Philips Vrb664At Owner S Manual

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Owner’s Manual

Important!

Return your Warranty Registration

Card within 10 days. See why inside.

Video Cassette Recorder

VRB664AT

Once your PHILIPS purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a

PHILIPS product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your

purchase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits.

Return your Warranty Registration card today to

ensure you receive all the benefits you’re entitled to.

For Customer Use

Enter below the Serial No.

which is located on the rear of

the cabinet. Retain this infor-

mation for future reference.

Model No.________________

Serial No. ________________

Congratulations on your purchase, and

welcome to the “family!”

Dear PHILIPS product owner:

Thank you for your confidence in PHILIPS. You’ve selected one of

the best-built, best-backed products available today. And we’ll do

everything in our power to keep you happy with your purchase

for many years to come.

As a member of the PHILIPS “family,” you’re entitled to protection

by one of the most comprehensive warranties and outstanding ser-

vice networks in the industry.

What’s more, your purchase guarantees you’ll receive all the infor-

mation and special offers for which you qualify, plus easy access to

accessories from our convenient home shopping network.

And most importantly 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 PHILIPS product.

Sincerely,

Robert Minkhorst

President and Chief Executive Officer

P.S. Remember, to get the most from your PHILIPS

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 not remove product

covering.

The “exclamation point”

calls attention to features

for which you should read the

enclosed literature closely to

prevent operating and mainte-

nance problems.

WARNING: TO PREVENT

FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD,

DO NOT EXPOSE THIS

EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR

MOISTURE.

CAUTION: To prevent elec-

tric shock, match wide blade of

plug to wide slot, fully insert.

ATTENTION: Pour éviter les

choc électriques, introduire la

lame la plus large de la fiche

dans la borne correspondante

de la prise et pousser jusqu’au

fond.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT

REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS

INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Hurry!

Warranty

Verification

Registering your product within

10 days confirms your right to max-

imum protection under the

terms and conditions of your

PHILIPS warranty.

Owner

Confirmation

Your completed Warranty

Registration Card serves as

verification of ownership in the

event of product theft or loss.

Model

Registration

Returning your Warranty

Registration Card right away guaran-

tees you’ll receive all the informa-

tion and special offers which you

qualify for as the owner of your

model.

Visit our World Wide Web Site at http://www.philips.com

Introduction 3

Features

• Auto DBS RecordLink™

• Automatic Channel Setup

• Automatic Clock Setting with Time Zone

• Automatic Head Cleaner

• Automatic Operation Features

• Automatic Tracking Adjustment

• Blue Background

• Child Lock

• Daylight-Savings Time

• Display Panel with Auto Dimmer

• Front Panel Menu Access

• Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System

• High Quality (HQ) System

• MTS (Multi-Channel Television Sound) System

• 19 micron head - Improves the picture quality

of tapes recorded in SLP

• On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish

• One-Touch Recording

• Real-Time Counter

• Remote Control with capability to operate TV, Cable

Box, and Direct Broadcast System, with lighted but-

tons

• Repeat Play

• S-VHS Quasi Play Back (SQPB)

• Search Functions: Time Search; Index Search; Record

End Search; Skip Search

• ShowGuard™ - Indefinite Timer Recording memory

• Smart Picture

• Special Effects Playback: Forward and Reverse

Searching; Still; Variable Slow; Frame Advance

• The VCR Plus+ Programming System

Safety Precautions

Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this

equipment to rain or moisture.

Federal Communications Commission Warning: Any unau-

thorized changes or modifications to this equipment void the

user’s authority to operate it.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is sub-

ject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause

harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference

received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This VCR is equipped with a High Quality (HQ) system and is compati-

ble with existing Video Home System (VHS) equipment.

Note to the Cable TV System Installer: This reminder is provid-

ed 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 the cable ground shall be con-

nected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of

cable entry as possible.

Declaration of Conformity

Model Number: VRB664AT

Trade Name: Philips

Responsible Party: Philips Consumer Electronics

P.O. Box 14810

Knoxville, TN 37914-1810

(865) 521-4316

As an ENERGY STAR®Partner, Philips Consumer Electronics

has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR®

guidelines for energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR®is a U.S. registered mark.

Using products with the ENERGY STAR®label can save energy. Saving

energy reduces air pollution and lowers utility bills.

DBS RecordLink and ShowGuard are trademarks of Philips Consumer

Electronics. VCR Plus+®and PlusCode®are registered trademarks of

Gemstar Development Corporation. The VCR Plus+ Programming sys-

tem is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development

Corporation.

Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual.

This manual has seven sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording

Options; Playing Options; Additional Features; and Information You May Need. The instructions explain all of the

VCR’s features, which are listed below. You cannot hurt your VCR by trying the features! So read on – and relax.

• Your new product, its packaging, and

this manual contain materials that

can be recycled and reused.

Specialized companies can recycle

your product to increase the amount

of reusable materials and to mini-

mize the amount that needs to be

properly disposed.

Your product uses batteries that

should not be thrown away when

depleted but should be disposed of as

small chemical waste.

Please find out about the local regula-

tions on disposal of your old product,

batteries, manual, and packaging

whenever you replace existing equip-

ment.

Helpful Hint

4 Table of Contents

Setting Up Your VCR

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Before Using Your VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7

Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9

Hookups With a Stereo TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Turning on Your VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Automatic Channel Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-14

Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-18

Daylight-Savings Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Language Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Setting the Remote to Operate a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Setting the Remote to Operate a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Description of Controls

Remote Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23-25

On-Screen Status Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

VCR Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Basic Operations

Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Recording Options

One-Touch Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Recording One Channel/Watching Another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-37

Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-39

Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40-41

Auto DBS RecordLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Rerecording (Tape Duplication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Playing Options

Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Automatic Operation Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Special Effects Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46-47

Additional Features

Child Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Smart Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Time Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Index Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Record End Search/Skip Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Real-Time Counter Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Blue Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Multi-Channel Television Sound System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55-56

Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Information You May Need

Helpful Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58-59

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62-63

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

●Use only tapes with the mark. The use of other tapes may

result in poor picture quality and excessive deposits on the

video heads, which may not be covered by the warranty if dam-

age occurs.

●Remove any light adhesive stick-on notes from the video cas-

sette tape before putting the tape in the VCR. Removable labels

can jam the VCR.

●Periodic maintenance is required to maintain your VCR’s excel-

lent performance. This VCR has an Automatic Head Cleaner.

However, the video heads will require replacement eventually.

Only an authorized service center should perform this service.

Before Using Your VCR 5

Putting Batteries in the Remote Control

Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the

remote control by pressing the tab, then lifting the lid.

Place two AA batteries inside the battery compartment

with their +and –ends aligned as indicated.

Replace the battery compartment lid.

• Do not mix alkaline and man-

ganese batteries.

• Do not mix old and new batteries.

Helpful Hints

Using the Remote Control

●Point the remote control at the VCR, then press the VCR but-

ton, when using the remote control to operate the VCR.

●Point the remote control at the TV, then press the TV button,

when using the remote control to operate the TV.

●Point the remote control at the Cable Box or Direct Broadcast

System (DBS), then press the CBL/DBS button, when using the

remote control to operate the Cable Box or DBS.

VCR maintenance

Video cassette tapes have record tabs to ensure that recordings

are not erased accidentally.

To prevent recording, break off the tab with a screwdriver.

To allow recording, cover the hole with cellophane tape.

Recording Prevention

Removing the Plastic Cover from the Front Panel

A thin, plastic cover may protect the front panel of your VCR.

Before using the VCR, lift a corner of the plastic, then peel it off.

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

CH3 CH4

OUT

ANT

CH3 CH4

OUT

ANT

AUDIO

VIDEO

OUT IN

OUT

ANT /

CABLE

ANT /

CABLE

6 Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System

The basic VCR/TV connection – antenna/cable to VCR to TV – is shown below. If you have a

Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System, please see pages eight-nine. If you have a Stereo

TV, please see page 10. After you hook up the VCR, go to page 11 to turn on the VCR.

ANTENNA IN

Jack

(on back of

TV)

Cable

(75 ohm)

Back of VCR

Antenna

Indoor/Outdoor

(300 ohm)

Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV.

Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack of your VCR.

Cable

(75 ohm)

Antenna

Indoor/Outdoor

(300 ohm)

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

CH3 CH4

OUT

ANT

CH 4

CH 3

CH3 CH4

OUT

ANT

CH3 / CH4

Switch

CH3 CH4

AUDIO

VIDEO

OUT IN

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

CH3 CH4

OUT

ANT

ANT /

CABLE

CH3 CH4

OUT

ANT

AUDIO

VIDEO

OUT IN

OUT

ANT /

CABLE

RF coaxial cable

Antenna

or Cable

Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the OUT Jack on the back of the

VCR and to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV. (You may use either a snap-on

type (supplied) or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer.)

Set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to CH3 or CH4, whichever

channel is not used or least used in your area. Set the TV to the same channel. For

example, when playing a tape, if the CH3/CH4 switch is set to CH3, the TV should be on

channel 03.

Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 7

ANTENNA IN Jack

(on back of TV)

example only

Plug in the TV and the VCR.

You are ready to turn on the VCR. Please go to page 11 before turning on the

VCR.

8 Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System

There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the VCR. With this connection:

●You may view any channel.

●You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR.

●You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording.

●You may not program channels at the VCR.

●You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time. Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable

Box/DBS output channel (channel 03 or 04), and set your Cable Box/DBS to the channel you want to record.

When you enter the channel you want to record in a timer recording, select channel 03 or 04 (the Cable

Box/DBS output channel). (This is step 5 on page 35.) Leave the Cable Box/DBS on for a timer recording.

●If you use the VCR Plus+ Programming system, set the Cable/TV channel to 3 or 4 (Cable Box/DBS output

channel) for every VCR Plus+ channel in the VCR Plus+ Cross Reference Map. You must set the Cable

Box/DBS to the channel you want to record; leave the Cable Box/DBS on for the timer recording. Details are

on page 39.

AUDIO

VIDEO

OUT IN

OUT

CH3 CH4

OUT

ANT

OUT

ANT /

CABLE

TV’s

ANTENNA IN

Jack

Cable Box/DBS VCR

Recording/Viewing Any Channel

Connections

With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display

panel), use the CH(annel) o/pbutton to set the VCR to the Cable

Box/DBS output channel (channel 03 or 04). Set the CH3/CH4 switch

to the same channel.

Set the TV to the same channel to which you set the VCR.

Select the channel you want to view/record at the Cable Box/DBS.

Connect a Cable signal to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DBS.

Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on the Cable

Box/DBS to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the VCR.

Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the

TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack.

Cable

Signal RF coaxial

cable

RF coaxial

cable

Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

CH3 CH4

OUT

ANT

IN OUT

ANT /

CABLE

With this connection:

●You may watch one channel while recording another.

●You may not record scrambled channels.

Recording One Channel/Watching Another

Put the Cable Box/DBS on the same channel as the

VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. Set the TV to the Cable

Box/DBS output channel (03 or 04).

Then, with the VCR in VCR position (the VCR light will appear

on the display panel), use the CH(annel) o/pbutton to

select the channel you want to record at the VCR. Start

the recording.

Press the VCR/TV button once to put the VCR in TV

position. (The VCR light will disappear.)

Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable

Box/DBS.

TV’s ANTENNA

IN Jack

Cable Box/DBS

VCR

• When you play a tape, make sure

the Cable Box/DBS is set to the

same channel as the CH3/CH4

switch on the VCR. Set the TV to

the Cable Box/DBS output channel

(03 or 04).

Helpful Hint

Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack.

Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on

the VCR to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DBS.

Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the

Cable Box/DBS to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV.

Connections

Cable

Signal RF coaxial

cable

RF coaxial

cable

10 Hookups With a Stereo TV

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

CH3 CH4

OUT

ANT

antenna or

cable to

ANT(enna)

IN Jack

Video Cable

Audio Cable

VIDEO (yellow) and

AUDIO (red and white) OUT Jacks

Audio and Video

IN Jacks on TV

●Audio and Video cables are not supplied.

Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack

on the back of the VCR.

Connect a video cable to the yellow VIDEO OUT Jack on

the back of the VCR. Then, connect the other end of the

video cable to the VIDEO IN Jack on your TV.

Connect an audio cable to the red and white AUDIO

OUT Jacks on the back of the VCR. Then, connect the

other end of the audio cable to the AUDIO IN Jacks on

your TV.

Turn on your TV, making sure it is in Line Input mode. Please

refer to your TV owner’s manual for details.

• A stereo audio cable (not supplied)

is used here to deliver audio to the

TV’s left and right channels.

Helpful Hint

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

Press the VCR button, then press the POWER button.

The VCR light and the PWR. (power) light will appear on the dis-

play panel.

Turn on the TV. Set it to the same channel as the

CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR. The display shown

below will appear. (If the display does not appear, check your

hookups, then follow the steps on page 12 to set up channels and

page 20 to select a language.)

Within 60 seconds, press the PLAY/obutton or the

STOP/pbutton to select English or Spanish on-screen

displays and menus.

Press the MENU button. The display shown below will appear.

SELECT op

→ENGLISH ON

ESPAÑOL

MAKE SELECTION OR

PUSH MENU TO CONTINUE

Turning on Your VCR 11

Within 60 seconds, press the CH(annel) obutton to begin

automatic channel programming. AUTO CH PROGRAMMING

IN PROCESS PLEASE WAIT will appear on the screen. The VCR

will memorize all available channels. The channel numbers will

appear on the display panel as the VCR scans channels. When all

channels are memorized, CHANNELS ARE SET will appear on the

screen briefly, then TV programming will appear.

