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Page 1: ...GoldSEar TVCR OWNER S MANUAL Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely ...

Page 2: ...urrent Time 18 Setting the OFF TIMER 19 Setting the ON TIMER 19 AUTO OFF Function 20 Setting the Sleep Timer 20 Playback 21 Playing Back a Prerecorded Cassette Tape 21 Tracking Control 22 Rental Position 22 Auto Repeat Function 23 Viewing TV Programs During Tape Playback 23 Playback Variations 24 Variable Speed Playback 24 Using CLOCK COUNT REMAIN 25 Using Counter Memory Function 26 Recording 27 T...

Page 3: ...es in memory all the active channels in your area Programmable Sleep Timer automatically turns off your TV after the time you set Programmable ON OFF Timer auto matically turns on and off your TV at a set time Caption Text Function allows viewing of closed caption and text 5 Program 1 Month Programmability lets you program to make up to five unattended recordings within a 1 month period including ...

Page 4: ...exercised in not expo sing your unit to any unnecessary jarring moisture dust direct sun light or other heat source The set should be placed in an area that minimizes the length of the antenna lead and power cord Allow a space between the set and the wall so that the chassis components are properly venti lated Do not cover the ventilation slots on the top or back of the set or place the set on any...

Page 5: ...al service center can explain the various outdoor antennas which are available to you 300 Ohm Flat Wire 1 Connect the 300 ohm flat wire to the screws on the 300 ohm to 75 ohm adapter 2 Push the end of 300 ohm to 75 ohm adapter into 75 ohm antenna jack 75 Ohm Coaxial Cable 1 Connect the 75 ohm coaxial cable directly to the 75 ohm antenna jack Combination VH F UH F Antennas 300 ohm Flat Wire 300 to ...

Page 6: ...k mode and fast forwarding start This state of operation displays on the IV screen 9 REC ITR Bu n ON Press the REC button to record a TV program or Instant Timer Recording 10 P STILL BUTTON Used in the record or play mode to stop the tape Press it to cut out un wanted program material Press this button again to resume recording Pressing this button during the playback mode will cause the tape to s...

Page 7: ... _ _ Note You can connect the external equipment outputs to the INPUT jacks on the front panel as shown below To video outp t To audio output I F J_OT IRBt I_ PI Ay X2 FF I_EC Iff R p j _ Note When the input jacks on the front panel and back panel are connected to external equipments at the same time the input jacks on the front panel are prior to them on the back panel of the TV Note First press ...

Page 8: ...program timer recording MUTE BUTTON If it is necessary to mute the sound press this button To cancel muting press it again ENTER BUTTON Press to display the set operation mode tape counter channel number date clock and tape speed EJECT G BUTFON REW I_ _ BUTTON PLAY x2 _ BUTTON Press this button to play back recorded video cassette tapes Press it twice to play back at twice normal speed REC ITR BUT...

Page 9: ... to match the recording speed MISS BUTTON To select the VISS VHS Index Search System mode CLOCK CNT REMAIN BUTTON Press to switch from a clock time display to a counter display or tape remaining display RESET BUTTON Press this button to cause the tape counter to reset to M 0 00 00 25 INDICATOR LIGHT Lights when remote is used Installing Batteries in the Remote Control Unit The remote control is po...

Page 10: ...mote control the on screen display changes one by one as shown below _TINER PROGRAM TAPE REMAIN RENTAL POSITION Use _ 4rid 4 INPUT AUTO CH SEARCH CH ROD ERASE CAPTION LRNGURGE AUTO REPEAT Use _ 4rid MENU 1 MENU 2 The MENU 2 card differs slightly depending on the mode in which the TVCR is being used Inthe AV mode During Playback During Recording INPUT CAPTION LANGUAGE AUTO REPEAT Use _ and i CAPTIO...

Page 11: ...utton until the picture menu is displayed as shown on the right 2 Press the CHANNEL or button until LANGUAGE is indicated as shown on the right 3 Press the ENTER button The LANGUAGE mode is displayed as shown on the right 4 Press the VOL or _ button until the desired language ENGLISH FRAN _AIS or ESPAI_OL is displayed Each time you press the VOL I_ button the language is displayed one by one as sh...

Page 12: ... one as shown below _ INPUT AIR _ INPUT CABLE _ INPUT AV i 5 Press the ENTER button to enter the selected input signal Memorizing Channels This function memorizes all the active channels in your area before you can use the TVCR There are two ways of memorizing channels One is AUTO PROGRAM and the other is MANUAL PROGRAM In AUTO PROGRAM the TV will memorize the channels in ascending order If there ...

Page 13: ...ched appear on the left lower side of screen AUTO CH SEARCH AIR 02 Notes To stop AUTO PROGRAM press the ENTER button Only the channels searched up to that time are memorized To memorize the CATV channels by AUTO PROGRAM select CABLE mode refer to Selecting the Input Signal and repeat above process 2 4 Adding or Delecting Channels by MANUAL PROGRAM 1 Repeat above process 1 2 2 Press the CHANNEL or ...

