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TELEVISION/VCR COMBINATION

Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly.

MV13N3

OWNER’S MANUAL

ATTENTION

If you purchase a universal remote control from your local retailer, please
contact the remote manufacturer for the required programming code.

TV/CATV MODE SELECTION

When shipped from the factory, the TV/CATV menu option is set to the "CATV"
(Cable Television) mode.
If not using CATV, set this menu option to the "TV" position.

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Page 1: ... a universal remote control from your local retailer please contact the remote manufacturer for the required programming code TV CATV MODE SELECTION When shipped from the factory the TV CATV menu option is set to the CATV Cable Television mode If not using CATV set this menu option to the TV position 5E20201A COV IN 12 11 2002 10 21 1 ...

Page 2: ...ot installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfe...

Page 3: ...penings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the unit on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This unit should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat source This unit should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to 10 POWER S...

Page 4: ...ble system is grounded to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Section 810 of the National Electrical Code NEC ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding ...

Page 5: ...ing system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE GROUND CLAMP ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT NEC SECTION 810 20 ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTORS NEC SECTION 810 21 GROUND CLAMPS NEC NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM NEC ART 250 PART H S2898A IMPOR...

Page 6: ...he correct speed When a tape reaches its end during play back recording except during OTR and Timer Record and fast forward it will automatically stop rewind stop and eject the tape Programmable ON OFF Timer Allows you to automatically turn on or off the TV VCR at a set time Programmable TV Sleep Timer Operable from the remote control the TV can be programmed up to 120 minutes to turn off automati...

Page 7: ...D UNLOADING A VIDEO CASSETTE 33 PLAYBACK 35 SPECIAL PLAYBACK 37 RECORDING RECORDING A TV PROGRAM 39 ONE TOUCH TIMER RECORDING OTR 41 TIMER RECORDING 42 OTHER FUNCTIONS FOR THE TIMER RECORDING 44 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USING THE REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER 45 USING ZERO RETURN 46 DUPLICATING A VIDEO TAPE 47 PROBLEM AND TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 48 RECEPTION DISTURBANCES 50 VIDEO HEAD CLEANING 51 SPECIFICATI...

Page 8: ...OISTURE CONDENSATION DO NOT OPERATE ANY FUNCTIONS ON THIS UNIT FOR AT LEAST THREE HOURS WHEN MOISTURE IN THE AIR CONDENSES ON IT LET THE UNIT STAND WITH POWER ON SEE BELOW WHAT IS MOISTURE CONDENSATION When a cold liquid is poured into a glass for example water vapor in the air will condense on the surface of the glass This is called moisture condensation MOISTURE WILL CONDENSE ON THE UNIT IN THE ...

Page 9: ...nd disconnect the antenna POWER SOURCE TO USE AC POWER Use the AC polarized line cord provided for operation on AC Insert the AC cord plug into a standard 120V 60Hz polarized AC outlet NOTES Never connect the AC line cord plug to anything other than the specified voltage 120V 60Hz Use the attached power cord only If the polarized AC cord does not fit into a nonpolarized AC outlet do not attempt to...

Page 10: ...cable from the antenna or Cable TV service to this jack 16 AC Power Cord Connect to a 120V 60Hz outlet 15 FRONT 1 Cassette Loading Slot To insert or remove a video tape 2 POWER Button Press to turn the TV VCR on or off 3 TIMER REC Indicator Lights when the unit is in the Timer Record Mode 4 REC Indicator Lights up when the TV VCR is recording 5 PLAY Button Press to play a prerecorded tape 6 REW Re...

Page 11: ...eset time 15 FF Fast Forward Button In the Stop mode this button rapidly winds the tape forward In the Play mode this button activates forward search 16 SLEEP Button Sets the TV to turn off automatically after up to 120 minutes 17 DIGITAL TRACKING Button Allows automatic adjustment of tracking to minimize picture noise during playback 18 SET TR Buttons Used to set or adjust in the menu mode During...

Page 12: ...ge batteries not intended to be recharged they can overheat and rupture Follow battery manufacturer s directions EFFECTIVE DISTANCE OF THE REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL CONTINUED Install two AAA batteries paying attention to the polarity diagram in the battery compartment Slide the battery compart ment cover in the direction of the arrow Replace the compartment cover 1 2 3 15 FEET NOTES When there...

