VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER VT-FX630A / VT-FX530A Owner's manual Using these quality features: § Super index allows you to quickly search for a program you want to view or the point from which you want to start recording on the tape. § Super rewind and fast forward § Multi-channel TV sound (MTS). § 8-program/1-year preset recording. § Auto tracking system automatically adjusts the tracking so the picture is optimized.
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR YOUR SAFETY..................................................................................................................2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS.....................................................................................................3 CUSTOMER CONTROLS ..........................................................................................................6 REMOTE OPERATION .................................................................................................
operation and maintenance of this unit has been included. Therefore, it should be read carefully in order to avoid any problems. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING: Many television programs and films are copyrighted. In certain circumstances, copyright law may apply to private in-home videotaping of copyrighted materials.
marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your video dealer or local power company. For video products intended to operate from battery power, or other sources, refer to the operating instructions. 6 Overloading -- Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock. Overloaded AC outlets and extension cords are dangerous, and so are frayed power cords, damaged or cracked wire insulation and broken plugs.
EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING 13 Power Lines -- An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching or approaching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal. Installing an outdoor antenna can be hazardous and should be left to a professional antenna installer.
CUSTOMER CONTROLS VCR Customer Controls VCR Front Panel Controls VCR Display Panel Item No. Function POWER button Infrared receiver Cassette compartment STOP/EJECT button PLAY button F.
Remote Control Customer Controls Remote Control Item No. Function Page 1 2 3 Transmission window POWER button TAPE SPEED button - select the recording speed SP or EP.
............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Install batteries. • Align the positive (+) and negative (-) polarity marks on the batteries with those indicated on the remote control. 3 Replace the lid. • Operating in the remote control Operating the VCR: 1 Make sure there is no obstacle between the remote control and VCR's infrared receiver.
and remote control. ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Point the remote control at the VCR's infrared receiver and press the required button control. on the remote Note: If the remote does not work even at close range, try replacing the batteries with two fresh "AA" batteries. CASSETTE TAPES • Types Only use video cassettes with the mark in this VCR. .............................
• Removal Press the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR. The cassette will come partially out of the compartment so you can pull it out. • The cassette can be ejected with the power on or off. BASIC ANTENNA HOOKUP [A] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WATCH AVAILABLE TV CHANNELS • RECORD AND WATCH THE SAME CHANNEL • RECORD ONE CHANNEL AND WATCH ANOTHER Hook-up A Illustration ...............................................................................................................................................
• RECORD ONE CHANNEL AND WATCH ANOTHER Hookup B Illustration ............................................................................................................................................................ BASIC CABLE HOOKUP [C] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WATCH AVAILABLE CABLE CHANNELS • RECORD AND WATCH THE SAME CHANNEL • RECORD ONE CHANNEL AND WATCH ANOTHER Hookup C Illustration ...............................................................................................................
the appropriate channel. • When the power is turned on, press the POWER button to turn it off. Press the PLAY button on front of the VCR. The POWER indicator will light up and the VCR indicator will flash. Press the CHANNEL button alternates between channel 3 and channel 4. The VCR will stop flash. If within 30 seconds, the CHANNEL button not been press, the VCR will terminate the selection of RF Channel. ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [D] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN...
Switch the RF Channel When the VCR is on, its video signal can come into your TV on either channel 3 or channel 4. You need to select the appropriate channel. • When the power is turned on, press the POWER button to turn it off. Press the PLAY button on front of the VCR. The POWER indicator will light up and the VCR indicator will flash. Press the CHANNEL button alternates between channel 3 and channel 4. The VCR will stop flash.
ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX AND SPLITTER [G] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WATCH AVAILABLE CABLE CHANNELS • RECORD AND WATCH THE SAME CHANNEL • RECORD ONE CHANNEL AND WATCH ANOTHER TO RECORD, ALL CHANNEL SELECTIONS MUST BE MADE AT THE CABLE BOX. BE SURE TO CONSULT YOUR CABLE BOX MANUAL FOR THE CABLE BOX OUTPUT CHANNEL. Hookup G Illustration ............................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................ 1 Press the GUIDE button. The main on-screen menu will appear on the TV screen. You may view all the on-screen instructions in English, French, or Spanish. When you first set up your VCR, it will be set to English. Press the (8) button for French or the (9) button for Spanish. Remote Control Illustration. ...............................................
5 Press the number buttons to fill in the number of the month, then the day then the year. • For dates with only one number (1-9) press the (0) button first, then the date. For example, if today is July 8 1998, press (0)(7)(0)(8)(9)(8). The correct day of the week will appear by itself. ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Press the GUIDE button.
