Magnavox VRU344AT User Manual

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Introductior

Features

• HQ (High Quality) System

• Frequency Synthesizer Tuning with Auto Set Feature

• On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish

• Display Panel

• Auto Tracking

• One Touch Recording

• Unattended (Timer) Recording

• Special Effects Playback: Forward and Reverse Searching; Still;

Variable Slow; Frame Advance

• Wireless Remote Control with TV and Cable Converter Box

Control Possibility

• Repeat Playback

• Auto Operation Features

• Real Time Counter

• Daylight-Saving Time

• VCR Plus+ Function

• Time Search Function

• Skip Search Function

• Jog & Shuttle Control

• Automatic Head Cleaner

• Automatic Clock Setting

Safety Precautions

Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture.

FCC Warning: Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equip- ment void the user's authority to operate it.

Welcome to your VCR owner's man-

ual. This manual was designed for you. When looking through it, it will help you to keep several things in

mind.

One, this manual is divided into four

sections. The Getting Started section

guides you through the initial setup

and simple operations of your VCR.

The Operating Your VCR section

shows you all of the controls of the VCR and remote control and

explains on-screen displays. The Doing More section guides you

through the more advanced features of your VCR. Finally, the

Information You May Need section provides information you may or-

may not need - other hookups, fc

example, and trouble checks.

Two, the instructions follow a simple format. Detailed steps explaining

operations are on the outside edges of pages. Illustrations accompanied by

brief steps explaining operations are on the inside edges of pages.

Additional information can be found

in boxes labeled NOTES along the lower edges of pages.

This VCR, equipped with a HQ (High Quality) system, is compatible with existing VHS (video home system) equipment.

Philips Consumer Electronics Company recommends that you use only video cassette tapes that have been tested and inspected for use in two, four, six and eight hour VCRs, and which are labeled with the _ mark. The use of tapes that have not been inspected for use in two, four, six and eight hour VCRs may result in poor picture quality and excessive deposits on the video heads, which may not be covered by the warranty if damage occurs.

Note to the CATV System Installer: This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code, which provides guidelines for proper grounding - in particular, specify-

ing that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the

building, as close to the point of cable entry as possible.

Finally, never be afraid to try a fea- ture? You cannot hurt your VCR

by trying any of the features in this manual!

So read on - and relax.

Before doing anything else, record the

VCR's model and serial numbers in the

spaces provided on page two. These num- bers will help us assist you if you ever call

for help.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Introduction ............................................................ 3

Table of Contents ....................................................... 4

Before Using Your VCR .................................................. 5

Hooking Up Your VCR ................................................... 6

Turning on Your VCR .................................................... 7

Playing ............................................................... 8

Recording ............................................................. 9

Setting the Clock ....................................................... 10

Operating Your VCR

On-Screen Displays ....... . ............................................. 12

Display Panel ......................................................... 13

Remote Control Buttons ................................................. 14

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

Rear Panel ............................................................ 17

Doing More

Recording One Channel/Watching Another ................................... 1

One Touch Recording ................................................... 19

Timer Recording ....................................................... 20

Setting Up VCR Plus+ .................................................. 22

Timer Recording With VCR Plus+ ......................................... 25

Rerecording (Tape Duplication) ............................................ 26

Channel Memory ....................................................... 27

Language Selection ..................................................... 28

Playback Options ...................................................... 29

Playb, ack Features ...................................................... 32

TV Code Setting ....................................................... 33

Cable Converter Box Code Setting ......................................... 34

Information You May Need

Specifications/Notes .................................................... 35

Other Hookups ........................................................ 36

Before Requesting Service ............................................... 40

Glossary ............................................................. 41

Warranty ............................................................. 42

Index ................................................................ 4.

Accessories ........................................................... 44

Before Using Your VCF

Putting Batteries

in the Remote Control

Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote con-

trol by pressing in the tab, then lift- ing the lid.

Place two AAA batteries inside the battery compartment with their

polarities (+ and - ends) aligned as

indicated.

Replace the battery compartment lid.

Do not mix alkaline and manganese batteries.

i The remote control and its batteries are supplied.

Do not mix old and new batteries.