Page 13: ...hm twin lead wire to the Combiner not supplied Connect the VHF 300 ohm twin lead wire to the 300 75 ohm Matching Trans former Attach the Transformer to the Combiner then attach the Combiner to the Antenna Jack Connect the VHF 75 ohm cable and UHF 300 ohm twin lead wire to the Combiner not supplied Attach the Combiner to the Antenna Jack Separate VHF UHF Antennas 75 ohm VHF cable and 300 ohm UHF tw...

Page 14: ...on the back of the cabinet until it locks into place Attach the antenna plug to the antenna jack Adjust the length and angle of the antenna rods to receive the best possible picture INDOOR ANTENNA NOT SUPPLIED ANT ANTENNA CONNECTIONS CONTINUED 5E20201A P10 19 12 11 2002 10 25 12 ...

Page 15: ...hannel of the Converter Descrambler box usually channel 3 or 4 and use the Converter Descrambler box to select channels FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO SCRAMBLED CABLE TV SERVICE ANT 75 ohm Coaxial Cable If you subscribe to a cable TV service in which basic channels are unscrambled and premium channels require the use of a Converter Descrambler box you may wish to use a signal splitter and an A B Switch box av...

Page 16: ...s the SET TR or button to select the SYSTEM SETUP option then press the ENTER button This TV VCR can display the on screen language in English Spanish or French On screen language selection step 3 will automatically appear on the screen when you press the MENU button initially Select the language you prefer first then proceed with the other menu options Press the SET TR or button to select the LAN...

Page 17: ...time zone then press the ENTER button ATLANTIC GMT 4 hours GMT Greenwich Mean Time EASTERN GMT 5 hours CENTRAL GMT 6 hours MOUNTAIN GMT 7 hours PACIFIC GMT 8 hours ALASKA GMT 9 hours HAWAII GMT 10 hours AUTO AUTO SET 5 Press the MENU button twice to return to the normal screen NOTE To be able to select the standard time the clock must first be set by AUTO CLOCK once When shipped from factory the A...

Page 18: ... no Daylight Saving Time in your area always select OFF position in step 3 3 Press the SET TR or button to select one of the options then press the ENTER button Press the MENU button until the MENU screen is cleared When you want to set the Daylight Saving Time manually on the first Sunday in April you set to ON and on the last Sunday in October you set to OFF M E N U TIMER REC SET TV SETUP CH SET...

Page 19: ...ER button SYSTEM SETUP CLOCK SET LANGUAGE IDIOMA LANGUE AUTO CLOCK ON OFF STANDARD TIME DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME á Ð ENTER MENUñ M E N U TIMER REC SET TV SETUP CH SETUP AUTO REPEAT ON OFF SYSTEM SETUP á Ð ENTER MENUñ NOTES After a power failure or disconnection of the power plug the time display will be lost In this case set the present time again if the Auto Clock did not set correctly To move cursor...

Page 20: ...channel 120 press 120 VHF UHF CATV CHANNELS CATV VHF 2 13 STD HRC IRC 14 36 A W 37 59 AA WW 60 85 AAA ZZZ 86 94 86 94 95 99 A 5 A 1 100 125 100 125 01 5A TV VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 Press the Direct Channel selection buttons to select the channel TV mode direct channel selection When the TV CATV menu option is in the TV position all channels can be instantly selected by using two 4 TV OPERATION NOTES If...

Page 21: ...TV VCR s sound will be silenced and MUTE will briefly appear on the screen The sound can be switched back on by pressing this button again or one of the VOLUME or buttons CHANNEL MUTE MUTE Press and release the CHANNEL or button The channel automatically stops at the next channel set into memory For proper operation before selecting channels they should be set into the memory See pages 23 and 24 T...

Page 22: ... the Closed Captioned text intact The Closed Captioning text will disappear during Cue Rewind and Pause modes or if the VCR tracking is not adjusted properly Closed Captioned text is only displayed in locations where it is available If the Call display is on the Closed Captioning text will not appear SLEEP CAPTION CH 1 CH 012 SLEEP 120 To set the TV VCR to turn off after a preset amount of time pr...

Page 23: ...ith the Closed Captioned text intact The Closed Captioned text will disappear during Cue Fast Forward Search Review Rewind Search and Pause Modes or if the VCR tracking is not adjusted properly TO VIEW CLOSED CAPTIONS Press the CLOSED CAPTION button on the remote control to switch between normal TV and the two Closed Caption Modes Captions and Full Screen Text Captions This Closed Caption Mode wil...