2 Turn on the TV and select the video channel (3 or 4). Or, if you are hooked up with an audio/video cable, set the TV to AUX or VIDEO. ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Press the GUIDE button. The main on-screen menu will appear on the TV screen. Remote Control Illustration. ............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................ 7 Press GUIDE to return to regular viewing. Note: Your VCR is capable of receiving 68 broadcast TV channels (VHF 2-13, UHF 14-69) and cable channels (1-125). In some areas channels cannot be received when CATV1 is selected. In this case, select CATV2 in the receiving setup.
Remote Control Illustration. ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Press the (3) button to select "ADD/ERASE CHANNEL". ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 Use the number buttons to select the number of the channel you want to add or erase. ..........................
2 Press the GUIDE button. The main on-screen menu will appear on the TV screen. ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Press the (2) button to select "VCR SETUP". Remote Control Illustration. ............................................................................................................................................................
• To playback a recorded tape 1 Turn on the TV and select the video channel (3 or 4). Or, if you are hooked up with an audio/video cable, set the TV to AUX or VIDEO. ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Insert a recorded tape. The power comes on automatically and the POWER indicator and also VCR indicator on the VCR will light up.
Remote Control Illustration. ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Press the REW button. The VCR rewinds the tape all the way to the beginning, then stops. • Press the EJECT button on the VCR to eject the tape. ............................................................................................................................................................
Remote Control Illustration. Note: To reactivate auto tracking, simply eject the tape and reinsert it into the VCR. Press the CH ( cassette. Press either the or or ) button on the remote control or TRACKING button on the VCR when viewing a buttons until picture is clear. SPECIAL PLAYBACK EFFECTS • Variable speed playback Still Playback (Pause) Press the PAUSE button on the remote control to still the tape during play. Remote Control Illustration The picture will "freeze".
• The above function always work when you are viewing a video cassette even if the display, as shown, is not displayed. Frame Advance 1 Press the PAUSE button to stop the tape during playback. Remote Control Illustration. ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Press the (6) button to view the picture one frame at a time. • Press the PAUSE button to resume play.
Press the STOP button to stop the tape. ............................................................................................................................................................ Notes: • Use the CH ( or ) button to minimize any visual noise bands on the screen. • After 1 minute in slow motion playback, the VCR will stop the tape automatically to prevent damage to the tape and VCR. Visual Search This function let you search backward and forward through the videotape while viewing it.
2 Press the (2) button to select the VCR SETUP operation. Remote Control Illustration. 3 Press the (4) button to select "HIFI" or "LINEAR". • Select Hi-Fi to playback sound recorded on the Hi-Fi track and for normal use. • Select LINEAR to play back the sound recorded on the linear monaural track. Also, if the audio sounds distorted or unusual or there is no audio, select LINEAR. 4 Press the GUIDE button to end the setting.
mode. • The INDEX search screen is displayed, and the tape rewinds or fast forwards until an index mark is detected. • A black square in the tape bar shows the current tape position. • When the VCR finds an index mark; it plays 15 seconds of the program that begins at that spot. NOTE: Tape bar will not appear correctly if the tapes have scratches or are slack are being used. 2 If this is the program you were looking for press the PLAY button for normal playback.
• When a blank is detected, the tape will automatically rewind to the beginning of the blank. Notes: • When a cassette without a safety tab is inserted, the cassette will be ejected automatically. • Tape bar will not appear correctly if tapes which have scratches or are slack are being used. When the beginning of blank is located, the STOP screen will appear for five seconds and the tape will stop. • The tape remaining time appears in the VCR display.
Remote Control Illustration. • Skipping unnecessary scenes (SKIP PLAYBACK) While playing back your tape you can skip forward by pressing the The tape will search ahead for about a minute and then resume playing. (VIEW/SKIP/BLANK) button. Remote Control Illustration. VIEWING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY • Switching between the clock, time counter and time of remaining tape Press DISP while the on-screen display is displayed. The on-screen display switches in the order below.
-:-- Note: Immediately after the tape is inserted, " " will appear. 2 minutes after playback or recording is started, the tape remaining time is displayed. Press the CLEAR button repeatedly to switch the type of tape is used. The correct remaining time will appear. AUTO: T-120 or shorter tape T-160: T-140 or T-160 tape T-180: T-180 tape T-210: T-210 tape Notes: • The tape remaining time is not displayed correctly for a tape without any recordings or tapes other than T-30/60/90/120/140/160/180/210.
............................................................................................................................................................ 5 Press the REW button to rewind the tape. It will automatically stop at the spot where you cleared the counter in step 3. • Press the PLAY button to watch the tape from the selected spot. ............................................................................................................................................................
