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OWNER’S
MANUAL
13-INCH COLOR TV/VCR
SC1304
INSTRUCCIONES EN ESPAÑOL INCLUIDAS.
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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 CAUTION DANGEROUS VOLTAGE CONSTITUTING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK IS DO NOT OPEN PRESENT WITHIN THIS UNIT. THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT THERE CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC ARE IMPORTANT OPERATING AND SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE S
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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 unit from the cable system is connected to the unit, be sure the ante
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PRECA PRECAUTIONS UTIONS 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 unit, keep the following in mind when selecting righted material may violate applicable copyright 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 infr
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TABLE OF CONTENTS C IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 C PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 NORMAL PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 C PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 TRACKING ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 LOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 STILL PICTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 TO AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE . . . . . . . . . .
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FEATURES Infrared remote control Zero Return–The tape returns to counter of • • 0:00:00 by rewinding or fast forwarding. Trilingual on screen menu display available in • English, Spanish or French Still–Freeze the picture at any time, for close view- • ing of a particular scene. Only tapes recorded in Real time counter–This shows the elapsed record- • SLP mode will show a fairly clear picture. ing or playback time in hours, minutes and sec- onds. The “–” indication will appear when the tape Digi
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OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS - CONTROL PANEL - VIDEO AUDIO POWER VOLUME CHANNEL STOP/EJECT REW PLAY F.FWD REC/OTR EARPHONE 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 1 VIDEO input jack– Connect to the Video output 8 REW b b button– Press to rewind the tape or to jack of a video camera or VCR. view the picture rapidly in reverse during play- 2 AUDIO input jack– Connect to the Audio output back mode. (Rewind Search) jack of an audio equipment, video camera or O O 9 PLAY button– Press to start playback.
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X X Y Y 21 RECORD button– Press to start manual recording. 29 VOLUME / buttons– Adjust the volume level. 22 SPEED button– Press to choose the desired recording speed:SP/SLP. 30 MUTE button– Press to mute the sound. Press it again to restore the sound. 23 T-PROG. CLEAR button– Press to cancel a set- ting of timer program. (Refer to page 24.) K 31 PLAY / (cursor) button– COUNTER RESET button– Press to reset counter Press to start playback. • to 0:00:00. Press to select a mode or figure from the •
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PREPARATION FOR USE ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS Plug the incoming cable into the ANT. jack on the rear of the unit. If your cable service supplies you with a converter box or if you use a satellite system, connect the box with this unit as shown below. Cable Antenna OR TV signal ANT. Incoming cable from home Antenna / Cable Company (No Cable Box) Rear of the unit ANT. Cable Box or OR Satellite Box* Incoming cable from Cable Company or Satellite Antenna *NOTE (DO NOT DISCONNECT FROM BOX) Some ca
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USING FRONT A/V INPUT JACKS When you watch a program recorded on another source (VCR or video camera), use the AUX AUDIO/VIDEO input jacks on the front of the unit. Connect the Audio/Video output jacks of another source to the AUDIO and VIDEO jacks of this unit. K K L L Then use [CHANNEL / ] until “AUX” appears on the screen. VIDEO AUDIO POWER VOLUME CHANNEL STOP/EJECT REW PLAY F.FWD REC/OTR EARPHONE [Front of the unit] VIDEO AUDIO ex. VCR or video camera, etc. Audio cable (OUT) (IN) (IN) (comm
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CHANNEL SET UP 2 Select “ADD / DELETE CH” – CHANNEL SET UP – Make sure ... K K L L Use [PLAY/ ] or [STOP/ ] to B ADD / DELETE CH (CATV) The unit must be turned on. • point to “ADD / DELETE CH”, AUTO CH PROGRAMMING then press [F.FWD/ B B]. AUTO CHANNEL PROGRAMMING As the initial setting, this unit has memorized all channels, including the ones not available in your 3 Enter the desired channel number area. This feature automatically puts only available K K L L Use [PLAY/ ] or [STOP/ ] or channels
