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Sony KV-21V4U TV VCR Combo User Manual

1. 2 headphones jack page 19 8 Tape transport buttons page 23 Ellaell ki llel 9 volume buttons page 16 PROGR programme buttons page 16 Remote sensor IM U MAIN POWER switch page 2 6 16 input select button pages 19 38 PDC button page 31 TIMER REC ON OFF button pages 28 29 REC recording r button page 25 q AUTO REPEAT ON OFF switch page 24 e COLOUR SYSTEM switch page 23 Additional Information 45 Remote Commander gt o e e Nl EH NI a fal WE Al la al Sls amp 6 eject button page 22 TV power on button pages 6 16 u muting button page 17 ON TIMER button page 35 SLEEP button page 34 VIDEO Plus buttons ONCE button page 32 DAILY button page 32 WEEKLY button page 32 O O R ND Teletext operation buttons page 20 8 REC recording r button page 25 9 QUICK TIMER button page 30 Tape transport buttons page 23 PLAY p STOP P PAUSE 0 REW rewind FF fast forward u standby button page 16 I M Teletext button page 20 input select button pages 19 21 38 Menu operation buttons pages 6 7 MENU OK Number button page 6 16 1 on screen display button pages 17 24 q PROGR programme Teletext page access buttons page 16 21 A volume buttons page 16 TIMER REC buttons TIMER ON SCREEN
2. OLE VIDEO Plus 8 m m A F gt lt 8 U N B jo OLIO TIMERON TIMER REC SCREEN ON OFF PAUSE Muting the Sound Press u The a indicator appears and stays on the screen To resume normal sound press again or A Displaying the On screen Information Press to display the following on screen information To have the programme number channel number and caption stay on the screen press again To make the indications disappear press 3 until no indications are displayed on the screen Caption Current date and time Adjusting the Picture Programme position Channel number You can select one of four settings for picture effect in the menu You can also adjust the picture to suit your own taste Selecting the picture effect l Press MENU to display the main menu MENU gt VISUAL MODE ON TIMER SET CLOCK SET TRACKING CONTROL UAGE LANGUAG PROGRAMME PRESET DEMONSTRATION Select 42 and pressQGh 2 Move the cursor z to VISUAL MODE with or The VISUAL MODE menu appears VISUAL MODE gt PICTURE CONTROL STANDARD Select 4 and pressQK and press OK Basic Operations 17 GB O U U N o Co 2 9 ax ON TIMER Q VIDEO Plus 2000 00 PROGR Em EM TIMERON TIMER REC SCREEN ON OFF Note The HUE adjustment is available only for the NTSC colour system 3 Using or select the set
3. on the video TV e The headphones are connected to 2 jack Disconnect the headphones e The s is displayed on the screen Press u e Press A e Adjust CONTRAST COLOUR and BRIGHTNESS in the PICTURE CONTROL menu page 18 e The connecting cord between the video TV and the input source is disconnected Connect it firmly e Input is not selected correctly Press until the desired input indicator appears page 38 e The power has been interrupted the U switch is turned off or the mains lead is disconnected for more than a week Re set the clock and timer settings if necessary pages 15 26 e The safety device has been activated Switch off disconnect the mains lead and leave the set for about one minute e The COLOUR SYSTEM switch is set to incorrect position Set COLOUR SYSTEM to the position corresponding to the colour system with which the tape is recorded page 23 e Adjust the tracking page 36 e The video heads are dirty Clean the heads using the Sony V 25CL video head cleaning tape page 42 If the cleaning tape is not available in your area have the heads cleaned at your nearest Sony service facility Do not use a commercially available wet type cleaning tape as it may damage the video heads e The tape is worn out Use anew tape e The tape is defective Use anew tape Additional Information 40 GB Function Record
4. e he batteries are low Replace the batteries page 4 e The batteries are installed incorrectly Install the batteries with correct polarities page 4 Additional Information 41 GB Taking Care of Your Video TV Video Head Cleaning When playback pictures are noisy and hardly visible or when no picture appears the video heads may be contaminated In such a case clean the video heads using the V 25CL video head cleaning tape not supplied or ask Sony service personnel to clean the video heads with this service there would be a standard charge GB Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads e Normal picture e Rough picture e Unclear picture e No picture or black amp white screen appears terminal initial Worn Video Heads If your video TV displays a poor picture after you clean the video heads you may need to replace them Consult your dealer or the Sony Service Center nearest you Check the Video Heads after 1 000 Hours of Use A video TV is a high precision machine It must record on or play from magnetic tapes on which the image signals from the colour TV or the video camcorder are recorded Note Domotuseacommensall avaiable The video heads or mechanical parts for transporting the tape are wet type cleaning tape as it may contaminated or worn after extended use You should have your video TV damage the video heads checked after each 1 000 hours of use About Moisture Con
5. The TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV lights up and the video If you try to enter the recording TV enters timer recording standby mode start time prior to the current time All the items of the setting will be Press TIMER ON SCREEN to erase the PROGRAMME LIST Szk Press U to turn the video off TV if you do not want to watch the TV If you try to do incorrect The video TV turns on automatically and starts recording at the preset operation start time and goes off at the preset stop time The video TV displays a message on the screen to interrupt your setting If you turn the U switch off The TIMER REC buttons do not fonction Basic Operations 27 O lt S 3 Daily weekly recording You can preset your video TV to record the same programme every day of the week daily recording or the same programme on the same day every week weekly recording Press instep 3 until the desired setting appears in the DATE position With each press the setting changes as follows GB 4 today n MON SUN n MON SAT n MON FRI n EVERY SAT n EVERY FRI n EVERY THU n EVERY WED n EVERY TUE n EVERY MON n EVERY SUN n 3 next month n 2 To stop timer recording Press TIMER REC ON OFF The TIMER REC lamp turns off Using the Video TV before Timer Recording Starts You can watch a TV programme check the timer settings and reset the counter in timer recording standby mode However press TIMER REC ON OFF to
