Memorex MVP0028 manual

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    DC POWER VIDEO CASSETTE PLA YER CD ENERGIA REPRODUCT OR DE VIDEO MVP0028 IMPORTANT NOTICE IMPORTANTE AVISO TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE TAPE, ALWAYS TURN OFF VCP FIRST BEFORE YOU SWITCH ON OR OFF THE CAR ENGINE IGNITION. TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE TAPE, ALWAYS TURN OFF VCP FIRST BEFORE YOU SWITCH ON OR OFF THE CAR ENGINE IGNITION. OWNER'S MANUAL MAN[...]

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    2 W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclo- sure that may be of sufficient mag- nitude to constitute a r[...]

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    3 ENGLISH 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. HEED WARNINGS All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS All operat[...]

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    4 14. POWER LINES An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines, or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them [...]

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    5 ENGLISH DO NOT OPERATE THIS VCP FOR AT LEAST TWO OR THREE HOURS WHEN MOIS- TURE IN THE AIR CONDENSES ON THE VCP. WHA T IS MOISTURE CONDENSA TION? When a cold liquid is poured into a glass, for example, water vapor in the air will condense on the surface of the glass. This is called moisture condensation. MOISTURE WILL CONDENSE ON THE UNIT IN THE [...]

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    6 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (CONTINUED) • For a car equipped with air bags, be sure to follow the manufacturer ’s instructions whenever performing any electrical wiring work. Incorrect wiring can cause the air bag system of a car to malfunction. • Never cut the insulation from the power supply lead in an attempt to draw power for another device. Doi[...]

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    7 ENGLISH • The unit is designed for use with a 12V DC automotive power supply . Never use it in a truck, bus, or any other car that has a 24V power supply . • Be sure to stop your car in a safe area before watching or adjusting the VCP . • Operating the VCP for a long time with the engine of your car stopped can run down your car ’s batter[...]

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    8 FEA TURES 12V DC Operation - This VCP is designed to operate from a 12V DC car cigarette lighter . 2 Speed Picture Search - 3 or 5 times normal speed in SP mode (5 X or 7 X in LP and 7 X or 9 X in SLP). Automatic Power On - Playback - Rewind - Stop - Eject - Power Off - When loading the cassette tape, this unit will automatically turn on and play[...]

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    9 ENGLISH STOP/EJECT PLAY ATR REPEA T REPEAT PLA Y/STILL POWER FRONT 10. F .FWD (Fast Forward) button - In the STOP mode, this button rapidly winds the tape forward. In the PLA Y mode, this button activates Forward Search. 1 1. POWER indicator - This lights when the power is on. Or will flash on and off to take up any tape slack at the power recove[...]

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    10 VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT OUT IN RF 3 4 CH DC ( ) 12V VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT OUT IN RF 3 4 CH UHF VHF 300-ohm 75-ohm DC ( ) 12V CONNECTION T O YOUR TV Below are 2 common methods of connecting your VCP to a TV . UHF/VHF ANTENNA VCP TV set (actual appearance may vary) 1. Connect the antenna lead to the RF IN terminal of unit. 2. Connect the 75 Ω coaxial [...]

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    11 ENGLISH POWER SOURCE DC POWER SUPPL Y A DC car cord is supplied with the unit. The car cord has been designed for use with external DC power (12 volt with negative ground). Plug one small plug into the DC input jack on the rear of the VCP , then plug into the one jack of the Dual input DC car adapter (not supplied) connected to the car cigarette[...]

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    12 3 or 4 SETTING THE VIDEO CHANNEL T o view playback of a recorded tape, the TV must be set to channel 3 or 4 (video channel). The VCP 3/4 Channel Selector switch must also be set to channel 3 or 4 as shown below . If you have used a Audio/Video cable you should not have to follow this procedure. Simply select the VIDEO mode on your TV . Set the 3[...]

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    13 ENGLISH AUTOMA TIC EJECT If the video cassette player automatically rewinds the tape to the beginning (AUTO REWIND FEA TURE), the tape will be ejected automatically . Remove the cassette. LOADING AND UNLOADING THE VIDEO CASSETTE T APE Use only video cassette tapes marked . LOADING Gently push the center of the tape until it is automatically retr[...]

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    14 PLA YBACK TO ST ART PLA YBACK Press the POWER button on the unit or on the remote control to turn the unit on and set the TV to the V ideo position. Load a prerecorded tape. (When loading a cassette tape, the video cassette player will turn on, the PLA Y indicator will light and playback will start automatically .) TO ST OP PLA YBACK TO ST ART P[...]

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    15 ENGLISH 56 7 8 90 QUICK VIEW CALL SET MENU RESET SLEEP TRACKING ATR ENTER F.FWD REW REPEAT STILL PLAY VP POWER STOP VOL CH TO REWIND OR FOR W ARD THE T APE RAPIDL Y Press the REW button in the STOP mode. If you want to see the tape program during REW mode, press and hold the REW button. The backward visual search picture will be seen on the scre[...]

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    16 90 QUICK VIEW CALL SET MENU RESET SLEEP TRACKING ATR ENTER F.FWD REW REPEAT STILL PLAY VP POWER STOP VOL CH T o visually search forward, press the F .FWD button once or twice in the PLA YBACK mode. NOTE: • Best results during speed search playback can be obtained with cassette tapes recorded in the "SLP" mode. • The audio output is[...]

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    17 ENGLISH BEFORE REQUESTING SER VICE Check the following chart for the symptom(s) you are experiencing. SYMPTOMS CAUSES POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS P AGE No power The DC car cord is not plugged into the cigarette lighter socket. Connect the DC car cord to the cigarette lighter socket. The DC car cord fuse is blown. Replace the fuse. Cassette is not inserte[...]

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    18 VIDEO HEAD CLEANING Good Picture Snowy Picture The video heads are the means by which the VCP reads pictures from the tape during playback. In the unlikely event that the heads become dirty enough to be clogged, no picture will be played back. This can easily be determined if, during playback of a known good tape, there is good sound, but no pic[...]

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    19 ENGLISH Video Head: 2 Rotary Heads Video Signal: NTSC Color Cassette T ape: VHS Audio T rack: 1 T rack Video Output: RCA 1Vp-p/75 ohm unbalanced Audio Output: RCA – 8dB/1K ohm unbalanced T ape Speed: SP: 33.35 mm/sec LP: 16.67 mm/sec SLP: 1 1.12 mm/sec F .FWD/REW T ime: 2' 30" with T120 tape Speed Search: SP 3 & 5 X Normal Speed [...]

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