Page 24: ...66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 WW AAA BBB CCC DDD EEE FFF GGG HHH III JJJ KKK LLL MMM NNN OOO PPP QQQ 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 RRR SSS TTT UUU VVV WWW XXX YYY ZZZ 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 A 5 A 4 A 3 A 2 A 1 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 ...

Page 25: ...H SETUP mode then press the ENTER button AUTOMATIC MEMORY TUNING 1 2 3 CH SETUP TV CATV AUTO CH MEMORY ADD DELETE á Ð ENTER MENUñ M E N U TIMER REC SET TV SETUP CH SETUP AUTO REPEAT ON OFF SYSTEM SETUP á Ð ENTER MENUñ 4 Press the MENU button until the MENU screen is cleared Press the SET TR or button to select the AUTO CH MEMORY mode then press the ENTER button The TV VCR will begin memorizing all...

Page 26: ...eted using SET TR or button or using the Direct Channel Selection buttons 10 keys 0 9 or CHANNEL or button M E N U TIMER REC SET TV SETUP CH SETUP AUTO REPEAT ON OFF SYSTEM SETUP á Ð ENTER MENUñ CH SETUP TV CATV AUTO CH MEMORY ADD DELETE á Ð ENTER MENUñ Press the ENTER button to select the ADD or DELETE If you select an unmemorized channel the Channel indication will be red If you select the ADD m...

Page 27: ...ET ON OFF TIMER PICTURE á Ð ENTER MENUñ Enter the same password again for safety then press the ENTER button 4 V CHIP SET PASSWORD NEW 0 9 ENTER CANCEL MENU V CHIP SET PASSWORD CONFIRM 0 9 ENTER CANCEL MENU TO REGISTER PASSWORD SETTING THE V CHIP 5 Press the SET TR or button to select the TV SETUP option then press the ENTER button Press the MENU button appears instead of the number V CHIP SET men...

Page 28: ...V CHIP SET menu press the SET TR or button to select the TV RATING then press the ENTER button 1 V CHIP SET V CHIP OFF TV RATING TVÐPG MOVIE RATING OFF CHANGE PASSWORD á Ð ENTER MENUñ V CHIP SET V CHIP OFF TV RATING TVÐPG MOVIE RATING OFF CHANGE PASSWORD á Ð ENTER MENUñ 2 3 When you select TV Y7 TV PG TV 14 or TV MA press the CALL button to explain the rating Press the SET TR or button to select t...

Page 29: ...ON V CHIP SET V CHIP OFF TV RATING TVÐPG MOVIE RATING PGÐ13 CHANGE PASSWORD á Ð ENTER MENUñ 4 5 V CHIP SET V CHIP OFF TV RATING TV PG MOVIE RATING PG 13 CHANGE PASSWORD ENTER MENU 6 V CHIP SET V CHIP ON TV RATING TV PG MOVIE RATING PG 13 CHANGE PASSWORD ENTER MENU 7 OFF MOVIE RATING is not set G All ages PG Parental guidance PG 13 Parental guidance less than 13 years old R Under 17 years old Paren...

Page 30: ...SSWORD 0 9 ENTER CANCEL MENU 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the SET TR or button to select the TV SETUP then press the ENTER button 3 Press the SET TR or button to select the V CHIP SET then press the ENTER button 4 Enter the Password using the Direct Channel Selection buttons 0 9 then press the ENTER button 5 Press the SET TR or button to select CHANGE PASSWORD then press the ENTER button 6 Ente...

Page 31: ...r date as in step 4 TO SET THE ON TIMER ON OFF TIMER á Ð ENTER CANCEL MENUñ ON TIMER 7 00AM CH 001 SUN SAT CANCEL OFF TIMER 12 00AM CANCEL ON OFF TIMER ENTER CANCEL MENU ON TIMER 7 00AM CH 012 MON FRI CANCEL OFF TIMER 12 00AM CANCEL 4 5 ON OFF TIMER ENTER CANCEL MENU ON TIMER 7 00AM CH 012 MON FRI SET OFF TIMER 12 00AM CANCEL Press the SET TR or button to select the SET mode then press the ENTER b...

Page 32: ...he TV VCR turn OFF automatically at a predetermined time If you program the OFF TIMER once the TV VCR will automatically turn off at the same time everyday ON OFF TIMER ENTER CANCEL MENU ON TIMER 7 00AM CH 012 MON FRI SET OFF TIMER 11 00PM CANCEL Press the SET TR or button to set the desired hour then press the ENTER button ON OFF TIMER ENTER CANCEL MENU ON TIMER 7 00AM CH 012 MON FRI SET OFF TIME...

