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Glossary
(continued
from page 36)
Miscellaneous
TV programs
cannot
be watched
normally.
Tape cannot be inserted.
Tape cannot
be removed.
• Put the VCR in TV position
(pages
13 - 15).
• Check the connections
between the VCR, your TV, and the antenna/cable
(page six).
Insert the tape, window
side up, with the recurd tab facing you.
Make sure a tape isn't already
in the VCR by pressing
the STOP/EJECT
button on
the VCR or the EJECT button on the remote controh
• Make sure the power plug is completely connected to an AC (alternating current)
outlet.
• You have set a timer recording. Turn the VCR power on, then eject the tape.
Be sure to insert a tape for your timer recording.
VCR ejects the tape when the REC(ord[/
OTR button is pressed o1
when the VCR power is turned
off to set a timer recording.
The motor (cylinder)
rotates even
when the VCR is in Stop mode.
Channels above 13 cannot be
received.
• Make sure the tape has a record
tab (page five).
• To enable the quick play mechanism,
the cylinder
will rotate for about five
minutes,
This is normah
• Select CABLE TV from the tuner setup display (page 22), then let the VCR
program the channels.
Glossary
AUDIO
IN(nut)lOUT(put)
.lacks: jacks located
on the back
OTR: one touch recording;
programming
a timed recording
of the VCR which are used to record audio from another
that starts immediately
and records
for 30 minutes
to four
source (input) or to send audio to another
source (output).
hours, whichever
you specify.
Auto Programming: process in which the VCR scans all
available channels and places the ones you receive in its mere
ory. Then, when you push the CHANNEL (Up/Down) but-
tons, you only scan through channels you receive.
Bands:
settings
that allow you to tune channels.
• Antenna
- VHF (very high frequency:
channels
2 - 13) and
UHF (ultra high frequency;
channels
14 - 69).
• Cable - all standard
channels
can be received
without
a
cable converter
box.
Dubbing;
copying
a tape using a second
VCR.
Frame: a single still picture.
HQ: high quality: ;I l;eature in the VCR circuitry which pro-
vides enhanced picture detail.
Matching
Transformer:
an adapter,
used primarily
on non
cable TVs, which has a "screw on" connector
on one end and
two fiat prongs on the other end.
Mode:
a VCR operation.
Remote Control: the small electronic unit that came with
your VCR; allows you to operate your VCR from a distance.
St)ecial Effects: forward and reverse searching, viewing a still
picture.
_arator:
an adapter
used to separate
VHF and UHF signals
when connecting
the TV to the VCR.
Tape Speeds:
how fast the tape travels during a recording.
• SP (standard
play)
fastest tape speed (recording
time for a
TI20
tape is approximately
two hours); best picture quality.
• LP (long play) - average tape speed (recording
time fi)r a
T120 tape is approximately
tklur hours).
• SLP (super hmg play) - slowest
tape speed (recording
time
for a T I20 tape is approximately
six hours).
VCR: video cassette recorder.
VIDEO
INlnut)/OUT(nut).lacks:
jacks located
on the back
of the VCR which arc used to record _ideo frunl another
source (input) or send video to another source (imlput).
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