WARNING To reduce risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture, Caut i o n s TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCI( DO NOT REMOVE COVER (ORBACK). NO USERSERVTCEABLE RISKOF ELECTRIC SHOCK PARTSINSIDE. REFERSERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE DO NOTOPEN PERSONNEL. Thissymbolindicates"dangerous Thissymbolindicates voltage" insidethe productthat importantinstructions presentsa riskof electricshockor accompanying the product. personalinjury.
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Welcome to your new VCR... 1 FIRSTTHINGS FIRST To help you get startedusing your VCRwith as little r e a d ingas possible,we've put a ll t h e b a s ic informationneededin the first three sections. To help you along,there'seven a QuickSetfeaturethe f ir st tim e you turn on your V CR,which wa lk s y o u t h r o u g h severalsetup stepsat once.
Step l: What's fn the Box? Th ef o l l o w i n gi te msco mep a cke di n the box: . VCR . Remotecontrol . R Fc o a x i alca b l e Step 2: Install Batteries in the Remote Control F ol l owthe sestepswheneveryou needt o in s t a llo r c h a n g e the batteriesin your VCR'sremote: 1. Removethe cover of the batterycompartment. 2. Placethe batteriesinto the remote'sback panel.Match th e p o siti ve(+) and negative(-) ends o f e a c h b a t t e ryt o th e dia g r a m insidethe batterycomp a rt me n t . 3.
Step 5: Tune the TV T un eth e TV to the V CRviewing channe l.T h e V CRv ie win g c h a n n e li s channel3 or 4 or the TV 'svid e o in p u t . . lf yo u con nectyour V CRusingthe A NT . lN a n d O UT T O TV jackswith RF coaxialcable,set the CH3 CH4switch to ch a n n el3 or channel4 - the chan n e ly o u wa n t t o use on your TV. .
l f th e m en u d oes not appear: . M a ke sur e the TV is tuned to the same c h a n n e la s t h e C H 3CH4s witch or its video input (s e e" Ho w t o F in d Your TV'sVideo Input Channel" in the References secti ono f this manualfor more info rma t io n ). . M ake sur e the V CRindicatoris on in t h e V CRd is p la yif you con n ectedyour V CRusingthe A NT . lN a n d O UT TO TV jacks. . C he ckyou r connections.
Additional Setup Features Below is a list of featuresthat need to be set up b e for eu sin gy our V CRfor the first time . Ma n y of the se m en us are coveredduring the in it ia ls e t u p , b u t i f yo u ever want to changea menu, re f e r t o this se cti on. . Language V 2 SETTINGUP THE VCR V C ab leBo x S et Up VC RC ha nnelsList ( Au to Ch annelS earch) V Au to C l ock(alsosetstime zoneand D aylig h t-S aving Tme) - or . M a n u a lClockS et . VC RPlu s+ChannelsList . RemoteVCRl//CR2 .
Using Menus to Set Up Features Youcanset up your VCR'sfeaturesby usingthe remote control'sbuttonsto enteryour choicesfrom on-screen in s t r u c t i o nEa s . chme n ui te mi s e xp l a ined in thissection. F o re a c hn u m b e re d se l e cti o on n th e menus,usethe s a m en u m b e re db u tto no n th e re mo tecontr olto selectit. Language Selection lf you did not completethis step in the previoussection u si ngth e in iti alsetup,it is time to selec ty o u r p re f e rre d l a ng u a g e O .
Cable Box Setup T his se t up a ppliesonly when all chan n e lsa re re c e iv e d t hr ou g ha cablebox. In this case,the V CRwill a u t o ma t ic a lly enterthe ch a nnelusedto view cablebo x p ro g ra mmin g . Y o u rVCRwill usethis channelfor all fu t u ret ime r r eco r d in g s. 1 . Pr e ssM ENU to displaythe V CRMA I N ME NU. 1 2 3 V C R MAIN I{ ENU vCR P tu s+ T i me r Recor dings Tine 6 7 8 0 P re fe re n ces Audio Langua9e E xi t 2. Pr e ss4 to displaythe CHA NNE LSme n u .
