Hitachi VTFX940EUKN Operating Instructions Manual

Marca: Hitachi

Modello: VTFX940EUKN

Tipo: Operating Instructions Manual

Videorecorder

VTFX940EUKN

Operating instructions

The remote control

VTR/TV TV monitor : To switch between TV reception

and VCR playback

STANDBY m Switch on or off : To switch set on or off,

interrupt menu function, interrupt a

programmed recording (TIMER)

0-9 Number buttons:0-9

SELECT Select: To select a function

CLEAR (CL) Delete : To delete last entry or clear a

programmed recording (TIMER)

REC/OTR n Record: To record the programme selected.

Press REC/OTR n and REC/OTR A at the

same time

REC/OTR A Button to activate recording

STILL R Still picture : To stop the tape and show a still

picture

INDEX E Index search: In combination with H /

I : to search for previous or next

recording on the cassette.

G Playback : To play a cassette

H Rewind : During STOP and STANDBY: rewind, during PLAYBACK: reverse

scanning

I Forward wind: During STOP and STANDBY: forward wind, during PLAYBACK:

forward scanning

h Pause/Stop: To stop the tape, except during TIMER-recording

;P+ Select: To select the next line or programme number

Q Select: Cursor left

OK Store/Confirm: To store or confirm entry

P Select: Cursor right

MENU Menu : To call up or end main menu

P- = Select: To select the previous line or programme number

TIMER TIMER: To make a TIMER programming with VIDEO Plus+ or to alter or clear a

programmed TIMER

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF

Front of the set

m Standby : To switch off or on, interrupt a function, interrupt a programmed recording

(TIMER)

VCR/TV TV monitor : To switch between TV reception and VCR playback

PROG r

Select: One line or programme number down.

PROG q

Select: One line or programme number up.

REC n

Record: To record the programme selected

Rewind : During STOP and STANDBY: rewind, during PLAYBACK: reverse scanning

Forward wind: During STOP and STANDBY: forward wind, during PLAYBACK: forward

scanning

h Pause/Stop, eject cassette: To stop the tape and eject the cassette

Playback : To play a cassette

Eject: To eject a cassette

Back of the set

4 Mains socket: To connect the mains cable

AUDIO OUT L R

Audio output socket, left/right : To connect a HiFi-set

AV2 EXT2

Scart socket 2: To connect a satellite receiver, decoder, video recorder, etc. (programme

number ’

E2’)

AV1 EXT1

Scart socket 1: To connect the TV set (programme number ’E1’)

Aerial input socket: To connect the aerial cable

Aerial output socket: To connect the TV set

Thank you for buying a HITACHI video recorder. The

VT-FX940EUKN is one of the most sophisticated and

simple-to-use video recorders (VCR) on the market. With this

VCR you can record and play VHS-standard cassettes.

Please take the time to read this operating manual before

using your video recorder.

Safety instructions and other notes

ADanger: High voltage!

Do not remove the top cover as there is a risk of an electrical

shock!

AThe video recorder does not contain any components that can

be repaired by the customer. When the video recorder is

connected to the power supply there are some components that

are constantly operational. To switch off the video recorder

completely you must disconnect it from the power supply.

BMake sure that air can circulate freely through the ventilation

slots on the video recorder.

BMake sure that no objects or liquids enter the video recorder. If

liquid is spilt into it, disconnect the video recorder immediately

from the power supply and call the After-sales Service for

advice.

BThe video recorder should not be used immediately after

transportation from a cold to a hot area or vice versa, or in

conditions of extreme humidity.

After unpacking the video recorder, it should be allowed to

acclimatize for at least three hours before installation.

C This operating instruction has been printed on nonpolluting

paper.

C Deposit old batteries at the relevant collection points.

C 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.

C This electronic equipment contains many materials that can be

recycled. Please inquire about the possibilities for recycling

your old set.

• VIDEO Plus+ and PlusCode are registered trademarks of

Gemstar Development Corporation. The VIDEO Plus+

system is manufactured under licence from Gemstar

Development Corporation.

So that you can identify your machine in the event of theft,

enter the serial number (PROD.NO) here. The serial number is

printed on the type plate fixed at the rear of the set.

MODEL NO. VT-FX940EUKN

PROD.NO: ......

This product complies with the requirements of the Directive

73/23/EEC + 89/336/EEC + 93/68/EEC.

Interference

The Department of Trade and Industry operates a Radio

Investigation 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’.

