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U S E R ’ S G U I D E
4-Head to 2-Head
VCR/VCR
with One Touch Copy
Manual #209100
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Congratulations! CAUTION: To prevent fire, shock hazard, or annoying interference, ...on your purchase of the Go-Video Dual-Deck VCR. use only the recommended accessories. Record the model number and serial number from To prevent electric shock, do not use this (polarized) the back of your VCR here. Attach your sales receipt plug with an extension cord, receptacle, or other outlet and/or a copy of your charge slip for reference. unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade Model Numb
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Safety Instructions 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS - All the safety and 9. VENTILATION - Slots and openings in the operating instructions should be read before cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure the unit is operated. reliable operation of the video unit and to protect it from overheating. These openings 2. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS - The safety and must not be blocked or covered. Never place operating instructions should be retained for your VCR on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar future reference.
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12. POWER-CORD PROTECTION - Power-supply 17. OBJECTS AND LIQUIDS - Never push objects cords should be routed so that they are not of any kind into this video unit through open- likely to be walked on or pinched by items ings as they may touch dangerous voltage placed upon or against them, paying particular points or short out parts that could result in a attention to cords of plugs, convenience fire or electric shock. Never spill liquids of any receptacles, and the point where they exit from kin
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C O N T E N T S Dual-Deck VCR Table of Contents Introduction - Discover the Dual-Deck™ Difference .................... 5 Chapter 1 - Connecting Your Dual-Deck VCR ............................... 7 Chapter 2 - The Dual-Deck System™............................................. 9 Remote Control Buttons ................................................. 9 Front Panel Buttons and Indicators ........................... 10 Front Panel Display................................................
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Setting Timer to Record Later .................................................. 30 Complete Program Record ........................................... 31 Timer Record Errors ..................................................... 32 Timer Record Priorities ................................................ 32 Chapter 7 - Editing Features........................................................ 33 Automatic Assembly Editing..................................................... 33 Preparing an Edit Lis
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I N T R O D U C T I O N Discover the ™ Dual-Deck Difference elcome to the Go-Video family! It is our pleasure to Wcongratulate you as a new owner of the Dual-Deck VCR, quite possibly the most versatile VCR ever made. No other VCR allows you to: • Copy a tape at the touch of a button • Watch a tape while recording a favorite program • Record from two sources simultaneously • Play or record two tapes consecutively or in a continuous loop. The Dual-Deck VCR does all these thin
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Dual-Deck Feature Summary The following are just a few of the many features you will enjoy with your Dual-Deck VCR: • Quality Copies of Any Video at the Touch of a Button • Eight-Scene Automatic Editing • Multi-Brand Remote Control Operates Dual-Deck and Most TVs • Patented AmeriChrome Circuitry • Four Video Heads on Deck 1 for High Quality Special Effects • Automatic Power Off when Rewinding, Timer Recording, One-Touch Recording, Copying Tapes, and using EZ-Copy • Automatic Display Dimmer, Play
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C H A P T E R 1 Connecting Your Dual-Deck VCR his chapter will walk you through the necessary steps to Thook up your VCR. Your Dual-Deck VCR connects to your TV and antenna in exactly the same way as any other VCR. If you already own a VCR, take a few minutes to note how it is hooked up. Then simply swap the Dual-Deck with your old VCR using the same settings and connections. Choosing the Right Hookup Choose the appropriate hookup from the following list: 1 If you are connecti
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Basic Antenna/Cable Hookup 1 Connect the Antenna/Cable to the VCR - Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV and connect it to the IN FROM ANTENNA jack on the back of your VCR. If your antenna cable is twin-lead, you will need to purchase an adapter, available at your local electronics store. 2 Connect the VCR to Your TV - Attach the supplied RF Coaxial Cable from the OUT TO TV connection on the back of the VCR to the VHF IN or CABLE IN connection on the back of your TV. 3 Set the channel on