Page 14: ... to decrease the volume level To mute the sound press the MUTE button The word MOTE is displayed on the left lower side of the screen To restore the sound press the MUTE button again or the VOL 4 buttons MUTE Recalling the Current TVCR Mode ISTOP 30 SP 11 30 1995 THU IO 30AM When you press the ENTER button once the current time operation mode tape speed and channel number appear as shown left Note...

Page 15: ... CONTRAST To adjust the overall contrast and color level of the picture BRIGHTNESS To adjust the brightness level of black areas in the picture COLOR To adjust the intensity of the colors in the picture TINT To adjust the color of the flesh tones SHARPNESS To adjust the clarity for the clearest picture APC ON OFF To let you decide if you want to use factory preset picture Press the VOL 4 or button...

Page 16: ...t two different caption signals on the same channel By selecting CC1 or CC2 you can choose which signal you view CC1 is usually the signal with the captions while CC2 might show demonstration or programming information Your TV might not receive caption signals normally in the following situations Poor reception conditions are encountered An old bad or illegally recorded IGNITION Picture may flutte...

Page 17: ...LANGUAGE AUTO REPEAT Use _ 6rid CRPTION COl Use 4b and 5 Press the ENTER button Note This TV is programmed to remember which mode it was last set to even if you switch the POWER off Using the Text Function Text services give a wide variety of information on all kind of subjects ex captioned program lists weather forecasts stock exchange topics news for hearing impaired through the full TV screen B...

Page 18: ...6 Press the VOL or button to select the date option t I _TE 12 31 1_3 01 00_ OFF _ _ RUN 1_4 _ _ I 03 RIM NJTO OFF HOLD Use 4_ and 7 Repeatedly press the CHANNEL or button to select the date The day of week automatically changes with the date 8 Press the VOL or button to select the year option _ ORTE 12 30 1995 5AT 01 00RR OFF I RR RUN ON _l _H 03 AUTO 0FT H0_ Use _ and 9 Repeatedly press the CHAN...

Page 19: ...he ENTER button twice TIMER PROGRAM TAPE REMAIN RENTAL POSITION Use _ 4nd DATE 12 30 1995 SAT 11 30_ _ OFF m _ RUN _1 _ RM 03 RUN MT0 OFF HOL0 Use 4_ and ORTE 1213011995 SgT 11 30PII OFF 12 00PR RUN ON _ RR 03 RUN RUTO OFF HOJD Use 4 and B_TE 12 3011995 S_T 11 30PM OFF 12 30PIt RUN 0_1 _ _1 03 RUN RUTO OFF HOLO Use 4 and DATE 12 30 19S5 SRT 11 30PM OFF 12 30PM HOLD OH _ _RR 03 RUN RUTO OFF dtOLD U...

Page 20: ...LD 4 Press the ENTER button twice Setting the Sleep Timer This function automatically turns off your TV after the time you set SLEEP Press the SLEEP TIMER button to select the desired sleep time Each time you press this button the sleep time is displayed one by one on the top right hand corner of the screen as shown below _ _ 180 _ 120 _ 90 _ 60 _ 30 _ 20 _ 10 Notes After 3 seconds the selected sl...

Page 21: ...l to stop playback STOP Notes This unit has automatic rewind At the very end of the tape the set automatically stops and rewinds the tape To eject the cassette press the EJECT _ button on the remote control or STOP EJECT twice on the front panel You may prevent accidental erasing of a tape by removing the safety tab on the back edge of the cassette If you decide to record on the tape again cover t...

Page 22: ...TRACKING v DOWN or a UP button to obtain the best possible picture When playing back a tape recorded on another VCR the tracking condition is automatically adjusted on this VCR Notes Auto tracking adjustment may be impossible when the recording condition of the tape is poor During auto tracking adjustment streaks or noise may appear Rental Position When playing back rental tapes there will be some...

Page 23: ...GUAGE AUTO REPEAT Use _ a_d 4 Press the VOL or button Each time you press the VOL button the message under AUTO REPEAT changes one by one as shown below i _ OFF _ 1 _ 2 _ 3 7 _ 8 _ 9 _ ENDLESS i AUT_Ol _EPEAT ENOLE_S 1 Us 411 and 5 Press the ENTER button The AUTO REPEAT function works as many times as you have selected Note To release the AUTO REPEAT function select OFF Viewing TV Programs During ...

Page 24: ...e picture When you do this the message FF appears on the screen You can stop the forward running of the tape at any time by pressing the STOP button If during the operation the tape winds forward to the end the machine will automatically stop and then rewind the tape back to the beginning again By pressing the PLAY x2 _ button twice the message PLAYX2 will show You can now run through a tape at tw...

