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Printed in Korea © 1994, Go-Video, Inc.

7835 East McClain Drive

Scottsdale, Arizona, USA 85260

Your new 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck

VCR features:

One Touch Copy Tape™
AmeriChrome™ Circuitry
PC Compatible
Multimedia Format
Automatic Assembly Editing
Audio Dub and Audio Insert
Remote Volume Control
Remote Load and Eject
4-Head VHS Deck
Quasi Hi-8 Playback
Real Time Tape Counter
Frame Counter
VU Meter
Automatic Record Source
On Screen Titler
MTS Stereo Sound
Hi-Fi Stereo on VHS Deck
181 Channel Tuner
100-Year, 8-Event Timer
Tone Feedback System
Non-Volatile Memory
Video Playback Sequencing™
VHS Video Index Search System
On Screen Display and Programming
Automatic Play/Rewind
Automatic Tracking
Automatic Power Off Features
Quick-Load Transports
Watch 8mm Tape/Record VHS Tape
Front Panel Auto Dimmer
Picture Scan/Jet Search/Slow Motion

Содержание GV8020

Страница 1: ...8mm VHS DUAL DECK V C R U S E R S G U I D E G V 8 0 2 0 G E T T I N G S T A R T E D...

Страница 2: ...ing a Tape 9 Recording a TV Program 10 Setting the Timer to Record Later 11 Recording a Date and Time Stamp 13 Automatic Assembly Editing 14 Manual Editing 16 Adding New Audio 17 Custom Titling 19 Go...

Страница 3: ...witches control to that deck You can also switch control between the two decks by pressing the 8mm VHS key on the front panel or on the remote control or by changing the TV View Remote Control Your Du...

Страница 4: ...Owner s Guides To get the most out of your new Dual Deck VCR take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with this User s Guide and with the Reference Guide Be sure to read all Safety Instructions on...

Страница 5: ...r VCR 5 If you have a cable converter box leading into your VCR you will need to note which channel 2 3 or 4 your VCR is tuned to Basic Hookup 1 Place your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR next to your TV and pl...

Страница 6: ...ce to the ANTENNA IN connection on the back of your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR If your antenna cable is twin lead use the supplied adaptor 7 Use the number keys on your remote control to change to a channe...

Страница 7: ...1994 Day Enter today s date If today is the fourth enter 0 4 Hour Enter only the hour At 4 28 the hour is 0 4 Minute Enter only the minute At 4 28 the minute is 2 8 AM or PM Enter 1 for AM or 2 for PM...

Страница 8: ...el programming The VCR will go through all the possible TV and cable channels and will automatically put the channels which you receive into Channel Memory This will take a few minutes to complete 5 I...

Страница 9: ...rse You can advance the frozen picture one frame at a time or adjust the VHS tracking See the Special Playback Functions section of the Reference Guide for details on these functions See the discussio...

Страница 10: ...8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR or on the remote control That s it The 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR will make a perfect VHS copy of your 8mm tape If you wish to stop the copying procedure press COPYTAPE again Summary...

Страница 11: ...the recording by pressing PAUSE and start record ing again by pressing REC Use One Touch Recording to record in 30 minute incre ments Each time you press REC after the first time you add another 30 m...

Страница 12: ...rogram you want to record Month January is 0 1 October is 1 0 etc Year Enter only the last two digits for example 9 4 for 1994 Day Enter the date If your program will air on the fourth enter 0 4 Hour...

Страница 13: ...sing the TRK MENU and keys to highlight that event and pressing SELECT to enter the Timer Record Calendar Then keep pressing SELECT until you get to the item you want to change see step 3 above change...

Страница 14: ...once 2 Press SELECT at the SET DISPLAY OPTIONS item to enter the DISPLAY MENU 3 Press SELECT more than once if necessary at the TIME STAMP item to choose one of three choices OFF No Date and Time Stam...

Страница 15: ...utomatically playing when you insert it giving you more control over the tape Editing an 8mm tape onto VHS with Automatic Edit 1 Insert the 8mm tape that you want to edit and a blank VHS tape 2 Press...

Страница 16: ...the begin ning of your 8mm tape to appear at the end of your VHS copy enter the Scene Edit List and press SCENE repeatedly until Scene 8 is flashing Mark the beginning and end of Scene 8 Then program...

Страница 17: ...it your 8mm tapes 1 Insert the 8mm tape that you want to edit and a blank VHS tape 2 Press COPYTAPE 3 When the unwanted scene begins press SYNCEDIT Both decks will pause 4 Find the place on the 8mm ta...

