Sylvania SRC2019AC, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...AC Ill III iiiiiiiiiio oo oo o This Owner s Manual is made of recycled paper determined that this product meets the ENERGYSTAR guidelines for energy efficiency ENERGY STAR i s a U S registered mark I INSTRUCCIONES EN ESPAI_IOL INCLUIDAS I ...

Page 2: ... to the appliance Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufac PORTABLE CART WARNING turer or sold with the TV VCR Any mounting of the appliance should follow the manufacturer s instruc tions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the man ufacturer An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surface...

Page 3: ... touch dan gerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the TWVCR 18 Servieing Do not attempt to service this TV VCR yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to danger ous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to quail fled service personnel 19 Damage Requiring Service Unplug this T VCR from the wall ou...

Page 4: ...zed duplication use or other acts which infringe upon the rights of copyright owners FCC WARNING This equipment may gener ate or use radio frequency energy Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction man ual The user could lose the authority to oper ate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modif...

Page 5: ... ADJUSTMENT 2 I PICTURE SEARCH 2 I STILL PICTURE 2 I NOISE CANCEL in the Still mode _21 VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL 21 SPECIAL PLAYBACK 22 RENTAL PLAYBACK 22 AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK 22 SEARCH 23 ZERO RETURN 23 TIME SEARCH 23 RECORDING 24 NORMAL RECORDING 24 SKIPPING UNWANTED SCENES DURING RECORDING 24 OTR One Touch Recording 25 COPYING A VIDEO CASSETTE Requires a VCR or camcorder 25 TIMER 26 AUTOMATIC TIME...

Page 6: ...DTR Automatically adjusts the tracking for each tape you play_ Rental play mode Improves playback picture quality from worn tapes such as rental tapes Auto repeat Allows you to repeat the playing of a tape indefinitely without pressing the PLAY button Time search Let you set the TV VCR to advance the tape by entering the desired playback time you want to skip OTR One Touch Recording Instant timed ...

Page 7: ...drawn into the TV VCR The TV VCR will automatically turn on Wind_ CORRECT WRONG TWO DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS Before recording select the tape speed from SP mode Standard Play or SLP mode Super Long Play The table below shows the maximum recording play back time using T60 T120 or T160 tapes in each mode Tape Speed Recording Playback Time l_pe of tape T120 T160 T60 SP mode 1 hour 2 hours 2 2 3 hours SL...

Page 8: ... to the audio output jack of your audio equipment video camera or another VCR 3 VIDEO input jack Connect to the video output jack of your video camera or another VCR 4 STOP button Press to stop the tape motion EJECT button Press in the Stop mode to remove tape from TV VCR button Press to select setting modes from the on screen menu Press to enter digits when setting program for example setting clo...

Page 9: ... recording To select channels from 1 to 9 first press the 0 button and then 1 to 9 27 100 button When selecting cable channels which are higher than 99 press this button first then press the last two digits To select channel 125 first press the 100 button then press 2 and 5 16 MENU button Press to display the main menu on the T screen 17 DISPLAY button Display the counter or the cur rent channel n...

Page 10: ...TV reception I Itl UHb SH ARA 1 E ANTENNAS In some areas it will be necessary to use an outdoor antenna VHF Antenna Not supplied _ UHF Antenna IVHF UHF Not supplied Combiner _ _ _ Not supplied Flat twin lead cable Fig 5 ABLE WITHOUT CONVERTER DESCRAMBLER BOX Use this connection if your cable system connects directly to your TV VCR without a converter box By using this connection you can 1 Use the ...

Page 11: ... Dish 75 ohm Coaxial Cable Not supplied Fig TO RECORD A SCRAMBLED UNSCRAMBLED CHANNEL 1 Set the TV VCR channel selector to the output channel of the Cable Converter Box or Satellite Box Ex CH3 2 Select the channel to record from your Cable Converter Box or Satellite Box l Open the battery compartment cover by pressing the cover on the remote unit in the direction of the alTOW 2 lnsert 2 AA penligh...

