Goldstar R-E21M, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...GoldStar _ _ VCR OWNER S MANUAL vllSl Before connecting Operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet care fully and completely R E21M ...

Page 2: ...se damage to the tape When the unit is exposed to a rapid temperature change from cold to warm some condensation will occur Under this condition connect the power cord to the AC line press POWER ON OFF button on and allow at least two hours for the unit to dry out POWER OWOFF button Cable reception is only available to customers subscribing to cable service Cable compatible models will tune in mos...

Page 3: ...gram 5 Antenna VOR connections 6 VCR TV connections 7 Cable antenna CATV connections 8 On Screen Display 9 On Screen Menu features 10 Channel presetting By using the remote control 11 Set your television to the VCR channel 13 Making a sample recording 14 Identification and operation of controls 15 Remote Control 18 Clock setting By using the remote control 21 Recording while you are away 23 Progra...

Page 4: ...and cart combination to overturn 3 10 3125A Ventilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating and these openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should not be placed in a built ...

Page 5: ...ontact with them might be fatal 18 Overloading Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock 4 19 Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product ...

Page 6: ... the TV receiver WIRING DIAGRAM To use your VCR connect it with your TV receiver and antenna system as illustrated below Antennas CATV From ANT ToVCR VCR i i I n PO AEJECT aoldsl ar L TAPE IN REC TIMER VCR O O O O I From Cable Company ii rli I REWJ_ IbPLAY FF_ FrontVCR ToTV See ANTENNA VCR CONNECTIONS on page 6 See VCR TV CONNECTIONS on page 7 _ See CABLE ANTENNA CA V CONNECTIONS on page 8 5 ...

Page 7: ... a flat type antenna cable connect it to the Antenna Adaptor 300 ohm to 75 ohm not supplied and slip the Adaptor onto the IN FROM ANT terminal The Adaptor does not screw onto the VCR it just slips over the connector ANTENNA WITH SEPARATE VHF UHF LEADS VHF Antenna UHF Antenna t hm Twin lead Flat Cable I i r rr i ii ii I__ VCR To IN FROM ANT Antenna Mlxer VHF UHF 300 ohm to 75 ohm not supplied 1 Dis...

Page 8: ...the 75 ohm Coaxial Cable with Antenna adaptor accessory number 1 to OUT TO TV on the VCR Connect the other end to the Antenna Splitter 75 ohm to VHF UHF 300 ohm not supplied or 75 ohm antenna input on back of rv as illustrated above 2 Connect the wires marked UHF on the Splitter to the UHF terminals on the rear of your televi sion 3 Connect the wires marked VHF on the Splitter to the VHF terminals...

Page 9: ...witch to the A position Diagram No 2 Cable Converter OUT To IN FROM ANT VCR inonoon_ n n ODD _ _j0nnoonon _ r_oooooolF r r To OUT TO TV CH3 or 4 I Cable Antenna I This hook up permits the recording of any channel including scrambled premium channels At the same time you may view any channel except those that are scrambled To view scrambled chan nels put the A B Switch in the A position In this pos...

Page 10: ...g with the operation mode the tape counter the counter memory and channel number The on screen overlays will appear momentarily as a clear indication that a main function or a channel has been changed with the remote control or at the VCR Whenever a function button Stop FF etc is pressed or when you change channels a 4 second OSD appears The function name and the channel number if tuned are displa...

Page 11: ... PUSH MENU TV SYSTEM DISPLAY The TV SYSTEM feature is used for manually setting the video recorder tuner to match your antenna system Broadcast band TV Select TV if your antenna system provides only UHF and VHF channels Regular cable band CATV Select CATV if your antenna system is a cable TV line with or without a cable converter decorder box Check with your cable supplier to determine your type o...

Page 12: ...tation into the tuner s memory Automatic programming is usually a one time proce dure but you will need to repeat it if you move to a location that has different channels or if the power is interrupted Turn on the power of both VCR and TV Be sure that the TV is set to the video channel channel 3 or 4 Aim the remote control at the receiver on the front panel of the VCR ON THE REMOTE CONTROL 1 Press...