6. gt you want GB The numbers are displayed on the screen and the requested page appears PROGR in a few seconds If you have made a mistake type in any three digits then re enter the correct page number D D 4 Press to return to the TV mode TIMER ON TIMER REC SCREEN ON OFF Using Fasttext This feature allows you to access a Teletext page with one button press When a Fasttext page is broadcast a colour coded menu appears at the bottom of the screen The colours of the menu correspond to the red green yellow and blue buttons on the Remote Commander These coloured buttons functions as the fasttext buttons in Teletext mode Press the coloured button which corresponds to the colour coded menu The page is displayed after a few seconds To change the teletext channel e First press to return to the TV mode then repeat steps 1 to 3 e f the signal of a TV channel is weak teletext errors may occur Basic Operations 20 Accessing the next or preceding page Press PROGR The next or preceding page appears on the screen Superimposing a Teletext page on the TV picture GB Each time you press V the screen changes as follows R d Teletext n Teletext and TV 7 Preventing a Teletext page from being updated or changed A Teletext page may consist of several subpages You can stop the page scrolling in order to read the text at your own pace Press HOLD The symbol appears on
7. NINE aka 11 SUME a Pay IV channel sesiis 12 Step 4 Setting tp VIDEO PIUSE aaa oai 13 pelne the guide chame S cos dra 13 Step Oe Me CIOCK spisser ossia 15 Basic Operations A NE T V n E GE 16 Switching the video TV on and off 16 Selecting TV programmes aus iS 16 Pl a Te TY ONIN aso O A GR 16 Manno ME OUN ze AAAA 17 Displaying the on screen information 17 Adus une NE PIC U eaa 17 Vy arin Dne PUE masoni O GH 19 Listening With headphones wasi cali 19 Viewin IEEE asza ino RAGE TEE 20 Switching Teletext on and OFF zana 20 Wamo Fast TEXi errs 20 DAJ ADR GA RA i 22 NIEEEODZ a video CosSetiE samsint 22 Fjeciinp a video casse HG nanpas 22 Protecting your cassette against accidental Ea o E A EE OKE 22 A AOC E A 23 Playing a tape repeatedly Auto Repeat 24 Displaying the on screen indications 24 Resetting the tape counter aeg 0 24 Recording TV pProSrAMMES macica W 25 Recording TV programmes awe 25 Recording with the TV OM aus ESA 25 Watching a TV programme while recording ANO OPei R A E 2 Recording TV programmes using the timer 26 SAUNIE Ul PICT aa GO R 26 Using the video TV before timer recording STATS ndk E aentaeucte 28 Checking the Umer setings wa SRA 29 Changing or canceling the timer settings 29 Recording using the quick timer umawia 30 Timer recording with PDC signals 31 Recording TV programmes usin
8. PROGRAMME 2 gt 3 4 5 6 Select 4 and PressQW Press or until r appears in the D position and press OK MANUAL PROGRAMME Press MENU to go back to the original screen Getting Started and and 12 GB Step 4 Setting up Video Plus VIDEO plus is a feature that simplifies programming the video TV to make timer recording To use VIDEO plus each programme position needs to be matched with its VIDEO plus guide channel To get the guide channel numbers see Guide channels for VIDEO plus on page 13 or look in the programme guide for your area that features PlusCodes gt 8 Or U N 8 Before you begin e If the u lamp on the video TV is lit in red press PROGR ora number button on the Remote Commander Setting the Guide Channels J Press MENU to display the main menu The main menu appears 00660 C ALE 0 00 Cas U NJ Q Q D MENU gt VISUAL MODE ON TIMER SET GLOCK SET TRACKING CONTROL LANGUAGE PROGRAMME PRESET DEMONSTRATION TIMER ON TIMER REC TIMER ON SCREEN ON OFF CLEAR Select 4 and pressQGh COUNTER 2 Move the cursor z to PROGRAMME PRESET with or and press OK The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears PROGRAMME PRESET gt AUTO PROGRAMME MANUAL PROGRAMME SET UP GUIDE CH Select and press W 3 Move the cursor z to SET UP GUIDE CH with or and press OK The SET UP GUIDE C
9. TRACKING CONTROL LANGUAGE PROGRAMME PRESET DEMONSTRATION Select 42 and press X 2 Move the cursor Zz to LANGUAGE with or and press OK The LANGUAGE menu appears LANGUAGE gt ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANCAIS ITALIANO ESPANOL NEDERLANDS PORTUGUES Note on the DEMONSTRATION Select 3 and pressOW function If you choose DEMONSTRATION 3 Select the language you want with or and press OK On emai Enu ano Press OR The selected language is coloured green and the menu appears in the you can see a sequential demonstration on the menu selected language functions on the screen Press any button e g MENU to stop this function 4 Press MENU to go back to the original screen Getting Started 6 C U N 066600 U NJ Q O U Or eJE 5 TIMER ON TIMER REC SCREEN ON OFF CLEAR COUNTER To stop automatic channel presetting Press on the Remote Commander Presetting Channels Automatically l Press MENU to display the main menu 2 Move the cursor z to PROGRAMME PRESET with or and press OK The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears PROGRAMME PRESET gt AUTO PROGRAMME MANUAL PROGRAMME SET UP GUIDE CH Select 42 and press K Move the cursor z to AUTO PROGRAMME with or and press OK The AUTO PROGRAMME menu appears AUTO PROGRAMME SYSTEM PROG CH gt mm Select 42 and pressQG Press OK The p
10. or press OK The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears MANUAL PROGRAMME PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT gt G ON 11 2 3 4 5 6 l Select 4 and Press QG Using or move the cursor z to the programme position number button to which you want to preset the channel and press OK The SYS position turns red MANUAL PROGRAMME PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT 1 co N gt Select 4 and Press QW Select the system with or and press OK The CH position turns red Select the channel you want to preset with or and press OK and The video TV starts scanning receivable channels When the channel is found it stops If you want to preset this channel press OK If not press Or to search for another channel Repeat steps 4 and 5 to preset other channels After you finish presetting press MENU to go back to the original screen Getting Started 8 GB Skipping Programme Positions You can skip unused programme positions when selecting programme with PROGR buttons However the skipped programmes may still be called up when you select them with the number buttons C U N l Press MENU to display the main menu F O 00 2 Move the cursor z to PROGRAMME PRESET with or and press OK The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears 3 Move the cursor z to MANUAL PROGRAMME with or and press OK The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears U D Q Q U 4 Using or move
11. over Check the polarities and and remove the cover position two R6 batteries correctly Getting Started 4 Step 2 Connecting the Aerial Connecting an Outdoor Aerial For better TV reception and recording with clear video picture connect an outdoor aerial to your video TV To connect a UHF aerial 75 ohm coaxial cable round Attach an IEC aerial connector to 75 ohm coaxial cable Plug the connector into the IF aerial socket of the video TV UHF aerial Rear On a wall 8 1r o or After connecting the aerial connect the mains lead to a wall outlet Getting Started 5 Step 3 Tuning in to TV Stations You should preset the channels up to 60 channels by choosing either the automatic or manual method The automatic method is easier if you want to preset all receivable channels at once Use the manual method if you want to allocate programme numbers to the channels one by one U N B Before you begin GB e Depress the U MAIN POWER switch on the right side of the video TV to switch it on If the u lamp on the video TV is lit in red press PROGR ora number button on the Remote Commander C CE UD Selecting the Language on the Menu You can select one of several languages for the menu and on screen information WEEN ONOFF CLEAR The initial setting is English U D Q Q U 1 Press MENU The main menu appears MENU gt VISUAL MODE ON TIMER SET GLOCK SET
