OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS VR 223 INTRODUCTION 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 ta 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 idea 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 not open the casing: risk of electric shock. No user serviceable parts are to be found inside.
How do | set the cook on the remote control? Should the sock not be correctly adjusted (e.g. after having changed the batteries}, the data will flash on the remote control display. o JCK! (button TOBAGO and simultaneously) on the remote control. recondite timer standby The remote control display shows: NN SO INS Set the precise time by pressing butt i or 22, You can also use the digit button: . The clock wil start again after step & has been completed.
Connecting the serial I o Remove the aer] into the socket >able from your TV set and plug it at the back of the video recorder. e ‘Take the aerial cable supplied and connect it to the socket {8 on the video recorder and to the aerial input socket on your TV set. TILT oy et 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 modal you possess.
| screwdriver to turn, less than a naif turn, Channel control, at the rear of the video retarder, until the picture disturbances disappear. o if the picture disturbances do not disappear, use a snail screwdriver to set the MOD-selector to position 07, Now it is impossible to see a recording by means of the aerial cable.
In order to find out how ta select and store the right channel on the TV set, please conduit the operating instructions of your TV set. © Replace the aerial cable in the aerial socket LI You have now tuned the TV set into the video recorder. Please note: It Is possible that in your reception area UHF channel} 37 is already occupied by another TV channel. In this case you will have picture disturbances on your TV set while receiving one or more channels.
Selecting the display language, setting the slick and the date @ Switch off the video recorder with button L1 STANDEE and press button § L3, o Press the green buttons year. gain. Now set the correct YER 9 Press the green button @again. Now set the correct math. NTH The Installation test picture appears on the TV screen and the video recorder display shows: tow press the green button the cremate control. Select sired display language with the coloratura buttons i®%, e.g. 'ENGLISH'.
STORING TV CHANNELS in chapter 1 you connected your TV set to the video reorder so that you can play a cassette. Since your video recorder has its own tuner you can use it independently of your TV set. in order to be able to record TV programmed, you first have to store sate TV channel on your video recorder.
Direct 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 Select the programmer number for th channel you wig to store with the rotary switch & £, effect mnd% NS peed HOUSETOP PAY SPORT Availability table for special cable TV l you possess cable TY 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 wilt now be very easy. if you wish to record a TV programmer immediately, you must read chapter 4 first. Somme information about cassettes: The length of the cassette is printed on the cassette in minutes, e.¢. a cassette with 'E 180" has a playing time of 180 minutes.
Haw do | correct picture disturbances {trafficking? if the playback picture quality of hired cassettes is poor, the video head tracking position can be easily adjusted: o Press button £ © Press button The video scorecard wil automatically find the optimum playback quality within a few seconds.
“This adjustment for still pictures only has to be done once since the video recorder will store the adjustment details automatically. Important] With hired cassettes of poor quality the steel picture may nevertheless be affected by interference. ‘This is not caused by your video recorder. How db | know where | am on the cassette taps? ’ It is handy to know for how dong a cassette has been played or how much time is still left. The video recorder offers you three different ways of displaying this.
How can ] find a particular position on the tape? . I {tis 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. Your video recorder has an automatic search function {GOT} so that you can quickly find the correct position on the tape, Searching for a tape position (GOT) @ Press button 037 F on the remote control.
HOW CAN | RECORD DIRECTLY? ‘The easiest way of retarding is to record a TV programmer during its transmission. And this is how to go about it € Load a cassette. The video recorder wolf switch on automatically. The cassette length flashes (e.g. ‘E180"} on the display. the display by using the rotary switch don't want to change anything, proceed with the next step.
Some general notes: If during recording you wish to change Select the new pro TV channel! and start the * Should you forget to load a cassette before starting a recording, the display maws you by showing the following: you accidentally load a protected cassette and you want to begin the recording, the display warns you by indicating the following: ooq ALLELE TENN After a few seconds the cassette will be ejected.
HOW DO i PROGRAMMER A TH VIED RECORDING? [n this chapter we will guide you through the different possibilities of programming your video recorder. [t will switch itself on automatically, record the TV programmer you have chosen and then switch itself off automatically and all of this up to 1 month in advance.
