Page 2 - WELCOME
C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s . . . ...on your purchase of this Go-Video Dual-Deck VCR! We know you will enjoy this product for many years to come. In case warranty service is required, pleasetake a moment to attach your receipt to this manual and write down your Serial Number (located on the back p...
Page 3 - ABLE OF CONTENTS
i Table of Contents T ABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY ................................................................................ iii 1 - GETTING STARTED 1 Unpacking ...................................................................... 1Basic Connections ..................................................
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ii Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide 9 - COMMERCIAL ADVANCE 28 Commercial Advance ................................................... 28Marking Commercials ................................................... 29Commercial Advance Playback .................................... 30Commercial Free Copy ............
Page 5 - iii; SAFETY
iii Safety PORTABLE CART WARNING (Symbol provided by RETAC) 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 reference....
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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...
Page 7 - G E T T I N G S T A R T E D; UNP
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• Cable Mouse• 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...
Page 8 - BASIC CONNECTIONS
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...
Page 9 - AUTO SETUP
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 ...
Page 10 - REMOTE CONTROL SETUP
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 ...
Page 11 - Q U I C K T O U R; REMOTE CONTROL
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...
Page 14 - FRONT P
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...
Page 16 - C O P Y; BASIC COPYING
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 9. 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 ...
Page 18 - P L A Y; BASIC PLA
12 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide 0 100+ 8 7 9 5 2 1 3 MENU POWER VCR Plus+ TV/VCR SLOW TRK—AUTO—TRK SEARCH/INDEX ¥ TV SELECT ¥ VOL ¥ CH ¥ MUTE DECK1 ¥ LCV DECK2 REC SP/SLP CLK/CTR CLEAR DISPLAY STILL/F.ADV VCR SCENE/TITLE TV VIEW 4 6 CO PY TAPE RE V FW D REPEAT SKIP AUDIO DUB VIDEO DUB JOG WHEEL SHUTTL...
Page 20 - R E C O R D; BASIC RECORDING
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...
Page 21 - RECORD SETTINGS
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, 6 or 7 to set the following: 1 - D u a l R e c o r d i n g Sequential – Tapes will record in s...
Page 22 - T I M E R R E C O R D; TIMER RECORDING
16 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide N O T E • If you select Timer Recording from the Main Menu without having set the clock, the Clock Settings menu will appear. You must set the Clock before you can program a Timer Recording (see page 46). 1 I N S E R T T A P E Insert a blank tape with a recordsafety tab...
Page 24 - TIMER RECORDING ERRORS
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 - - ...
Page 25 - CHANNEL MAPPING
19 7 - VCR Plus+ press press press MAIN 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 MENU = Quit RECORD/EDIT SETTINGS 1 Dual Recording Off 2 Date/Time Stamp Timer 3 Deck 1 Rec Source Auto 4 Deck 2...
Page 28 - VCR PLUS+ TIMER EXTEND
22 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide VCR PLUS+ TIMER EXTEND Follow these steps to extend VCR Plus+ recording a fewminutes before and after the scheduled event. This will help toensure that the entire event is recorded. press press press MAIN MENU 1 Copy Settings 2 Playback Settings 3 Record/Edit Settings 4...
Page 29 - E D I T; AUTOMA
23 8 - Edit 8 E D I T This Chapter will show you how to use the 8-Scene Editor, A/V Dubbing, 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 Inse...
Page 30 - MANUAL EDITING
24 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....
Page 32 - COPY AUDIO INSER
26 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide press press press COPY SETTINGS 1 Comm. Free Copy On 2 EZ Copy Off 3 Speed Matching On 4 Copy Audio Insert Off 5 Copy Mode Auto / = Move = Sel MENU = Quit MENU 1 Copy Settings 2 Playback Settings 3 Record/Edit Settings 4 Channel Settings 5 VCR Settings 6 Timer Recording...
Page 34 - C O M M E R C I A L A D V A N C E
28 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide 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...
Page 35 - MARKING COMMERCIALS
29 9 - COMMERCIAL ADVANCE N O T E S • When you use Timer Recording or VCR Plus+ recording to record two consecutive shows on the same channel, program each show separately so that the prologues and epilogues are not automaticallyskipped. • COMMERCIAL ADVANCE will only mark recordings longer than 20 ...
Page 36 - COMMERCIAL ADV
30 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide 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 ” ...
Page 38 - S E A R C H; ABOUT INDEX MARKS
32 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide 10 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 ? I...
Page 40 - SPECIAL SEARCH OPTIONS
34 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide 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 record safety tab, you will see the menu at left. • If the tape is missing the record safety tab, please see MOVIE ADVANCE onpage 35. 2 O P E N “ S E A R C H M E N U...
Page 42 - A D V A N C E D C O N N E C T I O N S; RF OUTPUT CHANNEL
36 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide 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 default) t...
Page 43 - CABLE BOX CONTROL
37 Appendix A - Advanced Connections Follow these steps to activate Cable Box Control, whichuses the supplied “Cable Mouse” to automatically selectchannels on your cable box when programming VCRPlus+ or standard Timer Recordings. CABLE BOX CONTROL 1 P L U G I N C A B L E M O U S E Plug the supplied ...
Page 45 - STEREO/MONITOR HOOKUP
39 Appendix A - Advanced Connections 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 butt...
Page 49 - LINE INPUT LABELING
43 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...
Page 50 - C U S T O M S E T T I N G S; LANGUAGE SETTINGS
44 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...
Page 51 - AUTO CLOCK SETTINGS
45 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. ...
Page 52 - MANUAL CLOCK SETTINGS
46 Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide MANUAL CLOCK SETTINGS 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. 3 S E L E C T “ C L O C K S E T T I N G S ” Press 6. 4 C H O O S E “ S E T C L O C K M A N U A L L Y ” Press the right arrow key. 5 S E T T H E T I M E Use t...
Page 53 - YLIGHT SA
47 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 45). Fo...
Page 54 - CHANNEL SETTINGS
48 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...
Page 56 - RESET F
50 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...
Page 57 - H E L P; TROUBLESHOOTING
51 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...
Page 60 - ARRANTY
54 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 SONICblue Warranty Adminis-trator will honor Dual-Deck VCR service for 90 days labor, 1 yearparts from the original ...
Page 61 - I N D E X; INDEX; Symbols
55 Index I N D E X INDEX Symbols 0-9 keys 51-Time 17100+ key 58-Scene Edit List 15, 23 A A/V Dub 25Add Channel 48AM/PM indicator 8Audio Outputs 39Source 26 Audio Dub 25Audio Dub key 5Auto Channel Search 3, 48Auto Clock Set 3, 45Auto Commercial Free Copy 31 Auto Play/Rewind 12, 13, 24Auto Setup 3Auto...
Page 63 - D D V 3 1 2 0 M E N U S Y S T E M
D D V 3 1 2 0 M E N U S Y S T E M 4 CHANNEL SETTINGS Ch05 Channel Source Auto Auto Channel SearchAdd ChannelShow Weak Channels No Channel Audio Stereo Ch Up / Dn or 0 - 9 For Chan / = Move = Sel MENU = Quit 6 9 1 SELECT EVENT [1-16] :01 / To Move = Select 1 - - : - - - - - - - - - - / - - - H - - M ...
