J Operating Guide & Warranty 13" ColorTV/VCR Combination SRV1304S B5607CVR *'A-**,A- 5C?? i
I WARNING: TO REDUCE MOISTURE. THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS VOLTAGE CONSTITUTING A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK IS PRESENT WITHIN THIS UNIT. THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT THERE ARE IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE APPLIANCE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
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I TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAE_GUARDS ................................ 2 JOG AND SHUTFLE FUNCTION ......................... 21 PRECAUTIONS ........................................................ 5 SPECIAL PLAYBACK ........................................... 22 LOCATION .......................................................... 5 RENTAL PLAY .................................................. 22 AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE .................... 5 AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK ......
PRECAUTIONS For safe operation and satisfactory performance unit, keep the following in mind when selecting for its installation: of your a place • Do not handle the power * Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away from sources of intense heat. • Avoid dusty or humid cord with wet hands. • Do not pull on the power cord when disconnecting it from an AC wall outlet. Grasp it by the plug.
FEATURES • 4 Rotary Head Record/Playback System4 rotary headsto ensureexcellent picture quality and special effects playback. • Auto Power On and Off systemAutomatically tums the TV/VCR on as you insert the cassette, turns off and ejects after auto-rewind when the beginning of the tape is reached. • Auto Repeat Playback- Allows you to repeat a tape indefinitely without using the PLAY button.
I VIDEO CASSETTE This TV/VCR will operate with any cassette the VHS mark. For best results we recommend of high-quality tapes. • Do not use poor quality or damaged INSERTING that has the use Insert the cassette in the direction as shown. Push in gently, but continuously, on the center-back of the cassette until it is drawn completely into the TV/VCR. tapes. The table below shows the recording/playback time using a T-60, T-120 or T-160 tape in the SP, LP or SLP mode.
OPERATING CONTROLS FRONT 2 34 5 6 AND FUNCTIONS VIEW 7 8 9 10 11 12 131415 16 II J \ I VIDEO IN jack- For connection to video output jack of your video camera or another VCR. 11 VOLUME • buttonume level. 2 AUDIO IN jack- For connection to audio output jack of your audio equipment or another VCR. DELETE functionProgram. 3 REC indicator- Lights up when recording. 4 TIMER REC indicator- Lights up in the Timer Recording mode. 5 POWER button- Press to turn TV/VCR on and off.
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i t REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION You can operate most of functions from the Remote Control (included). The buttons on the Remote Control have the same functions as the corresponding buttons on the unit. 1 POWER button- Press to turn q'V/VCR on and off. Press to activate the automatic timer recording. 2 ALARM button-Press to set the time to turn on the TV/VCR automatically. (See page 33.) r 3 NUMBER buttonsPress to select desired channels and select item in the Menu mode.
I l IIi___ 14 F.FWD button- Press to rapidly advance the tape, or to view the picture rapidly in forward during the Play mode. (Forward Search) SLOW [+] functionslow motion. (faster) Press to control speed in IiII_IIq_iiiIRl_._ Press the tab to the direction of the arrow. 15 VOLUME buttonsPress to adjust desired volume level by using either "A" or "y" button. 16 PLAY button- Press to playback the tape.
I i ANTENNA CONNECTIONS The VHF/UHF Rod Antenna (supplied) is detachable. Push the stem of the antenna into the hole w_ich is located on the upper back cabinet of the unit/' / Connect the VHF/UHF Rod Antenna or VHF/UHF Combination Antenna to the ANT. terminal of the TV/VCR as shown in the diagram belew. VHF Antenna / VHF/UHF Oombination Antenna [ 1! ,I ROdAntenna (Supplied) In some areas it will be necessary to use an outdoor antenna.
I i|_ '.[1]f13 _aJ[t)]D_, If your cable service supplies you with a converter box you can use the basic connection shown here. With this connection you can record and view any channel, including scrambled channels. However, channel selection must be made with the convener box. This means that channels cannot be changed using the TV/VCR Remote Control. Unattended recording is limited to one channel at a time. TO RECORD AND VIEW A SCRAMBLED/ UNSCRAMBLED CHANNEL 1.
I TV/CATV CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING You can program the tuner to scan only the channels you receive in your area. NOTE: Channel memou, programming is not needed when usin_ You must use the remote control unit for the following steps: a converter/dcsclambler 7r7 7Y7 Plug the TV/VCR power cord into a standard AC outlet. Press POWER button to turn on the TV/VCR. Press SELECT button on the remote control unit. The tuner scans and memorizes all the active channels in your area.
