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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
VHR-H530
Video Cassette Recorder English
Magnétoscope à cassette Français
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 PRECAUTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the CAUTION presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude DO NOT OPEN to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, intended to alert the user
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 VHS VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES Record/Play Times Tape Length T-60 T-120 T-160 2 SP Mode 1 hour 2 hours 2- ⁄ hours highest video quality 3 (60 minutes) (120 minutes) (160 minutes) 1 LP Mode 2 hours 4 hours 5- ⁄3 hours excellent video quality (playback only) (120 minutes) (240 minutes) (320 minutes) SLP Mode 3 hours 6 hours 8 hours good video quality (longest (180 minutes) (360 minutes) (480 minutes) recording time) NOTE: This unit cannot record in LP mode. When
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Front Panel 1 AV INPUT VIDEO L-AUDIO-R PLAY c STOP POWER EJECT f REW FF e CHANNEL REC PAUSE STILL POWER REC (RF3) VCR TIMER (RF4) K J I HG F 9 8 7 6 542 3 Reference pages are shown in square brackets. 1 Cassette loading slot H REC (record) button [23, 34] 2 STOP/EJECT button [3, 21] I CHANNEL selection buttons (l and j) [13, 22, 34] 3 FF (fast forward) button [29] J POWER button This button is used both for fast forwa
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 LOCATIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Back Panel 13 2 VHF/UHF IN OUT FROM ANT. VIDEO IN L TO TV AUDIO R OUT AC IN 6 5 4 1 AC power input 4 VHF/UHF antenna output jack 2 5 Rear-panel AUDIO/VIDEO input jacks VIDEO output jack (yellow) Connect the audio and video outputs from an 6 AUDIO output jacks (Red for right and white for left) external unit (i.e. a video camera, second VCR) to these jacks. To record the signals coming from the external unit, press t
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 REMOTE CONTROL Reference pages are shown in square brackets. Locations of Controls 1 Number buttons (0 – 9) [13, 18] 2 100 button [13] POWER 123 K 3 MENU button [15] 1 456 CH/TRACK • L 4 PAUSE/STILL û button [15, 23, 29] 789 100 INPUT SET • 5 REW (rewind) < button [16, 29] M 0 2 N MENU CLEAR • 6 PLAY OK button [15, 21] O 3 PAUSE/STILL 4 7 REC (record) button [23, 34] PLAY 5 REW FF P OK 8 x2 button [29] STOP Q 9 TYPE button [26] 6 REC 2 SLOW F SP/SLP b
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 REMOTE CONTROL Battery Installation and Operation 1 Install the two supplied AA batteries as shown. 2 Aim the remote control at the VCR and press the desired buttons to operate. IMPORTANT NOTE: SPENT OR DISCHARGED BATTERIES MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF IN A SAFE MANNER IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY. NOTES: œ The remote control will not operate properly if something com
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 BASIC ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS Antenna VCR TV (Back panel) (Back panel) 75 ohm antenna VHF/UHF VHF/UHF FROM ANT. ANTENNA cable IN or IN 1 TO TV AC Wall outlet OUT AC IN CABLE TV 3 2 (supplied) 4 NOTES: 1 Connect an antenna (or a cable TV system) to the VCR. œ If you have a cable converter connected to your TV, see “ALTERNATIVE CABLE TV CONNECTIONS”, 2 Connect the VCR to the TV with the 75 ohm coaxial next page. cable (supplied). œ If your antenna has
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 ALTERNATIVE CABLE TV CONNECTIONS Your VCR can receive all unscrambled cable channels Your local cable TV company will advise you of the without the use of an external converter. If you wish to channels available in your area. view and record scrambled cable channels, you must We recommend that you consult your cable TV company connect a converter/decoder as described below. to make sure that the cable is properly connected. When the TV does not have a bu
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 ALTERNATIVE CABLE TV CONNECTIONS Cable converter/decoder output channel setup 1 Be sure the cable connections are correct. 7 Press the ù (or û) button to select the Cable box (See page 9.) option. 2 Turn on the TV, VCR and cable converter/decoder. 8 Press the > (or <) button to set your cable converter/decoder output channel. The output 3 Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. channel should be indicated on the cable 4 If the VCR indicator is off, press the TV/VC
