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Page 1: ...TV VCR combination user s guide ...

Page 2: ...ed on the back panel of your product for its proper operating voltage FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it 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 Electrical Code Part 1 which provides guidelines for prope...

Page 3: ... and Adjust the Volume 8 Using the Remote Control 9 Remote Buttons 9 Using the TV VCR Features 11 To Use the TV VCR Features 11 On Screen Displays 11 To Call Up On Screen Displays 11 Adjust the Video 11 To Select the Picture Mode 11 To Adjust the Video 11 To Reset Picture Controls to the Factory Setting 12 Channel Labeling 12 To Label the Channel 12 To Clear a Channel Name 12 Commercial Skip 12 Cl...

Page 4: ... Recording 23 Express Recording 24 Stopping an Express Recording in Progress 24 Recording While You re Away Timer Recording 25 To Set a Timer Recording 25 To Check or Clear Timer Recordings 26 To Stop a Timer Recording 26 To Copy and Edit Tapes 27 Location of Controls 28 Front Panel 28 Back Panel 29 Hooking Up the TV VCR 29 Choosing a Hookup 29 Connect Supplied Antenna Antenna or Cable System With...

Page 5: ...dealer if any items are missing STOP PAUSE SLEEP Remote Stock No 239118 _ AC Cord Stock No 242616 DC Cord Stock No 237311 2 AAA Batteries 0 Dipole Antenna Stock No 220958 Antenna Adapter 300 75 ohm Stock No 220957 2 Insert batteries in remote continued on next page 3 ...

Page 6: ...the same connector on the back of the TV VCR Remove one cord before using the other Caution Take precautions that any stand or furniture the TV VCR is placed on is properly located and of adequate size and strength to prevent the TV VCR from accidentally being tipped over pulled off or pushed off This could cause damage to the TV VCR or personal injury Power the TV VCR Using the AC Cord Back of TV...

Page 7: ...nected to car chassis The DC power cord should never be used in cars with a positive ground If you are unable to identify the negative or positive polarity of your car consult your car owner s manual or check with a service station before use Cautions for DC Cord Operation from 12 Volt Battery 1 Use of an improper DC power cord or similar adapter may result in damage to your TV VCR 2 Avoid using t...

Page 8: ...formation transmitted by some broadcast stations Note Coordinated Universal Time information is not broadcast in all areas If it is not available in your area you must set your clock manually 1 Press a number 1 6 on the remote corresponding to the time zone you live in If you do not know your time zone press 7 2 Press 1 if your area observes daylight savings time from April to October or press 2 i...

Page 9: ... MENU Timer Recordings Picture Quality Time TIME Set clock SET CLOCK J Time 7j hour minute Date SET CLOCK Time 05 07 AM Date 11 18 98 Wednesday Press CLEAR to correct Press MENU to set Add or remove channels from the TVNCR s memory You may want to add or remove channels if some of them are not active have weak signals or you do not want them in your channel memory 1 Press MENU on the remote to dis...

Page 10: ... Timer Recordings 2 Picture Quality I 3 Time I 4 Closed Captioning I 5 Setup 6 Language dioma Langue LANGUAGE IDIOMAiLANGUE Select a Language Escoja un idioma Choisissez une lanque leEnglish 2 Espa_ol 3 Francais 10 Select a channel and adjust the volume Select a Channel To select a channel press CHAN up or down or two number buttons on the remote Example Press 0 then 2 for channel 2 The channel nu...

Page 11: ...arches the picture in forward motion during playback F ADV Frame Advance Advances the tape one video frame at a time when the tape is paused Used for slow motion playback MENU Displays the TV VCR MAIN MENU MUTE Reduces volume to its minimum level 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 1 appears on the scr...

Page 12: ...n on page 19 When there is no tape in the VCR initiates the Commercial Skip function See Commercial Skip description on page 12 SLEEP Sets TV VCR to automatically turn off in 30 60 90 or 120 minutes SPEED Tape Speed Selects a recording speed SP or SLP STOP Stops functions such as record playback rewind fast forward and pause TRACK or Lets you manually reduce the streaks that may appear in the pict...

Page 13: ...ater or Game TV VCR MAIN MENU 1 Timer Recordings 2 Picture Quality PICTURE QUALITY 1 Select Picture Mode 2 Adjust Picture Quality 3 Reset Picture Quality SELECT PICTURE MODE 1 Normal Mode 2 Theater Mode 3 Game Mode O Exit To Adjust the Video The TV VCR can memorize adjustments for each of the three modes Normal Theater or Game mode 1 Press MENU to display the TV VCR MAINMENU 2 Press 2 to display t...

Page 14: ...hannel search 2 Add Remove channels 3 Auto play 4 Auto repeat 5 Alert sound 6 Signal type CABLE 7 Label Channels LABEL CHANNELS Channel 8 Channel Label LABEL CHANNELS Channel Channel Label 10 ABC Press Chan up dn or 0 9 to change or letter Press Vol or to move MENU save CLEAR Reset Commercial Skip Commercial Skip is an on screen timer that allows you to bypass commercials When a commercial comes o...