Technical information

Voltage : 220-240V/50Hz

Power consumption : 16W

Power consumption (Standby) : less than 4W (clock display

off)

Winding time: approx. 100 seconds (Cassette E-180)

Measurements in cm (W / H / D): 38.0 / 9.3 / 26.0

Number of video heads :4

Number of audio heads (HIFI):2

Recording/Playback time: 4 Hours (Cassette E-240)

8 Hours (LP) (Cassette E-240)

List of accessories

• Operating instructions

• Remote control and batteries

• Aerial cable

• Mains cable

• Quick install guide

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS HITACHI VT-FX940EUKN

1. CONNECTING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER 3..............

Placing the batteries in the remote control 3...........

Connecting your video recorder to the TV set 3.........

Connecting with a scart cable 3......................

Connecting without a scart cable 4...................

Connecting other equipment 4........................

2. INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER 5...............

Initial installation 5..................................

Allocating a decoder 5..............................

Manual TV channel search 6.........................

Satellite receiver 6..................................

Special installation functions 6.......................

Automatic TV channel allocation (Follow TV) 6.........

Automatic TV channel search (Autoinstall) 7...........

Monitor function 7..................................

Sorting and clearing TV channels manually 7...........

Setting the time and date 8...........................

3. IMPORTANT NOTES FOR OPERATION 9...............

General information 9...............................

Saving energy 9....................................

Emergency interrupt 9...............................

The symbols on your video recorder display 10.........

Summary of user guide 11...........................

User guide (OSD) 11.................................

4. PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 12..........................

Playing a cassette 12................................

Tape position indication 12...........................

Searching for tape position with the picture (picture

search) 12.........................................

Still picture/Slow motion 13..........................

Searching for tape position without the picture (wind

and rewind) 13.....................................

Easy View 13.......................................

Tape Finder 13.....................................

Automatic search for a tape position (index search) 13..

Automatic search for a blank space on the tape 13.....

Skipping commercials automatically 13................

Picture interference 14..............................

Tracking during playback 14.........................

Tracking during still picture 14.......................

5. MANUAL RECORDING 15............................

Recording without automatic switch-off 15............

Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR

one-touch-recording) 15.............................

Protecting your recordings 15........................

Auto-assembling 15.................................

Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP) 16............

Automatic recording from a satellite receiver (SAT

RECORDING) 16....................................

’Direct Record’ 17...................................

Switching ’Direct Record’ on or off 17.................

6. PROGRAMMED RECORDING (TIMER) 18...............

’VPS’ (Video Programming System) and ’PDC’

(Programme Delivery Control) 18.....................

Programming a recording (with ’VIDEO Plus+’) 18.......

Programming a recording (without ’VIDEO Plus+’) 19....

How to check or change a programmed recording

(TIMER) 20.........................................

How to clear a programmed recording (TIMER) 20......

7. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS 21.........................

Switching the TV system 21..........................

Child lock 21.......................................

Switching the on-screen display (OSD) off or on 21.....

Continuous playback 22.............................

Automatic switch-off 22.............................

Reducing picture disturbance - optimizing the

modulator 22.......................................

Switching off the modulator 23.......................

Selecting the sound track 23.........................

8. Before you call an engineer 24.......................

9. GLOSSARY 25......................................

Technical terms used 25.............................

CONTENTS

Important note

This machine is fitted with an approved moulded 13 Amp plug.

To change a fuse in this type of plug, please follow these

instructions.

1 Take off the fuse cover and take out the fuse.

2 Put in a new fuse which should be a BS1362 3A, A.S.T.A.

or BSI approved type.

3 Refit the fuse cover.

If the plug fitted is not suitable for your socket, cut it off and fit

another type.

If the plug you fit contains a fuse, it should be a 3Amp fuse. If

you fit a plug which does not need a fuse, make sure the fuse

on your fuse box is not greater than 5 Amps.

Note: Note: Please destroy the plug you have cut off so that

it cannot be used in a 13 Amp socket somewhere else.

How to connect a plug

The wires in the lead from the video recorder are coloured as

follows.

* Blue - ’neutral’ (’N’).

* Brown - ’live’ (’L’).

4 Connect the blue wire to the terminal in the plug which is

marked with the letter ’N’ or coloured black.

5 Connect the brown wire to the terminal in the plug which

is marked with the letter ’L’ or coloured red.

6 Do not connect either of the wires to the terminal in the

plug which is marked with the letter ’E’, the symbol \or

coloured green or green and yellow.

Before you refit the plug cover, make sure that the grip at the

bottom of the plug is clamped over the plastic cover of the

lead, not just over the two wires.

Placing the batteries in the remote control

1 Open up the battery compartment of your remote control

and place the batteries in it as shown in the picture.

