Emerson EV477 manual

As an ENERGY ST AR Partner , EMERSON has determined that this product meets the ENERGY ST AR guidelines for energy efficiency . REMOTE CONTROL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER WITH CENTER LOAD MECHANISM AND ON SCREEN PROGRAMMING IMPORT ANT Call toll free 1-800-210-2281 for exciting information and special discounts on Extended Service Plans. OWNER’S MANUA[...]

1 IMPOR T ANT SAFEGUARDS 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read befor e the unit is operated. 2. RET AIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for futur e refer ence. 3. HEED WARNINGS All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. FOLLOW INST[...]

IMPOR T ANT SAFEGUARDS (CONTINUED) 9. VENTILA TION Slots and openings in the cabinet and in the back or bottom are pr ovided for ventilation and to ensure r eliable operation of the unit and to protect it fr om overheating. These openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the unit on a bed, sofa, rug, o[...]

IMPOR T ANT SAFEGUARDS (CONTINUED) 18. SERVICING Do not attempt to service this unit yourself as opening or r emoving covers may expose you to danger ous voltage or other hazards. Refer all ser vicing to qualified service personnel. 19. DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE Unplug the unit from the wall outlet and r efer servicing to qualified service personnel[...]

FEA TURES High Quality Picture T echnology - This "HQ" video cassette recorder incorporates VHS High Quality tech- nology . A built-in detail enhancer is used to boost the recorded signal and pr ovide maximum picture quality during playback. It is compatible with other VHS video cassette recor ders. Frequency Synthesized T uning - Quartz [...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS Congratulations on your choice of this Emerson VCR. Y ou have selected a high-quality , precision engineer ed instrument designed to give you years of video enjoyment. T o get the best performance fr om your new VCR, it is important that you carefully r ead and follow the oper ating instructions in this manual in the sequence in [...]

LOCA TION OF CONTROLS FRONT OF VCR 6 8 5 11 9 10 1 2 3 4 6 7 RF OUT ANT. IN OUT IN VIDEO AUDIO CH 3 4 1 FRONT A V JACK 2 POWER KEY 3 STOP/EJECT KEY 4 DISPLA Y P ANEL 5 REMOTE SENSOR 6 CH /TRACKING KEY 7 REWIND/REVIEW KEY 8 RECORD/OTR KEY 9 F AST FOR WARD/CUE KEY 10 PLA Y/P AUSE KEY 11 CASSETTE COMP ARTMENT 1 AC POWER CORD 2 VIDEO OUT JACK 3 VIDEO I[...]

LOCA TION OF CONTROLS (CONTINUED) DISPLA Y P ANEL 7 POWER RECORD VCR TIMER 1 POWER Indicates that the VCR Power is on. 2 RECORD Indicates that the VCR is recor ding a program. 3 VCR Indicates that the VCR is in VCR mode when lit. When not lit, the VCR is in TV mode. 4 TIMER Indicates that a timer recor ding has been programmed. *When the power indi[...]

REMOTE CONTROL 8 • INPUT KEY : Press to select between the VCR tuner or the unit connected to the AUDIO/VIDEO IN jack (Auxiliary). 1 POWER KEY 2 MENU KEY 3 CH/TRACKING KEYS 4 PLA YBACK KEY 5 REWIND/REVIEW KEY 6 SLOW KEY 7 STOP KEY 8 NUMBER KEYS 9 INPUT KEY 10 RECORD/OTR KEY 11 SPEED KEY 12 EJECT KEY 13 DISPLA Y KEY 14 CLEAR KEY 15 P AUSE/STILL KE[...]

REMOTE CONTROL (CONTINUED) HOW TO USE THE REMOTE CONTROL HOW TO INST ALL BA TTERIES 9 30 30 23feet (7m) 1. Any object between the remote contr ol and VCR will block the path of the beam when it is being used. Dark walls, direct sunshine or very bright (incan- descent) light will reduce the r emote sensitivity . 2. Hold the remote contr ol within an[...]

