RCA 1543007A инструкция обслуживания

USER’S GUIDE TV/VCR COM BINA TION[...]

i Introduction CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage” inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury. This symbol indicates important in- structions accompanying the product. W ARNING To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or mois[...]

Introduction T able of Contents 1 Important Infor mation Warning ______________________________ i Cautions ______________________________ i Note to Cable TV Installer _______________ i Product Registration ____________________ i Setting Up the TV/VCR Startup Unpack your TV/VCR and Remote Control ________________ 2 Insert Batteries in Remote _______[...]

2 Setting Up the TV/VCR 1. Unpack the TV/VCR and accessories Contact your dealer if any accessories are missing. Star tup 2. Insert batteries in remote DC Car Cord Antenna Adapter Replace adapter only with stock #193983. + _ + _ AC Power Cord Remote Control and Two Batteries Dipole Antenna S K I P S P E E D OFF REW PLAY FF REC STOP PAUSE DISPLAY SL[...]

3 Setting Up the TV/VCR Star tup 4. Connect antenna or cable-TV system Connect a home antenna or a cable-TV system. Details on pages 29-32. 5. Connect external speaker and select speaker switch setting (optional) Details on page 33. 6. Plug in the TV/VCR Attach the power cord to the back of the TV/VCR. Plug the power cord into the wall outlet, matc[...]

TV/VCR MAIN MENU 1 Screen 2 Time 3 Timer Recordings 4 Parental Controls 5 Setup TV/VCR MAIN MENU 1 Screen 2 Time 3 Timer Recordings 4 Parental Controls 5 Setup 8. Select the language. (Escoja un idioma./Choisissez une langue.) This feature lets you select English, Spanish, or French as the language for your on-screen displays. A . Press MENU on the[...]

TV/VCR MAIN MENU 1 Screen 2 Time Setting Up the TV/VCR 5 11. Add or remove channels fr om the TV/VCR’ s memory You may want to add or remove channels if some of them are not active, have weak signals, or you do not want them in your channel memory. A channel that has been removed can still be selected by pressing the remote control’s number but[...]

6 CHAN ^ and v (Channel up and down) Selects next higher or lower channel in channel memory. CLEAR Removes all menus from the screen. Allows you to change menu entries or clear a timer recording. Resets time counter to 0:00:00 when it is displayed. DISPLAY Displays TV/VCR’s current status. Displays time counter when a tape is inserted. Removes di[...]

7 Using the Remote Control Buttons SKIP/SEARCH Operates Commercial Skip during TV viewing. (This only works when there is no tape in the TV/VCR.) Displays INDEX , ZERO , and BLANK search screens when tape is inserted in the TV/VCR. Operates Commercial Scan by advancing tape 60 seconds during playback. SLEEP Sets TV/VCR to automatically turn off in [...]

TV/VCR MAIN MENU 1 Screen 8 TV/VCR Features Using the TV/VCR Featur es On-Screen Displays When you change channels, adjust volume, or use a VCR feature, on-screen displays appear to let you know the status of the TV/VCR. To Call Up On-Screen Displays 1 . Press DISPLAY to display the function, time counter, date, time, and tape speed. If you do not [...]

TV/VCR MAIN MENU 1 Screen 9 TV/VCR Features Using the TV/VCR Featur es Closed Captioning The closed captioning feature displays the audio portion of a program as text on the TV screen. This is useful to hearing impaired or anyone who wants to watch a program without sound. There are four types of closed captions: Caption 1, Caption 2, Text 1 and Te[...]

TV/VCR MAIN MENU 1 Screen 2 Time TV/VCR MAIN MENU 1 Screen 2 Time Sleep Timer The sleep timer automatically turns the TV/VCR off after 30, 60, 90, or 120 minutes. 1 . Press SLEEP on the remote to select 30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes. 2 . To cancel the sleep timer, press SLEEP until the timer disappears. You can also access the sleep timer through the m[...]

11 Using the TV/VCR Featur es Age-Based Rating TV-MA TV-14 TV-PG TV-G TV-Y7 TV-Y Description and Content Themes for Age-Based Ratings Mature Audience Only. This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and may be unsuitable for children under 17. It contains one or more of the following content themes: graphic violence (V), explicit [...]

Setting TV Rating Limits 1 . Press MENU on the remote to display the TV/VCR MAIN MENU . 2 . Press 4 to display PARENTAL CONTROLS . 3 . Press 1 to display the V-CHIP TV RATING LIMIT screen. 4 . Use the number buttons 1-7 to change the status of a TV program rating. Remember: Once you have set your limits, you must lock your system in order to activa[...]

