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Page 1: ...USER S GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...n cord make sure it matches the plug of the VCR For U S A Operate VCR only on 120 volts 60Hz AC power normal house power FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it Note To Cable TV Installer This reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code Section 54 of the Canadian...

Page 3: ...CA Component _ 17 Playing a Tape Operating Instructions 18 Using the Playback Features Tape Playback HI FI LINEAR MIX Feature 19 Auto Play Feature 20 Auto Repeat Feature 20 Pause for Stop Action 21 Variable Speed Picture Search 21 Frame Advance _ 22 Slow Motion 22 Automatic Tracking 22 Manual Tracking 22 DISPLAY Button 23 Time Counter 23 Index Search 24 Time Search 24 Go To Search 25 Commercial Sc...

Page 4: ...he hookup for your VCR 1 How do you receive your TV signals Choose one answer from below A Outside antenna Turn to page 3 B Rabbit ears set top and or bow tie antenna Turn to page 3 C Cable System Go to question 2 2 What type of Cable TV system do you have Choose one answer from below A Cable without a box Turn to page 3 B Cable box to unscramble all the channels Turn to page 4 C Cable box to unsc...

Page 5: ...Plug in power cords of VCR and TV q B Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality and more convenient operation use of TV VCR button not required 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided If your TV is not stereo you may need a Y adapter to hear sound from both channels 2 Plug in power cords of VCR and TV You will tune the TV to its v...

Page 6: ...emote controllable cable box is positioned correctly as shown above 4 Plug in power cords of VCR TV and cable box 5 m B Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality and more convenient operation use of TV VCR button not required 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided If your TV is not stereo you may need a Y adapter to hear sound fr...

Page 7: ...remote controllable cable box is positioned correctly as shown above 4 Plug in power cords of VCR TV and cable box B Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality and more convenient operation use of N VCR button not required 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided If your TV is not stereo you may need a Y adapter to hear sound from b...

Page 8: ...red I Select a hookup from pages 2 through 5 and then modify with this connection 2 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided If the other VCR is not stereo use this VCR as the recording VCR and plug the audio cable into the AUDIO L MONO IN jack 3 Plug in power cords of VCRs and TV You will select the Ll or L2 audio video input on the recording VCR to receive th...

Page 9: ...Remote Stock No 221366 2 Insert batteries in remote 3 lUrn on the TV A Turn on the TV B If you used one of the basic hookups tune the TV to the channel selected with the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR If you used one of the advanced hookups tune the TV to the TV s video input See TV owner s manual for details continued on next page ...

Page 10: ...T on the remote to select the VIDEO1 option Press CLEAR on the remote to correct an entry D Press MENU PROG to proceed The VCR now automatically enters the output channel of your cable box as the channel to be recorded in the VCR PLUS and TIMER RECORDINGS menus E Manual Controlled Cable Box You are finished with CABLE BOX SETUP Press MENU PROG to exit Skip to Step 6 Remote Controlled Cable Box Ent...

Page 11: ... the remote if all antenna or cable connections are completed The AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH will be performed followed by automatic clock set Notes If you receive all channels through a cable box and have completed CABLE BOX SETUP in Step 5 AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH will not be performed If The Auto Clock Set was unsuccessful message appears then set the clock manually The clock must be set before you can use...

Page 12: ...te When you set the clock manually the Auto Clock Set feature is turned OFF To turn it back on display the TIME menu and press 2 to select Auto Clock Set ON 7 Add or remove channels from the VCR s memory You may want to add or remove channels if some of the channels are not active have weak signals or you do not want to watch them Channels must be placed in memory using the Auto Channel Search fea...

Page 13: ... off 9 Use TV VCR button Skip this step if you used one of the advanced hookups When using one of the basic hookups the N VCR button lets you switch between the picture coming from the VCR or the picture from the TV channel This button lets you record a program on the VCR while watching another channel on the TV Details are on page 27 A Press VCR1 to set the remote to control the VCR B Press N VCR...

Page 14: ...own Selects next higher or lower channel in the VCR s channel memory CLEAR Resets time counter to 0 OO OO Allows you to change entries when setting the clock or VCR for a VCR Plus or timer recording DISPLAY Shows VCR operating displays on the TV screen Displays the time counter EDIT Signals two properly connected compatible VCRs to begin copying a tape See page 36 F ADV Frame Advance Lets you view...

Page 15: ...er channel in the TV s channel memory when remote is set to control a TV CLEAR Removes menus or status displays from the screen DISPLAY Shows the status displays on the screen Removes menus or displays from the screen MUTE Turns the TV sound on or off Numbers 0 through 9 Select a channel up to 99 by pressing two numbers Select a cable channel over 99 by pressing and holding 1 until l appears on th...

