INTRODUCTION May we take this opportunity to congratulate you on the purchase of this new Video. Cassette Recorder You are now the owner of one of the most sophisticated and simple-to-use home video recorders on the market, Naturally, you can't wait to get it working, but before you do, spare a fow moments 1o read through this operating manual.
ENGLISH SUMMARY OF BUTTONS,CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS Detailed information concerning the various functions is given in the relevant sections. if symbols only appear on the video recorder or differ from the symbiosis on the remote control they are marked In negative in the text. {e.g. WM instead of A}, Symbols on the video Symbols on the Function recorder remote control & o Switch off (Stand Cassette eject Tuner mode .
Safety Instructions The manufacturer cannot be had responsible for damage which is Incurred by not using the video recorder in compliance with the national guarantee conditions, safety instructions or precautions. & First check if your supply voltage is the same as that written on the yipe plate at the rear of the video recorder. & Caution] Do not pane the casing, risk of electric shock. No user serviceable parts are to be found inside.
ENGLISH Connecting to your TY set The connection to the TV set can be made in two different ways. The kind of connection you choose depends on the TV mode! YOu possess. Method 1: If your TV set has a 21-pin AV-Euro connector: We suggest that you use an AV-Euro cable. This will guarantees the best possible connection between the TV set and the video recorder. Conduit your dealer for the correct cable.
Selecting the display Metalanguage the clock and the date in order to operate your video recorder easily, you have a choice of four display languages: English, German, Italian or French, The correct clack setting is important for carrying out timed recordings. And this is how to go about it Press the button () to switch the video recorder off. Now press the button NINETIETH. Press the buttons select the language indication of your choice e.g.
ENGLISH ® When the automatic channel search finds a TV channel, its replete appears on the TV screen. The display will show e.g.: — e T o1 ‘l,l Lyt # Press button EIFFEL again if it isn't the desired TV channel or if the picture quality is poor. The video recorder will search for the next TV channel. O The video recorder will propose a programmer number {e.q. P 01} in which {o store the TV channel. If you wish to store it in another programmer number, press buttons change the programmer numbers.
THE REMOTE CONTROL Yous have now prepared your video recorder for playback and recording. All the remaining functions and extras can be operated from a comfortable position by using the remote control for the daily operation of your video recorder. How do | insert the catteries? @ Open the cover on the back of the remote control unit.
ENGLISH Please also note the following: ® When the tape reaches the end during playback,it automatically rewinds to the beginning. ® if you load a cassette which has the erase tab removed, the video reorder will start playing the cassette automatically.
Two additional things to note: & Sometimes the actual tape (length can be longer than indicated, e.g. 185 minutes instead of the indicated 180 minutes (E180). ® The time Indication will only be correct with appearance cassettes. Cassettes manufactured for use on SCENT VHS machines will show incorrect times. How can 1 find a particular position on the tape? It's possible that you may have recorded two or more different programmed on the same cassette.
ENGLISH & If you accidentally load a protected cassette, for example a cassette hired from a video shop, then when you go to begins recording, the display will warn you by indicating the following: After awhile the cassette will be ejected. & [f the end of the tape is reached during recording, the cassette will be ejected automatically and the video recorder wilt switch itself off. ® The previous recording on a cassette is automatically erased when you make a new recording.
HOW DO | PROGRAMMER A TIMED RECORDING? In the following chapter we will guide you through the different possibilities of programming your video recorder, so that it will switch itself on automatically, record the TV programmer you have chosen and then switch itself off automatically, all of this up to 1 month in advance, What information is needed b§ the video recorder? For every timed recording you must give the video recorder the following Information: the starting time of the recording the ending time of
ENGLISH Now enter the programmer timber of the TV channel from which you wish 1o record. @ Press button @ once more to complete the programming. For awhile the video recorder display will show the following confirmation e.g.: TIMER Programming a recording which takes place dally or weekly: Some TV programmed are broadcast every day or every week at the same time e.g. a serial story in the early evening programmer. You do not need to programmer it every dime, if you wish to record all episodes.
OTHER RECORDING POSSIBILITIES Recording from an external source With this video recorder it is possible to make recordings from external sources, as for example copying onto this video reorder from another video recorder. To do this you need a 21-pin AV-euro connector. Your dealer can advise you which cable to use. @ Connect this video recorder to the other set, from which you wish to make a recording, e.g. fo a second video recorder.
ENGLISH 0 To use the child dock first swish off the video retarder. Press and hold the bunion @ for a coupe of seconds, unit the display shows the symbol ™. The child dock is now switched on. A you wish to switch off the child lock, press bunion Qs again, The symbol B2 disappears from the display. Automatic switch-off if the video recorder isn't operated for longer than about 8 minutes during one of the following functions, the function will be switched off.
BEFORE YOU CALL FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Symptom Possible cause The video recorder does not respond to any button being pressed. No playback functions are possible Video recorder playback quality is poor Recording is not possible Timed recording does not start Re mate control does not work TECHNICAL DATA * ACCESSORIES Gonorrheal Mains voltage 22010 240V Mains frequency 4810 62Hz Rawer consumption 18 W typical (3 W typing standby) Windward time 240 sec.