Sensory Science Go-Video DDV9150 User Manual

DDV9150User’s GuideGo-Video/Sensory Science7835 East McClain DriveScottsdale, Arizona USA 85260www.sensoryscience.comwww.govideo.com

viii DDV9150 USER’S GUIDE20. REPLACEMENT PARTS - When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has usedreplacement parts specifi

90 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDETechnical SpecificationsVIDEO SYSTEM 1/2-inch VHS system, 4 rotary head helical scanning; FM azimuth luminance; chromi-nance: c

APPENDIX B - HELP 91Dual-Deck VCR Limited WarrantyWho Provides the Limited WarrantyDuring the warranty period, the Go-Video Warranty Administrator wil

92 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEOther Warranty CoverageCommercial, Industrial or Educational use has the same warranty coverage asstated in this warranty.What

INDEX 93IndexIndexSymbols0–9 Buttons 23, 31, 32, 478-Scene Editor 61, 62AAdd Channel 31AM/PM 8Antenna 2, 29Antenna Cable 1Antenna Cable, RF 77A

94 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEDisplay Button 28Display Message 27Double-Speed 43DSS (Digital Satellite System) 13, 83Dual-Deck VCR 1EEnglish 5, 6Error

INDEX 95QQSound 13Quick Reference Guide 1RRCA Cables 16, 79, 80, 81Read Me First 1Real-Time Tape Counter 69Record Button 15, 47, 49, 68, 81Recor

96 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDETarget Tape 35, 61, 64Time 8, 11Time Remaining 69Time Zone 7, 9, 10Timer 17, 53, 60Timer Event 58Timer Record 68, 81Time

BASIC CONNECTIONS 1First Things FirstUnpack your Dual-Deck VCRAs you unpack, please check that the followingitems are included in your Dual-Deck VCRpa

2 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEIN(FROM ANT.)RFOUT(TO TV)AUDIOVIDEOLINEOUTCH3 4IN(FROM ANT.)RFOUT(TO TV)AUDIOVIDEOLINEOUTCH3 4Connect Antenna to V

BASIC CONNECTIONS 3Turn On VCRPress the Power button on the remote controlor on the VCR’s front panel.Turn On TVPress the power button on the TV.Tune

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INITIAL SETTINGS 52 - Initial Settings12345789AUTOSHUTTLETRK TRKPOWERCOPYTAPESLOW6•TV•CABLE•DSSVCRSet LanguagePress 1, 2, or 3 to select English, Fren

6 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEMAIN MENU1 : EZ Copy Off2 : Child Lock Off3 : Timer Recording4 : 8-Scene Edit List5 : Setup Titler Message6 Language/Langue/Idio

INITIAL SETTINGS 7Open “Setup Menu”Press and hold the Menu button for 3seconds.Select “Set Clock Menu”Press 1.Turn Off “Auto Clock Set”Press the right

8 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDESet the TimeUse the number keys or the up/down arrowkeys to adjust the following items. To skip anitem, press the right arrow ke

INITIAL SETTINGS 9Open the “Setup Menu”Press and hold the menu button for 3seconds.Select “Set Clock Menu”Press 1.Choose “Daylight Savings”Press the d

WARNING:To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do notexpose this appliance to rain or moisture. Do not openthe cabinet; dangerous high voltage

10 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEOpen the “Setup Menu”Press and hold the menu button for 3 sec-onds.Select “Set Clock Menu”Press 1 or press the Set Timer button

INITIAL SETTINGS 11Open the “Setup Menu”Press and hold the menu button for 3seconds.Select “Set Clock Menu”Press 1.Select “Clock Set Channel”Press the

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THE DUAL-DECK SYSTEM 131234567890•MUTE•LCV•VOL•CH100+REPEATAUTOSHUTTLETRK TRKF.ADV/SKIPPOWER•TV•CABLE•DSSVCRCOPYTAPESLOW•Power — Turns the VCR on and

14 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEDECK1DECK2MENUSP/SLPSETTIMERSCENECLEARCLK/CTRRECTVVIEWSEARCH/INDEX•DISPLAYTITLE00009A•ENTER/TV View — Switches the TV display a

