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Chapter 1 : Overview of Your Equipment

C H A P T E R

Overview of Your Equipment

Your TV/VCR Combination’s comes with a remote control. The section below summarizes
the buttons, controls, and terminals that you will use with your TV/VCR Combination.

Your TV/VCR Combination's Front Panel

Below you will find short description of the buttons and indicators on the front panel. These
are used for the following functions:

VIDEO in jack

Use this jack to receive a video signal from another A/V component.

AUDIO in jack

Use this jack to receive a audio signal from another A/V component.

EAR PHONE jack

Use this jack to the earphone (not supplied). The sound from the speaker is turned off.

Remote control receiver

This receiver receives a signal from your remote control. Do not block it.

STAND-BY(red) indicator

This indicator lights up when the power is off.

REC (red/green) indicator

This indicator lights up red when recording and lights up green when timer program oper-
ating.

REC button

Press this button to begin recording. Press repeatedly to set a recording time using
One-Touch Recording (OTR).

REW button

Press this button to rewind the tape.

PLAY button

Press this button to begin normal playback of the tape

10 FF button (Fast Forward)

Press this button to fast forward the tape.

VIDEO AUDIO

REC

1 2

POWER

STAND-BY REC

EAR PHONE

REW PLAY FF

STOP/EJECT

VOL CH

Summary of Contents for CMC13101

Page 1: ...Customer Support 1 800 270 4535 www curtismathes com C M C 13101 OWNER S MANUAL 13 COLOR TELEVISION VCR ...

Page 2: ...DER IS PROVIDED TO CALL THE CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER S ATTENTION TO ARTICLE 820 40 OF THE NEC THAT PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR PROPER GROUNDING AND IN PARTICULAR SPECIFIES THAT THE CABLE GROUND SHALL BE CONNECTED TO THE GROUNDING SYSTEM OF THE BUILDING AS CLOSE TO THE POINT OF CABLE ENTRY AS PRACTICAL CAUTION CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT and ATTEN...

Page 3: ...woo service center for servicing Do not put your fingers or objects into the TV VCR Combination cassette holder Do not place anything directly on top of the unit WARNING Mosture condensation may occur inside the unit when it is moved from a cold place to a warm place after heating in a cold room or under conditions of high humidity If a tape is played in a TV VCR Combination that has moisture it m...

Page 4: ... reliable operation of the TV VCR Combination and to protect it from overheating these openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the TV VCR Combination on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This equipment should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register This TV VCR Combination should not be placed in a built in installation such as ...

Page 5: ...oper ating instructions Adjust only those con trols that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the TV VCR Combination to its normal operation e If the TV VCR Combination has been dropped or the cabinet has been dam aged f When the TV VCR Combination exhibi...

Page 6: ... you make your next purchase of home entertainment equipment In addition to TV VCR combination CurtisMathes produces a full line of audiovisual products built to the same high design engineering and manufacturing standards as this unit Here are a few tips that will keep your TV VCR Combination looking great and performing for years to come Avoid putting it in excessively hot locations Damage to th...

Page 7: ... Your VCR 18 Video Cassette Tapes 18 Playing a Tape 19 Basic Recording 20 One Touch Recording OTR 21 Displaying the TV VCR Combination s Status during VCR Operation 22 Using the Counter Zero Stop 23 Chapter 5 Using Timer Functions 24 Setting the Clock Automatically 24 Setting the Clock Manually 25 Setting the On Time 26 Setting the Off Time 26 Canceling the On Time or Off Time 27 Setting the Sleep...

Page 8: ...ased on a signal from local PBS stations Infrared Remote Control The remote control included with your TV VCR Combination allows you to complete almost all operations from the comfort of your easy chair 181 Channel Capability Your TV VCR Combination has an advanced tuner that can receive up to 181 channels Closed Caption Decoder Your TV VCR Combination can decode the hidden text and captions that ...

Page 9: ...every week at the same time Sleep Timer You can set your TV VCR Combination to turn off after a certain amount of time passes from 15 minutes to 120 minutes On Timer You can set your TV VCR Combination to turn on at a certain time Parental Control Parental control is on page 31 Unpacking Your TV VCR Combination The following items are included with your TV VCR Combination If these items are missin...

