Go Video DDV3110 - Manuals

iii Safety PORTABLE CAR T WARNING (Symbol pr ovided by RET AC) SAFETY R E A D I N S T R U C T I O N S All the safety and operating instructions shouldbe read before the product is operated. R E T A I N I N S T R U C T I O N S The safety and operating instructions should beretained for future referen...

iv Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide O U T D O O R A N T E N N AG R O U N D I N G I f a n o u t s i d e a n t e n n a o r c a b l e s y s t e m i sconnected to the product, be sure the antennaor cable system is grounded so as to providesome protection against voltage surges andbuilt-up static charges. Arti...

1 1 - Getting Started 1 C H E C K P A C K I N G L I S T • Dual-Deck VCR• Remote Control• Two (2) “AA” Batteries• Coaxial Cable• User’s Guide• Warranty Registration Card Before you begin, please check that all items areincluded in your Dual-Deck VCR box, then insertthe enclosed batteries in the remot...

2 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide 1 C O N N E C T A N T E N N A / C A B L E T V Connect the coaxial cable from yourindoor/outdoor antenna or cable TVoutlet/cable box to the “IN (FROMANT.)” jack on the VCR back panel. 2 C O N N E C T V C R T O T V S t a n d a r d R F O p t i o n Connect the supplied cable...

3 1 - Getting Started press press or press 1 2 LANGUAGE/LANGUE 1 English 2 Français Select = 1-2 Choisir = 1-2 POWER MENU C o n n e c t A n t e n n a o r C a b l e a n d P r e s s M E N U S e a r c h i n g F o r C h a n n e l s P l e a s e W a i t . . . S e t t i n g t h e C l o c k P l e a s e W a ...

4 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide REMOTE CONTROL SETUP Follow these steps to program the remotecontrol to operate many brands of television. 1 T U R N O N T E L E V I S I O N Press POWER on your television. 2 E N T E R C O D E Press and hold the TV key on the VCR remotecontrol while entering the 2-digit ...

5 2 - Quick Tour 2 Q U I C K T O U R This Chapter provides an overview of the Remote Control, Front Panel, Front Panel Display and On-Screen Display. REMOTE CONTROL 0 - 9 While watching TV, press to select channels.While in the menu system, press to select menuitems. 1 0 0 + Press to select cable ch...

8 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide FRONT P ANEL DISPLA Y 1 D E C K 1 S T A T U S I N D I C A T O R Lights to show you that Deck 1 isactive. Also, graphically displays thestatus of the tape in Deck 1; e.g.,Stop, Play, Rewind, etc. 2 T V / V C R I N D I C A T O R Lights when the Dual-Deck is in VCRmode, tur...

10 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide 3 C O P Y This Chapter will show you how to copy tapes with your Dual-Deck VCR. To set up the Commercial Free Copy feature, please see Chapter 8. BASIC COPYING N O T E S • The Dual-Deck VCR cannot duplicate copy-protected tapes. If you try to copy a protected tape, the ...

12 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide 0 100+ 8 7 9 5 2 1 3 MENU POWER SET TIMER TV/VCR SLOW TRK—AUTO—TRK SEARCH/INDEX ¥ TV SELECT ¥ VOL ¥ CH ¥ MUTE DECK1 ¥ LCV DECK2 REC SP/SLP CLK/CTR CLEAR DISPLAY REPEAT SKIP STILL/F.ADV VCR SCENE/TITLE TV VIEW 4 6 CO PY TAPE RE V FW D JOG WHEEL SHUTTLE RING 4 P L A Y Thi...

14 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide 1 I N S E R T T A P E Insert a VHS tape with a record safetytab into Deck 1 or Deck 2. 2 S E T R E C O R D S P E E D Press the SP/SLP key to set the record speed to: • SP – Standard Play, for best quality. • SLP – Super Long Play, for maximum recording time (3 times lon...

15 5 - Record RECORD SETTINGS 1 O P E N M A I N M E N U Press MENU. 2 S E L E C T “ R E C O R D / E D I T S E T T I N G S ” Press 3. 3 A D J U S T R E C O R D / E D I T S E T T I N G S Press 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 to set the following: 1 - D u a l R e c o r d i n g Sequential – Tapes will record in sequ...