5 . On ceyou completethe setup,the V CRc o n f irmst h a t th e VCRw i ll now receiveall signalso n t h e d e s ig n a t e d cha n n e l. C A B L E BOX SET UP T h e C a b t e Bo x Se tu p is comptete. T h e V C R w i t l - N0 T co n tr o I t h e c a b t e b o x ch a n n e I during timer r e co r d in g s. Press M E N U to co n tin u e VCR Channels List lf you use a cable box for all channels,this step is not necessary.
. DetectAutomatically makesthis determination without a ssistance. A U T O CHANNEL SEARCH N o w s c a n nin g P re ss any key ch a n n e t to 14 canceL Th e VCRscansfor availablechannelswh ic h t a k e sa b o u t one-to-twominutes.When the scan is complete,the VCR tu n e s to th e lowestchannelnumber av a ila b leA . t t h is p o in t, p r e ssingCHA N up or down on t h e V CRo r re mo t e con tr olsho uld only selectthe activec h a n n e ls . Auto ChannelSearch Changing the Signal Type 1 .
Time and Date T h e VCRgive sy ou two ways to set the ti me a n d d a t e :t h e A u to C l ockFeatureor manually.The A uto Clo c kF e a t u re e n a b le sthe VC Rto updatethe clockeac ht ime t h e V CRis turned off. Auto Clockis advantageousbecauseit updates t h e ti m e au tomatically. Be for ese ttin gthe time and date,set the A u t o DS T ( D aylig h t- Sa ving Time)featureto ON or O F Ff o r y o u r a re a . Auto Clock Set Feature The Auto ClockSet featureis set to ON at the factory.
S E T T I!IE Z ONE l . J h a t i s yo u r T im e Z o n e ? 1 Eastern 2 CentraI 3 Mounta i n 4 Pac i f i c 5 Ataska 6 Ha H a i i Press l t l E NU to co n t i n u e 4. Sele ctthe correcttime zone. lf "Automatic" is selectedas the time zone,the VCR setsthe clock usingthe first Coordin a t e dUn iv e rs a l Ti m e in formationit finds in a broa d c a s st ig n a l.lf t h e ti m e is not correct,selectanothert ime z o n e o r s e t t h e ti m e a n d datethrough the menu sys t e m.
1 V C R MAIN V C R P tu s+ 4 5 6 7 8 0 Channets Setup Preferences Audio Language Exi t M ENU 2 . Pr ess3 to displaythe TIME menu. Tine Zone D a y t i g ht Sa vin g s 3 Set 4 Set X D S T i m e D a ta wa s found on channe [ 20, 0 Exi t 3 . Pr e ss1 to d isplaythe S E TTIMEA ND DA T Eme n u . S E T T I M E A ND DAT E Ti me --: -(hh:mm) Date Press --/--l-- M E N U to ca n ce I 4. Enterth e d ata usingthe number butto n s .
VCR Plus+@System Channels Usin g th e VCRP lus+ system makespro g ra mmin gt ime r recordingsfor cable or off-air antennaeasier,but you ha veto pu t in a littletime right now to s e t u p a c h a n n e l list. A worksheetand abbreviatedcodesfor typical cable ser vice si n th e U.S .and Canadaare pr o v id e d . 1. Pr essM ENU to displaythe V CRMAI N ME NU. V C R I' IAIN I' IENU 1 VcR P(us+ 2 T i m e r R e co r d in g s 5 | I me 6 7 8 0 S e tu p P re fe re n ce s Audi o Language E xi t 2.
VCR Plus+ System Worksheet Broadcastor Cable-TVStation Name VCRPlus+ ChannelNumber** HBO 33 E'PN ,4 ChannelNumber You Receivethe Station On* Two-Digit VCRPlus+System ChannelNumbersfor CableTV (CanadianList) 67 44 72 61 70 56 69 68 60 63 62 96 97 99 90 91 51 65 48 55 52 73 53 43 64 37 98 56 46 92 93 94 95 71 *Check your local or cable listing for the channel number you receivethis station on.
