OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS VB 211 INTRODUCTION You are now the owner of one of the most sophisticated and simple-to-use home idea recorders an the market. Naturally, you can‘t wait to get it working, but before you do, spare a few moments to read through this operating manual, The time you spend reading through it and familiarizing yourself with the operation of the video recorder will be repaid by trouble-free operation and even greater satisfaction at successful recordings and playback.
Safety instructions I « The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for damage high is incurred by not using the video retarder 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 type plate at the rear of the video recorder. + Caution! Do not open the casing: risk of electric shock. No user serviceable parts are to be found inside.
* No additional control button is required to activate the video recorder. it will switch itself on when & cassette is loaded or when any of the tape transport buttons are O gt & sewer the video recorder has been sv ’stand by’) by pressing the butt will only show the time e.g.; hed off (switched to [BANDY. ¥, the display il "h Dy Canning the aerial ' ' o Remove the aerial cable from your TV set and plug it into the socket Jat the back of the video retarder.
0 if the picture disturbances do not disappear, use a small screwdriver to set the MOD-selector to position Now it is impassible to see a recording by means of the aerial cable. o Swi §f the video recorder by pressing button Li Standby Method 2: If your TV sat isn't provided with a 21-pin AV-Retrorocket: o Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number reserved for the video playback {please also consult the instruction manual of your TV set}.
Emergency switch-off ' This video recorder and the remote control have an ‘emerita off . When you press this button STARRY. !, ail video recorder functions are interrupted. Only the ‘child Jock’ function is excluded. |f you get into operating difficulties, you may use this button to cancel any function and start again from the beginning. Try out al functions and features without worrying.
How to connect a decoder I Some broadcasters offer scrambled television signals which can be seen only by means of a bought or hired decade. You ¢an connect such a decoder (scrambler) to this video recorder, C set to the video recorder {socket by means of a Eur-AV cable (scary socket) Then connect the decoder with cable to the diver recorder (socket The chapter ‘Storing TV channels’ describes how to store the channels with a decoder.
STORING TV CHANNELS In chapter 1 you connected your TV set to the video recorder, 80 that you may play a cassette. Since your video recorder has its own tuner you can use it independent of your TV set. in order to be abide to record TV programmed, you first have to store each TV channel on your video recorder. It is possible to store channels! Each TV channel has to have & number.
e if the programmer number is correct and the TV channel hoodie, store the data by pressing button o Repeat steps e o o untie all the desired TV channels are stored, ot channel storage I o Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number for the idea recorder. Qs video recorder by pressing button wish to store with butts e The current programmer will appear on the TV screen now.
PLAYING A RECORDED CASSETTE After reading chapter 1 your video recorder is connected to the TV set. Playing a cassette will now be very easy. if you wish to record a TV programmer immediately, you must read chapter 4 first. Some information on cassettes: The length of the cassette is printed on the cassette in minutes, e.g.
How do | correct picture disturbances {stocktaking? If the playback picture quality of hired cassettes is poor, the video head tracking position may be easily adjusted: o Crass button © Press button The video recorder will automatically find the optimum playback quality within a few seconds. The sound will be muted.
© Press the button CASSIAS on the remote contra again. © By pressing button & SELECT X you will be able to defect one of the following three indications : time left time used tape counter : display shows . display shows : tape counter You can read the tape position indication during rewinding, winding, stop, recording or playing a cassette. If ish to reset the tape counter to ‘0, press the button Please note: The time indication will only be correct with European cassettes.
0 By pressing button you may cancel endless playback or a wrong tape position, Picture sharpness control: ’ During playback the picture sharpness can be adjusted to one’s liking. @ Press button you can change picture sharpness in 7 steps. The display shows the numbers optimum sharpness). Number 4 Is the average sharpness naive.
HOW CAN | RECORD DIRECTLY? The pastiest way of recording is to record a TV programmer during its transmission. And this is how to go about it: @ Load a cassette, The video recorder will switch on automatically. The cassette length is shown flashing {e.g. 'E180°} on the display. SN\ S -Coroner _u = NN e {f the inserted cassettes has a diffs th, change the display by using the button you don't want to change anything, proceed with the next step.
After a short time the cassette will be ejected. *#If the end of the tape is reached during recording, the cassette will be ejected automatically and the idea recorder will switch itself off, *Previous recordings will be erased automatically if you start a new recording on the cassette, Erase protection ’ You may prevent accidental erasing of an important recording by breaking off the erase tab on the rear edge of the cassette with a screwdriver.
HOW DO | PROGRAMMER A TIMED RECORDING? In the following chapter we will guide you through the different possibilities of programming your video recorder.
Haw to cancel 8 TODAY recording? ' @ Crass button TODAY S and then button TEAR the video recorder. To confirm the entry, for a few seconds the display shows: 8 sullied B3 weed atw O wex Programming on the video recorder I You may enter the data for a timed recording directly into the video recorder. it is possible to use either the bunions on the video recorder or the buttons on the remote control.
Please note: it is possible to programmer a recording 31 days {one month} in advance. if, for example, today is the 16th of March and you programmer the date as 14/, the resorting will be made on the 14th of April. For a TV programmer starting at midnight, Le. at 00:00, enter the date of the following day as the recording date. a Press button The video recorder display shows: Now enter the programmer amber of the TV channel from which you wish to record.
*If a TIMER-block number is already occupied, the display shows the entered recording date, e.g. brag 1 L #If alf the TIMER-block numbers are programmed, the display shows: NN FULL I3 ramjet SEAN How do I check and correct 2 TIMER block? ’ @ Press butt fan the video recorder. 9 Select the TIMER-t wish to check or correct by pressing button i . 0 Press button | repeatedly.
PARTICULAR FUNCTIONS AND EXTRAS Apart from the functions that have already been described, your video recorder has other special functions and extras designed to make operating the video recorder as convey lenient as possible. in the following chapter we will tell you more about them.
How do | control the video recorder functions? @ set the selector EIV 7 VC} 80 recorder.
SUMMARY OF CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS Detailed information concerning the various functions is given in the corresponding chapters. The remote control supplied with your video recorder can, in some cases, have more buttons than described below.
Symptom The voids recorder does not respond ta any button being pressed Remote control does not work Na playback functions are possible Video recorder playback quality is poor Recording is not possible Timed recording does not start TECHNICAL DATA # tang collage 220th 240V Mains frequency 81052 Hr Power consumption 16 W typical (9 W typing standby) Windflower me 240 see typical for €180 Ambient temperature during opera+ 10° C10 350 C don Humidity 20% 30 90% Dimensions 420 x 350 x 88 m (inc feet Wright 85 kg
