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List of Features

Your TV/VCR was designed and
engineered using the latest
technology. This TV/VCR is a
full-featured, high-performance
unit that not only meets, but
exceeds, industry standards.
Along with the standard
features you expect, This
TV/VCR has included the
following special features:

• Easy-to-operate infrared

remote control

• Easy-to-use on-screen menu

system you can use from the
front panel or the remote
control

• Closed captioning

• On-screen programmed

recording of up to six events
in one month

• Digital auto-tracking

• Repeat play

• Infra-red wireless remote

control system

• Quick-start, full loading

system

• High-speed rewinding (Turbo

rewind)

• High-quality video circuitry

• 181-channel capability

(frequency synthesized tuner)

• Auto channel programming

• One-touch recording (up to

four hours)

• Eight-hour recording on a

single T-160 video cassette

• Auto clock setting

• Rental picture plus

• Tri-lingual on-screen displays

(English, Spanish, and
French)

• V-chip

Checking Parts

Once you have unpacked your
TV/VCR, check to make sure that
you have all the parts shown
here. If any piece is missing or 

broken, call your dealer. 
(The TV illustration shown does
not necessarily match the
design of your TV/VCR set.)

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Summary of Contents for CMC13003

Page 1: ...nation Unit al ...

Page 2: ... and use instructions Unplug the TV VCR from the wall outlet before cleaning Use a damp cloth do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Never add any attachments and or equipment without approval of the manufacturer Such additions may result in the risk of fire electric shock or other personal injury Do not use the TV VCR where contact with or immersion in water is a possibility such as near bath tubs...

Page 3: ...overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits When installing an outside antenna system be extremely careful to keep from touching the power lines or circuits Contact with such lines can be fatal Do not overload the wall outlet or extension cords Overloading can result in fire or electric shock Do not insert foreign objects th...

Page 4: ...urer or those that have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in additional damage to the unit Upon completion of any service or repairs to this TV VCR ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the TV VCR is in a safe operating condition ONS Save These Instructions This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation...

Page 5: ...e On Off Timer 15 Chapter 4 VCR Operation 16 Inserting and Ejecting a Video Tape 16 Playing a Video Tape 16 Playing a Tape 16 Pausing 16 Using Picture Search 17 Using Tracking 17 Using the Time Counter 17 Using Memory Stop 17 Using P PLUS 18 Recording TV Programs as You Watch 18 Recording 18 Editing While Recording 19 Using Advanced Recording Features 19 One touch Recording 19 Timer Recording 19 U...

Page 6: ...29 30 30 30 Appendix 31 Caring for Your TV VCR 31 Placement 31 Liquids 31 Cabinet 31 Video Heads 31 Temperature 31 About Video Tapes 31 Caring for Video Tapes 31 Recording Speeds 31 The Record Safety Tab 31 Specifications 32 Warranty information 33 ...

Page 7: ...nce you have unpacked your TV VCR check to make sure that you have all the parts shown here If any piece is missing or broken call your dealer The TV illustration shown does not necessarily match the design of your TV VCR set wireless remote TV VCR control this manual OUT YOUR NEW TV VCR 1 CHAPTER ONE LEARNING ABOUT YOUR NEW TV VCR ...

Page 8: ...TV VCR EW TV VCR ...

Page 9: ... button Press to fast forward a video tape 11 VOL and VOL buttons VOLUME Press to change the volume or to change features on the menu 12 CH and CH buttons CHANNEL Press to change channels or to select features on the menu 13 POWER button Press to turn the TV VCR on or off 3 CHAPTER ONE LEARNING ABOUT YOUR NEW TV VCR V VCR ...

Page 10: ... al VHF UHF to connect 75 ohm a or cable ge 6 VHF rod antenna and 300 75 ohm adapter Connect the VHF rod antenna to the 300 75 ohm adapter Connect the 300 75 ohm adapter to the antenna terminal on the TV VCR See page 6 Separately sold ...

Page 11: ...orrect programming errors clear programs or reset the tape counter 14 EJECT Press to eject a tape 15 P STD picture standard Press to select memorized or standard picture settings 16 TRK tracking Press to adjust tape tracking 17 REPEAT Press to play a tape or a section of tape repeatedly 18 MUTE Press to silence the volume 19 VOL and VOL volume Press VOL to decrease or VOL to increase the volume 20...

Page 12: ... clearest picture To reduce the risk of damage only adjust the antenna by moving the black plastic base Antennas With 75 ohm Round Leads 1 Plug the lead into the terminal on the rear panel of the TV VCR Separate VHF and UHF Antennas If you have two separate anten nas for your TV VCR one VHF and one UHF you must com bine the two antenna signals before connecting them to the TV VCR This procedure re...

