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V ideo Cassette Recorder with TV T uner MODEL V C2050 OWNER’S GUIDE INST ALLA TION GUIDE[...]
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© 2001 Directed Electroni cs, Inc . 3 For a period of ONE YEAR fr om the date of pur chase, Directed Electroni cs, Inc. ("DIRECTED") pr omises to the original pur chaser to repair or replace , free of cost, with a comparable recon ditioned mod el any VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER (hereafter th e "UNIT”), which prove to be defective in w[...]
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4 © 2001 Directed Electroni cs, Inc . Safety Instructions This symbol indicates the pres- ence of high voltage in the unit. It is dangerous to make any kind of contact with any inside part of this product. This symbol alerts you that impor- tant literature concerning opera- tion and maintenance has been included with this product. CAUTION TO REDUC[...]
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© 2001 Directed Electroni cs, Inc . 5 9. Unit Placement - The unit sh ould be posi- tion ed on a flat, sturd y surface and secured in su ch a way that it cannot m ove freely about th e passeng er compartment or hind er operati on of the vehicle in an y way . 10. Object and Liquid Entry - Never in sert objects (other than vi deo cassette tapes , as[...]
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6 © 2001 Directed Electroni cs, Inc . T able of Contents W arranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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© 2001 Directed Electroni cs, Inc . 7 FEA TURES ■ Hi-Fi stereo. ■ Au dio/Vi deo inputs. ■ Digital auto T racking. ■ Built-in HQ (High Qu ality) vid eo circuitry . ■ Fram e advance an d slow motion. ■ DLC (Diam ond Lik e Carbon) Head - special alloy red uces h ead wear and increases dur ability . ■ Infrar ed rem ote control. ■ On-sc[...]
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8 © 2001 Directed Electroni cs, Inc . 1. POWER - T urns VCR on and o ff. 2. Cassette Compartment - For cassette inserti on/rem oval. 3. EJECT - Ejects cassette . 4. STOP - Stops tape m ovemen t. 5. REC - Starts recor ding. 6. P ow er Indicator Light 7. Record Indicator Light 8. SP/SLP Indicator - Lit when VCR is r ecord- ing in SLP m ode . 9. DEW/[...]
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© 2001 Directed Electroni cs, Inc . 9 1. VIDEO OUT - Connects to TV vi deo input. 2. VIDEO IN - Connects to a secon d VCR for recor ding or vi deo camera f or recording. 3. AUDIO OUT - Conn ects to receiver or amplifier input. 4. AUDIO IN - Conn ects to a second VCR or an audi o source to r ecord audio. 5. Audio Output - A dditi onal audio output.[...]
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10 © 2001 Directed Electroni cs, Inc . 1. Slid e battery compartmen t cover out from back of r emote con trol. 2 In sert two AA batteries as diagramm ed. 3. Slid e battery compartmen t cover back in. Remote Control POWER TV/VCR REC MENU II STILL/SLOW CH/TRK ENTER DISPLAY SHIFT POWER T urns VCR on and off. REC Starts recording. ENTER SHIFT PLA Y Pr[...]
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© 2001 Directed Electroni cs, Inc . 11 1. T urn TV and VCR on. If conn ected with RCA cable , set TV to vid eo mode . If connected with RF cable , set TV to channel 3 or 4 an d set VCR output to channel 3 or 4 in th e MAIN MENU. (Refer to page 11.) 2. Load a vid eo cassette tape . VCR power turns on autom atically . 3. Press PLA Y to start playbac[...]
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12 © 2001 Directed Electroni cs, Inc . Always insert th e vid eocassette window-sid e up with the arr ow on the case poin ting toward the VCR. Use only vi deocassette tapes m arked . European-stan dar d PAL VH S videocassette tapes and S-VH S prer ecorded vid eocassette tapes are not compatible . T o prevent acci dentally recor ding over previous-[...]
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© 2001 Directed Electroni cs, Inc . 13 ■ Disconnect th e VCR from th e power source befor e cleaning. ■ Do not use liqui d or aerosol clean ers on or in the VCR. ■ Use a d ry cloth to dust th e VCR. ■ Keep th e rem ote control with the VCR an d secure it in su ch a mann er that it is unlike- ly to be lost or dam aged . ■ Keep liqui ds aw[...]
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14 © 2001 Directed Electroni cs, Inc . ON-SCREEN MENU Y our VCR has on-screen men us that allow you to access and con trol th e VCR’s programmable fea- tures . Y ou will use the buttons on th e remote contr ol to work with the on-scr een program- ming. If th e setup men u does not appear , mak e sure th e TV is tuned to th e same channel as the [...]
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© 2001 Directed Electroni cs, Inc . 15 A UDIO OUTPUT Press ENTER to chang e the A UDIO OUTPUT . Th e VCR can record a progr am in stereo. I t can also be set to record the secon dary Au dio Pr ogram (SAP) of an y broadcast with second lan guage audi o. The VCR r ecords the same au dio on both the Hi-Fi and lin- ear tracks on th e tape . CHANNEL SE[...]
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16 © 2001 Directed Electroni cs, Inc . T roubleshooting Befor e calling f or service, ch eck the following: PROBLEM SOLUTION No P ower . Mak e sure th e VCR is on and connected to an operatin g power source; ch eck the r emote for “good” batteri es. Vid eocassette cannot be in serted. Press EJECT to see if a cassette is already in th e VCR. Ma[...]
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© 2001 Directed Electroni cs, Inc . 17 Format VHS 1/2 in ch (12.7mm) Recordin g System Rotary Double azimuth f our-head h elical scanning Vid eo Heads DA -4 rotary h eads Au dio h eads Linear : 1 stati onary Hi-Fi : 2 rotary Contr ol head 1 station ary Erase 1 full track; 1 au dio tr ack Record/play tim e 6 hours with T -120 in SLP mode Vid eo inp[...]
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Directed Electroni cs, Inc. Vista, CA 92083 www .directed.com © 2001 Directed Electroni cs, Inc. - All righ ts reserved N82201 Rev . 1.0 12-01 The company behind this s ystem is Directed Electr onics, Inc . Since its incepti on, Directed has had one purpose , to provide con sumers with the fin est vehicle security , car stereo produ cts, rear seat[...]