Page 2 - PRECAUTIONS; CAUTION; Location
PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN 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. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within anequilateral triangle, is intended...
Page 3 - FEATURES; ACCESSORIES; CONTENTS; DESCRIPTION; BASIC OPERATION
FEATURES TIMER/CLOCK œ Selectable standard/daylight saving time œ 1-year/8-event program timer with daily/weekly settings œ Smart Speed Record function œ Remaining tape duration display œ Quick timer recording (QTR) œ Off timer (up to 6 hours) AUDIO/VIDEO œ VHS Hi-Fi stereo audio recording and playb...
Page 4 - VHS VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES; When Handling Video Cassettes
VHS VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES Record/Play Times Tape Length T-60 T-120 T-160 T ape S peed SP Mode 1 hour(60 minutes) 2 hours(120 minutes) 2- 2 ⁄ 3 hours (160 minutes) highest video quality LP Mode(playback only) 2 hours(120 minutes) 4 hours(240 minutes) 5- 1 ⁄ 3 hours (320 minutes) excellent video qualit...
Page 5 - LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS; Front Panel
LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Front Panel Reference pages are shown in square brackets. 1 Cassette loading slot 2 STOP/EJECT button [3, 21] 3 FF (fast forward) button [29] This button is used both for fast forward andforward picture search. 4 PLAY button [21] 5 REW (rewind) button [29] This b...
Page 7 - REMOTE CONTROL; Locations of Controls; Using the remote control
REMOTE CONTROL Locations of Controls Reference pages are shown in square brackets. 1 Number buttons (0 – 9) [13, 18] 2 100 button [13] 3 MENU button [15] 4 PAUSE/STILL • û button [15, 23, 29] 5 REW (rewind) • < button [16, 29] 6 PLAY • OK button [15, 21] 7 REC (record) button [23, 34] 8 x2 button...
Page 9 - BASIC ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS; Antenna
BASIC ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an antenna (or a cable TV system) to theVCR. 2 Connect the VCR to the TV with the 75 ohm coaxialcable (supplied). 3 Plug the power cord (supplied) into the AC powerinput (AC IN ~) on the VCR back panel. Insert theplug firmly. 4 Insert the plug end of this po...
Page 10 - ALTERNATIVE CABLE TV CONNECTIONS; When the TV does not have a built-in cable converter; When you have both cable and pay TV (scrambled channels)
ALTERNATIVE CABLE TV CONNECTIONS Your VCR can receive all unscrambled cable channelswithout the use of an external converter. If you wish toview and record scrambled cable channels, you mustconnect a converter/decoder as described below. Your local cable TV company will advise you of thechannels ava...
Page 12 - AUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTIONS; Stereo Connections
AUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTIONS Stereo Connections Connecting your VCR to your stereo TV throughaudio/video jacks usually provides better picture andsound quality. It also enables you to play back stereobroadcast programs in stereo. When you have a stereo monitor TV When you have a monitor TV and a stereo s...
Page 13 - INITIAL SETUP; AUTO SETUP; Before starting
INITIAL SETUP When you are setting up the VCR for the first time, orafter the power has failed for more than 5 seconds, followthe steps below. This AUTO SETUP operationautomatically sets the RF output channel, enters allavailable channels in your area into the VCR tunermemory and sets the VCR intern...
Page 14 - 0-KEY RANDOM ACCESS TUNING; Manual Erase; Manual Programming
INITIAL SETUP To modify the RF output channelsetting after the Auto setup iscompleted 1 With the VCR turned off, press the SET button forabout 3 seconds or more. The current RF output channel setting indicator willflash on the front panel and will appear on-screen. 2 Press the number button 3 (or 4)...
Page 15 - MULTIFUNCTION ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS; Operation Mode Display; Program Title Display; Remaining Tape Duration Display
MULTIFUNCTION ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS Various displays appear, superimposed over the screenimage, indicating the operation mode and features in use. Operation Mode Display When an operation button is pressed, the correspondingoperation mode icon is displayed in the top left corner ofthe screen for about ...
Page 16 - Displaying the On-Screen Menus; Main Menu Options
ON-SCREEN MENU Your new VCR is designed with user-friendly on-screenmenus to help you operate its many features.Color-coded menus prompt you step-by-step throughoperations by highlighting the sections awaiting yourentries. Displaying the On-Screen Menus 1 Turn on the power (TV and VCR). 2 Set the TV...
Page 17 - Displaying the VCR Setup Menus; VCR Setup Menu Options
ON-SCREEN MENU Displaying the VCR Setup Menus œ Turn on the power (TV and VCR). œ Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. œ If the VCR indicator is off, press the TV/VCR buttonon the remote control. The VCR indicator lights. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control. The main MENU appears. 2 Press the ù (...
Page 18 - SETTING THE CLOCK; Automatic Clock Adjustment
SETTING THE CLOCK Generally, during the initial setup, your VCR willautomatically set the clock by detecting a channel that istransmitting the XDS (Extended Data Services) signal.However, if the XDS signal necessary for AutomaticClock Setting was poor or unavailable at the time,Automatic Clock Setti...
Page 19 - Standard/Daylight Time Adjustment
SETTING THE CLOCK Manual Clock Setting 1 Follow the steps in Before starting. 2 Press the MENU button. The main MENU appears. If the clock has not yet been set, the Clock setmenu appears. 3 Press the ù (or û ) button to select the Clock set option, then press the OK button. The Clock set menu appear...
Page 20 - CHANGING THE MENU LANGUAGE; PROGRAMMING CHANNELS; Channel Programming
CHANGING THE MENU LANGUAGE English, Spanish or French can be selected by the user. œ Turn on the power (TV and VCR). œ Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. œ If the VCR indicator is off, press the TV/VCR buttonon the remote control. The VCR indicator lights. 1 Press the MENU button. The main MENU appears. ...
Page 21 - Playback of Copyguarded Tapes; No safety tab
VIEWING TV ONLY You do not need to disconnect the VCR from the TV inorder to watch a TV program without recording it. 1 Turn off the VCR. 2 Turn on the TV and set it to the channel you want towatch. PLAYING A RENTAL TAPE When you load a cassette with the safety tab removed,the VCR starts playing it ...
Page 22 - NORMAL PLAYBACK; Manual Picture Control; Automatic Picture Control
NORMAL PLAYBACK œ Turn on the power (TV and VCR). œ Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. œ Load a cassette. œ Select the desired audio output mode. (See “AUDIOOUTPUT MODE” on page 28.) 1 Press the PLAY button. Normal playback begins. The tape stops and rewinds when the end of thetape is reached. 2 Press th...
Page 23 - TRACKING CONTROL; Tracking Control Adjustments; MANUAL TRACKING CONTROL; TAPES WITH Hi-Fi SOUND
TRACKING CONTROL Tracking Control Adjustments When you play a tape that was not recorded on this VCR,some noise may appear in the picture due to incorrecthead-to-tape tracking. The VCR will automatically adjust the tracking for theoptimum results. If noise still appears: MANUAL TRACKING CONTROL 1 Pr...
Page 24 - RECORDING; Rec. List Super Feature; Recording Input Options
RECORDING œ Turn on the power (TV and VCR). œ Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. œ If the VCR indicator is off, press the TV/VCR buttonon the remote control. The VCR indicator lights. œ Press the INPUT button on the remote control toselect the tuner mode. (See “Recording InputOptions”.) A channel number ...
Page 27 - Entering the Program Type
Rec. List SUPER Entering the Program Type To have the program type included in the Rec. List supermenu, you must enter the program type beforeproceeding to step 1 of “RECORDING” on page 23. œ The clock must be set before the program type can beselected. 1 Press the TYPE button on the remote control....
