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VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

SAFETY FIRST 2

Safety Precautions ........................................2

INDEX 4

INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 10

Basic Connections ............ .........................10

S-VIDEO Connection ................................. 11

INITIAL SETTINGS 12

Auto Set Up ............................................... 12

Preset Download .......................................14

Language ...................................................16

SAT CONTROL SET 17

Satellite Receiver Control Setting ...............17

T-V LINK 19

T-V Link Functions .....................................19

PLAYBACK 20

Basic Playback ...........................................20

Playback Features ...................................... 21

RECORDING 24

Basic Recording ......................................... 24

Recording Features ....................................25

B.E.S.T. Picture System ...............................29

TIMER RECORDING 30

SHOWVIEW® Timer Programming ............... 30

Express Timer Programming ....................... 32

Automatic Satellite Programme Recording

...36

REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 37

VIDEO NAVIGATION 40

Navigation .................................................40

Edit Title ........... .........................................42

Find Title .......... .........................................46

EDITING 49

Edit From A Camcorder ..............................49

Output/Input Set ........................................50

Edit To Or From Another Video Recorder ...52

Audio Dubbing .......................................... 54

Insert Editing .............................................. 56

Synchro Editing .......................................... 58

Information On J Terminal ......................... 59

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 60

Connecting To A Satellite Receiver ............ 60

Connecting/Using A Decoder .................. ..62

Connecting/Using A Stereo System ............63

SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS 64

Mode Set .................. .................................64

Tuner Set .......... .........................................68

Video Channel Set ..................................... 74

SHOWVIEW® System Setup ..........................75

Clock Set .................. .................................76

TROUBLESHOOTING 78

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 81

SPECIFICATIONS 82

LIST OF TERMS 83

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Main EN ENGLISH VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER CONTENTS SAFETY FIRST Safety Precautions WARN ING Page INDEX FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW INDEX (cont.) FRONT DISPLAY PANEL ON-SCREEN DISPLAY INDEX (cont.) REMOTE CONTROL How To Use Remote Control LCD INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER Basic Connections A B C RF Connection S-VIDEO Connection A B INITIAL SETTINGS Auto Set Up Auto Channel Set/Auto Clock Set/ Auto Guide Program Number Set B C Before starting, make sure of the following: C Press rt to select Auto and press OK or e. Press OK. The Language Set display appears on the front display panel and/or on the TV screen. Press rt to select your language code. D Preset Download Set the video channel to off manually. (pg.74) Auto Channel Set by Downloading from TV/Auto Clock Set/Auto Guide Program Number Set A Press OK. The AUTO SET/T-V LINK display appears on the front display panel and/or on the TV screen. Results of Auto Set Up/Preset Download appear on the front display panel If Auto Channel Set has succeeded but Auto Clock Set has not, 1 (channel position) is displayed. If both Auto Channel Set and Auto Clock Set have failed, : is displayed. INFORMATION Language for the on-screen display Language B C D EN 17 SAT CONTROL SET Satellite Receiver Control Setting Installing Satellite Controller A B C A B recorder. C D E F T-V Link Functions NexTView Link TV Auto Power On VCR Auto Standby Direct Rec Basic Playback B C D Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning cassette TCL-2UX when: Playback Features Variable Speed Search Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback 1 2 Skip Search Index Search Activate Index Search. To resume normal playback during a Skip Search, press 4. EN 23 Next Function Memory Digital TBC/NR Activate Digital TBC/NR. Press DIGITAL TBC/NR so that the button lights up. NOTES: Basic Recording Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact. B Press PR +/ or the number keys to select the channel you wish to record. C Recording Features Record One Programme While Watching Another Instant Timer Recording (ITR) 1 2 Retake 1 Press 9 during recording. 2 3 B C Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to REC LEVEL CTL, then press OK or e. Press r or t. RECORDING (cont.) Receiving Stereo and Bilingual Programmes To Record Stereo and Bilingual Programmes (A2) To Record NICAM Stereo and Bilingual Programmes B.E.S.T. Picture System B.E.S.T. COMPLETE Playback The recorder assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate playback. Recording SHOWVIEW Timer Programming A Press LCD PROG. B Press the number keys to enter the SHOWVIEW number of a programme you wish to record. Then press . D E Press VPS/PDC to select ON or OFF. F G Express Timer Programming A B C D F G H Press VPS/PDC to select ON or OFF. I J A B C To cancel or change a programme... D A B C Automatic Satellite Programme Recording B C Recording mode. Remote A/B Code Switching A B C D REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS (cont.) A B Control Your TV Using Additional Buttons EN 39 Satellite Receiver Multi-Brand Remote Control A B VIDEO NAVIGATION Navigation Navigation Playback A B C D C Turn Off Navigation A B Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to CHECK MEMORY, then press OK. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to NAVIGATION, then press OK or e to set to OFF. Edit Title Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or AV mode). EN 43 Edit Tape Title C D E F G Entering Character Edit Programme Title and Category A B C Choice of Category EN 45 Delete Tape Data A B C Delete Programme Data Find Title C EN 47 D E F Sort By Date A B C Sort By Category A B C D EN 49 EDITING B Edit From A Camcorder D E A Output/Input Set L-1 OUTPUT and L-1 INPUT Setting B C (L-1) IN/OUT connector. EN 51 A DECODER connector. B Edit To Or From Another Video Recorder B D E Advantages of S-VHS video recorders AB C Audio Dubbing Audio Dubbing replaces the normal audio sound of a previously recorded tape with a new soundtrack. ATTENTION: EN 55 Connect an audio component to the AUDIO L + R input connectors on the recorders front panel. C D Press A.DUB. E F Insert Editing ATTENTION: EN 57 C D E F G Synchro Editing D E F EN 59 Information On J Terminal J Terminal [JLIP (Joint Level Interface Protocol) Connector] B C D SYSTEM CONNECTIONS Connecting To A Satellite Receiver Simple Connections Perfect Connections SYSTEM CONNECTIONS (cont.) Connecting/Using A Decoder A B C EN 63 Connecting/Using A Stereo System Make connections. CAUTIONS: Mode Set A B C D Page Page To record in S-VHS: To record in S-VHS ET on a VHS cassette: To record in VHS: To record in VHS on an S-VHS cassette: Tuner Set Auto Channel Set B C D E F Press OK twice. G H Manual Channel Set B C D E Press the number keys to input the channel number you want to store. F B Change Station Channel Position B When Receiving A Scrambled Broadcast A B C D E F B C D A E Set Stations (B) B Fine-Tuning Channels Already Stored A B C D TV Station And ID List Video Channel Set A B C D SHOWVIEW System Setup Guide Program Number Set B C D Clock Set Press 1. B C Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to INITIAL SET, then press OK or e. E F G data. H POWER TAP E T RAN SPOR T PLAYBACK RECORDING TIMER RECORDING TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.) OTHER PROBLEMS EN 81 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLAYBACK RECORDING TIMER RECORDING SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL VIDEO/AUDIO TUNER/TIMER ACCESSORIES EN 83 LIST OF TERMS A B C D EN Page 84 July 20, 2000 4:36 pm Auto Set Up referring to the front display panel The Auto Set Up function sets the tuner channels, clock and Guide Program numbers automatically. BEFORE YOU START PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT: