Sanyo VHR-H531, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...he manual in a safe place for future reference Only cassettes marked can be used with this video cassette recorder As an ENERGY STAR Partner SANYO has determined that this product or product model meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHR H531 Hi Fi Video Cassette Recorder English Français Español Magnétoscope à cassette Videograbador I index ...

Page 2: ...RTS OF THE BLADES This lightning flash with arrowhead sym bol within an equilateral triangle is intend ed to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of suffi cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilater al triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of import...

Page 3: ...h DAILY and WEEKLY Function Auto Power and Playback Functions Instant Timer Recording Real Time Tape Counter Tape Remaining Time Clean Still Slow Frame Advance Advertisement Jump Auto Tracking Function Auto Head Cleaner Onscreen Display of Function Trilingual Onscreen Programming English Spanish French Check to make sure that all accessories listed left have been included with your VCR Depending o...

Page 4: ... by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ven tilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to 11 Power Sources This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of ...

Page 5: ...attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service person nel 20 Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a If the power supply cord or plug is damaged b If liquid has been spille...

Page 6: ... OUT To AUDIO VIDEO IN AUDIO VIDEO Cable Not supplied 75 ohm Coaxial Cable Supplied When using the RF coaxial cable Supplied Connect the 75 ohm Coaxial Cable to VHF UHF CATV on the VCR Connect the other end to the 75 ohm antenna input on back of the TV When using the Audio Video cable Not supplied If your TV has A V input jacks you may connect your VCR s AUDIO VIDEO jacks on back of your TV Direct...

Page 7: ...twin lead OR OR 1 Disconnect the antenna leads from the rear of the TV receiver 2 Identify the type of cable from your antenna If it is a round cable as illustrated it is a 75 ohm coaxial antenna cable This cable will connect directly to the connector marked ANT IN on your VCR If your antenna lead wire is a flat type antenna cable connect it to a Antenna Adaptor 300 ohm to 75 ohm not supplied and ...

Page 8: ... antenna input connector on the TV With this connection you can receive all midband super band and hyperband channels With Cable Box If a converter is required in your cable system follow the instruction below The cable hookup permits both TV and VCR operation To view or record CATV channel 1 Set the TV channel to the video output channel as located on the back of the VCR CH3 or CH4 2 Set the VCR ...

Page 9: ...vides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical During playback of a video tape and when press TV VCR to set the VCR mode the VCR OUTPUT converter changes the video and audio signals to the same type of signals that are used for TV broadcasts Set the ...

Page 10: ...W Rewind To rewind the tape during the STOP mode or for fast reverse picture search page 23 INFRARED REMOTE SENSOR Receives the signal from the infrared remote control CHANNEL D D E E To scan up or down through memorized channels page 17 or to adjust manually the tape s picture onscreen page 22 VCR Function Indicator Panel Details are on the next page REC RECORD To record normally page 25 or to ac...

Page 11: ... an exter nal unit Audio System TV Monitor Another VCR VIDEO OUT JACK Connect this terminal to the video input terminal on an external unit TV Monitor Another VCR AUDIO IN L R JACKS Connect the audio output cable from an external unit ex Audio system TV Monitor DVD player Another VCR to this terminal VIDEO IN JACK Connect the video output cable from an external unit ex Audio system TV Monitor DVD ...

Page 12: ...by the VCR tuner or by the TV tuner page 9 25 Ad JUMP To fast forward picture search through 30 seconds of recording page 24 SP SLP Use to select recording speed page 25 ENTER CLK COUNT Accesses the onscreen menu page 15 Displays functions on the TV screen Switches among the clock tape counter and tape remaining modes on the display page 14 33 D D E E F F G G ARROWS Move up down left right one row...

Page 13: ...PERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL 1 Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of arrow 2 Insert 2 AA size batteries in the correct direction 3 Replace the cover REMOTE CONTROL Cont d 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MENU CH TRACK POWER Ad JUMP TV VCR SLOW INPUT SP SLP EJECT ENTER CLK COUNT TV POWER TV INPUT CLEAR PAUSE STOP REW FF PLAY REC VOL TV CH TV CH VOL INPUT To select the VCR s source Tuner or Line ...

Page 14: ...erted Also the remaining tape length indicator appears after any tape operation NOTES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MENU CH TRACK POWER Ad JUMP TV VCR SLOW INPUT SP SLP EJECT ENTER CLK COUNT TV POWER TV INPUT CLEAR PAUSE STOP REW FF PLAY REC VOL TV CH TV CH VOL PLAY HI FI CH 4 SP STEREO JUL 5 THU 2 15 PM FUNCTION DISPLAY Indicates the function in progress HI FI DISPLAY Indicates when this unit are playing b...