Page 15: ...MODE menu and select the caption mode The bullet o indicates the mode selected Press 1 or 2 to select Caption 1 or 2 Captions appear on the screen if they are broadcast Press 3 or 4 to select Text 1 or 2 Text information appears on the screen if it is broadcast TV VCR MAIN MENU 1 Timer Recordings 2 Picture Quality 3 Time 4 Closed Captioning CLOSED CAPTIONING 1 CC Display 2 CC Mode CO DISPLAY leOn ...

Page 16: ...he TV VCR MAINMENU 2 Press 3 to display the TIMEmenu 3 Press 3 to display the WAKEUP TIMERmenu 4 Use the number buttons on the remote to enter the channel number and time After you enter the time press 1 for AM or 2 for PM Example press 0 then 5 then 0 then 7 then 2 for a time of 5 07PM Press CLEAR to correct an entry or press RESET to cancel the timer 5 Press MENU to set the timer If set the wake...

Page 17: ...r has already been set the remaining time before the TV VCR turns off is displayed on the screen 2 To cancel the sleep timer repeatedly press SLEEP until 0 00 is displayed on the screen You can also set the sleep timer from the TV VCRMAINMENU Display the TIME menu and press 2 Follow the directions on the screen Press SLEEP or CHAN up or down to change the amount of time Press MENU to exit TV VCR M...

Page 18: ... After the tape reaches its end it automatically rewinds back to the beginning Pressing the remote s OFF button while the tape is rewinding will not stop the tape The TV VCR will turn off but the tape continues to rewind to its beginning 6 While the tape is playing press FF to search forward While the tape is stopped press FF to fast forward to another area of the tape 7 Press STOP EJECT on the fr...

Page 19: ...ss F ADV each time you want to move to the next frame of the scene Press and hold F ADV to slowly advance frame by frame 3 Press PAUSE or PLAY to return to playback Picture Search You can visually search a picture during playback Sound is turned off during picture search 1 During playback press FF to search forward or REW to search in reverse 2 Press PLAY to return to normal playback Slow Motion Y...

Page 20: ...ure To turn automatic tracking back on simultaneously press and hold both of the CH buttons on the front of the TV VCR for two seconds Time Counter The time counter helps locate the beginning or end of programs you taped The time counter automatically resets to 0 00 00 whenever a tape is inserted or you can press CLEAR when the time counter is displayed For example if a 30 minute program is record...

Page 21: ...to play ON Auto Repeat Feature This feature tells the TV VCR to play a tape over and over When Auto repeat ON is selected the TV VCR plays the tape to the end automatically rewinds the tape and plays the tape again 1 Press MENU to display the TV VCR MAIN MENU 2 Press 5 to display the SETUP menu 3 Press 4 to display the AUTO REPEAT menu 4 Press I or 2 to select Auto repeat OFF or ON The bullet o in...

Page 22: ...end of tape appears To Select a Specific Index Number for Index Playback 1 Insert the pre recorded tape and press STOP 2 Press SKIP SEARCH to display the INDEX SEARCH screen 3 Use the number buttons to enter the number of index marks through which you want the TV VCR to search 4 Press FF to search forward or REW to search in reverse When the TV VCR locates the index mark it will begin playback If ...

Page 23: ...return to 0 00 00 The time counter is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen during the search If the current time counter has a minus in front of it press FF ZERO SEARCH Current tape counter is 0 12 34 Press REW to go to 0 00 00 ZERO SEARCH Current tape counter is 0 12 34 Press FF to go to O OO OO Press SEARCH to exit Blank Search The TV VCR searches for blank portions of the tape that...

Page 24: ...Super Long Play gives three times the recording time of tapes recorded in SP Special Effects During Playback Pause frame advance picture search and slow motion work best for tapes recorded in SLP speed SLP Tape Speed Indicator Recording Pause This feature allows you to prevent recording short passages of unwanted material Press PAUSE during recording to stop and start recording REC P appears on th...

Page 25: ...e recorded If recording from the AUDIO VIDEOIN jacks press O0on the remote or INPUT on the TV VCR to select the line input VIDEO The channel number or VIDEOappears 4 Press REC to begin recording The indicator in the REC button on the front of the TV VCR turns on during recording and RECORD appears on the screen 5 Press STOP EJECT on the TV VCR or STOP on the remote to stop recording Note If you lo...

Page 26: ...ng in progress 4 Press REC repeatedly until the desired amount of recording time is displayed Each press of REC increases the time See chart below for time increments CH 125 RECORD O O0 O0 RECORD LENGTH 0 00 11 18 98 Wed 12 00PM Press REC 0 30 1 00 1 30 2 00 sp 3 00 4 00 Tape End 0 00 Recording Time 30 Min 1 Hr 1 Hr 30 Min 2 Hrs 3 Hrs 4 Hrs Tape End Turns Off The TIMER indicator on the TV VCR s fr...

