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VCR
VR201BMG
Video Cassette Recorder
Video Cassette Recorder
Owner’s Manual
Owner’s Manual
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N I H T I W D E D E E N N O I Return your Warranty Registration Card today to ensure you receive all the you’re entitled to. benefits Once your purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning this prod- uct. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits. Warranty Owner Model Verification Confirmation Registration Registering your product within Your completed Warranty Retur
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Introduction 3 Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual. This manual has six sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording; Playing; and Information You May Need. The instructions explain all of the VCR’s features, which are listed below. You cannot hurt your VCR by trying the features! So read on – and relax. Features • Automatic Channel Setup • Automatic Head Cleaner • Automatic Operation Features • Automatic Tracking Adjustment • Blue Background • Daylight-Savi
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4 Table of Contents Setting Up Your VCR Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Before Using Your VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Before Using Your VCR 5 Putting Batteries in the Remote Control 1 1 Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote control by sliding it in the direction of the arrow. 2 2 Place two AA batteries inside the battery compartment with their and ends aligned as indicated. + – 3 Replace the battery compartment lid. 3 Recording Prevention Video cassette tapes have record tabs to ensure that recordings are not accidentally erased. 1 1 To prevent recording, break off the tab with a screw
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75 ANT / CABLE 6 Hookups Without a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System The basic VCR/TV connection – antenna/cable to VCR to TV – is shown below. If you have a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System, please see pages eight-nine. If you have a Stereo TV, please see page 10. After you hook up the VCR, go to page 11 to turn on the VCR. 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV. Antenna Indoor/Outdoor (300 ohm) 75V ANT / CABLE OR ANTENNA IN Jack (on back of TV) Cable (75 ohm) 2 Connect the
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75 ANT / CABLE Hookups Without a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 7 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the OUT Jack on the back of the VCR and to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV. (You may use either a snap-on type (supplied) or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer.) ANT IN AUDIO IN Antenna OUT OUT CH3 CH4 VIDEO ANT or Cable IN 75V ANT / CABLE AUDIO OUT IN OUT ANTENNA IN Jack (on back of TV) CH3 CH4 VIDEO example only RF coaxial cable 4 Plug in the TV and t
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75 ANT / CABLE 8 Hookups With a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the VCR. With this connection: l You may view any channel. l You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR. l You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording. l You may not program channels at the VCR. l You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time. Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable Box/DBS output
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75 ANT / CABLE IN OUT Hookups With a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 With this connection: l You may watch one channel while recording another. l You may not record scrambled channels. VCR 1 Cable Box/DBS 2 ANT IN AUDIO IN OUT OUT CH3 CH4 VIDEO RF coaxial Cable cable Signal TV’s ANTENNA RF coaxial IN Jack 3 cable Connections 1 Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack. 2 Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the IN Jack on the Cab
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10 Hookups With a Stereo TV antenna or cable to 1 ANT(enna) IN Jack ANT IN AUDIO IN OUT OUT CH3 CH4 VIDEO Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (white) OUT Jacks Video Cable 2 Audio Cable 3 l Audio and Video cables are not supplied. 1 Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the back of the VCR. 2 Connect a video cable to the yellow VIDEO OUT Jack on the back of the VCR. Then, connect the other end of the video cable to the VIDEO IN Jack on your TV. 3 Connect a
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Turning on Your VCR 11 Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in the Turn on the TV. remote control and the VCR and TV are connected correctly. 2 l You can not program channels if you are using a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System. 1 Press the POWER button. The VCR/TV light and the POWER POWER VCR/TV EJECT light will appear on the display panel. 1 2 3 1 4 5 6 CHANNEL 2 7 8 9 5 Turn on the TV. Set it to the same channel as the 0 CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR. The
