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VR602HF
USER’S
GUIDE
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
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Introduction Important Information TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE WARNING WARNING COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. To reduce the risk of RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN fire or shock hazard, do not expose this VCR This symbol indicates “dangerous This symbol indicates important to rain or moisture. voltage” inside the product that instructions accompanying the presents a risk of electric shock or product.
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Introduction Table of Contents Important Information Commercial Scan (SEARCH Button) _ 17 Warnings______________________________ i Slow Motion______________________ 17 Cautions ______________________________ i Pause for Stop-Action______________ 18 Note to Cable TV Installer _______________ i Frame Advance ___________________ 18 Product Registration ____________________ i Automatic Tracking _______________ 18 Manual Tracking__________________ 18 PLAYBACK: HI-FI/MIX/ LINEAR Hooking Up the VCR Fea
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Hooking Up the VCR Choosing a Hookup The hookups on pages 3 through 5 are divided into two hookup types: Basic (A) and Advanced (B). The basic hookup shows the backs of TVs that have only an antenna/cable connection. It is the easier of the two and additional accessories may not be needed. The advanced hookup shows the VCR hooked up to a monitor/receiver (TV with audio and video jacks). This connection may improve the picture quality as well as convenience of operation. Answer the questions
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Hooking Up the VCR Antenna or Cable System Without a Cable Box A. Basic hookup. A Use this hookup for a simple connection which requires fewer accessories. From Antenna 300/75 Ohm or Cable Adapter 1. Set the 3CH.4 switch on back of VCR to Back of VCR either channel 3 or 4. Tune the TV to this channel and use the R IN FROM ANT. AUDIO1 TV•VCR button to watch the VCR. OR L VHF/UHF OUT TO TV 2. Connect as shown. OUT IN 3 CH. 4 VIDEO1 This connection may require additional accessories not
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Hooking Up the VCR Cable System With Cable Box to Unscramble All Channels A. Basic hookup. A Use this hookup for a simple connection which requires fewer accessories. From Cable 1. Set the 3CH.4 switch on back of VCR to Back of VCR either channel 3 or 4. RF Coaxial Cable Box Cable R Tune the TV to this channel and use the IN FROM ANT. AUDIO1 IN OUT TV•VCR button to watch the VCR. L VHF/UHF OUT TO TV OUT IN 2. Connect as shown. 3 CH. 4 VIDEO1 This connection may require additional acces
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Hooking Up the VCR Cable System With Cable Box to Unscramble Only Pay Channels (such as HBO, Showtime, Pay-Per-View, etc.) A. Basic hookup. A Use this hookup for a simple connection which requires fewer accessories. From Cable 1. Set the 3CH.4 switch on back of VCR to Back of VCR either channel 3 or 4. RF Coaxial Cable Box Cable R Tune the TV to this channel and use the IN FROM ANT. AUDIO1 IN OUT TV•VCR button to watch the VCR. L VHF/UHF OUT TO TV OUT IN 2. Connect as shown. 3 CH. 4 VID
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Hooking Up the VCR Connecting Two VCRs for Copying Tapes Option A hookup. A Playback VCR Use this hookup for a simple connection From Antenna, Cable which requires fewer accessories. or Cable Box R IN FROM ANT. AUDIO1 1. Select a hookup from pages 2 through 5 L VHF/UHF and then modify with this connection. OUT TO TV OUT IN 2. Set the 3CH.4 switch on the playback 3 CH. 4 VIDEO1 VCR to either channel 3 or 4. Tune the recording VCR to this channel to RF Coaxial Cable receive the signal fr
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Hooking Up the VCR Connecting a Stereo Amplifier/Receiver Record on the VCR from an amplifier/receiver. Back of VCR Connect your VCR to a stereo amplifier/ receiver to record stereo audio. R IN FROM ANT. AUDIO1 1. Select a hookup from pages 2 through 5 L VHF/UHF and then modify with this connection. OUT TO TV OUT IN 3 CH. 4 2. Connect as shown. VIDEO1 This connection requires additional accessories not provided. Audio/Video Cables 3. Plug in power cords of amplifier/ receiver, VCR, and
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Setting Up the VCR Startup 1. Check accessories with VCR. Contact your dealer if any items are missing. POWER TV•VCR PREV CH DISPLAY PAUSE PLAY REC 2 “AA” Batteries REW FF SLOW STOP SEARCH 12 3 CHAN 46 5 789 0 INPUT MENU CLEAR SPEED F. ADV TRACKING Remote RF Coaxial Cable (Stock No. 221346) (Stock No. 221347) 2. Insert batteries in remote. 3. Turn on the TV. A. Turn on the TV. B. If you used one of the basic hookups, tune the TV to the channel selected with the 3CH.4 switch on back of VCR. If
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Setting Up the VCR Startup 5. Place channels in the VCR’s memory. The first time you turn on the VCR or after a power interruption, the VCR displays a message on the TV screen AUTO-SEARCH CHANNELS prompting you to AUTO-SEARCH CHANNELS for the VCR. If the message does not appear, go to step A below. If the CONNECT ANTENNA CABLE... message appears, follow the directions on the screen. THEN PRESS CH UP Wait until the channel numbers stop changing. This takes about one to two minutes. The TV tune
