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This VCR is designed to send picture and sound
signal on UHF channel E36 (between E28 to E60) to
the TV, through the RF coaxial cable.
1 Make sure the VCR is turned off and no cassette

is inserted.

Press 

STOP/EJECT

 

/

0

 

on the front panel for

more than 5 seconds. All four indicators on the
display window will blink.

Press 

PLAY 

5 or 

STOP

 

 

on the remote control

to select the TV system.

The indicators represent the TV system as de-
scribed in the table below.

Press 

OK/STATUS

.

Turn on the TV, and tune it to UHF channel E36.

• If two vertical white bars appear clearly on the TV

screen, press OK/STATUS and go to step 6.

• If  the two vertical white bars do not appear clearly,

press PLAY 

5

 or STOP 

 on the remote control to

set the video channel to any vacant channel be-
tween channel 28 to 60.

• The indicators tell channel position. The indicators

light and blink at different speed by the channel
position as shown in the table in the next column.The
POWER indicator blinks and the 

REC

 indicator

lights up regardless of the channel number.

Press 

OK/STATUS

.

The CASS and TIMER indicator will turn off.
You will now enter the Language Setting mode
explained on the next column.

POWER CASS

REC

TIMER

Setting the Video Channel

System

Country

China, Russia,

Hong Kong, South 

B/G

D/K

I

West Europe, ASEAN

countries, New Zealand

Africa, United Kingdom

TV

East Europe

POWER

blink

blink

blink

CASS

REC

TIMER

Indicator

blink

blink

blink

blink

blink

blink

off

off

off

Test signal
(two vertical white bars)

For the first time you turn on this VCR, some basic

settings must be done first before going on to
further operations.

 Select the Language

Press 

POWER

.

The language selection screen
appears.

Press 

PLAY 

5 or 

STOP

 

to select either "ENGLISH",
or "

" (Chinese).

Press

 OK/STATUS

.

1

Before operating the VCR, be familiar with the
menu operations first because most of the features
built into the VCR can be available only on the
menus.

Press 

MENU

 to display the main menu screen.

Press 

PLAY 

5 or 

STOP

 

∞ to select a desired

feature on the menu, then press 

OK

/

STATUS.

When you select a feature, go to the section in

this manual and follow the instructions described
there.

To go back to the previous menu screen, press

REW

 

2. To change the setting of a menu item,

press FF 

3. Press 

MENU

 to exit.

To watch a picture from this VCR on the TV,
select the same channel you have selected as the
video channel on the TV.

Note:
If you use only external video input (AV) mode to watch
the picture from this VCR, 
you can turn off the video
channel output. To turn off the video output channel, press

VCR CH

 

  until CASS and TIMER indicators on the

display window are off.

Menu Operations

Initial Set Up

       

ENGLISH

SELECT:             CONFIRM: OK
END: MENU

S

S

etting 

U

U

p

CHANNEL

CASS

TIMER

Blinking Speed

light

light

light

blink

blink

blink

light

light

light

light

blink

blink

60

40

50

36

30

28

51 - 59

41 - 49

37 - 39

31 - 35

29

fast

fast

slow

slow

indicator

indicator

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Summary of Contents for VR 655

Page 1: ...openings or holes If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth etc the heat may not be able to get out 3 DO NOT place heavy objects on the VCR or remote control 4 DO NOT place anything which might spill on top of the VCR or remote control If water or liquid is allowed to enter this equipment fire or electric shock may be caused 5 DO NOT expose the apparatus to dripping ...

Page 2: ...13 2 2 2 2 2 Cassette Compartment 3 3 3 3 3 REC button P 8 P 11 4 4 4 4 4 Display Window see below 5 5 5 5 5 1REW CH button P 4 P 5 P 8 P 10 P 12 6 6 6 6 6 FF CH button P 4 P 5 P 8 P 10 P 12 7 7 7 7 7 STOP EJECT 7 0 button P 4 P 8 P 10 8 8 8 8 8 IR infrared remote sensor 9 9 9 9 9 PLAY 3 button P 8 P 9 P 10 0 0 0 0 0 CH button P 5 P 6 P 8 P 9 P 14 Note VR407 55 has single AUDIO IN OUT jack On Scre...

Page 3: ... P 8 OK STATUS button FF 3 button P 8 REW 2 button P 8 TIMER button P 13 STOP button P 8 q q q q q VCR CH channel 5 button P 6 P 9 P 12 P 13 w w w w w ALT button e e e e e S Skip SEARCH button P 9 r r r r r AUDIO button VR607 55 only P 11 t t t t t STILL SLOW button P 8 CAUTION On Battery Replacement Do not mix old and new batteries Also never mix alkaline batteries with manganese batteries 1 4 7 ...

