OWNER’S MANUAL 9-INCH COLOR TV/VCR SC309E This Owner’s Manual is made of recycled paper. As an ENERGY STAR ® Partner, our company has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR ® guidelines for energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR ® is a U.S. registered mark. INSTRUCCIONES EN ESPAÑOL INCLUIDAS. If you need additional assistance for set-up or operating after reading owner’s manual, please call TOLL FREE : 1-800-242-7158. Or visit our WEB SITE at http://www.funai-corp.
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS VOLTAGE CONSTITUTING A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK IS PRESENT WITHIN THIS UNIT. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
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PRECAUTIONS LOCATION 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. • Avoid dusty or humid places. • Avoid places with insufficient ventilation for proper heat dissipation. Do not block the ventilation holes at the top and bottom of the unit. Do not place the unit on a carpet because this will block the ventilation holes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS NORMAL RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 SKIPPING UNWANTED SCENES DURING RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 OTR (One Touch Recording) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 TIMER RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 HINTS FOR AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 AUTO RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 WAKE UP TIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 SLEEP TIMER . . . . . . . .
FEATURES • Infrared remote control • Trilingual on screen menu display selectable in • • Still–“Freeze” the picture at any time, for close viewing English, Spanish or French Real time counter–This shows the elapsed recording or • playback time in hours, minutes, and seconds. The “–” indication will appear when the tape is rewound further than the tape counter position “0:00:00”.
OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS - TV/VCR FRONT PANEL - POWER VIDEO STOP/EJECT REW PLAY F.FWD REC/OTR VOLUME AUDIO CHANNEL EARPHONE REC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 - REMOTE CONTROL - 25 WAKE-UP /SLEEP POWER 5 15 16 17 7 CHANNEL RETURN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +100 MENU DISPLAY MUTE CHANNEL 19 20 VOLUME PLAY REW F.FWD 6 24 12 11 23 8 9 STOP 6 10 18 EJECT RECORD T-PROG.
- REAR VIEW - [Fig.3] 27 26 28 10 REC(RECORD) button– Press for manual recording. OTR button– Activates One Touch Recording. (only on the TV/VCR) 11 VOLUME X / Y buttons– Adjust the volume level. 12 CHANNEL K / L buttons– Press to select the desired channels for viewing or recording. You may display the main menu on the TV screen by pressing repeatedly this button on the TV/VCR. TRACKING function– Press to minimize video ‘noise’ (lines or dots on screen) during playback mode. (See page 18.
PREPARATION FOR USE From Cable System or Satellite Dish Satellite Box or OUT Cable Box IN (Not supplied) Dipole Antenna (Supplied) VHF/UHF Antenna (Not supplied) Flat twin-lead cable Matching Adapter (Supplied) From Cable System VHF Antenna (Not supplied) UHF Antenna (Not supplied) or VHF/UHF or Combiner (Not supplied) 75-ohm Coaxial Cable (Not supplied) or ANT. or DIPOLE ANTENNA HOOK UP 1. Push the stem of the Dipole Antenna (supplied) into the hole for antenna at the back of TV/VCR. 2.
INSTALLING THE BATTERIES To the vehicle's cigarette-lighter socket 1)Open the battery compartment cover by pressing the cover on the remote unit in the direction of the arrow. 2)Insert 2 “AA” penlight batteries into the battery compartment in the direction indicated by the polarity (+/-) markings. 3)Replace the cover. VHF/UHF Combination Mobile Antenna (Not supplied) Car battery cord (Supplied) ANT.
SET UP FOR USE CLOCK SET UP (AUTO / MANUAL) SELECTING THE LANGUAGE 1 Plug in the TV/VCR power cord The TV/VCR clock must be set correctly before VCR timer recording is possible. It is suggested that the clock be set manually when first setting up the TV/VCR. Then, set to [ON] the auto clock setting which will periodically correct the setting if necessary. NOTE: If you cannot receive a station with time signals, auto clock setting cannot be performed. Use manual setting only.
