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Emerson EC1320C manual

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  • Page 1

    COLOR TV/VCR EC1320C O WNER’S MANU AL As an E NERGY S TAR Partner, our company has determined that this product meets the E NERGY S TAR guidelines for energy efficiency. E NERGY S TAR is a U.S. registered mark. ® ® ® If you need additional assistance f or set-up or operating after reading owner’ s manual, please call T OLL FREE : 1-800-287-4[...]

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    1.Read instructions- All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2.Retain Instructions- The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3.Heed W arnings -All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4.Follow Instructions- All opera[...]

  • Page 3

    - 3 - EN 9I03 13.Outdoor Antenna grounding- If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the TV/VCR, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFP A No. 70, provides information with respect to proper[...]

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    AV OID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE - 4 - EN 9I03 PRECAUTIONS PRECAUTIONS LOCA TION For safe operation and satisfactory performance of your TV/VCR, keep the following in mind when selecting a place for its installation: • Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away from sources of intense heat. • A void dusty or humid places. ?[...]

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    - 5 - EN 9I03 T ABLE OF CONTENTS A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING This product’ s packaging materials are recyclable and can be reused. Please dispose of any materials in accordance with your local recycling regulations. Batteries should never be thrown away or incinerated but disposed of in accordance with your local regula- tions concerning chemical wast[...]

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    - 6 - EN 9I03 FEA TURES • Infrared remote control • Bilingual on screen menu displa y selectable in English or French • Real time counter– This shows the elapsed record- ing or playback time in hours, minutes, and sec- onds. The “–” indication will appear when the tape is rewound further than the tape counter position “0:00:00”. ?[...]

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    - 7 - EN 9I03 VIDEO CASSETTE This TV/VCR will operate with any cassette that has the mark. For best results, we recommend the use of high-quality tapes. Do not use poor quality or damaged tapes. REMOVING A CASSETTE 1)In the Stop mode, press the EJECT button on the remote control or press the STOP/EJECT button on the TV/VCR. The cassette will eject.[...]

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    - 8 - EN 9I03 OPERA TING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS NOTE: • We do not recommend the use of universal remote controls. Not all of the functions may be controlled with a universal remote control. If you decide to use a universal remote control with this unit, please be aware that the code number given may not operate this unit. In this case, please cal[...]

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    - 9 - EN 9I03 - REAR VIEW - ANT . 27 26 8 REW button– Press to rewind the tape, or to view the picture rapidly in reverse during playback mode. (Rewind Search) s b utton– • Press to select a mode from a particular menu. (for example: LANGUAGE or USER’S SET UP) 9 PLA Y b utton– Press to begin playback. K b utton– • Press to select sett[...]

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    - 10 - EN 9I03 PREP ARA TION FOR USE ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS VHF/UHF COMBINED ANTENNA The VHF/UHF Rod Antenna (supplied) is detach- able. Insert the stem of the antenna into the hole on the upper-back portion of the TV/VCR.Connect the VHF/UHF Rod Antenna or VHF/UHF Combination Antenna to the ANT . terminal of the TV/VCR as shown in the diagram be[...]

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    - 11 - EN 9I03 CABLE WITH CONVERTER/ DESCRAMBLER BOX OR SA TELLITE BOX If your cable service supplies you with a converter box or if you use a satellite system, you can use the basic connection shown here. By using this connection you can also record scram- bled channels. However , channel selection must be made with the converter box or satellite [...]

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    - 12 - EN 9I03 SET UP FOR USE Y ou can program the tuner to scan all the channels you receive in your area. NOTE: Channel memory programming is NOT needed when connected to a cable box or satellite box. Just select the TV/VCR channel selector to the output channel of the cable box or satellite box (Ex CH3). Then select the channel to be viewed on t[...]

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    - 13 - EN 9I03 CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN Make sure ... • Press the POWER button to turn on the TV/VCR. 1 Select “CHANNEL SET UP” Press the MENU button on the remote control. Press the PLA Y/ K or ST OP/ L but- ton to point to “CHANNEL SET UP”. Then, press the F .FWD/ B button. 2 Begin auto preset Press the PLA Y/ K or ST OP/ L but- ton to poin[...]

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    - 14 - EN 9I03 CLOCK SET UP (AUTO / MANUAL) Set the clock accurately for proper automatic timer recording. If the Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) is available in your area, follow “AUTO CLOCK SET- TING”. If it is not, follow “MANUAL CLOCK SET- TING”. AUTO CLOCK SETTING Y ou can have the TV/VCR set the clock automatical- ly by using the Pu[...]

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    - 15 - EN 9I03 MANUAL CLOCK SETTING Make sure ... • TV/VCR power must be turned on. In the example below , the clock is to be set to: DA TE May 1st, 2002 SETTING TIME 5:40PM 1 Select “SETTING CLOCK” Press the MENU button on the remote control. Press the PLA Y/ K or ST OP/ L but- ton to point to “SETTING CLOCK”. Then, press the F .FWD/ B b[...]

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    - 16 - EN 9I03 ON SCREEN DISPLA Y To check the Counter , Clock and Channel number on the TV screen, press the DISPLA Y button on the remote control. Each time you press the DISPLA Y button on the remote control, the TV screen will change as fol- lows: When the Closed Caption mode is OFF: • Counter mode: After 5 seconds, only the counter remains. [...]

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    - 17 - EN 9I03 TV OPERA TION WA TCHING A TV PROGRAM 1 T urn on the TV/VCR Press the POWER button to turn on the TV/VCR. 2 Select the channel number Press the CHANNEL K or L button to select your desired channel number or press the number buttons on the remote control. Remember: If the TV/VCR is connected to a cable box or satellite box, the TV/VCR [...]