12. standby mode after a selected time period Press SLEEP With each press the time period in minutes changes as follows OFF gt 30 gt 60 gt 90 One minute before the TV switches into standby mode a message Good night is displayed on the screen Additional Operations 34 GB Switching on at Your Desired Time On Timer You can preset your video TV to automatically switch on at a desired time You can select the TV programme or video playback to be switched on Q 1 Press MENU to display the main menu 4 12WED e 2 8 2 Move the cursor z to ON TIMER SET with or and press OK ri The ON TIMER SET menu appears GB ON TIMER SET 20 00 gt TIME 6 00 SOURCE TV PROG 1 ON TIMER OFF Select 42 and press K 3 Press OK The timer setting hour section turns red OCOLO U NJ Q O U 4 Set the hour with or and press OK The minute section turns red 5 Set the minutes by one minute with or and press OK WEN ONOFF CLEAR The cursor appears beside TIME 9 Q2 2 COUNTER RESET 6 Move the cursor z to SOURCE with or and press OK 7 Select TV or VCR video playback to be switched on with or and press OK When you select TV select the programme position with or and press OK 7 30 gt SOURCE TV PROG 12 OFF ON TIMER Select 4 and pressQW 8 Move the cursor z to ON TIMER with or and press O
13. the cursor Z to the programme position which you want to skip and press OK The SYS position turns red 9 Q2 0 CE MANUAL PROGRAMME UERSR TIMER REC SCREEN ON OFF CLEAR PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT gt N C02 Select 4 and Press QW 5 Press or until appears in the SYS position and press OK MANUAL PROGRAMME PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT 1 ON 2 l B 2 4 5 6 Select 4 and Press G When you select programmes using the PROGR buttons the programme position is skipped 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to skip other programme positions For programme positions oeyone B J Press MENU to go back to the original screen The display scrolls by pressing repeatedly Getting Started 9 GB Q U N G 0 0 U NJ Q O U U HMS OOO Q CI If you have made a mistake Press to go back to the previous position TIMER ON TIMER REC SCREEN ON OFF CLEAR 5 Select a letter or number with or Captioning a TV Station Name You can name a channel using up to five characters letters or numbers to be displayed on the TV screen e g MTV Using this function you can easily identify which channel you are watching l Press MENU to display the main menu press OK The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears press OK The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears MANUAL PROGRAMME PRG S gt Select 4 and PressQGK Move t
14. turn off the TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV to do the following operations e ejecting the cassette e using the tape operation buttons e changing or cancelling the timer settings Remember to press TIMER REC ON OFF again to make the TIMER REC lamp light after the above operations Basic Operations 28 O U O N B jo Ul OLE U O z 4 D O A OGEGU BG EG6 0 B v D Q D D 0 CIE TIMERON TIMER REC SCREEN ON OFF CLEAR COUNTER Checking the Timer Settings You can display the list of the timer settings which you preset Press TIMER ON SCREEN The PROGRAMME LIST appears PROGRAMME LIST DATE START gt 6 FRI 20 15 7 SAT 8 30 MON SAT 23 00 0 00 EVERYSUN 9 55 Select 4 and pressQW Press TIMER ON SCREEN again to erase the PROGRAMME LIST Changing or Canceling the Timer Settings Press TIMER REC ON OFF to turn off the TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV Press TIMER ON SCREEN to display the PROGRAMME LIST Select the setting you want to change or cancel with or PROGRAMME LIST DATE START 6 gt 7 SAT 8 30 MON SAT 23 00 EVERYSUN 9 55 Select 4 and pressQW To change the setting Using or and OK re enter all the items Refer to Setting the timer steps 2 to 9 on pages 26 and 27 To cancel the setting Press TIMER REC CLEAR Press TIMER ON SCREEN to go back to the original screen If there are other ti
15. 6 40 43 50 The Wrekin 26 33 20 29 Midlands East Waltham 58 64 6l 54 Northern Ireland Brougher Mountain 22 20 25 2 Divis 31 27 24 21 Limavady 55 62 59 65 North Belmont 22 28 25 32 QH Emley Moor 44 51 47 41 North West Winter Hill 55 62 59 65 North East Bilsdale West Moor 33 26 29 23 Caldbeck 30 34 28 32 Chatton 29 45 49 42 HM Pontop Pike 56 64 61 54 Scotland Angus 57 63 60 53 Black Hill 40 46 43 50 Sandale 22 67 Caldbeck 20 32 4 Craigkelly 31 27 24 21 H Darvel 33 26 23 29 Durris 22 28 25 32 Eitshal Lewis J33 26 23 29 Keelylang Hill 40 46 43 50 M Knock More 33 26 23 29 Rosemalkie 39 45 49 42 Rumster Forest 31 27 24 21 Selkirk 55 62 59 65 Wales Blaenplwyf 31 27 24 21 Carmel 57 63 60 53 Llanddona 57 63 60 53 Moel y Parc 52 45 49 42 Presely 46 40 43 50 j Wenvoe 44 51 41 47 Additional Information 44 Index to Parts and Controls Video TV Set Front This section briefly describes the buttons and controls on the video TV set and on the Remote Commander For more information refer to the pages next to each description e IN ES N lo ll 1 Lamps REC recording page 25 TIMER REC recording page 27 ON TIMER page 35 PDC page 31 2 u standby lamp page 16 3 u standby button page 16 4 EJECT 6 button page 22 5 Cassette compartment page 22 6 2 2 video audio input jacks page 38
16. EO Plus The SHOWVIEW menu appears SHOWVIEW ee Ne Set 0 9 and press ONCE DAILY WEEKLY Press the number buttons to enter the desired programme s PlusCode SHOWVIEW SHOWVIEW NO 82477691 Set 0 9 and press ONCE DAILY WEEKLY Press ONCE DAILY or WEEKLY you want to set For each setting see table below To record the programme Bes The recording information appears date start and stop times programme position number SHOWVIEW 20 00 4 12WED SHOWVIEW NO 82477691 DATE START STOP PROG 6 FRI 20 00 22 00 58 Press TIMER REC ON OFF button Check that the information is correct If it is not press TIMER CLEAR to cancel the setting Basic Operations 32 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to preset another timer setting Q 9 Press TIMER REC ON The TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV lights up and the video TV enters timer recording standby mode U N e To stop recording GB To stop the video TV while recording a programme press p STOP F Oo OCEE UD U NJ Q O U Has C9 TIMERGN TIMER REC SCREEN ON OFF CLEAR Basic Operations 33 Additional Operations Switching off Automatically Sleep Timer Q O N 6066 0 0 U NJ Q O D U HS OOO ges TIMER ON TIMER REC SCREEN ON OFF CLEAR To cancel the timer Press SLEEP to select OFF You can automatically switches the video TV into
