Sensory Science DDV9150, User Manual

Page 1: ...DDV9150 User s Guide Go Video Sensory Science 7835 East McClain Drive Scottsdale Arizona USA 85260 www sensoryscience com www govideo com ...

Page 2: ...enance instructions in the literature accompanying this product CAUTION To prevent fire shock hazard or annoying interference use only the recommended accessories To prevent electric shock do not use this polarized plug with an extension cord receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove the unit cove...

Page 3: ...ont Panel Inputs 16 Front Panel Display 17 Front Panel Display Settings 18 Child Lock 19 Remote Eject 20 Main Menu Tree 21 Setup Menu Tree 22 Menu Navigation Remote Control 23 Menu Navigation Front Panel 24 Reset Factory Settings 25 On Screen Display Overview 26 On Screen Display Elements 27 On Screen Display OSD Settings 28 Go Video is a registered trademark of Sensory Science Corporation Copy Ta...

Page 4: ...ing 35 EZ Copy 36 Copy Mode 37 Speed Matching 38 Copy Audio Insert 39 6 Playback Features 41 Basic Playback 41 Special Playback Features 42 Tracking 44 Sequential Loop Playback 45 Auto Play Rewind 46 7 Recording Features 47 Basic Recording 47 Recording Options 48 One Touch Recording OTR 49 Record Speed 50 Record Source 51 Sequential Loop Recording 52 Date Time Stamp 53 ...

Page 5: ... Screen Titler 67 Recording Titler Message 68 10 Search Index Features 69 Overview 69 Placing Index Marks 70 Index Scan 71 Index Search 72 Blank Search 73 Direct Time Search 74 Return to 0 00 00 75 11 Advanced Connections 77 Cable Box Hookup 77 Audio Connections 79 TV Monitor Connections 80 Connecting Other Video Equipment 81 Appendix A 83 Multi Brand Remote Setup 83 Multi Brand Remote Operation 8...

Page 6: ...iv DDV9150 USER S GUIDE Appendix B Help 85 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs 85 Technical Specifications 90 Dual Deck VCR Limited Warranty 91 Index 93 Index 93 ...

Page 7: ...table cart stand tripod bracket or table The video unit may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the unit Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the video unit Any mounting of the unit should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer 8a An appli...

Page 8: ...y cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords of plugs conve nience receptacles and the point where they exit from the unit 13 OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the video unit be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded to provide some protec...

Page 9: ...NG Do not attempt to service this video unit yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to a dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 19 DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE Unplug this video unit from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord or plug is damaged b If any...

Page 10: ...inal part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards 21 SAFETY CHECK Upon completion of any service or repairs to this video unit ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the video unit is in safe operating order 22 HEAT This video unit should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators stoves or other products including ampl...

Page 11: ...ol Batteries Remove the battery cover by pushing down and sliding the cover in the direction of the arrow Insert 2 AA batteries as shown paying attention to the correct polarities Replace the cover 1 2 1 Basic Connections 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MUTE LCV VOL CH 100 DECK1 DECK2 MENU REPEAT AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK F ADV SKIP POWER TV CABLE DSS VCR C OPY TA P E SP SLP VCR Plus SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VI...

Page 12: ...VCR to your television s ANTENNA IN jack Set VCR Output Channel Set the channel switch on the back panel of the VCR to 3 or 4 whichever is not an active channel in your area Plug In VCR Connect the VCR power cord to a standard 120V 60Hz wall outlet Connect Antenna Basic Cable 1 2 3 Follow these steps only if you are using an indoor outdoor antenna or basic cable If you have a Cable Box Stereo Rece...

Page 13: ...r 4 Be sure to use the same channel you used in Step 3 Basic Connection is Complete The Language menu will appear on your television screen Please proceed with Auto Setup in Chapter 2 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR Power ON CH3 4 LANGUAGE LANGUE IDIOMA 1 English 2 Français 3 Español Select 1 3 Choisir 1 3 Elegir 1 3 ...

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Page 15: ...auto Favor de esperar LANGUAGE LANGUE IDIOMA 1 English 2 Français 3 Español Select 1 3 Choisir 1 3 Elegir 1 3 Run Auto Setup As soon as you set the language the VCR will automati cally perform the following steps Auto Channel Search Automatically detects whether you have an antenna or cable then searches for all channels in your area If Auto Setup is unable to search for channels in your area you ...