5 Select the year Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L button until your desired year appears. (Example: 2004) Then, press the F.FWD/B button. 6 Select the hour Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L button until your desired hour appears. (Example: 5, PM) Then, press the F.FWD/B button. 7 Select the minute Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L button until the desired minute appears.
4 DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME Enter the channel number that contains the Automatic Clock Setting Signal Press the MENU button on the remote control. Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L button to select “SETTING CLOCK”. Press the F.FWD/B button to enter “SETTING CLOCK” menu. Press the STOP/L button to select “AUTO CLOCK CH”. Press the F.FWD/B or REW/s buttons until you locate Auto Clock Set station number. See item 3 above. Press the MENU button to exit the screen.
DELETING (OR ADDING) CHANNEL CHANNEL SET UP You 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 the Cable Box or Satellite Box. The channels you no longer receive or seldom watch can be deleted from the memory.
TV OPERATION WATCHING A TV PROGRAM 1 PICTURE CONTROL Turn 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 must be on CH3 or CH4, then the channel to be viewed must be selected on the cable box or satellite box.
PLAYBACK 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. INSERTING A CASSETTE AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK Insert the cassette in the direction as shown. Push in gently, but continuously, on the center-back of the cassette until it is drawn into the TV/VCR. The TV/VCR will automatically turn on.
SEARCH PICTURE SEARCH This feature is very useful in finding or skipping over a particular scene on a tape. In this mode, the sound will be muted. 1)You may view a video tape at a high speed in either a forward or reverse direction by pressing the F.FWD or REW button during playback. (in the SP / LP / SLP modes) 2)Press it again and the TV/VCR will now search in super high speed.
NOISE CANCEL (in the Still mode) This feature allows you to reposition or reduce the noise lines of a still picture. Press the PAUSE/STILL button so that the noise lines change position on the screen so you can see the picture in its entirety without distracting noise lines. NOTE: This feature can be activated ONLY when viewing a tape recorded in the SLP mode. If the tape was originally recorded in the SP or LP mode, the still picture may revert to black and white in addition to the “noise bars”.
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 ONLY record and view the same channel. NORMAL RECORDING OTR (One Touch Recording) You can ONLY watch the same TV program that is being recorded. 1 This function enables you to set a recording length simply by pressing the REC/OTR button on the TV/VCR.
3 Begin OTR Avoid over lap of programs ... There is a chance that a program will not be recorded. when programs overlap; • The program with an earlier start has priority. • Once the earliest program finishes, the overlapping programs will begin recording in sequence. • The illustration below demonstrates the sequence of recordings. OTR(2 : 30) Press the REC/OTR button on the TV/VCR as many times as needed. The recording length will be determined by the number of times you press the REC/OTR button.
For every day recording : To record a TV program at the same time on the same channel every day. (Example: Monday through Sunday) Press the STOP/L (down) button until “EVRY DAY” appears. Then, press the F.FWD/B button.
TO CANCEL AN AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING 2 – USER’S SET UP – Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L button to point to “AUTO RETURN”. Press the F.FWD/B or REW/s button until [ON] appears. Then, press the MENU button on the remote control to return to TV mode. RENTAL REPEAT PLAY B AUTO RETURN • After setting a program; • Set “AUTO RETURN” to [ON] 1)Press the POWER button. 2)Repeat steps [1] ~ [2] on page 20 and select a program you want to cancel. 3)Press the T-PROG. CLEAR button.
3 SLEEP TIMER Set wake up time Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L button 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. WAKE UP TIMER ON/OFF [ON] TV/TAPE [TV] B TIME [12:00AM] The Sleep Timer function turns off the TV/VCR without using the POWER button after a desired period of time. NOTE: • This function does not operate during Recording mode.
