Model MV8300 User Guide
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              IMPORTANT PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. Grounding or Polarization                
Your product may be equipped with a
2. Power Sources                
3. Overloading
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              1.DO NOTplace the VCR…
…in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity                
…in direct sunlight
…in a dusty environment                
…in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated
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              Basic Connection
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              Auto Clock Set/Auto Tuner Set
ATTENTION                
●It takes several minutes for the VCR to complete the Plug & Play setting
1 Perform Plug & Play setup                
Connect the antenna cable to the VCR
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Preparations              
Setting clock semiautomatically
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Setting clock manually              
Setting channels automatically
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Setting channels manually              
Cable box
Suggested location                
Your VCR
              Cable box
Controller                
RF output
Audio/video                
(supplied)
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              Enter cable box brand
5 Press %fi to move                
“BRAND”
Press @ # to enter the                
brand code from the
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              Setting DBS receiver input channel & brand
Turn on DBS receiver                
on your DBS receiver
Access DBS Receiver Set screen                
the arrow to “DBS
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              STOP/EJECT
POWER 1 (7/0)                
REW ()
FF ()                
This VCR can play back tapes that have been recorded in
              STOP/EJECT
To rewind the tape (when it is not running)                
Press REW ( 1 )
REW                
To fast-forward(when it is not running)
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A Checking tape position              
C Adjusting tracking condition
D Selecting monitor sound              
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E Automatic operations after                
rewinding
G Skipping unwanted portions                
F Locating beginning of
              How to read the Video Navigation screen for D-Theatertape
NAVI                
Title
Section                
OSD
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D-VHSRecording              
S-VHS/VHSRecording
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A Changing display information                
B Specifying recording length
              C Watching one program while recording another
D Showing on-screendisplay              
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              A Locating particular scene
rapidly              
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B Viewing still picture              
D Viewing slow motion picture
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              4Input receiving channel number
The guide channel                
Press @ # to move the arrow to “CONFIRM”, then press OK
8Engage timer recording standby mode                
Press TIMER (‰)
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              2Access Guide Channel Set screen
3Input guide channel number                
Input receiving channel number
5Return to normal screen              
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              8 Set recording speed
9 Return to normal screen                
0Engage timer recording standby mode
To timer-recorddaily or weekly serials                
Press DAILY (number “8”) or WEEKLY (number “9”) anytime during steps 4 through
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A Checking program settings              
Pattern 1:
Pattern 2:                
Pattern 3:
Other Useful functions for timer recording                
●Auto Timer ( pg. 57)
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              A Deactivating Video Navigation
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A Finding by tape number              
B Finding by program title
C Finding by category              
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D Finding by recording date              
E Finding blank space
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A Editing tape title              
5 Access edit screen
Press @ # to move the arrow to “EDIT”, then press OK                
How to enter the characters and symbols with the number keys on the Remote
Press the Number keys, then press > to enter each character                
Refer to the example below
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Entering or Editing program                
Editing program category
title              
D Deleting tape information
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E Deleting program information                
F Checking memory
              2Access Function Set Up screen
3Select Function Menu                
4Select Function
5Change setting                
6Return to normal screen
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Video settings [VIDEO FUNCTION]              
Audio settings [AUDIO FUNCTION]
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              Additional settings [ADDITIONAL]
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               S-VHSET
to “ON”                
●Before recording, make sure that “V. CALIBRATION” is set to “ON” ( pg. 54)
●You cannot activate the S-VHSET function                
–while recording is in progress
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i.LINK set up for connected device              
What is “i.LINK”
i.LINK Connection                
i.LINK Branched Connection
i.LINK Connection Examples              
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Select JLIP ID Set Up screen              
JLIP ID Number Setting
To change the JLIP ID number of this VCR, follow the procedure below                
3Set JLIP ID Number
“JLIP ID”                
Press @ # to enter the
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              1 Make connections
A Connection with the camcorder                
BConnection with the VCR
Insert the cassette to be recorded on into this VCR (for recording)                
3Select input location on this VCR
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              When using this VCR as the recording VCR, connect this VCR’s
If another VCR does not have S-videoinput/output connectors, use a video cable                
3 Select input location on this VCR
Press CHANNEL +/–                
Press the Number key “0 (AUX)” or
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              3- 1,3
Number keys                
CABLE BOX BRAND NAME
1 Turn on the cable box                
Turn on the cable box using the Power button on the cable box or its Remote
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              1 Set remote operation mode
Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector to “VCR”                
2 Set remote control code for Remote
1 Press and hold A/B/C/D                
A/B/C/D
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              RECORDING
CORRECTIVE ACTION                
TIMER RECORDING
TIMER              
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              VIDEO NAVIGATION
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              Playback of tapes recorded in D-VHSmode
It takes a moment after you press                
Searching images on D-VHStapes
•The images appear frame by frame                
•Block noise may appears on the bottom half of images
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              Questions and answers
PLAYBACK                
Q. What happens if the tape reaches its end during playback or search
A. The VCR automatically rewinds it to the beginning                
Q.Can the VCR indefinitely remain in still mode
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              List of terms
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Front panel                
1 S-VIDEO/VIDEO/AUDIOinput connectors (F-1)
8 PLAY ( 3 ) button :  pg                
:  pg
              Rear panel
1 AC power cord :  pg                
2 Cooling fan
3 JLIP terminal :  pg                
4 Component video output connectors :  pg
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Front display panel                
1 Channel and auxiliary input (“L-1”, “L-2”, “F-1”
5 D-Theaterindicator :  pg                
and “I-1”etc.)
              On-screendisplay
1 Cassette indication                
2 Cassette type indication :  pg
3 Index no. indication :  pg                
4 VCR operation mode indication
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Remote                
1 A/B/C/D button :  pg
2 VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector :  pg. 68 –                
3 OK Button
              VIDEO/AUDIO
(D-VHS)                
GENERAL
VIDEO/AUDIO (S-VHS/VHS)                
TUNER
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