO STABILIZER (OFF) TO END PUSH EXIT CABLE BOX CONTROLLER OFF TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER 1 ON 2 OFF TO CONTINUE PUSH MENU TO END PUSH EXIT • If the EXIT/STATUS button is pressed during steps 6 - 9, “CAB[...]
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SELECT OUTPUT CH OF YOUR CABLE BOX 03 TO CONTINUE PUSH MENU TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH EXIT • If your Cable Box does not respond to any of the codes at step 8, the Controller will not change channels at the Cable Box during a timer recording. You must select the chan- nel to be recorded at the Cable Box before a timer recording begins. Lea[...]
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Setting the Controller to Operate a DSS Receiver 45 TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP 4 INPUT SELECT 5 SET CLOCK 6 SET REMOTE LOCATOR TO END PUSH EXIT TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 SET REPEAT PLAY (OFF) 2 ON SCREEN MODE 3 LANGUAGE 4 SET VCR PLUS+ CH 5 SET CABLE BOX 6 SET DSS RECEIVER 7 AUDIO OUT 8 VIDEO STABILIZER (OFF) TO[...]
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• If your DSS Receiver does not respond to the code in steps 9 - 10, the Controller will not change chan- nels at the DSS Receiver during a timer recording. In this case, you must select the channel to be recorded at the DSS Receiver before a timer recording begins. Leave the DSS Receiver on for the timer recording. Details are on page eight. •[...]
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Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 47 6 Press the PLAY button on VCR 1 and the REC(ord)/OTR button on VCR 2 at the same time. The REC(ord) light will appear on the VCR 2 display panel. • Unauthorized recording of copyright- ed television programs, video tapes, or other materials may infringe on the rights of copyright owners and violate copyright law[...]
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48 Index Search ... ... POWER CBL/DSS VCR TV EJECT MUTE MENU EXIT/STATUS CLEAR VCR PLUS+ /ENTER LIGHT F.ADV PAUSE/STILL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100 0 GO-TO MEMORY INDEX VAR. SLOW REMOTE LOCATOR SKIP VCR/TV SPEED SEARCH SLOW TRACKING STOP REW FF PLAY VOL CHANNEL /OTR REC 1 3 2 5 4 When you make a recording, the VCR automatically places an index code at th[...]
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Multi-Channel Television Sound System (VRX462 only) 49 If a tape is recorded in stereo, the VRX462 will play the tape in stereo. If a TV program is broadcast in stereo, the VRX462 will receive the program in stereo. (You must program the VCR and make the appropriate stereo hookups. Details are on pages 50 - 51 .) These features are not available wi[...]
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50 Multi-Channel Television Sound System (VRX462 only) (cont’d) To receive and record programs broadcast in second audio, follow steps 1 - 10. To record a program broadcast in stereo, make one of the connections shown, then follow steps 1 - 10. 10 Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start recording. CH3 CH4 RF OUT ANT.IN AUDIO CABLE BOX VIDEO IN OUT[...]
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Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback (VRX462 only) 51 • During playback, Hi-Fi stereo may temporarily revert to normal audio when you adjust tracking. This is normal. • If Hi-Fi stereo continually reverts to normal audio during playback, you may want to press the Number 2 button to select MONO at step 4. • Only tapes recorded in Hi-Fi stereo will play [...]
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52 Tape Counter Memory 5 When tape playback is stopped, press the REW(ind) but- ton or the FF (Fast Forward) button to go to the location on the tape at which the tape counter was reset to zero. Press the PLAY button to watch the tape. • You may only set the tape counter to zero at one location at a time. If you try to set a second tape counter l[...]
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Go-To Feature 53 4 Within 10 seconds, press the PLAY, STOP, POWER, or REC(ord)/OTR button. The VCR will fast forward or rewind the tape to the selected tape counter location. The tape counter will appear on-screen as the VCR rewinds or fast forwards the tape. Then, depending on which button you pressed, the VCR will either begin tape playback, stop[...]
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54 Repeat Playback 4 Press the EXIT/STATUS button. Now, when a tape has fin- ished playing, the VCR will rewind it and start playback again. This will happen until the tape has played 20 times. The PLAY light on the display panel will flash during tape playback and while rewind- ing. TV programming will appear while the tape is rewinding. • The V[...]
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Video Stabilizer 55 • Regardless of the setting, this func- tion has no effect on tapes recorded in SP speed, during recording, and during special effects playback. • When you finish viewing the tape, set VIDEO STABILIZER to OFF. Follow steps 1 - 2 above. At step 3, press the Number 8 button so that OFF appears to the right of VIDEO STABILIZER.[...]
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56 Playback Options 3 To return to normal playback, press the PLAY button. • During Search, Slow, and Still modes, there will be no sound. • Slow and Still modes automatically switch to Stop mode after five min- utes to protect the VCR and the tape from damage. • During Forward or Reverse Searching, noise bars will appear on-screen. • You m[...]
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Automatic Operation Features 57 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. Automatic Rewind When a tape is played, fast forwarded, or recorded to its end, the VCR will rewind the tape to the beginning, then stop. If the Memory light appears o[...]
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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). The VRX442 has single AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks on the front and back of the VCR. The VRX462 has Right and Left AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks on the front and back of the VCR. Automatic Channel Programmi[...]
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Specifications 59 Video Heads Four heads (VRX442) Four heads with Hi-Fi stereo (VRX462) 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; 60 Hz Power Consumption 19W (VRX442) 21W (VRX462) Operating Temperature 41°F [...]
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60 Helpful Hints 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. The VCR has no power. • Make sure the power plug is completely connected to an AC (alternating current) outlet. • Make sure the power is turned on. A pow[...]
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Helpful Hints (cont’d) 61 There is no playback picture, or the playback picture is noisy or contains streaks. • Make sure the TV is on the same channel as the VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. Details are on pages six - nine. • Make sure the VCR is in VCR position. Details are on pages 21, 22, 24, and 33. • Make sure channel 3 or 4 is properly adjust[...]
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RENEWED 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY[...]
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Index 63 ac power cord 23 accessories 64 ant(enna) in jack 25 audio in/out jacks 24, 25, 47, 58 automatic playback 57 rewind 57 batteries 5 cable box connections 8, 9 jack 25, 42-46 output channel 58 remote control code 27, 44 cable/tv channels ?00 cassette compartment 22 cassette-inside light 22 cbl/dss button 20 ch3/ch4 switch 25 channel above 10[...]
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S UPPLIED A CCESSORIES Remote Control 4835 218 37195 Three “AA” Batteries 4835 138 17012 RF Coaxial Cable 4835 321 27302 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 S[...]