Sanyo VHR-H690, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...re to follow all the PRECAUTIONS on page 1 Keep the manual in a safe place for future reference CA As an ENERGY STAR Partner SANYO has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency VCR Plus and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VCR Plus system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation SC4H CA3 VH...

Page 2: ...ock or Fire œ Do not handle the power cord with wet hands œ Do not pull on the power cord when disconnecting it from an AC wall outlet Grasp it by the plug œ If any liquid is spilled on the VCR unplug the power cord immediately and have the unit inspected at a factory authorized service center œ Do not place anything directly on top of the VCR Moisture Condensation Problems Cause When the VCR is f...

Page 3: ...1 Features 2 Accessories 2 DESCRIPTION VHS video cassette tapes 3 Locations of controls and indicators 4 Multibrand universal remote control 7 CONNECTIONS Basic antenna cable connections 10 Alternative cable TV connections 11 Audio video connections 13 BASIC OPERATION Initial setup 14 Multifunction on screen displays 16 On screen menu 17 Setting the clock 19 Changing the menu language 21 Programmi...

Page 4: ... and the Tape In icon o lights NOTES œ If the cassette is not inserted correctly it will be ejected in approximately 3 seconds œ Do not try to pull the cassette out once automatic loading starts œ Do not force the cassette into the VCR CAUTION To avoid possible injury or accident keep children away from this unit Do not put your hand or other objects into the cassette loading slot Safety Tab Unloa...

Page 5: ...ol sensor H CHANNEL selection buttons l and j 15 24 38 I Front panel AUDIO VIDEO input jacks 25 40 Connect the audio and video outputs from an external unit i e a video camera second VCR to these jacks To record the signals coming from the external unit press the INPUT button on the remote control to display L2 instead of a channel number see page 25 If only one audio jack is to be used connect it...

Page 6: ...ing TV programs through TV tuner 3 Audio output indicators Left and Right 4 Tape In icon 5 Tape Speed indicators 6 Clock Tape Counter QTR Quick Timer Recording indicators 7 Timer icon 8 ST stereo indicator 9 Input source indicator Channel number or audio video input L1 or L2 F SAP Second Audio Program indicator G CATV indicator C SAP ST REC AM LR PM OFF VCR SP LP SLP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 F9 G Example o...

Page 7: ...rom the external unit press the INPUT button on the remote control to display L1 instead of a channel number see page 25 If only one audio jack is to be used connect it to the L left jack 3 VHF UHF antenna input jack 4 VHF UHF antenna output jack 5 VIDEO output jack yellow 6 AUDIO output jacks Red for right and white for left VIDEO AUDIO VHF UHF FROM ANT TO TV OUT IN IN OUT L R AC IN 5 6 2 1 3 4 S...

Page 8: ... 0 Zero Search button 32 P Tape counter RESET button 32 Q INDEX button 32 R SLOW button 31 S REC record button 25 38 T CLEAR button 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 VCR 100 ENTER SET TV VCR VOLUME CH TRACK INPUT VCR Plus DISPLAY TYPE Ad JUMP SLOW PAUSE STILL INDEX 2 DPC RESET 0 SP SLP TV CATV DSS 1 J M EN U CLEAR POWER REC STOP REW FF PLAY OK 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 G H I F O P Q R S T K L M N Notes on using the co...

Page 9: ...ow To enter the remote control code for your brand of TV or cable converter decoder follow the steps below For TV operation 1 In the chart below find the code corresponding to your brand of TV 2 While holding down the TV button enter the 2 digit code using the number buttons 0 9 The remote control is now set to operate your TV TV brands Code ADMIRAL 05 10 13 EMERSON 17 FISHER 03 GE 07 GOLDSTAR 01 ...

Page 10: ... Cable converter decoder brands Code STARGATE 05 11 22 SYLVANIA 38 39 TEKNIKA 30 TELECAPTION 26 TELEVIEW 20 22 39 TEXSCAN 38 39 TOCOM 01 07 10 11 UNIKA 00 11 29 UNIVERSAL 00 24 27 29 VIDEOWAY 02 03 14 VIEWSTAR 15 20 36 40 41 ZENITH 02 03 14 DSS receiver brands Code DRAKE 77 HITACHI 70 75 HUGHES 70 75 MAGNAVOX 78 79 OPTIMUS 78 79 PANASONIC 73 PRIMESTAR 76 PROSCAN 71 RCA 71 SONY 72 TOSHIBA 74 UNIDEN...

