Philips VRX562AT warranty Turning on Your VCR, Helpful Hints

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Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in the remote control and the VCR and TV are connected correctly.

●Follow the steps on this page only when you plug the VCR power cord into the wall outlet for the first time.

●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 step 5. You can go to step 5 on page 38 to set up the VCR’s internal Cable Box Controller.

1

Turn on the TV. Set it to the same channel as the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR.

2

Press the VCR button, then the POWER button. The VCR light will appear on the display panel and the language select display screen shown below will appear. (If the display does not appear, check your hookups, then follow the steps on page 12 to program channels and page 19 to select a language.)

TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN

1

ENGLISH

ON

2

ESPAÑOL

 

MAKE SELECTION OR

PUSH MENU TO CONTINUE

3

Press the Number 1 button to select English on-screen dis- plays. ON will appear to the right of ENGLISH on-screen. Or, press the Number 2 button for Spanish on-screen displays. SI will appear to the right of ESPAÑOL on-screen.

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1Turn on the TV.

2

CBL/DSS

VCR

TV

 

PAUSE

POWER

VCR PLUS+

 

/STILL

 

 

/ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

4

SLOW

 

 

F.ADV

 

STATUS/EXIT

 

CLEAR

5

 

MENU

 

V

VOL

CH

C

V

C

 

3

1

 

2

3

 

 

4

 

5

6

 

 

7

 

8

9

 

 

100

 

0

A.CH

 

 

REC/OTR

INDEX

SKIP

 

 

 

SEARCH

SEARCH

VCR/TV

 

 

SPEED

MEMORY

 

 

 

EJECT

X2 PLAY

VAR.SLOW

TRACKING

 

 

MUTE

 

TIME SEARCH REC END SEARCH

 

JOG & SHUTTLE

4

Press the MENU button. The channel program display shown below will appear. The display will disappear after about 60 sec- onds if you do not press any buttons.

CABLE BOX USER : PRESS 1

OTHERS : CONNECT ANTENNA

OR CABLE TO VCR

THEN . . .

PUSH CH UP KEY

OR . . .

FOR PLAY ONLY – PUSH STOP

5

Press the CH(annel) Up button to begin automatic chan- nel 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 CH(annel) Up/Down buttons, you’ll only scan through chan- nels that you receive. When all channels are programmed, CHAN- NELS ARE SET will appear on-screen briefly. Then the TV will go to the lowest channel programmed.

Helpful Hints

•To skip this feature and play a tape immediately, insert a tape with its record tab removed. Or, to skip step 3, press the MENU button. All on- screen displays will be in English. To skip step 5, press the STOP button. Channels will not be programmed, and CHANNELS NOT SET will appear on-screen.

•If you try to program channels when there is no antenna or cable connected to the VCR, programming will appear to take place, but even- tually a NO TV SIGNALS message will appear on-screen. Connect an antenna or cable to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack and try again. You may need to follow the steps on page 12.

