OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS VR 213 INTRODUCTION You are now the owner of ona 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 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 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 type plate at the rear of the video recorder. » Caution Do nat open the casing, risk of electric shock. No user serviceable parts are to be found inside.
The remote control display shows: 'l 1171 L Isl il DO\ Cock 2NN Set the precise time by pressing button % .You may also use the digit buttons The clock will start again after step &3 has been completed. If you don’t want to store the displayed data, press button O on the remote control. © Tress LET. CLOCK again. Connecting to the mains I @ insert the female plug of the mains lead into the mains socket § t the rear of the video recorder.
{ Connecting the aerial I o Remove the aerial cable from your TV set and plug it into the socket 1 at the back of the video recorder. 9 Take the aerial cable supplied and connect it to the socket {0 on the video recorder and to the aerial input socket on your TV set. Both sets are now connected to the aerial. Connecting to your TV set I The connection to the TV set can be made in two different ways. The kind of connection you choose depends on the TV model you possess.
@ Use a small screwdriver to turn, less than a half turn, the 1 channel control, at the rear of the video recorder, until the picture disturbances disappear. 6 |f the picture disturbances do not disappear, use a mach screwdriver to set the MOD-selector to position %, Now it is impossible to see a recording by means of the aerial cable.
Emergency switch-off ' This video recorder and the remote control have an ‘emergency switch off *. When you press this button . STANDBY &1 % alf video recorder functions are interrupted. Only the “child dock’ function is excluded, If you get into operating difficulties, you may use this button to cancel any function and start again from the beginning. Try aut alf functions and features without worrying. It does not matter which button you press: you cannon damage your video recorder.
Press the green button I again. Now set the correct month, RS =i oy BTN T L Fro Loin 1o o Crass the green button {®f again, Now set the correct date. =Y it RTE 0 Press the green button & gain. The setting of the display language and the time is now completed.
STORING TV CHANNELS in chapter 1 you connected your TV set to the video reorder, 50 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 able 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 a number.
Bract channel storage I o Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number for the video recorder, 0 Switch on the video recorder by pressing button 0 Else the programmer numbers for the TV channels you wish to store with the rotary switch 4 Availability table for special cable TV l if you possess cable TV equipment with special cable programmed, you must enter already fixed channel numbers for these special cable channels.
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. a cassette with 'E 180" has a playing time of 180 minutes.
How do | correct picture disturbances {trafficking? If the playback picture quality of hired cassettes is poor, the video head tracking position may be easily adjusted: 0.0. Solely PPO® ‘The video retarder will automatically find the optimum playback quality within a few seconds. The sound will be muted. The automatically found optimum of very poor recordings can sometimes be improved as follows: o Press button & © Press button © Then press button best playback quality has been reached.
How do | know where [ am on the cassette tape I it is always handy ta know for how dong a cassette has been played or how dong Is stifle left, The video recorder offers you three different ways of displaying: First of all, you must select the tape length of the loaded cassette. This is necessary if the correct playing time is to be indicated. € Press button ¥ CASSETTE 4 on the remote control. The display shows a cassette tape length, e.g.
How can | find & particular position on the tape? ’ it is possible that you may have recorded two or more different programmed on the same cassette. in this case iris helpful to write down the beginning and end position of each recording. To quickly find the correct position on the tape, your video recorder has an automatic search function (GOT. Searching for a tape position (GOT: @ Tress butt n the remote control, © Press the digit buttons on the remote control to enter the desired tape position.
HOW CAN | RECORD DIRECTLY? The easiest way of recording is to record 8 TV programmer during its transmission. And this is how to go shout itc @ Load a cassette. The video recorder will switch on automatically. The cassette length is shown flashing {e.g. 'E180°) on the display. LHOTSE the inserted cassette has a different Length, change the display by using the rotary switch You don’t want to change anything, proceed with the next step.
Some general notes: If during recording you wish to change to another TV channel and record a programmer from there, you must first intercept the original recording by pressing the button..
HOW DO | PROGRAMMER A TIMED RECORDING? In the following chapter we will guide you through the different possibilities of programming your video recorder. 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.
TODAY-programming l if you want to male a recording TODAY, programming is quite easy. You may enter the data for the recording either on your video recorder or an the remote control. Only one TODAY programmed recording can be made per day. All you have to do is enter the programmer number of the TV channel and the starting time. ® The loaded cassette records until the end of the tape. Only if you activate the CPS-function the video recorder automatically is switched off at the end of the recording.
