GoVideo GV8050 User Manual

PC COMPATIBLE

8mm VHS

DUAL

DECK

S G U I D E

V C R U S E R

G V 8 0 5 0 / G E T T I N G S T A R T E D

Go-Video Dual-Deck Director Accessory

PC-Compatible

Video Editing Software

with Multimedia

Edit Controller

The Go-Video Dual-Deck Director allows you to use your computer to quickly and easily edit your videotapes. Dual-Deck Director eliminates the endless hours of drudgery normally associated with editing videos and gives you great results without the purchase of expensive equipment.

EDITING: The Go-Video Dual-Deck Director editing process is very simple, and easy to learn and use. You just point and click on VCR style controls right on your computer screen.

• First, go through your raw 8mm camcorder footage marking segments you want to use. Just click the beginning and end points. That’s it. You’ve defined your video clips. Dual-Deck Director remembers where these segments are.

• When you’ve found all the segments you want to keep, simply reorder them, click the MAKE

TAPE button and sit back and watch your Go-Video GV-8050 Dual-Deck perfect copies as many as you want!

• If you have appropriate hardware, such as a video overlay board or sound card, you can now add special effects: sounds, animations, graphics, transitions - and coordinate them with your video segments. Dual-Deck Director includes a title editor that you can use to create titles for your edits.

VIDEO DATABASE: In addition to helping you edit your 8mm and VHS footage, DualDeck Director also functions as a videotape library. Every time you define a clip and give it a name all the information about that clip is stored in a tape library file. Once a clip is defined you never have to manually search for it again! Even if you forget where that magic moment of little Jenny’s first step is, DualDeck Director won’t.

EASY TO INSTALL: Go-Video’s new DualDeck Director includes video editing software and an exclusive multimedia edit controller. No other hardware is needed. And it’s easy to install.

GV-8050 8mm Dual-Deck

Plug into Serial (COM) Port on computer

➝

Multimedia

Edit Controller

Go-Video

VCR

Television or Video Monitor

Audio/Video In

Multimedia Control Port

Audio/Video Out

The Dual-Deck Director can be used with an IBM compatible PC (386SX or higher, and Microsoft Windows) or a Macintosh computer.

With Go-Video's Dual-Deck Director you can produce your own movies and videos with professional level results.

For further information or to contact your local Go-Video dealer, call Go-Video at (602)998-3400.

User’s Guide Contents

Introduction........................................................................ 2

Connecting Your

Dual-DeckTM VCR to Your TV or Monitor ............................. 4

Setting the Date and Time .................................................. 6

Setting the Antenna and Channel Memory......................... 7

Playing a Tape..................................................................... 8

Copying 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

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AmeriChrome, Video Sequencing, and Dual-Deck VCR are trademarks of Go-Video, Inc. All other trademarks remain the property of their respective companies.

is a registered trademark of Go-Video, Inc. Copy Tape,

GO VIDEO USER’S GUIDE 3

Introducing the 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR

Congratulations on your purchase of Go-Video’s 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR.

Because a Dual-Deck VCR has two videocassette decks, operation is a little different than for the single deck VCR’s that you’re probably used to.

Two Decks, One Set of Controls

The key difference in operating a Dual-Deck VCR is that you have to switch control of deck functions (such as Play, Rewind, and Fast Forward) between the 8mm and VHS decks. One set of keys controls both decks.

The front of the Dual-Deck VCR has two indicator lights, a green 8mm and a red VHS light. Just check to see which light is on when you want to know which deck is active. Inserting a cassette into either deck automatically 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, or by changing the TV View.

4 INTRODUCING THE 8mm/VHS DUAL-DECK VCR

Remote Control

Your Dual-Deck VCR is designed to be used with either the remote control or the front panel controls. However, most people find it easiest to use the specially designed remote control. We’ve created groupings of similar keys so you will be able to find them more easily; for example Menu keys are below the numerical keypad, and Automatic Editing keys are in the top row of the lower part of the remote control.

On Screen Menus

You’ll use the Dual-Deck VCR’s On Screen Menu System for most of your operation. Using the Menu System is simple: the Menu keys are conveniently grouped together on the remote control, and on-screen prompts are provided to guide you through the menu system.

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We’ve designed the menu system for the 8mm/VHS DualDeck VCR to do your thinking for you. When you press the menu key, the menu that appears will depend on what you’re currently seeing on your TV screen. If you are watching the VHS deck, pressing the menu key will summon the VHS menu. If you are watching the 8mm deck, the Tuner (television or cable), or Line 1 or Line 2 input, pressing the menu key will summon the Timer Record Menu. Press the menu key over and over to cycle through the four main menus.

When you first set up your Dual-Deck VCR, pressing the menu key will summon the Set Clock Menu, and then the Setup Menu, because you will need to set the clock, the antenna input, and the channel memory before you can use many of the features of your Dual-Deck VCR.

The 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 pages 6-9 of the Reference Guide.

The User’s Guide is designed to give you the basic procedures for using your Dual-Deck VCR. This Guide begins with how to hook up your new VCR, and then goes through step-by-step procedures for playing and copying tapes, making recordings, and editing your 8mm tapes onto VHS tapes.

