8mm VHS DUAL DECK VCR USER S GUIDE , G V 8 0 2 0 / G E T T I N G ST A R T E D User's Guide Contents Introduction ........................................................................ 2 Connecting Your Dual-DeckTM VCR to Your TV or Monitor ............................. 4 Setting the Date and Time .................................................. 6 Setting the Antenna and Channel Memory ......................... 7 Playing a Tape ..................................................................... 8 Copying a Tape ................................................................... 9 Recording a TV Program ..................................................... 10 Setting the Timer to Record Later ....................................... 11 Recording a Date and Time Stamp ..................................... 13 Automatic Assembly Editing ................................................ 14 Manual Editing.................................................................... 16 Adding New Audio ............................................................. 17 Custom Titling .................................................................... 19 GovVideo is a registered trademark of Go-Video, Inc. Copy Tape, AmeriChrome, Video Sequencing, and Dual-Deck VCR are trademarks of Go-Video, Inc. All other trademarks remain the property of their respective companies. GO VIDEO USER'S GUIDE 1 Introducing the 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR Congratulations on your purchase of Go-Video's 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR. Because a Dual-Deck VCR has two videocassette decks, operation is a little different than for the single deck VCR's that you're probably used to. Two Decks, One Set of Controls The key difference in operating a Dual-Deck VCR is that you have to switch control of deck functions (such as Play, Rewind, and Fast Forward) between the 8mm and VHS decks. One set of keys controls both decks. The front of the Dual-Deck VCR has two indicator lights, a green 8mm and a red VHS light. Just check to see which light is on when you want to know which deck is active. Inserting a cassette into either deck automatically switches control to that deck. You can also switch control between the two decks by pressing the 8mm/VHS key on the front panel or on the remote control, or by changing the TV View. Remote Control Your Dual-Deck VCR is designed to be used with either the remote control or the front panel controls. However, most people find it easiest to use the specially designed remote control. We've created groupings of similar keys so you will be able to find them more easily; for example Menu keys are below the numerical keypad, and Automatic Editing keys are in the top row of the lower part of the remote control. On Screen Menus You'll use the Dual-Deck VCR's On Screen Menu System for most of your operation. Using the Menu System is simple: the Menu keys are conveniently grouped together on the remote control, and on-screen prompts are provided to guide you through the menu system. 2 INTRODUCING THE 8mm/VHS DUAL-DECK VCR vvvvvvvv We've designed the menu system for the 8mm/VHS DualDeck VCR to do your thinking for you. When you press the menu key, the menu that appears will depend on what you're currently seeing on your TV screen. If you are watching the VHS deck, pressing the menu key will summon the VHS menu. If you are watching the 8mm deck, the Tuner (television or cable), or Line 1 or Line 2 input, pressing the menu key will summon the Timer Record Menu. Press the menu key over and over to cycle through the four main menus. When you first set up your Dual-Deck VCR, pressing the menu key will summon the Set Clock Menu, and then the Setup Menu, because you will need to set the clock, the antenna input, and the channel memory before you can use many of the features of your Dual-Deck VCR. The Owner's Guides To get the most out of your new Dual-Deck VCR, take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with this User's Guide and with the Reference Guide. Be sure to read all Safety Instructions, on pages 6-9 of the Reference Guide. The User's Guide is designed to give you the basic procedures for using your Dual-Deck VCR. This Guide begins with how to hook up your new VCR, and then goes through step-by-step procedures for playing and copying tapes, making recordings, and editing your 8mm tapes onto VHS tapes. As you