Magnavox VCR VCRVR400BMG User Manual

VCR  
VR400BMG  
Video Ca ssette Recorder  
Hookup Pa ges  
 
Hookups With a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System (contd) 9  
With this connection:  
You may watch one channel while recording another.  
You may not record scrambled channels.  
VCR  
1
Cable Box/DBS  
2
75  
ANT /  
CABLE  
ANT  
IN  
AU
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
OUT  
CH3 C
VIDEO  
RF coaxial  
cable  
Cable  
Signal  
TV’s ANTENNA  
IN Jack  
RF coaxial  
cable  
3
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 Jack on  
the VCR to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DBS.  
3
Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the  
Cable Box/DBS to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV.  
Recording O ne Channel/W atching Another  
1
Put the Cable Box/DBS on the sam e channel as the  
VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. (Make sure the TV is on the Cable  
Box/DBS 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  
o/p 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.)  
Helpful Hint  
• 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).  
3
Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable  
Box/DBS.  
 
10 Hookups With a Stereo TV  
antenna or  
cable to  
ANT(enna)  
IN Jack  
1
ANT  
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
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 O UT 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 O UT 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  
Ysplitter 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 owners manual for details.  
Helpful Hint  
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  
Rem ote Sensor  
F.FW D (Fast Forward) Button  
Receives a signal from your remote  
control so you can operate your VCR  
from a distance.  
When tape playback is stopped, press to fast forward the  
tape at high speed. During tape playback, press to fast for-  
ward the tape while the picture stays on the screen. Details  
are on page 35. Press to select an item in the VCR menu.  
VCR/TV Button  
Use to select the signal that  
your TV receives.  
VCR Position  
PLAY Button  
Press to play a tape. Also, press to release Slow,  
Search, or Still mode and return to normal play-  
back. Details are on page 35.  
Use to watch a tape, to  
watch a program while  
recording it, or to watch a  
TV broadcast using the  
CHANNEL o/p or Number  
buttons to change channels at  
the VCR. The VCR/TV light  
will appear when the VCR is  
in VCR position.  
Press to select an item in the VCR menu.  
STO P/EJECT Button  
Press once to stop the tape. When tape  
playback is stopped, press to eject the tape.  
Press to select an item in the VCR menu.  
REW (ind) Button  
When tape playback is stopped, press to rewind  
the tape at high speed. During 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.  
TV Position  
Use to watch TV (changing  
channels at the TV) or to  
watch one program while  
recording another. Details are  
on page 32.  
PLAY  
REW  
F.FWD  
REC/OTR STOP/EJECT  
PAUSE  
MENU  
POWER VCR/TV CST.IN  
TIMER  
REC  
POWER  
VCR/TV  
SPEED  
CHANNEL  
SPEED Button  
PO W ER Button  
Press to turn the VCR  
power on and off.  
Press to select the recording speed  
(SP or SLP). Details are on pages 24  
and 44.  
CHANNEL o/p Buttons  
Press to scan up or down through the VCR’s channels.  
TRACKING Function  
During normal tape playback or slow motion tape playback, press the  
CHANNEL o/p buttons to adjust the tracking. Details are on page 41.  
REC(ord)/O TR Button  
Press once to start a recording. Details are on page 24. Press repeatedly to start a One-  
Touch Recording (an immediate recording, 30 minutes to eight hours long) of the channel  
you are watching. Details are on page 25.  
PAUSE Button  
While 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 O UT 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.  
ANT  
IN  
AUDIO  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
CH3 CH4  
VIDEO  
VIDEO O UT Jack  
Connect a cable going to the video  
in jack of a camcorder, another  
VCR, or an audio-visual system  
(laser disc player, video disc player,  
etc.) here. Details are on page 33.  
CH3/CH4 Switch  
Set to channel 3 or 4  
to use your TV with  
your VCR. Set your  
TV to the same chan-  
nel. Details are on page  
seven.  
VIDEO IN Jack  
AC Power Cord  
Connect to a standard AC outlet  
to supply power to the VCR.  
Connect a cable coming from  
the video out jack of a cam-  
corder, another VCR, or an  
audio-visual source (laser disc  
player, video disc player, etc.)  
here. Details are on page 33.  
O UT Jack  
Use the supplied RF coax-  
ial cable to connect this  
jack to the Antenna In  
Jack on your TV or Cable  
Box/DBS. Details are on  
pages six-nine.  
 
Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 33  
1. Audio cable from AUDIO O UT Jack of  
VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jack of VCR 2  
VCR 1  
Playing VCR  
VCR 2 - Recording VCR  
ANT  
ANT  
IN  
IN  
AUDIO  
AUDIO  
IN  
OUT  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
OUT  
CH3 CH4  
CH3 CH4  
VIDEO  
VIDEO  
3. RF coaxial  
cable from the  
O UT jack of  
VCR2 to the TV’s  
ANTENNA IN  
Jack  
2. Video cable from VIDEO O UT Jack  
of VCR 1 to VIDEO IN Jack of VCR 2  
1
VCR 1 will play your tape. Insert a prerecorded tape in  
VCR 1. If the tape does not have a record tab, playback begins. If  
this happens, press the STOP/EJECT button on VCR 1 once.  
2
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, whichever  
channel the CH3/CH4 switch on VCR 2 is set to.  
4
Point the rem ote control at VCR 2. Press the Num ber  
buttons 0, 0. LineIn Rear (L1) will appear on the screen.  
Helpful Hints  
• 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.  
Audio and video cables are not sup-  
plied.  
The illustration uses two VCRs just  
like yours. Different VCRs may oper-  
ate differently.  
• When LineIn Rear (L1) appears on  
the screen, the screen will be blue.  
5
Point the rem ote control at VCR 2. Use the SPEED but-  
ton to select SP or SLP.  
6
Press the PLAY button on VCR 1 and the REC(ord)/O TR  
button on VCR 2 at the sam e tim e.  
7
To stop recording, press the STO P/EJECT button on VCR  
2 once, then stop the tape on VCR 1.  
 

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