As you go through the User’s Guide, you may occasionally be referred to the bigger book, the Reference Guide, for more detailed information.

The Reference Guide is designed to give more in-depth and advanced information about your Dual-Deck VCR. You may not need to use the Reference Guide much, or you may choose to use it extensively. The Reference Guide also includes a Help section. Turn to this section when you have a question about operating your Dual-Deck VCR, before you call for service.

INTRODUCING THE 8mm/VHS DUAL-DECK VCR 5

Connecting Your Dual-Deck VCR to Your TV or Monitor

You can hook up your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR in exactly the same way as you hook up any other VCR. If you already own a VCR, take a few minutes to note how this VCR is hooked up. Then, simply swap the 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR with your old VCR, using the same settings and connections. Here are some things you should take note of in

Note:

Your exact hookup will

depend on whether or not

you subscribe to cable TV,

and whether you have a

cable converter box or

other equipment (such as

a laser disc player,

satellite receiver, etc).

See the Reference Guide

for additional hookups.

your current hookup:

1. Which cable attaches to the VCR’s IN jack on the back of the VCR.

2. Which cable attaches to the OUT jack on the back of the VCR.

3. Which channel your TV is tuned to.

4. Which channel, 3 or 4, is set on the back of your 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 plug the VCR power cord into a wall outlet. Disconnect all antenna and cable connections.

Coaxial

Twin-lead

ANTENNA CABLES

6 HOOKING UP YOUR DUAL-DECK VCR

Adapter

(supplied)

Basic Antenna Hookup:

AUDIO

3 4

VIDEO

IN FROM ANTENNA:

OUT TO TV:

DUAL-DECK VCR BACK PANEL

IN (LINE 2)

OUT

MULTIMEDIA

CONTROL

PORT

Dual-Deck

VCR Cable

(supplied)

TV BACK PANEL

VHF/UHF

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2. A cable is supplied with your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR.

3. Turn on the power for your VCR and your TV.

4. Turn your TV to channel 3.

5. Press the

Tip:

If you don’t see a blue

screen and a menu, look on

the front panel display for

the word ‘VCR’ in red. It

should be under ‘CH’. If it’s

not there, press the

TV/VCR

key on your remote control

to enter VCR mode.

6. Attach the cable from your antenna or cable TV service

7. Use the number keys on your remote control to change to

8. Press

Connect the round end of 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.

key on your VCR remote control.

➤ You should see a blue screen and a menu. Press

QUIT

to exit the menu.

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.

a channel in your area. ➤ You should be getting a picture!

➤ The Set Clock Menu will appear. Turn the page for

instructions on setting the clock.

CABLE OUTLET

Coaxial Cable

Basic Cable Hookup:

AUDIO

IN FROM ANTENNA:

OUT TO TV:

VIDEO

3 4

DUAL-DECK VCR BACK PANEL

IN (LINE 2)

OUT

MULTIMEDIA

CONTROL

PORT

Dual-Deck

VCR Cable

(supplied)

VHF/UHF

TV BACK PANEL

HOOKING UP YOUR DUAL-DECK VCR 7

Setting the Date and Time

Tip:

If the clock is not already set,

pressing

will bring up the SET CLOCK MENU. If the clock is set, you can get into the SET

CLOCK MENU from the SETUP

MENU.

SET MONTH :

1994JAN

SU MO TU WE TH FR SA

23 4 5 6 911121315

10 17 18 19 20 22

16 23 25 26 27

302431

WHEN OK PRESS MENU

12:00 AM

7 14 21 28 29

1 8

Tip:

Do not press

SET CLOCK MENU unless you

want to ‘lose’ your changes.

QUIT

while in the

If you plan on using the Timer Record and the Date and Time Stamp features of your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR, you’ll need to set the correct date and time.

To set the current date and time:

1. Press

. The SET CLOCK MENU will appear.

2. Follow the prompt above the calendar to set the clock. Use the numerical keys to enter information. As you enter each item of information, the prompt will automatically go to the next item. If you don’t need to change the information for a particular item, press

SELECT

to move to the next item. You will enter the following items of information.

Month • January is

, October is

, etc.

Year • Enter only the last two digits, for example

for 1994.

Day • Enter today’s date. If today is the fourth, enter

Hour • Enter only the hour. At 4:28, the hour is

Minute • Enter only the minute. At 4:28, the minute is

AM or PM • Enter 1 for AM or 2 for PM.

3. If you need to go back and change anything, press

SELECT

repeatedly until you get back to that item. Then, follow the instructions in step 2 to change that information.

4. At any time, press

to save this information and

return to the SETUP MENU.

5. When you’re back in the SETUP MENU, press

QUIT

exit the menu system.

8 SETTING THE DATE AND TIME

Setting the Antenna and Channel Memory

Once you have your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR hooked up to your antenna or cable system, you’ll need to set the antenna and the channel memory:

1. Press MENU appears on your screen. You may have to press

more than once.