Page 13: ... to turn the VCR on The VCR indicator will light on the dis play panel of the VCR 3 Press CHANNEL select button or for an unwanted channel 4 Press the ADD ERASE button for eliminating the channel and the channel display flashes on the TV screen 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all unwanted channels have been eliminated NOTE This VCR is equipped with AFT Automatic Fine Tuning But it does not have an ON...

Page 14: ...evision NOTES If the range is short try new batteries cAn object between the VCR and remote control may block the invisible light beam and operation will not be possible CHANNEL Select Button or 0 o6 TR_3KING G 4 Fine tune the television for best picture NOTE If both Channel 3 and Channel 4 are in use in your area select the one which does not interfere with the playback picture SPECIAL NOTE Certa...

Page 15: ...hannel Select button v or A on the remote control to select the channel to be recorded O INPUT SELECT Button Channel Select Buttons 5 Now press REC ITR button once on the VCR or on the remote control The REC indicator will light on the VCR display panel and you are now recording the program you see on your TV screen REC Indicator REC ITR Button 6 Record for a few minutes Press STOP button on the V...

Page 16: ... another VCR the INPUT VSELECT button must be in the AN position If you select AN AV indicator appears on the screen VIDEO IN connection from another VCR video camera other video equipment OUT TO TV IN FROM ANT IIIIII F I J VHF UHF INPUT Lead wire from antenna connects to this 75 ohm input Permits video connection of your unit to a monitor or another VCR AUDIO OUT The audio that is supplied to the...

Page 17: ...TION Do not put your finger or other objects behind the Cassette Door because of the risk of injury Particulary keep small children away from the unit STO P AEJECT ___ 11 TAPE IN REC 0 0 i P _ INDICATORS OF VCR DISPLAY i _r TIMER VCR 1 O OA _ _ II_LL O REC ITR _ REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER This sensor window receives the signals from the wireless remote control STOP EJECT BU I rON If this button is pr...

Page 18: ...mes faster than the normal speed LP recorded tape or 5 times faster than the normal speed SP recorded tape to confirm the recorded content Press PLAY button to return to normal playback mode or press STOP button to stop tape move ment Sound is muted during VISUAL SEARCH mode TAPE IN REC TIMER VCR O O O O REW _ IpPLAY REC IT R PLAY BUI rON Press the PLAY button The PLAY indication appears on the sc...

Page 19: ...HANNEL SELECT V and A BUTTONS TRACKING If noise appears on the screen during playback press V or button until the noise on the screen is reduced or eliminated CHANNEL You can scan up or down through all the memorized channels using the Channel Select button V or A NOTES Tracking is automatically reset to normal when a tape is inserted or the power cord is unplugged Auto tracking may not operate co...

Page 20: ...8 for channel 8 The number buttons are also used for setting the On Screen Program ming 100 BUTTON Use to select TV channels with number 100 or above Press 100 2 and 3 in this order to select channel 123 Press 100 0 and 5 for channel 105 VISS BU FrON Use to enter the VISS function mode CLOCK COUNT Bu n ON To switch the display between the counter memory and clock modes NOTE To CLOCK COUNT button d...

Page 21: ...corded tape program is supplied to the TV With the RECORD mode on the VCR the TV will display the program as it is being recorded The rv position the VCR indicator is off is used for regular TV operation when the VCR is not being used This position also allows you to record one channel while viewing another NOTES When the power is turned on the VCR TV selector is switched to the VCR mode automatic...

Page 22: ... time or date 13th month for example will appear on the TV screen It will not enter the memory MENU Button Number Buttons O through 9 r i o o OGO CLEAR Button DISPLAY Button li Turn on the power of both VCR and TV i_ Be sure that the TV is set to the VCR Output Channel channel 3 or 4 i_ Aim the remote control at the sensor on the front panel of the VCR NOTE If direct VIDEO AUDIO connection is made...