Now, when you press the CH(annel) o/pbutton, you’ll only scan

through channels that you receive.

• To skip this feature and play a tape

immediately, insert a tape with its

record tab removed. Or, to skip step

3, press the MENU button. All on-

screen displays and menus will be in

English. To skip step 5, press the

STOP/.p button. Channels will not

be memorized, and CHANNELS

NOT SETwill appear on the screen.

• When you turn on the VCR again

later, you may see a message

regarding AUTO CLOCK. Details are

on pages 15-18.

• If you try to program channels

when there is no antenna or cable

connected to the VCR, programming

will appear to take place, but even-

tually a NOTVSIGNALS message

will appear. Connect an antenna or

cable to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN

Jack and press the CH(annel) o

button again. You may need to fol-

low the steps on page 12.

Helpful Hints

Before turning on your VCR, make sure batteries are in the

remote control and the VCR and TV are connected correctly.

●Follow the steps on this page only when you plug the VCR

power cord into the wall outlet for the first time.

●You can not program channels if you are using a Cable Box or

a Direct Broadcast System.

●If you are not using a Cable Box/DBS, the clock may set itself

automatically after you connect the antenna/Cable signal to the

VCR and plug in the power cord. The time will appear on the

display panel.

2Turn on the TV.

CONNECT ANTENNA OR CABLE

TO VCR

THEN . . .

PUSH CH UP KEY

OR . . .

FOR PLAY ONLY – PUSH STOP

12 Automatic Channel Setup

Press the MENU button.

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→PROGRAM

VCR SET UP

TUNER SET UP

SET CLOCK

AUTO DBS OFF

RECORD LINK

TO END PUSH EXIT

• You can not enter the TUNER SET

UP menu when you are in Line

Input mode (channel 001 or 002).

When you select channel 001 or

002, AV REAR or AV FRONT will

appear on the screen briefly.

• You can not program channels if

you are using a Cable Box or DBS.

• If you have an antenna, channels 2-

69 will be available. If you have a

cable connection, channels 1-125

will be available.

Helpful Hints

Although your VCR may automatically memorize the channels you

receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets

you set up the channels again.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→AUTO PROGRAMMING

ADD/DELETE CH

CH MEMORY REVIEW

TV STEREO ON

2ND AUDIO

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

AUTO PROGRAMMING, then press the F.FWD/Bbut-

ton. The VCR distinguishes between TV channels and cable chan-

nels, and the VCR will memorize all the channels you receive.

Wait for a few minutes while the VCR sets up the chan-

nels. When this is complete, CHANNELS ARE SET will appear on

the screen. Then the programming of the lowest channel number

placed in the VCR’s memory will appear on the screen. Now

when you press the CH(annel) o/pbutton, you will scan only

through channels you receive.

3-4

Press the VCR button.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

AUTO CH PROGRAMMING

IN PROCESS

PLEASE WAIT

START FINISH

Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) 13

Adding/Deleting Channels

Press the MENU button.

SELECT op ADD/DELETE B

124 DELETED

125 DELETED

1→DELETED

2 ADDED

3 ADDED

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

ADD/DELETE CH, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton until the

channel number you want to add or delete appears beside

the arrow.

SELECT op ADD/DELETE B

16 DELETED

17 ADDED

18 →ADDED

19 ADDED

20 ADDED

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the F.FWD/Bbutton to select ADDED or DELET-

ED. Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you have added or deleted all the

channels you wanted to add or delete.

Press the STATUS/EXIT button.

Press the VCR button.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

3-6

NOTE: If you have an antenna, channel numbers 2-69 will appear on

the ADD/DELETE CH menu. If you have a cable connection, channels

1-125 will be available.

14 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d)

Reviewing Memorized Channels

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

CH MEMORY REVIEW, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

A list of programmed channels will appear on the screen.

●If all the programmed channels don’t fit on the screen, press

the F.FWD/Bbutton to see the remaining channels. Then

press the REW(ind)/sbutton to return to the first screen of

channels.

●If you do not press any buttons within 10 seconds, you will

either go to the next screen of channels or you will return to

the previous menu.

Press the STATUS/EXIT button once or twice to exit.

Press the MENU button.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→AUTO PROGRAMMING

ADD/DELETE CH

CH MEMORY REVIEW

TV STEREO ON

2ND AUDIO

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the VCR button.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

3-4

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→PROGRAM

VCR SET UP

TUNER SET UP

SET CLOCK

AUTO DBS OFF

RECORD LINK

TO END PUSH EXIT

Setting the Clock 15

Press the MENU button.

There are two ways to set the clock. With manual clock setting,

you tell the VCR the current time. With automatic clock setting,

the VCR gets the current time from your local PBS station. It

keeps track of the time by constantly referring to the time broad-

casted by your PBS station.

If you are using a Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System,

you must set the clock manually.

Follow the instructions under either manual clock setting or auto-

matic clock setting (page 17) to set the VCR’s clock. Before you

begin, make sure:

●The VCR is hooked up and turned on, and channels are pro-

grammed into the VCR’s memory (see pages six-12).

●The VCR is in VCR position. The VCR light will appear on the

display panel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.

Do each step within 60 seconds of the previous step.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

SET CLOCK, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

• To display the time on the TV

screen, press the STATUS/EXIT but-

ton. Details are on page 26.

• Power failures that last for more

than one minute can cause you to

lose your clock setting if you set the

clock manually. If this happens,

reset the clock.

Helpful Hints

Manual Clock Setting

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

SET MANUAL CLOCK, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

Instructions continue on page 16.

TIME – – : – –

DATE – – / – – / – –

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the VCR button.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

3-4

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→PROGRAM

VCR SET UP

TUNER SET UP

SET CLOCK

AUTO DBS OFF

RECORD LINK

TO END PUSH EXIT

SET CLOCK

→AUTO CLOCK [ON]

SET MANUAL CLOCK

DAYLIGHT SVG TIME [ON]

SET TIME ZONE

(AUTO)

TO CONTINUE PUSH MENU

SELECT op CHOOSE B

TO END PUSH EXIT

TIME 02 :15 PM

MONTH – – / – – /– –

TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR

TO END PUSH EXIT

TIME 02 :15 PM

DATE 07/ 01 / 00

SAT.

TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press two Number buttons for the hour(s) and two

Number buttons for the minute(s). Then press 1 for AM

or 2 for PM. For example, for 2:15 PM, press 02, 15, 2.

●Enter a 0 before a single-digit number.

●Entries that do not match the VCR’s internal calendar or clock

will cause a question mark (?) to appear on the screen.

●To make corrections, press the CLEAR button until the space

for the number you want to correct is flashing. Then enter the

correct number.

Press two Number buttons for the month, two Number

buttons for the day, and two Number buttons for the

year. For example, for July 1, 2000, press 07, 01, 00. The day of

the week will appear automatically.

Press the STATUS/EXIT button to start the clock. The

screen will return to the program you were watching. The time

will appear on the VCR display panel.

16 Setting the Clock (cont’d)

5-6

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VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

Setting the Clock (cont’d) 17

●If you want the VCR to locate a local PBS station from

which to take the time, press the PLAY/obutton or

the STOP/pbutton to select SET PBS CH. AUTO.

Then press the F.FWD/Bbutton. When the current time

appears on the screen, you’re finished. Press the STATUS/EXIT

button.

Or, you may be prompted to turn off the VCR. Turn off the

VCR power, and leave it off for several minutes. When the cur-

rent time appears on the VCR display panel, the clock is set.

You may turn on the VCR again.

●If you want to tell the VCR the PBS station from which

to take the time, press the PLAY/obutton or the

STOP/pbutton to select SET PBS CH. MANUAL.

Press the F.FWD/Bbutton, then use the Number but-

tons to enter the channel number of the desired PBS

station. When the current time appears on the screen, you’re

finished. Press the STATUS/EXIT button.

NOTE: CANNOT FIND PBS CLOCK DATA may flash on the screen.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to choose SELECT

NEW PBS CH., then press the F.FWD/Bbutton. Use the Number

buttons to enter the channel number of another PBS station.

Or, press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select SET

PBS CH. AUTO. Press the F.FWD/Bbutton. You will be prompted to

turn off the VCR. Turn off the VCR power, and leave it off for several

minutes. When the current time appears on the VCR display panel,

the clock is set. You may turn on the VCR again.

• If you enter an incorrect PBS chan-

nel number at step 4, press the

CLEAR button, then enter the cor-

rect channel number.

• If you have an antenna, you may

select channels 2-69 at step 4. If

you have a cable connection, you

may select channels 1-125.

• The clock cannot be set automati-

cally if you don’t receive a channel

that carries a time signal in your

area. Set the clock manually.

• If there are only a few channels in

your area that carry time signals,

setting the clock automatically may

take several minutes. If nothing

happens even after you wait several

minutes, set the clock manually.

• You cannot select AUTO CLOCK at

step 3 during tape playback.

Helpful Hints

Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

SET CLOCK, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

If OFF appears to the right of AUTO CLOCK, press the

F.FWD/Bbutton to select ON. Then, press the MENU

button. Or, if ON appears to the right of AUTO CLOCK,

press the MENU button.

Automatic Clock Setting

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

2-4

AUTO CLOCK

AUTO CLOCK USES

PBS CHANNEL DATA

→SET PBS CH. AUTO

SET PBS CH. MANUAL

SELECT op CHOOSE B

TO END PUSH EXIT

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→PROGRAM

VCR SET UP

TUNER SET UP

SET CLOCK

AUTO DBS OFF

RECORD LINK

TO END PUSH EXIT

18 Setting the Clock (cont’d)

Time Zone

When using the AUTO CLOCK function, you can specify your

time zone. That way, the VCR will update the clock according to

your time zone.

Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

SET CLOCK, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

SET CLOCK

→AUTO CLOCK [ON]

SET MANUAL CLOCK

DAYLIGHT SVG TIME [ON]

SET TIME ZONE

(AUTO)

TO CONTINUE PUSH MENU

SELECT op CHOOSE B

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

SET TIME ZONE, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→AUTO ON

ATLANTIC

EASTERN

CENTRAL

MOUNTAIN

PACIFIC

ALASKA

HAWAII

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

your time zone. ON will appear beside your choice.

Press the STATUS/EXIT button.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

2-4

SELECT op CHOOSE B

AUTO

ATLANTIC

→EASTERN ON

CENTRAL

MOUNTAIN

PACIFIC

ALASKA

HAWAII

TO END PUSH EXIT

• SET TIME ZONE will not appear in

the menu if AUTO CLOCK is set to

OFF.

• You may need to turn off the VCR

to enable the VCR to set its clock

for your time zone.

Helpful Hints

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→PROGRAM

VCR SET UP

TUNER SET UP

SET CLOCK

AUTO DBS OFF

RECORD LINK

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the MENU button.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

SET CLOCK, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

Press the STATUS/EXIT button.

Daylight-Savings Time 19

You may program the VCR so its clock will automatically move

forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October.

Daylight-Savings Time is set to ON when you receive your VCR.

Turn Daylight-Savings Time ON or OFF by following the steps

below. Before you begin:

●Make sure the clock is set.

Press the VCR button.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

DAYLIGHT SVG TIME. Then, press the F.FWD/Bbutton

so that OFF (or ON) appears beside DAYLIGHT SVG

TIME.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

3-4

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→PROGRAM

VCR SET UP

TUNER SET UP

SET CLOCK

AUTO DBS OFF

RECORD LINK

TO END PUSH EXIT

SET CLOCK

→AUTO CLOCK [ON]

SET MANUAL CLOCK

DAYLIGHT SVG TIME [ON]

SET TIME ZONE

(AUTO)

TO CONTINUE PUSH MENU

SELECT op CHOOSE B

TO END PUSH EXIT

SET CLOCK

AUTO CLOCK [ON]

SET MANUAL CLOCK

→DAYLIGHT SVG TIME [ON]

SET TIME ZONE

(AUTO)

TO CONTINUE PUSH MENU

SELECT op CHOOSE B

TO END PUSH EXIT

20 Language Selection

Press the MENU button.

Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen

displays and menus.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

LANGUAGE, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

English or Spanish on-screen displays and menus.

Press the STATUS/EXIT button.

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→REPEAT PLAY OFF

ON SCREEN MODE

AUDIO OUT

LANGUAGE

VCR PLUS+ REF. MAP

BLUE BACKGROUND ON

TO END PUSH EXIT

• If you accidentally select Spanish

and need English:

1. Press the VCR button.

2. Press the MENU button.

3. Press the PLAY/obutton or the

STOP/pbutton to select PREPARE

EL VCR, then press the F.FWD/B

button.

4. Press the PLAY/obutton or the

STOP/pbutton to select LENGUA-

JE, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

5. Press the PLAY/obutton or the

STOP/pbutton to select ENGLISH.

6. Press the STATUS/EXIT button.

Helpful Hint

Press the VCR button.

SELECT op

→ENGLISH ON

ESPAÑOL

MAKE SELECTION OR

TO END PUSH EXIT

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

3-5

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→PROGRAM

VCR SET UP

TUNER SET UP

SET CLOCK

AUTO DBS OFF

RECORD LINK

TO END PUSH EXIT

Setting the Remote to Operate a TV 21

• The remote control may only operate

some features of your TV. For exam-

ple, the remote control may turn on

the TV power, but it may not change

channels at the TV.

