Philips CCZ252AT, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Important Return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days See why inside Color TV with built in VCR CCZ252AT CCZ252comb QX33 4 6 99 8 50 PM Page 1 ...

Page 2: ...et the most from your PHILIPS MAGNAVOX product you must return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days So please mail it to us right now Know these safetysymbols This bolt of lightning indicates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock For the safety of everyone in your house hold please do not remove product covering The exclamation point calls attention to featu...

Page 3: ... 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 ...

Page 4: ...re Controls 24 25 On Screen Status Displays 26 Reminder 27 Basic Operations Playing 28 Recording 29 Recording Options One Touch Recording 30 Rerecording Tape Duplication 31 Timer Recording 32 35 Record Defeat 36 Playing Options Setting the Sleep Timer 37 Closed Caption 38 39 Volume Bar 40 Repeat Play 41 A B Repeat Play 42 43 Real Time Counter Memory 44 Automatic Operation Features 45 Playback Opti...

Page 5: ... 2 3 TV VCR Maintenance In this TV VCR use only tapes with the mark Make sure any light adhesive stick on notes are removed from the video cassette tape before putting the tape in the TV VCR Removable labels like these can jam the TV VCR Periodic maintenance is required to maintain your TV VCR s excellent performance This TV VCR has an automatic head cleaning system However the video heads will ev...

Page 6: ...put channel channel 03 or 04 Then select channels at the Cable Box 1 Hook up your TV VCR using one of the connections shown A B Hooking Up Your TV VCR With an Indoor Antenna To install a rod antenna not supplied push the stem of the antenna into the antenna hole on the top of the TV VCR Connect the antenna wire to the ANT enna Jack on the back of the TV VCR as shown Extend the antenna and adjust i...

Page 7: ...ideo cables are not supplied Helpful Hints Crooked Pin Straight Pin Hooking Up Your TV VCR to Another Video Source VCR or Camcorder You may need this connection if you want to copy tapes Details are on page 31 AUDIO VIDEO Jacks on front of TV VCR AUDIO VIDEO OUT Jacks on VCR Use an Audio cable to connect the AUDIO OUT Jack on the VCR to the AUDIO In Jack on the front of the TV VCR Use a Video cabl...

Page 8: ...RESS EXIT 5 Use the CHANNEL o p buttons or the Number buttons on the remote control to select a TV VCR channel Use the VOLUME o pbuttons to adjust the sound If you do not see any on screen dis plays when you turn on the TV VCR check your hookups then try again If you still do not see any on screen displays follow the steps on pages nine 10 to select a language and set up channels To skip step 2 pr...

Page 9: ...F FWD B button PRIMARY SETUP 1 SELECT LANGUAGE 2 AUTO PROGRAMMING 3 ADD DELETE CHANNEL 4 CH MEMORY REVIEW 5 VOLUME BAR ON 6 SET CLOCK TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT PRIM SETUP VCR PROGRAM VCR SETUP CAPTION REMINDER BRIGHTNESS PRESS B 2 1 5 4 REW PLAY POWER SPEED MUTE SLEEP ALT CH CHANNEL VOLUME REC OTR STATUS EXIT MEMORY PAUSE STILL MENU CLEAR TRACKING STOP F FWD o o p p o p o p 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 10: ...IEW 5 VOLUME BAR ON 6 SET CLOCK TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT 4 Press the Number 2 button to select AUTO PROGRAM MING AUTO PROGRAMMING MEMORIZED CH will appear on screen The TV VCR will memorize all available channels Line Input mode will always be stored in the TV VCR s memory as channel 00 You cannot delete it To exit line input mode press the CHANNEL buttons or the Number buttons to ...

Page 11: ...SS EXIT To review the channels memorized by the TV VCR follow these steps 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to select PRIM SETUP Press the F FWD B button 3 Press the Number 4 button to select CH MEMORY REVIEW A list of programmed channels will appear on screen 4 If all the programmed channels don t fit on screen press the Number 1 button If you do not press the Num...

Page 12: ...VCR maintain the clock according to your Time Zone To set the clock manually follow the steps on pages 12 13 To set the clock using Automatic PBS Channel Selection follow the steps on pages 14 15 To set the clock using Manual PBS Channel Selection follow the steps on pages 16 17 Before you begin make sure The TV VCR is hooked up and turned on Channels are set up You make each entry within 60 secon...