Page 16: ... whichever position you select in the menu 1 Press MENU PROG to display the VCR MAIN MENU 2 Press 5 to display PREFERENCES 3 Press 1 to activate the Remote Control feature 4 Press VCR1 or VCR2 LD to change the setting and program this VCR to respond to the VCR1 or VCR2 LD button whichever you select Important Reminder Remember you must press VCR1 or VCR2 LD on the remote whichever you selected in ...

Page 17: ...ctrohome 06 Emerson 06 Envision 05 06 Fisher 05 OS GE 00 01 06 11 Goldstar 06 Hallmark 06 Hitachi 06 Infinity 04 J C Penney 00 01 06 09 JBL 04 Jensen 06 JVC 10 ll Kawasho 03 06 Kenwood 06 Loewe 04 Luxman 06 LX1 04 05 07 Magnavox 04 06 Marants 04 Marantz 04 06 12 MGA 06 Mitsubishi 06 12 MTC 06 NAD NEC Panasonic Philco Philips Pioneer Portland ProScan Proton Quasar Radio Shack RCA Realistic Sampo Sa...

Page 18: ...Macom 37 43 Magnavox 07 08 19 26 28 29 32 33 40 41 NSC 09 Oak 01 16 38 Oak Sigma 16 Panasonic 03 27 39 Philips 07 08 19 26 28 29 32 33 40 41 Pioneer 18 20 44 Randtek 07 08 RCA 00 27 Regal 12 13 Regency 02 33 Samsung 44 Scientific Atlanta 03 22 35 Sylvania 11 Teknika 06 Texscan 10 ll Tocom 17 21 49 50 Unika 31 32 41 Universal 51 52 Viewstar 07 08 19 26 28 29 32 33 40 41 Warner Amex 44 Zenith 14 42 ...

Page 19: ... Hold the AUX button and press two number buttons to enter the code for your component 4 Release the buttons 5 Press POWER on the remote If the component turns off setup is complete Type of Auxiliary Audio Equipment and Code 1 RCA Ay 67 T r Ph 1 The remote may not be able to control every RCA model of audio equipment listed Operate the Auxiliary Component After you have set up your remote to contr...

Page 20: ... is turned on Safety Tab 3 Press PLAY PAUSE on the VCR or PLAY on the remote if necessary PLAY appears in the VCR s display panel 4 Press TRACKING up or down to remove any streaks from the picture if necessary Details aye OHpage 22 5 Press STOP EJECT on the VCR or STOP on the remote 6 Press REW on the remote or turn the shuttle ring toward REW on the VCR The VCR will automatically rewind the tape ...

Page 21: ... see the VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen 2 Press 6 to see the AUDIO menu on the TV screen 3 Press 2 to switch between HI FI LINEAR or MIX sound l Select HI FI to play back sound recorded on the Hi Fi track and for normal use VCR MAIN MENU I 1 VCR Plus 2 Timer Recordings 3 Time 4 Channels 5 Preferences 6 Audio AUDIO The L and R indicators will light in the VCR s display I 1 Reception STEREO panel 2 ...

Page 22: ...o oo 3 Press MENU PROG on the remote to see the VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen 4 Press 5 to display the PREFERENCES menu 5 Press 4 to display the AUTO REPEAT menu 6 Use the number buttons on the remote to enter the length of time of the segment you want the VCR to repeat For example press 0 3 and 0 for a time of 30 minutes 7 Press MENUePROG The VCR will play the tape until the specified counter re...

Page 23: ...om stop action playback to stop after a few minutes Variable Speed Picture Search You can search a picture during playback by fast forwarding or rewinding the tape You can vary the speed of the search using the shuttle ring on the front of the VCR Sound is turned off during picture search The picture is best for tapes recorded in the SP or SLP speed Variable Speed Picture Search Using Shuttle Ring...

Page 24: ...OW to increase the speed or to decrease the speed 3 Use TRACKING up or down to remove any streaks from the picture 4 Press PLAY on the remote or PLAY PAUSE on the VCR to return to playback The VCR will automatically switch from slow motion playback to stop after a few minutes Automatic Tracking The VCR has automatic tracking which adjusts the picture when playing back a tape recorded on another VC...

Page 25: ...ormal status displays Turning off the VCR automatically returns the displays to normal Time Counter The time counter shows the actual time it takes to record a program or play back a segment of a prerecorded tape It helps locate the beginning or end of programs you taped The time counter resets to 0 OO OO whenever the tape is ejected from the VCR For example if a 30 minute program was recorded at ...