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 Insert a blank or erasable tape. The power comes on automatically and the tape indicator lights on the display. • If a cassette without its safety tab is inserted, playback starts automatically, and you cannot complete the record operation.
Remote Control Illustration. 5 Press the REC button on the remote control or the REC/IRT button on the VCR. Recording will start and the REC indictor on the VCR will light up. Notes: • Recording will not start unless the cassette has the safety tab in place. When a cassette without a safety tab is inserted, the cassette will be ejected automatically. • Press the PAUSE button to set the VCR to the recording pause mode. Press the button again to re-start recording.
VCR, and you'll see the program you are recording. • If you're hooked up with an audio/video cable: Switch the TV from AUX or VIDEO mode back to the TV mode, then select the channels you want to watch, as described in Step 2. Switch TV back to AUX or VIDEO to monitor your recording. • To change the channel being recorded 1 Press the PAUSE button to stop the recording temporarily. The REC indicator on the VCR will flash during Record/Pause. Remote Control Illustration. .....................................
............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Press the (2) button to select the VCR SETUP operation. Remote Control Illustration. ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Press the (6) button to set the SAP option to "ON". .......................................................
Note: When you select MONO, sound is recorded as mono even when a channel broadcasts in stereo. DELAYED RECORDING • Setting the VCR to record later Note: The cassette safety tab must be in place in order to record. With the delayed recording feature, you can set this VCR so that it automatically turns on and records programs whenever you like - without your being around! You can record a program one time only, or you can automatically record a show every weekday or every week at the same time.
Remote Control Illustration. ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Press the PROGRAM button for delayed recording. Types of Delayed Recordings ONE TIME Records one show at a particular date and time. DAILY Records a show at the same time every day of the week, Monday through Friday. WEEKLY Records a show at the same day and time every week.
• If you make a mistake when entering digits, press the CLEAR button repeatedly to display "-" for the incorrect digit, then reenter the correct digit. ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Enter the start time by pressing (0), (6), (0) and (0) for 6:00. Remote Control Illustration. ..........................................................................................................
Remote Control Illustration. 10 Press the TAPE SPEED button to select the recording speed EP. ............................................................................................................................................................ 11 Press the PROGRAM button to set the program in memory. ............................................................................................................................................................
Important: Your timed recording settings take effect when you turn off the power on the VCR. PROGRAM REVIEW • Reviewing what you have programmed You can look back over any of the recordings you have preset and if you need to, clear out any of the programs. Normal programs will clear automatically once recording is complete, but daily and weekly setting must be cleared out manually. 1 Press the GUIDE button. The main on-screen menu will appear on the TV screen. ............................................
USING THE VCR REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV Using the VCR remote to control your TV. 1 Turn on the TV. ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Press the "TV" button on remote control. ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Point VCR remote control toward TV.
• Make sure that "STEREO" audio is selected from the VCR Set-Up Menu, as shown on page 35, of "RECORDING OPERATIONS" section, "Stereo vs. mono sound". • Select VCR recording speed (SP or EP) as shown on page 32, of "RECORDING OPERATIONS" section, "Basic recording steps". 1 Press the AVX button on remote control, so that LINE appears on the display. ............................................................................................................................................................
• To copy from a camcorder BEFORE YOU BEGIN... Connect the camcorder's AV output cable to the audio/video jacks on the back of your VCR. 1 Press the AVX button twice on remote control, to display LINE on the TV display. ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Press the REC, then PAUSE buttons on the VCR remote control. The VCR will go into Record/ Pause. Remote Control Illustration. ..
COPYING FROM ONE VCR TO ANOTHER VCR (DUBBING) • Hookup If you have two VCRs, you may use one VCR to record a tape that is being played back in the other VCR. VCR to VCR Hook-up Illustration Rear Panel VCR Front Panel Illustration • To copy from one VCR to another VCR 1 Press the AVX button on the remote control of VCR-1 so that L (line) appears in the display. Remote Control Illustration. .....................................................................................................................
PROBLEM GUIDE / MAINTENANCE • Problem guide No power Remote control doesn't work Won't record Won't play back Won't make timer recordings Snowy picture in playback Snowy picture in normal TV viewing Clock shows --:-- on the TV display. Erratic VCR display • Make sure the VCR is plugged into an AC outlet. • Make sure the batteries are fresh, and properly installed. • Safety tab has been removed from cassette (VCR will automatically eject the tape). • Make sure the TV/VCR switch is set to the VCR mode.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS • Technical specifcations Format: Video Signal System: Record/Playback System: VHS NTSC color EIA standard Video: 4 head Audio: VHS Hi-Fi stereo record/playback system Tape Speed: 33.35 mm/sec (SP), 16.67 mm/sec (LP) (playback only), 11.