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Cautions Safety Informa tion 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. This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage” inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury . This symbol indicates important instruction[...]
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1 T able of C ontents First Things First ..................................................... 3 Setting Up the VCR ................................................ 7 Using The Menu T o Set Up Features .................... 8 Language Selection ......................................... 8 Cable Box Setup ..............................................[...]
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2 T able of C ontents Program the Remote ............................................ 35 Programming the Remote to Control a TV ........ 36 Operating the TV ................................................. 36 OTHER FEA TURES ................................................... 39 COMMERCIAL ADV ANCE .................................... 40 Marking .[...]
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First Things First 3 Welc ome To Y our New VCR... T o help y ou get started using your VCR with as little reading as possib le , w e’v e put all the basic information needed in the first thr ee sections. T o help y ou along, ther e’ s e ven an initial set-up f eatur e the first time y ou turn on y our VCR which walks you thr ough se veral set-u[...]
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First Things First 4 Step 1: Wha t ’ s in the Box? The following items come packed in the box: • VCR • Remote control • RF coaxial cable STEP 2: Inst all Ba tteries In the Remote Control Follow these steps whenever you need to install or change the batteries in your VCR remote. 1. Remove the cover of the battery compartment. 2. Place the ba[...]
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First Things First 5 • If you connect your VCR using the ANT . IN and RF OUT connectors with RF coaxial cable, set the 3 CH. 4 switch to channel 3 or channel 4 — the channel you want to use on your TV . • If you connect your VCR using the AUDIO/VIDEO jacks with audio/video cables, select the TV ’ s video input with the remote control ’ s [...]
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First Things First 6 STEP 8: Access the menus The MENU and number buttons let you access, select, and change your VCR ’ s preferences. For example, to select a dif ferent preferred on-screen language than the one you selected during the initial set up, do the following: 1. Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU. VCR MAIN MENU 1 VCR Plus+ 2 Timer[...]
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7 Setting Up the VCR Additi onal Set-up fea tures Belo w is a list of set-up featur es that you need to set up befor e using your VCR for the first time . • Select a Languag e • Set Up for a Cable Bo x • Set Up a VCR Channel List (Auto Channel Sear ch) • Auto Clock Set F eature • Set Time and Date Manuall y • Set Up VCR Plus+ Channels ?[...]
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8 Setting Up the VCR Using The Menu To Set Up Fea tures Y ou can set up your VCR ’ s features by using the remote control ’ s buttons to enter your choices from on-screen instructions. Each menu item is explained in this section. Y ou can set up features individually by using the menu system. Each feature that appears in the initial set up is e[...]
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9 Setting Up the VCR a cable box. In this case, the VCR will automatically enter the channel used to view cable box programming. Y our VCR will use this channel for all future timer recordings. 1. Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU. VCR MAIN MENU 1 VCR Plus+ 2 Timer Recordings 3 Time 4 Channels 5 Preferences 6 Audio 7 Language 0 Exit 2. Press [...]
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10 Setting Up the VCR CABLE BOX SETUP On what channel does the VCR receive signals from the cable box? (usually 3, 4 or video) 04 Press CLEAR to correct Press MENU to continue 5. Once you complete the setup, the VCR confirms that the VCR will now receive all signals on the designated channel. For example: CABLE BOX SETUP The VCR will now receive al[...]
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11 Setting Up the VCR AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH What type of signal are you using? 1 Cable TV 2 Antenna 3>Detect Automatically 0 Cancel 4. Select one of the three AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH options: • Cable TV searches for cable channels • Antenna searches for local broadcast stations • Detect Automatically will make this decision for you AUTO CHANNEL [...]
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12 Setting Up the VCR signals or you don ’ t want to watch them. 1. Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU. 2. Press 4 to display the CHANNELS menu. 3. Press 2 to display the ADD/REMOVE CHANNELS screen. Use the CHAN up or down keys on the remote or number buttons to go to the channels you want to remove or add. ADD/REMOVE CHANNELS Channel 115 is[...]
