VRA451 VRA651
For Customer Use
Dear Philips Magnavox product owner
Safety Precautions
Features
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
Recording/Viewing Any Channel
Connect a Cable signal to the in jack on the Cable Box/DBS
Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
Connections
2Cable Box/DBS
Cable signal RF coaxial
Recording One Channel/Watching Another
With this connection
Turning on Your VCR
Press the VCR button, then press the Power button
Box/DBS
Press the VCR button, then press the Menu button
Automatic Channel Setup
Press the Play 8 or Stop 9 button to select
Adding/Deleting Channels
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
OFF, PBS CH. and Time Zone will not appear in the menu
Daylight-Savings Time
Press the Stop 9 button or Play 8 button to select
Language Selection
Remote Control Buttons
STILL/SLOW Buttons While recording, press
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
VRA651
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
Playing
Sqpb does not deliver Super VHS resolution
If playback does not start automatically, press the Play
Recording
VCR records in a preset volume
Press the VCR button
OTR has priority
Channels are set up. Details are on pages
One-Touch Recording
Starting an OTR
VCR light will disappear from the display panel
Recording One Channel/Watching Another
Channels
Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System
Call Letters
Examine the lists 2on
Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System cont’d
Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System
Press the EXIT/STATUS button. Program WAS COM
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
If you forget to turn off the VCR
Same length of time every week
Sage, press the Clear button
Quick Programming cont’d
Checking, Editing, or Clearing Timer Recordings
Follow the steps below to set Timer REC Speed to Auto
Timer Recording Speed Setting
VCR 1 will play your tape. Insert a prerecorded tape in VCR
Rerecording Tape Duplication
Audio and video cables are not included
Index Search
Receiving a Stereo Broadcast
These features are not available with the VRA451
Receiving a Second Audio Program
Press the RECord/OTR button to start recording
Multi-Channel Television Sound System VRA651 only cont’d
Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback VRA651 only
Video Stabilizer
Choose to emphasize the edge Picture
Natural This is generally the preferred setting
SmartPicture
Choose to soften the picture
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
Model # Serial #
Limited Warranty
34-35
Deleting Operation indicators
Reviewing
Controls Quick programming 36-39
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