Page 33: ...L MENU Press the ENTER button until CONTRAST appears on the screen then press the SET TR or button to adjust the contrast of the picture Pictures look sharpest in the daytime bright light by increasing the contrast At night dim light the sharpest picture is obtained by reducing the contrast NOTE The CONTRAST default setting is set to maximum at the factory BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST TV SETUP V CHIP SET O...

Page 34: ... until TINT appears on the screen then press the SET TR or button to adjust the tint of the picture This determines how accurately the colors are reproduced by the TV Adjusting the tint for natural facial tone is the best method of obtaining accurate color reproduction of the entire picture Press the ENTER button until COLOR appears on the screen then press the SET TR or button to adjust the color...

Page 35: ...UNLOADING Pull the cassette out 1 LOADING AUTOMATIC EJECT If the TV VCR automatically rewinds the tape to the beginning AUTO REWIND FEATURE the tape will be ejected automatically See NOTE on page 40 NOTES Always eject the tape when not in use The cassette tape can be ejected even if the POWER is OFF OR 2 To unload a video cassette press the EJECT button on the remote control or press the STOP EJEC...

Page 36: ...cord over the tape Cover the hole with adhesive tape Be careful the tape does not extend past the edges of the video cassette housing VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE TAPE SPEED AND MAXIMUM PLAYBACK RECORDING TIME TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL ERASURE TO RECORD AGAIN SP Standard Play SLP Super Long Play Adhesive tape Erase prevention tab Screwdriver LOADING AND UNLOADING A VIDEO CASSETTE CONTINUED 5E20201A P34 43 12 1...

Page 37: ... I T A L T R A C K I N G 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 P R O G R A M P A U S E S T I L L T I M E R R E C S T O P P L A Y F F R E W Z E R O R E T U R N C O U N T E R R E S E T I N P U T S E L E C T S K I P S E A R C H R E C E J E C T V O L V O L C H C H 3 1 TO STOP PLAYBACK 3 Press the PLAY button to begin playback will appear on the screen NOTE This TV VCR selects the playback tape speed SP or SLP automatic...

Page 38: ... I T A L T R A C K I N G 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROGRAM PAUSE STILL TIM ER REC STOP P L A Y FF REW ZERO RETURN COUNTER RESET IN PUT SELECT SKIP SEARCH REC EJECT V O L V O L C H C H MANUAL TRACK Ð DIGITAL TRACKING CONTROLS DIGITAL TRACK When a tape is played the Digital Auto Tracking system automatically adjusts the tracking to obtain the best possible picture If noise bars appear during playback adju...

Page 39: ... a tape press the STOP button and then press the REW or FF button SPEED SEARCH TIMES PICTURE SEARCH SPEED PRESS TWICE 5 X 15 X TAPE SPEED PRESS ONCE 3 X 9 X SP Standard Play SLP Super Long Play NOTES Best results during speed search and still playback can be obtained with video cassettes recorded in the SLP mode The audio output is muted during Speed Search and Still A few noise bars will appear o...

Page 40: ... M E N U TIMER REC SET TV SETUP CH SETUP AUTO REPEAT ON OFF SYSTEM SETUP á Ð ENTER MENUñ Press the MENU button Press the SET TR or button to select the AUTO REPEAT option Press the MENU button If you press the PLAY button the tape will play over and over until the repeat mode is canceled Press the ENTER button to select the ON position NOTE To cancel repeat mode follow above steps 1 and 2 then pre...

Page 41: ...ls CATV CABLE TV channels To turn on the TV VCR press the POWER button Load a cassette tape with the erase prevention tab intact 00 00 00 SP 2 4 3 1 Press the SP SLP button to select the desired tape speed SP or SLP The counter and SP or SLP will appear on the screen about 4 seconds Set the TV CATV option to the appropriate position See page 22 NOTES If power is switched off during recording the T...

Page 42: ...l also eject the video cassette If the erase prevention tab is removed the tape will eject when both the REC buttons are pressed for recording OR 6 Press the Direct Channel Selection buttons or CHANNEL or button to select the channel to be recorded Example Channel 12 Press both the REC buttons at the same time and the channel number will appear on the screen and the REC indicator will light 0 1 2 ...

Page 43: ...he channel to be recorded Example Channel 12 SP SLP 0 1 2 REC NOTES Press both the REC buttons at the same time to increase the time needed for recording See the chart below Press both the REC buttons at the same time to begin recording Press the buttons again to stop recording after 30 minutes Each additional press of the REC buttons will increase recording time as shown below up to a maximum of ...