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13 Setting Up the VCR VCR MAIN MENU 1 VCR Plus+ 2 Timer Recordings 3 Time 4 Channels 5 Preferences 6 Audio 7 Language 0 Exit 2. Press 3 to display TIME menu TIME 1 Set Time and Date 2 Auto Clock Set: ON 3 Set Time Zone 4 Set Daylight Savings XDS Time Data was found on channel 20. 0 Exit 3. Press 3 to display the SET TIME ZONE screen. SET TIME ZONE [...]
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14 Setting Up the VCR TIME 1 Set Time and Date 2 Auto Clock Set: ON 3 Set Time Zone 4 Set Daylight Savings XDS Time Data was found on channel 20. 0 Exit 3. Press 4 to display the SET DA YLIGHT SA VINGS menu. SET DAYLIGHT SAVINGS Does your area observe Daylight Savings Time from April to October? 1 Yes, DST is observed 2 No 3>Automatic Press MENU[...]
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15 Setting Up the VCR VCR MAIN MENU 1 VCR Plus+ 2 Timer Recordings 3 Time 4 Channels 5 Preferences 6 Audio 7 Language 0 Exit 2. Press 3 to display the TIME menu. TIME 1 Set Time and Date 2 Auto Clock Set: ON 3 Set Time Zone 4 Set Daylight Savings XDS Time Data was not found. 0 Exit 3. Press 1 to display the SET TIME AND DA TE menu. SET TIME AND DAT[...]
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16 Setting Up the VCR See next page for Canadian List T wo-Digit VCR Plus+ System Channel Numbers for Cable TV (USA List) 35 American Movie Classics 39 Arts &-Entertainment 57 Black Entertainment 54 Bravo 42 Cable News Network 45 Cinemax 98 Cinemax 2 37 The Discovery Channel 53 The Disney Channel 63 Entertainment T elevision 34 ESPN Sports Netw[...]
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17 Setting Up the VCR *Check your local or cable listings for the channel number you receive this station on. **Check your local listings for broadcast or VCR Plus+ channel number assigned. VCR P lus + S ystem Worksheet T wo-Digit VCR Plus+ System Channel Numbers for Cable TV (Canadian List) 67 Allarcom Pay T elevision/ Superchannel 44 Arts & E[...]
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18 Setting Up the VCR Remote Control Option Changing the r emote option to VCR2 disables the r emote that came with your VCR. Additional Set-up Fea tures in the Preferences Menu The features in this section are all accessed through the PREFERENCES menu. 1. Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU. VCR MAIN MENU 1 VCR Plus+ 2 Timer Recordings 3 Time [...]
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19 Setting Up the VCR changed to VCR2, the remote that came with your VCR will no longer control it. T o change the setting back to VCR1, so the remote which came with your VCR can control the unit, use the compatible remote to display the PREFERENCES menu, press 1, and then VCR on this VCR ’ s remote. Aut o Pla y This feature allows the VCR to a[...]
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20 Setting Up the VCR • AUTO brightens the display when the VCR is on and dims the display when the VCR is off. • BRIGHT keeps the display bright when the VCR is on or off. • DIM keeps the display at a low brightness level at all times. Preferred T ape Speed Y ou can set the preferred tape speed between Standard Play (SP) and Super Long Play [...]
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21 VCR Ba sics Learn the Ba sics To Get Y ou St arted These VCR basics should be enough for y ou to begin enjo ying your VCR. Learning the remote contr ol functions, pla ying a recor ded tape, and recor ding a pro gram should do just that. This section sho ws you the basics of using y our VCR. It discusses things like using the r emote contr ol, pl[...]
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22 VCR Ba sics Remote Buttons The remote control is capable of controlling your VCR and many brands of televisions. If you have an RCA, GE, or PROSCAN TV , you may be able to control it without having to program the remote. Component Buttons ON•OFF T urns off VCR when remote is set to control the VCR. Also turns some compatible components on and [...]
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23 VCR Ba sics Numbers (0 through 9) Select a channel up to 99 by pressing two numbers. Select a cable channel over 99 by pressing and holding 1 until 1 – – appears on the screen. Then press the other two numbers. P AUSE Pauses playback or recording. Press PAUSE again to return to playback or recording. PLA Y Plays a tape. RECORD Starts VCR rec[...]
