OPERATING MANUAL 6 SB 57 Dear customer, with this video recorder {VCR), you own one of the most sophisticated yet simple-to-use video recorders 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. Acquainting yourself with the video recorder’s features is the best way to guarantee trouble-free operation.
1. BUTTONS, CONTROLS AND SOCKETS The front of the video recorder Multi-function buttons up/down {programmer selection, picture sharpness, tracking, time/date, etc.).
[ a The back of the video recorder LEEE2EL32) EXTERNAL 3 1 o iHT HGT EXTERNAL 1 AUDIT =21 Mains socket [AUDIO N RIGHT ] Audio input, right channel [AUDIT N MEET ] Audio input, left channel [CAUDIOQUT_RIGHT ] Audio output, right channel [AUDI OUT LEFT] Audio output, left channel Cart socket 1 (Eur-AV) Cart socket 2 (Euro-AV) Aerial input socket Aerial output socket Channel selector Attenuation switch
The remote control AT S PREVIOUS MENOPAUSE NEXT O GeD OO TUNER SOAP REC MOD 20 OVERVIEW BRC] TIMER programming with Show View. Activates the display on the remote control for TIMER programming. TIMER programming on the video recorder. Check, correct, clear a TIMER.
Additional TV functions {only for TV sets with the same remote control code): TV programmed [&3 TV off TV volume ENGLISH How do | install the batteries in the remote control © Remove the cover from the back of the remote control. @ Insert the batteries as indicated in the battery compartment and re-fit the cover. The remote control is now ready for operation. Each entry made on the remote control is confirmed by the flashing O symbol.
CONNECTION DIAGRAM CONNECTIONS TO THE BACK OF THE VIDEO RECORDER VIDEO RECORDER / Q?i?r ) = @/.
2. INSTALLATION. HOW DO | INSTALL THE VIDEO RECORDER ? ENGLISH Before making any connections, note the connecting diagram on page 6 and the safety instructions on page 37. Connecting to the aerial © Remove the cable aerial plug from the TV set and insert it into the [ socket at the rear of the video recorder. @ Use the aerial cable supplied to connect the (B 1 socket on the video recorder with the aerial input socket on your TV set. Both units are now connected to the aerial.
S Saving energy Connecting to a decoder * Switch the video recorder off during the night not used. To do this, press the button on the video recorder. The display on the video recorder is switched off. Emergency interrupt The video recorder and the remote control have an emergency interrupt function. You can interrupt any function by pressing the button on the video recorder or on the remote control. Connecting to a second unit This video recorder has two Cart sockets.
S Basic settings Switch the TV set on and select the programmer position provided for video playback "EXT", “Q" or You will find the necessary malformation in the operating manual of the TV set. @ If a cassette is in the video recorder, press the [EJECT ] button 1o eject the video cassette. @ On the video recorder, simultaneously press the [EJECT and [PLAY B | buttons. The display on the video recorder indicates the language selected for the indications, for example "ENGLISH".
3. STORING TV CHANNELS in order to be able to record TV programmed, you first have to store each TV channel available in your area NED, NED, ENDS, RTL, etc)in the video recorder. The video recorder has its own reception unit which can store channels. This makes the recorder independent of the TV lets. © Select programmer number "1" on the TV set. @ Cross the [SELECT ] button on the video recorders’s remote control.
T Sorting channels You can change the order of the TV channels at any time. Switch the TV set on and select the programmer position intended for video playback "EXT", °0" or "DAVY. © Press the (PAUSE/ TOPSOIL W] button to switch the video recorder on. @ Use the button to select the TV channel which is to be "placed’ on another programmer position, © Press the [PROGRAMMER PRESET | button on the video recorder.
Manual search In certain cases the "Automatic Channel Search’ may not be able to find or properly tune in all of the TV channels. You can then use the "manual post-search” function to find these channels. What are frequencies and channels ? The TV stations broadcast their programmed via TV transmitters on different frequencies (MHz indication) and channels {CH indication) or special channels {CA indication).
e T — After having made the last entry, most channel numbers are converted into a station name NEEDED. NED? Al @ Store the TV channel with the [PROGRAMMER PRESET | Hutton. The video recorders’s display indicates the next free programmer position, e.g. NED STORE P09 O Use the button to select the programmer position number for this TV channel. NED STORE Pl2 © Store the setting with the button. The video recorder’s display indicates the selected programmer position number, e.g., "P 12 TUNER".
4. PLAYING A RECORDED CASSETTE With this video recorder, you can play any video cassette which has been recorded with the VHS format. €@ Switch on the TV set. © Insert the cassette with the recording on it straight into the cassette compartment. The window must be facing upwards., When starting play with the [PLAY®] button, many modern TV sets automatically switch over to the programmer position intended for video playback "EXT", "0" or “AV.
