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- Page 1 TV/VCR Combination Unit Owner’s Manual CMC13410 CMC19410...
- Page 2 MPORTANT AFETY NSTRUCTIONS Warning! Important Safety Instructions 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. This symbol indicates high voltage is present inside. It is dangerous to make any kind of contact with any inside part of this product.
- Page 3 MPORTANT AFETY NSTRUCTIONS Important Safety Information, continued • Do not place the TV/VCR on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The TV/VCR may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the unit. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recom- mended by the manufacturer or sold with the TV/VCR.
- Page 4 MPORTANT AFETY NSTRUCTIONS Important Safety Information, continued • Ground outdoor antennas. If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the TV/VCR, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
ONTENTS Chapter 1: Learning About Your New TV/VCR ...7 List of Features........7 Checking Parts . - Page 6 ONTENTS Chapter 5: Special Features ...30 Using True Repeat ....... . 30 Using Block Repeat .
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Page 7: Chapter 1: Learning About Your New Tv/Vcr
HAPTER EARNING List of Features Your TV/VCR was designed and • Quick start, full loading engineered using the latest system technology. This TV/VCR is a • High speed rewinding full-featured, high-performance • High quality video circuitry unit that not only meets, but •... -
Page 8: Understanding The Controls
EARNING BOUT Understanding the Controls Front Panel Controls & Jacks The buttons on the front panel control basic features. For more advanced features, you will use the remote control. VIDEO and AUDIO IN jacks Connect components, such as a camcorder, to these jacks. -
Page 9: Rear Panel
EARNING ABOUT Understanding the Controls, continued Rear Panel TV/VCR VHF antenna mount VHF rod antenna mount. See page 6. Antenna terminal Use this terminal (VHF/UHF IN FROM ANT) to connect the TV/VCR to a 75-ohm outdoor antenna or cable system. See page 6. HAPTER TV/VCR EARNING ABOUT... -
Page 10: Remote Control
EARNING BOUT Understanding the Controls, continued Remote Control Use the remote control within 33 feet (10 meters) of the TV/VCR and point it directly at the TV/VCR. POWER Press to turn the TV/VCR on and off. NUMBER BUTTONS Press to select specific channels. - Page 11 EARNING ABOUT Understanding the Controls, continued Remote Control Use the remote control within 33 feet (10 meters) of the TV/VCR and point it directly at the TV/VCR. EJECT Press to eject a tape. REC (record) Press to begin recording. TRK+, – (tracking) Press to adjust tape tracking.
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Page 12: Chapter 2: Installation
HAPTER NSTALLATION Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas If you do not have cable TV, you Antennas With 300-ohm must connect an antenna to your Flat Twin Leads TV/VCR. First you need to identify If you use a different 300-ohm your antenna’s lead type: antenna with twin flat leads, •... -
Page 13: Connecting Cable Tv Systems To The Tv/Vcr
NSTALLATION Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas, continued If you use a different 300-ohm antenna with twin flat leads, fol- low the directions below, but skip step 1. Push the stem of the rod antenna into the antenna mount. Connect both antenna leads to a combiner. - Page 14 NSTALLATION Connecting Cable TV Systems to the TV/VCR, continued Connect one of the coaxial cables between the splitter and the input on the converter box. Connect a second coaxial cable between the output of the converter box and the “B” input on the RF (A/B) switch. Connect a third coaxial cable between the splitter and the “A”...
