GE VG4251, User Manual

Page 1: ...VG4251 VCR User s Guide We bring good things to life ...

Page 2: ...ial No _____________________________________________________________________ Purchase Date ________________________________________________________________ Dealer Address Phone ________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Import...

Page 3: ...______ 13 Picture Search ____________________ 13 Frame Advance ___________________ 14 Slow Motion______________________ 14 Automatic Tracking _______________ 14 Manual Tracking__________________ 14 DISPLAY Button __________________ 15 Time Counter_____________________ 15 Commercial Scan _________________ 16 Index Search _____________________ 16 Zero Search ______________________ 16 Tape Playback H...

Page 4: ... the hookup for your VCR 1 How do you receive your TV signals Choose one answer from below A Outside antenna Turn to page 3 B Rabbit ears set top and or bow tie antenna Turn to page 3 C Cable System Go to question 2 2 What type of cable TV system do you have Choose one answer from below A Cable without a box Turn to page 3 B Cable box to unscramble all the channels Turn to page 4 C Cable box to un...

Page 5: ...g in power cords of VCR and TV 4 B Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality hi fi stereo sound and more convenient operation use of TV VCR button not required 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided If your TV is not stereo you may need a Y adapter to hear sound from both left and right channels 2 Plug in power cords of VCR and T...

Page 6: ...e TV to this channel and use the TV VCR button to watch the VCR 2 Connect as shown This connection may require additional accessories not provided 3 Plug in power cords of VCR TV and cable box 4 B Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality hi fi stereo sound and more convenient operation use of TV VCR button not required 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additi...

Page 7: ...se of TV VCR button not required 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided If your TV is not stereo you may need a Y adapter to hear sound from both left and right channels 2 Plug in power cords of VCR TV and cable box 3 You will tune the TV to its video input to watch the VCR All pay channels are viewed through the VCR Continue to page 7 Continue to page 7 OU...

Page 8: ...t the CH3 CH4 switch on the playback VCR to either channel 3 or 4 You will tune the recording VCR to this channel to receive the signal from the playback VCR 3 Connect as shown This connection may require additional accessories not provided 4 Plug in power cords of VCRs and TV 5 Option B hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved copy quality and more convenient operation use of TV VCR button no...

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Page 10: ... A Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen If this menu does not appear Make sure TV is tuned to same channel as the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR or the TV s video input refer to TV s manual Press MENU again If you use a basic hookup check VCR indicator in display panel it should be on Press TV VCR to turn it on Check the connections B Press 3 to display the CHANNELS menu...

Page 11: ...ore single digit numbers Example press 0 then 5 then 0 then 7 for a time of 5 07 Press 1 for AM or 2 for PM Press CLEAR on the remote to change incorrect entries D Press MENU on remote to remove SET TIME AND DATE from the TV screen and start the clock The time will appear in the VCR s display panel and the time and date will appear on the TV screen when you press DISPLAY 7 Select a language Choisi...

Page 12: ... TV leave the Auto TV VCR feature set to ON If you have connected your VCR using the audio video input of your TV you can prevent the VCR indicator from turning on automatically and interrupting the cable or antenna signal to your TV A Press MENU on the remote to see VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen B Press 4 to display PREFERENCES C Press 2 to select Auto TV VCR ON or OFF Select ON if you used one ...

Page 13: ...ers 0 through 9 Select a channel up to 99 by pressing two numbers Select a cable channel over 99 by pressing and holding 1 until 1 appears on the screen Then press the other two numbers PAUSE Pauses action for viewing during playback Pauses recording to prevent recording of unwanted scenes PLAY Plays a tape POWER Turns the VCR on and off PREV CH Previous Channel Switches between two channels Selec...

Page 14: ...n 3 Press PLAY on the remote or PLAY PAUSE on the VCR if necessary PLAY appears in the VCR s display panel 4 Press TRACKING up or down to remove any streaks from the picture if necessary Details are on page 14 5 Press STOP on the remote or STOP EJECT on the VCR 6 Press REW REW will appear in the VCR s display panel The VCR will automatically rewind the tape if it reaches the end of the tape during...

