Zenith VRL4170, Operating Manual & Warranty

Page 1: ...e Center isp ay t Year 8 ver_t imer irSt t eco i qg Casa _ ty to C_a ne Search kJ o Di_ ta Picture T ackm_ Center Loac Ta_ e S stem Quick Start Loadin_ A c _ iayback St stem Auto COu ter Reset Ca _ter Memory _ Jex Search System H_ S_rCuitry VRL4170 Video Cassette Recorder Operating Guide and Warranty Return your Product RegL_tration Card and your VCR could be Free ...

Page 2: ...fit contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug by altering it in any way CAUTION TO PRI_VENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY IN SERT ATTENTION POUR _VITER LES CHOCS _ LECTRIQUES IN TRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE D MqS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU AU FOND REGULATORY IN...

Page 3: ...wever unusual stress caused by dropping or mishan dliug exposure to flood t a e rain or moisture Send the model number serial number and date of pur chase or original installation with a full explanation of the problem and the service history We will welcx3me the op portunity to look into your spedfic question or problem and to be of assistance in resolving it promptly The model and serial numbers...

Page 4: ...e ratio ___43 dB SP speed Signal Processing HQ enhancement circuitry Audio Systems Monaural 1 Channel standard VHS Frequency Response 70 to 10 000 Hz Signal to Noise Ratio _ 40dB SP speed Connections Input Minus 8 dB into _ 47 000 ohms Output Minus 8 dB into _ 1 000 ohms Recording System Type Rotary Helical Scan Heads 4 Heads Double AzimLr h Slant Design Speeds SP 1 5 16 IPS 33 34 mm sec LP 21 32 ...

Page 5: ...yback Playing Tapes Playing Tapes 6 1 Stop Playing Tapes 6 1 Loading and Ejecting Tapes 6 1 Additional Playback Features 6 2 Still Slow Motion Pause 6 2 Rewind Fast Forward 6 2 Reverse Forward Search 6 2 Tracking Adjustment Auto Manual 6 2 Real Time Tape Counter 6 2 1 2 1 Index Search See Section 12 Automatic Counter Resetting 6 2 1 2 1 Elapsed Time Display 6 2 12 1 Counter Memory 6 2 1 2 1 7 Reco...

Page 6: ...current time is set at PM 14 CLOCK MESSAGE CENTER Clock remains on whether VCR is operating or not If a power failure occurs the clock will reset to SET CLOCK A power failure will also erase some information the same will happen if you discon nect the power cord Message Center Info rmation will be displayed in the message center detailing the VCR s cur rent operational mode 15 CASSETTE LOADED VCR ...

Page 7: ...VIDEO OUT Connec _ion jack for sending the VCR signal to another source VIDEO IN Connection jack that receives the video signal from a video camera camcorder or other source 3 ANT OUT Connect hookup cable supplied with this VCR from this jack to Antenna In on your TV set or other u_Lit 4 ANT IN Connect your existing antenna or CATV cable to this jade 5 Oh 3 4 VCR output channel switch Set this swi...

Page 8: ... to operate cable box or when you press a key on the remote while in the Cable mode 2 TV Will light momentarily when mode is switched to operate TV or when you press a key on the remote while in the TV mode 3 VCR Will light momentarily when mode is switched to operate VCR or when you press a key on the remote while in the VCR mode 4 MODE Press to switch control between TV VCR and CABLE 5 OFF ON Tu...

Page 9: ...te control use the numbered buttons and this key to enter the information necessary to program the MBR3429 remote to operate your cable box and TV set 2613 O 26 VCR PLUS Press to display the VCR Plus Code information on the IV screen 27 CH MAP Press to begin Channel Mapping procedure or to review Channel Mapped data 28 ENTER Press to set entered information 29 Numbers 0 through 9 Use the e keys to...