Page 13: ...cable without a converter box 1 Plug the incoming cable into the terminal on the rear panel of the TV VCR Cable With a Converter Box If your cable company scrambles some channels and requires you to use a converter box for only those channels use these instructions You will need the following pieces of equipment which you can purchase from an electronics store A two way splitter An RF A B switch F...

Page 14: ...e TV VCR s back panel Choose the A position on the A B switch to select all non scrambled channels by remote control Choose the B position on the A B switch to select scrambled channels via the converter box When using the B position tune your TV VCR to the output channel of the converter box usually channel 3 or 4 ...

Page 15: ...9 CHAPTER TWO INSTALLATION r the remote e remove the em in a cool ut one year ...

Page 16: ...in menu from the screen The menu will disappear from the screen in less than fifteen seconds if you don t press any buttons on the remote Selecting the On screen Language On screen text can appear in English Spanish or French 1 With the main menu on the screen press CH until Setup is highlighted 2 Press VOL 3 Press CH until Language is highlighted 4 Press VOL or VOL button to select the on screen ...

Page 17: ...ime to interrupt the programming process and return to normal viewing 5 When the programming process is complete press CH or CH to scan the channels stored in the TV VCR s memory Occasionally the TV VCR will miss an active channel if the signal is weak or if the channel is off the air when you start programming Likewise an unavailable channel may be included in memory if there are stray signals on...

Page 18: ...s synchornized to a time signal sent out by the local PBS channel 1 With the main menu displayed press CH until Time Set is highlighted 2 Press VOL The Time Set menu appears 3 Press VOL to activate the Clock Set and Manual field Note Press VOL to alternate between Manual and Auto Option 1 Setting the clock directly Manual Method 1 Press the CH button to select the Clock field 2 Press VOL to activa...

Page 19: ...ally synchronized to a time signal sent out by the local PBS channel 1 With the main menu displayed press CH until Time Set is highlighted 2 Press VOL The Time Set menu appears 3 Press VOL to activate the Auto option 4 Press the CH button to select the PBS channel field 5 Press VOL Press CH and CH buttons to select your local PBS channel Press VOL again to lock in the PBS channel The picture chang...

Page 20: ...settings are stored in the TV VCR s memory Your custom picture setting now becomes the default setting for the TV VCR 6 Press CH or CH to select another setting or press MENU to exit the menu Resetting Standard Picture Settings To return the customized settings to standard settings 1 Press P STD The word Custom appears indicating that the current settings are customized If Standard appears the TV ...

Page 21: ...t the minute the set will turn on Setting the off time 1 Press CH to highlight Off Time 2 Press VOL to make the hour flash 3 Press CH or CH to set the hour the set will turn off 4 Press VOL to make the minutes flash 5 Press CH or CH to set the minute the set will turn off Turning the timer on 1 Press CH or CH to highlight Timer 2 Press VOL to set the timer to ON 3 Press MENU twice to return to nor...

Page 22: ... necessary the TV VCR will automatically adjust the tape s tracking For information on automatic tracking see page 17 For information on the time counter see page 17 Pausing 1 While a tape is playing press P STILL to pause the tape There may be vertical jitter or horizontal streaks on the screen while a tape is paused You can try to eliminate these problems by pressing the TRK and TRK buttons on t...

Page 23: ...sections of tape Blank tapes or blank sections of tapes do not affect the counter display 2 Press CLEAR to set the counter to 00 00 00 The TV VCR automatically resets the counter to 00 00 00 when you eject a tape 3 Press DISPLAY twice to remove the time counter Using Memory Stop Memory Stop makes it easy to find a particular scene in a video tape The TV VCR automatically stops rewinding or fast fo...

Page 24: ...mmon speed for recording For more information on tape speeds see page 33 3 Select the television channel you want by pressing CH or CH or by using the number buttons If you are using the number buttons to select the channel press 0 before a single digit channel number for channel 5 press 0 5 4 Press the REC button on the remote control The record indicator on the control panel illuminates and the ...

Page 25: ...essing the REC button again and choosing additional time If you want to stop recording before the time is up press the REC button until the OTR display shows 0 00 The recording stops after a few seconds You can also press POWER on the front panel then press STOP EJECT Timer Recording You can set the timer to record up to six different programs The timer can turn the TV VCR on at the time you selec...

Page 26: ...rter box enter the output number of the cable box 5 Use CH to highlight Start Time Press VOL The starting hour will blink Use CH or CH to select the hour to begin recording 6 Press VOL The starting minute will blink Use CH or CH to select the minute to begin recording Press VOL to lock in the minute Press CH to highlight End Time 7 Press VOL The ending hour will blink Use CH or CH to select the ho...

