Model 64/65 Hi-Fi Stereo VCR
(160-0634/636) Preparation Faxback Doc. # 51735
VCR Setup
Setting The VCR's Output Channel Switch
If you connected the VCR's 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 on the display, the VCR sends the signal from the video
source connected to its IN FROM ANT. or R-AUDIO-L IN 1/VIDEO IN 1 (or AV2
on the front panel) 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 OUT 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 RadioShack 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.
Batteries 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/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.
Note: The VCR is preset to automatically set the clock, but you can
change this. If no stations in your area broadcast EDS signals,
see "Manually Setting the Clock" below.
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 you see:
SELECT LANGUAGE
PUSH VCR CH /\: ENGLISH
OPRIMIR VCR CH \/: ESPANOL
APP. VCR/TV : FRANCAIS
4. At this screen, set your cable box to the local PBS station, then
press CH /\. (If you do not have a cable box, simply press CH /\).
Notes: You can also set your direct-to-home satellite receiver to a
PBS station in this step. However, since satellite broadcast
services broadcast nationwide and usually do not cover local
PBS programming, the VCR will not be able to receive an EDS
signal with the correct local time.
If you have already set the channels and just want to manually
set the clock, press MENU/ACTION to skip tuner programming.
Then see "Manually Setting the Clock" below.
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 the active channels in your area.
5. When the VCR finishes scanning and storing channels, it searches for
an EDS signal and shows:
AUTO CLOCK SET
PROCEEDING
CANCEL: PUSH STOP KEY
It can take 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 date, then the time and date, current
channel setting, and AUTO CLOCK SET COMPLETED appear.
If the VCR does not detect an EDS signal within this time, AUTO CLOCK
SET INCOMPLETE appears. There is probably not an EDS signal available
in your area. Press MENU/ACTION, then see "Manually Setting the Clock"
below, 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
programming.
If you have not connected the VCR to an antenna, cable TV,
direct-to-home satellite 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 manually set the clock if EDS is not available in
your area, if you do not want the VCR to search for an EDS signal, or if
you skipped tuner programming.
Notes: The clock must be accurately set for proper automatic timer
recording. 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/ACTION to display the main menu.
Note: To exit the programming mode at any time, press MENU/ACTION
again.
2. Repeatedly press /\ (marked above PLAY on the remote control) or \/
(marked below STOP on the remote control) to highlight SET CLOCK, then
press > (marked to the right of FAST-F on the remote control).
3. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight MANUAL, then press >.
4. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to select the correct month, then press >.
5. Repeat Step 4 to select the correct date, year, and hour, then press
>.
6. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to select a minute that is 1 or 2 minutes
after the current time, then press >. (For example, if it is 42
minutes past the hour right now, enter 43 minutes now.) This gives
you time to complete this procedure before starting the clock.
Note: Your VCR uses a 12-hour clock. Be sure you correctly set AM or
PM.
7. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ 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 >. SET COMPLETED appears.
9. Review the information you entered.
-------- SET CLOCK -------
1/ 4/2000 TUE 12:00 PM
DST ON
--------------------------
SET COMPLETED
SET : < > KEY
START : ACTION KEY
If the information is not correct, repeatedly press < (marked to the
left of REW on the remote control) or > to move the cursor to the
incorrect entry, then enter the correct information.
When the information is correct and the time reaches the minute you
set in Step 6, press MENU/ACTION twice. The currently set time
appears and the clock starts running.
Note: Seconds begin counting from 00 when you press MENU/ACTION twice.
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 automatically 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/ACTION to display the main menu.
2. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight SET CLOCK, then press >.
3. If necessary, press /\ or \/ to highlight AUTO CLOCK SET, then press
>.
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.
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 \/ or use the remote control's buttons to tune to that
channel, then press ADD/DLT. CHANNEL nn DELETED appears, and the unwanted
channel is erased from the tuner's memory.
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/ACTION to display the main menu.
Note: To exit the programming mode during Steps 2-5, press MENU/
ACTION again.
2. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight SET UP CHANNEL, then press >.
-------- MENU ----------
SET UP VCR
SET UP FEATURE
SET CLOCK
SET UP CHANNEL
IDIOMA/LANGUE: ENGLISH
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : > KEY
END : ACTION KEY
3. Press > again to select the broadcast system (TV or CABLE).
-- SET UP CHANNEL --
ANTENNA : CABLE
AUTO SET
CHANNEL CAPTION
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : > KEY
END : ACTION KEY
4. Press \/ to highlight AUTO SET, then press >. 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 to the local PBS station, then press CH /\. (If
you do not have a cable box, 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 the active channels in your area.
6. When the VCR finishes scanning and storing channels, it searches for
an EDS signal and shows:
AUTO CLOCK SET
PROCEEDING
CANCEL: PUSH STOP KEY
It can take 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.
Afterwards, the VCR resets the clock by the received EDS signal the
first time you turn it off during a day. 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/
ACTION, then see "Manually Setting the Clock" above to set the clock.
Changing the On-Screen Language
Follow these steps to change the on-screen programming language.
1. Press MENU/ACTION to display the main menu.
2. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight the fifth menu selection, then
press >. (The title of the fifth menu selection differs depending on
the language currently selected.)
-------- MENU ----------
SET UP VCR
SET UP FEATURE
SET CLOCK
SET UP CHANNEL
IDIOMA/LANGUE: ENGLISH
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : > KEY
END : ACTION KEY
(English)
-------- MENU ---------
PREPARAR VCR
FIJACION DE FUNCIONES
FIJAR RELOJ
FIJAR CANAL
LANGUE/LANGUAGE: ESPANOL
ELEGIR: /\ \/
FIJAR : >
TERMINAR: ACTION
(Espanol)
-------- MENU ---------
REGLAGE MAGNETOSCOPE
REGLAGE MAGNETO SUPPLEM
REGLAGE HORLOGE
REGLAGE CANAL
LANGUAGE/ IDIOMA: FRANCAIS
SEL. : /\ \/
REGLER : >
FIN : ACTION
(Francais)
3. Repeatedly press > until the desired language appears next to the
fifth item.
4. When you finish, press MENU/ACTION.
Resetting the VCR's Memory
You can erase all settings (including the time and date, local channels,
and programmed 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/Channels/Clock," above.
Turning The Error Beep On/Off
Your VCR is preset to sound a beep through your TV when you enter invalid
or incomplete information. However you can turn the beep off or on at any
time.
Follow these steps to turn off the beep.
1. Press MENU/ACTION to display the main menu.
2. If necessary, repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight SET UP VCR, then
press >.
3. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight BEEPER. Then press > to select
OFF.
------ SET UP VCR -------
REPEAT PLAY : ON
BEEPER : ON
NOISY CH BLUE BACK : ON
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : > KEY
END : ACTION KEY
4. Press MENU/ACTION twice to exit.
To turn on the beep again, repeat these steps and select ON in Step 3.
(BR/eb 3/22/99)
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