Audiovox AVR-1228 manual

V ideo Cassette Recorder User ’ s Guide A VR-1228 DV -K286N-SJ (AUDIOVOX) 98.5.4. 99.12.10 10:9 AM ˘` a[...]

Safety information AUDIOVOX Video Cassette Recorder User’ s Guide i. 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 P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle,[...]

harzard. Periodically examine the cord, and if its appearance indicates damage or deteriorated insulation, have it replaced by your service technician. 7 Power -Cord Protection- Power -supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at pl[...]

Safety information, continued 13 Power Lines- An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines, other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching or approaching such power[...]

Contents Overview of the equipment ............................................................................................................................... 1 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Front panel display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

1 AUDIOVOX Video Cassette Recorder User’ s Guide Over view of the equipment This section summarizes the buttons, controls, and terminals that you will use with your VCR. Front panel POWER RECORD VCR TIMER POWER STOP/EJECT CH/TRACKING REC REW PLAY/PAUSE FF 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8 9 10 1 POWER Press to turn the VCR on or off. 2 STOP/EJECT Press to stop the[...]

Over view of the equipment, continued AUDIOVOX V ideo Cassette Recorder User’ s Guide 2 8 Remote sensor This receiver receives a signal from your remote control. Do not block it. 9 Display panel Displays information to assist you in operating the VCR successfully . 10 ▼ CH/TRACKING ▲ Press the up and down buttons to change the channel or to a[...]

3 Over view of the equipment, continued AUDIOVOX Video Cassette Recorder User’ s Guide Back panel 1 VIDEO IN/OUT Attach the VCR’ s video input/output at these terminals. 2 AUDIO IN/OUT Attach the VCR’ s audio input/output at these terminals. 3 Antenna terminal Attach an antenna or cable system at this terminal. 4 CH. 3-4 Set this switch to th[...]

Remote control 1 POWER Press to turn your VCR on or off. 2 INPUT Press to select between the VCR tuner and the Audio/Video Input jacks. (auxiliary). 3 TV/VCR Press to select the TV or VCR tuner . 4 SPEED Press to select tape recording speed (SP , or EP) 5 REC/OTR Press once to record; press multiple times to display one-touch-recording (OTR) option[...]

5 12 –CH/TRK+ Press to change the channel (channels stored in memory only) or to adjust the tracking. 13 P/S Press to pause video tape playback for temporarily still picture. Each press of the button advances the picture one frame. 14 FF Press during stop mode to quickly advance video tape. 15 STOP Press to stop tape movement. 16 CM SKIP Press du[...]

AUDIOVOX V ideo Cassette Recorder User’ s Guide 6 Installing the remote control batteries 1 Open the battery compartment on the back of the remote control. 2 Install two AA size batteries as shown. Make sure the “+” and “–” terminals are oriented correctly . 3 Replace the cover . Using the remote control Hold the remote control within a[...]

7 AUDIOVOX Video Cassette Recorder User’ s Guide Connecting your VCR Y ou must connect your VCR to an external antenna or cable system. Next you will connect the VCR to the television. Follow the directions below to make these connections. Y ou will normally only make one of the connections shown below , not all of them. Connecting an antenna to [...]

Connecting your VCR, continued AUDIOVOX V ideo Cassette Recorder User’ s Guide 8 • If your antenna system has two sets of twin 300-ohm leads, purchase a combiner (available at electronics stores). Place one set of twin leads underneath the screws on the combiner and tighten the screws. Do the same with the other set of twin leads. Press the cab[...]

9 • If you have a coaxial terminal for VHF signals and twin lead terminals for UHF signals, you need an adapter(Not supplied) as shown below: • If you have twin lead terminals for all signals, you need an adapter(Not supplied)like this: If your TV does not have Audio/Video inputs, you have finished connecting your VCR to your TV . If your TV do[...]

3 Connect an audio cable to the AUDIO OUT terminal on the back of the VCR. 4 Connect the other end of the audio cable to the AUDIO IN terminals on the TV . If you have a stereo TV , connect only the white (left) terminal. Connecting a cable system If your cable set-up is not described below , please contact your cable company for more information. [...]