Page 10: ...1 121 MaStic 121 S4_rs 103 Cerdudon 119 k4atantz 104 4_r 108 103 Marantz 120 Sa_ 10_ Curtes M_hes 116 Mernore _ 121 4_ _ 110 Curtis Ma_hes 119 MGA Mit ub shi 104 Seqars 111 Curtis Mat hes 121 MGA Mitsul shi 119 Se_u_ 118 Da_on 119 MGA M_ ua_ shi 120 S4_ rs 134 Emerson 103 MGA M_ ub_shi 130 S_p 103 Emerson 104 Mordgomery W_u d 103 Sh_np 105 Emerson 123 Montgorrmry Ward 104 Sharp 122 Emerson 124 Mo_...

Page 11: ... tional adapters to complete these connections Refer to page 4 2 for connecting your VCR Step Connect the hookup cable sup plied with your VCR to the VCR ANT OUT jack Connect the other end to the ANT IN jack on the TV set Step 3 Slide the CH3 4 switch so it is in the CH 3 position this sends the VCR signal to the TV set over channel 3 If CH 3 does not work slide the switch to CH 4 Diagram A VCR Ba...

Page 12: ...performance of your VCR Note You may need additional adapter to make the connections s hown You will need a Y Adapter to make the connections shown 75 Ohm Video Cable Step 1 Antenna To VCR Connections VCR BACK PANEL Antenna Cables Inside or Outside COl VH F UHFiCATV i CATV Cable I _ CH or Direct _l __jc 3 Antenna No Cable Box VHF or UHF I 75 ohm Coaxial Cable _ _ VHF UHF Splitters Fiat 300 ohm Twi...

Page 13: ...hannel at a time with this connection Note For special cable connections please refer to your cable company s service department or a qualified IV Technician Youmay need additional adap ters to make the connections shown System Diagram Figure 1 CATV Converter After VCR Connections VCR BACK VH F_ d HF _TV PANEL IN OUT Converter CATV Cable Box Note Select all channels for viewing recording at the ca...

Page 14: ...Features Once the VCR Features are set up they control the VCR To choose a feature press the number key on the remote control that corresponds to the number of the menu item For example press 1 to bring up the CLOCK SET menu press 2 to bring up PROGRAM RECORD etc For the menu system to be accurately functioning the clock date must be set correctly Note If you program the VCR with information and t...

Page 15: ... control to bring up the Main Menu VCR Features on the TV screen Press 4 to choose TUNING FEATURES Press 1 Tuning Band The on screen menu for TUNING BAND appears Press ADd to choose TV if you only receive UHF VHF CHANNELS Choose CATV if you have cable service Press SELECT to move to sub menu AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH VCR Tuner Channel Search Press ADJ to begin the VCR automatic channel search program Th...

Page 16: ...each time you change channels or initiate a VCR operation VCR Function On Screen Display The TV 4 corner VCR status on screen display shows the channel you chose using the VCR tuner and also the function the VCR is perform ing PLAY RECORD STOP etc will be dis played on the TV screen for a short time T3_pical 4 Corner VCR Status On Screen Display STOP Indicates the VCR is in the Stop Mode SP Indica...

Page 17: ...both video and audio signals from the video in and audio in jacks Setup Messages SET CLOCK Operating Indicators Indicates clock needs to be set NOTE This message appears ff power to the video recorder is interrupted Indicates the video recorder is in the VCR Tuner mode or a tape is playing in the VCR _ Indicates a VHS cassette is loaded in the video recorder The messages in the display may be dupl...

Page 18: ...r mode Appears when Timer is set and power is off Appears when the video recorder is placing an index mark at the beginning of a recordltlg TAPING DONE TIMER SET INDEX MARK Message Center Display Playback Messages PLAY _LAY X2 AUTO TRACK STOP FFWD _ TideoRecorder peration Indicates video recorder is laying a VHS cassette ndicates video recorder is l laying a tape at double rLormal playback speed w...

Page 19: ...ates the video recorder is in the Reverse Visual Search mode BLNK SEARCH Indicates the video recorder is in the Blank Search mode STILL Indicates the video recorder is in the Pause mode SLOW Indicates video recorder is playing a cassette in slow motion INDEX Indicates the video recorder is in the Index Search mode Tape Transport Messages EJECT Indicates VCR is ejecting a tape ERR Indicates the VCR...

