Страница 1: ...USER S GUIDE VIDEO CASSETTE ...
Страница 2: ...d an extension cord make sure it matches the plug of the VCR For U S A Operate VCR only on 120 volts 60Hz AC power normal house power FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it This reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Co...
Страница 3: ...e Box or RCA DSS Receiver 20 Controlling an Auxiliary RCA Component _ 21 22 23 Playing a Tape Operating Instructions Using the Playback Features Auto Play Feature Auto Repeat Feature 23 Pause for Stop Action 24 Variable Speed Picture Search ___ 24 Frame Advance 25 Slow Motion 25 Automatic Tracking 26 Manual Tracking 26 Pro Tect Plus TM Locking Feature __ 26 DISPLAY Button 27 Time Counter 27 Index ...
Страница 4: ...er source A B C Go to question 3 2 What type of Cable TV system do you have Choose one answer from below A Cable without a box Turn to page 3 13 Cable box to unscramble all the channels Turn to page 4 C Cable box to unscramble only pay channels such as HBO Showtime Cinemax etc Turn to page 5 You may need to contact your local cable company for assistance m What type of RCA brand DSS satellite syst...
Страница 5: ...able OR i_L_ au Back of TV Be Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality and more convenient operation use of TVeVCR button not required 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided If your TV is stereo you may need a Y adapter to hear sound from both channels 2 Plug in power cords of VCR and TV l i i m 11 _ _ _l You will tune the TV to...
Страница 6: ...accessories not provided Plug in power cords of VCR TV and cable box Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality and more convenient operation use of TVoVGR button not required 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided If your TV is stereo you may need a Y adapter to hear sound from both channels 2 Plug in power cords of VCR TV and ca...
Страница 7: ...ional accessories not provided 3 Plug in power cords of VCR TV and cable box From Cable Back of VCR Cable Box RE C o_xl_ 7 t AUDIO VIDEO OUT 75 to Separator RF Coaxial Cable supplied OR i Cab e i Antenna _ __ i illiil gl O lid_2_l Back of TV Ell Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality and more convenient operation use of TVeVCR button not required 1 Connect as shown T...
Страница 8: ...jacks i Set the CH3 CH4 switch on back of satellite receiver to either channel 3 or 4 You will tune the VCR to this channel or its line input L1 to record from the receiver To watch the satellite receiver turn off the VCR If you want to watch or record the signal from your antenna cable or cable box make sure the satellite receiver is turned off 2 Set the CH3 CH4 switch on back of VCR to either ch...
Страница 9: ...VCR TV and receiver From From Cable Cable Box Satellite or Antenna Dish _ Back of Satellite Receiver _ i m_am eeT_ OUT Eli il I I ii tll II ti_ _ _ll Cm Advanced hookup with deluxe receiver Use this hookup if your TV has audio video jacks and your receiver has two sets of AUDIO VIDEO jacks 1 Set the CH3 CH4 switch on back of VCR to either channel 3 or 4 You will tune the TV to this channel and use...
Страница 10: ...iously selected hookup to the TV Option B hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved copy quality and more convenient operation use of TVoVCR button not required 1 Select a hookup from pages 2 through 7 and then modify with this connection 2 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided If your TV is stereo you may need a Y adapter to hear sound from both channels...
Страница 11: ...rd Stock No 218104 2 Attach power cord to back of VCR 2nd 3 Insert batteries in remote 4 Turn on the TV A Turn on the TV B If you used one of the basic hookups tune the TV to the channel selected with the OH3 CH4 switch on back of VCR If you used one of the advanced hookups tune the TV to the TV s video input See TV owner s manual for details continued on next page 9 ...
Страница 12: ...the remote The first time you turn on the VCR the SETUP menu will appear Follow the steps on the screen to automatically set up the cable box or RCA DSS satellite receiver auto channel search automatically set the time and select some feature options 1 2 Press number button I on the remote to Begin setup Proceed to Step 7 Press number button 2 on the remote to Cancel the setup If you choose not to...
