Quasar MONITOR-VCR VV8213 User's Manual
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1. These automatic features have been designed to simplify TRACKING CONTROL PLAYBACK VTRACKINGA AUTO OPERATION FUNCTIONS 1 Auto Playback Refer to page 21 Cassette insertion Auto Power On Auto Playback without record tab 2 Rec Auto Off Manual Record to Tape end Rewind Eject 3 Playback Auto Off Playback to Tape end Rewind Eject Stop Mode RES 4 Auto Rewind record tab A certain amount of noise may appear in the picture Fast Forward to Tape end Rewind when a VHS video tape recorded on one MONITOR Stop Mode VCR is played back on a different one You may 5 Eject Cassette adjust the TRACKING CONTROL UP DOWN on with Power ON or OFF your Remote Control to minimize this noise in normal playback double speed playback and slow motion playback The normal position is automatically set when a cassette tape is inserted PLAY BUTTON STOP BUTTON SEARCH BUTTONS PAUSE STILL BUTTON SLOW MOTION BUTTONS TRACKING CONTROL FRAME ADVANCE BUTTON X2 BUTTON 4 SPECIAL EFFECTS IN PLAYBACK MODE BEST IN SLP SPEED SOUND IS MUTED TO VIEW A STILL PICTURE TO ADVANCE A STILL PICTURE TO VIEW A SLOW PICTURE Press the PLAY STILL Button During still mode press the Press the SLOW Button on the or the PAUSE STILL Button FRAME ADVANCE Button on Remote Control on the Remote Control the Remote Control A freeze frame pi2. 0 00 0 30 1 00 4 00 O T R LENGTH DISPLAY END DURING RECORDING TO CHANGE RECORDING LENGTH TO STOP OTR 1 Press the OTR Button once 1 Press the OTR Button twice The OTR graphic appears This OTR graphic appears 2 Continue to press the OTR Button Pressing the OTR Button within 5 seconds for a number of times causes 0 00 to appear and then the new recorded time advances until the desired time is displayed OTA CH 10 NOW 0 00 About 5 seconds later the O T R will stop 15 REMOTE CONTROL NUMERIC KEYS CHANNEL UP DOWN KEYS OTR BUTTON STANDBY BUTTON B STANDBY O T R To delay the start time It s often convenient to delay a recording By pressing the STANDBY Button you can quickly set the MONITOR VCR to start recording on the hour or half hour up to 11 30 PM of the following day Then the length of the recording can be set with the OTR Button Once you do this the MONITOR VCR is on standby until the recording starts CHOOSE PROGRAM SELECT STANDBY O T R SELECT START TIME SELECT O T R LENGTH 1 Select channel Press the 3 Continue to press Press the OTR STANDBY Button the STANDBY Button Button Use the CHANNEL This O T R graphic This sets the time the UP DOWN Keys or appears recording is to begin NUMERIC Keys START TIME Each press advances the Press this button as many time to the next hour or times as necessary to set half hou
3. set guide will appear on the TV screen EXAMPLE To set the clock for FEB 9 1988 10 30 AM enter the following TO YEAR HOUR amp MINUTE AM PM START CLOCK fw wf PRESS 9 AM t7 02 09 8 JU 10 337 NUMERIC KEYS 0 0O DAY OO OO HOUR MINUTE MONTH TV SCREEN DISPLAY 02 09 88 Th FEB 9 88 TU 10 30AM 1 PUSH PROG KEY AT EXACT TIME SET YEAR WITH NUMERIC KEY EXIT PROG KEY SET MONTH WITH NUMERIC KEY EXIT PROG KEY SET AMS PM AM SET HOUR WITH NUMERIC KEY 1 PM 2 EXIT PROG KEY EXIT PROG KEY MINUTE ule 02 09 88 TU 104 LP Clock starts The TV screen will return to the channel selected at the MONITOR VCR SET MINUTE WITH NUMERIC KEY EXIT PROG KEY SET DAY WITH NUMERIC KEY EXI T PROG KEY Be sure to enter the first digit to set the month within 30 seconds Be sure to enter 0 before single digit numbers TO MAKE CORRECTIONS IN ON SCREEN ENTRY To make corrections after entering a number press the CLEAR Button to move the flashing indication one space left Enter the correct number The flashing indicator will then move one space right TO RESET THE CLOCK FEB 9 88 TU 10 30AM If you want to reset the clock at some later time press the PROG Button while you are watching TV The MENU screen s
4. After completing step 3 on page 17 the display shown eres ces 9 00 e under DAY will appear for rec on day 3 Enter key 5 to select the Weekly Recording mode Wa TRS Fh i6 The screen shown at far left will appear 4 Select the rec on day for each week by number 5 Continue with the program guide shown on pages 17 and 18 to complete programming SA 7 EXIT PROG KEY EXIT PROG KEY TO CHECK PROGRAMS a When a Timer Recording has been set but is not yet in progress TIMER Indicator is lit 1 Press the TIMER Button to release the Timer Set mode 2 Follow steps 1 and 2 on page 17 to check or re enter the program contents e After checking press the PROG Button twice to return to viewing channels b When a Timer Recording has been set and is now in progress m Press the PROG Button 1 3 9 30P10 00P 10 SEN Se OORDT IMDS The screen at the left will appear displaying all programs currently set for recording an anjan i ae nates 5 The program in progress will be flashing ENEE The program being recorded will disappear after about 30 seconds Or immediately return to the program being recorded by pressing the PROG Button again TO CLEAR PROGRAMS After programming is complete and Power is still ON Perform steps 1 and 2 on page 17 to display the program OFF RR Enter the program number you want to clear PROG 1 CLEARED