Page 20: ... the tape press STOP on the VCR or the remote control Press EJECT on the VCR to eject the tape Note The symbols shown on this illustration in the VCR message center will only appear while the VCR is performing those functions However the clock will remain on while power is supplied to the VCR Automatic Reset The counter resets when you insert a tape and when a tape is rewound to its beginning Disp...

Page 21: ...AY to continue watching the tape D Tracking Adjustment Auto Manual Your Zenith VCR automatically adjusts for optimum tracking every time you play a tape If however the tape was recorded on a different VCR streaks may appear While the tape is playing press and hold down one of the ADJ keys to manually adjust the tracking E Real Time Tape Counter The real time tape counter shows you the amount of ti...

Page 22: ...h to record The recording speed will be SP Standard Play to select a different speed press SP LP EP to enter the speed selection sequence See Additional Operations for recording speed chart 5 Press and hold Ri G ITR on the VCR or RECORD on the remote control until REC CH and the channel number you are recording appear in the VCR message center 6 Press PAUSE on the remote control to momentarily cea...

Page 23: ...ator will light again C Edit During Recording Press PAUSE at any time to stop recording momentarily REC PAUSE will appear in the VCR message center Press PAUSE again to resume recording Using the Pause C _ mode while recording instead of the Stop mode will eliminate video noise between recorded segments when the tape is played back D Recording Speed Repeated presses of SL LP EP will change the rec...

Page 24: ...Hours 6 Presses 2 Hours 30 Minutes etc up to a maximum of 4 hours The time you choose will be displayed in the VCR clock area and will count down until recording time is over B Recording One TV Program While Watching Another Press TV VCR on the remote control to turn off the VCR indicator in the VCR message center Then tune the TV to the desired channel See CATV note page 7 1 To return to VCR tuni...

Page 25: ...reen instructions and enter the recording information for Program 1 check for accuracy when complete 5 Enter the information for Program 2 if there is one Check Program 2 information for accuracy etc Press 3 to bring up Program Review if needed to check for accuracy what you entered for Programs 1 and 2 etc 6 When programming is complete press TIMER on the remote control to set the VCR in Timer mo...

Page 26: ...uning Features Tuning Band submenu CATV will be selected automatically if you specified CATV in the Tuning Features Tuning Band submenu before you entered the Timer program Aux Input must be specified to record FM radio broadcasts or to use a surveillance camera connected to the VIDEO AUDIO input jacks on the ba k of the VCR Recording Speed SP Standard Play is the best for video reproduction LP Lo...

Page 27: ...to nine digits Enter all requested information for Program 1 and check for accuracy Press SELECT to enter information for the next Program if there is one 5 Press TIMER to set the VCR into Timer mode The VCR 4_ will remain off until broadcast time TIMER SET will ap pear in the VCR message center window Note While the VCR is in Timer mode it cannot be turned _ on manually and all functions will not...

Page 28: ...War 27689957 Comedy 2468927 Journal 34567821 VCR Plus Recording Notes Some local TV guides publish program listings for an entire week Each 24 hour day and the 2_ 13 O programs to be broadcast an that day are con tained in a 24 hour listing Each program has its own Pluscode Use the l luscode specified for each program you wish to record once daily or weekly Other TV guides publish the daytime prog...

Page 29: ...ts in the sig nal path of the VCR or cable box such as coffee cups ashtrays books etc See il lustration below Note that the cable con verter box is located on the top and at the front of the VCR Note that the signal sent out by the VCR is _ eing reflected off the reflective surface or wall and bounced back to the cable converter box signal receiving window Note that the cable box has tuned to Chan...

Page 30: ...ed If the first number does not work try the other MFR numbers for your able brand in se quence try the next then the next etc If none work try relocating the cable box and VCR to a different location or relationship If you have suc cessfully placed the components the cable box will automatically tune to Channel 59 and Chan nel 59 will remain selected Note These MFR numbe rs were determined by the...

