4-Head VHS HQ VCR Model 114/63
(160-0551/633) Setup Faxback Doc. # 44929
VCR Setup
Setting The VCR's Output Channel Switch
If you connected the VCR's VHF/UHF OUT TO TV terminal to a TV or another
VCR, set 3 CH. 4 on the back of the VCR to 3 or 4, whichever is not an
active channel in your area.
When VCR appears, the VCR sends the signal from the video source connected
to its IN FROM ANT. jack or R-AUDIO-L IN 1/VIDEO IN 1 (or AV2 for the Model
63) terminals to the TV on the channel you selected.
NOTE: Setting 3 CH. 4 has no effect on the TV when the VCR is off or if you
connected a TV with separate audio/video input jacks to the VCR's R-
AUDIO-L/VIDEO IN jacks.
Remote Control
Installing Batteries
The remote control requires two AA batteries (not supplied). For the
longest operation and best performance, we recommend alkaline batteries
(such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 23-557).
CAUTIONS: Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended
type.
Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of batteries
(standard, alkaline, or rechargeable), or rechargeable batteries
of different capacities.
1. Press the tab on the battery compartment cover and lift off the cover
in the direction of the arrow.
2. Put fresh batteries in the compartment as indicated by the polarity
symbols (+ and -) marked inside.
3. Replace the cover.
NOTE: When the remote control stops working or operates poorly, replace
both batteries.
CAUTIONS: Never leave dead or weak batteries in the remote control. Batt-
eries can leak chemicals that can damage your remote control.
Dispose of dead batteries promptly and properly; do not bury or
burn them.
Using the Remote Control
To use the remote control, aim it at the front of the VCR and press the
desired function buttons.
Initial Set Up
Setting the On-Screen Language/Connection Type/Channels/Clock
When you first plug in the VCR and turn it on, when you turn it on after
power was interrupted for longer than 24 hours, or when you reset the VCR's
memory, the VCR prompts you to select a language, then scans for active
channels in your area and stores them.
In many areas, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) station broadcasts an
electronic data signal (EDS) with its regular broadcast. This signal can
automatically set your VCR's clock to the correct time. If a station in
your area has EDS signals, the VCR automatically sets the clock.
NOTES: The VCR is preset to automatically set the clock, but you can change
this setting. See "Manually Setting the Clock" below.
If no stations in your area broadcast EDS signals, you can set the
clock manually. See "Manually Setting the Clock" below for more
information.
1. Press POWER to turn on the VCR.
2. Turn on your TV and set it to the same channel as the VCR's 3 CH. 4
switch or select its line input if you connected the VCR to the TV's
audio/video input jacks. Then press TV/VCR so VCR appears.
3. Select a language by pressing CH /\ (to select English), CH \/ (to
select Spanish), or TV/VCR (to select French) when the following appears
on the TV screen.
SELECT LANGUAGE
PUSH VCR CH /\: ENGLISH
PULSE VCR CH /\: ESPANOL
APP. VCR/TV : FRANCAIS
4. When the following appears on the TV screen, repeatedly press PLAY
(with /\ marked above it) or STOP (with \/ marked below it) on the
remote control to highlight a connection type, then press FF (with
Right Arrow marked to its right) to select it.
SELECT HOOKUP
CABLE/DSS BOX(right arrow)VCR(right arrow)TV
VCR(right arrow)CABLE/DSS BOX(right arrow)TV
VCR(right arrow)TV
SELECT : /\ \/ KEY
SET : (right arrow) KEY
END : MENU KEY
If you connected a cable box or a DSS receiver to the VCR then
connected the VCR to a TV, select CABLE/DSS BOX (right arrow) VCR
(right arrow) TV.
If you connected the VCR to a cable box or a DSS receiver than
connected the cable box/DSS receiver to a TV, select VCR (right
arrow) CABLE/DSS BOX (right arrow)TV.
If you connected the VCR directly to a TV, select VCR (right arrow)
TV.
If you selected CABLE/DSS BOX(right arrow)VCR(right arrow)TV, continue
with Step 5. If you selected VCR(right arrow)CABLE/DSS(right arrow)TV
or VCR(right arrow)TV, skip to Step 6.