17. H menu appears SET UP GUIDE CH GUIDE CH If you have made a mistake Press to go back to the previous position Select 4 and PressQW Getting Started 4 Using or move the cursor Z to the programme position number button to which you want to preset the guide channel and press OK The GUIDE CH position turns red SET UP GUIDE CH PROG Select SET UP GUIDE CH PROG gt GUIDE CH GUIDE CH 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to preset other channels 7 After you finish presetting press MENU to go back to the original screen Guide channels for VIDEO plus Guide channel 001 002 003 004 005 006 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 Station name BBC1 BBC2 ITV CHANNEL 4 RTE IRELAND NETWORK 2 IRELAND SKY ONE SKY NEWS SKY MOVIES THE MOVIE CHANNEL SKY SPORT NICKELODEON VH 1 GERMANY EUROSPORT GALAVISION MTV EUROPE CHILDERN S CHANNEL THE FAMILY CHANNEL SKY MOVIES GOLD BBC WORLD SERVICE RTL4 SUPER SPORT FILMNET 2 FILMNET RTL PLUS INTERNATIONAL SAT 1 PREMIERE 3 SAT ARD PRO 7 TELE 5 Guide channel 122 123 124 125 126 127 129 130 151 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 149 Station name TELECLUB UK GOLD DISCOVERY THE LEARNING CHANNEL BRAVO ADULT CHANNEL CNN EURONEWS QVC UK LIVING RAI 1 RAT 2 TV5 E
18. K then select ON with or and press OK To erase the message Press any button on the video TV or Remote Commander 9 Press MENU to go back to the original screen 10 Press ON TIMER The ON TIMER lamp on the front of the video TV lights up If you are not using the video TV press U to set the video TV in standby mode At the preset time the video TV automatically switches on and a message Good morning is displayed for five minutes If you do not press any button for 2 hours the video TV automatically shuts off Additional Operations 35 Enhancing Video Picture Quality gt Q 0 0 jo 0 0 E U O A SLEEP U VIDEO Plus J 0 0 OOOO 0 CO O O OE Ue OOOO 2 TIMERON TIMER REC SCREEN ON OFF CLEAR To go back to automatic tracking Select AUTO in the TRACKING CONTROL menu with or and press OK Adjusting the Tracking Adjusting the Tracking Automatically The tracking condition is automatically adjusted on this video TV The AUTO TRACKING indicator will appear while the video TV is searching for best tracking condition Adjusting the Tracking Manually If streaks or snow noise appear on the video playback picture adjust the tracking condition manually l Press MENU to display the main menu 2 Move the cursor z to TRACKING CONTROL with or and press OK The TRACKING CONTROL menu appears TRACKING CONTROL gt AUTO MANUAL Select 42 and press
19. N SCREEN ON OFF CLEAR J Press MENU to go back to the original screen The adjusted control levels are stored Effect of each control PICTURE CONTROL Effect CONTRAST Less UIINNIIE More COLOUR Less TL BRIGHTNESS Darker MNIE Brighter Greenish Reddish RESET Resets all the items to the factory preset levels Watching Line Input Press repeatedly until the desired input indicator appears To go back to the normal TV picture press until the programme position appears or press on the Remote Commander once For details of the video input picture see page 38 Listening with Headphones Plug the headphones not supplied to the 2 headphones jack inside the front panel on the video TV The sound from the speaker is shut off Basic Operations 19 GB Viewing Teletext TV stations broadcast an information service called Teletext via the TV channels The teletext service allows you to receive various information such as weather forecasts or news at any time O 8 O aS B Switching Teletext on and off 1 Select the TV channel which carries the Teletext service you want to watch GB 0 0 jo U U OGO6G QU OOOO 0 2 Press V to display Teletext A Teletext page normally the index page is displayed If there is no Teletext broadcast the indication P100 is displayed on a black screen Z 3 Press the number buttons to enter the three digit of the Teletext number OOOO U 0 lt
20. PROGR or number buttons on the Remote Commander or PROGR on the video TV to switch it on Insert a cassette with its safety tab Select the programme position which you want to record Press QUICK TIMER on the Remote Commander The QUICK TIMER 0 00 appears on the screen Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to select the recording time period With each press the time period changes as follows 0 00 0 30 gt 1 00 gt 3 30 gt 4 00 The time period turns yellow and recording starts Even if you switch off the video TV it continues recording When the preset time period has elapsed the video TV stops recording Basic Operations 30 Notes on PDC recording If you use PDC recording while watching the TV the programme automatically changes to the timer recording programme and you cannot change programmes Make sure to use PDC recording only when the video TV set is in standby mode or in power switch off mode If you watch the TV continuously cancel the PDC timer recording If recording times overlap due to a PDC time shift the programme that was broadcast first has priority Recording of the second programme begins when the first programme has finished If the video TV could not receive a PDC signal because it was too weak or because the station failed to transmit PDC signals timer recording is made without the PDC function Timer Recording with PDC Signals The Germa
21. QW 3 Select MANUAL with or and press OK The tracking meter appears TRACKING CONTROL AUTO MANUAL NORMAL TRACKING Select 42 and pressQW 4 Using or adjust the tracking to get the best picture 5 Press OK The main menu reappears 6 Press MENU to go back to the original screen Additional Operations 36 GB Adjusting with the Optimum Picture Control OPC This function allows you to improve playback and recording quality by adjusting the system parameter automatically according to the condition O z Oc U N of the video tape This function is set to ON at the factory To maintain better picture GB quality it is advisable to leave the function on The OPC function works on all types of tapes even on rental tapes To change the setting use the menu display U Z Ul Press MENU to display the main menu m m A e lt 2 Move the cursor z to VISUAL MODE with or and press OK The VISUAL MODE menu appears VISUAL MODE gt PICTURE CONTROL STANDARD MILD MOVIE OPC ON Select 4 and pressQW TMERON TIMER REC TIMER ON SCREEN ON OFF CLEAR 3 Move the cursor z to OPC with or and press OK 4 Select ON or OFF with or and press OK VISUAL MODE PICTURE CONTROL STANDARD MILD MOVIE OPC OFF Select 42 and press 5 Press MENU to erase the main menu About the Auto Head Cleaner The auto head cleaner built into this set auto
22. S O NY 3 858 033 21 1 KV 2 1V 4U Operating Instructions GB _ Trinitron Colour Video TV R Video mal OXN VIDEOQ 44 PAL NTSC 4 43 1996 by Sony Corporation Printed in Spain WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Dangerously high voltages are present inside the set Do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only Caution Television programmes films video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws Colour System of Your Set This video TV is designed to receive TV programmes based on PAL I colour system and to record and play on PAL colour system Also the video TV can play tapes on NTSC colour system Precautions Safety Information For general safety e Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture e Do not open the rear cover For safe operations e Do not operate the unit on anything but 220 240 V AC e Do not operate the unit if any liquid or solid object falls in it have it checked immediately e Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if you do not intend to use it for an extended period of time To disconnect the cord pull it out by the plug never by the cord NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience S