CONNECTIONS If using an antenna, follow the instructions on pages 10 and 11. If you are a cable TV (CA TV) subscriber , skip ahead to page 12 for proper connections. Antenna to VCR connection; The VCR must be connected "between" the antenna and the TV . First, remove the antenna from the TV and connect it to the VCR. Then connect the VCR [...]

CONNECTIONS (CONTINUED) After you have connected the antenna to the VCR, you must connect the VCR to the TV . Find the type of TV you are using and follow the connection diagram. VCR TO TV CONNECTION 11 NOTE : • A clear picture will not be obtained by the VCR unless the antenna signal is good, connect the antenna to the VCR properly . • For the[...]

VCR TO CABLE SYSTEM CONNECTION Many cable companies offer services permitting r eception of extra channels including pay or subscription channels. This VCR has an extended tuning range and can be tuned to most cable channels without using a cable company supplied converter box, except for those channels which are intentionally scrambled. If you sub[...]

VCR TO CABLE SYSTEM CONNECTION (CONTINUED) 13 VHF/UHF IN Cable from VCR TV ALLOWS: * Recording of nonscrambled channels. * Use of the programmable timer . * Recording of one channel while watching another . (Set the VCR to the TV mode by pressing the TV/VCR key) VHF/UHF IN Cable from VCR TV ALLOWS: * Recording of channels thr ough the conver - ter/[...]

VCR TO CABLE SYSTEM CONNECTION (CONTINUED) 14 4 IN OUT CONVERTER/ DESCRAMBLER CATV INCOMING CABLE SPLITTER To TV with A/B switch RF OUT ANT. IN OUT IN VIDEO AUDIO CH 3 4 5 IN OUT CONVERTER/ DESCRAMBLER CATV INCOMING CABLE SPLITTER RF OUT ANT. IN To TV with A/B switch OUT IN VIDEO AUDIO CH 3 4 6 IN OUT IN OUT CONVERTER/ DESCRAMBLER CATV INCOMING CAB[...]

VCR TO CABLE SYSTEM CONNECTION (CONTIN UED) 15 A/B SWITCH B VHF/UHF IN A TV ALLOWS: * Recording of all channels thr ough the conver - ter/descrambler box. * Recording of one channel while watching another . (Set the A/B switch to A position) * Using the programmable timer to r ecord only the channel selected at the converter/descrambler box. PREVEN[...]

VIDEO CASSETTE Push the cassette into the cassette compartment gently with label up. AUTOMA TIC POWER ON The VCR will turn on automatically . AUTOMA TIC PLA Y When loading a tape without the erase prevention tab intact, playback will start immediately . An inverted video cassette cannot be inserted. Press the STOP/EJECT key on the VCR twice. The fi[...]

Use type with the mark in this unit. Recording/Playback Time of V ideo T ape Video cassettes ar e equipped with a safety tab to prevent accidental erasur e. When the tab is removed, recor ding can not be performed. If you wish to recor d on a cassette whose tab has already been removed, use adhesive tape to block the hole. When viewing a video cass[...]

BASIC PLA YBACK Set the CH 3/CH 4 switch on the rear of the VCR to either CH 3 or 4, and then tune your TV to the same. Upon inserting a prer ecorded cassette, the power will turn on automatically even if the power is off. Press the PLA Y key , and playback will start. When loading a tape without the erase prevention tab intact, playback will start[...]

Press the FF key once in the PLA YBACK mode. Then, the tape advances rapidly with the picture. If you re-pr ess the FF key , the tape advances more rapidly with the picture. Press the PLA Y key to resume playback. No sound will be hear d during Cue. Press the REW key once in the PLA YBACK mode. Then, the tape is rewound rapidly with pictur e. If yo[...]

SPECIAL OPERA TIONS (CONTINUED) 20 Press the CLEAR key to r eset the time counter to 0:00:00 anywhere on a tape so that you can easily locate a tape segment. The CLEAR key can only be used when counter display is showing on the TV screen. Press the DISPLA Y key to display the tape counter , clock and status mode on the TV screen. And, by pressing t[...]