•If you can not change the channels

at the TV using the Number but-

tons, press the VCR PLUS+/ENTER

button after you press the Number

buttons. It may change channels at

the TV.

• When you replace the batteries in

the remote control, you must pro-

gram the remote control again.

• Remember to point the remote con-

trol toward the TV during steps 1-6.

Helpful Hints

Within 30 seconds, press the TV button.

Press the MUTE button.

Within 30 seconds, press the Number buttons to enter

the two-digit code for your TV brand. For example, if you

have a Zenith TV, press Number buttons 0, 6.

Your VCR remote control may operate your TV. If the remote

control doesn’t operate your TV now, follow the steps below.

Point the remote control at your TV and press the TV

button. Then, press the POWER button. If your TV turns

on or off, try the other TV buttons (see pages 23-25). If your TV

doesn’t turn on or off, or if the other buttons don’t work, go to

step 2.

Find the brand of your TV on the list below, and remem-

ber the two-digit number beside it.

Repeat step 1. If the remote control works your TV, you’re fin-

ished. If the remote control still doesn’t work your TV, repeat

steps 3-5, using a different code for your brand (if available).

There is no guarantee that the

remote will work your TV.

EMERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

FISHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

GE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

GOLDSTAR . . . . . . . . . . . . .04

HITACHI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

JVC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .05

MAGNAVOX . . . . . . .01, 02, 03

MARANTZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

MITSUBISHI . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

MONTGOMERY WARD . . . .14

PANASONIC . . . . . . . . . . . . .07

PANASONIC-GAOO . . . . . . .07

PHILCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

PHILIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01

PHILIPS MAGNAVOX. .01, 02, 03

QUASAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .07

RCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

SAMSUNG . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

SANYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

SEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .08, 11

SHARP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

SONY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09

TOSHIBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .08

ZENITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .06, 15

TV CODES

1&6 2Find your

TV code.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

1&6

• The remote control may only operate

some features of your Cable Box/DBS.

For example, the remote control may

turn off the Cable Box/DBS power,

but it may not change channels at the

Cable Box/DBS.

•If you can not change the channels

at the Cable Box by using the

Number buttons, press the VCR

PLUS+/ENTER button after you

press the Number buttons. It may

change channels at the Cable Box.

• When you replace the batteries in

the remote control, you will have to

program the remote control again.

• Remember to point the remote con-

trol toward the Cable Box/DBS dur-

ing steps 1-6.

• Some Cable Boxes can only be

turned on at the Cable Box.

Helpful Hints

22 Setting the Remote to Operate a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System

Within 30 seconds, press the CBL/DBS button.

Press the MUTE button.

Within 30 seconds, press the Number buttons to enter

the two-digit code for your Cable Box or DBS. For example,

if you have a Zenith Cable Box, press Number buttons 0,7.

Your VCR remote control may operate your Cable Box or Direct

Broadcast System (DBS). If the remote control doesn’t operate

your Cable Box or DBS now, follow the steps below.

Turn on the Cable Box/DBS. Then, point the remote con-

trol at your Cable Box/DBS and press the CBL/DBS button.

Then, press the POWER button. If your Cable Box/DBS turns

off, try the other Cable Box/DBS buttons (see pages 23-25). If your

Cable Box/DBS doesn’t turn off, or if the other buttons don’t work,

go to step 2.

Find the brand of your Cable Box or DBS on the lists

below and remember the two-digit number beside it.

Repeat step 1. If the remote control works your Cable Box or

DBS, you’re finished. If the remote control still doesn’t work your

Cable Box or DBS, repeat steps 3-5, using a different code for

your brand, if available.

2Find

your

code.

CABLE BOX CODES

DIRECT BROADCAST SYSTEM CODES

ARCHER..01, 05, 06, 44

CABLETENNA.....01, 44

CABLEVIEW........04, 30,

42, 44, 52

CENTURY..................44

CITIZEN...............04, 30,

42, 44, 52

CURTIS................08, 09

DIAMOND............01, 44

EAGLE...........26, 40, 62

EASTERN/REGENCY

...................................28

GC BRAND..........04, 30,

42, 44, 52

GEMINI/JASCO..........04

GENERAL ELECTRIC

.............................01, 57

GENERAL INSTRUMENT

.....01, 02, 03, 04, 34, 83

HAMLIN....14, 15, 28, 41

JERROLD.......01, 02, 03,

04, 34, 83

MAGNAVOX...........94,95

MAGNAVOX..............26

MATSUSHITA

.......................16, 17, 97

MOVIETIME.........42, 44

NOVAVISION........08, 09

NSC/NEC...................40

OAK......................11, 46

OAK SIGMA.........11, 46

PANASONIC..16, 17, 97

PHILIPS.........07, 23, 50

PIONEER.............05, 06

PULSAR.........04, 30, 42,

44, 52

QUEST.................05, 06

RCA................16, 17, 97

REALISTIC.................44

RECOTON.................44

REGAL.....14, 15, 28, 41

REMBRANDT

.........................01, 42, 44

RCA.........................97

SAMSUNG.............05, 06,

40, 42

SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA

...............................08, 09

SIGNAL........................26

SL MARX.........06, 40, 42,

44, 52

SPRUCER........16, 17, 97

STANDARD COMPONENTS

...............................42, 44

STARGATE......04, 06, 30,

40, 42, 44, 52

TELEVIEW.......06, 40, 42

TOCOM......01, 33, 34, 42

UNIKA....................01, 44

UNIVERSAL.....42, 44, 52

VIDEOWAY......07, 23, 50

VIEWSTAR......26, 40, 62

ZENITH............07, 23, 50

SONY.......................98

1&6

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

There is no guarantee

that the remote

will work your

Cable Box or DBS.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

PAUSE/STILL Button

While recording, press to pause the recording. Press a second time to

resume normal recording. Details are on page 31. You can not pause a

One-Touch Recording. During playback, press to freeze the picture. Press

again to resume playback. Details are on page 47.

EJECT Button

Press to eject the tape.

VOL(ume) o/pButton

Press to adjust the TV’s volume.

Remote Control Buttons 23

POWER Button

Press to turn on or off the VCR, TV, Cable Box, or Direct Broadcast

System. (You must first press the VCR, TV, or CBL/DBS button.)

Press and hold to set the Child Lock. Details are on page 48.

PLAY/oButton

Press to play a tape; press to release Slow, Search, or Still mode and return

to normal playback. Details are on pages 46-47. Press to select an item in the

VCR menu. Or, if you have a Magnavox, Philips, or Philips Magnavox TV,

press when in TV mode to move up one row or selection in the TV menu.

REC(ord) END SEARCH Button

Press to search forward to an unrecorded portion of the tape. Details are

on page 52.

• Press the VCR button before pressing other VCR buttons; press the TV button before pressing other TV buttons;

press the CBL/DBS button before pressing other Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System buttons.

• The buttons with a shaded description may also operate features of your TV, Cable Box, or Direct Broadcast

System.

• Buttons that are shaded in the illustration light up for five seconds when you press any button on the remote

control.

Helpful Hints

F.FWD(Fast Forward)/BButton

When 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

the screen. Details are on page 46. Or, if you have a Magnavox, Philips, or

Philips Magnavox TV, use to adjust the controls in the TV menu.

SKIP SEARCH Button

Press during tape playback to skip forward 30 seconds at a time.

Details are on page 52.

MEMORY Button

Press to memorize a tape position at which the real-time counter was set

to 0:00:00. Details are on page 53.

CLEAR Button

Press to erase incorrect information when programming VCR features.

Press to reset the real-time counter. Details are on page 53.

SLOW Button

During tape playback, press to view the picture in slow motion.

Press again to resume normal playback. Details are on page 47.

X2 PLAY Button

During tape playback, press to watch a tape at two times the normal play-

back speed. Details are on page 46.

VCR PLUS+/ENTER Button

Press to set a timer recording with the VCR Plus+

programming system. Details are on pages 38-41.

Or, press after pressing the Number buttons to select a channel at the TV

or the Cable Box. Details are on pages 21-22.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

24 Remote Control Buttons (cont’d)

STOP/pButton

Press to stop the tape. Press to select an item in the VCR menu. Or, if

you have a Magnavox, Philips, or Philips Magnavox TV, press when in TV

mode to move down one row or selection in the TV menu.

CBL/DBS Button

Press to operate the Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System. Details are on

page 22.

SPEED Button

Press to select the recording speed (SP or SLP). Details are on pages 36 and

60.

STATUS/EXIT Button

Press to access or remove the on-screen status display. Details are on page

26. Press to exit on-screen menus. Or, if you have a Magnavox, Philips, or

Philips Magnavox TV, press the TV button, then press the STATUS/EXIT

button to see a TV status display or to remove the TV menu.

CH(annel) o/pButton

Press to change channels at the VCR, TV, Cable Box, or Direct Broadcast

System.

INDEX SEARCH Button

Press to fast forward or rewind to the starting points of programs that

you have recorded on a tape. Details are on page 51.

F(rame). ADV(ance) Button

Press when in Still mode to advance the picture one frame at a time.

Details are on page 47.

VCR/TV Button

Use to select the signal that your TV receives.

●VCR Position

Use to watch a tape, to watch a program while recording it, or to watch a

TV broadcast using the CH(annel) o/por Number buttons to change

channels at the VCR. If the VCR light appears on the display panel of the

VCR, it is in VCR position.

●TV Position

Use to watch TV (changing channels at the TV) or to watch one program

while recording another. Details are on page 33. If the VCR light doesn’t

appear on the display panel of the VCR, it is in TV position.

TV Button

Press to operate the TV. Details are on page 21.

SMART PICTURE Button

Press repeatedly to select a Smart Picture mode. Details are on page 49.

TIME SEARCH Button

Press to fast forward or rewind the tape a specific length of time. Details

are on page 50.

VCR Button

Press to operate the VCR.

• Press the VCR button before pressing other VCR buttons; press the TV button before pressing other TV buttons;

press the CBL/DBS button before pressing other Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System buttons.

• The buttons with a shaded description may also operate features of your TV, Cable Box, or Direct Broadcast

System.

• Buttons that are shaded in the illustration light up for five seconds when you press any button on the remote

control.

Helpful Hints

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) 25

REW(ind)/{Button

When tape playback is stopped, press to rewind the tape at high speed.

During playback, press to rewind the tape while the picture stays on the

screen. Details are on page 46. Press to return to a previous on-screen

menu. Or, if you have a Magnavox, Philips, or Philips Magnavox TV, use the

REW(ind)/{button to adjust the controls in the TV menu.

MENU Button

Press to access the VCR menu. Or, if you have a Magnavox, Philips, or

Philips Magnavox TV, press the TV button, then press the MENU button

to display the TV menu.

TRACKING o/pButton

During normal or slow motion playback, press to adjust the tracking. Details

are on page 45.

MUTE Button

Press to eliminate the TV’s sound. Press again to restore the volume.

REC(ord)/OTR Button

Press once to start a recording. Details are on page 31. Or, press repeated-

ly to start a One-Touch Recording. Details are on page 32.

Number Buttons

Press to select channels at the VCR, TV, Cable Box, or Direct Broadcast

System; use to set up VCR features (such as the clock). (You can not

select channels above 99 on a Magnavox, Philips, or Philips Magnavox TV.)

●Cable Users

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 be selected after a brief delay. (There also may be a

brief delay when you select channels 10, 11, and 12.) If you want to select

channels 100 and above, enter channel numbers as a three-digit number.

For example, to select channel 117, press 1, 1, 7.

●Antenna Users

Enter channel numbers as a two-digit number for the quickest results. You

may only select channels 2-69. For example, to select channel 5, press 0,5.

If you only press the Number 5 button, channel 5 will be selected after a

brief delay.

VAR(iable). SLOW Button

During slow motion playback, press to vary the tape playback speed from

1/6 to 1/30 of normal speed. Details are on page 47.

• Press the VCR button before pressing other VCR buttons; press the TV button before pressing other TV buttons;

press the CBL/DBS button before pressing other Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System buttons.

• The buttons with a shaded description may also operate features of your TV, Cable Box, or Direct Broadcast

System.

• Buttons that are shaded in the illustration light up for five seconds when you press any button on the remote

control.

Helpful Hints

ALT. CH (Alternate Channel) Button

Press while in TV mode to return to the TV channel you were viewing

immediately before switching to your current channel. This button does

not have an effect on channels changed at the VCR.

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→STATUS [ON]

COUNTER ONLY [OFF]

TO END PUSH EXIT

26 On-Screen Status Displays

• You may not access a status display

when viewing a still picture, during

slow motion playback, or during for-

ward or reverse searching.

Helpful Hint

Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.

Current status

of tape Time

MTS

Broadcast

Available

Counter

and

Counter

Memory

Tape

Speed

STOP 12:00 AM

TV STEREO CH10

STEREO

2ND AUD

SLP M 1:23:45 HIFI

A status display will appear when you press the STATUS/EXITbut-

ton or certain function buttons. The contents of the status display

will vary. To choose the status display mode, follow the steps below.

If you select STATUS ON, then select COUNTER ONLY

ON:

●Whenever you press the STOP/pbutton or the PLAY/obutton,

the status display will appear for five seconds. After five seconds,

only the counter will remain on the screen. You must press the

STATUS/EXITbutton to remove it. Portions of the status display

also may appear when you press other function buttons.

