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OWNER’S
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WSSC132
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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 IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT INFORMATION LOCATION Unauthorized recording or use of broadcast televi- For safe operation and satisfactory performance of sion programming, video tape, film or other copy- your TV/VCR, keep the following in mind when righted material may violate applicable copyright selecting a place for its installation: laws. We assume no responsibility for the unautho- Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away • rized duplication, use, or other acts which inf
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TABLE OF CONTENTS C IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 C RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 NORMAL RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 C PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 OTR (One Touch Recording) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 C FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 TIMER RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 C SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 TIMER PROGRAM EXTE
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FEATURES Rotary 4-head Record/Playback System–Four Auto Head Cleaner–Automatically cleans video • • heads ensure excellent picture quality and special heads as you insert or remove a cassette. effects playback. Zero Return–The tape returns to counter of • Index Search–Fast-forwards to start of next recording. 0:00:00 by rewinding or fast forwarding. • Slow Motion–View recorded program at slower Still–“Freeze” the picture at any time, for close • • than normal speed. viewing of a particular scene
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OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS - TV/VCR FRONT PANEL - 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9101112 13 14 - REMOTE CONTROL - 1 VIDEO input jack– Connect to the video output jack of your video camera or another VCR. 2 AUDIO input jack– Connect to the audio output 25 WAKE-UP jack of your audio equipment, video camera or POWER /SLEEP TV/FM 26 3 another VCR. CHANNEL RETURN 3 POWER button– Press to turn TV/VCR on and 12 3 24 off. Press to activate timer recording. 45 6 15 4 VOLUME X X / Y Y buttons– Adjust the volume le
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- REAR VIEW -* ANT. 27 28 18 SPEED button– Press to choose the desired 9 PLAY button– Press to begin playback. recording speed:SP/SLP. K button– 19 T-PROG. CLEAR button– Press to cancel a setting Press to select setting modes from the on screen • of timer program. (See page 23.) menu. COUNTER RESET button– Press to reset counter Press to enter digits when setting program. • to 0:00:00. (for example: setting clock or timer program) 20 GAME button– Sets the game mode and external 10 F.FWD button–
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OUT IN PREPARATION FOR USE ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS From Cable System or VHF/UHF Antenna Satellite Dish (Not supplied) Rod Antenna Satellite Box or (Supplied) Cable Box (Not supplied) VHF Antenna (Not supplied) UHF Antenna From or (Not supplied) Cable System ANT. VHF/UHF Combiner or (Not supplied) or ANT. 75-ohm Coaxial Cable (Not supplied) or Flat twin-lead cable VHF/UHF COMBINED ANTENNA VHF/UHF SEPARATE ANTENNAS The VHF/UHF Rod Antenna (supplied) is detach- In some areas it will be necessary
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TO RECORD A SCRAMBLED/UNSCRAMBLED INSTALLING THE BATTERIES CHANNEL 1) Set the TV/VCR channel selector to the output 1)Open the battery compartment cover by pressing channel of the Cable Converter Box or Satellite the cover on the remote unit in the direction of the Box. (Example: CH3) arrow. 2) Select the channel to record from your Cable 2)Insert 2 “AA” penlight batteries into the battery Converter Box or Satellite Box. compartment in the direction indicated by the polarity (+/-) markings. 3)Re
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1 Select “SETTING CLOCK” – M E N U – TIMER PROGRAMMING TO SELECT A DESIRED CHANNEL PICTURE CONTROL Press the MENU button on the B SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP remote control. USER’S SET UP You can select the desired channel by using the V-CHIP SET UP LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L but- CAPTION [OFF] CHANNEL K or L button or directly pressing the ZERO RETURN TIME SEARCH ton to point to “SETTING number buttons on the remote control. INDEX SEARCH CLOCK”. Note for using the number
