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EASY FUNCTIONS

This page explains how to operate the easy functions.

If you press 

PLAY, FF, REW, EJECT

or 

REC/ITR

button when

the power of this unit is off and a tape is inserted, the power
turns on automatically and then the appropriate operation will
begin as indicated below.

You can replay a specified segment twice.

To return to normal play, press 

EZ REVIEW

again during easy

review playback.

If the Extended Data Service (XDS) signals are provided along
with normal TV signal in your area or during playback of a tape
recorded with Extended Data Service (XDS) signals, the station
ID, program title and program details are shown on the TV
screen.
When viewing a channel with Extended Data Service (XDS)
signals, press 

ENTER

button then the station ID will appear on

the TV screen. Press 

ENTER

button again and the program

details will appear on the TV screen.
When viewing a tape recorded with Extended  Data Service
(XDS) signals, press 

ENTER

button twice then the program

title and program details will appear on the TV screen.

Program Details
Length:

Indicates the run length of a program.

Time Remaining:

Indicates the remaining time of a program.

Rating:

Indicates the rating of the current program (N/A, G, PG,

PG-13, R, NC-17, X and Not Rated). The rating N/A means that
the motion picture ratings are not applicable to this program.

Easy Information may not be available on all programs.

NOTE

EASY INFORMATION

EASY REVIEW

EASY OPERATION

Easy Information Screen

(Program details)

Easy Information Screen

(Station ID)

CH  4

SP

WABC

“Home video”
JUL 5 , SAT

2:15 PM

PROGRAM DETAILS

“Home video”

LENGTH 01:00

TIME REMAINING 00:26

RATING N/A

eject

power

menu

clear

sp / slp

tv / vcr

stop

rew

play

ff

cm skip

EZ review

pause

slow

rec / itr

ch/trk

adj

enter

ch/trk

adj

input

1.

During playback, press and hold 

EZ REVIEW

for more

than 3 seconds at the end of the segment and your VCR
will start reverse search.

2.

Release 

EZ REVIEW

at the beginning of the segment. 

The segment is replayed twice automatically.

Press

Operation

PLAY

Power On 

Play back the tape

FF

Power On 

Fast-forward the tape

REW

Power On 

Rewind the tape

EJECT

Eject the tape 

Power Off

REC/ITR

Power On 

Enter pause record mode

If a cassette with no safety tab is loaded, the cassette 
will be ejected automatically.

ADDITIONAL

INFORMA

TION

Summary of Contents for VCM321

Page 1: ...Copyright 2003 Zenith Electronics Corporation Installation and Operating Guide Warranty Model Number VCM321 Video Cassette Recorder...

Page 2: ...nced radio TV tech nician for help FCC WARNING This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modificati...

Page 3: ...ns 35 Warranty Back Cover Auto Clock Set System Energy Save Function Easy Operations 1 Year 8 Event Timer with DAILY and WEEKLY Functions Auto Power and Playback Functions Instant Timer Recording Real...

Page 4: ...e wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outle...

Page 5: ...P SLP Playback Speeds SP LP SLP Auto Playback System Auto Manual Digital Tracking Instant Recording Timer Controlled Recording Auto Playback Tape Speed Adjust 1 19 Slow Motion Video 4 head VCR Clear N...

Page 6: ...is cable is provided with your VCR OR OR Back Panel of Typical Cable Box CH3 CH4 CABLE OUT IN Back Panel of Monaural VCR Connection Panel of Typical TV Cable TV Wall Jack This cable is provided with y...

Page 7: ...VCR Jack panel of Accessory A V cables are not provided with VCR AUDIO VIDEO A V CONNECTIONS TO TV CONNECTIONS FOR ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT Turn off power or unplug VCR before making any connections Turn...

Page 8: ...te control CHANNEL D D E E Use to scan up or down through memorized channels page 16 or to manually adjust the tape s tracking onscreen page 21 VCR Function Indicator Panel Details are on the next pag...

Page 9: ...indicator Lights while a cassette is inserted and flashes while ejecting a cassette VCR indicator Use TV VCR on the remote control to turn this indicator ON or OFF ON for playback VCR programming or w...

Page 10: ...F CATV ANTENNA OUTPUT CONNECTOR Connect this terminal to the VHF or UHF antenna terminals on the back of a TV WARNING Do not drop the power cord tying band into the unit Doing so might cause a fire or...

Page 11: ...ack page 24 CM SKIP To fast forward picture search through 30 seconds of recording page 24 EZ REVIEW Replays the specified segment twice INPUT Select the VCR s line inputs or tuner NUMBER buttons Use...

Page 12: ...of the VCR The remote control will not operate properly if something comes between the VCR and the remote control If the effective range is short try new batteries An object between the VCR and remot...

Page 13: ...press ENTER The tape counter and the remaining tape length indicator appear only when a cassette is inserted Also the remaining tape length indicator appears after any tape operation NOTES eject powe...

