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VR336
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 fire RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN or shock hazard, do not expose this product to This symbol indicates “dangerous This symbol indicates important rain or moisture. voltage” inside the product that instructions accompanying the presents a risk of electric shock or produ
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Introduction Table of Contents Commercial Scan _________________ 15 Important Information Index Search _____________________ 15 Warnings______________________________ i Go-To Search _____________________ 15 Cautions ______________________________ i Note to Cable TV Installer _______________ i Recording a Program Product Registration ____________________ i Recordings ___________________________ 16 Recording Speeds _________________ 16 Hooking Up the VCR Normal Recording Choosing a Hookup ________
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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 TV with audio and video jacks. The advanced hookup may improve the picture quality as well as convenience of operation. Answer the questions to choose the ho
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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 basic connection which requires fewer accessories. From Antenna 300/75 Ohm or Cable Adapter Back of VCR 55 66 1. Set the CH 3 4 switch on back of VCR IN FROM ANT. to either channel 3 or 4. OUT IN Tune the TV to this channel and use the OR OUT TO VIDEO TV•VCR button to watch the VCR. TV CH 356 4 AUDIO 2. Connect as shown. This connection may require additional accessories not pr
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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 basic connection which requires fewer accessories. From Cable Back of VCR 1. Set the CH 3 55 66 4 switch on back of VCR IN FROM RF Coaxial Cable Box ANT. to either channel 3 or 4. Cable Tune the TV to this channel and use the OUT IN IN OUT OUT TO TV•VCR button to watch the VCR. VIDEO TV CH 356 4 AUDIO 2. Connect as shown. This connection may require additional access
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Hooking Up the VCR Cable System With Cable Box to Unscramble Pay Channels Only (such as HBO, Showtime, Pay-Per-View, etc.) A. Basic hookup. A Use this hookup for a basic connection which requires fewer accessories. From Cable Back of VCR 1. Set the CH 3 55 66 4 switch on back of VCR IN FROM RF Coaxial Cable Box ANT. to either channel 3 or 4. Cable Tune the TV to this channel and use the OUT IN IN OUT OUT TO VIDEO TV•VCR button to watch the VCR. TV CH 356 4 AUDIO 2. Connect as show
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Hooking Up the VCR Connecting Two VCRs for Copying Tapes Option A Hookup. A Use this hookup for a basic connection which Playback VCR requires fewer accessories. From Antenna, Cable IN FROM ANT. or Cable Box 1. Select a hookup from pages 2 through 5 OUT IN and then modify with this connection. OUT TO VIDEO TV CH 2. Set the CH 3 55 66 4 switch on the playback 3 56 4 AUDIO VCR to either channel 3 or 4. Tune the recording VCR to this channel to RF Coaxial Cable receive the signal fro
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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 DISPLAY PLAY REW FF STOP RECORD PAUSE SEARCH 2 “AA” Batteries TRACKING CHANNEL 1 23 4 56 7 89 0 MENU CLEAR INPUT PREV CH SPEED RF Coaxial Cable (Stock No. 207417) Remote (Stock No. 233443) 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 356 4 switch on back of VCR. If you u
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Setting Up the VCR Startup 5. Select the language. The VCR displays the on-screen menus in the English, Spanish or French language. The word “Language” cycles through the VCR MAIN MENU different languages when the VCR Main Menu is displayed on the TV screen. The arrow indicates which language is selected. 1 Timer Recordings 2 Set Clock 3 Channels A. Press MENU on remote to display the VCR MAIN MENU on 4 Preferences 5 Language the TV screen. LANGUAGE B. Press 5 to display the LANGUAGE or IDIOMA o
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Setting Up the VCR Startup 7. Add or remove channels from the VCR’s memory. VCR MAIN MENU You may want to add or remove channels if some of the channels 1 Timer Recordings are not active, have weak signals, or you do not want to watch 2 Set Clock 3 Channels them. CHANNELS We recommend channels be placed in memory using the AUTO 1 Auto Channel Search CHANNEL SEARCH feature before adding or removing channels. 2 Add/Remove Channels A. Press MENU on the remote to display the VCR MAIN MENU on ADD/RE
