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1 Videocassetterecorderuser'sguideVR519&VR 344 RECEISEI)5EP301991mmRISKOFELECTRICSHOCKD ONOTOPENT oreducetheriskofelectricshock,donotremov ecover(orback). "dangerousvoltage" "WARNINGT oreducetheriskoffireorshockhazard, :Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,matchwid ebladeofplugtowideslot, :Pour_viterleschocs_lectriques, ' :Thisreminderisprovidedtocallyourattenti ontoArticle820-40oftheNationalElectrical Code(Section54oftheCanadianElectricalCod e,Part1)whichprovidesguidelinesforproper groundingand,inparticular, + ' (XPR).. +.. (SEARCHB utton).. ' , ' ' ,Ithinkyou' READTHEFIRSTTHREESECTIONSVT hefirstthreesectionsofthemanualintroduce youtoyourVCR, WHAT'SLEFT?.Therestofthebookhighlightspl aybackandrecordinginformation,containsad etailedconnectionssection,andareferences ectionthatincludestroubleshootingtips,li mitedwarranty, IREADME! :UNPACKWHAT'SINTHEBOXT hefollowingitemscomepackedinthebox: VCR Remotecontrol RFcoaxialcableSTEP2 ,matchingthe+ :CONNECTYOURVCRI fyouconnectyourVCRtoyourhomeantennaorcab lesystemandthentoyourTV,usetheVCR' , , ,CABLEBOX,OR"_AANTENNAVCRANT,AUD*OVl[X'O V_JHFTV4 STEP4 ' , IfyouconnectyourVCRusingtheAUDIO/VIDEO jackswithaudio/videocables,selecttheTV' ' :TURNONTHEVCRT hefirsttimeyouconnectyourVCRandturniton, , :ACCESSTHEMENUSTheMENU andnumberbuttonsletyouaccess, ,tochangetheAUTOPLAY setting,youwoulddothefollowing:VCRV iewingChannelWhenusingtheANTENNA jackstoconnectyourVCR, ,tuneyour13/totheTV' + :VCR12 AUTOPLAY:OFF3 AUTOTV/ :VCR12 AUTOPLAY:ON3 AUTOTV/ :SETUPTHEVCRO nceyouunderstandhowtomovearoundthroughth emenus, ,thereareotherfeaturesyoumaywanttosetup, suchas.]

2 Selectalanguage SetupVCRchannellist(AUTOCHANNELSEARCH) Setupforacablebox Setautomaticdaylight-savingtime SetthetimeanddateSetupVCRPlus+channelsSe ttheREMOTEVCRI/VCR2featureSettheAUTOPLAY featureSettheAUTOTV/VCRfeature12 VSETFINGUPTHEVCRV , ] : 'svideolineinput. MakesureVCRindicatorisonintheVCRdisplayi fyouconnectedyourVCRusingtheANTENNAINand OUTjacks. , , + > ,Espa_ol(Spanish),orFran_ais(French). + :CABLE4 VCRPLUS+ ,CABLEBOXSETUPDOYOUUSEYOURCABLEBOXTORECE IVEALLCHANNELSORONLYSOMECHANNELS?1 ALLCHANNELS2 ONLYSOMECHANNELS3 CANCELSETUPI fyouselectedALLCHANNELS,entertheoutputch annelofyourcablebox,usually03,04, (USUALLY3, ) , ,it' +2 TIMERRECORDINGS3 TIME4 CHANNELS5 PREFERENCES6 LANGUAGE0 :CABLE4 VCRPLUS+ > , , ,especiallyifsomeofthechannelshaveweaksi gnalsoryoudon' ,settheAUTODST(Daylight-SavingTime) + ' ' + :ON0 EXITS pringforward;FallbackwardIntheSpring, :00 AMto3:00AM(forwardonehour), , :00 AMto1:00AM(backonehour).Therefore, , :--(HH:MM)DATE--/.