Page 31: ...1 22 23 25 40 58 62 7 73 45 50 59 All other cable converter boxes use 99 Note If the system test was not successful enter 99 as the MFR number If the system test is riot successful then the VCR cannot control the cable box functions You will have to turn on the cable box and tune the channels manually for each recording _l Channel Mapping The last step is Channel Mapping The listed channel numbers...

Page 32: ...on the next page This will complete the VCR Plus Setup Proce lure You are now ready to record programs using VCR Pluscodes See Page 10 1 Notes If you entered 99 for you_ MFR number you will have to manually select each channel you wish to record at the cable box If you move to a different location a different broadcast area do the Channel Mapping proce dure over If you do not do the Channel Map pr...

Page 33: ...adcast channel numbers Cable Company Assigned TV Channels in Your Local Broadcast Area Write in both broadcast and CATV channel numbers Over the Air Broadcast IVChannels VHF UHF CBS NBC ABC PBS PBS able Network TV Channels CATV A E 39 AMC 35 BRAV 54 CNBC 19 CNN 42 COM 21 C SPAN SATELITE DIS 53 DISC 37 ENC 70 ESPN 34 FAM 47 HBO 33 LIFE 46 i Listed TV Channels printed Cable Company Assigned in your ...

Page 34: ...e tape was inserted in ihours minutes and seconds You can also use the tape counter along with Index Search described on the next page as a guide for locat ing different programs on a tape Tape Counter Resets Automatically When a tape is inserted into the VCR the counter is automatically reset to 0 00 00 Once 2613 O the counter is reset the elapsed time begins from that new position To Display lap...

Page 35: ... on the remote control The following display will appear on the TV screen For Index Search Code 1 Enter index oxle Example 2 not 02 2 Press F FWD REW key To remove this display press the QurI key 2 Press a numbered key that corresponds to the number of index marks to be passed on the way to the Index destination from the present tape location Up to 99 marks can be detected on an iindividual tape 3...

Page 36: ...y When the VCR finds a section of blank tape the following display will appear Blank tape starts here Tape time remaining To remove this display press the QUI k y If no blank tape is available the VCR will rewind the tape to the beginnning Double Speed Playback This feature enables you to play a tape at twice the normal speed To Adjust Playback Speed 1 Press PLAY to start playing a tape 2 Press PL...

Page 37: ...tteries Set TV to channel 3 Be sure CH3 4 switch on back of VCR is set at CH 3 VCR will ihave to be repro_Fammed Set clock to the correct time redo channel search if necessary Tape is fully rewound or fast forwarded No action required Note This is normal operating sound that will come from the internal mechanical mechanisms TV not set to channel 3 Be sure the VCR symbol is shown in the VCR message...

Page 38: ...eo recorder has a built in head cleaner that automaticallly cleans the _6deo head drum assemb ly whenever a tape is loaded or unloaded This Auto Head Cleaner reduces head clogging Video Head Cleaning After long periods of use the video heads may become clogged with accumulated dirt causing distor tion When this occurs use do it yourself wet head cleaning cassettes available through your Zenith dea...

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Page 43: ...me Enter Month Date Year etc Day of the week Mon day Tuesday etc comes or automaticaUy When finished press QUIT to exit the Clock Set Menu Recording Tapes Turn on both the TV set and VCR You must have specified either TV o CATV in the Tuning Features submenu see Installation Section Insert a videotape cassette into the cassette load ing compartment Make sure the safety tab on the video cassette is...

Page 44: ...h to record When the timed program is finished the VCR will turn itself off until the next timed program if there is one if not press TIMER to release VCR from Timer mode Recording Playing Tapes wiLtha Camcorder Turn on the TV set and the VCR Press MENU on the remote control to choose the Main Menu VCR Features Choose 4 Tuning Features press the number 4 key This brings up the Tuning Features sub ...

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Page 46: ...al consumer in _tallation For your con venience keep the dealer _ dated bill of sa Leor delivery ticket as evidence of the purchase date Operating Guide Read your operating guide care fully so that youwill understand the operation of your video product and how to adjust the customer controls Carry In Service The video product must be taken to a U S or Canadian distributor approved Zenith video rec...