Page 28 - VHS Hi-Fi AUDIO AND MTS BROADCASTS; MTS INDICATORS; MTS MODE SELECTION
VHS Hi-Fi AUDIO AND MTS BROADCASTS VHS Hi-Fi VCRs record and play back two kinds of audiotracks: Hi-Fi stereo tracks (left and right) and a normal(linear) audio track. œ The Hi-Fi tracks contain two separate signals (forexample, the left and right channels of a stereoprogram or the main and second S...
Page 29 - AUDIO OUTPUT MODE
AUDIO OUTPUT MODE Use the VCR setup menu to select the desired audiooutput mode when playing a tape or viewing a televisionbroadcast. NOTE: Audio output mode selection is not required when playing back a tape recorded in mono or viewing a monoTV program. 1 Follow the “Before starting” steps on page ...
Page 30 - SPECIAL PLAYBACK; Still Image; Frame Advance; If noise appears on a still picture:
SPECIAL PLAYBACK Picture Search (Forward and Reverse) 1 Press the FF or REW button during normal playback. The picture plays forward or backward rapidly. 2 Press the PLAY button to resume normal playback. FR (Fast Response) Search 1 Press the FF button (in fast forward mode) or theREW button (in rew...
Page 31 - ZERO SEARCH; INDEX SEARCH; INDEX SEARCH Operation
ZERO SEARCH Use the zero search function to go back to the beginningof a program immediately after you have recorded it. 1 Press the DISPLAY button. The status display appears. 2 Press the RESET button. The tape counter resets to 0:00:00. 3 Begin playback or recording. 4 Press the STOP button (or ST...
Page 32 - PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING; Timer Programming; Timer Recording Modes
PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING The Program Timer switches your VCR on and off torecord a TV program at a preset time. On any occasion,you can preset a maximum of 8 programs to be recordedduring the next 1-year period. You can also set any of the 8 time slots to repeatedlyrecord the same channel at the same...
Page 33 - Checking the Program Timer
PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING Setting a Program Timer RecordingUsing the Buttons on the VCR If the remote control does not operate or is not availableyou can use the buttons on the VCR front panel to set aprogram timer recording. NOTE: Eject the cassette tape, before proceeding with the steps below. 1 Pre...
Page 34 - Program Recording Order
PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING Using Timer Recording for SeveralPrograms If two or more programmed recording times overlap onthe same day, the VCR will not begin recording a newprogram until the previous program has ended (as shownbelow). Program Recording Order TIMER SETTING NOTES: œ If the programmed rec...
Page 35 - Auto Setting; Notes on using the AUTO setting
QUICK TIMER RECORDING (QTR) As the name suggests, the QTR feature provides a quickand simple way to set the timer to record. A QTR settingoverrides Program Timer settings. œ The clock must be set before Quick Timer Recordingcan be performed. œ To set the type of the recording, first follow the steps...
Page 36 - CHILD LOCK; Ad JUMP
CHILD LOCK With the Child Lock function on, the picture is blankedand the sound muted, virtually blocking the ability to viewa videotape or TV program received through the VCRtuner. 1 Press the MENU button. The main MENU appears. 2 Press the ù (or û ) button to select the VCR setup option, then pres...
Page 37 - COPYING A TAPE; MAINTENANCE; Head Care and Cleaning
COPYING A TAPE You can copy recordings (such as home videos) from onetape to another using two VCRs. 1 Connect the VCRs as shown. 2 Insert the recorded cassette into VCR 1. 3 Insert a blank tape into VCR 2. 4 Set the desired recording speed on VCR 2. 5 Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4. If...
Page 38 - TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If you have followed the instructions in this manual and still have difficulty operating your VCR, check the steps belowbefore getting help from a factory-authorized service center. SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION No power. œ The power cord is not connected. œ Connect ...
Page 39 - SPECIFICATIONS; General Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS General Specifications Television system NTSC standard system Recording system Rotary helical scan system Number of heads 4, Double azimuth video 2, Audio FM Format VHS standard Tape width 1/2 inch Tape speed SP : 33.35 mm/sec. (1.31 ″ /sec.) LP : 16.67 mm/sec. (0.65 ″ /sec.) ..... (p...