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12 Automatic Channel Setup Although your VCR may automatically memorize the channels you receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets you set up the channels again. 2-3 1 Press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B fi PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK POWER VCR/TV EJECT 1 2 3 TO END PUSH EXIT 4 5 6 CHANNEL 7 8 9 2 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select 0 TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. SPEED MEMORY SELECT op CHOOSE B MENU STATUS/EXIT CLEAR
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Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) 13 Adding/Deleting Channels 2-3 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select POWER VCR/TV EJECT TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 CHANNEL 7 8 9 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select 0 ADD/DELETE CH, then press the F.FWD/B button. 6 MEMORY SPEED SELECT op ADD/DELETE B 124 DELETED MENU STATUS/EXIT CLEAR 125 DELETED 1 fi DELETED 1 2 ADDED REWIND /PLAY F.FWD 3 ADDED REC/OTR /STOP PAUSE/STI
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14 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) Reviewing Memorized Channels 2-3 1 Press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B fi PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK POWER VCR/TV EJECT TO END PUSH EXIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 CHANNEL 7 8 9 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. 0 SELECT op CHOOSE B 4 SPEED MEMORY fi AUTO PROGRAMMING MENU STATUS/EXIT CLEAR ADD/DELETE CH CH MEMORY REVIEW 1 REWIND /PLAY F.FWD /STOP REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL TO END PUSH EXIT 3 Pre
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Setting the Clock 15 Follow the steps below to set your VCR’s clock. Make sure: l The VCR is on and the VCR/TV light appears on the display panel. (If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) l You make each entry within 60 seconds of the previous entry. 4-5 2-3 1 Press the MENU button. 2 POWER VCR/TV EJECT Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select 1 2 3 SET CLOCK, then press the F.FWD/B button. 4 5 6 CHANNEL 7 8 9 3 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select 0 SET
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16 Daylight-Savings Time You may program the VCR so its clock will automatically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October. Daylight-Savings Time is set to ON when you receive your VCR. Turn Daylight-Savings Time ON or OFF by following the steps 2-3 below. Before you begin: l Make sure the clock is set. 1 POWER VCR/TV EJECT Press the MENU button. 1 2 3 SELECT op CHOOSE B 4 5 6 fi PROGRAM VCR SET UP CHANNEL 7 8 9 TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK 0 TO END PUSH EXIT 4 SPEED MEMORY MENU
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Language Selection 17 Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen displays and menus. 2-3 1 Press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B fi PROGRAM POWER VCR/TV EJECT VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK 1 2 3 TO END PUSH EXIT 4 5 6 CHANNEL 7 8 9 0 2 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select 5 SPEED MEMORY VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. MENU STATUS/EXIT CLEAR SELECT op CHOOSE B REWIND /PLAY F.FWD 1 fi REPEAT PLAY OFF ON SCREEN MODE REC/OTR /STOP PAUSE/STILL L
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18 Remote Control Buttons POWER Button Press to turn on or off the VCR. Number Buttons Press to select channels at the VCR. Use to set up VCR features (such as the clock). Cable Users l Enter channel numbers as a two-digit number for the quickest results. For example, to select channel 6, press 0,6. If you only press the Number 6 button, channel 6 will be selected after a brief delay. (There POWER VCR/TV EJECT also may be a brief delay when you select channels 10, 11, and 12.) If you want to
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Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) 19 EJECT Button Press to eject the tape. VCR/TV Button Use to select the signal that your TV receives. VCR Position l Use to watch a tape, to watch a program while recording it, or to watch a TV broadcast using the CHANNEL o/p or Number buttons to change channels at the VCR. If the VCR/TV light appears on the display POWER VCR/TV EJECT panel of the VCR, it is in VCR position. 1 2 3 TV Position l 4 5 6 Use to watch TV (changing channels at the TV) or to watch on
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20 On-Screen Status Displays A status display will appear when you press the STATUS/EXIT button or certain function buttons. The contents of the status display will vary. To choose the status display mode, follow the steps below. If you select STATUS ON, then select COUNTER ONLY Status Display ON: (example only) l Whenever you press the STOP/p button or the PLAY/o button, the status display will appear for five seconds. After five seconds, Current status only the counter will remain on the scre