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Contents VRX562AT Return Your Warranty Registration Card Within 10 Days. See Why InsideOwner’s Manual Video Cassette RecorderOwner Confirmation AHurryWarranty Verification Know these safetysymbolsWelcome to your VCR owner’s manual IntroductionFeatures Safety PrecautionsDescription of Controls 4 Table of ContentsSetting Up Your VCR Stereo FeaturesVCR maintenance Before Using Your VCRPutting Batteries in the Remote Control Using the Remote ControlVIDEO 6 Hookups Without a Cable BoxDisconnect the antenna or cable from your TV Connect the antenna or cable to the ANTenna IN Jack of your VCRPlug in the TV and the VCR Hookups Without a Cable Box cont’dCH3 CH4 Watching TV With the VCR Off 8 Hookups With a Cable Box/DSS ReceiverTimer Recordings Recording/Viewing Any ChannelYou cannot record scrambled chan- nels with this connection Hookups With a Cable Box/DSS Receiver cont’dRecording One Channel/Watching Another Playing a TapeAudio Cable Audio and Video cables are not supplied 10 Hookups With a Stereo TVVIDEO yellow and AUDIO red and white OUT Jacks Video Cable Turning on Your VCR Programming Channels 12 Channel MemoryReviewing Programmed Channels Channel Memory cont’dAdding/Deleting Channels Manual Clock Setting 14 Setting the ClockSetting the Clock cont’d For Automatic Clock Setting 16 Setting the Clock cont’dAutomatic Clock Setting page 16 for details Setting the Clock cont’dTime Zone Daylight-Saving Time Selection 18 Daylight-Saving Time Selection5. Press the Number 1 button to select ENGLISH Language SelectionLanguage Selection 1. Press the VCR button 2. Press the MENU buttonTV CODES There is no guarantee that the remote will work your TV20 Setting the Remote to Operate a TV SATELLITE SYSTEM CODES Setting the Remote to Operate a Cable Box/Digital Satellite SystemCABLE BOX CODES Letting your VCR find your remote for you 22 Remote LocatorIf another remote control beeps Remote Control Buttons Details are on page 24 Remote Control Buttons cont’dRemote Control Buttons cont’d 26 On-Screen Status Displays 002. Details are on page VCR Display PanelFeature Light Symbols tracking. Details are on page 28 Front PanelRecordings. Details are on pages 38 are on pageyour VCR. Details are Rear Paneletc. here. Details are on pages 44 andPress the Rewind button to rewind the tape 30 PlayingPress the STOP button to stop playback Other recording options are on pages RecordingThe VCR will record in a preset vol- ume 32 Recording One Channel/Watching Another One Touch Recording Select a once, daily or weekly recording 34 Timer RecordingChannels are programmed The clock is set Instructions continue on page Timer Recording cont’dMake sure there is a tape in the VCR 36 Timer Recording cont’dThe VCR must be off for a timer recording to take place clock before re-programming the timer recordings Checking or Cancelling Timer RecordingsPositioning the Cable Box 38 Setting Up the Cable Box ControllerSetting Up the Cable Box Controller cont’d There is no guarantee that the VCR will control your Cable BoxCABLE Channels 40 Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming SystemTV Channels Always enter a “0” before single- digit channels Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System cont’d42 Timer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System place! Make sure there is a tape in the VCR The VCR must be off for a timer recording to takeTimer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System cont’d 44 Rerecording Tape Duplication Repeat Playback Repeat PlaybackTime Search 46 Time SearchYou can not enter the TIME SEARCH menu when you are in Recording mode This function will not operate in recording mode Index SearchIndex Search Up to 20 index marks may be searchedSearch 48 Record End Search/Skip SearchRecord End Search Skip SearchReal Time Counter Memory Real Time Counter MemoryPlaying a Tape at Double Speed 50 Special Effects PlaybackForward and Reverse Searching SP/LP/SLP Super High Speed Searching LP/SLPViewing a Picture in Slow to Fast Motion Special Effects Playback cont’dViewing a Slow Motion Picture Automatic Rewind, Eject, Off 52 Automatic Operation FeaturesMemory Rewind, Power Off Automatic PlaybackManual Tracking Automatic Operation Features cont’dAutomatic Tracking Adjustment This indication is not available during tape playback 54 MTS Broadcast Stereo SystemUnderstanding On-Screen Displays to the right of your selection MTS Broadcast Stereo System cont’d56 Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System cont’d The VCR will not perform a timer recording 58 Helpful HintsNo power Power FailureHelpful Hints cont’d Cable Box/DSS Receiver Output Channel Channel 03 or 60 GlossaryNOTE Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice SpecificationsBEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE 62 Limited WarrantyWHAT IS COVERED? WHAT IS EXCLUDED?receiving Index10, 28, 29, 44, 54 with the vcr plus+SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES
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