THE DUAL-DECK SYSTEM 15Front Panel OverviewStop/Eject — Stopsthe tape in theactive deck. Presstwice to eject thetape. In menus,moves selectionarrow do

16 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEFront Panel InputsCopy TapeMenuTV/VCR Video AudioChannelDeckV9150Video Line Input — Use toconnect the video signal fromyour

THE DUAL-DECK SYSTEM 17Front Panel DisplayDeck Two Tape Status —Graphically shows you thestatus of the tape in Deck 2;i.e. Stop, Play, Rewind, etc.00:

18 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEFront Panel Display SettingsOpen “Setup Menu”Press and hold the menu button for 3seconds.Select “Dual-Deck Features”Press 4.Set

THE DUAL-DECK SYSTEM 19Child LockOpen “Main Menu”Press the Menu button on the remotecontrol.Set “Child Lock”Press 2 repeatedly to turn Child Lock on o

TABLE OF CONTENTS iTable of ContentsSafety vImportant Safety Instructions ...

20 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDERemote EjectOpen “Setup Menu”Press and hold the menu button for 3seconds.Select “Dual-Deck Features”Press 4.Set “Remote Eject”P

THE DUAL-DECK SYSTEM 21Main Menu TreeThe On-Screen Menu System isthe control center of your Dual-Deck VCR. It is divided into twosections:• Main Menu

22 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDESetup Menu TreeSETUP MENU1 Set Clock Menu2 : Copy/Record Settings3 : Tuner And Channel List4 : Dual-Deck Features5 : Reset Fact

THE DUAL-DECK SYSTEM 23Right ArrowSelects and cycles throughmenu items.0–9Direct method of selectingand changing menu items(used in the examplesthroug

24 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDERecoRewind Play F. ForwardPauseStop / EjectRecoRewind Play F. ForwardPauseStop / EjectMenu Navigation - Front PanelThe followin

THE DUAL-DECK SYSTEM 25Reset Factory SettingsOpen “Setup Menu”Press and hold the Menu button on the remotecontrol for 3 seconds.Select “Reset Factory

26 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEDeck 1 TV VIEW Deck 2Still Aux Record- H : MM : SS - H : MM : SSSP SLPThu Jan 14, 1999 12 : 34 PMDeck 1 TV VIEW Deck 2

THE DUAL-DECK SYSTEM 27Deck 1 TV VIEW Deck 2Still Deck 2 Record- H : MM : SS - H : MM : SSSP SLPPreparing CopyCh # # Source Ch # #TV View — Shows

28 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEOpen “Setup Menu”Press and hold the Menu button on theremote control for 3 seconds.Select “Dual-Deck Features”Press 4.Set “Scre

TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST 29Tuner Band4 - Tuner & Channel ListBroadcast television comesinto your home in one of twoways: over the air via antenna,or

ii DDV9150 USER’S GUIDE4 - Tuner & Channel List 29Tuner Band ...

30 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEAuto Channel SearchYou can perform Auto ChannelSearch at any time to storeonly those channels which areactive in your area.123O

TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST 31Add ChannelFollow these steps to add achannel that was not detectedduring Auto Channel Search.123Open “Setup Menu”Press and h

32 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDERemove Channel123Follow these steps to remove achannel that was stored duringAuto Channel Search.Open “Setup Menu”Press and hol

TUNER AND CHANNEL LIST 33Show Weak Channels123When you run Auto ChannelSearch, it will skip channelswith weak signals, i.e. poorpicture quality. With

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COPY FEATURES 355 - Copy FeaturesBasic CopyingTo copy a tape, simply putyour source tape in Deck 1,your blank tape in Deck 2, andpress Copy Tape. The

36 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEEZ CopyEZ-Copy automates the entirecopy process so you can copyan entire tape at the touch of abutton. Just press the CopyTape

COPY FEATURES 37Copy ModeThere are two methods ofcopying a tape from Deck 1 toDeck 2: HQ1 (High Quality 1)and HQ2 (High Quality 2).HQ1 is best if your

38 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDESpeed MatchingSpeed Matching automaticallysets the Deck 2 record speedto be the same as the Deck 1playback speed when copyinga

COPY FEATURES 39Copy Audio InsertYou can insert a new audiotrack, such as music or voice-overs, while you are copying atape.123Open “Setup Menu”Press

TABLE OF CONTENTS iii8 - Timer Recording 55How to Set a Timer Recording...