1 I You can deletc or add the desired channels. -MENU- 2 PtCTURE Press MENU button. The TV/VCR screen returns to TV mode. CONTROL 3 8ET'TING_LOCK Select item 4 (CHANNEL Press SET UP) MENU using button. number 4 button. 5 LANGUAGE ,_. ........ SELECT S SEARCH SELEC_ I ' _'_"_ B7 USER'SSE'TUPccD S_..EC'T NOTE: To confirm that channel(s) has been deleted or added, press CHANNEL • or • button. - CHANNEL SET UP - I TV I TVr.._'rv Select ntem 3 (ADD/DELETE CH) using number 3 button.
I SETTING THE CLOCK Setting the clock accurately for proper automatic timer recording. • The TV/VCR power must be turned on. • Confirm that the antenna connections are correct (See page 12 - 13). • The cable converter box must be turned on if your TV/VCR is connected directly to it. (See HINT #4) You can have the TV/VCR set the clock automatically by using the Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) channel in your area.
i 1__eIKoIeF3 k_H Set or correct the clock manually. • You must use the remote control unit for the lollowing steps: • Power must be turned on. in the example below, the clock is to be set to: DATE March ] st, 1995 SETTING TIME 5:40PM -MANtJAL -MENU Select item 3 (SETTING CLOCK) using number 3 button. 03 / Enter the desired minute using number button. 1 AUTO CLOCK Enter I to select "AM" or enter 2 to select "PM" using number button. 3 MANUALCLOCK SET / Enter the desired month using number button.
i i TV OPERATION C.H2 Press POWER button to turn on the TV/VCR. I JEC'r _= Adjust picturc controls for a natural looking .nagc. • You must use the remote control unit for the following steps: 5,4o P_ COON_ o:oo:oo 80 CH O6 Select the desired channel using number button or CHANNEL • or • button. -MENU- Press MENU button. Adjust the VOLUME to desired listening level using the VOLUME &or • but- Select item 2 (PICTURE CONTROL) using number 2 button. VOLUME IIIIII.... ton.
You may view specially labeled (cc) TV programs, movies, news, prcrccorded tapes, etc. with either a dialogue caption or text display added to the program. Caption Mode You may watch dramas, movies and news etc. while captioning the dialogues and the contents of news if you want by choosing the caption mode. Text Mode You may watch full screen text information if you want by choosing the text mode. CIJC2 You may get these captions or text information by selecting either C 1 or C2.
PLAYBACK SUPER HIGH SPEED SEARCH (LP/SLP MODE) Power must be turned on. Insert a cassette into the cassette compartment. For Visual Search in super high speed: (o,o_ 1) Press either F.FWD or REW button while the unit is in the Play mode. NOTE: If the erase-protection tab has been removed, the TV/VCR will start playback automatically. 2) Release button. 3) Depress it again. The unit will now search in super high speed. Press PLAY button to return to normal playback.
JOG AND SHUTTLE FUNCTION You can view the playback picture at a high speed or advance one frame using the Jog and Shuttle function. Press JOG/SHUTILE button in the Play mode or Still mode. The Jog/Shuttle indicator lights on. The picture will freeze on the screen. No action for Jog/Shuttle in 30 seconds makes the Jog/Shuttle indicator light off. TO ADVANCE THE FRAME ONE BY ONE Turn the Jog Dial (the inner dial) in either direction.
SPECIAL PLAYBACK This function enables you tt, mlprove the picture quality when playing back worn cassettes such as those rented from a video shop. The TV/VCR has an auto repeat function that allows you to repeat a tape indefinitely without using the PLAY button. There are two selections for Auto Repeat Playback. • Before playback, follow steps below. • You must use the remote control unit for the following steps: • Power must be turned on.
1 COUNTER MEMORY The Counter Memory can be used during rewind or fast forward to automatically stop the tape when the count reaches a preset memory position of approx. 0:00:00 reading. For example, this feature can be used to return the tape to a pre-selected position immediately after recording, or to repeatedly playback a certain portion of a tape. • You must use the remote control unit for the following steps: • Power must be turned on. • Make sure that a cassette tape is in the TV/VCR.
1 SEARCH SELECT The Time Search tunctlOll makes it possible to quickly advance the tape from any position by entering the exact desired amount of playback time of the part that you want to skip. • You must use the remote control unit for the following steps: • Power must be turned on. • Make sure that a cassette tape is in the TV/VCR. In the example below, search the position i TIMER after 2 hours 53 minutes from now. I_IO_IIk_OAING sm,,_c_o, __,,N,E_s_, LANGUAGESELECT ,sUSER'SSE_ ......
i t _ID] I11€_ l,._'_llffsl, q This feature prov ides a method of indexing the starting point so that it can be easily returned to in either fast forward or rewind mode. • The index mark will be made automatically when the REC button is pressed. It will also be marked at the starting point of Timer recording and OTR. • The index mark is not recorded if the PAUSE/STILL button is pressed and released during recording.