13 TV/VCR Features Using the TV/VCR Featur es 3 . Press 2 to change the rating status from View ( V ) to Block ( B ). The status for this rating and all higher ratings automatically changes to Block ( B ) (indicated by the rating limits in the rating status area turning red). Note that all associated content is also automatically blocked. 4 . Press[...]

14 TV/VCR Features Using the TV/VCR Featur es Viewing Specific Content Themes After you block specific content themes, you have the option of going back and changing some of the content themes back to View ( V ). 1. Determine the rating you want to change to View ( V ). 2. Continuously press 1 until the rating status corresponding with the content [...]

15 TV/VCR Features Using the TV/VCR Featur es Viewing Movie Ratings After you block movie ratings, you have the option of going back and changing some of the rating statuses back to View 1. Determine the movie ratings you want to change to View . 2. Continuously press 1 until the rating you want to change appears as the rating. 3. Press 2 to change[...]

S K I P S P E E D OFF REW PLA Y FF REC STOP P AUSE DISPLA Y SLEEP MUTE PREV 12 3 45 6 78 9 0 TRACK F .ADV CLEAR MENU RESET - TV VCR + C H A N V O L C H A N V O L S E A R C H 16 Playing a T ape Operating Instructions T o Play a T ape PLAY AUDIO IN REW F FWD PAUSE POWER CH CH VOL- VOL+ REC VIDEO IN WAKE UP TIMER STOP EJECT Safety Tab PLAY 0 : 0 0 : 0[...]

17 Using the Playback Featur es Pause This feature pauses the tape during playback and allows you to examine the details of the scene. Pause works best with tapes recorded in SLP speed. 1 . Press PAUSE on the remote during playback to pause the action. The TV/VCR will automatically switch from pause to stop after a few minutes to prevent tape wear.[...]

18 Using the Playback Featur es Playing a T ape Automatic T racking The TV/VCR has automatic tracking which adjusts the picture when playing a tape that was recorded on another VCR. Automatic tracking is turned on whenever a tape is inserted or the TV/VCR’s power is turned on. Manual T racking Occasionally, you may need to manually adjust trackin[...]

TV/VCR MAIN MENU 1 Screen 2 Time 3 Timer Recordings 4 Parental Controls 5 Setup TV/VCR MAIN MENU 1 Screen 2 Time 3 Timer Recordings 4 Parental Controls 5 Setup 19 Playing a T ape Using the Playback Featur es Auto Play Feature This feature enables the TV/VCR to automatically start playing a tape when it is inserted. (The safety tab on the tape must [...]

20 Using the Playback Featur es Playing a T ape Index Search The TV/VCR automatically records index marks on the tape each time you begin recording. During playback you can locate the program you want to play by the number of index marks. Your TV/VCR has two index playback features. You can select a specific index number or search by scan and play.[...]

21 Using the Playback Featur es Playing a T ape S K I P S P E E D OFF REW PLA Y FF REC STOP PAUSE DISPLA Y SLEEP MUTE PREV 12 3 45 6 78 9 0 TRACK F .ADV CLEAR MENU RESET - TV VCR + C H A N V O L C H A N V O L S E A R C H Zero Sear ch This feature allows you to quickly return to a time counter reading of 0:00:00 . This is especially convenient when [...]

22 Recording Speeds Press SPEED to select a recording speed. • SP (Standard Play) gives the best quality recording. That is why most pre-recorded, rental tapes are recorded in SP. Fewer programs can be recorded on the tape. • SLP (Super Long Play) gives three times the recording time of tapes recorded in SP. Special effects such as pause, slow [...]

23 Recording a Program T ypes of Recor dings Your TV/VCR provides different ways to record which are explained in the following sections: Basic Recording Express Recording Timer Recording Copying and Editing Tapes Basic Recor ding How to Make a Recording 1 . Insert a tape with safety tab in place. 2 . Press SPEED to select a recording speed. The ta[...]

24 Recording a Program Expr ess Recor ding Express recording lets you record up to four hours or to the end of the tape without programming the timer. You can begin recording immediately. The TV/VCR will stop automatically at the end of the recording. S K I P S P E E D OFF REW PLA Y FF REC STOP PAUSE DISPLA Y SLEEP MUTE PREV 12 3 45 6 78 9 0 TRACK [...]

TV/VCR MAIN MENU 1 Screen 2 Time 3 Timer Recordings 25 Recording a Program Timer Recor ding PLAY AUDIO IN REW F FWD PAUSE POWER CH CH VOL- VOL+ REC VIDEO IN WAKE UP TIMER STOP EJECT TIMER RECORD Indicator Timer recording lets you program the TV/VCR to record up to eight different programs. This is useful if you plan on being away from home for a lo[...]

