Zenith VRE4122 Installation And Operating Manual

Zenith VRE4122 Installation And Operating Manual

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Installation and Operating Guide | Warranty
Model Numbers | VRE4122 • VRE4222 | Video Cassette Recorders
© Copyright 2001, Zenith Electronics Corporation

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  • Page 1 Installation and Operating Guide | Warranty Model Numbers | VRE4122 • VRE4222 | Video Cassette Recorders © Copyright 2001, Zenith Electronics Corporation...
  • Page 2: Safety Precautions

    FCC COMPLIANCE: The responsible party for this product’s compliance is: Zenith Electronics Corporation, 2000 Millbrook Drive, Lincolnshire, IL 60069, USA Phone: 1-847-391-7000. MOISTURE CONDENSATION If you pour a cold liquid into a glass, water vapor in the air will condense on the surface of the glass.
  • Page 3 • Onscreen Display of Function • Trilingual Onscreen Programming (English/Spanish/French) ACCESSORIES Remote Control RF Coaxial Cable power eject menu clear ch/trk enter tv / vcr sp / slp ch/trk stop pause rec / itr play cm skip EZ review CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PREPARATION PLAYBACK...
  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Important safeguards for you and your new product 1. Read Instructions 2. Follow Instructions 3. Retain Instructions 4. Heed Warnings 5. Cleaning 6. Water and Moisture 7. Accessories 8. Transporting Product PORTABLE CART WARNING 9. Attachments 10. Ventilation 11.
  • Page 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (Cont’d) 14. Outdoor Antenna Grounding EXAMPLE OF GROUNDING ACCORDING TO NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE INSTRUCTIONS 15. Lightning 16. Power Lines 17. Overloading 18. Object and Liquid Entry 19. Servicing 20. Damage Requiring Service 21. Replacement Parts 22. Safety Check 23.
  • Page 6: Vcr Feature Chart

    VCR FEATURE CHART FEATURES VRE4222 VRE4122...
  • Page 7: Connections For Your Vcr

    CONNECTIONS FOR YOUR VCR CONNECTIONS WITHOUT A CABLE BOX Turn off power or unplug VCR before making any connections. AUDIO ANT.IN VHF/UHF /CATV VIDEO CONNECTIONS WITH A CABLE BOX CABLE AUDIO Turn off power or unplug VCR before making any connections.
  • Page 8: Audio/Video (A/V) Connections To Tv

    CONNECTIONS FOR YOUR VCR (Cont’d) AUDIO/VIDEO (A/V) CONNECTIONS TO TV ANT.IN VHF/UHF /CATV VIDEO ANT.IN AUDIO VHF/UHF /CATV VIDEO CONNECTIONS WITHOUT A CABLE BOX AUDIO ANT.IN VHF/UHF /CATV VIDEO R-AUDIO-L VIDEO Turn off power or unplug VCR before making any connections.
  • Page 9: Control Names And Locations

    CONTROL NAMES AND LOCATIONS FRONT CASSETTE COMPARTMENT PAUSE POWER REC/ITR INFRARED REMOTE SENSOR STOP/EJECT VCR Function Indicator Panel CHANNEL ( REW (Rewind) VIDEO IN/AUDIO IN (L/R) JACKS (LINE2) PLAY NOTE FF (Fast Forward) CH/TRK...
  • Page 10: Indicator Panel

    CONTROL NAMES AND LOCATIONS (Cont’d) INDICATOR PANEL Cassette indicator Record indicator VCR indicator TV/VCR SP/SLP Playback Messages FF (Fast Forward) PLAY REW (Rewind) STILL STOP TIMER Clock/Tape operation indicator Record Message RECP SP or SLP STOP Tuner Messages L1 or L2...
  • Page 11: Set Position Of The Ch3/Ch4 Switch

    CONTROL NAMES AND LOCATIONS (Cont’d) REAR AUDIO OUT (L/R) JACKS; VIDEO OUT JACK; AUDIO IN (L/R) JACKS; VIDEO IN JACK; NOTE WARNING : VCR OUTPUT CHANNEL SELECT SWITCH POWER CORD SET POSITION OF THE CH3/CH4 SWITCH Tune TV to Ch.3 Tune TV to Ch.4...
  • Page 12: Remote Control

