Philips VR130/07 User's Manual
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1. MENU To call up main menu of VCR gt gt gt wien tape playback is stopped press to fast forward the tape at high speed During playback press to fast forward the tape while the picture stay on the screen To store or confirm entry in the menu lt _ lt When tape playback is stoped press to rewind the tape at high speed During playback press to rewind the tape while the picture stay on the screen To return the cursor in the menu AP To play a tape select an item in the menu of VCR L be stop the tape select an item in the menu of VCR Buttons with TV feature IN To call up additional TV functions STANDBY ON To switch VCR or Philips TV on or off interrupt menu function STATUS EXIT To access or remove the VCR s on screen status display To exit on screen menus Or to access or remove a status display or menu of Philips TV 0 9 Press to select channels at VCR or Philips TV MUTE To eliminate the TV s sound Press again to restore the volume 4 A to adjust the TV s volume Press VCR button before pressing VCR feature button press TV button before pressing TV feature button if you have a PHILIPS TVs You can use this remote control to operate some function of PHILIPS TVs EN Front of the device lt i wien tape playback is stopped press to rewi2. No recording possible The TV channel you want to record is not stored or you selected the wrong programme number check TV channels stored A cassette was inserted that does not have the security tab cannot be used to record Insert a cassette with an intact security tab or change cassette For more information please see the section Preventing accidental erasing of cassettes in chapter Manual Recording There is picture or sound interference on TV reception Turn to chapter Installing your video recorder and read Setting the RF out channel Have your aerial checked You can also call the customer service centre in your country The telephone numbers can be found on the back of this instruction manual Have the model number MODEL NO and the production num ber PROD NO of your video recorder ready 15 EN PHILIPS NORGE AS Sandstuveien 70 PO Box 1 Manglerud N 0612 Oslo NORWAY Phone 2274 8250 OY PHILIPS AB Sinikalliontie 3 02630 Espoo FINLAND puh 09 615 80 250 PHILIPS KUNDTJANST Kottbygatan 7 Akalla 16485 Stockholm SWEDEN Phone 08 598 52 250 PHILIPS POLSKA Al Jerozolimskie 195B 02 222 Warszawa POLSKA TEL 022 571 0 571 INFOLINKA PHILIPS Safrankova 1 150 00 Praha 5 CZECH REPUBLIC Tel 02 330 99 330 PHILIPS Iberia S A C Martinez Villergas 49 28027 MADRID SPAIN Phone 902 11 33 84 OIAIT2 EAAAZ AEBE 25H2 MAP TIOY 15 177 78 TAYPO
3. Thank you for buying a Philips video recorder This video recorder is one of the most sophisti cated and easy to use video recorders VCR on the market Please take the time to read this operating manual before using your video recorder It contains important information and notes regarding operation The video recorder should not be turned on immediately after transportation from a cold to a hot area or vice versa or in conditions of extreme humidity Wait at least three hours after transporting the device The video recorder needs this time in order to become acclimatised to its new environment temperature air humidity etc VHS PAL This video recorder is used for the recording and playback of VHS videocassettes Cassettes with the VHS C label VHS cassettes for camcorders may only be used with a suitable adapter We hope you enjoy your new video recorder Important notes regarding operation A Danger High voltage Do not remove the top cover as there is a risk of an electrical shock A The video recorder does not contain any components that can be repaired by the customer Please leave all maintenance work for qualified personnel A As soon as the video recorder is connected to the power supply there are some compo nents that are in constant operation To switch off the video recorder completely you must disconnect it from the power supply A Make sure that air can circulate freely through the ventilation s
4. Automatic Tracking Adjustment when you press Y Mi insert a tape or press 4 To remove vertical jitter in a Still picture press PROGRAMME PROGRAMME or P P 10 EN 6 Manual recording General information Use Manual Recording to make a sponta neous recording for example a programme cur rently being shown If you want to start and stop a recording manual ly read the section Recording without auto matic switch off If you want to start a recording manually but have it stopped automatically read the section Recording with automatic switch off e g not to record to the end of the tape Recording without automatic switch off 1 Insert a cassette 2 Use P P to select the programme num ber you want to record for example P01 3 To start recording press RECORD OTR 4 Stop recording with ya Recording with automatic switch off OTR One Touch Recording 1 Insert a cassette 2 Use LP LP to select the programme num ber you want to record 3 Press RECORD OTR 4 Each time you press RECORD OTR you will add 30 minutes to the recording time Preventing accidental erasing of cassettes All cassettes except for rental and store cas settes have a security tab on the back of the cassette To prevent recording ov