TODAY-programming I 1f you want to make a recording TODAY, programming is quite easy, You can enter the data for the recording either on your video recorder or on the remote control, Please note that only one TODAY programmed recording can be made per day. All you have to do is enter the program ma number of the TV chain and the starting time. The toadied cassette is recorded until the end of the tape.
Programming by TXT: VPT l 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 defect the programmer number reserved for the video recorder. © Load a cassette and switch pressing button U 9 By pressing the digit buttons select the programmer number of the TV ghastly from which you wish to make a timed recording.
Please note: In step you have the possibility of manually entering additional functions in the TIMER-programming, Get into the TIMER-block by pressing the green button % From then on, every time you press the green button i, the flashing | taro will jump one field further.
Programming on the remote control ’ You ¢an enter the data necessary for one timed recording into the remote control. The remote control display shows all the program steps. To enter the data use the digit buttons ton prior With the last button pass you will transmit the programmed data to the video recorder. All data is stored in the next free TIMER-block. Please be sure that you loaded an unprotected cassette, @ Press butt The remote control display shows, 8.
Programming a TV programmer that is repeated daily or weekly: You can programmer the recording of a TV programmer that is transmitted daily or weekly at the same teems, e.g. all episodes of a series in the late afternoon programmer, without having to repeat the programming for each transmission. When entering the recording date, a daily or weekly repetition can be specified. Programmer the TIMER-block ag usual. When entering the date of the recording in step €, press button 7.
Programming on the video recorder l You can enter the data for a timed recording directly into the video recorder. 1t is possible to use either the buttons on the video recorder ar the buttons on the remote control. Please make sure that a cassette has been loaded. If the TV set is switched on while programming on the vivid recorder, a survey of all TIMER-blocks is displayed so that all programming steps can be followed on the screen.
© Press button {1 . The video recorder display shows: f you wish to programmer this subtitles. %again to conclude the € Press button programming. s Programming a TV programmer that is repeated daily or weekly: You can programmer the retarding of a TV programmer that is transmitted daily or weekly at the same time, e.g. all episodes of a series in the late afternoon programmer, without having to repeat the programming for each transmission.
PARTICULAR FUNCTIONS AND EXTRAS Apart from the functions that have already been described, year video recorder has other special functions and extras designed to make operating the video recorder as convenient as possible. {n this chapter we will tel you more about them, Reading Fastext/Videotext/Telotext with the video reorder With this video recorder you will be able to receive Video Teletext (TXT) even if your TV set is not equipped with TXT.
How do | retrieve my ‘favorite TXT pages? @ Press button {1 7. The first of the stored "favorite TXT pages’ is displayed. 6 By pressing the blue or red Hutton @you can select the other ‘favorite TXT pages’. © Cross button B to return to the TXT mode. Can | transmit the TXT time to the video recorder ? The video recorder uses the TXT time to set its internal time.
i Your video recorder as extended TV set (tuner mode I You can also use your idea recorder for the reception of TV channels {tuner). This is handy if your TV set has no remote control or if it has fewer programmer number [ovations than the number of TV channels actually received. To select tuner mode proceed as follows: 0 Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number reserved for the video recorder. © Press button TUNER on the video recorder.
Another feature of the remote control ' TV and VCR control in one: if your TV set is equipped for receiving the transmission code of this remote control, you can also activate some TV functions: -~ TV programmer number 4/~ =TV volume ~ switch off TV Switching from VCR T to VCR 2 I You can use this function if you have two video recorders which accept the same transmission code, Changing the transmission code on the video recorder and the remote control unit will prevent the unintentional activation of the w
SURVEY OF CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS Detailed information concerning the various functions is given in the corresponding chapters. The remits 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.
Rear side of the video recorder: Aerial input socket Aerial output casket Mains socket AV-Connector 1 {21-pin} Channel control MOD selector {modulator on = m} Attenuation switch Additional TY-functions {(only with TV sets with the same transmission code}: Ed % Multichannel TV-volume Switch off TV nd £FF are pressed simultaneously, the programmer number ‘AV' {EXT 1) san be called directly {with specially equipped 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 * A timed recording is taking place * Technical disturbance: remove the mains plug from the wall socket for 30 sec. reconnect.
