Philips MVR440MG, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...E GUIDE AND OR OWNER S MANUAL FIRST FOR QUICK TIPS THAT MAKE USING YOUR MAGNAVOX PRODUCT MORE ENJOYABLE IF YOU HAVE READ YOUR INSTRUCTIONS AND STILL NEED ASSISTANCE YOU MAY ACCESS OUR ONLINE HELP AT WWW MAGNAVOX COM OR CALL 1 800 705 2000 WHILE WITH YOUR PRODUCT IMPORTANT RETURN YOUR WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD WITHIN 10 DAYS SEE WHY INSIDE ...

Page 2: ...f saying welcome and thanks for investing in a MAGNAVOX product P S Remember to get the most from your 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 indi cates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock For the safety of everyone in your household please do n...

Page 3: ...rk Using other tapes may result in poor picture quality and excessive deposits on the video heads which may not be cov ered by the warranty if damage occurs Note to the Cable TV System Installer This reminder is pro vided 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 t...

Page 4: ...ntrol 18 19 Display Panel 20 Front Panel 21 Rear Panel 22 Basic Operations Playing 23 Recording 24 Recording One Touch Recording 25 Timer Recording 26 30 Recording One Channel Watching Another 31 Rerecording Tape Duplication 32 Playing Repeat Play 33 Special Effects Playback 34 Real Time Counter Memory 35 Time Search 36 Index Search 37 Automatic Playback Features 38 Additional Features MTS Broadca...

Page 5: ... Control Point the remote at the VCR s remote sensor see page 21 when using the remote to operate the VCR Do not put objects between the remote and the VCR Recording Prevention Videotapes have record tabs to ensure that recordings are not erased accidentally 1 To prevent recording break off the tab with a screwdriver 2 To allow recording cover the hole with cellophane tape Do not mix alkaline and ...

Page 6: ... you have a Stereo TV see page 10 After you hook up the VCR go to page 11 to turn on the VCR The MVR650MG 17 is illustrated here The MVR440MG 17 and MVR450MG 17 have single AUDIO IN OUT jacks ANTENNA IN Jack on back of TV Antenna or Cable TV signal 75 ohm Antenna Indoor Outdoor 300 ohm Antenna or Cable TV signal 75 ohm Antenna Indoor Outdoor 300 ohm 1 Disconnect the antenna or Cable TV signal from...

Page 7: ...hannel If you cannot use channel 3 at your TV use channel 4 instead To change the VCR s output channel to 4 press and hold PLAY on the VCR for three seconds during tape play The VCR s RF output channel will alternate between 3 and 4 each time you do this There is not a channel 3 4 switch on the VCR You must change the RF output channel as described If the RF output channel does not change stop tap...

Page 8: ...Cable Box Satellite on for a timer recording ANT AUDIO VIDEO IN OUT OUT IN OUT L R IN OUT IN 75 ANT CABLE TV s ANTENNA IN Jack Cable Box Satellite VCR Connections 1 Connect a Cable TV or Satellite signal to the IN Jack on the Cable Box Satellite 2 Use an RF coaxial cable supplied to connect the OUT Jack on the Cable Box Satellite to the ANT enna IN Jack on the VCR 3 Use a second RF coaxial cable t...

Page 9: ...s ANT enna IN Jack 2 Use an RF coaxial cable supplied to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the IN Jack on the Cable Box Satellite 3 Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the Cable Box Satellite to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV Recording One Channel Watching Another 1 Put the Cable Box Satellite on the same channel as the VCR s RF output channel The default is channel 3 See page...

Page 10: ... s VIDEO IN Jack 3 MVR650MG 17 Connect a stereo audio cable to the VCR s red and white AUDIO OUT Jacks and to the TV s AUDIO IN Jacks Match cable colors to jack colors MVR440MG 17 MVR450MG 17 Connect a Y splitter audio cable to the VCR s white AUDIO OUT Jack and to the TV s AUDIO IN Jacks 4 Turn on your TV making sure it is in Line Input or Auxiliary mode Your TV may refer to this as an Audio Vide...

Page 11: ...ps then try again If you still do not see any displays follow the steps under Automatic Channel Setup on page 12 and Language Selection on page 16 If you try to set up channels when there is no antenna or cable con nected to theVCR programming will appear to take place Eventually AUTO SET UP will appear on the screen steadily and channel programming will stop Connect an antenna or cable to the ANT...

Page 12: ...ls if you are using a Cable Box Satellite See pages eight nine To stop channel setup press CLEAR Helpful Hints M E N U TIMER PROGRAMMING AUTO REPEAT OFF B CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT AUDIO OUT TV STEREO ON SAP M E N U B TIMER PROGRAMMING AUTO REPEAT OFF CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT AUDIO OUT TV STEREO ON SAP 2 Press PLAY or STOP repeatedly to select CHANNEL SET UP Press F ...

