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OWNER’S MANUAL
MANUEL D'INSTRUCTIONS
COMBINATION 19" COLOR TELEVISION AND
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
COMBINÉ TÉLÉVISEUR COULEUR 19" ET
MAGNÉTOSCOPE
MVT2197 SERIES A
MVT2199
ATTENTION
If you purchase a universal remote control from your local retailer, please
contact the remote manufacturer for the required programming code.
Si vous utilisez avec cet appareil une télécommande universelle (autre que
celle vendue avec ce téléviseur), consultez la documentation accompagnant
la télécommande universelle
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ENGLISH The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to CAUTION alert the user to the presence of uninsulated RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK dangerous voltage within the product's DO NOT OPEN enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC The exclamation point within an equilateral SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER triangle is intended to alert the user to the (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE p
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 9. VENTILATION 13. LIGHTNING Slots and openings in the cabinet back or bottom To protect your unit from a lightning storm, or when are provided for ventilation, and to ensure reliable it is left unattended and unused for long periods of operation of the unit, and to protect it from overheat- time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect ing. These openings must not be blocked or the antenna or cable system. This will prevent covered. The openings should never be blocke
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 19. DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE 21. SAFETY CHECK Unplug this unit from the wall outlet and refer Upon completion of any service or repairs to this servicing to qualified service personnel under the unit, ask the service technician to perform safety following conditions: checks to determine that the unit is in proper a. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. operating condition. b. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen 22. WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING into the u
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PRECAUTIONS MOISTURE CONDENSATION POWER SOURCE DO NOT OPERATE ANY FUNCTIONS ON THIS UNIT Use the AC polarized line cord provided for operation on FOR AT LEAST TWO OR THREE HOURS WHEN AC. Insert the AC cord plug into a standard 120V 60Hz MOISTURE IN THE AIR CONDENSES ON IT. LET THE polarized AC outlet. UNIT STAND WITH POWER ON (SEE BELOW). NOTES: • Never connect the AC line cord plug to anything other than the specified voltage (120V WHAT IS MOISTURE CONDENSATION? 60Hz). Use the attached power
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PRECAUTIONS FEATURES Color TV With Video Cassette Recorder - Unique space BATTERY INSTALLATION saving design combines a color TV and a video cassette Slide the battery compartment cover. recorder. Install two “AAA” batteries (not supplied), paying High Quality Picture Technology - This TV/VCR equipped attention to the polarity diagram in the battery compart- “HQ” incorporates VHS High Quality technology. A built-in ment. detail enhancer is used to boost the recorded signal and provide maximum pi
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Automatic Repeat Play System - When Auto Repeat option CAUTIONS is turned on, the TV/VCR will automatically play back the same cassette tape repeatedly. IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ..................................... 2 PRECAUTIONS .......................................................... 5 One-touch Timer Recording (OTR) - Simply by pressing the REC/OTR button, the TV/VCR can be programmed for PREPARATION up to 5 hours of recording with an immediate start. FEATURES ................
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LOCATION OF CONTROLS FRONT REAR ANT. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 16 Rec/Otr T-Rec Volume Channel Stop/ Rew Play F.Fwd Rec/Otr Eject Phones Power Video – In – Audio 9 10 11 12 13 14 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS FRONT: 1. Cassette Loading Slot - To insert or remove a 11. CHANNEL / Buttons - Press to select a video tape. channel for viewing or recording. 2. POWER Button - Press to turn the TV/VCR on or off. 12. REW (Rewind) Button - In the Stop mode, this 3. STOP/EJECT Button - Press once to stop the tape bu
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10 1 17 22 POWER SLEEP TV MONI. EJECT POWER SLEEP TV MONI. EJECT 2 11 CHANNEL CHANNEL 123 123 + + 45 6 45 6 – – 12 3 VOLUME VOLUME 78 9 78 9 23 18 + + CALL QUICK VIEW CALL QUICK VIEW 0 0 – – 13 INPUT SELECT MUTING INPUT SELECT MUTING 4 REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL 24 19 PLAY PLAY REW F.FWD REW F.FWD 14 5 25 SPEED ENTER 15 SPEED ENTER 20 STOP STOP 26 6 MENU – SET/TRACKING + CANCEL MENU – SET/TRACKING + CANCEL 27 7 AUTO TV/CAP/ AUTO TV/CAP/ TIMER REC TIMER REC PROGRAM TRACKING TEXT PROG
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ANT ANT ANTENNA CONNECTIONS If you are using an indoor or outdoor antenna, follow the instructions below that correspond to your antenna system. If you are using a cable TV service (CATV), see page 11 for Cable TV connections. ( Combination VHF/UHF Antenna Single 75 ohm cable or 300 ohm twin-lead wire) Connect the 75 ohm cable from the combination VHF/UHF antenna to the Antenna Jack. If your combination VHF/ UHF antenna has a 300 ohm twin-lead wire, the use of the 300-75 ohm Matching Transformer
