Memorex MVT2135B Owner's Manual

Combination color television and video cassette recorder

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Page 1 COMBINATION COLOR TELEVISION AND VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER COMBINÉ TÉLÉVISEUR COULEUR ET MAGNÉTOSCOPE MVT2135B MVT2195B If you purchase a universal remote control from your local retailer, please contact the remote manufacturer for the required programming code. Si vous utilisez avec cet appareil une télécommande universelle (autre que celle vendue avec ce téléviseur), consultez la documentation accompagnant...
Page 2 ENGLISH CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Page 3: Important Safeguards
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. HEED WARNINGS All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4.
Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 12. POWER-CORD PROTECTION Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the appliance.
Page 5 21. SAFETY CHECK Upon completion of any service or repairs to this unit, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the unit is in proper operating condition. 22. WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING The product should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer. 23.
Page 6 FEATURES Color TV With Video Cassette Recorder - Unique space saving design combines a color TV and a video cassette recorder. High Quality Picture Technology - This TV/VCR equipped “HQ” incorporates VHS High Quality technology. A built-in detail enhancer is used to boost the recorded signal and provide maximum picture quality during playback. It is compatible with other VHS video cassette recorders.
Page 7: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS It is recommended that you carefully read the descriptions and operating procedures contained in this Owner’s Manual prior to operating your new TV/VCR. PREPARATION PRECAUTIONS ... 6 LOCATION OF CONTROLS ... 8 REMOTE CONTROL ... 9 ANTENNA CONNECTIONS ... 11 CABLE TV CONNECTIONS ...
Page 8: Precautions
PRECAUTIONS MOISTURE CONDENSATION DO NOT OPERATE ANY FUNCTIONS ON THIS UNIT FOR AT LEAST TWO OR THREE HOURS WHEN MOISTURE IN THE AIR CONDENSES ON IT. LET THE UNIT STAND WITH POWER ON (SEE BELOW). WHAT IS MOISTURE CONDENSATION? When a cold liquid is poured into a glass, for example, water vapor in the air will condense on the surface of the glass.
Page 9 Do not insert fingers or any other objects into the cassette loading slot. Do not spray cleaner or wax directly on the unit or use forced air to remove dust. Keep the unit away from flower vases, sinks, etc. If liquids should be spilled into the unit, serious damage will result.
Page 10: Location Of Controls
LOCATION OF CONTROLS FRONT Power Rec/Otr Volume Channel Stop/ Play F.Fwd Rec/Otr Eject Phones Power DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS FRONT: 1. Cassette Loading Slot - To insert or remove a video tape. 2. Phones Jack - Plug monaural headphones or an earphone with an 1/8"...
Page 11: Remote Control
REMOTE CONTROL POWER SLEEP TV MONI. EJECT CHANNEL – VOLUME CALL QUICK VIEW – INPUT SELECT MUTING REC/OTR PAUSE/STILL PLAY F.FWD SPEED ENTER STOP – MENU SET/TRACKING CANCEL AUTO TV/CAP/ TIMER REC TRACKING TEXT PROGRAM SKIP COUNTER ZERO SEARCH RESET RETURN DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS 1.
Page 12 REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION Slide the battery compart- ment cover in the direction of the arrow. BATTERY PRECAUTIONS The precautions below should be followed when using batteries in this device: 1. Use only the size and type of batteries specified. 2.
Page 13: Antenna Connections
ANTENNA CONNECTIONS If you are using an indoor or outdoor antenna (outdoor antenna not included), follow the instructions below that correspond to your antenna system. If you are using a cable TV service (CATV), see page 13 for Cable TV connections. Combination VHF/UHF Antenna (Single 75 ohm cable or 300 ohm Twin-lead Wire) Antenna Antenna...
Page 14 INDOOR ANTENNA Insert a twin-lead telescopic antenna (MVT2135B only) into the mounting hole on the back of the cabinet until it locks into place. Attach the antenna plug to the antenna jack. Adjust the length and angle of the antenna rods to receive the best possible picture.
Page 15: Cable Tv Connections
CABLE TV CONNECTIONS This TV/VCR has an extended tuning range and can tune most cable channels without using a Cable TV converter box. Some cable companies offer “premium pay channels” in which the signal is scrambled. Descrambling these signals for normal viewing requires the use of a descrambler device which is gener- ally provided by the cable company.