Страница 18: ...xample to the Line 1 front panel or Line 2 rear panel audio input jacks on the 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR See the Audio Connections section of the Reference Guide for hookup instructions 2 Press MENU until...

Страница 19: ...Screen Display will say DUB PAUSE 6 Prepare your external audio source turn on the radio start the tape etc 7 Press DUB DUB on the Front Panel Display will be ON The On Screen Display will say DUB REC...

Страница 20: ...character in your title The charac ters will blink as you move the character choice arrows 5 Press the SELECT key to set this first character and ad vance to the next position Press SELECT repeatedly...

Страница 21: ...CH Indicator 18 CHANNEL Keys 22 Counter 18 Channel Memory 32 7U CLK CTR Key 25 Clock 18 Clock setting 34 6U Connecting the Dual Deck VCR 53 60 4 5U Connecting Video Equipment 67 Control Track 49 Copy...

Страница 22: ...E Key TV View 23 Linear Audio 48 Loop Play 28 29 LOOP Indicator 18 LP Indicator 17 Manual Editing 43 44 16U Memory Stop 51 MEMORY Key 25 26 Menu Keys 24 Menu System 30 MENU Key 24 30 Monitor Style TV...

Страница 23: ...Time Remaining 18 35 51 Time Setting 34 6U Time Stamp 36 13U Timer Record Errors 40 Timer Record Event 39 11 12U Timer Record Menu 38 40 11U Timer Record Priorities 40 Timer Record Summary 39 12U Tim...

Страница 24: ...Printed in Korea 1994 Go Video Inc 7835 East McClain Drive Scottsdale Arizona USA 85260...

Страница 25: ...8mm VHS DUAL DECK V C R R E F E R E N C E G U I D E G V 8 0 2 0...

Страница 26: ...______________ Phone No ______ ____________________ Model ____________________________________ Serial Number ______________________________ Date of Purchase ______________________ Purchase Price _____...

Страница 27: ...41 8mm and VHS Formats 48 Tape Counter Memory Stop 51 VHS Index Search System 52 Connecting Your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR 53 Audio Connections 61 Adding New Audio 63 Monitor Connections 66 Connecting Ot...

Страница 28: ...he warranty registration card and mail it in WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture Do not open the cabinet dangerous high voltage is pre...

Страница 29: ...ser aucune partie d couvert NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the National Elec tronic Code that provides guide...

Страница 30: ...omatically switches control to that deck You can also switch control between the two decks by pressing the 8mm VHS key on the front panel or on the remote control Remote Control Your Dual Deck VCR is...

Страница 31: ...R The Owner s Guides To get the most out of your new Dual Deck VCR take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the User s Guide and with this Reference Guide Be sure to read all safety instruction...

Страница 32: ...be hazardous 7 WATER MOISTURE Do not use this video unit near water for example near a bathtub wash bowl kitchen sink laundry tub in a wet basement near a swimming pool or the like 8 ACCESSORIES Do no...

Страница 33: ...local power company For video units intended to be operated from battery power or other sources refer to the operating instructions 11 GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION This video unit may be equipped with e...

Страница 34: ...nit due to lightning and power line surges 15 POWER LINES An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits where it can...

Страница 35: ...rols that are covered by the operating instructions Improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require exten sive work by a qualified technician to restore the video uni...

Страница 36: ...al edits p 43 Easily Locate Tape Segments with Video Index Search System Every time the Dual Deck VCR enters record mode an index mark is placed on the tape Use the Index Scan and Search System to qui...

Страница 37: ...nnels A V sources and speeds for each timer event independently And the 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR automatically double checks your request and reports errors that may prevent your selected program from re...

Страница 38: ...ncorrect p 34 Control Volume and Mute with VCR Remote Control The Dual Deck VCR s remote control features a Mute button which you can use to turn the VCR audio on and off The Dual Deck also features v...

Страница 39: ...ss to switch control of Rewind Play and Fast Forward back and forth between 8mm and VHS decks REW Press to rewind the tape in the active deck Press while tape is playing to rewind while viewing the pi...

Страница 40: ...ing Functions SCENE Press to begin Automatic Editing or to return to an already programmed edit list While in an edit list pressing SCENE advances you through the 8 scene list one scene at a time BEGI...

Страница 41: ...ile in Copy Tape to Pause operation of both decks Press while 8mm deck is in Play Still and VHS deck is in record pause and VCR will start both decks at the same time for a smooth edit DUB Press while...

