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Introduction Welcome to your TV/VCR owner's manual. This manual describes the MCO9E1MG and MCO92EMG. The models may look different, but they operate exactly the same. The MCOgE1MG is illustrated in this manual.
Table of Contents Setting Up Your TV/VCR Introduction .......................................................... Table of Contents ...................................................... Before Using the TV/VCR ................................................ Hooking Up the TV/VCR ............................................... Setting TV Channels for the First Time ...................................... Selecting a Menu Language ............................................... Resetting TV Channels ....
Before Putting Batteries in the Remote Using the TV/VCR Control 5 _=_ Remove tom of the the remote battery control compartment by sliding the lid lid on down the and botoff, following Place two partment Replace Battery Battery the direction AA batteries with their of the arrow inside compartment Safety CAUTION - To Usage ALL _:_Install the battery injury, batteries _;_Remove time. prevent property correctly, batteries Recording battery lid.
Hooking Up the TV/VCR Hook up your TV/VCR connections shown. using one of the Hooking Up Your Cable Box/Satellite To view the Cable any channel, Connect a Cable TV signal or an antenna to the ANT(enna) Jack. TV/VCR With Receiver set the Box/Satellite TV/VCR Receiver Connect the Cable TV/Satellite a _signal Jack on to the the Cable IN Box/Satellite to output channel (channel 03 or 04). Then, channels at the Cable Box/Satellite %: f:::;: _,,:_ select Receiver. Receiver.
Hooking Up the TV/VCR (cont'd) Mobile Usually, tion. Connections the supplied When rod antenna you want try a mobile antenna 7 to watch antenna provides (not supplied); (not supplied) adequate TV outdoors for better or, try recep- or in a vehicle, an indoor dipole reception. Connect an antenna to the ANT(enna)jack as shown at 1-C on page six. If you do not use the supplied rod antenna, refer to the instructions with your other antenna to make a connection.
Settin 9 TV Channels The TV/VCR can memorize the channels for the First Time you receive in your area. If you are using a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver, you do not need to set channels at the TV/VCR. Set the TV/VCR to the output channel of the Cable Box or Satellite (channel 03 or 04). Then select the channel the Cable Box or Satellite Receiver.
Selecting a Menu Language This function menu, not affects only the language the audio of TV programming Press MENU. Press PLAY/A select LANGUAGE. of the 9 TVIVCR's or videotapes. or STOP/V to -MENUTIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP USER'S SET UP 1,- LANGUAGE _ I ZERO RETURN TIME SEARCH Press F.FWD/_ or REW/_I to select ENGLISH or ESPAI_IOL (Spanish). Press MENU to remove the menu.
Resetting TV Channels • • Although receive channels the TV/VCR may memorize when you turn it on the first again by following the steps the channels you time, you may set up below. Press MENU. Press PLAY/A or STOP/V to select CHANNEL SET UP. Press F.FWD/_. -MENUTIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK I_ CHANNEL SET UP USER'S SET UP LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] ZERO RETURN TIME SEARCH Press PLAY/A or STOP/V to PRESET. Then, press F.FWD/I_.
Adding/Deleting The channels deleted from 11 you no longer receive or seldom watch can be the memory. Or, you can add new channels into the memory without having you see only the channels CH(annel) Channels A/T button to reset all the channels. you want when to scan through This lets you use the channels. Press MENU. Press PLAY/A or STOP/V to select CHANNEL SET UP. Press F.FWD/_.
72 Settin 9 the Clock Set the clock accurately Clock Setting Auto You can have tion Setting the TV/VCR time and update Before set the clock you have set the clock, the correct you timer recording. the using the TV/VCR and date being broadcast PBSchan- will monitor by the PBSsta- the time accordingly. begin, make sure ... _ The TV/VCR power is on. _,_The antenna/Cable TV connections are correct. _,_The Cable (See Helpful _: Channels If a on pages 14-15, Clock nel.
$ettin 9 the Clock (cont'd) 13 If you already know your PBS channel number, skip ahead to step 7. If you do not know the channel number of your PBS station, press STOP/V to select AUTO CLOCK CH SEARCH, then press F.FWD/I_. - SETTING CLOCK - AUTO CLOCK [ON] AUTO CLOCK CH SEARCH AUTO CLOCK CH [ 02 ] MANUAL CLOCK SET D.S.T, [OFF] The TV/VCR Those that will scan all your carry of the screen.