If you select STATUS ON, then select COUNTER ONLY

OFF:

●Whenever you press the STOP/pbutton or the PLAY/obutton,

the status display will appear for five seconds. Portions of the sta-

tus display also may appear when you press other function but-

tons.

If you select STATUS OFF:

●The status display will not appear when you press function but-

tons. You must press the STATUS/EXIT button to see the status

display.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

ON SCREEN MODE, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

If you set STATUS to OFF, go to step 6. If you set STA-

TUS to ON, press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/p

button to select COUNTER ONLY, then press the

F.FWD/Bbutton so that OFF (or ON) appears beside it.

Press the STATUS/EXIT button.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

STATUS, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton so that OFF

(or ON) appears beside STATUS.

Status Display

(example only)

Receiving and

Recording Mode

Channel

Audio

Out

Mode

VCR Display Panel 27

Cassette Compartment

Insert a tape here.

PLAY

STOP/EJECT

REC/OTR

MENU STATUS

EXIT

F.FWD

PAUSE

REW

CHANNEL

POWER

VCR/TV

VIDEO L AUDIO R

VCR Light

This light appears when

the VCR is in VCR posi-

tion. This light does not

appear when the VCR is in

TV position.

Record Light

This light appears during a

recording. It flashes when

a recording is paused.

Cassette-Inside Light

This light appears when

there is a tape in the VCR.

PWR.(power) Light

This light appears when

the power is on.

Timer Light

This light glows when the VCR is

turned off to set a timer recording

or during a One-Touch Recording.

It flashes if the power is off for a

timer recording, but there is no

tape in the VCR. It flashes when all

timer recordings are finished.

Clock/Feature Display with Auto Dimmer

This display tells you the current time (when the clock

is set) and briefly displays which feature the VCR is

currently performing.

When you turn off the VCR, the display becomes dim.

: Playback

: Fast forward

: Rewind

: Stop

: Recording

MENU Button

Press to access the VCR menu.

STATUS/EXIT Button

Press to access or remove the on-screen status

display. Details are on page 26. Press to exit on-

screen menus.

28 Front Panel

PAUSE Button

While recording, press to pause the recording. Press

again to resume recording. Details are on page 31. You

can not pause a One-Touch Recording. During tape

playback, press to freeze the picture. Press again to

resume playback. Details are on page 47.

POWER Button

Press to turn the VCR power on and

off.

VCR/TV Button

Press to select VCR or TV position.

●VCR Position

Use to watch a tape, to watch a program

while recording it, or to watch a TV pro-

gram (changing channels at the VCR).

When the VCR light appears on the dis-

play panel, the VCR is in VCR position.

●TV Position

Use to watch TV (changing channels at

the TV) or to watch one program while

recording another. When the VCR light

does not appear on the display panel, the

VCR is in TV position.

REC(ord)/OTR Button

Press once to start a recording. Press repeatedly to start a

One-Touch Recording. Details are on page 32.

CHANNEL (p/o) Buttons

Press to change channels at the VCR.

Or, press to adjust the tracking of a

tape during normal playback or slow

motion playback. Also, press to remove

vertical jitter in a Still picture.

PLAY Button

Press to play a tape. Press to release Slow,

Search, or Still mode and return to playback.

Details are on pages 46-47. Press to select an

item in the VCR menu.

REW(ind) Button

When playback is stopped, press to rewind

the tape at high speed. During playback, press

to rewind the tape while the picture stays on

the screen. Details are on page 46. Press to

return to a previous VCR menu.

STOP/EJECT Button

Press once to stop the tape. When playback

is stopped, press to eject the tape. Press to

select an item in the VCR menu.

F.FWD (Fast Forward) Button

When playback is stopped, press to fast forward the tape at high speed. During tape playback, press to

fast forward the tape while the picture stays on the screen. Details are on page 46. Press to select an

item in the VCR menu or to change the setting of a menu item.

PLAY

STOP/EJECT

REC/OTR

MENU STATUS

EXIT

F.FWD

PAUSE

REW

CHANNEL

POWER

VCR/TV

VIDEO L AUDIO R

Remote Sensor

Receives a signal from your remote

control so you can operate your VCR

from a distance.

AUDIO In Jacks

Connect audio cables com-

ing from the audio out

jacks of a camcorder,

another VCR, or an audio

source here. Details are on

page 43.

VIDEO In Jack

Connect a video cable coming

from the video out jack of a

camcorder, another VCR, or an

audio-visual source (laser disc

player, video disc player, etc.)

here. Details are on page 43.

AUDIO IN Jacks

Connect audio cables coming from

the AUDIO OUT Jacks of a cam-

corder, another VCR, or an audio

source here. Details are on page 43.

VIDEO IN Jack

Connect a video cable coming

from the VIDEO OUT Jack of a

camcorder, another VCR, or an

audio-visual source (laser disc

player, video disc player, etc.)

here. Details are on page 43.

ANT(enna) IN Jack

Connect your antenna or cable

here. Details are on pages six-10.

CH3/CH4 Switch

Set to channel 3 or 4

to use your TV with

your VCR. Details are

on pages six-nine.

OUT Jack

Use the supplied RF coaxi-

al cable to connect this

jack to the ANTENNA IN

Jack on your TV, Cable

Box, or Direct Broadcast

System. Details are on

pages six-nine.

VIDEO OUT Jack

Connect a video cable going to the

VIDEO IN Jack of a camcorder, another

VCR, or an audio-visual system (monitor,

laser disc player, video disc player, etc.)

here. Details are on pages 43 and 55.

AC Power Cord

Connect to a stan-

dard AC outlet to

supply power to the

VCR.

AUDIO OUT Jacks

Connect audio cables going to the

AUDIO IN Jacks of a camcorder, another

VCR, or an audio system here. Details are

on pages 43 and 55.

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

CH3 CH4

OUT

ANT

Rear Panel 29

30 Playing

• If the tape you want to play is

already in the VCR, make sure the

VCR power is on and the VCR is in

VCR position. (The VCR light will

appear on the display panel. If it

does not, press the VCR/TV button

once.) Press the VCR button, then

press the PLAY/obutton.

• Other playback options and fea-

tures are on pages 44-57.

• When you play a tape recorded in

S-VHS format on this unit, you can

not get the high resolution that

would be available on an S-VHS

VCR. Noise lines (black and white

streaks) may appear on the picture.

• If REPEAT PLAY is set to ON, play-

back will begin automatically, even

when the record tab is intact.

Helpful Hint

Read and follow the steps below to play a tape.

Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever chan-

nel to which the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCRis set.

Insert a tape in the VCR. The PWR., VCR, and Cassette-Inside

lights will appear on the display panel. If the tape’s record tab has

been removed, playback will start automatically.

Press the EJECT button to remove the tape.

If playback does not start automatically, press the

PLAY/obutton.

Press the STOP/pbutton to stop playback.

Press the REW(ind)/{button to rewind the tape.

1Turn on the TV.

2Insert a tape in the VCR.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

S-VHS Quasi Play Back (SQPB)

This unit has a SQPB function that allows you to view a tape

recorded in S-VHS format. A tape recorded in S-VHS format will

play the same as a tape recorded in normal format. This unit

detects whether the tape is recorded in S-VHS format or in nor-

mal format.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

Read and follow the steps below to record a television program.

Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever chan-

nel to which the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCRis set.

Recording 31

Insert a tape with its record tab intact in the VCR.

If the VCR light appears on the display panel, go to step 5. If the

VCR light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button

once.

• If you press the REC(ord)/OTR but-

ton when there is not a tape in the

VCR, NOCASSETTE will flash on

the screen.

• If you press the REC(ord)/OTR but-

ton while a tape without a record

tab is in the VCR, the VCR will eject

the tape and PROTECTEDCAS-

SETTECANNOTRECORD will flash

on the screen.

• Other recording options are on

pages 32-43.

• You can change the tape speed

during a recording, but some distor-

tion will appear on the tape.

• The VCR will record in a preset vol-

ume.

Helpful Hints

Press the SPEED button until the desired tape speed

appears briefly on the screen. (Details about tape speed are on

page 36.)

Use the CH(annel) o/pbutton or the Number buttons to

select the channel to be recorded.

Press the REC(ord)/OTR button once to start recording.

The Record light will appear.

To pause the recording, press the PAUSE/STILL button

once. The Record light will flash. To resume recording, press

the REC(ord)/OTR button or press the PAUSE/STILL

button again. The Record light will come on again.

To stop recording, press the STOP/pbutton.

1Turn on the TV.

2Insert a tape in the VCR.

Press the VCR button.

32 One-Touch Recording

Press the CH(annel) o/pbutton or the Number buttons

to select the channel you want to record.

OTR (0:30) CH12

Press the REC(ord)/OTR button repeatedly until the

desired recording length (30 minutes to eight hours)

appears on the screen. Recording will begin immediately. The

Record light and the Timer light will appear on the display panel.

The One-Touch Recording feature allows you to set an immediate

timed recording 30 minutes to eight hours long. Before you begin:

●Set up the channels at the VCR.

●Select a recording speed (SP, SLP) with the SPEEDbutton.

●Put a tape in the VCR. Make sure the tape’s record tab is intact

and the tape is long enough to record the program(s).

●Place the VCR in VCR position. (The VCR light will appear on

the display panel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.)

To stop an OTR before recording is finished, press the

STOP/pbutton.

To cancel the OTR but continue recording, press the

REC(ord)/OTR button repeatedly until REC appears in the upper

left corner of the TV screen. (STATUS must be set to ON. See

page 26 for details.) The Record light will remain on the display

panel of the VCR, but the Timer light will disappear.

• To check the time remaining for an

OTR after the OTRhas been set,

press the STATUS/EXITbutton.

• To change the recording length while

an OTR is in progress, press the

REC(ord)/OTRbutton until the desired

length appears on the screen.

• If you begin an OTR when another

recording is paused, the OTRwill

begin.

• You can not pause an OTR.

• If the preset time for a timer record-

ing comes up during an OTR, the

OTR has priority. A message will

remind you when the timer recording

was scheduled to begin. You may let

the OTR continue; the timer recording

will not take place. Or, stop the OTR

and turn off the VCR immediately.

The timer recording will take place if

you turn off the VCR before the timer

recording’s scheduled start time.

• If the end of the tape is reached dur-

ing a One-Touch Recording, the VCR

will eject the tape and turn itself off.

Helpful Hints

Press the VCR button.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start a recording of

the current channel. (See page 31.)

Recording One Channel/Watching Another 33

• If your VCR remote control does not

operate your TV, see page 21 for

more information.

• If you use a Cable Box or Direct

Broadcast System hookup, you may

not be able to watch one channel

while recording another. See pages

eight-nine for details.

Helpful Hints

Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV position.

The VCR light will disappear from the VCR’s display panel.

Press the TV button, then press the CH(annel) o/por

Number buttons to choose the channel you want to

watch at the TV. (If the VCR remote control doesn’t operate

your TV, use the TV remote control to select the channel.)

To return to the channel being recorded, press the TV but-

ton, then select channel 03 or 04 at the TV (whichever channel

to which the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set).

(If the VCR remote control doesn’t operate your TV, use the TV

remote control to select channel 03 or 04.)

Press the VCR button.

Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in VCR posi-

tion. The VCR light will appear on the display panel. The channel

being recorded will appear on the screen.

3&7

Press the VCR button.

Press the STOP/pbutton to stop the recording.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

1&6

DAILY PROGRAM (MON-FRI)

PROGRAM -1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8-

SELECT PROGRAM NUMBER

TO END PUSH EXIT

34 Timer Recording

Follow the steps below to program your VCR to record TV pro-

grams while you’re away from home. The VCR will turn itself on,

record, and turn itself off automatically. Before you begin:

●Set up the channels at the VCR.

●Set the clock.

●Put a tape in the VCR. Make sure the tape’s record tab is intact

and the tape is long enough to record the program(s).

●Put the VCR in VCR position. The VCR light will appear on the

display panel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.

Do each step within 60 seconds of the previous step.

Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

PROGRAM, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→ONCE

DAILY

WEEKLY

PROGRAM REVIEW

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

a ONCE, DAILY, or WEEKLY recording. Then, press the

F.FWD/Bbutton.

●ONCE: The VCR will record a TV program on any day you

choose, up to 12 months away.

●DAILY: The VCR will record the same channel every day from

Monday to Friday – starting at the same time and recording for

the same length of time.

●WEEKLY: The VCR will record the same channel on the same

day, at the same time, and for the same length of time every

week.

Daily

Recording

(example)

• If you need to make a correction

while programming a timer record-

ing, press the CLEAR button until

the cursor is flashing on the item

you want to change. Then enter the

correct information.

Helpful Hint

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

2-3

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→PROGRAM

VCR SET UP

TUNER SET UP

SET CLOCK

AUTO DBS OFF

RECORD LINK

TO END PUSH EXIT

ONE TIME PROGRAM

PROGRAM 1

CHANNEL 10

TIME ON – – : – –

TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press two Number buttons for the hour you want the

recording to begin. Press two Number buttons for the

minute 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 09:30 PM

TIME OFF – – : – –

TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR

TO END PUSH EXIT

Timer Recording (cont’d) 35

4-7

Use the Number buttons (1-8) to select a slot in which to

store the timer recording. There are eight slots. Numbers for

open slots will flash on the screen.