5. Service to help TV licence holders improve reception of BBC and ITC programmes where these are being spoilt by interference If your dealer cannot help ask at a Main Post Office for the booklet How to Improve Television and Radio Reception Specifications Voltage 220 240V 50Hz Power consumption 14W Power consumption Standby less than 4W PWR in the display switched off Rewind time approx 260 seconds cassette E 180 Dimensions in cm WxDxH 36 0x22 6x9 2 Number of video heads 2 Recording playback time 3 hours SP cassette E 180 6 hours LP cassette E 180 Supplied accessories e Operating instructions e Remote control and batteries e Aerial Cable PHILIPS EN 1 Description of controls SL O e a gt y o0 Oc 18 S e Buttons for VCR feature only VCR To operate the VCR with the remote control EJECT amp To eject the cassette CLEAR To delete last entry Clear programmed recording TIMER RECORD OTR To record the TV channel selected at this moment or press repeatedly to start a One Touch Recording STILL To stop the tape still picture P P _ To select the programme number During normal playback press to adjust the tracking SYSTEM Doesn t work in this model
6. allo cated to the programme positions programme numbers of the video recorder You can use this function to individually sort the TV channels already saved or to delete unwanted TV chan nels or those with poor reception 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU The main menu will appear 3 Select TUNER SET UP with gt Lv ml and confirm with gt KT 4 Select MOVE with A gt YE and confirm with PPP MOVE P01 P06 90 P02 P07 99 P03 P08 121 P04 Pog 124 P05 P10 130 LECT a v CHOOSE gt D EXIT 5 With A gt Y E select the saved TV channel that you want to change 6 Confirm with gt gt e 7 Move the selected channel with a gt YE to the programme number you want to assign 8 Confirm with BSS 9 To assign other TV channels to a programme number repeat steps 5 to 8 10 Confirm the assignment of the TV channel with MOVE menu 11 To exit the MOVE menu press STATUS EXIT The following sorting of TV channels is recom mended P01 BBC1 P02 BBC2 P03 ITV P04 CH4 P05 CH5 P06 SKY and then all other TV channels EN Setting the clock If the display shows an incorrect time or the time and date must be reset manually 1 Switch on the TV If requi
7. man ually 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU The main menu will appear 3 Use A gt YE to select TUNER SET UP Then press gt gt gt 4 Use G gt YE to select MANUAL TUNING Then press gt gt gt 5 Select PROG with LEI Then press gt gt i MANUAL TUNING PROG P55 CHANNEL 055 SKIP OFF LECT a vw CHOOSE gt D EXIT 6 With G gt YE or 0 9 select the desired programme number that you want to use for the TV channel e g P01 Then press gt gt gt What is a special channel TV channels are transmitted in certain pre defined frequency ranges These ranges are divided into channels A specific frequency channel is assigned to each TV station Certain frequency ranges are specified as spe cial channels hyperband channels 7 Select CHANNEL with K gt v and con firm with gt gt gt Then enter the desired chan nel with 0 9 If you set SKIP on for a channel this channel will be ignored when going through the channels with LP or P don t know the channels for my TV stations In this case press a gt YE in CHANNEL to start the automatic channel search A changing channel number wi
8. of the video recorder and the other end into the suitable scart socket on your TV reserved for the video recorder oper ation see your TV s operating instructions 4 Switch on the TV 5 Insert AC cable into the wall socket My TV has several scart sockets Which one should use Select that scart socket which is suited for the video output as well as for the video input My TV offers me a selection menu for the scart socket Select TV as a connection source of this scart socket DH the connection was properly made and your TV was automatically switched to the programme number for the scart socket you will see the following picture PLEASE CONNECT AERIAL OR CABLE TO THE VCR THEN PUSH P KEY OR FOR PLAY ONLY PUSH PLAY Then read the paragraph Preparation for use in the chapter Installing your video recorder My screen is empty Many TVs are switched to the programme num ber for the scart socket by way of a control sig nal sent through the scart cable If the TV does not automatically switch to the scart socket programme number manually change to the corresponding programme num ber on your TV see your TV s operating instruc tions Connecting without a scart cable Sy Have the following cables ready an aerial cable 1 Switch off your TV 2 Remove the aerial cable plug from the aerial input socket of the TV Insert it into the AERIAL at