74 $etting Manual Clock the Clock (cont'd) Setting Press MENU. C) Press PLAY/A or STOP/V to select CLOCK. Then, press F.FWD/P_. SETTING -MENUTIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL 1,- SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP USER'S SET UP LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] ZERO RETURN TIME SEARCH Press PLAY/A or STOP/V to select MANUAL CLOCK SET. Then, )ress F.FWD/P_. - SETTING I_ CLOCK AUTO CLOCK AUTO CLOCK CH AUTO CLOCK CH MANUAL [ON] CLOCK SEARCH [ 02 ] SET D.S.T.
$ettin 9 the Clock While the YEAR space is flashing, PLAY/A or STOP/I' appears. The day of the week will change until appropriately the (cont'd) 15 press correct (Tuesday year - TUE, etc.) for the year you select Press F.FWD/_. J - MANUAL CLOCK SETMONTH 05 DAY / 06 HOUR YEAR TUE MINUTE While the HOUR space is flashing, press PLAY/A or STOP/_' until the correct hour and AM or PM appears. Then, press F.FWD/_.
Daylight-Savings When Daylight-Savings Time (D.S.T.) is clock will automatically move forward Sunday in April in October. To turn below. and move Daylight-Savings back one Time ON Time ON, the one hour hour or TV/VCR on the first on the last Sunday OFF, follow the steps Press MENU. Press PLAY/& or STOP/V to select SETTING CLOCK. Then, press F.FWD/I _.
Remote Control PLAY/A SLEEPNVAKE Button Press to play a tape. a timer recording or the STOP/V Button Press to stop the tape. Press to select a menu item. Press to POWER Button Press to turn on or off the TVIVCR. enter numbers When (rewind) speed. During is stopped, playback, to rewind the tape while ture stays on the screen. menu previously. :? DISPLAY Button Press to see the tape status, a channel number, or time on the setting. TV screen. F.
78 Front Cassette Insert Panel Compartment a videotape Remote here. Sensor Receives a signal from can operate the your remote TV/VCR REC(ord) Light This light flashes during when when from so you a distance, a recording and recording is paused. It stays on the TV/VCR is off for a timer recording. AUDIO and Connect thesejacks Video DVD VIDEO In Jacks to the Audio and Outjacks of a Camcorder, VCR, Player, etc.
Rear Panel • • •e • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •e • •e • •e • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •e • •e • •e AC Power Cord Connect to a standard AC outlet to supply power to the TV/VCR. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •e • •e • •e • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •e ANT(enna) Connect Cable • •e • •e 19 • • • • • • • • Jack your antenna TV signal here. or Details are on pages six-seven. DC 13.2V Jack Connect the car battery cord here. Details are on page seven.
• • • • • o• To On-Screen • o• • o• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• check the Counter, Each time you press Clock, Status Displays • •• • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• and Channel DISPLAY,the number • •• • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• on the TV screen, TV screen will change as described press • •• • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• DISPLAYon the remote mode>
Adjusting Follow these steps to adjust the tint, sharpness, TVIVCR's brightness, the Picture Control 27 color, and contrast. Press MENU. Press PLAY/A CONTROL. or STOP/V Then, to select PICTURE press F.FWD/_. -MENUTIMER PROGRAMMING I_ PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP USER'S SET UP LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] ZERO RETURN TIME SEARCH Within five seconds, press PLAY/A or STOP/V until the desired control is displayed. You can select BRIGHT, CONTRAST, COLOR, TINT, or SHARPNESS.
Playing Follow the steps below Insert a tape a Videotape to play a tape. TV/VCR's in the cassette com- partment. The power missing, will come playback If playback PLAY/A. on. If the tape's should start record does not start automatically, Press STOP/Y press to stop playback. Press REW(ind)/11 to rewind the tape. When the tape finishes rewinding, press STOP/EJECT on the front of the TVNCR remove tab is automatically. to the tape. Insert a tape.
Playback Options 23 Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) During tape playback, press and release F.FWD/_ or REW(ind)/11. A fast forward or reverse picture search will begin. To High return Speed to normal Searching playback, press PLAY/A. (LP/SLP) During tape playback, press F.FWD/I_ or REW(ind)/11, then press again. The TV/VCR will search the tape in high speed. Press F.FWD/II,- or REW(ind)/11 repeatedly to switch between regular and high speed searching.