Page 16: ...ito 6 Language Langue Idioma Cambiar Elegir MENU Salir MENU por 3 seg Ajustes Open Main Menu Press the menu button on the remote control Select On Screen Language Press 6 repeatedly to cycle among English French and Spanish As you do this the entire Main Menu will be translated into English French or Spanish Set Language Manually 1 2 If you want to change the on screen language at any time follow ...

Page 17: ...manually 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit SET CLOCK MENU Auto Clock Set On Daylight Savings Auto Time Zone Auto Clock Set Channel Auto __________...

Page 18: ...y as a 2 digit number i e the ninth 09 Set Hour Enter the hour as a 2 digit number i e 12 xx 12 Set Minute Enter the minute as a 2 digit number i e xx 25 25 Set AM PM Press 1 for AM 2 for PM Save Settings The Clock is set Press the Menu button at any time to save and quit 5 6 DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER Y2K Compliant Go Video Inc hereby certifies that this Dual De...

Page 19: ...ings Time Zone or Auto Clock Set channel 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SET CLOCK...

Page 20: ...CLOCK MENU Auto Clock Set On Daylight Savings Auto Time Zone Auto Clock Set Channel Auto ____________________________________ To Move To Select MENU to Quit Auto Eastern Central Mountain Pacific Alaska Hawaii 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel Li...

Page 21: ...0009 A ENTER DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 Set Auto Clock Set Channel If you know a station in your local area that broadcasts time information you can set it manually For example your local PBS station usually will transmit the time and date Use this feature only if Auto Clock Set has set the time incorrectly 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DECK...

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Page 23: ...Selects cable channels 100 and up in Play mode replays the last 30 seconds of tape LCV Last Channel Viewed Displays the last channel you were watching Remote Control Overview 3 The Dual Deck System Copy Tape Copies the tape in Deck 1 to the tape in Deck 2 VCR Sets the remote to operate your VCR TV Sets the remote control to operate your television To program the remote see Appen dix A Cable DSS Se...

Page 24: ...the tape When the tape is playing visually searches the tape in reverse Review Deck1 Sets Deck 1 as the active deck All deck control buttons Play Rewind etc will only affect Deck 1 Search Index From Stop Play F Forward or Rewind opens the Search Index Menu While recording places an index mark on the tape Clear Resets the Tape Counter to 0 00 00 In the menu system it clears entries Display Turns th...

Page 25: ...he VCR on and off Note Power will come on automati cally when you insert a videotape Play Plays the tape in the active deck Press twice for Still In menus moves selection arrow up Record Starts recording in the active deck Press repeatedly to activate One Touch Recording Copy Tape Power Deck Select Record Rewind Play F Forward Pause Stop Eject Menu TV VCR Channel Deck Deck DDV9150 Video Audio Chan...

Page 26: ...onnect the video signal from your external device with an RCA cable Aux Audio Input Use to connect the monaural mono audio signal from your external device with an RCA cable Use the Front Panel Inputs for easy connection to a camcorder or video game The front panel inputs are referred to as Aux throughout the menu system ...

Page 27: ...back or Record Speed for each deck Deck One Lights to show you that Deck One is active VCR Lights to show you that the Dual Deck is in VCR mode i e what you see on screen is coming from the VCR and NOT the televi sion as set by the TV VCR button on the front panel Timer Lights to show you that a Timer Recording is stored in memory Blinks if there is a Timer Recording error Copy Lights to show you ...

Page 28: ...enu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DUAL DECK FEATURES 1 Remote Eject On 2 Playback Mode Normal 3 Auto Play Rewind Both 4 Panel Display Auto 5 Screen Display Auto ____________________________________ Mov...

Page 29: ...hildren from using the VCR when you are away you can activate the Child Lock This feature disables Auto Power On Auto Play and all front panel buttons You will need the remote control to operate the VCR DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR MAIN MENU 1 EZ Copy Off 2 Child Lock Off 3 Timer Recording 4 8 Scene Edit List 5 Setup ...

Page 30: ...Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DUAL DECK FEATURES 1 Remote Eject On 2 Playback Mode Normal 3 Auto Play Rewind Both 4 Panel Display Auto 5 Screen Display Auto ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER ...