5. Quasar E OWNERS NNANURL VV8213 VV8213A MONITOR VCR IMPORTANT Please read owners manual before attempting to operate TUE GI AE BASIC CONNECTIONS Taking the steps shown on this page will prepare your MONITOR VCR so you can watch TV and record a TV program The following connections are one time system setup steps A BASIC ANTENNA CONNECTIONS or as Cable End trom Antennes l VHF VHF UHF ANTENNA ANTENNA l LI meee IS 4 UHF Indoor Antenna Connections ANTENNA SUPPLIED Back of MONITOR VCR B CATV CONNECTIONS WITHOUT A CONVERTER DESCRAMBLER BOX Use this connection if your cable system connects directly to your MONITOR VCR without a converter box CATV cable Input Back of MONITOR VCR 965 o 96 With this connection you will have a Remote Control of ail receivable channels b Full programmability of unscrambled channels for unattended recording NOTE e Use the CHANNEL UP DOWN Keys to select the desired channel e You cannot record or view scrambled channels with this connection Back of MONITOR VCR How to Install Antenna A rod antenna is packed with your set Push the stem of the antenna into the antenna hole on the back of the set and connect its wires to the 300 ohm 75 ohm transformer then connect the transformer to the back of the MONITOR VCR as shown above Extend the antenna and adjust
6. EXIT PROG KEY OOD 2 HOUR MINUTE PM TIME ON P ON OFF 1 03 SU 48 0543 SET REC ON TIME EXIT PROG KEY P ON gt OFF 1 JAN Q3 SU 09 3844 SET AM PM AM i PM 2 EXIT PROG KEY 10 00 PM 00 OD 9 HOUR MINUTE PM TIME OFF P ON gt OFF CH 1 JAN 03 SU 09 30P gt 70 30P SET REC OFF TIME EXIT PROG KEY e ON OFF 1 JAN 03 SU 09 30P gt 10 0 SET AM PM AM 1 2 EXIT PROG KEY TO MAKE CORRECTIONS IN ON SCREEN ENTRY To make corrections after entering a number press the CLEAR Button to move the flashing indication one space to the left Enter the correct number The flashing indicator will then move one space to the right 18 CHANNEL 10 OO CHANNEL CHANNEL ON OfF CH P i JAN 03 SU 09 30P3 10 00206 SET REC ON CHANNEL EXIT PROG KEY TIMER RECORDING CONTINUED DAILY RECORDING To record at the same time each day 1 Perform steps 1 3 on page 17 2 After completing step 3 on page 17 the display shown under DAY will appear for rec on day SET REC ON TIME 3 Enter key 4 to select the Daily Recording mode The screen shown at the left will appear EXIT PROG KEY 4 Continue with the program guide shown on pages 17 and 18 to complete programming WEEKLY RECORDING To record at the same time on the same day each week 1 Perform steps 1 3 on page 17 1 EVERYWEER O ONS i i SEYERYWEEK O ON 05 2
7. Press the CLEAR Button EXIT PROG KEY The screen at the left will appear for a few seconds Then to enter a new program follow the program guide when the DAY screen appears 19 AIELPFUL HINTS RE RECORDING TAPE DUPLICATION It is simple to dub tapes using your MONITOR VCR to record and another VCR for playback CAUTION Unauthorized exchanging and or copying of copyrighted recordings may be copyright infringement CONNECTION Recording Dubbing MONITOR VCR Playing VCR VIDEO IN AUDIO IN To AC To AC Outlet AUDIO OUT OPERATION 1 Set up your MONITOR VCR for recording 2 Set up the other VCR for playback 3 Press the PLAY Button on the playing VCR 4 Press the RECORD Button and the PLAY Button together on the recording MONITOR VCR NOTE Be sure steps 3 and 4 are done simultaneously to avoid missing any of the recording B AUTO PLAY WITH REPEAT FUNCTION The Auto Repeat function allows you to set the TAPE z MONITOR VCR to repeat playback of the whole tape BEGINNING D continuously i J REPEAT Indicator REPEAT Button l Press REPEAT Button PLAYBACK OF REMAINING TAPE LT AUTO REWIND 1 l l I 2 From wherever you press the REPEAT Button the AUTO PLAYBACK OF COMPLETE TAPE tape will play back to its end rewind and playback again Repeat Indicator will light up This process EE will continue automatically until another function i
8. Remote Control directly at the remote sensor on the controlled MONITOR VCR Avoid all obstacles which may interfere with the signal path Replace or inspect the batteries P 21 OTHERS Troubles Corrections S Video cassette can t be inserted Insert the cassette with the window side up and the record tab facing you P 21 Video cassette can t be removed Check that the Power Plug is completely connected to an AC Outlet If eject does not function or insertion Try turning the POWER OFF and then ON again and try ejecting or cannot be done inserting the tape again Video cassette ejects when the OTR Check the cassette to be sure that the record tab on the back of the STANDBY REC and PLAY Buttons cassette is still intact P 21 are pressed or the TIMER Button is pressed to set the Timer 24 CONSUMER WARRANTY QUASAR VIDEO TAPE PRODUCT _ as Your product is designed and manufactured to ensure a minimum of maintenance However should your unit ever require service a nationwide system of FACTORY SERVICENTERS and AUTHORIZED INDEPENDENT SERVICENTERS is maintained to support your product s warranty Service in the U S A Factory Servicenters ALABAMA 2523 5th Avenue South Birmingham AL 35233 205 252 4195 ARIZONA 9332 North 95th Way Suite 101 Scottsdale AZ 85258 602 860 6777 CALIFORNIA 6550 Katella Avenue Cypress CA 90630 714 373 7426 930 South Mt V
9. amp 1 from CATV to TV Changing bands removes previous channel assignments and assigns all channels in the new band to the CHANNEL UP DOWN Keys or l l 1 l l l 4 SHIFT gt TV i After one of these keys is pressed the Auto Set Guide will appear START AUTO SET Press key 4 AUTO SET GUIDE After key Dis pressed the Auto Set Channel Scan starts in the selected band CH 02 ADD TV AUTO SET PUSH KEY 4 FOR AUTO SET OR AUTO SET PROCEEDING EXIT CH MEMORY amp t After Auto Set stops the lowest numbered channel assigned to the CHANNEL UP DOWN Keys will appear on screen m Hold the CHANNEL MEMORY Button in and press key 1 for release of CHANNEL MEMORY mode while setting the CHANNEL MEMORY zy eae A B USING THE ADD DELETE BUTTON SELECT CHANNEL DELETE OR ADD THE CHANNEL 4 Select the channel to be deleted or added 2 Press the ADD DELETE Button The channel can be selected with the CHANNEL UP DOWN Keys or NUMERIC Keys This graphic appears for a few seconds to indicate the channel has been deleted or added CH 10 DLT TV or ADD CATV A channe ADD indicates the channel has been assigned DLT indicates the channe is now unassigned to the CHANNEL UP DOWN Keys CHANNEL UP DOWN KEYS Any time the CHANNEL MEMORY Button is OFF you can select assigned channels sequenti