9. the back of the video recorder 3 Insert one end of the supplied aerial cable into the RF OUT at the back of the video recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket at the back of the TV 4 Insert AC cable into the wall socket 5 Switch on your TV and select the programme number used for video playback on your TV set see your TV s operating instructions 6 Select this programme number and manually start the TV s channel search as if you want ed to save a new TV channel until the next screen appears PLEASE CONNECT AERIAL OR CABLE TO THE VCR THEN PUSH P KEY OR FOR PLAY ONLY PUSH PLAY do not see a picture above Check the cable connections Repeat the channel search on your TV 7 Save this programme number setting on your TV for video recorder operation You can find more details in chapter Preparation for use Programme number for video recorder oper ation You have now saved a programme number for use by your video recorder as you would a reg ular TV channel This programme number must now be used in future for video recorder play back video recorder TV channel EN 4 Installing your video recorder Preparation for use This chapter shows you how to prepare the video recorder use The video recorder automati cally seeks out and stores all available TV chan nels Aim correctly In the following sections you require the r
10. to change a programmed recording T ER 1 Switch on the TV If required select the pro gramme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU The main menu will appear 3 Select TIMER with Kleng Then press gt p gt 4 Select ONCE DAILY or WEEKLY recording with a gt vm Then press EK 5 Select a TIMER block with 0 9 The flashing number indicates an empty TIMER block CLEAR ONCE TIMER 12345678 SELECT TIMER NUMBER END EXIT 6 Press CLEAR to delete information and input correct information with a gt vm or 0 9 7 To end press STATUS EXIT 8 Switch off with STANDBY ON Problems and solutions for pro grammed recordings will flash in the video Error message 8 recorder display No cassette was inserted Insert a cassette and switch off the video recorder using STANDBY ON A cassette was inserted with the security tab removed Undo the erase protection chapter Manual Recording section Preventing accidental erasing of cassettes or insert a different cassette Cassette is ejected during recording e The end of the tape was reached during recording The video recorder does not react e While a programmed recording is being made you cannot operate your
11. will appear 3 Select INITIAL SET UP with La gt YE and confirm with gt gt gt 4 Select HE OUT with a gt va with gt gt gt and confirm SELECT A eg CHOOSE gt RF OUT CH 35 END EXIT 5 Press gt S 6 Press 4 v or 0 9 to select the channel which is not broadcasted between channel 22 and channled 69 in your area 7 Press gt gt gt When you want to receive TV signals directly from the VHF UHF TV aerial select the channel 22 first Then pressLY E and confirm with gt gt gt 8 To end press STATUS EXIT EN 5 Playback Playing cassettes You can use this video recorder to play back recorded VHS videocassettes You can operate the video recorder using the remote control or the buttons on the front of the video recorder Your video recorder can only record and play standard VHS cassettes 1 Put a cassette into the cassette slot The cas sette is inserted automatically pe will appear on the display 2 Press A gt to view the tape Displaying current tape position The following information is displayed on the screen e g 0 02 45 shows the counter in hours minutes and seconds SP LP will show the recorded speed of your cassette DIGITAL STUDIO PICTURE CONTROL Philips has developed a system which pro
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13. ct OFF the menu display will disap pear 6 To end press STATUS EXIT 14 Automatic switch off If you haven t used the video recorder for a few minutes in certain modes e g STOP it will switch to standby automatically You can cancel this function to use the video recorder as a tele vision receiver 1 Switch on the TV If required select the pro gramme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU The main menu will appear 3 Select VCR SET UP using G gt YE and confrim with gt gt 4 Select AUTO STANDBY using a gt jL SELECT A vg CHOOSE REPEAT PLAY ON STATUS DISPLAY ON BLUE BACKGROUND ON AUTO STANDBY ON END EXIT 5 Select OFF no automatic switch off or ON automatic switch off with gt gt 6 To end press STATUS EXIT EN 9 Before you call an engineer If contrary to expectation you have any prob lems using this video recorder it may be caused by the following reasons Your video recorder does not respond to any button being pressed There is no power supply check the power supply A programmed recording is currently being made if desired cancel the programmed recording Please see the section How to check or delete a programmed recording in chapter Programming a recording There is a technical p
