Sylvania W3913LC User manual

SYLVANIA
MANUAL
13-INCH COLOR TV/VCR
W3913LC
This Owner’s Manual is made of
recycled paper.
INSTRUCCIONES EN ESPANOL INCLUIDAS.
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Please read before using this equipment

PRECAUTIONS
For safe operation and satisfactory performance of your
TV/VCR, keep the following in mind when selecting a
place for its installation:
• Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away from
sources of intense heat.
• Avoid dusty or humid places.
• Avoid places with insufficient ventilation for proper
heat dissipation. Do not block the ventilation holes at
the top and bottom of the unit. Do not place the unit on
a carpet because this will block the ventilation holes.
• Install unit in a horizontal position.
• Avoid locations subject to strong vibration.
• Do not place the TV/VCR near strong magnetic fields.
• Avoid moving TV/VCR to locations where tempera¬
ture differences are extreme.
AVOID THE HAZARDS OF
ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE
• Do not handle the power cord with wet hands.
• Do not pull on the power cord when disconnecting it
from an AC wall outlet. Grasp it by the plug.
• If, by accident, water is spilled on your unit, unplug
the power cord immediately and take the unit to our
Authorized Service Center for servicing.
• Do not put your fingers or objects into the TV/VCR
cassette holder.
• Do not place anything directly on top of the unit.
Moisture condensation may occur inside the unit when it
is moved from a cold place to a warm place, or after heating
a cold room or under conditions of high humidity. If a tape
is played in a TV/VCR which has moisture, it may damage
die tape and TV/VCR. Therefore when die condensation
occurs inside the unit, turn the POWER button on and al¬
low at least 2 hours for the unit to dry out.
IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
Unauthorized recording or use of broadcast televi¬
sion programming, video tape, film or other copy¬
righted material may violate applicable copyright
laws. We assume no responsibility for the unauthor¬
ized duplication, use, or other acts which infringe
upon the rights of copyright owners.
FCC WARNING- This equipment may generate
or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modi¬
fications to this equipment may cause harmful in¬
terference unless the modifications are expressly
approved in the instruction manual. The user
could lose the authority to operate this equipment
if an unauthorized change or modification is
made.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are de¬
signed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio fre¬
quency energy and, if not installed and used in ac¬
cordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation. If this equip¬
ment does cause harmful interference to radio or tele¬
vision reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
1) Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
2) Increase the separation between the equipment
and receiver.
3) Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is con¬
nected.
4) Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
The serial number of this product may be found on the back of the unit. No other TV/VCR has the same serial
number as yours. You should record the number and other vital information here and retain this book as a permanent
record of your purchase to aid identification in case of theft. Serial numbers are not kept on file.
Date of Purchase
Dealer Purchase from
Dealer Address
Dealer Phone No.
Model No.
Serial No.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
■ IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . 2
■ PRECAUTIONS . .. 4
LOCATION. 4
AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL
SHOCK AND FIRE. 4
WARNING. 4
■ FEATURES . 6
M SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES . 6
■ VIDEO CASSETTE . 7
■ OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS . . 8
M PREPARATION FOR USE . 10
ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS. 10
INSTALLING THE BATTERIES. 11
^EXTERNAL INPUT MODE. 11
■ SET UP FOR USE . 12
CHANNEL SET UP FOR THE FIRST TIME ..12
DELETING (OR ADDING) CHANNEL. 12
CHANNEL SET UP AG AIN. 13
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE. 13
DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME. 13
CLOCK SET UP (AUTO / MANUAL). 14
■ ON SCREEN DISPLAY . 16
M SPECIAL FEATURES . 16
FM MODE. 16
DEGAUSSING. 16
REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER. 16
AUTO REWIND-EJECT. 16
MTV OPERATION . 17
WATCHING A TV PROGRAM. 17
GAME MODE. 17
PICTURE CONTROL. 17
CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM. 18
■ PLAYBACK . 19
NORMAL PLAYBACK. 19
TRACKING ADJUSTMENT. 19
PICTURE SEARCH. 19
STILL PICTURE. 19
NOISE CANCEL (in the Still mode). 19
VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL. 19
■ SPECIAL PLAYBACK . 20
RENTAL PLAYBACK. 20
AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK. 20
■ SEARCH . 2 1
ZERO RETURN. 21
TIME SEARCH. 21
■ RECORDING . 2 2
NORMAL RECORDING. 22
SKIPPING UNWANTED SCENES DURING
RECORDING. 22
OTR (One Touch Recording). 23
COPYING A VIDEO CASSETTE
(Requires a VCR or camcorder). 23
■ TIMER . 24
AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING. 24
TIMER PROGRAM EXTENSION. 25
HINTS FOR AUTOMATIC TIMER
RECORDING. 26
AUTO RETURN. 26
WAKE UP TIMER. 26
SLEEP TIMER. 27
■ MAINTENANCE . 27
M TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE . 28
■ SPECIFICATIONS . 29
■ CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS . 29
M WARRANTY . B ack Cover
A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING
This product’s packaging materials are recyclable and can be reused. Please dispose of any materials in accord¬
ance with your local recycling regulations.
Batteries should never be thrown away or incinerated but disposed of in accordance with your local regulations
concerning chemical wastes.