10. complaint to the outside of the carton Service in Puerto Rico PSC San Gabriel ndustrial Park 65th Infantry Avenue KM 9 5 Carolina Puerto Rico 00630 809 750 5135 This warranty is extended only to the original purchaser A purchase receipt or other proof of date of original purchase will be required before warranty performance is rendered This warranty only covers failures due to defects in materials or workmanship which occur during normai use and does not cover damage which occurs in shipment or failures which are caused by products not supplied by Quasar or failures which result from accident misuse abuse neglect mishandling misapplication alteration faulty installation set up adjustments improper antenna inadequate signal pick up maladjustment of consumer controls modification or commercial use such as hotel office or rental use of the product or service by anyone other than a MSC Factory Servicenter or authorized MSC Servicenter or damage that is attributable to acts of God Limits and Exclusions There are no express warranties except as listed above QUASAR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGE TO TAPES RECORDS OR DISCS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED TO THE APP
11. its length direction and angle for the clearest picture WITH A CONVERTER DESCRAMBLER BOX If your cable service supplies you with a converter box you can use the basic connection shown here Cable TV Back of Converter Box MONITOR VCR With this connection you can record and view any channel including scrambled channels However channel selection must be made at the cable company converter box Therefore the MONITOR VCR s remote channel control feature cannot be used unattended recording is limited to one channel at a time and you cannot view another channel other than the one you are recording TO RECORD AND VIEW A SCRAMBLED UNSCRAMBLED CHANNEL 1 Set channel selector to the output channel of the Cable Converter Box e g CH 3 2 Select your desired channel on cable converter channel selector TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS We are pleased to introduce to you one of the most sophisticated viewing and entertainment products BASIC CONNECTIONS 1 available today This manual is arranged to get you started easily so TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 you can begin to enjoy the world of video as soon as possible On the facing page you will find the DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS 3 basic steps for setting up your MONITOR VCR to view TV programs and to record Keep this manual CLOCK ADJUSTMENT 6 handy to serve as a quick guide to the video feature
12. set press the SLEEP TIMER Button on the remote control 30 MIN will appear in the On Screen Display Press the SLEEP TIMER Button repeatedly until the desired time 60 or 90 minutes appears in the display While the SLEEP TIMER is set the SLEEP TIMER Indicator appears on the MONITOR VCR Time lapses After 60 minutes the MONITOR turns otf automatically The MONITOR will turn off automatically after the selected period To cancel the SLEEP TIMER press the SLEEP TIMER Button and select SLEEP OFF PICTURE ADJUSTMENTS 0 00000 o V HOLD SHARPNESS PICTURE BRIGHT TINT COLOR AUTO COLOR 2 O O O O 0 0 O AUTO COLOR CONTROL When the AUTO COLOR Button is pressed to ON position tint and color are automatically adjusted In this position you may still adjust PICTURE BRIGHT TINT and COLOR Controls to vary the levels within the optimum viewing range SHARPNESS CONTROL This control lets you adjust the sharpness of the picture The recommended setting is in the middle or detent position PICTURE CONTROL This control lets you adjust the intensity of the picture It does this by adjusting contrast and color level at the same time and in the proper balance BRIGHT CONTROL This control lets you adjust the brightness of the picture The recommended setting is in the middle or detent position TINT CONTROL This contro lets you adjust for most natural fleshtones COLOR CON
13. DOWN BUTTONS Same as the VOLUME UP DOWN Buttons on the MONITOR VCR TIMER BUTTON To set the MONITOR VCR for TIMER unattended recordings after timer settings have been completed e SLEEP TIMER BUTTON Each press of this button advances the automatic off timer by 30 minutes maximum is 90 minutes CHANNEL MEMORY BUTTON This button is normally OFF For CHANNEL MEMORY programming hold this button in and press the NUMERIC Key 1 to use the AUTO SET feature e ADD DELETE BUTTON Used to add or delete a selected channel e CHANNEL CALL BUTTON When pressing this button the number of the channel tuned will be displayed on the TV screen momentarily TIME CALL BUTTON Press the TIME CALL Button to display or clear the date and time from the TV screen COUNTER CALL BUTTON Press this button to display or clear the tape counter counter memory tape speed display e REWIND SEARCH BUTTON Same as the REWIND SEARCH Button on the MONITOR VCR SLOW MOTION BUTTONS Press the SLOW Button while watching a tape to put action into slow motion for tapes recorded in SLP speed UP and DOWN Buttons let you adjust slow motion speed from about 1 5 to about 1 30 of normal speed MUTE BUTTON To turn sound off Press again and sound will return e CLEAR BUTTON Press this button to clear the settings for the displayed program contents While setting the clock or a program each press of this button moves the digit to the left flash
14. LICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE DO NOT send the product to the Executive or Hegional Sales offices They are NOT equipped to make repairs Service in Hawaii Please contact the dealer from whom you purchased this product to obtain service information 26 GGESSORIES Check to be sure the following items are packed with your MONITOR VCR ACCESSORIES SUPPLIED These accessories are provided to help you use or set up your MONITOR VCR 1 pc Wireless Remote Control and 2 AA batteries VSQS0718 1 pc 300 ohm 75 ohm Transformer VSQS0198 VSQS0513 1 pc Indoor Antenna TSA710006 au OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES This additiona accessory is available to you from Quasar or your local Quasar dealer 1 2 Video Cassette Tape FOR SAFETY S SAKE You have a legal description of your MONITOR VCR when you record it s serial number in the space provided here The serial number is on the tag located on the back of your MONITOR VCR Be sure to retain this manual as your convenient MONITOR VCR information source SPECIFICATIONS DISPLAY Picture Tube 13 inch measured diagonal 90 deflection Picture Tube VCR Video Recording System 2 rotary heads helicat scanning system Audio Track 1 track Tuner Broadcast Channels VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 CATV Channels A 14 EEE 64 A 5 95 A 1 99 5A 01 65 94 M you receive the UHF Band through a CATV syste
15. R Button is set to ON Poor picture with normal sound Adjust Bright Sharpness and Picture controls P 10 Poor sound with normal picture Adjust Volume control P 9 Poor TV reception e Adjust Sharpness and Picture controls P 10 Picture rolls verticaily e Adjust Vertical Hold control P 10 No color or poor color e Adjust Tint and Color controls P 10 Ghosts Multipte images e Install a directiona antenna TW programs can t be watched Make sure that the receiving channe of the MONITOR VCR is memorized P 7 Check that the band selected is set to meet your antenna or cable TV system P 7 VCR Troubles Corrections O TV programs can t be recorded Make sure that the record tab on the back of the cassette is still intact P 21 Make sure that the Video and Audio Input Connectors are not connected with cables P 20 Timer Recording can t be performed Set the recording start stop time correctly P 17 Make sure that the TIMER Button is set to ON P 17 Timer Recording may not be performed or continued if a power interruption of more than 60 minutes occurs before or during Timer Recording even if power resumes thereafter There is no playback picture or the Adjust the TRACKING CONTROL slowly in either direction P 12 playback picture is noisy or contains streaks 23 REMOTE CONTROL RECORDER cannot be remote Aim the Wireless
16. TENNESSEE 925 8th Avenue South Nashville TN 37203 615 244 4434 TEXAS 7420 Harwin Drive Houston TX 77036 713 781 1528 4500 Amon Carter Blvd Fort Worth TX 76155 817 685 1060 WASHINGTON 20425 84th Ave South Kent WA 98032 206 872 7922 As of Feb 90 Consumers requiring assistance with service matters should contact the appropriate Regional Administration Office NORTHEAST 2250 Cabot Blvd West Langhorne PA 19047 215 741 0676 Covers CT DE ME MD MA NH NJ NY PA RI VT VA DC WV East OH MIDWEST Covers West OH WI 425 East Algonquin Road Arlington Heights IL 60005 708 981 4842 IL IN IA KS KY MI MN MO NE ND SO WESTERN 714 373 7440 Covers WA WY 6550 Katella Avenue Cypress CA 90630 AK AZ CA CO HI ID MT NV NM OR UT SOUTHERN 1854 Shackleford Court Suite 105 Norcross GA 30093 404 925 6860 Covers OK AL AR FL GA LA MS NC SC TN TX Consumers requiring product information or operating assistance with a consumer product should contact CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT 2F 3 50 Meadowland Parkway Secaucus N J 07094 201 348 9090 25 QUASAR MONITOR VCR LIMITED WARRANTY Quasar Company will repair this product free of charge in the U S A in the event of a defect in materials or workmanship as follows Parts New or rebuilt parts in exchange for defective parts for one 1 year from the date of origin
17. TON ONE TOUCH RECORD O T R BUTTON PLAY BUTTON RECORD BUTTON PAUSE STILL BUTTON FAST FORWARD SEARCH SLEEP TIMER BUTTON CHANNEL MEMORY BUTTON ADD DELETE BUTTON CHANNEL CALL BUTTON TIME CALL BUTTON COUNTER CALL BUTTON RESET BUTTON MEMORY BUTTON STOP BUTTON gt gt BUTTON REWIND SEARCH 4 BUTTON DOUBLE SPEED X2 PLAY SLOW MOTION BUTTONS BUTTON TRACKING CONTROL FRAME ADVANCE BUTTON UP DOWN REPEAT BUTTON See page 21 for Battery Replacement Caution TAPE SPEED SELECTOR BUTTON SP LP SLP INDICATIONS The following on screen graphics will appear automatically for a few seconds when one of the main function buttons is pressed on the remote control or at the MONITOR VCR The channel currently tuned in will be displayed automatically for a few seconds when the power is first turned on whenever the channel is changed or when the CHANNEL CALL Button is pressed thereafter STOP EJECT PLAY REC FF REW PAUSE TIME DATE CHANNEL INDICATION TAPE COUNTER COUNTER MEMORY TAPE SPEED STANDBY SET indicates the Standby O T R mode is set OTR whenever Standby OTR starts DEW FUNCTION When DEW appears on the TV screen the unit will not operate due to excessive moisture within it If this happens let the MONITOR VCR remain at room temperature until this indicator disappears If there is a cassette in the MONITOR VCR it will be ejected when DEW appears DATE INDICATOR Press the TIME CALL Button to show or remove
