Sears LXI series 934.44817390,934.44817390 Owner's Manual

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OWNERS

MANUAL

MODEL NO.

934.44817390

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ............ 2

PRECAUTIONS ...................... 4

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ............. 4

FEATURES .......................... 5

OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6

REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION ....... 8

ANTENNA CONNECTIONS ............ 10

PREPARATION FOR USE ............. 12

OPERATION ........................ 18

T.V. OPERATION ................. 18

VIEWING AND RECORDING THE SAME

PROGRAM ...................... 19

AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING .... 21

QUICK SET PROGRAM ............ 24

CHECKING THE COUNTER, CLOCK AND

CHANNEL NUMBER ............... 26

OTR (ONE TOUCH RECORDING) .... 27

SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER ........ 28

PLAYBACK ...................... 28

RENTAL PLAY .................... 28

AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK ......... 29

CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM ........ 29

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE .......... 32

MAINTENANCE ..................... 33

SPECIFICATIONS ................... 34

13"COLOR

TVCR

COMBINATION

Record the Model Number and Serial Num-
ber of your TVCR combination.
The Model Number and the Serial number
are on the rear panel.

Model No.

Serial No.
Keep these numbers for future use.

IWARNING:

TOREDUCETHERISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR

MOISTURE.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THERISKOF ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK)

NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSON-
NEL.

The Important note Is located on the rear of the cabinet.

THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT DAN-
GEROUS VOLTAGE CONSTITUTING A
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK IS PRES-
ENT WITHIN THIS UNIT.

THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT

THERE ARE IMPORTANT OPERATING
AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
IN THE LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING
THE APPLIANCE.

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

1. Read instructions-All the safety and operating instructions
should be read before the appliance is operated.

2. Retain Instructions-The safety and operating instructions
should be retained for future reference.

3. Heed Warnings-AU warnings on the appliance and in the

operating instructions should be adhered to.

4. Follow Instructions-All operating and use instructions

should be followed.

5. Cleaning-Unplug TV from the wall outlet before cleaning.
Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp

cloth for cleaning.

EXCEPTION : A product that is meant for uninterrupted
service and that for some specific reason, such as the
possibility of the loss of an authorization code for a CATV
converter, is not intended to be unplugged by the user for
cleaning or any other purpose, may exclude the reference
to unplugging the appliance in the cleaning description
otherwise required in item 5.

6. Attachments-Do not use attachments notrecommended by
the TV manufacturer as they may cause hazards.

7. Water and Moisture-Do not use this TV near water-for
example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or
laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool,

and the like.

8. Accessories-Do not place this TV on an unstable cart,
stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The TV may fall, causing
serious injury to someone, and serious damage to the
appliance. Use only with a cart,

stand, tripod, bracket, or table
recommended by the manufac-
turer, or sold with the TV. Any
mounting of the appliance should
follow the manufacturer's instruc-

tions and should use a mounting
accessory recommended by the

manufacturer. An appliance and
cart combination should be

PORTABLE CART WARNING

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moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven
surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to
overturn.

9. Ventilation-Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back
or bottom are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable
operation of the TV and to protect it from overheating,
these openings must not be blocked or covered. The
openings should never be blocked by placing the TV on a
bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This TV should
never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register.
This TV should not be placed in a built-in installation such
as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided
or the manufacturer's instructions have been adhered to.

10. Power Sources-This TV should be operated only from the
type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you
are not sure of the type of power supply to your home,
consult your appliance dealer or local power company. For
TVs intended to operate from battery power, or other

sources, refer to the operating instructions.

11. Grounding or Polarization-This TV is equipped with a po-

larized alternating-current line plug(a plug having one blade
wider than the other). This plug will fit into the power outlet
only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to

insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If
the plug should still fail to fit, contact you electrician to

replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety

purpose of the polarized plug.

12. Power-Cord Protection-Power-supply cords should be
routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched
by items placed upon or against them, paying particular
attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and
the point where they exit from the appliance.

