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Daewoo Video Cassette Recorder User’s Guide

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Daewoo Video Cassette Recorder User’s Guide

side of the remote sensor centre and no more than
23 feet from the VCR.

Make sure there is no obstruction between the
remote control and the VCR. 

Timer clock does not work.

Make sure the VCR is plugged in and receiving
power.

If the unit has been without power for some period
of time, you must reset the clock and all your timer
programs.

Video cassette won’t go into the cassette
compartment.

Make sure there is not a tape already loaded into the
cassette compartment.

Insert the video cassette with the label side up.

VCR and remote control buttons don’t work.

The REW button does not work at the very beginning of a
video cassette. The FF, PLAY and REC/OTR buttons do not
work at the end of a video cassette.

Emergency indicator ‘Err’ is appearing.

Press POWER to disappear the indicator appeared. If the
emergency indicator continues to appear, contact a
service technician.

The VCR buzzes when it is on.

The VCR may be in standby mode and the motor is
running. This sound is normal.

Video cassette recorder doesn’t rewind all the way
to the end.

To avoid video cassette tape damage, the VCR stops
rewinding near the end of the tape and then slowly
finishes rewinding. Do not prematurely eject the tape.

Troubleshooting,

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Troubleshooting

Your Daewoo VCR is designed to give you trouble-free
performance for many years. If you have a problem with
your VCR, try the solutions listed below.

If the suggestions listed below do not solve your problem,
contract your Daewoo dealer or an authorized Daewoo
service center. You can also call Daewoo directly at 
1-800-DAEWOO8(1-800-323-9668).

The front panel display is blank.

Make sure the VCR is plugged in.

The power is on but the VCR does not operate.

Make sure there is a video cassette inserted in the VCR.

A timer recording failed to record on the video
cassette.

Make sure the video cassette’s safety tab is in place.

Verify that you set the timer correctly.

Make sure there is a video cassette in the VCR.

Make sure the VCR is plugged in.

Picture quality during playback is poor.

Adjust the picture quality by pressing –CH/TRK+. 

The head may be dirty. Use a head-cleaning tape.

Picture does not appear when you attempt to play
a video cassette

.

Make sure the TV and VCR are set to the same
channel (channel 3, 4 or video input).

Verify the connections between the VCR and the TV.

Verify that the VCR indicator is lit on the front display.

Remote control doesn’t work.

Make sure the batteries are fresh.

Make sure that you are using the remote control
within the operational range-no more than 30° either

Summary of Contents for DVK-87N

Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder User s Guide DVK 87N As an ENERGYSTAR Partner DAEWOO has determined that this product meets the ENERGYSTAR guidelines for energy efficiency ...

Page 2: ... to an antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode See example as shown Safety information i Safety information continued ii 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 ...

Page 3: ... for cleaning 15 Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this video product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the video product 16 Lightning For added protection for this video product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for ...

Page 4: ...t continued Daewoo Video Cassette Recorder User s Guide This section summarizes the buttons controls and terminals that you will use with your VCR Front panel 1 FRONT AUDIO VIDEO JACK Attach the VCR s audio video input at these terminals 2 POWER Press to turn the VCR on or off 3 STOP EJECT Press to stop tape movement and to eject a video cassette 4 Cassette compartment Insert a video cassette into...

Page 5: ... playback mode to skip commercials or program segments 11 MENU Press to display the main menu 12 EJECT Press to eject a video cassette from the compartment Overview of the equipment continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 14 Objects between the remote control and VCR will block the path of the remote control beam Dark walls direct sunshine or very bright light will reduce the remote se...

Page 6: ...r User s Guide Daewoo Video Cassette Recorder User s Guide 13 P S Press to pause video tape playback for temporarily still picture Each press of the button advances the picture one frame 14 100 Press in combination with the 0 9 buttons to select channels greater than 100 15 FF Press to fast forward a video cassette 16 CH TRK Press to change the channel channels stored in memory only or to adjust t...

Page 7: ...t the VCR to the television Follow the directions below to make these connections You will normally only make one of the connections shown below not all of them Connecting an antenna to the VCR If your antenna ends in a single coaxial lead press or screw the cable onto the ANT IN terminal on the back of your VCR If your antenna ends in a pair of 300 ohm twin leads use a 300 ohm 75 ohm adapter Not ...

Page 8: ...able onto the ANT IN terminal on the back of your VCR Connecting your VCR continued VCR ANT IN 9 Daewoo Video Cassette Recorder User s Guide If you have a coaxial terminal for VHF signals and twin lead terminals for UHF signals you need an adapter Not supplied as shown below If you have twin lead terminals for all signals you need an adapter Not supplied like this If your TV does not have Audio Vi...

Page 9: ...U 1 TIMER RECORDINGS 2 CLOCK SET 3 CHANNEL SET 4 FUNCTIONS 5 LANGUAGE SELECT 6 AUDIO SELECT MENU Exit 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 ANT IN terminal on the VCR Keep your VCR tuned to channel 3 or 4 and change chann...