18. TROL This control lets you adjust the intensity of the colors VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL If the picture begins to roll adjust the Vertical Hold Contro to stabilize the picture 10 TO PLAYBACK 1 Insert the cassette 2 Press the PLAY Button D Press the STOP Button The power wili come on The playback starts This stops the playback completely automatically When the record tab is missing the cassette will be played back automatically In this case skip Step 2 If a cassette is already in the MONITOR VCR just press the POWER Button ON STOP EJECT BUTTON PLAY STILL BUTTON REWIND FAST FORWARD SEARCH BUTTONS CASSETTE SPECIAL EFFECTS IN PLAYBACK MODE BEST IN SLP SPEED SOUND IS MUTED TO RAPIDLY LOCATE TO VIEW A DOUBLE SPEED TO VIEW AN INSTANT SEARCH A PARTICULAR SEGMENT PLAYBACK PICTURE m Press the SEARCH Button B Press the X2 Button on the During playback press the Remote Control FRAME ADVANCE Button on This starts a Double Speed the Remote Control This starts Playback rapid forward search for several seconds and the playback continues automatically s This starts a rapid forward or reverse visual search DEl m Press the SEARCH Button again B Press the button once more or the PLAY Button to return to This releases the double speed playback playback and the playback SEARCH SPEED continues SLP Search is about 21 times normal speed
19. al purchase One Year Extended Warranty on Picture Tube New or rebuilt picture tube in exchange for a defective picture tube during the second 2nd year after original purchase purchaser pays for all labor charges for removal and installation of picture tube Batteries If included New rechargeable batteries in exchange for defective rechargeable batteries for ten 10 days from the date of original purchase Non rechargeable batteries are not warranted Tape If included New Video cassette tape in exchange for a defective video cassette tape for five 5 days from the date of original purchase Labor Carry in or mail in service for ninety 90 days from the date of original purchase After the ninety 90 day labor warranty period is over purchaser pays for all labor charges for removal and installation of parts and picture tube Carry in or mail in service in the continental U S A can be obtained during the warranty period by contacting a Matsushita Services Company MSC Factory Servicenter fisted in the Servicenter Directory Or call 800 447 4700 toll free to locate an authorized MSC Servicenter Carry in or mail in service in Hawaii or Puerto Rico can be obtained during the warranty period by calling the telephone numbers listed in the Servicenter Directory If you ship the product Carefully pack and send it prepaid adequately insured and preferably in the original carton Attach a postage affixed letter detailing the
20. ally using the CHANNEL UP DOWN Keys Unassigned channels will be skipped over in sequence Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 22 of the NEC in USA and to the Canadian Electrical code in Canada that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical llo WATCH TV This section describes the operations for watching TV Use the controls described on the next page to adjust the picture as you desire while you are watching a scene TV OPERATION AT MONITOR VCR ADJUST VOLUME 1 Press the POWER Button Press the VOLUME UP DOWN Buttons CHOOSE PROGRAM 3 Select channel Use the CHANNEL UP DOWN or NUMERIC Keys MUTE BUTTON SLEEP TIMER BUTTON NUMERIC KEYS VOLUME UP DOWN BUTTONS SLEEP TIMER INDICATOR PICTURE ADJUSTMENTS AUDIO MUTE To mute the sound temporarily press the MUTE Button on the Remote Control When you press it again the volume will return to the previous level Press the SLEEP TIMER Button SLEEP TIMER on ir remote control You can use the SLEEP TIMER feature to off automatically at the end of a preset period time 30 60 or 90 minutes This feature is useful for watching a late program when you might doze off before the MONITOR is turned off To
21. angerous to make any kind of contact with any inside part of this unit STO al ia a TE ME a amc ra This symbol alerts the user that important literature DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK concerning the operation and maintenance of this unit REFER SERVICING YG QUADEIED SERVICE PERSONNEL has been included Therefore it should be read carefully in order to avoid any problems DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS STOP EJECT BUTTON REWIND SEARCH BUTTON VOLUME UP DOWN BUTTONS CHANNEL UP DOWN KEYS POWER INDICATOR S T POWER BUTTON WIRELESS REMOTE SENSOR Ted VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL SHARPNESS CONTROL PICTURE CONTROL BRIGHT CONTROL PICTURE ADJUSTMENTS See page 10 for details VHF UHF ANTENNA INPUT TERMINAL IN FROM ANTENNA VIDEO INPUT CONNECTOR VIDEO OUTPUT CONNECTOR AUDIO INPUT CONNECTOR AUDIO OUTPUT CONNECTOR PLAY STILL BUTTON FAST FORWARD SEARCH BUTTON RECORD BUTTON RECORD INDICATOR REPEAT INDICATOR TIMER INDICATOR SLEEP TIMER INDICATOR CASSETTE COMPARTMENT AUTO COLOR CONTROL COLOR CONTROL TINT CONTROL CARRY HANDLE AC POWER CORD ATA S SEES Souls Various MONITOR VCR function controls are conveniently available with your Wireless Remote Control VOLUME UP DOWN BUTTONS MUTE BUTTON POWER BUTTON NUMERIC KEYS 0 1 2 3 4 5 TIMER BUTTON 6 7 8 and 9 CHANNEL UP DOWN KEYS CLEAR BUTTON PROG BUTTON STANDBY BUT
