Emerson EC1320C owner manual Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

C IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 C PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

LOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

C FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 C SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 C VIDEO CASSETTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

COPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 8

C PREPARATION FOR USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS . . . . . . .10 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . .11 EXTERNAL INPUT MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

C SET UP FOR USE 12

CHANNEL SET UP FOR THE FIRST TIME .12 DELETING (OR ADDING) CHANNEL . . . . .12 CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 SELECTING THE LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . .13 DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 CLOCK SET UP (AUTO / MANUAL) . . . . . .14

C ON SCREEN DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 C SPECIAL FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

DEGAUSSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER . . . . . . . . . . . .16 AUTO REWIND-EJECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

C TV OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

WATCHING A TV PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . .17 GAME MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 PICTURE CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . .18 V-CHIP SET UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

C PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

NORMAL PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 TRACKING ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 PICTURE SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 STILL PICTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 NOISE CANCEL (in the Still mode) . . . . . . . .21 VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . .21

C SPECIAL PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

RENTAL PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

C SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

ZERO RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 TIME SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

C RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

NORMAL RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

SKIPPING UNWANTED SCENES DURING RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

OTR (One Touch Recording) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

COPYING A VIDEO CASSETTE

(Requires a VCR or camcorder) . . . . . . . . . . . .25

C TIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING . . . . . . .26 TIMER PROGRAM EXTENSION . . . . . . . . .27

HINTS FOR AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

AUTO RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 WAKE UP TIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 SLEEP TIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

C MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 C TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . .30 C SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 C CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS . . . . . .31 C WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING

This product’s packaging materials are recyclable and can be reused. Please dispose of any materials in accordance with your local recycling regulations.

Batteries should never be thrown away or incinerated but disposed of in accordance with your local regula- tions concerning chemical wastes.

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