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Video Cassette Recorder
TM
VRX562AT
Owner’s Manual
IMPORTANT!
Return Your Warranty Registration Card
Within 10 Days. See Why Inside.
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N I H T I W D E D E E N N O I Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the you’re entitled to. benefits 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. Warranty Owner Model Verification Confirmation Registration Registering your product within
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Introduction 3 Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual. This manual has seven sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording; Playing; Stereo Features; and Information You May Need. The instructions explain all of the VCR’s features, which are listed below. You cannot hurt your VCR by trying the features! So read on – and relax. Features • HQ (High Quality) System • Automatic Channel Programming • On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish • Display Panel • MTS (Mul
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4 Table of Contents Setting Up Your VCR Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Before Using Your VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Hookups Without a Cable Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Before Using Your VCR 5 Putting Batteries in the Remote Control 1 1 Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote control by pressing the tab, then lifting the lid. 2 Place three AA batteries inside the battery compartment with their polarities ( and ends) aligned as indicated. + – 2 3 Replace the battery compartment lid. Using the Remote Control 3 l Point the remote control at the VCR’s remote sensor (see page 28) when using the remote control to operate the VCR. Point the rem
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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 go to page 10. After you hook up the VCR, please go to page 11 to turn on the VCR. 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV. Antenna Indoor/Outdoor (300 ohm) 75V ANT / CABLE OR ANTENNA IN Jack (on back of TV) Cable (75 ohm) 2 Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(e
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Hookups Without a Cable Box (cont’d) 7 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the OUT Jack on the back of the VCR and to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV. (You may use either a snap-on type (supplied) or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer.) ANT AUDIO IN L OUT IN R OUT VIDEO Antenna CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT or Cable AUDIO IN L 75V ANT / OUT IN CABLE R OUT VIDEO ANTENNA IN Jack (on back of TV) CH3 CH4 IN OUT example only RF coaxial cable 4 Plug in the TV and the VCR. 5 Set the CH3/
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8 Hookups With a Cable Box/DSS Receiver This connection allows you to view any channel. After you connect the Cable Box/DSS Receiver, VCR, and TV as shown below, the features described on this page will be available. 3. Use a second RF coax- 1. Connect a Cable signal to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DSS Receiver. ial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack. IN OUT ANT AUDIO IN L OUT IN R VIDEO OUT CH3 CH4 IN OUT ANTENNA IN Jack 2. Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied)
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IN OUT Hookups With a Cable Box/DSS Receiver (cont’d) 9 This connection allows you to program an unattended recording of more than one unscram- bled channel and to watch one channel while recording another. After you connect the VCR, Cable Box/DSS Receiver, and TV as shown below, the features on this page will be available. 2. Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect 1. Connect a Cable the OUT Jack on the VCR to the IN Jack on signal to the VCR’s the Cable Box/DSS Receiver. ANT(enna) IN Ja
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10 Hookups With a Stereo TV antenna or cable to ANT(enna) IN Jack ANT AUDIO IN L OUT IN R VIDEO OUT CH3 CH4 OUT IN Audio and Video VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (red and white) IN Jacks on TV OUT Jacks Video Cable Audio Cable l 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 Connect a video cable to the yellow 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
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Turning on Your VCR 11 Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in the Turn on the TV. remote control and the VCR and TV are connected correctly. 1 l Follow the steps on this page only when you plug the VCR power cord into the wall outlet for the first time. CBL/DSS VCR TV l You may not be able to program channels at step 5 if you are using a Cable Box. In this case, press the Number 1 button at POWER VCR PLUS+ PAUSE /ENTER /STILL 2 step 5. You can go to step 5 on page 38 to s