Additional Set-Up Features in the PREFERENCESMenu throughthe Thefeaturesin this sectionareall accessed P R E F ER E N Cme E Sn u . 1 . P r e s sM EN Uto d i sp l a yth e V C RMAINM ENU. V C R I' IAIN M ENU 1 V C R P I us+ z Timer R e co r d in g s 3 Tirne C h a n n e ts 5 Audi o 8 0 Language txr t S nu. 2.
The VC Rwill o nly respondto the compat ib lere mo t e ' s VCR2,VCR2.LD,or VCR2.DVDbutton. lf you changethe r e mo tesettin gto V CR2,the remotethat c a me wit h y o u r V C Rw i l l n o lo ngercontrol it. Use the compatibleremoteto changethe remote setting S n u , p re s s 1 , b a ckto VC R 1.Displaythe P RE FE RE NCEme and then pressVCRon the VCR'sremote. Auto Plav This featureallowsthe VCRto automaticallystart playing w h en you in se rta tape with the safetytab re mo v e d .
EnergySaver B y de fau lt,this V CRautomaticallytur n s o f f a f t e rt wo h o u rs S u , p re s s4 t o of in a cti vi ty.In the P RE FE RE NCEmen cha n g ethe time delay,or to disableth e f e a t u re . . O FF:Th e V CRwill remainturned on u n t il y o u s h u t it off. . 1:00,2:00,or 3:00:The VCRturns off after one, two, or th r e e h o urs of inactivity.
The Se t Auto Repeatdialog box will ask f o r a lo o p e n d time to be specified: A U T O REPEAT S e t t h e L e n gth o f tim e y o u w a n t t h e ta p e to p L a y i n a r ep e a tin g Io o p Loop f rom 0:00 Pness IIENU to to - :- ( h :m m ) e xit . The CLEARkey will eraseall three numbers entered and move the cursor backto the first position (hours). . The "Pr e ssCLE A Rto turn off" messa g ewill a p p e a r o n ly afte rthe first number has been e n t e re din t o t h e e n d tim e . .
Learn the BasicsTo Get You Started Th e seVC Rbasicsshould be enoughf o r y o u t o b e g in en jo yin gyour V CR.Learningthe remo t ec o n t ro l fun cti on s,playinga recordedtape,an d re c o rd in ga pr o g r a mshould do just that. This sectionshows you the basicsof using your VCR. It discussesthings like using the remote control, pla yin ga ta pe, and recordingprograms . V 3 VcR BASICS VCR Basicstells you what you need to know in order to watch a movie or tape your favorite show.
Remote Buttons Th e r em o tecontrol is capableof control lin gy o u r V CRa n d man y br a n d so f televisions.lf you have a G E , RCAo r P R OSC ANTV y ou may be able to control it wit h o u t h a vi ngto pr o g ramthe remote. Component Buttons ON.OFF Turnsoff VCRwhen remote is set to controlthe V C R.Al so tu r n s some compatiblecompo n e n t so n a n d o f f . TV and TV Tur n son a compatibleGE ,RCA ,or PRO S CA N remote to control the TV. Also used with the setsthe O N .
Numbers (O through 9) Selecta channelup to 99 by pr essin gtw o numbers.S electa cablec h a n n e lo v e r 9 9 b y pr essin gan d holding 1 until 1 -- appe a rso n t h e s c re e n . T h e n pr e ssthe othertwo numbers. PAUSE Pausesplaybackor recording.PressPAUSEagain to returnto playbackor recording. PLAY Playsa tape. RECORD StartsVCRrecording.Also usedfor Express r eco r d in g . REVERSE Rewindsthe tape when the VCRis stopped. Searchesbackwardthrough a tape during playback.
MUTE Re d u cesvolume to minimum lev e l. Numbers (O through 9l Selecta channel up to 99 by p r essi ngtwo numbers.S electa cablech a n n e lo v e r 9 9 b y p r essi nga n d holding 1 until 1 - - appearso n t h e s c re e n . Then pressthe other two numbers. O N .O FF Tu r n sa compatibleTV off and o n . VOL Up and Down Raisesand lowers sound of TV. TIMER Playing a Tape 1 .