TV/VCR MAIN MENU 1 Screen 2 Time 3 Timer Recordings TIMER RECORDINGS 1 Create a New Program 2 Review existing Progs. 26 Recording a Program Timer Recor ding S K I P S P E E D OFF REW PLA Y FF REC STOP P AUSE DISPLA Y SLEEP MUTE PREV 12 3 45 6 78 9 0 TRACK F .ADV CLEAR MENU RESET - TV VCR + C H A N V O L C H A N V O L S E A R C H Checking or Clearin[...]

27 Operating Instructions (Refer to hookup on page 30.) Use another VCR or camcorder as the playback VCR and the TV/VCR as the recording VCR. 1 . Turn on the VCR or camcorder and the TV/VCR. 2 . Press 00 on TV/VCR’s remote to select the line input ( VIDEO1 or VIDEO2 ). Pressing 00 once tunes the TV/VCR to the AUDIO/VIDEO1 input jacks on the rear [...]

28 PLAY AUDIO IN REW F FWD PAUSE POWER CH CH VOL- VOL+ REC VIDEO IN WAKE UP TIMER STOP/EJECT PLA Y AUDIO IN REW F FWD PAUSE POWER VOL- VOL+ REC VIDEO IN WAKE UP TIMER STOP EJECT CH CH Location of Controls AUDIO IN and VIDEO IN Jacks Receives audio and video signals from another component, like a VCR or camcorder when it is connected to these jacks.[...]

29 Location of Controls Choosing a Hookup Answer the questions to choose the hookup for your TV/VCR. 1. How does your TV/VCR receive signals? Choose one answer from below. A. Dipole antenna – See page 30, Section A. B. Outside antenna – See page 30, Section B. C. Cable System – Go to question 2. 2. What type of Cable-TV system* do you have? C[...]

30 Hooking Up the TV/VCR BOTH INT . EXT . IN FROM ANTENNA AUDIO INPUT VIDEO – + Connect Antenna or Cable System Without a Cable Box A. Dipole Antenna Fo llow these steps to connect a dipole antenn a to your TV/VCR. Do not connect a dipole antenna if you plan to connect a different type of indoor or outdoor antenna or cable system. This connection[...]

31 Hooking Up the TV/VCR Connect a Cable System With a Cable Box BOTH INT . EXT . IN FROM ANTENNA AUDIO INPUT VIDEO – + OUT IN Cable BOTH INT . EXT . IN FROM ANTENNA AUDIO INPUT VIDEO – + B A OUT IN A. Cable Box Requir ed to Unscramble All Channels 1 . Connect as shown. This connection may require additional accessories not provided. 2 . Plug i[...]

32 Hooking Up the TV/VCR Connect a VCR or Camcor der for Copying T apes BOTH INT . EXT . IN FROM ANTENNA AUDIO INPUT VIDEO – + VCR (Playback Only) TV/VCR (Recording Only) OUT TO TV IN FROM ANT. VHF/UHF 3 CH. 4 Audio/Video Cables IN OUT VIDEO AUDIO IN OUT From Antenna, Cable or Cable Box Optional A. VCR for Copying T apes 1 . Connect as shown. Thi[...]

33 References Turn off the TV/VCR before cleaning. You can clean the TV/VCR as required by using a soft cloth or the dusting attachment of your vacuum cleaner. Be sure to occasionally vaccuum the ventilation slots in the cabinet to help assure adequate ventilation. To clean the TV/VCR screen, use a soft cloth dampened with a diluted soap an d water[...]

34 T r ouble Checks Sometimes problems can be easily solved by checking a few basic things. Check below before you call for help or take your TV/VCR to an Authorized RCA VCR Servicenter. N o power in AC mode No power in DC mode TV/VCR does not respond to remote Poor or no picture during TV viewing No sound Snow or streaks in picture or no picture d[...]

35 References T r ouble Checks Problem Solution Timer recording not made or wrong program recorded Clock shows incorrect time or date TV/VCR makes noise when stopped Will not auto channel search active channels correctly Cannot see closed captions on screen Box appears on screen TIMER REC indicator on front of TV/VCR is flashing Tape plays over and[...]

36 36 References Limited W arranty What your warranty covers: • Any defect in material or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • Ninety days for labor charges. • One year for parts. • Two years for picture tube. (The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm, [...]

37 References Index Content Themes Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Contr (Contr[...]

38 Index SEARCH Blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Zero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Selecting a Channel . . . . . . . . .[...]

Index References 39 TV/VCR MAIN MENU . . . . .3,4,5,9,10,19,22,23,25,26 TV/VCR Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5 Types of Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Unlock Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Unrated Programs, Block/View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 V-Ch[...]

If your product 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 this manual or on the carton. This will only add delays in service for your product. For your nearest Authorized Servicenter call toll-free in the USA. 1-800-336-1900 Canad[...]