Philips VR 130 User's Manual
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1. 3 Confirm with P The automatic TV channel search starts LEASE WAIT START ee 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 It is possible that the TV channels in your country are broadcast in a higher frequency range As soon as this range is reached during the search the video recorder will find the TV chan nels The preparation for use is now complete Decoder allocation Some TV channels transmit encoded TV signals which can only be viewed with a purchased or rented decoder without disturbances You can con nect such a decoder to this video recorder The fol lowing function will automatically activate the con nected decoder for the desired TV channel 1 Switch the TV on If applicable select the programme number for the video recorder operation 2 Use 4 m or 0 9 to select the TV channel which you would like to allocate the decoder to 3 Press MENU The main menu will appear 4 Use 4 vl to select TUNER SET UP Then press gt gt gt 5 Use A gt YE to select MANUAL TUNING Then press gt gt gt 6 Use A gt YE to sele2. 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 required select the pro gramme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU The main menu will appear 3 Select INITIAL SET UP with confirm with gt gt 4 Select CLOCK with EIER with gt gt gt a gt j vE and 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 YEAR in the same way 7 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 tas will appear on the display 2 Press a 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
3. EOE 4 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 PAL SECAM 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 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 t
4. In some countries USA and Japan TV viewers receive their programmes as an NTSC signal National Television System Committee 1 Press SYSTEM on the remote control to select the TV colour system with the least disruptions before you start recording or dur ing playback Each pressing LSYSTEM the display will change cyclicaly AUTO PAL SECAM ME SECAM AUTO 2 After 5 seconds the display will be disap peared 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 a gt v E and confirm with P gt SELECT A eg CHOOSE gt REPEAT PLAY ON STATUS DISPLAY ON BLUE BACKGROUND ON AUTO STANDBY OFF END EXIT 4 Select STATUS DISPLAY with 5 Select ON or OFF with gt gt gt gt gt live Which settings can I choose ONT Shows the status display for a few sec onds only OFF Switches off the status displ
5. OFF switch on the IV It 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 RI and confirm with gt gt gt SELECT A eg CHOOSE REPEAT PLAY ON STATUS DISPLAY ON BLUE BACKGROUND ON OFF AUTO STANDBY END EXIT 5 Select OFF no blue background or ON blue background on with P gt gt gt If you select OFF the menu display will disap pear 6 To end press STATUS EXIT 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 4 vm and confrim with gt gt 4 Select AUTO STANDBY using a gt YE SELECT A eg CHOOSE gt REPEAT PLAY ON STATUS DISPLAY ON BLUE BACKGROUND ON AUTO STANDBY ON END EXIT 5 Select OFF no automatic switch off or ONT automatic switch off with gt gt 6 To end pr
6. 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 gt va and confirm with gt gt 4 Select AUTO TUNING with gt gt and confirm with PLEASE WAIT FINISH START Pee 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 EN 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 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 P
7. 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 Supplied accessories e Operating instructions e Remote control and batteries Aerial Cable e Scart Cable PHILIPS 1 Description of controls 0 Q o o 0000 pO O 0000 JOE Ji 1 O 0 AV2 DECODER AVI TV Sab d EEN Oc 18 O 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 To change the video colour system MENU To call up main menu of VCR KK 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 scre
8. only function when the video recorder is switched off with STANDBYION How to check or delete a pro grammed recording TIMER 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 vE and confirm with gt gt SELECT A eg CHOOSE gt ONCE DAILY WEEKLY TIMER LIST END EXIT 5 Select timer block with B gt gt 6 To cancel the recording press CLEAR 7 To end press STATUS EXIT 8 Switch off with with STANDBY ON o EN How to change a programmed Problems and solutions for pro recording TIMER grammed recordings 1 Switch on the TV If required select the pro gramme number for the video recorder Error message will flash in the video recorder display e No cassette was inserted Insert a cassette and 2 Press MENU The main menu will appear 3 Select TIMER with a gt vm Then press KK switch off the video recorder using LSTANDBY ON 4 Select ONCE DAILY or WEEKLY recording A cassette was inserted with the security tab with a gt v Em Then pre
9. 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 for 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 NO
10. system which produces 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 m 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 L
11. P recordings During 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 ak to resume playback Still picture 1 During playback press STILL El 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 Manual Tracking picture forward wind and rewind _ To manually adjust the tracking during playback 1 Stop the tape with vE press PROGRAMME PROGRAMME or P P 2 Press lt lt lt reverse or ESE forward Tracking will return to Automatic Tracking 3 To stop the tape press 7E Adjustment w
