3 AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE .............................................. 3 WARNING ........................................................... 3 FEATURES .......................................................... 4 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ............................... 4 VIDEO CASSETTE ............................................. 5 OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS.. 6 PREPARATION FOR USE ................................. 8 CABLE CONNECTIONS .................................... 8 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES ....................... 8 EXTERNAL INPUT MODE ................................ 8 PRESET FOR USE .............................................. 9 CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING - AUTO PRESET .................................................. 9 TO SKIP A PRESET CHANNEL ........................ 9 MANUAL PRESET.............................................. 10 CLOCK SETTING................................................ 11 ON SCREEN DISPLAY ..................................... 12 SPECIAL FEATURES ........................................ 12 DEGAUSSING ..................................................... 12 AUTO REWIND-EJECT ..................................... 12 TV OPERATION .................................................. 13 WATCHING A TV PROGRAM........................... 13 GAME MODE....................................................... 13 PICTURE CONTROL........................................... 13 NORMAL PLAYBACK ..................................... 14 SPECIAL PLAYBACK ..................................... 15 RENTAL PLAYBACK ..................................... 15 REPEAT PLAYBACK ...................................... 15 SEARCH ............................................................ 16 COUNTER MEMORY ...................................... 16 TIME SEARCH ................................................. 16 RECORDING .................................................... 17 NORMAL RECORDING .................................. 17 SKIPPING SOME MATERIALS DURING RECORDING .................................................... 17 OTR (One Touch Recording) ............................ 18 COPYING A VIDEO CASSETTE (Requires another VCR) .................................... 18 TIMER ............................................................... 19 AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING ............. 19 AUTO RETURN ............................................... 21 SLEEP TIMER ................................................... 21 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ...................... 22 MAINTENANCE .............................................. 23 SPECIFICATIONS .......................................... 24 Palsonic WARRANTY CARD........................... 24 2 PRECAUTIONS LOCATION AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE For safe operation and satisfactory performance of your unit, 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 unit near strong magnetic fields. . Do not move the unit from a cold to a hot place or vice versa. . . 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 an authorised service centre 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. WARNING 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 the tape and TV/VCR. Therefore when the condensation occurs inside the unit turn the FUNCTION button on and allow at least 2 hours for the unit to dry out. FOR YOUR SAFETY (in Australia) : Install any external aerial to AS 1417.1 IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Unauthorised recording or use of broadcast television programming, video tape, film or other copyrighted material may violate applicable copyright laws. We assume no responsibility for the unauthorised duplication, use, or other acts which infringe upon the rights of copyright owners. 3 FEATURES The infrared remote control Playback Functions On-Screen-Programming Voltage Synthesised Tuning Auto operation functions . . Auto power on system when inserting a tape Auto rewind when the end of a tape is reached (not ...... Picture search operation Still picture Digital tracking Rental play mode Auto repeat playback Time...