TUNER/CHANNEL MENU

1: ANTENNA IN

2: AUTO PROGRAM

3: SET CHANNEL MEMORY

4: TUNER AUDIO

MENU KEY FOR PREV MENU

SELECT KEY TO CHOOSE ARROW KEYS TO CHANGE

STD CATV

STEREO

2. Press

3. Set the ANTENNA IN. Press

through these choices: TV, STD CATV, HRC CATV, IRC CATV. If you don’t subscribe to cable television, select TV. If you subscribe to cable television, you will most likely select STD CATV. Call your cable company if you are uncertain about which setting to use.

4. Using the TRK/MENU ▼ and ▲ keys or the numerical keys, move to the AUTO PROGRAM item. Press to begin automatic channel 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. If you wish, you can program certain channels into or out of Channel Memory manually. To do this, see the TUNER/CHANNEL MENU section of the Setup Menu chapter in the Reference Guide.

6. Press system.

on your remote control until the SETUP

SELECT

to choose the TUNER/CHANNEL MENU.

SELECT

repeatedly to cycle

QUIT

to save these changes and to exit the menu

SELECT

Unless you have a cable converter box, you can now use the remote control to change channels. If you have a cable converter box, you must keep your 8mm/VHS DualDeck VCR tuned to the channel that your cable company uses (call your cable company for this information), and you must use the cable converter box to change channels.

RECEIVING CABLE AND TV SIGNALS 9

Playing a Tape

Note:

Do not attempt to insert

an 8mm tape into the

VHS deck.

Note:

A play-only tape is a VHS tape

in which the Record Safety Tab

has been removed, or an 8mm

tape in which the red Record

Safety Tab is visible. A play-

only tape will automatically play

when inserted, because the

Dual-Deck VCR knows that you

can't record onto the tape, you

can only play the tape.

Note:

You may play your Hi-8 tapes on your Dual-Deck, however,

you will view them at

standard resolution.

Playing a tape on your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR is simple:

1. Insert an 8mm tape into the left-hand 8mm deck, or a VHS tape into the right-hand VHS deck of your 8mm/ VHS Dual-Deck VCR.

➤ If the tape is a play-only tape, it will automati-

cally begin to play when inserted.

If you have changed the AUTO PLAY/REW item in the

PLAY

AUTO FEATURES MENU to OFF or to REW, press begin playing the tape. You will also need to press there is a Record Safety Tab in place on a VHS tape, or if the red Record Safety Tab is not visible on an 8mm tape.

While you are playing a tape, you can press rarily freeze the picture, or

STOP

to stop the playback

PAUSE

to tempo-

altogether. While you are playing a VHS tape, you can view the tape in

double speed or in slow motion, fast-forward or reverse. 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 discussion of Video SequencingTM and Loop Play in the Special Playback Functions section of the Reference Guide if you want to set the VCR to automatically play both decks in sequence or in a loop.

If you want, you can play tapes in both the 8mm deck and the VHS deck at the same time! Choose the deck you want to watch by selecting that deck in the TV View section of the remote control. This can be helpful if you are monitoring both decks during editing.

10 PLAYING A TAPE

Copying a Tape

Make sure the Record Safety Tab on the VHS

tape is intact. If it’s

missing, and you’re sure

you want to record onto

that tape, you can put a

piece of adhesive tape

over the hole.

Tip:

Use the Copy TapeTM feature to copy an 8mm tape onto a VHS tape:

1. Make sure the VHS tape is long enough to record the entire 8mm tape. You can increase the recording time on the VHS tape by changing the RECORD SPEED in the VHS MENU (LP is twice as long as SP; SLP is three times as long as SP.)

2. Insert your 8mm tape into the 8mm deck on the left side of the 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR, and the VHS tape into the VHS deck on the right side.

3. Press

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

COPY TAPE

on the center front panel of the 8mm/VHS

Dual-Deck VCR or on the remote control.

COPY TAPE

again.

Summary of Recording Speeds

SP LP SLP (EP)

VHS

T-60 1 hr 2 hrs 3 hrs T-120 2 hrs 4 hrs 6 hrs T-160 2 hrs 40 min 5 hrs 20 min 8 hrs T-180 3 hrs 6 hrs 9 hrs T-200 3 hrs 20 min 6 hrs 40 min 10 hrs

8mm

E6/P6-30 30 min 1 hr E6/P6-60 1 hr 2 hrs P6-90 1 hr 30 min 3 hrs E6/P6-120 2 hrs 4 hrs P6-150 2 hrs 30 min 5 hrs

COPYING A TAPE 11

Recording a TV Program

Tip:

If you have a cable

converter box, see the Advanced Cable Converter Box Hookup in the Hooking

Up Your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck

VCR section of the

Reference Guide for

instructions on recording

from one channel while

watching another.

You can record TV shows onto a VHS tape with your 8mm/ VHS Dual-Deck VCR.

1. Insert a blank VHS tape. Make sure it is long enough to tape the whole program. You can change the length of the VHS tape by changing the RECORD SPEED in the VHS MENU (LP doubles the recording time relative to SP; SLP triples the recording time relative to SP).

2. On the Dual-Deck VCR (or cable converter box if you have one), select the channel that you want to record.

3. Press the

REC

key to begin recording!