5. When the following appears on the TV screen, repeatedly press CH /\ or
\/ to select your cable box's or DSS receiver's output channel number,
then press FF.
SELECT HOOKUP
CABLE/DSS BOX(right arrow)VCR(right arrow)TV
CABLE/DSS BOX OUTPUT CH
CH 01
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : (right arrow) KEY
END : MENU KEY
NOTES: The output channel number for most cable boxes and DSS receivers is
usually 3 or 4. Check the owner's manual for your cable box or DSS
receiver if you are not sure what the output channel number is.
If you are using the audio/video jack connections to your cable box
or DSS receiver, select VIDEO OUT as the output channel.
6. When the following appears on the TV screen, set your cable box or DSS
receiver to the local PBS station, then press CH /\. (If you do not have
a cable box or DSS receiver, simply press CH /\.)
CHANNEL/CLOCK AUTO SET
CONNECT ANTENNA CABLE
AND IF YOU USE A CABLE
BOX. TUNE IT TO YOUR
LOCAL PBS CH THEN . . .
PLEASE PUSH CH UP KEY
After you press CH /\, CH AUTO SET PROCEEDING and the current channel
number appear on the TV screen as the VCR scans through the channels
and memorizes all active channels in your area.
NOTE: If you have already set the channels and just want to manually
set the clock, press MENU to skip tuner programming. Then see
"Manually Setting the Clock."
7. When the VCR finishes scanning and storing channels, it searches for an
EDS signal and shows the following on the TV screen:
AUTO CLOCK SET
PROCEEDING
CANCEL: PUSH STOP KEY
It takes up to 10 minutes for the VCR to set the clock using the EDS
signal. If the VCR finds a signal, it automatically sets its clock to
the correct time and AUTO CLOCK SET COMPLETED appears. If the VCR does
not detect a signal within this time, AUTO CLOCK SET INCOMPLETE appears.
There is probably not an EDS signal available in your area. Press STOP,
then see "Manually Setting the Clock" to set the clock.
NOTES: Your VCR protects tuner programming for up to 24 hours in case a
power failure occurs or if the power cord becomes unplugged.
After about 24 hours without power, the VCR loses the programm-
ing.
If you have not connected the VCR to an antenna, cable box, DSS
receiver, or other signal source through the IN FROM ANT. jack,
the VCR does not store any channel in memory. Instead, you see:
NO CH FOUND
PLEASE CHECK ANTENNA
CABLE CONNECTION THEN
PUSH VCR CH UP KEY AGAIN
Manually Setting the Clock
Follow these steps to set the VCR to not search for an EDS signal then to
manually set the clock.
NOTES: The clock must be accurately set for proper automatic timer record-
ing. We suggest you refer to a radio station or time/temperature
service for the correct time.
If you do not press a button within 5 minutes in Steps 2-9, the clock
is not set. Start again from Step 1.
1. Press MENU to display the main menu.
NOTE: To exit the programming mode at any time, press MENU.
2. Repeatedly press PLAY or STOP to highlight SET CLOCK, then press FF.
3. Repeatedly press PLAY or STOP to highlight MANUAL SET, then press FF.
-------- SET CLOCK ---------
AUTO SET
MANUAL SET
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : (right arrow) KEY
END : MENU KEY
4. Repeatedly press PLAY or STOP to select the correct month, then press
FF.
-------- SET CLOCK ---------
1 --/---- --|--
DST: ON
----------------------------
SELECT MONTH
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : (right arrow) KEY
END : MENU KEY
5. Repeat Step 4 to select the correct date, year, and hour, then press FF.
NOTE: Your VCR uses a 12-hour clock. Be sure you correctly set AM or
PM.
6. Repeatedly press PLAY or STOP to select a minute that is 1 or 2 minutes
after the current time, then press FF. (For example, it is 42 minutes
past the hour right now, enter 43 minutes.) This gives you time to com-
plete this procedure before starting the clock.
7. Repeatedly press PLAY or STOP to set DST (daylight saving time) to ON
or OFF.
When you set DST to ON, the VCR automatically adds 1 hour on the first
Sunday in April, and subtracts 1 hour on the last Sunday in October.