14. der Important for the United Kingdom This apparatus is fitted with an approved moulded 10 Amp plug To change a fuse in this type of plug pro ceed as follows 1 Remove fuse cover and fuse 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 3A ASTA or BSI approved type 3 Refit the fuse cover If the fitted plug is not suitable for your socket outlets it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in its place If the mains plug contains a fuse this should have a value of 3A If a plug without a fuse is used the fuse at the distribution board should not be greater than 3A The severed plug must be destroyed to avoid a possi ble shock hazard should it be inserted into a 13A socket alsewhere How to connect a plug The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accor dance with the following code BLUE NEUTRAL ONT BROWN LIVE OU 4 The BLUE wire must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK 5 The BROWN wire must be connected to the termi nal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED 6 Do not connect either wires to the earth terminai in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow Before replacing the plug cover make certain that the cord grip is clamped over the sheath of the lead not imply over the two wires Preparing the remote control for operation The remote control and i
15. duces the best possible playback quality For old and often used video cassettes this system reduces interference For new or high quality cassettes it emphasises the details Picture sound quality is poor When playing rental videos or older poorer quality cassettes it may not be possible to com pletely filter out picture and sound interference This is not a fault in your machine Read the section Manual tracking How can I set the counter to 0 00 00 You can set the counter to 0 00 00 with CLEAR When you put a cassette in the video recorder the counter will automatically reset to 0 00 00 The counter does not move This occurs when there are no recordings on a portion of a tape This is not a fault in your video recorder The screen shows 0 01 20 If you rewind a cassette from the tape position 0 00 00 the counter will show for instance 0 01 20 the cassette was rewound to 1 minute and 20 seconds before 0 00 00 3 To stop the playback press ym or W2 on the video recorder 4 To eject the cassette press N A when the video recorder stops the playback Automatic switch off of special functions Many functions e g pause still picture switch themselves off automatically after a short time in order to protect the cassette and to save energy Do I need to change the playback speed when playing back LP recordings Dur
16. emote control for the first time When using always aim the front of the remote control at the video recorder and not at the TV Connecting additional devices After you have connected additional devices satellite receiver etc through the aerial cable switch them on The automatic channel search will recognise them and save them 1 Press P The automatic channel search starts PLEASE WAIT START PEER UI UU TUTE FINISH The video recorder does not find any TV channels during the search Select channel 1 on the TV Can you see the saved TV channel on the TV If not check the cable connection of the aerial aerial socket video recorder TV The video recorder searches the entire fre quency range in order to find and save the largest possible number of TV channels 2 TIME and DATE will appear on the TV screen TIME DATE END EXIT 3 Check TIME If required please change the time with the number buttons 0 9 4 Check if the displayed settings for DAY MONTH and YEAR are correct 5 When all information is correct save by pressing STATUS EXIT The preparation for use is now complete Manual TV channel search In some cases it can occur that all of the TV channels are not found and saved during the first installation In this case the missing or coded TV channels must be searched for and stored
17. er important recordings erasing you can remove this security tab If you later decide to record on a protected cas sette simply cover the hole with adhesive tape or slide the tab to the right Lining up recordings assemble cut When you add a further recording to a cassette which already has a recording on it a short blank flicker can appear between the old and the new recording or the picture itself can flicker To help reduce these from occurring proceed as follows 1 Find the tape position of the old recording where you want to insert the new recording 2 Look at the last minute of the old recording playback 3 Press STILL gt lt at the tape position where the new recording is to go and press RECORD OTR 4 Now start recording as usual by pressing RECORD OTR on the remote control 5 Stop recording with YE Selecting the recording speed SP or LP LP allows to double the recording duration on tape for example six hours instead of three hours on a E180 cassette 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU The main menu will appear 3 Select RECORD SETUP using a gt LYE and confirm with gt gt gt 4 Select RECORD SPEED using a gt YE SELECT Ae CHOOSE RECORD SPEED SP END EXIT 5 Select the required recording s
