User manual ZENITH VRS428 OPERATING GUIDE

[. . . ] Operating Guide and Warranty for your new Zenith Entertainment Machine Models VRS418 VRS428 thanks for choosing zenith R RECORD YOUR MODEL NUMBER (Now, while you can see it) The model and serial number of your new VCR are located on the back of the VCR cabinet. For your future convenience, we suggest that you record these numbers here: SAFETY TIPS: Refer to the "Safety Tips" leaflet that came with your product for Important Safety Instructions. MODEL NO. ____________________________________ SERIAL NO. ____________________________________ WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. [. . . ] Press QUIT/CC to exit the menu system. PAGE 20 O P E R AT I O N The TIMER Menu tells the VCR when to record a program on a day and at a time you specify Timer Menu You can specify eight different events to be recorded in a one-year period. PROGRAM 1 MONTH : DAY : START : STOP : CHANNEL : SPEED : REPEAT : ( 1 - 8 ) to select program ENTER to adjust program PROGRAM 8 MONTH : DAY : START : STOP : CHANNEL : SPEED : REPEAT : ( 1 - 8 ) to select program ENTER to adjust program SpeakEZ CLOCK TIMER SETUP AUDIO : : : : 1 2 3 4 Press 2 Press number keys QUIT = exit Month of Recording Day of Recording Start Time of Recording Stop Time of Recording Channel of Recording Speed of Recording Frequency of Recording PROGRAM 1 MONTH : 7 JULY DAY : 20 MON START : 11:16 AM STOP : 11:46 AM CHANNEL : 20 TV SPEED : EP REPEAT : ONCE ( 1 - 8 ) to select program to erase press (0) Program Number When highlighted, press NUMBER (18) to choose program Number. REPEAT OPTIONS ONCE -- Records once. DAILY -- Records one time each day, Monday - Friday. CHANNEL OPTIONS To select an AUX channel, select the next highest or lowest channel programmed in the VCR with the CHANNEL Up/Down arrows. How to Use Timer 1. Press the Numbers on the Remote as needed for the items in the menu, then press ENTER. Note: Set the VCR in TIMER mode by pressing POWER to turn off the VCR. Pressing POWER stops the recording. SPEED OPTIONS (SP or EP) The SP mode determines how much tape is left and switches speed from SP to EP, if necessary, to complete recording the program. There will be some picture and sound distortion at the point of the speed change. To Erase a Program 1. Press QUIT/CC to exit the menu system. PROGRAM 1 MONTH : 7 JULY DAY : 20 MON START : 11:16 AM STOP : 11:46 AM CHANNEL : 20 TV SPEED : EP REPEAT : ONCE ( 1 - 8 ) to select program to erase press (0) Follow these steps Press 0 to erase program O P E R AT I O N PAGE 21 Setup Menu Choose SETUP Menu as described in "How to Access Menus. " SETUP MENU AUTO PROGRAM: CH. ADD/DEL: SOURCE: ON-SCREEN DISPLAY: LANGUAGE SELECT: 1 2 3 4 5 The SETUP Menu customizes the VCR's operation for your particular needs. Press number keys QUIT = exit AUTO PROGRAM CH. ADD/DEL Finds all active channels and stores them in the VCR's memory for access by Channel Up/Down. Use number keys followed by ENTER to select the channel to be edited (e. g. , to ADD channel 3, press 3 then ENTER). Press ENTER to ADD or DEL (Delete) channels to create your own list of favorite channels. Selects TV, CATV, or AUX as the source of the program to watch or record. Choose CATV if you have a cable system (with or without a cable box) connected to the VCR. Choose AUX if you want to see the program from accessory equipment, such as a camcorder, connected to the Audio/Video (A/V) IN jacks on the VCR. Selects English, Spanish or French for VCR menus and displays on the TV. SOURCE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY LANGUAGE SELECT PAGE 22 O P E R AT I O N AUDIO Menu's PLAYBACK and RECORD options are available only with stereo VCRs. Audio Menu The AUDIO Menu indicates the audio format used when recording or playing a tape. Choose AUDIO Menu as described in "How to Access Menus. " Press ENTER (and repeat) to choose items in the menu (some models). AUDIO MENU SpeakEZ: ON 1 ON 2 OFF PLAYBACK: RECORD: Press number keys then ENTER QUIT = exit SpeakEZ Turns SpeakEZ ON or OFF. A voice tells you how to use the features you select in the menus if SpeakEZ is ON. HI-FI (High Fidelity) provides stereo sound, if present on the tape, to the left and right VCR AUDIO output jacks on the back of the VCR. NORMAL provides monaural sound, regardless of the audio format present on the tape. STEREO records sound from the left and right audio tracks in stereophonic format. MONO (Monaural) records sound in monaural format even if the program is in stereo. SAP records the Second Audio Program (SAP) track, if present, in addition to the stereo audio tracks. [. . . ] Set INPUT source on TV to Audio/Video In, or tune TV to Channel 3 or 4, as appropriate. TV/VCR mode for VCR is set to TV. Reset clock and other features as necessary. Playing Tapes (Playback) Problems Observed Condition Tape will not rewind or fast forward. Video "noise" (horizontal streaks) appear during normal tape playing. VCR Status Display flickers when using STILL video during tape playback. [. . . ]