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    TV-13140 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS J Ivusl SQPB 4 HEAD ® TV/VCR COMBO USER'S GUIDE For model: TV-13140 I _ IM_! te_s_ sta_le ! e_c_ _¢ LDI i e ir !an Serial Number Mar.1999 No.51546[...]

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    CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PANTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALI- FIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flaSh with arrowhead symbOl, within an equilateral Idangle is inteuffeq to alert the user to the presence of uninsulateq dangerous voltage within the products enclosure that [...]

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    IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS (CONTINUED) 12. POWER-CORD PROTECTION Power-supply COrds should be muted _o that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or ngaJnal them, paying padiCUtar attentJon to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the appliance. 13. LIGHTNING TO protect your unit from a [...]

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    4_ FEATURES TABLE OF CONTENTS Color "13/With Video CaSsette Recorder - Unique space saving design combines a 13" color TV and a video cassette recorder. High QUality Picture Technofogy - This TV/VCR equipped "HQ ° incorporates VHS High Quality technology, A peiti-in detail enhancer is used to boost the reCorded signal and provide ma[...]

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    PRECAUTIONS MOISTURE CONDENSATION DO NOT OPERATE ANy FUNCTIONS ON THIS UNIT FOR AT LEAST _ OR THREE HOURS WHEN MOISTURE IN THE AIR CONDENSES ON I1: LET THE UNIT STAND WITH POWER ON (SEE BELOW), • WHAT IS MOISTURE CONDENSATION? When a cold liquid is poured into a glass, for exammple, water vapor in the air will condense on the surface of the _less[...]

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    (3) LOCATION OF CONTROLS REMOTE CONTROL FRONT f REAR 2 3 4 5 6 ! / 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DESCRIPTION OFCONTROLS FRONT: f 18 19 20 21 1. Cauette Loading Slot - To insert or remove a videotape. 2. REC I ITR Button. Press once to start normal recording. Additional presses activate thstant Timer Recording. 3. REW (Rewind) Button - In the St[...]

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    REMOTE CONTROL (CONTINUED) ANTENNA CONNECTIONS BATTERY INSTALLATION H Slide the pattery compart- ment cover in the direction of the arrow. Install two =AA" (penlight size) batteries, paying attention to the poladty diagram in the battery compartmenL Replace the compadment cover, BATTERY PRECAUTIONS r The precautions below should be followed wh[...]

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    co CABLE TV CONNECTIONS SETTING LANGUAGE This TV/VCR has an extended tuning range and can tune most cable channels without using a Caele TV converter This TVNCR can display the on =creen language in English, Spanish m French. box Some cable companies offer "premium pay channels" in which the signal is scrambled Descrambling these Language[...]

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    AUTO CLOCK SEI-I'ING The Auto Clock feature enables the automatic dock selling and updating, and elso to set the Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time by receiving XDS (Extended Data Sarv_".e) information carried on the channel signal. YOU must set the antenna connection before the AC cord plug Is Insetted Into the AC outlet. AUTO CLOCK SL=I[...]

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    MANUAL CLOCK SETTING TV OPERATION You must set the date and time manually for timer recordings, ON/OFF Timer and Daylight Saving Time If the AUto Clock process did not _ them correctly, EXAMPLE: Setting the clock to _8:30 AM', 23th (SAT) October, 1999. ill to se, thosYsTE. SET-Up option, then press the ENTER button. SET<- -"(d_kTERMENU[...]

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    TV OPERATION (CONTINUED) •UTING CHANNEL+AND- SLEEP sound will be silenced and "MUTING" will briefly appear on the screen. The sound can be tumed back on by pressing this button again or one of the VOLUME + or - buttons. MUTING channel automatically stops at the next channel set into memory. Press and hold the button down to change chann[...]

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    TV OPERATION (CONTINUED) TO MEMORIZE CHANNELS WHAT IS CLOSED CAPTIONING? This television has the capability to decode and display Closed Captioned _evision programs. Ciceed Captioning witl display toxt on the screen for hearing impaired viewers Or it will translate and display text in another isnguage. CLOSED CAPTiONiNG WITH A VCR Closed Captioned [...]

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    TO MEMORIZE CHANNELS (CONTINUED) AUTOMATIC MEMORY TUNING Pressthe MENU button. _MENU Press the SET + or - button to select the CH SET-UP mode, then press the ENTER button. TO ADD/DELETE CHANNELS B Press the MENUbutton. _MENU press the SET + or - button to select the CH SET-UP mode, then press the ENTER button. SET+ MENU l | Tp,,_ REC SF" Press[...]

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    PICTURE CONTROL ADJUSTMENTS Picture controls are factory preset but you can adjust them individually as fallows: _MENU Todisplaythepictureadjustrnentscreen, prass _===_ PresstheSET+or-buttontosalectthe the MENU button. PIC_TURE opUon, then press the ENTER button. Press the SET + or - button to select the TV SET-UP option, then press the ENTER butto[...]

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    TO SET THE ON TIMER TO SET THE OFF TIMER This festure allows you to have the TV automatically torn =ON" at predetermined time. If you program the .ON" timer once the timer will turn "ON" the TV daily at the same time and to the same channel. EXAMPLE: Turning on the TV to channel 12 at 7:00 AM, MONDAY-FRIDAY. I O ress the MENU bu[...]