11 • If your cable system requires you to use a converter box for all channels, connect the incoming cable to the IN terminal on the converter box. Connect another cable between the OUT terminal on the converter box and the ANT . IN terminal on the VCR. Keep your VCR tuned to channel 3 or 4 and change channels using the converter box. • If your[...]

AUDIOVOX V ideo Cassette Recorder User’ s Guide 12 Setting up your VCR Once you have connected your VCR and put batteries in the remote control, you are ready to use the VCR. Before you start, however , you must be certain to do the following: • T urn on the television. • T une the television to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel you selected [...]

13 Setting the clock The clock displays the current time and is used for timer recording. Therefore, it is important to set the time and date accuratel y . If you are setting the clock for the first time, or if a power failure has erased the clock settings, the clock will display --:--. 1 Press MENU to display the menu. 2 Press 2 to select Clock Se[...]

6 Press MENU to save the settings and exit from the T ime and Date Set menu. 7 Press MENU repetedly to exit the menu system and return to normal viewing. Selecting cable or antenna viewing Y ou must set the viewing mode for your VCR, choosing either CABLE (cable system connection) or ANTENNA (antenna connection). Make your selection based upon how [...]

15 2 Press 3 to select Channel Set. 3 Press 1 to select Auto Channel Search mode and press 3 to detect the channel automatically and the scanning channel number appears. Wait until the channel numbers stop changing. (one to two minutes). 4 Press –CH/TRK+ to view the memorized channels. Removing channels manually T o erase a channel manually , 1 P[...]

5 Press CLEAR to erase the channel. 6 When you are finished removing channels, press MENU three times to exit from the menus. Adding channels to memory If you have removed a channel from memory , you can easily add it back again. T o add channels: 1 Use 0-9 to tune to the channel you would like to add. 2 Press MENU to display the main menu. 3 Press[...]

17 Using video cassettes Before you play or record on a video cassette tape, be certain to read this information on the proper care and use of video cassettes. Only use video cassettes that bear the VHS mark: . There are four types of video cassettes: T -60, T -90, T -120, and T -160. The amount you can record on a tape is dependent upon the tape s[...]

18 AUDIOVOX V ideo Cassette Recorder User’ s Guide W atching recorded programs T o watch a program recorded on a video cassette tape: •T urn on the television. •If your television is connected to: – an antenna, set the viewing mode to “ANTENNA.” – a cable system, set the viewing mode to “CABLE.” •T urn the television to your VCR[...]

W atching recorded pr ograms, continued 19 Rewinding the video cassette T o rewind the video cassette: 1 Press STOP if the VCR is currently playing. 2 Press REW . The video cassette will rewind at high speed without picture and sound. Adjusting the picture The Digital Auto T racking System automatically adjusts the tracking to obtain the best possi[...]

Recording pr ograms Y ou have three options for recording TV programs: Manual, T imer , and One touch recording. Preparing to record a program (manual or timer) Before you begin recording: •T urn on the television. •If your television is connected to: – an antenna, set the viewing mode to “ANTENNA.” – a cable system, set the viewing mod[...]

21 Timer recording There are four timer modes: One time, Daily , Weekdays, and Weekly 1 Be certain to do the tasks in the section, “Preparing to record a program,” as shown on previous page. 2 Make certain the clock is set to the correct time. 3 Press MENU to display the menu. 4 Press 1 to select T imer Recordings. 5 Press 1 to select Make a Ne[...]

8 Use 0-9 to enter the recording start time. 9 Use 0-9 to enter the recording end time. 10 Use 0-9 to set the date that the program airs. 11 Press 1 or 2 to select the recording speed and press MENU and the following screen will appear . PROGRAM 1 has been saved For program recording, insert a cassette and turn the VCR off before the program start [...]

23 Reviewing timer programs If you want to review the timer programs that you set up: 1 Press MENU to display the menu. 2 Press 1 to select T imer Recordings. 3 Press 2 to select Review/Cancel Programs. 4 Press MENU to view additional timer programs. Cancelling timer programs T o cancel timer recording programs before recording starts : 1 Press MEN[...]