3 34 PMDATE10124197 FRIDAYPRESSCLEARTOCORRECTPRESSMENUTOSETV CRPLUS+CHANNELSU singVCRPlus+canmakeprogrammingtimerrecor dingsforcableoroff-airantennaeasier, +2 TIMERRECORDINGS3 TIME4 CHANNELS5 PREFERENCES6 LANGUAGE0 +ChannelListRefertoyourlocaltelevisionli stforacompleteVCRPlus+ +ChannelNumber**3334 ChannelNumberYouReceivetheStationOn*Two- DigitVCRPlus+ChannelNumbersforCableTV(US AList)35 AmericanMovieClassics39 Arts&-Entertainment57 BlackEntertainment54 Bravo42 CableNewsNetwork45 Cinemax98 Cinemax237 TheDiscoveryChannel53 TheDisneyChannel63 EntertainmentTelevision34 ESPNS portsNetwork47 TheFamilyChannel33 HomeBoxOffice95 HomeBoxOffice296 HomeBoxOffice351 TheLearningChannel46 Lifetime58 TheMovieChannel48 MusicTelevision49 TheNashvilleNetwork38 Nickelodeon64 NostalgiaTelevision99 QualityValueCable41 Showtime97 Showtime259 SportsChannel52 TurnerNetworkTelevision44 USA-Network62 VideoHitsI93 Viewer'sChoiceI94 Viewer'sChoice255 WGNC hicago43 WTBSA tlanta60 WWOR-NewYorkSeenextpageforCanadianList*C heckyourlocalorcablelistingforthechannel numberyoureceivethisstationon.

4 **CheckyourlocallistingforbroadcastorVCR Plus+ :CABLE4 VCRPLUS+ + +CHANNELMYCHANNEL5--41-3->->->--2-1 USECH+ +CHANNELMYCHANNEL54641-3->->->232--1--US ECH+ ' +ChannelNumbersforCableTV(CanadianList)6 7 AllarcomPayTelevision/Superchannel44 Arts&Entertainment72 CableNewsNetwork-HeadlineNews61 CableNewsNetwork70 CanadianHomeShoppingNetwork56 CanalFamille69 CathayInternationaITelevisionInc68 ChinavisionCanadaCorp60 CountryMusicTelevision63 FamilyChannel62 FirstChoice96 FirstChoiceTwo97 FirstChoiceThree99 FirstChoiceFour90 HouseofCommons91 LaChaineFrancaise51 TheLearningChannel65 MeteoMedia/TheWeatherNetwork48 MuchMusicNetwork55 MusiquePlus52 NashvilleNetwork73 NewsworldlCBC53 LeReseaudesSports43 TheSportsNetwork64 SuperEcran37 SuperEcranB98 SuperEcranC66 TelatinoNetwork46TV5 Montreal92 Viewer'sChoiceI93 Viewer'sChoice294 Viewer'sChoice395 Viewer'sChoice471 Vision'l_f:Canada'sFaithNetwork38 YouthT_/, + :VCR12 AUTOPLAY:OFF3 AUTOTV/ ,GE,orProScanremotethathasaVCR2,VCR2-LD, orDVDoVCR2button, , , (PRESSVCR2 TOCHANGE)2 AUTOPLAY:OFF3 AUTOTV/VCR:OFF0 EXITPREFERENCES1 REMOTECONTROL:VCR22 AUTOPLAY:OFF3 AUTOTV/VCR:OFF0 EXITTheVCRwillonlyrespondtothecompatible remote'sVCR20 VCR2oLD, , ,displaythePREFERENCES menu,press1, , 'svideoinputandyoudon' ,playingarecordedtape, ,thereareotherfeaturesthatenhancetheenjo ymentofyourVCR,buttheyaren' , <.

5 A.,<.VV:;_VIVCRB asicstellsyouwhatyouneed| 'ONSCHANUporDownSelectsnexthigherorlower channelintheVCR' :00 , ' (0through9) PAUSEPLAYRECORD (Xbo@ooo@oSLOWSTOPSEARCH'o oO"CHAN'o o oO-80 00oINPUTMENUCLEAR 2 OSPEEDS electsarecordingspeed(SPorSLP).STOPS topsthecurrentVCRfunctionsuchasrecord,pl ayback,rewind, ,slow, :Reducespicture"jitter" ,TV, (3,4,orTV'svideoinput). ,thetapeautomaticallybeginsplayback(ifth esafetytabonthecassetteisremoved). PressFWDorREVtopositionthetape. PressPLAY(ifnecessary)ontheremote(PLAyop AUSEonVCR)tobegintapeplay. PressPAUSE(PLAyoPAUSEonVCR)forstopaction . PressTRACKING upordowntoremoveanystreaksfromthepicture ,ifnecessary. PressSTOP ontheremote(STOPoEJECTonVCR) , , 'rewatching, (seemarginnoteforinformationabouttapespe edsettings). (STOP,EJECT ontheVCR) (likeduringacommercial),pressthePAUSE buttonontheremote(PLAY-PAUSEonVCR)instea dofSTORCHECKTHESAFETYTABN omatterwhichrecordingoptionyouuse,younee dtomakesurethereisatapeintheVCR,andthatt hetape' , (StandardPlay)Givesthebestqualityrecordi ng, ,specialeffectssuchaspause,slowmotion,pi cturesearch, (LongPlay) (SuperLongPlay) ,slowmotion,picturesearch, 'vegonethroughthenecessarystepstooperate yourVCR,I' : Recording(explainedinVCRB asicssection) ExpressRecording TimerRecording TimerRecordingwithVCRPlus+ CopyingandEditingTapes14 VRECORDINGV 23 RECORDINGFEATUREST herearefourwaystorecordprograms: Recordingletsyoupressonebuttontostartrec ordingaprogram.)