T ENGLISH Fast forward wind and rewind Slow motion forwards or reverse @ Press the button then the [SPEEDINESS ] button (rewind) or the [SPEED BE ] button {fast forward wind). The display on the video recorder indicates "REWIND® or “WIND". The tape is wound at fast speed in the corresponding direction. @ Press the [HOUSETOP I W button if you wish to stop fast winding. Still advance © During playback, press the [STILL® ] button on the remote control. The frame freezes.
Forward and reverse picture search It is possible to select the different forward and reverse picture search speeds with the buttons on the remote control and on the video recorder. @ During playback, repeatedly press the [SPREE] or button until the recorder has reached the desired search speed. The video recorder’s display indicates, e.g., *FAST", "SCAN", or *REVERSE", "FAST", "SCAN". © Press the button to return fo playback.
R —— How do | know where | am currently on the tape? It is convenient to know how long a tape has been placing. After inserting a formed hour cassette into the video recorder and selecting a tape run function, {'PLAYBACK" or "RECORDING", for example), the recorder automatically measures the tape length {with the exception of the E300 cassette). The length of the tape appears briefly in the display on the video recorder (for example, "CASSETTE E 180%.
Adjusting the picture sharpness It is possible to adjust the picture sharpness during playback. © During playback, press the burrito. The video recorder’s display indicates the current setting, e.g., "SHARPNESS 0" {mid position). © Within five seconds, press once again on the button to change the setting in the range from "+3" the maximum sharpness). , Surround-sound playback If your TV set or whiff equipment is suited for surround-sound play, the video recordings will be played back with this audio system.
5. HOW DOES THE VIDEO RECORDER RECORD ? This video recorder is provided with its own reception unit. This means that it can record TV broadcasts independently of the TV set. The easiest way to make a recording is the recording of a TV broadcast which you have preset on the video recorder. Existing recordings are automatically erased when making new recordings on the cassette. Insert a cassette which is not protected against recording into the video recorder. The recorder is automatically switched on.
Notes: * The programmer positions "E1" and "E2° are intended for recordings fem external videodisc sources via the Cart sockets “EXTERNAL 1/2". « Can | switch to another TV programmer during recording and record this 7 Interrupt recording with the [MENOPAUSE 1 W | button. Select the new programmer position with the button then press the [RECORD @ Button on the video recorder. « If a cassette protected against recording has been loaded, the video recorder’s display indicates "PORT CASSIA.
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. The video recorder stores all of the information it requires for recording in what is known as a TIMER block. It can store this information up to four weeks in advance. Your video recorder can stare these TIMER blocks. Note that the times of the TIMER blocks must not overlap.
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. When programming any TV channel the first time, the video recorder first has to "learn” on which programmer position the respective channel is stored. Insert a cassette which is not protected against recording into the video recorder.
© Confirm the TIMER data with the [TIMESERVER @ ] button, or © enter a different end time (= switch-off time) with the button. Each pressure on the button adds 15 minutes to the end time. © Confirm the entries made with the TIMER VER@ | button. If one or more TIMER blocks are occupied, the video recorder’s display indicates TIMER. Programming now is completed. The data has been stored in a TIMER block. If the video recorder's display indicates ERROR', repeat steps @ ©.
@ “START' is flashing. Enter the time at which the recording is to start as four figures, @ Use the [SELECT | button to switch the VPS/PDC function on or off, Some important notes on PDC/VPS: « Observe the PDC/VPS notes in your TV programmer guide. « If you enter a start and end time that differ from the time code, you must switch off "VPS' or "PDC" with the button on the remote control otherwise no TIMER recording will be possible. Press the button on the remote control to confirm the entry made.
TR @ Cross the button on the remote control. A free TIMER position appears in the video recorder’s display: START " DT~ p-m—o Note: » If the message "FULL" appears in the display, all TIMER positions are assigned. Please read the chapter "How can | clear a TIMER block?* on page 24, © Cross the button on the remote control. The video recorder's display indicates "DATE", Enter the date on which you wish to record as two figures.
A few general notes on programming 26 The programmed recording will always be effected with the recording speed (SP or LP), currently selected on the video recorder. If the indication "TIMER REC" flashes in the video recorder's display, you must at once press the [STANLEY & button on the remote control. If you have forgotten to insert a cassette after programming, the recorder's display indicates *NO CASSIA.
7. EDITING VIDEO RECORDINGS It is not possible to simply cut video tapes with a pair of scissors then splice them. If you wish to join new scenes without disturbing transitions and exactly to the picture into existing recordings, it is necessary to use an electronic cutting facility when copying from one video tape to another. This creation of new" video recordings is called "admitting. For editing, different methods can be used. Assembly editing Assembly editing is the simplest method of editing.
