Magnavox VRT245A, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...VIDEO CASSETTE RECORD OWHER S MANUAL iii i MODEL VRT245AT i _iiiill _ ii ill J I I I I I 0 0 0...

Page 2: ...y you can count on our uncompromising commitment to your total satisfaction All of this is our way of saying welcome and thanks for investing in a MAGNAVOX product Sincerety Robert Minkhorst President...

Page 3: ...installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding in particular specifying that ground cable shall be connected to the grounding system of the building...

Page 4: ...Panel 15 Rear Panel 16 Doing More Recording One Channel Watching Another 17 One Touch Recording 18 Rerecording Tape Duplication 19 Timer Recording 20 Setting Up VCR Plus 22 Timer Recording With VCR Pl...

Page 5: ...Q Q O Remote Control To select channels 1 9 using the number buttons first press 0 then press the desired channel number For exam ple for channel 6 press 0 6 100 Button Slide the VCRf V switch to VCR...

Page 6: ...V Jack Connect your VCR to your TV with the black RF coaxial cable Select channel 3 or 4 Set the CH 3 CH 4 switch on the back of the VCR to CH 3 or CH 4 whichever channel is not used or least used in...

Page 7: ...ar to take place but eventually NO TV SIGNALS will appear on screen If this happens connect an antenna or cable to the VCR and try again You cannot program channels ifa cable converter box is connecte...

Page 8: ...n the remote con trol or the STOP EJECT button on the VCR to stop playback 5 Press the REW ind Search button on the remote control or the REW ind button on the VCR to rewind the tape 6 Press the STOP...

Page 9: ...but some distor tion will appear on the tape You cannot change channels while the VCR is recording You can press the PA USE button to change channels Read and follow the steps below to record a telev...

Page 10: ...ess 07 01 95 The day of the week will appear automatically l TIME 02 15 PM DATE 07 01 95 SAT TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH MENU J 5 Press the MENU button to start the clock The screen will return...

Page 11: ...nt the status display to appear and for how long it will appear ON SCREEN ON Whenever you press a function button STOP FF etc the status display will appear for five seconds COUNTER ONLY Whenever you...

Page 12: ...hen in Play mode press to rewind while the picture stays on screen PAUSE Button hi Record mode press to temporarily stop the recording pause In Play mode press to freeze the picture still see page 32f...

Page 13: ...OP Button Press to stop the tape SKIP Search Button Press during playback to fast forwald through 30 seconds of a lecording Press up to four times in a row to skip up to two minutes of a recording VCR...

Page 14: ...light appears when the VCR is in recording progress Cassette Conlpartment Insert a tape here I CHANNEL C 3 PLAY x2 REW 0 FF m STOP A_ EJECT 0 _ ASS IN Cassette Ill IAghl This light appears when there...

Page 15: ...Slow mode and return to normal play back Details are on page 32 REWOnd Search Button When in Stop mode press to rewind the tape at high speed When in Play mode press to rewind while the picture stays...

Page 16: ...H4 Switch Set to channel 3 oi 4 to use your TV as a screen for your VCR Details art on page six AC Power Cord Connect to a standard household wall outlet 120V 60Hz to supply power to the VCR Iliiilili...

Page 17: ...ase repeat the steps on page six then fol low the instructions above careflull3 Start a recording see lmgc Him Press the TV VCR button to put the VCR in TV position The VCR lighl will disap pear from...

Page 18: ...er of the screen Recording will begin immediately Remote Control Use the CHAN NEL Up Down buttons or Number buttons to select the chan nel you want to record 2 Press the OTR button to start an OTR and...

Page 19: ...just like yours Different VCRs may operate differently NOTE Unauthorized recording of copy righted television programs video tapes or other materials may infringe on the rights of copyright owners and...

Page 20: ...y been used to store a timer recording PREVIOUSLY SET PRO GRAM will appear on screen for a few seconds Then information about the program in that position will be dis played on screen lf this halv ens...

Page 21: ...you want to change Then enter the correct infonrmtion 2 Continue to do this until all infor mation is correct If you want to plogranl another timer recording press the MENU button Repeat steps 2 10 If...

Page 22: ...annel num bers differ from area to area you must program the VCR with your local channel information To fill in the boxes you will need 1 a cable channel line up list if applicable you can request one...

Page 23: ...SH MENU 4 Press the Number 5 button to select GUIDE CHANNEL SET SELECT GUIDE CH NO GUIDE CH L_ USER CH JS END PUSH MENU 5 Look at the boxes you filled in on pages 22 For stations whose guide channels...

Page 24: ...t this time NE TIME PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 1 CHANNEL 09 TIME ON 10 30 PM TIME OFF 11 30 PM REC SPEED SLP P_I LP _ TUE _OEND PUSH MENU 5 Press the MENU button PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR T...