40 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDECopy TapePowerDeck SelectRecordRewind Play F. ForwardPauseStop / EjectMenuTV/VCR ChannelDeckDeckDDV9150Video AudioConnect Au

PLAYBACK FEATURES 416 - Playback FeaturesBasic PlaybackTo play a videotape, simplyinsert it in either deck andpress the Play button.12Insert TapeInser

42 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDESpecial Playback FeaturesWhile a tape is playing, youcan enjoy a variety of specialplayback features, includingFreeze, Scan, Sk

PLAYBACK FEATURES 43DECK1DECK2MENU00009A/¥ENTERReviewFrom Play mode, press Rewind to review attwo speeds:• Picture Search — Press and releaseRewind to

44 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDETrackingAdjusting the Tracking removesthe lines that sometimesappear during playbackbecause of slight differences inrecording d

PLAYBACK FEATURES 45Sequential/Loop PlaybackYou can insert two tapes inyour Dual-Deck VCR and havethem play sequentially or in acontinuous loop. For e

46 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEDECK1DECK2MENU00009A/¥ENTERSETUP MENU1 Set Clock Menu2 : Copy/Record Settings3 : Tuner And Channel List4 : Dual-Deck Features5

RECORDING FEATURES 477 - Recording FeaturesBasic RecordingYou can record your favoriteTV shows at the touch of theRecord button. Be sure yourvideotape

48 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDERecording OptionsWhile a recording is inprogress, you can watch adifferent channel, watch avideotape in the other deck, oradd r

RECORDING FEATURES 49One-Touch Recording (OTR)OTR allows you to addrecording time in 30-minuteincrements at the touch of abutton.12Start RecordingFoll

iv DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEAppendix B - Help 85Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ...

50 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDERecord SpeedYou can adjust the speed atwhich your Dual-Deck VCRrecords, e.g. to fit more than 2hours of programming on a T-120

RECORDING FEATURES 51Record SourceYou can set the Dual-DeckVCR to record from the Tuner,Decks or Aux inputs. The Autosetting will record whatever iscu

52 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDESequential/Loop RecordingYou can insert two tapes inyour Dual-Deck VCR and havethem record sequentially or ina continuous loop.

RECORDING FEATURES 53Date/Time StampThe Date/Time Stamp allowsyou to overlay the date, time,and record source at the startof, or continuously througho

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TIMER RECORDING 558 - Timer RecordingHow to Set a Timer RecordingSometimes you may wish torecord a television show whenyou’re not home. Or you maywant

56 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDE34Set Event Date & TimeUse the number keys to set the date andtime of the event. The default setting is thecurrent date and

TIMER RECORDING 57SET SOURCE [1-4] : 01Aug 1998 12:25 PM 1H00MSu Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa12345678910111213141516 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 2930 311

58 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDESET SPEED [1-3] : 1Aug 1998 12:25 PM 1H00MSu Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa12345678910111213141516 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 2930

TIMER RECORDING 599Confirm SettingsWhen all settings are complete, press Menu toconfirm the Timer event and view a summary ofall programmed events.• T

SAFETY vImportant Safety Instructions1. READ INSTRUCTIONS - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated.2. RE

60 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDETape MissingNo videotape in recording deck.• Insert a videotape in the recording deck.Tape Missing TabNo record safety tab in v

EDITING FEATURES 619 - Editing Features8-Scene Editor12Insert Source TapePut the tape with your source material inDeck 1.Insert Target TapePut your bl

62 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDE56Select “8-Scene Edit List”Press 4 to open the 8-Scene Edit List menu.The number 1 and “Begin” will flash.Select Scene NumberC

EDITING FEATURES 639Make a TapeWhen you are satisfied with the order andlength of each scene, press Copy Tape tobegin assembling the tape.Notes:• The