Страница 42: ...illustration shows all the indicators on the Front Panel Display You won t see all the indicators at one time VHS Section 8mm TUNER L1 L2 TIMER If you have programmed the VCR to record a TV show at a...

Страница 43: ...DUB indicator will BLINK when the VCR is ready to begin an audio dub See the Adding New Audio section in the User s Guide for audio dubbing procedures Hi Fi The Hi Fi indicator will be ON when a tape...

Страница 44: ...use COPY The COPY arrow will be on when you are copying an 8mm tape onto a VHS tape using the Copy Tape key The COPY arrow will BLINK if you press the PAUSE key or the SYNC EDIT key during Copy Tape...

Страница 45: ...HS only blinking Deck is playing at double speed VHS only Deck is fast forwarding blinking Deck is in Forward Picture Scan or Jet Search Deck is playing in slow motion VHS only Deck is paused from pla...

Страница 46: ...to come on auto matically you can set the DISPLAY MODE in the DISPLAY MENU in the AMERICHROME COPY MENU to OFF You can also set the DISPLAY MODE to TAPE if you don t want to see the TV VIEW and CH inf...

Страница 47: ...ation will be displayed if One Touch recording is in progress TV VIEW TV VIEW indicates the Source of the picture on your TV screen If TV VIEW is set to 8mm or VHS and no tape is playing in that deck...

Страница 48: ...NEL Press to return to the channel you were watching before you switched to the current channel MUTE Press to turn off the audio Press again to turn audio back on VOLUME Use the VOLUME UP and DOWN key...

Страница 49: ...viewing the picture Picture Scan Press and hold while a tape is playing to speed up picture scan Jet Search VHS only PAUSE Press to pause while recording or to still the picture during playback TV Vi...

Страница 50: ...ing 100 2 3 Set cable channel 100 by pressing 100 0 0 Menu Keys TRK MENU and Press while in an On Screen Menu to move up or down to the menu item you wish to select While not in a menu press to manual...

Страница 51: ...nual for more detailed information on the Tape Counter MEMORY Press to toggle the Tape Counter Memory Stop for the active deck on and off M will appear on the On Screen display Deck Status line for th...

Страница 52: ...for more information RESET Press to reset the Tape Counter to 00 00 00 see Tape Counter and Memory Stop section in this Guide Press while in the Timer Record Summary to clear an event from the event...

Страница 53: ...nce the picture one frame VHS only If the deck remains in Play Still mode for five minutes it will Stop Press SLOW or SLOW to enter Slow Motion Playback VHS deck only The tape will play at slow speed...

Страница 54: ...r you insert a tape to play Sometimes however you may need to use the manual tracking keys to adjust the picture Press the TRK MENU or the TRK MENU key to move the white streaks up or down and out of...

Страница 55: ...ain This process will repeat until you press the STOP key To activate Sequential or Loop Play 1 Press MENU until the SETUP MENU appears 2 Press 3 or use the TRK MENU key to select the AUTO FEATURES ME...

Страница 56: ...ote control One of four main menus will appear TIMER RECORD MENU SETUP MENU VHS MENU or AMERICHROME COPY MENU As you press MENU over and over you will cycle through these four main menus Try it We ve...

Страница 57: ...ess to CHOOSE an item if it s a submenu to enter that submenu In the SET CLOCK and SET TIMER RECORD submenus pressing this key moves you to the next field To enter numerical data such as date and time...

Страница 58: ...nd tuner audio The TUNER CHANNEL MENU has four items 1 Press 1 or press SELECT to set ANTENNA IN to the source of your antenna signal Select TV if you do not subscribe to a cable system If you subscri...

Страница 59: ...ices for an item you may need to press SELECT more than once While in the TUNER CHANNEL MENU you can press MENU to return to the SETUP MENU or QUIT to exit the menu system The Dual Deck VCR will remem...

Страница 60: ...nd to go back to the SETUP menu Warning Do not press QUIT from the SET CLOCK menu unless you want to lose your new settings Press QUIT to leave the SET CLOCK menu if you enter it accidentally AUTO FEA...

Страница 61: ...it is a TV channel the 8mm deck or a Line input Set RECORD SOURCE to 8mm if you only want to record from the 8mm deck to TUNER if you want to record a TV or cable channel and LINE1 or LINE2 if you wan...

Страница 62: ...1 AUDIO IN front panel connections and to L2 if you use the LINE 2 AUDIO IN rear panel connections DISPLAY MENU 1 Press 1 or SELECT to set TIME STAMP to OFF TIMER or ALL Select OFF if you don t want t...

