LG VRA211 User Guide

an equilateral triangle,

		RECORD YOUR MODEL NUMBER
		(Now, while you can see it)
		The model and serial number ofyour new VCRare located
		on the back of the VCRcabinet. For your future convenience,
		we suggest that you record these numbers here:
	SAFETY TIPS:	MODELNO.____________________________________
	Refer to the "Safety Tips" leaflet that
	came with your product for Important	SERIALNO.____________________________________
	Safety Instructions.

WARNING

WARNING:

TOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRICSHOCKDONOTREMOVECOVER(ORBACK). NOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS INSIDE.

REFERSERVICINGTOQUALIFIEDSERVICEPERSONNEL.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within is intended to alert the user to the pres- ence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to con- stitute a riskof electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important oper- ating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

WARNING:

TOPREVENTFIREORSHOCKHAZARDS, DONOTEXPOSETHIS PRODUCTTORAINORMOISTURE.

POWER CORD POLARIZATION:

CAUTION: To Prevent Electric Shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert.

ATTENTION: Pour eviter les chocs electriques, introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousserjusqu'au fond.

NOTETO CABLE/TV INSTALLER:

This reminder is provided to call the cable TVsysteminstaller's attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electric Code (U.S.A.). The code provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding systemof the building, as close to the point of the cable entry as practical.

REGULATORY INFORMATION:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCCRules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: ? Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

? Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

?Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different fromthat to which the receiver is connected.

?Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TVtechnician for help.

CAUTION:Donot attempt to modify this product in any way without written authorization from Zenith Electronics Corporation. Unauthorized modification could void the user's authority to operate this product.

This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

"Ce appareil numerique de la class b respecte toutes les exigences du Regulement sur le materiel brouillier du Canada."

INSTALLATION

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FEATURES			VRA211	VRA411	VRA421
SpeakEZFunction			X	X	X
2-Heads			X	N/A	N/A
4-Heads (Special Video Effects)			N/A	X	X
Full Load/Quick Start			X	X	X
Auto Head Cleaner			X	X	X
Audio System			Monaural	Monaural	MTS Hi-Fi Stereo
Audio/Video (A/V) Jacks			Monaural	Monaural	Stereo
Remote Control SC411			X	X	X
Auto/Manual Band Select			X	X	X
Auto/Manual Channel Search			X	X	X
Channel Capability (CATV& TV)			181	181	181
Record Speeds SP/EP			X	X	X
PlaybackSpeeds SP/LP/EP			X	X	X
Auto PlaybackSystem			X	X	X
Auto/Manual Digital Tracking			X	X	X
Instant Recording			X	X	X
Timer-Controlled Recording			X	X	X
Auto PlaybackTape Speed Adjust			X	X	X
Forward/Reverse Slow-Motion				XX
Video (4-head VCR)			N/A	Variable 1/10 to 1/32 Variable 1/10 to 1/32
Pause/Still Video			Noise	Clear	Clear
Real-Time Tape Counter			X	X	X
Speed Search			X	X	X
CMSkip			X	X	X
English/Spanish/French Menus			X	X	X
1-Year, 8-Event Timer			X	X	X
LEDFront Panel Indicator			X	X	X
Auto Daylight Saving Time			X	X	X
Hook-up Cable (VCRto TV)			X	X	X
1.	Model VRA421 is used for the description, operation, and details provided in this operating guide.
2.	VCR design and specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
X= Feature is provided		N/A = Feature is Not Available

This page shows the fea-

tures of your

VCRand the

differences

between the

models

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Required

connections

for your VCR

INSTALLATION

Connections Without a Cable Box

Antenna

					Flat Wire
					(300 ohm)
BackPanel of Stereo VCR
					300/75 ohm
					Adaptor
			ANT	OR	(Not provided)
			IN
	R-AUDIO-L VIDEO
	OUT	OUT	VHF/UHF/CATV	OR
			OUT		Cable TV	BackPanel of Typical TV
CH3 CH4					Wall Jack
	IN	IN	TO
			TV
						IN	IN
								VHF/UHF/CATV
						OUT	OUT
						R AUDIO L	VIDEO	ANT

IN

This cable is provided with your VCR.

Turn off power or unplug VCR before making any connections.