13. Outdoor Antenna grounding-If an outside antenna or cable
system is connected to the TV, be sure the antenna or cable
system is grounded so as to provide some protection
against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Section

810 ot theNationalElectricalCode,ANSI/NFPANo.70-

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FIGURE A

EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER

NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

GROUND

CLAMP

ELECTRIC
SERVICE
EQUIPMENT

NEC - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

$2898A

1984, provides information with respect to proper ground-
ing of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the
lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding
conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection
to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the ground-
ing electrode. (Fig. A)

14. Lightning-For added protection for this TV receiver during
a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused
for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and
disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent
damage to the TV due to lightning and power-line surges.

15. Power Lines-An outside antenna system should not be
located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other
electric light of power circuits, or where it can fall into such
power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna
system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touch-
ing such power lines or circuits as contact with them might
be fatal.

16. Overloading-Do not overload wall outlets and extension
cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.

17. Object and Liquid Entry-Never push objects of any kind into
this TV through opening as they may touch dangerous
voltage points or shortout parts that could result in a fire or
electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the TV.

18. Servicing-Do not attempt to service this TV yourself as
opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous

voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified
service personnel.

19. Damage Requiring Service-Unplug this TV from the wall
outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel

under the following conditions:

ANTENNA

LEAD IN

WIRE

• ANTENNA

DISCHARGE UNIT

(NEC SECTION 810-20)

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS
(NEC SECTION 810-21)

GROUND CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING
ELECTRODE SYSTEM
(NEC ART 250, PART H)

a. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged or frayed.
b. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the TV.
c. If the TV has been exposed to rain or water.
d. If the TV does not operate normally by following the oper-

ating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are cov-
ered by the operating instructions as improper adjustment
of other controls may result in damage and will often require
extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the TV
to its normal operation.

e. If the TV has been dropped or the cabinet has been

damaged.

f. When theTV exhibits a distinct change inperformance-this

indicates a need for service.

20. Replacement Parts-When replacement parts are required,

be sure the service technician has used replacement parts

specified by the manufacturer that have the same charac-

teristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions

may result in fire, electric shock, injury to persons or other
hazards.

21. Safety Check-Upon completion of any service or repairs to

this TV, ask the service technician to perform routine safety
checks to determine that the TV is in proper operating

condition.

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PRECAUTIONS

For safe operation and satisfactory performance of

your unit, keep the following in mind when select-
ing a place for its installation:

• Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away

from sources of intense heat.

• Avoid dusty or humid places.

• Avoid places with insufficient ventilation for

proper heat dissipation. Do not block the ven-
tilation holes at the top and bottom of the unit.
Do not place the unit on a carpet because this

will block the ventilation holes.

• Install unit in a horizontal position.

• Avoid locations subject to strong vibration.

• Do not place the unit near strong magnetic

fields.

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

• Do not handle the power cord with wet hands.

• Do not pull out the power cord when discon-
necting it from an AC wall outlet. Grasp it by

the plug.

• If, by accident, water is spilled on your unit,
unplug the power cord immediately and take

the unit to an authorized video service center
for servicing.

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

• Do not place anything directly on top of the
unit.

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 con-
ditions of high humidity. If playing a tape with a
TVCR which has moisture, it will damage the tape

and TVCR. Therefore when the condensation oc-
curs inside the unit turn the POWER button on
and allow at least 2 hours for the unit to dry out.

IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

Unauthorized 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
unauthorized duplication, use or other acts which infringe upon the rights of copyright owners.

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

RemoteControl Unit

(UREMT 32MM 001)

With 2 AA Batteries

Rod Antenna

(OEMN00454)

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FEATURES

Auto Power On and Off system- Automati-
cally turns the TVCR on as you insert the cas-
sette, and turns off after auto-rewind, ejects
when reaches beginning of the tape.

