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VID,EO CASSETTE RECORDER
OWNER'S MANUAL
MODEL VRT642
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3 Introduction .... oeloeo el eeooeeelool • eeeo ee ooeoeelol • oolooeleeoeeoolo • oee • ee*o • e_o • oeol • e*oo • leoo • ool 11 oo oe eeeeleoo 1o *ooo • • e*o eoe io*o*o Io eooeeooe •11 Features Welcome to your VCR owner's man- ual. This manual was designed for • HQ (High Quality) System you. When looking through it, it will • Frequency Synthesizer Tuning with Auto Set Feature help you to keep several things in • On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish mind. • Display Panel • Auto Tracking On
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4 Table of Contents Getting Started Introduction ............................................................ 3 Table of Contents ................................. ....................... 4 Before Using Your VCR .................................................. 5 Hooking Up Your VCR ................................................... 6 Turning on Your VCR .................................................... 7 Playing ............................................................... 8 Recording ..
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5 Before Using Your VCR Putting Batteries Using the Remote Control o in the Remote Control VCR Point the remote ,,/ _ control at the_ II II _ I 1 VCR'srem°t°sen'L '_- " sor, making sure to _ _ ._=" Remove the battery compartment stay within the _ , j _ r lid on the bottom of the remote con- angle shown. VCR A Do not put objects trol by sliding it in the direction of Button A[ between the remote the arrow. J control and the VCR. To select channels tB! ..... To select channels 10(3- 125 -sin- the
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6 Hooking Up Your VCR eeeeoeeoeeeeeoe • eeoeeeee ee ee eeoe*eoeoe*eeee oe *e eoeeeee • • • • eee•e•eeee• • •o •eeee • • oeooee•oeeeeeee ee • eeeeeeeeoe oe•e*eeee• • • •e• • e• ee• • • • The basic VCRfFV connection - antenna/cable to VCR to TV - is shown below. For other hookups, including those that use cable converter/descrambler boxes, see pages 38 - 41. Back of TV \\\ rl ii iiii (example only) 1 Indoor Antenna (V_/ImF) Disconnect the antenna or IOutdoor Antenna cable from your TV. _ VItFFt/It
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7 Turning on Your VCR TV and VCR •: Before turning on your VCR, make sure • there are batteries in the remote control and i the VCR and TV are connected (see pages : five and six). 1 Set the TV to channel 1 3 or 4, whichever : Turn the TV on. Set it to the same channel channel the CH3/CH4 " as the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of : VCR. the TV is set to. Remote Control : Press the VCR button, then the POWER :" button. The VCR light will appear and the • language se
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8 Read and follow the steps below to play a tape. Turn the TV on and set 1 it to channel 3 or 4. TVan VCR E Liil Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the TV is set to. 2 Insert ,-_,_ I vt3.nn.7301 _==:_, /'J'-'---'-"- Insert a tape in the VCR. The power will I!. UU LUI_ a tape. come on. The VCR will place itself in VCR position automatically (the VCR light and the Cassette-Inside light on the display panel of the VCR will appear). If the tape's
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9 Recording " Read and follow the steps below to record 1 TV and VCR Turn the TV on and set i a telivision program. Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the it to channel 4______m____ 3 or back of the TV is set to. 2 Ilu : Insert a tape with its record tab intact : (see page five) in the VCR. The power : will come on, and the Cassette-Inside : light will appear. 3 Make sure the Insert a tape. i If the VCR light on the display panel of VCR light is on. the
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10 Setting the Clock Follow the steps below to set your VCR's clock. Make sure: 4 oThe VCR is on and in VCR posi- Press two Number buttons for the Remote Control tion (see page 13). month, two Number buttons for the oYou make each entry within 60 day, and two Number buttons for the seconds of the previous entry (oth- year. For example, for July 1, 1995, erwise, the VCR will exit Clock press 07, 01, 95. The day of the Set mode and you will have to week will appear automatically. start over). MENU
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11 On-Screen Displays ..... VCR Status Display Screen i VCR Status Display Function i A status display, which includes the current time, channel, and other informa- Button ! tion (see illustration of the status display at left), will appear when you press the STATUS button or when certain function buttons are pressed. You can Pressed Time choose when you want the status display to appear and for how long it will : appear. A I- STOP 12:00 AM : ON SCREEN ON: CHIO-Channel : $ Whenever you press a f