Page 31: ...EZ Copy On 2 Child Lock Off 3 Timer Recording 4 8 Scene Edit List 5 Setup Titler Message 6 Language Langue Idioma To Move To Select MENU to Quit Hold MENU Key For Setup Scene Begin 0 00 00 End 1 8 To Select Scene EDIT For Begin And End CLEAR To Correct COPY TAPE To Make A Tape MENU To Quit SELECT EVENT 1 16 01 1 10 30 PM On Wednesdays 1H30M Ch10 Deck1 Auto 2 9 00 AM On Sun Dec 06 0H30M Line1 Deck2...

Page 32: ...5 4 SET CLOCK MENU Auto Clock Set On Daylight Savings Auto Time Zone Auto Clock Set Channel Auto ____________________________________ To Move To Select MENU to Quit TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST CH Tuner Band Auto Auto Channel Search Add Channel Remove Channel Show Weak Channels No ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit DUAL DECK FEATURES 1 Remote Eject On 2 Playback Mode Normal 3 Auto P...

Page 33: ...ease to enter the Main Menu and adjust everyday functions When you are in the menu system press to save settings and exit Menu 3 seconds Press and hold for 3 seconds to enter the Setup Menu and adjust set and forget functions Up Down Arrows Moves up or down the list of menu items Left Arrow When you are in the menu system press to back up to the previous menu DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 3 4...

Page 34: ...y functions When you are in the menu system press to save settings and exit Menu 3 seconds Press and hold for 3 seconds to enter the Setup Menu and adjust set and forget functions Stop Eject Play Press Stop Eject to move down and Play to move up the list of menu items Rewind When you are in the menu system press to back up to the previous menu F Forward Selects and cycles through menu items Menu T...

Page 35: ... C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY TITLE 0000 9 A ENTER SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS WARNING ALL SETTINGS WILL BE LOST 1 Keep Timer Events And Clock Sett...

Page 36: ...creen Display Press Display The OSD will also appear whenever you activate a Deck function i e Play a tape change channels etc The OSD will turn off automatically after 5 seconds Change View Press TV View to change the OSD among the 4 TV Views Tuner Aux Deck 1 Deck 2 SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY TITLE 0000 9 A ENTER SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R RE...

Page 37: ... tape status in each deck Stop Play Rew FFwd Eject Cue Review Slow Still Pause Rec OTR Index ATR or ERROR Deck Counter Position Shows the current tape position or time remaining as set by the Clk Ctr button Deck Play Record Speed Shows current playback speed SP LP SLP or record speed SP SLP Thu Jan 14 1999 12 34 PM Date and Time In Tuner View the Date and Time are displayed at the bottom of the sc...

Page 38: ...it turned off at all times unless you press the Display key 1 2 3 DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR On Screen Display OSD Settings 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory S...

Page 39: ...er Band Antenna Indicates that you are using an indoor or outdoor VHF UHF antenna Cable Indicates that you are using CATV Community Antenna Television i e cable TV DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Feature...

Page 40: ...inished it will display the lowest channel found DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST CH Tuner ...

Page 41: ...hannel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST CH Tuner Band Auto Auto Channel Search Add Channel Remove Channel Show Weak Channels No ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 VOL CH 100 REPEAT AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK F ADV SKIP TV CABLE DSS VCR S...

Page 42: ...ST CH Tuner Band Auto Auto Channel Search Add Channel Remove Channel Show Weak Channels No ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit 4 5 TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST CH Tuner Band Auto Auto Channel Search Add Channel Remove Channel Show Weak Channels No ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST CH 11 Tuner Band Auto Auto Channel Search Add Channel Remov...

Page 43: ... 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST CH Tuner Band Auto Auto Channel Search Add Channel Remove Channel Show Weak Channels No ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit 4 DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST CH Tuner Band Auto Auto Channel Search Add Channe...

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Page 45: ...R Copy Your Tape Press the Copy Tape button on either the remote control or the front of the VCR The tape in Deck 1 will begin copying to Deck 2 To Pause copying press Copy Tape To resume copying press Copy Tape again To stop copying press Stop Eject on both decks see Sync Editing on page 64 Copy Tape Power Deck Select Record Rewind Play F Forward Pause Stop Eject Deck Deck DDV9150 Copy Tape Power...