Connections With a Cable Box

	Back Panel of Stereo VCR				Back Panel of Typical TV
				ANT	IN	IN
		R-AUDIO-L	VIDEO	IN			VHF/UHF/CATV
					OUT	OUT
				R	AUDIO L	VIDEO	ANT
		OUT	OUT				IN
				VHF/UHF/CATV
	CH3 CH4			OUT
		IN	IN	TO
				TV
Back Panel of
Typical Cable Box				Cable TV
				Wall Jack
CH3	CH4
CABLE
OUT	IN					This cable is provided

with your VCR.

Turn off power or unplug VCR before making any connections.

Audio/Video (A/V) Connections to TV

Use A/Vconnections for a better picture.

BackPanel of Stereo VCR

				ANT
				IN
		R-AUDIO-L VIDEO
		OUT	OUT	VHF/UHF/CATV
	CH3 CH4			OUT
		IN	IN	TO

TV

INSTALLATION

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Optional

connections

for your VCR

BackPanel of Typical TV

		VHF/UHF/CATV
OUT	OUT
IN	IN
R-AUDIO-L	VIDEO	ANT
		IN

				Turn off power
				or unplug VCR
				before making
				any connections.
A/V cable is not provided with VCR.
	BackPanel of Monaural VCR		BackPanel of Typical Monaural TV
			AUDIO VIDEO
		ANT	OUT	VHF/UHF/CATV
		IN
	AUDIO	VIDEO	IN
	OUT	VHF/UHF/CATV		ANT
				IN
CH3 CH4		OUT
	IN	TO

TV

Note: If the back panel on your TVis different, refer to the TV's operating guide.

A/V cable is not provided with VCR.

Accessory Audio/Video (A/V) Connections to VCR						Accessory
						Component:
						Another VCR,
						Camcorder,
						Video Camera,
				Jack panel of Accessory		Satellite Receiver,
	Back Panel of Stereo VCR					Laser Disc Player
			ANT
			IN	OUT	OUT
	R-AUDIO-L	VIDEO
				IN	IN
	OUT	OUT	VHF/UHF/CATV	R-AUDIO-L	VIDEO
CH3 CH4			OUT
	IN	IN	TO

TV

Turn off power or unplug VCR before making any connections.

A/V cable is not provided with VCR.

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INSTALLATION

	Things you
	must do
	before you	CLOCK MENU		PROGRAM		SETUP MENU	AUDIO MENU
	can operate			MONTH	:
				DAY	:		SpeakEZ: ON	ON OFF
	your VCR	AUTO DAYLIGHT SAVING:ON				AUTO PROGRAM:
				START	:		PLAYBACK:
			ON OFF			CH. ADD/DEL:
				STOP	:
						SOURCE:
		MANUAL CLOCK SET:		CHANNEL :			RECORD:
						ON-SCREEN DISPLAY:
				SPEED	:
						LANGUAGE SELECT:
				REPEAT	:
		Press number	keysQUIT= exit	(1-8) to select program		Press number keys	Press number keys
				ENTER to adjust program		QUIT = exit	then ENTER	QUIT = exit
		CLOCK			TIMER	SETUP	AUDIO

				Note:
Press NUMBER (1, 2,	3,	4)	button	Audio menu's PLAYBACKand
SpeakEZ				RECORD options are available only
CLOCK	:			with stereo VCRs.
TIMER	:
SETUP	:
AUDIO	:

Press number keysQUIT= exit

MAIN MENU

Connect the Power

(Required) Plug your VCRinto an unswitched

120 Vac, 60 Hz household power outlet. Turn on the VCRby pressing the POWERon the remote or on the VCR's front panel.

Do not plug the VCRinto a switched power outlet. Otherwise, when the power is switched off, the VCRturns off. You may then have to reset the time and date, and reprogram opera-

tional features.

TYPICALZENITHVCR

Set Position of the CH3/CH4 Switch		zenith
(Required) The CH3/CH4 switch on the VCR's
back panel determines which channel the VCR
uses to send video signals to your TV. The TV
must be tuned to the same channel you set
with the CH3/CH4 switch to see tape play-
back and status displays from the VCR. To
determine which video channel provides the
best picture for your system, try the switch		Tune
in CH3 position and tune your TVto channel
	CH3 CH4	TV to
3; then try the CH4 position and tune your		Ch.3
TVto channel 4.
For a test display, press TV/VCRon remote
repeatedly until the VCRindicator appears in
the VCR's front panel display. Press MENUon
the remote to see the main menu.

