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General Information
Introduction
Welcome into the family of Zenith Video Recorder owners.
This guide provides instructions
on how to operate your
new VCR. It is supplemented
by a booklet containing
Safety Tips. We urge you to read these publications
careful-
ly so that you will receive full enjoyment from your new
Zenith VCR for many years to come.
Your new Zenith VCR has been designed and built to give
you the very best in quality, features and performance. There
are approximately 75 regional Zenith distributors and
thousands of distributor-approved
Zenith video recorder ser-
vice centers throughout the U.S. and Canada who can attend
promptly and effectively to ordinary service needs.
If you should have an unusual performance or service problem
that cannot be satisfactorily resolved by your distributor-
approved Zenith video recorder service center, contact the
regional Zenith distributor
in your area, or write or call:
Zenith Electronics Corporation
Customer Service Department
1900 N. Austin Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60639-5079
Telephone:
(312) 745-5152
Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Central Time
Send the model number, serial number, and date of pur-
chase or original installation, with a full explanation of the
problem and the service history. We will welcome the op-
portunity to look into your specific question or problem and
to be of assistance in resolving it promptly.
The model and serial numbers of your new VCR are lo-
cated on the VCR cabinet. For your future convenience
and
protection,
we suggest that you record these numbers here:
Model No.
Serial No.
Installation
Considerations
Before you install your VCR...
Ventilation -- Proper ventilation keeps your
VCR running cool. Air circulates through per-
forations in the back and bottom of the cabinet.
Do not block these vents or you will shorten the
life of your VCR.
Power Source -- Your VCR is designed to
operate on normal household current, 120 volt
60 Hertz AC. Do not attempt to operate it on
DC current.
Power Cord - Your VCR power cord has a
polarized plug as required by Underwriters'
Laboratories.
It has one regular blade and one
wide blade and fits only one way into a standard
electrical outlet. If the blades will not enter
•
Hugging in Your VCR - Be sure to plug your VCR into
an "unswitched" AC power source. The "switched" AC
outlets found on some video equipment will not continue
supplying power to the VCR once the equipment is
turned off. If the power to the VCR is interrupted
for an
extended time, you will have to reset the clock in the VCR.
•
Keep the video recorder and video cassette away from
strong magnetic fields.
•
Use only Zenith approved and recommended
acces-
sory units with your Zenith video recorder to avoid
potential hazards.
•
Save the shipping carton and packing material. They
will come in handy if you ever have to ship your video
recorder. For maximum protection,
re-pack the video
recorder as it was originally shipped from the factory.
either way, your outlet is very old and non-stand-
ard. A new outlet should be installed by a qualified
electrician.
Safe Operation - Your VCR is manufactured
A
nd tested with your safety in mind. However,
unusual stress caused by dropping or mishan-
dling, exposure to flood, fire, rain or moisture,
or accidental
spilling of liquids into the VCR,
can result in potential electrical shock or fire hazards. If this
happens, have your VCR checked by a service technician
before using it again.
Please read and observe each safety point in the "Safety
Tips" folder when installing and using your VCR.
Moisture condensation
is apt to occur under the following
conditions:
•
When the video recorder is moved from a cold place to
a warm place.
•
Under extremely humid conditions.
In locations where moisture condensation
may occur:
•
Keep the power cord plugged into an AC outlet and
the POWER
switch set to ON. This will help prevent
condensation
from occurring.
When condensation
has occurred, it will not evaporate
quickly once the power is switched on. Wait a few
hours for the video recorder to become dry before
using the video recorder.
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