1 VIEWING AND RECORDING PROGRAM THE SAME You can only watch the same TV program that is being recorded. NOTE: You may not have good results if you try to record a video game, or computer generated display, etc. To skip some material cording: while you are re- Insert a blank cassette, or one that you want to record If ne,cessary, rewind or fast forward to the point °ver' int°thethetape partment. cassette c°myou want to start recording.
i I OTR (ONE TOUCH RECORDING) The One Touch Recording function enables you to record a program simply by using the OTR button on the TV/VCR. According to the table, simply press OTR button as many times as needed to set the desired recording length. The channel number to be recorded and recording length will be shown on the TV/VCR screen. • This function is not operative using the remote control.
AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING You may set the TV/VCR to record while you are away. You can set seven events to record on a specific day, daily or weekly within a 1 year period. • You must use the remote control unit for the following steps: • Be sure the clock is set to the correct time and date before setting the timer. • Power must be turned on to set automatic timer recording.
PRO_ NUMBEA 4 DATE 0S/0_ SAT %_:_. 0 _._ - _- $TART TNE END Enter your desired hour using number button. TIME --: CHANNEL Press POWER button to set automatic timer recording. The TIMER REC indicator lights up. .... -- TAPE SPEED - - DATE 05106 SAT stAre'nut 0r :3 aP-_-/-L. . t_ 4 _1 r.t MUMBE .... R.u_-"--_-')"_ PROGRAM Enter your desired minute using number button.
I 1 QUICK SET PROGRAM You may set the TV/VCR to record one program within 24 hours by simply pressing MONITOR TV/VCR. It is easy for you to record today's TV program. • QUICK SET PROGRAM can not be programmed programmed from the TV/VCR. by the remote button on the control. This function can only be • Power must be on to set the Quick Set Program. • Clock must be set to the correct time before setting the timer. • QUICK SET PROGRAM Recording is memorized to program number 8.
TO CORRECT WHEN THE PROGRAMS A PROGRAM • While setting a program; Press VOLUME v button on the TV/VCR to go back one step, and enter corrected digit. • After setting a program; repeat steps [2] and press VOLUME ^ button repeatedly (or press VOLUME v button to go back one step) until your desired digit flashes and re-set program. TO CANCEL GRAM A QUICK Quick Set Program has priority.
i I SPECIAL FEATURES NOTE: Press SLOW button in Still mode and press CHANNEL "A" or "V" button until the streaks disappear. To return to Still mode, press PAUSE/STILL button again. This enables you to see the picture in its entirety without distracting noise lines. Magnetism from nearby appliances might affect the color of the TV picture. If this happens, move this unit away from the appliance. If the color is still not correct, disconnect power cord from AC outlet then reconnect it after 30 minutes.
_."1 Hllil'd[t_ k_. I O_ _J | iJi_ i D!R The alarm function enables you to turn on the TV/VCR without using the POWER button after a desired time period. In the example below, the alarm timer is being set to 7:30 AM. TO SET THE ALARM TO ACTIVATE TIME THE ALARM TIMER Confirm the alarm time is correctly entered. Press ALARM button on the remote control. • To see the alarm time, press ALARM button. When "ALARM OFF" appears on the screen, repeat steps [l]- [4]).
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If you have followed the instructions contained in this manual and have difficulty in operating your TV/VCR, locate the SYMPTOM in the left column below. Check the corresponding POSSIBLE CAUSE and CORRECTIVE ACTION columns to remedy the problem. SYIVI/'TOM No power. POSSIBLE CAUSE AC Power cord is not connected. CORRECTIVE Q ACTION Connect AC power cord to AC outlet. Power is off. Press POWER button to turn on the TV/VCR. TV/VCR is not plugged into an active AC outlet.
CLOSED CAPTION My TV/VCR is showing that are misspelled. PROBLEM captions My TV/VCR will not show the text in its entirety or there is a delay of what is being said. My captions are scrambled with white boxes on the TV/VCR screen. My program guide listed a TV show as being closed captioned but none of the captions were displayed. My prerecorded video tape does not show any captions. The tape box mentions it being closed captioned. My TV screen shows a black box on certain channels.
1 MAINTENANCE • Should your TV/VCR become inoperative, do not try to correct the problem by yourself. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Turn off, unplug the power cord, and take the unit to the nearest Sears Service Center for servicing. • Wipe the front panel and other exterior surfaces of the TV/VCR with a soft cloth immersed in lukewarm water and wrung dry. • Never use a solvent or alcohol. Do not spray insecticide liquid near the TV/VCR.
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i i t ii j ,WARRANTY I PUT ZENITH LOGO TV/VCR COMBINATION LIMITED WARRANTY This product is exclusive to and is warranted solely by Sears. For 90 days from the date of purchase, Sears will re)air any defect in material or workmanship in this TVNCR combination, free of charge. For one year from the date of )urchase, Sears will supply, at no charge, replacement for defective parts. This above warranty coverage applies only to TVNCR combinations which are used for private household purposes.
