Symphonic SL220D owner manual Preparation for USE

PREPARATION FOR USE SETUP

Connecting to a TV without A/V Terminals

1			Disconnect the AC power cord of the TV from the AC
			outlet.
	2		Disconnect the antenna or cable from the TV.
3			Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT. IN jack of
			the VCR.
		4	Connect the VCR to the TV using the RF cable.
5			Plug the AC power cords of the VCR and TV into the
			AC outlets.

Automatic Channel Set Up

You can automatically program the tuner to scan only the chan- nels you receive in your area.

•	Channel memory programming is NOT needed when you con-
	nect the VCR to a cable box or satellite box as in "Connect VCR
	to TV Connection". In this case, select the VCR and TV to chan-
	nel 3 or 4 the same channel as the RF output channel of the
	VCR. Then, the channel you want to record or view may be
	selected at the cable box or satellite box.
• Follow the steps below once. Repeat it only if there is a power
	failure or if the VCR is unplugged for more than 30 seconds. (In
	these cases, the programmed channels are erased.)
•	You must follow the steps below before attempting to play or

[VHF/UHF	[Indoor antenna]
combination antenna]

OR

[Cable box or satellite box] OR

From Cable or

Satellite Company

[Back of the VCR]
	[Back of the
	UHF/VHF combination TV]
ANT	RF cable
IN	(supplied)
	UHF/VHF
OUT

record a video tape. If you want to play or record a video tape

BEFORE programming the tuner, you can cancel it by pressing

[COUNTER RESET/EXIT].

1	You need to connect the antenna or cable to the VCR
	first. Then, connect the VCR power plug into a stan-
	dard AC outlet.
	Turn on the TV and set the TV to channel 3. If channel 3

RF Output Channel

If your TV does not have A/V terminals:

Press [PLAY] on the VCR for 3 seconds during playback.The RF output channel will change to CH4 from CH3.

When you want to return to CH3 for RF output channel, press [PLAY] on the VCR for 3 seconds during playback again. (Default setting :CH3)

•There is case that the RF output channel does not change by sit- uation (For example, when you adjust tracking using

[CHANNEL () ].

In this case, stop the playback, and start the playback again. After that, press [PLAY] on the VCR for 3 seconds.

•If there is a power failure or the VCR is unplugged for more than 30 seconds, the RF output channel setting will return to CH3.

Connecting to a TV with A/V Terminals

Using Optional AUDIO/ VIDEO Output Jacks

With this connection, you can get better pictures and sounds when playing back a tape if your TV has A/V Input jacks. Please refer to your TV’s owner’s manual.

Using AUDIO/VIDEO Input Jacks

You can use the A/V input jacks on the front or the back of the VCR.

•To use the input jacks on the back of the VCR, select "L1" posi- tion by pressing [0], [0], [1] on the remote control or

[CHANNEL () ].

•To use the input jacks on the front of the VCR, select "L2" posi- tion by pressing [0], [0], [2] on the remote control or

[CHANNEL () ].

•“L1” or “L2” is found before the lowest memorized channel. (Example: CH2)

[Playing VCR]

AUDIO

OUT IN

VIDEO	Audio/Video cables
		(not supplied)
		[TV A/V]
	IN
	L	R
	AUDIO	VIDEO

2	is already occupied for broadcasting, change the RF output
	to CH 4, and change the TV channel to CH4.
	(See “RF Output Channel” on page 3 for the detail.)
3	Turn on the VCR by pressing [POWER]. When the
	POWER is on, both the POWER and VCR/TV indicator on
	the VCR will be on.
4	Select the On Screen Language	LANGUAGE SELECT
	("ENGLISH" , "FRANCAIS" or
		ENGLISH
	"ESPAÑOL") by pressing [PLAY] or	FRANCAIS
	[STOP]. Then, press [F.FWD].
		ESPAÑOL
5	Begin channel preset by pressing [F.FWD] once. The
	tuner scans and memorizes all active
	channels in your area.	CH 01
• The VCR distinguishes between standard		AUTO SET UP
	TV channels and cable channels.
6	After scanning, the tuner stops on the lowest memo-
	rized channel. The TV screen returns to TV mode.

•If "AUTO SET UP" appears on the TV screen again, check the cable connections. Press [F.FWD] once again and the VCR will begin preset again.

To Select a Desired Channel

You can select the desired channel by using [CHANNEL () ] or directly pressing [Number] on the remote control.

Note for using the Number buttons:

•When selecting cable channels which are higher than 99, enter channel numbers as a three-digit number.(For example: 117, press 1,1,7)

•You must precede single-digit channel numbers with a zero (For example: 02, 03, 04 and so on).

To Preset the Channel Again

1	Press [MENU] until the main menu appears.
2	Select "CHANNEL SET UP" by pressing [PLAY] or
	[STOP]. Then, press [F.FWD].
3	Select "AUTO SET UP" by pressing [PLAY] or [STOP].
	Then, press [F.FWD]. After scanning, the tuner stops on

the lowest memorized channel.

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