OPERATING MANUAL 6 SB 47 Congratulations! You now own ane of the most sophisticated yet simple-to-use video recorders (VCR} on the market. Naturally, you can’t wait to use your new video recorder, but before you start, it's worthwhile taking the time to read through this operating manual.
.PLAYING A RECORDED CASSETTE 22 How do | correct picture interference ? 23 Quick winding and rewinding 23 Singletree frame advance 24 Super slow-motion, forward 24 Slow-motion, forward 25 Picture search functions 25 How do | know where | am on the tape ? 26 The VHS Index Search System {“VISIT) 28 Picture sharpness control 30 Selecting the audio track, audio mix 30 5.HOW CAN | RECORD DIRECTLY ? 31 ORT recording 32 Long play function 33 WiFi stereo reception 33 Erase protection 34 Auto-assembling 34 6.
1. BUTTONS, CONTROLS AND SOCKETS The next three pages show all the buttons and sockets you will find on your video recorder and remote control, Explanations of the individual functions of these buttons and sockets are given in the corresponding chapters.
The front of the video recorder Programmer selection up/down Off {Standby) [SEEDBED] Rewind/Picutre search reverse Fast forward/Picture search forward Playback Pause/Stop Cassette eject Record Set time and date Automatic programmer search Store selected
The back of the video recorder s loJ o = A6 0uT assassinates EXTERNAL 1 EXTERNAL Z e Mains socket [TAU DIG OUTRIGHT ] Audio output, right channel [CAUTIOUS LEFT ] Audio output, left channel [EXTERNAL 11 Euro AV connection 1 (Cart) EXTERNAL Z1 Euro AV connection 2 (Cart) Aerial input socket Aerial output socket Channel adjuster [T Attenuation switch @ ENGLISH
& Safety instructions and safety measures The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for damage which is incurred by not using the video recorder in compliance with the national warranty conditions or safety instructions. First check if your supply voltage is the same as that written on the type plate on the rear of your video recorder. Danger — high voltage in this video recorder! Do not open The video recorder does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user.
Do not place the video recorder near appliances which generate strong magnetic fields for example, motors, WiFi speakers and transformers). Do not use the video recorder in dusty places or where it ray be subject to vibration. During severe thunderstorms {with lightning), we recommend disconnecting the video recorder from the mains and the aerial LI Ensure that there is a vertical distance of at least 20 cm between the video recorder and your TV set.
2. INSTALLATION: HOW DO 1 INSTALL THE VIDEO RECORDER ? Connecting your video recorder The following sections provide detailed explanations to this overview.
How do I put the batteries into the remote control ? @ Slide the cover down on the back of the remote control {see illustration. @ Insert the batteries as indicated into the battery compartment and close the cover. The remote contra is now ready for operation. Each entry made on the remote control is indicated by the symbol Note: * Do not use rechargeable batteries in this remote control.
01 N0 CASSETTE Connecting to the supply voltage @ Insert the video recorder end of the of the mains cable into the mains socket T2 1 at the back of the video recorder. @ Insert the plug at the other end of the mains cable into the wall socket. A few important notes for operation The video recorder should remain connected to the mains at all times to ensure that programmed intended for recording can be made and that the television works. The power consumption is very fow.
ENGLISH Connecting to the TV set If your TV set does not have a Cart socket (Eur-AV), do not read here but continue in the section " Play-back via the aerial cable” on page 50 in Chapter 8, "Particular Functions and Extras". If you have a TV set with a Cart socket (Euro-AV), please continue reading here. @ Insert one plug of the Cart cable into the Cart socket {Euro-AV) on the back of your video recorder, Connect the other plug to the TV set.
2 (] i Connecting a decoder Some TV stations transmit encoded signals which you can only see with a purchased or hired decoder. You can connect such a decoder {scrambler) to this video recorder. @ Connect the decoder to the video recorder {socket [(EXTERNAL 2 1) using a Cart cable (Euro-AV). You will find a description of how to store TV channels with the decoder in Chapter 3, "Storing TV Channels”.
