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Page 1: ...DVR 5088N OperatingInstructions VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER On Screen Display Programming VHS Index Search System Dt_ ital Auto Tracking Real Time Counter ...

Page 2: ...ent blade exposure Note to CATV System Installer This reminder is providedto 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 When you are not using the VCR for a l...

Page 3: ...l causing serious injury to a child or an adult and serious damage to the set Use only a cart stand ripod bracket or table recommended by the manofacturer Alternate Warning For the set with a three wire grounding type AC plug This plug will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electri clan to have a s...

Page 4: ... or power circuits and where it will never contact these power sources if it fails Ineta_ler should use extreme care to avoid possible fatal contact by touching power fines circuits or other power sources when installing OUtSide antenna Lightning For added protection for this set during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for _dng periods of time ur_plug it from the wall out...

Page 5: ...iliarize yourself with the details of your new VCR and its various functions and controls CONTENTS 1 2 6 11 14 24 34 35 CAUTION IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS IDENTIFICATION 1 2 3 INSTALLATION 1 2 BASIC OPERATION VIDEO CASSETTE PLAYBACK SPECIAL EFFECTS AND OPERATIONS RECORDING TV PROGRAMS ONE TOUCH RECORDING CLOCK ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMMING THE RECORD TIMER DUPLICATION TIMER RECORDING CHECKING AND CANCELLING IN...

Page 6: ...ndensation will occur When moisture is present turn the power switch on and atlow at least 2 hours for the video recorder to dry out Use the video recorder in a horizontal flat position only Before operating remove any paper wrapping which may have been affixed to the recorder during manufacture DO NOT COVER VENTILATION OPENINGS ON TOP AND SIDES OF THE RECORDER DURLNG OPERATION When a cassette is ...

Page 7: ...LTIFUCTION DISPLAY DIGITRON l REMOTE SE 2 L_ REC ONE TOUCH TIMER RECORD CHANNEL SELECTION TRACKING FAST FORWARDING CUE PAUSE STILL MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY TIMER REC VCR WEEKLY CLOCK AND REAL TIME COUNTER DAYS CHANNEL FUNCTION PROGRAM TIMER ON OFF MO OFF SLP L i OTR ERR I INDEX ERROR ONE TOUCH REC TAPE SPEED 6 ...

Page 8: ...SE I 11 _ SLOW Q FAST FORWARDING _ REWINDING _ AUTO TRACKING _ EMERGENCY I 11 _ 1 1 111 1 1 1 1 1 means blinking L Malfunction might happen due to external influences In that case emergency sign appears on Multi Function Display and press POWER key to re_ease it 7 ...

Page 9: ...tton makes you search easily the 0 00 00 part of the tape with fast rewinding forwarding operation Refer to page 18 REAR OF VCR CHANNEL SELECTION SWITCH RF OUT I AUDIO IN VIDEO IN IRC HRC STD SELECTION SWITCH Refer to the below note ANT IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT POWERCORD NOTE CABLE SYSTEM SELECTION 1 If your cable system includes a converter box supplied by Cable Company from which you select channe...

Page 10: ...TVNCR SELECTION TRACKING CHAN NEL SELECTION SLOW FORWARDING CUE PLAY TAPE SPEED HOWTOUSEREMOTE CONTROLLER Remote controller can be worked within 7 m distance from VCR Function keys do not work when pressing several keys at the same time except for REC buttons It is advisable to take batteries out of remote controller when not in use for long time 9 ...

Page 11: ...OUNTER SELECTION THE VISS BuTroNs RELATEDTO VISS VHS INDEX SEARCH SYSTEM pAU_FJ_nLL S_Op_ JECT SLOW CLOcK T REC CLEAR TV CATV SELECTION TV LINE INPU1 SELECTION CONTROLLING SHARPNESS CLOCK SETTING TIMER PROGRAMMING MFT MANUAL FINE TUNING RETRACKING RESET COU NTER ZERO STOP ON SCREEN DISPLAy 10 ...

Page 12: ...nna VHF and UHF Antenna l RF IN IIB_lD_olU _D 1 IIIgIIOIIIIII In case of separate VHF UHF antenna VHF ANTENNA CONNECTION indoor antenna TWIN LEAD CABLE 75 OHM COAXIAL CABLE UHF VHF RECEIVER RF IN rN ml UUUUUIUIIIIU _IolIIIIIIIIIII _0 _IIIIIIIolIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIII 11 ...

Page 13: ...UHF terminal VHF UHF SPLITTER ANTENNA CABLE VCR Tc_ _ HDIDOD oODIDO VHF ANTENNA PLUG POWER CORD r i iii TV POWER CORD In case of IV with unified VHF UHF terminal VCR F out _ UUUUUUUUUUUU IOIlOIIlOIIl IIIII o IIIII IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIII TV ANTENNA JACK i ii1 TV POWER CORD POWER CORD 12 ...

Page 14: ...UDIO NOTE It is advisable to turn POWER OFF while connecting VCR TV as well as Audio This VCR is a monoral player It will not play in stereo even if it is connected to a stereo system CONNECTING VCRTOTV 2 USING AN JACK In case of TV with AN jacks COAXIAL CABLE AUDIO VIDEO JACK JACK TV POWER CORD POWER CORD 13 ...

