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OWNER’S
MANUAL
9-INCH COLOR TV/VCR
SC309E
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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 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 infringe from s
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TABLE OF CONTENTS NORMAL RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 C IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 SKIPPING UNWANTED SCENES DURING C PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 C FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 OTR (One Touch Recording) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 TIMER RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 C SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . .
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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 in SLP mode Trilingual on screen menu display selectable in • will show a fairly clear picture. English, Spanish or French Digital Auto Tracking (DTR)–Automatically adjusts the Real time counter–This shows the elapsed recording or • • tracking for each tape you play. playback time in hours, minutes, and seconds. The “–” indication will appear when the tape is
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OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS - TV/VCR FRONT PANEL - POWER STOP/EJECT REW PLAY F.FWD REC/OTR VOLUME CHANNEL VIDEO AUDIO EARPHONE REC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 POWER button– Press to turn TV/VCR on and off. - REMOTE CONTROL - Press to activate timer recording. 6 STOP button– Press to stop the tape motion. EJECT button– Press in the Stop mode to remove 25 WAKE-UP tape from TV/VCR. POWER /SLEEP EJECT 6 5 L button– CHANNEL RETURN Press to select setting modes from the on screen • 12 3 2
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- REAR VIEW - [Fig.3] 27 26 28 10 REC(RECORD) button– Press for manual recording. 18 SPEED button– Press to choose the desired recording speed:SP/SLP. OTR button– Activates One Touch Recording. (only on the TV/VCR) 19 T-PROG. CLEAR button– Press to cancel a setting of timer program. (See page 22.) 11 VOLUME X X / Y Y buttons– Adjust the volume level. COUNTER RESET button– Press to reset counter to 0:00:00. 12 CHANNEL K / L buttons– Press to select the desired channels for viewing or recording. 2
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OUT IN PREPARATION FOR USE From Cable System or Dipole Antenna Satellite Dish VHF/UHF Antenna (Supplied) Satellite Box or (Not supplied) Cable Box Flat twin-lead cable (Not supplied) VHF Antenna Matching Adapter (Not supplied) (Supplied) UHF Antenna From or (Not supplied) Cable System VHF/UHF Combiner or (Not supplied) or ANT. 75-ohm Coaxial Cable (Not supplied) Flat twin-lead cable or Fig.4 CABLE WITHOUT CONVERTER/ ANTENNA/CABLE DESCRAMBLER BOX CONNECTIONS Use this connection if your cable sy
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To the vehicle's INSTALLING THE BATTERIES cigarette-lighter socket 1)Open the battery compartment cover by pressing VHF/UHF Combination the cover on the remote unit in the direction of the Mobile Antenna arrow. (Not supplied) 2)Insert 2 “AA” penlight batteries into the battery compartment in the direction indicated by the Car battery cord polarity (+/-) markings. (Supplied) 3)Replace the cover. DC13.2V ANT. NOTES: Be sure your vehicle has a 13.2-volt (12-volt), neg- • ative-ground electrical sy
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SET UP FOR USE CLOCK SET UP SELECTING THE LANGUAGE (AUTO / MANUAL) 1 Plug in the TV/VCR power cord The TV/VCR clock must be set correctly before VCR Plug the TV/VCR power cord into a timer recording is possible. It is suggested that the standard AC outlet. clock be set manually when first setting up the NOTE: TV/VCR. Then, set to [ON] the auto clock setting If some digits appear in the corner of which will periodically correct the setting if necessary. • the screen, press the POWER button NOTE:
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system connection using the ANT. terminal on the rear of the TV/VCR. 5 Select the year – MANUAL CLOCK SET – NOTE: Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L but- MONTH DAY YEAR If a cable converter box is being used, make sure it • 0 5 / 0 6 THU 2 0 0 4 ton until your desired year appears. is powered on. HOUR MINUTE (Example: 2004) – – : – – – – You must use the TV/VCR remote control to per- • Then, press the F.FWD/B button. form the clock setting procedure. If the TV/VCR is connected directly to a cable • 6 Se
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DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME 4 Enter the channel number that contains the Select this feature and the TV/VCR’s clock automati- Automatic Clock Setting Signal cally will advance one hour in April, then reverse one Press the MENU button on the – M E N U – hour in October. remote control. TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL When Daylight-Saving Time is ON, the clock will B SETTING CLOCK Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L but- CHANNEL SET UP USER’S SET UP change automatically as follows: LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] ton to se
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DELETING (OR ADDING) CHANNEL SET UP CHANNEL You can program the tuner to scan all the channels you receive in your area. The channels you no longer receive or seldom watch NOTE: Channel memory programming is NOT can be deleted from the memory. (Of course, you needed when connected to a cable box or satellite can add the deleted channel into the memory again.) 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
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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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PLAYBACK 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. INSERTING A CASSETTE Insert the cassette in the direction as shown. Push in AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK gently, but continuously, on the center-back of the cassette until it is drawn into the TV/VCR. The The TV/VCR has the auto repeat function that allows TV/VCR will automatically turn on. you to repeat a tape indefinitely without
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NOTES: SEARCH Time Search can be set up to a maximum of 9 • hours 50 minutes (9:50) by 10 minutes at a time. PICTURE SEARCH This function will not operate in recording mode. • This feature is very useful in finding or skipping over In the example below: To watch a program after 2 a particular scene on a tape. In this mode, the sound hour 50 minutes from the present position, in either will be muted. direction. 1)You may view a video tape at a high speed in either a forward or reverse direction b
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NOISE CANCEL (in the Still mode) RENTAL PLAYBACK This feature allows you to reposition or reduce the This function enables you to improve the picture noise lines of a still picture. Press the PAUSE/STILL quality when playing back worn cassettes such as button so that the noise lines change position on the rented tapes. screen so you can see the picture in its entirety with- out distracting noise lines. 1 Select “USER’S SET UP” – M E N U – NOTE: This feature can be activated ONLY when TIMER PROGR
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Make sure ... TV/VCR power must be turned on. • Insert a cassette tape with its erase prevention tab in place. (If necessary, rewind or fast forward the tape to • the point at which you want to begin recording.) NOTE: This unit will ONLY record and view the same channel. NORMAL RECORDING OTR (One Touch Recording) You can ONLY watch the same TV program that is This function enables you to set a recording length being recorded. simply by pressing the REC/OTR button on the TV/VCR. 1 Select the chan
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Avoid over lap of programs ... 3 Begin OTR OTR(2 : 30) There is a chance that a program will not be record- Press the REC/OTR button on the ed. when programs overlap; TV/VCR as many times as needed. The program with an earlier start has priority. • The recording length will be deter- SP Once the earliest program finishes, the overlapping mined by the number of times you • programs will begin recording in sequence. press the REC/OTR button. Each The illustration below demonstrates the sequence ad