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14. ay How can I change back to Automatic Switch over Even if you change the programme number the video colour system for recording will keep the setting If you eject the cassette the video colour sys tem for playback will switch itself back to AUTO automatic switchover STATUS EXIT 6 To end press 13 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 deactivated as follows 1 Press MENU The main menu will appear 2 Select line VCR SET Up using G gt vE and confirm with gt gt SELECT a w CHOOSE REPEAT PLAY ON STATUS DISPLAY ON BLUE BACKGROUND ON AUTO STANDBY OFF END EXIT 3 Select REPEAT PLAY using G gt vE 4 Select function ON with IERT 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 Blue Background on or off If you want the TV screen to be solid blue when a weak signal is recieved set BLUE BACK GROUND to ON The screen will be blue and the sound will be muted Or if you want to recieve the weak signal set BLUE BACK GROUND to
15. ct DECODER MANUAL TUNING SYSTEM IL PROG P55 CHANNEL 055 OFF OFF gt DECODER SKIP SELECT A eg CHOOSE gt END EXIT EN 7 Use gt gt gt to select ONT Decoder switched on 8 To end press STATUS EXIT How can switch off the decoder Use gt gt gt to select OFF Decoder switched off The decoder has now been allocated to this TV channel 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 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 EIER select TUNER SET Up Then press gt gt gt 4 Use A gt Y E to select MANUAL TUNING Then press gt gt gt 5 Select SYSTEM with AF RT MANUAL TUNING SYSTEM L PROG P55 CHANNEL 055 DECODER OFF SKIP OFF SELECT a e CHOOSE gt END EXIT 6 Select L or BG with 7 Select PROG with gt p gt 8 With DXKIISR or 0 9 select the desired programme number that you want to use for the TV channel e g P01 Then press gt g
16. en To store or confirm entry in the menu A 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 LA D stop the tape select an item in the menu of VCR Buttons with TV feature TV_ 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 Al lt 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 STANDBY ON _ To switch off or on interrupt a function PROGRAMME PROGRAMME To select the programme number During normal o adjust the tracking RECORD To record the TV channel selected at this moments b gt When tape playback is stopped press to fast forward the tape at
17. ess STATUS EXIT 14 BN 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 problem 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
18. he ventilation slots 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 Let make things bette A Do not place any combustible objects on the device candles etc 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 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 mate rials 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 printed on the type plate fixed at the back of the device MODELNO VR130 39 PROD NO This product complies with the requirements of Directive 73 23 EEC 89 336 EEC 93 68 EEC Specifications Voltage 220 240V 50Hz Power consumption 20W Power consumption Standby less than 4W PWR in the display switched
19. hen you press IR insert a tape or press 4 To remove vertical jitter in a Still picture press PROGRAMME PROGRAMME or P P 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 vm Recording with automatic switch off OTR One Touch Recording 1 Insert a cassette 2 Use P LP to select the programme num ber you want to record 3 Press RECORD OTRe 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 p
20. high speed During playback press to fast forward the tape while the picture stay on the screen ayback press to 2 Important notes for operation lt 4 When tape playback is stopped press to rewind the tape at hight speed During playback press to rewind the tape while the picture stay on the screen K To play a tape B A To stop the tape and eject the cassette STILL To stop the tape still picture COUNTER RESET To reset the counter Back of the set AV2 DECODER To connect a satellite receiver decoder video recorder etc AVA TV AERIAL RF OUT To connect the TV set programme number To connect the aerial cable To connect the TV set Navigation in the screen menu You can check change many functions and set tings of your video recorder via the on screen menu The individual functions are selected via the remote control as follows Call up the menu with MENU To select with 4 gt vl To enter or change your selection with the number buttons 0 9 or with 4 gt jvm To save or confirm with To cancel with CLEAR To end with STATUS EXIT gt 238 SELECT A vg CHOOSE gt TIMER VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP END EXIT The symbols on your video recorder display These symbo
21. ls can light up on your video recorder display PWR 7 7 oO Pa CO CO 7 REC O Pwr When you keep your video recorder on EIA When you have put a cassette in the video recorder a a g Display of programme number of the TV channel time RF channel REC When you record When you have programmed a recording OU O 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 recorder Preparing the remote control for operation The remote control and its batteries are packed separately in the o
22. o prepare the video recorder use The video recorder automati cally seeks out and stores all available TV chan nels 1 Select the desired language for the on screen menu by pressing A gt YE Aim correctly In the following sections you require the remote 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 2 Press MENU What is an on screen menu The multi language on screen menu takes the mystery out of using your new video recorder All settings and or functions are displayed on your TV screen in the corresponding language 4 TIME and DATE will appear on the TV screen TIME DATE END EXIT 5 Check TIME If required please change the time with the number buttons 0 9 6 Check if the displayed settings for DAY MONTH and YEAR are correct 7 When all information is correct save by pressing STATUS EXIT Satellite receiver If you are connecting a satellite receiver please read the section Using the satellite receiver Decoder If you are connecting a decoder you must install it as described in the next section