2 Close the battery compartment.

Connecting your video recorder to the

TV set

We recommend the use of a scart cable. This will give you the

best picture and sound quality.

If you install your video recorder for the first time, select one of

the following options:

• ’Connecting with a scart cable’

If your TV set has a scart socket and you are using a scart

cable.

• ’Connecting without a scart cable’

If you are not using a scart cable.

Connecting with a scart cable

1 Switch off the TV set.

2 Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert

it into the 2 socket at the back of the video recorder.

3 Plug one end of the aerial cable provided into the 3

socket on the video recorder and the other end into the

aerial input socket on your TV set.

4 Plug one end of the scart cable into the AV1 EXT1 scart

socket at the back of the video recorder and the other

end into the suitable scart socket on your TV set (see

instruction manual TV set).

5 Switch on the TV set.

6 Insert one end of the mains cable into the mains socket

4 at the back of the video recorder and the other end

into the wall socket.

1. CONNECTING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER

7 If your TV set automatically switches to programme

number e.g.: ’EXT’, ’0’, or ’AV’, this text will appear on the

TV screen:

CONGRATULATIONS

YOU NOW OWN A NEW

VIDEO RECORDER

CONTINUEpOK

Note: If your TV set does not switch to programme number

e.g.: ’EXT’, ’0’, or ’AV’ automatically, select the programme

number for the video recorder manually (see instruction

manual TV set).

8 When the TV has been tuned read the paragraph ’Initial

installation’ in the chapter ’INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO

RECORDER’.

Connecting without a scart cable

1 Switch off the TV set.

2 Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert

it into the 2 socket at the back of the video recorder.

3 Plug one end of the aerial cable provided into the 3

socket on the video recorder and the other end into the

aerial input socket on your TV set.

4 Insert one end of the mains cable into the mains socket

4 at the back of the video recorder and plug the other

end into the wall socket.

5 Switch on your TV set and select the programme number

that you have chosen for video playback (see instruction

manual TV set).

6 Tune in the TV set until this picture appears.

Note: The video recorder will now transmit on channel 35 or

583MHz.

CONGRATULATIONS

YOU NOW OWN A NEW

VIDEO RECORDER

CONTINUEpOK

Note: If the picture quality of TV channels on your TV is

poor, please read the section ’Reducing picture disturbance

- optimizing the modulator’ in the chapter ’ADDITIONAL

FUNCTIONS’.

7 When the TV has been tuned read the paragraph ’Initial

installation’ in the chapter ’INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO

RECORDER’.

Connecting other equipment

You can connect additional equipment to the AV2 EXT2 socket.

For example: a decoder, a satellite receiver or a camera

recorder.

You can connect a hifi-stereo set to the socket

AUDIO OUT L R (audio output left/right).

Initial installation

1 Confirm the picture on the TV screen with OK on the

remote control. ’Autoinstall’ starts. This message will

appear:

AUTO INSTALL

SEARCHING

00 TV CHANNELS FOUND

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PLEASE WAIT...

Wait until all the TV channels have been found. This can

take several minutes.

2 When all TV channels have been found, ’STORED’ will

briefly appear.

The initial installation is now complete.

Note: Check the time and the date. Read the section ’setting

the clock and date’ in this chapter.

* If you have connected a satellite receiver, please read the

section ’Satellite receiver’.

* If you have connected a decoder, you must install it as

described in the next section.

Allocating a decoder

Some TV stations will send coded TV channels, that you can

only watch when you use a decoder. You can connect such a

decoder (descrambler) to your video recorder. With the

following function, the connected decoder will automatically

be activated for the TV programme you want to watch.

1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme

number for the video recorder.

2 On the video recorder, use ;P+ or P- = or number

buttons 0-9 on the remote control to select the

programme number you want to allocate the decoder to.

3 Press MENU on the remote control. The main menu will

appear.

4 Select the line ’MANUAL SEARCH’ with ;P+ or

P- = and confirm with OK .

INSTALLATION

MANUAL SEARCH

CHANNEL/FREQ. è CH p

ENTRY/SEARCH 02

PROGRAMME NUMBER 01

TV CHANNEL NAME BBC1

DECODER OFF

NICAM ON

FINE TUNING +1

________________________________

TO EXIT

PRESS MENU

5 Select the line ’DECODER’ with P- = or ;P+ .

6 Select function ’ON’ with Q or P .

Note: When you select ’OFF’, the decoder will not be

allocated.

7 Confirm with OK .

8 To end, press MENU .

Your decoder has now been allocated to this TV channel.

Note: When the function is switched on, ’DEC’ will appear in

the video recorder display for the TV channel you have

selected.

