Sears LXI series 580.53425390, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...cassette recorder Record in space provided below the Model No and the Serial No as found on the rear of your video cassette recorder Model No Serial No Retain this information for future reference o q_L6l 0 01 o I 0 I 6 I I E IPtSTILL IbR C Im ID F _ l P VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER Operation Sears Roebuck and Co Hoffman Estates IL 60179 U S A ...

Page 2: ...e to the tapei When thai unit is exposed to a rapid temperature cha_ge from cold to warm some condensation wili occur Under this condition connect the p cord to th_ AC line press POWER ON OFF button on and allow at least two hours for the unit to dry out I MY _LL O_rJl_ r _ _i _ i i_ ii_ili ilil ii_ _i i WER ON OFF button Cable reception is only available to customers subscribing to cable service ...

Page 3: ...R connections 6 VCR FV 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 19 Clock setting By using the remote control 22 Recording while you are away 24 Program timer setting Y...

Page 4: ...art combination to overturn 3125A 10 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 in inst...

Page 5: ...oading Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock 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 20 Servicing Do not attempt to service thi...

Page 6: ...R to a position alongside the TV receiver WIRING DIAGRAM To use your VCR connect it with your TV receiver and antenna system as illustrated below Antennas i i _ r I_ From Cable Company EJECT From ANT _1 I I i VCR lIp STILL ORECATR III F ADV FromYCR _ See ANTENNA VCR CONNECTIONS on page 6 _ See VCRiTV CONNECTIONS on page 7 _ See CABLE ANTENNA CATV CONNECTIONS on page 8 ...

Page 7: ...the connector marked IN FROM ANT on your VCR If your antenna lead wire is 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 I 1 Disconnect the UHF VHF twin leads on your television 2 Locate Antenna M...

Page 8: ...o 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 TV as illustrated above 2 Connect the wires marked UHF on the Splitter to the UHF terminals on the rear of your television 3 Connect the wires marked VHF on the Splitter to the VHF terminals on the rear of your television NOTE When the VCR power cord is plu...

Page 9: ... picture from the VCR set the A B Switch to the A position Diagram No 2 To IN FROM ANT VCR I I ll_ I _ 1oiiiaiiiil II1_i ilFI To OUT TO IV CH3 or 4 I Cable Antenna I t Se Coupler _ So VHF AN TV 1 i J m 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 channels put the A ...

Page 10: ...e on the TV screen along 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 num...

Page 11: ...ND 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...

Page 12: ... to program the rv station into the tuner s memory Automatic programming is usually a one time procedure 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 REM...

Page 13: ...n to turn the VCR on The VCR indicator will light on the display panel of the VCR 3 Press CHANNEL select button A 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 ...

Page 14: ...ision NOTES If the range is short try new batteries An object between the VCR and remote control may block the invisible light beam and operation will not be possible CHANNEL Select Button V or A C_t_NNEL_ TRACKING pLAy MENU _ _ DISPL_ y 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...

Page 15: ...play 4 Press Channel Select button v or A on the remote control to select the channel to be recored INPUT SELECT Button Channel Select Buttons T_c_s v ss _ Now press REC ITR button once on the VCR or on the remote control The REC indication appears on the Display and you are now recording the program you see on your TV screen REC Indication PrAY MENU CI_ O_t _ REC ITR Button 6 Record for a few min...

Page 16: ...r anothe VC R the INPUT _ SELECT button must be in the A V position i If you select A V AV indicator appears on the _ screen OUT TO TV IN FROM ANT VIDEO IN For connection from another VCR video camera or other video equipment OUT Permits video connection of your unit to a monitor or another VCR VHF UHF INPUT Lead wire from antenna connects to this 75 ohm input AUDIO OUT The audio that is supplied ...

Page 17: ...s inserted playback will start auto matically AUTO PLAYBACK FUNCTION CAUTION 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 t REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER This sensor window receives the signals from the wireless remote control STOP EJECT BUTTON If this button is pressed while the set is operating the run...

Page 18: ... 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 _ L I I _PLAY OREC tTR PLAY BUTTON Press the PLAY button The PLAY indication appears on the screen and playback starts Be sure the TV set s channel selector is tuned to Channel 3 or 4 depending on the...

Page 19: ...tte is loaded CLOCK DISPLAY Shows the clock mode O D c 0u u _ AM PM TMR RECORD INDICATOR REC TIMER INDICATOR Indicates the VCR is in the timer recording stand by mode VCR INDICATOR Illuminates when the VCR is selected by VCRGV selector VCR indicator is off when IV is selected ...

Page 20: ...OCK A and V BUTTONS TRACKING If noise appears on the screen during playback press V or A 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 V LOCK In case of vertical jitter in still mode 4 carefully adjust these controls for a stable picture _ NOTES Tracking is automatically reset ...