go through the User's Guide, you may occasionally be referred to the bigger book, the Reference Guide, for more detailed information. The Reference Guide is designed to give more in-depth and advanced information about your Dual-Deck VCR. You may not need to use the Reference Guide much, or you may choose to use it extensively. The Reference Guide also includes a Help section. Turn to this section when you have a question about operating your Dual-Deck VCR, before you call for service. INTRODUCING THE 8mm/VHS DUAL-DECK VCR 3 Connecting Your Dual-Deck VCR to Your TV or Monitor You can hook up your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR in exactly the same way as you hook up any other VCR. If you already own a VCR, take a few minutes to note how this VCR is hooked up. Then, simply swap the 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR with your old VCR, using the same settings and connections. Here are some things you should take note of in your current hookup: 1. Which cable attaches to the VCR's IN jack on the back of the VCR. 2. Which cable attaches to the OUT jack on the back of the VCR. 3. Which channel your TV is tuned to. 4. Which channel, 3 or 4, is set on the back of your VCR. 5. If you have a cable converter box leading into your VCR, you will need to note which channel (2, 3, or 4) your VCR is tuned to. Note: Your exact hookup will depend on whether or not you subscribe to cable TV, and whether you have a cable converter box or other equipment (such as a laser disc player, satellite receiver, etc). See the Reference Guide for additional hookups. Basic Hookup 1. Place your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR next to your TV and plug the VCR power cord into a wall outlet. Disconnect all antenna and cable connections. Basic Antenna Hookup: Coaxial or IN FROM ANTENNA: VIDEO AUDIO L R IN (LINE 2) VHF/UHF Dual-Deck VCR Cable (supplied) OUT OUTTO TV : CH 3 4 Twin-lead Adapter (supplied) ANTENNA CABLES DUAL-DECK VCR BACK PANEL TV BACK PANEL 4 HOOKING UP YOUR DUAL-DECK VCR vvvvvvvv 2. A cable is supplied with your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR. Connect the round end of this cable to the OUT TO TV connection on the back of your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR. Connect the other end of the cable to the VHF IN or CABLE IN connection on the back of your TV. 3. Turn on the power for your VCR and your TV. 4. Turn your TV to channel 3. 5. Press the MENU key on your VCR remote control. QUIT Tip: If you don't see a blue screen and a menu, look on the front panel display for the word `VCR' in red. It should be under `CH'. If it's not there, press the TV/VCR key on your remote control to enter VCR mode. ® You should see a blue screen and a menu. Press to exit the menu. 6. Attach the cable from your antenna or cable TV service to the ANTENNA IN connection on the back of your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR. If your antenna cable is twin-lead, use the supplied adaptor. 7. Use the number keys on your remote control to change to a channel in your area. ® ® You should be getting a picture! MENU . 8. Press The Set Clock Menu will appear. Turn the page for instructions on setting the clock. Basic Cable Hookup: Dual-Deck VCR Cable (supplied) CABLE OUTLET IN FROM ANTENNA: VIDEO AUDIO L R IN (LINE 2) VHF/UHF OUT OUTTO TV : CH 3 4 Coaxial Cable TV BACK PANEL DUAL-DECK VCR BACK PANEL HOOKING UP YOUR DUAL-DECK VCR 5 Setting the Date and Time Tip: If the clock is not already set, pressing MENU will bring up the SET CLOCK MENU. If the clock is set, you can get into the SET CLOCK MENU from the SETUP MENU. If you plan on using the Timer Record and the Date and Time Stamp features of your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR, you'll need to set the correct date and time. To set the current date and time: 1. Press MENU . The SET CLOCK MENU will appear. SET MONTH : 01 J A N 1994 SU MO TU WE TH 6 13 20 27 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 12:00 AM FR SA 1 8 7 14 15 21 22 28 29 2. Follow the prompt above the calendar to set the clock. Use the numerical keys to enter information. As you enter each item of information, the prompt will automatically go to the next item. If you don't need to change the information for a particular item, press SELECT to move to the next item. You will enter the following items of information. Month · January is 0 1 , October is 1 0 , etc. Year · Enter only the last two digits, for example 9 4 for 1994. Day · Enter today's date. If today is the fourth, enter 0 4 . Hour · Enter only the hour. At 4:28, the hour is 0 4. Minute · Enter only the minute. At 4:28, the minute is 2 8 . AM or PM · Enter 1 WHEN OK PRESS MENU for AM or 2 for PM. Tip: Do not press while in the SET CLOCK MENU unless you want to `lose' your changes. QUIT 3. If you need to go back and change anything, press SELECT repeatedly until you get back to that item. Then, follow the instructions in step 2 to change that information. 