Page 12: ...ons In this case try auto preset again in the fine receiving conditions i i i in 5 After scanning The tuner stops on the lowest memorized channel If you want to recall the selected channels you can select the desired channel directly with the remote control number buttons or CHANNEL or V The channels you no longer receive or seldom watch can be deleted from the memory Of course you can add the del...

Page 13: ...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 at button to point to IDIOMA ESPAIqOL then press the EFWD II_ button then press the MENU button on the remote control Select this feature and the TV VCR s clock automati cally will advance one hour in April then reverse one hour in October When Daylight Saving Time is ON the ...

Page 14: ...hen press the F FWD II_ button I Setect SETTING CLOCK Press the MENU button on the _E o relnote control _c_u_COm_ _ MER _OGnAMM NG EThNG CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP USERS Jt _r Up V_ HIp 9ET UP _UAGE ENGLIS 4 ZERO R_rORN IME SE_ _CH 2 Set AUTO CLOCK to ON Pressthe EFWD I_ or REW _II button repeatedly until ON appears I SE CTpNGCLOCK UTOe CCK _N_ AUTO CLCCK CH AUTOI MANOALCLOCK SET OS IOFF i n i III _ ii ...

Page 15: ...e below the clock is to be set to DATE May I st 2000 SETTING TIME 5 40PM 6 Select the hour _ _MA_LIAL_LO 3_T Press the PLAY or STOP _ but l _ _ _ ton until your desired hour appears o_ _ _o00 Example 5 PM o _ _ Then press the F FWD I_ button _ _ 7 Select the minute _ M_NLIALCL_L KS_ T Press the PLAY A or STOP _ but o Cl ton until the desired minute appears _ Example 40 l _ _ _ 8 Start the clock r ...

Page 16: ... After 5 seconds 5 40pM A _2 Clock Channel remains I Clock Counter mode sp C UNT o 12 r_ SPECIAL FEATURES Magnetism from nearby appliances might affect the color of the TV picture If this happens move this unit away from the appli ance If the color is still not correct disconnect power cord from AC outlet then reconnect it after 30 minutes This shows the elapsed recording or playback time in hours...

Page 17: ...ols BRIGHT CON TRAST COLOR TINT and SHARPNESS are preset to factory specifications Although they are usually the best you may need to make some further adjuslments for a natural looking image NOTES Procedures must be followed within 5 seconds or the Picture Control mode will be cancelled When setting the Picture Control the Game mode will be cancelled Make sure TV VCR power must be turned on 1 Sel...

Page 18: ...isplays a black box I on the TV screen this means that the TV VCR is set to the TEXT mode To clear screen select CAP TIONll CAPTION2 or OFF t Make sure TVNCR power must be turned on iiii 1 Select CAPTION I MENU Press the MENU button on the T M_ _ A_ G PICTURE CONTPOt remote control SE_r G CLO K CHANNEL SET UP USERS SET Up Press the PLAY A or STOP v but v u_ LANOUA_ _ 305HI I _ CAPTIOt _OF_ I ton t...

Page 19: ... and turn it BLOCK the higher rating will turn BLOCK automatically Also the lower rating will turn VIEW automatically When you turn TV Y to VIEW the all ratings will turn to VIEW automatically Selection Rating Category Explanations TV Y Appropriate for all children TV Y7 Appropriate for children seven and older TV G General Audience TV PG Parental Guidance suggested TV 14 Unsuitable for children u...

Page 20: ...STOP v but I r_ _w_ ton to point to your desired item I i_ _ _I_ SLOCX Then press the F FWD I_ button to _ _ r_ _Jt_ _ _ select BLOCK or VIEW Selection Rating Category Explanations G General Audience PG Parental Guidance suggested PG 13 Unsuitable for children under 13 R Restricted under 17 requires accompa nying parent or adult guardian NC 17 No one under 17 admitted X Mature audience only When y...

Page 21: ... button to return to normal speed You can view a still picture on the TV screen during playback the Still mode Press the PAUSE STILL button during playback Only tapes recorded in the SLP mode will show the least amount of lines Press the PLAY button to return to playback NOTES Usually there will be video noise lines black and white streaks or dots on the screen This is normal If the tape was origi...