Page 27: ...ect the recording speed 7 Press MENU to save your program If you have entered two programs whose times overlap the message PROGRAMS OVERLAP appears on the screen A warning sound tells you of a program overlap if the alert sound feature is turned on 8 Repeat steps 3 for additional programs 9 Insert a tape with safety tab intact before the recording is to begin The TIMER indicator lights in the TV V...

Page 28: ...o Stop a Timer Recording Press STOP EJECT on the TV VCR or STOP on the remote A timer program in progress will be stopped Only today s recording of a daily weekdays or weekly program is canceled The daily weekdays or weekly program remains in the timer TV VCR MAIN MENU Timer Recordinas TIMER RECORDINGS Create a new program Review existing progs Program 1 One time Channel 03 Start time 08 00 PM End...

Page 29: ... you want to begin copying place the playback VCR or camcorder in PAUSE 5 Press REC then PAUSE on the TV VCR s remote 6 Press PAUSE on both the VCR or camcorder and the TV VCR s remote at the same time to begin copying the tape 7 Edit out segments that you do not want to copy by pressing PAUSE on the TV VCR s remote to stop copying the tape Then locate the next segment you want to copy on the play...

Page 30: ...tor Lights if a tape is playing and the Auto Repeat feature is turned on REW Rewind Rewinds the tape when the TV VCR is stopped Searches the picture in reverse during playback TIMER Indicator Indicator lights when a timer program has been set and a cassette with safety tab in place is in the TV VCR This indicator flashes when the TV VCR is turned off and a timer program has been set with no casset...

Page 31: ...kup for your TVNCR How do you receive your TV signals Choose one answer from below A Antenna Turn to page 30 B Cable System Go to question 2 What type of cable TV system do you have Choose one answer from below A Cable without a box Turn to page 30 B Cable box to unscramble all channels Turn to page 31 C Cable box to unscramble only premium channels such as HBO Showtime Cinemax etc Turn topage 31 ...

Page 32: ... the antenna adapter to the VHF UHF connector on the back of the TV VCR 4 Plug in the TV VCR s AC or DC power cord 5 Turn to page 3 for Setting up the TV VCR Adjust the length and position of the antenna rods for the best reception For viewing VHF channels extend the rods fully For UHF viewing shorten the rods Supplied Antenna Antenna Slot Antenna _i _ Adapter Q WF_UH_ Back of TV VCR Ends B Antenn...

Page 33: ...S Cable Box Required to Unscramble Only Premium Channels 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided 2 Plug in power cords of TV VCR and cable box 3 Operation Place the A B switch in the B position to watch premium channels Place the A B switch in the A position to watch other channels when cable box is not needed 4 Turn to page 3 for Setting Up the TV VCR Cable...

Page 34: ...CR VIDEO IN AUDIO IN TVNCR Recording Only B Camcorder for Copying Tapes 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accesso ries not provided 2 Plug in TV VCR s power cord 3 Turn to page 27 for Copying and Editing Tapes Press 00 on the remote or INPUT on the TV VCR to select the line audio video input on the TV VCR to receive the signal from the camcorder If your camcorder has stereo AU...

Page 35: ... Avoid placing drinks or vases with water on top of the TV VCR This could increase the risk of fire or shock hazard or damage the TV VCR ICaution 1 Turn the TV VCR off before attempting to clean it Replace Fuse in DC Power Cord There is a safety fuse in the plug of the DC power cord If the fuse blows out follow the steps below to replace it 1 Unscrew the end of the plug by turning it counterclockw...

Page 36: ...adjustments See page 11 Make sure the line input is not selected Turn up the volume to increase sound Sound has been muted Press MUTE on remote or VOL up Check tape it may be worn out or of poor quality Try another tape Some snow streaks are normal during search pause frame advance and slow motion playback Press one of the TRACKINGbuttons on the remote or CH up or down on the TV VCR to move the st...

Page 37: ... not auto channel search active Check antenna or cable connections channels correctly Tape plays back in slow motion Press PLAY to return to normal playback Cannot see closed captions on screen Closed caption function must be set to on Seepage 13 Station may not be broadcasting closed captions Box or closed captions appear on screen A text or closed caption feature has been selected See page 13 MU...

Page 38: ...ized RCA VCR Service Center ask your dealer look in the Yellow Pages or call 1 800 336 1900 Show the Authorized Service Center Representative your sales receipt or other evidence of purchase date What your warranty does not cover Customer instruction Your owner s manual clearly describes how to install adjust and operate your TV VCR Any additional information should be obtained from your dealer In...

Page 39: ...9 11 12 13 14 19 25 27 32 OFF button 9 On screen displays 11 On screen timer 12 Pause during playback 17 during recording 22 PAUSE button 9 17 22 27 Picture controls reset 12 Picture mode game 11 normal 11 theater 11 PICTURE QUALITY menu 11 Picture search 17 Play a tape 16 PLAY button 9 16 17 21 27 28 Playback features auto play feature 19 auto repeat feature 19 blank search 21 commercial scan 19 ...

Page 40: ...o 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 THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 1998 Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in U S A TOCOM 15351780 ...

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