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C H A P T E R 2 ™ The Dual-Deck System Remote Control Buttons ™ CHAPTER 2 - THE DUAL-DECK SYSTEM 9
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Front Panel Buttons and Indicators Front Panel Display 10 DUAL-DECK VCR USER'S GUIDE
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Deck Status Indicators EJECT Tape is Ejecting PLAY2 Deck is Playing Double Speed STOP Deck is Stopped CUE Deck is in Forward Picture FFWD Deck is Fast Forwarding Search (blinking=Jet Search) REW Deck is Rewinding REVEW Deck is in Reverse Picture REC Deck is Recording Search (blinking=Jet Search) PAUSE Deck is in Record Pause STILL Deck is in Play Still PLAY Deck is Playing SLOW Deck is in Slow Motion Front Panel Display Settings You can set the Front Panel Display to dim in the DISPLAY SETTINGS
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On-Screen Display The On-Screen Display (OSD) appears on your screen auto- matically when you turn on the power, press a deck function key (such as Play, Rewind, etc.), or change channels. It will disappear automatically after a few seconds. To bring up the OSD manually, press the DISPLA Y key on the remote control. If you do this, it will remain on the screen until you press DISPLA Y again. Below is an overview of the On-Screen Display: The On-Screen Display also shows you: • Copy Mode (see p.2
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On-Screen Menu System The On-Screen Menu System allows you to program all the features of your Dual-Deck VCR. To navigate the On-Screen Menu System, use the following keys: Press In order to: Enter the On-Screen Menu system and cycle through the three main menus: MENU 1 Dual-Deck Features, Deck One Settings and Deck Two Settings. Move up or down to highlight the menu item you wish to select. 2 Cycle through the choices for each menu item. Highlight the desired menu item and cycle through each op
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Summary of Automatic Features For your convenience, the Dual-Deck VCR comes with a variety of automatic features: Auto Power On Power turns on automatically when a tape is inserted into either deck or when a Timer Recording starts. Auto Power Off POWER If you press while Rewinding, Copying, Timer Record- ing, One-Touch Recording or using EZ-Copy, the VCR will power off automatically when that function is completed. POWER The button will blink to indicate that Auto Power Off is POWER activated.
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C H A P T E R 3 Initial Settings Initial Settings Before you start using your Dual-Deck VCR, you must adjust three initial settings: • Language (English or French) • Clock • Antenna and Channel Memory Setting the Language The first time you press MENU after hooking up your VCR or after a power failure, you will automatically see the LANGUAGE/LANGUE menu. At that time choose your language preference (skip directly to Step 5). To change the language at any other time, follow each
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Setting the Clock After you set the language for the first time, the Set Clock menu will appear automatically (skip to Step 5). To set the clock at any other time follow each of these steps: MENU 1 Press until the DUAL-DECK FEATURES menu appears. 2 Press “1” to select VCR SETTINGS/SET CLOCK. 3 Press “1” to select DISPLAY SETTINGS/CLOCK. 4 Press “1” to select SET CLOCK. 5 Press the number buttons to enter information as you are prompted by the blinking cursor. If you don’t need to change the inf
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Setting Antenna & Channel Memory 1 Your Dual-Deck VCR will automatically tune in all available TV Stations whether from Antenna reception or Cable (CATV). Simply indicate the Antenna Source and then run Auto Program: 1 Press MENU until the DUAL-DECK FEATURES menu appears. 2 2 Press “1” to select VCR SETTINGS/SET CLOCK. 3 Press “2” to select TUNER/CHANNEL LIST. 4 Press repeatedly to set the ANTENNA SOURCE to Antenna or Cable. 5 Press or to move the selection arrow to AUTO PROGRAM. 3 6 Press t
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Adding or Deleting Channels The first time you set up your Dual-Deck VCR, you must use AUTO PROGRAM before you can manually add or delete channels. To add or delete channels manually: 1 From the TUNER/CHANNEL LIST menu, press the number keys to tune in the desired channel. 2 Press or to move the selection arrow to Add Channel or Delete Channel. 3 Press to add or delete the selected channel. You can manually Add and Delete Channels in the Tuner/ 4 If you wish to add every channel, move the sel