MENU OPERA TION T urn on the TV and VCR. Set the VCR to VCR mode by pressing the TV/VCR key on the remote contr ol until the VCR indicator lights up the display panel. Set the TV to CH3 or 4. 21 3 OR 4 Press the MENU key then the MENU screen will appear . Pressing this key once mor e makes the MENU screen disappear . Press the number key "2&qu[...]

SETTING THE CLOCK This clock is based on a 12-hour digital display . The clock not only serves as a digital display of your cur- rent local time, but is essential to the successful operation of the VCR's Pr ogrammable Recording used for unattended recor ding. Therefor e it is very important that the clock be set accurately . When the VCR and T[...]

SETTING THE CLOCK (CONTINUED) 23 Press the MENU key to save the selectings you have made. 7 NOTE: There is no need to set day of the week because it is automatically set accor ding to the DA TE. Y ou can corr ect preset contents by pr essing CLEAR key on the remote control. Clock setting is possible when the TIMER indicator is on the display panel [...]

TO SET THE CABLE BOX SETTING TV CHANNELS PREP ARA TION AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH 24 Press the number key 1 in the CHANNEL SET screen to select AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH mode. NOTE:A strong cable on antenna signal in your ar ea may cause Auto Detect to miss detect.If this should happen, select 1 or 2 for the system you have. 1 Press the number key 3 in the MENU[...]

SETTING TV CHANNELS (CONTINUED) T o memorize additional channels not set by the AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH function and to r emove unnec- essary channels. TO DELETE A CHANNEL TO ADD A CHANNEL SIGNAL TYPE SELECTION 25 Press the number key 3 in the MENU mode to select the CHANNEL SET mode and press the number key 2 to select the Add/Remove Channels. Use 0-9[...]

Press the P/S key to pause the r ecording if you want to avoid unwanted material. Press REC/OTR key to continue r ecording. NOTE: That the Pause function will be released after 5 minutes to pr event damage to the tape or the VCR and the STOP mode will be entered automatically . RECORDING TV PROGRAMS PREP ARA TION First, turn on the TV and set it to[...]

RECORDING TV PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) Press the STOP key to STOP the r ecording. PREP ARA TION First, turn on the TV and set it to your VCR channel. TO WA TCH ONE CHANNEL AND RECORD ANOTHER TO STOP RECORDING TO RECORD A CABLE PROGRAM 27 Follow the procedur e all the way through the recor ding TV programs. Make sure you have the VCR connected pr operly [...]

ONE TOUCH TIMER RECORDING (OTR) OTR is simply a convenient way of making a timer recor ding without using the Programmable Timer . When OTR is completed the VCR automatically enters the POWER OFF mode. • The clock has been correctly set to the pr esent time. • The cassette tape has a safety tab. • The tape is long enough to recor d the progra[...]

ON-SCREEN TIMER PROGRAMMING The Programmable Timer Recor ding function allows you to recor d up to 8 different pr ograms as long as one year in advance. Once you have set the time for timer programming, VCR will r ecord automatically at the time you have preset. There ar e four program modes: One time : Record a pr ogram on any day you choose withi[...]

ON-SCREEN TIMER PROGRAMMING (CONTINUED) OPERA TION (SINGLE PROGRAMMING) 30 Press the MENU key on the r emote control. The Menu screen appears. Press the number key 1 to enter the Timer Recording mode. 1 T o select the desir ed programming type pr ess the number key 1, 2, 3 or 4. In this example, select number 1 for one time pro- gramming. NOTE:Dail[...]

ON-SCREEN TIMER PROGRAMMING (CONTINUED) 31 Press the number keys to set the Hour (05). 8 Press the number keys to set the Minute (30). AM/PM and the current date/year will be selected automatically . 9 Press the number keys to set the Month (07). 10 Press the number keys to set the Day (10) and then Y ear (00) will be set automatically . 11 Press t[...]

ON-SCREEN TIMER PROGRAMMING (CONTINUED) CHECKING TIMER PROGRAMS CANCELLING AND REVIEWING TIMER PROGRAMS 32 Press the MENU key and select Timer Recor ding mode. Press the number key 2 for Review/Cancel Pr ograms and the program scr een will appear . 1 Select the Timer Recordings mode in the MENU mode and press the number key 2 to r eview pro- grams.[...]

