Zenith SLV1940S Owner’s Manual
Operating Guide
& Warranty
19" Color TV/VCR Combination
SLV1940S
WARNING:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE.
CAUTION
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK)
NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSON-
NEL.
]'he Important note Is located on the rear of the cabinet.
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-All 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 deaners. 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 CA'IV
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 deaning description
otherwise required in item 5.
6. Attachments-Do not use attachments notrecemmended by
the TV manufacturer as they may cause hazards.
7. Water and Moisture-Do not use this "iV near water-for
example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or
laundry tub, in a we! 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
moved with care. Quick stop.,;,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 plating the "IV' on a
bed, sofa, rug, or other si_il_Lr surface. This "IV slhould
never be placed near or over a radiator or hell register.
This TV should not be placed i,')a built-in installation such
as a bookcase or rack unless;proper ventilation isprovided
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 cr local power company. For
TVs intended to operate Irom battery power, or other
sources, refer to the operating instructions.
11. Grounding or Polarization-'ihi<.. "IV is equipped with a po-
larized alternating-current line I:,lug(a plug havin_;Ione blade
wider than the other). This plugwill fit into the power outlet
only one way. This is a safety leature. 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 electriciian to
replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety
purpose of the polarized pl_g.
12. Power-Cord Protection-Po',ver-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 receptacle.,;, and
the point where they exit frc m 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 a.,; to provide some protection
against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Section
810 of the National Electri(:al Code, ANSI/NFPA No. 70-
THIS SYMBOL liNDICATES THAT DAN-
GEROUS VOLTAGE CONSTITUTING A
RISK OF ELECI"I_IC SHOCK IS PRES-
ENT WITHIN THIS UNIT.
THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT
THERE ARE IMPORTANT OPERATING
AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
IN THE LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING
THE APPLIANCE.
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FIGURE A
EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
ELECTRIC
SERVICE
EQUIPMENT
ANTENNA
LEAD IN
WIRE
GROUND
CLAMP
ANTENNA
DISCHARGE UNIT
(NEC SECTION B10-;_)
GROUNDING CONDUCTORS
(NFC SECTION 810-21)
GROUND _.3LAMPS
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)
4. 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 "IV 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 _inesor 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 openings 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:
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 ob:ects have fallen into the TV.
c. If the "rv has been exposed te rain or water.
d. If the TV does not operate _olmally by following the oper-
ating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are cov-
ered by the operating instructionsas improper adjustment
of other controls may resultin damage and will o
TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ............................... 2
PRECAUTIONS ...................................................... .5
LOCATION ......................................................... 5
AVOID THE HAZARDS OF
ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE .................. 5
WARNING .......................................................... .5
SUPPLIED ACCF,SSORIES ..................................... 5
FEATURES ................................................................ _5
OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCT[ONS. 7
REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION ..................... 9
HOW TO USE REMOTE CONTROL .............. 9
INSTALLING THE BATTERIES .................... 10
ANTENNA CONNECTIONS .............................. 11
VHF/UHF COMBINED ANTENNA ............ 11
UHF/VHF SEPARATE ANTENNAS ........... 11
CABLE WITHOUT
CONVERTER / DESCRAM BLER BOX .......... 12
EXTERNAL INPUT MODE ............................ 12
CABLE WITH
CONVERTER / DE,SCRAMBLER BOX .......... 12
PREPARATION FOR USE ................................... 13
SELECTING LANGUAGE (ENGLISH OR
SPANISH) .......................................................... 13
SETTING THE:CLOCK FOR CORRECT TIME.14
VIDEO CASSETrE ........................................... 16
CHANNEL PRESETTING ............................... 17
TO DELETE OR ADD PRESET CHANNEL 18
OPERATION .......................................................... 19
T.V. OPERATION .............................................. :19
VIEWING AND REC(3RDING THE SAME
PROGRAM ......................................................... 20
AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING ..............22
QUICK SET PROGRAM .................................. 25
CHECKING THE COUNTER, CLOCK AND
CHANNEL NUMBER ...................................... 27
OTR (ONE TOUCH RECORDING) .............. .28
SET]'ING THE SLEEP TIMER ........................ 29
PLAYBACK ........................................................ 29
RENTAL PLAY .................................................. 29
AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK ......................... 30
CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM ........................ 30
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ............................ 33
MAINTENANCE .................................................. 34
CABINET CLEANING ..................................... 34
HEAD CLEANING .......................................... 34
SERVICING ........................................................ 34
SPECIFICATIONS .................................................. 35
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ........................ 35
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................... ,35
OTHER SPECIFICATIONS ............................. 35
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PRECAUTIONS
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For safe operation and satisfactory performance of
your unit, keep the following in mind when select-
ing a place for its installation:
4. 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 i,; spilled on your unit,
unplug the power co'rd immediately and take
the unit to an autho_,zcxt 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 humidi_¢, l:fplaying a tape with a
TV/VCR which has moisture, it may damage the
tape and TV/VCR. Thereh)re when the condensa-
tion occurs 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 owner,,;.
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES
Remote Control Unit
(UREMT 32MM002)
With 2 _ries
VHF/UHF
Dipole Antenna
(OEMNOO723)
MatchingAdapter
(300ohm-75ohm)
(1813641/1780103
/178O258)
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FEATURES
4 Rotary Head Record/Playback System- 4
rotary heads to ensure excellent picture quality
and special effects playback.