Using the Remote Control

Point the remote

control at the VCR's remote sen- sor, making sure to

stay within the

angle shown.

i To select channels : 100 - 125 using the

• number buttons, : first press the 100

i button, then press : the last two digits

• of the desired

• channel. For

: example, for chart- : nel 117, press the

: 100 button, 1, 7. : The 100 button

: will work only ! when selecting

" cable channels

• and when CABLE " TV has been

: selected at the ! Tuner Setup

: menu.

VCR

Button

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Remote Control

VCR

Do not put objects between the remote

control and the VCR.

To select channels

1 - 9 using the

number buttons, first press 0, then press

the desired channel number. For exam-

ple, for channel 6, press 0, 6.

100 Button

Press the VCR but- ton on the remote

control before pressing other VCR operation buttons

on the remote con-

troL

Erase Protectnon

Video cassette tapes have record tabs to ensure that recordings are not accidentally erased.

To prevent accidental

erasure, break offthe

tab witha screwdfive_

x_. phane tape.

Types of Video Cassette Tapes and Tape Speeds

Tape Speed Maximum Record/Playback Time

Type T160 T120 T60

SP 2 hrs. (Standard Play) 40 mins.

LP 5 hrs. (Long Play) 20 mins.

SLP (Super Long Play)

8 hrs. 6 hrs. 3 hrs.

2 hrs. 1 hr.

4 hrs. 2 hrs.

In this VCR, use only tapes with the _ mark. ] The chart at the left shows the recording/playback time for

three types of video cassettes (T160, T120, T60). There are three playback speeds: SP, LP, and SLP. During pla) back, the VCR selects the tape speed automatically.

When recording, you can change the speed using the

(Tape) SPEED button (see page 9).

Make sure any light adhesive stick-on notes are removed from the video cassette tape before putting it in the VCR.

Removable labels like these can jam the VCR.

To record again, cover

the hole with cello-

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Hooking Up Your VCR

The basic VCR/TV connection - antenna/cable to VCR to TV - is shown below. For other hookups, including those that use

cable converter/descrambler boxes, see pages 36 - 39.

Back of TV

\\\ fl # //// . .

Disconnect the antenna or

cable from your T¥.

\_///// _ Indoor Antenna (example only)

IOutdoor Antenna _

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Antenna Jack

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Connect the antenna/cable

to your VCR.

Connect your VCR to your

TV using the black RF

coaxiol cable (supplied).

Make sure both the TV and

the VCR are plugged in.

Select channel 3 or 4.

_ ANT(enna). IN(put) Jack

__B- ........... OUT(pu,,

Antenna or Cable

I Back of VCR

Wall Outlet

Wall

Outlet

ANT(enna).

/ IN(put) Jack (example only)

i_-_ _'//OUT(put) Jack

_coaxiaicable I _ \

(supplied) J cVomHbFi/_JnaHtiFon

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Back of TV

Antenna Jack

Set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to CH3 or CH4, whichever channel is

not used or least used in your area. To oper- ate your VCR with your TV, set the TV to the

same channel. For example, when playing a tape, if the CH3/CH4 switch is set to CH3,

the TV should be on channel 3.

I Switch

Turning on Your .VCR-

Press the VCR button,

then the POWER

button.

Press the Number 1

button for English on-

screen displays or the

Number 2 button for

Spanish on-screen dis-

plays.

TV and VCR

CH3 [_ CH,

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Set the TV to channel 3 or 4, whichever

channel.the CH3/CH4

switch on the back of the VCR is set to.

Remote Control

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Press the CHANNEL (Up) button.

-4

Press the MENU button.

Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in the remote control and

the VCR and TV are connected (see pages five and six).

Turn the TV on. Set it to the same channel as the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the

VCR.

Press the VCR button, then the POWER button. The VCR will come on and the lan-

guage select display screen shown below will appear.

SELECTPUSH NO.SHOWN_

ENGLISH ON [

ESPNTX)L 1 E SELECTIONOR ]

H MENUTO CONTINUE)

Press the Number 1button to select English on-screen displays or the Number 2 button to select Spanish on-screen displays.

• If you do not see any on-screen displays when you turn on the VCR, repeat

the steps under "Hooking Up Your VCR" on page six, then try again. If you still do not see any on-screen displays, follow the steps under "Channel Memory" on page 27 and "Language Selection" on page 28.