Страница 13: ...bers on the remote to enter the output channel of your cable box or satellite receiver Press 0 before a single digit number Valid numbers are 01 99 If you connected your cable box or satellite receiver to the VCR using the box s AUDIO VIDEO OUT jacks press INPUT to select the VIDEO1 option Press CLEAR on the remote to correct an entry C Press MENU PROG to proceed The VCR now automatically enters t...
Страница 14: ...e box and tune it to channel 2 Press MENU to proceed CABLE DSS BOX SETUP Did the cable box tune to channel 9 2 NO try another code The VCR changes the cable box from channel 02 to channel 09 when you enter the correct code for your cable box If the cable box changes channels press 1 Proceed to Step 8 If none of the codes work try repositioning the cable box and entering the codes again If the code...
Страница 15: ...ck must be set before you can use the timer recording feature If you receive all channels through a cable box the VCR will not reset the clock after a power outage unless the cable box is set to the channel carrying the broadcast signal Call your local cable operator to find out what channel carries the broadcast signal Signal not available in all areas SET TIME ZONE What is your time zone 1 Easte...
Страница 16: ...g VCR Plus This can be done now or at a later time Details are on page 34 10 Program VCR for VCR1 or VCR2 LD button You can program this VCR to respond to the VCR1 or VCR2eLD button on the remote Details are on page 18 Remember you must press VCR1 or VCR2eLD on the remote whichever you selected in the menu before the remote will operate this VCR 11 Add or remove channels from the VCR s memory You ...
Страница 17: ... VCR to the TV leave the Auto TV VCR feature set to ON If you have connected your VCR using the audio video input of your TV you can prevent the VCR indicator from turning on automatically and interrupting the cable or antenna signal to your TV A Press MENUePROG on remote to see VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen B Press 6 to display PREFERENCES C Press 3 to select Auto TV VCR ON or OFF Select ON if y...
Страница 18: ... LD to set remote to control the VCR to use the function buttons Arrow Buttons MOVE _ _ Allow you to move through the menus enter data and change settings of selected features See page 10 CHAN Up or Down Selects next higher or lower channel in the VCR s channel memory CLEAR Resets time counter to 0 00 00 Allows you to change entries when setting the clock or VCR for a VCR Plus or timer recording D...
Страница 19: ...of selected features CHAN Up or Down Selects next higher or lower channel in the TV s channel memory when remote is set to control a TV CLEAR Removes menus or status displays from the screen DISPLAY Shows the status displays on the screen Removes menus or displays from the screen MUTE Turns the TV sound on or off Numbers 0 through 9 Select a channel up to 99 by pressing two numbers Select a cable ...
Страница 20: ...t in the menu 1 Press MENU PROG to display the VCR MAIN MENU 2 Press 6 to display PREFERENCES 3 Press 1 to activate the Remote Control feature 4 Press VCR1 or VCR2eLD to change the setting and program this VCR to respond to the VCR1 or VCR2 LD button whichever you select VCR RAIN RENU 3 Time I 4 ChanneLs PREFERENCES PREFERENCES 2 Auto PLay ON 3 Auto TV VCR ON 4 Panel Display AUTO 5 CF Marking ON 6...
Страница 21: ...ewoo 06 Daytron 06 Electrohome 06 Emerson 06 Envision 05 06 Fisher 05 08 GE 00 01 06 11 Goldstar 06 Hallmark 06 Hitachi 06 Infinity 04 J C Penney 00 01 06 09 JBL 04 Jensen 06 WC 10 11 Kawasho 03 06 Kenwood 06 Loewe 04 Luxman 06 LXI 04 05 07 Magnavox 04 06 Marants 04 Marantz 04 06 12 MGA 06 Mitsubishi 06 12 MTC 06 NEC Panasonic Philco Philips Pioneer Portland ProScan Proton Quasar Radio Shack RCA R...