If you have changed RECORD SOURCE in the VHS Menu to anything other than AUTO, pressing

REC

will not automatically record what is on your TV screen. You will need to set the RECORD SOURCE to AUTO or to TUNER to record from the TV.

While you are recording the TV show, you can:

• Pause the recording by pressing

ing again by pressing

REC

PAUSE

, and start record-

• Use One-Touch Recording to record in 30 minute incre-

ments. Each time you press

REC

after the first time, you add another 30 minutes to the record time. For example, if you press

REC

three times, the VCR will record for 60 minutes. The total duration will show on the On-Screen Display. Your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR will automatically stop recording after the One-Touch Record timer has expired.

• Watch an 8mm tape in playback by pressing

8mm

in the

TV View section of your remote control.

• Watch a different channel by pressing

TV/VCR

, then using

your TV’s tuner to select the new channel.

• Watch satellite TV through Line 1 or Line 2.

• Watch another Tuner or VCR or other video equipment through Line 1 or Line 2.

12 RECORDING A TV PROGRAM

Setting the Timer to Record Later

TIMER RECORD MENU

1: SET TIMER RECORD

2: TIMER RECORD SUMMARY

MENU KEY FOR NEXT MENU

SELECT KEY TO CHOOSE ARROW KEYS TO CHANGE

12:00 AM

VHSCH02 SPNOR

0HR 30M

8 14 21 28 29

SELECT

Tip:

SET MONTH :

▲

1994JAN

SU MO TU WE TH FR SA

23 4 5 6

911121315

17 18 19 20 22

23 25 26 27

302431

WHEN OK PRESS MENU

If you wish, you can use the

TRK/MENU ▼ and ▲ keys to

change entries. If you do this,

you will need to press

move to the next entry.

You can program your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR to record TV shows at a later time. You can program up to eight Timer Recording ‘events’ (shows), for weeks, months, or years in advance. Note: You must have the VCR’s clock set to the correct date and time for Timer Recording to work.

To program a Timer Recording:

1. Press

2. Press

3. Follow the prompt above the calendar to program the

on the remote control until you get to the TIMER RECORD MENU. If the TV View is set to the VHS deck, you will have to press

SELECT

to choose the SET TIMER RECORD screen.

more than once.

Timer Recording event. Use the numerical keys to enter information. As the information you enter is completed, the prompt will automatically go to the next item. If you don’t need to change the information for a particular item, press

SELECT

to move to the next item. You will enter the following pieces of information for the program you want to record:

Month • January is

, October is

, etc.

Year • Enter only the last two digits, for example

for 1994.

Day • Enter the date. If your program will air on the fourth, enter

Hour • Enter only the hour. For a program airing at 5:30, enter

Minute • Enter only the minute. For 5:30, enter

AM or PM • Press 1 for AM or 2 for PM. Length of the event • Use the numeric buttons to

set the number of hours and minutes that you want to record.

Type of event • Press 1 to choose NOR (records one event at one time), 2 to choose DLY (records one event at the same time every weekday), 3 to choose EVD (records one event at the same time every day), or 4 to choose WKY (records one event at the same time every week).

SETTING THE TIMER TO RECORD LATER 13

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Note:

If you have a cable converter

box, set the CH in this menu to

the channel of your cable box

output (call your cable company for this information). Then, use the cable converter

box to set the channel of your

TV program.

Note:

You can press

programming to cancel all your

changes and exit out of the

TYPE

NOR

---

QUIT

at any time

during Timer Record

menu system.

SELECT EVENT: 1

CH02

TIME

12:00 01 01

VHS

--:--

LENGTH

DATE

-- -- -:--

0:30

SPTV

Source for the event • Press 1 to select CH to record a TV or cable TV channel. See the TIMER RECORD MENU section of the Reference Guide for options other than TUNER.

Channel you wish to record • Use the numerical buttons, and remember to enter a 0 first if the channel is a single digit.

Record Speed • Press 1 to choose SP, 2 to choose LP (records twice as long as SP), or 3 to choose SLP (records three times as long as SP).

4. Press

to save these settings and return to the

TIMER RECORD MENU. The

TIMER

indicator on the

Front Panel Display will be ON.

The Timer Record Summary Screen

Select item 2: TIMER RECORD SUMMARY, in the TIMER RECORD MENU, to review the events that you have programmed. This screen contains all the information that you have programmed, for each event.

You can change the information for any event by using the TRK/MENU ▼ and ▲ keys to highlight that event, and pressing keep pressing change (see step 3 above), change it; and press the change.

You can delete any event by using the TRK/MENU ▼ and

▲

An asterisk (*) next to an event means that the event is currently recording or holding. An event is holding if it would be currently recording, but isn't, due to a Timer Record error. See the Timer Record Menu section of the Reference Guide for information on Timer Record errors.

SELECT

to enter the Timer Record Calendar. Then,

SELECT

until you get to the item you want to

keys to highlight that event, then pressing

RESET

to save

14 SETTING THE TIMER TO RECORD LATER

Recording a Date and Time Stamp

You can record the Date and Time of a regular or Timer Recording from the TV at the beginning of your VHS recording. Combined with the VHS Index Search System, the Date and Time Stamp allows you to easily find a specific program on a tape with many programs recorded on it.