Page 13: ...buttons for the year For example for July 1 1998 press 07 01 98 The day of the week will appear automatically 7 Press the STATUS EXIT button SET MANUAL CLOCK TIME 09 30 PM DATE 07 01 98 WEDNESDAY TO CORRECT PRESS CLEAR TO END PRESS EXIT 4 Press the Number 2 button to select SET MANUAL CLOCK SET MANUAL CLOCK TIME DATE TO END PRESS EXIT 5 6 4 7 REW PLAY POWER SPEED MUTE SLEEP ALT CH CHANNEL VOLUME R...

Page 14: ...E BAR ON 6 SET CLOCK TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT PRIM SETUP VCR PROGRAM VCR SETUP CAPTION REMINDER BRIGHTNESS PRESS B SET CLOCK 1 AUTO CLOCK ON 2 SET MANUAL CLOCK 3 DAYLIGHT SVG TIME ON 4 SET TIME ZONE AUTO TO CONTINUE PRESS MENU TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT 3 Press the Number 6 button to select SET CLOCK 2 1 3 4 AUTO CLOCK AUTO CLOCK USES PBS CHANNEL DATA 1 SET PBS CH AUT...

Page 15: ... display which includes the time will appear on the TV VCR screen Details are on page 26 You must turn off the TV VCR for several minutes during automatic clock setting If the clock is not set when you turn on the TV VCR repeat the steps for Automatic PBS Channel Selection If the clock still is not set set the clock manually You cannot use the AUTO CLOCK feature if you don t receive a PBS channel ...

Page 16: ...e STOP button to select PRIM SETUP Then press the F FWD B button PRIMARY SETUP 1 SELECT LANGUAGE 2 AUTO PROGRAMMING 3 ADD DELETE CHANNEL 4 CH MEMORY REVIEW 5 VOLUME BAR ON 6 SET CLOCK TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT PRIM SETUP VCR PROGRAM VCR SETUP CAPTION REMINDER BRIGHTNESS PRESS B SET CLOCK 1 AUTO CLOCK ON 2 SET MANUAL CLOCK 3 DAYLIGHT SVG TIME ON 4 SET TIME ZONE AUTO TO CONTINUE PRESS...

Page 17: ...or several minutes When you turn on the TV VCR again the time will be set 5 Press the Number 2 button to select SET PBS CH MAN UAL AUTO CLOCK PBS CH TIME DATE SELECT CHANNEL NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT AUTO CLOCK PBS CH 12 TIME 06 30 PM DATE 07 01 98 WEDNESDAY TO END PRESS EXIT 7 NOW SEARCHING flashes on the TV VCR screen AUTO CLOCK PBS CH 12 TIME DATE NOW SEARCHING TO END PRESS EXIT 5 6 7 8 If you h...

Page 18: ...ET CLOCK 3 SET CLOCK 1 AUTO CLOCK ON 2 SET MANUAL CLOCK 3 DAYLIGHT SVG TIME ON 4 SET TIME ZONE AUTO TO CONTINUE PRESS MENU TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT PRIM SETUP VCR PROGRAM VCR SETUP CAPTION REMINDER BRIGHTNESS PRESS B REW PLAY POWER SPEED MUTE SLEEP ALT CH CHANNEL VOLUME REC OTR STATUS EXIT MEMORY PAUSE STILL MENU CLEAR TRACKING STOP F FWD o o p p o p o p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 Whe...

Page 19: ...e zone ON will appear beside the selected time zone 6 Press the STATUS EXIT button twice 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to select PRIM SETUP Then press the F FWD B button PRIMARY SETUP 1 SELECT LANGUAGE 2 AUTO PROGRAMMING 3 ADD DELETE CHANNEL 4 CH MEMORY REVIEW 5 VOLUME BAR ON 6 SET CLOCK TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT 3 Press the Number 6 button to se...

Page 20: ...layback is stopped press to rewind the tape at high speed During playback press to rewind the tape while the picture stays on screen Press to change a setting of a pop up menu item for example to adjust the BRIGHTNESS setting F FWD Button When tape playback is stopped press to fast forward the tape at high speed During playback press to fast forward the tape while the picture stays on screen Press...