Page 44: ...he TIMER REC SET option is selected then press the ENTER button Press the MENU button 1 4 3 TIMER REC SET á Ð ENTER CANCEL MENUñ DATE START END CH SPEED 23 THU 8 30 AM 012 SP á Ð ENTER CANCEL MENUñ NOTES If programming is performed without a tape in the TV VCR or with a tape without an erase prevention tab the Timer Recording is not possible If a tape without an erase prevention tab is in the TV V...

Page 45: ...reprogram any timer recordings If you want to correct the digits while setting press the CANCEL button until the item you want to correct then press the SET TR or button to correct the desired setting 4 5 TIMER REC To set the timer for another program press the SET TR or button until the number of the second program blinks then press the ENTER button Repeat steps 4 to 5 to set the second program 5...

Page 46: ...SET TR button repeatedly when the current day is displayed The setting changes as follows TO CONFIRM THE SETTINGS Press the PROGRAM button once The TV screen displays the timer program list Press the PROGRAM button again The TV screen displays the ON OFF timer setting Press the PROGRAM button 3 times The screen returns to the normal screen TO CANCEL A PROGRAM Press the SET TR or button to select t...

Page 47: ... of the tape When you rewind fast forward or play tapes through blank sections the counter stops 1 2 Press the COUNTER RESET button to set the counter to 00 00 00 Begin Playback or Recording to start the tape the counter will display the elapsed time When you wish to make the counter disappear press the CALL button once again 8 40AM THU 00 00 00 SP CH 012 00 30 50 SP 8 40AM THU CH 012 TO VIEW THE ...

Page 48: ...ient method of rapidly returning to the starting point of recording or playback The starting point can be indexed for any location on the tape by pressing the COUNTER RESET button and ZERO RETURN button USING ZERO RETURN Press the CALL button Before playback or recording press the COUNTER RESET button to set the counter to 00 00 00 9 00AM THU 00 00 00 SP CH 012 Press the STOP button Begin playback...

Page 49: ...ack Camcorder 3 4 5 2 1 If you connect the TV VCR to another VCR or Camcorder you can duplicate a previously recorded tape Make all connections before turning on the power To AUDIO OUT To VIDEO OUT Playback VCR Audio Video Cord not supplied To Video Audio In Audio Video Cord not supplied To AV Jack Recording TV VCR CONNECTION TO CAMCORDER For duplicating a previously recorded tape from a camcorder...

Page 50: ...not connected or possible local interference TV station experiencing problems Picture control is not adjusted Possible local interference Antenna CATV connector is not connected or possible local interference TV station experiencing problems Antenna CATV connector is not connected or possible local interference Cable TV channel is scrambled CATV connector is not connected TV CATV Mode menu option ...

Page 51: ...the TIMER REC buttons The TIMER REC indicator is lit Tape is old or worn Tracking adjustment is beyond range of automatic tracking circuit Video heads are dirty Replace the tape Adjust tracking manually using the SET TR buttons on the remote control Clean the video heads Aim the remote control at the remote sensor Operate within 15 feet or reduce the light of the room Clear the path of the beam Re...

Page 52: ...ch as drills or hair dryers SNOW If the TV VCR is located far from the TV station in a fringe reception area where the signal is weak small dots may appear in the picture If the signal is extremely weak the installation of a larger external antenna may be necessary RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE RFI Caused by two way radios this type of interference produces moving ripples or diagonal streaks in the...

Page 53: ...G VIDEO HEAD CLOGGING The video heads are the means by which the TV VCR reads the picture from the tape during playback In the unlikely event that the heads become dirty enough to be clogged no picture will be played back This can easily be deter mined if during playback of a known good tape there is good sound but no picture picture is extremely snowy If this is the case use a high quality head c...

Page 54: ...ed in the replacement you are responsible for all transportation and insurance charges for the set to and from the Service Station Rental Units The warranty for rental units begins with the first rental or thirty 30 days from the date of shipment to the rental firm whichever comes first Commercial Units Products sold and used for commercial use have a limited ninety 90 day warranty for all parts l...

Page 55: ... exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above provisions may not apply to you ATTENTION CANADIAN CONSUMERS Canadian consumers are requested to complete the special Canadian Warranty Registration Form enclosed and forward this completed form with a copy of bill of sale to TOSHIBA OF CANADA to Register and Validate their warranty Products purchased in the U S A and use...

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