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Page 2: ...nes 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 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance with the FCC Rules could void the user s authority to operate this equipment IATTENTION 1 if you purchase a universal re...

Page 3: ...ble operation of the unit and to protect it from overheating These openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the unit on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This unit should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat source This unit should not be placed in a built in installations such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provid...

Page 4: ...ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and support ing structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode 18 SERVICING Do not attempt to service this unit yourself as opening or removing covers may ...

Page 5: ...em 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 EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA WIRE GROUND CLAMP ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT NEC NATIONAL ELECTRICAL...

Page 6: ...rect speed When a tape reaches its end during play back recording except during OTR and Timer Record and fast forward it will automatically stop rewind stop and eject the tape Programmable ONIOFF Timer Allows you to automatically turn on or off the TV VCR at a set time Programmable TV Sleep Timer Operable from the remote control the TV can be programmed up to 120 minutes to turn off automatically ...

Page 7: ...UAL CLOCK SETTING 18 TV OPERATION 19 TO MEMORIZE CHANNELS 23 SETTING THE V CHIP 26 TO SET THE ON TIMER 30 TO SET THE OFF TIMER 31 PICTURE CONTROL ADJUSTMENTS 32 LOADING AND UNLOADING AVIDEO CASSETTE 34 PLAYBACK 36 SPECIAL PLAYBACK 38 RECORDING ATV PROGRAM 40 ONE TOUCH TIMER RECORDING OTR 42 TIMER RECORDING 43 OTHER FUNCTIONS FOR THE TIMER RECORDING 45 USING THE REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER 46 USING ZERO...

Page 8: ...and all the function buttons except the EJECT button or the STOP EJECT button on the unit are made non operational to protect the video heads In this case eject the video cassette leave the unit turned on and let it remain at room temperature until moisture condensation disappears Depending on the surrounding conditions this may take two or three hours Head Drum Video Tape If you cause a static di...

Page 9: ...es sinks etc if liquids should be spilled into the unit serious damage will result If you spill any liquids into the unit unplug the AC power cord immediately and consult qualified service personnel before attempt ing to use it again Avoid places subject to strong vibration Use in a horizontal flat position only When you finish operating the unit always unload the cassette and turn off the power J...

Page 10: ...re 10 Remote Sensor Receives a signal from the remote 11 VOLUME Buttons Press to raise or lower the volume of the sound 12 CHANNEL Buttons Press to select a channel for viewing or recording 13 REC OTR Button Press once to start normal recording Additional presses activate Instant Timer Recording 14 REW Rewind Button In the Stop mode this button rapidly winds the tape backwards In the Play mode thi...

Page 11: ... 13 MUTING Button Press to turn offthe sound Press again to turn the sound back on 14 F FWD Fast Forward Button _ In the Stop mode this button rapidly winds the tape forward In the Play mode this button activates forward search 15 AUTO TRACKING Button Allows automatic adjustment of tracking to minimize picture noise during playback 16 TV CAP TEXT Button Switches between Caption Text and TV modes f...

Page 12: ...amage to the device 3 Do not mix different types of batteries together e g Alkaline and Carbon zinc or old batteries with fresh ones 4 If the device is not to be used for a long period of time remove the batteries to prevent damage or injury from possible battery leakage 5 Do not try to recharge batteries not intended to be recharged they can overheat and rupture Follow battery manufacturer s dire...

Page 13: ..._and Blade Polarized AC Cord One blade is wider than the other TO USE DC POWER By using the DC car cord supplied with the TVNCR you can operate this TV VCR from a cigarette lighter socket in any car that utilizes a negative ground system The fused 12V DO car cord has been designed to power the set from the external DO power 12 volt negative ground through the TV VCR DC input jack Connect the small...

Page 14: ...tion VHF UHF Antenna has a 300 ohm Twin lead Wire the use of the 300 75 ohm Matching Transformer may be necessary Combination VHF UHF Antenna Separate VHF and UHF 300 ohm Twin lead Wires Antenna 300 75 ohm Jack Matching vH_F_ Transformer UHF 300 ohm _ VHF 300 ohm Connect the UHF 300 ohm Twin lead Wire to the Combiner not supplied Connect the VHF 300 ohm Twin lead Wire to the 300 75 ohm Matching Tr...

