Palsonic TVP-342 User Manual

OWNER'S
MANUAL

14-INCH COLOUR TV/VCR

TVP-342

Please read before using this equipment

Electrical

Safety

AS/NZ 3250
CERT 4201

Standards Australia

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRECAUTIONS ...................................................

LOCATION ..........................................................

AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL

SHOCK AND FIRE ..............................................

WARNING ...........................................................

FEATURES ..........................................................

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ...............................

VIDEO CASSETTE .............................................

OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS..

PREPARATION FOR USE .................................

CABLE CONNECTIONS ....................................

INSTALLING THE BATTERIES .......................

EXTERNAL INPUT MODE ................................

PRESET FOR USE ..............................................

CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING

- AUTO PRESET ..................................................

TO SKIP A PRESET CHANNEL ........................

MANUAL PRESET..............................................

CLOCK SETTING................................................

ON SCREEN DISPLAY .....................................

SPECIAL FEATURES ........................................

DEGAUSSING .....................................................

AUTO REWIND-EJECT .....................................

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NORMAL PLAYBACK .....................................

SPECIAL PLAYBACK .....................................

RENTAL PLAYBACK .....................................

REPEAT PLAYBACK ......................................

SEARCH ............................................................

COUNTER MEMORY ......................................

TIME SEARCH .................................................

RECORDING ....................................................

NORMAL RECORDING ..................................

SKIPPING SOME MATERIALS DURING

RECORDING ....................................................

OTR (One Touch Recording) ............................

COPYING A VIDEO CASSETTE

(Requires another VCR) ....................................

TIMER ...............................................................

AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING .............

AUTO RETURN ...............................................

SLEEP TIMER ...................................................

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ......................

MAINTENANCE ..............................................

SPECIFICATIONS ..........................................

Palsonic WARRANTY CARD...........................

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TV OPERATION ..................................................

WATCHING A TV PROGRAM...........................

GAME MODE.......................................................

PICTURE CONTROL...........................................

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PRECAUTIONS

LOCATION

For safe operation and satisfactory performance of your
unit, keep the following in mind when selecting a place
for its installation:

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Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away from
sources of intense heat.

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Avoid dusty or humid places.

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Avoid places with insufficient ventilation for proper
heat dissipation. Do not block the ventilation holes
at the top and bottom of the unit. Do not place the
unit on a carpet because this will block the ventilation
holes.

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Install unit in a horizontal position.

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Avoid locations subject to strong vibration.

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Do not place the unit near strong magnetic fields.

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Do not move the unit from a cold to a hot place or
vice versa.

AVOID THE HAZARDS OF

ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE

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Do not handle the power cord with wet hands.

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Do not pull on the power cord when disconnecting it
from an AC wall outlet. Grasp it by the plug.

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If, by accident, water is spilled on your unit, unplug
the power cord immediately and take the unit to an
authorised service centre for servicing.

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Do not put your fingers or objects into the TV/VCR
cassette holder.

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Do not place anything directly on top of the unit.

WARNING

Moisture condensation may occur inside 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
humidity. If a tape is played in a TV/VCR which has
moisture, it may damage the tape and TV/VCR.
Therefore when the condensation occurs inside the
unit turn the FUNCTION button on and allow at least
2 hours for the unit to dry out.

FOR YOUR SAFETY (in Australia) : Install any external aerial to AS 1417.1

IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

Unauthorised recording or use of broadcast television programming, video tape, film or other copyrighted
material may violate applicable copyright laws. We assume no responsibility for the unauthorised duplication,
use, or other acts which infringe upon the rights of copyright owners.

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FEATURES

The infrared remote control
On-Screen-Programming
Voltage Synthesised Tuning
Auto operation functions

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Auto power on system when inserting a tape

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Auto rewind when the end of a tape is reached (not
in the case of timer recording)

TV functions

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CATV (Hyper Band)

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Game mode

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Automatic Tuner Memory Programming

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Picture Control Memory

Playback Functions

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Picture search operation

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Still picture

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Digital tracking

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Rental play mode

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Auto repeat playback

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Time search

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NTSC tape playback

Recording functions

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Two different tape speed : SP/LP

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OTR (One Touch Recording)

Timer Functions

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Automatic timer recording including Daily &
Weekly

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Auto return feature when timer recordings are
completed

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Sleep timer

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

Remote Control Unit

PART NO.

(UREMT31SR006)

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If you need to replace these accessories, please refer to the PART NO. under the illustrations and contact the
parts department for ordering.

2 "R6/AA/SUM-3"

Batteries

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VIDEO CASSETTE

This TV/VCR will operate with any cassette that has the VHS mark. For best results, we recommend the use of
high-quality tapes. Do not use poor quality or damaged tapes.

PRECAUTIONS

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Avoid moisture. Moisture condensation may occur
on the tape if it is moved from a cold place to a warm
place. Before using a tape with these conditions, to
avoid a damage of the tape and your TV/VCR, wait
until the tape has warmed to room temperature and
the moisture has evaporated.

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Avoid extreme heat, high humidity and magnetic
fields.

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Do not tamper with the cassette mechanism.

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Do not touch the tape with your fingers.

TWO DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS

Before recording, select the tape speed from : SP mode
(Standard Play) or LP mode (Long Play).
The table below shows the maximum recording/
playback time using E-60, E-120, E-l80 or E-240 tapes
in each mode.

Tape Speed Recording/Playback Time

INSERTING A CASSETTE

Insert the cassette in the direction as shown. Push in
gently, but continuously, on the centre-back of the
cassette until it is drawn into the TV/VCR.
The TV/VCR will automatically turn on.