BBC1

2. INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER

Manual TV channel search

In certain cases the ’Automatic TV channel search’ may not be

able to find all of the TV channels (e.g. coded TV channels). In

that case, use this manual method to set the channels.

1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme

number for the video recorder.

2 Press MENU on the remote control. The main menu will

appear.

3 Select the line ’MANUAL SEARCH’ with P- = or

;P+ and confirm with OK .

INSTALLATION

MANUAL SEARCH

CHANNEL/FREQ. è CH p

ENTRY/SEARCH 02

PROGRAMME NUMBER 01

TV CHANNEL NAME BBC1

DECODER OFF

NICAM ON

FINE TUNING +1

________________________________

TO EXIT

PRESS MENU

4 Select the line ’PROGRAMME NUMBER’ with P- = or

;P+ .

5 Select the desired programme number (e.g.: ’P01’) with

Q or P .

6 Enter the channel of the desired TV channel in line

’CHANNEL NUMBER’ with the number buttons 0-9 .

Note: If you don’t know the channel number of the desired

TV channel, hold P in line ’CHANNEL NUMBER’ to start

the automatic search.

Repeat automatic search you until have found the desired

TV channel. A changing channel number will appear on the

TV screen.

7 If you want to allocate a decoder, in line ’DECODER’

select ’ON’ with P .

8 This video recorder can receive Hi-Fi sound

transmissions in ’NICAM’. However, if sound distortion

occurs with poor reception, you can switch ’NICAM’ off.

To do this, select ’OFF’ in line ’NICAM’ with P or

Q .

9 Press OK to store the TV channel. ’STORED’ will briefly

appear on the TV screen.

Note: If you want to search for further TV channels, start

again at step 3.

0 To end, press MENU .

Satellite receiver

You can receive channels from the satellite receiver via the

scart socket AV2 EXT2 .

To do this, select programme number ’E1’ with 0 on the

remote control and then select programme number ’E2’ with

P- = . You should select the satellite channels on the satellite

receiver itself.

Special installation functions

You can select one of the following installation functions in

order to adapt the video recorder to your own specific

requirements.

Automatic TV channel allocation

(Follow TV)

With this function, the video recorder stores the channels in

the same order as on the TV set. This only works if the video

recorder (socket AV1 EXT1 ) and the TV set are connected

with a scart cable.

Note: You must switch off any equipment connected to

socket AV2 EXT2 .

1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme

number for the video recorder.

2 Press MENU on the remote control. The main menu will

appear on the screen.

CLOCK

AUTO INSTALL

MANUAL SEARCH

FOLLOW TV

TV CHANNEL ALLOC.

RECORD SPEED

AUTO STANDBY

TV SYSTEM

SPECIAL SETTINGS

________________________________

…OK

†

3 Select the line ’FOLLOW TV’ with P- = or ;P+ and

confirm with OK . Take notice of the message on the TV

screen.

4 Press OK .’TV01’ will appear in the video recorder

display.

TV01

5 Select programme number ’1’ on the TV set.

6 Confirm with OK on the video recorder-remote control.

The video recorder compares the TV channels on the TV

set and the video recorder.

When the video recorder finds the same TV channel as

the TV set, then it stores it at ’P01’.

Note: When ’NOTV’ (no signal from TV set) appears in the

display, the TV channels can not be allocated automatically.

In this case, read paragraph: ’Manual TV channel

allocation’.

7 Wait until e.g.: ’TV02’ appears.

8 Select the next programme number, e.g.: ’2’ on the TV set.

9 Confirm with OK on the video recorder-remote control.

Note: If you have allocated the wrong TV channel, you can

go back one step with CLEAR (CL) .

0 Repeat steps 7to 0until all TV channels have been

allocated.

A To end, press MENU .

Automatic TV channel search (Autoinstall)

The video recorder will search for all TV channels. It stores TV

channels found in the following sequence: BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV,

CH 4, CH 5, SKY, others.

Note: If you want to start the automatic TV channel search

again, then follow the instructions below.

1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme

number for the video recorder.

2 Press MENU on the remote control. The main menu will

appear.

3 Select the line ’AUTO INSTALL’ with P- = or ;P+ .

4 Press OK . The ’Automatic TV channel search’ starts.

AUTO INSTALL

SEARCHING

00 TV CHANNELS FOUND

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PLEASE WAIT...

Wait until all TV channels have been found. This can take

several minutes.

5 When Autoinstall is complete, ’STORED’ will briefly

appear on the TV screen.

The time and date information have been set.

6 To end, press MENU .

How to search for a TV channel manually, you can read in the

section ’Manual TV channel search’.

