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Page 1: ...eadSystem 3 20 FunctionWireless Remote Control 4 New FashionableDesign 5 OectmnicCounter a lapwd iAer play 6 CableTV Fadlhy 7 c m w i n g system 8 Six Motors SHOULDYOUR UN1TREQUIRE SERWCE PLEASEREFER TO TOSHIBA SERVICEPROCEDUREONBACKCOVER ...

Page 2: ...TROLS 9 20 AUDIODUBBING 21 EDITING RECORDING 21 RECORDING ONE PROGRAMWHILE VIEWING ANOTHER n VCR TO VCR DUBBING 22 USING A CAMERA WITH THE VCR 23 PROGRAMMABLE TIMER 24 27 CONFIRMING THAT PROGRAM S1 ARE PRESET 27 TO CANCEL PREVIOUSLY TIMED PROGRAM S1 27 US1NGTHE PICTURE SEARCH CUE AND REV1EW FEATURES 28 USING THE AUTO FIND FEATURE 20 USING THE MEMORY FEATURE 29 USING THE TAPE COUNTERIPLAY TIME FEAT...

Page 3: ...to the VCR ANTENNAS VCR CONNECT THE TELEVISION 1 Locate the Antenna Cable a c w r y number 1 2 Slide one end onto the VCR connector marked TELEVISION OUT located on the back of the VCR 3 Locate the UIV Splitter accessory number2 and c o n m it to the opposite end of the cable 4 Connect the wires marked UHF on the Splitter to the UHF terminals on the k k of your television If you already have an ad...

Page 4: ...ifferent system pleaseconsult with the Cable Company for proper connections TELECAPTION ADAPTOR CONNECTION CONNECTING THE VCR AND TELECAPTION ADAPTOR TELEVISION OUT Connector Cable 1 Connect the TV antenna lead to the VCR OUT on the Telecaption Adaptor Connectthe ANTENNA IN Connector other end to the TV VHF Antenna Terminal 2 Connect the Antenna Cable accessory numhr NOTE The felecaption Adaptor s...

Page 5: ...om that channel should now be dis played on your television VCR POWER Switch Channel Selector 6 Finetune the television for best picture SETTING THE CLOCK EXAMPLE Monday 9 00AM 1 When connecting the VCR to the AC power the digital display will start flashing SUN AM 1 2 oW CH 2 Pressthe CLOCK SET button The SUN will flash 3 Pres the SET button until the day ihdicator reachescorrect day See Note 1 n...

Page 6: ...n be made whether the power isturned on or off SYNTHESlZER TUNER Auto tuning system Press the POWER switch ON after connect ing antenna The VCR automatically searches and memorizes the STANDARD Channels in your local area While memorizing the STANDARD Channels the Channel Indicator changes the number from 2 throu 83 After memorizing the active channels in your area the tuner will automatically sto...

Page 7: ...med recording always follow Pro cedure 1 for selecting single digit number channelson VCR at 2 3seconds Example 2 Sup you wish to select channel 38 Two digit channelswill of course mquire 2 buttonsto be pr sed in sequence Single digit number channel is received by pushingonly one button Now channel 4 is being rece ed Push button 3 Note If you wait longer than 2 seconds before pushing the sixand bu...

Page 8: ...ding button to begin rmording You are now recording the program you see on your TV screen 5 Record a few minutes press the STOP button Then press the REW8 button The tape will rewind to the beginning 6 To playback press the PLAY button The TV picture will continue for a moment Then the program you just recorded will be shown 7 Press STOP button PLAYBACK WITH TV EQUIPPED WITH VIR If your television...

Page 9: ...is automatically set to cancelled the VCR position Note The red lamp will lightwhen the TVIVCR switch is in VCR position C a m e Campartment When a cassette is inserted in this compartment the casette will automatically be ready for opera tion The cassette indicatorlamp will light Avoid inserting anything into the camtte compartmentexcept a cassette EJECT Button Used to remove the c m from the cas...

