Curtis Mathes CMC13410, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Combination Unit ...

Page 2: ...ating and use instructions Unplug the TV VCR from the wall outlet before cleaning Use a damp cloth do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Never add any attachments and or equipment without approval of the manufacturer Such additions may result in the risk of fire electric shock or other personal injury Do not use the TV VCR where contact with or immersion in water is a possibility such as near bath...

Page 3: ...ld not be placed in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits When installing an outside antenna system be extremely careful to keep from touching the power lines or circuits Contact with such lines can be fatal Do not overload the wall outlet or extension cords Overloading can result in fire or electric sh...

Page 4: ...eplacement parts specified by the manufacturer or those that have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in additional damage to the unit Upon completion of any service or repairs to this TV VCR ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the TV VCR is in a safe operating condition This device complies with part 15 of the FCC R...

Page 5: ...ff Timer 22 Chapter 4 VCR Operation 23 Inserting and Ejecting a Video Tape 23 Playing a Video Tape 23 Playing a Tape 23 Pausing 23 Using Picture Search 24 Using Tracking 24 Using the Time Counter 24 Using Memory Stop 24 Using P PLUS 25 Recording TV Programs as You Watch 25 Recording 25 Editing While Recording 26 Using Advanced Recording Features 26 One touch Recording 26 Timer Recording 26 Using P...

Page 6: ...eshooting 38 Identifying TV Problems 38 Identifying VCR Problems 38 Appendix 39 Caring for Your TV VCR 39 Placement 39 Liquids 39 Cabinet 39 Video Heads 39 Temperature 39 About Video Tapes 39 Caring for Video Tapes 39 Recording Speeds 39 The Record Safety Tab 39 Specifications 40 ...

Page 7: ...eo cassette ng plus creen displays sh and Checking Parts Once you have unpacked your TV VCR check to make sure that you have all the parts shown here If any piece is missing or broken call your dealer The TV illustration shown does not necessarily match the design of your TV set OUT YOUR NEW TV VCR TV VCR Remote Control This manual ...

Page 8: ...forward Press to eject a video tape if the tape is stopped 7 REW button Press to rewind a video tape 8 PLAY button Press to play a video tape 9 FF button Press to fast forward a video tape 10 VOL and VOL buttons VOLUME Press to change the volume or to change features on the menu 11 CH and CH buttons CHANNEL Press to change channels or to select features on the menu 12 POWER button Press to turn th...

Page 9: ...NING ABOUT YOUR NEW TV VCR TV VCR 1 VHF antenna mount VHF rod antenna mount See page 6 2 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 ...

Page 10: ... o decrease or ase the channel CH to els Also menu ay the on on screen t the nnected to eo jacks ous channel n to the last ed 15 MUTE Press to silence the volume 16 P STD picture standard Press to select memorized or standard picture settings TV VCR ...

Page 11: ...11 CHAPTER ONE LEARNING ABOUT YOUR NEW TV VCR TV VCR dvance SKIP nce a tape me or to use h a tape in a tape or a e repeatedly ...

Page 12: ...d adjust it for the clearest picture To reduce the risk of damage only adjust the antenna by moving the black plastic base Antennas With 75 ohm Round Leads 1 Plug the lead into the terminal on the rear panel of the TV VCR Separate VHF and UHF Antennas If you have two separate anten nas for your TV VCR one VHF and one UHF you must combine the two antenna signals before connecting them to the TV VCR...

Page 13: ...t cable without a converter box 1 Plug the incoming cable into the terminal on the rear panel of the TV VCR Cable With a Converter Box If your cable company scrambles some channels and requires you to use a converter box for only those channels use these instructions You will need the following pieces of equipment which you can purchase from an electronics store A two way splitter An RF A B switch...

Page 14: ... on the TV VCR s back panel Choose the A position on the A B switch to select all non scrambled channels by remote control Choose the B position on the A B switch to select scrambled channels via the converter box When using the B position tune your TV VCR to the output channel of the converter box usually channel 3 or 4 ...

Page 15: ...ER TWO INSTALLATION he back e and mpartment 3 Replace the cover If you won t be using the remote control for a long time remove the batteries and store them in a cool dry place Batteries last for about one year ...

Page 16: ...s on the remote Selecting the On screen Language On screen text can appear in English Spanish or French 1 Press MENU to display the menu 2 Press CH until Setup is selected Press VOL 3 Press CH until Language is selected Press VOL or VOL to select the on screen language you want 00 00 00 Menu Picture Time Set Setup VCR Setup Caption V chip Move œ Sel Exit Menu Picture Time Set Setup VCR Setup Capti...

Page 17: ... the programming process and return to normal viewing 5 When the programming process is complete press CH or CH to scan the channels stored in the TV VCR s memory Occasionally the TV VCR will miss an active channel if the signal is weak or if the channel is off the air when you start programming Likewise an unavailable channel may be included in memory if there are stray signals on that channel Ad...

