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Owner’s Manual
Owner’s Manual
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N I H T I W D E D E E N N O I Return your Warranty Registration Card today to ensure you receive all the you’re entitled to. benefits Once your purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning this prod- uct. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits. Warranty Owner Model Verification Confirmation Registration Registering your product within Your completed Warranty Retur
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Introduction 3 Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual. This manual describes the VR401BMX and the VR601BMX. The VR401BMX is a monaural (single sound source) system, while the VR601BMX is a stereo system. Otherwise, the two models are exactly the same. In this manual, the VR601BMX is illustrated. (The VR401BMX has single AUDIO IN/OUT jacks. Otherwise, the VR401BMX looks exactly like the VR601BMX.) This manual has seven sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recordin
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4 Table of Contents Setting Up Your VCR Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Before Using Your VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Before Using Your VCR 5 Putting Batteries in the Remote Control 1 1 Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote control by sliding it in the direction of the arrow. 2 2 Place two AA batteries inside the battery compartment with their and ends aligned as indicated. + – 3 Replace the battery compartment lid. 3 Recording Prevention Video cassette tapes have record tabs to ensure that recordings are not accidentally erased. 1 1 To prevent recording, break off the tab with a screw
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75 ANT / CABLE 6 Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System The basic VCR/TV connection – antenna/cable to VCR to TV – is shown below. If you have a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System, please see pages eight-nine. If you have a Stereo TV, please see page 10. After you hook up the VCR, go to page 11 to turn on the VCR. (The VR601BMX is illustrated here. The VR401BMX has single AUDIO IN/OUT jacks.) 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV. Antenna Indoor/Outdoor (300 ohm) 75
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75 ANT / CABLE Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 7 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the OUT Jack on the back of the VCR and to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV. (You may use either a snap-on type (supplied) or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer.) AUDIO ANT L IN OUT IN R VIDEO OUT Antenna CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT or Cable AUDIO IN L ANT / 75V CABLE OUT IN R OUT VIDEO ANTENNA IN Jack (on back of TV) CH3 CH4 IN OUT example only RF coaxial cable 4
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75 ANT / CABLE 8 Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the VCR. With this connection: l You may view any channel. l You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR. l You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording. l You may not program channels at the VCR. l You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time. Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable Box/DBS output ch
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75 ANT / CABLE IN OUT Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 With this connection: l You may watch one channel while recording another. l You may not record scrambled channels. VCR 1 Cable Box/DBS 2 AUDIO ANT IN L OUT IN R VIDEO OUT CH3 CH4 OUT IN RF coaxial Cable cable Signal TV’s ANTENNA RF coaxial IN Jack 3 cable Connections 1 Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack. 2 Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the IN Jack o
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10 Hookups with a Stereo TV antenna or VR601BMX cable to 1 ANT(enna) AUDIO IN Jack ANT L IN IN OUT R VIDEO OUT CH3 CH4 OUT IN Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (red and white) Video Cable 2 OUT Jacks Stereo Audio Cable 3 antenna or VR401BMX cable to 1 ANT(enna) IN Jack ANT IN AUDIO OUT IN OUT CH3 CH4 VIDEO Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (white) OUT Jacks Video Cable 2 Audio Cable 3 l Audio and Video cables are not supplied. 1 Connect the antenna or
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Turning on Your VCR 11 Before turning on your VCR, make sure batteries are in the Turn on the TV. remote control and the VCR and TV are connected correctly. 2 l You can not program channels if you are using a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System. 1 Press the POWER button. The VCR/TV light and the POWER POWER VCR/TV EJECT light will appear on the display panel. 1 2 3 1 4 5 6 2 CHANNEL 7 8 9 Turn on the TV. Set it to the same channel as the 5 0 CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR. The displa