Page 15: ...nel Press TRACKING up or down during stop action pause to reduce picture jitter 2 Press PLAY PAUSE on the VCR or PLAY on the remote to return to playback The VCR will automatically switch from stop action playback to stop after a few minutes Picture Search You can search a picture during playback by fast forwarding or rewinding the tape Sound is turned off during picture search Picture search work...

Page 16: ... 3 Press PLAY on the remote or PLAY PAUSE on the VCR to return to playback The VCR will automatically switch from slow motion playback to stop after a few minutes Automatic Tracking The VCR has automatic tracking which adjusts the picture when playing back a tape recorded on another VCR Automatic tracking is turned on whenever a tape is inserted or the VCR s power is turned on Manual Tracking Occa...

Page 17: ...rogram or play back a segment of a prerecorded tape It helps locate the beginning or end of programs you taped The time counter resets to 0 00 00 whenever the tape is ejected from the VCR For example if a 30 minute program was recorded at the beginning of the tape you would 1 Insert the prerecorded tape Make sure the tape is rewound Press STOP on the remote or STOP EJECT on the VCR 2 Press DISPLAY...

Page 18: ...orrect an entry 4 Press FF to search forward or press REW to search in reverse 5 Press STOP to stop index searching Some index marks may be missed by the VCR A mark too close to your location on the tape The mark at the beginning of a recorded segment of five minutes or less The first index mark on the tape when you start at the beginning of the tape Zero Search The zero search feature allows you ...

Page 19: ...t Playback Sound 1 Press MENU to see the VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen 2 Press 5 to see the AUDIO menu on the TV screen 3 Press 2 to switch between HI FI LINEAR or MIX sound Select HI FI to play back sound recorded on the hi fi track and for normal use The HI FI indicator is lit in the VCR s display panel during hi fi playback Select LINEAR to play back the sound recorded on the linear monaural t...

Page 20: ... SLP SP Standard Play gives the best quality recording That is why most prerecorded rental tapes are recorded in SP Fewer programs can be recorded on the tape Special effects such as pause slow motion picture search and frame advance work well SLP Super Long Play gives three times the recording time of tapes recorded in SP Special effects such as pause slow motion picture search and frame advance ...

Page 21: ...e speed indicator appears in the VCR s display panel and on the TV screen 4 Select the channel to be recorded The channel number appears in the VCR s display panel and on the TV screen 5 Press REC on the remote or RECORD on the VCR to begin recording REC appears in the VCR s display panel while the VCR is recording Watch a TV Channel While VCR is Recording a Different Channel 1 Follow steps 1 thro...

Page 22: ...CR will record and REC will appear in the VCR s display panel You can increase the amount of recording time by pressing REC or RECORD REC Ch 11 Record Length 0 30 Press REC to set length One Touch Display on TV Screen Operating Instructions 1 Turn on the VCR 2 Insert a tape with safety tab in place 3 Select the channel you want to record 4 Select the desired recording speed using SPEED on the remo...

Page 23: ...the remote to change recording speed 7 Press MENU to enter your program A reminder appears which will time out or you can press MENU to return to the VCR MAIN MENU PROGRAMS OVERLAP may appear on the screen if you have entered two programs where the times overlap 8 The TIMER RECORDINGS menu appears Press 1 to enter an additional timer program or press 0 to exit 9 Turn off the VCR before recording b...

Page 24: ... IN jacks of the VCR Recording from the line input is convenient if you have a satellite receiver or similar component attached to these jacks To timer record from the component connected to the VCR s line input Press INPUT or 0 0 to select VIDEO in place of the channel number on the TV screen during timer programming Program 1 One time Channel VIDEO Start time End time Start date Tape speed SLP P...

Page 25: ...REO indicator lights in the VCR s display panel when the station you are tuned to is broadcasting stereo Set to MONO if the stereo signal is weak and the sound is too noisy Set to SAP to record SAP second audio program instead of the main audio The SAP indicator lights in the VCR s display panel when the station you are tuned to is broadcasting SAP Set the Tape Playback HI FI LINEAR MIX feature to...