• To skill this feature andplay a tape immediately, insert a tape with its record tab removed. Playback will start immediately. Or, to skip step 3,

press the MENU button. All on-screen displays will be in English. To skip step 5, press the STOP button. Channels will not be programmed, and

TUNER NOT SET will appear on-screen.

• To program channels or to change the language at a later time, follow the steps on pages 27 and 28.

• lfyou try to program channels when there is no antenna or cable connected to the VCR, programming will appear to take place, but eventually NO TV SIGNALS will appear on-screen. Connect an antenna or cable to the VCR and try again. You may need to follow the steps on page 27.

• You cannot program channels ifa cable converter box is connected to a

VCR that is connected to a TV. If you have this kind of connection, see

pages 36-39for details.

• Follow the steps on this page only when you plug the VCR power cord into the wall outlet for the first time.

• The VCR distinguishes between standard TV channels and cable channels. lf you change to TV or CABLE TV mode, follow the steps under "Channel Memory" on page 27.

Press the MENU button. The channel pro- gram display shown below will appear. The display will disappear after about 60 sec- onds if you do not press any buttons.

_NECT ANTENNA OH CABL_

TO VCR /

THEN... l

PUSH OH UP KEY /

_O;LAY ONLY- PUSHSTOP_

i Press the CHANNEL (Up) button to begin " automatic channel programming. AUTO

! SET PROCEEDING PLEASE WAIT will

appear on-screen. The VCR will place all

: of the channels you receive into its memo- ! ry, so when you scan through channels

using the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons,

i you'll only scan through channels that you : receive. When all channels are pro-

i grammed, AUTO SET COMPLETED will

i appear on-screen briefly. Then the TV will : go to the lowest channel programmed.

Playing

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Read and follow the steps below to play a tape.

Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or 4,

whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the

back of the VCR is set to.

Insert a tape in the VCR. The power will come on. The VCR will place itself in VCR position automatically (the VCR light

and the Cassette-Inside light on the display panel of the VCR will appear). If the tape's record tab has been removed, playback will start automatically.

If playback does not start automatically, press the PLAY button to start playback.

Press the STOP button on the remote con- trol or the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR

once to stop playback.

Press the REW(ind)/SEARCH button on the remote control or the REW(ind) button

on the VCR to rewind the tape.

Press the EJECT button on the remote con- trol or the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR

again to remove the tape.

TV and VCR

Insert _

a tape.

Press the

REW(ind)/SEARCH

button r the

REW(ind) button to

rewind the tape.

Press the

EJECT button

once or the

STOP/EJECT

button again to

remove the

tape. Remote Control

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Turn the TV on and set

it to channel 3 or 4.

To start

playback,

press the PLAY

button.

svA_

To stop play- back, press

the STOP but-

ton or the STOP/EJECT

button once.

• If the tape you want to play is already in the VCR, make sure the VCR

power is on, then press the PLAY button.

• Other playback options and features are on pages 29 - 32.

Recordin

Read and follow the steps below to record

: a television program.

I Turn the TV on and set

Make sure the

VCR light is on. If

the light is not on,

press the VCR/TV

button once.

To stop recording,

press the STOP

button.

Press the

REC(ord)/OTR

btttton once to

start recording.

Press the (Tape)

SPEED button to

• If the REC(ord)/OTR button is pressed while a tape without a record tab is

in the VCR, the VCR will eject the tape and PROTECTED CASSETTE CANNOT RECORD will flash on-screen.

• Other recording options are on pages 18 - 26. ° You can change the tape speed while the VCR is recording, but some distor-

tion will appear on the tape.

it to channel 3 or 4.

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Remote Control

TV and VCR

Insert a tape.

Press the PAUSE/STILL button once to pause

recording. To start

recording again, press the PAUSE/STILL button

again or press the

-_REC(ord)/OTR button.

Use the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons

or the Number but- tons to select the

channel you want to record.

• Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or i 4, whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the

back of the VCR is set to.