Page 46: ...rewound or ejected Note If the target tape ends before the source tape neither tape will rewind to alert you that a problem occurred DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR MAIN MENU 1 EZ Copy Off 2 Child Lock Off 3 Timer Recording 4 8 Scene Edit List 5 Setup Titler Message 6 Language Langue Idioma To Move To Select MENU to Quit...

Page 47: ...2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit COPY AND RECORD SETTINGS 1 Copy Mode Auto 2 Speed Matching On 3 Co...

Page 48: ...ed Matching on or off Turn Speed Matching off only if you want to record two or three SP tapes onto one SLP tape If you do this you will need to set the Record Speed manually using the SP SLP button on the remote control see page 50 3 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR COPY AND RECORD SETTINGS 1 Copy Mode Auto 2 Speed Matching On 3 Copy Audio Insert Off ...

Page 49: ...Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit COPY AND RECORD SETTINGS 1 Copy Mode Auto 2 Speed Matching On 3 Copy Audio Insert Off 4 Date Time Stamp Timer 5 Deck1 Rec Source Auto 6 Deck2 Rec Source Auto 7 Record Mode Normal ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR COPY AND RECO...

Page 50: ...t audio input Aux Copy New Audio Track Insert tapes in both decks and press Copy Tape At the same time play the audio source Notes The new audio signal replaces the tape s original audio track If there is no audio source playing the audio track will be blank Copy Audio Insert automatically reverts to off when the VCR is turned off 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 T...

Page 51: ...d VHS tape into Deck 1 or Deck 2 Play Tape Press Play on the remote control or the front panel Notes If Auto Play is on and the tape is missing the Record Safety Tab the tape will begin to play automatically see page 46 Copy Tape Power Deck Select Record Rewind Play F Forward Pause Stop Eject Deck Deck DDV9150 DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER Rewind Play F Forward Or ...

Page 52: ...p 0 to advance to the next frame Slow Motion From Play mode press Slow 1 3 for Slow Motion playback at variable speeds Cue From Play mode press F Forward to cue at two speeds Picture Search Press and release F Forward to advance the tape at 5 times normal speed Jet Search Press and hold F Forward to advance the tape at 7 times normal speed DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTL...

Page 53: ...cue ahead 1 5 minutes Repeat From Play mode press Repeat 100 to review the last 30 seconds of tape Shuttle From Play mode Shuttle 9 gradually increases the cue speed from Double Speed playback to Picture Search to Jet Search Shuttle 7 gradually slows down the tape Pauses then goes into Reverse Picture Search and Reverse Jet Search 7 9 0 100 REPEAT SHUTTLE F ADV SKIP 8 MUTE LCV VOL CH CABLE DSS 1 2...

Page 54: ...nually 1 2 Adjust Tracking Manually Press the Tracking up down arrow keys 4 6 to move the white lines out of the picture Resume Auto Tracking While your tape is playing press Auto 5 to have the VCR adjust tracking automatically ATR will flash on the on screen display 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP ...

Page 55: ...l play to the end While Deck 2 is playing the tape in Deck 1 will rewind to the begin ning This process will repeat continu ously until you press Stop on the deck in Play 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settin...

Page 56: ...ay Rew Off 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR Auto Play Rewind Auto Play will play tapes without record safety tabs automatically when they are inserted Auto Rewind will rewind tapes when they reach the end during playback 1 2 3 Open Setup Menu Press and hold the menu button on the remote control for 3 seconds Select Dual Deck Features Press 3 Set Auto P...

Page 57: ...ecording is in progress see Record Options on the next page Notes Be sure the TV is set to channel 3 or 4 whichever the switch is set to on the back of the VCR Make sure the TV VCR button on the front panel is set to VCR the VCR icon will appear on the front panel display Be sure the tape is long enough to record the entire program To change the recording speed see page 50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MUTE...

Page 58: ... Different Channel Press the TV VCR Button on the front panel to switch to TV mode the VCR icon will disappear from the front panel display then select a different channel using your TV s tuner To Watch Another Videotape Insert a tape in the second deck and press Play The TV View will change automatically To Add Recording Time See One Touch Recording OTR on page 49 DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER D...

Page 59: ... can be used for continuous recording of security cameras Notes If you press Power during an OTR session the Dual Deck VCR will turn off automatically when the recording time has elapsed When the recording time has elapsed the VCR will stop automatically SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY TITLE 0000 9 A ENTER 3 4 Deck 1 TV VIEW Deck 2 Record Ch 12 OTR 0 30 0 20 ...