Page 13: ...TV once 1 Press MENU until MENU appears 2 Press PLAY or STOP repeatedly to select CHAN NEL SET UP Press F FWD 1 6 CHANNEL SET UP AUTO SET UP B MANUAL SET UP MANUAL SET UP CHANNEL 30 CATV ADD M E N U TIMER PROGRAMMING AUTO REPEAT OFF B CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT AUDIO OUT TV STEREO ON SAP 3 Press PLAY or STOP repeatedly to select MANUAL SET UP Press F FWD 4 Press PLAY or STOP repeated...

Page 14: ...play the time on theTV press STATUS repeatedly Power failures exceeding 30 sec onds can erase your clock setting Press REW to go back one step Helpful Hints 1 2 4 M E N U B TIMER PROGRAMMING AUTO REPEAT OFF CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT AUDIO OUT TV STEREO ON SAP CLOCK SET MONTH DAY YEAR HOUR MINUTE AM PM 2 Press PLAY or STOP repeatedly to select CLOCK SET Press F FWD 3 While MONTH is f...

Page 15: ... 4 HOUR MINUTE AM PM 0 5 4 0 P M AM B PM 5 9 9 5 WhileYEAR is flashing press PLAY or STOP repeat edly until the desired year appears Press F FWD The day of the week will appear automatically 6 While HOUR is flashing press PLAY or STOP repeatedly until the desired hour appears Press F FWD 7 While MINUTE is flashing press PLAY or STOP repeatedly until the desired minute appears Press F FWD 8 While A...

Page 16: ...ress PLAY or STOP repeatedly to choose SELEC IDIOMA or SELEC TION LANGUE Press F FWD 3 Press PLAY or STOP to select ENGLISH 4 Press CLEAR to remove the menu Helpful Hint 4 M E N U B TIMER PROGRAMMING AUTO REPEAT OFF CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT AUDIO OUT TV STEREO ON SAP M E N U TIMER PROGRAMMING AUTO REPEAT OFF CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET B LANGUAGE SELECT AUDIO OUT TV STEREO ON SAP LANG...

Page 17: ...d the availability of stereo or second audio MVR650MG 17 only will also appear on the screen Press STATUS once again The on screen status display will disappear If the channel you select has no broadcast the screen will be blue Access a status display any time by pressing STATUS The excep tion is when viewing a still picture or a slow motion picture or during forward and reverse searching Channel ...

Page 18: ...er Buttons Press to select channels at the VCR Enter channel numbers as a two digit number for the quickest results For example to select channel 6 press 0 6 If you only press the Number 6 button channel 6 will appear after a brief delay There also may be a brief delay when you select channels 10 11 and 12 To select channels 100 and above enter channel numbers as a three digit number For example t...

Page 19: ...ge 13 STATUS Button Press to access or remove the status display See page 17 SPEED Button Press to select a recording speed SP or SLP See pages 24 and 44 SEARCH MODE Button Press to set an Index or Time Search See pages 36 37 STILL PAUSE Button Press to pause or resume recording See page 24 You cannot pause a One Touch Recording See page 25 During play press to freeze the picture Press repeatedly ...

Page 20: ...in VCR position REC ord Light This red light appears during recording It flashes when recording is paused CST IN Light This green light appears when a tape is in the VCR POWER Light This red light indicates the VCR power is on TIMER Light This red light glows when the VCR is turned off to set a timer recording or during a One Touch Recording or timer recording It flashes if the power is off for a ...

Page 21: ...OWER RECORD REW PLAY F FWD STOP EJECT CHANNEL VIDEO AUDIO In Jacks Connect video and audio cables coming from the video and audio out jacks of a camcorder another VCR or other audio video equipment here See page 32 The MVR650MG 17 is shown here The MVR440MG 17 and MVR450MG 17 have only one AUDIO IN Jack RECORD Button Press once to start a recording See page 24 Press repeat edly to start a timed On...

Page 22: ...isual system laser disc player video disc player etc here See pages 10 32 and 39 AC Power Cord Connect to a standard AC outlet to supply power to the VCR ANT AUDIO VIDEO IN OUT OUT IN OUT L R IN 22 Rear Panel AUDIO IN Jacks Connect the audio cables coming from the audio out jacks of a cam corder another VCR or an audio source here See page 32 The MVR650MG 17 is shown here The MVR440MG 17 and MVR45...

Page 23: ...emoved play will begin automatically 3 If play does not start automatically press PLAY 4 Press STOP to stop play 5 Press REW to rewind the tape 6 Press EJECT to remove the tape Turn on the TV Insert a tape 3 1 2 If the tape you want to play is in theVCR make sure theVCR power is on and theVCR is inVCR position PressVCR TV so the VCR TV light appears Press PLAY Other playback options and fea tures ...

