The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful: “How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems”. This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, Stock No. 004-000-00345-4. PHILIPS L TC3924/62 (E) QR34071 These limits are...
• Model number of unit. If an item appears to have been damaged in ship- ment, replace it properly in its carton and notify the shipper. If any items are missing, notify your Philips Communication, Representative or Customer Service. The shipping carton is the safest container in which the unit may be transported.
VISUAL SEARCH (High Speed Scan) ...23 ALARM INDEX SEARCH ...23 TO SECURE THE VCR ...23 PROBLEM GUIDE...24 SPECIFICATIONS ...25 MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION SCHEDULES OF MECHANICAL COMPONENTS ...26 Cleaning roller in the stand-by position (Special material) Tape guide Tape PHILIPS L TC3924/62 (E) QR34071...
• Do not place heavy objects or heat-generating objects on the VCR, or the cabinet could be dam- aged or the temperature inside the VCR could rise, which could cause a fault. • Never bring a magnet or magnetized object near the VCR because it will adversely affect the per- formance of the VCR.
16. ALARM INDEX BUTTON Press this button to cause the INDEX indicator to light, and set the VCR to the visual search mode (press F.FWD or REWIND during playback mode) in this state; the start of the alarm recorded can be located.
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Press to advance the tape one field in the STILL play- back mode. 29. STILL BUTTON Press to momentarily stop tape motion in the play mode. The STILL function allows close inspection of individual scenes. See the description of STILL play- back on page 23. PHILIPS L TC3924/62 (E) QR34071...
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Shows the tape counter. The counter does not count during non-recorded sections of a tape. In low temperature, display speed may be slow. The count of a counter is ensured. 42. TAPE SPEED INDICATOR Shows the tape speed. 37 38 HARD SOFT PHILIPS L TC3924/62 (E) QR34071...
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• Push the tab firmly when inserting wire. 3. Release the screwdriver. • The wire will be fixed. Note: When disconnecting the wire, use the screw- driver again to hold the tab, then pull the wire out. Screwdriver Wire 10mm PHILIPS L TC3924/62 (E) QR34071...
Video Input In single camera systems, connect the camera to the Video IN BNC terminal on the VCR rear panel. Use of a 2:1 interlace camera is highly recommended; otherwise, the monitor will show vertical distortion of the TIME/DATE characters.
• Do not connect any device to pin !2 , !3 , !4 . • Be sure to set only one VCR to MASTER. If no VCR is set to MASTER, or two or more VCRs are set to MASTER, the TIME ADJUST function will not operate normally.
Complete Tape Passes 08, 24, 40 INSERTING A CASSETTE Note: This is the first step in all VCR operations. The VCR will not operate without a cassette in place. To insert a cassette push the cassette through the cassette compartment door until the VCR mech- anism pulls it into the compartment.
LARM ALARM MEMORY DISPLAY Initial Program Function Display Formats Note: If the VCR is not turned on for about 720 hours after the built-in battery is fully charged (after the VCR is turned on for more than 48 hours), the TIME/DATE display will be cleared.
(in step 2 above). • To record time and date on the tape, display them on the monitor screen. If they are not displayed on the monitor, they cannot be recorded on the tape. PHILIPS L TC3924/62 (E) QR34071...
H-POS and V-POS button on the front panel. TIME ADJUST: When the two or more of this VCR model are connected to pins i TIME ADJUST of each EXTERNAL INTERFACE jack, the clocks in both VCRs can automatically be set to the same time (TIME ADJUST function).
18. Press the SET button. The first program event location of the next day flashes. 19. Repeat steps 12 through 16 to set the program event locations up to SUN. 20. Press the START/STOP button when the TIMER has been set. PHILIPS L TC3924/62 (E) QR34071...
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4. Press the UP or DOWN button to correct the set information. 5. After completing the correction, press the START/STOP button. Record • • • • • Time program PHILIPS L TC3924/62 (E) QR34071...
SETUP (Continued) SETTING THE VCR FUNCTIONS The SELECTION MENU 1 screen allows you to select the VCR operations and functions to match the appli- cations. ELECT I ON CH S SELECTION MENU 1 Format Description 1. Press the START/STOP button.
TAPE END the EJECT button: The tape will come out and the buzzer will stop. 2. When “A” lights in the VCR display and also “NO VIDEO” appears on the monitor screen, the buzzer will stop when video signal is input.
When a contact clos- ure occurs at the ALARM IN input, the VCR auto- matically enters the RECORD mode at the pre-pro- grammed ALARM recording speed. (See Alarm In, page 10 for a complete description of the ALARM sequence.) The ALARM recording duration can last...
• When the ALARM RESET button is pressed once, if “PL” is flashing, “PL” will disappear. Press the button again to clear the ALARM memory. • When “PL” is not flashing, press the ALARM RESET button once to clear the ALARM memory. PHILIPS L TC3924/62 (E) QR34071...
SELECTION MENU 2, the buzzer will keep sounding when tape has not been normally recorded. TIMER RECORDING This VCR can also record at any speed on TIMER command (turn on/off to record during any 24-hour time period). To program the TIMER function, refer to pages 15 and 16.
When the SHARPNESS CONTROL button is pressed during playback, then within 5 seconds press the SOFT or HARD button to change picture quality to soft or hard by 5 steps. LCD display: SOFT SOFT HARD HARD PHILIPS L TC3924/62 (E) QR34071...
FIELD REVERSE button is not pressed in any five minute period. • When the FIELD REVERSE button is pressed in the still playback mode to set the VCR to the field reverse mode, the first several frame images may be distorted.
See page 18. Unplug the power cord and plug it in again. Press the reset button marked “S”. Note: If the VCR does not recover by MASTER SYSTEM RESET, consult your dealer. PHILIPS L TC3924/62 (E) QR34071...
2. Have the LTC 3924/62 inspected every 3500 hours of continuous usage by the dealer from whom the recorder was purchased. Hz, grounding type 3 prong AC plug...
This table shows the times for maintenance/inspection of each component. Use the table as reference, since the maintenance/inspection times vary depending on the environment where the VCR is used and the way it is used. If the components indicated C/R do not function normally after cleaning, replace them.