Owner’s record
Video Cassette Recorder
Information
Precautions
Safety
Installing
Table of contents
Getting Started
Unpacking
Inserting the batteries
Setting up the remote commander
Using the remote commander
Commander to operate this VCR
Hookups
Selecting the best hookup option
Before you get started
Use this hookup if your TV has stereo jacks
Use this hookup if your TV doesn’t have stereo jacks
Audio/video cable not supplied
Use this hookup if you’re using
Antenna hookup
Hookups
CH3 or CH4, whichever
Set the RF Unit switch to
What you can’t do
Cable box with many scrambled channels
Recommended use
What you can do with this hookup
Preset the channels into the VCR. Select
Auto Preset and press OK
Channel is not used in your
Or C
Match the type of connector on your TV a
Record scrambled channels that require a cable box
Directly to your TV If you dont have a Cable box
Hookup 3 VCR setup
On your TV a
Switch
Connector
Splitter
Set the RF Unit switch to CH3 or CH4, whichever
Hookup 4 VCR setup
Setting the clock
Before you start…
Press /.to set the month
Press /to flash the day and press
To set the day
Press OK to start the clock
Selecting a language
You can change the on-screen display language
Press /.to select English or ESPAÑOL, then press OK
Presetting channels
Presetting all receivable channels automatically
Press /.to select ANTENNA/CABLE
Press ?//to set ANTENNA/CABLE to
Presetting channels
To preset cable TV channels
To preset VHF and UHF channels
CH +
Presetting/disabling channels manually
Press Menu and select Tuner PRESET, then press OK
Number buttons
Channel to be disabled
Channel to be preset
If the picture is not clear
Number 9 buttons
Selected channel
Press /.to select Fine Tuning Fine tuning meter appears
Press ?//to adjust to a clearer picture, then press OK
Tip
Basic Operations
Playing a tape
Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel
Basic Operations
To use the time counter
Playing a tape
Additional tasks
To play a recently watched scene
Operation
How to connect to use this function
REC CH +
Recording TV programs
To stop recording
To save a recording
Safety tab Tips
Recording TV programs
To watch another TV program while recording
Recording TV programs using Timer
You can preset up to eight programs at a time
Press Menu and select Timer SET/ CHECK, then press OK
To stop the VCR while recording, press p Stop
Recording TV programs using the timer
To use the VCR after setting the timer
To lock the VCR after setting the timer Child Lock
Daily/weekly recording
Additional Operations
Playing/searching at various speeds
To resume normal playback
Press Æ Play
Searching for a selected point on the tape
To turn off the bar indication
To cancel searching
Searching for a selected point on the tape
Press Æ Play or p Stop
# fast-forward Fast-forward
To cancel skip-search
Skip-searching automatically
Search forward
To stop the VCR while recording
Recording TV programs using the quick timer
Using the quick timer during stop mode
To extend the duration
Checking Changing/ canceling timer settings
Checking/changing/canceling timer settings
When the timer settings overlap
Program Will be cut off
APC playback
Adjusting the picture
Adjusting the tracking
About Adaptive Picture Control APC
Menu choices
Initial settings are indicated in bold print
Changing menu options
Press Menu and select Advanced Options
This VCR Recorder
How to hook up to record on this VCR
VMC-710M/720M audio/video cable Signal flow Not supplied
Editing with another VCR
To stop editing
Operation when recording on this VCR
Editing with another VCR
Before you start editing
General setup information
Setting the RF unit
Additional Information
Attaching a UHF/VHF band mixer
Attaching the external antenna connector
General setup information
Ohm twin lead cable EAC-32 Antenna connector not supplied
Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads
Troubleshooting
Recording Timer recording Others Symptom Remedy
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Index to parts and controls
Front panel
Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details
Video APC
Display window
Index to parts and controls
Rear panel
Remote commander
⁄ Channel number buttons
Power switch
VOL volume +/- buttons
Clear button
V, W, X, Y, Z
Index
G, H, I, J, K
N, O
To watch TV
Uick reference to using the VCR
To play a tape
To record a program