Sanyo VWM-900 manual

Please read this manual carefully before connecting your VCR and operating it for the first time. Keep the manual in a safe place for future reference. Only cassettes marked can be used with this video cassette recorder . As an E NERGY S TAR ® Partner , SANYO has determined that this product or product model meets the E NERGY S TAR ® guidelines f[...]

IMPORT ANT COPYRIGHT INFORMA TION : Many television programs and films are copyrighted. In certain circumstances, copyright law may apply to private in-home video taping of copyrighted materials. FCC W ARNING: This equipment may generate or use radio fre- quency energy . Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unle[...]

3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. - All these safety and oper- ating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Keep these instructions. - The safety , operating and use instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed all warnings. - All warnings on the product and in the operating instru[...]

AUDIO LINE1(AUX1) R L IN IN OUT OUT ANT.IN VIDEO RF OUT VHF/UHF /CATV 4 CONTROL NAMES AND LOCA TIONS FRONT REMOTE CONTROL POWER Power Cord VIDEO IN/ AUDIO IN (L/R) JACKS CHANNEL ( V / v ) P AUSE/ STILL STOP/ EJECT CASSETTE COMP ARTMENT REC REW EJECT TV/VCR Ad JUMP INPUT SP/SLP P AUSE FF STOP MENU ENTER (CLK/COUNT) CH(channel)/ TRACK(tracking) FF PL[...]

5 INST ALLA TION Placing your VCR on top of or under the TV receiver may result in interference on the TV screen when the VCR is on. If this occurs, move the VCR to a position beside the TV receiver . AUDIO LINE1(AUX1) R L IN IN OUT OUT ANT.IN VIDEO VHF/UHF /CATV Cable/ Antenna R-AUDIO-L VIDEO IN OUT IN OUT RF OUT When using the RF coaxial cable (S[...]

6 ❶❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ONSCREEN DISPLA Y (OSD) SETTING THE ONSCREEN DISPLA Y Some of these functions will be displayed every time the VCR is operated. The SETUP , clock setting, and timer recordings are accessed conveniently with Onscreen Menu Displays that lead you through each step. The following pages describe the Onscreen selections to be set. ME[...]

This VCR is equipped with a frequency synthesized tuner capable of receiving up to 181 channels. These include VHF channels 2-13, UHF channels 14-69, and CA TV channels 1-125. PREP ARA TION • Connect the VCR to the desired type of antenna or cable TV system, as shown in ANTENNA TO VCR CONNECTIONS . AUTO CHANNEL PROGRAMMING 1 Press MENU and the MA[...]

AUTO CLOCK SET 1 Press MENU and the MAIN menu will appear . 2 Press v or V to choose the CLOCK menu. Press ENTER and the CLOCK menu will appear. 3 Press V to choose AUTO CLOCK SET . Press b or B to choose ON. The Auto Clock Set feature is set to ON at the factory . In the ON setting, the VCR looks for a channel carrying XDS (Extended Data Services)[...]

9 SETTING THE TVG ® (TVGuardian ® ) TVGuardian ® T echnology embedded into the VCR will filter foul language from pre-recorded movies which have CC (Closed Caption). TVGuardian reads the hidden sig- nals for closed captions, detects offensive language, momentarily mutes the sound, and displays alternate words and phrases. (TVG functions on broad[...]

10 NORMAL PLA YBACK PREP ARA TION • T urn on the TV . • Be sure the TV is set to the VCR Output Channel (CH 3 or 4). • If a direct VIDEO/AUDIO connection is made between the VCR and the TV , set the TV’s source selector to VIDEO. 1 Insert a prerecorded video cassette. The T APE IN indicator will light and the VCR will power-up automatically[...]

11 AUTO POWER SHUT -OFF FUNCTION This feature is especially helpful when you finish watching a tape. Press STOP , REW , and POWER . The VCR will rewind the tape and turn itself off automatically . 1. Press STOP when you finish watching a tape. 2. Press REW to rewind the tape. 3. Press POWER during the REWIND mode, the VCR will enter the AUTO POWER [...]

12 10 Press V for SPEED. Press b or B to choose the desired tape speed (AUTO, SP , or SLP). Example : SP • The AUTO mode determines how much tape is left and switches speed from SP to SLP , if necessary , to complete recording the program. There will be some picture and sound distortion at the point of the speed change. 11 Press V to choose the R[...]

13 CHECKING THE RECORDING TIME Press REC once to check the recording time. The recalled setting will automatically appear on the TV screen after 6 seconds. TO EXTEND THE RECORDING TIME The recording time can be extended at anytime by press- ing REC . Subsequent presses result in advancing the recording time by 30-minute increments. • If you press[...]

14 MUL TICHANNEL TV SOUND INDICA TOR (MTS) Appears on-screen as illustrated below when ENTER is pressed. • One or both of the indicators will light, depending on the MTS broadcast. If only STEREO appears on the TV screen. The VCR can record in stereo onto the VHS Hi-Fi audio tracks when BROADCAST TYPE is in the STEREO position. The VCR will also [...]

15 TROUBLESHOOTING Cassette cannot be inserted. • Load the cassette correctly (refer to arrow on cassette). • A cassette is already in the VCR. • Check if the POWER indicator is lit on the VCR indicator panel. If not, make sure the power cord is plugged in. • If the T APE IN indicator flashes, press POWER again. No picture appears on the TV[...]

P/N: (8)3834RV0003B - (1E12/03) Copyright SANYO, 2004 All rights reserved. Printed in Indonesia For assistance in obtaining repairs and operational information, please contact the following T oll Free Number: DIAL T OLL FREE: 1-800-813-3435 W eekdays 7:30AM ~ 4:00PM Central T ime Also, you may write to SANYO Manufacturing Corporation, 3333 Sanyo Ro[...]