Page 24: ...se CH or the Number buttons to select a channel to record 5 Press REC once to start recording The red REC ord light will appear If the tape is missing the record tab the VCR will eject the tape 6 To pause recording for example during commer cials press STILL PAUSE once The REC ord light will flash To resume recording press REC or STILL PAUSE again The REC ord light will stay on 7 Press STOP to sto...

Page 25: ...R before recording is finished press STOP on the remote or STOP EJECT on the VCR To cancel the OTR but continue recording press REC or RECORD repeatedly until REC appears in the upper left cor ner of the screen When the OTR is finished the VCR will eject the tape and turn itself off OTR 0 30 SP To change the recording length while an OTR is in progress press REC or RECORD repeatedly until the desi...

Page 26: ...ING PROG 12345678 DATE START TIME END TIME CHANNEL REC SPEED Only programs that air Monday Friday can be recorded on a DAILY basis If you select DAILY at step 3 then enter a Saturday or Sunday DATE at step 4 the correct program will not record The VCR will alter the recording date and record a different pro gram than you intended Helpful Hint 2 Press PLAY or STOP repeatedly to select a program num...

Page 27: ...press STOP EJECT on theVCR More Helpful Hints are on pages 42 43 Helpful Hints 4 Enter the date of the recording Press PLAY or STOP repeatedly until the desired month appears Press F FWD Next press PLAY or STOP repeatedly until the desired day appears Press F FWD The day of the week will appear You cannot program the VCR to record more than one year in advance 5 Enter the recording s start time Pr...

Page 28: ...ress PLAY or STOP repeatedly until the desired channel number appears Press F FWD If you are using a standard antenna Cable TV hookup as shown on pages six seven select the channel of the TV pro gram you want to record If you are recording from line input select L1 LineIn Rear or L2 LineIn Front See the Helpful Hint below If you are using a Cable Box Satellite select the Cable Box Satellite output...

Page 29: ... 3 While the program number is flashing press REW to cancel the timer recording 4 Press CLEAR to remove the menu Cancelling a Timer Recording 1 First press MENU until MENU appears Press PLAY or STOP repeatedly to select TIMER PROGRAMMING Press F FWD TIMER PROGRAMMING PROG 12345678 DATE START TIME END TIME CHANNEL REC SPEED ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE 05 04 TUE START TIME 07 30 PM END TI...

Page 30: ...Press F FWD 2 Press PLAY or STOP repeatedly to select the timer recording you want to correct 1 5 1 4 3 Select the information you want to change by repeat edly pressing F FWD Press REW to go back one step There is an exception Do not press REW while the pro gram number is flashing This will cancel the timer recording completely 4 While the information is flashing enter the correct information by ...

Page 31: ... to start recording the current channel See page 24 2 PressVCR TV to put theVCR inTV position The VCR TV light will disappear 3 Use theTV remote control to select the channel you want to watch at theTV 4 To return to the channel being recorded use theTV remote control to select channel 3 or 4 whichever channel the RF output channel of theVCR is set to Choose the channel it was on before you change...

Page 32: ... of VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jacks of VCR 2 2 Video cable from VIDEO OUT Jack of VCR 1 to VIDEO IN Jack of VCR 2 3 RF coaxial cable from the OUT jack of VCR 2 to the TV s ANTEN NA IN Jack 1 Make the connections shown above 2 VCR 1 will play your tape Insert a prerecorded tape in VCR 1 If the tape does not have a record tab play begins If this happens press STOP EJECT on VCR 1 once 3 VCR 2 will record you...

Page 33: ... Helpful Hints 2 Press PLAY or STOP repeatedly to select AUTO REPEAT 3 Press F FWD so ON appears beside AUTO REPEAT Tape play will begin immediately AUTO REPEAT B will appear on the screen briefly If you are fast forwarding or rewinding the tape you must first press CLEAR to remove the menu then press PLAY to play the tape The VCR will play the tape to the end rewind it then play it again TV progr...

Page 34: ...LP or SLP speeds Each press of F FWD or REW alternates the search speed 3 To return to play press PLAY Viewing a Still Picture 1 During play press STILL PAUSE to freeze the picture Advance the still picture one frame at a time by pressing STILL PAUSE repeatedly 2 To release the still picture and return to normal play press PLAY Viewing a Slow Motion Picture 1 During tape play press SLOW The tape w...

Page 35: ...emory at one location at a time Setting the counter to zero at a second loca tion will erase the previous setting To erase the counter memory press MEMORY repeatedly so the M disappears from the screen MEMORY does not function if AUTO REPEAT is ON See page 33 Helpful Hints 2 1 4 3 CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS SLOW REC MEMORY SPEED SEARCH MODE STILL PAUSE VCR TV EJECT MENU CLEAR REW PLAY STO...