Page 10: ... Use this jack to the earphone not supplied The sound from the speaker is turned off 4 Remote control receiver This receiver receives a signal from your remote control Do not block it 5 STAND BY red indicator This indicator lights up when the power is off 6 REC red green indicator This indicator lights up red when recording and lights up green when timer program oper ating 7 REC button Press this ...

Page 11: ...s button to change your TV VCR Combination s volume 13 V VCHW W button channel Press this button to change channels on your TV VCR Combination You will also use these button to adjust the tracking 14 POWER button Press this button to turn your TV VCR Combination on or off Your TV VCR Combination s Back Panel 1 Antenna terminal Use this terminal to attach an antenna or cable system to your TV VCR C...

Page 12: ...these buttons to change channels on your TV VCR Combination or select items in the menu system or to adjust the tracking of a video tape during playback 9 C CVOLB B Press these buttons to change your TV VCR Combination s volume to activate selections in the menu system or to change audio and video settings 10 MENU Press this button to turn the TV VCR Combination s menu system on and off 11 0 9 Pre...

Page 13: ...emporarily stop the tape during recording or playback 19 REC OTR Press this button to begin recording Press repeatedly to set a recording time using One Touch Recording OTR 20 STOP EJECT Press this button when the tape is moving to stop the tape Press this button when the tape is stopped to eject it 21 VISS Press this button to find the most recent index mark on tape and begin playing 22 VISS Pres...

Page 14: ...r mix an old and a new battery Remove and replace weak batteries Weak batteries can leak and damage your controller Dispose of batteries properly never throw them into a fire Point your remote at the receiver on the center of the front of the TV VCR Combination Make sure the receiver is not blocked The remote control can operate up to 30 feet away from the TV VCR Combination if you are directly fa...

Page 15: ...The antenna terminal is a silver metal post partially surrounded by two plastic tabs For help in locating the antenna terminal see Your TV VCR Combination s Back Panel on page 5 There is no antenna provided with your TV VCR Combination Connecting an Antenna If your antenna ends in a single coaxial lead simply press or screw the cable onto the antenna terminal on the back of your TV VCR Combination...

Page 16: ...Press or screw the coaxial lead onto the combiner place the twin leads underneath the screws on the combiner and tighten the screws Press the cable from combiner onto the antenna terminal on the back of the TV VCR Combination If your antenna system has two sets of twin 300 ohm leads you must obtain a combiner available at your local electronics store Place one set of twin leads underneath the scre...

Page 17: ...ess or screw the incoming cable onto the antenna terminal on the back your TV VCR Combination If your cable system requires you to use a converter box for all channels connect the incoming cable to the IN terminal on the converter box Connect another cable between the OUT terminal on the converter box and the antenna terminal on the TV VCR Combination You will need to keep your TV VCR Combination ...

Page 18: ...VCR Combination when the A B switch is in the B position you need to change channels on the converter box and your TV should be tuned to channel 3 or 4 Connecting Other Pieces of Equipment You may want to connect a VCR laser disc player satellite receiver or another type of equip ment to your TV VCR Combination We recommend that you follow the instructions included with the piece of equipment you ...

Page 19: ...ect Air or Cable If you connected an antenna to your TV VCR Combination select Air If you connected a cable system select Cable 3 Use the VCHW buttons to select Memorize Channels then use the VOLB button to enter the Memorize Channels process 4 Press the MENU button to return to Set Up menu 5 Press the MENU button to return to normal TV viewing Your TV VCR Combination s channel memory will not be ...

Page 20: ...ttons on the remote or on the front panel 2 To quickly turn off the sound press the MUTE button on the remote The MUTE will appear on screen colored green To return the volume to its previous level press MUTE again 1 2 3 RECALL TV LINE FAVORITE CH CANCEL MUTE C RESET POWER REW PLAY FF REC OTR STOP PAUSE STILL VISS VISS C H VOL MENU VOL C H 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 ATK 9 SLEED SLOW RECALL TV LINE FAVORITE...