Page 23: ...l time or date entries 13th month for example Now the display on the screen will show the correct time CLOCK SET TIME 02 15 PM MONTH DAY YEA R DATE 09 01 93 WED TO END PUSH MENU Press MENU button The display resumes the original menu PUSH SELECTION NUMBER 1 CLOCK SET 2 NORMAL PROGRAM 3 DAILY PROGRAM 4 WEEKLY PROGRAM 5 PROGRAM REVIEW 6 SET UP TO END PUSH MENU _ Press MENU button once again to retur...

Page 24: ...eed Record starting time Record stopping time Date on which to recording is to be made Refer to PROGRAM TIMER SETTING on pages 24 through 28 Number Buttons _Y UENU _ D_tAy _ _ _ QQQ L 000 REMOTE COWmOL INPUT SELECT Button TIMER Indicator POWER ON OFF Button 4 The recording will start and the TIMER and the REC indicators will light at the time you have programmed NOTES 1 When the TIMER indicator is...

Page 25: ...re batteries are installed in the remote control Make sure a tape is in the VCR You can correct an error in the program any time before the last step by pressing CLEAR button repeatedly until the digit to be corrected flashes and then by entering the corrections MENU Button Number Buttons 0 through 9 Pt_y QQ OOO RE_OI1ECO_rmOL CLEAR Button _ Turn on the power of both VCR and TV OBe sure that the T...

Page 26: ...EW 6 SET UP TO END PUSH MENU NOTE Any one of these program modes or any combination thereof up to 8 programs in total may be selected A typical example of a NORMAL program is demonstrated below NOTE The lowest available program number will be selected automatically lliiThe display will prompt you to select _ TUNER mode or A V mode example program No 1 NORMAL PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 SELECT SOURCE INPUT T...

Page 27: ...ss five digits two for the hour and two more for the minute and one more for AM or PM for example 0 6 0 0 2 for 6 00 PM Press 1 for AM or 2 for PM The display will prompt you to select the stop time NOTE Always press 0 before a single digit hour and minute NORMALPROGRAM PROGRAM 1 CH 04 SPEED SP START TIME 06 00 PM STOP TIME _ I_ TO END PUSH MENU _Press five digits two for the hour and two more for...

Page 28: ... TIME 01 30 PM START DATE 09 01 93 1 1 I 1 I I W ED PAST TIME P RqGFIAI_ME D _O P Nb PUSH MENU _ Press MENU again to return to the main menu display Additional program may be entered by repeating steps O _ If you are finished programming and you want to set the VCR to record the programs you have entered a make sure you have inserted a tape in the machine and b press the POWER button to OFF TIMER ...

Page 29: ...RT TIME 06 00 PM STOP TIME 07 30 PM START DATE 09 02 93 THU TO CONTINUE PUSH NO 5 TO ERASE PUSH CLEAR TO END PUSH MENU NOTE When there is no program in the VCR if you press 5 to review or to erase in the menu mode the display will be shown EMPTY for 3 seconds I 1 EMPTY i I TO END PUSH MENU PROGRAM PRIORITY When there is an overlap of the program timer settings 7 00 PM 8 00 PM I I 9 00 PM 10 00 PM ...

Page 30: ... 17 presses 8 00 18 presses 8 30 19 presses 9 00 20 presses 0 00 RECALLING THE ITR SE n ING Press the REC ITR button and the recalled ITR setting will be displayed on the screen The recalled ITR setting will automatically return to the current position in 5 seconds NOTE To recall the recording time press the REC ITR button only once If you press this button twice or more the recording time will be...

Page 31: ...mething else simply press VCR TV selector to turn VCR indication off Set the channel selector on the television to the program you want to watch 8 If you want to periodically check what you are recording simply set the channel selector on the television to the VCR channel 3 or 4 and press VCR TV selector to turn VCR indicator on VCR Indlcetor vies OOO VCR TV Selector RE_ITR Button EDITING A RECORD...

Page 32: ... screen 3 Press either the FF or REW button VISS will start The indicator appears simultaneously during scanning The tape will be rewound or rapidly advanced to the next signal marked The tape will be played back for approximately 5 seconds and then rewound or rapidly advanced to the next VlSS signal Every time a VISS signal is detected and playback begins the displayed VISS scan number appears V ...