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Page 15: Installing Batteries In The Remote Control
NSTALLATION Installing Batteries in the Remote Control Open the battery compartment by pressing down on the back cover’s tab, then lifting up. Install two AAA size batteries. Make sure to match the + and – ends of the batteries with the diagram inside the compartment. Replace the cover. -
Page 16: Chapter 3: Tv Operation
TV O HAPTER HREE Viewing the On-screen Display The on-screen display automatically appears on the screen when you turn the TV/VCR on or change its status (from stop to play, from play to stop, etc.). You can also activate the on-screen displays manually by using the remote control. -
Page 17: Selecting The Signal Source
TV O PERATION Selecting the Programming Signal Source the Channels The first step in programming Storing Channels in your TV/VCR is to select the Memory signal source of your antenna or Your TV/VCR can automatically cable TV system. memorize all the channels you Press MENU to display the receive. -
Page 18: Setting The Clock
TV O PERATION Programming the Channels, continued • When entering three-digit channels, press the +100 button on the remote control first. For example, to select channel 104, press +100, then press 0, then 4. You can manually add or erase a channel from your TV/VCR’s memory. - Page 19 TV O PERATION Setting the Clock, continued Press VOL+ to select the minute digits. Press CH repeatedly until the correct minute appears. Time Set Clock 07:30pm Date 01/01/2002 Tue œ√Move Adj. Menu Press VOL+ to finish the clock set. Setting the date Press CH to select the Date.
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Page 20: Choosing Picture Settings
TV O PERATION Setting the Clock, continued Press CH until “Auto Clock Press VOL +. Press CH Set” is selected. Press VOL+. Setup TV/Line : TV Air/Cable : Antenna Auto Program Add/Erase Auto Clock Set Language : English Move œ√Sel. Menu Press VOL+ to select Auto Clock Set “On”. -
Page 21: Resetting Standard Picture Settings
TV O PERATION Choosing Picture Settings, continued Press CH or CH to select Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness, Color, or Tint. Picture Mode : Custom Contrast Brightness Sharpness Color Tint G: 50 R: 50 Move œ√Adj. Menu Press VOL+ or VOL– to change the setting. -
Page 22: Setting The Sleep Timer
TV O PERATION Setting the Sleep Timer The sleep timer automatically Press VOL+ or VOL– to set turns off the TV/VCR at the time you select. This is convenient if you like to fall asleep with the television on. Press MENU to display the menu. -
Page 23: Chapter 4: Vcr Operation
VCR O HAPTER Inserting and Ejecting a Video Tape To insert a video tape: Hold the video tape window- side up, with the arrow pointing away from you. Don’t try to insert a tape upside down or backwards. To eject a video cassette tape: Use only video tapes labeled “VHS.”... -
Page 24: Using Picture Search
VCR O PERATION Playing a Video Tape, continued Using Picture Search Using Tracking Picture Search lets you quickly This feature automatically adjusts tracking on video tapes. search a pre-recorded video tape for a particular scene. While playing a tape, press and release FF or REW. -
Page 25: Using P.plus
VCR O PERATION Playing a Video Tape, continued Using P.PLUS To return to the scene you marked: Press P.PLUS to compensate for a poor rental tape. Press STOP. Press FF or REW to return to the scene you marked. The TV/VCR stops the tape when the counter reaches “00:00:00.”... -
Page 26: Editing While Recording
VCR O PERATION Recording TV Programs Using Advanced as You Watch, continued Recording Features Editing While Recording One-touch Recording You can edit while recording, One-touch Recording (OTR) lets selecting only those scenes you you record television programs want to record from the current with the touch of a button. - Page 27 VCR O PERATION Using Advanced Recording Features, continued The TV/VCR assigns a Press CH until “Timer number (1-6) to your entry Record” is selected. Press which is used in the program VOL+. review feature. (For more information, see page 22.) VCR Setup Timer Record Program Review...
- Page 28 VCR O PERATION Using Advanced Recording Features, continued Press CH to select “MO/DAY.” Press VOL+. Timer Record 05/01/2002 Wed 05:30pm Channel : 11 Time : 06:30pm √ 07:30 MO/DAY : 05/01/2002 Wed Speed : SLP Select : One Time Clear :REC Cancel Move œ√Sel.