Page 21: ...elete the channel from memory 6 If you are going to delete another channel then press the VCHW buttons until desired channel is selected And press the CVOLB buttons to delete the channel 7 Press MENU to exit Displaying the TV VCR Combination s Status during TV Operation 1 To quickly see the current channel number and status press RECALL button on the remote control The current channel number and s...

Page 22: ...reset or Custom 3 Use the VCHW buttons to select the video setting you wish to adjust Descriptions of the video settings are on the next page 4 Use the CVOLB buttons to adjust the video setting to the level you prefer 5 When you are finished press the MENU button until OSD menu disappears Select Settings Custom Contrast Brightness Sharpness Color Tint Adjust Next 1 Video Select Settings Preset Con...

Page 23: ...The brightness settings controls the overall amount of light in the picture If the picture is too bright press the CVOL button if the picture is too dark press the VOLB button Sharpness controls how the TV displays edges of objects on screen If the TV shows multiple vertical lines at the edges of an object press the CVOL button if the vertical edges of on screen objects are fuzzy press the VOLB bu...

Page 24: ...piece of tape over the space left by the removed tab Inserting a Tape To insert a tape into your TV VCR Combination hold it so that the windows on the tape face up and the label of the tape faces away from the TV VCR Combination Gently place the tape in the cassette compartment and push it in slowly Once it is in the compartment part way the TV VCR Combination will pull the tape the rest of the wa...

Page 25: ...irection Press the FF button a second time to search at 7X normal in SP speed or 11X nor mal in EP 2 Press the REW button during playback to search quickly in the reverse direction Press the REW button a second time to search at 7X normal in SP speed or 11X normal in EP If you press FF or REW while the tape is stopped the TV VCR Combination will quickly wind your tape in the selected direction No ...

Page 26: ...V VCR Combination makes it easy to record a program you are watching To do this 1 Place the tape on which you want to record in the cassette compartment Fast forward or rewind to the point where you want to begin recording 2 Tune to the channel you want to record 3 Press the SPEED button repeatedly to select the tape speed at which you want to record SP or EP 4 Press the REC OTR button once The ta...

Page 27: ... TV VCR Combination will count down the time you set When the timer reaches 00 00 recording will stop 4 You can stop recording at any time by pressing STOP button If you press the POWER button during OTR the picture will turn off but the tape will still record for the remainder of the OTR time To stop recording press STOP EJECT To return to normal recording and cancel the OTR Time press the REC OT...

Page 28: ...urrent channel the tape statue STOP PLAY REC etc the tape speed and the tape counter will be displayed 2 Press the button a second time to see the current time the current channel the tape status the tape speed and the tape remaining will be displayed If the tape is playing the current channel will not be displayed 3 Press the button a third time to return to normal viewing 12 08 PM Channel 10 SP ...

Page 29: ...lay the tape use the VCHW buttons to select the Zero stop If you press the VOLB button you can quickly return to the 0 00 00 5 The TV VCR Combination will rewind until it reaches the 0 00 00 mark on the counter then it will stop You can cancel the search for 0 00 00 by pressing the STOP button 6 Press the C ø STOP button on the remote control you can quickly return to the 0 00 00 12 08 PM SP 0 15 ...

Page 30: ...VOLB button to select Time Zone 6 Press the VCHW buttons to select that which corresponds to the time zone where you live If you don t know the time zone where you live to set Automatic Press the VCHW buttons to change the Time Zone Automatic Atlantic Eastern Central Mountain Pacific Alaska Hawaii Automatic 7 Use the VOLB button to select DST Daylight Savings Time 8 Press the VCHW buttons to selec...

Page 31: ...ckly 6 When the clock is set correctly press the L MENU button to exit Select Set Clock Manual Auto On Time Off Time Sleep Timer Off Enter Next 1 Time Adjust Current Time Set Select Exit 3 Set the month 1 Enter Set Clock Manual Auto On Time Off Time Sleep Timer Off Select Next 2 Time Adjust Current Time Set Select Exit 4 Set the month 10 Adjust Current Time Set Select Exit 5 2 Set the year 10 15 2...