6 (SeeVCRB asicssection.) ExpressRecordingletsyoustartrecordingapr ogramyouarewatching,andthensettheVCRtoau tomaticallystoprecordingafteradesignated periodoftime. TimerRecordingletsyouprogramtheVCRtoauto maticallystartandstoprecordingatapredete rminedtime. TimerRecordingwithVCRPlus+ (XPR) :00 PRESSRECTOSETLENGTHRECCH36 RECORDLENGTH1:30 PRESSRECTOSETLENGTHE achtimeyoupresstheRECORD button,youadd30minutestotherecordingtime (upto4hours).TheVCRcontinuestorecordfort heamountoftimeyouindicate, + + (EVERYDAY)3 WEEKDAYS(M-F)4 WEEKLY(ONCEPERWEEK) (ONETIME)CHANNEL03 CABLESTARTTIME--:--ENDTIME--:--STARTDATE --/-- (pressINPUT toselectthelineinput),starttimeincluding AMorPM, "channel"itemofthetimerrecordingifyou' , , (ONETIRE)CHANNEL03 CABLESTARTTIRE08:00 PMENDTIRE09:30 PMSTARTDATE10/24/97 FRITAPESPEEDSLPI=SP2= +YoucanuseVCRPlus+tosimplifytimerprogram mingifyouhavecableTVanddon' +channellist, + + + +2 TIMERRECORDINGS3 TIME4 CHANNELS5 PREFERENCES6 LANGUAGE0 EXITVCRRAINMENU1 VCRPLUS+2 TIMERRECORDINGS3 TIME4 CHANNELSCHANNELS1 AUTOCHANNELSEARCH2 ADD/REMOVECHANNELS3 SIGNALTYPE:CABLE4 VCRPLUS+CHANNELLISTVCR+CHANNELNYCHANNEL5 464--31)I)-->232--1--USEOH+ + +ENTERPLUSCODENUMBER(FROMTVLISTING) , +ENTERPLUS(ODENUNBER(FROMTVLISTING).

7 NOWOFTENSHOULDTHISPROGRAMRECORD?1 ONETIME2 DAILY(EVERYDAY)3 WEEKDAYS(N-F)4 WEEKLY(ONCEPERWEEK) (ONETIME)CHANNEL03 CABLESTARTTIRE08:00 PMENDTIME09:30 PMSTARTDATE10/24/97 FRITAPESPEEDSLPPRESSCLEARTOCORRECTPRESSM ENUTOSAVEC hangethespeedwiththeSPEED buttonontheremoteortheprogramendtimewith theCLEAR buttonontheremote(ifnecessary). (ONETIME)CHANNEL03 CABLESTARTTIME08:00 PMENDTIME09:30 PMSTARTDATE10/24/97 FRITAPESPEEDSLPPRESSCLEARTOCORRECTPRESSM ENUTOSAVEVCRPlus+ "channel"itemofthetimerrecordingmenuifyo u' (evenanexpressrecording): PressandholdtheSTOP buttonontheremote(STOP EJECT buttonontheVCR). + (ONETIME)CHANNEL104 CABLESTARTTIME12:00 AMENDTIME01:30 AMSTARTDATE10/24 (either3,4,orTV svideoinput).IfyouconnectedyourVCRusingt heANTENNA jacks, ,pressINPUT ontherecordingVCR' , , , : PressPAUSE onrecordingVCRtostopcopying. Locatethenextsegmentyouwanttocopyonplayb ackVCRbyusingFWD,REV,andPLAY-PAUSE,andth enpressPLAY , '_L* *TOTVTO"IV29 FEATURESTOENHANCEVCROPERATION PictureSearchOptions Pro-TectPlusTMLocking Tracking TimeCounter On-ScreenDisplays 5 VOTHERFEATURES (PLAYoPAUSE ontheVCR) (PLAYoPAUSE ontheVCR) (SEARCHBUTTON)Thisisusefulforskippingcom mercialsorshortprogramsegments.

