RCA T09084, User Manual

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Page 2: ... and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance with the FCC Rules could void the user s authority to operate this equipment ATTENTION If you purchase a universal remote control from your loca...

Page 3: ... the unit and to protect it from overheating These openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the unit on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This unit should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat source This unit should not be placed in a built in installations such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufa...

Page 4: ...provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and support ing structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode 18 SERVICING Do not attempt to service this unit yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to...

Page 5: ...40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE WIRE GROUND CLAM I 7 I ANTENNA I _V _ DISCHARGE UNIT _ NEC SECTION 810 20 I 2550 T c J I SERVICE _ I _ FC I iP_ IFNT...

Page 6: ...peed When a tape reaches its end during play back recording except during OTR and Timer Record and fast forward it will automatically stop rewind stop and eject the tape Programmable ON OFF Timer Allows you to automatically turn on or off the TV VCR at a set time Programmable TV Sleep Timer Operable from the remote control the TV can be programmed up to 120 minutes to turn off automatically Full L...

Page 7: ...TV OPERATION 19 TO MEMORIZE CHANNELS 23 SETTING THE V CHIP 26 TO SET THE ON TIMER 30 TO SET THE OFF TIMER 31 PICTURE CONTROL ADJUSTMENTS 32 LOADING AND UNLOADING A VIDEO CASSETTE 34 PLAYBACK 36 SPECIAL PLAYBACK 38 RECORDING A TV PROGRAM 40 ONE TOUCH TIMER RECORDING OTR 42 TIMER RECORDING 43 OTHER FUNCTIONS FOR THE TIMER RECORDING 45 USING THE REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER 46 USING ZERO RETURN 47 DUPLICAT...

Page 8: ... under extremely humid conditions WHEN YOU EXPERIENCE THE ABOVE CONDITIONS DEW appears on the screen and all the function buttons except the EJECT button or the STOP EJECT button on the unit are made non operational to protect the video heads In this case eject the video cassette leave the unit turned on and let it remain at room temperature until moisture condensation disappears Depending on the ...

Page 9: ...lified service personnel before attempt ing to use it again When you leave your home for a long time unplug the AC power cord OK The ventilation holes prevent overheating Do not block or cover these holes Especially avoid covering the holes with soft materials such as cloth or paper Avoid places subject to strong vibration Use in a horizontal flat position only When you finish operating the unit a...

Page 10: ...or private listening 9 VOLUME s t Buttons Press to raise or lower the volume of the sound 10 CHANNEL s t Buttons Press to select a channel for viewing or recording 11 POWER Indicator Light when the power is turned on 12 REC OTR Indicator Lights when the TV VCR is recording 13 T REC Indicator This lights when the TIMER REC button is pressed 14 REC OTR Button Press once to start normal recording Add...

Page 11: ... Press to turn off the sound Press again to turn the sound back on 14 F FWD Fast Forward Button In the Stop mode this button rapidly winds the tape forward In the Play mode this button activates forward search 15 AUTO TRACKING Button Allows automatic adjustment of tracking to minimize picture noise during playback 16 TV CAP TEXT Button Switches between Caption Text and TV modes for Closed Captione...

Page 12: ...ice 3 Do not mix different types of batteries together e g Alkaline and Carbon zinc or old batteries with fresh ones 4 If the device is not to be used for a long period of time remove the batteries to prevent damage or injury from possible battery leakage 5 Do not try to recharge batteries not intended to be recharged they can overheat and rupture Follow battery manufacturer s directions EFFECTIVE...

Page 13: ...AC Cord One blade is wider than the other TO USE DC POWER By using the DC car cord supplied with the TV VCR you can operate this TV VCR from a cigarette lighter socket in any car that utilizes a negative ground system The fused 12V DC car cord has been designed to power the set from the external DC power 12 volt negative ground through the TV VCR DC input jack Connect the smaller plug on the end o...

Page 14: ...UHF Antenna has a 300 ohm Twin lead Wire the use of the 300 75 ohm Matching Transformer may be necessary Combination VHF UHF Antenna Separate VHF and UHF 300 ohm Twin lead Wires _ Connect the UHF 300 ohm Twin lead Wire to the Combiner not supplied Connect the VHF 300 ohm Antenna 300 75 ohm Twin lead Wire to the 300 75 ohm Matching Trans Jack Matching former Attach the Transformer to the Combiner t...