Page 60: ...instructions on page 47 Set Record Speed Press the SP SLP button on the remote control to switch the record speed between SP Standard Play SLP Super Long Play 3 times SP SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY TITLE 0000 9 A ENTER Maximum Record Time Tape Length SP Standard Play SLP Super Long Play T 120 2 hr 6 hrs T 160 2 hrs 40 min 8 hrs T 180 3 hrs 9 hrs ...

Page 61: ...4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR COPY AND RECORD SETTINGS 1 Copy Mode Auto 2 Speed Matching On 3 Copy Audio Insert Off 4 Date Time Stamp Timer 5 Deck1 Rec Source Auto 6 Deck2 Rec Source Auto 7 Record Mode Normal ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit Auto Aux Deck2 Tuner COPY AND RECORD SETTINGS 1 Copy Mode Auto 2 Speed Matching On 3 Copy Au...

Page 62: ...o the beginning This process will repeat continuously until you press Stop on the deck in Record DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9...

Page 63: ...en functions All The date time and record source will appear briefly at the start of all recordings except copies Off The Date Time Stamp is disabled 3 SETUP MENU 1 Set Clock Menu 2 Copy Record Settings 3 Tuner And Channel List 4 Dual Deck Features 5 Reset Factory Settings ____________________________________ Move Sel MENU Quit COPY AND RECORD SETTINGS 1 Copy Mode Auto 2 Speed Matching On 3 Copy A...

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Page 65: ...ing up the Main Menu then press 3 to select Timer Recording Choose Event Number Use the number keys to enter the next available event number 1 16 as a 2 digit number i e for 1 press 0 1 SELECT EVENT 1 16 01 1 H M Ch Deck 2 H M Ch Deck 3 H M Ch Deck 4 H M Ch Deck Move Sel MENU Quit 01 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MUTE LCV VOL CH 100 REPEAT AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK F ADV SKIP TV CABLE DSS VCR SLOW SP SLP SET ...

Page 66: ... setting is 0 Hours and 30 Minutes Set Length H Enter the hours as a 2 digit number i e for 1 hour press 01 Set Length M Enter the minutes as a 2 digit number i e for 30 minutes press 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MUTE LCV VOL CH 100 REPEAT AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK F ADV SKIP POWER TV CABLE DSS VCR C OPY TAP E SLOW SET LENGTH H 0 9 00 Aug 1998 12 25 PM 1H00M Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13...

Page 67: ...default setting is the current tuner channel 1 Channel Records video and audio from the Tuner Use the number keys 0 9 or up down arrow keys to set the channel number 2 Aux Records video and audio from the front auxiliary inputs Cable Box Recording If you are programming a timer recording with a cable box set the Record Source to Channel 2 3 or 4 whichever your cable box uses and select the channel...

Page 68: ...lay Delivers best quality A T 120 tape will record 2 hours 3 SLP Super Long Play Delivers maxi mum recording time A T 120 tape will record 6 hours 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR Complete Program Record When Auto is selected the Timer event begins to record in SP the VCR then calculates how much time is remaining on the tape and adjusts the record spe...

Page 69: ...y DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER SELECT EVENT 1 16 01 1 10 30 PM On Wednesdays 1H30M Ch10 Deck1 Auto 2 H M Ch Deck 3 H M Ch Deck 4 H M Ch Deck Move Sel MENU Quit Copy Tape Power Deck Select Record Rewind Play F Forward Pause Stop Eject Deck Deck DDV9150 Be sure your videotape has a Record Safety Tab If it is missing you can cover the opening with a small piece of tape Warning Do not cover this ope...

Page 70: ... Record Rewind Play F Forward Pause Stop Eject Deck Deck DDV9150 Record Safety Tab DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER TIMER EVENTS OVERLAP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Please review the events from the Select Event menu and remove one using the CLEAR key _____________________________________ MENU to Continue Overlapping Events Two or more events are programmed to occur at the same time When ...

Page 71: ...Main Menu Press Menu Copy Tape Power Deck Select Record Rewind Play F Forward Pause Stop Eject Deck Deck DDV9150 Copy Tape Power Deck Select Record Rewind Play F Forward Pause Stop Eject Deck Deck DDV9150 3 4 There are two ways to edit your movies with the Dual Deck VCR You can use the 8 Scene Editor which automati cally assembles up to 8 scenes when you mark their beginning and ending points Or y...