8 PressSEARCH onceduringplaybacktoadvancethetapeapprox imately60seconds. :1 Don' (PLAY,PAUSE ontheVCR)to"freeze" (PLAY,PAUSE ontheVCR) "VHSI ndexSearchSystem" , , : Amarktooclosetoyourlocationonthetape. Themarkatthebeginningofarecordedsegmento ffiveminutesorless. :00 :00 :00 :17:25 PRESSREVTOGOTO0:00:00 PRESSSEARCHTOEXITZEROSEARCHSEARCHINGFOR0 :00 ,ortoprotectyourtimerrecordings,youcanlo cktheVCRsothatthebuttonsontheVCRorremote won' , , ,pressbothTRACKING buttonsonthefrontoftheVCRatthesametime, "00" ,ifyourecorda30-minuteprogramatthebeginn ingofthetapeandyouwanttogototheendofthat programtobeginanotherrecording, :00 :30 (YoumaywanttopressPLAY toverify.)Now, :30:00 ISeconds35ON-SCREENDISPLAYSTheINFO buttonshowsthestatusoftheVCR(STOP,PLAY,R ECORD,etc.),channelnumber,timecounter,da te,time, :30:0011118196 HON01:30 PMSLPOn_creendisp_y0:30:003 Timercounteronly(doesnottimeout).4_,7 Normaldisplay36 THINGSTOKNOWBEFORECONNECTINGCOMPONENTSP rotectYourComponentsfromPowerSurges Connectallcomponentsbeforeplugginganypow ercordsintothewalloutlet.

9 AlwaysturnofftheTVandothercomponentsbefo reyouconnectordisconnectanycables. PositionCablesCorrectlytoAvoidAudioHumor Interference Insertallcableplugsfirmlyintotheirjacks. Placetheaudio/videocablestothesidesofthe TV'sbackpanelinsteadofstraightdownthemid dleafteryouconnectyourcomponents. Trynottocoilanytwin-leadcablesandkeepthe mawayfromtheaudio/videocablesasmuchaspos sible. TVwithRFJackonly _withaudio/videojacks TVwithaudio/videojacksandcableboxtounscr amblepaychannelsonlyIfyouneedtohookupadd itionalcomponentsnotshowninthediagramshe re(andareunsureofhowtoconnectthem), , 'TFORGETABOUTTHETV/ : :SettheAUTOTV/ : Youareconnectingantenna,cable,orcablebox system. : MonosoundplaybackfromVCR. Recordonechannelwhilewatchinganother(exc eptwhenusingacableboxforallchannels).Tou sethisconnection,youmusthave: (1)coaxialcableforcableorantennaconnecti on;(2) , : , ,CABLEBOX,OR_ANTENNAAUDIOVIDEOOUT@-@_J'r 'roTv_"IVTVWITHAUDIO/VIDEOJACKST hisconnectionassumes: Youareconnectinganantenna,cable,orcableb oxsystem.

10 : MonosoundplaybackfromVCR. Recordonechannelwhilewatchinganother(exc eptwhenusingacableboxforallchannels).Tou sethisconnection,youmusthave: (1)coaxialcableforcable/antennaconnectio n;(2)forcablebox (2)audio/ , : , ,CABLEBOX,OR"_ANTENNA41 TVWITHAUDIO/VIDEOJACKSANDCABLEBOXTOUNSCR AMBLEPAYCHANNELSONLYT hisconnectionassumes: Youareusingacableboxonlytounscrambleprem iumchannels. : MonosoundplaybackfromVCR. ,youmusthave: (3)coaxialcables (2)audio/videocables (1) , : , , ),42 Thissectiongivesyousomeadditionalinforma tionabouttheVCR,includingadescriptionoft heunit' , , ' ,playback,rewind,fast-forward, @ @ (AppliesOnlyiftheVCRV iewingChannelis3or4).PresstheTVeVCRbutto ntoturnonoroff. VCRindicatoron:PicturefromVCR. Checktomakesureitispluggedintoanoperatin goutlet. Checktomakesuretherearenoobjectsbetweent heVCRandremote. Thebatteriesmayneedchanging. MakesuretheREMOTEVCR1 ChecktomakesuretheVCRindicatorisoff. ChecktomakesuretheTVisswitchedtoanactive channel.