8 Press FF. SET COMPLETED appears.
9. Review the information you entered.
------- SET CLOCK -------
1/ 4/1997 SAT 12:00PM
DST: ON
-------------------------
SET COMPLETED
SET : (left/right arrow) KEY
START : MENU KEY
If the information is not correct, move the cursor to the incorrect
entry by repeatedly pressing REW (with [left arrow] marked to its left)
or FF, then renter the correct information.
When the information is correct and the time reaches the minute you set
in Step 6, press MENU twice. The time you set appears and the clock
starts running.
NOTE: Seconds begin counting from 00 when you press MENU twice.
Adding/Erasing Channels
We recommend you check the channels the VCR automatically stored. It might
have stored distant, weak channels that you normally would not watch, or it
might have missed channels you want to store.
If the tuner stores a channel that you do not want, repeatedly press (or
hold down) CH /\ or \/ to tune to that channel, then press ADD/DLT. CHANNEL
nn DELETED appears, and the unwanted channel is erased from the tuner's
memory.
If you want to add a channel, enter the desired channel number using the
remote control's number buttons. Then press ADD/DLT. CHANNEL nn ADDED
appears, and the channel is added to memory.
| CHANNEL 08 DELETED | ; | CHANNEL 08 ADDED |
Reprogramming Tuner Memory
You might want to reprogram the VCR's tuner memory if you move or change
from an antenna connection to a cable TV connection.
NOTE: You can also quickly erase all settings, including the time, local
channels, and programmed events, then reprogram the tuner's memory.
See "Resetting the VCR's Memory" below.
Follow these steps to reprogram the tuner.
1. Press MENU to display the main menu.
NOTE: To exit the programming mode during Steps 2-5, press MENU again.
2. Repeatedly press PLAY or STOP to highlight SET UP CHANNEL, then press
FF.
--------- MENU --------
SET UP VCR
SET UP CLOCK
SET UP CHANNEL
IDIOMA/LANGUE: ENGLISH
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : (right arrow) KEY
END : MENU KEY
3. Press FF again to select the broadcast system (TV or CATV).
----- SET UP CHANNEL -----
ANTENNA SYSTEM : CATV
AUTO SET
CABLE/DSS BOX SET UP
VCR Plus+ CH SET UP
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : (right arrow) KEY
END : MENU KEY
4. Press PLAY or STOP to highlight AUTO SET, then press FF. You see:
CHANNEL/CLOCK AUTO SET
CONNECT ANTENNA CABLE
AND IF YOU USE A CABLE
BOX TUNE IT TO YOUR
LOCAL PBS CH THEN. . .
PLEASE PUSH CH UP KEY
5. Set your cable box or DSS receiver to the local PBS station, then press
CH /\. (If you do not have a cable box or DSS receiver, simply press
CH /\.)
After you press CH /\, CH AUTO SET PROCEEDING and the current channel
number appear on the TV screen as the VCR scans through the channels
and memorizes all active channels in your area.
6. When the VCR finishes scanning and storing channels, it searches for an
EDS signal and shows the following on the TV screen:
AUTO CLOCK SET
PROCEEDING
CANCEL: PUSH STOP KEY
It takes up to 10 minutes for the VCR to set the clock using the EDS
signal. If the VCR finds a signal, it automatically sets its clock to
the correct time, and AUTO CLOCK SET COMPLETED appears. If the VCR does
not detect a signal within this time, AUTO CLOCK SET INCOMPLETE appears.
There is probably not an EDS signal available in your area. Press MENU,
then see "Manually Setting the Clock" above to set the clock.
NOTES: Your VCR protects tuner programming for up to 24 hours in case a
power failure occurs or if the power cord becomes unplugged.
After about 24 hours without power, the VCR loses the programm-
ing.
If you have not connected the VCR to an antenna, cable box, DSS
receiver, or other signal source through the IN FROM ANT. jack,
the VCR does not store any channel in memory. Instead, you see:
NO CH FOUND
PLEASE CHECK ANTENNA
CABLE CONNECTION THEN
PUSH VCR CH UP KEY AGAIN
Turning On Auto Clock Set
If you turned off the auto clock set feature and manually set the VCR's
clock, then find that EDS is available in your area, you can turn the auto
clock set feature back on. This ensures that the VCR sets itself to the
correct time after a power failure of less than 24 hours.