NOTE: If you enter a number for a slot that has been used already to

store a timer recording, PREVIOUSLYSETPROGRAM will appear on the

screen briefly. Information about the program in that slot will appear on

the screen. If this happens, press the STATUS/EXIT button, then select

another number.

Use the Number buttons to enter the channel you want to

record.

●Cable Users, 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 be selected

after a brief delay. There also may be a brief delay when you select

channels 10, 11, and 12. If you want to select channels 100 and

above, enter channel numbers as a three-digit number. For exam-

ple, to select channel 117, press 1, 1, 7.

Antenna Users, enter channel numbers as a two-digit number for

the quickest results. For example, to select channel 5, press 0,5. If

you only press the Number 5 button, channel 5 will be selected

after a brief delay.

●If you are recording from line input, press 0,0 to select AV REAR.

●If you are using a Cable Box/DBS, enter the Cable Box/DBS out-

put channel (03 or 04). Set the Cable Box/DBS to the channel

you want to record. Leave the Cable Box/DBS on for the timer

recording. See page eight for details.

Follow the instructions in step 6 to enter the recording’s

stop time. (AM or PM will be set automatically.)

Instructions continue on page 36.

• Entries that do not match the VCR’s

clock or calendar will cause a ques-

tion mark to appear on the screen.

• If you are recording from line input,

connect the audio and video cables

to the AUDIO IN and VIDEO IN

jacks on the back of the VCR.

(Please see illustration on page 43.)

Helpful Hints

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

36 Timer Recording (cont’d)

Press the Number 1 button to record in SP speed or the

Number 2 button to record in SLP speed. (See the chart

below.) You cannot use the SPEED button at this time.

Press two Number buttons for the month and two

Number buttons for the day you want to record the pro-

gram. For example, for July 10, 2000, press 07, 10. The day of

the week and the year will appear automatically (you cannot pro-

gram the VCR to record more than one year in advance).

Press the STATUS/EXIT button. PROGRAM WAS COM-

PLETED / PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER RECORDING

will appear on the screen briefly. (If PROGRAM NOT COMPLET-

ED appears, try again from step 1.)

Press the POWER button to turn off the VCR power. The

Timer light will appear on the display panel.

If the timer recording will take place several hours or days from

now, you may use the VCR until time for the recording. Turn off

the VCR a few minutes before the recording starts. If you forget

to turn off the VCR, PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER

RECORDING flashes on your TV screen two minutes before a

timer recording starts. Press the CLEAR button to remove the

message.

Turn off the VCR

for the recording.

Insert a tape in

the VCR.

Leave the Cable

Box/DBS on

(if applicable).

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

Cassette type / Playback Time

Tape Speed T160 T120 T60

SP (standard play) 2 hrs. 2 hrs. 1 hr.

40 mins.

LP (long play) 5 hrs. 4 hrs. 2 hrs.

(playback only) 20 mins.

SLP (super long play) 8 hrs. 6 hrs. 3 hrs.

Tape Speeds

This chart shows the recording/playback time

for three types of video cassettes (T160, T120,

and T60). There are three playback speeds: SP,

LP, and SLP. When recording, you can change

the tape speed (SP or SLP) using the SPEED

button. You cannot record in LP speed.

ONE TIME PROGRAM

PROGRAM 1

CHANNEL 10

TIME ON 09:30 PM

TIME OFF 11:00 PM

REC SPEED SP

SP=1 SLP=2

TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR

TO END PUSH EXIT

ONE TIME PROGRAM

PROGRAM 1

CHANNEL 10

TIME ON 09:30 PM

TIME OFF 11:00 PM

REC SPEED SLP

START DATE 07/10/00

MON.

TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR

TO END PUSH EXIT

Timer Recording (cont’d) 37

Repeat steps 1 - 4 to make sure you have cleared the cor-

rect timer recording.

• CLASH may flash on the screen

when you finish setting a timer

recording. This means that the timer

recording you just programmed and

another timer recording overlap. The

current timer recording will not take

place. You may choose to cancel the

overlapping timer recording.

• To stop a started timer recording,

press the STOP/EJECT button on the

VCR.

• With ShowGuard, if the power fails

for more than one minute, pro-

grammed timer recordings will be

restored when the clock is reset.

Details are on page 58.

Helpful Hints

With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR light will appear

on the display panel), press the VCR button, then press the

MENU button.

Checking or Cancelling Timer Recordings

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

PROGRAM, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

PROGRAM REVIEW, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

The timer recording information for the program in the lowest

numbered slot will appear on the screen. If no timer recordings

are set, nothing will happen when you press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

Press the F.FWD/Bbutton repeatedly to review all pro-

grammed timer recordings. If you don’t press the F.FWD/B

button within 10 seconds, the VCR will automatically display infor-

mation about the next programmed timer recording. This will

continue until all timer recordings have been displayed. Then the

menu will disappear.

To cancel the timer recording displayed, press the

CLEAR button. Either the display will disappear or information

about other timer recordings will appear. If you do not press any

other buttons, the display will disappear after all timer recordings

have been displayed.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

2-4

38 Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System

First, fill in the boxes on this page. It will only take a few minutes, and you must do it if you want the VCR

Plus+ programming system to work properly.

Since the channel numbers of the stations you receive may not be the same as the station numbers, and

since channel numbers differ from area to area, you must program the VCR with your local channel infor-

mation. To fill in the boxes, you will need 1) a cable channel list, if applicable (you can request one from

your cable company), and 2) a chart that lists VCR Plus+ channel numbers, which you can find in your TV

guide or the TV listings of your local newspaper.

NOTE: If you are using a Cable Box/DBS, the Cable/TV channel must be 3 or 4 (the Cable

Box/DBS output channel) for every VCR Plus+ channel.

Channels

Station

Call Letters VCR PLUS+ CH. CABLE/TV CH.

Channels

Station

Call Letters VCR PLUS+ CH. CABLE/TV CH.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 39

Now, compare the channel numbers you have written in the VCR

PLUS+ CH. and CABLE/TV CH. columns. For stations whose VCR

Plus+ and Cable/TV channels do not match, you must tell the VCR

the VCR Plus+ and Cable/TV channel numbers by following steps

3-7. Make each entry within 60 seconds of the previous entry.

Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.

Look at the lists you filled in on page 38. For stations whose VCR

Plus+ and Cable/TV channels do not match, press the

PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton until the arrow is

beside the VCR Plus+ channel you need. Then, press the

Number buttons to enter the corresponding Cable/TV

channel from your list. Enter all the stations on your list.

●If you are recording from line input, press 0,0 to select AUX.

●If you are using a Cable Box/DBS, the Cable/TV channel

will be 3 or 4 (the Cable Box/DBS output channel) for

every VCR Plus+ channel. You must set the Cable

Box/DBS to the channel you want to record; leave the

Cable Box/DBS on for the timer recording.

Press the STATUS/EXIT button.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

VCR PLUS+ REF. MAP, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

VCR PLUS+ CROSS REF. MAP

VCR PLUS+ CABLE/TV

124 124

125 125

1 – – – – –>23

2 2

TO SELECT CH PUSH op

THEN ENTER CH NO.

TO END PUSH EXIT

VCR PLUS+ CROSS REF. MAP

VCR PLUS+ CABLE/TV

124 124

125 125

1 – – – – –>1

2 2

TO SELECT CH PUSH op

THEN ENTER CH NO.

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

2Examine the lists on

page 38. 4-6

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→REPEAT PLAY OFF

ON SCREEN MODE

AUDIO OUT

LANGUAGE

VCR PLUS+ REF. MAP

BLUE BACKGROUND ON

TO END PUSH EXIT

• To erase a Cable/TV channel num-

ber, repeat steps 3-5 on this page.

Then, press the PLAY/obutton or

the STOP/pbutton until the arrow

appears beside the Cable/TV chan-

nel you need to erase. Press the

CLEAR button, then press the STA-

TUS/EXIT button.

• When you receive the VCR, all the

VCR Plus+ channel numbers and

Cable/TV channel numbers are the

same.

• If you are recording from line input,

connect the audio and video cables

to the AUDIO IN and VIDEO IN

jacks on the back of the VCR.

(Please see illustration on page 43.)

Helpful Hints

VCR PLUS+ PROG.

PLUS CODE : – – – – – – – –

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the VCR PLUS+/ENTER button.

Press the Number buttons to enter the PlusCode pro-

gramming number of the program you wish to record.

Then, press the VCR PLUS+/ENTER button.

VCR PLUS+ PROG.

PLUS CODE : 13285 – – –

TO SET PUSH VCR+

TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

a ONCE, DAILY, or WEEKLY recording. Then, press the

F.FWD/Bbutton.

●ONCE: The VCR will record a TV program on any day you

choose, up to 12 months away.

●DAILY: The VCR will record the same channel every day from

Monday to Friday – starting at the same time and recording for

the same length of time.

●WEEKLY: The VCR will record the same channel on the same

day, at the same time, and for the same length of time every

week.

• CODE ERROR may flash on the

screen after step 3 if you enter an

incorrect PlusCode programming

number (for example, one that is too

short). The previous screen will

appear. Enter the correct PlusCode

programming number.

• If CLASH flashes on the screen after

step 3, the timer recording you just

programmed and another timer

recording overlap. The current timer

recording will not occur.

• If you select DAILY at step 4, ERROR

may flash on the screen if the pro-

gram you want to record is broadcast

on a Saturday or Sunday.

• If you enter a PlusCode programming

number for a program that is on a

channel that you have not entered in

the VCR Plus+ Reference Map, you

must enter the correct Cable/TV

channel number. Details are on

pages 38-39.

Helpful Hints

VCR PLUS+ PROG.

→ONCE

DAILY

WEEKLY

SELECT op CHOOSE B

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the VCR button.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

40 Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System

Follow these steps to set a timer recording with the PlusCode

programming numbers in your TV guide. Before you begin:

●Set up the channels at the VCR (page 12).

●Set up the VCR Plus+ and Cable/TV channel numbers (pages

38-39).

●Set the clock (pages 15-18).

●Put a tape in the VCR.

●Make sure the VCR light appears on the display panel. If it does

not, press the VCR/TV button once.

Do each step within 60 seconds of the previous step.

Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System (cont’d) 41

• To stop a started timer recording,

press the STOP/EJECT button on

the VCR.

• If you are using a Cable Box/DBS,

timer recordings are programmed

differently. See pages eight and

38-39 for details.

• You may use the VCR Plus+

Programming System to record pro-

grams on Cable TV channels up to

channel 125.

• If the power fails for more than one

minute, some of the programmed

VCR PLUS+ channel numbers may

be lost. In this case, repeat steps 2-

7 on page 39.

See page 58 for more hints.

Helpful Hints

Press the Number 1 button to record in SP speed or the

Number 2 button to record in SLP speed. Your selection

will appear beside REC SPEED on the screen; SP=1 SLP=2 will

continue to flash. For details about tape speed, see pages 36 and

60. You cannot use the SPEED button at this time.

Turn off the VCR

for the recording.

Insert a tape in the VCR.

Leave the Cable Box/DBS on

(if applicable).

Press the STATUS/EXIT button. PROGRAM WAS COM-

PLETED/PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER RECORDING

should appear on the screen briefly.

Press the POWER button to turn off the VCR power. The

Timer light will appear. The Timer light will flash if there is not a

tape in the VCR.

If the timer recording will take place several hours or days from

now, you may use the VCR until time for the recording. Just turn

off the VCR a few minutes before the recording starts. If you for-

get to turn off the VCR, PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER

RECORDING flashes on your TV screen two minutes before a

timer recording starts. Remove the message by pressing the

CLEAR button.

ONE TIME PROGRAM

PROGRAM 1

CHANNEL 09

TIME ON 10:30 PM

TIME OFF 11:30 PM

REC SPEED SLP

SP=1 SLP=2

START DATE 10/10/00

TUE.

TO END PUSH EXIT

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

42 Auto DBS RecordLink

If you connect your VCR to a satellite tuner that has the Electronic

Program Guide, the VCR will turn itself on, record, then turn itself off.

First, read the owner’s manual of your satellite tuner; then, follow the

steps below. Before you begin:

●Use audio and video cables to connect the VCR’s AUDIO/VIDEO IN

jacks on the back of the VCR to the satellite tuner’s AUDIO/VIDEO

OUT jacks.

●Press the SPEED button to select the desired recording tape speed

(SP or SLP).

●Set the clock. Details are on pages 15-18.

●Put a tape in the VCR. Make sure the tape’s record tab is intact and

the tape is long enough to record the program(s).

Set the program to be recorded on the satellite tuner. Turn off

the satellite tuner. See your satellite tuner owner’s manual for details.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

AUTO DBS RECORD LINK. Then, press the F.FWD/Bbut-

ton. The current time appears next to AUTO DBS.

•If you want the VCR to begin recording immediately, (or as

soon as the program is received from the satellite tuner)

press the F.FWD/Bbutton again, then go to step 5.

• If you want to tell the VCR the time to start recording, go to

step 4.

Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

1Set the program to

be recorded on the

satellite tuner.

Press the F.FWD/Bbutton. ON will appear briefly beside AUTO

DBS, then a “FOLLOW THE STEPS...” message will appear. This mes-

sage is a reminder to set the program on the satellite tuner (step 1 on

this page) and to connect the VCR to the tuner (as described at the top

of this page).

