PHILIPS VRX442
Owner's Manual

Recording 31

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Read and follow the steps below to record a television program. Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to. Insert a tape with its record tab intact (details are on page five) in the VCR. The power will come on.

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Turn on the TV. Insert a tape.

CBL/DSS EJECT

VCR POWER

TV MUTE

VOL

F.ADV

CHANNEL

Press the VCR button.
PAUSE/STILL PLAY REW FF

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VCR PLUS+ /ENTER STOP LIGHT CLEAR

If the VCR light appears on the display panel of the VCR, go to step 5. If the VCR light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button once.

EXIT/STATUS MENU

Press the (Tape) SPEED button until the desired tape speed appears on-screen. The VCR will only record in SP or SLP. Details about tape speed are on pages 36 and 58.

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INDEX
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GO-TO
MEMORY

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Use the CHANNEL Up/Down buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded.

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REC/OTR

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0

SPEED VCR/TV SLOW VAR. SLOW

TRACKING SKIP

SEARCH

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Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start recording. The REC(ord) light will appear on the VCR display panel. If the REC(ord)/OTR button is pressed while no tape is in the VCR, NO CASSETTE will appear on-screen for five seconds.

REMOTE LOCATOR

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To pause the recording (for example, during commercials), press the PAUSE/STILL button. The PAUSE light will appear on the display panel. To resume recording, press the PAUSE/STILL button again. The PAUSE light will disappear from the display panel.

Press the STOP button to stop recording. The REC(ord) light will disappear from the display panel.

� If the REC(ord)/OTR button is pressed while a tape without a record tab is in the VCR, PROTECTED CASSETTE CANNOT RECORD will appear on-screen briefly. The VCR will eject the tape. � You can change the tape speed while recording, but some distortion will appear on the tape. � The VCR records in a preset volume. � If the end of the tape is reached while recording, the VCR will stop recording, rewind the tape, then stop. Details are on page 57.

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