OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS VR 322 INTRODUCTION You are now the owner of one of the most sophisticated and simple-to-use home video retarders on the market. Naturally, vou can’t wait to get it working, but before you do, spare & 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 instruct * 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 not open the casing: risk of electric shock.
How do 1 set the clack on the remote control? Should the clock not be correctly adjusted {e.g. after having changed the batteries), the data will flash on the remote control display. 6 Press FELON . CASSETTE f(button i i simultaneous} on the cremate control. rerecord timer standby The remote contra display shows: 171 e u { ION SOOT L I\ Set the precise time by pre button Y. You can also use the digit buttons The clock will start again after step €@ has been completed.
« if the video recorder has been switched off (switched to *stand by’) by pressing the button i STANDBY £, the display will only show the time e.g.: E Connecting the aerial I @ Remove the aerie into the sock bie from your TV set and plug it "% at the back of the video recorder. o Take the serial cable supplied and connect it to the socket ‘& on the video recorder and to the aerial input socket on your TV set.
o Use a small screwdriver to turn, lass than a half wrn, channel control, at the rear of the video recorder, until the picture disturbances disappear. O If the picture disturbances do not disappear, use screwdriver to set the MOD-selector to position . Now it is impossible to see a recording by means of the aerial cable. mall o Switch off the video recorder by pressing button L STANDBY .
UHF channel 37 is already occupied by anther TV channel. In this case you will have picture disturbances on your TV set while receiving one ar more channels. © Check if all the TV channels are still functioning well, o {f the picture quality of one or more channels deteriorate. rates, as a check, switch off the video recorder by pressing button i STAR Then, check all channels on your TV set once again.
Selecting the display & the date age, setting the clock and 0 Press the button & gain, The display shows ‘YEAR'. Now set the correct year. oot K —_tumor . speed menopause play . speed ¢ O @ Mimes Cross the button 1 { again, The display shows 'MONTH'. Now set the correct month. The installation test picture appears on the TV screen and the video recorder display shows: © Cross the button LI UNINSTALL language with the rotary switch e.g. ‘ENGLISH", 1 g Li again, The display shows MIME.
STORING TV CHANNELS in chapter 1 you connected your TV set to the video re. corer 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 each TV channel on your video recorder. It is possible to store channels! Each TV channel is assigned @ number that we call the ‘programmer number’.
Direct channel storage ' o Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number for the video recorder. 9 Switch on the video recorder by pressing button menopause IR o Select the programs number for the wish ta store with the rotary switch channel you erect ..
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 about cassettes: The length of the cassette is printed on the cassette in minutes, e.g.
Haw do | correct picture disturbances if the playback picture quality of hired cassettes is poor, the idea head tracking position can be easily adjusted: o Press button s (f1m) The video recorder will automatically find the optimum playback duality within a few seconds. The sound will be muted.
since the video recorder will store the adjustment details automatically. important! With hired cassettes of poor quality the still picture may nevertheless be affected by interference. This is not caused by your video recorder. Variable slow motion: © Tress button R The recording is shown as a still picture. 0 From STILL, the slow motion speed can be changed to, e.g.
How can | find a particular position on the tape? I tight 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 gate 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 fon the remote control.
HOW CAN | RECORD DIRECTLY? The easiest 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 flashes {e.q. 'E180") on the display. A = 1 the inserted cassette has a different length, change the display by using the rotary switch L if you don't want to change anything, proceed with the next step.
*if you accidentally load a protected cassette and you want to begin the retarding, the display warns you by indicating the following: ROTTED After a faw seconds the cassette will be ejected, *If the end of the tape is reached during recording, the cassette will be ejected automatically and the video recorder will switch itself off. *Previous recordings will be erased automatically if you start a new recording on the cassette.
HOW DO | PROGRAMMER A TIMED RECORDING? In this chapter we will guide you through the different possibilities of programming your video recorder. Wilt 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.
How to cancel a TODAY recording? I @ press butt the video recorder, To confirm the entry, the display shows for a few seconds: and then button n TOTE O P ) ooy 0T timer today | clear select B> 00 17
Programming on the remote control . You can enter the data necessary for one timed recording into the remote control. The remote control display shows all the programming steps, To enter the data use the digit buttons ton Hor With the last month press you will transmit the programmed data to the video reorder. All data is stored in the next free TIMER-block. Please be sure that you loaded an unprotected cassette. © Press button The remote control display shows, e.g.
Programming a TV programmer that is repeated daily or welly: You can programmer the recording of a TV programmer that is transmitted daily or weekly at the same time, e.g. ali episodes of a saris in the late afternoon program ma, without having to repeat the programming for each transmission. When entering the recording date, a dally or weekly repetition can be specified. Programmer the TIMER-block as usual. When entering the date of the recording in step o .
Programming on the video recorder I You can enter the data for a timed recording directly into the video recorder. it is possible to use either the buttons on the video record. er or the buttons on the remote control. Please make sure that a cassette has been loaded. Next, you must enter step by step all of the data necessary for the timed recording. Fon the remote contra You can use the dig ons or the rotary switch @ Press button i TIMER 'V has been selected. .
Programming a TV programmer that is repeated daily or weekly: You can programmer the recording of a TV programmer that is transmitted dally or weekly at the same teems, e.g. all episodes of 4 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 he specified. To programmer a daily or weekly recording proceed as follows: Programmer the TIMER-bock as derided before.
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 convenient as possible. In this chapter we wil tall you more about them. Your video recorder as extended TV set {tuner mode) I Yot can also use your video retarder for the reception of TV channels (tuner).
Switching fora VCR 1to VCR 2 I You can use this function if you have two video recorders high 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 wrong video recorder, o Switch off the idea recorder by pressing button ~. STANDBY Now press butter NS ‘on the video recorder. The video recorder display shows the indication for "test picture’, n the remote control {button and i simultaneous.
SURVEY OF CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS Detailed information concerning the various functions is given in the corresponding chapters. The remote control supplied with our video recorder can, in some cases, have more buttons than described below. [n this case these buttons do not have any function.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (BEFORE YOU CALL AN ENGINEER) Symptom The video recorder does not respond fo any button being pressed Re mate control does nat work No payback functions are possible Video recorder playback duality is poor Recording is not possible Timed recording dis not start. TECHNICAL DATA * Hans voltage 22010 280V Sing frequency a8t 52Hz Parer consumption 16 W typical (9 W tympani standby) Windswept time 230 ses, atypical for £190 Ambient temperature Jung opera.
3103 166 07021 20841001 GUARANTEE In order to facilitate the guarantee and identification of your idea recorder in case of theft, enter the serial number as indicated below. The serial number is printed on the type plate fixed at the rear of your video recorder. TYPE VR 322 Windex All inquiries can be handled more efficiently if accompanied by the identity Card printed above. This is provided for your reference and should be kept in a safe place. SERVICE FOR YOU.
