OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS VR 432 the most sophisticated and simple-to-use video recorders (VCR) on the market. But please allow me to introduce myself. | am Philip and | should like to help you to get to know your new video recorder. Naturally, you can‘t wait to use it, but before you do, it's worthwhile taking the time to read through these operating instructions.
1. SUMMARY OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS Here is a list of all the buttons, controls and sockets that you will find on the video recorder and the remote control, You will find detailed descriptions concerning the various functions in the relevant chapters. The remote control [ TIMER Control ) ) i TIMER programming on the video Daytime ver recorder [ \ Reset/clear E TIMER Date i TIMER Programmer \ TIMER Start time ever | TIMER Stop time TIMER programming on the remote control mac [CASSETTE 1 Tape length selector T
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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 and safety regulations. First check that the supply voltage indicated on the back of your video recorder is the same as your local supply voltage. Danger high voltage in this appliance! Do not open! The video recorder does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user.
Precautions The video recorder should not be used immediately after transportation from a cold to a hot area or vice versa, or in conditions of extreme humidity. After unpacking your video recorder, it should be allowed to acclimatize for at least three hours before installation. Do not place your video recorder near appliances which generate strong magnetic fields motors, loud speakers or transformers), Do not use the video recorder in dusty places or where it may be subject to vibration.
2. INSTALLATION. HOW DO | INSTALL MY VIDEO RECORDER? How do | insert the batteries into the remote control? € Remove the cover from the back of the remote control. © Insert the batteries as indicated into the battery compartment and close the cover. Note: * Do not use rechargeable batteries in this remote control. To connect your video recorder You will find a detailed explanation of this diagram in the following sections.
Connecting to the mains power supply @ insert the female plug of the mains cable into the mains socket [Zapata the back of the video recorder. © Plug the other end of the mains cable into the wall socket. ENGLISH Some general notes for subsequent operation » Keep your video recorder connected to the mains at all times to ensure that programmed recordings can be made and that the television functions. The power consumption required for this is very low.
Connecting to the TV set if your television does not have an AV-Euro (Cart) socket please do not read further here but turn to Chapter 7, ‘Special functions and extras’. In the section ‘Playback via the aerial cable’ you will find further information. © Plug the orange-marked plug of the AV-Euro cable provided into the orange AV-Euro socket [EXT 1 ]at the back of your video recorder. Connect the other end to the TV set.
The G/K switch You can connect this video recorder with a TV set equipped either with a West European PAL-B,G e A TV-standard {G’} or with an East European SEC AM-D,K TV-standard 'K’} If you don’t hear the sound from the video recorder \ during playback, switch to the other TV-standard. @ ™ O The switch is positioned at the back. In our factory the switch [E1K)is set to position ‘G". Setting the display language You can choose from five languages for the display on your video recorder.
3. PLAYING A RECORDED CASSETTE In Chapter 2 you connected your video recorder to your TV set. Playing a cassette is now very simple. If you want to record something straight away, first read Chapters 4 and 5. © Switch on your TV set. Many modern TV sets automatically switch over to the video recorder programmer number when a video is played. However, this only works if your video recorder is connected to your TV set with an AV-Euro-cable.
L ] Fast wind and rewind @ Press the [HOUSETOP 1M | button. © Press the (I SPEED "] (Rewind) or (Wind) button. The tape is wound at high speed. Aw [}LJE} © Press the [MENOPAUSE (UM button as soon as you have reached the required position on the tape. Picture scanning You can choose between various speeds for scanning backwards or forwards. @ Press the [FLAY® Button. @ Now press the [_SPEEDINESS |or [_SPEED ®E Hutton COST RO s as often as necessary until you have reached the ' desired speed.
Still motion € Press the [PLAY® Ablution on the remote control. © Press the [STEEL ¥ button. The picture will stand still. Each time you press [STILL M again the picture will move on one step at a time. Hold down the [TEL B button. The picture will be played in super-sow motion. Press the [FLAY® Hutton to continue playing back at the normal speed. Special note: # |f the still picture vibrates vertically, keep pressing the button unfit the vibration disappears.
o Tape position. How do | know where | am on the tape? It is handy to know how long a tape has been playing. First enter the length of the loaded cassette. This must be done if the correct playing time is to be indicated. The tape length will be indicated in minutes, e.g.: 'E180" corresponds to 180 minutes of playing time. You will find the length printed on the [eft of the narrow front edge. The actual length, however, may be a little longer than indicated.
Searching for a tape position Sometimes you may have recorded two or more TV programmed on one cassette. So that you do not have to spend time searching, your video recorder offers you an automatic search facility. The video recorder marks the tape with code marks every time you start to record. You can search for these code marks on the tape using the [PREVIOUS Jan ["TEXT Buttons on your cremate control.
AT —— How do | eliminate picture interference? Every time a cassette is goaded the video recorder will automatically set the correct tracking position. For recordings made on another video recorder you may be able to improve on the automatic setting as follows: O Press the button on your remote control. T ~ © Press the LI BACKING |button on your remote T Rflf_ ¥ control. © Press the [FLAY® ] button as soon as the playback quality is at its best. This setting will remain until you remove the cassette.
4. STORING TV CHANNELS = N SR SHUTOUT = BREATH L In order to be able to record TV programmed you must first store all the TV channels 'BBC) in your video recorder. You can store up to 42 different TV channels. Your video recorder has its own receiver. This means that it can be used independently of your TV set. Automatic channel search The video recorder will search for all TV channels simultaneously and store them in its memory in the order in which it finds them. © Switch on the TV set.