Page 18: ...nnel Option 1 Setting the clock directly Manual Method 1 Press MENU to display the menu 2 Press CH until Time Set is selected Press VOL 3 Press VOL The Time Set menu appears 4 Press VOL to select the hour digits Press CH or CH repeatedly until the correct hour appears Be sure to set the correct time of day am or pm which appears to the right of the minutes enna glish Menu T 07 ded Menu Menu Pictur...

Page 19: ...U to exit the menu Option 2 Using the Local PBS channel to Automatically Set the TV Clock If the TV clock is set using the Auto Clock Set option it will be automatically synchronized to a time signal sent out by the local PBS channel 1 Press MENU to display the menu 2 Press CH until Setup is selected Press VOL 30pm 01 2002 Thu Menu 0pm 5 2002 Wed Menu Time Set Clock 07 30pm Date 05 05 2002 Wed œ M...

Page 20: ...e menu The time is automatically corrected when viewing your local PBS channel Choosing Picture Settings Your TV VCR has preset standard values for picture settings contrast brightness sharpness color and tint You can also customize these settings Customizing Picture Settings 1 Press MENU to display the menu 2 Press CH until Picture is selected Press VOL On 07 CEN No Menu On 07 HAW No Menu Auto Cl...

Page 21: ...re Settings This is a special feature that automatically adjusts your picture for you 1 Press P STD to select an automatic picture setting Choose Standard to set the TV to operate at top performance according to your TV s specifications Choose Mild when viewing the TV in low light or when playing video games Choose Custom if you want to adjust the settings yourself Standard ...

Page 22: ...ss CH or CH to set the hour the set will turn on 4 Press VOL to make the minutes flash 5 Press CH or CH to set the minute the set will turn on 6 Press VOL to make the Off flash 7 Press CH or CH to set the timer to ON Setting the off time 1 Press CH to select Off Time 2 Press VOL to make the hour flash 3 Press CH or CH to set the hour the set will turn off 4 Press VOL to make the minutes flash 5 Pr...

Page 23: ... VCR will automatically adjust the tape s tracking For information on automatic tracking see page 25 For information on the time counter see page 25 Pausing 1 While a tape is playing press P STILL to pause the tape There may be vertical jitter or horizontal streaks on the screen while a tape is paused You can try to eliminate these problems by pressing the TRK and TRK buttons on the remote control...

Page 24: ...y for recorded sections of tape Blank tapes or blank sections of tapes do not affect the counter display 2 Press CLEAR to set the counter to 00 00 00 The TV VCR automatically resets the counter to 00 00 00 when you eject a tape or record 3 Press DISPLAY to remove the time counter Using Memory Stop Memory Stop makes it easy to find a particular scene in a video tape The TV VCR automatically stops r...

Page 25: ... is the most common speed for recording For more information on tape speeds see page 40 3 Select the television channel you want by pressing CH or CH or by using the number buttons If you are using the number buttons to select the channel press 0 before a single digit channel number for channel 5 press 0 5 4 Press REC on the remote control The record indicator on the control panel illuminates and ...

Page 26: ...t to stop recording before the time is up press the REC button until the OTR display shows Stop The recording stops after a few seconds You can also press STOP EJECT on the front panel Timer Recording You can set the timer to record up to six different programs The timer can turn the TV VCR on at the time you select record for a selected length of time and then turn off You can record a program on...

Page 27: ... AM or PM for the ending time 7 Press VOL Press CH or CH to select the minute to end recording Press VOL to lock in the minute 1 30pm 06 30 02 Wed Confirm Timer Record 1 05 01 2002 Wed 05 30pm Channel 11 Time 06 30pm 06 30 MO DAY 05 01 2002 Wed Speed SLP Select One Time Clear REC Cancel Move œ Sel Confirm Timer Record 1 05 01 2002 Wed 05 30pm Channel 11 Time 06 30pm 07 30 MO DAY 05 01 2002 Wed Spe...

Page 28: ...ing a channel that comes through a cable box be sure to leave the cable box on and tuned to the channel you want to record During timer recording there is no picture on the screen because the power is off If you want to watch the channel while it s being recorded press POWER on the remote control One time timer programs clear from memory after recording Daily and weekly programs remain in the time...

Page 29: ...s CLEAR when the program you want to erase appears on the screen That program is erased from memory The TV VCR is equipped with a program memory backup that saves all the timer program information if the power to the TV VCR is interrupted If the unit has been without power all of the timer program information will be disabled until you reset the clock When the clock is reset the programs will be r...

