OPERATING MANUAL VR 666/02 Dear customer, with this video recorder (VCR), you own one of the roast sophisticated vet simple-to-use video recorders on the racket. Naturally, you can't wait to use your new video recorder, but before you start, it's worthwhile taking the time to read through this operating manual. Acquainting yourself with the video recorder's features is the best way to guarantee trouble-free operation.
1. BUTTONS, CONTROLS AND SOCKETS For detailed explanations of the functions, see the corresponding chapters.
The front of the video recorder ENGLISH Recording A1S] Automatic channel search &7 Cursor programmer number plus ¥ Cursor deprogramming number minus (EJECT] Cassette eject Shuttle (BH] Still picture, Shuttle on/off Fast rewind/ picture search reverse ¥ Playback (®E] Fast forward wind/ picture search forward (W] Pause/Stop The back of the video recorder 2 EXTERNAL 1 DECAL 2 [B32033302P Gv AUDIO -® PEDOPHILE EXTERNAL] EUROPA $5E32300 [#C7 Mains socket Cart socket DEC.
2. INSTALLATION. HOW DO | INSTALL THE VIDEO RECORDER ? Connecting the video recorder The scary socket [EXTERNALIZED-AV 1 has an outputting function. Connect your TV set to this so The socket (EXTERNALIZE-AV 2] has an input function. Connect additional units to this sachet A detailed explanation to this illustration is to be fond in the next paragraphs.
Inserting the batteries into the remote control Turnover the battery holder from the back of the remote control. To do this, squeeze the holder at the lateral marks {1 and pull toff (2.} © Insert the batteries as indicated in the battery holder. © Close the battery holder by sliding it into the nonvoter control until you hear a "click” Note: ¥ So that the battery operates correctly, it must always be pointed at the TV set.
Connecting to the TV set Connecting to the mains supply if your TV set does not have a Cart socket, do not read here but continue with chapter "Additional functions of your viced recorder”. in the chapter "Playback via the aerial cable" you will find the required information. © Insert one plug of the Cart cable supplied into the Cart socket [FORGAVE T] on the back panel of the video recorder, Insert the other plug of the Cart cable into the Cart socket on the TV set.
Saving energy Connecting to a satellite receiver There are two ways of switching off o choose from. 1. Corral switch-off. Switch off by pressing the button [TOW POWER [ STANDBY & ). The time remains visible, 2. Energy-saving mode. Press the button [LOWPOWER7STANDBY ® 1 once again. The time in the display disappears. You can switch back on again by pressing the same button. Note: * It is not possible to switch to energy-saving mode as long as a TV set connected with a scary cable is switched on.
0SD On Screen Display, the user's guide on the picture screen The user's guide on the picture screen enables you to dialogue with your video recorder. The indications given in the bottom line of the picture screen designate the buttons on the reroute control which are 1o be used te catty out the various functions. You will be guided in a simple and understandable way 1o the next possible operating steps., The following example explains the user's guide with the help of the "MAIN LUMEN.
3. STORING TV CHANNELS in order that your video recorder can record TV programmings, the TV channels {e.g. "ARDOR) must first be stored in the video recorder. You can store channels. Your video recorder has a receiver of its own, This means it can be used independently of the TV set. The “Easy Link” function e sor DOE This function enables your video record to exchange information with the TV set. For this reason, also tee note of the operating instructions that accompany your TV set.
Note: *When an ATS Euro+ is restarted, the “INSTALLATION MENU” appears after Step €. Select "ATS Euro+" and proceed with Step TV channels already stored will be retained. if the message “FULL" appears briefly in the video recorder display, all of the video recorder’s channel storage places have been occupied. For details of how to change the sequence, please read the section entitled “Chandelier preset”. At this stage, you can still determine special functions for certain channel numbers.
T Assigning TV channels manually @ Confirm by pressing the button [GK. The TV channel line is inserted and the other channel lines are moved on a line. if you wish 1o cancel an undesired TV channel, press the button instead of button [OKT, The following setting is not necessary if the TV channels have been set using the "Easy Link” or “ATS Euro+” functions. ENGLISH @ Sort all of the TV channel lines (steps @ @) into This function enables you to allocate any TV channel the desired order.