To activate the Date and Time Stamp:

1. Press appears. If the VHS deck is your current TV View, you will have to press

SAT JAN 1, 1994

12:00 AM CH 10

0 HR 30 MIN

2. Press the DISPLAY MENU.

3. Press STAMP item to choose one of three choices:

OFF: No Date and Time Stamp will be recorded. TIMER: Date and Time Stamp will be recorded only on

ALL: Date and Time Stamp will be recorded at the

4. Press

The Date, Time, and Source (channel) will be recorded at the beginning of the segment, for about five seconds. If the segment is from a Timer Recording, the duration of the recording will also appear.

until the AMERICHROME COPY MENU

more than once.

SELECT

at the SET DISPLAY OPTIONS item to enter

SELECT

(more than once if necessary) at the TIME

Timer Recordings.

beginning of every recorded segment.

QUIT

to exit the menu system.

RECORDING A DATE AND TIME STAMP 15

Automatic Assembly Editing

Tip:

See the Videotape Editing

section of the Reference Guide

for more information on editing.

AMERICHROME

COPY DIRECTION

8mm ➞ VHS

PUSH SCENE TO CONTINUE

SCENE: 1 - - - - - - BEGIN : 0:00:00:00 END : - -:- -:- -:- -

Editing your 8mm tapes onto VHS tapes is a breeze with the 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR’s Automatic Assembly Editing System. Just use the Automatic Editing keys on the remote control or front panel to mark the beginning and end of up to eight individual scenes on your 8mm tape. Think of marking the beginning and end of scenes as putting “parentheses” around the scene. Use the Tape Counter with Frame accuracy to fine-tune your begin and end marks. Then, press a button and let the Dual-Deck VCR do all the work of assembling the scenes and copying them to your VHS tape.

Before you begin your Automatic Editing session, we recommend that you set AUTO PLAY in the AUTO FEATURES MENU to OFF. This prevents the 8mm tape from automatically 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

3. Press

4. Find the place on the 8mm tape where you want your

5. While the 8mm tape is paused or playing, press

SCENE

➤ You will see the AMERICHROME COPY

DIRECTION display.

SCENE

again.

➤ You will see the SCENE EDIT LIST. ‘1’ and ‘BEGIN’

will be flashing, ready for you to mark the beginning of Scene 1.

scene to begin. Use any of the appropriate deck control keys to play, rewind, fast-forward, or pause the tape.

➤ The BEGIN Tape Counter will display current tape

location.

BEGIN

➤ The BEGIN Tape Counter will stop, showing scene

BEGIN tape location. ‘END’ will be flashing, ready for you to mark the end of Scene 1.

16 AUTOMATIC ASSEMBLY EDITING

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Note:

If there is any information in the

Scene Edit List, you won’t be

able to reset the 8mm Tape

Counter or eject the 8mm tape

using the remote control. This is

a safeguard to prevent you from

accidentally losing your scene

information. Use the front panel

STOP / EJECT

8mm

to eject the tape. This clears all

scene information. You can also

press

Scene Edit List to clear all

ASSEMBLING: 1 2 5

key if you need

MEMORY

while in the information.

6. Play the 8mm tape until you get to the place where you want your scene to end, and press

END

➤ The Scene Edit List will proceed to Scene 2. ‘2’ and

‘BEGIN’ will flash.

7. Repeat steps 4-6 for up to eight scenes.

8. Press

9. Press

STOP

to stop the 8mm deck.

COPY TAPE

➤ Sit back and watch the 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR

assemble and copy your scenes! You’ll see a message telling you which scene number is currently being assembled and copied (that number will flash).

DISPLAY

Press

if you want to see the deck functions as

the scenes are copied.

The Scene numbers 1-8 indicate the order in which the scenes will be copied onto your VHS tape. This does not mean that you have to program Scenes 1 through 8 sequentially. For example, if you want the material at the beginning 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 scenes 1 through 7 in any order.

Correcting Mistakes

Before you press from the Scene Edit List, and reprogram that scene. To delete a scene, press ing. Press want to reprogram the scene, repeat steps 4-6 above.

COPY TAPE

, you can easily delete any scene

SCENE

until the scene number is flash-

RESET

to clear the BEGIN and END data. If you

AUTOMATIC ASSEMBLY EDITING 17

Manual Editing

Tip:

See the Videotape Editing

section of the Reference Guide

for more information on editing.

Tip:

To prevent tape wear, the VHS

deck will remain paused for only

10 minutes, then it will stop. If this

happens during a SYNC EDIT,

you will have to press

to continue editing.

COPY TAPE

Sometimes you will need or prefer to do some editing manually, rather than by using the Automatic Assembly Editing System. For example, you might want to edit out certain portions of a tape while you watch it. Or, you might want to mix together scenes from different 8mm tapes onto a VHS tape.

The 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR’s SYNC EDIT key synchronizes the 8mm and VHS decks during manual editing, giving you smooth transitions and more precise timing.