Selecting the display language on the video recorder and the picture format of your TV set Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number for the video recorder. (1 ] [EJECT] button (on the recorder). The cassette is ejected, tsetse is in the video recorder, press the © Switch off the video recorder by pressing the ["STANDBY & ] button. Press the and LAY »7] buttons on the video recorder simultaneously.
Tine 19:30 YEAR 834 MONTH 08 RTE 25 REEDY 18:31 14 D Setting the time and date on the video recorder © Press the button on the video recorder. © Press the button on the recorder. “TIME" appears in the video recorder’s display. Use the button or the numeric buttons [0=97] on the remote control to make the following settings. If you use the numeric buttons you must enter the time and the year as a four-digit number and the month and the day as two-digit numbers, © Now set the current time.
3. STORING TV CHANNELS In order to be able to record TV programmed, you first have to store each TV channel {for example, "NED 1} in the video recorder. You can store channels. Because your video recorder has its own receiver, it can be used independently of the TV set. Automatic channel search @ Switch the TV set on, Many modern TV set automatically switch to the programmer number of the video recorder as described in step @.
FINE TUNING g Note: * The following adjustment is necessary and useful only in special cases, for example, if stripes appear in the picture with cable systems. The adjustment may also cause picture and sound quality to become worse. Press the button on the remote control. “FINE TUNING” appears in the display. You can move within the range of 4 and — 4 with the button. Press the button on the video recorder to store the setting.
Assigning TV channels You can assign TV channels found by the automatic search function to channel positions of your choice. You can have the same assignment of channels as that on your TV set, for example. Switch on the TV set. Select the channel number you want for playback on the video recorder. @ Switch on the video recorder with the PAUSE STOP 11 W button. © Select the TV channel you want to assign to another channel position with the button. © Press the (STORE] button on the video recorder.
0s TUNER 038 MAN o L8z Manual channel search In certain cases the automatic channel search function may not be able to find or properly tune to all of the available TV channels. You can use the following manual method to tune to these channels. Switch the TV set on. Select the programmer number desired for playback on the video recorder. © Press the button, The last selected programmer position, for example “P 08 TUNER”, appears in the recorder display.
@ After they have been entered, most channel numbers are converted into a channel name (for example, BBC). For instance, "NEEDED, "MAN" and "VP” appear in the display of the video recorder. NED? MAN o Note: channel is encoded and the video recorder is connected to a decoder, press the[DECODER Button on the remote control. "DEC" appears in the recorder’s display.
o Cable TV with special channel numbers If you have a cable TV set with special channel numbers, you must enter per-defined channel numbers for the special channels. Proceed as described in the section "Manual channel search”. Instep @, enter the channel numbers (for example, channel "080” for special channel “S1} according to the following table. Further information about the special channel numbers of your TV channels is available from your cable TV company.
Selecting programmer positions on the video recorder using the remote control Note: * Unoccupied video recorder programmer positions cannot be selected. @ Switch on the video recorder with the ("HOUSETOP 1T W_| button. A message appears briefly in the display of the video recorder; for example, “P 01" and “NO CASSETTE". @ You can select programmer positions step-by-step using the button or © You can directly select positions 1 through 9 by using the numeric buttons on the remote control.
4. PLAYING A RECORDED CASSETTE PLY U130 01 NEVI PAUSE U135 in Chapter 2 you connected your TV set 1o the video recorder, thus enabling you to play a cassette, You will find that it is very simple to play back a cassette. If you want to record something immediately, read Chapters and, © Switch on the TV set. Many modern TV sets automatically switch over 1o the programmer number for the idea recorder when a cassette is being played.
Note: * When playing long-play recordings, the video recorder switches autocratically over to long-play speed. “LP" appears in the display. Video playback is not in color for the "PICTURE SEARCH", "STILL", “SLOW MOTION* and “SUPER SLOW MOTION” functions. * The video recorder automatically cleans the video heads before each playback. This maintains consistent playback quality.
Still/single frame advance @ Press the button. © Press the button on the remote control. T . The picture freezes. 5 ! ILL UO LlS Each time you press [STILL ¥« ], the frame advances one step. © Press the button to resume normal playback. Note: * If the freeze-frame vertically "shakes” keep the button on the video recorder pressed down until the shaking stops. if you go beyond the optimum setting, repeat this step using the button again.