Страница 22: ...43 Jerrold 04 05 15 23 24 25 30 36 45 46 47 Macom 37 43 Magnavox 07 08 19 26 28 29 32 33 40 41 NSC 09 Oak 01 16 38 Oak Sigma 16 Panasonic 03 27 39 Philips 07 08 19 26 28 29 32 33 40 41 Pioneer 18 20 44 Randtek 07 08 RCA 00 27 Regal 12 13 Regency 02 33 Samsung 44 Scientific Atlanta 03 22 35 Sylvania 11 Teknika 06 Texscan 10 11 Tocom 17 21 49 50 Unika 31 32 41 Universal 51 52 Viewstar 07 08 19 26 28...
Страница 23: ... AUX button and press two number buttons to enter the code for your component 4 Release the buttons 5 Press POWER on the remote If the component turns off setup is complete Type of Auxiliary Audio Equipment and Code c6 Tapei i h RCA 03 07 I 06 i 05 The remote may not be able to control every RCA model of audio equipment listed Operate the Auxiliary Component After you have setup your remote to con...
Страница 24: ...s been removed and the auto play feature is turned on k v Safety Tab 3 4 5 6 7 Press PLAY if necessary PLAY appears in the VCR s display panel Press TRACKING up or down to remove any streaks from the picture if necessary Details are on page 26 Press STOP Press REW on the remote or turn the shuttle ring toward REW on the VCR The VCR will automatically rewind the tape if it reaches the end of the ta...
Страница 25: ...t a segment of tape 1 Locate the beginning of the segment you want the VCR to repeat and press STOP Press DISPLAY to display the time counter and press CLEAR to reset it to 0 00 00 2 3 Press MENU PROG on the remote to see the VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen 4 Press 6 to display the PREFERENCES menu 5 Press 8 to display the AUTO REPEAT menu 6 Use the number buttons to enter the length of time of the...
Страница 26: ... in the SP or SLP speed Variable Speed Search 1 Press PAUSE during playback to stop the action 2 Turn the shuttle ring on the front of the VCR either direction The speed of the search increases with the amount the shuttle ring is turned 3 Release the shuttle to return to pause 4 Press PAUSE or PLAY to return to playback The VCR will automatically switch from stop action playback to stop after a fe...
Страница 27: ... the picture in slow motion during play or play pause SLOW and allow you to change the speed Sound is turned off during slow motion playback Slow motion works best in the SP or SLP speed 1 During playback Press SLOW or to start slow motion playback SLOW appears in the VCR s display panel 2 Press SLOW to increase the speed or to decrease the speed 3 Use TRACKING up or down to remove any streaks fro...
Страница 28: ...est possible picture Press TRACKING up or down during stop action pause to reduce picture jitter Press both TRACKING buttons at the same time to turn automatic tracking back on Pro Tect Plus TM Locking Feature To protect your timer recordings from any unwanted changes lock the VCR The buttons on the VCR and remote will not operate the VCRo Just follow the directions below To Lock the VCR 1 Set up ...
Страница 29: ...us displays Turning off the VCR automatically returns the displays to normal Time Counter The time counter shows the actual time it takes to record a program or play back a segment of a prerecorded tape It helps locate the beginning or end of programs you taped The time counter resets to 0 00 00 whenever the tape is ejected from the VCR For example if a 30 minute program was recorded at the beginn...
Страница 30: ... 5 Press STOP to stop index searching Some index marks may be missed by the VCR A mark too close to your location on the tape The mark at the beginning of a recorded segment of five minutes or less The first index mark on the tape when you start at the beginning of the tape INDEX SEARCH Enter Index number 01 Press FWD or REW Press SEARCH to exit 0 30 00 Time Search The VCR will search forward or r...
Страница 31: ...ed press STOP Press SEARCH three times to display the ZERO SEARCH menu The current tape counter is displayed Press REW on the remote or turn the shuttle ring counterclockwise toward REW on the VCR to return to 0 00 00 The time counter is displayed in the upper right corner of the TV screen during search If the time counters reading has a minus in front of it press FF on the remote or turn the shut...
Страница 32: ...N MENU 2 Press 6 to display the PREFERENCES menu 3 Make sure CF Marking is set to ON If not press 5 The VCR will mark most commercials for the following types of recording VCR Plus Timer or Express Recording The VCR will automatically markthe commercials after the power is turned off Manual Recording When you press STOP to stop recording the VCR will ask you if you want to mark the commercials Jus...