We recommend that you edit using the On Screen Display with deck status and the Tape Counter. Use the Tape Counter with Frame accuracy to fine-tune your edits. We also recommend that you set AUTO PLAY/REW in the AUTO FEATURES MENU to OFF. This prevents the 8mm tapes from automatically playing when you insert them, giving you more control.

To manually edit your 8mm tapes:

1. Insert the 8mm tape that you want to edit, and a blank VHS tape.

2. Press

3. When the unwanted scene begins, press

4. Find the place on the 8mm tape where you want to start

5. Press

6. Repeat steps 3-5 until you’re done editing.

7. Press

COPY TAPE

SYNC EDIT

➤ Both decks will pause.

the copy again. Use any of the appropriate deck control keys to play, rewind, fast-forward, or pause the tape. If you wish, insert a different 8mm tape and position it. Leave the 8mm deck in Play Still mode (paused).

SYNC EDIT

again.

➤ The 8mm deck will rewind slightly and begin to play. The 8mm and VHS decks will synchronize so that the VHS deck will begin recording when the 8mm deck reaches the point where you pressed the Sync Edit key in step 5.

COPY TAPE

to stop copying.

18 MANUAL EDITING

Adding New Audio

Note:

Be sure to set AUDIO INSERT

in the AMERICHROME COPY

MENU to OFF when you are

finished copying, or your next

copy may have no audio.

You can use your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR to add new audio to your VHS tapes. Use Audio Insert while copying to get the audio signal from someplace other than the 8mm deck (for example, from your stereo system). Use Audio Dub to copy over the audio on an existing VHS tape. See the Adding New Audio section of the Reference Guide for more information.

You may want to turn on your On Screen Display to monitor what you are doing. We also recommend that you turn AUTO PLAY/REW off for better control of the deck functions.

Audio Insert

1. Connect the source of your new audio (a tape player, for example) 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

3. Move to the AUDIO INSERT item. Press

4. Insert your 8mm tape and a blank VHS tape. Prepare

until the AMERICHROME COPY MENU

appears on the screen.

SELECT

to choose

either Line 1 or Line 2 (whichever you connected in Step

1). Press

your external audio source (turn on the radio, start the tape, etc.) Press

➤ The audio recorded on the linear audio track of the

QUIT

to exit the menu system.

COPY TAPE

VHS tape during Copy Tape will come from the Audio Input jacks, and the video will come from the 8mm deck.

ADDING NEW AUDIO 19

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Audio Dub

Tip:

Turn HIFI AUDIO in the VHS

MENU to ON if you want to

monitor the old audio during

the dubbing process. Turn

HIFI AUDIO to OFF if you want to monitor the new

audio from Line 1.

Note:

When playing back a tape

that has had its audio

replaced by Audio Dub, HIFI

AUDIO in the VHS MENU

must be turned OFF.

1. Connect the source of your new audio (a tape player, for

2. Insert the VHS tape.

3. Press

4. Press

5. Press

6. Prepare your external audio source (turn on the radio,

7. Press

8. Press

example) to the Line 1 (front panel) audio input jacks on the 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR. See the Audio Connec- tions section of the Reference Guide for hookup instructions.

PLAY

PAUSE

at the point where you want to replace the

audio.

DUB

on the VCR Front Panel (VHS side).

➤

DUB

will blink on the Front Panel Display. The On

Screen Display will say DUB PAUSE.

start the tape, etc.)

DUB

➤

DUB

on the Front Panel Display will be ON. The On Screen Display will say DUB REC. The audio from Line 1 will record onto the linear audio track of the VHS tape, replacing the existing audio.

STOP

to stop Audio Dubbing.

20 ADDING NEW AUDIO

Custom Titling

ABCDEFG HIJKLMN OPQRSTU VWXYZ.,

abcdefg

hijklmn

opqrstu

vwxyz.,

WHEN OK PRESS MENU

RESET

Press

012345

6789?=

':() ➔

■

- /* ▲

Note:

if you need

to backspace.

You can create a title or caption of up to two lines, 16 characters each, and record it onto a VHS tape. You must apply the title while you are recording from TV or from an 8mm tape.

There are two steps to Custom Titling. First, compose the title. Second, record the title onto your tape.

Composing a Custom Title

1. Press

2. Press

➔

3. Press 2 to select SET TITLE MESSAGE, and press

4. Use the TRK/MENU ▼ key to move the character choice

5. Press the

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have composed your

7. Press

until the AMERICHROME COPY MENU appears. If your current TV View is VHS, you will have to press

more than once.

SELECT

at the SET DISPLAY OPTIONS item to enter

the DISPLAY MENU.

SELECT

to enter the Title Set Up editing screen.

arrows down, and the TRK/MENU ▲ key to move to the right. Move to the letter, numeral, graphic, or space that you want for the first character in your title. The characters will blink as you move the character choice arrows.

SELECT

key to set this first character and ad-

vance to the next position. Press

SELECT

repeatedly to

continue advancing, for example to get to the second line.

entire message.

to save this message and return to the DISPLAY MENU.

Tip:

QUIT

Press

while the title is

recording if you want it to appear

for less than ten seconds.