After 30 seconds, the VCR will turn itself off and the Timer light will

appear on the VCR display panel. The recording will begin either imme-

diately or at the time you set in step 4. The VCR will stop recording

when the program ends as set at your satellite tuner.

First, press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton until

the desired hour (AM or PM) appears. Then, press the

F.FWD/Bbutton. Next, press the PLAY/obutton or the

STOP/pbutton until the desired minute appears. • You cannot use the AUDIO/VIDEO In

jacks on the front of the VCR for an

Auto DBS RecordLink.

• To stop an Auto DBS RecordLink

recording that is in progress, press the

STOP/EJECT button on the VCR.

• If a program has copy guard protection,

it may not record clearly.

• When you use this feature, the first few

seconds of a program may not be

recorded.

• If your satellite tuner synchronizes the

recording start time with the broadcast-

ing start time, refer to the tuner’s

owner’s manual.

• When you turn on the VCR power, the

Auto DBS RecordLink will be cancelled.

Helpful Hints

SELECT op CHOOSE B

PROGRAM

VCR SET UP

TUNER SET UP

SET CLOCK

→AUTO DBS 12:00AM

RECORD LINK

TO END PUSH EXIT

3-5

Make the connections shown above.

Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 43

VCR 2 will record your tape. Insert a blank tape in VCR 2. The

VCR must be in VCR position. (The VCR light will appear on the display

panel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.)

Turn on the TV and set it to channel 03 or 04, whichever

channel to which the CH3/CH4 switch on VCR 2 is set.

Point the remote control at VCR 2. Press Number but-

tons 0, 0, 1 or 0, 0, 2. (See Helpful Hints at right.)

Use the SPEED button to select SP or SLP at VCR 2.

Press the PLAY button on VCR 1 and the REC(ord)/OTR

button on VCR 2 at the same time.

To stop recording, press the STOP/EJECT button on VCR 1, then

press the STOP/EJECT button on VCR 2.

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

CH3 CH4

OUT

ANT

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

CH3 CH4

OUT

ANT

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

VCR 1

Playing VCR VCR 2 - Recording VCR

VCR 1 will play your tape. Put a prerecorded tape in VCR 1.

1. Audio cables from AUDIO OUT Jacks 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 ANTENNA IN

Jack

• If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO

IN Jacks on the back of VCR 2,

press Number buttons 0, 0, 1 at

step 5. AV REAR will appear on the

screen.

• If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO

In Jacks on the front of VCR 2,

press Number buttons 0, 0, 2 at

step 5. AV FRONT will appear on

the screen.

• Unauthorized recording of copy-

righted television programs, video

tapes, or other materials may

infringe on the rights of copyright

owners and violate copyright laws.

• If a program has copyright protec-

tion, it may not record clearly.

• These instructions show you how to

copy tapes using two VCRs like

yours. Different VCRs may operate

differently.

Helpful Hints

●Audio and Video cables are not supplied.

44 Repeat Play

Follow the steps below to make the VCR play a tape over and

over.

Press the MENU button.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

Press the F.FWD/Bbutton so that ON appears beside

REPEAT PLAY.

Press the STATUS/EXIT button. Now, when a tape has fin-

ished playing, the VCR will rewind it and start playback again.

• To cancel Repeat Play, follow steps

1-4 above. At step 5, press the

F.FWD/Bbutton so that OFF

appears beside REPEAT PLAY. Press

the STATUS/EXIT button.

• The real-time counter memory does

not function during Repeat Play.

Helpful Hints

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→PROGRAM

VCR SET UP

TUNER SET UP

SET CLOCK

AUTO DBS OFF

RECORD LINK

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the VCR button.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

REPEAT PLAY.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

3-5

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→REPEAT PLAY OFF

ON SCREEN MODE

AUDIO OUT

LANGUAGE

VCR PLUS+ REF. MAP

BLUE BACKGROUND ON

TO END PUSH EXIT

Automatic Operation Features 45

The following playback features will always operate.

Automatic Playback

When you put a tape in the VCR, the power will come on auto-

matically. If the tape’s record tab is missing, playback will begin.

If a timer recording is set, the power will not come on automati-

cally when you insert a tape with the record tab intact.

If a timer recording is set and the VCR power is off, the VCR will

eject the tape if the record tab is missing.

Automatic Rewind, Eject, Off

When a tape is played, fast forwarded, or recorded to its end, the

VCR will rewind the tape, stop, eject the tape, and turn itself off.

If the real-time counter memory is set, the VCR will only rewind

the tape to the point at which the counter is set to zero, then

stop. The VCR will not eject the tape automatically 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 set, a tape can

only be ejected with the power on. Make sure you insert a tape

and turn off the VCR power for the timer recording.

Automatic Tracking Adjustment

The VCR adjusts tracking automatically to give you the best possi-

ble picture quality. With some recordings, however, you may get a

better picture using the manual tracking controls (see below).

Manual Tracking

To manually adjust the tracking during playback and slow motion

playback, press the CHANNEL o/pbuttons on the VCR or the

TRACKING o/pbutton on the remote control.

Tracking will return to Automatic Tracking Adjustment when you

press the STOP/pbutton or insert a tape.

You cannot manually adjust the tracking of a Still picture.

However, you may press the CHANNEL o/pbuttons on the

VCR to remove vertical jitter in a Still picture.

Before

Tracking

Adjustment

After

Tracking

Adjustment

46 Special Effects Playback

Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP)

During tape playback, press and release the F.FWD/B

button or the REW(ind)/{button. A fast forward or reverse

picture search will begin.

To return to playback, press the PLAY/obutton.

Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP)

During tape playback, press the F.FWD/Bbutton or the

REW (ind)/{button, then press again. The VCR will now

search in super high speed.

To return to normal playback, press the PLAY/obutton.

Playing a Tape at Double Speed

During tape playback press the X2 PLAY button. The pic-

ture will play at twice the normal playback speed.

To return to normal playback, press the X2 PLAY button

again or press the PLAY/obutton.

• SP/LP/SLP means this feature will

work with tapes recorded in

Standard Play, Long Play, or Super

Long Play.

• LP/SLP means this feature will work

with tapes recorded in Long Play or

Super Long Play. For details about

tape speed, see pages 36 and 60.

Helpful Hints

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

• Slow and Still modes will automati-

cally switch to Stop mode after five

minutes to protect the VCR and the

tape from damage.

Helpful Hint

Special Effects Playback (cont’d) 47

Viewing a Still Picture

During tape playback, press the PAUSE/STILL button. A

still picture will appear on the screen.

To advance the still picture frame-by-frame, press the

F(rame). ADV(ance) button.

To release the still picture and return to playback, press

the PLAY/obutton or press the PAUSE/STILL button

again.

Viewing a Slow Motion Picture

During tape playback, press the SLOW button. The tape

will play in slow motion.

NOTE: You can control the speed of slow motion playback by

pressing the VAR(iable). SLOW button.

To release slow motion playback and return to normal

playback, press the PLAY/obutton or press the SLOW

button again.

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

Press and hold the POWER button on the remote con-

trol for 10 seconds so that CL appears on the display

panel. The VCR will turn off.

When Child Lock is activated:

●The time will appear on the display panel. CL will appear on

the display panel every two seconds.

●You may insert a tape. However, the VCR power will remain

off and tape playback will not begin.

●You may press the EJECT button to remove the tape (unless a

timer recording is programmed or has finished recording).

●Timer recordings will take place as scheduled, even if Child

Lock is activated. CL will appear steadily on the display panel

during the timer recording.

●The TV and Cable Box/DBS feature buttons of the remote

control will still operate when Child Lock is activated.

Child Lock prevents use of the VCR by deactivating the VCR fea-

ture buttons on the VCR and the remote control. To set the

Child Lock, turn on the VCR power, then follow the steps below.

Press the VCR button.

To cancel the Child Lock, press the VCR button, then

press and hold the POWER button on the remote control

for 10 seconds so that the VCR turns on.

2-3

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

48 Child Lock

Smart Picture 49

[NATURAL]

The Smart Picture feature allows you to improve the VCR picture

during normal playback.

Press the VCR button.

Press the SMART PICTURE button repeatedly until your

desired mode appears on the screen.

Your selection will remain on the screen for about five seconds, then

disappear.

• When the VCR is changed to spe-

cial playback mode or stop mode,

Smart Picture mode is canceled.

Helpful Hint

[SOFT] [SHARP]

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

50 Time Search

Follow the steps below to program the VCR to search forward or

backward on a tape a specific length of time. There must be a tape

in the VCR.

Press the TIME SEARCH button.

Within 10 seconds, use the Number buttons to enter the

desired length of time you want to skip forward or back-

ward. For example, for 1 hour, 25 minutes, press Number but-

tons 1, 2, 5. Or, for five minutes, press Number buttons 0, 0, 5.

Within 10 seconds, press the F.FWD/Bbutton or the

REW(ind)/{button. The VCR will skip over the specified

length of time, then begin playback.

• If you want to search for more than

59 minutes, you must enter the

length of time in hours and minutes.

For example, to search forward 70

minutes, press 1,1,0 at step 3.

• You can not do a Time Search

while recording.

• To remove the Time Search display,

press the TIME SEARCH button

again.

• To cancel a Time Search that is in

progress, press the STOP/pbutton.

• If the end of the tape is reached

during a Time Search, the VCR will

cancel the search and rewind the

tape. Details are on page 45.

Helpful Hints

TIME SEARCH

0:00

ENTER SEARCH TIME

Press the VCR button.

Index Search 51

This feature allows you to index the starting points of programs

that you have recorded on a tape. Then, you can easily rewind or

fast forward to that point.

Example:

If you are watching program number 4 and you want to fast for-

ward to program number 7, skip three programs.

Pro. 1 Pro. 2 Pro.3 Pro. 4Pro. 5 Pro. 6 Pro. 7

CURRENT PLAYBACK PROGRAM

4 3 2 1 1 2 3

INDEX MARK

Beginning of tape End of tape

Press the VCR button.

Press the INDEX SEARCH button.

Within 10 seconds, use the Number buttons to enter the

number of programs that you want to skip. For example,

to skip three programs, press Number buttons 0, 3. If you do not

make an entry within 10 seconds, the VCR will exit Index Search

mode.

Within 10 seconds, press the F.FWD/Bbutton or the

REW(ind)/{button to skip forward or backward. The

VCR will fast forward or rewind to the beginning of the desired

program, then begin playback. (The program numbers count down

on the screen as the searching progresses. To remove the on-

screen counter, press the INDEX SEARCH button once.)

• Every time an index mark is passed

during rewinding or fast forwarding,

the number of programs beneath

INDEX SEARCH on the screen

decreases by one.

• Up to 20 index marks may be

searched.

• This function will not operate in

recording mode.

• Press the STOP/pbutton to stop

the search.

• An index mark will be made auto-

matically at the beginning of every

recording. An index mark is not

made when a recording is paused.

• The time gap between index marks

should be greater than 1 minute for

SP recording, 2 minutes for LP

recording, and 3 minutes for SLP

recording.

• If the end of the tape is reached

during an Index Search, the VCR

will cancel the search and rewind

the tape. Details are on page 45.

Helpful Hints

INDEX SEARCH

ENTER INDEX NUMBER

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

52 Record End Search/Skip Search

Record End Search

This function enables you to search forward to the next

unrecorded portion of the tape (or to the point at which

recording was stopped).

Press the REC(ord) END SEARCH button. The VCR begins

fast forwarding to the beginning of the next blank portion of the

tape. SEARCHING FOR REC END will appear on the screen dur-

ing the search.

The VCR will automatically stop when the blank portion is

reached. REC END SEARCH COMPLETED will appear on the

screen briefly.

Skip Search

This function enables you to skip forward 30 seconds at a time

during tape playback.

During tape playback press the SKIP SEARCH button.

The VCR will skip forward 30 seconds, then resume normal play-

back.

• Press the STOP/pbutton to cancel

a Record End Search or a Skip

Search.

• If the end of the tape is reached

during a Record End Search, the

VCR will cancel the search and eject

the tape.

• If the end of the tape is reached

during a Skip Search, the VCR will

cancel the search and rewind the

tape. Details are on page 45.

Helpful Hints

SEARCHING FOR REC END

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

Real-Time Counter Memory 53

• The MEMORY button does not

function if REPEAT PLAY is set to

ON. Details are on page 44.

• To erase a real-time counter memo-

ry, press the MEMORY button until

the M disappears from the screen.

• You may only set the real-time

counter to zero at one location at a

time. If you set the real-time

counter to zero at a second loca-

tion, the previous real-time counter

to zero setting will be erased.

Helpful Hints

Follow the steps below to reset the real-time counter to zero at a

tape location you want to refer to later.

Play, fast forward, or rewind a tape to the location that

you would like to refer to later. Press the STOP/pbutton

to stop the tape.

Press the STATUS/EXIT button to see the status display.

While the status display is on the screen, press the

CLEAR button to reset the real-time counter to zero.

While the real-time counter is on the screen, press the

MEMORY button so that M appears beside the counter.

To go to a tape location where the real-time counter was

reset to zero, press the REW(ind)/{button or the

F.FWD/Bbutton when playback is stopped.

When the tape reaches the point at which the counter was set to

zero, the tape will stop.

Press the PLAY/obutton to watch the tape.