Insert a tape with its record tab intact (see

• page five) in the VCR. The power will : come on, and the Cassette-Inside light

i wil3aPpear"

! If the VCR light on the display panel of i the VCR appears, go to step 4. If the

: VCR light does not appear, press the : VCR/TV button once.

i Press the (Tape) SPEED button on the : remote control until the desired tape i speed (see page five) appears on the TV : screen. The tape speed will disappear

: from the screen after about five seconds.

buttons to select the chan-

be recorded.

hNCHArNNEL (Up/Down)buttons

Press the REC(ord)/OTR button once to

• start recording. The REC light will

: appear.

i To pause the recording (for example, dur-

ing commercials), press the PAUSE/ STILL button once. The REC light will

: flash. : To start recording again, press the

• i REC(ord)/OTR button or the PAUSE/ STILL button again. The REC light will

appear again.

i To stop recording, press the STOP button.

Setting the Clock

There are two ways to set the clock. With manual clock setting, you tell the VCR the current time. The VCR then adjusts the time accordingly. With automatic clock setting, the VCR gets the current time from your local PBS station. It keeps track of the time by constantly referring to the time broadcasted by your

PBS station. Follow the instructions under either man-

ual clock setting or automatic clock set- ting (page 11) to set the VCR's clock.

Make sure:

eThe VCR is hooked up and turned on,

and channels are programmed into the VCR's memory.

• The VCR is in VCR position (see pages 13, 15-16).

• You make each entry within 60 seconds

of the previous entry (otherwise, the VCR will exit Clock Set mode and you

will have to start over).

• You have correctly chosen TV or

CABLE TV at the TUNER SET UP menu.

Manual Clock Setting

Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display.

? SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN_

1 PROGRAM |

2 VCRSETUP /

3 TUNER SET UP | 4 SET CLOCK l

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_,,_ END PUSH F.XIT J

Press the Number 4 button to select

SET CLOCK.

UTO CLOCK [OFF]|

I 2 SET MANUALCLOCK / I 3DAYLIGHTSVG TIME IOFFJ|

/ CABLEBOXUSERS /

{ SET CLOCKMANUALLY /

\ TOSELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN )

END PUSH EXIT J

Press the Number 2 button to select SET MANUAL CLOCK.

END PUSH_ff

Press two Number buttons for the

hour(s) and two Number buttons for the minute(s). Then press 1 for AM

or 2 for PM. For example, for 2:15 PM, press 02, 15, 2.

• Enter a 0 before a single digit num-

ber.

• Entries that do not match the VCR's

internal calendar will cause a ques- tion mark (?) to appear on-screen.

• To make corrections, press the

CLEAR button until the space for

the number you want to correct is

flashing. Then enter the correct number.

IT_ TIME0_,15 PM

CORRECTPUSH CLEAR } ENDPUSH EXIT

Press two Number buttons for the month, two Number buttons for the

day, and two Number buttons for the year. For example, for July 1, 1996, press 07, 01, 96. The day of the

week will appear automatically.

CORRECTPUSH CLEAR ] ENDPUSH EXIT _'

Daylight-Saving Time

Selection

Follow the steps below to program the VCR so its clock will automatically move forward one hour in April and turn

back one hour in October.

Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display.

SELECT PUSH NO.SH_

PROGRAM | VCR SETUP /

TUNERSET UP |

SET CLOCK J

_'_0 END PUSH EXIT /

Press the Number 4 button to select

SET CLOCK.

(flA _CLocK

UTO CLOCK {OFF] I

I 2sETMANUALCLOCK l

I 3DA_GHT SVG_ME [OFF] I

i CABLEBOXUSERS /

l SETCLOCK MANUALLY /

TO SELECT PUSHNO. SHOWN )

_0 END PUSHEXE

Press the Number 3 button so that ON

appears to the right of DAYLIGHT

SVG TIME.

UTO CLOCK [OF

I 2SET MANUALCLOCK / I 3DAYLIGHTSVGTIME {ON]|

/CABLE BOX USERS ]

[SET CLOCK MANUALLY /

\ TOSELECT PUSH _. SHOWN /

_TO END PUSH EXIT J

Press the STATUS!EXIT button to

exit.

If ON appears to the right of AUTO CLOCK, press the Number 1 button. OFF will appear to the right of AUTO

CLOCK.

Press the STATUS/EXIT button to start the clock. The screen will return

to the program you were watching.

Setting the Clock (cont'd

Automatic Clock Setting

Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display.