A — Allocating channel numbers (Programmer Preset) You can allocate any desired programmer number to the TV channels stored by the Automatic Channel Search. For example, so that they are in the same sequence as on the TV set. © Switch on your TV set. Many modern TV sets automatically switch to the video programmer number at step © . However, this will only function if your video recorder is connected to the TV set with an AV-Euro cable. Otherwise, select the video programmer number on your TV set.
18 @ © The video recorder will now display the next programmer number, ‘P 02, Repeat steps @ and @ until you have numbered all the TV channels. if you wish to delete a TV channel, for instance, if the picture quality is too poor, press the [CLEAR button instead of [OK]. © When you have finished, press the PROGRAMMER PRESET button on your video recorder. Note: * Unused {free) programmer numbers cannot be selected.
5. HOW DO | RECORD DIRECTLY? The easiest way to record 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. You can also switch it on with the button, © Use the Bellybutton to select the programmer number from which you wish to record, e.g. 'POT.
*If you have forgotten to [oad a cassette, the warning ‘NO CASSETTE’ will appear in the display. * If you accidentally load a cassette with erase protection and try to record on it, the warning ‘PROTECTED SACS’ will appear in the display. After a few seconds the cassette will be automatically ejected, * |f the end of the cassette is reached during recording, the cassette will be automatically ejected. The video recorder will then switch itself off after a few minutes.
T Auto-assembling You can use the auto-assembling function to join individual recordings without any annoying flickering between the recordings. @ Press the [FLAY® Button. Search for the correct =y =iw position on the tape and then stop the playback by pressing the [HOUSETOP 11M Button. ‘PAUSE’ will appear in the display. © Now start recording as usual by pressing the button. Long play function You can reduce the recording speed by half.
6. HOW DO | PROGRAMMER A RECORDING? PRIG. START STOP A0 13 N inn 42 T HID-BDD Lot this chapter you will learn how to programmer your video recorder. It switches itself on automatically, records the TV programmer you want and then automatically switches itself off again.
Change the data in any sequence you choose: « Set the date of the recording with the button. » Set the programmer number with the button. « Set the start time with the TARTAR £7 Hutton. « Set the stop time with the © Have you set all the data correctly? Now point the remote control at the video recorder and press the button. The data is transmitted to the video recorder. "TIMER READY’ will appear in the video retarder display confirm that the data has been received.
Change the data in any sequence you choose: * Set the date of the recording with the button. « Set the programmer number with the button. « Set the start time with the [START 7= button. « Set the stop time with the [STOP'S Button. € Have you set all the data correctly? Now press the [OK Button on the remote control, As confirmation, "TIMER READY" appears in the video recorder display. Programming is now complete. The data has been stored in a TIMER block.
S S How do | stop a TIMER recording? You cannot operate the video recorder manually while a programmed recording is being made. {f you want to stop the programmed recording, press the button. How do I check or correct a TIMER block? @ Press the [_TIMER REVIEW |button on the remote control. € Now press the [_TIMESERVER button as often as necessary until the TIMER block you want to check or correct appears in the video retarder display. The TIMER blocks will appear in chronological order on the display.
7. SPECIAL FUNCTIONS AND EXTRAS ON YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Apart from the functions that have already been described, your video recorder has other special functions and extras designed to make the use of your video recorder as convenient as possible. in this chapter you will find out more about them. Tuner mode. Your video recorder as an extension of your TV set You can also use your video recorder as a TV receiver {tuner).
Note: * The monitor function will respond only if your TV set also has this switch-over function and you are using an AV-Euro cable te connect your video recorder to the TV set. * The monitor button does not respond during playback. Automatic switch-off If the video recorder is not operated for a period of several minutes during one of the following functions, the function will be switched off. This protects your cassette and prevents unnecessary power consumption.
Note: * In the following description, this video recorder will be the one used for recording and will be referred to as VCR B. The other appliance will be used for playback and will be referred to as VCR A, © Insert the recorded cassette into VCR A and a blank cassette into VCR B. © Now select programmer number 'E 17 on VCR B. This is found next to programmer number ‘P O1" (P 02-P 01-E 1). To do this, you use the button.
© Tune in the TV set in the UHF wave band until this test picture appears. The video recorder is tuned to UHF channel 36 in our factory. In order to find out how to tune to the right channel and to store this on your TV set, please consult the operating manual for your TV set. Note: * Check the sound and picture quality of reception on our TV set next time you play back from the video recorder. If necessary you can improve the picture, color and sound by adjusting the channel on your TV set.
@ Re-tune the TV set to the video recorder {steps 0 to @) until the test picture re-appears. @ Check all the TV channels on your TV set again. Repeat the channel adjustment (steps @ and @) until the picture quality is the same whether the video recorder is on or off. @ Switch off the video recorder with the button. Note: * [f you have not yet set the time/date and the display language as described in Chapter 2, ‘INSTALLATION’, turn to that chapter to do so.
8. BEFORE YOU CALL AN ENGINEER Problem Possible cause The video recorder does not respond to * No power supply any button being pressed * Programmed recording is currently being made * Technical disturbance: disconnect from the mains for 30 seconds, then re-connect. If this does not have any effect, you can: 1. Disconnect from mains. 2. Re-connect to mains whist holding down the [Cq g Peed |, [SPEED R _Jan buttons. All data stored will be reset (cleared).
9. TECHNICAL DATA, ACCESSORIES Technical Data * Mains voltage 220 to 240 V + Mains frequency Power consumption typically 15 W {typically 12 W in standby} + Wind/rewind time typically 95 sec. for E-180 + Ambient temperature during operation +10°C 1o +35°C + Relative humidity Dimensions 380 x 338 x 86 mm (incl. feet} * Weight approx. 4.6 kg + Position for use max.