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Setting Up the VCR Startup 10. 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 the picture from the TV channel. This button lets you record a program on the VCR while watching another channel on the TV. See “Recording” section for more information. A. Press POWER to turn on the VCR. B. Press TV•VCR to see the picture from the VCR. The VCR indicator lights i
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Using the Remote Control Buttons CHANNEL Up or Down PLAY Plays a tape. Selects next higher or lower channel in the VCR’s channel PREV CH (Previous Channel) memory. Switches between two channels. CLEAR POWER Select one channel and then select TV•VCR DISPLAY Resets time counter to 0:00:00. another. Press PREV CH to switch between the two channels. Allows you to change entries when setting the clock or VCR for a timer PLAY REW FF RECORD recording. Starts VCR recording. DISPLAY STOP Used for expr
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Playing a Tape Playback To play a tape 1. Turn on the TV and tune it to channel 3, 4, or 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 set to 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 ON SCREEN PROGRAMMING EJECT TV • VCR INPUT REW PLAY FWD CHANNEL RECORD STOP PAUSE TRACKING Safe
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POWER TV•VCR DISPLAY PLAY REW FF STOP RECORD PAUSE SEARCH TRACKING CHANNEL 2 3 1 4 5 6 8 9 7 0 MENU CLEAR INPUT PREV CH SPEED Playing a Tape Using the Playback Features Pause for Stop Action This feature stops the tape in action and allows you to examine the details of the scene. Stop action works well for tapes recorded in SP or SLP speed. 1. Press PAUSE during playback to stop the action. 2. Press TRACKING up or down to reduce any jittering of the picture. 3. Press PAUSE or PLAY to return to p
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Playing a Tape Using the Playback Features DISPLAY Button Stop Ch 05 0:30:00 The DISPLAY button shows the status of the VCR channel number, time counter, date, time and tape speed on the TV screen. The time and date must be Press Status Displays set before they can be displayed. DISPLAY Will Time Out 1. Press DISPLAY to display the status of the VCR. 08/04/96 Sun 01:30AM SLP If you do not press DISPLAY again, these displays will time out. 2. Press DISPLAY again to have only the time 0:30:00 co
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Playing a Tape Using the Playback Features Commercial Scan (SEARCH Button) This is useful for scanning commercials or short program segments. 1. Press SEARCH once during playback to advance the tape approximately 60 seconds. 2. Press SEARCH twice during playback to advance the tape approximately 120 seconds. Index Search The VCR has a “VHS Index Search System” that automatically records an index mark on INDEX SEARCH the tape every time you begin recording a program. Your VCR has two index pl
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Recording a Program Recordings Your VCR provides different recording options. These options are explained in this section of the manual. Recording Speeds Press SPEED on the remote to select a recording speed (SP or SLP). The speed you select appears on the TV screen. Tapes recorded in LP can be played in this VCR. SP (Standard Play) gives the best quality recording. That is why most prerecorded, rental tapes are recorded in SP. Fewer programs can be recorded on the tape. Special effects such as
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Recording a Program Express Recording Express recording lets you record up to four hours without using the timer program feature. The VCR will turn off automatically at the end of the recording. POWER EJECT TV • VCR INPUT REW PLAY FWD CHANNEL RECORD STOP PAUSE TRACKING RECORD 1. Turn on the VCR. 2. Insert a tape with safety tab in place. 3. Select the channel you want to record. 4. Select the desired recording speed using SPEED on the remote. 5. Press RECORD to activate recording. 6. Press REC
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Recording a Program Recording While You’re Away (Timer Recording) The timer program features let you program the VCR to record up to eight different programs within a one year period. Before setting the timer, make sure that: • The clock is set correctly. • A tape with safety tab has been inserted with enough tape to record the program(s). • If you receive all channels through a cable box, select a cable box viewing channel as described on the next page. Setting a Timer Recording 1. Press MENU