3 Press 2 to select Review/Cancel Programs. Press MENU to cycle the programs. 4 When the program contents to be erased is displayed, press CLEAR to cancel it. 5 Press MENU repeatedly to return to normal viewing. One touch timer recording (OTR) One touch timer records a program for a preset recording time (30 minutes to 4 hours). 1 Be certain to do [...]

Using advanced features Searching a cassette tape for programs (indexing) When you record programs, the VCR places an index mark at the start of the recording. T o search for an index mark: 1 Press MENU to display the menu. 2 Press 4 to choose Preferences. 3 Press 4 to choose Index Search. 4 If you want to search through a certain number of index m[...]

4 The tape counter is displayed on the screen. Input the tape counter you want to go and press REW or FF , the VCR will search for the time counter you want. Marking a tape for zero search 1 Use PLA Y , REW , or FF to reach the point on the tape that you would like to mark as 0:00:00. 2 Press DISPLA Y to display the tape counter on the screen. 3 Pr[...]

27 Switch the VCR to TV or VCR mode automatically This feature controls whether the TV/VCR switch changes automatically to the VCR mode when the VCR is turned on. 1 Press MENU to display the menu. 2 Press 4 to choose Preferences. 3 Press 2 to switch between ON and OFF . - Select ON if you want the VCR to switch to the VCR mode when the VCR is turne[...]

Child Lock T o disable to usage of the VCR, or to protect your timer recordings, you can lock the VCR so that the buttons on the VCR or remote won’t work. - T o lock : Press and hold POWER on the remote for approximately six seconds. - T o release : Press and hold POWER on the remote for approximately six seconds. CM Skip This is useful for skipp[...]

29 Duplicating video cassettes tape with another VCR Y ou can duplicate a video cassette tape if you connect a second VCR to this VCR. Connecting another VCR to this VCR Make all connections before turning on the power . Be sure to press INPUT on the recording VCR. Connecting a Camcorder to this VCR For duplicating a previously recorded tape from a[...]

Setting up the VCRs for video cassette duplication T o duplicate a video cassette 1 Load a blank video cassette tape with the safety tab intact into the recording VCR. Press INPUT on the recording VCR. 2 Load a previously recorded cassette into the playback VCR or camcorder . 3 Press REC/OTR on the recording VCR, then press P/S. 4 Press PLA Y on th[...]

31 Glossar y AFT : Automatic fine tuning, a circuit that automatically adjusts TV reception to optimum condition. CABLE: Cable television. EP: Extended play , the slowest recording speed. Designed to store the maximum amount of program material on a single video cassette. There is some degradation in picture/audio quality . Index Search: A feature [...]

T r oubleshooting Y our AUDIOVOX VCR is designed to give you trouble-free performance for many years. If you have a problem with your VCR, try the solutions listed below . If the suggestions listed below do not solve your problem, contract your AUDIOVOX dealer or an authorized AUDIOVOX service center . Y ou can also call AUDIOVOX directly at 1-800-[...]

33 side of the remote sensor center and no more than 23 feet from the VCR. • Make sure there is no obstruction between the remote control and the VCR. T imer clock does not work. • Make sure the VCR is plugged in and receiving power . • If the unit has been without power for some period of time, you must reset the clock and all your timer pro[...]

Specifications System VHS Video signal NTSC color Channel coverage VHF Channel 2-13 UHF Channel 14-69 CA TV Channels A1-A5, A8, A-W , W+1-W+84 VHF output signal Channel 3 or 4 (selectable) Video Input: Video line in Phono-type connector 1.0V (p-p) 75 ohms unbalanced, sync.negative Output: Video line out Phono-type connector 1.0V (p-p) 75 ohms unbal[...]

AUDIOVOX Video Cassette Recorder User’ s Guide W arranty AUDIOVOX warrants each new electronic product manufactured by it to be free from defective material and workmanship and agrees to remedy any such defect or to furnish a new part (at the Company’ s option) in exchange for any part of any unit of its manufacture which under normal installat[...]