Contents
Video Cassette Recorder
Compatible colour systems
Precautions
Safety
Installing
Table of contents
Unpacking
Remote sensor
Setting up the remote commander
Using the remote commander
Inserting the batteries
Prog +
TV control buttons
Fastext buttons
TV/VIDEO
Tip
Controlling other TVs with the remote commander
Manufacturer Code number
Code numbers of controllable TVs
Connection to your TV with a Scart EURO-AV connector
Connecting the VCR
LINE-1 TV LIGNE-1 TV
If the connected TV complies with SMARTLINK, NexTView Link
About the Smartlink features
CinemaLink*2, Q-Link*3or T-V
Connection to your TV with an aerial cable only
Aerial cable supplied Signal flow
Mains lead To mains
LINE-1 TV
Connection to your TV and Set-Top Box STB
Scart cable supplied with Set Top Box LINE-3
Box
Aerial cable supplied Scart cable not supplied Scart EURO-AV
If your STB does not have a Scart EURO-AV connector
VMC-810 cable not supplied
Additional connections
To a stereo system
Audio cable not supplied
Pull down the drop down panel
Tuning your TV to the VCR
Selected for ex. programme position
To check if the TV tuning is correct
To obtain a clear picture from the VCR
Function see
Before you start
Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function
Abbreviation Country Language
To cancel the Auto Set Up function
Press Auto SET UP
If your country does not appear in the list, select Else
Setting the clock manually
Setting the clock
Before you start…
Press M/m to set the date
Press OK to confirm the setting and start the clock
Menu Press Menu to exit the menu
Turn on the VCR and the TV
Changing the station for the Auto Clock Set function
Tips
Press M/m to highlight ON, then press OK
Press m to highlight Clock PROGRAM, then press OK
Press Menu to exit the menu
Press M/m to highlight LANGUAGE, then press OK
Selecting a language
Press M/m to highlight TUNER, then press OK
Presetting channels
Position
Press M/m to highlight Channel SET
TV system Channel number Channel SET Field
Menu
If the picture is not clear
Disabling unwanted programme positions
Highlight Lists and press OK
Setting/changing the station names
Press M/m to highlight Channel LIST, then press OK
Prog Name AAB CDE LMO FGH Select Move Program Erase Program
Changing programme positions
Changing/disabling programme positions
Then press OK
Press OK to confirm the setting
Highlight LISTS, and press OK
Shown on the right
Press M/m to highlight the row which you want to disable
Press Clear
Selected row will be cleared as
PAY-TV/Canal Plus decoder DECODER/t LINE-3
Setting the PAY-TV/Canal Plus decoder
Connecting a decoder
Scart cable Supplied with decoder
Press M/m to highlight Other OPTIONS, then press OK
Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus channels
Press M/m to highlight DECODER/ LINE3, then press OK
Press M/m to highlight Normal CATV, then press OK
Press M/m to highlight DEC., then press OK
CANAL+, then press OK
Press Prog +/- to select the desired programme position
Press M/m to highlight ON, then press OK
Playing a tape
To use the time counter
Additional tasks
To set the colour system
To play an NTSC-recorded tape
Basic Operations
Prog + REC Stop
Recording TV programmes
Press x Stop
To stop recording
Time counter
To check the remaining time
To watch another TV programme while recording
To protect a recording
Recording what you are watching on the TV TV Direct Rec
Number
Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system
Buttons
Showview menu appears on the TV screen
Press Timer When you set Timer Options to
Timer
To stop the VCR while recording, press x Stop
Press ?/1 to turn off the VCR
Daily/weekly recording
To use the VCR after setting the timer
Setting the timer manually
Standard
Timer menu appears on the TV screen
To stop recording
Slow REW Playback options Operation
Playing/searching at various speeds
Playback options Operation
To resume normal playback
Press z REC repeatedly to set a new duration
Setting the recording duration time
To cancel the duration
To extend the duration
Synchronized Recording
How to connect for Synchronized Recording
Press Synchro REC. The Synchro REC indicator turns off
To cancel the Synchronized Recording function
Press x Stop while recording
Turn on your TV and set it to the video
Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings
Programme
When the timer settings overlap
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Recording stereo and bilingual programmes
Nicam system
Normal audio track monaural
Selecting the sound during playback
How sound is recorded on a video tape
Stereo Bilingual Usually mixed Left/right channels
To search ahead, press Index
Searching using the index function
To stop searching
About the Optimum Picture Control OPC function
Adjusting the picture
Adjusting the tracking
About the Reality Regenerator RR function
To deactivate the OPC function
OPC recording
Video Options menu
Initial settings are indicated in bold print
Changing menu options
PressOK. MENU, then select Options and press
Tape Options menu
Audio Options menu
DECODER/LINE3
Other Options menu
Other VCR Player
Connecting to a VCR or stereo system
How to connect to record on your VCR
Example a Your VCR Recorder Decoder
How to connect to a stereo system
To stop editing
When recording on your VCR
Basic Editing
Before you start editing
Selecting and playing a programme
Recording using the SmartFile function
Checking the contents of a tape
About the SmartFile function
Running a demonstration
Labelling a recorded programme and tape
Protecting a recorded programme
Erasing the data of an unwanted programme
Attaching the SmartFile label to the cassette
Recording using the SmartFile function
Function
Recording a programme on the SmartFile tape
Recording time Tape speed Station name
Checking the information of a recorded programme
Press M repeatedly to select Blank Time
Recording after locating the Blank Time space
Start END Select Search OK Exit Menu NOW Searching
Selecting and playing a programme
Checking the contents of a tape
SmartFile function
Labelling a recorded programme and tape
Setting the TV guide page number
Tape title Category
Have to set the TV guide page number
Automatically when the VCR detects them
Press OK TV guide page numbers appear
P301 If the VCR does not detect them P---, you
Labelling a recorded programme and tape
Smartfile Edit
Labelling a recorded programme manually
Clear
To erase the programme label
To label a regularly scheduled timer-recorded programme
To erase the selected category
Before you start …
Labelling a tape
To erase the tape title
To stop registration to the SmartFile label
Screen as Program no , Program
Press Smartfile Generator
To check the information of a registered programme
Protecting a recorded programme
To unlock the protected programme
Press Smartfile SmartFile search list disappears
Erasing the data of an unwanted programme
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Problem summary
Troubleshooting
Contamination
Initial Terminal
SmartFile S13
Playback S10
Normal recording S11
S12
S18
Timer recording S15
S16
Synchronized Recording S17
Canal Plus S22
Remote Commander S24
Cleaning S26
Power S28
S34
Tape S33
Set-Top Box S36
Inputs and outputs
Specifications
Supplied accessories
System
Front panel
Index to parts and controls
Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details
Display window
Audio Lleft/R right/VIDEO
Antenne Entree connector 9
Antenne Sortie connector 9 Ntsc PB Play Back switch
Rear panel
108
Remote commander
109
110
Menu chart
111
112
113
Index
Connecting