Page 32: ...o exit Setting the Off Time If you enter a time in the Off Time setting your TV VCR Combination will automatically turn off at that time Follow these instruction to set the Off Time 1 With the TV turned on press the MENU button until Time menu is displayed 2 Use the VCHW buttons to select Off Time item 3 Press the VOLB button to display Off Time in RED 26 Chapter 5 Using Timer Functions 6 Select S...

Page 33: ...ould like to cancel the On Time or Off Time press the CANCEL button on the remote control The On Time or Off time will not function correctly unless the clock has been set Select Set Clock Manual Auto On Time 06 30 AM Off Time Sleep Timer Off Enter Next 1 Time Select Set Clock Manual Auto On Time 06 30 AM Off Time Sleep Timer Off Enter Next 2 Time Adjust Select Next 3 Set Clock Manual Auto On Time...

Page 34: ...mes 15min 30min 45min 60min 90min or 120min 4 When the clock is set correctly press the VCHW buttons to select another Time func tion or press the L MENU button to exit To cancel the Sleep Timer turn the TV VCR Combination off or set the sleep time to off using one of the methods described above Select Set Clock Manual Auto On Time 06 30 AM Off Time 11 30 PM Sleep Timer Off Enter Next 1 Time Selec...

Page 35: ...am might be providing more than one set of captions or one set of text To set your TV VCR Combination to display captions or text 1 With the TV VCR Combination turned on press the MENU button until Special menu is displayed 2 The Closed Caption item be selected To turn captioning on use the VOLB button to select Captions CC1 or CC2 or Text TEXT1 TEXT2 At the time these instructions were written on...

Page 36: ...d while using 1 With the TV VCR Combination turned on press the MENU button until Special menu is displayed 2 Use the VCHW buttons to select Power Restore item 3 Use the VOLB button to select On or Off Select Closed Caption CC1 CC on Mute Off Power Restore Off Parental Control Adjust Next 1 Special Select Closed Caption CC1 CC on Mute CC2 Power Restore Off Parental Control Adjust Next 3 2 Special ...

Page 37: ... buttons to select Parental Control settings you wish to adjust Descriptions of the Parental Control settings are on the next page 5 Use the CVOLB buttons to adjust the Parental Control settings 6 Use the MENU button to return to the preview menu Select Closed Caption CC on Mute Power Restore Parental Control Off Off Off Adjust Next 1 Special Parental Control Parental Lock TV Guidelines Movie Rati...

Page 38: ...Unblock and Block 6 The Change Password item lets you set or change the password for entering Parental Control item Use the VOLB buttons to enter the password input display and use the num ber buttons 0 9 to enter new password After you entered the new password confirmation display will appear Try the password again Parental Control Parental Lock TV Guidelines Movie Ratings No Ratings Ext Source P...

Page 39: ...ons TV PARENTAL GUIDELINE RATING SYSTEM TV MA TV PG TV 14 TV Y7 TV G Mature Audience Only Parental Guidance Suggested Parents Strongly Cautioned Children 7 and over General Audience Adults only may contain Strong Dialog Bad Language Sex and Violence Scenes Unsuitable for younger children may contain Suggestive Dialog Bad Language Sex and Violence Scenes Unsuitable for children under 14 may contain...

Page 40: ... any time up to a month from now Getting ready Before programming to record keep the following things in mind There must be a tape in the cassette compartment with its erasure prevention tab intact The tape should be rewound or fast forward to the point where you want to begin recording The clock must be set correctly You should plan your programming sessions If you program sessions that overlap a...

Page 41: ...ecording Start time to 8 with the VCHW buttons 5 Press the VOLB button then set the minute of the recording Start time to 00 with the VCHW buttons 6 Press the VOLB button then set the hour of the recording Stop time to 9 with the VCHW buttons 7 Press the VOLB button then set the minute of the recording Stop time to 00 with the VCHW buttons 8 Press the VOLB button then set the channel to 26 with th...

