CONTENTS

1. CONNECTING YOUR TV-VIDEO COMBI

4

 

Programming a recording (without ’SHOWVIEW’) . . . .

18

 

Connecting the cables

4

 

Programming a recording with TELETEXT

19

 

Connecting a decoder or other equipment

4

 

Automatic recording from a satellite receiver (SAT

 

2. INSTALLING YOUR TV-VIDEO COMBI

5

 

RECORDING)

19

 

How to check or change a TIMER

20

 

Initial installation

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allocating a decoder

5

8.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

21

 

Manual TV channel search

6

 

Changing the TV system

21

 

Satellite receiver

6

 

Parental control

21

 

Special installation functions

7

 

Switching the On-screen display (OSD) on or off

22

 

Automatic TV channel search

7

 

Switching to 16:9 wide screen picture

22

 

Searching for new TV channels

8

 

Switching the internal speakers on or off

23

 

Allocating a channel number

8

 

Switching the remote control command

23

 

Delete a TV Channel

8

 

Continuous playback

24

 

Setting the language

9

 

Sound playback without picture

24

 

Setting the time and date

9

 

Switch off function (SLEEP TIMER)

25

3. IMPORTANT NOTES FOR OPERATION

10

 

Switch on function (WAKE-UP TIMER)

25

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY OF USER GUIDE

10

9.

Before you call an engineer

26

 

User guide (OSD)

10

 

Technical terms used

27

4.

TV SET FUNCTIONS

12

 

 

 

 

Selecting a TV programme

12

 

 

 

 

Selecting the picture setting (SMART PICTURE)

12

 

 

 

 

Switching Incredible Surround on or off

12

 

 

 

 

Selecting a preset sound setting (SMART SOUND) . . .

13

 

 

 

 

Automatic volume control (AVL)

13

 

 

 

 

Sound track selection

13

 

 

 

 

How to read TELETEXT

13

 

 

 

5.

PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS

14

 

 

 

 

Playing a cassette

14

 

 

 

 

Playing an NTSC cassette

14

 

 

 

 

Tape position indication

14

 

 

 

 

Searching for tape position with the picture (picture

 

 

 

 

 

search)

14

 

 

 

 

Still picture

14

 

 

 

 

Slow motion

14

 

 

 

 

Searching for tape position without the picture (wind

 

 

 

 

 

and rewind)

14

 

 

 

 

Instant View

14

 

 

 

 

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

14

 

 

 

 

Picture interference

15

 

 

 

 

Cleaning the video heads

15

 

 

 

6.

MANUAL RECORDING

16

 

 

 

 

Recording without automatic switch-off

16

 

 

 

 

Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR

 

 

 

 

 

one-touch-recording)

16

 

 

 

 

Protecting your recordings

16

 

 

 

 

Auto-assembling

16

 

 

 

7.

PROGRAMMED RECORDING (TIMER)

17

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

(Programme Delivery Control)

17

 

 

 

 

Programming a recording (with ’SHOWVIEW’)

17

 

 

 

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