Page 15: ...d telescopic antenna into the mounting hole on the back of the cabinet until it locks into place Attach the antenna plug to the antenna jack Adjust the length and angle of the antenna rods to receive the best possible picture o oo 1 13 ...

Page 16: ...e Antenna Jack on the TVNCR Follow the connections shown below Set the TVNCR to the output channel of the Converter Descrambler box usually channel 3 or 4 and use the Converter Descrambler box to select channels Incoming Antenna 75 ohm 75 ohm Cable to Jack CATV Cable TV VCR I Converter Descrambler I D VHF UHF FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO UNSCRAMBLED BASIC CABLE TV SERVICE WITH SCRAMBLED PREMIUM CHANNELS If ...

Page 17: ...utton MENU SETITRACKING ENTER TIMERRECSET TVSET UP CHSET UP AUTO REPEAT ON_OFF SYSTEMSET UP J JENTEPJMENU _ Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the LANGUAGE option then press the ENTER button SET TRACKING ENTER SYSTEM SET UP STANDARDTiME DAYUGHT SAVINGTIME J ENTEPJM NU k Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the desired language English ENG LISH Spanish ESPANOL or French FRANCAIS then ...

Page 18: ...ore than 5 minutes exits between the built in clock time and the actual time TO SET AUTO CLOCK TO OFF frWhen shipped from factory the AUTO CLOCK option is set to ON But if you do not want Auto Clock set Adjustment 1 Turn on the TV VCR 2 Press the MENU button 3 Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the SYSTEM SET UP option then press the ENTER button 4 Press the SET TRACKING or button to selec...

Page 19: ...J Press the SET TRACKING or button to select one of the options then press the ENTER button Press the MENU button until the MENU screen is cleared SETITRACKING ENTER MENU DAYUGHTSAVING TIME 1 _0N OFF AUTO ENTER MENU ON for manual setting forward one hour OFF for manual setting back one hour AUTO for automatic setting read XDS in the signal When you want to set the Daylight Saving Time manually on ...

Page 20: ...the ENTER button SET TRACKING 4 ENTER SYSTEM SET UP I CLOCK SET II LANGUAGE IDIOMNLANGUE AUTOCLOCK _0N OFF STANDARDTIME DAYUGHTSAVING T_ME HENTER MENU Press the SET TRACKING or button to set the month then press the ENTER button SET TRACKING ENTER r CLOCK SET 1 MONTH _ T_ME 12 00AM ENTER CANCEL MENU Set the day year and time as in step 3 SET TRACKING ENTER CLOCKSET MONTH 1 DAY 26 FRI YEAR 2 T_ME E...

Page 21: ...cted by using two buttons for example to select channel 2 press 0 then 2 If you press only 2 channel selection will be delayed for a few seconds For channels 10 and above press the 2 digits in order CATV mode direct channel selection 0 1 2 ToWhen the TV CATV menu ption is in the CATV positi n channels can be selected as foUows _1_ _1_ _SELECTCATV CHANNELS 1 9 Press 0 twice then 1 9 as needed Examp...

Page 22: ...r proper operation before selecting channels they should be set into the memory CHANNEL CH 012 CALL Press the CALL button The clock date channel number real time tape counter tape speed and VCR operation will be indicated Press CALL button again to disappear the call display CALL Current time I 8 47AMTHU CH 012 00 04 38 P ReaITime Counter 7VCR operation Channel No _Tape In Tape Speed _uto Repeat V...

Page 23: ...t on the screen for hearing impaired viewers TV CAP TEXT CAPTION CH 1 I QUICK VIEW rThis button allows you to go back to the last channel _ selected by pressing the QUICK VIEW button Press this button again to return to the last channel you were watching QUICKVIEW CH 0_2 I NOTES If using an indoor antenna or if TV reception is very poor the Closed Caption Decoder text may not appear In this case a...

Page 24: ... changed the Captions will be delayed approximately 10 seconds The Captions will appear in places on the screen where they will least interfere with the picture usually on the bottom of the screen News programs will usually show three line Closed Captions which scroll onto the screen Most other shows provide two or three lined Captions placed near the character who is speaking so the viewer can fo...