Page 42: ...VCR Combination The REC lamp on the front of the TV VCR Combination lights up to Green and the TV VCR Combination enters recording stand by mode The TV VCR Combination powers on automatically and begins recording at the preset start time and the REC lamp on the front of the TV VCR Combination changes from Green to Red Adjust Select Exit 7 Adjust Select Exit 8 Adjust Select Exit 9 1 Adjust Select E...

Page 43: ... Combination turn on press the MENU button until Program menu is displayed 2 Using the VCHW buttons select the Program setting which you want to stop recording and press the CANCEL button 3 Press the MENU button to exit the Program menu Select Enter Next 1 Select Enter Next 2 3 Program Program ...

Page 44: ...s set Tape Remain to T120 When you use a tape longer than 120 minutes set Tape Remain to Others 1 Press the MENU button until Tape menu is displayed 2 The Tape Remain item will be selected Press the VOLB button to select T120 or Others 3 Press the MENU button until OSD menu disappears 12 08 PM Channel 10 SP 0 30 00 Stop 12 08 PM Channel 10 SP REM 01 30 Stop Select Tape Tape Remain T120 Repeat Play...

Page 45: ...t improves the quality of worn video tapes especially rental tapes To use feature 1 Press the MENU button until Tape menu is displayed 2 Use the VCHW buttons to select Rental play item 3 Press the VOLB button to select On 4 Press the MENU button until OSD menu disappears Select Tape Remain T120 Repeat Play Off Rental Tape Off Zero Stop Adjust Next 1 Select Tape Remain T120 Repeat Play Off Rental T...

Page 46: ...on if the index mark is behind on the tape press VISS button The tape will fast forward or rewind without picture until it finds the index mark Then it will begin playing 3 You can search further than the next index mark For example if you know that the show you want is three index marks behind you can press the VISS button three times The TV VCR Combination will search for the third index mark th...

Page 47: ...our TV VCR Combination 3 Press TV LINE button on the remote control to set the TV VCR Combination to LINE 4 Insert the tape on which you want to record in the TV VCR Combination and set it to the point at which you want to begin recording 5 Insert the tape from which you want to record in the VCR and set it to the point at which you want to begin recording 6 Press the REC OTR button on the TV VCR ...

Page 48: ...tation If the other stations are OK it may be a station problem Check that the antenna is connected and is in good working order has no broken wires and is adjusted correctly The picture is OK but the sound is poor Try another station If the other stations are OK it may be a station problem Check that the antenna is connected is in good working order has no broken wires and is adjust ed correctly ...

Page 49: ... dirty video heads Video heads can become dirty after long periods of playback or from repeated use of rental tepes To have your video heads cleaned contact an authorized CurtisMathes repair center Specifications Power Supply AC 120V 60Hz Power Consumption 60W Dimensions WxHxD 382 x 404 x 365mm Weight 14Kg Channel Coverage VHF 2 13 CATV 1 14 125 UHF 14 69 Video Signal System NTSC Color Picture Tub...

Page 50: ...E SEARCHING CODE SEARCHING CODE SEARCHING 0624 0451 0092 0278 0278 0045 0019 0039 0035 0035 0041 0060 0030 0060 0154 0202 0466 1147 1347 SOLE Control 4664 4655 4633 6610 6790 6789 6610 6790 6789 4632 4623 4598 6788 6752 6688 6788 6752 6688 4574 4573 4572 6632 6621 6604 6632 6621 6604 4494 4465 4446 4431 4424 4401 6804 6765 6732 6804 6765 6732 6731 6680 6657 6731 6680 6657 4641 4614 4531 4521 4516 ...

Page 51: ...rrect wiring not our own unauthorized modification or damage which occurs in shipping or use in violation of supplied instructions nor products which have been repaired or altered outside the factory nor cases where the serial number thereof has been removed defaced or changed Exterior and interior finish lamps glass and temperature probes if supplied are not covered under this warranty Customer a...

Page 52: ...s com This product is listed by Underwriter s Laboratories Inc It is designed and manufactured to meet rigid U L safety standards against X radiation fire casualty and electrical hazards As an ENERGY STAR Partner CurtisMathes has determined that this product or product model meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy effiency P N 48586071E104 R1 ...

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