Manual Fisher FVH-E420

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  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 1

    OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS FVH-E420 V ideo Cassette Recorder Only cass ettes marked w can be used with this video cas sette recorder. Please read this manual and accompanying “IMPOR TANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” sheet carefully before connecting your VCR and operating it for the first time. Be sure to read carefully and fol low all the PRECA UTIONS on ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 2

    PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMO VE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PART S INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The li ghtning flas h with a rrow head s ymb ol, w ithin an equilater al triangle, i s intende d to alert the user to the prese nce o ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 3

    FEA TURES TIMER/CLOCK œ Selec tabl e st andard /day ligh t sa ving time œ 1-year /8-e vent p rogram timer with dai ly/w eek ly s etting s œ Smart Ti me Rec ord fu ncti on œ Smart Speed Record functi on œ Remain ing ta pe durat ion di spla y œ Quic k tim er re cord in g (QTR ) œ Off timer (up t o 6 ho urs) VIDEO œ Digital ly-a djuste d clea ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 4

    VHS VIDEO CASSETTE T APES Record/Play Times Tape Le ng th T-60 T-120 T-160 Tape Speed SP Mode 1 hour (60 minutes) 2 hours (120 minutes) 2- 2 ⁄ 3 hours (160 minutes) highest vi deo quality LP Mode (playback onl y) 2 hours (120 minutes) 4 hours (240 minutes) 5- 1 ⁄ 3 hours (320 minutes) excell ent video quali ty SLP Mode 3 hours (180 minutes) 6 h ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 5

    LOCA TION S OF CO NTRO LS AND IN DICA T ORS Front Panel Reference pages are shown in square brackets . 1 Cassette loading sl ot 2 STOP/EJECT button [3, 22] 3 FF (fast forward) button [27] This button is used both for fast forward and forward picture search. 4 PLAY button [22] 5 REW (rewind) button [27] This button is used both for rewind and revers ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 6

    LOCA TIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICA T ORS Indicator Panel Operation Icons Play, Forward Search, Slow Reverse Search Fast forward Rewind JK L M (blinking) (bli nking) Record Record pause PP and O (blinki ng) Still Frame advance J and OJ and N (blinki ng) 1 Operation Icons (see below). 2 VCR indicator Use the TV/VCR button on the remote control to turn ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 7

    LOCA TIONS OF CONTROLS AND INDICA T ORS Back Panel 1 AC power input 2 Rear-panel AUDIO/VIDEO input jacks Connect the audio and video outputs from an external unit (i.e. a vi deo camera, second VCR) to these jacks. To record the signal s coming from the external unit, press the INPUT button on the remote control to display “L1” ins tead of a cha ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 8

    REMOTE CONTROL Locations of Controls Reference pages are shown in square brackets . 1 TV/VCR mode button [13] Lets you select TV or VCR mode. W hen VCR mode is selected, the V CR indicator lights on the fr ont panel. 2 MENU button [16] 3 Number buttons (0 – 9) [14, 19] 4 100 button [14] 5 POWER button [13] 6 CH (channel) selecti on/TRACK (trackin ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 9

    REMOTE CONTROL Battery Installation and Operation 1 Install the two suppli ed AA batteries as shown. 2 Aim the remote control at the VCR and press the desired buttons to operate. IMPORTANT NOTE: SPENT OR DISCHARGED BATTERIES MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF IN A SAFE MANNER IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS. FOR DETAILED INFORMATIO N, CONTACT Y ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 10

    BASIC ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an antenna (or a cable TV system) to the VCR. 2 Connect the VCR to the TV with the 75 ohm coaxi al cable (supplied). 3 Plug the power cord (supplied) into the A C power input (AC IN ~) on the VCR back panel. Insert the plug firmly. 4 Insert the plug end of this power cord into a wal l outlet. NOTES: œ If y ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 11

    AL TERNA TIVE CABLE TV CONNECTIONS Your VCR can receive all unscrambled cabl e channels without the use of an external conver ter. If you wish to view and record scrambled cable c hannels, you must connect a converter/decoder as des cribed below. Your local cable TV c ompany will advi se you of the channels avail able in your area. We recommend tha ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 12

    AL TERNA TIVE CABLE TV CONNECTIONS Cable converter/decoder output channel setup 1 Be sure the cable connecti ons are correct. (See page 10.) 2 Turn on the TV, VCR and cable converter/dec oder. 3 Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. 4 If the VCR indicator is off, press the TV/ VCR button on the remote control. The VCR indicator lights. NOTE: If the initial ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 13

    AUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTIONS The VIDEO and AUDIO outputs of y our VCR can be connected separately to the input j acks of a TV monitor and an audio system. This will provide the best possibl e picture and sound quality, bec ause the video/audio signals from your VCR wil l not have to be processed by the television tuner. NOTES: œ Even when audio/video c ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 14

    BASIC OPERATION INITIAL SETUP When you are setting up the VCR for the first time, or after the power has failed for more than 5 seconds, foll ow the steps below. This AUTO S ETUP operation automatically sets the RF output channel , enters all available channel s in your area into the VCR tuner memory and sets the VCR internal cl ock. Many TV statio ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 15

    INITIAL SETUP To modify the RF output channel setting after the Auto setup is complete d 1 With the VCR turned off, press the SET button for about 3 seconds or more. The current RF output channel setting wil l light on the indicator panel and wil l appear on the screen. 2 Press the number button 3 (or 4 ). After about 5 seconds, the RF channel s et ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 16

    BASIC OPERATION MUL TIFUNCTION ON-SCREEN DISPLA YS Various display s appear, superimposed over the sc reen image, indicating the operation mode and featur es in use. Operation Mode Display When an operation button is pressed, the cor responding operation mode icon is dis played in the top left corner of the screen for about 3 seconds. NOTE: The rec ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 17

    ON-SCREEN MENU Your new VCR is designed wi th user-friendly on-sc reen menus to help you operate its many featur es. Color-coded menus prompt you step-by-s tep through operations by highlighti ng the sections awaiti ng your entries. Displaying the On-Screen Menus 1 Turn on the power (TV and VCR). 2 Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. 3 If the VCR indicat ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 18

    ON-SCREEN MENU Displaying the VCR Setup Menus œ Turn on the power (TV and VCR). œ Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. œ If the VCR indicator is off, press the TV/ VCR button on the remote control. The VCR indicator lights. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote contr ol. The main MENU appears. 2 Press the ù (or û ) button to select the VCR setup opti ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 19

    SETTING THE CLOCK Generally, during the i nitial setup, your VCR wi ll automatically set the cl ock by detecting a c hannel that is transmitting the XDS (Extended Data S ervices) si gnal. However, if the XDS s ignal necessary for Automati c Clock Setting was poor or unavailable at the time, Automatic Clock Setti ng may not have been possibl e. Foll ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 20

    BASIC OPERATION SETTING THE CLOCK Manual Clock Setting 1 Follow the steps in Before starting . 2 Press the MENU button. The main MENU appears. If the clock has not y et been set, the Clock set menu appears. 3 Press the ù (or û ) button to select the Clock s et option, then press the OK button. The Clock set menu appears. @@@@@@ @Clock @set @MM/DD ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 21

    CHANGING THE MENU LANGUAGE English, Spani sh or French can be selected by the user. œ Turn on the power (TV and VCR). œ Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. œ If the VCR indicator is off, press the TV/ VCR button on the remote control. The VCR indicator lights. 1 Press the MENU button. The main MENU appears. 2 Press the ù (or û ) button to select the ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 22

    VIEWING TV ONL Y You do not need to disconnect the V CR from the TV in order to watch a TV program without recording it. 1 Turn off the VCR. 2 Turn on the TV and set it to the channel you want to watch. PLA YING A RENT AL T APE When you load a cassette with the s afety tab removed, the VCR starts playing i t automatically. œ Turn on the TV. œ Set ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 23

    BASIC OPERATION NORMAL PLA YBACK œ Turn on the power (TV and VCR). œ Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. œ Load a cassette. 1 Press the PLAY button. Normal playback begins . The tape counter starts. The tape stops and rewinds when the end of the tape is reached. 2 Press the ST OP button (or ST OP/EJECT on the front panel) to stop playbac k. œ To rewi ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 24

    RECORDING œ Turn on the power (TV and VCR). œ Set the TV to channel 3 or 4. œ If the VCR indicator is off, press the TV/ VCR button on the remote control. The VCR indicator lights. œ Press the INPUT button on the remote control to select the tuner mode. (See “Recor ding Input Options”.) A channel number appears. œ Load a cassette. 1 Select ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 25

    RECORDING Smart Speed Record Function When the Smart Speed Record functi on is set, the VCR automatically calc ulates the remaining time left on the tape during recording. If there is not enough time left for the program to be recorded, the VCR switches the recording speed from SP (standard pl ay) to SLP (super long play) to enable the entire progr ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 26