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CORRECT

WRONG

REMOVING A CASSETTE

1) In the Stop mode, press EJECT button on the remote
control or press STOP/EJECT button on the
TV/VCR. The cassette will eject.

2) Pull the cassette out of the cassette compartment.

3) Store the cassette in its case as shown.

Type of

tape

SP mode 1 hour 2 hours 3 hours 4 hours

LP mode 2 hours 4 hours 6 hours 8 hours

E-60 E-120 E-180 E-240

ERASE PREVENTION

You can prevent accidental
erasing of recording by
breaking off the tab on the
back edge of the cassette.

Tab

If you decide to record on
the tape again, cover the
hole with a plastic tape

Transparent Tape

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OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

-FRONT VIEW-

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- REMOTE CONTROL VIEW -

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AUDIO input jack- Connect to audio output jack of

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your audio equipment or another VCR.

VIDEO input jack- Connect to video output jack of

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your video camera or another VCR.

FUNCTION indicator- Lights up in the Standby

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mode.

REC indicator- Flashes during recording.

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TIMER REC indicator- Lights up in the Stand-by
mode for Timer Recording.

FUNCTION button- Press to turn TV/VCR on and

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off. Press to activate the automatic timer recording.

STOP button- Press to stop the tape motion.

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EJECT button - Press in the Stop mode to remove

a tape from the TV/VCR.
REW button- Press to rewind the tape, or to view

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the picture rapidly in reverse during the Play mode.
(Rewind Search)

PLAY button- Press to begin playback of a tape.

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F.FWD button- Press to rapidly advance the tape,

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or to view the picture rapidly in forward during the
Play mode. (Forward Search)

REC button- Press to begin manual recording.

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OTR button- Press to activate One Touch

Recording. (used on the TV/VCR only)

VOLUME buttons- Press to adjust the

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volume level.

C(hannel) buttons - Press to select the

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channel for viewing or recording.
P(icture) buttons- Press to adjust the picture
control. (See page 13.) (used on the remote control
only)
Tracking +/- function- Press to minimise video
'noise' (lines or dots on screen) during the Play
mode. (See page 14).

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-REAR VIEW-

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EARPHONE jack- Connect to earphone (not

supplied) for personal listening. The size of jack is
1/8" monaural (3.5mm).

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Cassette compartment

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NUMBER buttons- Press to select desired

channels. for viewing or recording. To select
channels 1 to 9, first press the 0 button and then
1 to 9.
0/AV button- Press to select VCR mode. (For
example, press "0" then "0" for VCR mode.) To
release VCR mode, press two digits to directly access
any channel you choose.

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PAUSE/STILL button- Press to temporarily stop

the tape during the recording or to view a still picture
during playback.

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MENU button- Press to display main menu on

the TV screen.

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SELECT button- When setting program (for

example: setting clock or timer program), press to
determine your selection and proceed to a next step
you want to input.
Display function- Press to display the counter or
the current channel number and current time on the
TV screen. (See page 12).

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ADD/DELETE button- Press to delete or add

channel numbers in the Channel Set Up mode (See
page 9). Press to cancel a setting program (for
example: setting clock or timer program) (See page

20). (These functions are operative only when the
menu is shown on the TV screen.)
COUNTER RESET button- Press to reset counter
to 0:00:00.

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COUNTER MEMORY button- Press to set counter

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memory on and off. (See page 16).

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TIME SEARCH button- Press to activate Time

Search mode.

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MUTE button- Press to mute sound. Press it again

to resume sound.

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SLEEP button- Press to set the Sleep Timer. (See

page 21).

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PREVIOUS button- Press to go back to the

previously viewed channel. For example, pressing
this button once will change channel display from
3 (present channel) to 10 (previously viewed
channel), and pressing it a second time will return
from 10 to 3.

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SPEED button- Press to set desired recording

speed. (SP/LP).

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POWER switch- Press to turn TV/VCR off and

Stand-by. When you do not use for a long period,
press to turn off or unplug the power cord.

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ANT. terminal- Connect to an antenna or Rod

Antenna.

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AUDIO/VIDEO socket- Connect to audio/video

socket of a video camera or VCR.

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PREPARATION FOR USE

CABLE CONNECTIONS

VHF/UHF COMBINED ANTENNA

The VHF/UHF Rod Antenna (not supplied) is
detachable. Push the stem of the antenna into the hole
which is located on the upper back cabinet of the unit.
Connect the VHF/UHF Rod Antenna or VHF/UHF
Combination Antenna to the ANT. terminal of the
TV/VCR as shown in the diagram below.
For the best reception, extend the VHF/UHF Rod
Antenna fully and adjust its position. (Avoid handling
the top section when making adjustments.)

VHF/UHF Antenna

Rod Antenna
(Not supplied)

INSTALLING THE BATTERIES

1) Open the battery compartment cover by pressing the
cover on the remote unit in the direction of the arrow.

2) Insert 2 "R6/AA/SUM-3" penlight batteries into the
battery compartment in the direction indicated by the
polarity (+/-) markings.

3) Replace the cover.

EXTERNAL INPUT MODE

When using an external input signal (another VCR or
camcorder), connect the player’s audio/video output
cables to the AUDIO/VIDEO
socket of your TV/VCR.
Then press CHANNEL or
button or enter "00" with
number button so that
"AUX" appears on the
screen.

AUX

VHF/UHF SEPARATE ANTENNAS

In some areas it will be necessary to use an outdoor
antenna.

VHF Antenna

UHF Antenna

VHF/UHF
Combiner
(Not supplied)

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