Automatic Rewind The VCRau tomaticallyrewindsthe tap e if it re a c h e st h e e n d of th e tape during playback.While re win d in g ,y o u c a n press POWERon the VCR(ON.OFFon remote)and the VCRwill tur n off after rewinding. Tape Eject on the VCR(STOPon remotefor a few PressSTOP.EJECT seconds)when it is stoppedto ejectthe tape.A tape can be ejectedeven when the VCRis off. Recorditg l f you wa n t to recordsomethingthat y o u ' re wa t c h in g ,y o u can u se ba sicrecording.
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SeveralRecording Options Now that you'vegonethroughthe necessary steps to operateyour VCR,it'stime to explainthe different r e c o r d i n fge a tu re a s va i l a b lto e su i tyour needs i n c lu di n g : R eco r d ing(explainedin VCR Basicssection) Expr e ssRecording Tim e r Recording V Timer Recordingwith VCRPlus+system Br o a d castS tereoor Seco n dAudio P rogram(S A P ) 4 RECoRDING Au d io Only Recording C op yin gand E ditingTapes 27
Recordirg Features There are four ways to record programs: . Recording pressRECORDto start recordinga program. (See VCr?Basicssection.) . Express Recording (XPR) starts recordinga p r o g r a myou are watching.Y ou can th e n s e t t h e V CRt o automaticallystop recordingafter a designatedperiod o f ti m e. . Timer Recording programmingthe VCRto automaticallystart and stop recordingat a predeterminedtime. .
Timer Recording Yo uc a ns e tu p a s ma n ya s e i g h tti merr ecor ding programs. 1 . P r e s sM EN Uto d i sp l a yth e V C RMAINMENU. V CR MAIN 4 5 6 7 8 C h a n n e ts Setup P r e f e r e n ce s Audi o Language U EX ] I M ENU 2. Pr ess2 to displaythe TIME RRE CO RDI NGme S nu. T IME R RECORDINGS R e v i e w Existin g Pn o g s. 3 U s e V C R Ptu s+ Co d e 0 Exit 3. Select1 to Createa New Program.
Th e da ta i ncludesthe channelnumbe r (p re s sI NP UTt o se le ctthe l i ne input),starttime, and e n d t ime ( in clu d in gAM or P M).The start date is a u t o ma t ic a lly enteredbasedon the VCRclock.The date and/or speed can b e cha ngedwhen flashing. 6. Reviewthe informationto make sure it is correct,and th e n p r e ssME NU to save. P n o g ra m 1 Ch a n n e [ S ta rt Tine E n d T i me sta n t Da te Tape Speed P re ss P re ss (0 ne Tim e) 03 Cabl.
VCR PL US+ E n t e r Ptu sCo d e Nu m b e r ( f r o m T V l- istin g ) 1 4 ENUto Press ca n ce I programmin gn u mb e r s h o wn tn 3 . Enterthe P lusCode@ you r l ocaltelevisionguide. V CR PL US+ E n t e r P t usCo d e Nu m b e r ( f r o m T V L istin g ) 12 8 7 6 Press Press c L EAR to co r r e ct M ENU wh e n d o n e 4 . Pr e ssM E NU to enterthe V CRPlusCodesystem nu m b e r .
Stopping a Timer Recording To stop or cancela timer recordingin progress(evenan e x p r e ssr e co r d ing): . Pr essa n d hold the S TOPbutton for thre e s e c o n d s . Reviewing and Clearing Programs To review programsthat you have alreadyset up: 1 . P r e ss2 w he n the V CRMA IN ME NU is d is p la y e dt o di spla yth e TIME RRE CORDINGS menu . T IME R 1 Cre a te a 3 U s e V C R P t us+ Co d e 2. Press2 to displaythe ReviewExistingProgs.screen.
4. Usethe SPEED buttonon the remoteto selecta r e c o r di n sp g e e dT. h eta p esp e edindicator appear on s the TV screen. 5 . S e l e ctthe ch a n n e(o l r l i n ei n p u t)to be r ecor ded. 6 . Setthe Reception: STEREO/MONO/SAP featureto selectthe type of audioyou wantto record.SeeOther Featuressection. Tape Pl- ayback: HI- FI 7 . Pr e ssRE CORD to start recording . 8. PressSTOPwhen you are finished.
