Zenith TVSC0902, Operating Manual & Warranty

Page 1: ...Operating Guide Warranty 04 040 0 0 0 0 0010 00 0 0 _ _ 1 0 01 0 00 0 0 0 _ 0 0 0 0 00 0 _0_ 0 o o 0 9 Color TV VCR Combination TVSC0902 ...

Page 2: ...21 Auto Repeat Playback 21 SEARCH 22 Zero Return 22 Time Search 22 RECORDING 23 Normal Recording 23 Skipping Unwanted Scenes During Recording 23 OTR One Touch Recording 24 Copying a Video Cassette Requires a VCR or camcorder 24 TIMER 25 Automatic Timer Recording 25 Timer Program Extension 26 Auto Return 27 Wake Up Timer 28 Sleep Timer 28 MAINTENANCE 29 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 30 FULL 90 DAY WARRANTY...

Page 3: ... should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and PORTABLE CART WARNING cart combination to overturn 9 Ventilation There are slots and openings in the TV VCR cabinet to provide ventilation and protec...

Page 4: ... points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the TV VCR 18 Servicing Do not attempt to service this TV VCR yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel ___ POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM LNEC ART 250 pART H 19 Damage Requiring Ser...

Page 5: ... UHF 75 ohms unbalanced Video input RCA connector 1 Audio input RCA connector x 1 Earphone 1 8 monaural 3 5 mm _C Ri A_SPECtFICAItONS Video input level 0 5 2 0Vp p Audio input level 15dBs Video S N ratio More than 46dB Audio S N ratio More than 43dB OTHER PECIFICATIONS Power requirement AC 120V 60Hz DC 13 2V Power consumption AC DC 60W Dimensions H 13 330mm W 12 1 8 3O8mm D 12 15 16 329mm Weight 1...

Page 6: ...l may violate applicable copyright laws Sears assumes no responsibility for unauthorized duplication use or other acts which infringe upon the rights of copyright owners FCC WARNING This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual Do not opera...

Page 7: ...urred inside the TV VCR Zero Return The tape returns to counter of 0 00 00 by rewinding or fast forwarding Still Freeze the picture at any time for close viewing of a particular scene Only tapes recorded in SLP mode will show a fairly clear picture Digital Auto Tracking DTR Automatically adjusts the tracking for each tape you play Rental play mode Improves playback picture quality from worn tapes ...

Page 8: ... below shows the maximum recording playback time using T60 T120 or T160 tapes in each mode Tape Speed Recording Playback Time _Type of tape T60 T120 T160 SP mode 1 hour 2 hours 2 2 3 hours SLP mode 3 hours 6 hours 8 hours NOTE You can play back a tape recorded in LP Long Play mode Position cassette with the view window facing up as pictured below Insert cassette into cassette slot by pushing in ge...

Page 9: ...ves the infrared signals from the remote control 9 5 PWR POWER button Press to turn TV VCR on and off Press to activate timer recording 6 STOP button Press to stop the tape motion EJECT button Press in the Stop mode to remove tape from TV VCR Select the setting modes from the on screen menu Press to enter digits when setting program For example Setting clock or timer program 7 REW button Press to ...

Page 10: ... 17 DISPLAY button Display the counter or the current channel number and current time on the TV screen 18 SPEED button Press to choose the desired recording speed SP SLP 19 T PROG CLEAR button Press to cancel a timer program setting See page 27 COUNTER RESET button Press to reset counter to 0 00 00 20 GAME button Sets the game mode and external input mode at the same time 21 TIME SEARCH button Pre...

Page 11: ... UHF combiner not supplied to make the connection to the Antenna terminal of the TVNCR if you have a VHF UHF 75 ohm combination antenna you can make the connection to the Antenna terminal of the TV VCR without needing a VHF UHF combiner VHF Antenna Not supplied UHF _t Antenna supplied VHF UHF _ _ _ _ Combiner Not supplied ANT _ Flat twin lead cable CABLE WITHOUt CONVERTER DESCRAMBLER BOX If your c...

Page 12: ...is free of ashes and any other debris Be sure to push the car adapter cord s plug completely into the cigarette lighter socket Always unplug the car battery from the cigarette lighter socket before you unplug it from the TVNCR You must disconnect the car adapter cord from the TV VCR before you can use the AC power Be sure to replace the fuse with only the same type 5A 250V To the vehicle s cigaret...

Page 13: ...nto the battery compartment in the direction indicated by the polarity markings 3 Replace the cover When using an external input signal another VCR or video camera connect the player s audio video output cables to the AUDIO IN VIDEO IN jacks of your TVNCR Then press the CHANNEL UP or DOWN button until AUX appears on the screen AUX 13 EN 9K16 ...

Page 14: ...t press the MENU button on the remote control To preset the tuner again see CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN on page 15 If reception conditions are poor the TV VCR may recognize TV channels as CATV channels or viceversa If this occurs try running the AUTO PRESET again when reception conditions are better 5 After scannh g The tuner stops on the lowest memorized channel If you want to recall the selected channe...

Page 15: ... MENU button on the remote control to return to TV mode NOTE If for some reason the menu is in Spanish press the MENU button on the remote control press the PLAY button to point to IDIOMA ESPAI_IOL then press the F FWD button then press the MENU button on the remote control If you select this feature the TV VCR s clock immediately advances one hour in April and reverses one hour in October First S...

Page 16: ...N the remote control TIME RPRO GRAMMING pICTURE CONTROL Press the PLAY or STOP _ SE _ NG CLOCK CHANNEL SET Up USER S SET UP LANGUAGE ENGLISH button to point to SETTING ZERO RETUI_ N CLOCK T_ME SEA 0H Then press the F FWD button 2 Set AUTO CLOCK to SErn GCLOCK ON Ib AUTO CLOCK ION Press the F FWD or REW AUTO CLOCK cH AUTO button repeatedly until ON M N L CLOCK SET appears os_ OFF I 3 Enter the chan...