Auto Power On and Off system- Automati-
cally turns the TV/VCR on as you insert the
cassette, 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.
Quick Set Program- The Quick Set Program
allows you toeasily ro'_olrd one program within
24 hours.
Picture Search- You m_Ly view the video pro-
gram at a high speed in either a forward or
reverse direction.
Slow Motion- Allows _u to view t_e video
program at aslower than normal playback speed.
STILL- "Freeze" the picture at any time, for
close viewing of a particular scene.
PLL Frequency Synthesizer Tuner with 181
Channel Cable-compatible with D!Lrec_sta-
tion Call- (A CATV Bo_ may be necessary to
view pay CATV channels.)
32 Buttons Infrared Remote control- Allows
you to use most of co:_trol from a remote loca-
tion.
Rental Play Mode- I_proves playback picture
quality of worn tapes e:_pecially rental tapes.
• 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 hum- •
her 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.
Auto Repeat Play back- Let you set the
TV/VCR 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. CASSETTE COMPARTMENT
2 Remote Sensor- Receives the infrared control
signals from the handheld remote control unit.
3 RECORD indicator- Lights when in the Re-
cording mode.
4 TIMER REC indicator- Lights when in the
Timer Recording mode.
5 POWER button-To turn TV/VCR on and off.
Press to activate the automatic recording timer.
6 STOP/EJECT button- Press to stop tape mo-
tion. Press to remove tape from TV/VCR.
7 EARPHONE jack- To connect earphone (not
supplied) for personal listening.
8 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 TV/VCR to normal playback speed.
9 PLAY button- Press to begin playback of a
tape.
10 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 TV/VCR to normal
playback speed.
11 RECORDfOTR button-Press to begin manual
recording. Press to activate One Touch Record-
ing mode.
12 VOLUME • button- To decrease the volume
level.
CLEAR button- Press to cancel Quick Set Pro-
gram.
13 VOLUME • button-. To increase the volume
level.
SELECT button-Press to select next step when
setting Quick Set Program.
14 CHANNEL buttons- Press to select the chan-
nel for viewing or recording.
TRACKING buttons-- Adjust to minimize
video 'noise' (lines or (tots on screen) during
playback.
SET buttons- Adjust time with "+"or "-" but-
ton.
15 MONITOR button- Press to turn the TV screen
on and off when in the Recording mcKle.
QUICK SET PROGRAM button- Press to set
Quick ,SetProgram.
16 ANT. terminal- Connect an antenna or C.ATV.
17 AUDIO IN jack- Connect to audio output jack
of your audio equipment or another VCR.
18 VIDEO IN jack- Connl_t 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.
1 POWER button- To activate the automatic
timer recording and turn TV/VCR on and off.
2 NUMBERbuttons-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 play mode.
(Rewind Search)
6 F.FWD button-To move the tape forward rap-
idly. To view the picture rapidly in forward in
the play mode. (Forward Search)
7 REC button- Press to begin manual recording.
8 F.ADV button- Press this button during the
Pause/Still mode to advance one frame.
To release, press PLAY button.
PAUSE/STILL button- To stop the tape tem-
porarily during playback or recording.
9 MENU button- 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.)
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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 Tirr,_r Program, and to add
desired channel. (Tl_is function is operative
only when the main menu is displayed on TV
screen in the Stop mode.) (See page 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'IV s_:reen
on and off when in tl_e Recording mode.
15 MUTE button- To mute sound. Press again to
resume sound.
16 SLOW button- Press in playback for slow mo-
tion.
17 VOLUMEbuttons--Toadjustdesired volume
level by pressing either ",A."or '_'" button.
18 CH. buttons- To selo:t desired channel by
pressing either "j." or '_V"button. They cannot
be used during Timel: Recording.
They may also be u'_ed to adjust the picture
control. (See page 19}
SET button- Adjust tir.ae with "A" or "V" but-
ton in the Menu mode.
(This function is operat:ive 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)
19 EJECT button- Pre.3s to remove tape from
TV/VCR.
20 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.
F,Fwo s_ow X
MENU SELECT AD O/DE LETE
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Insert 2 "AA" penlight ba_tteries into the battery
compartment in the dire_:t_on as indicat,.Kl by the
polarity (+/-) markings.
Replace the cover.
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ANTENNA CONNECTIONS
The UHF/VHF Dipole Antenna (accessory) is detachable. Push the stem of the antenna into the hole
which is located on the upper back cabinet of the unit. Connect the flat twin-lead cable from the Dipole
antenna to the Matching Adapter (accessory). Plug the Matching Adapter to ANT. terminal of TV/VCR.
Connect VHF/UHF Combination Antenna to ANT. terminal of TV/VCR as shown in drawing.
For the best reception, extend the Dipole antenna and adjust its length and po,;ition. (Avoid handling
the top section when making adjustments.)
VFIF/UHF
Combination Antenna
(accessory) -'_:_
Dipole Antenna _"_ _
In some areas it will be necessary to use an outdoor antenna.
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VHF/UHF Combiner
(Not supplied)
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VHF Antenna UHF Antenna
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