23. UROPE TVE INTERNATIONAL MBC ARABIC VTM SPORTNET COUNTRY MUSIC TV VIDEO HITS ONE VH 1 SKY SPORT 2 amp SOAPS amp TRAVEL TV ASIA LA 5 LIVE TV SUPERCHANNEL JAPAN TV SELECT TV MOVIE CHANNEL FILMNET 1 TNT CARTOON NETWORK Getting Started 14 Step 5 Setting the Clock O 0 0 0 0o lt IDEO Plus 8 mi m A L lt TMERON TIMER REC SCREEN ON OFF If you have made a mistake Press to go back to the previous position If the clock has stopped and is displayed You have to re set the clock You need to set the clock for using timer recording and quick timer recording functions Press MENU to display the main menu MENU gt VISUAL MODE ON TIMER SET CLOCK SET TRACKING CONTROL LANGUAGE PROGRAMME PRESET DEMONSTRATION Select 4 and pressQW Move the cursor z to CLOCK SET with or and press OK The CLOCK SET menu appears CLOCK SET BoE mol 2 mei p r es sOK Press OK to start setting the clock The day section turns red CLOCK SET gt 1 1 1996 MON 0 00 Set the day with or and press OK The month section turns red GLOCK SET 4 1 1996 THU 0 00 Select 42 and press QG Using or and OK set the month year hour and minute in the same way as in step 4 GLOCK SET 4 12 1996 WED 15 30 Select 42 and pressQG After setting the minute press OK The clock starts working Press MENU to go bac
24. back up Approx 7 days Clock requirements 220 240 V AC 50 Hz Power consumption 112 W Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Dimensions Approx 540 x 518 x 470 mm w h d 21 s x 20 2 x 187 8 inches Mass Approx 25 kg 55 lb 2 oz Accessories supplied Remote Commander 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Note This appliance conforms with the EU Directive 89 336 EEC regarding interference suppression Additional Information 43 GB Television Channel Number Guide Only the main transmitters are listed Information regarding the regional sub relay channel numbers can be obtained by contacting The BBC Engineering Information Dept 0181 752 5040 MAIN TRANSMITTERS BBCl1 BBC2 ITV CH4 London amp South East 1 Bluebell Hill 40 46 43 65 2 Crystal Palace 26 55 25 30 3 Dover 50 56 66 53 4 Heathfield 49 52 64 67 5 Oxford 57 63 60 53 South West 6 Beacon Hill 57 63 60 53 7 Caradon Hill 22 25 25 32 8 Huntshaw Cross 55 62 59 65 9 Redruth 51 44 41 47 Stockland Hill 33 26 23 29 Channel Islands Fremont Point 51 44 41 47 South M Hannington 39 45 42 66 IS Midhurst 61 55 58 68 Rowridge 31 24 27 21 West Mendip 58 64 61 54 East Sandy Heath 31 27 24 21 Sudbury sl 44 41 47 Tacolneston 62 55 59 65 Midlands West Ridge Hill 22 28 25 32 Sutton Coldfiled 4
25. densation If the unit is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place moisture may condense on the video head drum If this happens the tape may stick to the head drum and it may be damaged or the unit may not operate correctly To avoid possible damage caused by moisture condensation be sure not to leave a cassette inside the compartment when the unit is not in use When bringing the unit from a cold place to a warm place wait for about 10 minutes before operating it If the tape operation buttons do not work due to moisture condensation leave the unit for more than one hour with the power on Additional Information 42 Specifications TV Section Television system I Colour system PAL Channel coverage See Television channel number guide at the next page Trinitron Approx 54 5 cm 21 inches Approx 51 cm picture measured diagonally Picture tube Aerial in UHF Video Section Format VHS standard Video recording system Rotary 2 head helical scanning system Audio recording system Monaural Video signal PAL Tape speed PAL 23 39 mm sec NTSC playback only 33 35 mm sec Maximum recording time 240 minutes with E 240 Inputs and Outputs Inputs LINE IN VIDEO phono jack 1 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative LINE IN AUDIO phono jack 1 Input level 500 mVrms 100 modulation EURO AV 21 pin Output EURO AV 21 pin Headphones jack Monaural minijack General Clock Quartz locked Clock
26. ed scene during recording with this button 1 Press PAUSE P when an unwanted scene appears on the screen Recording pauses 2 Press PAUSE P again to release the pause mode at the desired scene Recording resumes from the point set in step 1 O00 OOOO VIC HSO OOL Oe DOQQ U B v D Q O I Or CE When the recording pause mode lasts for about 5 minutes the video TV Cy GQ stops recording to protect the quality of video tapes TIMER ON TIMER REC REC SCREEN ON OFF CLEAR S Recording with the TV Off Press U The TV screen is turned off and the u lamp lights up The video TV continues recording Watching a TV programme while recording another You can watch a TV programme and record another at the same time Select the desired programme position with PROGR or the number buttons on the Remote Commander or PROGR on the video TV Basic Operations 25 Recording TV Programmes Using the Timer The Timer Recording function allows you to preset your video TV to record up to six programmes within a one month period gt Before you begin e Press PROGR or number buttons on the Remote Commander or PROGR on the video TV to switch on the video TV e Make sure that the time and date clock are set If not the message GB Please set the clock is displayed on the screen Refer to Setting the clock on page 15 e Make sure that the loaded cassette has its safety tab If a casset
27. en press REW 0 9 O was ccc BER ONOFF CLEAR Lol To search a tape at high speed Cc GM Cc During playback press and hold REW 0 rewind or FF fast forward A high speed picture appears on the TV screen To resume normal playback release the button To view the picture in fast forward or rewind mode Press and hold FF during fast forward or REW 0 during rewind While you hold the button you can view the picture When you release the button fast forward or rewind mode is resumed Basic Operations 23 Playing a Tape Repeatedly Auto Repeat You can play the recorded portion of the tape repeatedly Set the AUTO REPEAT switch on the video TV to ON and press PLAY Playback starts When the tape reaches the end the video TV rewinds the GB tape to the beginning then plays it Displaying the on Screen Indications Press G3 to display the following on screen information To show only the amount of tape remaining and linear tape counter on the screen press again To make the indications disappear press amp until no indications appear O Q 2 0 0 jo U N 3 Amount of tape remaining Beginning of the tape 4 End of the tape S z gt gt H Tape operation mode 0 F3 Oo lt mn U 0 CHO as OLION CH PROGR Current date and Linear tape time counter TIMERON TI cd OO Resetting the Tape Counter The tape c