    REMOTE CONTROL POWER, PLAY, PAUSE, FF, REW power eject menu clear ch/trk enter tv / vcr sp / slp ch/trk stop pause rec / itr play cm skip EZ review REC/ITR EJECT CLEAR D D E E F F G G...
  • Page 13: Operation Of Remote Control

    STOP OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL HOW TO INSTALL THE BATTERIES NOTES • • • • • • power eject menu clear ch/trk enter tv / vcr sp / slp ch/trk stop pause rec / itr play cm skip EZ review...
  • Page 14: On-Screen Display (Osd)

    STEREO/SAP DISPLAY TAPE SPEED DISPLAY JUL 5 , THU 2:15 PM CLOCK/COUNT/REMAIN DISPLAY DATE DISPLAY power eject menu clear ch/trk enter tv / vcr sp / slp ch/trk rec / itr stop pause play cm skip EZ review NOTES • •...
  • Page 15: Setting The On-Screen Display

    SETTING THE ONSCREEN DISPLAY power eject menu clear PREPARATION ch/trk • enter • tv / vcr sp / slp • ch/trk rec / itr stop pause play MENU SELECTION cm skip EZ review MAIN MENU NOTE • MENU ENTER CLOCK SET...
  • Page 16: Setting The Setup Menu

    SETTING THE SETUP MENU MAIN MENU FUNCTION OSD LANGUAGE SELECT SETUP MENU AUDIO MODE DISPLAY BROADCAST TYPE DISPLAY (STEREO/SAP/MONO) • AUDIO OUTPUT DISPLAY (STEREO/LEFT/RIGHT)
  • Page 17: Channel Selection

    CHANNEL SELECTION menu clear PREPARATION ch/trk • enter tv / vcr sp / slp ch/trk stop pause rec / itr • play • cm skip AUTO CHANNEL PROGRAMMING EZ review MENU ENTER CATV MENU CH/TRK ( CH (L/M)
  • Page 18: Viewing Tv Only

    CHANNEL SELECTION (Cont’d) TO ADD OR ERASE CHANNELS FROM MEMORY MAIN MENU TUNING MENU VIEWING TV ONLY • • • POWER MENU ENTER ENTER MENU TV/VCR NOTES...
  • Page 19: Video Cassette Tapes

    VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES SAFETY TAB To prevent accidental era- sure, remove the tab after recording. WHEN HANDLING VIDEO CASSETTES • To record again cover the hole with vinyl tape. • • • LOADING • UNLOADING • • STOP/EJECT EJECT STOP/EJECT...
  • Page 20: Setting The Clock

    AUTO CLOCK SET CLOCK MENU NOTE There are cases that TV station does not send or sends wrong date and/or time information and VCR sets the incorrect time accordingly. In this case we recommend that you set the clock manually.
  • Page 21: Manual Clock Set

    SETTING THE CLOCK (Cont’d) MAIN MENU MANUAL CLOCK SET Example: July 5, 2001 ; 2:15 AM CLOCK MENU NOTE MENU ENTER MENU...
  • Page 22: Normal Playback

    NORMAL PLAYBACK PREPARATION • • • NORMAL PLAYBACK • power eject • menu clear ch/trk enter tv / vcr sp / slp ch/trk • rec / itr stop pause play • cm skip EZ review • TRACKING CONTROL AUTO TRACKING •...
  • Page 23: Auto Play System

    NORMAL PLAYBACK (Cont’d) AUTO PLAY SYSTEM LOAD AUTO PLAY TAPE AUTO POWER SHUT-OFF FUNCTION POWER STOP POWER stop AUTO AUTO AUTO POWER REWIND EJECT power REWIND POWER STOP, REW, AUTO...
  • Page 24: Special Effects Playback

    / itr play cm skip VISUAL SEARCH FUNCTION EZ review During PLAYBACK mode... • LOGIC SEARCH FUNCTION The VCR must be in the STOP Mode. • PAUSE D D E E CH/TRK ( PAUSE PLAY PLAY...
  • Page 25 USING THE SLOW MOTION FEATURE During STILL mode... power eject • menu clear ch/trk • enter tv / vcr sp / slp ch/trk rec / itr stop pause play cm skip EZ review CM SKIP (Commercial Skip) During PLAYBACK mode...
  • Page 26: Normal Recording