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24 VCR Ba sics Numbers (0 through 9) Select a channel up to 99 by pr essing two numbers. Select a cable channel over 99 by pressing and holding 1 until 1 – – appears on the screen. Then press the other two numbers. ON•OFF T urns a compatible TV off and on. VOL Up and Down Raises and lowers sound of TV . Pla ying a T ape 1. T une the TV to you[...]
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25 VCR Ba sics T ape Speeds SP (Standar d Play) Gives the best quality recor ding, but fewer programs can be r ecorded on the tape. Special effects such as pause, slow motion, picture sear ch, and frame advance work well when you play back tapes recor ded in this speed. SLP (Super Long Play) Gives three times the r ecording time of tapes r ecorded [...]
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27 RECORDING Several Reco rding Options No w that y ou ’ v e gone thr ough the basic steps necessar y to operate y our VCR, it ’ s time to explain the differ ent advanced recording f eatures a vailable to suit your needs. Recording F eatures on y our VCR include: • Recording (explained in the VCR Basics section) • Expr ess Recording (XPR) ?[...]
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28 RECORDING Express Recor ding Express r ecording is a great way to tape the last quarter of the game, or the last part of a movie when you have to leave. Recording Fea tures There are four ways to record programs: • Recording – pressing one button to start recording a program (see VCR Basics section) • Express Recording – starts recording[...]
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29 RECORDING Timer Recording Y ou can set up as many as eight timer recording programs. 1. Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU. VCR MAIN MENU 1 VCR Plus+ 2 Timer Recordings 3 Time 4 Channels 5 Preferences 6 Audio 7 Language 0 Exit 2. Press 2 to display the TIMER RECORDINGS menu. TIMER RECORDINGS 1 Create a New Program 2 Review Existing Progs. 3[...]
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30 RECORDING VCR MAIN MENU 1 VCR Plus+ 2 Timer Recordings 3 Time 4 Channels 5 Preferences 6 Audio 7 Language 0 Exit CHANNELS 1 Auto Channel Search 2 Add/Remove Channels 3 Signal Type: CABLE 4 VCR Plus+ Channel List 5 Cable Box Setup 0 Exit VCR+ Channel My Channel 5 46 4 -- 3 -> -> -> 23 2 -- 1 -- Use CH+/- to select Press 0-9 to change Pre[...]
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31 RECORDING VCR Plus+ Interactive Program Guide System Recording Clock must be set correctly . Insert a tape with the safety tab in place and enough tape to recor d the program. The TIMER indicator appears in the display when you turn off the VCR and a timer recor ding has been set. It flashes if ther e is no tape in the VCR. PROGRAMS OVERLAP appe[...]
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32 RECORDING Stopping a Timer Recording T o stop or cancel a timer recording in progress (even an express recording): • Press and hold the STOP button for three seconds. Reviewing and Clearing Programs T o review programs that you have already set up: 1. Press 2 when the VCR MAIN MENU is displayed to display the TIMER RECORDINGS menu. TIMER RECOR[...]
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33 RECORDING BACK OF AMPLIFIER / RECEIVER PHONO TUNER TAPE OUT IN AUX LEFT RIGHT BACK OF VCR 3 CH. 4 ANT . IN RF OUT VIDEO AUDIO OUT IN L R Audio Connection Recording audio only will erase anything that was previously recor ded on the tape. 5. Select the channel or line input to be recorded. 6. Set the Reception: STEREO/MONO/SAP feature for the typ[...]
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34 RECORDING Caution: The unauthorized r ecording of satellite broadcasts, television programs, or other copyrighted materials may infringe the rights of others. PLA YBACK VCR CABLE BOX OR ANTENNA RECORDING VCR TO TV TO TV ANT . IN RF OUT 3 CH. 4 ANT . IN RF OUT VIDEO AUDIO OUT IN L R IN OUT 3 CH. 4 VIDEO AUDIO OUT IN L R OR OR T wo VCR Connection [...]
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35 Program the remote Control y our Television The remote can be pr ogrammed to contr ol a tele vision. It is pr o grammed to control an RCA, GE, or PROSCAN TV . Other manufacturer ’ s brands need to be pr o grammed. 5 ➣ ➣ SETTING UP THE VCR 2 FIRST THINGS FIRST 1 ➣ RECO RDING 3 VCR BA SICS 4 ➣ OTHER FEA TURES 7 6 CONNECTIONS ➣ 5 ➣ Pr[...]