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Page 29: Using Program Review
VCR O PERATION Using Advanced Recording Features, continued Using Program Review Program Review allows you to review all of the programmed recordings currently stored in the TV/VCR’s memory and to remove a programmed recording quickly and easily. Press MENU to display the menu. -
Page 30: Chapter 5: Special Features
HAPTER PECIAL Using True Repeat You can set your TV/VCR to VCR Setup automatically repeat a tape or a Timer Record section of tape. When you use Program Review True Repeat True Repeat, your TV/VCR will Block Repeat : 1 play until it reaches the end of a tape. -
Page 31: Viewing Closed Captions
PECIAL EATURES Using Block Repeat, Viewing Closed continued Captions When you reach the end of Your TV/VCR decodes and the “block,” press REPEAT displays closed captions. These again. captions are usually subtitles for The TV/VCR will rewind the the hearing impaired or tape to beginning of the translations into another block and repeat it. -
Page 32: Using The V-Chip
PECIAL EATURES Using the V-Chip The V-Chip feature automatically Press VOL+. The “Enter PIN” locks out programming that is screen will appear. Enter deemed inappropriate for your 4-digit PIN number. children. The user must first Note: The default PIN enter a PIN (personal ID number for a new TV set is number) before any of the “0-0-0-0.”... -
Page 33: How To Set Up Restrictions Using The "Tv Guidelines
PECIAL EATURES Using the V-Chip, continued How to Set up Restrictions Using the “TV guidelines” First, set up a personal identification number (PIN), and enable the V-Chip. (See last sections.) Parental restrictions can be set up using either of two methods: The TV guidelines or the MPAA rating. -
Page 34: How To Set Up Restrictions Using The Mpaa
PECIAL EATURES Using the V-Chip, continued How to set the FV, D, L, S and V sub-ratings. First, select one of these TV- Ratings: TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14 or TV-MA (See Step 4, above). Next, while the TV-Rating is selected, repeatedly press VOL +. -
Page 35: How To Reset The Tv After The V-Chip Blocks
PECIAL EATURES Using the V-Chip, continued How to Reset the TV after Next, press VOL + to activate the the V-Chip Blocks a category. While a particular category is Channel(“Emergency selected, press VOL + to activate Escape”) If the TV is tuned to a restricted channel, the V-Chip will block it. -
Page 36: Using Special Playback Features
PECIAL EATURES Using Special Playback Features Skip search Your TV/VCR provides you with special features that are Skip search allows you to available when you are playing a quickly search through a short tape. These features are Frame section of tape. Advance, Skip Search, and Slow Motion. -
Page 37: Copying, Or Dubbing, A Video
PECIAL EATURES Copying, or Dubbing, a Video To make a copy, or “dub,” of another video tape, you need: • your TV/VCR • a separate VCR (or camcorder) • two A/V cables with connectors. (You can find these at most electronics supply stores.) Important warning: One Federal Court has held that unauthorized recording of copyrighted... -
Page 38: Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
HAPTER ROUBLESHOOTING Identifying TV Problems Identifying VCR Problems Poor picture, no picture, blurred Unit won’t turn on. picture, or blue screen. • Make sure the unit is plugged • Try another channel. Make sure the unit is plugged into a •... -
Page 39: Appendix
PPENDIX Caring for Your TV/VCR Cabinet Please follow these guidelines • Never open the cabinet or to get the maximum performance from your TV/VCR. • Wipe your TV/VCR with a Placement • Do not place the TV/VCR near extremely hot, cold, humid or •... -
Page 40: Specifications
FF/REW time 10% – 75% Less than 2 min. with T-120 Equipment specifications are subject to change without notice PPENDIX CMC13410 Model Power requirements 120V AC, 60Hz Power consumption Approx. 60watts when on Approx. 5watts when off Dimensions(w x d x h) 366 x 382 x 381 mm 14.41 x 15.04 x 15.00 inches... - Page 41 Curtis Mathes or authorized service center. Curtis Mathes will repair or replace this product, at our option and at no charge as stipulated herein, with new or reconditioned parts or products if found to be defective during the limited warranty period specified above.
- Page 42 BENEFITS, OR ANY OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE USE, MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT, REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY ON WHICH THE CLAIM IS BASED, EVEN IF Curtis Mathes HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOR SHALL RECOVERY OF...
- Page 44 Curtis Mathes has determined that this product or product model meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy effiency 3250 W. Big Beaver Rd. Troy, MI 48084 For more information about this or other Curtis Mathes products, please visit our web site at: www.curtismathes.com. AA68-02476A...