Page 10: ...aying back a recorded tape with other VCR The ST1LL picture may be slightly distorted when the tape is record4 in gll speed 2 TIMES lndicator To indicate doublespeed playback operation Two times speed can be controlld on1y from the Remote Control Seepage 32 Czmetm Indicator Lamp When a cassette is correctly set in the cassettecom partment and ready for operation this cassette indicator lamp will l...

Page 11: ...ing is reached in the R EWind and FF Fast Forward modes With both the AUTO FIND and counter MEM ORY switches OFF the tape will be rewound to the beginningof the tape REVIEW Button When this button is pressed the picture moves desired Rart of the program Y quickly in reverse direction abou 8 times the normal playback speed and you can search for the AFM srewo 1 1 7 W I R EWind Button Used to rewind...

Page 12: ... DOWN Buttons COUNTERIPLAYTIME Selector Buttan CUE Button Pushing the button alternately selects the display When this button is pressed the picture moves functions of tape counter and tape runningtime in quickly in the forward direction about times the hour and minute normal speed and you can search for the desired The time display is reset to WO when Betascan part of the program reverse and forw...

Page 13: ... sound see page33for and playback p detaik of Beta hi selector Selects input sourcn for recording See page 36 36for details at AUDIO ONLY position Audio swnd only with no picture from line at LINE position Bath sound and picture from other equip ment at N position Bothsound and picturefrom N ...

Page 14: ...both RIL channel of helically scanned Beta hi fistereo sound The above three positions have no bearing for playback of a tape that is not recorded by Beta hi fi system The level of AUDIO OUT connector is 0 25 Vrms Beta hi fi MlX Selaetor Selects audio sound tracks at Beta hi fi position Selects helically scanned Beta hi fi stereo sound tracks at MIX position me both the Beta hi fi stereo sound and...

Page 15: ...llow a second or two for the new settings of this control to take effect Always return this control to its central position after use This posi tion is indicated by a definite notch which can be felt as the control is turned When playing back tapes recorded on this VCR this control should be in the cepter position Used for connecting a microphone for dubbing sound onto a tape or for usewith a vide...

Page 16: ...MEMORY Switch In case POWER switch has been pressed ON before the antenna connection simply press the button Then memorizing the active channels in your area will k automatically achieved with a rapid successive indication of the channel number display It is not necessary to operate this button when the POWER switch is pressed after the antenna connection is made to the VCR when initially installi...

Page 17: ...widdred This rweptacle supplies AC 120V 80Hz max 400 watts Power is supplied regard of the power switch mode dnor off Powr Cord Connect thiscord intothe AC outlet AC 120V1 I VCRlVHF OUTput Channel SelectorSwitch Set this Switch to a locally inactive channel CR 3 or Ch 4 If channel 3 is in use in your area set thisq switch to the Channel 4 position When playing back a recorded tape the TV set must ...

Page 18: ... available at these jacks It can be connected to an external audio amplifier The level at t h m jacks is 0 25 Vrms TELEVISION OUT Connect this terminal to your television ANTEN NA terminals using the accmsories provided CAMERA REMOTE Jack You can start and stop recording by a trigger switch on the camera when you connect the trigger output ofthe camera to this jack Note to C A N system installer T...

Page 19: ...T CHANNEL DOWN v Button TVNCR Button CHANNEL UP A Button AUDIO DUB Button R E V Button REW Button fF Button REVIEW Button tUEO Button PLAY Button PAUSE STI LL Button t O m n r w These buttonsfunction same as from the VCR ...

Page 20: ...tton for SLOW operation for PICTUR E SEARCH and SLOW operation TRACKING UP A Button SPEED UP A button for SLOW operation for PICTURE SEARCH and SLOW operation T O S W l E A The func tion of these buttons is available only from this unit see Pages 31 and 32 for details ...

