Contents
Video Cassette Recorder
Precautions
Safety
Installing
Compatible colour systems
Table of contents
Unpacking
Setting up the remote commander
Using the remote commander
Inserting the batteries
Remote sensor
TV control buttons
Fastext buttons
TV/VIDEO
Prog +
Controlling other TVs with the remote commander
Tip
Code numbers of controllable TVs
Manufacturer Code number
Connecting the VCR
Connection to your TV with a Scart EURO-AV connector
LINE-1 TV LIGNE-1 TV
CinemaLink*2, Q-Link*3or T-V
About the Smartlink features
If the connected TV complies with SMARTLINK, NexTView Link
To mains Aerial cable supplied Signal flow
Connection to your TV with an aerial cable only
If you don’t use a STB, skip to
If your STB has a Scart EURO-AV connector
Connection to your TV and Set-Top Box STB
To a stereo system
If your STB does not have a Scart EURO-AV connector
Additional connections
Pull down the drop down panel
Tuning your TV to the VCR
Turn on your TV and press ?/1 on/standby to turn on the VCR
To obtain a clear picture from the VCR
To check if the TV tuning is correct
Selected for ex. programme position
Window. The RF channel is then switched off
Press RF Channel again
Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function
Hold down Auto SET UP on the VCR for more than 3 seconds
To cancel the Auto Set Up function
Press Auto SET UP
Before you start…
Setting the clock
Setting the clock manually
ADJUST, then press OK
Press , to highlight the month and set
Month pressing M/m
Clock
Tip
Press OK
Auto Adjust is highlighted
Changing the station for the Auto Clock Set function
Press M/m to highlight ON, then press
Press m to highlight Clock
PROGRAM, then press OK
Tips
Selecting a language
Press M/m to highlight LANGUAGE, then press OK
Press M/m to highlight Channel
Presetting channels
Press M/m to highlight TUNER, then press OK
Position
Position
Disabling unwanted programme positions
If the picture is not clear
Press M/m to highlight Channel LIST, then press OK
Setting/changing the station names
Highlight Lists and press OK
To correct a character, press is highlighted, then reset it
Changing/disabling programme positions
Changing programme positions
Position, then press
To display other pages for programme
Positions 6 to 60, press M/ m repeatedly
Selected channel is inserted at
Highlight LISTS, and press OK
Press M/m to highlight the row which you want to disable
Setting your personal code
Hold down first X pause, hold on ?/1
On/standby simultaneously on the VCR
For more than 3 seconds
Press ?/ 1 on/standby to turn off the VCR
Press M/m//, to enter your personal code
Confirmation screen appears
Checking your personal code
Press OK to exit the menu
Playing a tape
When your TV is Set Ntsc PB to
Additional tasks
To play an NTSC-recorded tape
To use the time counter
Tip
Recording TV programmes
Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel
To record from a decoder or other source, turn it on
Prog + REC Stop
To stop recording
To check the remaining time
To watch another TV programme while recording
To protect a recording
Time counter
Recording what you are watching on the TV TV Direct Rec
Buttons
Recording TV programmes using the Video Plus + system
Number
Press Timer When you set Timer Options to
Video Plus +
Video Plus +, menu appears on
TV screen
Want to change
Press M/m to reset it
Press To highlight the item you
To use the VCR after setting the timer
Press ?/1 to turn off the VCR
To stop the VCR while recording, press x Stop
Daily/weekly recording
Variable
Setting the timer manually
Select to display L1, L2, or L3 in the PROG. position
Timer menu appears on the TV screen
Or LINE-3 in connectors, or the LINE-2 INjacks, press Input
To stop recording
Playing/searching at various speeds
Slow REW Playback options Operation
Playback options Operation
To resume normal playback
Press H playback
Setting the recording duration time
To cancel the duration
Automatically after a specified duration
To extend the duration
How to connect for Synchronized Recording
Synchronized Recording
Press x Stop while recording
To cancel the Synchronized Recording function
Press Synchro REC. The Synchro REC indicator turns off
Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings
When the timer settings overlap
Programme
Selecting the sound during playback
Recording stereo and bilingual programmes
Nicam system
How sound is recorded on a video tape
Stereo Bilingual Usually mixed Left/right channels
Normal audio track monaural
Stereo sound
Searching using the index function
To stop searching
Adjusting the picture
Adjusting the tracking
About the Reality Regenerator RR function
About the Optimum Picture Control OPC function
OPC recording
To deactivate the OPC function
Initial settings are indicated in bold print
Changing menu options
PressOK. MENU, then select Options and press
Video Options menu
Audio Options menu
Tape Options menu
Other Options menu
Other Options
VMC-820 audio/video cable not supplied
Connecting to a VCR or stereo system
How to connect to record on your VCR
How to connect to a stereo system
When recording on your VCR
Basic Editing
Before you start editing
To stop editing
Recording using the SmartFile function
Checking the contents of a tape
About the SmartFile function
Selecting and playing a programme
Labelling a recorded programme and tape
Protecting a recorded programme
Erasing the data of an unwanted programme
Running a demonstration
Recording using the SmartFile function
Attaching the SmartFile label to the cassette
Recording a programme on the SmartFile tape
Checking the information of a recorded programme
Date Day of the week
Recording start time
Recording time Tape speed Station name
Recording after locating the Blank Time space
Press M repeatedly to select Blank Time
Start END Select Search OK Exit Menu NOW Searching
Selecting and playing a programme
Checking the contents of a tape
SmartFile function
Tape title Category
Setting the TV guide page number
Labelling a recorded programme and tape
Automatically when the VCR detects them
TV guide page numbers appear
P301 If the VCR does not detect them P---, you
Have to set the appropriate TV guide
Labelling a recorded programme and tape
Labelling a recorded programme manually
Smartfile Edit
Clear
To erase the selected category
To label a regularly scheduled timer-recorded programme
To erase the programme label
Labelling a tape
To erase the tape title
To stop registration to the SmartFile label
Press Smartfile Generator
Recording time Tips
To check the information of a registered programme
Registration date Programme located in a recorded tape
Protecting a recorded programme
Press Smartfile SmartFile search list disappears
To unlock the protected programme
Erasing the data of an unwanted programme
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Troubleshooting
Problem summary
Initial Terminal Contamination
Playback S10
Normal recording S11
S12
SmartFile S13
Timer recording S15
Remote Commander S20
S16
Synchronized Recording S17
Cleaning S22
Power S24
Power S25
S21
Set-Top Box control S32
Specifications
Supplied accessories
System
Inputs and outputs
Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details
Index to parts and controls
Front panel
Display window
Rear panel
Antenne Entree connector 9
Antenne Sortie connector 9 Ntsc PB Play Back switch
Remote commander
104
TV/VIDEO remote control switch ?/1 on/standby button 6
Menu chart
106
107
108
109
Connecting
Index