Page 25: ...ions Number on this TV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Corresponding CATV channel A B C D E F G H I 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W AA BB CC DD 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 EE FF GG HH II JJ KK LL MM NN OO PP QQ RR SS TT UU VV 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 WW AAA BBB CCC DDD EEE FFF GGG HHH Ill JJJ KKK LL...

Page 26: ...G ENTER l T MERRECSET _IzTV SET UP l CH SET UP ZI_AUT0 REPEAT ON_0F_ m SYSTEMSET UP ENTER MENU_ Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the AUTO CH MEMORY mode then press the ENTER button The TV VCR will begin memorizing all the channels available in your area SET TRACKING ENTER I AUTOCHMEMORY ZI AOOYDELETE ENTeR MENU Press the MENU button until the MENU screen is cleared MENU 24 ...

Page 27: ...ing SET TRACKING or button or using the Direct Chan nel Selection buttons 10 keys 0 9 or CHANNEL or button SET TRACKING Press the ENTER button to select the ADD or DELETE If you select an unmemorized channel the Channel indication will be red If you select the ADD mode the Channel indication changes from red to green and the channel will bememorized If you select a memorized channel the Channel in...

Page 28: ...Up AUTOREPEAT ONIOFF SYSTEMSET UP WENTER MENU Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the V CHIP SET then press the ENTER button SET TRACKING ENTER 4ENTEPJMENU Enter the password 4 digits using the Direct Channel Selection buttons 0 9 then press the ENTER button 1 2 3 4 ENTER V CH PSE 1 NEW PASSWORD 0 9 ENTER CANCEUMENU appears instead of the number NOTES If you forget the password you cannot s...

Page 29: ... TV Y7 7 years old and above TV G General Audience TV PG Parental guidance TV 14 14 years old and above TV MA 17 years old and above When you select TV Y7 TV PG TV 14 or TV MA Dress the CALL button to show the contained rating Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the desired item you want Press the ENTER button to select OFR Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the MOVIE RATING then pr...

Page 30: ...years old R Under 17 years old Parental guidance suggested NC17 17 years old and above X Adult only Press the SET TRACKING or button to select V CHIP SET SET TRACKING I MOVIERA 3NG PG 18 mCHANGE Pi_S_ _ENTER_ENU To use after the TV is protected Press the ENTER button to Display ON ENTER V CHIPSET 1 _I V CHIP ON I MOVIE RATING PG 3 I CHANGEPASSWORD HENTER MENU the MENU screen is cleared MENU When t...

Page 31: ...g ENTEPJCANCEUMENU 5 Press the SET TRACKING or button to select CHANGE PASSWORD then press the ENTER button _tl V CHIPSET i V CHIP ON TV RATING I_G _I MOVIERATING PG _3 CHANGE PASSWORD L j PASSWORD_ _91ENTER MENUI 6 Enter the new password using the Direct Channel Selection button 0 9 then press the ENTER button I V CH_P SET I V CH_P ON I TV RATING TVq_G I MOV ERATING PG 13 CHANGEPASSWORD NEW PASSW...

Page 32: ...HO01 I OFF TIM R 12 OOAM CANCEL ENT RfCANCEUM NU Set the desired minute channel and daily or weekly timer date as in step 4 SET TRACKING ENTER t ON T_MER 7 10All1 CH012 MON FR CANCEL I I OFF TIMER 12 00AM CANCEL 4ENTf_CANCEUMENU Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the SET mode then press the ENTER button Press the MENU button repeatedly to return to normal screen SET TRACKING I ENTER NENIJ ...

Page 33: ...FR_ SET OFF T_MER L 2 00AM CNNCEJ_ 4E NTE R CANC EUME NU Press the SET TRACKING or button to set the desired hour then press the ENTER button SET TRACKING ENTER ON TIMER 7 00AM CH012 MON FRI SET II OR_ TIMER _00PM C_CEL I IENTERICANCEUMENU Press the SET TRACKING or button to set the desired minute then press the ENTER button SET TRACKING ENTER ON TIMER 7_ AM CH012 MON FRI SET OFF _J ER H 3_ CANCE ...

Page 34: ...ress the ENTER button SET TRACKING ENTER TV SET UP mV CH PSET JE ON OFF TIMER IN PICTURE I_ENTERIMENU BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST on the screen then press the SET TRACKING or button to adjust the brightness of the picture When the SET button is pressed the darker portions of the picture become lighter rPress the ENTER button until CONTRAST appears on the screen then press the SET TRACKING or button to adj...