Page 14: ...ELECTION MAIN MENU MONTHK K JANUARY DAYK K 1 WED YEARK K 2003 TIMEK K 12 00 AM SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ADJUST AUTO CLOCK SET K ON DAYLIGHT SAVING K AUTO TIME ZONE K AUTO CLOCK PROGRAM TUNING SETUP SELECT...

Page 15: ...on on the SETUP menu Then use F F or G G to choose a desired setting The onscreen display of this VCR can be turned on or off The onscreen programming menus of this VCR can be displayed in either Engl...

Page 16: ...TUNER SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ADJUST AUTO CHANNEL SET TUNING BAND TV CH ADD DEL CH 2 ADD SOURCE SELECT TUNER SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ADJUST AUTO CHANNEL SET PROCEEDING CHANNEL 13 TO EXIT PRESS AUTO CHANNEL...

Page 17: ...erference occurs move the VCR away from the TV NOTES Turn on the TV and tune it to the channel that you wish to watch Set POWER to OFF ADD DELETE AUTO CHANNEL SET TUNING BAND TV CH ADD DEL CH 2 ADD SO...

Page 18: ...ssette into the unit Make certain that the cassette is inserted correctly If the cassette is not loaded correctly the VCR will eject the cassette automatically after approximately 3 seconds Press STOP...

Page 19: ...he clock are on the remote control An illogical date will not be accepted for example February 30 The initial Clock Setting is JANUARY 1 2003 12 00 AM MAIN MENU CLOCK MENU CLOCK PROGRAM TUNING SETUP S...

Page 20: ...LIGHT SAVING AUTO TIME ZONE AUTO MONTH JULY DAY 5 SAT YEAR 2003 TIME 2 15 AM SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ADJUST AUTO CLOCK SET OFF DAYLIGHT SAVING AUTO TIME ZONE AUTO 1 Press MENU and the MAIN menu will appe...

Page 21: ...R will automatically stop rewind eject the tape and turn itself off AUTO TRACKING The automatic tracking function adjusts the picture to remove snow or streaks The AUTO TRACKING function works in the...

Page 22: ...lly helpful when you finish watching a tape Press STOP REW and POWER The VCR will rewind the tape and turn itself off automatically 1 Press STOP when you finish watching a tape 2 Press REW to rewind t...

Page 23: ...CR will automatically enter the PLAY mode to protect the tape and video heads The VCR must be in the Stop mode Visual search Cue Review begins so you can check what is on the tape The CUE or REVIEW mo...

Page 24: ...19 times slower than the normal speed During slow playback CH TRK D D E E on the Remote Control can be used to minimize noise bands If Slow mode continues for more than 3 minutes the VCR will automati...

Page 25: ...After 5 minutes in pause mode the tape will be stopped automatically to protect the tape and the video heads The VCR indicator disappears To record one TV program while watching another To PAUSE the r...

Page 26: ...and date before proceeding The display contents will be automatically replaced by TV programs after 3 minutes Make sure a tape is in the VCR and the safety tab is in place or the tape will be automat...

Page 27: ...with the cable box instead of the VCR Example SP The AUTO mode determines how much tape is left and switches speed from SP to SLP if necessary to complete recording the program There will be some pic...

Page 28: ...Prog No 1 These portions will not be recorded 8 Prog No 2 Prog No 3 The VCR must be off for Timer Recording to work 1 Press MENU and the MAIN menu will appear 2 Use D D or E E to choose the PROGRAM m...

Page 29: ...splay will read 0H00 the VCR will stop recording and shut off During Instant Timer Recording changing the channel on the VCR will not be possible You can stop the recording by pressing STOP Press REC...

Page 30: ...3 Play the tape in the camcorder or another VCR If you have a TV connected to your VCR you can see the video playing 4 When you desire recording to begin press VCR s REC ITR once to start Before reco...

Page 31: ...tails Length Indicates the run length of a program Time Remaining Indicates the remaining time of a program Rating Indicates the rating of the current program N A G PG PG 13 R NC 17 X and Not Rated Th...

Page 32: ...Y FUNCTION REAL TIME COUNTER 1 Begin recording or playing a tape 2 Press ENTER repeatedly to display the real time counter on the TV screen 3 At the point you want to locate later reset the real time...

Page 33: ...the correct channel you wish to record The channel that is being recorded can always be checked by tuning the television to the VCR channel 3 or 4 and pressing the TV VCR selector to turn the VCR s VC...

Page 34: ...Take VCR to Service Center for service Weak or dead batteries Remote IR signal to sensor on VCR being blocked Reset time according to instructions Power has been interrupted Set up recording time acc...

Page 35: ...20 8 HOURS T 160 Rewind Time about 3 minutes T 120 Antenna UHF 75 ohms VHF 75 ohms VHF Output Signal Channel 3 or 4 Switchable Channel Coverage VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 CATV 1 125 4A A W W 1 W 84 A 5 A 1 Vi...

Page 36: ...RA During the Warranty Period Zenith will send you a return shipping label After you obtain RA for return please box your unit with a copy of the sales receipt and enough packing material to ensure un...

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