Three Different Record/Playback Speed- Se-
lect the SP mode (Standard play), LP mode
(Long play) and SLP mode (Super long play)
for up to eight hours of recording/playback
with a T-160 tape.

On-Screen-Display- All major operating and
programming functions appear on your TV
screen for operating convenience.

On Screen Selectable language for English or

Spanish

Automatic Playback Speed Selection- Auto-
matically selects the proper playback speed
even if you set speed select to different mode.

1 Year, 8 Events Timer (including daily and
weekly)- The built-in timer allows you to re-
cord up to 7 programs at different times on
different channels up to 1 year in advance. The
Quick Set Program feature uses program num-

ber 8. Also a daily timer will allow recordings
to be made of daily broadcasts and the weekly
timer will allow recording to be made once a
week up to the end of the tape.

• Quick Set Program- The Quick Set Program
allows you to easily record one program within
24 hours.

• Picture Search- You may view the video pro-
gram at a high speed in either a forward or

reverse direction.

• STILL- "Freeze" the picture at any time, for
close viewing of a particular scene.

PLL Frequency Synthesizer Tuner with 181

Channel Cable-compatible with Direct sta-
tion Call- (A CATV Box may be necessary to

view pay CATV channels.)

t 31 Buttons Infrared Remote control- Allows

you to use most of control from a remote loca-

tion.

• Rental Play Mode- Improves playback picture
quality of worn tapes, especially rental tapes.

• Auto Repeat Play back- Let you set the TVCR
to automatically repeat a tape when it reaches

the end.

CCS (Closed Caption System)- You may
watch dramas, movies and news etc. with cap-
tioning the dialogues and the contents of news
if you want.

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OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

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1 Remote Sensor- Receives the infrared control

signals from the handheld remote control unit.

2 RECORD indicator- Lights when in the Re-

cording mode.

3 TIMER REC. indicator- Lights when in the

Timer Recording mode.

4 POWER button- To turn TVCR on and off.

Press to activate the automatic recording timer.

5 STOP/EJECT button- Press to stop tape mo-

tion. Press to remove tape from TVCR.

6 CASSETTE COMPARTMENT
7 REW button- Press to rewind tape, or to view

video in reverse during play mode at a faster
than normal speed. Press PLAY button to re-
turn TVCR to normal playback speed.

8 PLAY button- Press to begin playback of a

tape.

9 F.FWD button- Press to advance tape, or to

view video in forward direction during play
mode at a faster than normal speed. Press
PLAY button to return TVCR to normal play-
back speed.

10 REC/OTR button- Press to begin manual re-

cording. Press to activa te One Touch Recording
mode.

11 VOLUME buttons- To adjust the volume level.
12 CHANNEL buttons- Press to select the chan-

nel for viewing or recording.
TRACKING buttons- Adjust to minimize
video 'noise' (lines or dots on screen) during

playback.

13 MONITOR button- Press to turn the TV screen

on and off when in the recording mode.
TODAY TIMER REC button- Press to set

Today Timer Recording.

14 PHONES jack- To connect earphones (not

supplied) for personal listening.

15 ANT. terminal- Connect an antenna or CATV.
16 AUDIO IN jack- Connect to audio output jack

of your audio equipment or another VCR.

17 VIDEO IN jack- Connect to video output jack

of your video camera or another VCR.

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REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION

You can operate most of functions from the Re-
mote Control (included). The buttons on the Re-

mote Control have the same functions as the
corresponding buttons on the unit.

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1 POWER button- To activate the automatic

timer recording and turn TVCR on and off.

2 NUMBER buttons- To select desired channels.

To select channels 1 to 9, first press the 0 button
and then press desired channel button 1 to 9.

+100 button- To select channels which are
equal or greater than number 100.