Note:

Remember to set TITLER in the

Display Menu back to OFF after

you’ve placed your title.

Recording a Title

1. In the DISPLAY MENU, move to item 3: TITLER, and

SELECT

press

2. Press

3. While the VHS deck is recording (from any source), press

SELECT

ten seconds, and will be recorded onto your tape.

to turn the Titler ON.

QUIT

to exit the menu system.

. The title will appear on the TV screen for about

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Index

U = in User's Guide (this Guide)

All other page numbers refer to Reference Guide

100+ Key 24 8mm Format 49-50 8mm Indicator 13, 16, 17 8mm Key (TV View) 23 8mm Tape 45, 49, 68 8mm/VHS Key 13,22

Active Deck 2U AmeriChrome Copy Menu 36 Antenna, Setting 32, 7U Assembly Editing 41-43, 14U Audio, Adding New 63-65, 17U Audio Connections 61 Audio Dub 63-65, 17U Audio Insert 36, 63-64, 17U Audio, Hi-Fi 35, 49, 18U Audio, Linear 48 Audio Mixing 65 Auto Features Menu 34 Auto Play 34 Auto Program 32, 7U Auto Rewind 34 AUTO TRACK Key 15 Automatic Assembly Edit 41-43, 14U Automatic Editing Keys 14, 25

BEGIN Key 14, 25

Computer Control Port 10, 71 Cable Converter Box Hookup 57-60 Cable Hookup, Basic 54-55, 4-5U Camcorder Hookup 67 Captions (Titler) 36-37, 19U Care of Dual-Deck VCR 68-69 CATV Indicator 18 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 Tape 9U COPY Indicator 18 COPY TAPE Key 13, 26 Counter 18 Custom Titling 36-37, 19U

Date and Time Stamp 36, 13U Date, Setting 34, 6U Deck Status 21 Delay Compensation 45 Display Menu 36 Display Mode 36 Display, On Screen 20, 36 DISPLAY Key 22 Double Speed Playback 27 DUB Indicator 17 DUB Key 15 Dubbing 63-65, 17-18U

Edit Controller Port 10, 71 Edit List 41-43, 14-15U EDIT Indicator 18 Editing, Assembly 41-43, 14-15U Editing, Insert 45 Editing, Manual 43-44, 16U END Key 14, 25 Errors, Timer Record 40

Fail-Safe Timer Record 40 FF Key 14,27 Frame Advance 27 Freeze Frame 27 Front Panel Display 16

U = in User's Guide (this Guide)

All other page numbers refer to Reference Guide

Front Panel Jacks 15 FWD Key 23, 27 Glitches 44

Help 72-74 Hi-8 Playback (quasi) 49, 70, 8U Hi-Fi Audio 35, 49, 18U Hi-Fi Indicator 17 Holding Event 40 Hookup 53-60, 4-5U Hookup, Audio Equipment 61 Hookup, Audio Mixers 65 Hookup, Basic Antenna 54-55, 4-5U Hookup, Basic Cable 54-55, 4-5U Hookup, Cable 54-55, 57-60 Hookup, Cable Converter Box 57-60 Hookup, Monitor-Style TV 66 Hookup, Other Video Equipment 67 Hookup, VHF & UHF Antennas 56 Hookup, Video Enhancers 46-47

IDX Indicator 17 Index Marks 52 Index Scan 52 Index Search 52 INDEX Key 26,52 Indexing 52 Insert Editing 45

Jet Search 27 Key Tones 34 L1, L2 Indicators 16, 17 Laser Disc Player Hookup 67 LAST CHANNEL Key 22 Line 1 Jacks 15 LINE 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 66 MONO Indicator 18 Multi Media Control Port 10, 71

Numerical Keys 24, 31

On Screen Display 20 On Screen Menu System 30 One Touch Recording 10U

PAUSE Key 14, 15, 23, 27 Play Mode 34 Play Still 27 PLAY/LOAD Key 13, 23, 27 Playback Modes Display 19 Playing a Tape 8U POWER Key 13, 22

QUIT Key 24, 31

REC Indicator 17 REC Key 15 Record Safety Tab 50 Record Source 20, 35 RECORD Key 26 Recording from TV 10U Recording Speed 35, 48, 50, 9U Recording, Timer 38-40, 11-12U REM Indicator 18 Remote Control 22 RESET Key 26, 51 Reverse Jet Search 28 Reverse Picture Search 28 REW Key 13, 23, 28

Safety 6-9 SAP 33 SAP Indicator 18 SAPSET Indicator 18 Satellite Receiver Hookup 67 Scene Edit List 41-43, 14-15U SCENE Key 14, 25 Secondary Audio Programming 33 SELECT Key 24, 31 SEQ Indicator 18 Sequential Play 28-29 Serial Number 2 Service 74-76 Set Clock Menu 34, 6U Set Title Message Screen 37, 19U Setup Menu 32 Simulcast Stereo 62 Slow Motion 27 SLOW+ Key 25, 27 SLOW- Key 25, 27 SLP Indicator 17 Sound (see Audio) Source 20, 35 SP Indicator 17 STEREO Indicator 18 Stereo Sound 61 STOP/EJECT Key 14, 15, 23, 28 SYNC EDIT Key 26, 15, 16U Synchronized Edit 26, 16U