28. er VCR Using an additional VCR you can edit a tape Editing from another VCR Connections are the same as in Watching the picture input from optional equipment GB Editing onto another VCR Rear Coo O to 21 pin EURO AV connector VMC 212CE EURO cable not supplied Watching the Pay TV Channel After connecting the pay TV decoder to the W connector using VMC 212CE EURO cable set the Pay TV decoder following the steps in Setting a Pay TV channel page 12 Rear to 21 pin EURO AV connector VMC 212CE EURO cable not supplied Additional Operations 39 Additional Information Troubleshooting Function TV reception Clock and timer Playback Problems No picture screen is dark no sound Good picture but no sound No colour or poor colour screen is dark for colour programmes but good sound No picture no sound from video input source The clock has stopped and is displayed Power is on but the tape does not run Poor playback picture The sound drops out Possible causes and remedies e he mains lead is disconnected Connect the mains lead e The video TV is switched off Press PROGR or programme number on the Remote Commander or PROGR
29. follows The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol Y or coloured green or green and yellow r WARNING To prevent shock hazard do not insert the plug cut off from the mains lead into a socket outlet This plug cannot be used and should be destroyed r To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture r Dangerously high voltages are present inside the set Do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only How to replace the fuse Open the fuse compartment with a blade screwdriver and replace the fuse Getting Started 2 GB Contents Getting Started otep Peat AON aka WA AAAA 4 Checking the supplied accessories 4 Inserting batteries into the Remote oveqhnaiciate l qurerrererns rere rer AAKG 4 Step 2 C Omne cine E a aesa 5 Connecting an outdoor aerial wa 5 Step 3 luning in to TV Stations sach 6 Selecting the language on the menu 6 Presetting channels automatically 11 7 Pr setiing channels manually serisi 8 Skipping programme positions said ic 9 Captioning a TV station name aaa 10 Manual fme
30. g AIDFCONIE Pen 32 Additional Operations Switching off automatically Sleep timer 34 Switching on at your desired time On timer 35 Enhancing video picture quality was 36 ANN e MACKO a R R Ga 36 Adjusting with the optimum picture control OFE omas RAR er eer 37 About the AUTO head Cleaner aaa 37 Connecting optional equipment aoc 38 Watching the picture input from optional eP T ona E 38 Editing withanother VCR saerewrnreroncess 39 Watching the Pay TV channel 1 11 39 Additional Information MOUS OO GIS arn psteceomtenineees 40 Toking Cate Of your Video TV t cza 42 Video head Clean Ne ania OE ERA 42 WV GOT video WCAG Swieta ROGZ 42 Check the video heads after 1 000 hours ON aoc Eo PO SP 42 About moisture condensation ces wadia osaka 42 CFOS GEO R AEC 43 Television channel number guide 44 Index to parts and controls Gao mA A 45 Video TV SET ROR piripi 45 Remote Commander sesira 46 VIDEO Plus and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation VIDEO Plus system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation GB Getting Started Step 1 Preparation Checking the Supplied Accessories When you have taken everything out of the carton check that you have these items e Remote Commander e wo R6 size AA batteries Inserting Batteries into the Remote Commander Close the cover Turn the Commander
31. he cursor Z to PROGRAMME PRESET with or Move the cursor z to MANUAL PROGRAMME with or and and Using or move the cursor Z to the programme position you want to caption and press OK repeatedly until the first element of the LABEL position turns red and press OK The next element turns red Select other characters in the same way For aa 1 the element you want to leave blank select MANUAL PROGRAMME Select 4 and Press QW appears Now the caption you chose is stored 7 Repeat steps 4 to 6 to caption other channels 8 Press MENU to go back to the original screen and press OK Getting Started After selecting all the characters press OK repeatedly until the cursor 10 GB C U N 3 UU U NJ Q O U 9 och TIMER ON TIMER REC SCREEN ON OFF CLEAR COUNTER Manual Fine Tuning Normally the automatic fine tuning AFT is already working However if the picture of a programme is distorted you can use the manual fine tuning function to obtain better picture reception l Press MENU to display the main menu 2 Move the cursor z to PROGRAMME PRESET with or OK The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears and press 3 Move the cursor z to MANUAL PROGRAMME with or and press OK The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears 4 Using or move the cursor Z to the programme position which y
32. hould the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 i e marked with 2 or must be used When an alternative type of plug is used it should be fitted with a5 AMP FUSE otherwise the circuit should be protected by a5 AMP FUSE at the distribution board If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse Never use the plug without the fuse cover If you should lose the fuse cover please contact your nearest Sony service station For safe installation e Do not block the ventilation openings e Do not install the unit in hot humid or excessively dusty places e Do not install the unit where it may be exposed to mechanical vibrations e Position the unit so that there is a clear space of 10 cm from a wall allowing you to press the U MAIN POWER switch to turn it on and off completely For your protection refer all servicing to qualified personnel r IMPORTANT If the plug supplied is not suitable for the socket outlets in your home it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in accordance with the following instructions The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Blue Neutral Brown Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as
33. ing Timer recording Others Problems Possible causes and remedies The cassette is ejected e The safety tab of the cassette has been removed when you press REC r Recording cannot be done Cover the tab hole with adhesive tape or use another cassette with a safety tab page 22 e No cassette has been inserted Insert a cassette with the safety tab e The tape is at its end Rewind the tape Timer settings cannot e The clock has not been set be made Set the current time and date page 15 e You have made a mistake when setting the timer Check the setting steps pages 26 to 28 The cassette is ejected e The safety tab of the cassette has been removed when you press TIMER REC ON OFF Cover the tab hole with adhesive tape or use another cassette with a safety tab The TIMER REC lamp e No cassette has been inserted does not light up even though you press TIMER REC ON OFF Timer recording was not made A cassette cannot be inserted The Remote Commander does not work Insert a cassette with its safety tab e The tape is at its end Rewind the tape e No setting is made for timer recording Set the programme for timer recording pages 26 to 28 e You did not press TIMER REC ON OFF e There has been a power interruption lasting more than a week e Another cassette is already inserted A Press 6 to eject the cassette