Slow-motion, forward © Press the [PLAY %] button. © Press the [Bellybutton on the remote control. The picture freezes. @ Press the [SPEEDER] button on the remote control or on the video recorder. The video recorder switches to slow-motion. O Now press either or (SPEED, until the video recorder achieves the desired speed. Three speeds are available, The video recorder automatically switches back to playback after approx. 30 seconds. Press the [PLAY ® ] button if you want to start playback earlier.
CASSETTE £ 80 READY E300 26 Tape position. How do | know where | am on the tape ? It is convenient to know how long a tape has been playing. After insertion of a standard hour cassette into the video recorder and selection of a tape run function (“PLAYBACK", for example), the recorder automatically measures the tape length (with the exception of E300 cassettes). The length of the tape appears briefly in the display on the video recorder (for instance, "CASSETTE E180").
© Using the button, you can display the following information: Elapsed playing time : display: “U* {(USED TIME) Remaining playing time : display: “L.” {TIME LEFT} Saunter . display: tape position {minutes/seconds} The display information can be read during fast forward and reverse, during playback, while recording, and when the recorder is stopped.
PREVIOUS bequest RENT druggie 28 The VHS Index Search System VISAS mark is written onto the tape by the video recorder with each recording. You can search for each of these VIZ marks on the tape. You cannot use the VIZ function for recordings made by video recorders without VIZ capability. VIZ search: Select this function to search for a specific VIZ mark. Switch on the video recorder with the [ FAUSTINO 1T W button. @ Press the or button on the remote control.
Intro-scan: This VIZ function gives you an overview of all the TV programmed recorded on the tape. Press the [PAUSE STOP 1L W] button to switch on the video recorder. @ Press the and buttons on the remote control simultaneously. “INTRO SCAN” appears in the display on the video recorder. The tape is wound 1o the next VIZ mark, played back for 10 seconds, then wound to the next VIZ mark and played back for 10 seconds, etc. When the end of the tape is reached the tape is automatically rewound to the beginning.
SHARPNESS g SHARPNESS Picture sharpness control You can adjust the picture sharpness during playback in seven steps. @ Press the button. © Press the button. The current setting appears in the video recorder’s display. The zero 0" shows the middle position. If you press the button again within five seconds, you.change the. current setting from. "=3" the maximum picture sharpness).
5. HOW CAN | RECORD DIRECTLY ? The easiest way of recording is to directly record a TV programmer that is currently being broadcast. And this is how it is done: © Insert a cassette. The video recorder switches on tautology. You can also switch it on with the E [ STOW il W1 button. @ Using the button or the numeric buttons {on the remote control}, select the programmer number from which you wish to record, Note: * Programmer positions that have not been assigned cannot be selected.
S — T 01 NEVI 07R 21:45 32 © The TOR-recording @ 1 you do not want to record to the end of the cassette, press the button on the video recorder or buttons and & on the remote control. The display shows the end time of the regarding {also called the OTR time). Each time you press the button on the video recorder, or and CA Jon the remote control, you add another 30 minutes.
T Long play function You can reduce the recording speed by half, This makes it possible, for example, to record 8 hours instead of 4 hours with an “E240” cassette. @ Before recording, select the recording speed "LONG PLAY" with the [SF7L®] button on the remote control. © During playback, the video recorder autocratically selects the right speed (“STANDARD PLAY” or “LONGWAYS. Note: * During the functions “PICTURE SEARCH”, "STILL", “SLOW MOTION" and "SUPER SLOW MOTION" the picture is not in color.
01 NEVI PAUSE U145 01 NEVI REC U145 Erase protection So that you don't accidentally delete an important recording, you can remove the special tab (erase protection) on the front of the cassette with a screwdriver. Later, if you no longer want the erase protection, seal the gap once more with adhesive tape. Auto-assembling You can use the auto-assembling function to link up individual recordings without disturbing picture transitions {flickering). @ Press the button.
6. HOW DO | PROGRAMMER A RECORDING ? In this chapter you will learn how to programmer the video recorder. It switches itself on automatically, records the TV programmer you want, and then switches itself off again automatically. What information is required by the video recorder ? * the current time and today's date.