Page 21: ...he AUDIO DUB button 10 Press the PAUSEJSTILL button again to start the dubbing 11 Pressthe STOP buttonto stop the dubbing Note Sound is recorded on the conventional horizontal Monaural Track See page 33 EDITING RECORDING 1 Push PLAY button and watch the program 4 When you want to begin recording push the until the exact point is reached where you PAUSEISTI LL button again The new want the new reco...

Page 22: ...R will start recording the program you see on your TV screen 7 Set the TVNCR switch to TV The lamp goes off 8 On your television receiver select the channel you wish to view Recording of the other programwill continue Note Any connection to VIDEO IN jack should bedisconnected idea Equipment Cameraor another VCR VCR TO VCR DUBBING If you wish to exchange or copy some of your friend s favorite home ...

Page 23: ... Press the VCR POWER switch ON and set your television set to the VCR channel 3 or 4 6 Insert a c m t t e tape into the cmette compart ment 7 P m the N N C R switch to the VCR position Your telwioion set will act as a monitor of the picture and swnd from the camera and micro phone The microphone is built into the camera 8 Push the R E V button to begin recording The REMOTE PAUSE switch on the came...

Page 24: ...e no clock dis p1ay l If the colon flashes it indicates there has been short power interruption Then push the CLOCK SET switch in the VCR ON mode and flashing will stop DESCRIPTIONOF DISPLAY AND SETTING BUTTONS The clock display device is used also for program ming and its total display function isas illustrated below Timer Display Channel indicator PGM Us to call up programts 1 througt 8 m SET Us...

Page 25: ...ore attempting programming The following example illustratethe various ways the timer may be programmed EXAMPLE I Program No 1 Channel 6 on Friday this 1st week from 8 15 pm to 9 00pm After turning the VCR ON by pressing the POWER switch Press the PGM program button Program number I will be flashing For other pro gram numbers press tile SET outton until yoil reach the desired number P m the ENTER ...

Page 26: ... read Important Notes on page 27 EXAMPLE II Program No 2 Channel 24 onWednesday next 2nd week from 8 00amto 8 30 am 1 Follow the same steps 1 and 2 as in the above 3 Follow the same steps 3 through 14 w inthe EXAMPLE I above EXAMPLE I 2 Press the SET button until 2nd is flashing EXAMPLE III Program No 3 Channel 8 emy day of the week from 11 00pmto I1 16 pm 1 Follow the same steps 1 and 2 as in the...

Page 27: ...he everyday and same day everyweek programswill stay memorizedunlesscleared by the CLEAR button Other programswill go off after they are executed 7 When the TIMER button is pressed for un attended recording the program display will indicate the program which is to be exmuted earlim in time for about 5 seconds and then automatically switched back to the clock di play From Till AM t2 W 2nd week CONF...

Page 28: ... The speed is 5 20 times adjustable when operated at the Remote Control Unit 4 During picture search operation a few noise bars will appear on the playback picture 5 During picture search operation if the picture flows vertically on the TV screen adjust the V HOLD Knob on the TV set 6 During picture search operation the speed will be increasedup to the same speed as the normal fast forward or rewi...

Page 29: ...t AUTO FIND function USING THE MEMORY FEATURE The memory feature allows you to return to a specific spot on the tape after recording or play back The memory works together with the count er and is designedto stop when the counter reaches 0000 during rewind IREW When the MEMO RY button is pressed M is indicated on the ri t side of the counter display This feature is especially helpful when using a ...

Page 30: ...ape COUNTER 2 Push the RESET button to reset the display m 0000 PLAY TlME DISPLAY 1 Push the COUNTER PLAY TIME button to shift the display to count the recordinglplay b c k time in hoursand minutes 2 Push the RESET button to reset the display to two TIMEITAPE COUNTER CHART The following chart indicates an approximate relation between RecordlPlayback time and the tape counter display Counter Displa...

Page 31: ... matchthe polarity diagrams Close the battery cover REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION RANGE The Remote Control must have Line of Sight to the receiver on the front of the VCR It must be within an angle of 30 either side of center The maximum operatingdistance is 23 feet Point the Front Remote Control FRONT END End of the at the VCR REVIEW PtAY CUE SLOW 2 TIMES TRACKING DOWN SPEED UPA II I I ...