Using Two VCRs For Copying and Editing Tapes Use one VCRas the playbackVCRand the other as the recording VCR. 1 . Co n n e ctth e VCRsusingthe diagrama t t h e rig h t . 2. Turn on both VCRsand the connectedTV. 3 . T un eth e TV to the V CRviewing chann e l(e it h e r3 , 4 , o r v i de o l i ne i nput - see "How to FindY ou r T V ' sV id e o In p u t Ch a n n el"in the Referencessec t ioonf t h is m an u a lfor more information). ConnectingTwo VGRs 4 .
Control Your Television The remote can be programmedto control a television. It is programmedto control a GE, RCA,or PROSCAN TV. Other manufacturer'sbrands need to be p r o g r a m m ed.
About Program*irg the Remote The remote can be programmedto control other brandsof r e motecon tr ollableTV s. lt is alreadypro g ra mme dt o o p er atem ost GE ,RCA ,and P ROS CA Ntele v is io n s . Programming the Remote to Control a TV l f t he TV do e s n ot turn on when you pres st h e T V b u t t o n , t h e r e m o te n e e dsto be programmed. F o l lo wthe sestepsto programthe remotet o c o n t ro ly o u r p a r ti cula rTV: 1. Turn on the TV. 2 .
TV Codes 11, 35,36 ........ Akai .......... ....................,03NAD ........._. AOC .......... ..........0s, 04, 05, 06, 11,48 05,11 NEC............ ....04,24,30,45 Panasonic Candle .,..,.....,..,.06, 07, 11 05, 07,08, 11, 13,30, Philco...........04, Citizen 06, 07, 11, 12, 17,52 33, 34, 37, 38, 56 06, 11 Colortyme 06,11 Phillips.........04, 06, 07,08, 13,30, 33, Concerto .......37, 38, 39, 46,47, 48 CurtisMathes.....06,09, 11, 12,21, 52 Daewoo ..05,06,10,11, 12 Pioneer .06, 11 ......
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Features to Enhance VCR Operation Pi ctu r eS earchOptions C om m e rcialS can Tracking Pro-TectPlusrMLocking Ti m e Co unter O n- Scr eenDisplays Au d io Reception Au d io Playback V 6 orHER FEATUREs V 39
Picture Search Options The most basicway to searchduringplaybackis usingthe FO R W ARoDr R E V E R SbEu tto no n th e rem otecontr ol.This sectioncontainsseveralotheroptionsavailablefor s e a r c h i nag t a p e. Forward and Reverse Search Y o u ca n se a r cha tape during playback.So u n d is t u rn e d o f f during picturesearch.Searchworks well for tapes r e c or d e da t th e S P or S LPspeed. 1. PressFORWARDto searchforward or REVERSE to searchin reverse. 2.
Index Search Th e VCR ha s a "V HS Index S earchS y s t e m" t h a t automaticallyrecordsan index mark on the tape every ti m e yo u start a recording. D ur in g pla ybackyou can locatethe pro g ra my o u wa n t t o pla y b y th e number of index marksor b y s c a n n in g T . he VCRwill searchforward or reversefrom the locationyou ar e on the tape. To Search: 1. PressSTOP. 2 . Pr e ssSE A RCHon the remoteto dis p la yt h e I NDE X SEAR C Hon-screendisplay.
3. PressCLEARto resetthe counterto 0:00:00. 4. C o n t i n u e p la yi n gth eta p e . ZE R O S E A R C H C urrent tape counter 2:17 =25 5. PressSTOP. P ress 6. PressSEARCH on the remotetwice to displaythe ZEROSEARCH menu. R E V to go to 0:00:00 P ress S E A R C H to exi t Z ER O 7. Pr e s sR E V E R Sto E re tu rnto 0 :0 0 :0on 0 the tape. is Sear c hi ng 0:00:00 SEAR C H for Commercial Scan (SEARCH Button) T h i s i s u se fulfo r skippingcommercialso r s h o rt p ro g ra m s e gm e n ts.
