– Initial Settings –

Setting channels manually

Manual Channel Set

You can add the channels you want or delete the channels you do not want manually.

A Access Main Menu screen, then Tuner

 

MAIN MENU

Set screen

TUNER SET

 

 

 

 

FUNCTION SET

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press MENU on the Remote. Press rtto

INITIAL SET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

move the highlight bar (arrow) to “TUNER

 

 

 

 

 

SET”, then press OK or e.

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS ( ,

), THEN (OK)

 

PRESS (MENU) TO END

B Access Manual Channel Set screen

 

TUNER SET

Press rtto move the highlight bar

BAND

 

 

CATV

(arrow) to “MANUAL CHANNEL SET”,

AUTO CHANNEL SET

MANUAL CHANNEL SET

 

then press OK or e.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT WITH ( , ) AND (OK)

 

PRESS (MENU) TO END

C Add or skip desired channels

MANUAL CHANNEL SET

To add channels

 

(CATV)

A Press the Number keys on the Remote

 

 

CH

45 ADD

 

to input a channel number you want to

 

 

 

 

 

add.

PRESS NUMBER KEY (0–9)

OR ( ,

), THEN (OK)

B Press OK or eto set to “ADD”.

PRESS (MENU) TO END

CRepeat A to B to add other channels. Press MENU to return to normal screen.

To skip channels

APress rtor the Number keys to select a channel number you want to skip.

BPress OK or eto set to “SKIP”.

CRepeat A and B to skip other channels. Press MENU to return to normal screen.

After a power failure occurs, band selection will be reset to “CATV”.

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Playback

Basic Playback

Turn on the VCR and TV, and select the VCR channel (or AV mode).

ALoad a cassette

REC PAUSE PLAY STOP/EJECT

Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the VCR.

Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.

The VCR turns on, and the counter on the on-screen display is reset, automatically.

If the cassette’s record safety tab has been removed, playback begins automatically.

BStart playback

Press PLAY (4).

During playback

Stop playback

Press STOP (8) on the

OR Press STOP/EJECT (0) on

Remote.

the VCR.

 

 

Pause playback and view still picture

Press PAUSE (9).

Press PLAY (4) to resume normal playback.

NOTE:

During still picture, vertical vibration may appear on the TV screen. Use CHr/ton the Remote to get a clearer picture.

Pause and Frame-by-Frame playback

Press PAUSE (9) to pause, then press 6(or PAUSE (9)) repeatedly.

Press PLAY (4) to resume normal playback.

High-Speed Picture Search

Press REW (3) or FF (5).

Press PLAY (4) to resume normal playback

If you press and hold REW (3) or FF (5) for more than 2 seconds, simply releasing it cancels the picture search, and normal playback resumes.

Variable-Speed Picture Search (including slow-motion)

Press 2or 6repeatedly.

Press PLAY (4) to resume normal playback.

Each time you press 2or 6, the playback speed changes. To decrease the speed during picture search, press the opposite direction button repeatedly.

During still picture, press and hold 6to start forward slow motion playback (or 2to start reverse slow motion playback). When you release the button, still picture resumes. During still picture, holding PAUSE (9) for more than

2 seconds also starts forward slow motion playback. If you press PAUSE (9) again, still picture resumes.

NOTE:

During slow motion picture, some noise might appear on the TV screen. Press CHr/ton the Remote to eliminate the noise.

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