Page 27: ...14 Press POWER to turn off the TV VCR Important The TV VCR should be off to record the programs you ve chosen But if you are recording a channel that comes through a cable box be sure to leave the cable box on and tuned to the channel you want to record During timer recording there is no picture on the screen because the power is off If you want to watch the channel while it s being recorded press...

Page 28: ... rased from The TV VCR is equipped with a program memory backup that saves all the timer program information if the power to the TV VCR is interrupted If the unit has been without power all of the timer program information will be disabled until you reset the clock When the clock is reset the programs will be restored 5 Press MENU to exit the menu system and return to normal viewing ...

Page 29: ...the screen press CH or CH until True Repeat is highlighted Press VOL to turn True Repeat on 2 Press MENU twice to return to normal viewing 3 Insert and play a pre recorded video tape The TV VCR will play the tape until it reaches the end of the tape Then the TV VCR will stop the tape rewind it to the beginning and begin playing again If the TV VCR reaches an unrecorded section of tape before it re...

Page 30: ...on signal from television programs so home recorded video tapes also provide closed captions Most pre recorded commercial video tapes provide closed captions Check for this symbol in your television schedule and on tape packaging 1 With the main menu on the screen press CH until Closed Caption is highlighted Press VOL 2 Press VOL to turn the closed caption feature on Misspellings and unusual chara...

Page 31: ...ode screen will appear Press CH and highlight Change pin Note When a particular field is highlighted its color turns RED 5 While the Change pin field is selected press VOL The Change pin screen will appear Choose any 4 digits for your PIN and enter them As soon as the 4 digits are entered the Confirm pin screen appears Re enter the same 4 digits When the Confirm screen disappears your PIN has been...

Page 32: ...ung children TV Y7 Children 7 and over TV G General audience TV PG Parental guidance TV 14 Viewers 14 and over TV MA Mature audience Note These categories consist of two separate groups TV Y and TV Y7 young children through age 7 and TV G through TV MA everybody else The restrictions for these two groups work independently If a household includes very young children as well as young adults the TV ...

Page 33: ...automatically be blocked 8 Press the MENU button twice to clear all the screens Or proceed to the next section and set up additional restrictions based on the MPAA codes How to Set up Restrictions using the MPAA Ratings G PG PG 13 R NC 17 X The MPAA rating system uses the Motion Picture Association of America MPAA system and its main application is for movies Eventually movie video cassettes will ...

Page 34: ...hannel the V Chip will block it The screen will go blank and the following message will appear Excessive rating To resume normal viewing tune to a different channel using the number buttons Under certain conditions depending on the rating of the local TV programs the V Chip might lock out all the channels In this case use the V Chip function for an emergency escape Press MENU and the blue MENU fie...

Page 35: ...e words Line in appear in the upper left corner of the TV VCR screen The TV VCR will be recording from the incoming line rather than from the normal broadcast signal Line in will remain on screen until the PLAY button is pressed on the playback VCR 4 To begin recording simultaneously press the REC button on the recording TV VCR s remote control and PLAY on the playback VCR or camcorder 5 When you ...

Page 36: ...ing video tape playback or noise or streaks appear in the picture Adjust the tracking Clean the video heads Make sure there has been a recording on the tape You can t receive regular broadcasts Check the antenna or cable connections Rewind command doesn t work Make sure the VCR is not in pause mode Make sure the tape hasn t already been rewound Fast forward command doesn t work Make sure the VCR i...

Page 37: ...try to take apart or splice a video tape Do not open the cassette touch the tape or put anything inside the tape case Read the instructions supplied with video tapes Recording Speeds You can play or record a tape at SP Standard Play speed SLP Super Long Play speed Your TV VCR automatically plays tapes at the proper speed Recording at slower tape speeds allows tapes to hold more program material TA...

Page 38: ...1 75 ohm unbalanced UHF input ch 14 ch 69 VHF UHF one input 75 ohm unbalanced Operating temperature 41 F 104 F 5 C 40 C Operating humidity 10 75 Equipment specifications are subject to change without notice Model CMC13003 Power requirement 120V AC 60Hz Power consumption Approx 65watts when on Approx 5watts when off Dimensions WxDxH 362 x 383 x 382 mm 14 3 x 15 x 15 inches Weight 11 7kg 25 79lbs ...

Page 39: ...authorized by CurtisMathes which damage this product or result in service problems incorrect electrical line operating instructions cleaning maintenance and environmental instructions that are covered and prescribed in and distortion related to noise echo interference or other signal transmission and delivery problems picture athes does not warrant uninterrupted or error free operation of the prod...

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