Page 35: ...utton until TINT appears on the screen then press the SET TRACKING or button to adjust the tint of the picture This determines how accurately the colors are reproduced by the TV Adjusting the tint for natural facial tone is the best method of obtaining accurate color reproduction of the entire picture CANCEL Pressing the CANCEL button while making picture adjustments will return all adjustments to...

Page 36: ...d side facing you An inverted video cassette cannot be inserted f _ J UNLOADING To unload a video cassette press the EJECT button on the remote control or press the STOP EJECT button on the TVNCR twice The first press will stop the tape in any mode The second press will eject the tape EJECT AUTOMATIC EJECT If the TVNCR automatically rewinds the tape to the beginning AUTO REWIND FEATURE the tape wi...

Page 37: ...pe Be careful the tape does not extend past the edges of the video cassette housing TAPE SPEED AND MAXIMUM PLAYBACK RECORDING TIME VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE 1 160 1 120 1 90 1 60 2 2 3 hours 2 hours 1 1 2 hours 1 hour 5 1 3 hours 4 hours 3 hours 2 hours 8 hours 6 hours 4 1 2 hours 3 hours SP Standard Play LP Long Play SLP SuperLongPlay 1 30 30 minutes 1 hour 1 1 2 hours 35 ...

Page 38: ...ette tape without the erase prevention tab playback will start automatically TO STOP PLAYBACK Press the PLAY button to begin playback will appear on the screen PLAY Press the STOP button once The tape will stop but remain fully loaded and ready to play will appear on the screen Q NOTE This TVNCR selects the tape speed SP LP or SLP automatically 36 ...

Page 39: ...al Auto Tracking system automatically adjusts the tracking to obtain the best possible picture If noise bars appear during playback adjust the tracking manually as follows Press the SET TRACKING or button to obtain the best possible picture MANUAL TR will appear for 4 seconds on the screen To resume automatic tracking press the AUTO TRACKING button AUTO TR will appear for 4 seconds on the screen T...

Page 40: ... Play 7 X 9 X SLP Super Long 9 X 15 X Play SKIP SEARCH TO WATCH STILL PICTURE Press the SKIP SEARCH button in the PLAY mode The VCR will search forward through approximately 30 seconds of the tape e g unwanted commercial time for each press of the SKIP SEARCH button maximum six presses and then resume normal playback For example 1 press 30 seconds of tape 2 press 60 seconds of tape 3 press 90 seco...

Page 41: ...n ENTER I MENU 1 TIMERRECSET TVSET UP _I CH SET UP AUTOREP ATN3N OFF _I SYSI EM SET UP _ENTER MENU Press the MENU button If you press the PLAY button the tape will play over and over until the repeat mode is canceled MENU J NOTE To cancel repeat mode follow above steps 1 and 2 then press the ENTER button to select the OFF position Press the MENU button to return to the TV The repeat function is ca...

Page 42: ...pe speed SP or SLP The counter and SP or SLP will appear on the screen about 4 sec onds SPEED Set the TV CATV option to the appropriate position See page 23 TV VHF UHF channels CATV CABLE TV channels NOTES If power is switched off during recording the TV set goes off and the VCR continues to record Press the STOP button to halt the recording and turn off the VCR The TV VCR Channel cannot be change...

Page 43: ...EMPORARILY Press the PAUSE STILL button to avoid recording unwanted material II will appear on the screen and the REC OTR indicator will blink on and off Press the PAUSE STILL button or the REC OTR button to continue the recording PAUSE STILL NOTE The PAUSE mode will be changed to STOP mode after five minutes to prevent damage to the tape REC OTR mmOmm This TVNCR will automatically rewind the vide...

Page 44: ...ATV CABLE TV channels Press the Direct Channel Selection buttons or CHANNEL or button to select the channel to be recorded Example Channel 12 CHANNEL 0 1 2 o Press the REC OTR button to begin recording Press the button again to stop recording after 30 minutes Each additional press of the REC OTR button will increase recording time as shown below up to a maximum of 5 hours OTR will appear on the sc...