34. k to the original screen Getting Started 15 Basic Operations Watching the TV This section explains the basic functions you use while watching the TV Most of the operations can be done using the Remote Commander Switching the Video TV On and Off s GB Switching on GB Depress the U MAIN POWER switch on the right side of the video TV Press PROGR or number buttons on the Remote Commander or O PROGR on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in red x EO 5 9 Q Switching off temporarily cp Press u The video TV enters standby mode and the u lamp on the front of the nee video TV lights up in red To switch on again Press PROGR or number buttons on the Remote Commander or PROGR on the video TV m m A Cc lt DOO VV OGOOOlL E Ue o ClO Q To switch off the main power Press the U switch on the video TV U D Q O U M Or CE Selecting TV Programmes Press PROGR or number buttons on the Remote Commander or EE PROGR on the video TV Q TVERON TIMER REC TIMER ON SCREEN ON OFF CLEAR To select a double digit number using the number buttons Press then the numbers For example if you want to choose 14 press 1 and 4 Adjusting the Volume Press A Note When the U switch is turned off all the video operations also do not work Basic Operations 16 gt O gt m D 0 O O 0
35. matically cleans the video heads when a cassette is loaded or unloaded If the effect of head cleaning is not sufficient even after a cassette has been loaded unloaded several times clean the heads using the Sony V 25CL video head cleaning cassette For details on head cleaning see page 42 Additional Operations 37 Connecting Optional Equipment Watching the Picture Input from Optional Equipment Rear to video audio outputs to 21 pin EURO AV connector VMC 212CE EURO cable not supplied To watch the video input signal Press repeatedly until the desired input indicator appears on the screen e 1 for audio video input or RGB input through the W connector e Do not play equipment connected to the W connector such as a VCR during recording a programme to which the Pay TV decoder is set If you do so the playback signal of the connected equipment will be recorded e 2 for audio video input through the 2 2 jacks on the front panel e If you play equipment connected to the W connector such as a VCR while watching a programme to which the Pay TV decoder is set the TV is automatically switched to the input through the W connector When you are watching a programme to which the Pay TV decoder is not set the TV is not automatically switched Additional Operations 38 Editing with Anoth
36. mer settings on the list press TIMER REC ON OFF to set the video TV to timer recording standby mode Basic Operations 29 GB gt Q 0 0 jo 0 0 Va SLEEP O A U OQ60 0 l OLE gt DEO Plus m m A A lt 50606 U e u D Q D D uan QQ FIMERON TIMER REC REC SCREEN ON OFF CLEAR QUICK seuss GD Cc gt PLAY _mstor STOP To change the recording time period after quick timer recording begins Press QUICK TIMER until the desired time period appears To display the remaining time period during quick timer recording Press The recording time period decreases minute by minute To stop quick timer recording Press TIMER REC ON OFF Recording Using the Quick Timer You can preset your video TV to start timer recording immediately and to automatically stop recording after a specific time period If you have not set the clock quick timer recording cannot be done GB If you are recording Press QUICK TIMER on the Remote Commander The QUICK TIMER 0 00 appears on the screen Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to select the recording time period With each press the time period changes as follows 0 00 gt 0 30 gt 1 00 gt 3 30 gt 4 00 Even if you switch off the video TV it continues recording After the selected time period has elapsed recording stops automatically If you are not recording Press
37. n broadcasting system transmits PDC Programme Delivery Control signals with the TV programmes These signals assure you that your timer recordings are made regardless of broadcast delays early starts or broadcast interruptions For example if an urgent news bulletin interrupts a regular programme recording stops As soon as the GB interrupted programme resumes recording starts again If the TIMER REC lamp is lit on the front panel press TIMER REC ON OFF to turn it off Before setting the timer press PDC on the inside of the front panel so that the PDC lamp lights up 3 Set the timer following the steps in Setting the timer pages 26 and 27 Basic Operations 31 Recording TV programmes using VIDEO Plus gt Q 3 6 FUERON TIMER REC TIMER ON GREC SCREEN ON OFF MOS UICK TIMER PAUSE Ca Q If you have made a mistake entering programme s PlusCode Press TIMER REC CLEAR and re enter the correct number Just enter the programme s PlusCode listed in the TV programme guide The date times and programme position of that programme are set automatically Before you begin PROGR on the video TV to switch on the video TV e Make sure that the time and date clock are set correctly If not refer to Setting the clock on page 15 e Make sure that the loaded cassette has its safety tab e Press PROGR or a number button on the Remote Commander or GB GB Press VID
38. ou want to manually fine tune and press OK repeatedly until the AFT position turns red MANUAL PROGRAMME l gt l l l 6 Select and Press GK 5 Fine tune the channel while holding down or so that you get the best TV reception As you press these buttons the frequency changes from 15 to 15 MANUAL PROGRAMME 2 gt 3 4 5 6 Select and PressQW 6 After fine tuning press OK The cursor Z appears The fine tuned level is now stored GB To reactivate automatic fine tuning AFT Repeat from the beginning and select ON in step 5 7 Repeat steps 4 to 6 to fine tune other channels 8 Press MENU to go back to the original screen Getting Started 11 Q 2 8 TIMER ON TIMER REC SCREEN ON OFF Note During recording the signal of a programme to which the Pay TV decoder is set the signal of other programme positions cannot be decoded Setting a Pay TV channel You can watch the Pay TV channel by connecting a Pay TV decoder to the W connector on the rear of the video TV Press MENU to display the main menu Move the cursor Z to PROGRAMME PRESET with or press OK The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears Move the cursor z to MANUAL PROGRAMME with or press OK The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears Move the cursor Z to the programme position to which you want to set a pay TV decoder and press OK until the D position turns red MANUAL
39. ounter helps you to locate a certain scene after playback Press COUNTER RESET on the Remote Commander to set the counter to 0 00 00 before playing the tape The tape counter is automatically reset to 0 00 00 whenever a cassette is inserted The video TV keeps counting the length of the tape being played Note however that the tape counter does not count the portions without video signals recorded Note The tape operation mode will be displayed whenever you change the mode even when the is turned off Basic Operations 24 Recording TV Programmes Recording TV Programmes 1 Press PROGR or number buttons on the Remote Commander or PROGR on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in red oo 008866 2 Insert a cassette with a safety tab 3 Select the programme position with PROGR You can also use GB number buttons on the Remote Commander For double digit numbers e g 14 first press then press 1 and 4 4 Press REC r The REC lamp on the front of the video TV lights up and recording begins 5 To stop recording Press STOP p When the tape reaches the end the video TV rewinds the tape automatically to the beginning then stops This function does not work when the power of the video TV is off O 8 0 0 jo 0 0 U6 O A To pause recording Press PAUSE P To resume recording press PAUSE P again 0 mn You can cut out an unwant