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CLOCK SET UP PICTURE CONTROL (AUTO / MANUAL) The unit’s picture controls – BRIGHT, CON- The unit clock must be set correctly so that VCR TRAST, COLOR, TINT and SHARPNESS – are timer recording is possible. It is suggested that the preset to factory specifications. Although they are clock be set manually when first setting up the unit, usually the best, you may need to make some further then set to [ON] the Auto Clock setting which will adjustments for a more natural looking image. periodically c
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6 Select the hour – MANUAL CLOCK SET – 1 Select “SETTING CLOCK” – M E N U – TIMER PROGRAMMING K K L L Use [PLAY/ ] or [STOP/ ] until MONTH DAY YEAR PICTURE CONTROL Press [MENU]. B SETTING CLOCK 0 5 / 0 4 THU 2 0 0 6 CHANNEL SET UP your desired hour appears. K K L L Use [PLAY/ ] or [STOP/ ] to USER’S SET UP V-CHIP SET UP HOUR MINUTE LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] (Example: “05”, “PM”) select “SETTING CLOCK”, then CAPTION [OFF] 0 5 : – – PM ZERO RETURN TIME SEARCH press [F.FWD/ B B]. Then press [F.FWD/ B B]
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DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME 2 Select “TV” or “TAPE” When Daylight-Saving Time is ON, the clock will K K Use [PLAY/ ] or [STOP/L L] until change automatically as follows: to point to “TV/ TAPE”. First Sunday of April : At 2 AM the clock imme- • Use [REW/s s] or [F.FWD/ B B], WAKE UP ON/OFF [ON] diately changes to 3 AM. Any timer programming TIMER B TV/TAPE [TV] and select [TV] or [TAPE]. TIME [12:00AM] you have set to occur between 2 AM and 3 AM will not record. Last Sunday of October : At 2 AM the cl
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Make sure ... MENU LANGUAGE The unit must be turned on. • - TV/VCR SETUP - 1 Select “LANGUAGE” TIMER PROGRAMMING – M E N U – SETTING CLOCK 1 Select “CAPTION” Press [MENU]. CHANNEL SET UP TIMER PROGRAMMING USER’S SET UP PICTURE CONTROL V-CHIP SET UP Press [MENU]. K K L L SETTING CLOCK Use [PLAY/ ] or [STOP/ ] to B LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] CHANNEL SET UP CAPTION [OFF] K K L L USER’S SET UP Use [PLAY/ ] or [STOP/ ] to ZERO RETURN point to “LANGUAGE”. V-CHIP SET UP TIME SEARCH LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] INDEX
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K K L L Use [PLAY/ ] or [STOP/ ] to V-CHIP SET UP select a rating with sub-ratings you TV–Y7 [BLOCK] B FV [BLOCK] wish to block, then press This feature enables parents to prevent their children [F.FWD/ B B] twice. from watching inappropriate material on TV. When K K L L Use [PLAY/ ] or [STOP/ ] to you try to access a program which is blocked, “PRO- select a sub-rating, then press TECTED PROGRAM by ...” message appears on the [F.FWD/ B B] to set it to [BLOCK] TV screen. TV–PG [BLOCK] or [VIEW].
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VIDEO CASSETTE This unit 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 PRECAUTIONS 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 vice versa. Before using a tape with cassette until it is drawn int
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PLAYBACK NORMAL PLAYBACK STILL PICTURE Make sure ... You can view a still picture on the TV screen during playback (the Still mode). Press [PAUSE/STILL F F] The unit must be turned on. • during playback. Only tapes recorded in the SLP mode will show the least amount of lines. Press 1 Insert a prerecorded tape K K [PLAY/ ] to return to playback. If the erase-prevention tab has been removed, the unit NOTES: will start playback automatically. Usually there will be video “noise” lines (black • and w
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SPECIAL PLAYBACK Make sure ... AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK The unit must be turned on. • Insert a prerecorded tape. • The unit has the auto repeat function that allows you to K K repeat a tape indefinitely without pressing [PLAY/ ]. RENTAL PLAYBACK ALL REPEAT: Repeat playback from the beginning to the end of the tape. This function enables you to improve the picture BLANK REPEAT: Repeat playback from the begin- quality when playing back worn cassettes such as ning to a blank part, which is blank for mo
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SEARCH Make sure ... TIME SEARCH The unit must be turned on. • Insert a prerecorded tape. • The Time Search function makes it possible to quick- ly advance the tape to your desired position simply ZERO RETURN by entering the exact amount of playback time you want to skip. This function allows you to search easily a beginning point that you want to review by rewinding or fast NOTE: forwarding. Time Search can be set up to a maximum of 9 • NOTE: hours 50 minutes (9:50) by 10 minutes at a time. Zer
