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OWNER’S
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9-INCH COLOR TV/VCR
SC309C
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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 C IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 C C RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 NORMAL RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 C PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 SKIPPING UNWANTED SCENES DURING C FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 OTR (One Touch Recording) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 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 Bilingual on screen menu display selectable in • will show a fairly clear picture. English or Spanish 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 rewound f
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OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS - TV/VCR FRONT PANEL - POWER STOP/EJECT REW PLAY F.FWD REC/OTR VOLUME CHANNEL AUDIO VIDEO 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 tape from TV/VCR. WAKE-UP POWER /SLEEP EJECT L button– 6 5 CHANNEL Press to select setting modes from the on screen • RETURN menu.
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- REAR VIEW - [Fig.3] DC 13.2V 27 ANT AC 120V 28 26 10 REC 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
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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 (Not supplied) UHF Antenna From or (Not supplied) Cable System DC 13.2V ANT AC 120V VHF/UHF Combiner or (Not supplied) or ANT. 75-ohm Coaxial Cable (Not supplied) Flat twin-lead cable or Fig.4 VHF/UHF COMBINED ANTENNA ANTENNA/CABLE A VHF UHF 75 ohm combination antenna can be CONNECTIONS connected to
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CABLE WITH CONVERTER/ MOBILE CONNECTION DESCRAMBLER BOX OR SATELLITE BOX WARNING: The driver should never watch If your cable service supplies you with a converter the TV/VCR while operating a motor vehicle. box or if you use a satellite system, you can use the CAUTION: If you use the TV/VCR with the basic connection shown in drawing. vehicle’s engine off, recharge the vehicle’s By using this connection you can also record scram- battery after about every 4 hours of use to bled channels. However
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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 TO SELECT A DESIRED CHANNEL FIRST TIME You can select the desires channel by using the CHANNEL K or L button o
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NOTES: If you choose [AUTO], Auto clock setting only needs to be set once. But it The TV/VCR must search until the PBS channel is • • can be done again if the clock’s time has become found. It must scan each channel for a couple of incorrect for some reason. seconds to determine if that channel is transmitting the XDS signal. If the TV/VCR is connected directly to a cable • converter box or satellite box, the local PBS station If the time, that is automatically set by this select- • must be sele
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– MANUAL CLOCK SET – 5 Select the year CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN MONTH DAY YEAR Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L but- 0 5 / 0 1 WED 2 0 0 2 ton until your desired year appears. Make sure ... HOUR MINUTE (Example: 2002) – – : – –– – Press the POWER button to turn on the TV/VCR. • Then, press the F.FWD/B button. 1 Select “CHANNEL SET UP” 6 Select the hour – MANUAL CLOCK SET – Press the MENU button on the – M E N U – Press the PLAY/K or STOP/L but- MONTH DAY YEAR TIMER PROGRAMMING 0 5 / 0 1 WED 2 0 0 2 remote
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DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME 4 Delete (or add) it from (into) memory Select this feature and the TV/VCR’s clock automati- Press the F.FWD/B or REW/s button. The channel cally will advance one hour in April, then reverse one number changes to light red. The channel is deleted hour in October. from memory. When Daylight-Saving Time is ON, the clock will To delete another channel, repeat steps [3] and [4]. • change automatically as follows: If you press the F.FWD/B or REW/s button • First Sunday of April :
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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- Once the earliest program finishes, the overlapping mined by the number of times you • SP programs will begin recording in sequence. press the REC/OTR button. Each The illustration below demonstrates the sequence ad