Page 21: ...l 21 ANT ANT enna Jack Connect your antenna or cable here Details are on pages six seven Antenna Hole Connect the stem of an indoor rod antenna here Details are on page six CCZ252comb QX33 4 6 99 8 50 PM Page 21 ...

Page 22: ...long of the channel you are watching Details are on page 30 STATUS EXIT Button Press to see the status display Press again to remove the status display Details are on page 26 Press to exit the on screen menu Number Buttons Use to select channels and to program TV VCR functions such as setting the clock Channels 1 9 To select press 0 then press the channel you want to select For example to select c...

Page 23: ... s channels CLEAR Button Press to erase incorrect data when programming TV VCR func tions Also press to reset the real time counter to 0 00 00 Details are on page 44 ALT CH Alternate Channel Button Press to return to the TV channel you were viewing immediately before switching to your current channel MEMORY Button Press to memorize a tape position at which the real time counter was set to 0 00 00 ...

Page 24: ...utton to adjust the picture control Refer to the chart on page 25 4 When you finish press the STATUS EXIT button The on screen menus shown on page 25 will disappear if no adjust ments are made within 60 seconds The original settings will probably give you the best picture quality To reset the picture controls to the original settings press the MENU button then press the PLAY but ton or the STOP bu...

Page 25: ...REW ind s button to decrease a picture control Press the F FWD B button to increase a picture control TO ADJUST PRESS s B TO ADJUST PRESS s B TO ADJUST PRESS s B Press the STOP Button Press the PLAY Button BRIGHTNESS PICTURE COLOR TINT SHARPNESS TV RESET BRIGHTNESS PICTURE COLOR TINT SHARPNESS TV RESET BRIGHTNESS PICTURE COLOR TINT SHARPNESS TV RESET TO ADJUST PRESS s B BRIGHTNESS PICTURE COLOR TI...

Page 26: ...us display will appear for five seconds COUNTER ONLY MODE When a function button REW ind s PLAY etc is pressed the status display will appear for five seconds After five seconds only the counter will remain on screen To remove it choose ON or OFF in the ON SCREEN MODE menu There is an exception When you press the STOP button the sta tus display will appear for five seconds then disappear OFF MODE ...

Page 27: ... the pop up menu Set REMINDER to ON or OFF by following the steps below 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to select REMINDER 3 Press the REW ind s button or the F FWD B button to select ON or OFF Each press of the REW ind s button or the F FWD B button turns REMINDER ON or OFF 4 Press the STATUS EXIT button TO ADJUST PRESS s B REMINDER BRIGHTNESS PICTURE COLOR TINT...

Page 28: ...nsert a tape in the TV VCR The power will come on If the tape s record tab has been removed playback should start auto matically 2 If playback does not start automatically press the PLAY button to start playback 3 Press the STOP button on the remote control or the STOP EJECT button on the TV VCR once to stop play back 4 Press the REW ind s button to rewind the tape 5 When the tape has finished rew...

Page 29: ...stop recording press the STOP button 3 Use the CHANNEL buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded Channels cannot be changed during recording 4 Press the REC ord OTR button once to start recording The REC ord light will glow If there is not a tape in the TV VCR NO CASSETTE flashes on screen briefly If the tape does not have a record tab PROTECTED CAS SETTE CANNOT RECORD fla...

Page 30: ...then press the CLEAR button then press the STOP button on the remote control To check the time remaining for an OTR after the OTR has been set press the STATUS EXIT button To change the recording length while an OTR is in progress press the REC ord OTR button until the desired recording length appears on screen You can not pause an OTR To cancel an OTR but continue recording press the REC ord OTR ...

Page 31: ... If playback begins press the STOP button on the unit 3 The TV VCR will record your tape Insert a blank tape in the TV VCR Make sure the tape s record tab is intact The TV VCR power will turn on automatically 4 Point the TV VCR remote control at the TV VCR Press Number buttons 0 0 so that A V IN appears on screen 6 Press the PLAY button on the source unit and the REC ord OTR button on your TV VCR ...