Страница 63: ...alphanumeric characters Compose your title by selecting characters one at a time Use the arrow keys to move to the desired character In the TITLER SETUP SCREEN the TRK MENU key always moves down and t...

Страница 64: ...be sure your tape is long enough Set the program Type Press 1 for NOR if you want to record only once 2 for DLY if you want to record a show that is on Monday through Friday 3 for EVD if you want to...

Страница 65: ...ORD SUMMARY From the TIMER RECORD MENU use the arrow keys to move to the TIMER RECORD SUMMARY Press SELECT to enter the TIMER RECORD SUMMARY screen An asterisk next to an event means that the event is...

Страница 66: ...Timer Record errors First the TIMER indicator on the Front Panel Display will blink You will also see a message on the Screen Display telling you what the error is VHS TAPE MISSING This means that you...

Страница 67: ...tape press the Copy Tape key and your Dual Deck VCR does the rest Preparing an Automatic Assembly Edit List The key to making clean edits easily is planning Using the playback mode of the 8mm deck rev...

Страница 68: ...00 11 06 to 00 15 46 Kids eating birthday cake Performing an Automatic Assembly Edit Once your notes are complete you re ready to edit your 8mm tape onto VHS Let s say you ve decided to copy your scen...

Страница 69: ...toy car then Scene 2 opening the tool kit then Scene 3 eating cake then Scene 4 playing with toys Manual Assembly Editing You can also do assembly editing manually on the 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR Let s s...

Страница 70: ...ding and end the scene Glitches Glitches may occur during a manual assembly edit usually at the end of a scene that is being recorded over old material This is because the VCR s full erase head which...

Страница 71: ...w ever you can perform insert editing of the linear audio track of your VHS tapes See the Adding New Audio section of this Guide to learn how to do Audio Inserts and Audio Dubbing More Editing Tips Re...

Страница 72: ...lenges There are two methods for monitoring the video enhancer Method 1 requires you to adjust your enhancer make a short record ing and then play it back to check the results Method 2 allows you to r...

Страница 73: ...of your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR to inputs of the video distribution amplifier Connect one set of amplifier outputs to the AUDIO VIDEO INPUTS of your VCR Then connect the other set of amplifier outputs t...

Страница 74: ...of three speeds SP LP and SLP Set the record speed in the VHS Menu Your Dual Deck VCR will automatically play a tape at the speed at which it was recorded SP or Standard Play is the fastest speed A T...

Страница 75: ...e the Adding New Audio section of this Guide Control Track The control track of a VHS tape contains a series of markers which the VCR uses to keep the tape playing smoothly similar to the sprocket hol...

Страница 76: ...rs 30 min 5 hrs Summary of Recording Speeds Record Safety Tab Both VHS and 8mm tapes have record safety tabs to protect you from accidentally recording over your tapes On a VHS tape you break the reco...

Страница 77: ...o reset the Tape Counter to the zero point in the exact middle of the tape the Counter would run from 1 00 00 to 1 00 00 Any time you insert a tape into your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR the Tape Counter wil...

Страница 78: ...Press STOP when you ve reached the desired Index Mark The second way to locate Index Marks is to use Index Search Use Index Search to look for a particular Index Mark 1 Press the INDEX key on the remo...

Страница 79: ...h a tuner a cable box or VCR and have a cable going from this device into another tuner This means that the channel selected in the first tuner is the only one that the second tuner will be able to pi...

Страница 80: ...TV 3 Turn on the power for your VCR and your TV 4 Turn your TV to channel 3 5 Press the MENU key on your VCR remote control You should see a blue screen and a menu Press QUIT to exit the menu 6 Attach...

Страница 81: ...l Cable IN FROM ANTENNA OUTTOTV VIDEO L R AUDIO IN LINE 2 OUT 3 4 CH CABLE OUTLET Basic TV Antenna Hookup Basic Cable Hookup IN FROM ANTENNA OUTTOTV VIDEO L R AUDIO IN LINE 2 OUT 3 4 CH DUAL DECK VCR...

Страница 82: ...Dual Deck VCR Cable supplied Twin lead Coaxial ANTENNA CABLES or Twin lead Combiner Separate VHF and UHF Antennas If you have separate VHF and UHF antennas you ll need to purchase a device called a c...

Страница 83: ...f this cable to the OUT TO TV connection on the back of your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR Connect the other end of the cable to the VHF IN or CABLE IN connection on the back of your TV 3 Turn on the power fo...