Press the Number 4 button to select SET CLOCK.

If OFF appears to the right of AUTO CLOCK, press the Number 1 button once. A new display screen will appear. If ON appears to the right of AUTO CLOCK, press the Number l button

twice. A new display screen will appear.

• If you want the VCR to locate a local PBS station from which to

take the time, press the Number 1 button to select SET PBS CH.

AUTO. If the current time appears

on-screen, you're finished. Press the

STATUS/EXIT button to exit.

NOTE: CANNOT FIND PBS

CLOCK DATA may flash on-screen.

In this case, tell the VCR the PBS station from which to take the time.

• If you wanteto tell the VCR the PBS station from which to take

the time, press the Number 2 but- ton to select SET PBS CH. MANU-

AL, • en use the Number buttons to

select the channel number of the

desired PBS station. If the current

time appears on-screen, you're fin- ished. Press the STATUS/EXIT but-

ton to exit.

NOTE: CANNOT FIND PBS

CLOCK DATA may flash on-screen.

In this case, press the Number 1 button to choose SELECT NEW

PBS CH., then use the Number but- tons to select the channel number of

another PBS station. Or, press the Number 2 button to select SET PBS

CH. AUTO, then go to step 5.

Turn the VCR power off, and leave it off for several minutes. When you turn

the VCR hack on tho timP will 1_ _Pt

Remote Control

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Number Buttons

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STATUS/EXIT

Button

• To reset the clock, follow the steps on page 10 or page 11.

• To display the time, press the STATUS/EXIT button. A status display, which includes the time, will appear on the TV screen for about five seconds. For

details, see "On-Screen Displays" on page 12.

• Ifyou press the STATUS/EXIT button while you are setting the clock, the TV screen will return to the program you were watching. If this happens, start over

• To cancel the Daylight-Saving lime, follow steps I - 2 under "Daylight-Saving lime Selection" on page 10. At step 3, press the Number 3 button so that OFF

appears to the right of DAYLIGHT SVG TIME. Press the STATUS/EXIT button to exit.

For Manual Clock Setting

• To make corrections while you are setting the clock manually, press the CLEAR

button until the space for the number you want to correct is flashing. Then enter the correct number

• If the numbers entered do not match the VCR's internal calendar, the entry will be

rejected and a question mark (?) will appear on the TV screen.

• Power failures that last for more than one minute can cause you to lose your clock setting when you use the VCR with the auto clock function set to OFF. If this hap-

pens, follow the steps on page 10.

For Automatic Clock Setting

• If TV has been selected at the TUNER SET UP menu, you can select channels 2 - 69 at step 4 under "Automatic Clock Setting." If CABLE TV has been selected

from the TUNER SET UP menu, you can select channels I - 125 at step 4 under

"Automatic Clock Setting." See page 27for details.

• If you select SETPBS CH. AUTO at the AUTO CLOCK menu, you cannot manual- ly select the PBS channel from which you want the VCR to take the time.

• If the clock still is not set when you turn the VCR back on at step 5 under

"Automatic Clock Setting," set the clock manually.

• The clock cannot be set automatically if you don't receive a channel that carries a

time signal in your area. If this is the case, set the clock manually.

• If there are only a few channels in yourarea that carry time signals, setting the

clock automatically may take several minutes. If nothing happens even after you wait several minutes, set the clock manually.

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MENU Button

m CLEAR Button

On-Screen Displays

VCR Status Display

A status display, which includes the current time, channel, and other information (see illustration of the status display at right), will appear when you press the

STATUS/EXIT button or certain function buttons. The contents of the status display may vary.

ON SCREEN ON:

• Whenever you press the STOP button or the PLAY button, the status display

will appear for five seconds.

COUNTER ONLY:

• Whenever you press the STOP button or the PLAY button, the status display will appear for five seconds. After five seconds, only the counter will remain on-screen. You must press the STATUS/EXIT button to remove it.

ON SCREEN OFF:

• The status display will not appear when you press function buttons.

• You must press the STATUS!EXIT button to see the status display.

To choose the status display mode:

Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display.

SELE0,P0SHNOSHO

1 PROGRAM

2 VCRSETUP l

3 TUNER SET UP / 4 SET CLOCK l

END PUSHEXIT

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VCR Status Display Screen

Function Button Pressed Time

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LP M 123:45

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Tape Counter

Speed and

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Counter Memory

Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP.