ON SCREEN DISPLAY To check the Counter, Clock and Channel number on the TV screen, press the DISPLAY button on the remote control. Each time you press the DISPLAY button on the remote control, the TV screen will change as follows: • Counter mode: After 5 seconds, only • the counter remains. To clear it, press the DISPLAY button. Clock mode: After 5 seconds, only the clock and the channel number remain. To clear them, press the DISPLAY button.
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 No power. CORRECTIVE ACTION • Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet. • Make sure the car battery cord is connected to vehicle’s cigarette No picture but the audio is OK in playback. lighter socket and to DC 13.
SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS CRT : 9 inch in-line gun, 90˚ deflection tube NTSC-M Rotary two-head 1/2 inch Video input level : Audio input level : Video S/N ratio : Audio S/N ratio : 33.40mm/sec. 16.67mm/sec. 11.12mm/sec.
CONTROLES DE OPERACIÓN Y SUS FUNCIONES NOTA: No recomendamos utilizar mandos a distancia universales. No todas las funciones pueden ser controladas mediante un mando a distancia universal. Si decide utilizar un mando a distancia universal con esta unidad, tenga en cuenta que con el número de código dado tal vez no se pueda controlar la unidad. En este caso, póngase en contacto con el fabricante del mando a distancia universal. - PANEL DELANTERO - POWER VIDEO STOP/EJECT REW PLAY F.
- PANEL TRASERO - 27 26 28 • Púlselo para seleccionar un modo desde un menúparticular. (Por ejemplo: IDIOMA o ADJUST DE USER) 10 Botón de grabación (REC)– Púlselo para iniciar la grabación manual. Botón de grabación de un toque (OTR)– Activa la grabación de un toque. (Sólo en el televisor/videograbadora) 11 Botones de volumen (VOLUME X / Y)– Ajustan el nivel del volumen. 12 Botones de canales (CHANNEL K/ L)– Púlselos para seleccionar los canales deseados para ver o grabar.
CONEXIONES DE ANTENA/CABLE Desde el cable coaxial o caja de emisiones vía satélite de 75 ohm del sistema de Cable Caja de CATV o caja de emisiones vía satélite (no incluído) OUT Antena combinada de VHF/UHF (no incluído) Antena Dipolar (incluído) IN Antena VHF (no incluído) Adaptador de acoplo (incluído) o Desde el sistema de Cable Antena UHF (no incluído) Combinador de o VHF/UHF (no incluído) Cable coaxial de 75 ohm (no incluído) ANT. o o CONEXION DE LA ANTENA BIPOLAR 1.
CONEXION MOVIL ADVERTENCIA: El conductor nunca debe ver programas del televisor o del videobgrabadora mientras está conduciendo un vehículo. PRECAUCIÓN: Si usted usa la TV/VCR con el motor del vehículo apagado, recargue la batería del vehículo aprox. cada 4 horas de uso, para evitar que ésta se agote. Cuando termine de usar la TV/VCR, siempre desenchufe el cordón para la batería del automóvil del zócalo del encendedor de cigarrillos.
A continuación, pulse el botón F.FWD/B. El sintonizador busca y memoriza todos los canales activos en su localidad. Asegúrese de que ... • Pulse el botón POWER para encender el televisor/videograbadora. NOTA: Esta función afecta sólo el idioma en el menú de la pantalla y no la fuente de audio. 2 Seleccione “LANGUAGE” Pulse el botón MENU en el mando a distancia. Pulse el botón PLAY/K o STOP/L para señalar “LANGUAGE”.
FUNAI CORPORATION LIMITED WARRANTY FUNAI CORP. will repair this product, free of charge in the USA in the event of defect in materials or workmanship as follows: DURATION: PARTS: FUNAI CORP. will provide parts to replace defective parts without charge for one (1) year from the date of original retail purchase. Two (2) years for Picture Tube. Certain parts are excluded from this warranty. LABOR: FUNAI CORP.