Page 16: Setting The Language
SETTING THE LANGUAGE This TV/VCR can display the on screen language in English, Spanish or French. Language selection (step 3) will automatically appear on the screen when you press the MENU button initially. Select language to use the other menu options. Press the MENU button.
Page 17: Auto Clock Setting
AUTO CLOCK SETTING The Auto Clock function will automatically set the built-in clock (Month, Day, Year and Time) when the TV/VCR is connected to an Antenna or Cable system and it is turned off. As the TV/VCR searches for a receivable station in your area and it receives a broadcast signal for Auto Clock, the Auto Clock needs several minutes.
Page 18 AUTO CLOCK SETTING DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME SETTING You can set the Daylight saving time automatically or manually. Press the MENU button. Press the SET/ TRACKING + or – button to select the SYSTEM SET-UP option, then press the ENTER button. –...
Page 19: Manual Clock Setting
MANUAL CLOCK SETTING You must set the date and time manually for timer recordings, ON/OFF Timer and Daylight Saving Time if the Auto Clock process did not set them correctly. EXAMPLE: Setting the clock to “8:30 AM”, 23rd. (MON) October, 2000. Press the MENU button.
Page 20: Tv Operation
TV OPERATION To turn on the TV/VCR, press the POWER button. be indicated on the screen by green bars. As the volume level increases, POWER so do the number of bars. If the volume decreases, the number of green bars also decreases. VOLUME Press the Direct Channel selection buttons to select the channel.
Page 21 MUTING Press this button to switch off the sound. The TV/VCR’s sound will be silenced and “MUTING” will briefly appear on the screen. The sound can be switched back on by pressing this button again or one of the VOLUME + or –...
Page 22 TV OPERATION SLEEP To set the TV/VCR to turn off after a preset amount of time, press the SLEEP button on the remote control. The clock will count down 10 minutes for each press of the SLEEP button (120, 110, ...10, 0). After the sleep time is programmed, the display will appear briefly every ten minutes to remind you that the sleep timer is operating.
Page 23 WHAT IS CLOSED CAPTIONING? This television has the capability to decode and display Closed Captioned television programs. Closed Captioning will display text on the screen for hearing impaired viewers or it will translate and display text in another language. CLOSED CAPTIONING WITH A VCR Closed Captioned programs can be recorded and played back on a VCR with the Closed Captioned text intact.
Page 24: To Memorize Channels
TO MEMORIZE CHANNELS This TV/VCR is equipped with a channel memory feature which allows channels to skip up or down to the next channel set into memory, skipping over unwanted channels. Before selecting channels, they must be programmed into the TV/VCR’s memory. In addition to normal VHF and UHF channels, this TV/VCR can receive up to 113 Cable TV channels.
Page 25 AUTOMATIC MEMORY TUNING Press the MENU button. MENU Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select the AUTO CH MEMORY mode, then press the ENTER button. The TV will begin memorizing all the channels available in your area. – SET/TRACKING ENTER CH SET-UP...
Page 26 TO MEMORIZE CHANNELS TO ADD/DELETE CHANNELS Press the MENU button. – MENU 2 3 4 Select the desired channel to be memorized or deleted using SET/TRACKING + or channel, the Channel indication will be – button, or using the Direct Chan- red.
Page 27: Setting The V-Chip
SETTING THE V-CHIP An age limitation can be set to forbid children to see and hear violent scenes or pictures for adults, etc. The TV/VCR corresponds to "TV RATING" and "MOVIE RATING". To use the V-Chip function, you must register a password.
Page 28 SETTING THE V-CHIP TO SET THE V-CHIP In the V-CHIP SET menu, press the SET/ TRACKING + or – button to select the TV RATING, then press the ENTER button. – SET/TRACKING ENTER V-CHIP SET V-CHIP TV RATING MOVIE RATING CHANGE PASSWORD +/–/ENTER/MENU 1 2 3...
Page 29 Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select desired rating, then ENTER button. – SET/TRACKING ENTER V-CHIP SET V-CHIP TV RATING MOVIE RATING CHANGE PASSWORD +/–/ENTER/MENU Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select V-CHIP SET. – SET/TRACKING V-CHIP SET V-CHIP : OFF...