STOP 1:08PM

TV STEREO CH10

SLP 1 : 23 : 45 HIFI

STOP 1:08 PM

TV STEREO CH10

SLP 0 : 00 : 00 HIFI

STOP 1:08 PM

TV STEREO CH10

SLP M 0 : 00 : 00 HIFI

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

Press the VCR button.

Press the MENU button.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

BLUE BACKGROUND. Then, press the F.FWD/Bbutton

repeatedly so that OFF (or ON) appears beside BLUE

BACKGROUND.

54 Blue Background

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

3-4

If you want the TV screen to be solid blue when a weak signal is

received, set BLUE BACKGROUND to ON. The screen will be

blue and the sound will be muted.

Or, if you want to receive the weak signal, set BLUE BACK-

GROUND to OFF. When you select a channel that is receiving a

weak signal, you will see and hear the static in the TV program-

ming.

To set BLUE BACKGROUND to ON or OFF, follow these steps.

Press the STATUS/EXIT button.

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→PROGRAM

VCR SET UP

TUNER SET UP

SET CLOCK

AUTO DBS OFF

RECORD LINK

TO END PUSH EXIT

SELECT op CHOOSE B

REPEAT PLAY OFF

ON SCREEN MODE

AUDIO OUT

LANGUAGE

VCR PLUS+ REF. MAP

→BLUE BACKGROUND ON

TO END PUSH EXIT

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→REPEAT PLAY OFF

ON SCREEN MODE

AUDIO OUT

LANGUAGE

VCR PLUS+ REF. MAP

BLUE BACKGROUND ON

TO END PUSH EXIT

Multi-Channel Television Sound System 55

Your VCR can play recordings broadcast in Hi-Fi (high fidelity) stereo, which produces a crisp, clear sound

from two sources. Your VCR also can play tapes recorded in a second audio (usually, that means your

program is recorded in a second language). Of course, your VCR will play tapes recorded in monaural

(single-source) sound as well.

Your VCR also will record in Hi-Fi stereo or in second audio, so when you play back that tape on the

VCR, it will be in stereo or second audio.

Read the directions on this page to familiarize yourself with your VCR’s stereo and second audio setups.

Then follow the directions on page 56 to record in stereo or second audio and the directions on page 57

to play back tapes recorded in Hi-Fi stereo.

Understanding On-Screen Displays

When you receive a signal from a channel you’re watching, portions of the on-screen display shown below

will appear when you press the STATUS/EXIT button on the remote control.

To record and play back programs broadcast in stereo, even if you have a Single-Speaker TV, just use one

of the connections shown, then follow the steps on pages 56-57.

The indication 2ND AUD or

TVSTEREO that appears on

this side of the status display

tells you if your VCR is pro-

grammed to receive a second

audio or stereo broadcast (it

cannot be programmed to

receive both at the same

time). Follow the steps on

page 56 to program the VCR

to receive a second audio or

stereo broadcast.

The indication 2ND AUDor

STEREO that appears on this side

of 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 pro-

gram. Follow the directions on

page 56. This indication is not

available during tape playback.

STOP 12:00 AM

TV STEREO CH 02

STEREO

2ND AUD

SLP 1:23:45 HIFI

CH3 CH4

OUT

ANT

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

Stereo Amplifier

or Receiver Monitor

Single-

Speaker TV Stereo

Speaker TV

For stereo sound, connect the audio cables

to the AUDIO OUT Jacks on the VCR and

to the AUDIO IN Jacks on the Stereo

Amplifier or Receiver. Then, connect the

video cable to the VIDEO OUT Jack of the

VCR and to the VIDEO IN Jack of a moni-

tor TV.

OR, connect only the RF coaxial cable

(supplied) to the VCR’s OUT Jack and

to the TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack.

56 Multi-Channel Television Sound System (cont’d)

Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

TV STEREO or 2ND AUDIO. Then, press the F.FWD/B

button. ON will appear to the right of your selection.

Press the STATUS/EXIT button.

To record, select the channel to be recorded using the

CH(annel) o/p button, then go to step 6.

Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start recording.

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→AUTO PROGRAMMING

ADD/DELETE CH

CH MEMORY REVIEW

TV STEREO ON

2ND AUDIO

TO END PUSH EXIT

SELECT op CHOOSE B

AUTO PROGRAMMING

ADD/DELETE CH

CH MEMORY REVIEW

TV STEREO

→2ND AUDIO ON

TO END PUSH EXIT

• You can only receive and record in

stereo or second audio programs

that are broadcast in stereo or sec-

ond audio. You can only play in

stereo or second audio tapes that

were recorded in stereo or second

audio. Please see page 55 to deter-

mine if the program you want to

watch/record is being broadcast in

stereo or second audio.

• If you select second audio when

second audio is not available, the

VCR will record normal audio.

Helpful Hints

2-3

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→PROGRAM

VCR SET UP

TUNER SET UP

SET CLOCK

AUTO DBS OFF

RECORD LINK

TO END PUSH EXIT

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System 57

Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to

select VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to

select AUDIO OUT, then press the F.FWD/Bbutton.

Multi-Channel Television Sound system broadcasts are automati-

cally recorded in Hi-Fi stereo sound. To play in Hi-Fi stereo the

tapes recorded in Hi-Fi stereo, however, you’ll need to follow

steps 1-5.

SELECT op

→HIFI ON

MONO

TO END PUSH EXIT

• All programs are automatically

recorded in both Hi-Fi stereo sound

and in monaural sound.

• The audio level of a tape recorded

in Hi-Fi stereo will differ from the

audio level of a tape not recorded

in Hi-Fi stereo.

• Normally, HIFI should be selected

from the AUDIO OUT menu for

playback with Hi-Fi sound. But, you

can change the selection to MONO

if you want monaural audio play-

back. To do this, follow steps 1-3.

At step 4, press the PLAY/obutton

or the STOP/p button to select

MONO. Press the STATUS/EXIT

button. HIFI will disappear from the

status display.

• If you play non-Hi-Fi tapes while the

VCR is set to HIFI, HIFI will disap-

pear from the status display and the

tape will play in monaural sound.

Please see additional notes

on page 59.

Helpful Hints

2-4

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→PROGRAM

VCR SET UP

TUNER SET UP

SET CLOCK

AUTO DBS OFF

RECORD LINK

TO END PUSH EXIT

SELECT op CHOOSE B

→REPEAT PLAY OFF

ON SCREEN MODE

AUDIO OUT

LANGUAGE

VCR PLUS+ REF. MAP

BLUE BACKGROUND ON

TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the PLAY/obutton or the STOP/pbutton to select

HIFI. ON will appear to the right of HIFI on the screen.

Press the STATUS/EXIT button.

SELECT op

→HIFI ON

MONO

TO END PUSH EXIT

If you are having problems with your product, check this list of problems and possible solutions before

requesting service. You may be able to solve the problem yourself.

If you need to call a customer service representative, please know the model number and serial number of

your product before you call. This information is displayed on the back of the product. Also, please take a

moment to identify the problem you are having, and be prepared to explain this to the representative. If

you believe the representative will need to help you with operations, please stay near the product. Our

representatives will be happy to assist you.

No power

• Make sure the power plug is completely connected to an AC (alternating current) outlet.

• Make sure the power is turned on.

Power Failure

• With ShowGuard, if the power fails for more than one minute, programmed timer recordings will be

restored when the clock is reset. (The clock will reset itself automatically if you are using the AUTO

CLOCK feature. Details are on pages 17-18. If you are not using the AUTO CLOCK feature, reset the

clock manually. Details are on pages 15-16.) The timer recording will not occur only if the timer record-

ing was scheduled to take place during the power failure.

A TV program cannot be recorded.

• Check the connections between the VCR, TV, antenna/cable, and Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (if

applicable). Details are on pages six-10.

• Make sure the tape has a record tab. Details are on page five.

• Check the TV/VCR position. Details are on pages 24, 27, and 28.

• Check the CH3/CH4 switch. Details are on pages six-nine.

The VCR will not perform a timer recording.

• Make sure the recording start and stop times are set correctly. Details are on pages 34-41.

• Make sure a tape is in the VCR and the tape has a record tab (page five). If, after programming a timer

recording, you turn off the VCR power without putting a tape in the VCR, the Timer light will blink.

• If the record tab on a tape is missing, the VCR will eject the tape. The Timer light will blink.

• Make sure the VCR power is off.

• Make sure the clock is set. Details are on pages 15-18.

• If you have a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System, timer recordings are programmed differently. Details

are on page eight.

• Finish programming a timer recording at least five minutes before the recording is set to begin.

• Noon is 12 p.m.; midnight is 12 a.m.

There is no playback picture or the playback picture is noisy or contains streaks.

• Make sure the TV is on the same channel as the VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch.

• Make sure the VCR is in VCR position. (The VCR light will appear on the display panel.)

• Make sure channel 03 or 04 is properly adjusted at the TV.

• Adjust the tracking. Details are on page 45.

• TVs placed too close to the VCR can cause interference during tape playback. Move the VCR away from

the TV.

The VCR cannot be controlled with the remote control.

• Press the VCR button, then try the other VCR feature buttons.

• Make sure the VCR light appears on the display panel. If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.

• Aim the remote control directly at the VCR’s remote sensor. Details are on page 28.

• Remove all obstacles between the remote control and the VCR.

• Inspect and/or replace the batteries in the remote control. Details are on page five.

The VCR does not respond normally to the remote control. (For example, the VCR may

change channels multiple times when you press the CH(annel) obutton once.)

• Install new batteries (preferably alkaline) in the remote control.

The Number buttons won’t work for channels above 69.

• Enter channel numbers as a two-digit number. If you want to select channels 100 and above, enter chan-

nel numbers as a three-digit number. Details are on page 25.

58 Helpful Hints

TV programs cannot be watched normally.

• Put the VCR in TV position. (Press the VCR/TV button so that the VCR light disappears from the display

panel. Details are on pages 24, 27, and 28.)

• Check the connections between the VCR, TV, antenna/cable, and Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (if

applicable). Details are on pages six-10.

Tape cannot be inserted.

• Insert the tape, window side up, with the record tab facing you.

• Make sure a tape isn’t already in the VCR by pressing the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR.

• Gently push on the center of the tape when putting it in the VCR. Never force the tape into the VCR.

• If a timer recording is programmed and the VCR power is off, you can not insert a tape without a

record tab.

Tape cannot be removed.

• Make sure the power plug is connected completely to a power outlet.

VCR ejects the tape when the REC(ord)/OTR button is pressed or when the VCR power is

turned off to set a timer recording.

• Make sure the tape has a record tab. Details are on page five.

Poor reception

• You may need to tune your TV again.

The motor (cylinder) rotates even when the VCR is in Stop mode.

• To enable the quick play mechanism, the cylinder will rotate for about five minutes. This is normal. The

quick play mechanism enables the tape mechanism to switch from Stop mode to Play mode in one sec-

ond.

Line Input mode

• If you accidentally enter Line Input mode (AV FRONT or AV REAR will appear on your TV screen

briefly), press the CH(annel) o/pbutton or use the Number buttons to select another channel.

Hi-Fi Stereo Sound

• During playback, Hi-Fi audio may temporarily revert to normal audio when you adjust tracking. This is

normal.

• When connecting the VCR to a stereo TV, you will only get stereo sound if you use audio cables to con-

nect the AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR to the AUDIO IN jacks on your TV. Make sure the TV is in

Line (Auxiliary) Input mode.

• When you connect the AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR to the AUDIO IN jacks on your TV, the stereo

light on the TV might not glow. As long as the VCR status display indicates you are receiving a stereo

signal, you are receiving a stereo signal. This is normal.

• Only tapes recorded in Hi-Fi audio will play back in Hi-Fi audio. Tapes recorded in normal audio will

play back in monaural (single sound source) audio.

Cleaning the Video Heads

• Your VCR automatically cleans the video heads each time you insert a tape. However, the heads may

become dirty. If so, use a commercially-available head cleaner or have an authorized servicer clean the

video heads. Eventually, the heads may need to be replaced.

The playback picture is too dim, too bright, or fluctuates in brightness.

• Some programs may be broadcast with copyright protection technology in order to protect the rights of

Video 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 copy-

right protected programs may have a picture that is dark or dim, or the brightness of the picture may

fluctuate. Therefore, you should avoid recording or playing copies of copyright protected programs. This

VCR incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S.

patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights own-

ers. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is

intended for home and other limited viewing uses only, unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision

Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Helpful Hints (cont’d) 59

60 Glossary

AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks located on the front and back of

the VCR which are used to record audio from another source

(IN) or to send audio to another system (OUT).

Automatic Channel Setup: process in which the VCR memo-

rizes all available channels. Then, when you press the CH(annel)

o/pbutton, you only scan through channels you receive.

Bands: settings that allow you to tune channels.

• Antenna – 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/DBS.

Cable Box/DBS Output Channel: 03 or 04.

Dubbing: copying a tape using a second VCR.

Frame: a still picture.

HQ: high quality; a feature in the VCR circuitry which provides

enhanced picture detail.

Line Input: The channel to which you set your VCR during dub-

bing. If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO In jacks on the front of

the VCR, select channel 002 (AV FRONT). If you use the AUDIO

and VIDEO IN jacks on the back of the VCR, select 001 (AV

REAR).

If you accidentally enter Line Input mode, press the CH(annel)

o/pbutton or use the Number buttons to select another chan-

nel.