Page 15: ...BASIC OPERATION 14 __ ...

Page 16: ... unloading system a cassette can be unloaded even when the power has been turned off If a cassette is inside pressing the EJECT button turns power on automatically and after ejection of the cassette shuts it off automatically Notoe An inverted cassette cannot be inserted Be sure to insert the cassette firmly into the slot otherwise it will be automatically ejected The automatic loading mechanism w...

Page 17: ... Time Type SP Mode LP Mode SLP Mode Standard Play Long Play Super Long Play T 160 160 min 320 min 480 min T 120 120 rain 240 rain 360 min T 90 90 min 180 min 270 min T 60 60 rain 120 min 180 min ERASE PROTECTION Video cassettes are equipped with a safety tab to prevent accidental erasure When the tab is removed recording can not be performed If you wish to record on a cassette whose tab has alread...

Page 18: ...ly _ STOP EJECT Press once to stop and twice to eject STOP EJECT PLAYBACK Press PLAY PLAy When VCR turned on and a cassette is inserted a motor in VCR is operating for stand by to another mode if you want to stop watching VCR please turn off or eject the cassette This VCR automatically adjust tracking If it is necessary to adjust picture quality use tracking keys Pressing TRACKING key will indicat...

Page 19: ...CT TO SET COUNTER MEMORY Press the COUNTER RESET key at a point which you may wish to locate later The counter will indicate _ J un t P 13 rlrl I In U HLI U U Us TO LOCATE SPECIFIC SCENE Press the COUNTER STOP key RESt STOP The tape will rewind or fast forward and stop at about the a a _ un n counter reading automatically I STOP I 18 ...

Page 20: ...ch in the second step SP x7 SLP x21 _ T0 VIEWA STILLPICTURE DURINGPLAYBACK Press the PAUSE STILLButton A freeze frame picture of the playback image appears FF REW SLOW pAUSFJSTILL Press the PLAY Button to return to Press the PLAY Button to return playback to playback The picture will slowly advanced frame by frame r_ O_ PLEASE NOTE 1 In SEARCH and STILL as well as SLOW mode no sound will be heard ...

Page 21: ...r TV broadcasting area f I _ LOADING Upon inserting a cassette power witl be on _ TVNCR Check that VCR sign on digitron is lighted if it is automatically not on press TVNCR key to turn it on _ TV LINE KEY Press the TV LINE key to display CH No on digitron WJLINE 0 TV CATV Selection I 20 ...

Page 22: ...button and select CATV mode Check that CATV sign on digitron is lighted Select the channel which you want to record Follow from step _ PLEASE NOTE Safety tab broken tape will be ejected automatically if recording button is pressed Removing the safety tab will protect your recording from accidental erasure If you wish to record on a cassette whose tab has already been removed use adhesive tape to b...

Page 23: ... is received When you are unexpectedly called away from home OTR Preparations MAKE SURE THAT the clock is set the correct time the desired tape speed SP LP or SLP is selected the record tab is not missing on the cassette the tape is long enough to record the programs REC OTR OR COUNTER Normal Recording r LI n t t 2 3o 2 oo INSTANT OTR _ Cassette In _ Selecting Channel _ Recording Insert a safety t...

Page 24: ... number The flashing in dicator will then move one space right Example Present Time 10 30 April 6 1992 Press TVNCR buttonand turn VCR lamp on Select iV channel to 3or4 O _ Select the Clock Set Mode _ Year _ Month Press CLOCK SET key 1 AM 12 00 MON JANI_lg92_ 1 _ Hour Adjust keys to set HOUR AM 10 00 Press ENTER 1 AM _00MON APRR419g_ Adjust 1 keys to set YEAR 1992 Press ENTER 1 AM 1_00 WEB JANFg199...

Page 25: ... 1 When it s pressed in basic oderations Play Stop FF REW Eject it will turn OSD ON and OFF only 2 When it s press in program set mode function mode letters will appear onto blue background When pressed once more function mode letters remain and ficture resumes The RECALL key makes on screen display continued until pressing it again OSD RECALL can function in OSD OFF mode 24 ...

Page 26: ...2 is a recording VCRwhich a blank cassette is loaded _ _ _ _l_ _ il o_d _ n cn _ i BIL_ I u B cJ YT I I I l IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII II IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII __ II IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII _ II Q VCR 1 VCR 2 VIOEO AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO OUTI OUTj i CONNECTION PLAY Original cassette tape RECIOTR Blank cassette tape with safety tab 25 ...

Page 27: ...up to one month away One Time recording Record once a week at the same time length and day of each week Weekly recording Record everyday at the same time and length Daily recording MAKE SURE _HAT the VCR TV Selector is set to VCR the clock is set to the corrent time the desired tape speed SR LP or SLP is selected the record tab is not missing on the cassette the tape is long enough to record the p...