WALL

SWITCH

POWER

OUTLET

		Tune
CH3	CH4	TV to
OR		Ch.4

How to Access Menus

1.Press MENUto see Main Menu.

2.Press NUMBER(1, 2, 3, or 4) to see desired sub menu to be used.

3.Press NUMBERto choose desired

option to be changed.

4.Press QUITto exit menu, or wait a few minutes and the VCRreturns to normal operation.

Select SpeakEZ Function (On/Off)

A voice tells you how to use the features in the menus if SpeakEZ is ON. (ONis recommended.).

See the AUDIOMenu for details.

SpeakEZonlyfunctions with

ENGLISH.

Select Language for VCR

Menus/Displays

(Optional) Select English, Spanish, or

French for VCRmenus and status dis-

plays. See the LANGUAGE SELECToption on the SETUP menu for details.

INSTALLATION PAGE 7

Things you

must do

Point remote toward VCR before you

can operate your VCR

power		eject	Chooses and
			modifies options
sp/ep	ch
	quit	menu	quit menu
enter	ch	memory
			enter
	pause
rew	play	f fwd	123
	stop
rec/itr			456
123
456			789
789
tv/vcr		cm skip	0
	0

trk

Selects

VCRtuner

tv/vcr

	Press	4.	AUDIO MENU
			SpeakEZ: ON	ON OFF
			PLAYBACK:
SpeakEZ			RECORD:
CLOCK	:
TIMER	:		Press number keys
SETUP	:
AUDIO	:		then ENTER	QUIT = exit
			Press NUMBER
Press number keysQUIT= exit			(1 or 2)	to choose

ON or OFF

MAIN MENU

	Press 5.	SETUP MENU
	SETUP MENU	LANGUAGE SELECT : ENGLISH
		ENGLISH ESPANOL
	AUTO PROGRAM:	FRANCAIS
	CH. ADD/DEL:
		Press number keys
	SOURCE:
		then ENTER	QUIT = exit
	ON-SCREEN DISPLAY:
	LANGUAGE SELECT:	Press NUMBER (1, 2,
	Press number keys
		or 3) to select the
	QUIT = exit
	SETUP MENU	desired	language

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Some things

you must do and others

you may want to do

before you can operate your VCR

INSTALLATION

Set Date and Time for Clock

(Required) Set the clock in the VCRto the current date and time. See CLOCK

Menu for details.

You must set the clock before you can use any timer-con- trolled VCRfeatures, for exam- ple, TIMERrecordings.

Select Source for VCR

(Optional) Set the source of the VCRfor the type of program signal you have connected to the ANTINjack on the back of the VCR. Choose TVif you have an antenna connected to the VCR.

Choose CATVif you have a cable system (with or without a cable box) connected to the VCR. Choose AUXif you have an accessory Audio/Video (A/V) connected to the VCR.

See SOURCEoption on SETUP menu for details.

Use Auto Program to Find

Channels

(Required) Use AUTOPROGRAMto find active channels in your broadcast area.

AUTOPROGRAMstores the active chan-

nels that you can access by using the Channel Up/Down arrows. See AUTO PROGRAMon the SETUPMenu for

details.

Use CH. ADD/DEL to Create

Favorite Channels

(Optional) Use CH. ADD/DEL to change the list of active channels found when

using AUTO PROGRAM, so you can list your favorites. See CH.ADD/DELon the SETUP Menu for details.

Press 3.

CLOCK MENU

AUTO DAYLIGHT SAVING:ON ON OFF

MANUAL CLOCK SET:

Press number keysQUIT= exit

CLOCK MENU

Press 3.

SETUP MENU

AUTO PROGRAM:

CH. ADD/DEL:

SOURCE:

ON-SCREEN DISPLAY:

LANGUAGE SELECT:

Press number keys

QUIT = exit

SETUP MENU

Press 1.

SETUP MENU

AUTO PROGRAM:

CH. ADD/DEL:

SOURCE:

ON-SCREEN DISPLAY:

LANGUAGE SELECT:

Press number keys

QUIT = exit

SETUP MENU

Press 2.

