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VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:05 PM Page 1
Video Cassette Recorder
VRZ342AT
Owner’s Manual
Important!
Return your Warranty Registration
Card within 10 days. See why inside.
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N I H T I W D E D E E N N O I VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 2 Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the you’re entitled to. benefits Once your PHILIPS MAGNAVOX purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS MAGNAVOX product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits. Warranty Owner Model Verification Confirmation Reg
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VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 3 Introduction 3 Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual. This manual has six sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording; Playing; 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. Features • Auto DBS RecordLink™ • Automatic Channel Setup • Automatic Clock Setting With Time Zone • Automatic Hea
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VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 4 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 Broad
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VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 5 Before Using Your VCR 5 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. Putting Batteries in the Remote Control 1 1 Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote control by pressing the tab, then lifting the lid. 2 Place three AA batteries inside the battery compartment 2 with their and ends aligned as ind
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75V ANT / CABLE VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 6 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. 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV. Antenna Indoor/Outdoor (300 ohm) 75V ANT / CABLE OR ANTENNA IN Jack (on b
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75V ANT / CABLE VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 7 Hookups Without a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 7 3 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.) ANT IN AUDIO OUT IN OUT CH3 CH4 Antenna VIDEO ANT or Cable IN 75V ANT / CABLE AUDIO OUT IN OUT ANTENNA IN Jack CH3 CH4 (on back of TV) VIDEO example only
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75V ANT / CABLE VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 8 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: l You may view any channel. l You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR. l You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording. l You may not program channels at the VCR. l You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time. Set the TV
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75V ANT / CABLE IN OUT VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 9 Hookups With a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 With this connection: l You may watch one channel while recording another. l You may not record scrambled channels. VCR 1 Cable Box/DBS 2 ANT IN AUDIO OUT IN OUT CH3 CH4 VIDEO RF coaxial Cable cable Signal TV’s ANTENNA RF coaxial IN Jack 3 cable Connections 1 Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack. 2 Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT J
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VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 10 10 Hookups With a Stereo TV antenna or cable to 1 ANT(enna) ANT IN Jack IN AUDIO IN OUT OUT CH3 CH4 VIDEO Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (white) OUT Jacks Video Cable 2 Audio Cable 3 l Audio and Video cables are not supplied. 1 Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the back of the VCR. 2 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 t
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MENU VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 11 Turning on Your VCR 11 Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in the Turn on the TV. remote control and the VCR and TV are connected correctly. 2 l Follow the steps on this page only when you plug the VCR power cord into the wall outlet for the first time. l You can not program channels if you are using a Cable Box or POWER EJECT a Direct Broadcast System. 1 VCR/TV SPEED MEMORY REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL 1 PLAY 3 Press the VCR button,
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MENU VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 12 12 Automatic Channel Setup Although your VCR may automatically memorize the channels you receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets 3-5 you set up the channels again. POWER EJECT 1 VCR/TV SPEED MEMORY Press the VCR button. REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL PLAY 2 REW F.FWD Press the MENU button. STOP STATUS/EXIT SELECT op CHOOSE B fi PROGRAM 2 VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK REMOTE LOCATOR 1 2 3 CH. TO END PUSH EXIT 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 MUTE 0
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MENU VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 13 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) 13 Adding/Deleting Channels 3-4 1 Press the VCR button. POWER EJECT VCR/TV SPEED MEMORY 2 Press the MENU button. REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL PLAY 5 3 REW F.FWD STOP Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select 6 TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. STATUS/EXIT 2 7 4 1 2 3 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select CH. 4 5 6 ADD/DELETE CH, then press the F.FWD/B button. SELECT op ADD/DELETE B 7
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MENU VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 14 14 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) Reviewing Memorized Channels 1 3-4 Press the VCR button. POWER EJECT VCR/TV SPEED MEMORY 2 Press the MENU button. REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL SELECT op CHOOSE B PLAY fi PROGRAM VCR SET UP REW F.FWD TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK STOP REMOTE LOCATOR STATUS/EXIT TO END PUSH EXIT 2 5 1 2 3 3 CH. 4 5 6 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. 7 8 9 SELECT op CHOOSE B MUTE 0
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MENU VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 15 Setting the Clock 15 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 3-4 keeps track of the time by constantly referring to the time broad- casted by your PBS station. POWER EJECT If you are using a Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System, VCR/TV SPEED MEMORY you must set the clock manually. Follow the instruc
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MENU VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 16 16 Setting the Clock (cont’d) 5 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. POWER EJECT l Enter a 0 before a single digit number. l Entries that do not match the VCR’s internal calendar will cause VCR/TV SPEED MEMORY a question mark (?) to appear on-screen. REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL l To make corrections, press the CLEAR button until the sp
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MENU VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 17 Setting the Clock (cont’d) 17 Automatic Clock Setting 2-4 POWER EJECT 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. 5 VCR/TV SPEED MEMORY SELECT op CHOOSE B REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL fi PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK PLAY REMOTE LOCATOR REW F.FWD TO END PUSH EXIT STOP STATUS/EXIT 1 2 3 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select 1 2 3 SET CLOCK, then press the F.FWD/B button. CH. 4 5 6 3 7 8 9 4 If OFF appears to the right of
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MENU VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 18 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 2-4 your time zone. POWER EJECT 1 Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button. VCR/TV SPEED MEMORY REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL SELECT op CHOOSE B fi PROGRAM VCR SET UP PLAY TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK REW F.FWD REMOTE LOCATOR STOP TO END PUSH EXIT STATUS/EXIT 1 5 2 1 2 3 Press the PLAY/o button or
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MENU VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 19 Daylight-Saving 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-Saving Time is set to ON when you receive your VCR. 3-4 Turn Daylight-Saving Time ON or OFF by following the steps below. Before you begin: l Make sure the clock is set. POWER EJECT VCR/TV SPEED MEMORY REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL 1 Press the VCR button. PLAY REW F.FWD STOP 2 STATUS/EXIT Press the MENU b
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MENU VRZ342comb.QX33 4/7/99 10:06 PM Page 20 20 Language Selection Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen displays. 3-4 1 Press the VCR button. POWER EJECT VCR/TV SPEED MEMORY 2 REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL Press the MENU button. PLAY SELECT op CHOOSE B 5 REW F.FWD fi PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP STOP SET CLOCK REMOTE LOCATOR STATUS/EXIT TO END PUSH EXIT 2 6 1 2 3 CH. 3 4 5 6 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select 7 8 9 VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B butt