Page 11: ...nto a wall outlet NOTES œ If you have a cable converter connected to your TV see ALTERNATIVE CABLE TV CONNECTIONS next page œ If your antenna has a twin lead cable or your TV has screw type antenna terminals use a matching transformer not supplied VHF UHF FROM ANT TO TV OUT IN AC IN Antenna 75 ohm antenna cable VCR Back panel TV Back panel VHF UHF ANTENNA IN CABLE TV or 1 supplied 2 3 4 AC Wall ou...

Page 12: ... channels NOTES œ With this method the TV and VCR receive the same channel Recording one program while watching another is not possible œ With this connection the VCR must be set to the cable converter decoder output channel See next page NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER USA only This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guideli...

Page 13: ...MENU TV 8 Press the ù or û button to select the Cable box option 9 Press the or button to set your cable converter decoder output channel The output channel should be indicated on the cable converter decoder back panel If not please refer to the cable converter decoder instruction manual for details Press the or button repeatedly Each time you press the button the selection changes The selection i...

Page 14: ...he supplied 75 ohm coaxial cable œ If video and or audio connections are made between the VCR and the TV set the source selector on the television to A V input OUT VIDEO VHF UHF FROM ANT TO TV OUT IN VCR Back panel AUDIO L R AUDIO OUTPUT R Red VIDEO OUTPUT Yellow VIDEO INPUT Yellow AUDIO INPUT L White R Red VIDEO AUDIO IN IN L White VHF UHF ANTENNA IN Stereo monitor TV Back panel L R 3 wire monito...

Page 15: ...ng a TV program To change the RF output channel setting press the number button 3 or 4 5 Press the OK button to save the RF output channel setting The RF 03 or RF 04 display on the indicator panel will change to the clock display The Language select menu will appear Language select English Español Français 6 Press the ù or û button to move down or up the list and highlight the language of your cho...

Page 16: ... UP DOWN SELECTION Press and hold the CH TRACK down l or up j or CHANNEL on the front panel button until the desired channel is received NOTE When an inactive TV channel is selected on the VCR the No Signal message appears and the sound is muted Manual Erase You can eliminate unwanted channels or channels with weak or scrambled signals from the memorized channel sequence 1 Select the channel you w...

Page 17: ...pe speed is changed The SS display means that the smart speed record function is used see page 26 Status display 1 Press the DISPLAY button on the remote control The status display appears 2 To remove the status display press the DISPLAY button press the button twice if a tape is loaded in the VCR NOTE The status display will not appear if a menu is displayed on screen or during special playback R...

Page 18: ...ing memory ùû Select Operations indications OK Set MENU TV The menu items are color coded as shown below œ Menu title On magenta background œ Option selected Highlighted in green œ Operations indications On blue background œ Others On gray background NOTE If the clock has not yet been set the Clock set menu appears To set the clock see SETTING THE CLOCK on page 19 Press the ù or û button to select...

Page 19: ...re shown in square brackets CATV TV 21 œ Indicate whether you subscribe to cable TV or use antenna Cable box 12 step 9 œ If you use a cable converter decoder cable box set the output channel MTS 29 œ Select the MTS Multichannel TV Sound mode stereo SAP or mono Audio out 30 œ Select the audio output mode Child Lock 39 œ Select this to block picture and sound Off timer œ Select this to set the VCR t...

Page 20: ... the wrong clock time follow the steps under Automatic Clock Adjustment Automatic Clock Adjustment 1 Press the MENU button The main MENU appears 2 Press the ù or û button to select the Clock set option then press the OK button The Clock set menu appears Clock set 03 07 Wed 2001 09 30 PM Clock adjust zAuto Off DISPLAY Clock adjust ùû Day STD shift AM PM Cancel OK Set 3 Press the button until the wr...

Page 21: ...ncel OK Set NOTES œ When entering the year press the two number buttons that correspond to the last two digits of the year i e 00 for 2000 05 for 2005 or 25 for 2025 œ If you press the wrong button press the button to erase the wrong number Then press the correct button to continue 5 When finished press the OK button to save the settings Standard Daylight Time Adjustment The clock time can be easi...