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    - 18 - EN 9I03 CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM Y ou can view specially labeled (cc) TV programs, movies, news, pre-recorded tapes with either a dia- logue caption or text display . CAPTION mode: By choosing the caption mode, you can watch dramas, movies and news while captioning the dialogues and the contents of news. TEXT mode: By choosing the text mode, yo[...]

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    - 19 - EN 9I03 V -CHIP SET UP V -CHIP enables parents to prevent their children from watching inappropriate material on TV . V -CHIP reads the ratings for programming (except for news and sports programs, unedited movies on premium cable channels, and Emergency Broadcast System signals), then denies access to programming if the program’ s rating [...]

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    - 20 - EN 9I03 MP AA RA TING SET UP Make sure ... • TV/VCR power must be turned on. 1 Select “V -CHIP SET UP” Press the MENU button on the remote control. Press the PLA Y/ K or ST OP/ L but- ton to point to “V -CHIP SET UP”. Then, press the F .FWD/ B button. 2 Select “MP AA RA TING” Press the PLA Y/ K or ST OP/ L but- ton to point to [...]

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    - 21 - EN 9I03 PLA YBACK NORMAL PLA YBACK Make sure ... • TV/VCR power must be turned on. 1 Insert a prerecorded tape If the erase-protection tab has been removed, the TV/VCR will start playback automatically . 2 To begin playback Press the PLA Y button. 3 To stop playback Press the STOP button when play- back is completed. TRACKING ADJUSTMENT ?[...]

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    - 22 - EN 9I03 SPECIAL PLA YBACK This function enables you to improve the picture quality when playing back worn cassettes such as rented tapes. 1 Select “USER’S SET UP” Press the MENU button on the remote control. Press the PLA Y/ K or ST OP/ L but- ton to point to “USER’S SET UP”. Then, press the F .FWD/ B button. 2 Set “RENT AL ”[...]

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    - 23 - EN 9I03 SEARCH Make sure ... • TV/VCR power must be turned on. • Insert a tape. This function allows you to search easily a beginning point that you want to review by rewinding or fast forwarding. NOTE: Zero Return WILL NOT work on a blank tape or a blank portion of a tape. 1 Stop a tape at your desired point Rewind or fast forward the t[...]

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    - 24 - EN 9I03 RECORDING Make sure ... • TV/VCR power must be turned on. • Insert a cassette tape with its erase prevention tab in place. (If necessary , rewind or fast forward the tape to the point at which you want to begin recording.) NOTE: This unit will ONL Y record and view the same channel. Y ou can ONL Y watch the same TV program that i[...]

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    - 25 - EN 9I03 This function enables you to set a recording length simply by pressing the REC/OTR button on the TV/VCR. Make sure ... • TV/VCR power must be turned on. • Insert a cassette tape with its erase prevention tab in place. (If necessary , rewind or fast forward the tape to the point at which you want to begin recording.) NOTES: • Th[...]

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    - 26 - EN 9I03 TIMER Y ou may set the TV/VCR to start and end a record- ing while you are away . Y ou can set 8 programs to record on specific days, daily or weekly within a 1 year period. In the example below , the timer is being set to r ecord: DA TE: July 5th, 2002 SETTING TIME: from 7:30PM to 8:50PM CHANNEL: CH61 T APE SPEED: SP Make sure ... ?[...]

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    - 27 - EN 9I03 To shift the time schedule of an automatic timer recording. 1)Press the POWER button. 2)Repeat step [1] on page 26. 3)Press the RECORD button and select the desired program using the PLA Y/ K or ST OP/ L button. 4)Press the RECORD button again. Each additional push will shift forward the begin/end time for recording by 10 minutes. Wh[...]

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    - 28 - EN 9I03 TO CHECK THE BEGIN/END TIME 1)Press the POWER button so that the REC indicator goes off. 2)Press the MENU button on the remote control. 3)Confirm “TIMER PROGRAMMING” is pointed. 4)Press the F .FWD/ B button. The details of pro- grams appear on the TV screen. 5)Press the MENU button on the remote control to return to TV mode. HINT[...]

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    - 29 - EN 9I03 3 Set wake up time Press the PLA Y/ K or ST OP/ L but- ton until to point to “TIME”. Press the F .FWD/ B or REW/ s button until your desired wake up time appears. Each additional push will increase (or decrease) the time by 10 minutes. 4 Exit the Wake Up Timer setting Press the MENU button on the remote control to return to TV mo[...]

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    - 30 - EN 9I03 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If you have followed the instructions contained in this manual and have difficulty in operating your TV/VCR, locate the PROBLEM in the left column below . Check the corresponding CORRECTIVE ACTION column to remedy the problem. PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION No power . • Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC o[...]

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    - 31 - EN 9I03 SPECIFICA TIONS GENERAL SPECIFICA TIONS CR T : 13 inch in-line gun, 90˚ deflection tube T elevision system : NTSC-M Closed caption system : §15.1 19/FCC V ideo Heads : Rotary two-head T ape width : 1/2 inch T ape speed SP : 33.40mm/sec. LP : 16.67mm/sec. SLP : 1 1.12mm/sec. T uner channel TV VHF Low : #2~#6 TV VHF High : #7~#13 TV [...]

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    Printed in Malaysia 0EMN01974 T5313CP * * * * * EMERSON VIDEO HOME ENTER T AINMENT W ARRANTY We appreciate your purchase of a Emerson Home Entertainment product. W e take pride in the quality of our products and have manufactured your new Home Entertainment unit to exacting quality standards. We feel confident that in normal use, it will provide yo[...]