To Lock While a Timer Recording is in Progress: P r e s sa n d h o l dth eV C Rb u tto no n the r em otefor approximatelysix seconds. T o U n l o ck: P re ssa n d h o l dth e V CRbuttonon the l yx se conds. r e m o t ef o r a p p ro xi ma tesi Time Counter 0:3 0 :0 0 HOURST/,/ M IN U T ES T h e ti m e co untershows the actualtime it t a k e st o re c o rda pr og r a m o r play backa segmentof a re c o rd e dt a p e ' lt help s lo ca tethe beginningor end of pro g ra msy o u t a p e d .
Audio Setup Features T h e au d io se tupfeaturesenhanceyour ta p e p la y b a c ka n d recordings.The featuresin this sectionare accessed t h r ou g h the AU DIO menu and are shown in t h e d is p la y s below. 1 . Pr e ssM EN U to displaythe V CRMA IN ME NU. 1 2 3 4 5 V C R M A I N M ENU VCR PLus+ T i m e r R e c o rd in g s Time ChanneIs Setup 2 . Pr e ss7 to displayA UDIO menu. A U D IO 2 T a p e P t a y b a ck: HI- F I 0 Exit 3. Selectan item from the menu to set up.
Tape Playback T he VC R r ecordsthe same audio on b o t h Hi-F ia n d lin e a r trackson the tape. Hi-Fisound is recordedon a separate l eft a n d r ig h t stereochannels.Monau ra ls o u n d is re c o rd e d on the lineartrack.Press2 to switch betweenTape P l ayb a ck:H l -Fl,LINE A R,and MlX . To enjoy Hi-Fisound, connectyour VCRto a stereo tele visio no r amplifierlreceiver usingth e a u d io / v id e oja c k s . The Tape Playbackfeaturelets you selectwhich audio you use du r in g p layback. .
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Things to Know Before Connecting Components V Protect Your Components from Power Surges Co n n e ctall componentsbeforeplug g in ga n y power cords into the wall outlet. V Always turn off the TV and other components be for eyou connector disconnecta n y c a b le s . Position Cables Correctly to Avoid Audio Hum V or Interference . Inse r ta ll cableplugs firmly into the ir ja c k s . .
Connecting Your VCR Referto thesepagesto help you connectyour VCR. Jacks and Cables RFJacks and Coaxial Cables (F-type) Th e RFja ckspr ovidegood pictureand m o n o s o u n d q u ality,a n d m ust be used if audio/videoc o n n e c t io n sa re not availablefor your TV. T h e sej acksa r e requiredfor antennaor c a b le -T V c o n n e cti on s.The RFjackson the V CRare la b e le dA NT . l N and OUT TO TV .
Choosing a VCR Connection There are severaldifferentways to connectyour VCR, dependingon whether or not you have cable service,if yo u ha ve a cablebox to see this servic e ,wh e t h e rs o me o f t he cab lechannelsare scrambled,and s o o n . T hr e eco n n e ctionsare describedin this s e c t io na n d o n e o f t hem sh o u ld provideyou with a V CRco n n e c t io nt h a t works. . TV with RFjack only . TV with audio/videojacks .
TV with RFJack Orly This connection assumes: . . Yo u ar e co nnectingantenna,cable,or c a b leb o x system. Yo u rte le visionhas only an RF input ja c k . This connection provides: . M o n o so u n d playbackfrom V CR. . R eco r don e channelwhile watchingan o t h e r(e x c e p t w he n u sin g a cablebox for all channe ls ). To use this connection, you must have: . ( 1 ) co a xia lc ablefor cableor antennac o n n e c t io n ; (2l-forcable box. To connect: 1 . Co n n e ctca blesas shown. 2.
TV with Audio/Video Jacks This connection assumes: . . You a r e connectingan antenna,ca b le ,o r c a b leb o x system. You r te le visionhas audio/videojac k s . This connection provides: . Ste r e osound playbackfrom V CR. . Re co r do ne channelwhile watchin ga n o t h e r(e x c e p t wh e n using a cablebox for all chan n e ls ). To use this connection, you must have: . ( 1) co a xialcablefor cable/antenna co n n e c t io n (2 ; )for ca b leb o x . ( 3 ) a u d io /videocables To connect: 1.