Page 32: ...elect ONCE The TV VCR will record a TV program on any day you choose up to 12 months away Press the Number 2 button to select DAILY The TV VCR will record from Monday through Friday starting at the same time and recording the same channel for the same length of time every day Press the Number 3 button to select WEEKLY The TV VCR will record the same channel on the same day at the same time and for...

Page 33: ... press the STATUS EXIT button Then use the Number buttons to select another position 6 Press two Number buttons for the hour s you want the recording to begin Press two Number buttons for the minute s you want the recording to begin Press 1 for AM or 2 for PM For example for 9 30 PM press 09 30 2 ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 10 TIME ON TO CORRECT PRESS CLEAR TO END PRESS EXIT 7 Follow the in...

Page 34: ... VCR PLEASE INSERT CAS SETTE also appears on screen If there is a tape without a record tab in the TV VCR PLEASE REMOVE CASSETTE also appears on screen If this happens insert a different tape If PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED appears start again at step 1 11 Turn off the TV VCR power If you forget to turn off the TV VCR PLEASE TURN OFF FOR TIMER RECORDING appears on the TV VCR screen two minutes before a t...

Page 35: ...reen If no timer recordings are programmed nothing will happen when you press the Number 4 button 4 Press the Number 1 button to display information about the next programmed timer recording If you do not press a button within 10 seconds information about the next pro grammed timer recording will appear This will continue until all positions have been displayed Then the menu will disappear You can...

Page 36: ...tep 3 press the Number 4 button so that OFF appears beside RECORD DEFEAT on screen Press the STATUS EXIT button Helpful Hints VCR SETUP 1 ONE TIME PLAY ON 2 REPEAT PLAY 3 ON SCREEN MODE 4 RECORD DEFEAT ON TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT 5 Now REC DEFEATED will flash on screen when you press the REC ord OTR button REC DEFEATED 1 Press the MENU button PRIM SETUP VCR PROGRAM VCR SETUP CAPTIO...

Page 37: ...atedly to select 30 minutes 60 minutes 90 minutes or 120 min utes In a few seconds the display will disappear Then the TV VCR will shut itself off after the specified amount of time One minute before the TV VCR shuts itself off the seconds will count down on screen GOOD NIGHT appears on the TV VCR screen 10 seconds before the TV VCR shuts itself off To see how much time remains until the TV VCR sh...

Page 38: ...VCR Refer to your area s TV program listings for the shows offered with closed captions TO ADJUST PRESS s B 1 Press the MENU button CAPTION REMINDER BRIGHTNESS PICTURE COLOR TINT 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to select CAPTION 3 Press the REW ind s button or the F FWD B button to select your desired mode The selected closed caption mode will appear beside CAPTION on screen CAPTION1 di...

Page 39: ...IT button When you change channels the closed captions may be delayed for a few seconds When you adjust the volume or mute the volume closed captions may be delayed for a few seconds Helpful Hints HELLO WORLD WEATHER NYL LOS LONDON CLOUD RAIN CLOUD 5 C 8 C 7 C 23 00 20 00 4 00 Standard Closed Captions Half screen text 4 Press the STATUS EXIT button The type of closed captions you selected at step ...

Page 40: ... will remain on screen even when you press the VOLUME buttons or the MUTE button 1 2 3 4 40 Volume Bar 3 Press the Number 5 button so that OFF appears to the right of VOLUME BAR Each press of the Number 5 button will turn the VOLUME BAR ON or OFF 4 Press the STATUS EXIT button 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to select PRIM SETUP Then press the F FWD B button PRIM...

Page 41: ...off To set ONE TIME PLAY to ON follow steps 1 2 above Then press the Number 1 button so that ON appears beside ONE TIME PLAY Press the STATUS EXIT but ton The real time counter memory will not function during Repeat Play Helpful Hints 1 Press the MENU button PRIM SETUP VCR PROGRAM VCR SETUP CAPTION REMINDER BRIGHTNESS PRESS B VCR SETUP 1 ONE TIME PLAY 2 REPEAT PLAY ON 3 ON SCREEN MODE 4 RECORD DEF...