Page 36: ...the tape is reached during aTime Search theVCR will cancel the search and rewind the tape See page 38 Helpful Hints 2 Within 30 seconds press PLAY or STOP repeatedly until your desired length of time appears Or press and hold PLAY or STOP until you reach the length of time 3 Within 30 seconds press REW or F FWD The VCR begins rewinding or fast forwarding to the specified point The time counts down...

Page 37: ... minutes for LP recording and 3 minutes for SLP recording If the end of the tape is reached during an Index Search theVCR will cancel the search and rewind the tape See page 38 Helpful Hints 2 Within 30 seconds press PLAY or STOP repeatedly until the number of programs that you want to skip appears beneath INDEX SEARCH This number should include the current program For exam ple if you are currentl...

Page 38: ...e VCR will not eject the tape or shut itself off Tape Eject A tape can be ejected with the VCR power on or off but the VCR must be plugged in If a Timer Recording is programmed a tape can only be ejected with the power on Be sure to insert a tape for the Timer Recording then turn off the VCR power Tracking The VCR automatically adjusts tracking to give you the best possible picture quality during ...

Page 39: ...elow will appear when you press STATUS on the remote The indication SAP or STEREO that appears on the status display tells you if the program you re watching is available in second audio or stereo Even though a program is available in second audio or stereo you still must program the VCR to receive or record the program Follow the directions on page 40 This indication is not available during tape ...

Page 40: ... available theVCR will record normal audio Helpful Hints Make sure The VCR is on and is in VCR position The VCR TV light will appear If it does not press VCR TV once 1 Press MENU until MENU appears 1 2 3 2 Press PLAY or STOP repeatedly to select TV STEREO or SAP Press F FWD then ON will appear beside your selection 3 Press CLEAR to remove the menu 4 To play a tape press PLAY To record use CH to se...

Page 41: ...ly to select MONO Press CLEAR to remove the menu If you play non Hi Fi tapes while AUDIO OUT is set to HIFI HIFI will not appear on the status dis play The tape will play in monau ral sound For more hints see page 43 Helpful Hints CH 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 POWER STATUS SLOW REC MEMORY SPEED SEARCH MODE STILL PAUSE VCR TV EJECT MENU CLEAR REW PLAY STOP F FWD 2 3 1 2 Press PLAY or STOP repeatedly to se...

Page 42: ...ding Make sure the start and end times are correct See pages 26 30 Make sure a tape is in theVCR and the tape has a record tab See page five Make sure theVCR power is off TheVCR will not remind you of an upcoming timer recording if theVCR power is on Make sure the clock is set See pages 14 15 TheVCR may not complete a timer recording if the power fails for more than 30 seconds before or during the...

Page 43: ...ers This technology is used on programs that are recorded on video tapes or DigitalVideo Discs DVDs as well as some programs broadcast by antenna cable satellite television channels Programs broadcast with copyright protection technology may not record clearly Likewise if you play a tape that is a recording of a copyright protected program the picture may not be clear Tapes of copyright protected ...

Page 44: ...and VIDEO In jacks on the front of the VCR select channel 002 LineIn Front L2 If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO IN jacks on the back of the VCR select channel 001 LineIn Rear L1 If you accidentally enter Line Input mode press CH or the Number buttons to select another channel OTR One Touch Recording a timed recording that starts immedi ately and records for 30 minutes to eight hours whichever you spe...

Page 45: ...ut Signal Channel 3 or 4 switchable 75 ohms unbalanced Power Requirement 120V AC 60Hz Power Consumption 14W Operating Temperature 41 F 5 C to 104 F 40 C Relative Humidity 10 to 80 Weight 4 18 lbs 1 9 kg Dimensions 14 2 W x 3 6 H x 8 5 D 360mm x 92mm x 216mm Tuner Broadcast Channels VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 Cable TV Channels 1 125 NOTE Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice ...

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Page 47: ...er Label the envelope Return Documents Enclosed Place this enve lope in the box with the product 4 Seal the box with packing tape and return the product via United Parcel Service UPS insured and freight pre paid to the address provided by Magnavox For details call 1 800 705 2000 A replacement will be sent to you via UPS within 48 business hours of Magnavox receipt of the product When it is necessa...

Page 48: ...18 on screen status displays 17 one touch recording 25 out jack 7 9 22 32 play button 18 21 23 34 playing a tape 23 power button 18 21 cord 7 22 light 20 rear panel 22 rec button 18 rec ord light 20 record button 21 record tab 5 recording basic 24 one channel watching another 31 prevention 5 timer 26 30 remote control buttons 18 19 sensor 5 21 using 5 repeat play 33 rerecording 32 rew button 19 21...