Page 30: ... minimum ten second interval 1 Press MENU to display the menu 2 Press CH until VCR Setup is selected Press VOL 3 Press CH until Block Repeat is selected Press VOL to select the number of times you want your block to repeat You can choose to have your block repeat from one to ten times 4 Press MENU to exit the menu 5 Insert and play a pre recorded video tape 6 Press REPEAT at the beginning of the b...

Page 31: ...lect Mode Press VOL to choose Caption or Text In text mode information unrelated to the captions is displayed such as news or weather Text often covers a large portion of the screen 5 If you wish use CH CH or VOL to change the channel or field Then press MENU to return to normal viewing Different channels display different information For example Channel 1 may have subtitles in English while Chann...

Page 32: ...nce this resets the pin to 0 0 0 0 POWER OFF MUTE 8 2 4 POWER ON How to Enable Disable the V Chip 1 Press MENU to display the menu 2 Press CH until V chip is selected Press VOL 3 Press VOL The Enter PIN screen will appear Enter your 4 digit PIN number 4 The V Chip screen will appear and V Chip lock will be selected To enable the V Chip feature press VOL so that the V Chip lock field is Yes Pressin...

Page 33: ...ENU once to save the TV guidelines A TV Rating will be selected and no letters will be selected To exit this screen press MENU again To select a different TV Rating press CH or CH and then repeat the process Note 1 The TV Y7 TV PG TV 14 and TV MA have additional options See the next step to change any of the following sub ratings FV Fantasy violence D Dialog L Adult language S Sexual situation V V...

Page 34: ...The V chip screen will appear Press CH to select the MPAA rating 5 While MPAA rating is selected press the VOL button The MPAA rating screen will appear 6 Repeatedly press CH to select a particular MPAA category Pressing CH will cycle through the MPAA categories G General audience no restrictions PG Parental guidance suggested PG 13 PG 13 Parents strongly cautioned R R Restricted Children under 17...

Page 35: ...ng tune nel using the nder certain ding on the TV programs ock out all the he V Chip mergency display the il V chip is s VOL he Enter PIN ear Enter N number 4 Press VOL The V Chip lock field will appear and V Chip lock will be selected Press VOL to switch V Chip off Repeatedly pressing VOL will alternate between yes and no ...

Page 36: ...to motion speed d 1 60 normal 3 Press PLAY to resume normal play There is no sound during slow motion It is normal to occasionally see some streaks or jitter during slow motion play If slow motion continues for more than five minutes the TV VCR may play automatically to protect the tape and video heads Jet search When pressing FF or REW during play the search speed becomes faster ...

Page 37: ...V VCR The words Line in appear in the upper left corner of the TV VCR screen The TV VCR will be recording from the incoming line rather than from the normal broadcast signal Line in will remain on screen until the PLAY button is pressed on the playback VCR 4 To begin recording simultaneously press REC on the recording TV VCR s remote control and PLAY on the playback VCR or camcorder 5 When you are...

Page 38: ...ure is distorted during video tape playback or noise or streaks appear in the picture Adjust the tracking Clean the video heads Make sure there has been a recording on the tape You can t receive regular broadcasts Check the antenna or cable connections Rewind command doesn t work Make sure the VCR is not in pause mode Make sure the tape hasn t already been rewound Fast forward command doesn t work...

Page 39: ...ocks Never try to take apart or splice a video tape Do not open the cassette touch the tape or put anything inside the tape case Read the instructions supplied with video tapes Recording Speeds You can play or record a tape at SP Standard Play speed SLP Super Long Play speed Your TV VCR automatically plays tapes at the proper speed Recording at slower tape speeds allows tapes to hold more program ...

Page 40: ...thout Model Power requirements Power consumption Dimensions w x d x h Weight CMC13410 120V AC 60Hz Approx 60watts when on Approx 5watts when off 366 x 382 x 381 mm 14 41 x 15 04 x 15 00 inches 11 2kg 24 69lbs CMC19410 120V AC 60Hz Approx 70watts when on Approx 5watts when off 486 x 468 x 487 mm 19 13x 18 43 x 19 17 inches 19kg 41 89lbs ...

Page 41: ...kmanship encountered in normal noncommercial use of this product and shall not apply to the following including but not limited to damage which occurs in shipment delivery and installation applications and uses for which this product was not intended altered product or serial numbers cosmetic damage or exterior finish accidents abuse neglect fire water lightning or other acts of nature use of prod...

Page 42: ... NOT BE LIABLE VINGS OR OTHER ENTIAL DAMAGES UCT REGARDLESS Curtis Mathes HAS ALL RECOVERY OF N THE PURCHASE NG THE ALLEGED SSUMES ALL RISK ND PURCHASER S OUT OF THE USE hes NOT CAUSED WARRANTY SHALL CHASER OF THIS REMEDY s or the exclusion or s or exclusions may may also have other 42 APPENDIX ...

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