Страница 33: ...two minutes of a recording will not be automatically skipped A commercial will not be skipped if the recording starts in the middle of a commercial segment one isolated commercial is shown without others or a commercial is longer than one minute Press FF to scan through the commercial It is possible that part of a recorded program might be skipped if the program segment is between commercials and ...
Страница 34: ...0Min 8Hr SP Standard Play gives the best quality recording That is why most prerecorded rental tapes are recorded in SP Fewer programs can be recorded on the tape Special effects such as pause slow motion picture search and frame advance work well LP Long Play gives twice the recording time of tapes recorded in SP Special effects in playback are not recommended in LP SLP Super Long Play gives thre...
Страница 35: ...ator appears in the VCR s display panel and on the TV screen 5 Select the channel to be recorded The channel number appears in the VCR s display panel and on the TV screen 6 Press RECORD on the VCR or REC on the remote to begin recording REC appears in the VCR s display panel while the VCR is recording Watch a TV Channel While VCR is Recording a Different Channel 1 Follow steps 1 through 6 above 2...
Страница 36: ...nal Type ANTENNA 0 Exit VCR Channel My Channel 5 4 3 _ 2 1 Use CHAN up dn to select Press 0 9 to change Press MENU to exit Standardized VCR Plus Channel Numbers for Cable TV U S A List Canadian List 58 The Movie Channel 35 American Movie Classics 48 Music Television 39 Arts Entertainment 49 The Nashville Network 57 Black Entertainment 38 Nickelodeon 54 Bravo 64 Nostalgia Television 42 Cable News N...
Страница 37: ...t or Cable TV Station Nanie Such as ABC NBC CBS etc VCR Plus Channel Number See Standardized VCRPlus Channel Chart Channel Number You Receive This Station On Check your local listing for VCR Plus channel numbers assigned to network stations Check your local or cable listing for the channel numbers to enter in this column 35 ...
Страница 38: ...ogram recorded at same time every day 3 Weekdays program recorded at same time Monday through Friday 4 Weekly program recorded at same time once a week 6 7 Select recording speed using SPEED on the remote Press CLEAR if you want to change the program end time This feature allows you to extend the recording time on VCR Plus programs This option may be useful when recording programs such as sporting...
Страница 39: ...put channel of your cable box or satellite receiver will automatically appear on the menu Channels with numbers less than 100 will record from the DSS antenna connection Channels with numbers 100 and over will record from the corresponding DSS channel 6 Select recording speed using SPEED on the remote 7 Press MENU PROG to enter your program A reminder appears which will time out or you can press M...
Страница 40: ...ram 1 One Time Channel 08 Start Tlme 02 10 PM End Time 03 35 PM Start Date 11 18 95 Sat Tape Speed SLP Program 1 One Time Channel 08 Start Time 02 10 PM End Time 03 35 PM Start Date 11 18 95 Sat Tape Speed SLP Press CLEAR to correct Press MENU to save Edit the rest of the program using the CLEAR and number buttons Clear the Program Press CLEAR when the program appears Timer Recording From the VCR ...
Страница 41: ... the VCR or REC on the remote repeatedly until the amount of recording time for the program is displayed in the VCR s display panel or on the TV screen RECORD LENGTH 0 00 CH 04 Press REC to set ength Express Display on TV Screen Press RECORD 0 30 1 00 1 30 2 00 3 00 4 00 0 00 Recording Time 30 Min 1 Hr 1 Hr 30 Min 2 Hrs 3 Hrs 4 Hrs XPR Turns Off Each press increases the time 30 minutes up to four ...
Страница 42: ...u may need to adjust tracking 6 Press RECORD then PAUSE on recording VCR 7 8 Press PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time to begin copying the tape Edit out segments that you do not want to copy by pressing PAUSE on recording VCR to stop copying the tape Then locate the next segment you want to copy on the playback VCR by using FWD REW and PLAY Press PAUSE on the playback VCR Press PAUSE at t...
