OPERATING MANUAL VR 422 INTRODUCTION With this Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) you are now the owner of one of the most sophisticated and simple-to-use video recorders on the market. Naturally, you can't wait to get it going, but, before you do, it’s worthwhile taking some time to read through this operating manual. You will fear how to use the video recorder without any problems. You can practice using the video recorder without any worries because you cannot damage it no matter which buttons YOu press.
Safety instructions ' « The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for any damage which is incurred by not using the video recorder in compliance with the national guarantee conditions or safety instructions. + First check if your supply voltage is the same as that written on the type plate at the rear of your video recorder. « Danger high voltage in this appliance Do not open! The video recorder does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user.
Conn acting to the mains ’ o Insert the female plug of the mains cable into the mains socked at the rear of the video recorder, 9 {insert the plug at the other end of the mains cable into the wall socket. Some general notes for subsequent operation: * The video recorder should remain connected to the mains at all times to ensure that programmed recordings can be mads and that the television works. The power consumption is very low. « No special button is required to switch on the video recorder.
Connecting to the TV set I The connection to the TV set can be made in two different ways. Whether you choose Method 1 or Method 2 depends on your TV model. Method 1: i your TV set has an AV-Euro-socket {scary-sacket) or a DIN AV.socket: Special note: Your video recorder occupies channel UHF-36 or 37. However, it is possible that, in your reception area, this channel is already occupied by anther TV channel. In this case you will notice a change in the picture quality on the TV set, e.g.
Method 2: If your TV set does not have an AV-Euro-socket: The aerial cable which is already connected wolf act as the connection between your TV set and the video recorder, o Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number starved for video playback. {This is explained in the operating manual for your TV set). 0 Disconnect the aerial cable from the aerial socket i20L of the video recorder so that ably the cable contention between the TV set and the video recorder remains.
Setting the display language and the clog The buttons are located behind a cover on the right side of the front of the video retarder. I O g LIPS | & record o Press button TIME'. Now use the rotary control rent time. » cone | On the video recorder display appears: T Th "?"1 again. Use the rotary control ‘1o select the display language of your choice, e.g. ENGLISH". O Crass the it button, ‘4:3 TV appears on the display. if you h ne of the new wide serene TV sets, then use the N.
Connecting a decoder . l Some TV broadcasters transmit encoded TV signals which you can only seg with a bought or hired decoder. You can connect such a decoder {scrambler) to this video reorder, @ Use an AV-Euro-cable t video recorder {socket You will find a description of how to store TV channels with the 'decoder” in the chapter 'Storing TV channels’. doer to the Note: * if vou have tuned the video recorder and TV set to different TV channels, you can only use the decade for one of them.
STORING TV CHANNELS {n Chapter 1 you connected your TV set to the video recorder, thus enabling you to play a cassette. Your video recorder has its own receiver. Because of this, it can be used independently of the TV sat. In order to be able to record TV programmers, you first have to store each TV channel (e.g. ‘BBC 1"} in the video recorder. Each TV channel is transmitted on a specific ‘channel number.
Automatic channel search I o Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number for the video recorder. 9 Switch on the video recorder with butt o rector ® cos sate When the automatic channel search finds a TV channel, its picture will appear on the TV screen. The display will show, 8.
i ot channel storage I o Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number for the video recorder. © switch on the video recorder with button § 0 Use the rotary control to select the programs amber under which you wish to store the TV channel. O Press button Lps rector ® oo A fishing channel number will be displayed: a ATV channel now appears on the TV screen.
Cable TV with special channel numbers I 1f you possess cable TV equipment with special channel numbers, you must enter the channel numbers already defined for the special channels, Proceed as described in the section 'Direct channel storage’. [n step o , enter the channel numbers (e.9. channel '080’ for special channel ‘S1’) according to the following table. Further information about the special channel numbers of your TV channels is available from your cable TV supplier.
PLAYING A RECORDED CASSETTE In Chapter 1 you connected your video recorder to the TV set. Playing a cassette is now very simple. If you want to record something immediately, first read Chapter 4. 0 Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number reserved for video playback, Many modern TV sets automatically switch over to the programmer number for the video recorder when a cassette is being played.
Other functions I Fast wind and rewind: o Press button Q Press button rewind) or will wind or rewind at high speed. {wind). The tape e Press button as soon as you have reached the required position on the tape. Picture search {scanning): With this function you can choose between various speeds for searching forwards or backwards for a picture. % @ Press button @ Now press butt or have reached the desired speed. The sequence of the speeds is: SCANNING, FAST REV, REVERSE, PLAY, FAST PLAY, SCANNING forwards.
6 Now press button @ n order to select the right cassette length. The possibilities available appear in this order: £30, E60, £90, £108, E120, E150, E180, £195, E200, €210, E240, E260, E300, EC, EC, E3C, etc. © Point the remote control at the video recorder. Press butts A . on the remote control. in this way, you transmit the data to the video recorder. When it has received the data, the display will show, 89 @ Now you can use button LET.