23. r Connecting with a scart cable Have the following cables ff ready A an aerial cable 1 supplied a Ei scart cable 2 supplied 1 1 Remove the aerial cable plug from your e TV set Insert it into the AERIAL at the back of the video recorder 2 Insert one end of the supplied aerial cable into the RF OUT at the Eo back of the video ZS recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket at the back of the TV set camcorders etc Q to the socket 6 If 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 SELECTIONNER A v gt FRAN AIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS APP MENU POUR CONTINUER 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 additional devices You can connect additional devices such as decoders satel lite receivers d en AV2 DECODER AV2 DECODER _ EN 4 Installing your video recorder Preparation for use This chapter shows you how t
24. 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 vm Then press gt gt gt 4 Select ONCE DAILY or WEEKLY recording with a gt vm Then press gt gt SELECT a vg CHOOSE gt ONCE DAILY WEEKLY TIMER LIST END EXIT Selecting once daily weekly recordings 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 9 buttons you can enter START start time STOP end time PROG programme number and DATE Programme numbers of the AV1 and AV2 scart socket You can also programme recordings from exter nal sources via scart socket AV1 TV or AV2 DECODER 11 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
25. ress MENU The main menu will appear 3 Select TUNER SET UP with L gt YE and confirm with gt gt gt 4 Select MOVE with a gt E and confirm with gt gt gt MOVE P01 POG P02 P07 P03 P08 P04 Pog P05 P10 SELECT A v CHOOSE gt END EXIT 5 With 24 gt va select the saved TV channel that you want to change 6 Confirm with IERT 7 Move the selected channel with 4 gt vm to the programme number you want to assign 8 Confirm with gt gt gt 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 Setting the language You have the option of setting one of the dis played languages for the on screen menu OSD 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 INITIAL SET UP with L4 J 8 and confirm with P gt 4 Select LANGUAGE with 4 Ym and confirm with P gt SELECTIONNER gt FRAN AIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS TERMIN EXIT 5 Select the desired language with A gt vE 6 To end press STATUS EXIT
26. revent recording over 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 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 ym 10 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
27. riginal video recorder packag ing You must install the batteries in the remote control before use 1 Take the remote control and the enclosed batteries 2 batteries 2 Open the remote control s battery compartment and place the batteries in it as shown in the picture and close the battery compartment 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 connec tions must be made before you can record or playback TV programmes using your video recorder We recommend that you use a scart cable to connect your TV and video recorder 3 Plug one end of a scart cable into the scart socket AV1 TV at the back of the video recorder and the other end into the suitable scart socket on your TV reserved for the video recorder operation 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 I 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 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 transfe
28. ss gt gt gt removed 5 Select a TIMER block with 0 9 The flashing Undo the erase protection chapter Manual number indicates an empty TIMER block 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 video recorder manually If you SELECT TIMER NUMBER want to cancel the programmed recording press END EXIT Ta ONCE TIMER 12345678 e The end of the tape was reached during recording 6 Press CLEAR to delete information and input correct information with AKT or 0 9 7 To end press STATUS EXIT 8 Switch off with STANDBY ON 12 EN 8 Other Functions Changing the video colour system If you playback recordings made on other video recorders or you want to record from external sources via the scart socket the automatic video colour system switch over may lead to colour distortion You can switch off the automatic TV system switch over as follows Video colour systems Other countries other video colour systems In central Europe transmissions are broadcast in the PAL system Phase Alternation Line standard France uses SECAM S quentiel a m moire
29. t gt gt gt gt AF ve Then press don t know the channels for my TV stations In this case press a gt v E in CHANNEL to start the automatic channel search A changing channel number will appear on the TV screen Continue the automatic search until you have found the desired TV channel 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 9 Select CHANNEL with 4 va and con firm with gt gt gt Then enter the desired chan nel with To al If you set SKIP on you can skip the channels when you press LP P 10 Save the TV channel with Kl 11 To search for other TV channels begin again at step 5 12 To end press STATUS EXIT Using the satellite receiver Satelite channels from a satellite receiver con nected to the scart socket AV2 DECODER are received on the video recorder on programme number AV2 with 0 0 2 You should select the satelite channels to be received by the satellite receiver directly on the receiver itself Automatic Tuning During
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