Page 15: ...enna into the mounting hole on the back of the cabinet until it locks into place Attach the antenna plug to the antenna jack Adjust the length and angle of the antenna rods to receive the best possible picture Ioool 13 T09084 4 19 13 _ 715100 3 00 PM ...

Page 16: ... on the TV VCR Follow the connections shown below Set the TV VCR to the output channel of the Converter Descrambler box usually channel 3 or 4 and use the Converter Descrambler box to select channels p_ Incoming Antenna 75 ohm 75 ohm Cable to Jack CATV Cable TV VCR 1 Converter I Descrambler VHF UHF FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO UNSCRAMBLED BASIC CABLE TV SERVICE WITH SCRAMBLED PREMIUM CHANNELS If you subscri...

Page 17: ... SET UP CHSET UP AUTO REPEAT ON P OFF SYSTEM SET UP ENTER MENU_ SET TRACKING Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the LANGUAGE option then press the ENTER button ENTER SYSTEMSET UP CLOCK SET LANGUAGE IDIOMCdL NGUE I I_AUTO CLOCK IK3N OFF STANDARD TIME DAYLIGHT SAVING TiME ENTER MENU_ Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the desired language English ENG LISH Spanish ESPAKIOL or French F...

Page 18: ...inutes exits between the built in clock time and the actual time TO SET AUTO CLOCK TO OFF When shipped from factory the AUTO CLOCK option is set to ON But if you do not want Auto Clock set Adjustment 1 Turn on the TV VCR 2 Press the MENU button 3 Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the SYSTEM SET UP option then press the ENTER button 4 Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the AUTO CLO...

Page 19: ...NTER MENU J Press the SET TRACKING or button to select one of the options then press the ENTER button Press the MENU button until the MENU screen is cleared SET TRACKING 4 ENTER MENU __ _ _ ON for manual setting forward one hour OFF for manual setting back one hour AUTO for automatic setting read XDS in the signal I_ON FF When you want to set the Daylight Saving Time manually AUTO on the first Sun...

Page 20: ... ENTER button SET TRACKING ENTER SYSTEM SET UP m CLOCK SET N LANGUAGE EDIOM_LANGUE m AUTO CLOCK _ON OFF m STANDARD T ME m DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENTER MENU Press the SET TRACKING or button to set the month then press the ENTER button SET TRACKING ENTER I 1 MONTH 10 L T_ME _2 00AM J ENTER CANCEL MENU NOTES Set the day year and time as in step 3 SET TRACKING 4 ENTER After setting the clock date and ti...

Page 21: ... for example to select channel 2 press 0 then 2 If you press only 2 channel selection will be delayed for a few seconds For channels 10 and above press the 2 digits in order CATV mode direct channel selection O 1 2 ToWhen the TV CATV menu option is in the CATV p sition channels can be selected as f ll ws _1_ _1_ I_SELECTCATV CHANNELS 1 9 Press 0 twice then 1 9 as needed Example to select channel 2...

Page 22: ...peration before selecting channels they should be set into the memory CHANNEL CH012 CALL Press the CALL button The clock date channel number real time tape counter tape speed and VCR operation will be indicated Press CALL button again to disappear the call display CALL Current time _VCR operation 8 47AM THU CH Ol_27_Channel No Tape In 00 0438 SP_Tape Speed Real Time Counter VCR operation I_ Play R...

Page 23: ...hearing impaired viewers TV CAP TEXT CAPTION CH 1 1 QUICK VIEW rThis button allows you to go back to the last channel TM selected by pressing the QUICK VIEW button Press this button again to return to the last channel you were watching QUICKVIEW NOTES If using an indoor antenna or if TV reception is very poor the Closed Caption Decoder text may not appear In this case adjust the antenna for better...

Page 24: ...tions will be delayed approximately 10 seconds The Captions will appear in places on the screen where they will least interfere with the picture usually on the bottom of the screen News programs will usually show three line Closed Captions which scroll onto the screen Most other shows provide two or three lined Captions placed near the character who is speaking so the viewer can follow the dialogu...

Page 25: ... this TV 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Corresponding CATV channel A B C D E F G H I 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W AA BB CC DD 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 EE FF GG HH II JJ KK LL MM NN OO PP QQ RR SS TT UU VV 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 WW AAA BBB CCC DDD EEE FFF GGG HHH Itl JJJ KKK LLL MMM NNN OOO ...

