VRA641AT
For Customer Use
Dear Philips Magnavox product owner
Features
Safety Precautions
Introduction
Table of Contents
Before Using Your VCR
Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV
Hookups without a Cable Box
CH3 CH4
Hookups without a Cable Box cont’d
Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
Connections
Recording/Viewing Any Channel
2Cable Box/DBS
Cable signal RF coaxial
Recording One Channel/Watching Another
With this connection
Press the FF /OK button. The menu shown below will appear
Press the VCR button, then press the Power button
Turn on the TV Wait for the VCR to set up channels
Turning on Your VCR
Press the VCR button, then press the Menu button
Automatic Channel Setup
Adding/Deleting Channels
Press the Play 8 or Stop 9 button to select
ADD/DELETE CH., then press the FF /OK button
Button
Manual Clock Setting
Instructions continue on
To make corrections, follow steps
Button
Setting the Clock cont’d
When the month and day are correct, press the FF /OK
Press the Play 8 or Stop 9 button repeatedly to set
Press the FF /OK button repeatedly to select Time
Time Zone Selection
Manual PBS Channel Selection
Press the FF /OK button repeatedly to select PBS CH
Automatic PBS Channel Selection
Daylight-Savings Time
Press the Stop 9 button or Play 8 button to select
Language Selection
Remote Control Buttons
EXIT/STATUS Button
Timer Button
VCR/TV Button
Speed Button
Display Panel
MENU/EXIT Button
STOP/EJECT Button FF Fast Forward Button
STILL/PAUSE Button REWind Button
Front VIDEO/AUDIO OK Button Play Button Jacks
Rear Panel
On-Screen Status Displays
If on Screen Mode is set to on or Counter
TV Codes
Setting the Remote Control to Operate a TV
Setting the Remote Control to Operate a Cable Box/DBS
Sqpb does not deliver Super VHS resolution
Playing
If playback does not start automatically, press the Play
VCR records in a preset volume
Recording
Press the VCR button
Use the CHannel 8/9 button or the Number buttons to
Channels are set up. Details are on pages
One-Touch Recording
Starting an OTR
If you use a Cable Box/DBS, you
VCR light will disappear from the display panel
Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System
Channels
Call Letters
Examine the lists 2on
Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System cont’d
Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System
FF /OK button
Channels are programmed. Details are on pages
Quick Programming
Will play tapes recorded in LP, but LP will not
Cassette type / Playback Time
Tape Speeds
Hrs
Same length of time every week
If you forget to turn off the VCR
Message, press the Clear button
Indicates a Daily recording
Checking, Editing, or Clearing Timer Recordings
To see the programmed timer recordings individually
Quick Programming cont’d
Follow the steps below to set Timer REC Speed to Auto
Timer Recording Speed Setting
Rerecording Tape Duplication
VCR 1 will play your tape. Insert a prerecorded tape in VCR
Audio and video cables are not included
Index Search
Multi-Channel Television Sound System
Receiving a Stereo Broadcast
Receiving a Second Audio Program
Press the RECord/OTR button to start recording
Multi-Channel Television Sound System cont’d
Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback
Video Stabilizer
SmartPicture
Natural This is generally the preferred setting
Viewing a Slow Motion Picture
Playback Options
Forward and Reverse Searching
Viewing a Still Picture
Dash will appear on the display panel
When Child Lock is activated
Blue Background
Automatic Operation Features
Cable Box/DBS Output Channel channel 03 or
Glossary
Specifications
Helpful Hints
Helpful Hints cont’d
Renewed
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