Страница 1: ...WHILE VIEWING ANOTHER 19 AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING 19 QUICK SET PROGRAM 22 INDEX SEARCH 24 TIME SEARCH 25 BLANK SEARCH 26 SETTING THE REMAINING TIME 27 JUST IN TIME RECORDING 28 OTR ONE OUCH RECORDING 29 MONITORING RECORDING 29 PLAYBACK 30 AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK 30 RENTAL PLAY 31 COUNTER MEMORY 32 SPECIAL FEATURES 33 VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE 34 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 35 MAINTENANCE 36 SPECIFICATIONS 37 VI...
Страница 2: ... the manu facturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recom mended by the manufacturer An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the S3125A 2 9 appliance and cart combination to overturn Ventilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are pro vided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the video...
Страница 3: ...o service this video product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 19 Damage Requiring Service Unplug this video product from the wall outlet and refer serv icing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord or plug is damaged b If liquid has been s...
Страница 4: ...ectly on top of the VCR Moisture condensation may occur insidc the unit when it is moved from a cold place to a warm place or after heating a cold room or under conditions of high humid ity Do not use the VCR until its inside is dry FCC WARNING This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modification...
Страница 5: ... You can view a video program at a high speed or super high speed in either a forward or reverse direction in LP and SLP mode STILL Freeze the picture at any time for close viewing of a particular scene 181 Channel Capability PLL Frequency Syn thesizer Tuner with Direct Channel Entry A converter may be necessary to view scrambled cable channels Infrared Remote Control Allows you to use mostof the ...
Страница 6: ...ns and contact the parts department for ordering Depending on your antenna system you may need different types of Combiners Mixer or Separators Splitter Contact your local electronics store for these items OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS FRONT VIEW 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 REAR VIEW AND TERMINALS 5 6 20 l 21 22 23 IIIIIIIIIIIIIII 6 I 0 AIDIO OUT IN OUT 1 I 1 27 26 25 24 EN 5CI6 ...
Страница 7: ... handheld remote control unit 16 TV VCR button Press to select the signal source that your TV will receive VCR position to view playback to monitor video recordings or watch TV using the VCR tuner TV position to watch TV or to view one program while recording another 17 POWER button Press to turn VCR on and off Press to activate the automatic timer recording 18 AUDIO IN jack For connection to audi...
Страница 8: ...ch SLOW Function Press to control speed in slow motion slower 8 RECORD button Press to begin manual record ing 9 STOP button Press to stop the tape motion 10 PAUSE STILL button Press to temporarily stop the tape during recording or to view a still picture during playback F ADV Function Press to advance one frame during pause still mode To release press PAUSE STILL button again 11 PLAY button Press...
Страница 9: ...ll Hi I De y 11 Ii il DIq I P 1 Open the battery compartment cover by pressing the cover on the remote unit in the direction of the arrow r rl Insert 2 AA penlight batteries into the battery com partment in the direction indicated by the polarity markings Fyq Replace the cover 9 EN _ 5CI6 ...
Страница 10: ...ion Antenna Back of the IV _ r u I 1 _ _xial cable t_ _ nol supplied _ 2 131 I 1 L xj supplied 1_ IkvJ KOT_Ik q V II IEV I H B 1 l Disconnect the CATV coaxial cable from the back of your TV set 2 Reconnect the CATV coaxial cable to ANT IN ter minal of the VCR 3 Connect one end of the COAXIAL CABLE sup plied to the ANT OUT jack of the VCR 4 Connect the other end of the COAXIAL CABLE supplied to the...
Страница 11: ... coaxial end to the TV s VHF jack and fiat twin lead end to the TV s UHF terminal Backof the TV UHF 300ohm VHF 75ohm O 6 UHF VHFseparator not supplied _O RLglP ___ l Disconncct tile indoor VHF UHF antenna cable from the back of your TV set 2 Reconnect the cable to the ANT IN terminal of the VCR 3 Connect one end ot the COAXIAL CABLE sup plied to the ANT OUT terminal of the VCR 4 Connect the other ...
Страница 12: ... cassette into the source playing VCR 2 Insert a blank video cassette or one you want to re cord over into the editing recording VCR cassette compartment 3 Press SPEED button on the editing recording VCR to select the desired recording speed SLP LP or SP 4 Select L I or L2 position on the editing recording VCR See page 13 under Input Select 5 Press REC button on the editing recording VCR 6 Begin p...
Страница 13: ...rnormal broadcasts in your area then set your CH3 CH4 TV to that same channel when viewing from the VCR The video output channel of this unit is set to channel 3 prior to shipment from the factory To use the external input jacks select the LI or L2 position If you use the audio and video input jacks on the back of the unit press 0 0 I with number buttons to select the LI position If you use the au...
Страница 14: ...rs on the TV screen vrl Select I ENGLISH or LA _U GESELEC 2 ESPAIQOL SPANISH E_ SH tO_ 2 ESPA_OL with number buttons Press SELECT or MENU button on the remote control tUNER SET UP SOthat TUNER SET UP appears on the TV screen Press SELECT button once The tuner scans and memo rizes all the active channels in your area After scanning the tuner stops on the lowest memo rized channel The VCR distinguis...