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36 Program the Remote About Programming the Remote The remote can be programmed to control other brands of remote controllable TVs. It is already programmed to operate most RCA,GE, and PROSCAN televisions. Programming the Remote to Contro l aT V If the TV does not turn on when you press the TV button, the remote needs to be programmed. Follow these[...]
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37 Program the remote TV Codes Akai .................................. 03 AOC ............................. 06,12 Candle .............................. 06 Citizen .............................. 06 Colortyme ........................ 06 Concerto ........................... 06 Curtis Mathes .............. 01,06 Daewoo ....................... 06,12 Day[...]
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39 OTHER FEA TURES Fea tures to Enhance VCR Opera tion • Commer cial Advance • Mo vie Advance • Picture Sear ch Options • T racking • Pr o-T ect Plus ™ Locking • Time Counter • On-Scr een Displa ys • Audio Reception • Audio Pla yback 5 ➣ ➣ Setting Up the VCR 2 First things first 1 ➣ recording 3 VCR Ba sics 4 ➣ OTHER FEA [...]
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40 OTHER FEA TURES COMMERCIAL ADV ANCE ® COMMERCIAL ADVANCE is patented technology that detects and marks most commercials on your tape for any recording that is more than 15 minutes long. After recording, the VCR rewinds the tape to the beginning of the recording and determines where the commercials are located. It then marks the beginning and en[...]
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41 OTHER FEA TURES PREFERENCES 1 Remote Control: VCR1 2 Auto Play: ON 3 EnergySaver: 2:00 4 Front Panel: AUTO 5 Tape Speed: SLP 6 Commercial Advance 0 Exit 3. Press 6 to display the COMMERCIAL ADV ANCE menu. COMMERCIAL ADVANCE 1 Marking: ON 2 Playback: MANUAL 3 Display: Blue 0 Exit Now you can select one of the COMMERCIAL ADV ANCE features. COMMERC[...]
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42 OTHER FEA TURES COMMERCIAL ADV ANCE Playback Press 2 to switch between Playback: AUTO and MANUAL. • Select AUTO to have the VCR automatically advance through the blocks of marked commercials. It works with most 30, 45, and 60-second commercials. A commercial group starting with the first two minutes or last two minutes of a recording will not [...]
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43 OTHER FEA TURES MOVIE ADV ANCE ® MOVIE ADV ANCE helps you locate certain parts of prerecorded movies (rented or purchased). This feature works two ways: 1) you can go to the beginning of the movie, or , 2) you can skip from one preview to the next. MOVIE ADV ANCE works only on cassettes recorded in the SP speed with the safety tab removed. 1. T[...]
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44 OTHER FEA TURES Preview Sear ch Note Any time during the preview sear ch mode, pressing SEARCH will r everse the search dir ection. • Press 1 to Go T o Movie. The following screen appears with a blue background. MOVIE ADVANCE What type of tape is this? 1 Purchased/Rented Movie 2 Home Recording 3 Other Press CLEAR to cancel When the movie is fo[...]
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45 OTHER FEA TURES Picture Search Options The most basic way to search during playback is using the FORWARD or REVERSE buttons on the remote. This section contains several other options available for searching a tape. Forw ard and Reverse Search Y ou can search a tape during playback. Sound is turned of f during picture search. Search works well fo[...]
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46 OTHER FEA TURES Frame Adv ance Frame advance lets you view recorded action one frame after another during playback. Frame advance works well for tapes recorded at the SP or SLP speed. • Pressing P AUSE “ freezes ” the action • Pressing F .ADV repeatedly views single frames of the action • Pressing P AUSE or PLA Y returns normal playbac[...]
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47 OTHER FEA TURES Go-To Search The Go-T o Search feature enables the VCR to quickly locate a counter reading anywhere on the tape. When the VCR locates the counter reading, it will begin playback. 1. Press STOP . 2. Press SEARCH on the remote until the GO-TO SEARCH menu appears on the screen. 3. Press number buttons to enter the hour and/or minute[...]
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48 OTHER FEA TURES Pro-Tect Plus ™ Locking Fea ture T o disable the 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 the VCR button on the remote for approximately six seconds. SAFE appears. • T o Lock While a Timer Recording is in [...]