Audio dubbing With this function, you can add a sound track of your choice to an already "edited film", The mono sound track on the video tape can be replaced with another sound track. The existing mono sound track will be completely erased. The stereo sound track and the video recording remain unchanged. Connect the sound source with an audio connecting cable to the sockets {on the back of the video recorder). insert the cassette {containing the “edited film"} into the video recorder.
Insert functions With the insert functions, it is possible to conveniently insert other picture and/or sound recordings into existing recordings. You have the choice between three functions: * "INSERT VIDEO" The picture and the whiff sound {helical track} are newly recorded, the mono sound {longitudinal track) is maintained. * "INSERT DUBBING: The picture, the whiff sound helical track), and the mono sound {longitudinal track} are newly recorded. * "INSERT COPY": The picture is newly recorded.
8. ADDITIONAL RECORDING POSSIBILITIES Recording from another video/audio source, a video recorder Note: If your video recorder does not have a SCARY socket (Euro-AV) and you wish to watch the picture during copying, you must tune the TV to the video recorder. You will find a description of this process in the section "Playback via aerial cable” on the pages 32 and 33. For recordings from either tamale videodisc sources, e.g., a second video recorder, a satellite receiver, a CD player, etc.
0 S ENGLISH Recording audio only Simulcast recording You can use your video recorder as a whiff tape recorder. This means that only the stereo or dual sound is recorded from an external sound source whiff equipment, second video recorder, etc.). Connect your whiff {stereo) unit with an audio connecting lead to the AUDIO TN ] sockets {at the back of the idea recorder). Insert a cassette without erase protection into the video recorder. Switch on the external sound source.
9. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS Playback via the aerial cable 1f your TV set does not have a SCARY socket {Euro-AV), you must use the already connected aerial cable for playback from the video recorder. @ Switch on the TV set and select the programmer position intended for video playback. This is explained in the operating manual of the TV set. @ I a cassette is inserted in the video recorder, press the button on the video recorder to eject the cassette. @ Press the and buttons on the video recorder simultaneously.
@ I the picture quality is worse only when the video recorder is on, use an appropriate screw driver to turn the channel control at the rear of the video recorder less than one quarter of a revolution to the left or right. © Tune the TV set again to the video recorder {steps € to ©) until the test picture reappears. @ Check once again all TV programmed on the TV set.
Tuner mode. Your video recorder as an extension of your TV set You can also use your video recorder as a TV receiver {tuner). This is handy if your TV set does not have a remote control or if it has fewer programmer positions than the number of channels it could actually receive. Proceed as follows: Switch on the TV set and select the programmer position intended for video playback "EXT", 0" or © Press the button on the remote control. The video recorder's display indicates, e.g., ‘P01 TUNER™.
S The TV monitor function Switching between VCR 1 and VCR 2 If you wish to monitor a "running” recording, you can make visible the picture from the video recorder on the picture screen {monitor} of your TV set. @ Switch on the video recorder with the [MENOPAUSE T M [ button. © Use the button to switch the TV set to the programmer position intended for video playback "EXT", "0" or The video recorder’s display indicates briefly “VCR MONITOR".
The child lock The 16:9 picture format This function protects your video recorder from unauthorized use by locking all button-activated functions. i If a button is nevertheless pressed, "LOCKED" briefly appears in the display. But don't worry: programmed recordings take place even when the child lock function is active, and the recording process cannot be interrupted. @ Press the button on the remote control for more then five seconds until *LOCKED" appears i the display. The child lock now is active.
10. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Safety instructions * This video recorder is intended for the reception, recording and playback of picture and sound signals, Every other use is explicitly excluded. * Danger high voltage in this appliance Do not open! The video recorder does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user. As long as the video recorder is connected to the mains, there are parts of it still in operation.
11. BEFORE YOU CALL A TECHNICIAN Problem The video recorder does not respond when a button is pressed The 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 disturbances during TV reception 38 Possible cause + No power supply. * Programmed recording is in progress. * Technical disturbance: disconnect from the mains for 30 seconds, then reconnect. I this has no effect, you can: 1.
12. TECHNICAL DATA, ACCESSORIES ENGLISH Technical data * Mains voltage 220 240V~ Weight approx. 5.4 kg * Mains frequency 50 Hz Position for use max.15° tilt in all directions * Power consumption 18 W typical * Video resolution VHS 2 240 lines (£ & W typical in standby} * Wind/rewind time, 95 s typical for E-180 * FM audio {SP) 20Hz kHz (< 3dB) * Ambient temperature during operation * Power failure protection: transmitter 1 year typical +10°Cto +35 °C Clock/Timer 1 year typical.
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