ON-SCREEN TIMER PROGRAMMING (CONTINUED) When setting the Programmable Timer car e should be taken to prevent the times fr om overlapping. If one preset time starts befor e a pr ogram that is being r ecor ded has finished, the r ecor ding of the first pr ogram will be continued. After the first recor ding, the recor ding of the second program will b[...]

SELECTING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y LANGUAGE • Y ou can select the language which is mor e convenient for you by pressing the key No. in the LANGUAGE SELECT screen of MENU mode. English, Spanish or French can be selected by the user . T urn on the TV and VCR. Set the VCR to the VCR mode by pressing the TV/VCR key on the r emote control if the VCR in[...]

SETTING UP THE VCR This feature allows the VCR to automatically start playing when you insert a tape with the safety tab removed. Pr ess 1 to switch between ON or OFF . •Select ON if you want a tape with its safety tab removed to start playing automatically when the tape is inserted. • Select OFF if you do not want a tape with its safety tab re[...]

VHS INDEX SEARCH SYSTEM (VISS ® ) 36 The VHS INDEX SEARCH SYSTEM (VISS ) enables you to locate the beginning of any recor ding made on the VCR. Whenever a recor ding has begun, an invisible INDEX mark is recor ded on the tape. This mark can be easily located by using the Fast Forward and Rewind keys as described in the following section. Select th[...]

The tape counter is displayed on the screen. Input the tape counter you want to go and press REW or FF key , the VCR will search for the time counter you want. Select the Functions mode in the MENU mode and press the number key 4 to select the Go-T o search mode. GO -TO SEARCH T APE COUNTER 37 Press REW or FF to go to -:--:00 MENU Exit 2:17:28 Curr[...]

DUPLICA TING A VIDEO T APE If you connect the VCR to another VCR or camcorder , you can duplicate a previously r ecorded cassette. Make all connections before turning on the power . Be sure to pr ess the INPUT key on the recor ding VCR. For duplicating a previously r ecorded tape fr om a camcorder , follow the camcorder manufactur er's instruc[...]

DUPLICA TING A VIDEO T APE (CONTINUED) OPERA TION 39 Load a blank cassette with the safety tab intact into the recor ding VCR. Press the INPUT key . 1 Load a previously r ecorded cassette into the play- back VCR or camcorder . 2 Press the REC/OTR key on the r ecording VCR, then press the P/S key . 3 Press the PLA Y key on the playback VCR or cam- c[...]

SPEAKING THE LANGUAGE: A GLOSSAR Y OF TERMS AFT Automatic fine tuning, a circuit that automatically adjusts TV r eception to optimum condition. CA TV Cable television. Freeze Frame (or still picture) A feature of this VCR that allows you to stop the motion of the tape com- pletely so that you can watch a single scene as if it were a still pictur e.[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Problem Check & Adjustments POWER The Multi-function display is blank. Is the unit plugged into a power outlet? Although the power is on, the VCR Is there a cassette in the VCR? does not operate. VCR OPERA TION (RECORD MODE) T ape is not recorded on. Is the safety tab on the cassette intact? Timer recor ding failed. Did yo[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE (CONTINUED) ACCESSORIES 42 Problem Check & Adjustments TIMER Clock does not work. Is the unit receiving power? If the unit has been without power for some period of time, it will need to be adjusted again. GENERAL T ape won't go in the cassette Is there another tape alr eady in the VCR? compartment. Ar e you loading t[...]

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SPECIFICA TIONS 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 u[...]

EMERSON RADIO CORP . For future r eference use the space pr ovided for recording the serial number of your new product . The serial number label is located on the rear panel. EMERSON P ART NO.: O/M EV477 PRINTED IN KOREA[...]

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER WARRANTY REP AIRS Emerson Radio Corp. warrants this product to be fr ee from manufacturing defects in original material, includ- ing original parts, and workmanship under normal use and conditions for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase, and if the unit was used in the United States including Puerto Rico, Cari[...]