OTR: One-Touch Recording; a timed recording that starts imme-

diately and records for 30 minutes to eight hours.

Remote Control: the small electronic unit that came with your

VCR; allows you to operate your VCR from a distance. You may

be able to operate your TV, Cable Box, or Direct Broadcast

System with the remote control.

RF coaxial cable: The cable supplied with your VCR. Use it to

connect your VCR to your TV (or Cable Box or DBS). The sup-

plied cable is a snap-on type. However, you may use a screw-on

type if you prefer.

Special Effects: forward and reverse searching; a still picture;

slow motion playback.

Tape Speeds: how fast the tape travels during a recording or

playback.

• SP (standard play) – fastest tape speed (recording time for a

T120 tape is approximately two hours); best picture quality.

• LP (long play) – average tape speed; playback only.

• SLP (super long play) – slowest tape speed (recording time for

a T120 tape is approximately six hours).

VCR: video cassette recorder.

VIDEO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks located on the front and back of

the VCR which are used to record video from another source

(IN) or to send video to another system (OUT).

Specifications 61

Video Heads

Four heads – Hi-Fi

Video Signal

EIA standards; NTSC color

Antenna

VHF/UHF – 75 ohm external antenna terminal

VHF Output Signal

Channel 03 or 04 (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

5.73 lbs. (2.6 kg.)

Dimensions

15-3/4” (W) x 3-1/16” (H) x 8-3/4” (D)

(400mm x 92mm x 223mm)

Tuner Broadcast Channels

VHF 2-13, UHF 14-69

Cable TV Channels

1 – 125

NOTE: Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER or PLAYER

90 days Free Exchange / 91 days–One Year Reduced-Cost Exchange

WHO IS COVERED?

You must have proof of the date of purchase to exchange

your product. A sales receipt or other document showing

the date that you purchased the product is considered such

proof.

WHAT IS COVERED?

Warranty coverage begins the day you buy your product.

For 90 days thereafter, you may exchange the defective

product for a new product at the store from which it was

purchased or through Philips. This exchange is made at no

cost to you.

From 91 days to one year from the date of purchase, you must

follow the exchange procedures set out on the next page.

For an exchange during this warranty period you must pay

$29.95 for a new or renewed product. This reduced-cost

exchange ends one year after the date of purchase.

The replacement product is covered only for the warranty

period of the original product. When the warranty on the

original product expires, the warranty on all replaced prod-

ucts also expires.

WHAT IS EXCLUDED?

Your warranty does not cover:

• labor charges for installation or setup of the product,

adjustment of customer controls on the product, and

installation or repair of antenna systems outside of the

product.

• product repair and/or part replacement because of mis-

use, accident, unauthorized repair or other cause not

within the control of Philips Consumer Electronics.

• reception problems caused by signal conditions or cable

or antenna systems outside the product.

• a product that requires modification or adaptation to

enable it to operate in any country other than the

country for which it was designed, manufactured,

approved and/or authorized, or repair of products dam-

aged by these modifications.

• incidental or consequential damages resulting from the

product. (Some states do not allow the exclusion of

incidental or consequential damages, so the above

exclusion may not apply to you. This includes, but is

not limited to, prerecorded material, whether copy-

righted or not copyrighted.)

• damage caused by the use of non-VHS tapes or tapes

that have not been tested and labeled for use in two,

four, six, and eight hour VHS recorders.

• a product that is used for commercial or institutional

purposes (including but not limited to rental purposes).

WHERE IS EXCHANGE AVAILABLE?

Warranty exchange is available in all countries where the

product is officially distributed by Philips Consumer

Electronics. In countries where Philips Consumer

Electronics does not distribute the product, the local Philips

service organization will attempt to exchange the product,

although there may be a delay if the appropriate product is

not readily available.

MAKE SURE YOU KEEP...

Please keep your sales receipt or other document showing

proof of date of purchase. Attach it to the owner’s manual

and keep both nearby. Also keep the original box and pack-

ing material in case you need to return your product.

BEFORE EXCHANGING THE PRODUCT...

Please check your owner’s manual before exchanging the

product. Adjustments of the controls discussed there may

save you time and money.

TO EXCHANGE YOUR PRODUCT IN THE U.S.A.,

PUERTO RICO, OR U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...

Follow the instructions stated previously in the “What is

Covered” section, or refer to the exchange instructions on

the next page.

In the U.S.A., Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands, all

implied warranties, including implied warranties of mer-

chantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are limited

in duration to the duration of this express warranty.

Because some states do not allow limitations on how long

an implied warranty may last, this limitation may not apply

to you.

TO EXCHANGE A PRODUCT IN CANADA...

Please contact Philips at:

1-800-661-6162 (French Speaking)

1-800-363-7278 (English Speaking)

In Canada, this warranty is given in lieu of all other war-

ranties. No other warranties are expressed or implied,

including any implied warranties of merchantability or fit-

ness for a particular purpose. Philips is not liable under any

circumstances for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or

consequential damages, howsoever incurred, even if notified

of the possibility of such damages.

TO GET OUT-OF-WARRANTY EXCHANGE...

In the U.S.A., Puerto Rico, or U.S. Virgin Islands, contact

Philips Service Solutions Group at 1-800-531-0039 to

obtain the cost of out-of-warranty exchange.

REMEMBER...

Please record below the model and serial numbers found

on the product. Also, please fill out and mail your warranty

registration card promptly. It will be easier for us to notify

you if necessary.

MODEL#__________________________________

SERIAL#__________________________________

This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may have other

rights which vary from state to state.

Philips Service Solutions Group, P.O. Box 2976, Longview, Texas 75606, (903) 242-4800

EL6466E001 /12-99

62 Limited Warranty

If your product is defective, you may be able to exchange it at the store from which it was purchased.

Most stores display a Return Policy. If not, ask the manager or sales associate how many days you have to exchange

a product with them. After the store’s return period has expired, you may exchange the product with Philips if you

have your original sales receipt.

To exchange your product with Philips (per the warranty conditions stated previously), remember:

•If you exchange the product within 90 days of the original purchase, there is no cost to you.

• If you exchange the product more than 90 days after but less than one year after the day of original purchase,

your cost will be $29.95.

• After 12 months from the day of original purchase, contact Philips Service Solutions Group at 1-800-531-0039

for information regarding out-of-warranty exchange.

• If you do not have your original sales receipt, or if you have any questions, call Philips Service Solutions Group at

1-800-531-0039.

To obtain a replacement product from Philips:

1. Complete the Exchange Form below.

2. Pack the product and its accessories (remote control, rf coaxial cable, owner’s manual, and car battery cord, if

applicable) in the original box or a suitable alternative. You will receive replacement accessories with your

replacement product. For packing details, call 1-800-531-0039.

3. Put the completed Exchange Form, a copy of the original sales receipt, and the proper payment in an envelope.

Do not staple or clip these items together. 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, insured and freight prepaid, to:

Philips Consumer Electronics

El Paso Recovery Center

Suite A, 12375 Pine Springs Drive

El Paso, Texas 79927

A replacement will be sent to you via United Parcel Service (UPS) within 48 business hours of Philips’ receipt of the

product.

EXCHANGE INSTRUCTIONS

Limited Warranty (cont’d) 63

EXCHANGE FORM

Your Address (street address to which replacement should be delivered, no P.O. boxes allowed):

Name:

Street Address: Apt. #:

City: State: Zip Code:

Payment Amount: __________

Method of Payment: (Check one. Please, no cash or CODs.)

_____ Check or money order

Account number Expiration date

_____ American Express ___________________________ __________

_____ Visa ___________________________ __________

_____ Novus/Discover ___________________________ __________

_____ Mastercard ___________________________ __________

Signature: _____________________________________________________________

Detailed reason for return, use additional paper if necessary: _____________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

Remember, the return box should include the following:

•The product,

• Completed Exchange Form and sales receipt, • Accessories supplied with the product, and

• Payment, if applicable.

ac power cord.................................29

accessories.......................................68

alt.ch button.....................................25

ant(enna) in jack...................6-10, 29

audio in/out jacks..............10, 28-29,

....................................43, 55, 60

auto dbs recordlink........................42

automatic

playback.......................................45

rewind, eject, off........................45

batteries..............................................5

blue background..............................54

cbl/dbs button......................5, 22, 24

cassette compartment...................27

cassette-inside light........................27

ch3/ch4 switch........................6-9, 29

channel

adding...........................................13

deleting........................................13

reviewing.....................................14

selection......................................25

setup.......................................11-14

o/pbuttons...............24, 28, 45

child lock...........................................48

clear button...............................23, 53

clock/feature display.......................27

clock setting...............................15-19

connections....................6-10, 43, 55

contents, table of..............................4

controls

remote...................................23-25

vcr.................................................28

counter only mode.........................26

daylight-savings time.......................19

display panel.....................................27

duplication........................................43

eject button......................................23

erasure prevention...........................5

f(rame). adv(ance) button......24, 47

f.fwd/Bbutton..................23, 28, 46

front panel........................................28

glossary..............................................60

head cleaner.........................5, 59, 62

helpful hints................................58-59

hi-fi stereo sound system.............57

hookups

with cable box/dbs..................8-9

with stereo tv.............................10

without cable box/dbs............6-7

index search button................24, 51

language selection....................11, 20

line input mode.................12, 43, 60

long play.....................................36, 60

lp ................................................36, 60

memory button........................23, 53

menu button.............................25, 28

mute button.....................................25

number buttons..............................25

on-screen status displays..............26

one-touch recording......................32

out jack.....................................6-9, 29

pause button....................................28

pause/still button......................23, 47

play/Kbutton....................23, 30, 46

playing................................................30

power

button....................................23, 28

cord..............................................29

pwr.(power) light............................27

real-time counter............................53

rear panel .........................................29

rec/otr button.............25, 28, 31, 32

rec(ord) end search button..23, 52

record light.......................................27

recording

basic..............................................31

one channel/

watching another.......................33

prevention.....................................5

timer.......................................34-37

with the vcr plus+

programming system..........38-41

remote control

buttons...................................23-25

sensor...........................................28

using................................................5

repeat play........................................44

rerecording......................................43

rew(ind)/sbutton...........25, 28, 46

rf coaxial cable.................6-9, 43, 60

safety precautions.............................3

searching...........................................46

second audio broadcast

receiving...........................55-56

recording..........................55-56

sensor (remote)..............................28

showguard.................................37, 58

skip search button...................23, 52

slow

button ..........................................23

motion..........................................47

slp................................................36, 60

smartclock........................................17

smart picture button...............24, 49

sp ................................................36, 60

speed button....................................24

standard play.............................36, 60

status display....................................26

status/exit button..............24, 26, 28

stereo

broadcast

receiving...........................55-56

recording..........................55-56

hookups.......................................55

still picture........................................47

stop/Lbutton..................................24

stop/eject button............................28

super high speed searching..........46

super long play.........................36, 60

table of contents...............................4

tape

duplication...................................43

eject................................23, 28, 45

speed.....................................36, 60

time

search button......................24, 50

setting.....................................15-19

timer

light...............................................27

recording

cancelling................................37

checking..................................37

setting...............................34-36

with vcr plus+ programming

system...............................38-41

tracking button.........................25, 45

tv button...............................5, 21, 24

controls......................5, 21, 23-25

hookups...................................6-10

position.................................24, 28

var(iable). slow button ...........25, 47

vcrbutton......................................5, 24

light...............................................27

plus+

programming system..........38-41

plus+/enter button.......21-23, 40

position.................................24, 28

vcr/tv button.............................24, 28

video in/out jacks..............10, 28-29,

....................................43, 55, 60

vol(ume) o/pbutton...................23

warranty......................................62-63

x2 play button..........................23, 46

64 Index

IB8213E001

Printed In China

0VMN02447 / H59W0UD * * * * *

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

The following items are supplied with your VCR; they

are provided to help you use or set up your VCR.

The following additional items are not provided with your

VCR, but they are designed for use with your new VCR.

To order these optional accessories, contact us at:

Philips Parts & Accessories Marketing Department

401 East Old Andrew Johnson Highway

P.O. Box 555

Jefferson City, TN 37760

1-800-851-8885.

VHS Cassette Rewinder

#M61117

Three Cassette Storage Cases (plastic)

Fits VHS and Beta cassettes

#M61104 Six High-grade, VHS, T-120 Cassettes

#MHG1206

RF Coaxial Cable, 75 ohm

4835 323 27011

VAR.SLOW

VCR TV CBL/DBS

VOL.

CH.

MUTE

ALT.CH

TRACKING F.ADV

VCR/TV

REC/OTR

POWER

SPEED

STATUS/EXIT

STOP

PLAY

F.FWDREW

MEMORY

X2 PLAY

SLOW

VCR PLUS+

/ENTER

SMART

PICTURE TIME INDEX

REC END SKIP

EJECT

CLEAR

PAUSE/STILL

Remote Control 4835 218 37283

Two AA Batteries 4835 138 17012

This owner’s manual is made of recyclable materials.

Remember to recycle!

As an ENERGY STAR®Partner, Philips Consumer Electronics

has determined that this product meets the

ENERGY STAR®guidelines for energy efficiency.

ENERGY STAR®is a U.S. registered mark.

Stereo Audio and Video Cables (6 feet)

M61106 (gold connectors)

M61105 (color-coded connectors)

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