Page 15: ... JANUARY DAY 1 MON YEAR 2001 TIME 12 00 AM SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ADJUST AUTO CLOCK SET ON DAYLIGHT SAVING AUTO TIME ZONE AUTO CLOCK PROGRAM TUNING SETUP SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ENTER SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ADJUST PROGRAM 1 MONTH DAY START STOP CHANNEL SPEED REPEAT AUTO CHANNEL SET TUNING BAND TV CH ADD DEL CH 2 ADD SOURCE SELECT TUNER SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ADJUST FUNCTION OSD ON LANGUAGE SELECT ENGLISH A...

Page 16: ... to mono may give clearer sound Used during playback when AUDIO MODE display HI FI NOR MAL is in HI FI position for selecting the audio output signals from the AUDIO OUT terminals L ch and R ch and VHF UHF CATV This display setting should normally be left in the stereo position so that when a stereo tape is played the stereo sound will be heard through the left and right channels If a mono tape is...

Page 17: ...SET TUNING BAND TV CH ADD DEL CH 2 ADD SOURCE SELECT TUNER SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ADJUST AUTO CHANNEL SET TUNING BAND TV CH ADD DEL CH 2 ADD SOURCE SELECT TUNER SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ADJUST AUTO CHANNEL SET PROCEEDING CHANNEL 13 TO EXIT PRESS AUTO CHANNEL SET TUNING BAND TV CH ADD DEL CH 2 ADD SOURCE SELECT TUNER SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ADJUST AUTO CHANNEL SET TUNING BAND TV CH ADD DEL CH 2 ADD SOURCE S...

Page 18: ...urs locate the VCR away from the TV NOTES STOP EJECT POWER CHANNEL P Switch on the TV and set it to the channel that you wish to watch Set POWER to OFF ADD DELETE AUTO CHANNEL SET TUNING BAND TV CH ADD DEL CH 2 ADD SOURCE SELECT TUNER SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ADJUST This feature allows you to add or erase channels from memory manually Repeat steps 3 and 4 to add or erase channels TO ADD OR ERASE CHANN...

Page 19: ...assette into the unit Make certain that the cassette is inserted correctly If the cassette is not loaded correctly the VCR will eject the cassette automatically after approximately 3 seconds Press STOP EJECT twice or press EJECT on the remote con trol The cassette will be ejected automatically After the cassette is visible in the tape slot pull it out to remove it Unloading the cassette is possibl...

Page 20: ...etting the clock are on the remote control An illogical date will not be accepted for example February 30 The initial Clock Setting is JANUARY 1 2001 12 00 AM MAIN MENU CLOCK SET MENU CLOCK PROGRAM TUNING SETUP SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ENTER MONTH JANUARY DAY 1 MON YEAR 2001 TIME 12 00 AM SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ADJUST AUTO CLOCK SET ON DAYLIGHT SAVING AUTO TIME ZONE AUTO 1 Press MENU and the MAIN menu w...

Page 21: ...SAVING AUTO TIME ZONE AUTO MONTH JULY DAY 5 THU YEAR 2001 TIME 2 15 AM SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ADJUST AUTO CLOCK SET OFF DAYLIGHT SAVING AUTO TIME ZONE AUTO 1 Press MENU and the MAIN menu will appear 2 Press D D or E E to choose the CLOCK menu Press ENTER and the CLOCK menu will appear 3 Press F F or G G to choose the month 4 Press E E to choose the DAY item Press F F or G G to choose the day 5 Press...

Page 22: ...omatically stop rewind eject and it will turn itself off AUTO TRACKING The automatic tracking function adjusts the picture to remove snow or streaks The AUTO TRACKING function works in the following cases A tape is played back for the first time Tape speed SP LP SLP changes Streaks or snow appear because of scratches on the tape MANUAL TRACKING If noise appears on the screen during playback press ...

Page 23: ...ads During PLAYBACK mode The tape will be played back at a speed 1 19 times slower than the normal speed During slow playback CH TRACK on the Remote Control can be used to minimize noise bands When the slow mode continues for more than 30 seconds the VCR will automatically change to PLAYBACK mode USING THE SLOW MOTION FEATURE VISUAL SEARCH FUNCTION TO WATCH A STILL or Frame Advance PICTURE 1 Press...

Page 24: ... pressing Ad JUMP Subsequent presses result in advancing the fast forward picture search time by 30 second increments maxmam 3 minutes Ad JUMP Advertisement Jump 1 Press Ad JUMP during the PLAYBACK mode 2 When the search is completed the VCR will go into PLAY BACK mode automatically This VCR features full automatic playback and rewind Load a cassette with the safety tab removed The power turns on ...