Page 21: ...wo buttons Press 0 and then 8 for channel 8 The number buttons are also used for setting the On Screen Pro gramming 100 BUTTON Use to select TV channels with number 100 above Press 100 2 and 3 in this order to select channel 123 Press 100 0 and 5 for channel 105 VISS BUTTON Use to enter the VISS function mode CLOCK COUNT BUTTON To switch the display between the counter remaining tape time and cloc...

Page 22: ...lay the program as it is being recorded The IV position the VCR indication 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 e When the power is turned on the VCR TV selector is switched to the VCR mode automatically e The VCR TV selector is switched to the VCR mode when PLAY button is pressed TAPE...

Page 23: ...appear on the TV screen It will not enter the memory MENU Button Number Buttons 0 through 9 F_ I I G _ss i cou_ _ss_T 0 CLEAR Button _ Turn on the power of both VCR and TV _ Be sure that the TV is set to the VCR Output Channel channel 3 or 4 _ Aim the remote control at the sensor on the front panel of the VCR NOTE If direct VIDEO AUDIO connection is made between the VCR and the TV set the TV s sou...

Page 24: ...l time or date entries 13th month for example Now the display on the VCR will show the correct time CLOCK SET TIME 02 15 PM MONTH DAY YEAR 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 i_ Press MENU button once again to return t...

Page 25: ...ally and the O O indication will flash Stick a piece of cellophane tape over the erase prevention hole on the cassette to enable recording 2 The O O indication will flash if a cassette is not inserted l TIMER Indication TMR POWER ON OFF Button 4 The recording will start and the TIMER and the REC indications will appear at the time you have programmed NOTES 1 When the TIMER indication is on your VC...

Page 26: ...batteries are installed in the remote control Make sure a tape is in the VCR e 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 v_oc_ _Y F _ I _ i I ws _ RESet CLEAR Button O Turn on the power of both VCR and TV O Be sure that ...

Page 27: ...RAM REVIEW 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 OThe display will prompt you to select TUNER mode or AN mode example program No 1 NORMAL PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 SELECT SOURCE INPUT...

Page 28: ...U _ Press 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 PROGRAM1 CH04 SPEED SP START TIMEp_ 00 PM STOP TIM_T_ TO END PUSH MENU Press five digits two for the hour and two more for...

Page 29: ... TIME 01 30 PM START DATE 09 01 93 I I I I I IWI_D PAST TIME PROGRAMMED ITOIENI_ P JSIJIMI_NU i_ Press MENU again to return to the main menu display Additional program may be entered by repeating steps i i_ 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 30: ...ALPROGRAM PROGRAM1 CH04 SPEED SP START TIME 06 00 PM STOP TIME 07 30 PM START DATE 09_2_3 THU TO CONTINUEPUSH 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 EMPTY I TO END PUSH MENU PROGRAM PRIORITY When there is an overlap of the program timer settings 7 00 PM 8 ...

Page 31: ...0 17 presses 8 00 18 presses 8 30 19 presses 9 00 20 presses 0 00 RECALLING THE ITR SETTING 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 32: ...tch something else simply press VCRiTV 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 indication on VCR Indicator 0 O VCR TV Selector REC ITR Button EDITING A REC...

Page 33: ... screen 3 Press either the FF or nEW 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 VISS signal Every time a ViSS signal is detected and play back begins the displayed VISS scan number appears V...

Page 34: ... enters the normal 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...

Page 35: ...en the PAUSE STILL mode continues for more than about 5 minutes the VCR will automatically change to stop mode to protect the tape FRAME ADVANCE Every time you press F ADV Frame Advance button in the STILL play pause mode tape will be played back one frame at a time It operates only after PAUSE STILL button has been pressed Press the PLAY button to resume normal playback SLOW When you press SLOW b...

Page 36: ... spot on the cassette after recording or playing The memory works with the Counter to return to a particular spot on the cassette The memory is designed to stop when the counter reaches 0 00 00 during rewind REW This feature is especially helpful when editing a recording 1 Press CLOCK COUNT button repeatedly for counter memory mode The indicator M appears 2 Press DISPLAY button twice for counter d...

Page 37: ...TH VIR If your television receiver is equipped with VlR it may be necessary to turn the VIR OFF when playing back the video tape Otherwise the color may be too bright too faint or even change VIDEO HEAD CLEANING t _ r _ _ _ _ J_ J _1 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 accu...

Page 38: ...the cassette label also if desired so you can quickly locate them later VCR TO VCR DUBBING Do not attempt to hook up more than one 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 stic...

Page 39: ...rn the VCR indicator on Set the television to the same channel selected on the RF Channel Select Switch Channel 3 or 4 eAdjust the Tuning Control on television to obtain best picture e 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 te...

Page 40: ... 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 professional ...

Page 41: ...8 H x 335 D mm Approx 4 2 kg FEATURES DA 4 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 13merRecording ITR Auto power and playback functions Record play visual search in 3 speeds SP LP EP Rapid picture search Freez...

Page 42: ...the date of purchase Sears will repair any defect in material or workmanship in this video cassette recorder free of charge For one year from the date of purchase Sears will supply at no charge replacement for _ defective parts 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 CASSET...