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VCR OPERATION

VCR SETUP

MENU SCREEN

The MENU screen is used to select various screen functions. A submenu appears when you select an item from the MENU.

1.Turn on the TV and select the video channel.

2.Press POWER 1and then press VCR ON/OFF. The VCR LED lights, and VCR On appears.

3.Press MENU. The MENU screen appears.

4. Press or to select an option, and then press ENTER.

•TIMER - Setting or checking a timer recording.

•SET UP - VCR operating conditions are set according to the broadcast reception and tape.

•CHANNEL PRESET - Setting the channels.

•CLOCK - Setting the present time.

•LANGUAGE - MENU screen language selection.

5.Press MENU to exit.

OSD (ON-SCREEN DISPLAY)

To facilitate operation and check the current VCR mode information, the following appears on the TV screen when using this VCR.

PLAY

Play

 

 

FF

Fast forward

 

 

REW

Rewind

 

 

STOP

Stop

 

 

REC

Record

 

 

PAUSE

Record pause

 

 

DISPLAYING INDICATORS

Repeatedly press DISPLAY to change the on-screen display options.

AUTO DISPLAY

When an operation button, numbered button, or CH+/CH– is pressed, the current function status, or the number of the channel, appears on-screen for about 3 seconds.

Notes:

•When the VCR power is turned off, the display mode is retained in memory.

•When you record a video signal output from this VCR on another VCR, press DISPLAY to select Display Off. (If the function status appears on-screen, it is also recorded on the tape.)

SET UP (WITH AUTO CLOCK SETTING)

The Set Up function automatically sets the tuner channels and the clock when the antenna cable is connected to the rear of the VCR before the power plug is connected to an AC outlet.

This VCR can monitor and use EDS time signals, which are provided by some TV stations, to automatically adjust the VCR clock. This VCR automatically searches for EDS signals. To manually set the clock, see “Auto Clock Setting” or “Manual Clock Setting” on Page 18.

Important:

•Do not press VCR ON/OFF on the VCR or the remote control.

•Do not insert a video cassette into the VCR.

•When using a cable box, leave POWER on the cable box turned on and select a channel that carries EDS signals.

•Make sure that the antenna cable is connected. See “Connecting Antennas” on page 8.

1.Turn on the VCR.

2.The tuner clock and channels are automatically set. The VCR POWER LED flashes quickly to indicate the setting.

3.When the setting is completed, the VCR POWER LED flashes slowly.

Notes:

•If power is supplied to the VCR before the cable/antenna is connected, Set Up is not able to preset the channels into memory. Unplug the VCR from the power source and wait a few minutes. Check the cable/antenna connection and supply power to the VCR. Set Up automatically begins again.

•If the power is turned on during Set Up, the Auto Channel setting is interrupted and the tuner channels are not preset.

•Setting the Auto Clock may take several minutes.

•If the Auto Clock Setting is not completed within 30 minutes, there may be no channels with EDS signals. In this case, set the clock manually. (See “Manual Clock Setting” on Page 18).

•If the antenna signal is weak, the Auto Clock Setting function may not operate.

•During initial channel setting, the channels are set into the AIR channel setting. To watch a cable TV channel, select CATV on the CHANNEL PRESET screen. (See Setting the Channels.)

SETTING THE OUTPUT CHANNEL

The Output Channel lets you change the VCR OUTPUT to standard TV broadcasting signals. Both your TV and VCR must be set to the same channel (i.e TV on channel 3 and VCR OUTPUT on channel 3).

Note: To use the Output Channel, the player’s VHF/UHF/CATV Out outlet must be connected to your TV’s ANT/CATV jack with a coaxial cable.

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