T — Manual search In certain cases, the "Automatic channel search” will not be able to find all TV channels {e.g. encoded channels). In this case, you can set the channels using the “Manual search” function. @ Switch the TV set on and select the programmer numerable for the video recorder. € Call up the “INSTALLATION MENU" using button (AT, the line TV CHANNEL LIST" becomes active. © Confirm the line by pressing the button [37). The QSD page "TV CHANNEL LIST” appears.
4. PLAYING A RECORDED CASSETTE in chapter 2, you have learned how to connect the video recorder to the TV set. When this is done, playback of a cassette js very easy. If you wish to record at first, go to chapter 5. & Switch the video retarder and the TV set on. When starting play on the video recorder, many TV sets switch automatically to the programmer position prepared for video playback. With the “Easy Link" function, your TV set is even automatically switched on from standby.
T Still picture/super slow motion @ Press the [PLAYABLE | bunion. @ Press the [STILL] button. The picture "freezes’ and the display indicates " I« ¥, Each time you press the [STILLBORN] button, the still picture advance One step. Tress and bold down the button. The video recorder switches 1o super slow motion. © Press the [FLAY® ] button 1o return to normal play. The SHUTTLE functions There is a large rotary knob [ both on the video recorder. © Switch the function on by pressing the [STILL A | button.
T — Correcting picture interference. The cleaning function Each time you start a new playback, the video recorder autocratically adjusts the correct tracking for the cassette. For cassettes recorded on another recorder, it is possible to improve the automatically made optimum adjustment as follows, € During playback or steel picture mode, press the {WENT button, © Select the menu line "Picture” and confirm with the [ Hutton. € The 'PICTURE" menu appears on the screen.
How do | know where | am currently on the tape? The length of the tape is indicated in minutes on the cassette, e.g. "E180" corresponds to 180 minutes playing time (= 3:00 hrs), The length indication is found on the front narrow side of the cassette to the left. The actual playing time may e slightly longer than indicated {e.g. 3:05 hrs). @ Start the tape measurement function with the ' [COUNTER] button on the remote control. The video recorder's display indicates "WAIT".
5. HOW CAN | RECORD DIRECTLY ? if you wish to record, proceed as follows: @ Switch the video recorder on. insert a cassette not protected against recording. © Use the [Wor (&3 button to select the programmer position from which you wish to record, e.g. "POOP. Note on TV sets with "Easy Link” function: * The video recorder will always record the TV programmer currently selected on the TV set. You can switch off the TV set, switch it on again or change the programmer without affecting the recording.
Direct recording with TV sets without “Easy Link" function {f you wish to record a TV programmer you are watching, press the button [RECORD® | on the video recorder when the VCR is switched-off, The video recorder "calls up” the current programmer position number from the TV set via the Cart cable and starts recording.
6. HOW DO | PROGRAMMER A RECORDING? in this chapter you will Sarnie how to programmer the video recorder. It switches itself on automatically, records the TV programmer you want, and then switches itself off again automatically.
Programming with "Show View' This method makes programming your video recorder as easy as dialing a telephone number. All you need to do is enter the {thereto nine-digit) Show View code which is printed in your TV guide next o the starting time for the TV programmer.
A Programming TIMER (Standard Timer) Data on six recordings can be entered and stored in the video recorder. The OSD page on screen or the video recorder display will lead you “step by step” to the next and possible data entry. The data is stored in the next free TIMER block of the video recorder. Ensure that a cassette without erase protection is inserted. @ Switch on the TV set and select the programmer number for the video recorder. @ Press the remote control button CTIMER® 1.
S —— How can I record from a satellite receiver? A few general notes on programming It is also possible to programmer recordings from an external satellite receiver. @ Connect the satellite receiver with the socket DECADE. iv lake sure that the satellite receiver 15 switched on and tuned to the desired satellite station. © Programmer a TIMER block using one of the already described methods, Select the programmer position "EZ" for the external programmer source {satellite receiver).
T How do | stop a TIMER recording ? While a programmed recording is running, the drive mechanism buttons of the video recorder are blocked. i you want to stop the running recording, press the [STANDBY & ] button. How can | check a TIMER block ? © Switch on the TV set and defect the programmer position intended for the video recorder. © Cross ths [Bellybutton on the roommate control. The OSD page "MAIN MENU" appears on the picture screen. © Select the option “Timer List". Confirm with the Hutton.
7. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Setting the video recorder to your individual operating requirements For certain record and play functions, you can determine your individual settings in advance. You will find detailed explanations of the functions in the various chapters. @ Switch on the TV set and select the channel number for the video recorder. @ Press the remote control button [TERM, © Select the line “Personal preferences”.
Special settings for the video recorder and TV set Checking/setting time and date on video recorder This Is where you can make various basic settings, e.g. frequency/channel number display, wide-screen format, VCR1/VCR2 switching. @ Switch the TV set on and select the channel number for the video recorder. & Press the button on the video recorder. © Sol act the line “Special settings”.
Externally controlled TINIER recording Do you have anther device, such as a satellite receiver, equipped with an integrated clock which can be used for controlling other devices? i 50, you can control the recording from such an external device via the Cart socket (DEC-AV . Insert a cassettes not protected against recording. @ Switch the video recorder off with the [STANDBY & button on the remote control. QD Press the [MONSTER button on the remote control for more than three seconds.
] Recording from another video/audio source With this video recorder, you can make recordings from an external videodisc source, for example a second video recorder or a camcorder. To do this, a Cart cable will be required. @ Connect this video recorder with the unit you wish to record from, for example a second video recorder. For this, connect the Cart socket of each unit with a Sears cable. On this video recorder; use the Cart socket.
The insert functions With the insert functions, it is possible to conveniently insert other picture and for sound recordings into existing recordings. Naw, Connect the videodisc source to the Cart sockets [ERG-AV ] or of the video recorder. The sockets are located on the back of the video recorder, You have the choice between two insert functions. * “INSERT VIDEO™ the picture and the whiff sound {helical track} are newly recorded, the mono sound {longitudinal track) is maintained.
S View mode Switching retentive VCR 1 and VCR 2 You can view the picture from an external unit connected to the Cart socket of your video recorder on the picture screen (monitor) of a TV set. The external unit can be, for example, a second video recorder, & decoder, a satellite receiver or a CDA player. » If the external unit transmits a control signal, this is recognized by the video recorder and this switches automatically to the view mode.
The video recorder transmits a test picture which Playback via the aerial cable appears on the picture screen of the TV set. If you do not wish to use a Cart cable, you must use the already connected aerial cable for playback from the video recorder. @ Switch on the TV set and select the programmer position intended for the video recorder (see the operating instructions of your TV set).
the picture quality Is worse only when the video recorder is on, you must search a "free” channel on the TV set on which ne TV channel is received {only a “flicker" is visible on the picture screen). O Press the buttons [EJECT] and [ on the video recorder simultaneously. Use the (¥ Tor [A] button or the numeric buttons [T=811to enter the "new” channel number on the video recorder. The video recorder's display indicates "MODULATOR" and the "new" channel bumper or frequency.
8. NOTES Safety instructions/notes Do not use your video recorder immediately after’ moving it from a cold to a warm location or vice versa, of under conditions of high humidity. Before setting up the video recorder, it should be allowed to acclimatize for at least three hours after unpacking. « Do not place the video recorder close to sources of heat {radiators, etc.) * Ensure that air can circulars freely through the video recorder’s ventilation openings. Do not place the video recorder on soft surfaces.
9. BEFORE YOU CALL A TECHNICIAN Problem The video recorder does not respond when a button is pressed The remote control does not work Mo playback from the video recorder Poor playback from the video recorder Recording not possible . Programmed recording does not work Picturesqueness distortions during TV reception Possible cause » No power supply. * Programmed recording is in progress. « Technical disturbance: disconnect from the mains for 30 seconds, then reconnect. 1f this has no effect, you can: 1.
IR ENGLISH VR 666/02 3112 416 08821 6393/0014 10. TECHNICAL DATA, ACCESSORIES Technical data * Mains voltage 220 240 V~ « Mains frequency 4852 Hz ¢ Power consumption 20 W typical {typ. 16 W in standby} {typ. <1 Win low power mode} * Windflower time, 80 s typical for E-180 * Ambient temperature during operation +10°C to +35°C * Relative humidity 20% bis 0% * Weight approx. 5,4 kg * Position for use max.