Page 25: ...t TIMER PROGRAM TAPE REMAIN RENTAL POSITION Use _ and 4 Press the VOL or b button to select NORMAL or TI60 T 160 Set to this position for using a T 160 or T 140 tape only NOR For the others set to this position 5 Press the ENTER button 6 Press the CLOCK CNT REMAIN button The display switches each time the button is pressed Counter changes to clock when the cassette is ejected The tape counter show...

Page 26: ...ding 1 Press the CLOCK CNT REMAIN button until the counter mode is called up on the screen M 1 10 30 I 2 Press the ENTER button twice after the on screen display disappears 3 Press the RESET button while the tape counter mode is still displayed on the screen at the point you want to return to The counter displays M 0 00 00 H 0 00 00 Press the STOP Q button when you finish recording or playing the ...

Page 27: ...to stretch or cause tape jams We suggest that you use T 120 or shorter tapes Recording in the SP or EP mode is possible with this unit When recording select the desired recording mode SP EP with the REC SPEED button on the remote control During playback the unit automatically detects the recording format and then plays back the tape in the appropriate mode The following chart shows the maximum rec...

Page 28: ...ClITR button on the remote control or REC ITR button on the unit The recording mode then V MARK appear on the screen The REC ITR indicator on the front panel lights U MARK To Stop Recording Press the STOP O button Temporarily to Stop Recording at a Particular Point Press the P STILL _ button to eliminate unwanted station breaks or program material while recording a TV program REC PAUSE appears on ...

Page 29: ... the remote control until the picture menu is displayed as shown on the right 2 Press the CHANNEL or V button to select PROGRAM _TIMER PROGRAM TAPE REMAIN RENTAL POSITION Uso _ and 3 Pressthe ENTER button The PROGRAM mode is displayed as shown on the right 4 Press the VOL or button to select the DATE position 5 Repeatedly press the CHANNEL or button to select the date Each time you press the CHANN...

Page 30: ...to select the minute option for STOP 13 Press the CHANNEL or button to select the minute for STOP 8 31 1985 THU IO 30RH D_tTE START STOP CH IO SClT 10 31_11 11 40M 14 41R _ _ _ 41 _ Alto Use 4_ and 14 Press the VOL or button to select the CH option 15 Press the CHANNEL or button to select the desired channel 8 31 1995 THU IO 30f_H D_TE START STOP CH _ lO eJT 10131_ I s40_ 14 EP s m _ _11 _ ILTO B ...

Page 31: ...ress the ENTER button again to return to the original screen 8 31 1995 THU IO 30AM D_ITE STRRT STOP CH IO _T 10 31N5 il dOR5 14 EP 12 101 8 00Pfl 9 00_ lO ff_ 13 111E B OOR4 SIOOR_ 10 I _T 9zSORI 10 50RI SP 20 TLE 7 00RI 9JOOPM 3e EP Use _ k and Notes The REC TIMER indicator will not light while your TVCR is ON even if you have already programmed the Timer recording but it will blink when it s nea...

Page 32: ...ton The PROGRAM mode is displayed as shown on the left 8 31 1995 THU IO 30AM OCITE START STOP CH 10i_T 10 31M lls4ORt 14 EP I2 R_ 8 00Rt 9 00m 10 II_ 3 _UE 8 00RI 9 00RI 10 17 _T 9150R_ IO 50PN B 5P 20 UE OORt 9 00RI 38 EP Use 4_ and o Press the CHANNEL or button to move the cursor to the program you wish to change or cancel To change it flash the item to be changed by pressing the VOL or button a...

Page 33: ...g the Input Signal on page 12 Press the RECIITR O button twice to preset the recording time which appears on the screen Each time you press the REC ITR O button the time length advances in 30 minute increments up to 9 hours Press the POWER button on the remote control to put into standby mode The VCR starts recording then stops at the preset time period SP ITR AIR 89 REC TIME 4 00 Notes To extend ...

Page 34: ... back for about 5 seconds then rewinds or rapidly advances to the next VISS signal Each time VlSS signal is detected and playback begins the VISS scan number V SCAN 04 appears 4 When the desired program is detected press the PLAY x2 C button Playback starts from that point Locating the Desired Program VISS Search A particular program can be located and played back by designating how many MISS sign...

Page 35: ...esponse to button pressing No response to remote control Suggestions Make sure the unit is plugged into a working AC outlet Check that POWER is set to ON Check the antenna wires connections and direction Adjust the sound Try another channel Adjust the picture Check the antenna wires connections and direction Adjust picture control Check the antenna wires connections and direction Check the antenna...

Page 36: ...e up and the safety tab facing you Check if a video tape is already inthe VCR Cancel the recording Make sure that the receiving channel of the set is properly tuned Make sure that the safety tab on the video cassette tape is still intact Check antenna wires connections and direction Make sure the recording start stop time is correct Reconnect the power plug to an AC outlet and reset the program re...

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Page 40: ...NCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRAN TY OF MERCHANTABILITY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so these limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state THE ABOVE ...

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