Page 26: ... on the VCR to stop index searching Some index marks may be missed by the VCR l A mark too close to your location on the tape l The mark at the beginning of a recorded segment of five minutes or less l The first index mark on the tape when you start at the beginning of the tape Time Search The VCR will search forward or reverse the amount of time you select from the location you are on the tape 1 ...

Page 27: ... the time counter reading you want the VCR to search Press CLEAR to correct an entry 4 Press FF on the remote to search forward Press REW on the remote to search in reverse 5 Press STOP on the remote or STOP EJECT on the VCR to stop time searching Commercial Scan This is useful for scanning commercials or short program segments 1 Press SEARCH once during playback to advance the tape approximately ...

Page 28: ...or SLP SP Standard Play gives the best quality recording That is why most prerecorded rental tapes are recorded in ST Fewer programs can be recorded on the tape Special effects such as pause slow motion picture search and frame advance work well in this speed SLP Super Long Play gives three times the recording time of tapes recorded in ST Special effects such as pause slow motion picture search an...

Page 29: ...R s display panel and on the TV screen 5 Select the channel to be recorded The channel number appears in the VCR s display panel and on the TV screen 6 Press RECORD on the VCR or REC on the remote to begin recording REC and Ea appear in the VCR s display panel while the VCR is recording Watch a TV Channel While VCR is Recording a Different Channel 1 Follow steps 1 through 6 above 2 If using one of...

Page 30: ...creen VCR MAIN 1 VCR Plus i r Recordings 4 Channels CHANNELS II 5 I VCR Channel My Channel I 4 2 1 3 y Use CHAN UPIDN to select press O 9 to change Press MENU to save Standardized VCR Plus Channel Numbers for Cable TV n Movie Classics 39 Arts Entertainment 57 Black Entertainment 54 Bravo 42 Cable News Network 45 Cinemax 98 Cinemax 2 37 The Discovery Channel 53 The Disney Channel 63 Entertainment T...

Page 31: ...t or Cable TV Station Name Such as ABC NBC CBS etc VCR Plus Channel Number See Standardized VCR Plus Channel Chart Channel Number You Receive This Station On Check your local listing for VCR Plus channel numbers assigned to network stations Check your local or cable listing for the channel numbers to enter in this column 29 ...

Page 32: ...m recorded at same time Monday through Friday 4 Weekly program recorded at same time once a week 6 Select recording speed using SPEED on the remote 7 Press CLEAR if you want to change the program end time This feature allows you to extend the recording time on VCR Plus programs This option may be useful when recording programs such as sporting events that could go past scheduled broadcast times 8 ...

Page 33: ...d have set the output channel of your cable box the output channel of your cable box will automatically appear on the menu 6 Select recording speed using SPEED on the remote 7 Press MENU PROG to enter your program PROGRAMS OVERLAP may appear on the screen if you have entered two programs where the times overlap 8 The VCR MAIN MENU menu appears Press 2 to enter an additional timer program or press ...

Page 34: ...DEO IN jacks of the VCR Recording from the line input is convenient if you have a satellite receiver or similar component attached to these jacks To timer record from the component connected to the VCR s line input Press INPUT to enter VIDEO1 to record from the AUDIO VIDEO jacks on the back or VIDEO2 to record from the AUDIO VIDEO jacks on the front instead of the channel number on the TV screen d...

Page 35: ...e VCR or REC on the remote repeatedly until the amount of recording time for the program is displayed in the VCR s display panel or on the TV screen CH 08 REC LENGTH 0 oo SLP I Express Display on TV Screen Press RECORD 0 30 1 bO k30 240 I Y0 4 oo o dO Recording Time 30 Min Hd 1 Hr 30 Min 2 HIS 3 Hrs 4Hd XPR Turns Off Each press increases the time 30 minutes up to 4 hours The amount of time the VCR...

Page 36: ... the Reception STEREO MONO SAP feature for the type of audio you want to record A Press MENU PROG to display the VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen B Press 6 to display the AUDIO menu C Press 1 to select the type of audio Reception STEREO MONO or SAP l Set to STEREO for normal recording and to record broadcast stereo TV The ST indicator will appear on the TV screen when the station you are tuned to is...

Page 37: ...dio equipment connected to the AUDIO IN jacks 2 Use SPEED on the remote to select the recording speed The tape speed indicator appears in the VCR s display panel and on the TV screen 3 Make sure the Tape Playback HI FIILINEAFVMIX feature is set to HI FI to hear hi fi sound A Press MENU PROG to display the VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen B Press 6 to display the AUDIO menu C Press 2 to select Tape P...