Programming by T Programming is made much easier by using the colored TXT buttons and the guide displayed on the TV screen. You will find a general description of the TXT decoder function in chapter ‘Particular functions and extras’. o Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number reserved for the video recorder. dressing the digit buttons select the programmer number of the TV channel from which you wish to make a timed recording, o Press button the TEXT-decoder.
@ Switch off the video recorder by pressing button STANDBY J Qe Please note: In step 0 you have the possibility to manually enter additional functions in the TIMER-programming. Get into the TIMER-bock by pressing the green button From then on, very time you press the green button the flashing indicator will jump one fetid further, Use the yellow button i@ to select the functions and the digit buttons §0-ii to change the data.
Programming on the remote control ' You can enter the data necessary for one timed recording into the remote control. The remote control display shows alf the programming steps. To enter the data use the digit buttons 70-8% or button Timor T With the past button press you will transmit the programmed data to the video recorder. All data is stored in the next free TIMER-bock.
Programming a recording which takes place daily or weakly: You may programmer a recording which will take place daisy or weekly, e.g. all sequences of a programmer in the fate afternoon without programming your video recorder again and again. When entering the recording date, a daily or weekly programmer can be stored. Programmer the TIMER-block as usual. When entering ng date of the recording in step 0 .
Programming on the video recorder ! You may enter the data for a timed recording directly into the video recorder. it is possible to use either the buttons on the video recorder or the buttons on the remote control. Please take care to [oad a cassette. i while programming on the video recorder the TV set is switched on, the summary of all Timer blocks is displayed, so that all programming steps can be followed on the screen.
© Press button TIMER & 7 The video recorder display shows: you forget to load a cassette after programming a timed recording, the display will warn you by showing ‘EJECT. *if after programming a timed recording you load a protected cassette, the indication ‘PROTECTED’ will flash for a short time. Afterward the cassette will be ejected. *If a TIMER-block number is already occupied, the display shows , 2.9. Now you enter the TEXT-subtitle page.
PARTICULAR FUNCTIONS AND EXTRAS Apart from the functions that have already been described, your idea recorder has other special functions and extras des needed to make operating the video recorder as convenience s possible. In . hollowing chapter we will tell you more about them. Reading Fastext/VideotextiTelotext with the video re solder With this video recorder you will be able to receive Video-/ Teletext (TXT) even if your TV set is not equipped with TXT.
How to retrieve your “favorite TXT pages” 7 o Switch on the video recorder by pressing Hutton TUNER i © Press button & VPT the first of the stored "favorite TKT pages” is displayed. o By passing the blue button or the red button can defect the other “favorite TXT pages”. O Press button I8 to return to normal TV broadcasting. May | transmit the TXT time ta the video recorder ? The video reorder uses the TXT time to set its internal time.
Your video recorder as extended TV set {tuner mode} I You may also use your video recorder for the reception of TV channels (tuner). This is practical if our TV set has no remote control or if it has less programmer number locations than the number of the TV channels actually received. To select tuner mode proceed as follows: o Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number reserved for the video recorder. © Press button L TUNE] on the video recorder.
Another feature of the remote control l TV and VCR controller in one: 1f your TV set is equipped for receiving the transmission code of this remote control, you can also activate some TV functions: ~ TV programmer number =TV volume switcher off TV Switching from VCR1to VCR 2 l You may use this function if you have two video recorders which accept the same transmission code.
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. In this case these buttons do not have any function. \ Symbols on the video Symbols on the remote Function recorder control Cassette jacket Searching for a TV channel! installation Storing a TV channel Tuner mode Record TODAY programming Rotary switch Switch off Rewind
Rear side of the video recorder Aerial input socket Aerial output socket Channel control Mains socket L EXTERNAL 1. AV-Connector 1 {21-pin) MQD 110 MOD selector {modulator on = . 8IG Attenuation switch Additional TV-functions {only with TV sets with the same transmission code): TV-channel TV-volume switch off TV A tip: If TV programmer buttons and Fire pressed simultaneously, the programmer number AV (EXT 1) can be ailed direct} y {with specialty quipped TV sets }.
30 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (BEFORE YOU CALL AN ENGINEER) Symptom The video recorder does not respond to any button being pressed Remote control does not work No playback functions are possible Video recorder playback quality is poor Recording is not possible Timed recording does not start Possible cause * No power supply # The child lock is activated * Timed recording is taking place * Technical disturbance: remove the mains plug for 30 sec.connect up again.