Page 10: ... 8 Press MENU again to exit the menu system and return to normal viewing Selecting cable or antenna viewing You must set the viewing mode for your VCR choosing either CABLE cable system connection or ANTENNA antenna connection To set the viewing mode 1 Press MENU to display the menu 2 Press 3 to select Channel Set 3 Press 3 to toggle the setting between CABLE and ANTENNA When the desired viewing m...

Page 11: ...o Channel Search Make sure that you use the auto channel search feature during daytime broadcast hours If you use the auto channel search feature at late night you may eliminate channels that air only daytime programming 1 Press MENU display the main menu 2 Press 3 to select Channel Set 3 Press 1 to select Auto Channel Search mode and press 3 to detect the channel automatically and the scanning ch...

Page 12: ...dd MENU Exit ADD REMOVE CHANNELS Channel 06 is now ADDED CLEAR Remove MENU Exit CABLE BOX SETUP On what channel do you want to receive from the cable box MENU Cancel 0 9 01 13 INPUT Video CABLE BOX SETUP On what channel do you want to receive from the cable box MENU Save CLEAR Correct 0 5 Setting up your VCR continued Setting up your VCR continued Selecting output channel CH3 or CH4 you must set o...

Page 13: ...use of video cassettes Only use video cassettes that bear the VHS mark There are four types of video cassettes T 60 T 90 T 120 and T 160 The amount you can record on a tape is dependent upon the tape speed at which you record The table below lists the recording time hours minutes for each tape type according to recording speed Tape SP Mode EP Mode Type Standard Play Extended Play T 60 1 00 3 00 T ...

Page 14: ...s remote control to select the television channel you want to watch The VCR will continue to record the program See Selecting cable or antenna viewing p 14 for information on setting the viewing mode Press P S if you would like to momentarily stop the recording Press REC OTR to resume recording If you do not press REC within five minutes of pressing P S the VCR will automatically release the pause...

Page 15: ...g program press POWER on the remote control or POWER on the VCR The timer recording indicator will light To stop a timer recording program in process press and hold STOP for about five seconds When the timer recording indicator appears the VCR is in standby and cannot be operated To release the VCR from standby press POWER Timer recording There are four timer modes One time Daily Weekdays and Week...

Page 16: ... the recording in progress press and hold STOP approximately 5 seconds PROGRAM1 ONE TIME Channel 06 Cable Start Time 04 30AM End Time 05 30AM Start Date 07 07 01Sat Tape Speed EP CLEAR Cancel MENU For next program Recording programs continued Be certain when using manual or one touch recording that your recording does not conflict with timer recordings that you set up Reviewing timer programs If y...

Page 17: ...grams are broadcast in mono or stereo audio or with a SAP To record in stereo or a SAP 1 Turn on the TV and VCR 2 Set the TV to channel 3 or 4 or to the video input 3 Set the VCR to VCR mode by pressing TV VCR 4 Press MENU to display the menu 5 Press 6 to choose Audio Select 6 Press 1 repeatedly to select Stereo Mono or SAP 7 Record the program in any manner you choose normal timer or one touch re...

Page 18: ...dexing When you record a programs the VCR places an index mark at the start of the recording To search for an index mark 1 Press MENU to display the menu 2 Press 4 to choose Functions 3 Press 3 to choose Index Search 4 If you want to search through a certain number of index marks press two number buttons to enter the number of marks you want to search Press CLEAR on the remote to correct an entry ...

Page 19: ...Press DISPLAY to display the tape counter clock and status mode on the TV screen And by one more pressing DISPLAY before disappearing the OSD from the screen only the tape counter will remain on the screen Daylight Saving Time 1 Press MENU to display the menu 2 Press 2 to choose Clock Set 3 Press 2 in the Clock Set mode to toggle the setting between AUTO DST ON and OFF Select ON if you want the VC...

Page 20: ...k of a video tape cassette which when removed prevents accidental erasure of a recording SP Standard play the recording speed to use when the best picture quality is of prime importance and when total recording time is not Setting up the VCRs for video cassette duplication To duplicate a video cassette 1 Load a blank video cassette tape with the safety tab intact into the recording VCR Press INPUT...

Page 21: ...he tape and then slowly finishes rewinding Do not prematurely eject the tape Troubleshooting continued Troubleshooting Your Daewoo VCR is designed to give you trouble free performance for many years If you have a problem with your VCR try the solutions listed below If the suggestions listed below do not solve your problem contract your Daewoo dealer or an authorized Daewoo service center You can a...

Page 22: ...hat it is inoperative or a customer opening a new unit finds that it is initially defective This unit may be returned to the factory by the dealer for exchange Under no circumstances will a customer be permitted to return an initially defective unit directly to the factory Model Parts Labor DVK 87N 1 Year 3 months This instrument is listed by Underwriter s Laboratories Inc It is designed and manuf...

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