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
TV control buttons
Wide
Setting the Command Mode switch
Display
Tip
Controlling other TVs with the remote commander
Manufacturer Code number
Code numbers of controllable TVs
Setting up the remote commander
Connection to your TV with a Scart EURO-AV connector
Connecting the VCR
LINE-1 TV LIGNE-1 TV
Megalogic
About the Smartlink features
If the connected TV complies with SMARTLINK, NexTView Link
CinemaLink*2, Q-Link*3or T-V
Connection to your TV with an aerial cable only
To mains Aerial cable supplied Signal flow
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
Set the STB Connection setting to RF see
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
Picture for ex. programme position
Tuning your TV to the VCR
Turn on your TV and press ?/1 on/standby to turn on the VCR
Pull down the drop down panel
To obtain a clear picture from the VCR
To check if the TV tuning is correct
Selected for ex. programme position
Press RF Channel again
Press Auto SET UP
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
Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel
Setting the clock
Setting the clock manually
Before you start…
Press Cursor M/m to set the date
OK Press OK to confirm the setting and start the clock
Press OK
Auto Adjust is highlighted
Changing the station for the Auto Clock Set function
Press Menu to exit the menu
Then press OK
Press Cursor m to highlight Clock
PROGRAM, then press OK
Press Cursor M/m to highlight SET- TOP BOX, then press OK
Setting the Set-Top Box
If you did not connect a Set-Top Box STB, skip this step
Cable
If you connect the STB using the aerial
STB brand Code numbers
Set-Top Box brand number
FTE
DNT
EEC
EIF
RFT
Stvi
SAT
TPS
SEG
Wevasat 344 Winersat 343 Wisi
LANGUAGE, then press OK
To highlight Settings and press OK
Selecting a language
Press Cursor M/m to highlight
Press Cursor M/m to highlight Cursor TUNER, then press OK
Presetting channels
UHF B21 B69
Position
Channels are scanned
Following order
If the picture is not clear
Disabling unwanted programme positions
Press Cursor M/m to highlight Channel LIST, then press OK
Setting/changing the station names
Press MENU, then press Cursor M/m
To highlight Lists and press OK
Prog Name AAB CDE LMO FGH Select Move Program Erase Program
Changing programme positions
Changing/disabling programme positions
Press OK to confirm the setting
To highlight LISTS, and press OK
Prog Name AAB CDE LMO FGH Select Move Program Erase Program
You can set up to 11 characters for your personal code
Setting your personal code
Press OK to exit the menu
Checking your personal code
Press OK Confirmation screen appears
Stop
When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically
Playing a tape
REW
To use the time counter
When your TV is Set Ntsc PB to
Additional tasks
To play an NTSC-recorded tape
Basic Operations
SP/LP z REC Stop
Recording TV programmes
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
Recording TV programmes using the Video Plus + system
TV screen
Press Timer When you set Timer Options to
Video Plus +
Video Plus +, menu appears on
Item you want to change
Press Cursor M/m to reset it
Press Cursor / , to highlight
Daily/weekly recording
To use the VCR after setting the timer
Press ?/1 to turn off the VCR
To stop the VCR while recording, press x Stop
Variable
Setting the timer manually
Standard
Timer menu appears on the TV screen
To stop recording
REW Shuttle ring Playback options Operation
Playing/searching at various speeds
To resume normal playback
Using the shuttle ring
To use the shuttle ring in normal mode
To use the shuttle ring in jog mode
To extend the duration
Setting the recording duration time
To cancel the duration
Automatically after a specified duration
Synchronized Recording
How to connect for 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
Programme
When the timer settings overlap
Selecting the sound during playback
Recording stereo and bilingual programmes
Nicam system
Stereo sound
How sound is recorded on a video tape
Stereo Bilingual Usually mixed Left/right channels
Normal audio track monaural
To stop searching
Searching using the index function
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
Other Options menu
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
To stop editing
When recording on your VCR
Basic Editing
Before you start editing
Press x stop on this VCR and the stereo system or other VCR
Audio dubbing
Turn on the TV and set it to the video channel
To stop while editing
To listen to both the hi-fi and normal audio
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
Memory of the SmartFile label.
Recording a programme on the SmartFile tape
Recording time Tape speed Station name
Checking the information of a recorded programme
Date Day of the week
Recording start time
To record
Recording after locating the Blank Time space
Selected tape speed. Select a tape speed that
Matches the length of the programme you want
NOW Searching Start END
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
Have to set the appropriate TV guide
Automatically when the VCR detects them
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
Press OK Programme label and a selected category are stored
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
Press Smartfile Generator
To stop registration to the SmartFile label
Recording time Tips
To check the information of a registered programme
Registration date Programme located in a recorded tape
100
Protecting a recorded programme
To unlock the protected programme
Press Smartfile SmartFile search list disappears
102
Erasing the data of an unwanted programme
103
Problem summary
Troubleshooting
Initial Terminal Contamination
105
SmartFile S13
Playback S10
Normal recording S11
S12
Synchronized Recording S17
Timer recording S15
Remote Commander S20
S16
S21
Cleaning S22
Power S24
Power S25
S33
Set-Top Box control S32
Inputs and outputs
Specifications
Supplied accessories
System
Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details
Index to parts and controls
Front panel
Display window
Rear panel
114
Remote commander
115
116
Menu chart
117
118
119
Smartfile
Index