    Rec. List SUPER Rec. List (Recording Contents List) Super Every time a recording i s made with this VCR, the channel number, date and start time information i s automatically recorded on the tape. When y ou call up the Rec. List super menu, the VCR sc ans the information on the tape and displays it on sc reen. You can then use the menu to easily fi ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 27

    Rec. List S U PE R Entering the Program Type To have the program type included in the Rec . List super menu, you must enter the program type before proceeding to step 1 of “RECORDING” on page 23. œ The clock must be set before the program type c an be sele cted. 1 Press the TY PE button on the remote control . The Type input menu will be dis p ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 28

    SPECIAL PLA YBACK Picture Search (Forward and Reverse) 1 Press the FF or REW button during normal playbac k. The picture plays for ward or backward rapidl y. 2 Press the PLAY button to resume normal playbac k. FR (Fast Response) Search 1 Press the FF button (in fast forward mode) or the REW button (in rewind mode). The forward or reverse picture ca ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 29

    ZERO SEARCH Use the zero search function to go back to the beginning of a program immediately after you have recor ded it. 1 Press the DISP LAY button. The status displ ay appears. 2 Press the RES ET button. The tape counter resets to 0:00:00. 3 Begin playback or recording. 4 Press the ST OP button (or ST OP/EJECT on the front panel) to stop playba ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 30

    PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING The Program Timer switches y our VCR on and off to record a TV program at a preset time. On any occ asion, you can preset a maximum of 8 programs to be recor ded during the next 1-year period. You can also set any of the 8 time s lots to repeatedly record the same channel at the same time dail y (Monday through Friday) or we ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 31

    PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING 7 Press the TY PE button. The Type and Smart Time Rec. setting menu appears. Ch@@Da te@@St art@@E nd 10@3/0 9Fr@9: 00»@ ï :00» è @@@@@@ @Type: @Auto Smart@ Time@R ec.@se tting @@@@@@ @ z Off@ @On [ ùû ]†Se lect [TYPE] †Type@ @@@@@@ @@[OK] 8 Press the TY PE button repeatedl y to select the correct program type. (See ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 32

    PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING Setting a Program Timer Recording Using the Buttons on the VCR If the remote control does not operate or is not avail able you can use the buttons on the VCR front panel to s et a program timer recording. NOTE: Eject the cassette tape, before proceeding wi th the steps below. 1 Press and hold the RE C button on the front pan ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 33

    PROGRAM TIMER RECORDING Using Timer Recording for Several Programs If two or more programmed recording times overlap on the same day, the VCR will not begin recording a new program until the previous program has ended (as s hown below). Program Rec ording Order TIMER SETTING NOTES: œ If the programmed recording falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, the ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 34

    QUICK TIMER RECORDING (QTR) As the name suggests, the QTR feature provides a quick and simple way to set the ti mer to record. A QTR setting overrides Program Timer settings . œ The clock must be set before Qui ck Timer Recording can be performed. œ To set the type of the recording, first foll ow the steps under Entering the Program Type on page ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 35

    CHILD LOCK With the Child Lock function on, the picture is bl anked and the sound muted, virtually bl ocking the ability to v iew a videotape or TV program received through the VCR tuner. 1 Press the MENU button. The main MENU appears. 2 Press the ù (or û ) button to select the VCR setup option, then press the OK button. The VCR setup menu appear ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 36

    COPYING A T APE You can copy recordings ( such as home videos) from one tape to another using two VCRs. 1 Connect the VCRs as shown. 2 Insert the recorded cassette into V CR 1. 3 Insert a blank tape into VCR 2. 4 Set the desired recording speed on V CR 2. 5 Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4. If you use this model as VCR 2 to r ecord: œ P ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 37

    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If you have followed the inst ructions in this manual and sti ll have diffic ulty operating your VCR, c heck the steps below before getting help from a factory-authorized s ervice center. SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION No power. œ The power cord is not connected. œ Connect the power cord to the AC power input socke ...

  • Fisher FVH-E420 - page 38

    SPECIFICA TIONS General Specifica tions Televisi on system NTSC standard system Recording system Rotary helical sc an system Number of heads 4, Double azimuth video Format VHS standard Tape width 1/2 inch Tape speed SP : 33.35 mm/sec. (1.31 ″ /sec .) LP : 16.67 mm/sec. (0.65 ″ /sec.) ..... (playback only) SLP : 11.12 mm/sec. (0.43 ″ /sec.) Re ...

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