4. At any time, press MENU to save this information and return to the SETUP MENU. 5. When you're back in the SETUP MENU, press exit the menu system. QUIT to 6 SETTING THE DATE AND TIME Setting the Antenna and Channel Memory Once you have your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR hooked up to your antenna or cable system, you'll need to set the antenna and the channel memory: 1. Press MENU on your remote control until the SETUP MENU appears on your screen. You may have to press MENU more than once. TUNER/CHANNEL MENU 2. Press SELECT to choose the TUNER/CHANNEL MENU. - STD CATV 1: ANTENNA IN 2: AUTO PROGRAM 3: SET CHANNEL MEMORY - STEREO 4: TUNER AUDIO MENU KEY FOR PREV MENU SELECT KEY TO CHOOSE ARROW KEYS TO CHANGE 3. Set the ANTENNA IN. Press SELECT repeatedly to cycle through these choices: TV, STD CATV, HRC CATV, IRC CATV. If you don't subscribe to cable television, select TV. If you subscribe to cable television, you will most likely select STD CATV. Call your cable company if you are uncertain about which setting to use. 4. Using the TRK/MENU w and v keys or the numerical keys, move to the AUTO PROGRAM item. Press SELECT to begin automatic channel programming. The VCR will go through all the possible TV and cable channels, and will automatically put the channels which you receive into Channel Memory. This will take a few minutes to complete. 5. If you wish, you can program certain channels into or out of Channel Memory manually. To do this, see the TUNER/CHANNEL MENU section of the Setup Menu chapter in the Reference Guide. 6. Press QUIT to save these changes and to exit the menu system. Unless you have a cable converter box, you can now use the remote control to change channels. If you have a cable converter box, you must keep your 8mm/VHS DualDeck VCR tuned to the channel that your cable company uses (call your cable company for this information), and you must use the cable converter box to change channels. RECEIVING CABLE AND TV SIGNALS 7 Playing a Tape Note: Do not attempt to insert an 8mm tape into the VHS deck. Playing a tape on your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR is simple: 1. Insert an 8mm tape into the left-hand 8mm deck, or a VHS tape into the right-hand VHS deck of your 8mm/ VHS Dual-Deck VCR. ® If the tape is a play-only tape, it will automatically begin to play when inserted. Note: A play-only tape is a VHS tape in which the Record Safety Tab has been removed, or an 8mm tape in which the red Record Safety Tab is visible. A playonly tape will automatically play when inserted, because the Dual-Deck VCR knows that you can't record onto the tape, you can only play the tape. If you have changed the AUTO PLAY/REW item in the AUTO FEATURES MENU to OFF or to REW, press PLAY to begin playing the tape. You will also need to press PLAY if there is a Record Safety Tab in place on a VHS tape, or if the red Record Safety Tab is not visible on an 8mm tape. While you are playing a tape, you can press PAUSE to temporarily freeze the picture, or STOP to stop the playback altogether. While you are playing a VHS tape, you can view the tape in double speed or in slow motion, fast-forward or reverse. You can advance the frozen picture one frame at a time, or adjust the VHS tracking. See the Special Playback Functions section of the Reference Guide for details on these functions. See the discussion of Video SequencingTM and Loop Play in the Special Playback Functions section of the Reference Guide if you want to set the VCR to automatically play both decks in sequence or in a loop. If you want, you can play tapes in both the 8mm deck and the VHS deck at the same time! Choose the deck you want to watch by selecting that deck in the TV View section of the remote control. This can be helpful if you are monitoring both decks durin ...