    NORMAL RECORDING PREPARATION • • power eject • menu clear ch/trk enter tv / vcr sp / slp ch/trk • stop pause rec / itr play cm skip EZ review • • • To PAUSE the recording During the RECORDING mode...
  • Page 27: Timer Recording

    TIMER RECORDING menu clear ch/trk enter tv / vcr sp / slp ch/trk rec / itr stop pause • play cm skip EZ review • TUNING MENU • PREPARATION • • • MAIN MENU • Example Things to know before starting...
  • Page 28 TIMER RECORDING (Cont’d) Example Example Example Example Cable Users: Example • Example ONCE event... WEEKLY event... DAILY event... If the input data is wrong, press correct it by pressing to select the data and...
  • Page 29: Program Priority

    Reset time according to instructions. The VCR must be off for a timer recording to take place! You can clear the timer recording by pressing POWER during timer recording. MAIN MENU CHECKING (ERASING) THE TIMER PROGRAM...
  • Page 30: Instant Timer Recording

    INSTANT TIMER RECORDING power eject PREPARATION • • menu clear ch/trk • enter tv / vcr sp / slp ch/trk rec / itr stop pause play cm skip EZ review • INSTANT TIMER RECORD • MENU INSTANT TIMER RECORD •...
  • Page 31: Dubbing And Editing

    DUBBING AND EDITING Another VCR: Play From AUDIO and VIDEO Output • • NOTE Camcorder: Play From AUDIO and VIDEO Output To AUDIO/VIDEO Input CH/TRK ( REC/ITR Your VCR: Recording...
  • Page 32: Easy Operation

    EASY FUNCTIONS EASY OPERATION power eject menu clear ch/trk Press enter tv / vcr sp / slp ch/trk rec / itr stop pause play cm skip EZ review EASY REVIEW CH 4 WABC STEREO EASY INFORMATION “Home video” JUL 5 , THU...
  • Page 33: Vhs Hi-Fi Stereo System/Mts Broadcast

    VHS Hi-Fi STEREO SYSTEM/MTS BROADCAST PLAYBACK WITH Hi-Fi STEREO AUDIO SOUND (STEREO) POSITION: (LEFT) POSITION: (RIGHT) POSITION: PLAY...
  • Page 34: Sap (Second Audio Program) Recording

    VHS Hi-Fi STEREO SYSTEM/MTS BROADCAST (Cont’d) MTS (Multi-Channel TV Sound) TV screen MULTICHANNEL TV SOUND INDICATOR (MTS) • If only STEREO appears on the TV screen. STEREO If only SAP appears on the TV screen. If both the STEREO/SAP appear on the TV screen SAP (Second Audio Program) RECORDING REC/ITR STOP...
  • Page 35: Tape Counter Memory Feature

    CLOCK • • COUNTER • REMAINING TIME COUNTER MEMORY FUNCTION power eject menu clear ch/trk enter tv / vcr sp / slp ch/trk stop pause rec / itr play cm skip EZ review TAPE REMAINING Indicator Panel TV Screen NOTE...
  • Page 36: Editing A Recording

    EDITING A RECORDING power eject menu clear ch/trk enter tv / vcr sp / slp ch/trk rec / itr stop pause play cm skip EZ review OPERATING HINTS • • • • VIDEO HEAD CLEANING • • • PLAY PAUSE...
  • Page 37: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING SYMPTOM REC/ITR PLAY • • • • • • CHECK POINT & CORRECTION • • • • • TV/VCR • • • • • • • • • • • • POWER...
  • Page 38: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Head System Power Source Power Consumption Dimensions Operating Temperature Operating Humidity Timer Weight Tape Speed Tape Width Maximum Recording Time Rewind Time TUNER Antenna VHF Output Signal Channel Coverage VIDEO Video Signal System Input Output Signal to Noise Ratio AUDIO FM audio Frequency Range...
  • Page 39 ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORPORATION VCR LIMITED WARRANTY-USA Zenith will repair or replace your product, at Zenith’s option, if it proves to be defective in material or workmanship under normal use, during the warranty period listed below from the date of original consumer purchase.

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