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OWNER’S
MANUAL
“EMERSON AND THE G-CLEF LOGO ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS
OF EMERSON RADIO CORP., PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY, U.S.A.”
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EC313D (13 inch)
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WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT DAN- CAUTION GEROUS VOLTAGE CONSTITUTING A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK IS PRESENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK WITHIN THIS UNIT. DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT THERE ARE IMPORTANT OPERATING AND SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE
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FIGURE A EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE GROUND CLAMP ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) ELECTRI C SERVICE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) GROUND CLAMPS NEC - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, PART H) S2898A 13.Outdoor Antenna grounding-If an outside antenna or 19.Damage Requiring Service-Unplug this TV/VCR from cable system is connected to the TV/VCR, be sure the the wall
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PRECAUTIONS PRECAUTIONS AVOID THE HAZARDS OF LOCATION ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE For safe operation and satisfactory performance of your TV/VCR, keep the following in mind when Do not handle the power cord with wet hands. • selecting a place for its installation: Do not pull on the power cord when disconnecting • it from an AC wall outlet. Grasp it by the plug. Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away • from sources of intense heat. If, by accident, water is spilled on your unit, unplug •
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TABLE OF CONTENTS C IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 C PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 NORMAL PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 C PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 TRACKING ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 LOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 PICTURE SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL STILL PICTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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FEATURES Infrared remote control Still–“Freeze” the picture at any time, for close • • viewing of a particular scene. Only tapes recorded Bilingual on screen menu display selectable in • in SLP mode will show a fairly clear picture. English or French Digital Auto Tracking (DTR)–Automatically Real time counter–This shows the elapsed record- • • adjusts the tracking for each tape you play. ing or playback time in hours, minutes, and sec- onds. The “–” indication will appear when the tape Rental pl
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VIDEO CASSETTE This TV/VCR will operate with any cassette that has the mark. For best results, we recommend the use of high-quality tapes. Do not use poor quality or damaged tapes. PRECAUTIONS INSERTING A CASSETTE Avoid moisture. Moisture condensation may occur Insert the cassette in the direction as shown. Push in • on the tape if it is moved from a cold place to a gently, but continuously, on the center-back of the warm place or visa versa. Before using a tape with cassette until it is drawn i
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OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS - TV/VCR FRONT PANEL - AUDIO VIDEO STOP/EJECT REW PLAY F.FWD REC/OTR CHANNEL VOLUME POWER EARPHONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 - REMOTE CONTROL - 1 EARPHONE jack– Connects to earphones (not supplied) for personal listening. The size of jack is 1/8” monaural (3.5mm). 2 AUDIO input jack– Connect to the audio output 25 jack of your audio equipment, video camera or WAKE-UP POWER /SLEEP EJECT another VCR. 4 13 CHANNEL 3 VIDEO input jack– Connect to the video outp
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- REAR VIEW - DC 13.2V AC 120V ANT. 26 27 28 7 F.FWD button– Press to rapidly advance the tape, +100 button– When selecting cable channels or to view the picture rapidly in forward during which are higher than 99, press this button first, playback mode. (Forward Search) then press the last two digits. (To select channel 125, first press the “+100” button then press “2” B button– and “5”). When setting program (for example: setting clock • 16 MENU button– Press to display the main menu on or time
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PREPARATION FOR USE VHF/UHF SEPARATE ANTENNAS ANTENNA/CABLE In some areas it will be necessary to use an outdoor CONNECTIONS antenna. VHF/UHF COMBINED ANTENNA VHF Antenna (Not supplied) The VHF/UHF Rod Antenna (supplied) is detach- able. Insert the stem of the antenna into the hole on the upper-back portion of the TV/VCR.Connect the UHF Antenna VHF/UHF Rod Antenna or VHF/UHF Combination (Not supplied) Antenna to the ANT. terminal of the TV/VCR as VHF/UHF shown in the diagram below.For the best r
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OUT IN NOTES: CABLE WITH CONVERTER/ Be sure your vehicle has a 13.2-volt, negative- • DESCRAMBLER BOX OR SATELLITE ground electrical system. BOX Be sure you use only the supplied car battery cord. • If your cable service supplies you with a converter Using another cord could damage the TV/VCR. box or if you use a satellite system, you can use the Be sure the socket is free of ashes and other debris. • basic connection shown here. Be sure to push the car battery cord’s plug com- • pletely into th
