Video Cassette Recorder
For Customer Use
Dear Customer
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Important Product Safety Instructions
Cleaning
Accessories
Damage Requiring Service
Replacement Parts
Contents
Front View
Index
Rear View
Symbolic Mode Indicators
Front Display Panel
How To Use
Remote
To recall an indication
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ON-SCREEN Display for VHS deck
Press DISPLAY/OSD
ON-SCREEN Display for DV deck
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Check the contents
Connect the VCR to power source
Situate the VCR
Video Connection
8To connect to a TV with S-VIDEO/AUDIO input connectors
You can obtain high-quality S-VHS pictures
Plug & Play Set
Perform Plug & Play setup
What to do if Plug & Play setting failed
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Language
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Access the Clock Set screen
Clock Set
Preparations
Semiauto Clock Set
Manual Clock Set
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Access the Tuner Set screen
Tuner Set
Auto Channel Set
Add or skip the desired channels
Access the Manual Channel Set screen
Manual Channel Set
To add channels
Installing Controller
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Access the Main Menu screen on the VCR
Setting cable boxs brand and channel
Access the Cable Box Set screen
Select the cable box’s channel
Enter the cable box’s brand
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If the cable box’s channel does not change to
How to control the DBS receiver
If your DBS receiver has audio/video output connectors
DBS receiver
Select the DBS receiver’s channel
Setting DBS receivers brand and channel
Turn on the DBS receiver
If you do not use a DBS receiver, press rt until OFF
Recording
Controller during timer recording
Scheduled start time of timer recording
Because it has no remote sensor, you cannot use
Basic Playback
VHS deck
Start recording
Choose a program
Set the tape speed
Pause/Resume recording
Playback On the VCR
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Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame
Slow Motion On the VCR
Slow Motion On the Remote
Variable Speed Search On the Remote
Repeat Playback
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Index Search
Next Function Memory
Soundtrack Selection
Adjust the tracking manually
Manual Tracking
Override automatic tracking
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Instant Timer Recording ITR
VHS deck Record One Program While Watching Another
Elapsed Recording Time Indication
Reset the counter
Press C.RESET before starting recording or playback
Tape Remaining Time
Retake
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Second Audio Recording
Playback
Active Video Calibration
Recording
Select the DV deck
DV deck
Press DV
DV recording indicator lights on the VCR
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Picture may appear distorted during variable speed search
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DV deck Record One Program While Watching Another
Time Code
Programing
Access the PlusCode No. screen
Access the VCR Plus+ Program screen
Select the deck
Cable Box or DBS Receiver Users
Guide Channel Number Set
Guide Channel Number Set
Access the Guide Channel Set screen
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Enter the Guide Channel number
Guide Channel Number
Enter the receiving channel position number
Access the Program screen
Express Timer
Access the PlusCode screen
Enter the program start time
Perform Cable Box Control Setting on page 20 or DBS
You can program the timer while a regular recording is
Timer Programing
Anytime during steps 5 through 10, press Weekly
24HR Quick Programing
Enter the program mode
Engage the VCR’s timer mode
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To cancel or change a program
Check, cancel and change programs
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Overlap each other on the VHS deck
Select the program to modify
START+/- , STOP+/- , DATE+/- , CH+/- , and/or SP/EP
Dubbing An Entire Cassette
Tape Dubbing
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From DV to VHS
From VHS to DV Dubbing An Entire Cassette
Press DV, then press SP/LP p
Prepare the VHS deck for dubbing
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Locate the start point on the DV deck
Pause dubbing
Locate the start point on the VHS deck
From VHS to DV
Prepare the DV deck for dubbing
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Recorder
Player
Start the source player
Set the input mode of recording deck
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Start the recording deck
PC with DV connector
Connection to a PC with DV connector
Example When using this VCR as the source player
Connection to another VCR
VHS Audio Dubbing
Audio Dubbing
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DV Audio Dubbing
End Audio Dubbing
Engage the Audio Dubbing mode
Make connections Start dubbing
Press A.DUB
VHS Insert Editing
Insert Editing
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Source tape Recording tape
Make connections Start Editing
Engage the Insert Editing mode
AV Insert Editing VHS deck only
Prepare the recording cassette
Program Editing Memory
Editing
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Programs x 8 scenes
Start Random Assemble Editing
Locate the end point
Prepare the source tape
End Random Assemble Editing
Change the code for VCR
Remote A/B Code Switching
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To control two VCRs with the same Remote
Before performing the following steps
Set the TV brand code
Operate the TV
TV CH +/-,TV VOL+/-, TV Muting, number keys
Operate the Cable Box
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TV CH +/-,number keys
Set the DBS receiver brand code
Press Stop 8, and release POWER. The DBS
Control
Operate the DBS receiver
Select the mode
Mode Set
Access the Mode Set screen
Select the mode setting
Mode SET
When this function is set to on
VHS Mode SET
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VHS Mode SET
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For Example
Normally select this. Hi-Fi sound is played back
Correction to the luminance signal to enhance details
Selecting either HI-FI L or HI-FI R
Sound on the left Hi-Fi channel is played back
DV Mode SET
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Power
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Recording
VHS deck
DV deck
Timer Recording
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Playback
Timer Recording
Recording
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Express Timer Programming
Cable box Cable Box Control Setting
Changing VCR Plus+ Setting
Timer Warning Display Tuner Set
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