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 AUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTIONS Stereo Connections Connecting your VCR to your stereo TV through audio/video jacks usually provides better picture and sound quality. It also enables you to play back stereo broadcast programs in stereo. When you have a stereo monitor TV Stereo monitor TV VCR (Back panel) (Back panel) VHF/UHF VHF/UHF OUT FROM ANT. ANTENNA VIDEO IN IN L TO TV AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO IN R OUT 75 ohm coaxial cable (supplied) IN LR AUDIO OUTPUT VIDEO OUTPU
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 INITIAL SETUP When you are setting up the VCR for the first time, or 4 Press the OK button to save the RF output channel after the power has failed for more than 5 seconds, follow setting. the steps below. This AUTO SETUP operation The RF3 (or RF4) indicator stops flashing automatically sets the RF output channel, enters all (disappears). available channels in your area into the VCR tuner The Language select menu will appear. memory and sets the VCR inte
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 INITIAL SETUP To modify the RF output channel Manual Erase setting after the Auto setup is You can eliminate unwanted channels or channels with weak or scrambled signals from the memorized channel completed sequence. 1 With the VCR turned off, press the SET button for 1 Select the channel you want to erase. about 3 seconds or more. 2 Press the CLEAR button for about 2 seconds. The current RF output channel setting indicator will flash on the front panel
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 MULTIFUNCTION ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS Various displays appear, superimposed over the screen Status display image, indicating the operation mode and features in use. 1 Press the DISPLAY button on the remote control. Operation mode MTS mode Program title QTR end time The status display appears. Channel/AV p QTR10:30PM SAP ST C 10 SAP ST C 10 SPORTS DIGEST SP 0:00:00 LR 09:30PM Recording Clock tape speed Audio output SP 0:00:00 LR 09:30P
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 ON-SCREEN MENU Your new VCR is designed with user-friendly on-screen Main Menu Options menus to help you operate its many features. Reference pages are shown in square brackets. Color-coded menus prompt you step-by-step through operations by highlighting the sections awaiting your Timer program [31 – 33] entries. œ Select this to program, check or cancel a timer recording setting. Displaying the On-Screen Menus VCR setup [16] œ Select this to set the VCR
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 ON-SCREEN MENU Displaying the VCR Setup Menus VCR Setup Menu Options Reference pages are shown in square brackets. Before starting CATV/TV [19] œ Turn on the power (TV and VCR). œ Indicate whether you subscribe to cable TV or use œ Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. antenna. œ If the VCR indicator is off, press the TV/VCR button 8 Cable box [10, step ] on the remote control. œ If you use a cable converter/decoder (cable box), The VCR indicator lights. set th
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 SETTING THE CLOCK Generally, during the initial setup, your VCR will Automatic Clock Adjustment automatically set the clock by detecting a channel that is transmitting the XDS (Extended Data Services) signal. 1 Press the MENU button. However, if the XDS signal necessary for Automatic The main MENU appears. Clock Setting was poor or unavailable at the time, 2 Press the ù (or û) button to select the Clock set Automatic Clock Setting may not have been possi
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 SETTING THE CLOCK Manual Clock Setting Standard/Daylight Time Adjustment The clock time can be easily changed to daylight saving 1 Follow the steps in Before starting. time (by adding one hour) or standard time (by 2 Press the MENU button. subtracting one hour). The main MENU appears. 1 Press the MENU button. If the clock has not yet been set, the Clock set The main MENU appears. menu appears. 2 Press the ù (or û) button to select the Clock set 3 Press t
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SC4HW/NA (VHR-H530 GB) Fri. Jan., 07/2000 CHANGING THE MENU LANGUAGE English, Spanish or French can be selected by the user. 1 Press the MENU button. The main MENU appears. Before starting 2 Press the ù (or û) button to select the Language œ Turn on the power (TV and VCR). select option, then press the OK button. œ Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. 3 Press the ù (or û) button to select the language of œ If the VCR indicator is off, press the TV/VCR button your choice, then press the OK button. on t