T What is “Programmer Delivery Control” (PDC} or the “Video Programmer System” {VP? With VPS or PDC the TV station controls when the video recorder is switched on and off. This means that the video recorder switches itself on and off at the right time, even if a TV programmer you have programmed begins earlier or finishes later than expected — provided the TV station actually transmits the VPS/PDC code.
Programming with “Show View” This method makes programming your video recorder as easy as dialing a telephone number, All you need to do is enter the {thereto nine-digit) Show View code which is printed in your TV guide next to the starting time for the TV programmer. Be sure you have inserted a cassette without erase protection. @ Press the button on the remote control, Several short lines will appear in the display. @ Enter the entire Show View code using the numeric buttons [=8 ] on the remote control.
S — TIMER POC WS smear DAT 18 P-EC 18:30 TIMER DD VPS timer OAT 18 P-01 1830 21 018 1945 END TINE 20:00 TIMER o-o 18:00 Note: * The VPS/PDC function is autocratically activated with Show View programming. However, you can also switch the VPS/PDC function on and off with the button on the remote control.
T —— Programming on the remote control You can enter and store data for one recording in the remote control. The remote control display shows you all of the data and programmer steps at once. Use the numeric buttons on the remote control or the =] button to enter data. The last press of a button transfers the programmed data to the video recorder. The data are stored in the video recorder’s next free TIMER block.
200 i 18032100 22:35 FIZZLE 271032 1:00 22:35 SOAR] 7 TRIER POC VPS START DART 27 P-03 21:00 40 D @ Press the button on the remote control. “START" flashes in the remote control’s display. Now enter the start time as a four-digit number. © You can switch the VPS/PDC function on or off with the button on the remote control. If the VPS/PDC is switched on, continue with step ©. A few important notes concerning VPS/PDC: * Observe the VPS notes in your TV programmer guide.
S —— If “MEMORY FULL" appears in the display, all TIMER positions are full, In this case, please read the chapter “How can | cancel a TIMER block ?* If “ERROR" appears in the recorder display for approximately five seconds, the programmer position, for instance “P 05", is not assigned. If the video recorder’s display shows “DAILY ERROR” for approximately five seconds, you have programmed a TV programmer on Saturday or Sunday as “daily”. This is not possible.
Programming on the video recorder You can enter the data you want to record directly into the video recorder’s display. You can programmer up to six recordings within 31 days. Note: * Before programming, you can select the tape speed with the button. * Be sure you have inserted a cassette without erase protection into the video recorder, Vert Saar © Press the on the remote control. A free BH T__ P___ timer position appears in the video recorder’s display. .
T @ Press the [TIMESERVER | on the remote control, "START TIME" appears in the video recorder’s display. Using the enter the start time when the recording should begin. © Using the on the remote control, you can now switch the VPS/PDC function on or off. If you have switched it on, "PDC VPS” appears in the display.
0 —— General notes on programming: * The TIMER switches on the video recorder automatically only if the video recorder is switched off at the start time of the programmed recording button). * If you do not press a button for ane minute during a programming procedure, the remote control automatically interrupts the process. You then have to start the programming procedure from the beginning.
A ENGLISH How do | stop a TIMER recording ? You cannot manually operate the video recorder while a programmed recording is running. If you want to stop a programmed recording, simply press the STANDBY & button. How can I check or correct a TIMER block ? © Press the button on the remote control. e ST © Use the button to check or change the desired Dfll’ P"-- TIMER block. © Press the TIMESERVER ] button on the remote control T e STET again.
7. ADDITIONAL RECORDING FUNCTIONS Ec POPULIST £c RECURRED Ec PURSE U1:30 46 o Recording from another video recorder Note: * It your video recorder does not have a Cart socket {Euro-AV) and you wish to watch the picture during copying, you must tune the TV to the video recorder if you have not already done so. You will find a description of this process in Chapter 8 ”Particular Functions and Extras on Your Video Recorder” in the section “Playback via the aerial cable”.