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SET UP FOR USE You can program the tuner to scan all the channels you receive in your area. NOTE: Channel memory programming is NOT needed when connected to a cable box or satellite box. Just select the TV/VCR channel selector to the output channel of the cable box or satellite box (Ex CH3). Then select the channel to be viewed on the Cable Box or Satellite Box. CHANNEL SET UP FOR THE DELETING (OR ADDING) FIRST TIME CHANNEL The channels you no longer receive or seldom watch 1 Plug in the TV/VCR
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NOTE: If for some reason the menu is in French, CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN press the MENU button on the remote control, press the PLAY/K button to point to “LANGAGE Make sure ... [FRANÇAIS]”, then press the F.FWD/B button, then Press the POWER button to turn on the TV/VCR. • press the MENU button on the remote control. 1 Select “CHANNEL SET UP” DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME Press the MENU button on the – M E N U – TIMER PROGRAMMING remote control. PICTURE CONTROL Select this feature and the TV/VCR’s clock auto
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CLOCK SET UP 2 Set “AUTO CLOCK” to [ON] – SETTING CLOCK – (AUTO / MANUAL) B AUTO CLOCK [ON] Press the F.FWD/B or REW/s AUTO CLOCK CH [AUTO] button repeatedly until [ON] Set the clock accurately for proper automatic timer MANUAL CLOCK SET appears. recording. If the Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) is D.S.T. [OFF] available in your area, follow “AUTO CLOCK SET- TING”. If it is not, follow “MANUAL CLOCK SET- TING”. 3 Enter the channel number for – SETTING CLOCK – AUTO CLOCK SETTING AUTO CLOCK [ON]
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MANUAL CLOCK SETTING Make sure ... In the example below, the clock is to be set to: TV/VCR power must be turned on. DATE May 1st, 2001 • SETTING TIME 5:40PM 1 Select “SETTING CLOCK” 6 Select the hour – MANUAL CLOCK SET – – M E N U – Press the MENU button on the Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L but- MONTH DAY YEAR TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL 0 5 / 0 1 TUE 2 0 0 1 remote control. ton until your desired hour appears. B SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP HOUR MINUTE USER’S SET UP (Example: 5, PM) Press th
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ON SCREEN DISPLAY To check the Counter, Clock and Channel number on the TV screen, press the DISPLAY button on the remote control. Each time you press the DISPLAY button on the remote control, the TV screen will change as fol- lows: When the Closed Caption mode is OFF: OFF mode Counter mode Clock mode Counter mode: After 5 seconds, only • STOP STOP 5:40PM the counter remains. To clear it, press CH2 the DISPLAY button. Clock mode: After 5 seconds, only • the clock and the channel number SP COUNT
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TV OPERATION WATCHING A TV PROGRAM PICTURE CONTROL The TV/VCR’s picture controls – BRIGHT, CON- 1 Turn on the TV/VCR TRAST, COLOR, TINT and SHARPNESS – are Press the POWER button to turn on the TV/VCR. preset to factory specifications. Although they are usually the best, you may need to make some further adjustments for a natural looking image. 2 Select the channel number NOTES: Press the CHANNEL K or L button to select your Procedures must be followed within 5 seconds or • desired channel numbe
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CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM 1 Select “CAPTION” – M E N U – TIMER PROGRAMMING Press the MENU button on the PICTURE CONTROL You can view specially labeled (cc) TV programs, SETTING CLOCK remote control. CHANNEL SET UP USER’S SET UP movies, news, pre-recorded tapes with either a dia- V-CHIP SET UP Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L but- LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] logue caption or text display. B CAPTION [OFF] ZERO RETURN ton to point to “CAPTION”. TIME SEARCH CAPTION mode: By choosing the caption mode, you can watch d
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Selection Rating Category Explanations V-CHIP SET UP TV-Y Appropriate for all children V-CHIP enables parents to prevent their children TV-Y7 Appropriate for children seven and older from watching inappropriate material on TV. TV-G General Audience V-CHIP reads the ratings for programming (except TV-PG Parental Guidance suggested. for news and sports programs, unedited movies on TV-14 Unsuitable for children under 14 premium cable channels, and Emergency Broadcast TV-MA Mature audience only Syst
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MPAA RATING SET UP Make sure ... TV/VCR power must be turned on. • 1 Select “V-CHIP SET UP” – M E N U – Press the MENU button on the TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK remote control. CHANNEL SET UP USER’S SET UP B V-CHIP SET UP Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L but- LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] CAPTION [OFF] ZERO RETURN ton to point to “V-CHIP SET UP”. TIME SEARCH Then, press the F.FWD/B button. 2 Select “MPAA RATING” – V-CHIP SET UP – TV RATING Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L but- B MPAA RATING ton t
