CONTENTS Section 1 INTRODUCTION page 1 Summary of buttons, controls and sockets page 2 Remote control of the video recorder page 2 Safety instructions page 3 Section 2 INSTALLATION page 4 Searching for and storing TV stations on the video recorder page 6 Section 3 PLAYBACK OF A CASSETTE page 7 Section 4 MANUAL RECORDING OF TV PROGRAMMED page & Section 5 TIMED RECORDING OF TV PROGRAMMED page 9 Section & OTHER RECORDING POSSIBILITIES page 11 Section 7 CASSETTES page 11 Section 8 EXPLANATION OF BUTTONS AND CON
Summary of buttons, controls and sockets Front 1 Display 2 0 Pause/Stop button 3 b Play button 4 W/ [sis) Wind/Picture Search Forward button 5 Is2] Still button 8 /63 Rewind/Picture Search Reverse button 710 & On/Standby button 3 A Eject button g Search button 10 Store button 11 Set Clock button 12 {3} C/P (Electroencephalogram} selector 13 22 Auto Tracking button 14 X Reset button 18 152 Record button 16 a9} Firmer button 17 @ Down bunion button 24 2] Counter memory button (only for VR 6285) Rear 19 T Aeri
O On/Standby button CLOCK AR Clock adjust button Display 09 Digit buttons awe One artwork digit entry {e.g.
Precautions! ‘The manufacturer cannot be held fable for damages which are incurred by not using the video recorder in compliance with the guarantee conditions, safety instructions or precautions. & The video recorder must be positioned in such a way that additional heating by an external source of heat {radiator, etc.) is avoided. « Ensure that there is at least 20 om between the video recorder and the TV set, and that air ¢an circulate freely through the ventilation openings of the video recorder.
Press the Set Clock button @ again. The Display shows: BEAR Use the Up + or Down — button to set the correct year. Press the Set Clock button @ again. The Display shows: [ i Ca BET L NTH & # Use the Up + or Down — bunions to set the correct month {ha tween 1 and 12}, @ Press the Set Cook button ¢ again. The Display shows: T HTE ket &7 # Use the Up + or Down — button to set the correct date {batten 1 and 31}, @ Press the Set Clock button @ once more.
Searching for and storing TV stations (on the video recorder} The video recorder has its own tuner, which enables it to receive TV transmissions independent of your TV set. Your video recorder is also equipped with an FST (Frequency Synthesized Tuning) system. This allows searching TV stations and storing them on per-selection numbers in the video recorder's memory. The per-selection numbers will be used Eater fo specify which TV station is to be recorded.
Tuner only mode Iris possible to use your video retarder as a TV tuner. This means that you can leave your TV set on the per-selection number for the video recorder and select the stations for TV viewing. # The tuner only mode can only be selected from the standby mode. In the standby mode only & time indication is shown on the Display.
@ Crass Pause/Stop button LI 2 once to interrupt playback or twice to stop playback, or press Eject button 4 8 1o defect the cassette. The Display shows for example: ] HT FUSE Note: When the tape reaches the end in the playback mend, its automatically rewound to the start again. Additional playback functions a. Picture search b. St picture, Perfect still picture and frame advance for VR 6285 (3 video heads), ¢, Slow motion {only for VR 6285) d, Fast motion e. Play reverse (normal speed reverse.
Note: The TOR-recording is canceled immediately if you press any tape transport button {other than Record button @ 15) or Standbys button 1 O 7, Sleep function The Ons Touch Recording is also useful if you want to let the viced recorder finish a manually started recording automatically, far instance when you are going 1o sleep. In this case press OTR button B 51 and Active bunion 31] as many times as required to continue and finish the recording.
Regular weekly recordings When recordings have to take place af the same time and on the same day every week, you have to press Reset button X 14 and/or the Up + or Down — button until Display 1 shows: The date on which the receding has to be made for the first time is shown on the Display as well You ¢an change it with the p + or Down — button @ Press Timer button @) 16 again.
OTHER RECORDING POSSIBILITIES Recording from another video recorder {copying) Copying from another video recorder is possible using AV Euro connector ) 22 if both sets are equipped with this socket: In this way a better picture quality Is obtained. @ [insert the per-recorded cassette in the playback video recorder and & video cassette with an intact erasure prevention &b In the recording voids recorder.
Recording and re-recording What you should do: -~ note down the start and finish tape position readings on Display 1 when you record 2 cassette; write down the readings on the index card. Note: When you record on a cassette, any previous recording on that part of the tape Is erased. Protecting recorded cassettes To prevent re-use and erasure of recordings which you wish o keep indefinitely, remove the erase prevention tab on the rear edge of the cassettes.
4 Windscreen search forward /& This button has a double function: @ Wind W when the video recorder is not in any play or record function, pressing this button will make the cassette wind at high speed, The Display shows for example: GEAR {if no cassette has bean loaded ‘SACS’ is shown on the Display.) * Picture search forward when the video recorder is in any play o record function, pressing this bunion will play the cassette forwards at 7 times normal speed.
17 and 18 Down + and Up — With these buttons the following can be changed: per-selection {programmer} numbers channel numbers clock/ealendar (in set clock mode} programming data (in mire mode). 24 Tape Counter Memory (only for VR 6285) When Tape Counter Memory button 24 is pressed, the Display shows ‘M. The video retarder will stop the tape at the memorized tape saunter position during Fast Forward and Rewind modes.
BEFORE YOU CALL THE REPAIRMAN Before calling the repairman here are some useful checks to make If things go wren. Unnecessary calls can be expensive, as well as frustrating. Event and Possible Cause Recording or playback not possible a Mains failure or video retarder not connected to the mains. b End of tape reached. ¢ Cassette defected automatically. d No cassette loaded, Recording quality is poor a Loos aerial cable. b Cassette incorrectly stored, © Weak transmitter signal, d Poor duality cassette.
TECHNICAL DATA* General Mains voltage Mains frequency Power consumption Wind/rewind time Lambent temperature during operation Humidity Dimensions Weight Position for use Number of per-selections Numerable of programmable blocks Number of days in advance Video Input via Euro connector or Grinch Q Output via Euro connector or Inch Resolution Signal/noise ratio during playback Audio input via Euro connector Output via Euro connector Signal/noise ratio Harmonic distortion Audio frequency response 220V £ 10% 48t