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12 Remote Control Buttons CBL Button Press to operate the Cable Converter controls. Details are on page 36. Press to operate the TV controls. Details are on page 35. SLOW and VAR(iable) When playing a tape recorded in SE LP or SLP speed, press the SLOW button to view the picture in slow motion. Then vary the speed from 1/6 to 1/30 of normal speed using the VAR(iable) SLOW button. Details are on page 33. When in Stop mode, press to rewind the tape at high speed. When in Play press to rewind while
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13 Remote Control Buttons (cont'd) STOP Button Press to stop the tape. VCR Button Press to operate the to play a tape. Also, press to release Search, Slow or Still mode and VCR controls. return to normal playback (see page 33for details). Button in Stop mode, press to fast forward the tape at high speed. When in O Play mode, press to fast forward while the picture stays on-screen. mode, press to temporarily stop the recording (pause). In Play mode, press to freeze the picture (still). Press a se
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14 Display Panel Information about VCR operations Cassette Compartment is displayed here. Insert a tape here. .f -.... I ] i i | J Cassette-Inside Light This light _ppears when there is a tape in the VCR. CR -- Feature Light This ;ht tells you the operation mode of the VCR (Play, [ewind, Fast _lows when _ recording or one touch Forward, etc.) See _s been set. It flashes when a timer record- "Feature Light Symbols" it but a Upe has not been placed in the below. _ashes when a timer recording has f
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15 Front Panel FWD(Forward)/Search Button When in Stop mode, press to fast for- ward the tape at high speed. When in Play mode, press to fast forward while the picture stays on-screen. Details are on page 33. PLAY Button Press to play a tape. Also, press to POWER Button release Search, Slow or Still mode Press to turn the power on or off. and return to normal playback. Details are on page 33. Wireless Remote Sensor REW(ind)/Search Button Receives an infrared signal from your When in Stop mode, p
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ANT(enna) IN(put) Jack Connect your antenna or cable here. Details are on page six. CABLE BOX CONTROL Jack Connect a cable box controller here. Details are on pages 38 - 41. AUDIO IN(put) Jack Connect a cable coming from the audio out- put jack of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 19. AUDIO OUT(put) Jack Connect a cable coming from the audio inpu jack of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 19. \ \ L AI / CABLEBOX CONTnO, t_
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17 Recording One Channel/Watching Another- ! Start a recording (see page nine). 2 Select the channel : Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in you want to watch. ! TV position. The VCR light will disappear : from the VCR's display panel. 3 you want to watch. : To return to the channel being recorded, use : the TV remote control or the TV to select : channel 3 or 4 (see page six for details). : Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR i in VCR position. The channel being .... Start a recording. !
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18 One Touch Recording Remote Control The one touch recording (OTR) function allows you to program an immediate timed recording 30 minutes to four hours long without setting the timer. Before you begin, make sure: • Channels have been programmed. • The desired recording speed (SP, LP, SLP) has been selected with the (Tape) SPEED button. • There is a tape in the VCR (make sure the tape's record tab is intact and the tape is long enough to record the program(s). • The VCR is in VCR position. Use t
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19 Rerecording (Tape Duplication s= eeeloe =o=oes Qeo=o oeo e4eoe =oeeoooloeeeol em • ••••••• ..................................................... "" " "" " " "" "" "_l:einstructions on't_s page show you h'ow [o copy Connections i tapes. The illustration uses two VCRs just like VCR 1 VCR 2 : yours. Different VCRs may operate differently. Playing VCR Recording VCR TV (back view) (back view) on channel From AUDIO OUT to AUDIO IN 3 or4 i VCR 1 will play your tape. Insert a prerecorded i tape in VC
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20 Timer Recording Follow the steps below to program your VCR to record TV programs 3 5 while you're away from home. You Select a once, daily or weekly record- • If you are using a standard antenna to can program up to eight timer record- ing. VCR to TV hookup, enter the channel of ings. For each one, the VCR will turn • Press the Number 1 button to select the TV program you want to record (you itself on, record, and turn itself off ONCE. The VCR will record a TV must enter a 0 before all single