Page 26: ...se SPEED on the remote to select the recording speed The tape speed indicator appears in the VCR s display panel 3 Make sure the Reception STEREO MONO SAP feature is set to STEREO A Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen B Press 5 to display the AUDIO menu C Press 1 to select Reception STEREO 4 Start audio source playing and press REC on remote or RECORD on the VCR to begin recor...

Page 27: ...E on playback VCR when you reach the point on the tape or program where you want to begin copying If the tape was not recorded on the playback VCR streaks may appear and you may need to adjust tracking 6 Press RECORD then PAUSE on recording VCR 7 Press PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time to begin copying the tape 8 Edit out segments that you do not want to copy by pressing PAUSE on recordi...

Page 28: ...top action viewing during playback Pauses the tape during recording to prevent recording unwanted material POWER Turns the VCR on or off RECORD Start the VCR recording Used for one touch recording Remote Sensor Receives signals from the remote control Aim the remote at this sensor with no objects between them REW Rewinds the tape when the VCR is stopped Searches the picture in reverse during playb...

Page 29: ... that is attached to this connector RF OUT Connector Passes signal to TV using the cable supplied VIDEO and AUDIO L and R IN Jacks Receives signals from another component like a VCR or camcorder when it is connected to these jacks Use INPUT to select VID1 in the VCR s display panel VIDEO and AUDIO L and R OUT Jacks Sends signals from VCR to another component like a TV monitor or VCR when it is con...

Page 30: ...en Tape Playback HI FI LINEAR MIX feature is set to HI FI REC Indicator Lights when the VCR is recording SAP Indicator Lights when the Reception STEREO MONO SAP feature is set to SAP and the station you are tuned to is broadcasting SAP STEREO Indicator Lights when the Reception STEREO MONO SAP feature is set to STEREO and the station you are tuned to is broadcasting stereo Tape Speed Indicators SP...

Page 31: ...312 mm Weight 9 46 pounds 4 3 kg Storage Temperature Range 22 F 30 C to 149 F 65 C Operating Temperature Range 41 F 5 C to 104 F 40 C Check your cable company s compatibility requirements Cleaning the VCR Use a soft cloth or dusting attachment of your vacuum cleaner to dust your VCR Remove dust from the ventilation holes on the top back sides and bottom of the cabinet Plastic surfaces are easily s...

Page 32: ...eck to see if Auto TV VCR feature is set to OFF See page 10 Press TV VCR to turn VCR indicator off Switch TV to an active channel Check antenna connections Press TV VCR to turn VCR indicator on Check TV channel selected 3 or 4 to make sure it matches the channel selected with CH3 CH4 switch on back of VCR Check TV s fine tuning Check video cable connections between VCR and TV monitor Set TV monito...

Page 33: ...ay panel will show Check to see if time and date are correct including AM PM Check Signal Type CABLE ANTENNA feature See page 8 Program exceeded tape s length or tape was not rewound beforehand VCR was not turned off at the time recording was to start No tape in VCR or cassette s safety tab broken off Power interruption Clock on the front panel will show Clock was not set accurately check AM PM an...

Page 34: ...r Customer instruction Your Owner s Manual clearly describes how to install adjust and operate your VCR Any additional information should be obtained from your Dealer Installation and related adjustments Signal reception problems not caused by your VCR Damage from misuse or neglect Cleaning of video audio heads Remote control batteries A VCR that has been modified or incorporated into other produc...

Page 35: ...h 13 Play a Tape 12 PLAY Button 11 12 13 14 25 Playback Sound Selecting 17 Playback Slow Motion 14 PLAY PAUSE Button 12 13 14 26 POWER Button 11 26 PREFERENCES Menu 10 13 PREV CH Previous Channel Button 11 Problems Solving 30 31 Product Registration i REC and RECORD Buttons 11 19 23 24 25 26 REC Indicator 19 20 28 REC P Record Pause Indicator 18 28 Record Audio Only 24 Recording 18 25 Recording Br...

Page 36: ...ease contact your dealer or the nearest Servicenter from the yellow pages Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton This will only add delays in service for your product 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 1024 1996 Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in Korea Part Number 96 VG42...