Follow these steps to turn on auto clock set.
1. Press MENU to display the main menu.
2. Repeatedly press PLAY or STOP to highlight SET CLOCK, then press FF.
You see:
------- SET CLOCK -------
AUTO SET
MANUAL SET
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : (right arrow) KEY
END : MENU KEY
3. If necessary, press PLAY or STOP to highlight AUTO SET, then press FF.
4. Press CH /\. The VCR searches for an EDS signal and, if it finds one,
automatically sets its clock to the correct time. If the VCR does not
find an EDS signal, follow the steps under "Manually Setting the Clock"
above.
Setting the Cable Box
When you change the connections to your VCR (for example, when you subscribe
to a cable company's service), follow these steps to change the antenna sys-
tem settings.
1. Press MENU to display the main menu.
2. Repeatedly press PLAY or STOP to highlight SET UP CHANNEL, then press
FF. You see:
--- SET UP CHANNEL ---
ANTENNA SYSTEM : CATV
AUTO SET
CABLE/DSS BOX SET UP
VCR Plus + CH SET UP
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : (right arrow) KEY
END : MENU KEY
3. Be sure CATV appears next to ANTENNA SYSTEM. If not, repeatedly press
PLAY or STOP to select ANTENNA SYSTEM, then press FF to select CATV.
Then repeatedly press PLAY or STOP to highlight CABLE/DSS BOX SETUP and
press FF. You see:
SELECT HOOKUP
CABLE/DSS BOX(right arrow)VCR(right arrow)TV
VCR(right arrow)CABLE/DSS BOX(right arrow)TV
VCR(right arrow)TV
SELECT: /\ \/ key
SET : (right arrow) KEY
END : MENU KEY
4. If necessary, repeatedly press PLAY or STOP on the remote control to
highlight VCR(right arrow)CABLE/DSS BOX(right arrow)TV. Then press FF.
You see:
--- SET UP CHANNEL ---
ANTENNA SYSTEM : CATV
AUTO SET
CABLE/DSS BOX SET UP
VCR Plus + CH SET UP
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : (right arrow) KEY
END : MENU KEY
The display prompts you to select the cable box's output channel number.
Repeatedly press CH /\ or \/ to select the number, then press FF.
SELECT HOOKUP
CABLE/DSS BOX(right arrow)VCR(right arrow)TV
CABLE/DSS BOX OUTPUT CH
CH 01
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : (right arrow) KEY
END : MENU KEY
5. When you finish, press MENU twice.
Changing the On-Screen Language
Follow these steps to change the on-screen programming language.
1. Press MENU to display the main menu.
2. Repeatedly press PLAY or STOP to highlight the fourth menu selection,
then press FF. (The title of the fourth menu selection differs depend-
ing on the language currently selected).
--------- MENU ----------
SET UP VCR
SET CLOCK
SET UP CHANNEL
IDIOMA/LANGUE: ENGLISH
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : (right arrow) KEY
END : MENU KEY
ENGLISH
--------- MENU ----------
PREPARAR VCR
FIJAR RELOJ
FIJAR CANAL
LANGUE/LANGUAGE: ESPANOL
ELEGIR: /\ \/
FIJAR : (right arrow)
TERMINAR: MENU
ESPANOL
--------- MENU ----------
REGLAGE MAGNETOSCOPE
REGLAGE HORLOGE
REGLAGE CANAL
LANGUAGE/IDIOMA FRANCAIS
SEL. : /\ \/
REGLER : (right arrow)
FIN : MENU
FRANCAIS
3. Repeatedly press FF so the desired language appears next to the fourth
item.
4. When you finish, press MENU.
Resetting the VCR's Memory
You can erase all settings (including the time, local channels, and pro-
grammed events) at any time. Eject any loaded tape, then hold down PLAY and
CHANNEL /\ on the VCR for about 5 seconds until it turns itself off. All
settings are cleared.
The next time you turn on the VCR, it performs its initial setup sequence.
See "Setting the On-Screen Language/Connection Type/Channels/Clock" above.
(br/EB 10/28/97)
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