Page 22: ...T button on the remote control until the indicator panel shows a channel number Channel Programming 1 Follow the steps in Before starting above 2 Press the MENU button The main MENU appears 3 Press the ù or û button to select the VCR setup option then press the OK button The VCR setup menu appears CATV TV zCATV TV Cable box zNo Ch02 MTS zST SAP Mono Audio out zST L R Mono Child Lock On zOff Off ti...

Page 23: ...t the end of the tape the VCR stops then rewinds œ The cassette is ejected after rewinding Playback of Copyguarded Tapes Some prerecorded tapes employ a copyguard system that may cause intermittent distortion in the upper portion of the picture during playback This distortion is more likely to be visible on an older TV If you experience this problem do the following 1 Select a TV station with a st...

Page 24: ...PC button to set the picture control Auto Automatic picture control Manual Manual picture control Every time the DPC button is pressed the setting will change Auto Ö Manual Ö Auto When Manual is selected the DPC picture control screen is displayed DPC Manual õõõõõõõõÙõõõõõõõõ Sharpness Adjustment 3 While looking at the picture displayed on screen press the or button until the picture is adjusted a...

Page 25: ... 2 Press and hold the CH TRACK l or j button or CHANNEL on the front panel during playback to eliminate the noise streaks from the picture The automatic tracking control mode is canceled To return to automatic tracking eject the cassette then reinsert it TAPES WITH Hi Fi SOUND When a tape with Hi Fi sound is played the L and R indicators must be on for Hi Fi sound to be heard Watch the L and R ind...

Page 26: ...g continues 7 Press the STOP button or STOP EJECT on the front panel when you want to stop recording The Record indicator goes off Rec List Super Feature The Rec List Super feature lets you keep track of all recordings you make on this VCR The information automatically includes the channel number date and start time In addition you have an option to add the program type to the information list See...

Page 27: ...a 150 minute program onto a T 120 120 minute tape The recording will be done in SP mode for almost 105 minutes and in SLP mode for the last 45 minutes During Smart Speed Recording the current recording speed indicator will flash on the display During Smart Speed Recording SS will appear on the screen NOTES œ During timer recording the set end time will be considered as the time the program ends œ ...

Page 28: ... 5 06 9 00 Movie 22 5 15 6 30 04 5 21 7 30 Sport L1 5 27 7 30 Game 05 6 01 SPORTS DIGEST L1 6 02 6 30 Child ùû Select OK Play 5 Press the STOP button if the desired recording is listed 6 Press the ù or û button to set the desired recording then press the OK button Searching will flash on screen while the tape rewinds to the beginning of the selected recording Playback will start automatically NOTE...

Page 29: ...information it will automatically be entered Then when using the Rec List super function the title will be displayed up to 15 characters The program type is not set Other settings When using the Rec List super function the setting entered here will be displayed as the program type 3 Press the SET button to enter the settings The entered type code e g Movie MO will be displayed for about 3 seconds ...

Page 30: ...ord a stereo or SAP broadcast set the MTS mode as follows 1 Follow the Before starting steps on page 18 Make sure the input source is set to Tuner A channel number is shown in the indicator panel 2 Press the MENU button The main MENU appears 3 Press the ù or û button to select the VCR setup option then press the OK button The VCR setup menu appears 4 Press the ù or û button to select the MTS optio...

Page 31: ... the ù or û button to select the Audio out option then press the or button to select the desired mode as indicated by the z ST STEREO The left channel sound is heard from the left speaker and the right channel sound is heard from the right speaker Use this setting to listen to a stereo program or tape in stereo L Left channel sound is heard from both speakers Use this setting to listen to the left...

Page 32: ...d rewind it and then replay and rewind over and over until you stop it 1 In the stop or playback mode press and hold the PLAY button on the front panel then while holding it down press the REW button on the front panel The tape rewinds to the beginning then endless playback starts 2 Press the STOP button or STOP EJECT on the front panel to cancel endless playback NOTE If an operation button is pre...