Страница 84: ...annel from your cable box at the same time A disadvantage of this hookup is that it does not allow you to record premium channels that require your cable converter box for descrambling you can still w...

Страница 85: ...box 3 A cable is supplied with your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR Attach the round end of this cable to the output connection on the back of your cable box Attach the other end to the CABLE IN connection on t...

Страница 86: ...elect the desired channel on the cable con verter box To record and view a basic channel set the TV VCR selector to TV On both the 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR and the cable converter box select the desired...

Страница 87: ...ver 2 Set the TUNER AUDIO to STEREO in the TUNER CHANNEL SETUP menu 3 On your stereo receiver select the appropriate input TAPE or AUX Now turn on your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR your TV and your stereo an...

Страница 88: ...r stereo system 1 Connect your stereo amplifier tape or record output connections to the LINE 2 AUDIO IN connections on the back of your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR 2 Set TUNER AUDIO to SIMUL2 in the TUNER...

Страница 89: ...n you set AUDIO INSERT in the AMERICHROME COPY menu to LINE 1 or LINE 2 the 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR will copy the audio from the Line 1 or 2 input and the video from the 8mm deck Audio Dub is used to co...

Страница 90: ...opy Tape will come from the Audio Input jacks and the video will come from the 8mm deck Audio Dub 1 Connect the source of your new audio a tape player for example to the Line 1 front panel audio input...

Страница 91: ...n connect the OUTPUT of the mixer to the LINE 1 AUDIO IN on the front of the Dual Deck VCR Follow the above procedures for Audio Insert or Audio Dub For Audio Insert set the TV View to 8mm so that the...

Страница 92: ...f your TV has separate video and audio input connections use the VIDEO and AUDIO OUT connections on the back of your VCR instead of the OUT TO TV connection To view the VCR output on the monitor you m...

Страница 93: ...on the 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR right front panel until Line 2 is selected To record the input from this other video equipment set RECORD SOURCE in the VHS MENU to LINE2 and press the RECORD key If the...

Страница 94: ...holes on the back sides and bottom of the cabinet Cleaning the Video Heads Playing poor quality or damaged tapes in your Dual Deck VCR can contaminate the video heads Use only high quality tapes in yo...

Страница 95: ...tions Service and Warranty Never open your Dual Deck VCR cabinet or touch the inside parts To do so is dangerous and may cause damage Do not try to disassemble your Dual Deck VCR there are no user ser...

Страница 96: ...Normal 1 track Hi Fi 2 track AUDIO TRACK 8mm AFM 1 track TAPE WIDTH VHS 12 7 mm 1 2 inch TAPE WIDTH 8mm 8 mm 5 16 inch TAPE SPEED VHS SP 33 35 mm s LP 16 67 mm s SLP 11 12 mm s TAPE SPEED 8mm SP 14 3...

Страница 97: ...ced S N RATIO Better than 70 dB Hi Fi WOW FLUTTER Less than 0 005 Hi Fi FREQUENCY RESPONSE 20 20 000 Hz Hi Fi TV TUNER 181 channel frequency synthesized VHF input Ch 2 Ch 13 UHF input Ch 14 Ch 69 VHF...

Страница 98: ...e and always use high quality tapes in your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR Check the VHS record SOURCE indicator on the right hand side of the Front Panel Display or the On Screen Display Source screen It shou...

Страница 99: ...ly play a tape whenever you load it It will also automatically rewind at the end of a tape If you wish you can set the Dual Deck VCR so that it auto plays only auto rewinds only does both or does neit...

Страница 100: ...ject the 8mm tape using the Eject key behind the Left Tower Door A strong static electricity shock or other unforeseen circum stance can cause the control system of your Dual Deck VCR to lock up To re...

Страница 101: ...heck to establish the date of purchase HOW LONG IS THIS PRODUCT WARRANTY FOR AND WHAT WILL GO VIDEO DO DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD This warranty covers internal operating parts and labor to repair or r...

Страница 102: ...roduct in any way or incorporation of the product into any other products or damage to the product caused by accident fire floods lightening or acts of God or any use violative of instructions furnish...

Страница 103: ...Dual Deck VCR Go Video is rapidly developing a national reputation for its sophisticated product line and technological expertise A leader in VCR technology Go Video through continuous research is ad...

Страница 104: ...Deck Quasi Hi 8 Playback Real Time Tape Counter Frame Counter VU Meter Automatic Record Source On Screen Titler MTS Stereo Sound Hi Fi Stereo on VHS Deck 181 Channel Tuner 100 Year 8 Event Timer Tone...

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