Owner's Manual
Video Cassette Recorder
MSC455
1. Before Using Your VCR
Basic TV Connection
Antenna
Cable TV
Cable TV
Signal
Signal
or
(Back of TV)
Disconnect
RF Cable
(not supplied)
4
Plug the AC power cords of the VCR and TV into the AC outlets.
Hint for Cable Box or Satellite Box
(Back of VCR)
(Cable box or
Antenna or
Satellite box)
ANT
IN
Cable TV
IN
OUT
signal
OUT
RF cable
(supplied)
RF Cables
(Back of TV)
(not supplied)
Select this connection when you want to view
or record a scrambled channel. With this con-
nection, channels cannot be changed on the
unit. You can view or record ONLY the chan-
nels you have selected on the cable box or
the satellite box.
• While you are recording, only the recorded
channel can be viewed.
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or to order replacement accessories,
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Antenna
(Back of VCR)
or
ANT
2
IN
3
Connect
OUT
Connect
RF Cable (supplied)
RF Cable
(not supplied)
To select channels of the cable box or
satellite box
1) Turn on the unit by pressing [STANDBY-
E
ON], then press [VCR/TV]. The "POWER"
and the "VCR/TV" indicator on the front
panel will appear, then press [CHANNEL
] to select channel 3 or 4 (the same
channel as the output channel of the cable
box or satellite box).
• If you use the channel 4, you need to
change the unit's RF output to channel 4.
Refer to "RF Output Channel".
2) At the TV, select channel 3 or 4 (the same
channel as you have selected at step 1)).
3) On the cable box or satellite box, select the
channel you want to view or record.
RF Output Channel
If channel 3 is already occupied for broadcasting,
1) Set your TV to channel 4.
2) Insert a pre-recorded tape into this unit.
3) Press [PLAY B B ] once.
4) After a few seconds, hold [PLAY B B ] on the unit for 3 seconds.
• The RF output channel will change to channel 4 from channel 3 and you
will see a playback picture.
• When a picture does not appear on the TV screen, repeat step 4).
5) Press [STOP C C ] to stop playback.
Stereo TV Connection
You can use the AUDIO OUT jacks and
VIDEO OUT jack on the back of the
VCR if your TV has Audio/Video Input
jacks. In this case, you need to set the
TV to external Line Input Mode. Please
(Back of TV)
refer to your TV's owner's manual.
Front & Rear Terminals
AUDIO OUT jacks
Connect the audio cables here through to the audio
input jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, a stereo
amplifier or an audio system.
VIDEO OUT jack
Connect the video cable here through the video
input jack of a camcorder, another VCR or a TV.
STANDBY-ON
CHANNEL
VIDEO
L - AUDIO - R
Supplied Accessory
• Remote control
• RF cable
(NA374UD) with
(WPZ0901TM002)
two AA batteries
- 1 -
VIDEO
AUDIO OUT
OUT
L
R
(Back of TV)
AUDIO IN jacks
Connect the audio cables coming from the
audio output jacks of a camcorder, another
VCR or an audio source here.
ANT
ANT IN jack
AUDIO
IN
L
Connect your antenna or cable box here.
ANT
AUDIO
IN
OUT
IN
L
OUT
IN
R
R
ANT OUT jack
VIDEO
OUT
VIDEO
OUT
OUT
IN
Connect the supplied RF cable to the
antenna input jack on your TV.
OUT
IN
VIDEO IN jack
Connect the video cable coming from the
video output jack of a camcorder, another
VCR or an audio-visual source (laser disc
player, video disc player, etc.) here.
IR
POWER
VCR/TV
CST.IN
TIMER
RECORD
Installing the Batteries for
the Remote Control
• Owner's manual
Install two AA batteries
(1VMN21186)
(supplied) matching the
polarity indicated on
the bottom of the
remote control.
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Hint
Hint
• The RF output channel
may not change when you
adjust tracking during
playback. In this case,
stop the playback, and
start the playback again.
After that, hold [PLAY B B ]
on the VCR for 3 seconds
again.
VIDEO
AUDIO IN
IN
ANT
L
R
AUDIO
IN
L
OUT
IN
R
OUT
VIDEO
OUT
IN
Audio/Video Cables
(not supplied)
ANT
IN
OUT
(Back of VCR)
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