Страница 15: ...must precede single digit channel numbers with a zero 02 03 04 and so on _ lJ Press ADD DELETE button so that DELETE flashes on the display The channel is deleted from the VCR For next channel you wish to delete select that chan nel and follow step 5 If you press ADD DELETE button again the chan nel is memorized again Press MENU button The TV screen returns to TV mode To check the channel s that h...
Страница 16: ...E_ING Q _K s LANGUAGESELECT I SETTING CLOCK M _N TH DAY YEAR SETTING _ OCK MONTH DkY YEAR I SETTING CLOCK HOORMINUTE llN_ l_ J I SETTING CLOCK MONTH DAY YEAR 03 1 01 WED 1995 H UR MINUTE AMSPM Enter your desired HOUR with number buttons rx Enter your desired MINUTE with number buttons vrq Select AM I or PM 2 with number buttons I sETTING CLOCK MONTH DAy YEAR 0a I 01 WED 199E OOR M _ _ _ 0 _flt tfi...
Страница 17: ...dis play will change as follows OFF mode REMAIN mode COUNT mode CLOCK mode I O 1 3q 2 _F Press once D 3q _ir Press once qlF Press once TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE VCR Power must be on Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel located on the back of the VCR CH 3 or 4 Press the TV VCR button so that VCR appears on the display You must use remote control for this procedure Pre...
Страница 18: ...utton when re cording is completed I STOP TO DELETE SCENES DURING RECORDING I _ _ _ While VCR remains in record mode press PAUSE button Note If you do not press PAUSE button again within five minutes VCR will automatically return to Stop mode You may review the time remaining with 1 marks on the display Each lr mark shows one minute r Press PAUSE or REC button _Ec to resume recording L sp EDIT SEA...
Страница 19: ...s daily or weekly within a year period VCR Power must be on Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel located on the back of the VCR CH 3 or 4 Press the TV VCR button so that VCR appears on the display Clock must be set to the correct time and date before setting the timer You must use remote control for this procedure In the example below the timer is being set to rec...
Страница 20: ... 2 with number buttons I ONE TIME PROGRAM M I PROGRAM NL i_E_ER I DHAiMNEL S I BTARTTIME h 6_ _30 A END TME _ _ _ DATE _ Repeat steps 8 101 to set the end time I NE TIME PROGRAM Md 1 PROGRAM NUMBER CHAN_EL e 1 8TARTTIME Q 7 80 AM END TIME _ _EI_B0 A _ Select your desiredrecord __ _ T M 8 R ing speed SP I LP 9_ _ 8E_ i i i _ _ t 3 SLP 3 or AUTO 4 with _ i number buttons AUTO 4 is available only wit...
Страница 21: ...TOP RECORDING Press STOP button on the VCR If you are recording using the Automatic Timer Pro gram you may not operate the unit manually but you may still stop the recording by pressing STOP EJECT button on the VCR NOTE STOP button on the remote control will not function in the Automatic Timer Recording mode TO CORRECT OR CANCEL A PROGRAM Press ADD DELETE button to go back one step from current st...
Страница 22: ...unt mode Press QUICK SET PRO GRAM button on the VCR I l_ w_o I Program number 8 ap t s _ OD 37 pears on the display _ Set the desired start time Press START button repeat i _ J edly or hold it down until _ _ your desired start time is dis L _8 _ 3D _ 33 played Set the desired end time Press END button repeat edly or hold it down until your desired end time is dis played I 1 013 r 37 Set the channe...
Страница 23: ...to the Timer Stand by m_xle 8 I_ WED S D I 8 reT l WED CH START 9 30 61 I 8 ra _ WED CH TO CANCEL A QUICK SET PROGRAM While setting a program press STOP EJECT but ton on the VCR After setting a program power must be on First press QUICK SET PROGRAM button Then press STOP EJECT button While recording is in progress press STOP EJECT button HINTS If there is a power failure or the VCR is unplugged fo...
Страница 24: ... program number 7 You must skip three programs CURRENT PLAYBACK PROGRAM II I P o _ I p o I o 3_ Pro 51 P o e I Pro 71 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 INDEX MARK Press INDEX SEARCH but ton Index Search mode ap pears on the TV screen Press the number button cor responding to the number of programs that you want to skip To correct the Index num ber press DELETE button and re enter the correct number Press REWIND or F ...
Страница 25: ...ton The HOUR digits flash Enter the desired hour with number buttons Enter the desired minutes with number buttons To correct the time press DELETE button and re peat steps 1 to 3 Press EFWD or REWIND button The tape will move to the specified point Note The time counts down as the searching progresses When 0 00 is reached the tape will start playback automatically Notes Time search can be set up ...