Page 28: ...ME f CHANNEL 02 SPEED SP Time _ Setting Time OFF Time Set MfNUTE with keys Press ENTER key PROGRAM SET MODE PGM NO 3 ODD 2 SINGLE DATE MAYF Jrgg_ rUE ON TIME PM _ J0 OFF TIME PM 9 I0 _ CHANNEL 02 I SPEED SP Set HOUR with keys Press ENTER key PROGRAM SET MODE PGM NO 3 OSD2 SINGLE DATE MAYFJ Ig_ TUE ON TIME PM s_la OFF TIME PM _10 CHANNEL 02 I SPEED EP i _ SettingChannel _ OSD Clear Selecting Record...

Page 29: ...HENRECORD TIMEOVERLAPS While a program is being recorded if the next one starts the rest of the first program is not recorded 19 00 20 00 21 00 22 00 PROGRAMMING i I i I I PROGRAM 1 I REOORO NG IPRooRAMt ...

Page 30: ...OSD 2 SINGI EE DATE MAY _ Igg2tTU E ON TIME PM 9 _00 OFF rIME PM 11 _ CHANNEL 07 SPEED S P The details of PGM No 3 appears on screen Unprogrammed Example Checking PGM No 1 upon PGM No 8 with ENTER key ENTER PROGRAM REIVI_ PGM NO OSD2 SlI_LE DATE MAY _41_2R U E ON TIME OFF tIME CHANNEL 07 SPEED SLP O wscltw a _r_r_ _ _ 29 ...

Page 31: ...R key PGM CLEAR PROGRAM SETMO_OE NO DATE ON OFF CH 2 _ 3 MAYI5 P_ I0 PI I_I0 07 4 _ E E _ 7 8 Select PGM No 3 with l keys ENTER PROGRAM SET MODE FGM NG 3 OEO E SINGLE _V_TE MAYR IW_ TUE ON11M_ m_ lO _ tANt IEL O SPEED SLP PGM CLEAR PROGRAM SET MODE NO DATE ON OFF CH E 3 4 5 e 7 E Press PGM SET key to make PROGRAM SET MODE on screen disappeared O n_ O_ 3O ...

Page 32: ...s part due to absence of magnectic coating INDEXSEARCH If the cassette is fully recorded it will rewind automatically to the beginning and the index circuit will search for each code cue When it finds one the VCR shifts automatically into play mode for six seconds so that you can review the contents of that segment Preparation Insert a index marked cassette which is recorded by this VTR _ Index Se...

Page 33: ... will fast fowvardand play from the beginning of football game I FF I_ _ O _ 00 INDEX R 02 EXAMPLE From watching basket ball to news 2 Index Skip Press INDF_ X key twice VCR will rewind and play from the beginning of the news REW 1 1 O 00 00 INDtEX R 02 NOTE YOUcan play VISS indexed cassettes on any VCR and you can play recordings made on other equipment on this VCR The on screen display disappear...

Page 34: ...with l keys on the remote control On screen display disappears a few seconds later CAUTION When malfunctions occur please press RESET button and restart operations Please Note Do not press RESET button in normal condition Pressing RESET button will resume the present time and timer programming to initial mode Please refer to page 23 27 to readjust and timer recording If malfunctions keep occuring ...

Page 35: ...record for a period of 30 minutes Pause Still frame control To stop tape motion temporarily during recording to eliminate a commercial in a IV program for example or to freeze a video frame during playback use this control Radio frequency the composite audio video signal supplied to a TV receiver or other video component by an antenna or cable system The plastic tab at the rear of a videocassette ...

Page 36: ...t is necessary use and keys Picture shows noise bars in Still mode REMOTE CONTROL Remote control doesn t work TIMER Clock doesn t work Adjust the Chfl racking control Playback head may be dirty Use a head cleaning tape Are the TV receiver and VCR both adjusted for the same channel Channel 3 or 4 Are the connectors between the TV set and the VCR correct Is the VCR indicator lit on the display panel...

Page 37: ...Are you loading the tape correctly i e with the label side up The REW REV functions don t work at the very beginning of a tape and the FF CUE PLAY and REC functions do not work at the end of a tape Unplug and replug the power cord to clear the signal If the emergency indicator continues to blink contact a service technician Please turn off VCR or eject a cassette in VCR 36 ...

Page 38: ...put Audio line out Frequency response Signal to noise ratio Audio Distortion Phono type connector 50K ohms 10 dBm unbalanced Phone type connector less than 1OK ohms 5 dBm More than 47K ohms load unbalanced 100 Hz lO KHz SP More than 40 dB Less than 3 SP TAPE TRANSPORT Tape width Tape speed 12 65 mm 1 2_ SP 33 35 mm sec 11 3 sec LP 22 23 mm sec 3 5 sec SLP 11 12 mm sec 2 5_ sec Maximum recording ti...

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Page 42: ... the factory This warranty does not extend to any of our electronic products which have been subjected to misuse neglect accident incorrect wiring not our own improper installation unauthorized modifi cation or used in violation of in tructions furnished by us nor units which have been repaired or altered outside of our factory nor to cases where the serial number thereof has been removed defaced ...

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