40. pages 27 29 ON OFF pages 27 29 CLEAR page 29 32 COUNTER RESET button page 24 Additional Information 46 Sony Corporation
41. rogramme number you previously watched appears in red in the PROG position Using or select the programme number from which you want to start presetting except the programme number 00 and press OK The CH position turns red AUTO PROGRAMME SYSTEM PROG CH 01 C02 Select 42 and press W Select the channel with or and press OK The video TV starts scanning and presetting a receivable channel from the programme number selected in step 4 The preset programme and channel numbers are displayed on the screen in sequence When presetting is finished the original screen appears All available channels are now stored on successive number buttons The preset programme and channel numbers are displayed on the screen in sequence When presetting is finished the original screen appears All available channels are now stored on successive number buttons Getting Started 7 GB TIMER ON TIMER REC SCREEN ON OFF For programme positions beyond 6 The display scrolls by pressing repeatedly If you have made a mistake Press to go back to the previous position 8 Presetting Channels Manually Press MENU to display the main menu Move the cursor z to PROGRAMME PRESET with or and press OK The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears PROGRAMME PRESET gt AUTO PROGRAMME MANUAL PROGRAMME SET UP GUIDE CH Select and pressQW Move the cursor z to MANUAL PROGRAMME with
42. screw driver 8 v D Q Q I 0 CE ME UONIOFF CLEAR or a similar tool If the safety tab is removed the cassette is ejected when you try to record on it To record on a cassette with the safety tab broken off simply cover the tab hole with adhesive tape Adhesive tape 22 Basic Operations Playing a Tape 1 Press PROGR or number buttons on the Remote Commander or PROGR on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in red 2 Insert a cassette If you insert a cassette with its safety tab removed playback starts automatically 3 Set the COLOUR SYSTEM switch to conform to the colour system of the tape to be played Normally set it to AUTO If streaks appear when playing a tape switch it to select the colour system PAL to play a tape recorded in PAL colour system NTSC to play a tape recorded in NTSC colour system gt Q 4 Press PLAY Playback starts On screen information is displayed for some seconds U NN B jo To stop playback Press STOP p The video TV goes back to the normal TV picture To stop playback for a moment Press PAUSE P The picture pauses Press PAUSE P again or press PLAY to resume playback If you leave your video TV in pause mode normal playback resumes after about 5 minutes to protect the quality of video tapes EOE 0 0 To fast forward the tape Press STOP p then press FF U D Q O U To rewind the tape Press STOP p th
43. te without safety tab is loaded the message Tape with safety tab is required for recording is displayed J 0 0 O m m A C lt Setting the Timer Example Here is how to record a programme broadcast on programme position 26 from 20 15 to 21 55 on Friday 6th December 1996 U NJ Q O U D l Press TIMER ON SCREEN Woe ONOEF CLEAR The PROGRAMME LIST appears B PROGRAMME LIST 20 00 12WED BR STOP PAO v Select 4 and pressQGh 2 Press OK Today s date coloured red appears 3 Press until 6 FRI appears For daily and weekly recording see Daily weekly recording on page 28 PROGRAMME LIST 20 00 12 WED START STOP PROG PROGRAMME LIST 20 00 12WED DA STOP PROG v Select and pressQW Basic Operations 26 5 Press OK then set the minute of the recording start time to 15 with or Q DATE 2 MENU GB PROGRAMME LIST 20 00 4 12WED DATE START STOP PROG 20 15 21 i 0 Select and pressQK 2 DATE TIMER ON SCREEN ON OFF 22 and PROGRAMME LIST DATE START 20 15 Select 4 and pressQh 9 Press OK The cursor Z appears at the left margin 10 When you want to set other programmes press to move down the If you have made a mistake cursor to the next line then repeat steps 2 to 9 during timer setting Press to go back to the previous position and correct the setting 11 Press TIMER REC ON OFF
44. the screen and the selected subpage is held Press again to return normal Teletext operation Basic Operations 2 Playing a lape This section shows you how to insert a cassette and to play it More convenient functions you can use while playing a tape is shown in Additional Operations from page 34 Inserting a Video Cassette 1 Press PROGR or number buttons on the Remote Commander or GB PROGR on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in red 2 Open the front panel on the video TV 3 Gently press the centre of the front side of a cassette with the arrow indication facing upwards The cassette is automatically loaded into the cassette compartment The O indicator appears on the screen and stays until the cassette has been loaded The video TV turns on automatically when it is in standby mode If you insert a cassette with its safety tab removed playback starts O O U 00 jo 0 03 z N VW SLEEP L Ejecting a Video Cassette Press EJECT 6 on the video TV or 6 on the Remote Commander The O indicator appears and stays until the cassette is ejected You can eject the cassette even if the power is off DEO Plus m m A FS lt DOQ U D 4 OE O DO O O Q D Protecting Your Cassette against Accidental Erasure The cassette is provided with a safety tab to protect against accidentally erasing a previous recording Break off the safety tab with a
45. ting you want and press OK For the effect of each setting see the table below The selected setting is stored Effect of each setting Setting Picture effect PICTURE CONTROL The adjusted picture control levels are stored See Adjusting the picture displayed on the screen STANDARD MILD Less contrast MOVIE Darker e g when watching a movie 4 Press MENU to go back to the original screen More contrast Adjusting the picture displayed on the screen l Press MENU to display the main menu 2 Move the cursor z to VISUAL MODE with or and press OK The VISUAL MODE menu appears VISUAL MODE gt PICTURE CONTROL STANDARD MILD MOVIE OPC ON Select 42 and pressOK 3 Move the cursor Z to PICTURE CONTROL with or and press OK The PICTURE CONTROL menu appears PICTURE CONTROL gt CONTRAST INNI 80 COLOUR NMI 50 BRIGHTNESS NMI 50 HUE I 00 U RESET Select and press 4 Using or select the item you want to adjust and press OK 5 Adjust the picture with or and press OK With each press the vertical bars increase or decrease and the figure at the right margin changes to show the control level See the table on the next page 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to adjust other items Basic Operations 18 O 0 Os gt jo 0 8 0 Z 00 OOGGU UIC Ol Oe 5006 VOL U NJ Q Q D S FVERON TIMER REC TIMER O

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