Page 72: ...Steps 6 8 to load up to 8 scenes at a time 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR Scene 1 Begin 0 00 00 End 1 8 To Select Scene SCENE For Begin And End CLEAR To Correct COPY TAPE To Make A Tape MENU To Quit 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY...

Page 73: ... Tape to begin assembling the tape Notes The Dual Deck VCR will automatically copy each scene in order from the source tape to the target tape When the process is finished return to Step 6 to add more scenes or press Menu to quit 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR ...

Page 74: ...h the recording deck 1 2 Before You Begin Turn off Auto Play see page 46 Turn off EZ Copy see page 36 Insert Source Tape Put the tape with your source material in Deck 1 Insert Target Tape Put your blank tape in Deck 2 Position Target Tape Play the tape in Deck 2 to where you want the copied material to start then press Still Leave at least 1 minute of blank tape at the beginning of a tape to ensu...

Page 75: ...utton to pause the Sync Edit Copy will flash on the Front Panel Display To resume press Copy Tape again With the Sync Edit paused you can reposition the source tape in Deck 1 e g to fast forward over a commercial Stop Sync Edit To stop the Sync Edit process press Stop on both decks 9 DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER To automatically cut commer cials when performing a S...

Page 76: ... F Adv Skip once for every minute of commercials to be deleted The Dual Deck VCR will automatically edit out the commercials on the target tape then resume copying 4 The Skip Edit feature allows you to remove commercials during a Sync Edit at the touch of a button Commercials typically run from 1 to 5 minutes in length Each time you press Skip Edit you will automatically cut 1 to 5 minutes of sour...

Page 77: ...8 On Screen Titler You can add titles or credits to your movies with the On Screen Titler Create your message from over 100 letters numbers and symbols There are two steps to using the Titler Setting up the Titler Message and Recording the Title 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER MAIN MENU 1 EZ Copy Off 2 Child Lock...

Page 78: ... to record your Titler Message on screen for 5 10 15 or 20 seconds Note You must be recording a video signal when you record your Titler Message i e you cannot record a title on blank tape SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY TITLE 0000 9 A ENTER Once you have set up your Titler Message you can record it by pressing the Scene Title button while a tape is record in...

Page 79: ... Ctr button repeatedly to change the view on the front panel display among the following Clock Shows you the time as set in the Set Clock Menu Real Time Tape Counter Shows you the tape position in the active deck in hours minutes and seconds Time Remaining Shows you the amount of time left on the tape in the active deck computed by subtracting the current tape position from the total tape length i...

Page 80: ...ex on the remote control Index will flash briefly on the On Screen Display while the mark is recorded Index Marks are like bookmarks on your videotapes They are inserted automatically at the start of every recording or you can place them manually anywhere on a tape SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY TITLE 0000 9 A ENTER SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC ...

Page 81: ...the Tape When the Index feature locates an Index Mark it will play the tape for 5 seconds If it is the scene you want to watch press Play If it is not the VCR will automatically search for the next Index Mark 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR 4 SEARCH MENU 1 Index Search Scan 2 Blank Search 3 Direct Time Search 4 Return to 0 00 00 ______________________...

Page 82: ...e Index Mark it will play the tape 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY TITLE 0000 9 A ENTER SEARCH MENU 1 Index Search Scan 2 Blank Search 3 Direct Time Search 4 Return to 0 00 00 ____________________________________ To Move To Select MENU to Quit DECK1 DECK2 MENU 00009 A ENTER 1 2...

Page 83: ...Select Blank Search Press 2 The Dual Deck VCR will automati cally search for the next available blank space on your tape and stop 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEARCH INDEX DISPLAY TITLE 0000 9 A ENTER SEARCH MENU 1 Index Search Scan 2 Blank Search 3 Direct Time Search 4 Return to 0 00 00 ___________...

Page 84: ...can 2 Blank Search 3 Direct Time Search 4 Return to 0 00 00 ____________________________________ To Move To Select MENU to Quit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MUTE LCV VOL CH 100 REPEAT AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK F ADV SKIP TV CABLE DSS VCR SLOW 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR 4 DECK ONE TIME SEARCH Search To Enter Counter Va...