Страница 26: ... back of the VCR CH 3 or 4 Press the TV VCR button so that VCR appears on the display You must use remote control for this procedure Press BLANK SEARCH button Blank Search func tion starts automatically in the forward direction vrl The VCR begins fast for warding to the beginning of the blank part of the tape The tape will automatically stop I STOP Note A video cassette must be inserted in the VCR...
Страница 27: ...NING TIME DISPLAY Since the reel diameter and tape thickness are not common to all cassettes the time count differs from cassette to cassette Use the time display as an infor mative number only During recording the remaining tape running time is estimated based on the current recording mode SP LP SLP During playback the remaining tape running time is calculated based on the current playback mode R...
Страница 28: ...ged to SLP mode This will assure coverage of the desired timer program before the end of the tape is reached Conventional Video Recording Recording In SP mode for 40 minutes Tape End I 20minutes of theprogram is left unrecorded Just In Time Recording Recording In SP mode for 30 minutes Recording in SLP mode for30minutes _ Recording mode automatically changes to SLP mode Notes Set the tape remainde...
Страница 29: ...0 minutes 90 minutes 120 minutes 150 minutes 180 minutes 210 minutes 240 minutes 270 minutes 300 minutes 330 minutes 360 minutes 390 minutes 420 minutes 450 minutes 480 minutes 0 00 Each time you press OTR button you will extend the recording time by 30 minutes at a time up to 8 hours or to the end of the tape When OTR button is pressed 18 times the VCR will switch to the Stop mode immediately and...
Страница 30: ...at function that allows you to repeat a tape indefinitely VCR Power must be on Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel located on the back of the VCR CH 3 or 4 Press the TV VCR button so that VCR appears on the display You must use remote control for this procedure Press MENU button on the remote control Select item 2 VCR SET UP with num ber buttons Select item 2 REP...
Страница 31: ...re Insert rental tape into VCR VCR will automatically start tape playback Press MENU button on the E_ 1 TIMER pF_GP_MMtNG remote control Select item _ vc sE uP_ T_ 2 VCR SET UP with num ber buttons TO EXIT THE RENTAL PLAY MODE Repeat steps I to 3 Then follow step 4 but select OFF for normal playback Select item 3 RENTAL T _L_Eo_ _ 3 with number buttons _ _ Press SELECT button re I peatedly to sele...
Страница 32: ...cording rT1 If the counter is not shown 0 00 00 press TAPE COUNTER RESET button to reset to 0 00 00 Tape Start Fast Forwards Auto Stop Rewinds Tape End Counter Point TO CANCEL THE COUNTER MEMORY When the counter appears on the display press TAPE COUNTER MEMORY bu t ton so that M disappears from the TV screen Press TAPE COUNTER MEMORY button so that M appears on the TV screen Press RECORD or PLAY b...
Страница 33: ... hold control on your TV Some newer TV s do not have a user adjustable ver tical hold control Tracking Adjustment DTR Tracking adjustment will be set automatically Digi tal TRacking function when you start playback DTR appears on the display When playing pre recorded tapes or tapes recorded on units other than your own noise lines black and white streaks may appear on the playback picture If this ...
Страница 34: ...the moisture has evaporated Avoid extreme heat high humidity and magnetic fields Do not tamper with the Cassette mechanism Do not touch the tape with your fingers ERASE PREVENTION You may prevent accidental erasing of a tape by break ing off the tab on the back edge of the cassette If you decide to record on the tape again cover the hole with plastic tape NTab Plastic Tape INSERTING A CASSETTE Ins...
Страница 35: ...is not set to the proper channel On playback set the TV to channel 3 or 4 for video output channel Then press TV VCR button so that VCR appears on the display The TV fine tuning is not set correctly Fine tune your TV No picture on TV The VCR is in TV mode Press TV VCR button Noise in picture on Video heads are dirty Head cleaning is necessary consult the playback nearest Sears Authorized Service C...
Страница 36: ...dio Video store and purchase a good quality VHS Video Head Cleaner Remember to read the instruc tions included with the head cleaner before use Clean heads only when problems occur If this does not correct the problem consult the nearest Sears Authorized Service Center Professional video head cleaning requires highly technical attention SEARS SERVICE Your Sears Video Cassette Recorder has added va...
Страница 37: ...m 5 C 40 C 41 F I04 F C01I11101ItK_I_II 0_IIKO_3 F type connector x 1 F type connector x 1 RCA connector x 3 RCA connector x 3 Video output level Video output impedance Audio output level Video input level Audio input level Video S N ratio SP Audio S N ratio SP 1Vp p 75_ 6dBv IKHz 0 5 2 0Vp p 10dBv More than 42dB More than 38dB Power requirement Power consumption Dimensions Weight Accessories incl...
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Страница 40: ...tment IWARRANTYJ For 90 days from the date of purchase Sears will repair any defect in material or workmanship in this video cassette re corder free of charge For one year from the date of pur chase Sears will supply at no charge replacement for defective parts The above warranty coverage applies only to video cassette recorders which are used for private household purposes TO OBTAIN WARRANTY SERV...