Monitor function

You can switch backwards and forwards between TV picture

and video recorder picture with VTR/TV . But this only works

when you use a scart cable to connect the video recorder to

your TV set and if your TV set responds to this switch-over.

You can also use VCR/TV on the video recorder.

Sorting and clearing TV channels manually

You can assign any programme number to a TV channel that

you have stored and you can also delete unwanted TV

channels.

1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme

number for the video recorder.

2 Press MENU on the remote control. The main menu will

appear.

3 Select the line ’TV CHANNEL ALLOC.’ with P- = or

;P+ .

4 Confirm with OK .

TV CHANNEL ALLOC.

ALLOCATE ON P01

TV CHANNEL è BBC1 p

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ALLOCATEpSELECT EXITpMENU

5 With P or Q , select the TV channel you want to

assign a programme number to (starting with ’P01’).

Note: If you want to delete a TV channel, press CLEAR (CL) .

6 Confirm with SELECT . The following message will briefly

appear on the TV screen: e.g.: ’BBC1 ALLOCATED

ON P01’.

Note: When you have assigned a programme number to the

last TV channel, you will automatically return to the main

menu when you confirm with SELECT . To end, press

MENU .

7 Repeat steps 5to 6until you have given a programme

number to all TV channels.

8 Confirm with OK .

9 To end, press MENU .

Setting the time and date

Note: If a TV channel which transmits TXT/PDC is stored

under programme number ’P01’, time and date will

automatically be taken from the TXT/PDC information.

If the time in the video recorder display is not correct or if

’--:--’ appears in the display, please set the clock manually.

1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme

number for the video recorder.

2 Press MENU on the remote control. The main menu will

appear.

3 Select the line ’CLOCK’ with P- = or ;P+ and confirm

with OK .

CLOCK

YEAR è 2000 p

MONTH 01

DATE 01

TIME 20:00

________________________________

EXITpMENU STOREpOK

4 Check the year in line ’YEAR’. If required, please change

the year with the number buttons 0-9 on the remote

control.

5 Select the next line with ;P+ or P- = .

6 Check ’TIME’, ’MONTH’ and ’DATE’ in the same way.

7 When all information is correct, confirm with OK .

This will appear in the display: ’STORED’

8 To end, press MENU .

General information

Note: You can switch on with STANDBY m , the number

buttons 0-9 or by putting in a cassette.

* If you have not used the video recorder for a few minutes,

it will switch to standby automatically. For more information,

please read the section ’Automatic switch-off’ in chapter

’additional functions’.

* If you have switched the video recorder off with

STANDBY m , the time will show in the display, for instance ,

’18:00’.

If the clock has not been set, ’--:--’ will appear.

* When the video recorder is switched off and the time isn’t

shown in the video recorder display, the clock display may

be switched off. You will find more information in the

section ’Saving energy’.

* Keep your video recorder connected to the mains at all

times to ensure that programmed recordings can be made

and that the television works normally. Your video recorder

uses less than 4 Watts (with clock-display switched off).

* If the video recorder is not plugged into the mains, it will

usually store TV channels for one year and timer and date

information for three hours.

Saving energy

To save energy, you can switch off the clock display on the

video recorder. Programmed (TIMER ) recordings will take

place even if the clock display has been switched off.

1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme

number for the video recorder.

2 Press MENU on the remote control. The main menu will

appear.

3 Select the line ’SPECIAL SETTINGS’ with P- = or

;P+ and confirm with OK .

SPECIAL SETTINGS

OSD è ON p

CLOCK DISPLAY OFF

COUNTER T.LEFT

SAT RECORDING OFF

REPEAT PLAY OFF

DIRECT RECORD OFF

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EXITpMENU STOREpOK

4 To switch off the clock display on the video recorder,

select ’OFF’ in line ’CLOCK DISPLAY’ with P .

Note: To switch the clock display on, select ’ON’.

5 Confirm with OK .

’STORED’ will briefly appear on the TV screen.

6 To end, press MENU .

Emergency interrupt

You can use STANDBY m on the video recorder or the remote

control to interrupt any function.

So if you are having operating problems, you can just interrupt

the function and start again.

And you can practise operating your set without any worries.

No matter which buttons you press, you cannot damage it.

3. IMPORTANT NOTES FOR OPERATION

The symbols on your video recorder display

These symbols can light up on your video recorder display:

This is where the current operating mode is shown

as a symbol.

LP When you have switched on the LP (Long Play)

function or when you play a tape that has been

recorded in LP (Long Play).

When you have switched on the child lock.

When a satellite recording has been programmed.