Page 45: ...SET UP I CH SET UP I AUTOREPEAT ON K FF SYSTEMSET UP _ENTER MENU J Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the PROGRAM position then press the ENTER button SET TRACKING ENTER Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the date then press the ENTER button SET TRACKING ENTER I ii i S AR_ _ _OAM END CH 0i2 2i E sP E0 sP N C L HENTERfCANCEUMENU NOTES If programming is performed without a tape in th...

Page 46: ...me is reached the recording is automatically started TIMER REC T REC mOrn To cancel timer recording press the button again and T REC indicator will go out NOTES The VCR section cannot be used while the T REC indicator is lit If you want to use the VCR operation press the TIMER REC button to deactivate the timer After a power failure or disconnection of the power plug all programmed recording setti...

Page 47: ...2 MON FRI SET OFF TIMER 1130PM SET i 5 ENTERICA N C LJMENU I IENTEPJCANCELIMENU Press the PROGRAM button 3 times The screen returns to the normal screen TO CANC Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the TIMER REC SET option in the MENU then press the ENTER button Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the unnecessary program and press the CANCEL button to cancel the program CANCEL F THE P...

Page 48: ...ET button to set the counter to 00 00 00 COUNTER RESET Begin Playback or Recording to start the tape the counter will display the elapsed time PLAY When you wish to make the counter disap pear press the CALL button once again CALL NOTES If you rewind the tape from 00 00 00 a minus sign will be displayed in front of the time When you load a tape the counter will reset to 00 00 00 The counter does n...

Page 49: ...sing the COUNTER RESET button and ZERO RETURN button Press the CALL button to display the counter CALL 840AM THU CH 01 Before playback or recording press the COUNTER RESET button to set the counter to 00 00 00 COUNTER RESET 01 00 00 00 SP Begin playback or recording PLAY Press the STOP button _1_ Press the ZERO RETURN _ button The tape will rewinc and automatically stop at the 00 00 00 position ZE...

Page 50: ...CAMCORDER For duplicating a previouslyrecorded tape from a camcorder follow the camcorder manufacturer s instructions A typical camcorder dubbing hook up is shown below PLAYBACK CAMCORDER AUDIONIDEO CORD NOT SUPPLIED RECORDING TV VCR To VIDEO AUDIO IN _ H Press the REC OTR button on the remote control of the TV VCR then press the PAUSE STILL button REC OTR PAUSE STILL Press the PLAY Button on the ...

Page 51: ...ted by tall buildings hills or other large objects Changing the direction or position of the antenna may improve the reception SNOW If the TV VCR is located far from the TV station in a fringe reception area where the signal is weak small dots may appear in the picture If the signal is extremely weak the installation of a larger external antenna may be necessary RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE RFI Ca...

Page 52: ...ible local interference antenna reposition or rotate antenna 12 14 TV station experiencing problems Try another channel 19 Antenna CATV connector is not Check CATV connection or VHF UHF Picture wobbles connected or possible local interference antenna reposition or rotate antenna 12 14 or drifts Cable TV channel is scrambled Try another channel 19 CATV connector is not connected Check all CATV conn...

Page 53: ... range Adjust tracking manually using the the screen of automatic tracking circuit SET TRACKING buttons on 37 the remote control Video heads are dirty Clean the video heads 52 REMOTE CONTROL The remote control is not aimed at the Aim the remote control at the sensor remote sensor 10 Distance is too far or too much light Operate within 15 feet or reduce 10 Remote control does in the room the light ...

Page 54: ... Signal Cassette Tape Audio Track Tape Speed EFWD REW Time Speed Search GENERAL Power Source Power Consumption Dimensions Weight Inputs Outputs Storage Temperature Operating Temperature Accessories 52 Specifications are subject to change without notice 9 measured diagonally Quartz PLL Frequency Synthesized VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 CATV 14 36 A W 37 59 AA VVW 60 85 AAA ZZZ 86 94 86 94 95 99 A 5 A 1 100 1...

Page 55: ... pay for the cost the Service Center may charge to transport your unit to and from your home To identify your nearest Authorized RCA VCR Service Center ask your Dealer look in the Yellow Pages or call 1 800 336 1900 Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which is evidence that the product is within the warranty period must be presented to obtain warranty service For r...

Page 56: ...ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE HOW state law relates to this warranty Some states do not allow the exclusion nor limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitations or exclusions may not appty to you This warranty gives you specific l...

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