SETUP MENU

AUTO PROGRAM:

CH. ADD/DEL:

SOURCE:

ON-SCREEN DISPLAY:

LANGUAGE SELECT:

Press number keys

QUIT = exit

	CLOCK MENU
MONTH	:		JANUARY
DAY	:1THU
YEAR	:	1998
TIME	:	12:00 PM
Press number keys
then ENTER			QUIT = exit

Press NUMBER

(0-9) then ENTER to set date and time

SETUP MENU

SOURCE: TUNER (TV)

TV CATV AUX

Press number keys

then ENTER QUIT = exit

Press NUMBER

(1, 2, or 3) to select the desired source

SETUP MENU

AUTO PROGRAM:

QUIT = exit

SETUP MENU
CH. ADD/DEL: CH.		ADD
Press number keys
then ENTER	QUIT = exit

Press NUMBER

(0-9) then ENTER

SETUP MENU

INSTALLATION

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Select Other Menu Options

You may not want to have the clock in

your VCR adjusted automatically for Daylight Saving Time. Refer to Clock Menu for details.

Show or hide the VCR status on your screen by using the ON-SCREENDISPLAY

option on the SETUPmenu. We recom-

mend keeping this option ON. See the SETUP menu for details.

If you have a stereo VCR, select the audio format (HI-FI or NORMAL) to use when you play a tape. We recommend setting this option to HI-FI. See the PLAYBACK MODEoption on the AUDIOMenu for details.

If you have a stereo VCR, select the audio format (STEREO, MONOor SAP) to use when recording. We recommend using

STEREO. See the RECORD MODEoption on the AUDIOMenu for details.

Press 1.

SpeakEZ

CLOCK :

TIMER :

SETUP :

AUDIO :

Press number keysQUIT= exit

MAIN MENU

Press 4.

SETUP MENU

AUTO PROGRAM:

CH. ADD/DEL:

SOURCE:

ON-SCREEN DISPLAY:

LANGUAGE SELECT:

Press number keys

QUIT = exit

SETUP MENU

Press 4.

SpeakEZ

CLOCK :

TIMER :

SETUP :

AUDIO :

Press number keysQUIT= exit

MAIN MENU

Press 4.

SpeakEZ

CLOCK :

TIMER :

SETUP :

AUDIO :

Press number keysQUIT= exit

MAIN MENU

CLOCK MENU

AUTO DAYLIGHT SAVING:ON ON OFF

MANUAL CLOCK SET:

Press number keysQUIT= exit

Press NUMBER

(1 or 2) to choose

Auto Daylight Saving

ON or OFF

SETUP MENU

ON-SCREEN DISPLAY: ON ON OFF

Press number keys

then ENTER QUIT = exit

Press NUMBER

(1 or 2) to choose ON or OFF

AUDIO MENU

SpeakEZ:

PLAYBACK: HI-FI	HI-FI
	NORMAL
RECORD:

Press number keys

then ENTER QUIT = exit

Press NUMBER

(1 or 2) to choose HI-FI or NORMAL

AUDIO MENU

SpeakEZ:

PLAYBACK:

RECORD: STEREO STEREO

	MONO
	SAP
Press number keys
then ENTER	QUIT = exit

Press NUMBER

(1, 2 or 3) to choose

STEREO, MONO, or

SAP

Things you

may want to do before you

operate your

VCR.

PAGE 10

Descriptions of items you need to know

to operate your VCR.

CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS

Front Panel Controls

These controls performbasic VCRoperations. The Remote performs basic as well as advanced VCR operations.

	POWEROn/Off	Cassette	Channel Up/Down	Stop/Eject
	Button
		Compartment	Selector	Selector

zenith

play						stop/eject
rew						ch
f fwd	power cst.in	vcr	rec	timer		ch
power	pause				sp/ep	rec/itr

PLAY, REW(Rewind),	LED Front Panel	Recording	REC/ITR
FFWD (Fast Forward),	Indicators	Speed Selector	(Instant Timer
PAUSE Selector			Record) Selector

LED Front Panel Indicators

	power cst.in vcr	Remote Window:
		rec timer
	VCRis turned on	Keep this area free
		of obstruction.
	A Cassette is in the VCR
		VCRis in Timer
	VCR functions are	recording
	available and channels
	are selected at VCR	VCRis recording