Note: When you press any tape transport button {e.g. button I i8] the video recorder interrupts the ‘Intro-scan’ function, VIZ search; Se lest this function if you are looking for a particular VISE code mark, © First press button SINBAD ! (remote control), and then o select the following code mark, or button to select the previous one. If you are looking forgave code mark that is not the next ane, pass button 24 o as often as is necessary.
HOW CAN | RECORD DIRECTLY? The easiest way of recording is to directly record a TV programmer that is currently being transmitted. And this is how to go about it: @ insert a cassette. The video recorder will switch on automatically.
Erase protection l So that you don’t accidentally delete an important recording, you can remove the special tab (erase protection) on the back of the cassette with a screwdriver. Later, if you no longer want the erase protection, you can seal the gap again with adhesive tape.
HOW DO | PROGRAMMER A RECORDING? in this chapter you wil! learn how to programmer the video recorder. It switches itself on automatically, records the TV programmer you want, and then switches Itself off again automatically.
TODAY programming I You car carry out this programming on the remote control or on the video recorder. We explain it here for the video recorder, It is very easy to programmer a recording for TODAY. You ably need to enter the programmer number and the start time, Please notch that only one TODAY programming is possible per day.
i Programming on the remote control ' You can enter and stirs the data for one recording in the remote control. The remote control display shows you all the programming steps. Use the digit buttons or button enter the data. With the ast press of the button you transmit the programmed data to the video recorder. The data will be stored in the next free TIMER block of the video recorder. Make sure that you have not inserted a cassette with erase protection.
To programs a TV programmer that is on every day or vary wile You don’t have to programmer a series sate time afresh. When you are entering the recording date, you can programmer a daily or weekly repeat at the same time. Programmer the TIMER block as usual.
How gan | check or correct a2 TIMER block? l @ Tress button troll. n the remote con© Use button elvish to check or correct. select the TIMER block that you e Now press button ! several times. The recording date, the programmer number, the start time and the end time will be displayed one after anther on the video recorder. . You oan change all with button i or & the digit button: or with o Finally, press button Tl again, if you have made any corrections, the data is now up to date.
OTHER RECORDING POSSIBILITIES You have a choice of several recording modes. You ¢an select them by pressing button 3 troll. To return to the normal made, switch off £ th butt or press button E one or mots times until the display shows TOP', . Audio dubbing I Iris function enables vou to replace {dub) the sound track of a previous|s i -ding with another sound recording {socket i {remote con Only the normal {linear) sound track is changed.
© Tress button 1F several times until "EDIT" appears in the display. e can change the per-roll time with the buttons or The display will show, e.g. ‘START 1:58’ {seconds). 9 Confirm your setting with butt 0 Locate the right tape position on the video recorder for recording. Press button ASTOR again. 6 Locate the right tape position on the camcorder. © Press button "PAUSE’ on the camcorder. fl in accordance with the above cabling, there are two ways to start editing.
Recording from another video seconder ' With this video recorder, you can make recordings from an external source, e.g. copying onto this video recorder from a second video recorder. To do this, you will need an AV-Euro-cable (scary-cable). o Connect this video recorder to the appliance from which you want to record, e.g. a second video recorder. To do this, insert the AV-Euro-g AV-Euro socket.
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS AND EXTRAS OF YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Apart from the functions that have already been described, your video recorder has other special functions and extras designed to make operating your video recorder as convenient as possible. In this chapter you will find out more about them.
VCR1/VCR2 s This is an important function for yau if you have two video recorders which accept the same remote control code. You can quite easily change the remote control code for this video recorder and this remote control, so as to prevent the unintentional operation of the wrong video record. o Switch off the video recorder with button Now press button on the video recorder The display of the rodeo retarder will show the indicator for the "TEST PICTURE’.
Symbol on the Function video recorder .. . .Cassette jacket Rewind / Reverse scanning Forward wind / Forward scanning Recording Switch off Channel search Installation Channel storage TODAY programming .. rotary contra PHILIPS oo * o Symbol an the Function rear side of the video recorder courier il Mains socket Aerial output socket Aerial input socket AV-Euro-socket 1 (scary) AV-Euro-casket 2 (scary} Synchrony-Edit socket Channel control Attenuation switch Audio input, mono .
BEFORE YOU CALL AN ENGINEER Problem Possible cause ‘The video recorder doss not respond to any button * No power supply being pressed * Chits lock is activated * Programmed recording is being made * Technical disturbance: disconnect from the mains for 30 seconds, then reconnect, If this does not have any effect, you can: 1. Disconnect from mains, 2. Reconnect to mains. while hooding down bunions PLAYER, STAND nd will be reset (deleted).