22. cture of the Frame advance only operates You can vary the speed of the playback image appears while viewing a still picture slow motion picture by pressing the SLOW UP DOWN Buttons KU T Sao m Press the button once more to The picture will slowly advance Press the PLAY Button release the still the playback frame by frame when this button to release slow continues is held down i45 lio RECORD AT MONITOR VCR SET TAPE SPEED CHOOSE PROGRAM 2 a Press the COUNTER 2 Select channel CALL Button 1 Insert the cassette with the record tab in place Use the CHANNEL UP DOWN Keys or NUMERIC Keys Power comes on Tape Speed Display appears COUNT 0057 SLP b Press the TAPE SPEED SELECTOR Button Select SP LP or SLP See table at bottom of this page If a cassette is already in the MONITOR VCR press the POWER Button to ON CHANNEL UP DOWN KEYS RECORD BUTTON AND PLAY BUTTONS TYPES OF VIDEO CASSETTE Use types with the VHS mark in this unit Maximum Record Playback Time T120 T60 2 Hours START RECORDING PAUSE RECORDING STOP RECORDING Hold the REC Button in Press the PAUSE STILL 8 Press the STOP Button and Press the PLAY Button on the Remote Button Control The recording starts The recording stops temporarily This stops recording completely Using the remote control press the Press this button again to release REC Butto
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24. hanism to function If for any reason you later want to record on a cassette which has been protected as described above recordings can be made after covering the hole where the Record Tab tab was removed with cellophane tape To Prevent Accidental Erasure To Record Again Break off the tab Cover the hole with with a screwdriver n cellophane tape 21 M M MM M a F NOTES ON OPERATIONS BASIC CONNECTIONS TO RECORD With cable connections numbers selected to e It is possible to change the Tape Speed Selection receive specific channels may differ from those for while you are actually recording but there will be a antenna connections Refer to your cable service momentary distortion when the tape is played back information over the points where the tape speed change occurred CLOCK ADJUSTMENT n After the MONITOR VCR has been in pause for 5 e Enter the first digit to set the month within 30 minutes it will stop automatically for tape and video seconds of th appearance of the clock set guide head protection Otherwise the program you were watching will return to the screen If this happens press the ONE TOUCH RECORDING PROG Button and start again e During a One Touch Recording press the OTR e The letters for day of the week will automatically Button once to see the remai
25. hown at the left will appear press key SELECT MODE PUSH KEY 1 OR 2 and follow the clock set guide to re enter the new date and time 1 CLOCK 2 SET PROGRAM EXIT PROG KEY Irregular key entries will be ignored MENU screen CHANNEL MEMORY Use Channel Memory to limit the CHANNEL UP DOWN Key channel selection to just those channels active in your area By following the steps below you can select CATV from the 155 channel memory to receive Cable channels or select TV to receive Broadcast channels TV band channel reception was selected at the factory You start the AUTO SET cycle to assign just the channels in your area from the band displayed and the MONITOR VCR returns to normal viewing mode when AUTO SET is complete Any time a channel is selected for viewing you may drop or assign it for scanning with the ADD DELETE Button REMOTE CONTROL NUMERIC KEYS ADD DELETE CHANNEL BUTTON UP DOWN AUTOMATIC SETTING SELECT CHANNEL MEMORY SELECT ANTENNA SYSTEM Hold the CHANNEL D Press key 4 2 Press key 5 MEMORY Button in and press key 1 THE CURRENT BAND CHANGES THE CURRENT BAND DOES NOT CHANGE CHANNEL MEMORY GUIDE from TV to CATV Use when the band selected already matches your Antenna System CH 02 AD0 TV ANTENNA SYSTEM 4 SHIFT TV gt 5 NO CHANGE PUSH KEY 4 OR 5 EXIT CH MEMORY
26. ing for correction PROG BUTTON Press this button to display the MENU screen to select either clock adjustment or the timer programming mode STANDBY BUTTON Used along with the O T H Button to set a delayed Standby O T R ONE TOUCH RECORD O T R BUTTON Select the channel and press the ONE TOUCH RECORD Button to start recording immediately for 30 minutes to 4 hours of recording or until tape ends In any case power shut off is automatic PAUSE STILL BUTTON To temporarily stop the tape during recording or to view a still picture during playback e FAST FORWARD SEARCH BUTTON Same as the FORWARD SEARCH Button on the MONITOR VCR e DOUBLE SPEED X2 PLAY BUTTON Press this button during playback of the tapes recorded in SLP mode for rapid tape search at twice the normal speed e FRAME ADVANCE BUTTON While viewing an SLP still picture press this button to advance the picture one frame at a time or hold it down for a slow motion picture e REPEAT BUTTON Used to repeat playback of the whole tape continuously e TAPE SPEED SELECTOR SP LP SLP BUTTON Press to select the desired recording speed CLOCK ADJUSTMENT REMOTE CONTROL Accurate clock time is a must for all types of timer recording Your MONITOR VCR will accurately maintain its calendar up to Dec 31 2007 11 59 PM once you have set the present day and time TO SET THE CLOCK MONITOR VCR must be ON Press the PROG Button and the clock