Page 4: ...a picture from this VCR on the TV select the AV mode on the TV Note Even if you are using this AV connection you must also complete the RF connection above To watch a picture from this VCR on the TV select UHF E36 channel video channel of this VCR when shipped from the factory If you want to change video channel see Setting the Video Channel P 5 VCR to TV Connection Using AUDIO VIDEO Cable CAUTION...

Page 5: ...POWER blink blink blink CASS REC TIMER Indicator blink blink blink blink blink blink off off off Test signal two vertical white bars For the first time you turn on this VCR some basic settings must be done first before going on to further operations Select the Language 1 Press POWER The language selection screen appears 2 Press PLAY 5or STOP to select either ENGLISH or Chinese 3 Press OK STATUS 1 ...

Page 6: ...be tuned in Press VCR CH 5 to change channels on the VCR You can also use the 1 REW CH and FF CH on the front panel If there is a cassette in the VCR press CH before pressing the 1 REW CH and FF CH otherwise it functions as REW and FF You have now completed the initial setting If you stop the Inital Set Up procedure while it is proceeding The VCR enters the Initial Set Up mode again the next time ...

Page 7: ...ect the search starting band then press OK STATUS VHF L Starts searching from the VHF L band VHF H Starts searching from the VHF H band UHF Starts searching from the UHF band Searching starts and when a station is tuned in searching stops and the tuned frequency is shown on the TV 4 Press PLAY 5or STOP to select STORE CHANNEL then press OK STATUS The programmed channel information list appears aga...

Page 8: ... hole with adhesive tape On TV 1 Turn on the TV 2 Select the video channel or AV mode On VCR Insert a cassette The VCR turns on If the record tab on a cassette is removed playback will start automatically If a cassette is already in the VCR turn on the VCR Start Playback Press PLAY To pause playback and view still picture press STILL SLOW Press PLAY to resume playback To rapidly locate a particula...

Page 9: ...a tape is inserted auto tracking starts working and continuously analyses the signal to adjust for optimum picture quality during playback So there is no need for you to minimize noises in most tapes during playback Manual tracking During normal playback If auto tracking cannot eliminate noises well during playback press VCR CH 5 During a slow motion picture Press VCR CH 5 to minimize noises in th...

Page 10: ...on the display window While POWER indicator on the display window is blinking you cannot turn on the VCR by pressing POWER on the VCR To cancel Child Lock Press and hold POWER on the remote control for more than 10 seconds to turn on the VCR The POWER indicator on the display window will stop blinking and the VCR is turned on You can also cancel the child lock function by unplugging the AC power c...

Page 11: ...urns off automatically If an OTR is engaged during pause the displayed time counts down normally but recording does not begin until you cancel the pause The OTR function lets you quickly specify how long you want a recording to continue You do not have to programme the timer Make sure The record tab on the cassette is not removed Your VCR TV and antenna are connected correctly On TV 1 Turn on the ...

Page 12: ...u press the button the set time changes by one minute intervals If you hold the button the set time changes by 30 minute intervals Using On Screen Display You can display the VCR operating status on the TV screen Select VCR Set Up Mode 1 Press VCR 2 Press MENU 3 Press PLAY 5or STOP to select VCR SET UP then press OK STATUS Select On Screen Mode 1 Press PLAY 5or STOP to select ON SCREEN MODE 2 Pres...

Page 13: ...TE or Number button 3 or 6 The year and day of the week are displayed automatically Confirm Programme Press TIMER or OK STATUS PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED appears on the TV screen After 5 seconds the above message disappears and the normal TV picture resumes The TIMER indicator lights up on the display If PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED appears try again from step 1 If PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED PRO GRAM OVERLAP appea...

Page 14: ...he VCR keeps your timer programs However the clock time and other menu settings are lost if it lasts for more than 3 minutes As a result when the power is supplied again to this VCR after the power failure set the clock time and turn off the VCR Each timer program you have made will start unless its start time already passes 1 Insert a source tape in the playing VCR and a blank tape in the recordi...

Page 15: ...ved Set the timer on time and timer off time correctly Make sure that the VCR is turned off after setting is made Timer recording may not be performed or stopped if a power interruption occurs before or during timer recording Select your video channel correctly Adjust the tracking slowly in either direction Try to change to another tape you may not have this problem Because the VCR playback signal...

Page 16: ...ays in advance 365 or every day or every week T u n e r T u n e r T u n e r Aerial input B G D K I K1 VHF L 42 MHz 175 MHz VHF H 175 MHz 470 MHz UHF 470 MHz 870 MHz CATV V i d e o V i d e o V i d e o Input VIDEO IN 0 5 V p p to 2 0 V p p 75 ohms Output VIDEO OUT 1 0 V p p 0 2 V p p 75 ohms Resolution Better than 240 lines Signal noise ratio Better than 43 dB A u d i o A u d i o A u d i o Input AUD...

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