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12 Channel Memory Programming Channels Although your VCR may automatically memorize the channels you 1 receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets you reprogram channels. CBL/DSS VCR TV 1 POWER VCR PLUS+ PAUSE /ENTER /STILL Press the VCR button. SLOW F.ADV 2 STATUS/EXIT CLEAR MENU Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. V C TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 2 VOL CH V C 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP 4 SET CLOCK 1 2 3 5 CABLE BOX CONTROLLER 4 3 6 REMOTE LOC
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Channel Memory (cont’d) 13 Adding/Deleting Channels 1 1 Press the VCR button. CBL/DSS VCR TV 2 POWER VCR PLUS+ PAUSE /ENTER /STILL Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. SLOW F.ADV 3 STATUS/EXIT CLEAR MENU Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UP. 7 V C 2 VOL CH V C 4 Press the Number 4 button to select ADD/DELETE CH. 1 2 3 6 3 4 5 6 SELECT CHANNEL NUMBER 7 8 9 CH – – 4 100 0 A.CH INDEX SKIP REC/OTR SEARCH SEARCH VCR/TV 5 TO END PUSH EXIT SPEED MEMORY EJECT X2 PLAY VAR
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14 Setting the Clock 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 1 keeps track of the time by constantly referring to the time broad- casted by your PBS station. If you are using a Cable Box or Digital Satellite System, CBL/DSS VCR TV you must set the clock manually. POWER VCR PLUS+ PAUSE Follow the instructions under either manual clock setting or a
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Setting the Clock (cont’d) 15 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. l Enter a 0 before a single digit number. CBL/DSS VCR TV l Entries that do not match the VCR’s internal calendar will cause POWER VCR PLUS+ PAUSE /ENTER /STILL a question mark (?) to appear on-screen. l To make corrections, press the CLEAR button until the space for the number you want to correct is flashing
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16 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Automatic Clock Setting CBL/DSS VCR TV 5 POWER VCR PLUS+ PAUSE /ENTER 1 /STILL Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. SLOW F.ADV TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 PROGRAM STATUS/EXIT CLEAR MENU 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP 4 SET CLOCK V C 5 CABLE BOX CONTROLLER VOL CH 6 REMOTE LOCATOR V C 3 TO END PUSH EXIT 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 7 8 9 2 4 100 0 A.CH Press the Number 4 button to select SET CLOCK. INDEX SKIP REC/OTR SEARCH SEARCH VCR/TV
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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. CBL/DSS VCR TV 1 POWER Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button to VCR PLUS+ PAUSE /ENTER /STILL bring up the main menu display. TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 5 SLOW F.ADV 2 VCR SET UP 3 TUNER SET UP STATUS/EXIT CLEAR 4 SET CLOCK MENU 5 CABLE BOX CONTROLLER 6 REMOTE LOCAT
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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. 1 Daylight-Saving Time is set to ON prior to shipment from the fac- tory. You may turn Daylight-Saving Time ON or OFF by following the CBL/DSS VCR TV steps below. POWER VCR PLUS+ PAUSE /ENTER /STILL 1 Press the VCR button. 5 SLOW F.ADV STATUS/EXIT CLEAR MENU 2 V C 2 VOL CH With the clock set, press the MENU but
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Language Selection 19 Language Selection Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen displays. 1 1 CBL/DSS VCR TV Press the VCR button. POWER VCR PLUS+ PAUSE /ENTER /STILL 2 SLOW F.ADV Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display. 6 STATUS/EXIT CLEAR MENU TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN 1 PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP V C 2 3 TUNER SET UP VOL CH 4 SET CLOCK V C 5 5 CABLE BOX CONTROLLER 6 REMOTE LOCATOR 1 2 3 3 TO END PUSH EXIT 4 5 6 4 7 8 9 100 0 A.CH INDEX SKIP 3 REC/OTR SEARCH S
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20 Setting the Remote to Operate a TV Your VCR remote control may operate your TV. If the remote Find your TV code. control doesn’t operate your TV now, follow the steps below to 2 program your remote control. CBL/DSS VCR TV 1 POWER 4 VCR PLUS+ PAUSE /ENTER /STILL Point the remote control at your TV and press the TV button. 1 Then, press the POWER button. If your TV turns on or off, try the other TV buttons (see pages 23 - 25). If your TV doesn’t & SLOW F.ADV turn on or off, or if the other but