Страница 43: ... VCR PAUSE Pauses action for viewing during playback Pauses recording to prevent recording of unwanted scenes PLAY Plays a tape POWER Turns the VCR on or off RECORD Starts VCR recording Used for express recording XPR Remote Sensor Receives signals from the remote control Aim the remote at this sensor with no objects between them Shuttle Ring Rewinds and fast forwards the tape when the VCR is stopp...
Страница 44: ...O OUT Jacks Sends signals from VCR to another component like a TV monitor or VCR when it is connected to these jacks Display Panel This VCR has a feature where you can change the brightness level of the fluorescent display panel 1 Press MENUePROG on the remote to see the VGR MAIN MENU on the TV screen 2 Press 6 to display the PREFERENCES menu 3 Press 4 to select Panel Display AUTO BRIGHT or DIM Se...
Страница 45: ...in progress Ejecting Tape Fast forward Turned on or unlocked Pro Tect Plus turned on Marking process countdown Playback Record Record pause Rewind Forward search SRCH Reverse search SLOW Slow motion SLOW Slow motion STILL Frame advance STILL Play pause STOP VCR stopped TAPE flashes Set for timer no tape TIMER Timer recording set X REC Express recording in progress Tape Speed Indicators SP LP or SL...
Страница 46: ... 60 Hz 19 watts 3 5 inches high 90 mm 15 5 inches wide 393 mm 12 5 inches deep 318 mm 9 3 pounds 4 2 kg Automatic Head Cleaner 22 F to 149 F 41 Fto 104 F Check your cable company s compatibility requirements Cleaning the VCR Use a soft cloth or dusting attachment of your vacuum cleaner to dust your VCR Remove dust from the ventilation holes on the top back sides and bottom of the cabinet Plastic s...
Страница 47: ...arly describes how to install adjust and operate your VCR Any additional information should be obtained from your Dealer Installation and related adjustments Signal reception problems not caused by your VCR Damage from misuse or neglect Cleaning of video audio heads Remote control batteries A VCR that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other comme...
Страница 48: ...nt See pages 18 21 Aim remote at component with no objects between them Reprogram remote after batteries have been changed Reprogram remote to 00 to operate RCA DSS satellite receiver Change batteries VCR only responds to VCR2 LD button on Check setting of Remote Control VCR1 VCR2 feature See page 18 remote No picture when VCR turned on using a basic Press TV VCR to turn VCR indicator on See page ...
Страница 49: ...ou put the VCR in I the stop mode Will not auto search active Check antenna connections channels correctly Check Signal Type GABLE ANTENNA feature See page 13 i Cannot select channels over 69 Cable channels over 69 can only be selected if Signal Type GABLE ANTENNA feature is set to GABLE Details are on page 13 _ Cassette with safety tab removed does not start to Set Auto Play ON OFF feature to ON ...
Страница 50: ...n _ _ _ _ __ _ _ i _ _ _ _ i __ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ recordings work in non COMMERCIAL_ ADVANCE TM VCR but commercials will not automatically be COMMERCIAL_ADVANCE TM VCRs i skipped Index Accessories Included 9 Add or Remove Channels from Memory 14 ADD REMOVE CHANNELS Menu 14 Antenna Connections 2 3 Arrow Buttons 10 16 17 AUDIO and VIDEO Jacks 3 8 21 38 40 42 Audio Components RCA 21 AUTO REPEAT ...
Страница 51: ...Feature 18 Remote Function Buttons 16 17 Remote Sensor 41 Remove or Add Channels from Memory 14 REMOVE ADD CHANNELS Menu 14 REW Rewind Button 17 22 24 28 29 40 Safety Precautions i Satellite Receiver 2 6 7 20 SEARCH Button 17 28 29 31 Search Time 28 Sensor Remote 41 Set the Time and Date 13 14 Setting a Timer Recording 37 Setting a VCR Plus Recording 36 Settin_ Up the VCR 9 15 SETUr Menu 10 Setup ...
Страница 52: ... nearest Servicenter from the yellow pages Please do 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 _o_1HOMSON CONSUMERELECTRONICS 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 1024 1995 Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in Singapore Part Number 95 ...