FEATURES
• Infrared remote control
• Bilingual on screen menu display selectable in
English or Spanish
• Real time counter-This shows the elapsed recording
or playback time in hours, minutes, and seconds. The
indication will appear when the tape is rewound
further than the tape counter position "0:00:00".
• 181 channel capability PLL frequency synthesizer
tuner with direct station call- (A converter may be
necessary to view scrambled cable channels.)
• Auto Clock Setting-Allows you to set the clock
function from a PBS broadcast station.
• Closed caption system- Y ou may view specially
labeled (cc) TV programs, movies, news,
prerecorded tapes, etc. with either a dialogue caption
or text display added to the program.
• Game mode- A u tomatically sets external input
mode and allows TV/VCR display to be suitable for
use with TV games.
• Auto power on and off system- A u t o m a t i c a l l y
turns on the TV/VCR when you insert the cassette,
turns off after auto-rewind, and ejects when the
beginning of the tape is reached.
• Auto rewind when the end of a tape is reached-
This function doesn’t occur when using timer recording.
• 2 Step picture search operation-You can view a
video program at a high speed or super high speed in
either a forward or reverse direction in LP and SLP
mode. For SP mode only high speed.
• Three different playback tape speeds: SP/LP/SLP
• Two different recording tape speeds : SP/SLP
• Zero Return-The tape returns to counter of 0:00:00
by rewinding or fast forwarding.
• Still-"Freeze" the picture at any time, for close
viewing of a particular scene. Only tapes recorded in
SLP mode will show a fairly clear picture.
• Digital Auto Tracking (DTR)-Automatically
adjusts the tracking for each tape you play.
• Rental play mode- I m proves playback picture
quality from worn tapes, such as rental tapes.
• Auto repeat-Allows you to repeat the playing of a
tape indefinitely without pressing the PLAY button.
• Time search- Let you set the TV/VCR to advance
the tape by entering the desired playback time you
want to skip.
• OTR (One Touch Recording)-Instant timed
recording from 30 to 480 minutes is possible at the
push of the REC/OTR button.
• 1 Year, 8 events (including Daily and Weekly
Timer Recording)-The built-in timer allows you to
record up to 8 programs at different times on different
channels up to 1 year in advance. The Daily timer
allows recordings to be made of daily broadcasts, and
the Weekly timer allows recording to be made once
a week up to the end of the tape.
• Auto return-After timer recording is finished, the
TV/VCR can return to the beginning of the recording.
• Wake up/Sleep timer-Allows you to have the
TV/VCR automatically turn on or off at a desired time.
• Timer Program Extension-Allow you to shift the
time schedule for automatic timer recording.
• FM mode-Allows you to listen to the FM radio.
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SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES
Remote Control Unit
PART NO. (N0263UD)
2 AA Batteries
Rod Antenna
PART NO. (0EMN00673)
• If you need to replace these accessories, please refer to the PART NO. under the illustrations and call 1 -800-968-3429.
• Depending on your antenna system, you may need different types of Combiners (Mixer) or Separators (Splitter).
Contact your local electronics store for these items.
• We do not recommend the use of universal remote controls. Not all of the functions may be controlled with a universal
remote control. If you decide to use a universal remote control with this unit, please be aware that the code number
given may not operate this unit. In this case, please call the manufacturer of the universal remote control.
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CABLE WITH CONVERTER/
DESCRAMBLER BOX OR SATELLITE BOX
If your cable service supplies you with a converter box
or if you use a satellite system, you can use the basic
connection shown here.
By using this connection you can also record scrambled
channels. However, channel selection must be made
with the converter box or satellite box. This means that
channels cannot be changed using the TV/VCR Remote
Control. Unattended timer recording is limited to one
channel at a time.
TO RECORD A SCRAMBLED/UNSCRAMBLED
CHANNEL
1. Set the TV/VCR channel selector to the output
channel of the Cable Converter Box or Satellite Box.
(Ex. CH3)
2. Select the channel to record from your Cable
Converter Box or Satellite Box.
INSTALLING THE BATTERIES
1) Open the battery compartment cover by pressing the
cover on the remote unit in the direction of the arrow.
2) Insert 2 "AA" penlight batteries into the battery
compartment in the direction indicated by the
polarity (+/-) markings.
3) Replace the cover.
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EXTERNAL INPUT MODE
When using an external input signal (another VCR or
video camera), connect the player’s audio/video output
cables to the AUDIO IN/ VIDEO IN jacks of your
TV/VCR. Then press the CHANNEL A or ▼ button
until "AUX" appeal's on the screen.
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