Page 26: ...V SET UP CHSET UP _I AUTO REPEAT ON _OFF SYSTEMSET UP I IENTER MENU Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the AUTO CH MEMORY mode then press the ENTER button The TV VCR will begin memorizing all the channels available in your area SET TRACKING ENTER CH SET UP _I TV CATV AUTO CH MEMORY _I_AOD DELETE _ I IENTER MENU Press the MENU button until the MENU screen is cleared MENU 24 T09084 20 31 24 ...

Page 27: ...sing SET TRACKING or button or using the Direct Chan nel Selection buttons 10 keys 0 9 or CHANNEL or button SET TRACKING Press the ENTER button to select the ADD or DELETE If you select an unmemorized channel the Channel indication will be red If you select the ADD mode the Channel indication changes from red to green and the channel will be memorized If you select a memorized channel the Channel ...

Page 28: ...TER MENU J Press the SETfTRACKING or button to select the V CHIP SET then press the ENTER button SET TRACKING ENTER TV SET UP f i FL E TER I IENTERIMENU Enter the password 4 digits using the Direct Channel Selection buttons 0 9 then press the ENTER button 1 2 3 4 ENTER _ V CHIPSET _ NEW PASSWORD 0 9 ENTERfCANCEL MEN U appears instead of the number NOTES If you forget the password you cannot set th...

Page 29: ...ll children TV Y7 7 years old and above TV G General Audience TV PG Parental guidance TV 14 14 years old and above TV MA 17 years old and above When you select TV Y7 TV PG TV 14 or TV MA press the CALL button to show the contained rating Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the desired item you want Press the ENTER button to select OFE m Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the MOVIE R...

Page 30: ... _ N017 17 years old and above X Adult only ENTER MENU j Press the SET TRACKING or button to select V CHIP SET Press the ENTER button to Display ON SET TRACKING V CHP OFF I TV RATING TV PG I MOVIE RATING PG 13 I CHANGE PASSWORD ENTER MENU To use after the TV is protected ENTER V CHIP SET I V CHP ON I TV RATING TV PG I MOVIERATING PG 13 I CHANGEPASSWORD IENTER MENU Press the MENU button until the M...

Page 31: ...ELIMENU 5 Press the SET TRACKING or button to select CHANGE PASSWORD then press the ENTER button _IkV CNIP SET I VICHIP ON I TV RATING TV PG _II MOVIE RATING PG 13 CHANGE PASSWORD NEW t sswo 0 j 0 9 ENTER MENU 6 Enter the new password using the Direct Channel Selection button 0 9 then press the ENTER button V CHIPSET V CH_P ON TV RATING TV PG MOVIERATING PG 13 CHANGEPASSWORD NEW PASSWORD O 9 ENTER...

Page 32: ...CliO01 _fTO_ SAT CANCE OFF TIMER 12 00AM CANCEL J ENTER CANCEUMENU Set the desired minute channel and daily or weekly timer date as in step 4 SET TRACKING ENTER ON OFF TIMER ON TIMER 7 _ 0AJe CH012 MON FRI CANCEL i OFF TIMER 12 00AM CANCEL ENTER CANCEL MENU _el_ ress the SET TRACKING _ or button to select the SET mode then press the ENTER button Press the MENU button repeatedly to return to normal...

Page 33: ... EMTER CANCE L M EN U U ress the SET TRACKING or button to set the desired hour then press the ENTER button SET TRACKING ENTER I ON TIMER 7 00AM CH012 MON FRI SET I OF_ TIMER _iOOPM CANCEL ENTER CANCEUMENU Press the SET TRACKING or button to set the desired minute then press the ENTER button i SETtTRACKING ENTER ON OFF TIMER I ON TIMER 7 00AM CH012 MON FRI SET OFF I ER 11_oM_EF_ CANCEL J l ENTER C...

Page 34: ...N 0FF TIMER I PICTURE ENTER MENU BRIGHTNESS rPress the ENTER button until BRIGHTNESS appears on the screen then press the SET TRACKING or button to adjust the brightness of the picture When the SET button is pressed the darker portions of the picture become lighter ENTER SET TRACKING I ENTER CANCEL MENU CONTRAST Press the ENTER button until CONTRAST appears on the screen then press the SET TRACKIN...

Page 35: ...curately the colors are reproduced by the TV Adjusting the tint for natural facial tone is the best method of obtaining accurate color reproduction of the entire picture ENTER SET TRACKING I TiNT 0 I SHARPNESS Press the ENTER button until SHARPNESS appears on the screen then press the SET TRACKING or button to adjust the sharpness of the picture ENTER SET TRACKING ENTER CANCEL MENL CANCEL CANCEL N...