Page 38: ... recording VCR 7 Press PLAY PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time to begin copying the tape 8 Edit out segments that you do not want to copy by pressing PLAY PAUSE on recording VCR to stop copying the tape Then locate the next segment you want to copy on the playback VCR by using the shuttle ring and PLAY PAUSE Press PAUSE on the playback VCR Press PLAY PAUSE at the same time on both VCRs to...

Page 39: ... prevent recording of unwanted scenes POWER Turns the VCR on or off Remote Sensor Remote Sensor Receives signals from the remote control Aim the remote at this sensor with no objects between them Shuttle Ring Rewinds and fast forwards the tape when the VCR is stopped Searches the picture in forward and reverse during playback STOP EJECT Stops the normal functions such as record playback rewind fas...

Page 40: ...ctor OUT TO TV Connector Passes signal to TV using the cable supplied VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN R Right and L MONO Left Jacks Receives signals from another component like a VCR or camcorder when it is connected to these jacks Connect a component that is not stereo to the AUDIO IN L MONO jack Use INPUT on the remote to select Ll to record from these jacks VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT R Right and L Left Jack...

Page 41: ...tors Show what the VCR is doing FFWD Fast forward Flashing EGI Record pause PLAY Playback PLAY Reverse playback Fm Record REW Rewind SRCH Forward search SRCH Reverse search Channel Number or Line Indicators Ll or L2 SLOW Slow motion SLOW Reverse slow motion STIL still Frame advance STIL still Play pause Tape Speed Indicators SP or SLP Use SPEED on remote to change recording speed ST or SLP Time or...

Page 42: ...R See kqe 24 l Aim remote at VCR with no objects between them l Change batteries l Press TV to set remote to control a compatible TV See page 15 l Reprogram remote for RCA TV See page 15 l Aim remote at TV with no objects between them l Change batteries l Press TV AUX or DSSGABLE to set remote to control a compatible component See pages 14 17 l Aim remote at component with no objects between them ...

Page 43: ... all programs have been erased VCR makes noise when stopped l VCR is removing tape from heads This is normal The head cylinder inside the VCR will continue to rotate for a few minutes after you put the VCR in the stop mode Will not auto channel search active channels correctly l Check antenna connections l Check Signal Type CABLE ANTENNA feature See page 9 Cannot add or remove channels l Channels ...

Page 44: ... 120V AC 60 Hz 22 watts 3 7 inches high 92 6 mm 14 9 inches wide 380 mm 12 9 inches deep 329 mm 9 9 pounds 4 5 kg 220F to 149 F 41 F to 1040F Check your cable company s compatibility requirements Cleaning the VCR Use a soft cloth or dusting attachment of your vacuum cleaner to dust your VCR Remove dust from the ventilation holes on the top back sides and bottom of the cabinet Plastic surfaces are ...

Page 45: ...arly describes how to install adjust and operate your VCR Any additional information should be obtained from your Dealer l Installation and related adjustments l Signal reception problems not caused by your VCR l Damage from misuse or neglect l Cleaning of video audio heads l Remote control batteries l A VCR that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or...

Page 46: ...Remote Control Buttons 12 I3 Copying and Editing Tapes 36 Copying Tape Connections 6 Design Specifications 42 DISPLAY Button 12 13 20 23 Display Panel 3 9 Displays Status 23 DSS Satellite Receiver Function Buttons 13 DSS CABLE Button 12 16 EDIT Button 12 36 Editing and Copying Tapes 36 Express Recording 33 Express Recording Stopping 33 F ADV Frame Advance Button 12 22 FF Fast Forward Button 12 19 ...

Page 47: ...3 39 STEREO Indicator 34 39 Stereo TV Recording 34 STOP Button 12 13 18 25 27 30 31 33 35 36 STOPmEJECT Button 18 30 31 33 37 Stop Action Pause 21 Stopping a Timer Recording 3l Stopping a VCR Plus Recording 30 Stopping an Express Recording 33 Table of Contents l Tape Playback HI FI LINEAR MIX Feature I9 Tape Speed Indicators 26 39 Tape Playing 18 TIMEMenu 9 l 0 TIME SEARCH Menu 24 Time Counter 23 ...

Page 48: ...dealer or the nearest Servicenter from the yellow pages Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton This will only add delays in service for your product v THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 1995 Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Trademark s Registered Marca Registrada s Printed in Malaysia Part Numbe...

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