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.
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• 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...
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)
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)
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...
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...
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.
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 •...
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...
/ 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...
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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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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 •...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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.