DEC When a decoder has been allocated to the TV

channel you have currently selected.

When you play a cassette that has been recorded

with hifi sound, or when a hifi sound is transmitted.

When you are making a recording.

k When you have programmed a recording or when

a programmed recording is being made.

D When you are programming daily recordings.

W When you are programming weekly recordings.

When you have put a cassette in the video

recorder.

DATE When the date of the programmed recording is

shown.

START When the start time of the programmed recording

is shown.

PROG. When the programme number of the programmed

recording is shown.

END When the end time of the programmed recording

is shown.

VPS/PDC Video Programming System / Programme Delivery

Control: when a VPS or PDC code is being

transmitted.

Display of programme number / tape position /

channel name / function.

Tape position in seconds, but only if the display

mode ’LINEAR’ has been selected.

Summary of user guide

The OSD menu offers the following functions. More details on each can be found in the appropriate chapter.

CLOCK

AUTO INSTALL

MANUAL SEARCH

FOLLOW TV

TV CHANNEL ALLOC.

RECORD SPEED

AUTO STANDBY

TV SYSTEM

SPECIAL SETTINGS

________________________________

…OK

†

Main menu

User guide (OSD)

The OSD (On-screen display) shows the various functions in

the form of a menu on the television screen. You can then

choose the settings you require. There is a summary of the

menus on this page. The main button functions are displayed

in a help line along the bottom of the screen.

• To call up or close the menu: with MENU .

• To select a line: with P- = or ;P+ .

• To enter or change your selection: with the number

buttons 0-9 or with Q or P .

• To cancel: with STANDBY m .

• To save or confirm: with OK .

• To close the main menu: with MENU .

CLOCK

YEAR è 2000 p

MONTH 01

DATE 01

TIME 20:00

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EXITpMENU STOREpOK

Chapter: INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER -

’Setting the date and the time’

AUTO INSTALL

SEARCHING

00 TV CHANNELS FOUND

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PLEASE WAIT...

Chapter: INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER -

Automatic TV channel search

INSTALLATION

MANUAL SEARCH

CHANNEL/FREQ. è CH p

ENTRY/SEARCH 02

PROGRAMME NUMBER 01

TV CHANNEL NAME BBC1

DECODER OFF

NICAM ON

FINE TUNING +1

________________________________

TO EXIT

PRESS MENU

Chapter: INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER -

Manual TV channel search

TV CHANNEL ALLOC.

ALLOCATE ON P01

TV CHANNEL è BBC1 p

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ALLOCATEpSELECT EXITpMENU

Chapter: INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER -

Sorting and clearing TV channels manually

Note: The summary of the OSD (On-screen display) menus on this page should help you select the various functions. The OSD

text shown on your TV screen may sometimes slightly differ from the OSD text shown in this manual.

Playing a cassette

1 Put a cassette into the cassette slot. ’v’ will appear on

the display.

2 Press the G button.

This will, for example, appear in the display.

0:00:02

3 To stop, press the h button.

4 To eject the cassette, press J on the video recorder

when the video recorder is in STOP mode.

Note: Some hired cassettes may have a poor picture or poor

sound quality. This is not a fault in your machine. Please

read ’Eliminating picture interference’.

* Some functions switch off automatically after a while (for

example, pause, still picture, picture search). This helps to

protect the cassette and avoids wasting power.

* For playback, the correct recording speed will

automatically be selected. Please read the section

’Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)’ in the chapter

’MANUAL RECORDING’.

Tape position indication

When playing a tape, by pressing the OK button, you can

show the present tape position on the TV screen.

You have a choise of selecting ’LINEAR’or’T.LEFT’.

• ’LINEAR’ will show the tape position in hours, minutes

and seconds.

• ’T.LEFT’ will show the actual amount of

playing/recording time left on the tape in hours and

minutes.

1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme

number for the video recorder.

2 Press MENU on the remote control. The main menu will

appear.

3 Select the line ’SPECIAL SETTINGS’ with ;P+ or

P- = and confirm with OK .

SPECIAL SETTINGS

OSD è ON p

CLOCK DISPLAY OFF

COUNTER T.LEFT

SAT RECORDING OFF

REPEAT PLAY OFF

DIRECT RECORD OFF

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4 Select the line ’COUNTER’ with ;P+ or P- = .

5 Select ’LINEAR’or’T.LEFT’ with Q or P and

confirm with OK .

Note: The counter ’LINEAR’ will be set to ’0:00:00’ when

you put a cassette in the machine. You can also reset the

tape position to ’0:00:00’ when you press CLEAR (CL) .