16 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide N O T E S • You can also select the Timer Recording menu, by pressing SET TIMER on the remote control.• If you select Timer Recording without having set the clock, the Clock Settings menu will appear. You must set the Clock before you can program a Timer Recording (see ...

18 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide SELECT EVENT [1-16] :01 / To Move = Select 1 10:30 PM On Wednesdays 1 H 30 M Ch 10 Deck 1 Auto 2 - - : - - - - - - - - - - / - - - H - - M Ch - - Deck - - - 3 - - : - - - - - - - - - - / - - - H - - M Ch - - Deck - - - 4 - - : - - - - - - - - - - / - - - H - - M Ch - - ...

19 7 - Edit 7 E D I T This Chapter will show you how to use the 8-Scene Editor and the On-Screen Titler to make your own home movies. Follow these steps to use the 8-Scene Editor toassemble the best scenes from your home movies. AUTOMA TIC EDITING 1 I N S E R T S O U R C E T A P E Insert your source...

20 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide MANUAL EDITING 1 B E F O R E Y O U B E G I N — • Turn off EZ Copy; see page 11.• Turn off Auto Play; see page 13. 2 I N S E R T S O U R C E T A P E Insert your source tape (original footage) in Deck 1. 3 I N S E R T T A R G E T T A P E Insert your target tape in Deck 2....

21 7 - Edit press press press COPY SETTINGS 1 Comm. Free Copy On 2 EZ Copy Off 3 Speed Matching On 4 Copy Audio Insert Off / = Move = Sel MENU = Quit MENU 1 Copy Settings 2 Playback Settings 3 Record/Edit Settings 4 Channel Settings 5 VCR Settings 6 Timer Recording 7 Language/Langue / = Move = Sel M...

23 8 - COMMERCIAL ADVANCE C O M M E R C I A L A D V A N C E This Chapter will show you how to use COMMERCIAL ADVANCE to skip commercials during playback of recordings, and remove marked commercials from copied tapes. 1 O P E N M A I N M E N U Press MENU. 2 S E L E C T “ P L A Y B A C K S E T T I N G...

24 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide 8 C O N F I R M O R C A N C E L When recording is stopped, the VCR will alertyou that, “The VCR will begin marking commer-cials in 59 seconds...” • No action is required to mark the commer- cials on the recording; simply wait 59 sec-onds for the confir mation screen to ...

25 8 - COMMERCIAL ADVANCE COMMERCIAL ADV ANCE PLA YBACK Follow these steps to automatically skip markedcommercials while watching a taped TV show. 1 O P E N M A I N M E N U Press MENU. 2 S E L E C T “ P L A Y B A C K S E T T I N G S ” Press 2. 3 S E L E C T “ C O M M E R C I A L A D V A N C E ” Pres...

27 9 - Search 9 S E A R C H This Chapter will show you how to locate recordings on your videotapes, as well as scan through the previews at the start of rented movies. Follow these steps to place Index Marks on your recordings. ABOUT INDEX MARKS W H A T A R E I N D E X M A R K S ? Index Marks are li...

29 9 - Search SPECIAL SEARCH OPTIONS 1 I N S E R T T A P E Insert a videotape in Deck 1 or Deck 2. • If the tape has a r ecord safety tab, you will see the menu at left. • If the tape is missing the r ecord safety tab, please see MOVIE ADVANCE onpage 30. 2 O P E N “ S E A R C H M E N U ” While the t...

31 Appendix A - Advanced Connections A A D V A N C E D C O N N E C T I O N S This Chapter will show you how to connect additional components, such as a cable box, stereo, or satellite receiver, to your Dual-Deck VCR. RF OUTPUT CHANNEL Follow these steps to change the RF Output Channel from3 (the def...

32 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide N O T E S • A monitor TV is not the same as a computer monitor.• Make sure that “Deck 1 Hi-Fi” and “Deck 2 Hi-Fi” are turned on in the menu system; see page 13.• With this connection, the TV/VCR button on the front panel has no effect. It is as if the TV/VCR button were...