18. gs Use a gt E to select from the following options ONCE Recording once DAILY Repeated daily recordings from Monday to Friday WEEKLY Repeated weekly recordings every week on the same day If any of the TIMER blocks are in use FULL will appear on the TV screen 5 Select TIMER block with 0 9 6 With 0 3 buttons you can enter START start time STOP end time PROG programme number and DATE 7 When all inputs are correct press STATUS EXIT The programming information is stored in a TIMER block 8 Insert a cassette with an intact security tab unprotected 9 Switch off with STANDBY ON The programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched off with STANDBY ON How to check or delete a pro grammed recording TIME 1 Switch on the TV If required select the pro gramme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU The main menu will appear 3 Select TIMER with a gt vm Then press gt gt gt 4 Select TIMER LIST with a gt vm and confirm with gt gt gt SELECT A CHOOSE gt ONCE DAILY WEEKLY TIMER LIST END EXIT 5 Select timer block with KS 6 To cancel the recording press 7 To end press STATUS EXIT 8 Switch off with with STANDBY ON 1 How
19. ing playback the correct speed will auto matically be selected For more information please read the section Selecting the recording speed SP or LP in the chapter Manual recording Playing back NTSC cassettes Cassettes that have been recorded in the NTSC standard for example American cassettes can be played back using this video recorder However this only works on PAL television sets that are suitable for a picture frequency of 60Hz Searching for a tape position with picture scanning 1 While a cassette is playing press lt lt reverse or gt gt forward one or more times 2 Press Lat to resume playback Still picture 1 During playback press STILL gt to stop the tape and display a still picture 2 Press 4 to resume playback Scanning and still interferes with the picture quality The sound is switched off This is not a fault in your video recorder You may want to press STILL gt repeatedly to reduce the noise of the still picture EN Searching for tape position without picture forward wind and rewind 1 Stop the tape with vE 2 Press lt lt reverse or IERT forward 3 To stop the tape press ICH Manual Tracking To manually adjust the tracking during playback press PROGRAMME PROGRAMME or P P Tracking will return to
20. ll appear on the TV screen Continue the automatic search until you have found the desired TV channel EN 8 Save the TV channel with IERT 9 To search for other TV channels begin again at step 5 10 To end press STATUS EXIT Automatic Tuning During installation all available TV channels are searched for and saved If the channel assign ments of your cable or satellite TV provider change or if you are re installing the video recorder e g after moving house you can start this procedure again This will replace the TV channels already saved with the new ones 1 Switch on the TV If required select the pro gramme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU The main menu will appear 3 Select TUNER SET UP with G gt YE and confirm with IK KT 4 Select AUTO TUNING with a gt YE and confirm with gt gt gt PLEASE WAIT FINISH START Pe eee 5 The automatic TV channel search starts This allows the video recorder to save all available TV channels This procedure may take sever al minutes 6 When the TV channel search is complete COMPLETED will briefly appear on the TV screen Sorting and clearing TV channels manually After you have performed the automatic channel search you may not agree with the sequence in which the individual TV channels have been
21. lots on the video recorder Do not place the device on an unsteady base A Make sure that no objects or liquids enter the video recorder Do not place vases or the like on the video recorder If liquid is spilt into it immediately disconnect the video recorder from the power supply and call After sales Service for advice A Do not place any combustible objects on the device candles etc Lett make things better 3103 166 3329 1 O0VMNO03058 HC261 BD NOTE E A Make sure that children do not place any foreign objects within the openings or venti lation slots These operating instructions have been printed on non polluting paper Deposit old batteries at the appropriate col lection points Can Please make use of the facilities available in your country for disposing of the packaging of the video recorder in a way that helps to protect the environment This electronic device contains many materials that can be recycled Please enquire about the possibilities for recycling your old device So that you can identify your machine for service questions or in the event of theft enter the serial number here The serial number PROD NO is print ed on the type plate fixed at the back of the device MODELNO VR130 07 PROD NO This product complies with the requirements of Directive 73 23 EEC 89 336 EEC 93 68 EEC Interference The Department of Trade and industry oper ates a Radio Investigation
