Magnavox VCRVR400BMG User's Manual
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1. MAGNAVOX Video Cassette Recorder gor Hookup Pages eo KONIN ONIN 8 Hookups With a Cable Box Direct Broadcast System There are two ways to connect your Cable Box DBS to the VCR W ith this connection You may view any channel You must select channels at the C able 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 D BS output channel channel 03 or 04 and set your Cable Box D BS to the channel you want to record W hen you enter the channel you want to record in a timer recording select channel 03 or 04 the Cable Box D BS output channel This is step 7 on page 28 Leave the Cable Box D BS on for a timer recording 1 Cable Box D BS 2 VCR RF coaxial RF coaxial TV s cable 3 ANTENNA IN Jack Connections 1 Connect a Cable signal to the IN Jack on the Cable Box D BS 2 Use an RF coaxial cable supplied to connect the OUT Jack on the Cable Box DBS to the AN T enna IN Jack on the VCR 3 Use asecond RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the TV s ANTENNA IN Jack Recording Viewing Any Channel 1 W ith the VCR on and in VCR position the VCR TV light will appear on the display panel use the CHANNEL 4 v buttons to set the VCR to the Cable Box DBS outpu2. Cable Box DBS output channel 03 or 04 10 Hookups With a Stereo TV E 27 antenna or cable to ANT enna Ree IN Jack G KOMON Audio and Video VIDEO yellow and IN Jacks on TV AUDIO white OUT Jacks vata Dm 3 Audio Cable AUDIO 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 to the VIDEO IN Jack on your TV 3 Connect an audio cable to the white AUDIO OUT Jack on the back of the VCR Then connect the other end of the audio cable to the AUDIO IN Jack on your TV If your TV has Right and Left AUDIO IN Jacks you must use a Y splitter audio cable as illustrated to deliver audio to the TV s right and left channels 4 Turn on your TV making sure it is in Line Input mode Please refer to your TV owner s manual for details This hookup will not give you stereo sound To get stereo sound use the connections on pages six seven and select the channel to be viewed at the TV with the VCR turned off Front Panel 21 Remote Sensor F FWD Fast Forward Button Receives a signal from your remote W hen tape playback is stopped press to fast forward the control so you can operate your VCR tape at high speed During tape playback press to fast for from a distance ward the tap
3. channels TRACKING Function During normal tape playback or slow motion tape playback press the CHANNEL a v buttons to adjust the tracking Details are on page 41 REC ord OTR Button Press once to start a recording Details are on page 24 Press repeatedly to start a O ne Touch Recording an immediate recording 30 minutes to eight hours long of the channel you are watching Details are on page 25 PAUSE Button W hile recording press to temporarily stop the recording Press a second time to resume normal recording Details are on page 24 You can not pause a One Touch Recording Details are on page 25 During tape playback press to freeze the picture Press repeatedly to advance the still picture frame by frame Details are on page 35 MENU Button Press repeatedly to access menus or to remove menus 22 Rear Panel ANT enna IN Jack Connect your antenna or cable here Details are on pages six 10 AUDIO IN Jack Connect a cable coming from the audio out jack of a camcorder another VCR or an audio source here Details are on page 33 AUDIO OUT Jack Connect a cable going to the audio in jack of a camcorder another VCR or an audio system here Details are on page 33 A o on AUDIO OUT N gur PROTIC Jy VIDEO OUT Jack Connect a cable goi
4. e while the picture stays on the screen Details VCR TV Button are on page 35 Press to select an item in the VCR menu Use to select the signal that PLAY Button your TV receives VCR Position Press to play a tape Also press to release Slow Use to watch a tape to watch a program while recording it or to watch a TV broadcast using the CHANNEL a v or Number buttons to change channels at the VCR The VCR TV light will appear when 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 Details are on page 32 Search or Still mode and return to normal play back Details are on page 35 Press to select an item in the VCR menu STOP EJECT Button Press once to stop the tape W hen tape playback is stopped press to eject the tape Press to select an item in the VCR menu REW ind Button W hen tape playback is stopped press to rewind the tape at high speed D uring tape playback press to rewind the tape while the picture stays on the screen Details are on page 35 Press to go back one step when setting the clock or a timer recording POWER VCHITV SPEED Button Press to select the recording speed SP or SLP Details are on pages 24 and 44 POWER Button Press to turn the VCR power on and off CHANNEL a v Buttons Press to scan up or down through the VCR s