* If you rewind a cassette from the tape position ’0:00:00’,

the counter ’LINEAR’ will show for instance, ’-0:01:20’

(the cassette will be rewound to 1 minute and 20 seconds

before ’0:00:00’).

* If there is an empty space on the tape, the counter

’LINEAR’ will stop running.

* The counter type ’T.LEFT’ will automatically recognise

the length of the tape.

When you put in a cassette the video recorder must first

calculate the time played. Therefore, ’-:--’ appears first and

only after the tape has been running for a few seconds the

playing time will be shown.

6 To end, press MENU .

Searching for tape position with the picture

(picture search)

1 While a cassette is playing, press H (reverse) or

I (forward) once or several times.

This will, for example, appear in the display.

0:30:21

2 To stop a certain place on the tape, press G .

Note: During picture search, the picture quality may not be

so good and there will be no sound.

4. PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS

Still picture/Slow motion

1 Press STILL R . A still picture will appear on the

screen.

This will, for example, appear in the display.

0:00:21

2 Each time you press STILL R again, the picture will

move on one step.

3 When you hold STILL R , the tape will be played in

slow motion.

4 When you press I several times, you have a choice

of several playback speeds.

Note: During slow motion there will be no sound.

Searching for tape position without the

picture (wind and rewind)

1 Stop the tape with h .

2 Press H (reverse) or I (forward).

This will, for example, appear in the display.

0:30:02

3 To stop a certain place on the tape, press h .

Easy View

With this function you can switch to picture search during

wind and rewind.

1 If you hold H (rewind) or I (wind) during wind or

rewind, you will switch to picture search.

2 When you release the button, the video recorder will

automatically switch back to rewind or wind.

Tape Finder

Automatic search for a tape position

(index search)

At the start of each recording, the video recorder will write an

index code on the tape.

1 Press INDEX E and then I button to select the next

code mark or INDEX E and then H for the previous

code mark.

This will, for example, appear in the display for the next

index code.

0:30:02

2 When the video recorder finds the code mark, it will

automatically switch to play.

Automatic search for a blank space on the

tape

You can search for a space on the tape (at least 1 minute of

blank tape) for a new recording, for example, after an existing

recording on the tape.

1 Press INDEX E . Then press h .

This will, for example, appear in the display.

0:00:00

2 When the video recorder find a blank space, it will

automatically switch to ’pause’.

Note: If no empty space has been found when the end of the

tape is reached, the cassette will be ejected.

Skipping commercials automatically

With this function you can skip 120 sec. on the tape.

1 Press G while the tape is playing.

2 The video recorder will wind the tape 120 seconds and

will then switch back to playback.

Note: If the commercial is still on, you can press G again.

* If you press G while you are winding the tape, the video

recorder will switch back to playback.

Picture interference

If the picture quality is poor when you play a cassette, please

follow these instructions.

Tracking during playback

1 While a cassette is playing, hold P- = or ;P+ until the

picture quality is at its best.

’TRAC’ (tracking) will appear on the display.

2 Wait a few seconds, until ’TRAC’ disappears from the

display. These picture settings will not change until you

eject the cassette.

Tracking during still picture

If the still picture vibrates vertically, you can improve the still

picture as follows:

1 During still picture, hold ;P+ or P- = until the picture

quality is at its best.

’JITT’ will appear in the display.

2 When you release the button, ’JITT’ will disappear. The

video recorder will store these settings automatically.

Note: Please note, however, that interference may still

occur with poor quality cassettes.

Use ’Manual Recording’ to make a spontaneous recording (for

example, a programme currently being shown).

• If you want to start and stop a recording manually, read

the section ’Recording without automatic switch-off’.

• If you want to start a recording manually but have it

stopped automatically, read the section ’Recording with

automatic switch-off’. This is important if you, for

instance, don’t want to record to the end of the cassette.

• Read the section ’Direct record’ if you want to record a

programme currently being shown.

• Read the section ’Automatic recording from a satellite

receiver’, if you want a recording to be controlled

automatically by a satellite receiver.

Recording without automatic switch-off

1 Insert a cassette.

2 Use ;P+ or P- = to select the programme number you

want to record, for example, ’P01’. This will appear on the

display:

BBC1

Note: When a TV channel transmits a channel name, it will

show on the video recorder display.

* Programme numbers ’E1’ and ’E2’ are for recording from

other sources (through scart sockets AV1 EXT1 and

AV2 EXT2 ).

3 To start recording, press REC/OTR n and REC/OTR A on

the remote control at the same time or REC n on the

video recorder. This will, for instance, appear in the

display.

BBC1

Note: With OK you can show the tape position in the

display.