27. l J AUTO REWIND button is pressed Auto Repeat will function in STOP FF REW or PLAY mode o REPEAT IS CONTINUOUS UNTIL ANOTHER FUNCTION BUTTON IS PRESSED 20 AIELPFUL HINTS CONTINUED C TAPE COUNTER CONTROLS Tape Counter Operation 1 Press the COUNTER CALL Button so that the Counter Display appears 2 Press the REWIND or FAST FORWARD Button to wind the tape to the starting point you select 3 Press the RESET Button to set the counter to 0000 COUNT 0057 SLP Counter Memory Operation 1 Reset the counter to 0000 at whatever point you choose on the tape 2 Press the MEMORY Button MEMORY appears on the TV screen During fast forward or rewind the tape will stop automatically wherever 0000 was set MEMORY 0057 SLP D wIRELESS REMOTE BATTERY INSTALLATION LOAD THE BATTERIES AS FOLLOWS Lift off the lid after pressing in 2 Install two batteries as 3 Fit the lid S hinge piece into and up on the lid latch with indicated inside the Battery the indent on the case and your thumb nail or other Compartment snap lid into place narrow object BATTERY REPLACEMENT CAUTION Do not mix old and new batteries Also never mix alkaline batteries with manganese batteries E ERASE PROTECTION Accidental erasure of recorded material can be prevented by breaking off the record tab on the rear of the cassette with a screwdriver or similar tool This will cause ihe erasure prevention mec
28. m a UHF VHF Band Separator may be necessary for proper reception GENERAL Power Source 120 V AC 60 Hz Power Consumption Approx 85 watts Television System EIA Standard NTSC color Speaker 3 inches Round Shape 1 piece Operating Temperature 41 F 104 F 5 C 40 C Operating Humidity 10 75 Dimensions 14 5 8 W x 14 15 16 H x 14 15 16 D 372 W x 379 x 379 D mm Weight 13 2 kg 29 1 Ibs Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice Date of Purchase Dealer Purchased From Dealer Address Dealer Phone No Model No Serial No Quasar Company Elk Grove Village Illinois Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America Printed in Japan TQB710062
29. n to start recording pause NUMERIC KEYS CHANNEL UP DOWN KEYS COUNTER CALL BUTTON RECORD BUTTON STOP BUTTON PAUSE STILL BUTTON WO TRACRMMQA SPEED REPEAT p cc TAPE SPEED SELECTOR BUTTON 14 ONE TOUCH RECORDING A few presses of the OTR Button on the Wireless Remote Control lets you instantly start recording the channel you are watching or extend a recording in progress The first press of this button allows you to check the OTR status with the On Screen Display Quick succeeding presses start a recording and set the length of the OTR MAKE SURE THAT e the clock is set to the correct time the desired tape speed SP LP or SLP is selected the record tab is not missing on the cassette e the tape is long enough to record the programs If each succeeding press of the OTR Button does not follow within 5 seconds the current TV broadcast channel will return to the screen INSTANT O T R To start recording instantly CHOOSE PROGRAM SELECT O T R DISPLAY SELECT RECORDING LENGTH 1 Select channel 2 Press the OTR Button once 3 Continue to press the OTR Button Use the CHANNEL UP DOWN Keys This O T R graphic appears Recording begins as you are setting or NUMERIC Keys the length Each press adds 30 minutes of recording time up to 4 hours or until NOW 0 00 END appears to indicate that your recording will continue up to the end of the tape
30. ning recording time appear when you have entered both digits for the overlay year If the record tab is missing on the cassette it will e If the day digit entered does not match the calendar be ejected when you press the OTR Button or it will advance to the first day of the next month STANDBY Button for example FEB 29 89 will advance to MAR f the preset time for a Timer Recording comes up 01 89 during a One Touch Recording the One Touch e f you press the PROG Button while the clock set Recording will take priority guide appears the TV screen will return to the program you were watching TIMER RECORDING e Timer recording may not be performed or continued if a power interruption of more than about 60 e During search playback horizontal noise bars will minutes occurs before or during Timer Recording appear on the TV screen even if power resumes thereafter e After the MONITOR VCR has been in pause or e If the start times of 2 preset programs overlap the still for 5 minutes it will stop autornatically for tape preset time of the lower numbered program will and video head protection have priority n search or still playback some amount of noise may appear for tapes recorded in SLP mode The picture may be completely snowy in search or still mode for tapes recorded in SP or LP speed RE RECORDING e For technical reasons the quality of the dubbed tape will not be as g
31. ood as the original G CLEANING CARE FOR VIDEO HEADS a Video Head Cleaning Your MONITOR VCR will not normally require head cleaning however it is possible that the heads may become clogged when playing an old or damaged tape If the image on your screen resembles the photograph on the left while playing back a tape the heads may require cleaning T b Cleaning the Heads It is recommended that head cleaning be performed by a qualified service technician Please contact your nearest Quasar Servicing Dealer or Matsushita Clogged Video Head Service Company An alternate solution is to obtain a head cleaning cassette There are many types of cleaning cassettes so be sure to follow the cleaning instructions carefully Excessive use of the cleaning cassette could shorten head life Use this cassette onty when a head clogging symptom occurs 22 S EFORE REQUESTING SERVICE Check the following points once again POWER No power e Check that the Power Plug is comptetely connected to an AC Outlet e Check that the POWER Button is set to ON e Check the DEW Indicator If it is displayed the unit will not operate p 4 No operation starts when operation buttons are pressed MONITOR At first check antenna its wires connections and direction Then follow the corrections below No picture or sound Check the power plug is completely connected to an AC Outlet Check that the POWE