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49 OTHER FEA TURES On-screen Displa ys The INFO button shows the status of the VCR (STOP , PLA Y , RECORD, etc.), channel number , time counter , date, time, and tape speed on the TV screen. The date and time must be set before they can be displayed. 1. Press INFO to see the on-screen displays. 2. Press INFO again to have only the time counter rema[...]
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50 OTHER FEA TURES Reception Some TV programs are broadcast with stereo audio or a Second Audio Program (SAP) which offers a second language. The reception feature lets you select the type of audio you want to record. Press 1 to switch between Reception: STEREO, MONO, and SAP . • Select STEREO for normal or stereo broadcast TV recording. • Sele[...]
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51 Connecti ons Things to Know Before Connecting C omponents Pr otect Y our Components fr om Power Surges • Connect all components befor e plugging an y po wer cords into the wall outlet. • Alwa ys turn off the TV and other components befor e y ou connect or disconnect an y cables. Position Cables Correctly to A void Audio Hum or Interference ?[...]
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52 Connecti ons Connecting Y our VCR Refer to these pages to help you connect your VCR. Jacks and Cables RF Jacks and Coaxial Cables (F-type) The RF jacks provide good picture and mono sound quality , and must be used if audio/video connections are not available for your TV . These jacks are required for antenna or cable-TV connections. The RF jack[...]
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53 Connecti ons Choosing a VCR Connecti on There are several different ways to connect your VCR, depending on whether or not you have cable service, and if you have a cable box, and whether some of the channels are scrambled... well, you get the picture. Three connections are described in this section and one of them should provide you with a VCR c[...]
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54 Connecti ons TV with RF jack onl y This connection assumes: • Y ou are connecting antenna, cable, or cable box system. • Y our television has only an RF input jack. This connection provides: • Mono sound playback from VCR • Record one channel while watching another (except when using a cable box for all channels). T o use this connection[...]
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55 Connecti ons TV with Audio/Video jacks This connection assumes: • Y ou are connecting an antenna, cable, or cable box system • Y our television has audio/video jacks This connection provides: • Hi-Fi stereo sound playback from VCR • Record one channel while watching another (except when using a cable box for all channels) T o use this co[...]
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56 Connecti ons TV with Audio/Video Jacks and Cable Bo x to Unscramble P a y Channels Onl y This connection assumes: • Y ou are using a cable box only to unscramble premium channels • Y our TV has audio/video input jacks This connection provides: • Hi-Fi stereo sound playback from the VCR • Recording a scrambled or unscrambled channel throu[...]
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57 Appendix: reference This section giv es y ou some additional information about the VCR, including a description of the unit ’ s contr ols and displa ys. Y ou will also find the section, T roubleshooting Tips , and a question and answ er section about COMMERCIAL AD V ANCE in this Appendix. These areas might help r esolve some of those simple pr[...]
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58 Appendix: reference Front P anel AUDIO (LEFT MONO and RIGHT) and VIDEO INPUT Jacks Receives signals from another component, like a VCR or camcorder , when it is connected to these jacks. Use INPUT on the remote to select L2 to record from these jacks. CHANNEL TRACKING Up or Down Selects next higher or lower channel in the VCR ’ s channel memor[...]
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59 Appendix: reference Displa y P anel T ime, Channel Number , Line Input Indicator (L1 or L2), T ape Speed Indicator , or Status Indicator Channel Number or Line Input Indicator The channel number appears when the VCR is tuned to a channel. The line indicator (L1 or L2) appears when the VCR’ s line input is selected. Select L1 to record from the[...]
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60 Appendix: reference Back P anel 3 CH. 4 Switch Selects the channel to which you will tune the TV to see the VCR picture if you connect the VCR using one of the basic hookups. AUDIO (R and L) and VIDEO IN Jacks Receives signals from another component, like a VCR or camcorder , when it is connected to these jacks. Use INPUT on the remote to select[...]
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61 Appendix: reference Troubleshooting Tips No power • Check to make sure it is plugged into an operating outlet. • Check to make sure your connections are correct. VCR does not respond to r emote • Check to make sure there are no objects between the VCR and remote. • The batteries may need changing. • Make sure the Remote VCR1/VCR2 setti[...]