Page 30 SETTING THE V-CHIP TO CHANGE PASSWORD 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select the TV SET-UP, then press the ENTER button. 3. Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select the V-CHIP SET, then press the ENTER button.
Page 31: To Set The On Timer
TO SET THE ON TIMER This feature allows you to have the TV/VCR automatically turn “ON” at a predetermined time. If you program the “ON” timer once, the TV/VCR will turn “on” on the programmed day (daily/weekly) at the same time to the same channel.
Page 32: To Set The Off Timer
TO SET THE OFF TIMER This feature allows you to have the TV/VCR turn “OFF” automatically at a predetermined time. If you program the OFF TIMER once, the TV/VCR will automatically turn off at the same time everyday. EXAMPLE: Turning off the TV at 11:30 PM. Press the MENU button.
Page 33: Picture Control Adjustments
PICTURE CONTROL ADJUSTMENTS Picture controls are factory preset but you can adjust them individually as follows: To display the picture adjustment screen, press the MENU button. Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select the TV SET-UP option, then press the ENTER button. –...
Page 34 PICTURE CONTROL ADJUSTMENTS COLOR Press the ENTER button until “COLOR” appears on the screen, then press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to adjust the color intensity of the picture. The control should be set when colors appear normal in intensity and brilliance.
Page 35: Loading And Unloading A Video Cassette
LOADING AND UNLOADING A VIDEO CASSETTE Use only video cassette tapes marked LOADING Push the center of the tape until it is automatically retracted into the TV/VCR. AUTOMATIC POWER ON AND PLAY When loading a cassette tape without the erase prevention tab intact, the TV/VCR will turn on automatically and playback will start immediately.
Page 36 LOADING AND UNLOADING A VIDEO CASSETTE TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL ERASURE After recording, break off the erase prevention tab if you do not wish to record over the tape. Screwdriver Erase prevention tab TAPE SPEED AND MAXIMUM PLAYBACK / RECORDING TIME TAPE SPEED T-160 SP (Standard Play)
Page 37: Playback
PLAYBACK To play a prerecorded tape. TO START PLAYBACK To turn on the TV/VCR, press the POWER button. POWER Press the PLAY button to begin playback. “ ” will appear on the screen. PLAY NOTE: This TV/VCR selects the tape speed SP, LP or SLP automatically. 545A201A-E/P30-39 Load a prerecorded tape.
Page 38 PLAYBACK TO REWIND OR FORWARD THE TAPE RAPIDLY Press the REW (Rewind) button in the Stop mode. “ ” will appear on the screen. FORWARD/REVERSE PICTURE SEARCH If you want to see the tape during REW or FWD mode, press and hold the REW or F.FWD button. The backward or forward visual search picture will be seen on the screen.
Page 39: Special Playback
SPECIAL PLAYBACK TO VISUALLY SEARCH FOR DESIRED POINTS When either the F.FWD or REW button is pressed in the PLAYBACK mode, the speed search picture will appear. When pressed twice, the search picture will increase speed. Speed search time depends upon the speed used (SP, LP or SLP) during recording.
Page 40 SPECIAL PLAYBACK TO WATCH A TAPE REPEATEDLY Press the MENU button. MENU Press the ENTER button to select the ON position. ENTER M E N U TIMER REC SET TV SET-UP CH SET-UP AUTO REPEAT ON OFF SYSTEM SET-UP +/–/ENTER/MENU NOTE: To cancel repeat mode, follow above steps 1 and 2, then press the ENTER button to select the OFF position.
Page 41: Recording A Tv Program
RECORDING A TV PROGRAM RECORDING AND VIEWING THE SAME TV PROGRAM To turn on the TV/VCR, press the POWER button. POWER Press the SPEED selector button to select the desired tape speed SP, LP or SLP. The counter and SP, LP or SLP will appear on the screen about 4 seconds.
Page 42 RECORDING A TV PROGRAM Press the Direct Channel Selection buttons or CHANNEL + or – button to select the channel to be recorded. (Example: Channel 12) CHANNEL TO STOP RECORDING TO STOP RECORDING TEMPORARILY Press the PAUSE/STILL button to avoid recording unwanted material. Press the STOP button to stop “...