Page 33: ...to the beginning of the current program or skip to the beginning of the next program and start playback œ EXAMPLE To skip to the next program 1 Press the INDEX button in the play or stop mode f Index Search e will be displayed on screen 2 Press the FF button The tape quickly advances to the beginning of the next program Playback begins NOTES œ There may be a slight discrepancy between the position...

Page 34: ...me end time channel and recording tape speed appear PlusCode number 4930 Ch Date Start End 01 3 26Mo 8 00 8 30 SP 5 Check the channel number displayed on the screen For the channel numbers that appear highlighted gray background instead of green continue the programming until step F and the channel will be memorized Once a channel has been memorized its number will not be highlighted If the channe...

Page 35: ...s described in item 5 on page 33 œ To check clear and change a timer recording programmed with a PlusCode number follow the steps under PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING on page 36 œ If the displayed data does not correspond to the desired program to record the wrong PlusCode number has been entered or the clock is set incorrectly œ When recording cable TV programs using a cable converter decoder the channe...

Page 36: ... 03 09 œ Channel 10 Press 1 0 Date March 9 Press 0 3 0 9 Daily Weekly setting Press Timer Recording Modes Daily M F Records a program at the same time Monday through Friday Weekly WK Records a program on the same day and time each week Each time the button is pressed a different recording mode Daily Weekly Once is selected Set the start and end time Start time 9 00 PM Press 0 9 0 0 End time 10 30 ...

Page 37: ...rogram type cannot be set using this method œ Once a program timer recording has been set it cannot be erased using the buttons on the VCR front panel Checking the Program Timer 1 Turn on the power TV and VCR 2 Set the TV to channel 3 or 4 3 Press the MENU button The main MENU appears 4 Press the OK button The programmed recordings are listed NOTE To display the program type press the TYPE button ...

Page 38: ...on instead of selecting a channel number œ Timer recording is not possible through the front AUDIO VIDEO input jacks œ 12 00 PM noon 12 00 AM midnight œ If the end of the tape is reached during timer recording the VCR stops and the power turns off automatically œ If the power fails or the VCR is unplugged from the AC outlet the correct clock time and timer settings are kept in memory for approxima...

Page 39: ...inute increments Auto Setting If an XDS encoded broadcast is being recorded AUTO appears at step 1 above and blinks for 10 seconds in the display The VCR timer receives the end time information from the XDS signal and the recording continues until the end of the program Notes on using the AUTO setting œ To set the recording end time manually press the REC button while AUTO is blinking The display ...

Page 40: ...ctive the message Blocked will appear on the TV screen NOTES œ Even when the child lock function is activated timer recording and other functions can still operate normally œ Since the child lock function can be activated or deactivated by remote control you may wish to store the remote control in a secure location while the child lock function is activated Ad JUMPTM The Ad JUMPTM feature allows y...

Page 41: ... pause mode 8 Press PLAY on VCR 1 9 When the tape in VCR 1 has reached the desired point press release PAUSE STILL on VCR 2 Recording begins F Press STOP or STOP EJECT on the front panel on both VCRs when finished MAINTENANCE Head Care and Cleaning œ This VCR has a built in automatic head cleaner Under normal conditions the heads should not require additional cleaning If you suspect a problem cont...

Page 42: ...e vinyl tape over the safety tab hole in the cassette œ The channel selected on the VCR does not correspond to the cable converter decoder output channel œ Select the correct channel CH 02 07 The picture is poor during playback œ The TV channel selector is not set to the proper channel œ During playback set the TV s channel selector to channel 3 or 4 to match the VCR s channel switch setting œ The...

Page 43: ...s 95 99 RF converter Built in VHF converter Converter output Channel 3 or 4 selectable Time indication AM PM 12 hour system Timer 1 year 8 event programmable Terminals Antenna input VHF UHF F type Antenna output VHF UHF F type Video input output RCA jack Audio input output RCA jack Electrical Specifications Video output level impedance 1 V p p 75 ohms Audio output level impedance 316 mV 10 dBV les...

Page 44: ...YO Canada Inc 300 Applewood Crescent 1AC6P1P2259 A Concord Ontario L4K 5C7 SC4H CA3 0400KP SJC Issue No 1 Copyright SANYO 2000 All rights reserved Printed in Indonesia SC4H CA3 VHR H690 GB Tue Mar 14 2000 ...