Recording Follow the steps below to record TV program. a current Place a tape with its record tab intact (see page five) in the TVNCR. The power will come on. Or, if the tape is already in the TVNCR, press POWER to turn on the TVNCR if necessary. Press SPEED until the desired tape speed (SP or SLP) appears on the TVNCR screen. See tape speed details below. Use CH(annel) A/_" or the Number buttons to select the channel you want to record. You cannot change channels during recording.
One-Touch A One-Touch recording Before from 30 minutes you begin, <_ The TV/VCR record tab. <_ If necessary, at which make power the is an immediate to eight sure hours 25 timed long ....... ... is on and has a videotape rewind you want Press (OTR) Recording Recording or fast forward with a the tape to the point or CH(annel) A/v to begin recording. Number buttons to select the channel you want to record.
Follow Timer Recording the steps below grams while you're to program away from the record, and turn itself off automatically. Before you begin, _:_The clock make If the is set. TV/VCR to TV/VCR home. The sure TV pro- record will turn itself on, ... MANUAL CLOCK SET TIMER PROGRAMMING. See pages 14- clock appears when you select 15 to set the clock. is not set, _:_Channels are set. Details are on pages eight and 70. _ A tape is in the TV/VCR. Press MENU.
Timer Recordin 9 (cont'd) Press PLAY/A hour and AM or STOP/V or PM - TIMER PROGRAMMIN Press PLAY/A minute - TIMER PROGRAMMING Press P/AY/A and AM X] _61 or STOP/V ]!K 7i014[RI " - _ [ 7:30Ft_ ] until Then, - TIMER PROGRAMMING DATE beginning BEGIN - the press end hour F.FWDJlI_. J Press PLAY/A or STOP/_' appears. Press F.FWD/_. CH the F.FWD/I_. ]iX X or PM appears. ]]] until press - - TIMER PROGRAMMING ]] beginning F.FWD/II_.
Timer Recording Extending a Timer Recording To make a Timer Recording start and uled, follow these (cont'd) end later than originally sched- steps. the TVIVCR power on, press MENU. Press PLAYIA or STOPIV to select TIMER PROGRAMMING. Press F.FWDII_. Press RECORD, then press PLAYIA or STOPIV to select the desired program. The BEGIN and END times of the selected proWith 2 3 gram will flash. Press RECORD beginning/end again. Each press of RECORD time only the end time by 10 minutes.
Timer Recording Turning on AUTO RETURN sets tape automatically to the beginning the TV/VCR to rewind of the timer Auto Return 29 the recordings. Press MENU. Press PLAY/A or STOP/V to select USER'S SET UP. Then, press F.FWD/_. -MENUTIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP I_ USER'SSET UP LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] ZERO RETURN TIME SEARCH Press PLAY/A or STOP/V to select AUTO RETURN. Press F.FWD/I_ or REW/_I until ON appears beside AUTO RETURN.
Rerecording (Tape Duplication) AUDIO and VIDEO OUT Jacks on source unit 1 V,DEO OUt toV,OEO ,n ye,,ow/ J AUDIO and VIDEO In Jacks Audio Cable from AUDIO OUT to AUDIO In (white) on the front of the TV/VCR Make the connections shown above, using audio and video cables (not supplied). Connect the source unit (VCR or camcorder) to a power source after connections are made. The VCR or camcorder prerecorded tape begins, press will play your in the STOP on source tape. Insert unit.
Repeat Play Repeat Play allows 37 you to play a tape repeatedly. Press MENU. Press PLAY/A or STOP/V to select USER'S SET UP. Then, press F.FWD/_. -MENUTIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP I_ USER'SSET UP LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] ZERO RETURN TIME SEARCH Press PLAY/A or STOP/V to select REPEAT PLAY Press F FWD/I_ or REW/_I until ALL or BLANK appears.
Rental Playback This function improves picture quality of worn videotapes. Press MENU. Press PLAY/A or STOP/V to select USER'S SET UP. Then, press F.FWD/_. -MENUTIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP I _ USER'S SET UP LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] ZERO RETURN TIME SEARCH Press PLAY/A or STOP/V to select RENTAL. Press F.FWD/_ or REW/41 until ON To cancel Rental Play, choose OFF. appears.
Zero Return Follow the steps tape location Play, below you want rewind, location STOP/V to reset the counter to refer to later. or fast forward you would like to to stop the tape. the refer to zero tape to to the later. Press RESET until you see the counter TV screen at 0:00:00. When you press MENU. later want Press to return PLAY/A select ZERO RETURN. The counter Then, the tape will stop.