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    LOADING AND UNLOADING A VIDEO CASSETTE PLAYBACK Use only video cassette tapes marked _ and S_. LOADING Push the center of the tape until it is automatically retractsd into the TVNCR. AUTOMA'RC POWER ON AND PLAY When loading a cassette tape without the erase prevention tab intact, the TV/VCR will turn on automatically and p_ayback will start im[...]

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    PLAYBACK (CONTINUED) SPECIAL PLAYBACK TO REWIND OR FORWARD THE TAPE RAPIDLY rPressthe REW (Rewind) button in the Stop mode. Pressthe FF (Fast FoP_/ard) button in the Stop mode. • * <4" will appear on the screen, FORWARD/REVERSE PICTURE SEARCH "_." will appear on the screen. If you want to see the tape dudng REW (FF) mode, press [...]

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    SPECIAL PLAYBACK (CONTINUED) RECORDING A TV PROGRAM TO WATCH A TAPE REPEATEDLY U Pressthe MENU button. Press the SET + or = button to select the AUTO REPEAT option. SET+ MENU f l ....... SET- _L.CH SETUP -ii A_0 REP_J_T O_ bOFF (*/_IENTEP_IENU> RECORDING AND VIEWING THE SAME TV PROGRAM I;11 "" To tom on the TV/VCR, press the POWER Load[...]

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    RECORDING A TV PROGRAM (CONTINUED) INSTANT TIMER RECORDING (ITR) The Instant Timer Recording feature provides a elmF4e and convenient way to make a Umed recording. m_ ress the Direct Channel Selection buttons to select the channel to be recorded. (Example: Channel 12) Or press the CHANNEL + or - button to select the channel to be recorded. O 1 2 Il[...]

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    ° TIMER RECORDING Timer record_g can be ixogrammed on-screen with the remote control. The butit-ln timer agow$ automtlc unattended recording of up to 8 programs within 1 month. EXAMPLE: Program a timer recording for 23th day, channel 007 (CATV), 7:00 - 9:30 PM (Tape speed : EP) • Load a video cassette with the erase prevention tab intact. The TV[...]

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    OTHER FUNCTIONS FOR THE TIMER RECORING TO SET DAILY/WEEKLY TIMER P- When seffing the Pate in the step 4 on page 36, press the SET - button repeatedly when the current pay IS displayed. The setting changes as follows; - Example The current day (Friday) --* SUN-SAT (Sunday to Saturday) One month liter minus one day MON-SAT (Monday to Saturday) WKL-WE[...]

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    I%1 USING THE REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER USING ZERO RETURN The Co-Screen Real "rime Tape Counter shows the tape running t_ne in Hours, Minutes and Seconds. You can easily determine how long the tape has been running or how much time is le0 on the tape. TO VIEW THE COUNTER DISPLAY B ress the CALL butthn to display the Real T_me Tape Counter. CALL %[...]

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    DUPLICATING A VIDEO TAPE RECEPTION DISTURBANCES If you connect the TV/VCR to another VCR or CAMCORDER, you can duplicate a previously recorded tape. Mako all conneoflons before turning on the power. _i_ Insertablankcassettewiththeerasepreven- _ PresstheINPUTbuttontwiceselectAUDIO/ tion tab intact into the TVNCR. VIDEO input position, The "LINE[...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Check the following chart before requesting service. SYMPTOMS I CAUSE J POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS J PAG_ POWER Connect the AC power cord to the 7 No power. The AC power cord is not connectsd. AC ouUet. Although the power is on, Cassette is not insetted. Insert a video cassette. 28 the TV/VCR does not operate. TIMER button is depresse[...]

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    VIDEO HEAD CLEANING SPECIFICATIONS VIDEO HEAD CLOGGING The video heads are the means by which the TVNCR reads the picture from the tape during playback. In the unlikely event that the heads become dirty enough to be clogged, no picture will be played beck. This can easily be determined if, during playback of a known good tape, there is good sound, [...]

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    LOCATION OF CONTROLS FRONT f 2 3 4 5 6 U /l L / / 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 REAR 18 19 20 21 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS FRONT: 1. Cassette Loading Slot - To insert or remove a video tape. 2. REC / ITR Button - Press once to start normal recording. Additional presses activate Instant "13mer Recording. 3. REW (Rewind) Button -'In the Stop[...]

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    REMOTE CONTROL 2 3 ? 8 9 15 16 20 21 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS 1. TIMER Button - Used to set the TVNCR to start recording at a preset time. 2. INPUT Selector Button - Switches the program for viewingbetween the VCR and external inputsoumes. 3. CALL Button - Displaysthe present time/day of the week, channel, counter, speed selection (and VCR mode if V[...]

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    JVC ° JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA Division of U.S. JVC CORP. 1700 Valley Road Wayne, New Jersey 07470 JVC CANADA, INC. 21 Finchdene Square Scarborough, Ontario Canada M1X 1A7 5500101A [] 99/03 O PRINTED IN THAILAND 28[...]