TV with Audio/Video Jacks and Cable Box to Ljnscramble Pav Channels Onlv This connection assumes: . . You a r e using a cablebox only to uns c ra mb le pr e m iu m channels. Your TV has audio/videoinput jacks. This connection provides: . Stereosound playbackfrom VCR. . Re co r d in ga scrambledor unscramble dc h a n n e l thr o u g h the cablebox while watchinga n u n scr a m b ledchannel. To use ttris corurection, you must have: . ( 3 ) co a xia lc ables .
Detailed Help and Information Th is secti ongives you some additionalin f o rma t io n a b o u t th e VCR,includinga descriptiono f t h e u n it ' s c on tr olsa n d display. You also will find a TroubleshootingTipssection in t his Ap p e n d ix,which might help to res o lv es o me o f t ho se sim p le problems. Fin a lly,this sectioncontainsyour warr a n t y i n for m a ti on .
Front Panel ,Za=. ///'*'> \\\ l\\ \\\rq-,'/,/ :7 @ @,@ ))) , @@ Remote Sensor CHANNET TRACKING Up or Down Selectsnext higher or lower c h an n e li n th e VCR'schannelmemory.A d ju s t st ra c k in gwh e n a t a p e is playing.Pressboth togetherto re-centertracking. FWD Forwardsthe tape when the VCR is stopped.Searchesthe picture forward during playback.Startsslow motion during play-pauseand increasesslow-motionspeed. PLAY PAUSE Playsa tape. Pausesaction for viewing during playback.
Display Panel TIMER I I AM REG Ind ica tor (RE G) Lightsup and re p la c e st h e t ime d is p la ywh e n t h e V CRis re c o rd in g . Time, Channel Number, Liire Input Indicator (Ll or L2), Tape Speed Indicator, or Status Indicator Ch a n n e l N umber or Line lnput Indi c a t o r T h e c h a n n e ln u mb e ra p p e a rswh e n t h e V CRi s tu n e dto a ch annel.The line indicator(L 1o r L 2 l a p p e a rswh e n t h e V CR' slin e in p u t is s e le c t e d .
Back Panel B-AUDIO_L VIOEO @ o u r@ o ur@ MONO ffi4 6,*6,*6 Y- r L LtNFl/AlxilJ ^N'6 OUT TO 6 the VCRsignalchannel,Thisis the CH3 CH4 switch Selects channelthe TV musttune to in order to seethe VCR'simages. if connectingthe VCRusingone of the basichookups, Necessary signalsfrom AUDIO (L and R) and VIDEO lN Jacks Receives (like a VCRor camcorder)when it is anothercomponent connectedto the VCRwith thesejacks.UseINPUTon the VCR's remote controlto selectL1 (LineInput).
How to Find Your TV's Video Input Channel TVButton You ne e dto tune your TV to the V ideo ln p u t Ch a n n e lif y o u are using the VCR'sAUDIOI/IDEOOUT jacksto connectto the TV'sAUDIO//IDEOINPUTjacks.You must selectthis " cha n n e l"be foreyou can seethe V CR' sme n u s ,t h e c a b le or antennareception,and the contentthat'son a tape. The video channelon TVs variesfor differentbrandsand differentmodels.Below are some stepsto try: .
Troubleshooting Tips No power . Chec kt o m ak e s u re i t i s p l u g g e di n to a n o p erati ngoutl et, . Chec kt o m ak es u re y o u r c o n n e c ti o n sa re c orrecr. VCR does not respond to remote . Chec kt o m ak e s u re th e re a re n o o b j e c tsb e tw eenthe V C Rand remote. . T he bat t er iesm a y n e e d c h a n g i n g . . Make sure the RemoteVCRII/CR2 setting is set to VCRl so the remote that came packedwith your VCRcan operateit. Poor or no picture for normal TV viewing .
Will not record or play . Chec kt o m a k e s u re th e re i s a ta p e i n th e V C R . . Try ejectingand reinsertingthe cassette. . Chec kt o m a k e s u re th e ta o e i s n o t b ro k e n. . Chec kt o m a k e s u re th e V C Ri s n o t i n p a u semode. P ressP A U S Eor PLAYto return to normal playback. . Checkthe ProTectPlusrMfeature. ('SAtrE' displays when a button is pressed on the remote control or VCR .