Time Time Search Search lets you rewind tion by entering skip. In the example utes from the amount below, Time the present Insert or fast forward of playback a tape to a posi- time you want Search is set to 2 hours, to 50 min- position. a tape. Press TIME SEARCH. Press PLAY/A time appears or STOP/V (for example, until your length 2:50 for 2 hours, of 50 min- utes). Each press changes the time by 10 minutes. To cancel the Time Search at this point, press MENU.
Sleep Timer Use the Sleep Timer to program off in a certain amount of time. Press SLEEP/WAKE the TV/VCR 35 to shut itself UP until SLEEP TIMER appears. Press PLAY/A, STOP/V, F.FWD/_ or REW/_I until your desired amount of time appears. You may choose 30 minutes, one hour, an hour and a half, or two hours. SLEEP TIMER Press MENU display. [2:00] I to remove the Sleep Timer Helpful • Hints To cancel the Sleep Timer, press SLEEP/WAKE UPuntil SLEEP TIMERappears.
Wake The Wake Up Timer a specified time TV/VCR to turn Before you Up Timer turns within on the the next TV/VCR 24 hours. on at a TV channel automatically at You may set the or with VCR playback. begin: _ Set the clock. Details are on pages 12-75. set, you cannot set the Wake Up Timer. _:_Put a tape in the tape playback TV/VCR if you want at the specified the If the clock is not TV/VCR to start time. _, Press SLEEP/WAKE TIMER appears. WAKE UP TIMER I_ ON/OFF Press F.
Automatic Automatic When Playback you put a tape on automatically. will TV/VCR, in the If the tape's begin. If a timer come Operation recording on automatically tab intact. If a timer power is off, the TV/VCR will tab is missing, is set, the power when record the power record you insert recording will eject come playback will not a tape with is set and the the tape if the the TV/VCR record tab is missing.
Helpful Hints If you are having problems with your product, check this list of problems and possible solutions before requesting service. You may be able to solve the problem yourself. If you need to call a customer service representative, please know the model number and serial number of your product before you call. This information is on the back of the product. Also, please take a moment to identify the problem you are having, and be prepared to explain this to the representative.
Helpful Hints (cont'd) 39 The remote control is not available and you need to access the menu. • Press CHANNEL • or • on the front of the TV/VCR to go to AUX (located before your lowest TV channel or at channel zero position). Press CHANNEL • once to access the TV/VCR menu. Use the PLAY, REW, F.FWD, and STOP/EJECTbuttons on the front of the TV/VCR to go through the menu. Press CHANNEL • on the front of the TV/VCR again to remove the menu and go to your lowest TV channel.
Glossary AUDIO from In other Jack: white jack Automatic Channel available channels. scan through Auxiliary Setup: Then, available (AUX): TV/VCR of the that receives audio TV/VCR (for channel settings • Antenna - material that allow 2-13) and UHF TV/VCR the A/V memorizes button, you set your TV/VCR is playing channel all you only on another a camcorder during device or VCR). that dub- is con- The auxiliary (or 00 (AUX).
Specifications General CRT: 9-inch in line gun Television Color system: NTSC-M Video Heads: Two heads Tape width: 1/2 inch (12.65 ram) Tape speed SP: 33.35 mm/sec. LP: 16.67 mm/sec. SLP: 11.12 mm/sec. Operating Temperature: 41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40%) Relative Humidity: 10% to 75% Power requirement: AC 120V, 60 Hz/DC 13.2V Power consumption: 55W (AC), 60W (DC) Sound output: 0.8W Dimensions: 13" (H) x 12-1/8" (W) x 12-15/16" (D)- 7 .
Limited Warranty TVAICR COMBINATION 90 Days Free Labor/One Year Parts Exchange This product must be carried in for repair, WHO IS COVERED? You must have proof of purchase to receive warranty service. A sales receipt or other document showing that you purchased the product is considered proof of purchase. WHA T IS CO VERED? Warranty coverage begins the day you buy your product. For 90 days thereafter, all parts will be repaired or replaced, and labor is free.
44 Index alt.ch button ant(enna) jack .............. 17 ........... 6, 19 audio in jack ........... auto return ............... 18, 30 29 automatic mode batteries bright (aux) 37 37 .... button 5 ................... 21 .............. 8 adding ................ 11 buttons .......... 17, 18, 37 deleting ............... 11 setup ............... 8, 10 clock ................. 12-15 color ................... 21 connections ........... 6-7, 30 contents, table of ........... 4 contrast .........