Magnavox VRX562AT99 warranty Introduction, Features, Safety Precautions

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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 (Multi-Channel Television Sound) System

•Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System

•Automatic Tracking Adjustment

•One Touch Recording

•Unattended (Timer) Recording

•Special Effects Playback: Forward and Reverse Searching; Still; Variable Slow; Frame Advance

•Remote Control: With Capability to Operate TV, Cable Box, and Digital Satellite System; With Lighted Buttons

•Repeat Playback

•Automatic Operation Features

•Real Time Counter

•Daylight-Saving Time

•The VCR Plus+ Programming System

•Search Functions: Time Search; Index Search; Record End Search; Skip Search

•Automatic Head Cleaner

•Automatic Clock Setting

•Memory Rewind Off

•Jog & Shuttle Control

•Remote Locator

•Cable Box Controller

Safety Precautions

Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture.

FCC Warning: Any unauthorized changes or modifica- tions to this equipment void the user’s authority to oper- ate it.

This VCR, equipped with a HQ (High Quality) system, is compati- ble with existing VHS (video home system) equipment.

Philips Consumer Electronics Company recommends that you use only video cassette tapes that have been tested and inspected for use in two,four, six, and eight hour VCRs, and which are labeled

with the mark. The use of tapes that have not been inspected for use in two, four, six, and eight hour VCRs may result in poor picture quality and excessive deposits on the video heads, which may not be covered by the warranty if damage occurs.

Note to the Cable TV System Installer: This reminder is provided to call the Cable TV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code, which provides guidelines for proper grounding – in particular, specifying that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as possible.

Copyright 1997 Philips Consumer Electronics Company. All rights reserved. VCR Plus+, C3 and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation. The VCR Plus+ system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation. With the VCR Plus+C3 system, this video cassette recorder can automatically select the appropriate channel on your compatible cable box. C3 and VCR Plus+C3 are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation.

Helpful Hint

•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.

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Contents VRX562AT For Customer Use Dear Philips Magnavox product ownerFeatures Safety PrecautionsIntroduction Table of Contents Erasure Prevention Putting Batteries in the Remote ControlUsing the Remote Control VCR maintenanceDisconnect the antenna or cable from your TV Hookups Without a Cable BoxPlug in the TV and the VCR Hookups Without a Cable Box cont’dWatching TV With the VCR Off Timer RecordingsHookups With a Cable Box/DSS Receiver Recording/Viewing Any ChannelPress the Play button to play the tape Hookups With a Cable Box/DSS Receiver cont’dRecording One Channel/Watching Another Playing a TapeHookups With a Stereo TV 1Turn on the TV Turning on Your VCRPress the VCR button Press the Number 3 button to select Tuner SET UPChannel Memory Programming ChannelsUse the Number buttons to enter the channel number Channel Memory cont’dAdding/Deleting Channels Reviewing Programmed ChannelsPress the Number 2 button to select SET Manual Clock Setting the ClockManual Clock Setting Press the Number 4 button to select SET ClockSetting the Clock cont’d Bring up the main menu display Setting the Clock cont’dAutomatic Clock Setting Press the VCR button, then press the Menu button toPress the Number 4 button to select SET Time Zone Time ZoneDaylight-Saving Time Selection Daylight-Saving Time SelectionPress the Number 4 button to select Language Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UPLanguage Selection Language Selection2Find your TV code Press and release the Mute button2System code Find your Cable Box/SatellitePress the Mute button, then the PAUSE/STILL button If another remote control beepsRemote Locator Letting your VCR find your remote for youRewind Button CBL/DSS ButtonVCR Button TV ButtonRemote Control Buttons cont’d Frame. ADVance Button Slow ButtonStop Button Menu ButtonPressed Press the Number 2 button to select on Screen ModeOn-Screen Status Displays To choose the status display mode, follow the steps belowVCR Display Panel Feature Light SymbolsFront Panel Rear Panel Playing Read and follow the steps below to play a tape1Turn on the TV 2Insert a tape in the VCR Recording Press the VCR button on the remote controlPress the VCR button Start a recording see Press the TV button, then press the CHannel Up/DownPress the Stop button to stop the recording One Touch Recording Recording Menu Timer RecordingPress the Number 1 button to select Program DailyEnter the recording’s stop time Enter the channel you want to recordTimer Recording cont’d Press the STATUS/EXIT button. Program WAS COMTape Speeds Checking or Cancelling Timer Recordings Menu button Press the Number 1 button to select ProgramSee page 58 for more hints Cable Box Cable Box Transmitters on VCR Find your Cable Box code Turn on the Cable BoxSetting Up the Cable Box Controller cont’d Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System TV Channels Cable ChannelsLocal TV Stations Call letters Press the Number 5 button to select VCR PLUS+ REF. MAP Examine the lists onPress the VCR PLUS+ /ENTER button on the remote con OnceComplete each step within 60 seconds of completing Previous step. If you don’t, you may return to stepTimer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System cont’d Rerecording Tape Duplication Repeat Playback Repeat PlaybackTime Search Time SearchExample Index SearchRecord End Search Skip SearchDuring tape playback press the Skip Search button Real Time Counter Memory Real Time Counter MemoryPlaying a Tape at Double Speed Special Effects PlaybackForward and Reverse Searching SP/LP/SLP Super High Speed Searching LP/SLPPlay button or press the Slow button again Press the Play button to release the Still modeViewing a Slow Motion Picture Viewing a Picture in Slow to Fast MotionAutomatic Rewind, Eject, Off Automatic Operation FeaturesMemory Rewind, Power Off Automatic PlaybackAutomatic Operation Features cont’d Automatic Tracking AdjustmentManual Tracking Monitor MTS Broadcast Stereo SystemUnderstanding On-Screen Displays Specifically…To the right of your selection MTS Broadcast Stereo System cont’dHi-Fi Stereo Sound System Press the Number 3 button to select Audio OUTAdditional hints are on Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System cont’d Helpful Hints Helpful Hints cont’d Cable Box/DSS Receiver Output Channel Channel 03 or GlossarySpecifications Renewed Index Supplied Accessories
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