Page 32: ...ormal speed 4 If vi sual noise occurs during slow motion adjustthe tracking button A or r 5 Push PLAY buttonto return to normal play But in rare case therehasbeenremained noisewhen playingback a recardedtape with other VCR Notes 1 The SLOW mode will cease automatically after a lapse of approximately 5 minutes and the VCR will return to normal play back mode 2 During FORWARD SLOW opera tion the sou...

Page 33: ...aying time the Beta hi fi stereo sound can be enjoyed for as long as 5hours continuous ly Conventional horizontal Monaural Track Beta hi fiTrack Specificstion Cornparim Switches for Beta hi fi See Pages 13 14 35 and 36 for detail Conventional I I 2 OcmIsec BIll 1 33cmlsec PII Hz 8KHz 31ll 50Hz 7KHz Items Relativetape speed AudioTmk Frequency Range Dynamic Range Distortion Crosstalk Beta hi fi 11 8...

Page 34: ...ING PLAYBACK CONNECTIONS V IDEOIAUDl0 OUTPUT A AUDIO VIDEO COLOR MONITOR SPEAKER 14 SPEAKER 1 MONITOR TV IN AUDIO VIDEO VIDEO MONITOR CABLE v i w I AUDIO MONITOR CABLE I Example II I f RF Cable STEREO SET 7 COLOR MONITOR ...

Page 35: ...ding I I OFF WBMIX Records sound from audio equipment and plcture from TV Notes 1 When the Beta hi fi switch is in ON position the m n d is rdd on both Beta hi fi tracks and the conven tional horizontalmonauraltraek 2 When a video camera is connected to the VIDEO IN jack it defeats the signal from thetuner For AUD10 recording I MIX I Records swnd only from audio equipment with No picture Note When...

Page 36: ... played 2 at R position 3 at L position L L B With Beta hi fi MIXMswitch set to MIX position 1 MIX I Sound Tracks Sound Tracks rI at RIL wition m Monaural sound 4 w i l l beplayed 2 at R position R R bsk sirnultaneoudy L3 at 1 position A L 3 Now ready for playback N m 1 Regardless of the Bsta hi fi switch position the sound of the taw recorded on the conventionai monaural audio track can be played...

Page 37: ...Place the cassette in itsprotectivesleeve to protect itfrom dust It is not necessary to rewind the tape before removing the cassette but if you do it will be ready to play or recordthe next time you use it Be sure the VCR Channel Selector is on the correct channel you wish to record The channel that is being rmrded can always bchecked by setting Phe television on the VCR channel 3or 4 and setting ...

Page 38: ...he recording mode wen when the REC Light b not on DEW indicatorlamp is on Check Point Correction Press the TVIVCR witch to VCR pwi tion Set the televisionto the same channel selected on the RF Channel Selector Switch on bottom rearof VCR Channel3o r 4 Remove connector from the VIDEO IN jack if Ithas been connected Adjust Tuning Controls on VCR and telwi sion to obtain the best picture When recordi...

Page 39: ...Service Adjust fine tuning knob on television set to obtain the b s t picture Adjust TRACK1NG control Wait until DEW Lightgoes out Symptom Time display is flashing VCR does not start at preset recordstart time DEW Light remains ON PAUSE STl LL Light remains ON Check Point Correction fi Reset time according to instructions Power h a been interrupted Set up recording start and up time according to i...

Page 40: ...75 ohm unbalanced sync negative VIDEO LlNE OUT 1V p p Phono type connector 75ahm unbalancd sync negative AUDIO LINE IN Phono type Wkahms 10dB MIC IN Oin jack more than WOohms 70dB AUDIO LINE OUT Phono type less than IOkohrns 7 dB unbalanced 10d8 unbalancedIBeta hi fi With3 5min L 500 Within 3 5 min L 500 168116 x 4 2 16 x 15 6 18 inches WIHID 26 9 lbs ...

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