Video Stabilizer (150-1270) Controls Faxback Doc. # 7252 1. Power LED Use to tell when the power is on. 2. OFF/ON LOCK Control Turn this control clockwise to turn power on and to adjust the effect of the video stabilizer. Turn it fully counterclockwise to "click" the power off. The stabilizer circuit is similar to the vertical hold control on your TV but it is much more complex. Turn the control clockwise until the picture is steady. Notes: Do not turn the LOCK control farther than is necessary to obtain a steady picture. The LOCK control will not unscramble premium cable TV broadcasts. 3. DELAY Control Use to adjust the portion of the TV screen processed by the VES. This is helpful when making adjustments. With this control set to 12 o'clock, the screen will be divided by a vertical "wiper" line. The left side of the screen will show a processed picture; the right side will show an unprocessed picture. After you complete your adjustments, move the control fully clockwise to enhance the entire screen. If you set the control to DEFEAT (fully counterclockwise until it "clocks"), none of the screen will be enhanced. The DEFEAT setting bypasses the effects of the ENHANCE and VNR controls. Notes: If you forget to set the DELAY control fully clockwise before recording, the wiper line will be recorded. If the ENHANCE and VNR controls are set to MIN, both sides of the screen will look the same; the wiper line will not be visible. 4. ENHANCE Control Turn this control clockwise (toward MAX) to increase the sharpness and clarity of the TV picture. This feature is most useful for, and will have the most dramatic effect on, tapes recorded at slow speed, third generation tapes (copies of copies), or tapes recorded "off-the-air." Note: High-quality, first generation tapes will need little enhancement. A high setting might actually degrade the picture. Use only the amount of enhancement necessary to achieve the best picture. 5. VNR Control Turn this control clockwise (toward MAX) to reduce the effect of video noise (("snow" or graininess in the picture) that occurs on tapes recorded at slow speed or on third generation tapes (copies of copies). This noise may be made more visible by a high setting of the ENHANCE control. The VNR control can be used to compensate for this effect. Note: The VNR control will not eliminate high intensity video noise or static caused by electrical interference (such as from a vacuum cleaner) or introduced by a weak TV station. 6. FADER Control Move from IN to OUT to simultaneously fade the picture from full video to black and the sound from normal to off. Move from OUT to IN to reverse the fading of picture and sound. The fade time is approximately one second in either direction. Notes: During fade, the picture will briefly become black and white. This is normal. The FADE control must be set to IN for normal viewing/monitoring on your TV. 7. SOURCE A/B Switch Set this switch to A to process the source connected to the A AUDIO/VIDEO IN Jacks; set it to B to process the source connected to the B AUDIO/VIDEO IN jacks. The selected source will be sent to both A and B AUDIO/VIDEO OUT jacks and to the TV VHF connector. CONNECTIONS (Rear Panel) 8. Power Cord Plug into a standard AC outlet (120V, 60 Hz). 9. VIDEO IN JACKS (A/B) Connect one of these jacks to the video out jack on your VCR or video disc player, using shielded cable with RCA-type plugs. You may connect up to two units. Use the A/B Switch to select the source to be processed by the VES. 10. AUDIO IN jacks (A/B) Connect one of these jacks to the audio out jack on your VCR or video disc player, using shielded cable with RCA-type plugs. You may connect up to two units. Use the A/B Switch to select the source to be processed by the VES. 11. TV VHF Connector (75 OHM) Attach this to the 75 ohm VHF connector on your TV, using coaxial cable with F-type connectors. This allows you to view the processed signal on either channel 3 or 4, as selected by the CHANNEL switch. If your TV has only 300 ohm screw terminals, use a 75-to-300 ohm matching transformer, such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 15-1140. The output signal of the TV VHF connector is selected by the A/B switch. WARNING: Do not connect the TV VHF connector to any TV input source, such as an antenna or cable TV. Also, do not connect both the TV VHF connector and another TV input source, such as an antenna or cable TV, directly to the TV at the same time. For multiple TV source connections you must use an A/B switch or video selector (available at Radio Shack). See "Connecting the VES and Other Inputs to Your TV". Failure to follow these instructions will violate specific Federal Communications Commission regulations. 12. CHANNEL Switch (3/4) Set this switch to select either channel 3 or 4 monitoring of the processed signal on your TV via the TV VHF connector. Choose the channel that is not used for regular broadcasts in your area. 13. AUDIO OUT jacks (A/B) Connect one of these jacks to the audio in jack on your VCR, using shielded cable with RCA-type plugs. You may connect up to two units. 14. VIDEO OUT jacks (A/B) Connect one of these jacks to the video in jack on your VCR, using shielded cable with RCA-type plugs. You may connect up to two units. The source selected by the A/B switch will be sent to both VIDEO OUT jacks. Note: The TV VHF connector and AUDIO/VIDEO OUT jacks are active only when the power is on. (The power LED is on.) 15. AUDIO LEVEL Control Use this control to adjust the level of the audio signal coming from the TV VHF connector. This allows you to match the audio level from the VES to the audio level of other sources connected to your TV (antenna, cable TV, etc.). (br/all-7/21/94)