Page 85: ... Index Select Return to 0 00 00 Press 4 The tape will rewind or fast forward to tape counter position 0 00 00 SEARCH MENU 1 Index Search Scan 2 Blank Search 3 Direct Time Search 4 Return to 0 00 00 ____________________________________ To Move To Select MENU to Quit 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 AUTO SHUTTLE TRK TRK POWER C OPY TAP E SLOW 6 TV CABLE DSS VCR AM PM S P S P D E C K O N E VCR SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE ...

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Page 87: ...o TV jack on the Cable Box to the IN FROM ANT jack on the back panel of the VCR Connect VCR to TV Connect the supplied RF cable from the OUT TO TV jack on the back panel of the VCR to your television s Antenna In jack Plug In VCR Connect the VCR power cord to a standard 120V 60Hz wall outlet Turn On TV VCR Cable Box Press the power buttons on the remote control TV and Cable Box 4 From Cable Box To...

Page 88: ...used in step 6 Connection is Complete The Set Language menu will appear on your television screen Please proceed with Auto Setup in Chapter 2 Notes Use your cable box to select channels If you are not getting a good picture repeat steps 6 and 7 using the other channel i e channel 4 instead of channel 3 8 CH 3 4 CH3 4 LANGUAGE LANGUE IDIOMA 1 English 2 Français 3 Español Select 1 3 Choisir 1 3 Eleg...

Page 89: ...elevision s video input Play a Tape Insert a videotape in your VCR and adjust the volume on your stereo receiver or television You should hear the audio through your stereo speakers When connecting the VCR to a stereo system use a Y connec tor in order to direct the mono signal into both line inputs on the back of the stereo Copy Tape Power Deck Select Record Rewind Play F Forward Pause Stop Eject...

Page 90: ...o and Video Outputs on the back of the VCR to the Audio and Video Inputs on your TV monitor Set TV to Auxiliary Mode Set your TV monitor to Aux Video or Line Refer to your monitor s owner s manual for the correct setting Connection is Complete Note With this connection the TV and VCR buttons have no effect It is as if the TV VCR button on the front panel were always set to VCR To TV Monitor Audio ...

Page 91: ...t in the usual manner see page 47 3 4 You can connect a wide variety of audio video equip ment to your Dual Deck VCR including A Third VCR Laser Disc Player DVD Player Camcorder Satellite Receiver Video Game Since all of these devices use essentially the same connec tions they will be described together To Audio Video Outputs of External Device SP SLP SET TIMER SCENE CLEAR CLK CT R REC TV VIEW SEA...

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Page 93: ...entering the 2 digit code for your brand of Cable Box DSS from the list on the next page Check Your Results If the Cable Box DSS receiver advances to the next active channel programming is com plete If not try another 2 digit code Some devices are not listed but can be programmed TV CODES Samsung old TV 01 Sharp new TV 02 Sony TV 03 Magnavox TV 04 Sanyo TV 05 Goldstar new TV 06 RCA GE TV 07 Goldst...

Page 94: ...vision 13 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 58 62 Archer 29 42 44 Cablestar 13 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 58 62 Cableview 42 44 Citizen 42 44 Curtis 08 09 56 61 Diamond 29 44 Eagle 13 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 58 62 Eastern 28 GC Brand 42 44 Gemini 04 30 General Instruments 01 02 03 04 55 75 85 Hamlin 14 15 Hitachi 31 79 80 Jerold 01 02 03 04 55 75 83 85 Macom 31 79 80 Magnavox 13 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 58 62 Movietime 32 ...

Page 95: ... 3 or 4 as the switch on the back of your VCR Why is the picture quality poor Change the channel switch on the back of the VCR i e if it s set to 3 change it to 4 Make sure your TV is set to the same channel If the picture is bad while playing a tape try adjusting the tracking control Press the Auto Automatic Tracking button or the manual Tracking keys on the remote control The video heads may be ...

Page 96: ...f in the Copy Record Settings menu Turn Speed Matching on to guarantee that the recording speed of the copy will match the playback speed of the source tape Why does the tape eject when I use Copy Tape or put a tape in to record Make sure the record safety tab has not been removed from your tape If the tab is missing you can place a small piece of tape over the opening Why does the tape sometimes ...

