Magnavox VRU344AT manual Miscellaneous, Glossary, From, VCR video cassette recorder

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Miscellaneous

TV programs cannot be watched normally.

Tape cannot be inserted.

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•Put the VCR in TV position (pages 13, 15-16).

•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.

I-IO: high quality; a feature in the VCR circuitry which pro- vides enhanced picture detail.

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).