Page 43: One-Touch Timer Recording (Otr)
ONE-TOUCH TIMER RECORDING (OTR) The One-Touch Timer Recording feature provides a simple and convenient way to make a timed recording. EXAMPLE: One-touch Timer Recording for 30 minutes. Press the POWER button to turn on the TV/VCR. POWER Press the Direct Channel Set the TV/CATV option Selection buttons or CHANNEL to the appropriate setting.
Page 44: Timer Recording
TIMER RECORDING Timer recording can be programmed on-screen with the remote control. The built-in timer allows automatic unattended recording of up to 8 programs within 1 month. EXAMPLE: Program a timer recording for 23rd day, channel 007 (CATV), 7:00 - 9:30 PM (Tape speed : SLP) •...
Page 45 Set the start time, end time, channel and tape speed as in step 4. – SET/TRACKING ENTER To set the timer for another program, press the SET/TRACKING + or – button until the number of the second program blinks, then press the ENTER button.
Page 46: Other Functions For The Timer Recording
OTHER FUNCTIONS FOR THE TIMER RECORDING TO SET DAILY/WEEKLY TIMER When setting the date in the step 4 on page 42, press the SET/TRACKING – button repeatedly when the current day is displayed. The setting changes as follows; Example The current day (Friday) One month later minus one day WKL-WED...
Page 47 TO CANCEL A PROGRAM Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select the TIMER REC SET option in the MENU, then press the ENTER button. Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select the unnecessary program, and press the CANCEL button to cancel the program.
Page 48: Using The Real Time Tape Counter
USING THE REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER The On-Screen Real Time Tape Counter shows the tape running time in Hours, Minutes and Seconds. You can easily determine how long the tape has been running or how much time is left on the tape. TO VIEW THE COUNTER DISPLAY Press the CALL button to display the Real Time Tape Counter.
Page 49: Using Zero Return
USING ZERO RETURN The zero return function provides a convenient method of rapidly returning to the starting point of recording or playback. The starting point can be indexed for any location on the tape by pressing the COUNTER RESET button and ZERO RETURN button. Press the CALL button to display the counter.
Page 50: Duplicating A Video Tape
DUPLICATING A VIDEO TAPE If you connect the TV/VCR to another VCR or CAMCORDER, you can duplicate a previously recorded tape. Make all connections before turning on the power. Insert a blank cassette with the erase preven- tion tab intact into the TV/VCR. Insert a previously recorded cassette into the playback VCR or Camcorder.
Page 51: Reception Disturbances
RECEPTION DISTURBANCES Most types of television interference can be remedied by adjusting the height and position of the VHF/UHF antenna. Outdoor antennas are recommended for best results. The most common types of television interfer- ence are shown below. If one of these symptoms appear when the TV/VCR is connected to a Cable TV system, the disturbance may be caused by the local Cable TV company broadcast.
Page 52: Troubleshooting Guide
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Check the following chart before requesting service. SYMPTOMS POWER The AC power cord is not connected. No power. Cassette is not inserted. Although the power is on, the TV/VCR does not operate. TIMER REC button is depressed. TV BROADCAST RECEPTION TV station experiencing problems.
Page 53 SYMPTOMS CAUSE TV station stopped broadcasting. TV shuts off. Sleep timer is set. TV station experiencing problems or program tuned is not closed captions. Closed caption is not TV signal is weak. activated. The TV/CAP/TEXT button is not depressed. RECORDING The video cassette's erase prevention TV recording does not work.
Page 54: Video Head Cleaning
VIDEO HEAD CLEANING VIDEO HEAD CLOGGING The video heads are the means by which the TV/VCR reads the picture from the tape during playback. In the unlikely event that the heads become dirty enough to be clogged, no picture will be played back. This can easily be deter- mined if, during playback of a known good tape, there is good sound, but no picture (picture is extremely snowy).
Page 55: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS 13" (MVT2135B) TELEVISION Picture Tube: 13" (measured diagonally) Horizontal Resolution: 260 lines Tuner Type: Quartz PLL Frequency Synthesized Receiving Channels: CATV Antenna Input: VHF/UHF In 75 ohms coaxial Speaker: 1-1/2" x 2-1/2", 8 ohm x 1 Audio Output Power: 1.5W...
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