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REPEATPLAY l ON SCREENMOD[D [ LANGUAGE l

GUIDE CHANNELSET 1 GUIDE CHANNELMAP .)

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Press the Number 3 button to select ON SCREEN MODE.

Ii SELECT PUSH NO.SHOWN_

1 ON SCREENON ON I

2 COUNTERONLY l 3 ON SCREENOFF l

END PUSH EXIT /

Press the Number 1 button to select ON SCREEN ON, the Number 2 button to select COUNTER ONLY, or the Number 3 button to select ON SCREEN OFF. ON will appear beside the selected status display mode.

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• If the channel you select has no broad-

cast, the screen will become a solid

blue field. The screen will remain blue

until you select an active channel.

• You may bring up the status display at any time by pressing the STATUS/EXIT

button.

(The exception is when viewing a still picture or a slow motion picture, or

when FF/SEARCH or REW(ind)/ SEARCH is pressed during playback.)

• Channel numbers (when tuned) are dis-

played for a few seconds.

VCR Display Panel

Information about VCR operations is displayed here.

E. I

Timer Light This light glows when a timer recording or a

one touch recording has been set. It flashes when the power is off if a timer recording has been set but a tape has not been placed in the VCR. It also flashes when a timer recording has finished (unless another timer recording is

programmed, in which case it glows).

PWR(power). Light

This light indicates that the power

is turned Sn.

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Cassette-Inside Light This light appears when there is a tape in the VCR.

VCR Light

This light appears when the VCR is in

VCR position.

REC(ord) Light

This light indicates that a record-

ing is in progress. It flashes when a recording has been paused.

I I

Clock/Feature Display

This display tells you the current time (when the clock is set), and briefly displays which feature the VCR is currently performing.

PL l_J "Playback

/7 • Fast forward

,_£,,j " Rewind

57nP .stop

/__ _ • Recording

SLOW and VAR(iable). SLOW Buttons

Press the SLOW button to view the picture in slow motion. Press again to to normal playback. Then vary the speed from 1/6 to 1/30 of normal speed using

the VAR(iable). SLOW buttons. Details are on page 31.

REW(ind)/SEARCH Button

When in Stop mode, press to rewind the tape at high speed. When in Play

press to rewind the tape while the picture stays on-screen.

Number Buttons

Use to select channels and on-screen menus, and to program VCR funcdons_

(such as setting the clock).

Channels 1 - 9 •

To select, press 0, then the channel you want. For example,

to select channel 7, press 0, 7.

Channels 100 and above •

To select, press the 100 button, then press the last two digits of the channel you

want. For example, to select channel 117, press the 100 button, 1, 7.

Press to use the Jog Dial or the Shuttle Ring. For details, see page 31.

Lights up when the JOG/SHUTTLE button is pressed.

Jog Dial'

When you turn this dial in either direction while in the Play or Still mode, the

tape moves forward or backward frame-by-frame at a speed that corresponds to

the speed at which the dial is turned. For details, see page 31.

Shuttle Ring

Turn and h$1d this ring while in the Play or Still mode to do a forward or back-

ward search. The more the ring is rotated, the faster the search will be. For

details, see page 31.

TIME SEARCH Button.

Press to fast forward or rewind the tape a specific length of time. Details are on

page 29.

(Tape) SPEED Button

Press to select the recording speed (SP, LP or SLP).

EJECT Button

Press to eject the tape.

F(rame). ADV(ance) Button

Press when in Still mode to advance the picture one frame at a time.

Details are on page 31.

SKIP SEARCH Button'

Press during tape playback to skip forward 30 seconds at a time.

2 PLAY Button

hen in Play mode, press to

atch a tape at two times the

normal playback speed.

A.CH

0 0

Details are on page 31.

_icate TV and cable converter box control buttons. They may or may not operate your TV or cable converter box. I See pages 33-34for details.

_ . Press the VCR button on the remote control before pressing other VCR operation buttons on the remote control. [ • Press the TV button on the remote control before pressing other TV operation buttons on the remote control.

I ° Pressthe CBL button on the remote control before pressing other cable converter box operation buttons on the remote control.

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