TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS..........................................................................................................2
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ................................................................................................5
PRECAUTIONS .......................................................................................................................8
LOCATION .......................................................................................................................... 8
AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE .................................8
FEATURES.............................................................................................................................10
VIDEO CASSETTE................................................................................................................12
PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................12
THREE DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS...........................................................................12
INSERTING A CASSETTE............................................................................................. 12
REMOVING A CASSETTE............................................................................................. 12
ERASE PREVENTION ....................................................................................................12
OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS................................................................... 14
PREPARATION FOR USE....................................................................................................16
CABLE CONNECTIONS .................................................................................................16
VHF/UHF COMBINED ANTENNA................................................................................. 16
VHF/UHF SEPARATE ANTENNAS .............................................................................. 16
CABLE WITHOUT CONVERTER/DESCRAMBLER BOX......................................... 17
CABLE WITH CONVERTER/DESCRAMBLER BOX................................................. 17
INSTALLING THE BATTERIES.....................................................................................18
EXTERNAL INPUT MODE .............................................................................................18
PRESET FOR USE................................................................................................................. 19
PRESET FOR THE FIRST TIME................................................................................... 19
TO RETURN TO TV MODE WHEN SCANNING........................................................19
DELETING (OR ADDING) PRESET CHANNEL .........................................................20
AUTO PRESET AGAIN ...................................................................................................20
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE...................................................................................... 21
DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME.............................................................................................. 21
TO CANCEL THE DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME............................................................. 22
SETTING THE CLOCK (AUTO/MANUAL)...................................................................22
AUTO CLOCK SETTING ................................................................................................22
MANUAL CLOCK SETTING...........................................................................................24
TO CHANGE CLOCK SETTING....................................................................................25
ON SCREEN DISPLAY.........................................................................................................26
SPECIAL FEATURES ...........................................................................................................27
DEGAUSSING ..................................................................................................................27
AUTO REWIND-EJECT ..................................................................................................27
TV OPERATION....................................................................................................................28
WATCHING A TV PROGRAM .......................................................................................28
GAME MODE....................................................................................................................28
TO CANCEL THE GAME MODE...................................................................................29
PICTURE CONTROL....................................................................................................... 30
CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM........................................................................................ 30
TO CANCEL THE CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM....................................................... 31
WHEN THE CLOSED CAPTION MODE IS ON..........................................................32
NORMAL PLAYBACK.........................................................................................................33
SPECIAL PLAYBACK.......................................................................................................... 35
RENTAL PLAYBACK....................................................................................................... 35
TO CANCEL THE RENTAL MODE............................................................................... 35
REPEAT PLAYBACK....................................................................................................... 36
TO CANCEL THE REPEAT PLAY MODE ................................................................... 36
SEARCH................................................................................................................................. 37
COUNTER MEMORY...................................................................................................... 37
TO CANCEL THE COUNTER MEMORY..................................................................... 37
TIME SEARCH.................................................................................................................. 38
TO CANCEL THE TIME SEARCH ................................................................................38