64 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDECopy TapePowerDeck SelectRecordRewind Play F. ForwardPauseStop / EjectDeckDeckDDV9150Copy TapePowerDeck SelectRecordRewin

EDITING FEATURES 65678Position Source TapePlay the tape in Deck 1 to the beginning ofthe segment you wish to copy, then pressStill. Use the special pl

66 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEHow to Cut Commercials with Skip Edit123Set Up a Sync EditFollow Steps 1-6 on page 64.Preview CommercialsAs you position your s

EDITING FEATURES 67Open “Main Menu”Press Menu on the remote control.Select “Setup Titler Message”Press 5.Compose Your MessageUse the up, down, left, &

68 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDERecording Titler Message12Start RecordingInsert your target tape in Deck 2 andinitiate any Record mode, i.e., Record,One-Touch

SEARCH/INDEX FEATURES 69SP/SLPSETTIMERSCENECLEARCLK/CTRRECTVVIEWSEARCH/INDEX•DISPLAYTITLE00009A•ENTER10 - Search/Index FeaturesOverviewThe Dual-Deck V

vi DDV9150 USER’S GUIDE10. POWER SOURCES - This video unit should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on themarking label. If you

70 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEPlacing Index MarksAutomatic Index MarksIndex Marks are placed automaticallywhenever you start recording. This includesnormal r

SEARCH/INDEX FEATURES 71Index ScanIndex Scan will fast-forward orrewind to the nearest IndexMark, play a few seconds oftape, and then fast-forward orr

72 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEIndex SearchIndex Search will fast-forwardor rewind a specific number ofIndex Marks from 1 to 99.When it reaches the desiredInd

SEARCH/INDEX FEATURES 73Blank SearchYou can automatically find thenext blank space of yourvideotape with Blank Search.This is useful when a video-tape

74 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEDirect Time SearchUse Direct Time Search tolocate a specific tape locationin hours, minutes, andseconds. This is especiallyusef

SEARCH/INDEX FEATURES 75Return to 0:00:00You can advance your video-tapes to tape counter position0:00:00 at the touch of abutton. This feature is use

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ADVANCED CONNECTIONS 7711 - Advanced ConnectionsCable Box HookupThis chapter will show youhow to connect externaldevices, such as a cable box,stereo,

78 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDE67Set VCR Output ChannelSet the channel switch on the back panel ofthe VCR to 3 or 4, whichever is NOT used byyour cable box.Tu

ADVANCED CONNECTIONS 79IN(FROM ANT.)RFOUT(TO TV)AUDIOVIDEOLINEOUTCH3 4Audio Connections12Connect VCR to ReceiverConnect RCA cables from the Aud

SAFETY vii15. POWER LINES - An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines orother electric light or power ci

80 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDETV Monitor ConnectionsMonitor-style televisions offerimproved sound and pictureover regular televisionsbecause they receive the

ADVANCED CONNECTIONS 81Connecting Other Video Equipment12Connect Device to VCRConnect RCA cables from the Audio andVideo Outputs of your external devi

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APPENDIX A - MULTI-BRAND REMOTE SETUP 83Appendix AMulti-Brand Remote SetupYou can program your remotecontrol to operate manypopular brands of televisi

84 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEMulti-Brand Remote Operation123457890100+DECK1DECK2MENUREPEATAUTOSHUTTLETRK TRKF.ADV/SKIPPOWERCOPYTAPESP/SLPSETTIMERSCENECLEARC

APPENDIX B - HELP 85Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)The following are some of themost frequently asked questionsabout our Dual-Deck VCRs. If youdon’t

86 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEWhy isn’t my remote control working?• Make sure you are pointing the remote control directly at the VCR and that there are no o

APPENDIX B - HELP 87Why does my on-screen display show “Error”?This indicates a problem with the VCR tape mechanism. Turn the power off and on again t

88 DDV9150 USER’S GUIDEWhy can’t I bring up the 8-Scene Edit List?• Insert a tape in Deck 1. The VCR must have a tape in Deck 1 for the Edit List to a

APPENDIX B - HELP 89Why is “Copy Tape” blinking on the front panel?The Copy Tape procedure is in Pause mode. See Sync Editing on page 68.Why won’t my