22. nd the tape at hight speed During playback press to STANDBY ON To switch off or on interrupt a rewind the tape while the picture stay on the screen function P To play a tape PROGRAMME PROGRAMME To select the B 4 To stop the tape and eject the cassette rogramme number During normal playback press to Sech the tracking S SR j STILL To stop the tape still picture RECORD To record the TV channel selected at this COUNTER RESET To reset the counter moments Back of the set gt When tape playback is stopped press to fast forward the tape at high speed During playback press to TV To connect the TV set programme number fast forward the tape while the picture stay on the screen AERIAL To connect the aerial cable RF OUT To connect the TV set 2 Important notes for operation Navigation in the screen menu The symbols on your video recorder You can check change many functions and set display tings of your video recorder via the on screen These symbols can light up on your video menu The individual functions are selected via recorder display the remote control as follows es e PWR Call up the menu with MENU OO ed k d Fa d k e To select with a gt YE To enter or change your selection with the pwr When you keep y
23. our video recorder on number buttons To al or with a gt YE ae When you have put a cassette in the video To save or confirm with gt recorder To cancel with CLEAR 4 44 Display of programme number of the TV channel time RF channel REC When you record When you have programmed a recording To end with STATUS EXIT SELECT A w CHOOSE gt TIMER RECORD SET UP VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP END EXIT Switching on You can switch on the video recorder with the STANDBY ON button Automatic switch off If the video recorder is not used for several minutes it switches itself off automatically This function can be deactivated e g if you want to use the video recorder as a TV receiver For more information please read the section Automatic switch off in chapter Other functions Time in the display If you have switched the video recorder off with STANDBY ON the time will show in the display e g 18 00 If the clock has not been set will appear Power consumption The video recorder should always be connected to the mains so as not to affect the use of the TV or programmed recordings Your video recorder uses less than 4W Power outage no power Channel information remains saved for up to 10 year the time and timer information is saved for up to 1 minute 3 EN 3 Connecting the video recor
24. peed with gt gt gt 6 To end press SP LP SP StandardPlay normal recording speed offers the usual first class picture quality LP LongPlay half recording speed double record ing time 6 hours can be recorded on a 3 hour cas sette E180 with a somewhat reduced picture quality STATUS EXIT EN 7 Programming a recording TIMER General information Use a TIMER programming to automatically start and stop a recording at a later time or date The video recorder will switch to the right programme number and begin recording at the correct time With this video recorder you can pre programme up to eight recordings within a period of one year To make a programmed recording your video recorder needs to know the date you want to make the recording the programme number of the TV channel the start and stop time of the recording This information is saved in a TIMER block Programming a recording 1 Switch on the TV If required select the pro gramme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU The main menu will appear 3 Select TIMER with a gt v m Then press i 4 Select ONCE DAILY or WEEKLY recording with a gt Y E Then press gt gt gt SELECT a eg CHOOSE gt ONCE DAILY WEEKLY TIMER LIST END EXIT Selecting once daily weekly recordin
25. red select the pro gramme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU The main menu will appear 3 Select INITIAL SET UP with va and confirm with gt gt 4 Select CLOCK with A gt vE with gt gt and confirm TIME DATE END EXIT 5 Check the time in TIME If required please change the time with 0 9 6 Check DAY MONTH and EAR in the same way 7 To end press STATUS EXIT Setting the RF out channel In some reception locations it is possible that a TV channel will be sent on the same or similar frequency as the video recorder Result As soon as the video recorder is switched on the reception quality for this or sev eral other TV channels will decrease The following steps will show you how to change the pre set transmission RF out channel fre quency on the video recorder What is RF out channel This electronic component in the video recorder allows the device to transmit audio and video signals via the aerial cable These signals can be received on a TV set just like TV channels What is RF out channel frequency This frequency or channel indicates the channel on which the audio or video signal is transmit ted 1 Switch on the TV If required select the pro gramme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU The main menu