Page 25: ...main menu display T_O1 vcRPROGRAMSELECTsET upPUSHNO SHOW_ 3k IUNER SET UP 4 CLOCK SET 5 DAYLIGHT SAV TIME END PUSH MENU 2 Press the Number 3 button to select TUNER SET UR 0 SELECT PUSH NO SHOW_ N_ _...

Page 26: ...try and select another channel Press the MENU button twice to exit Remote Control m Press the MENU but ton to bring up the main menu display 6 Press the MENU but r ton to exit i Press the Number 4 but...

Page 27: ...p Q 6 Remote Control Pre_s the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP 3 Press the Number 4 button to select LANGUAGE Follow the steps below to change the lan i guage of the on screen displays i Press th...

Page 28: ...t DAY LIGHT SAV TIME Press the Number I button to select ON or the Number 2 button to select OFF ON will appear to the right of SELECT D S T on screen Press the MENU button to exit Press the MENU but...

Page 29: ...PUSH NO SHOWN _ITONoRM AL PLAY OVN_ 2_ IEPEAT PLAY 3 ON SCREEN MODE 4 LANGUAGE 5 GUIDE CHANNEL SET 6 GUIDE CHANNEL MAP END PUSH MENU Press the Number 2 button to select REPEAT PLAY ON will appear on...

Page 30: ...he VCR will skip over the specified length of time and the tape will resume playing Press the TIME but ton on the remote control Remote Control MUTE VOL CHANNEt oo00 TIME SKIP VCR Plus _ o 3 MENU CLEA...

Page 31: ...e is ejected or the I_ower f ails for more than three seconds Time Counter Memory Follow the steps below to reset the time counter to zero at tape locations you want to refer to later Press the STATUS...

Page 32: ...again The picture runs at twice the playback speed Sound is muted 2 To return to playback press the PLAY X2 button once more Viewing a Slow Motion Picture When in play mode press the SLO_ button A Slo...

Page 33: ...d to its end the VCR will rewind the tape enter Stop mode and eject the tape Then the VCR will turn itself off Tape Eject A tape can be ejected with the VCR power on or off but the VCR must be plugged...

Page 34: ...There is no guarantee that the i remote control will work your TV 000 uE_ _ srAros CD CD C2_ Remote Control Try step 1 again If the remote control works your TV you re finished If the remote control s...

Page 35: ...jacks on the TV before disconnecting anything Connect the antenna or cable to your VCR COMBINATION F VHF UHF SYSTEM A I I _ VHF ONI Y OR UHF ONLY B o SEPARATE VHFAJHF I SYSTEMS COMBINED or I I I CABLE...

Page 36: ...TV example only CABLE ONLY Cable TV Convener Box If you have a UHF only antenna system Even if you only plan to play tapes and view record UHF channels you still need to make one of the combination UH...

Page 37: ...You cannot view a channel other than the one you are recording the instructions on page 17 do not work with this hookup You cannot program channels with this hookup as discussed on pages 7 and 25 Back...

Page 38: ...e the TV channel selector to put the TV on the same chan nel as the output channel of the cable converter box 4 Select the channel you want to watch at the cable converter box Put the cable converter...

Page 39: ...he recording start and stop times are set correctly pages 20 24 Make sure the VCR power is off Make sure the clock is set page 10 The VCR may not perform or continue a timer recording if a power inter...

Page 40: ...h the VCR scans all available channels and places the ones you receive in its mem ory Then when you push the CHANNEL Up Down but tons you only scan through channels you receive Bands settings that all...

Page 41: ...where the product is officially distributed by Philips Consumer Electronics Company In countries where Philips Consumer Electronics Company does not distribute the product the local Philips service o...

Page 42: ...up You may have to set your TV to chan nel 3 or 4 then make your channel selections at the satellite converter box With many satellite hookups if you use accessory audio and video cables to connect yo...

Page 43: ...isplays l 1 on mode 11 off mode 11 one touch recording 18 otr button 13 18 out to tv jack 6 16 pause button 12 playback features 33 options 29 32 play x2 button 13 15 playing 8 power button 12 13 15 c...

Page 44: ...t 19 95 Electrical fluctuations and power surges candamage your valuable electronic entertainment equipment Protect your antenna cable and electrical lines with the Magnavox audio video equipment surg...

Page 45: ...SHOULD BE PROTECTED and routed so that they are not likely to have anything rest on them roll over them or be subject to walking traffic or abuse particularly at plug ins convenience receptacles or co...

Page 46: ...re leaving unit unused for extended periods of time disconnect all equipment from power source antenna and cable system 5 UNPLUG ALL EQUIPMENT BEFORE CLEANING after unit has been unplugged use a dry c...

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