Tape Counter 18, 51 Tape Length 35, 50, 9U Tape Speed 35, 48, 50, 9U Tape Speed Indicators 17 Technical Specifications 70-71 Time Remaining 18, 35, 51 Time, Setting 34, 6U Time Stamp 36, 13U

U = in User's Guide (this Guide)

All other page numbers refer to Reference Guide

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 Timer Recording 38-40, 11U TIMER Indicator 16 Titler Setup Screen 37, 19U Titling 36-37, 19U Tracking 28 TRK/MENU Keys 24, 30 Troubleshooting 72-74 Tuner/Channel Menu 32-33, 7U TUNER Indicator 16, 17 TUNER Key (TV View) 23 TV/VCR Key 22 TV View Controls 23 TV View Indicator 17

VCR Indicator 18 VHS Format 48-50 VHS Index Search System 52 VHS Indicator 18 VHS Key (TV View) 23 VHS Menu 35 VHS Videotape 35, 48-50, 68 VHS: Tape Missing 40 VHS: Tape Missing Tab 40 Video Camera Hookup 67 Video Enhancers 46-47 Video Sequencing 28-29 Video Track 48 VIEW Key 14 VISS 52 Volume Unit Meter 19 VOLUME Key 22 VU Meter 19

Warranty 75-76

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hank you for purchasing a Go-Video Dual-Deck™VCR.Go-Video is proud of the quality of this product and backs it with a strong commitment to customer satisfaction. For your warranty to be valid, please provide the

following information within 10 days of purchase. You are not required to provide the personal information requested here, however, your cooperation with all the requested information will help us provide better products and better service to our customers. Thank you.

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Is the place where you purchased your Dual-Deck VCR a:

l Catalogdl Direct Mailergl Electronics Superstore

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How important were each of the following reasons in your decision to purchase a Dual-Deck VCR? Please indicate whether each reason was very important, somewhat important, or not important.

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lllTo copy tapes lllTo edit tapes lllTo record from TV while watching a tape lllSimpler than wiring two VCRs together lllWanted an American engineered product lllWanted something Sate-of-the-Art lllFor business, office or professional use lllOther: _______________________________

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You will find the following items in your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR packaging:

8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR - Model GV8050. Remote Control - Requires two AA size batteries

(included). AA Size Batteries - For the remote control. Adapter - Adapts twin-lead to coaxial connectors. Coaxial Cable - connects the 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck

VCR to your TV. Warranty Card - Registers your 8mm/VHS Dual-

Deck VCR with Go-Video, Inc. Be sure to fill out this card and send it in.

POWER

DISPLAY

LAST

CHANNEL

REW

DECK 1 DECK 2

▲

TV/VCR 8mm/VHS

MUTE

VOLUME CHANNEL

PAUSE

FWD

PLAY/LOAD

STOP/EJECT

TUNER LINE

TV View

VCR REFERENCE GUIDE

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User’s Guide - contains step by step instructions for operating the 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR.

Reference Guide - Contains detailed information on the 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR.

Contents

8mm/VHS Dual-DeckTM VCR ............................................... 2

Introduction........................................................................ 4

Safety Instructions ............................................................... 6

Features ............................................................................... 10

Front Panel .......................................................................... 1 3

Front Panel Display ............................................................. 16

On Screen Display............................................................... 20

Remote Control .................................................................. 22

Special Playback Functions.................................................. 27

On Screen Menu System..................................................... 30

Setup Menu ........................................................................ 32

VHS Menu........................................................................... 35

AmeriChromeTM Copy Menu............................................... 36

Timer Record Menu ............................................................ 38

VideoTape Editing ............................................................... 41

Go▲Video

trademark of Go-Video, Inc. Copy Tape, AmeriChrome, Video Sequencing, and Dual-Deck VCR are trademarks of GoVideo, Inc. All other trademarks remain the property of their respective companies.

is a registered

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 Other Video Equipment................................... 67

Care of Your Dual-Deck VCR ............................................... 68

Technical Specifications ...................................................... 70

Help .................................................................................... 72

Limited Warranty ................................................................ 75

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8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR

Congratulations on your purchase of a Go-Video 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR. Record the model and serial numbers from the back of your VCR here. You will find the serial number on a white barcode sticker. Attach your sales receipt and/or a copy of your charge slip, for reference.

Model Number: GV8050 Serial Number: ________________________________________ Purchase Date: ________________________________________

It is important that you register your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR with Go-Video, Inc. so that you can be contacted in the event of a product modification or recall. To register your Dual-Deck VCR, complete the 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 present. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

This video cassette recorder should only be used with 120V, 60Hz (standard U.S. household) current.

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CAUTION:

To prevent fire, shock hazard, or annoying interference, use only the recommended accessories.

To prevent electric shock, do not use this (polarized) plug with an extension cord, receptacle, or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure.

USER/INSTALLER CAUTION:

Your authority to operate this FCC certified equipment could be voided if you make changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer, who is responsible for compliance with Part 15 FCC rules.

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