Page 25: ...he video heads The VCR indicator disappears To record one TV program while watching another To PAUSE the recording 1 Insert the video cassette that the safety tab is in place 2 Select the desired channel by using CH TRACK 3 Set the desired speed SP or SLP by pressing SP SLP 4 Set the MTS mode as desired See page 16 32 5 Press REC once 6 Press STOP to stop recording 1 Press PAUSE or PAUSE STILL on ...

Page 26: ...creen Set the time and date before proceeding The display contents will be automatically replaced by TV programs after 3 minutes Make sure a tape is in the VCR and the safety tab is in place or the tape will be automatically ejected CLOCK PROGRAM TUNING SETUP SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ENTER AUTO CHANNEL SET TUNING BAND TV CH ADD DEL CH 2 ADD SOURCE SELECT TUNER SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ADJUST SELECT TO EXI...

Page 27: ...n the cable box instead of with the VCR Example SP The AUTO mode determines how much tape is left and switches speed from SP to SLP if necessary to complete recording the program There will be some picture and sound distortion at the point of the speed change Example ONCE If the input data is wrong press D D to select the data and correct it by pressing F F or G G ONCE event for recording up to 8 ...

Page 28: ...7 00 PM 8 00 PM 9 00 PM 10 00 PM Prog No 1 These portions will not be recorded Prog No 2 Prog No 3 The VCR must be off for a timer recording to take place 1 Press MENU and the MAIN menu will appear 2 Press D D or E E to choose the PROGRAM menu Press ENTER and the PROGRAM menu will appear 3 Press F F or G G to select a program you want to check or erase If you want to erase the program press CLEAR ...

Page 29: ...ill stop recording and shut off During Instant Timer Recording changing the channel on the VCR will not be possible You can stop the recording by pressing STOP Press REC once to check the recording time The recalled setting will automatically return to the TV screen after 6 seconds The recording time can be extended anytime by pressing REC Subsequent presses result in advancing the recording time ...

Page 30: ... Press INPUT to select LINE 3 Play the tape in the camcorder or another VCR If you have a TV attached to your VCR you can see the video playing 4 When you desire recording to begin press VCR s REC once to start Before recording please confirm the recording start position NOTE If you wish to edit or dub your camcorder or another VCR recordings to this VCR the rear panel mounted Audio and Video A V ...

Page 31: ...rom the right speaker LEFT POSITION The left channel sound L is heard from both speakers RIGHT POSITION The right channel sound R is heard from both speakers Adjust volume at your stereo system PLAYBACK WITH Hi Fi STEREO AUDIO SOUND 1 Set the AUDIO MODE item to HI FI on the SETUP menu 2 Set the AUDIO OUTPUT item to STEREO position 3 Insert a cassette and press PLAY FUNCTION OSD ON LANGUAGE SELECT ...

Page 32: ...T TYPE item to select the desired record ing mode STEREO or SAP Some stations transmit a Second Audio Program which is used for a second language or additional information When the sta tion broadcasts a Second Audio Program follow the procedure below to record the SAP You are now recording the program you see and hear on the TV SAP Second Audio Program RECORDING MTS Multi Channel TV Sound 1 Insert...

Page 33: ...n recording or playing a tape 2 Press CLK COUNT repeatedly to display the real time counter appears on the TV screen 3 At the point that you want locate later reset the real time counter to 0 00 00 by pressing CLEAR 4 Continue to play or record 5 Press STOP when recording or playback finishes 6 Press REW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MENU CH TRACK POWER Ad JUMP TV VCR SLOW INPUT SP SLP EJECT ENTER CLK COUNT...

Page 34: ...ct channel you wish to record The channel that is being recorded can always be checked by setting the television on the VCR channel 3 or 4 and pressing the TV VCR selector to turn the VCR s VCR indicator on Do not attempt to hook up more than one television set to the VCR for either recording or playback 1 Press PLAY and watch the program until you reach the exact point where you want the new reco...

Page 35: ...ture Adjust the tracking control Take VCR to Service Center for service Weak or dead batteries Do not block sensor Reset time according to instructions Power has been interrupted Setup recording time according to instructions Be sure the AM PM display is correct The cassette has had the safety tab removed Stick a piece of cello phane tape over the safety tab hole or select a different cassette Ins...

Page 36: ...F 75 ohms VHF Output Signal Channel 3 or 4 Switchable Channel Coverage VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 CATV 1 125 4A A W W 1 W 84 A 5 A 1 Video Signal System EIA Standard 525 lines 60 fields NTSC type color signal Input 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced Output 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced Signal to Noise Ratio More than 43 dB SP mode FM audio Frequency Range 20Hz to 20kHz Dynamic Range More than 83 dB Channel Separat...