32. r from the current the recording length of the time indicated up to Standby O T H 11 30 PM of the next day up to a maximum time of 47 5 hours OTR LENGTH TO CANCEL STANDBY O T R To cancel or stop a Standby OTR Program press the OTR Button twice The O T R graphic below appears STANDBY CH 10 SU 19 9 004 gt 0 00 About 5 seconds later the program will be erased 216 TIMER RECORDING Your MONITOR VCR will begin 4 separate unattended recordings any time within one month of the time you set them Whenever a program number is vacant you can schedule a recording for some day ahead or even a full series of recordings with the time and channel you desire A series recording starts everyday or on the same day of each week automatically adding recording after recording up to the end of a tape MAKE SURE THAT the clock is set to the correct time If no selections are entered within 30 seconds e the desired tape speed SP LP or SLP is selected the programming screen will return to the e the record tab is not missing on the cassette menu screen e the tape is long enough to record the programs Choose the day time and channel you want for a timer recording then follow the six steps below to enter the program and set the timer SELECT THE MENU SCREEN SELECT THE PROGRAM NUMBER THE PROGRAM GUIDE AND PROGRAM SET MODE ON TV SCREEN 4 Press the PROG Button 2 Press key 1 4 Press
33. s on your new MONITOR VCR CHANNEL MEMORY 7 FEATURES TO WATCH TV Pr ee A 9 e HQ High Quality System TO PLAYBACK 11 e Quartz Tuner With Auto Set Feature TO RECORD wow c 4 9o o9 3 9 Fo v v 3 3 9 n 13 On Screen spy ONE TOUCH RECORDING 15 Programming Special Effects Playback TIMER RECORDING 17 E Es Fast Search a NE Double Speed Playback HELPFUL HINTS 20 Still Picture Variable Speed Slow Motion BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE 23 e One Touch Recordin 3 WARRANTY 524s are hoes aoe ans 25 e Unattended Timer Recording e Auto Operation Functions ACCESSORIES Back Cover Fo pest enn SPECIFICATIONS Back Cover e Wireless Remote Control WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE This video recorder is equipped with the HQ System which is compatibfe with existing VHS equipment Only use those tapes with the VHS mark It is recommended that only cassette tapes that have been tested and inspected for use in 2 4 6 and 8 hour VCR machines be used This symbo warns the user that uninsulated voltage CAUTION within the unit may have sufficient magnitude to cause electric shock Therefore it is d
34. the NUMERIC Keys D Press key 2 For each prompt enter the information desired with the NUMERIC Keys JAN 2 88 SA 8 05AM SELECT MODE PUSH KEY 1 OR 2 1 SET CLOCK 2 SET PROGRAM EXIT PROG KEY See example on the following page Li SELECT PROG NO 1234 ae MENU screen PROGRAM screen SET NEXT PROGRAM SET THE TIMER 5 Press 2 press the PROG Button to 6 Press the TIMER Button return to the broadcast channel This sets the Timer for Timer programming The TIMER Indicator on the MONITOR VCR will light If no cassette is inserted or the record tab is missing 29 30210 00 1 the TIMER Indicator will flash to alert you and the d dela dale cassette inserted will be ejected automatically AFTER THE TIMER RECORDING HAS TAKEN EXIT PROG KEY PLACE m Press the TIMER Button to turn the TIMER Button off for normal VCR operation REMOTE CONTROL MONITOR VCR FRONT PANEL TIMER BUTTON TIMER NUMERIC INDICATOR KEYS CLEAR 4 BUTTON mm a PROG BUTTON 17 EXAMPLE To set program 1 to record on the 3rd day on the current month from 9 30 PM to 10 00 PM on CH10 enter the following REC ON DAY REC ON TIME REC OFF TIME REC ON CHANNEL EXAMPLE JANUARY 3RD PRESS NUMERIC KEYS DAY OF MONTH TV SCREEN DISPLAY DAY P QN OFF 1 JANTQ SA 1 3 i SET REC ON DAY OR SELECT DAILY 4 WEEKLY 5
35. the date and time from the TV screen JAN 2 88 SA 8 05AM TAPE COUNTER COUNTER MEMORY TAPE SPEED INDICATOR Press the COUNTER CALL Button to show or remove the tape counter counter memory tape speed display COUNT 0057 SLP or MEMORY 0058 P BLANK TAPE INDICATION If a blank unrecorded section of tape is encountered while in the play mode the TV screen will change to a solid blue field The screen will remain blue until a recorded signal is again detected 2 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS CONTINUED FRONT BUTTON To stop the tape To remove cassette in the stop mode REWIND SEARCH BUTTON To rewind tapes Also during playback press this button to do rapid reverse visual search e VOLUME UP DOWN BUTTONS Press either VOLUME UP or DOWN Button to change the sound level e POWER BUTTON To turn the MONITOR on and off VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL See page 10 for details PLAY STILL BUTTON To play back a tape In SLP playback press this button once more to view a still picture FAST FORWARD SEARCH BUTTON To rapidly advance the tape Also during playback press this button to do rapid forward visual search REPEAT INDICATOR See page 20 for details e TIMER INDICATOR Indicates the MONITOR VCR is set for unattended recording Flashes when clock is not set e SLEEP TIMER INDICATOR Indicates the MONITOR VCR is set for SLEEP TIMER WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL e VOLUME UP
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