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NOTE: When unplugging the AC cord or if there is a power – M E N U – 1 Select “SETTING CLOCK” TIMER PROGRAMMING failure for more than 3 seconds, you may have to PICTURE CONTROL B SETTING CLOCK Press the MENU button on the CHANNEL SET UP reset the clock. USER’S SET UP remote control. Press the PLAY/K V-CHIP SET UP LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] CAPTION [OFF] or STOP/L button to point to “SET- ZERO RETURN TIME SEARCH TO CHANGE CLOCK SETTING INDEX SEARCH TING CLOCK”. If you want to change the clock, Then, pr
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1 Select “CHANNEL SET UP” 2 Select “ENGLISH” or “ESPAÑOL” – M E N U – Press the MENU button on the Select “ENGLISH” or “ESPAÑOL”= Spanish using TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL remote control. the F.FWD/B or REW/s button. SETTING CLOCK B CHANNEL SET UP USER’S SET UP Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L but- V-CHIP SET UP LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] ton to point to “CHANNEL SET CAPTION [OFF] ZERO RETURN 3 Exit the Language mode TIME SEARCH UP”. INDEX SEARCH Press the MENU button on the remote control to Then, pr
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TV OPERATION WATCHING A TV PROGRAM PICTURE CONTROL The TV/VCR’s picture controls – BRIGHT, CON- TRAST, COLOR, TINT and SHARPNESS – are 1 Turn on the TV/VCR preset to factory specifications. Although they are Press the POWER button to turn on the TV/VCR. 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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TO CANCEL THE CLOSED CAPTION CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM SYSTEM You can view specially labeled (cc) TV programs, Repeat steps [1] and [2], select [OFF] using the movies, news, pre-recorded tapes with either a dia- F.FWD/B or REW/s button. Press the MENU but- logue caption or text display. ton on the remote control to return to TV mode. CAPTION mode: By choosing the caption mode, you can watch dramas, movies and news while captioning WHEN THE CLOSED CAPTION MODE the dialogues and the contents of news.
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3 Select your desired item 4 Exit the V-Chip setting mode Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L but- Press the MENU button on the remote control to B TV–Y [VIEW] TV–Y7 ( ) [VIEW] ton to point to your desired item. TV–G [VIEW] return to original mode. TV–PG ( ) [VIEW] TV–14 ( ) [VIEW] Then, press the F.FWD/B button to TV–MA ( ) [VIEW] select [BLOCK] or [VIEW]. MPAA RATING SET UP Make sure ... When you select the rating category and turn it • [BLOCK], the higher rating will turn [BLOCK] TV/VCR power must be
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NOTES: FM MODE The radio frequency indication repeats to appear • and disappear. This function enables you to receive FM radio broad- casting. You can not record the FM radio wave broadcast- • ing. 1 Set the FM mode If you receive a weak radio signal, you may change • Press the TV/FM button on the the FM Antenna mode to INT(internal) or remote control. The radio frequency FM 88.0 MHz EXT(external) by following the step below. appears on the TV screen. 1)Press the MENU button. Press the PLAY/K o
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AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK SEARCH The TV/VCR has an auto repeat function that allows PICTURE SEARCH you to repeat a tape indefinitely without touching the This feature is very useful in finding or skipping over PLAY button. a particular scene on a tape. In this mode, the sound ALL REPEAT: Repeat playback from the beginning will be muted. to the end of the tape. 1)You may view a video tape at a high speed in BLANK REPEAT: Repeat playback from the begin- either a forward or reverse direction by pressing
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TIME SEARCH 3)Press the F.FWD/B or REW/s button to start index search. If you want to go forward, press the The Time Search function makes it possible to F.FWD/B button. If you want to go back, press quickly advance the tape to your desired position the REW/s button. simply by entering the exact amount of playback After index search, the TV/VCR will play the tape • time you want to skip. automatically. NOTES: In some cases, the index mark at the beginning of • video tape cannot be detected. Time
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VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL TRACKING ADJUSTMENT In the Pause/Still mode only, when the picture begins Tracking adjustment will be set automatically • to vibrate vertically, stabilize the picture by pressing (Digital Tracking function) when you start play- the CHANNEL K or L button. back. NOTE: However when playing pre-recorded tapes or tapes • If there are video noise lines on the screen, see Tracking recorded on units other than your own, noise lines Adjustment section. (black and white streaks) may