Page 17: ...HD_ YE_ appears 0_ 0 MO _000 Example 2000 HOOR _ NUTF Then press the F FWD L button Press the PLAY or STOP Mt NUAL CLOCK SET button until your desired hour MONTH DAy YEAR o 5 I 1 MON 200 o appears HOUR MINUTE Example 5 PM D_ Then press the F FWD C button C _ L Press the PLAY or STOP button until the desired minute appears Example 40 MANUALCLOCKSET MONTH DAY YEAR 05 01 MON2000 HOUR MINUTE 05 40 PM ...

Page 18: ...utlet then reconnect it after 30 minutes This shows the elapsed recording or playback time in hours minutes and seconds The displayed time will not change on a blank tape or blank portions on the tape The indication will appear when the tape has rewound further than 0 00 00 on the tape counter When the end of a tape is reached during recording playback or fast forward the tape will automatically r...

Page 19: ... BRIGHT CONTRAST COLOR TINT and SHARPNESS are preset at the factory Although they are usually the best you may need to make some further adjustments for a natural looking image NOTE Procedures must be performed within 5 seconds or the Picture Control mode will be cancelled When setting the Picture Control the Game mode will be cancelled Make sure TVNCR power must be turned on _ _ ct P fURF m MENU ...

Page 20: ...an view a still picture on the TV Still mode screen during playback Press the PAUSE STILL button during playback Tapes recorded in the SLP mode will show the least amount of lines Press the PLAY button to return to playback NOTE Usually there will be video noise lines black and white streaks or dots on the screen This is normal If the tape was originally recorded in SP or LP mode the still picture...

Page 21: ...ress the F FWD or REW AUTORETUR O_ button until ON appears 3 E p _ e Press the MENU button on the remote control to return to the TV mode 4 Start p_ayb qck Press the PLAY button to start playback RENTAL PLAY I_ appears Once you select the Rental mode it stays in effect even after you turn off the TVNCR Repeat steps 1 and 2 select OFF using the EFWD or REW button on the remote control Press the MEN...

Page 22: ...ARCH The counter will appear on the TV screen The tape will automatically stop when the counter returns to 0 00 00 Press the MENU button on the remote control Press the PLAY or STOP button to point to TIME SEARCH Then press the EFWD button MENU TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL SE I_ING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP USER S SET UP LANGUAGE ENGLISH ZERO RETURN p TIME SEARCH Press the PLAY or STOP button unti...

Page 23: ...ected to a cable box or satellite box the TV VCR must be on CH3 or CH4 Then the channel to be recorded must be selected on the cable box or satellite box 2 Select the tap zpeed Press the SPEED button to select the desired tape speed SP SLP sP CH10 Press the PAUSE STILL button to temporarily stop recording PAUSE Press the PAUSE STILL or REC ORD button to resume recording NOTE sP After five minutes ...

Page 24: ... on CH3 or CH4 then the channel to be recorded is selected on the cable box or satellite box Press the SPEED button to select the desired tape speed SP SLP Press the REC OTR button once to begin recording SP Press twice to set recording length to 30 minutes Each additional push of the button will increase the recording time by 30 minutes up to a total of 480 minutes Push es 1 push 2 pushes 3 pushe...

Page 25: ...rding sequence Program 1 10 OOAM 11 OOAM Program 2 9 00AM 10 00AM Program 3 9 30AM 12 00PM 9 00AM Recording Sequence k 10 00AM lt 00AM 12 COPM Recording period is SHADED 1 Select TIMER PROGRAMMING Press the MENU button on the remote control Confirm TIMER PROGRAMMING is pointed by pressing the PLAY button Then press the RFWD button MENU I_ TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET...

Page 26: ...he PWR POWER button to set automatic timer recording The TIMER REC indicator lights up You must turn off the TV VCR to activate automatic timer recording If power is not turned off and you continue watching TV TIMER REC STANDBY starts flashing on the TV screen 2 minutes before the programmed start time NOTE Any timer recording that is in progress while you perform the following adjustments will co...

Page 27: ...ecording Recording begins automatically at the Start time If you are recording using a Timer mode you cannot operate the unit manually The erase prevention tab on the cassette must be in place or you must put tape over the hole If the erase prevention tab is removed the cassette will be ejected when the PWR POWER button is pressed to off If the tape runs out before the end time the TV VCR will swi...

Page 28: ...e appears 1 WAKE UP ON OFF ON TIMER TV_ APE_ I_ TpME 12 _ Each additional push will increase or decrease the time by 10 minutes 4 Exit _e W U _e se tutg Press the MENU button on the remote control to return to TV mode The Sleep Timer function turns off the TV VCR automatically after a desired period of time NOTE This function does not operate during Recording mode _U t EEP M R Press the WAKE UP SL...

Page 29: ...rs Service Center call 1 800 488 1222 H A CL_A4 __ Playback picture may become blurred of interrupted while the TV program reception is clear Dirt accumulated on the video heads after long periods of use or the usage of rental or worn tapes can cause this problem If a streaky or snowy picture appears during playback the heads of your TV VCR may need to be cleaned 1 Please visit your local Audio Vi...

Page 30: ... recording is set correctly Make sure the power is off Make sure the TV VCR clock is set correctly Cannot go into Record mode Make sure the tape has an erase prevention tab If necessary cover the hole with plastic tape Playback picture has some video Adjust tracking control for a better picture using the CHANNEL noise lines UP or DOWN button on the TV VCR No picture but the audio is OK in Head cle...

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