Page 36: ...ted video cassette cannot be inserted f S UNLOADING H o unload a video cassette press the EJECT button on the remote control or press the STOP EJECT button on the TV VCR twice The first press will stop the tape in any mode The second press will eject the tape EJECT STOP EJECT OR AUTOMATIC EJECT If the TV VCR automatically rewinds the tape to the beginning AUTO REWIND FEATURE the tape will _be ejec...

Page 37: ...es not extend past the edges of the video cassette housing TAPE SPEED AND MAXIMUM PLAYBACK RECORDING TIME VIDEO CASETTE TAPE I AI L b 1 L L U T 160 T 120 T 90 T 60 T 30 SP Standard Play 2 2 3 hours 2 hours 1 1 2 hours 1 hour 30 minutes LP Long Play 5 1 3 hours 4 hours 3 hours 2 hours 1 hour SLP Super Long Play 8 hours 6 hours 4 1 2 hours 3 hours 1 1 2 hours 35 T09084 32 47 35 _ 715100 3 05 PM ...

Page 38: ...e erase prevention tab playback will start automatically _ 1 will appear on the screen Press the PLAY button to begin playback PLAY NOTE This TV VCR selects the tape speed SP LP or SLP automatically TO STOP PLAYBACK r Press the STOP button once The tape will stop but TM remain fully loaded and ready to play will appear on the screen 36 T09084 32 47 36 _ 715 00 3 05 PM ...

Page 39: ...system automatically adjusts the tracking to obtain the best possible picture If noise bars appear during playback adjust the tracking manually as follows Press the SET TRACKING or button to obtain the best possible picture MANUAL TR will appear for 4 seconds on the screen To resume automatic tracking press the AUTO TRACKING button AUTO TR will appear for 4 seconds on the screen SET TRACKING AUTO ...

Page 40: ...utton to resume normal viewing speed SKIP SEARCH Press the SKIP SEARCH button in the PLAY mode The VCR will search forward through approximately 30 seconds of the tape e g unwanted commercial time for each press of the SKIP SEARCH button maximum six presses and then resume normal playback For example 1 press 30 seconds of tape 2 press 60 seconds of tape 3 press 90 seconds of tape SKIP SEARCH _ _ _...

Page 41: ...MER REC SET TV SET UP kl_CH SET UP II AUTO REPEAT _ON OFF II_SYSTEM SET UP ENTER MENU Press the MENU button If you press the PLAY button the tape will play over and over until the repeat mode is canceled MENU NOTE To cancel repeat mode follow above steps 1 and 2 then press the ENTER button to select the OFF position Press the MENU button to return to the TV The repeat function is canceled automati...

Page 42: ...e counter and SP LP or SLP will appear on the screen about 4 seconds NOTES SPEED 00 00 00 SP 1 Set the TV CATV option to the appropriate position See page 23 TV VHF UHF channels CATV CABLE TV channels If power is switched off during recording the TV set goes off and the VCR continues to record Press the STOP button to halt the recording and turn offthe VCR The TV VCR Channel cannot be changed duri...

Page 43: ...USE STILL button to avoid recording unwanted material II will appear on the screen and the REC OTR indicator will blink on and off Press the PAUSE STILL button or the REC OTR button to continue the recording PAUSE STILL NOTE REC OTR mmOmm The PAUSE mode will be changed to STOP mode after five minutes to prevent damage to the tape This TV VCR will automatically rewind the video cassette when the ta...

Page 44: ...ttons or CHANNEL or button to select the channel to be recorded Example Channel 12 CHANNEL 0 1 2 CH012 I Press the REC OTR button _ to begin recording Press the button again to stop recording after 30 minutes Each additional press of the REC OTR button will increase recording time as shown below up to a maximum of 5 hours OTR will appear on the screen RECtOTR OTR 0 30 J CH 012 NOTES Press the REC ...

Page 45: ...O REPEAT ON IK FF II SYSTEM SET UP ENTER MENU Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the PROGRAM position then press the ENTER button SET TRACKING I ENTER Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the date then press the ENTER button SET TRACKING I ENTER TIMER REC SET DATE 23_THU START 8k 30 AM END CH 012 SPEED SP ENTE R CANCE L M ENU NOTES If programming is performed without a tape in the TV...