Page 97: ...automatically Why can t I reset the Deck 1 tape counter If you have programmed scenes for editing in the 8 Scene Edit List you cannot reset the Deck 1 tape counter This protects you from losing your scene programming You can either clear the scenes from the Edit List or press Stop Eject on the front panel which erases the scenes automatically Why doesn t my VCR work A strong static electricity sho...

Page 98: ...The remote may be set to control the TV instead of the VCR Press the VCR button on your remote to reacti vate it If the Date Time Stamp is set to Cont Continuous and a recording is in progress the on screen menus and displays are disabled Press Stop on the recording deck to restore normal on screen functions Why do I get a blue screen If a channel is too weak to deliver a clear picture the VCR wil...

Page 99: ...de See Sync Editing on page 68 Why won t my remote operate all my TV functions The remote control does not have a command for every function of your television Some brands of television will only respond to a limited number of functions See the table on page 88 for a list of common brands and functions ...

Page 100: ...ear Control 1 stationary head Erase 1 full track 1 audio track VIDEO Input RCA Type 75 ohms unbalanced 1 V P P Output RCA Type 75 ohms unbalanced 1 V P P Horiz Res Monochrome more than 230 lines S N Ratio Better than 43 dB AUDIO Input AUDIO IN RCA 8 dbm 47K ohms Output AUDIO OUT RCA 8 dbm 1 5K ohm TV Tuner 181 channel frequency synthesized VHF input Ch 2 Ch 13 UHF input Ch 14 Ch 69 VHF UHF one inp...

Page 101: ...r replace covered parts in this Go Video product for 90 days labor 1 year parts from the date of purchase defined as follows 1 Original Consumer Retail Purchase 2 First Rental Purchase Agreement or 3 First Lease Purchase Agreement the Warranty Period Labor and replacement parts supplied during the Warranty Period are covered only for the remaining portion of the original Warranty Period The Go Vid...

Page 102: ... For additional information contact your authorized Go Video dealer Go Video is not responsible for any shipping handling or insurance charges This Exclusive Limited Warranty excludes all incidental and consequential damages Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental and consequen tial damages so the above exclusion may not apply to you ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES...

Page 103: ...el Number 57 Channel Simulcast 57 Channel Up Down 15 47 Child Lock 19 21 Clear Button 13 23 25 62 74 CLK CTR Button 17 69 Clock 7 69 Clock Set Channel 11 Clock Counter Time Remaining Display 69 Commercials Cutting 64 65 66 Commercials Previewing 66 Complete Program Record 58 Computer Monitor 80 Confirm Settings 59 Connect Antenna to VCR 2 Connect VCR to TV 2 Connect VCR to TV Monitor 80 Connecting...

Page 104: ...rt Tape 41 59 Internal Clock 5 J Jet Search 42 43 L Language 6 Left Arrow Key 23 Loop 52 Loop Continuous 45 52 Loop Record 49 Lowest Channel Found 30 M Main Menu 6 21 23 Menu Navigation Front Panel 24 Menu Navigation Remote Control 23 Message Composing 67 Message Saving 67 Minute 8 Monday Friday 57 Month 8 Multi Brand Remote Operation 84 Multi Brand Remote Setup 83 Music 39 N Normal 52 Not Ready 6...

Page 105: ...dex Button 70 72 74 Search Index Features 69 Sequential 52 Sequential Loop 27 Sequential Loop Playback 45 Sequential Loop Recording 52 Set AM PM 8 56 Set Clock 7 21 Set Clock Manually 7 Set Day 8 56 Set Hour 8 56 Set Language 5 Set Language Menu 3 78 Set Length H 56 Set Length M 56 Set Minute 8 56 Set Month 8 56 Set Panel Display 18 Set Screen Display 28 Set Time Zone 10 Set TV to Auxiliary Mode 8...

Page 106: ... 3 Tuner 26 28 51 Tuner Channel List 21 32 33 Tuner Band 29 30 Tuner Information 28 Turn On TV 3 Turn On VCR 3 TV 2 3 13 77 TV Button 83 TV Mode 48 TV Monitor 80 TV Monitor Connections 80 TV Tuning 78 TV View Button 14 26 27 81 TV VCR Button 13 15 17 47 48 80 U Up Down Arrow Keys 57 Up Down Arrows 23 User s Guide 1 V VCR 2 3 17 19 VCR Mode 17 84 VCR Output Channel 78 VHF UHF Antenna 29 VHS Standar...