Page 42: ... PLAY button or the STOP button to select VCR SETUP then press the F FWD B button 4 Press the Number 2 button repeatedly so that A B appears beside REPEAT PLAY 2 Press the MENU button PRIM SETUP VCR PROGRAM VCR SETUP CAPTION REMINDER BRIGHTNESS PRESS B VCR SETUP 1 ONE TIME PLAY 2 REPEAT PLAY A B 3 ON SCREEN MODE 4 RECORD DEFEAT OFF TO SELECT PRESS NUMBER TO END PRESS EXIT 3 4 2 1 REW PLAY POWER SP...

Page 43: ... least three minutes 8 The TV VCR will immediately rewind the tape to the start posi tion A and repeat playback to the end position B over and over TV programming will appear while the tape is rewinding A B Repeat Play cont d 43 5 6 7 REW PLAY POWER SPEED MUTE SLEEP ALT CH CHANNEL VOLUME REC OTR STATUS EXIT MEMORY PAUSE STILL MENU CLEAR TRACKING STOP F FWD o o p p o p o p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 T...

Page 44: ...ress the MEMO RY button so that M appears on screen To erase a real time counter memory press the MEMORY button so that the M disappears from the screen 01 08 PM STOP CH10 SLP 1 23 45 5 To go to a tape location where the real time counter was reset to zero press the REW ind s button or the F FWD B button when playback is stopped When the tape reaches the point at which the counter was set to zero ...

Page 45: ...R OFF will appear on screen The TV VCR will turn itself off when the tape has finished rewinding If a real time counter memory is set the TV VCR may only rewind the tape to the point at which the counter was set to zero then turn itself off Tape Eject A tape can be ejected with the TV VCR power on or off but the TV VCR must be plugged in If a timer recording is programmed a tape can not be ejected...

Page 46: ...L button 2 To release the still picture and return to normal playback press the PLAY button Still mode will automatically switch to Stop mode after five minutes to protect the TV VCR and the tape from damage SP LP SLP means this feature will work with tapes recorded in Standard Play Long Play or Super Long Play For details about tape speed see page 29 LP SLP means this feature will work with tapes...

Page 47: ...enna VHF very high frequency channels 2 13 and UHF ultra high frequency channels 14 69 Cable all standard channels can be received without a Cable Box Brightness adjusting increases or decreases the brightness of the color on screen Color adjusting pales or brightens the TV VCR color Dubbing copying a tape using a VCR HQ high quality a feature in the TV VCR circuitry which provides enhanced pictur...

Page 48: ...ervice center Do not put your fingers or objects into the TV VCR cassette compartment Do not place anything on top of the TV VCR Dew Warning Moisture Condensation Moisture may condense inside the unit when it is moved from a cold place to a warm place after heating a cold room or when the humidity is high There is no warning that moisture has accumulated in your TV VCR If you try to play a tape in...

Page 49: ...s are on pages five and 20 Remove all obstacles between the remote control and the TV VCR Inspect and replace the batteries in the remote control Details are on page five Number buttons won t work for channels above 69 Select CABLE from the INPUT section of the pop up menu then let the TV VCR set up the channels Details are on page 10 TV VCR can t receive channels above 13 Select CABLE from the IN...

Page 50: ...In countries where Philips Consumer Electronics Company does not dis tribute the product the local Philips service organiza tion will attempt to provide service although there may be a delay if the appropriate spare parts and technical manual s are not readily available MAKE SURE YOU KEEP Please keep your sales receipt or other document showing proof of purchase Attach it to this owner s manual an...

Page 51: ... on screen off mode 26 on screen on mode 26 on screen status displays 26 one touch recording 30 pause still button 23 46 picture adjusting 24 25 play button 20 22 playback options 46 playing 28 power button 20 22 cord 7 real time counter memory 44 rear panel 21 rec ord otr button 20 22 rec ord light 20 record defeat 36 record tab 5 recording 29 reminder 27 remote control buttons 22 23 using 5 sens...

Page 52: ...ed to help you use or set up your TV VCR If any of these items are not included or if you need to replace an item contact Philips Service Solutions Group at the address below Philips Service Solutions Group P O Box 967 Greeneville TN 37744 0967 Or call 1 800 851 8885 Remote Control 4835 218 37216 Two AA Batteries 4835 138 17012 CCZ252comb QX33 4 6 99 8 50 PM Page 52 ...