Internal clock shows incorrect time or date ' P ower int er r u p ti o n M . a k es u re c a b l eb o x o r VC Ri s tuned to channel c ar r y ingt he X D S i n fo rma ti o n . . Checkto make sure the clock is set accurately(checkAM/pM and dat e) . . CheckDaylight-Savingsetting.The clock may have adjustedfor day light - s av i n ti gme. Time did not adjust for daylight-saving time . Chec kt o m ak e s u re d a y l i g h t-s a v i n fe g a tu rei s set correctl y. VCR makes noise when stopped .
No stereo sound during playback . Checkto make sure the Tape Playbackfeature is set to Hl-Flto . h e ta p e you are payi ng must hear s t er eos o u n d d u ri n g p l a y b a c kT be r ec or dedi n H i -F ii n o rd e r to u s e th e H l -Flfeature. . Must use the AUDIO//IDEOjacks on the back of the VCRto hear s t er eos ound . Stereo audio too noisy . feature Stereo signal is weak. Set Reception:STEREO/SAP/MONO t o M O NO . .
Specifications Format: VHS Record/Playback System: Video: 4-head Audio: Stereorecord/playback system Video Signal System: EIAstandard: NTSCcolor Antenna: 75-ohmexternalVHF/UHF combined antennaterminal Tuner: USA: 181channelscapability* (125cablechannels) Canada:178channelscapability* (122cablechannels) lVpe: AutoProgrammi ng frequencysynthesis Power Requirement: 12OVAC,60HZ Power Consumption: '15watts Dimensions: 3.7 incheshigh (94 mm) 14.2incheswide (360mm) 10.
Limited Warranty What your warrantY covers: . A ny def ec tin ma te ri a l so r w o rk m a n s h i p . For how long after Your Purchase: . Ninet yday s f o r l a b o rc h a rg e s . . One year for Parts. to the rentalf ir m ' The war r ant yperi o dfo r re n ta lu n i ts b e g i n sw i th the fi rst rentalor 45 days from date of shi pment whic hev erc om e sfi rs t. What we will do: . . P ay any A ut h o ri z e dGE VC RSe rv i c eC e n te rthe l abor chargesto repai ryour V C R .
A Accessories i nclu d e d 4 ADD/REMOVE CHANNELS screen 11 Adding/removingchannels 11 ANT.
G GOBACKbutton 22, 23 I 4 Includedaccessories lndex search 41 I NFObu tto n 22, 23, 41, 4 3 I n iti alse tup 5, 8 INPUTbutton 5, 9, 22, 23, 30, 33, 54, 56, 57 I Jacks,typesof 48 t Languagefeature 8 menu 6, I LANGUAGE L in e i nd ica tors(11and L2) 33, 54, 56 Lockingfeature 42 M M E N Ub u t t o n 6 , 8 , 9 , 1 1,1 2 ,1 3 ,1 5 ,17,22, 29, 30, 31, 32, 44 MUTEbutton 24, 36 N Number buttons 6, 14, 23, 24 ON.
RemoteVCR1A/CR2 option 17 Re m o v i n g / a d d ich n ga n n e l s11 REVbutton 24, 54 REVERSE button 23, 40, 42 ReviewExisting Progs.
TV button 5, 22, 36, 57 TV codes37 TVfunctionbuttons23 TV,programming the remoteto control 36 TVoVCR button 23, 32, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55 TV'svideoinputchannel57 z Zerosearch41 V VC Rb a ck pa n e l 56 VCRbutton 5, 22 V C Rch a n n e ll i st 10 VCR,cleaning 62 V C Rdi spla yp a n el 55 VCRfront panel 54 VCRindicator 6, 32, 55 V C RM AIN M ENU 6, 8 , 9, 1 0 , 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 29, 30 , 32, 44 VC RP lu s+ 1 5 c h a n n e l i st 1 5 C h a n n e lListscreen 15 programmingsystem 28 systemmenu 30 w o r ksh e e t
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