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ANT ANT ANT CABLE TV CONNECTIONS This TV/VCR has an extended tuning range and can tune most cable channels without using a Cable TV converter box. Some cable companies offer "premium pay channels" in which the signal is scrambled. Descrambling these signals for normal viewing requires the use of a descrambler device which is generally provided by the cable company. FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO BASIC CABLE TV SERVICE Antenna Jack For basic cable service not requiring a Converter/Descrambler box, connect th
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AUTO CLOCK SETTING The Auto Clock function will automatically set the 4 Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select your built-in clock (Month, Day, Year and Time) when the time zone, then press the ENTER button. TV/VCR is connected to an Antenna or Cable system ATLANTIC : GMT – 4 hours and it is turned off. As the TV/VCR searches for a (GMT: Greenwich Mean Time) receivable station in your area, it will also receive a EASTERN : GMT – 5 hours broadcast s
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TV OPERATION MANUAL CLOCK SETTING You must set the date and time manually for Timer 1 To turn on the TV/VCR, press the POWER button. Recordings, ON/OFF Timer and Daylight Saving Time 2 Adjust the volume level by if the Auto Clock process did not set them correctly. pressing the VOLUME Up or Down EXAMPLE: Setting the clock to “8:30 AM”, 26th (SAT) button. The volume level will be October, 2002. indicated on the screen by green VOLUME 32 bars. As the volume level M E N U 1 Press the MENU button. i
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TV OPERATION MUTING QUICK VIEW Press MUTING button to switch off This button allows you to go back the sound. The TV/VCR’s sound will MUTING CH 012 to the last channel selected by be silenced and “MUTING” will pressing the QUICK VIEW button. briefly appear on the screen. The Press this button again to return to sound can be switched back on by the last channel you were watch- pressing this button again or one of ing. the VOLUME Up or Down buttons. CHANNEL UP / DOWN TV/CAPTION/TEXT Press and rele
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TO MEMORIZE CHANNELS Captions: This Closed Caption Mode will display text on This TV/VCR is equipped with a channel memory feature which allows channels to skip up or down to the screen in English or another language (depending the next channel set into memory, skipping over on the setting of the Closed Captions CH. 1 or 2). unwanted channels. Before selecting channels, they Generally, Closed Captions in English are transmitted on must be programmed into the TV/VCR’s memory. In Captions Channel
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TO MEMORIZE CHANNELS TO SET THE ON TIMER This feature allows you to have the TV/VCR automati- AUTOMATIC MEMORY TUNING cally turn “ON” at a predetermined time. If you 1 Press the MENU button. program the “ON” timer once, the TV/VCR will turn “on” on the programmed day (daily/weekly) at the 2 Press the SET/TRACKING + or M E N U TIMER REC SET same time to the same channel. – button to select the CH SET-UP TV SET-UP CH SET-UP EXAMPLE: Turning on the TV to channel 12 at 7:00 AM, mode, then press the
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TO SET THE OFF TIMER This feature allows you to have the TV/VCR turn 4 Press the SET/TRACKING + or ON/OFF TIMER ON TIMER “OFF” automatically at a predetermined time. If you – button to set the desired hour, 7:00AM CH012 MON-FRI SET program the OFF TIMER once, the TV/VCR will then press the ENTER button. OFF TIMER automatically turn off at the same time everyday. 11:00PM CANCEL 〈 〉 +/–/ENTER/CANCEL/MENU EXAMPLE: Turning off the TV at 11:30 PM. 5 Press the SET/TRACKING + or 1 Press the MENU bu
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PICTURE CONTROL ADJUSTMENTS Picture controls are factory preset but you can adjust COLOR them individually as follows: Press the ENTER button until 1 To display the picture adjustment “COLOR” appears on the screen, M E N U TIMER REC SET screen, press the MENU button. then press the SET/TRACKING + or TV SET-UP CH SET-UP Press the SET/TRACKING + or – – button to adjust the color intensity AUTO REPEAT ON OFF COLOR 0 SYSTEM SET-UP button to select the TV SET-UP of the picture. The control shoul
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LOADING AND UNLOADING PLAYBACK To play a prerecorded tape. Use only video cassette tapes marked . LOADING TO START PLAYBACK Push the center of the tape until it is automatically Load a prerecorded tape (When retracted into the TV/VCR. loading a cassette tape without the erase prevention tab, playback will AUTOMATIC POWER ON AND PLAY start automatically). When loading a cassette tape without the erase preven- Press the PLAY button to begin tion tab intact, the TV/VCR will turn on automatically
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SPECIAL PLAYBACK RECORDING A TV PROGRAM TO VISUALLY SEARCH FOR DESIRED RECORDING AND VIEWING THE POINTS SAME TV PROGRAM When either the F.FWD or REW button is pressed in the 1 Load a cassette tape with the erase prevention tab PLAYBACK mode, the speed search picture will appear. intact. When pressed twice, the search picture will increase 2 Press the SPEED button to speed. Speed search time depends upon the speed used (SP, LP or SLP) during recording. See chart below. select the desired tape spe