5. ng to the video in jack of a camcorder another VCR or an audio visual system CH3 CH4 Switch laser disc player video disc player Set to channel 3 or 4 etc here Details are on page 33 to use your TV with your VCR Set your TV to the same chan AC Power Cor VIDEO IN Jack nel Details are on page Connect to a standard AC outlet Connect a cable coming from seven to supply power to the VCR the video out jack of a cam OUT Jack corder another VCR or an Use the supplied RF coax audio visual source laser disc ial cable to connect this player video disc player etc jack to the Antenna In here Details are on page 33 Jack on your TV or Cable Box DBS Details are on pages six nine Rerecording Tape Duplication 33 1 Audio cable from AUDIO OUT Jack of VCR 1to AUDIO IN Jack of VCR 2 aT VCR 1 Playing VCR VCR 2 Recording VCR wood 3 RF coaxial cable from the 2 Viia VIDEO CUTIES iva ANTENNA IN 1 Jack VCR 1 will play your tape Insert a prerecorded tape in VCR L If the tape does not have a record tab playback begins If this happens press the STO P EJECT button on VCR 1 once VCR 2 will record your tape Insert a blank tape in VCR 2 Make sure the record tab is intact details are on page five Make sure the VCR 2 power is on and VCR 2 is in VCR position The VCR TV light will appear If it does not press the VCR TV button once 3 Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4 whiche
6. t channel channel 03 or 04 2 Set the TV to the same channel to which you set the VCR Set the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to the same channel 3 Select the channel you want to view record at the Cable Box DBS Hookups With a Cable Box Direct Broadcast System cont d 9 W ith this connection You may watch one channel while recording another You may not record scrambled channels 1 VCR gt RF coaxial 3 TV s ANTENNA cable IN Jack Connections 1 Connect a Cable signal to the VCR s AN T enna IN Jack 2 Use an RF coaxial cable supplied to connect the O UT Jack on the VCR to the IN Jack on the Cable Box D BS 3 Use asecond RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the Cable Box DBS to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV Recording One Channel W atching Another 1 Put the Cable Box DBS on the same channel as the VCR s CH3 CH4 switch Make sure the TV is on the Cable Box D BS output channel 03 or 04 Then with the VCR in VCR position the VCR TV light will appear on the display panel use the CHANNEL 4 v buttons to select the channel you want to record at the VCR Start the recording 2 Press the VCR TV button once to put the VCR in TV position The VCR TV light will disappear 3 When you play a tape make sure the Cable Box DBS is set to the Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable same channel as the CH3 CH4 Box DBS switch on the VCR Set the TV to the
7. ver channel the CH3 CH4 switch on VCR 2 is set to 4 Point the remote control at VCR 2 Press the Number buttons 0 O Lineln Rear L1 will appear on the screen Unauthorized recording of copy righted television programs video Point the remote control at VCR 2 Use the SPEED but a infringe on the rights of copyright eo oe owners and violate copyright laws 6 If a program has copyright protec tion it may not record clearly Press the PLAY button on VCR 1 and the REC ord OTR Audio and video cables are not sup button on VCR 2 at the same time plied like yours Different VCRs may oper ate differently To stop recording press the STOP EJECT button on VCR W hen Lineln Rear L1 appears on 2 once then stop the tape on VCR 1 the screen the screen will be blue 7 The illustration uses two VCRs just
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