26. roblem disconnect from the mains power supply for 60 seconds then connect again If this doesn t help you could reset your video recorder to the default factory settings Resetting devices to default factory settings Attention All the information stored TV channels time and date TIMER will be cleared 1 Switch off this video recorder with STANDBYION 2 Press and hold RECORD and PROGRAMME 2 seconds or more at the same time Cassette is jammed in the video recorder Don t use force Pull out the mains plug for a moment Remote control does not work Remote control not pointed toward the video recorder point it at the video recorder There is a technical problem Take out the bat teries wait for 10 seconds and place them back Batteries have run out change the batteries No picture when you play a cassette There is no recording on the cassette change the cassette You have selected the wrong programme num ber on the TV for playing cassette on the TV select the correct programme number for the video recorder The cable connecting the TV set and the video recorder has come loose check the cable Poor picture quality when you play a cas sette Your TV set is not properly adjusted The cassette is badly worn or of poor quality use new cassette Tracking is not properly adjusted turn to sec tion Manual Tracking o gt or
27. ted as follows 1 Press MENU The main menu will appear 2 Select line VCR SET Up using A gt vE and confirm with gt gt 3 Select REPEAT PLAY using A gt vE SELECT A vg CHOOSE REPEAT PLAY ON STATUS DISPLAY ON BLUE BACKGROUND ON AUTO STANDBY OFF END EXIT 4 Select function ON with EK If you select OFF continuous playback will be switched off 5 To end press STATUS EXIT 6 Insert a cassette 7 Start the continuous playback with a gt 13 EN Blue Background on or off If you want the TV screen to be solid blue when a weak signal is received set BLUE BACK GROUND to ON The screen will be blue and the sound will be muted Or if you want to receive the weak signal set BLUE BACK GROUND to OFF 1 Switch on the TV If required select the pro gramme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU The main menu will appear 3 Select VCR SET UP using a gt vm and confrim with gt gt 4 Select BLUE BACKGROUND using a gt RT and confirm with gt gt SELECT A eg CHOOSE gt REPEAT PLAY ON STATUS DISPLAY ON gt BLUE BACKGROUND ON AUTO STANDBY OFF END EXIT 5 Select OFF no blue background or ON blue background on with gt gt gt If you sele
28. ts batteries are packed separately in the original video recorder packag ing You must install the batteries in the remote control before use en 1 Take the remote control and the enclosed batteries 2 batteries 2 Open the remote control s battery compart ment and place the batteries in it as shown in the picture and close the battery compart ment The remote control is now ready to use Its range is approximately 5 metres Connecting your video recorder to the TV set The necessary cable con nections must be made before you can record or playback TV programmes using your video recorder We recommend that you use a scart cable to con nect your TV and video recorder What is a scart cable The scart or Euro AV cable serves as the universal connector for picture sound and control signals With this type of connection there is practically no loss of quality during the picture or sound transfer Connecting with a scart cable Have the following cables I ready A an aerial cable 1 supplied a scart cable 2 not supplied 1 Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set Insert it into the AERIAL at the back of the video recorder EN 2 Insert one end of the supplied aerial cable into the RF OUT at the back of the video recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket at the back of the TV set 3 Plug one end of a scart cable into the scart socket TV at the back
29. video recorder manually If you want to cancel the programmed recording press WA e The end of the tape was reached during recording 12 EN 8 Other Functions Switching the status display off or on Along with the on screen menu the status dis play also displays information on the current operating status counter playback recording TV channel etc on the TV screen You can switch off the information about the operating status so that the status display is not recorded when copying videocassettes 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU The main menu will appear 3 Select VCR SET UP with La gt v E and confirm with gt gt gt 4 Select STATUS DISPLAY with La gt vm SELECT A eg CHOOSE gt REPEAT PLAY ON STATUS DISPLAY ON BLUE BACKGROUND ON AUTO STANDBY OFF END EXIT 5 Select ON or OFF with IERT Which settings can I choose ONT Shows the status display for a few sec onds only OFF Switches off the status display 6 To end press STATUS EXIT Continuous playback This function can be used to play a cassette over and over again When the end of the cas sette is reached the video recorder will rewind and start from the beginning again This function is activated or deactiva
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