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Setting Up the VCR Startup 7. Use TV•VCR button. Skip this step if you used one of the advanced hookups. When using one of the basic hookups, the TV•VCR button lets you switch between the picture coming from the VCR or television channels. This button lets you record a program on the VCR while watching another channel on the TV. Details are on page 20. A. Press TV•VCR to see the picture from the VCR. The VCR indicator lights in the display panel. B. Press CHAN up or down to change channels on
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Setting Up the VCR Startup 9. Set the time and date. VCR MAIN MENU A. Press MENU on remote to display the VCR MAIN MENU. 1 TIMER PROGRAMMING 2 REVIEW PROGRAMS B. Press 5 to display SET VCR CLOCK. 3 CHANNEL SETUP The TIMER indicator in the VCR’s display panel flashes if 4 VCR SETUP OPTIONS 5 SET VCR CLOCK the clock is not set. C. Enter the time and date with the number buttons on the SET VCR CLOCK remote. TIME --:-- • Press 0 before single-digit numbers. (HH:MM) Example: press 0, then 5, then 0
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Using the Remote Control VCR Function Buttons CHAN (Channel Up or Down) Selects next higher or lower channel in the VCR’s channel memory. CLEAR POWER Resets time counter to 0:00:00. TV•VCR PREV CH DISPLAY Lets you change entries when setting the time or VCR for a timer recording. PAUSE PLAY REC DISPLAY Shows VCR operating displays on the REW FF TV screen. Displays the time counter. SLOW STOP SEARCH 1 2 3 FF (Fast Forward) Fast forwards the tape when the VCR is CHAN stopped. 4 5 6 Searches the p
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Using the Remote Control VCR Function Buttons Numbers (0 through 9) SEARCH Select a channel up to 99 by pressing two Displays ZERO SEARCH menu on TV. numbers. Advances tape 60 seconds during Select a cable channel over 99 by playback. pressing and holding 1 until 1-- appears on the screen. Then press the other two numbers. SLOW Used for slow-motion playback. PAUSE Pauses action for viewing during SPEED (Tape Speed) playback. Selects a recording speed Pauses recording to prevent recording of (
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Playing a Tape Operating Instructions To play a tape 1. Turn on the TV and tune it to channel 3, 4, or the TV’s video input to see the picture from the VCR. 2. Insert a tape in the VCR. The VCR automatically turns on. The VCR indicator lights if the AUTO TV/VCR feature is turned ON. The tape automatically begins playback if the safety tab on the cassette has been removed and the AUTO PLAY feature is turned on. POWER VCR TIMER RECORD PAUSE RECORD POWER STOP•EJECT TV•VCR CHANNEL REW PLAY FWD H
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POWER TV•VCR PREV CH DISPLAY PAUSE PLAY REC REW FF SLOW STOP SEARCH 1 2 3 CHAN 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 INPUT MENU/PROG. CLEAR SPEED FRAME ADV. TRACKING Playing a Tape Using the Playback Features AUTO PLAY Feature This feature lets you tell the VCR whether to automatically start playing when a tape with the safety tab removed is inserted. VCR MAIN MENU 1 TIMER PROGRAMMING 2 REVIEW PROGRAMS 3 CHANNEL SETUP 4 VCR SETUP OPTIONS SETUP OPTIONS 1 REMOTE CONTROL: VCR1 2 AUTO PLAY: ON 3 AUTO TV/VCR: ON 4 A
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POWER TV•VCR PREV CH DISPLAY PLAY PAUSE REC REW FF SLOW STOP SEARCH 1 2 3 CHAN 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CLEAR INPUT MENU SPEED F. ADV TRACKING Playing a Tape Using the Playback Features DISPLAY Button 1. Press DISPLAY to display the status of the VCR, STOP CH 05 0:30:00 channel number, time counter, date, time, and tape Press speed on the TV screen. Status Displays DISPLAY You must set the time and date before they can be displayed. If you do not press DISPLAY again, this display times out. 11/17/95
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POWER TV•VCR PREV CH DISPLAY PAUSE PLAY REC REW FF SLOW STOP SEARCH 1 2 3 CHAN 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 INPUT MENU CLEAR SPEED F. ADV TRACKING Playing a Tape Using the Playback Features Zero Search The zero search feature lets you quickly return to a counter reading of 0:00:00 at any spot on the tape. This is especially convenient when you ZERO SEARCH want to watch a segment of the tape several times. CURRENT TAPE COUNTER IS 2:17:25 1. Insert the prerecorded tape. 2. Press DISPLAY twice to display only th
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POWER TV•VCR PREV CH DISPLAY PAUSE PLAY REC REW FF SLOW STOP SEARCH 1 2 3 CHAN 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CLEAR INPUT MENU SPEED F. ADV TRACKING Playing a Tape Using the Playback Features Pause for Stop Action This feature stops the tape in action and lets you examine the details of the scene. Stop action works best for tapes recorded in the SP or SLP speed. 1. Press PAUSE during playback to stop the action. 2. Press TRACKING up or down on the remote to reduce any jittering of the picture. 3. Press PAUSE or