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12 Automatic Channel Setup Although your VCR may automatically memorize the channels you receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets you set up the channels again. 1 Press the MENU button. 2-3 SELECT op CHOOSE B fi PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT POWER VCR/TV EJECT 1 2 3 2 4 5 6 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select CHANNEL 7 8 9 TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. 0 SELECT op CHOOSE B fi AUTO PROGRAMMING SPEED TIME SEARC
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Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) 13 Adding/Deleting Channels 1 Press the MENU button. 2-5 2 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. POWER VCR/TV EJECT 1 2 3 3 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select 4 5 6 ADD/DELETE CH, then press the F.FWD/B button. CHANNEL 7 8 9 SELECT op ADD/DELETE B 0 124 DELETED 125 DELETED SPEED TIME SEARCH MEMORY 6 1 fi DELETED 2 ADDED 3 ADDED MENU STATUS/EXIT CLEAR SLOW TO END PUSH EXIT REWIND /PL
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14 Automatic Channel Setup (cont’d) Reviewing Memorized Channels 1 Press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B 2-3 fi PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT POWER VCR/TV EJECT 1 2 3 2 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select 4 5 6 TUNER SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. CHANNEL 7 8 9 SELECT op CHOOSE B 0 fi AUTO PROGRAMMING ADD/DELETE CH CH MEMORY REVIEW 4 SPEED TIME SEARCH MEMORY TV STEREO ON VR601BMX only 2ND AUDIO MENU STATUS/EXIT CLEAR SLOW TO END PUSH EXI
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Setting the Clock 15 Follow the steps below to set your VCR’s clock. Make sure: l The VCR is on and the VCR/TV light appears on the display panel. (If it does not, press the VCR/TV button once.) l You make each entry within 60 seconds of the previous entry. 4-5 2-3 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select POWER VCR/TV EJECT SET CLOCK, then press the F.FWD/B button. 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 CHANNEL 7 8 9 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select SET CL
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16 Daylight-Savings Time You may program the VCR so its clock will automatically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October. Daylight-Savings Time is set to ON when you receive your VCR. Turn Daylight-Savings Time ON or OFF by following the steps below. Before you begin: l Make sure the clock is set. 2-3 1 Press the MENU button. SELECT op CHOOSE B POWER VCR/TV EJECT fi PROGRAM 1 2 3 VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK 4 5 6 TO END PUSH EXIT CHANNEL 7 8 9 0 2 4 SPEED MEMORY TI
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Language Selection 17 Follow the steps below to change the language of the on-screen displays and menus. 1 Press the MENU button. 2-4 SELECT op CHOOSE B fi PROGRAM VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP SET CLOCK TO END PUSH EXIT POWER VCR/TV EJECT 1 2 3 2 4 5 6 Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select CHANNEL 7 8 9 VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button. 0 SELECT op CHOOSE B 5 SPEED TIME SEARCH MEMORY fi REPEAT PLAY OFF ON SCREEN MODE AUDIO OUT VR601BMX only MENU STATUS/EXIT CLEAR SLOW LANGUAG
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18 Remote Control Buttons POWER Button Press to turn on or off the VCR. Number Buttons Press to select channels at the VCR. Use to set up VCR features (such as the clock). Cable Users l Enter channel numbers as a two-digit number for the quickest results. For example, to select channel 6, press 0,6. If you only press the Number 6 button, channel 6 will be selected after a brief delay. (There also may be a brief delay when you select channels 10, 11, and 12.) If POWER VCR/TV EJECT you want to
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Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) 19 EJECT Button Press to eject the tape. VCR/TV Button Use to select the signal that your TV receives. VCR Position l Use to watch a tape, to watch a program while recording it, or to watch a TV broadcast using the CHANNEL o/p or Number buttons to change channels at the VCR. If the VCR/TV light appears on the dis- POWER VCR/TV EJECT play panel of the VCR, it is in VCR position. 1 2 3 TV Position l Use to watch TV (changing channels at the TV) or to watch one pr
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20 On-Screen Status Displays A status display will appear when you press the STATUS/EXIT but- ton or certain function buttons. The contents of the status display will vary. To choose the status display mode, follow the steps below. Status Display If you select STATUS ON, then select COUNTER ONLY ON: (example only) l Whenever you press the STOP/p button or the PLAY/o button, the status display will appear for five seconds. After five seconds, Receiving and Recording Mode only the counter will re