3 STOP button- To stop tape motion.
4 PLAY button- To playback the tape.

5 REW button- To rewind the tape. To view the

picture rapidly in reverse, in the playback
mode. (Rewind Search)

6 F.FWD button- To move the tape forward rap-

idly. To view the picture rapidly in forward in
the playback mode. (Forward Search)

7 REC button- Press to begin manual recording.
8 PAUSE/STILL button- To stop the tape tem-

porarily during playback or recording.

9 MENUbutton- Press to display main menu on

the TV screen. (This function is operative only
when the main menu is displayed on TV screen
in the stop mode.)

10 SELECT button- Press to select setting modes

(clock, counter, tape speed, program, CH pre-
set) in the main menu. (This function is opera-
tive only when the main menu is displayed on
TV screen in the stop mode.)
Status function- Press to display the counter or

the current channel number and current time
on the TV screen.

11 ADD/DELETE button- Press to cancel memo-

rized channel or Timer Program, and to add
desired channel. (This function is operative
only when the main menu is displayed on TV

screen in the stop mode.) (See page 17, 18)
COUNTER RESET button-To reset counter to

0000.

12 COUNTER MEMORY button- To set counter

memory on and off. (See page 21)

13 SPEED button- To set desired recording

speed. (SP/LP/SLP)

14 MONITOR button- Press to turn the TV screen

on and off when in the recording mode.

15 MUTE button- To mute sound. Press again to

resume sound.

16 VOLUME buttons-- To adjust desired volume

level by pressing either "A" or '_" button.

17 CH. buttons- To select desired channel by

pressing either "A" or "V" button. They cannot
be used during Timer Recording.
They may also be used to adjust the picture

control. (See page 19)

SET button- Adjust time with "A" or "V" but-

ton in the menu mode.

(This function is operative only when the main

menu is displayed on TV screen in the stop

mode.)

TRACKING buttons- Adjust to minimize

video 'noise' (lines or dots on screen) during
playback. (See page 32)

18 EJECT button- Press to remove tape from

TVCR.

19 SLEEP button- To activate the sleep function.

(See page 29)

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Slide the battery compartment cover by pressing
the cover on the remote unit in the direction of the
arrow.

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Insert 2 "AA" penlight batteries into the battery

compartment in the direction as indicated by the

polarity (+/-) markings.

Replace the cover.

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ANTENNA CONNECTIONS

The UHF/VHF Rod Antenna(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 Rod antenna or VHF/UHF Combination Antenna to ANT.IN terminal of TV as shown in
drawing.

For the best reception, extend the rod antenna and adjust its length and position. (Avoid handling the
top section when making adjustments).

UHFNHF

Rod Antenna

(accessory)

VHF/UHF

Combination Antenna

OR

Note :
Before plugging the Rod antenna into antenna terminal, check that the pin is not bent. If it is bent,

straighten the pin as illustrated, then plug the pin into antenna terminal.

Bent pin

(Needs to be straightened) (Straight pin)

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

_VHF/UHF Combiner_

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Use this connection if your cable system connects
directly to your TVCR without a converter box.
With this connection you 1) can use your TVCR
Remote Control to select channels 2) program one

or more unscrambled channels for unattended
recording.

From Cable System

75-ohm
Coaxial Cable

(Not supplied)

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When using an external input signal, connect the
audio/video cable to the AUDIO IN, VIDEO IN

jacks.
Note: Disconnect all cables from the AUDIO IN

and VIDEO IN jacks to record TV programs.

If your cable service supplies you with a converter

box you can use the basic connection shown here.

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With this connection you can record and view any
channel including scrambled channels. However

channel selection must be made at the cable com-
pany converter box. This means that channels

cannot be changed using the TVCR Remote Con-
trol. Unattended recording is limited to one chan-

nel at a time.

TO RECORD AND VIEW A SCRAMBLED/UN-

SCRAMBLED CHANNEL

1. Set the TVCR channel selector to the output
channel of the Cable Converter Box. (Ex. CH3)

2. Select the channel to be recorded or viewed on

the Cable Converter Box.

Note to CATV system installer
This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC

that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall
be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

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