Page 46: ... is automatically started TIMER REC T REC i _ i To cancel timer recording press the button again and T REC indicator will go out NOTES The VCR section cannot be used while the T REC indicator is lit If you want to use the VCR operation press the TIMER REC button to deactivate the timer 44 After a power failure or disconnection of the power plug all programmed recording setting and time display wil...

Page 47: ...R E N U J ENTER OANOE L M EN U Press the PROGRAM button 3 times The screen returns to the normal screen TO CANCEL A PROGRAM Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the TIMER REC SET option in the MENU then press the ENTER button Press the SET TRACKING or button to select the unnecessary program and press the CANCEL button to cancel the program CANCEL IF THE PROGRAM OVERLAPS ANOTHER NOTE Do not ...

Page 48: ...on to set the counter to 00 00 00 COUNTER RESET _1 egin Playback or Recording to start the tape the counter will display the elapsed time PLAY OR REC OTR When wish to make the counter disap you pear press the CALL button once again CALL NOTES If you rewind the tape from 00 00 00 a minus sign will be displayed in front of the time When you load a tape the counter will reset to 00 00 00 The counter ...

Page 49: ...T button and ZERO RETURN button Press the CALL button to display the counter CALL Before playback or recording press the COUNTER RESET button to set the counter to 00 00 00 COUNTER RESET 40AMT OH01 00 00 00 SP J II Begin playback or recording Press the STOP button Press the ZERO RETURN button The tape will rewinc and automatically stop at the 00 00 00 position ZERO RETURN 40AMT OHOE 00 00 00 SP 47...

Page 50: ...ting a previously recorded tape from a camcorder follow the camcorder manufacturer s instructions A typical camcorder dubbing hookup is shown below PLAYBACK RECORDING TV VCR CAMCORDER f_ To va k il 1 AUDIO VIDEO CORD I N T SUPPL ED I _lltl_ _ _ _I Jll TO VIDEO AUDIO iN I_ Press the REC OTR button on the remote control of the TV VCR then press the PAUSE STILL button REC OTR PAUSE STILL NOTES Press ...

Page 51: ...d by the television signal following two paths One is the direct path and the other is reflected by tall buildings hills or other large objects Changing the direction or position of the antenna may improve the reception in the picture RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE RFI Caused by two way radios this type of interference produces moving ripples or diagonal streaks in the picture Some cases may cause a...

Page 52: ...nected TV CATV Mode menu option is set to the TV mode Cable TV service interrupted TV CATV Mode menu option is not set to the appropriate mode UHF antenna is not connected TV station experiencing problems Antenna CATV connector is not connected or possible local interference Possible local interference MUTING button is depressed Try another channel Check picture control adjustments Check for sourc...

Page 53: ...is not set correctly The TIMER REC button has not been pressed the T REC indicator is not lit Reset the start end time Press the TIMER REC button the T REC indicator is lit PLAYBACK 35 18 43 44 44 Noise bars appear on the screen Tape is old or worn Replace the tape Tracking adjustment is beyond range Adjust tracking manually using the of automatic tracking circuit SET TRACKING buttons on 37 the re...

Page 54: ...tically when a cassette is inserted or ejected to prevent dirt from accumulating on the heads However manual head cleaning is needed if the picture on playback is still unclear although the picture on program is normal This failure signifies that the head is getting dirty and occurs when playing poor quality or damaged tapes If the heads require cleaning use a high quality head cleaning system or ...

Page 55: ...ial 3 8 ohms x 1 1 2W VHS 2 Rotary Heads Helical Scanning System NTSC Color VHS 1 Track SP 33 35 mm sec LP 16 67 mm sec SLP 11 12 mm sec RFWD Approx 3 minutes and 40 seconds REW Approx 2 minutes and 50 seconds T 120 Cassette SP 3 5 x Normal Speed LP 7 9 x Normal Speed SLP 9 15 x Normal Speed AC 120V 60Hz DC 12V 50 Watts AC 120V 48 Watts DC12V W 11 5 16 x D 13 1 8 x H 12 3 8 19 4 Ibs Video In RCA 1...

Page 56: ...Manual clearly describes how to install adjust and operate your TVNCR Any additional information should be obtained from your Dealer Installation and related adjustments Signal reception problems not caused by your TVNCR Damage from misuse or neglect Cleaning of video audio heads Batteries A TVNCR that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other comm...