41
Glossar3
(continued from page 40)
Miscellaneous
TV programs cannot be watched normally.
Tape cannot be inserted.
o
•Put the VCR in TV position (pages 13,
•Check the connections between the VCR, your TV, and the antenna/cable (page six).
•Insert the tape, window side up, with the record tab facing you.
•Make sure a tape isn't already in the VCR by pressing the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR or the EJECT button on the remote control.
•Gently push on the center of the tape when putting it in the VCR. Never force the tape into the VCR.
Tape cannot be removed.
VCR ejects the tape when the REC(ord)/OTR button is pressed or when the VCR power is turned
off to set a timer recording.
•Make sure the power plug is completely connected to an AC (alternating current) outlet.
•You have set a timer recording. Turn the VCR power on, then eject the tape. Be sure to insert a tape for your timer recording.
Make sure the tape has a record tab (page five).
The motor (cylinder) rotates | even |
| To enable | the quick play | mechanism, the cylinder will rotate | for about five | |||||||||
when the VCR is in Stop mode. |
| minutes. | This | is normal. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Channels above 13 cannot be |
| Select CABLE TV from the tuner set up display (page 27), then let the VCR | |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||||
received. |
|
| : | program | the channels. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Glossary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
AUDIO | IN(put)/OUT(put) | Jacks: | jacks | located | on the | back | OTR: | one | touch | recording; | programming | a timed | recording | ||
of the VCR which | are used | to record | audio | from | another |
| that starts | immediately | and | records for 30 | minutes | to four | |||
source | (input) or | to send audio to another | source | (output). |
| hours, | whichever | you | specify. |
|
| ||||
Auto Programr_ltng: process in whichthe VCR scans all available channels and places the ones you receive in its mem- ory. Then, when you push the CHANNEL (Up/Down) but- tons, you4only scan through channels you receive.
Bands: settings that allow you to tune channels.
•Antenna - VHF (very high frequency; channels 2 - 13) and UHF (ultra high frequency; channels 14 - 69).
•Cable - all standard channels can be received without a cable converter box.
Dubbing: copying a tape using a second VCR.
Frame: a single still picture.
Matching Transformer: an adapter, used primarily on non- cable TVs, which has a "screw on" connector on one end and
two flat prongs on the other end.
Remote Control: the small electronic unit that came with
your VCR; allows you to operate your VCR from a distance.
Special Effects: forward and reverse searching, viewing a still
picture.
Separator: an adapter used to separate VHF and UHF signals when connecting the TV to the VCR.
Tape Speeds: how fast the tape travels during a recording.
•SP (standard play) - fastest tape speed (recording time for a
T120 tape is approximately two hours); best picture quality.
•LP (long play) - average tape speed (recording time for a
T120 tape is approximately four hours).
•SLP (super long play) - slowest tape speed (recording time
for a T120 tape is approximately six hours).
VCR: video cassette recorder.
VIDEO IN(put)/OUT(put) Jacks: jacks located on the back of the VCR which are used to record video from another
source (input) or send video to another source (output).