34 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide AL TERNA TIVE CABLE BOX HOOKUP Follow these steps if you have a cable box andwant to be able to watch a second channel whilerecording a TV program. N O T E S • To view cable box channels, set the TV/VCR switch to TV. To watch the DVD+VCR through the RF output, set the T...

35 Appendix A - Advanced Connections LINE INPUT LABELING Follow these steps to label the front and rear A/V inputs;e.g., if you have a DVD Player connected to the rear lineinputs, you can change the label from “Line 2” to “DVD”throughout the menu system. 1 O P E N “ M A I N M E N U ” Press MENU. 2 S...

36 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide C U S T O M S E T T I N G S This Chapter will show you how to customize your Dual-Deck VCR experience, with settings that affect language, clock, channels, displays and more. LANGUAGE SETTINGS N O T E • Each time you press 7, the entire Main Menu will be translated into...

37 Appendix B - Custom Settings AUTO CLOCK SETTINGS Follow these steps to turn Auto Clock Set on or off. Youcan also specify the time zone and the channel thatAuto Clock Set uses to determine your local time. 1 O P E N “ M A I N M E N U ” Press MENU. 2 S E L E C T “ V C R S E T T I N G S ” Press 5. ...

38 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide press 1 Copy Settings 2 Playback Settings 3 Record/Edit Settings 4 Channel Settings 5 VCR Settings 6 Timer Recording 7 Language/Langue / = Move = Sel MENU = Quit MAIN MENU MENU press 5 press 6 press to SET MONTH,SET YEAR,SET DAY,SET HOUR,SET MINUTE,SET AM/PM SET MONTH [...

39 Appendix B - Custom Settings DA YLIGHT SA VINGS TIME N O T E S • If “Auto Clock Set” is off, then “Time Zone” and “Clock Set Channel” will not appear on the “Clock Settings” menu. • If you are an Arizona resident, set “Daylight Savings” to “Off” and set “Time Zone” to “Mountain” (see page 37). Fo...

40 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide CHANNEL SETTINGS Follow these steps to set all Channel Settings for yourDual-Deck VCR, including Channel Source, Add/RemoveChannel, Show Weak Channels and Channel Audio. 1 O P E N “ M A I N M E N U ” Press MENU. 2 S E L E C T “ C H A N N E L S E T T I N G S ” Press 4. 3...

42 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide VCR SETTINGS 1 Child Lock Off 2 Remote Eject On 3 Panel Display Auto 4 Screen Display Auto 5 RF Output Channel Ch3 6 Clock Settings 7 Advanced Settings / = Move = Sel MENU = Quit press press MENU 7 press 5 press press 1 1 to Keep Timer Events& Clock Setting MAIN MEN...

43 Appendix C - Help H E L P This Chapter provides customer support information, as well as a list of frequently asked questions, technical specifications, and the product warranty. TROUBLESHOOTING The chart below will help you solve common challenges with your Dual-Deck VCR.If you don’t find the an...

44 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide SYMPTOM SOLUTION(S) Cannot record from cable box. • Set VCR to cable box output channel 2, 3 or 4, then select desired channel on cable box. Cannot Timer Record. • Set clock to correct time; see page 38. Copy speeds do not match. • Turn Speed Matching on; see page 11. T...

46 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide W ARRANTY D U A L - D E C K V C R L I M I T E D W A R R A N T Y W h o P r o v i d e s t h e L i m i t e d W a r r a n t y During the warranty period, the GoVideo Warranty Administra-tor will honor Dual-Deck VCR service for 90 days labor, 1 yearparts from the original da...

47 Index I N D E X Symbols 0-9 keys 51-Time 17100+ key 58-Scene Edit List 15, 19 A Add Channel 40AM/PM indicator 8Audio Outputs 32Source 21 Auto Channel Search 3, 40Auto Clock Set 3, 37Auto Commercial Free Copy 26 Auto Play/Rewind 12, 13, 20Auto Setup 3Auto Show Finder 27, 28 B Background Blue 25Vid...