Page 22: ...e TV VCR has the auto repeat function that allows you to repeat a tape indefinitely without touching the PLAY button ALL REPEAT Repeat playback from the beginning to the end of the tape BLANK REPEAT Repeat playback from the begin ning to a blank part which is blank for more than I0 seconds 1 Select USER S SET UP Press the MENU button on the I_ _ u TIMER pROGRAM _ING _ICTUR_ CONTROL remote control ...

Page 23: ...aximum of 9 hours 50 minutes 9 50 by 10 minutes at a time This function wilt not operate in recording mode This function is not operative when a cassette tape is not inserted in the TV VCR In the example below To watch a program after 2 hour 50 minutes from the present position in either direction 1 Insert a tape 2 Select TIME SEARCH mode Press the TIME SEARCH button with each push it will increas...

Page 24: ...ble 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 tape speed Press the SPEED button to select the desired tape speed SP SLP I St 3 Begin recording I Eo Press the RECORD button 4 Stop recording Press the STOP button when recording is completed Press the PAUSE STILL button to l temporarily stop re...

Page 25: ...ed on the cable box or satellite box 2 Select the tape speed Press the SPEED button to select the desired tape speed SP SLP 3 Begin OTR _ _ _ _ Press the REC OTR button on the TV VCR as many times as needed The recording length will be deter mined by the number of times you Push es Display Recording length I push normal recording 2 pushes 0 30 30 minutes 3 pushes 1 00 60 minutes 4 4 17 pushes 8 00...

Page 26: ...M 12 00pM O_otdtng petlod ls SHADEO 1 Select TIMER PROGRAMMING Press the MENU button on the remote control Confirm TIMER PROGRAMMING is pointed by pressing the PLAY A button 26 And press the F FWD II button E o I_ TrMER pRI_EJ_MMING If you have not yet set the clock t sEr GP c_ _c_ _o_ee_ CHAN _EL S_ UP MANUAL CLOCK SET _sE_s_ _ _ L _ GklA_E F_GUSHJ appears If so follow stops 3 to _ o _o E _J 81 o...

Page 27: ...omatic timer recording 1 Press the POWER button 2 Repeat step 1 on page 26 3 Press the RECORD button and select the desired program using the PLAY or STOP v button 4 Press the RECORD button again Each additional push will shift forward the begin end time for recording by 10 minutes When the recording is already in progress each additional push will shift forward the end time only If you want to ca...

Page 28: ...H ton to point to USER S SET UP o_ _ o_ _ _ o_j TI_E SEARCH Then press the EFWD I_ button 2 Set AUTO RETURN to ON Press the PLAY or STOP V but _ _ _s_ P ton to point to AUTO RETURN RENTAL OFF Press the EFWD I_ or REW al _o _ _ _ _ _ jq _ _ button until ON appears 3 Auto Return will begin When all the timer recordings are completed the TV VCR will rewind to the beginning of the recorded program s N...

Page 29: ...leep timer set ting MAINTENANCE CABINET CLEANING Wipe the front panel and other exterior surfaces of the TV VCR with a soft cloth immersed in luke warm water and wrung dry Never use a solvent or alcohol Do not spray insec ticide liquid near the TV VCR Such chemicals may cause damage and discoloration to the exposed surfaces A UTO HEAD CLEA NING Automatically cleans video heads as you insert or rem...

Page 30: ...video tape copy guard protection CLOSED CAPTION PROBLEM POSSIBLE REMEDY My TV VCR is showing captions You are watching a live broadcast and spelling errors made by the that are misspelled closed captioning production company may pass through uncorrected A prerecorded program will not show any misspelled words because of the normal time available for editing the captions My TV VCR will not show the...

Page 31: ...etters or letter number combinations Please check with your local cable company The following is a chart of common cable channel designations CATVchannel 5A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 A B i 1 t H i _ I i q I I J k TVDisplay 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 CATVchannel C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q _ Display 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 CAWchannel R S T U V W W I W 2 W 3 W 4 W 5...

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