Page 33: ... playback mode Otherwise speed search continues for about 3 minutes after which time the PLAY mode is resumed While you hold down FF or REW button during the picture search mode the picture will be viewed at 9 times faster than the normal playback speed SP recorded tape at a speed about 17 times faster than the normal playback speed LP recorded tape or at 27 times faster than the normal playback s...

Page 34: ... at SP or EP mode 3 When the PAUSE STILL mode continues for more than about 5 minutes the VCR will automatically change to stop mode to protect the tape PAUSE STILL Button rlU_ ONG MENU C L _ t R DISPLAY RESET PLAY Button AUTO PLAYBACK FUNCTION When a cassette with erase prevention tab removed is inserted playback will start automatically This automatic function eliminates the need for pressing PL...

Page 35: ...tart press RESET button ta reset the counter to M0 00 00 5 Continue to play or record 6 Press STOP button 7 Press REW button The tape will be rewound to the preselected point approximately at M0 00 00 NOTES 1 The linear time counter does not operate for non recorded portions 2 The tape counter will be automatically reset 0 00 00 when the tape is loaded 3 If a tape is rewound beyond 0 00 00 the cou...

Page 36: ...too bright too faint or even change VIDEO HEAD CLEANING _ _ _ _ _ t _ M t _ _ i _ _ Picture playback may become blurred or interrupted even though the IV program received is clear This does not mean that the recorded program has been erased Dirt accumulation on the head after long periods of use can cause these problems If high quality video tapes are used in this VCR the video heads should not no...

Page 37: ...e television set to the VCR for either recording or playback ERASE PREVENTION TAB If you wish to save a recording and prevent accidental erasure remove the erase prevention tab from the cassette This will prevent recording on the cassette Later if you wish to record stick two layers of cellophane tape over the opening Erase Preventlon Tab VCR TO VCR DUBBING If you wish to exchange or copy some of ...

Page 38: ...n the VCR indicator on Set the television to the same channel selected on the RF Channel Select Switch Channel 3 or 4 Adjust the Tuning Control on television to obtain best picture The cassette has had the erase prevention tab removed Stick a piece of cellophane tape over erase prevention tab hole or select a different cassette PLAYBACK OF PRE RECORDED CASSETTE Symptom No picture appears on televi...

Page 39: ...erally be indicated by a slight degeneration in picture or sound quality Because of the delicate nature of VCR it is recommended that you take the VCR to a Sears Service Center to have it cleaned and restored to like new operation SEARS SERVICE Your Sears Video Cassette Recorder has added value when you consider that Sears has service units nationwide staffed with Sears trained technicians profess...

Page 40: ...0 Hz 29W 360 W 88 H 335 D mm Approx 4 2 kg FEATURES DA Two Head System 181 Channel Frequency Synthesizer Tuner 8 Program 1 year Programmability On screen program review On screen display of function High Quality HQ picture enhancement system for improved image sharpness and detail Instant Timer Recording ITR Auto power and playback functions Record play visual search in 3 speeds SP LP EP Rapid pic...

Page 41: ... kept handy by placing it near the VCR rn off power _Select channel to be f _ ITurn lllll llll IIII on I V li Insert a cassette _ OPress PLAY button 1ect CH3 ii f iTurn IIII IIIIi IIII on rv Olnsert a cassette _Select channel to be recorded _Press REC ITR button once and recording starts _Select the desired speed OFirst perform Steps 1 through 7 of the above Viewing and Recording the Same TV Progr...

Page 42: ...lect 1 Tuner 2 AN 3 Select channel 4 Select recording speed 1 SP 2 LP 3 El 5 Select starting time 6 Select stopping time 7 Select starting date Olnsert a cassette puny Select the desired speed Select the channel to be recorded 9After recording is started press REC ITR button for recording length which is selected as the button is pressed REC ITR LENGTH display button ITR STOP TIME 1 press 0 00 2 p...

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Page 44: ...ts The above warranty coverage applies only to video cassette recorders which are used for private household purposes TO OBTAIN WARRANTY SERVICE SIMPLY RETURN THE VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER TO THE NEAREST SEARS SERVICE CENTER DEPARTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state Sears Roebuck and Co D 817WA Hoff...