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62 Appendix: reference Time counter not working or time counter not working in search modes • The time counter does not advance during unrecorded portions of tape. When an unrecorded segment of tape is encountered, the time counter will hold its count until recorded material is detected again. • A minus ( – ) will appear in front of the time [...]
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63 Appendix: reference Will not recor d • Check to make sure the safety tab is intact. • Check to make sure the VCR is not in the line mode. Press INPUT on the remote. Clock shows incorrect time or date • Power interruption. • Check to make sure the clock is set accurately (check AM/PM and date). • Check Daylight-Saving setting. The clock[...]
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64 Appendix: reference Timer ( ) indicator flashes • The clock is not set. • Check to make sure there is a cassette in the VCR when a timer recording is set. Time counter disappears during searching • This is normal. On-screen menus appear in English, Fr ench, or Spanish • Check LANGUAGE feature. No stereo sound during playback • Check to[...]
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65 Appendix: reference COMMERCIAL ADV ANCE feature does not mark commer cials when: • The Marking feature is set to OFF in the COMMERCIAL ADV ANCE menu. Set it to ON. • A recording is less than 15 minutes or the commercial is longer than one minute. • A single isolated commercial can not be marked. • Recording started in the middle of a com[...]
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66 Appendix: reference Questions and Answers About COMMERCIAL ADV ANCE Will commercials be scanned thr ough only on playback of recordings? Y es. The VCR does not rewind and mark commercial segments until after r ecording is finished. How fast does the COMMERCIAL ADV ANCE VCR scan through the commercial br eaks? In SLP tape speed, a 3-minute commer[...]
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67 Appendix: reference Specifica tions Format: VHS Record/Playback V ideo: 4-head System: Audio: Stereo record/playback system Video Signal System: EIA standard: NTSC color Antenna: 75-ohm external VHF/UHF combined antenna terminal T uner: USA: 181 channels capability* (125 cable channels) Canada: 178 channels capability* (122 cable channels) T ype[...]
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68 Appendix: reference How to Find Y our TV ’ s Video Input Channel Y ou need to tune your TV to the Video Input Channel if you ar e using the VCR ’ s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT jacks to connect to the TV ’ s AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT jacks. Y ou must select this “ channel ” before you can see the VCR ’ s menus, the cable or antenna reception, and the con[...]
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69 Appendix: reference Limited W arranty What your warranty covers: • Any defect in materials or workmanship. For how long after your pur chase: • Ninety days for labor charges. • One year for parts. The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm, whichever comes first. Wh[...]
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70 Appendix: reference Index Index A Adding/removing channels 12 ANT IN jack 5, 54 Audio playing back 32 recording 31 Audio/Video (A/V) jacks 5, 22, 31, 32, 52, 54 Auto channel search 10 Auto play feature 19 Automatic rewind 24 Automatic tracking 23 B Batteries installing in the remote 4 Broadcast stereo recording (SAP) 31 C Cable box setup 9 Cable[...]
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71 Index I Index search 42 Indicator Panel 52 INFO button 22 INPUT button 22, 31 J Jacks ANT IN 54 Audio/Video (A/V) 54 RF OUT 54 L Language feature 8 LINE indicator 31 Locking feature 42 M MENU button 6, 9, 22 N Number buttons 6, 15, 22 O On-screen Displays 43 Overheating 45 P P AUSE button 22 Picture search options 39 PLA Y button 22, 52 Plugging[...]
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72 Index S Safety tab 24 Search forward and reverse 39 frame advance 40 go-to 41 index 42 slow-motion 39 SEARCH button 22 Second Audio Program (SAP), recording 31 Set up cable box 9 language 8 using menus 8 Signal type, changing 12 Skipping commercials 33 SLOW button 23 Slow-motion search 39 Specifications 61 Speed SLP 20 SP 20 SPEED button 23, 31 [...]
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73 Index W Warranty 63 X XPR (express recording) 26[...]
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10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46290 ©1999 Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. T rademark(s) ® Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s) Printed in Mexico TOCOM 1540772B If your VCR needs service, please contact your dealer or the nearest Servicenter from the yellow pages. Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in[...]