4 Stop recording with the h button.

Recording with automatic switch-off

(OTR one-touch-recording)

1 Put a cassette in the machine.

2 Use ;P+ or P- = to select the programme number you

want to record.

3 Press REC/OTR n and REC/OTR A on the remote control

at the same time.

4 Each time you press REC/OTR n and REC/OTR A at the

same time you will add 30 minutes to the recording time.

Note: To cancel this information, press CLEAR (CL) .

Protecting your recordings

So that you don’t accidentally delete an important recording,

remove the special tab on the narrow side of the cassette with

a screwdriver or slide the special tab to the left. Later, if you

no longer want to protect your recording, you can seal the gap

again with sticky tape or slide the special tab to the right.

Auto-assembling

You can use the auto-assembling function to join individual

recordings without any major picture disturbance between

them.

1 While the cassette is playing, search for the correct

position on the tape.

2 Stop the cassette by pressing h .’9’ will appear in the

display.

3 Now start recording as usual by pressing REC/OTR n and

REC/OTR A on the remote control.

4 To stop recording, press h .

5. MANUAL RECORDING

Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)

You can reduce the recording speed by half. This makes it

possible to record, for example, eight-hours instead of

four-hours on an ’E240’ (four-hour) cassette.

1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme

number for the video recorder.

2 Press MENU on the remote control. The main menu will

appear.

3 Select the line ’RECORD SPEED’ with P- = or ;P+

and confirm with OK .

4 Select the required recording speed with Q or P .

Note: ’LP’: Long Play = half recording speed (double

recording time).

’SP’: Standard Play = normal recording speed.

5 Confirm with OK .

6 To end, press MENU .

Note: The picture quality will be adversely affected when

recording at half recording speed (’LP’).

* For playback, the correct recording speed will

automatically be selected.

Automatic recording from a satellite

receiver (SAT RECORDING)

You can only use this function, when you have a satellite

receiver which can control other equipment by a

’programming’ function.

1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme

number for the video recorder.

2 Press MENU on the remote control. The main menu

appears.

3 Select the line ’SPECIAL SETTINGS’ with P- = or

;P+ , and confirm with OK .

SPECIAL SETTINGS

OSD è ON p

CLOCK DISPLAY OFF

COUNTER T.LEFT

SAT RECORDING OFF

REPEAT PLAY OFF

DIRECT RECORD OFF

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4 Select the line ’SAT RECORDING’ with P- = or

;P+ .

5 Select ’ON’ with Q or P .

Note: If you want to switch off the function, select ’OFF’.

6 Confirm with OK .

7 To end, press MENU .

8 Put a cassette in the machine.

9 Use a scart cable to connect scart socket AV2 EXT2 on

the video recorder to the corresponding scart socket on

the satellite receiver.

0 Programme the satellite receiver with the required

information (programme number of the TV channel, start

time, end time).

Note: The information on how to programme your satellite

receiver can be found in the instruction manual of your

satellite receiver.

A Switch off the video recorder with STANDBY m .

The video recorder is now ready to record. The beginning and

end of the recording is controlled via scart socket AV2 EXT2 .

Note: If this function is switched on ’x’ will appear on the

video recorder display.

’Direct Record’

When this function is switched on, the video recorder will

automatically record the programme selected on the television

by means of a scart cable.

Note: You will find more information on how to switch

’Direct record’ on in the next section ’Switching ’Direct

Record’ on or off’.

1 On the TV set, select the programme number you want

make the recording from.

2 Press REC/OTR n and REC/OTR A at the same time with

the video recorder switched off.

Note: Don’t select another programme number on your TV

set, until the ’search symbol’ on the video recorder display

has disappeared. This can take up to one minute.

*If’NOTV’ appears on the video recorder display, this

means the video recorder cannot find this programme

number. In this case, read the section ’Recording without

automatic switch-off’.

3 If you want to stop recording, press h .

Switching ’Direct Record’ on or off

1 Switch on the TV set and select the programme number

for the video recorder.

2 Press MENU on the remote control. The main menu will

appear.

3 Select the line ’SPECIAL SETTINGS’ with P- = or

;P+ and confirm with OK .

SPECIAL SETTINGS

OSD è ON p

CLOCK DISPLAY OFF

COUNTER T.LEFT

SAT RECORDING OFF

REPEAT PLAY OFF

DIRECT RECORD OFF

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4 In line ’DIRECT RECORD’ select ’ON’ with Q or P .

Note: If you want to switch this function off, select ’OFF’.

5 Confirm with OK .

6 To end, press MENU .

7 Switch off with STANDBY m .

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