Externally controlled recording Do you have another device, such as a satellite receiver, quipped with an integrated clock which can be used for controlling other devices? If so, you can control a recording from such an external device via the Cart socket EXTERNAL 2], @ Insert a cassette without erase protection. © Switch off the video recorder with the [ STANDBY 3], © Press the button on the remote control for at least five seconds. "RECORD PREP” appears in the video recorder’s display.
8. PARTICULAR FUNCTIONS AND EXTRAS ON YOUR VIDEO RECORDER 02 NeD? TUNER 48 ) Tuner mode: Your video recorder as an extension of your TV set You can ago use your video recorder as a TV receiver {tuner). This is handy if your TV set does not have remote control, or if it has fewer channel buttons than the number of channels it could actually receive. Proceed as follows: @ Switch on the TV set. Select the programmer number reserved for video.playback. © Press the button on the cremate control.
R ENGLISH View mode You can make use of an extra function if a second unit is connected to the [EXTERNAL 2] Cart socket. This unit could be another video recorder, a decoder, a satellite receiver, or a CD-player. If your second unit transmits a control signal during playback, for example, you video recorder recognizes this {button MENOPAUSE TV M) and automatically switches over to "View Mods”. You can switch "View Mode" on and off with the [MONITOR button.
Playback via the aerial cable if your TV set does not have Cart socket (Euro-AV), you must use the aerial cable which is already connected for playback from the video recorder. @ Switch on the TV set and select the channel number used for playback. (Refer to the operating instructions for your TV set). O Press the button on the video recorder. The cassette is ejected. © Simultaneously press the button and the button on the video recorder, and then the button once again.
TS Note: * Your video recorder occupies UHF channel 36. However, it is possible that in your reception area this channel is already occupied by another TV station. In this case, the picture quality of one or more TV stations on the TV set may be reduced. If this is the case with your TV set, proceed as follows: © Check whether all TV stations function unchanged and as they should.
TS Display of the TV station name 1 a TV station transmits its name, it is automatically displayed NED , in the operating modes Forward, Reverse, Pause, Stop, Record and Tuner. Switching off the built-in modulator In the previous section we discussed possible disturbances in TV reception. If the methods suggested there do not correct the picture/sound disturbance, you can switch off the built-in modulator.
S The new 16:9 wide screen standard This video recorder can be used for wide screen TV sets. If a wide screen “16:9” identification is received during a video recording from an external source (for instance, a MAC decoder) via the socket, this identification is recorded also. During playback, this identification is routed from the [EXTERNAL T socket via a Cart cable (Eur-AV) to the TV set. The TV autocratically switches to the wide screen format.
LOCKED UNLOCKED 54 ® Automatic switch-off 1f the video recorder is not operated during a period longer than five minutes while it is in one of the following functions, the function is deactivated. This protects your cassettes and prevents unnecessary power consumption.
TN Switching between VCR 1 and VCR 2 This function is important if you have two video recorders with the same remote control code. You can avoid unintentional operation of the wrong video recorder by simply changing the remote control code of this video recorder and the remote control. @ Cross the [CHEETAH] button on the video recorder if a cassette is inserted. The cassette is ejected. @ Switch off the video recorder with the button. Press the and buttons on the video recorder simultaneously.
9. BEFORE YOU CALL A TECHNICIAN Problem The video recorder does not respond when a button is pressed Remote control does not work No playback from the video recorder Poor playback from the video recorder Recording not possible Programmed recording does not work Picture/sound disturbance during TV reception 56 @ Possible cause * No power supply. * Programmed recording is in progress. *# Technical defect — disconnect from the mains for 30 seconds, then reconnect. If this has no effect, you can: 1.
10. TECHNICAL DATA, ACCESSORIES ENGLISH Technical data * Mains voltage 180 to 240V £ 10% * Mains frequency 47-63 Hz * Power consumption, 18 W typical {9 W typical in stand by) * Ambient temperature during operation +10°C Relative humidity Dimensions 380 x 338 Weight approx. 5.4 kg * Position for use max. 15° tilt in all directions *» Video resolution VHS 2 240 lines FM audio (SP) 20 Hz-20 KHz Power failure protection: Transmitter 1 year, typical.
