4. Installing your video recorder

Preparation for use

This chapter shows you how to prepare the video recorder for use. The video recorder automatically seeks out and stores all available TV channels.

'Aim' correctly

In the following sections, you require the remote control for the first time. When using, always aim the front of the remote control at the video recorder and not at the TV.

Connecting additional devices

After you have connected additional devices (satellite receiver, etc.) through the aerial cable, switch them on. The automatic channel search will recognise them and save them.

1.Select the desired language for the on-screen menu by pressing PLAY B-Kor STOP C-L .

2.Press MENU .

3.Confirm with P+ .

The automatic TV channel search starts.

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The video recorder does not find any TV channels during the search

•Select channel 1 on the TV. Can you see the saved TV channel on the TV?

If not, check the cable connection of the aerial (aerial socket), video recorder, TV.

•The video recorder searches the entire frequen- cy range in order to find and save the largest possible number of TV channels. It is possible that the TV channels in your country are broad- cast in a higher frequency range. As soon as this range is reached during the search, the video recorder will find the TV channels.

4.The clock setting display appears on the TV screen.

TIME --:--

DATE --/--/--

END=EXIT

5.Set the time with the number buttons 0..9 .

6.Set 'DAY', 'MONTH' and 'YEAR' with the number buttons 0..9 .

6

7.When all information is correct, save by

pressing STATUS/EXIT .

The preparation for use is now complete.

Manual TV channel search

In some cases it can occur that all of the TV chan- nels are not found and saved during the first instal- lation. In this case, the missing or coded TV chan- nels must be searched for and stored manually.

1.Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro-

gramme number for the video recorder.

 

2.Press

 

 

.The main menu will appear.

 

MENU

 

3.Use

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to select 'TUNER

 

PLAY B-K

STOP C-L

SET UP'. Then press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

 

FWD 1- B

 

4.Use

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to select 'MANU-

 

PLAY B-K

STOP C-L

AL TUNING'. Then press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

FWD 1- B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANUAL TUNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

→PROG.

P55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANNEL

055

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SKIP

[OFF]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO MODE

[SECAM]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO MODE

[DK]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT K L CHOOSE B

 

 

 

 

 

 

END=EXIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select 'PROG.' with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY B-K

STOP C-L

 

5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

Then press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FWD 1- B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.With

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

, select

 

PLAY B-K

STOP C-L

 

0..9

 

the desired programme number that you want

to use for the TV channel, e.g. 'P01'. Then

 

press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FWD 1- B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.Select 'CHANNEL' with PLAY B-Kor STOP C-L , and confirm with FWD 1- B . Then enter the

desired channel with 0..9 .

If you set 'SKIP' on for a channel, this chan- nel will be ignored when going through the

channels with P+ or P– .

I don't know the channels for my TV stations In this case, press PLAY B-Kor STOP C-Lin 'CHANNEL' to start the automatic channel search. A changing channel number will appear on the TV screen. Continue the automatic search until you have found the desired TV channel.

8.Save the TV channel with FWD 1- B .

9.To search for other TV channels, begin again at step 5.

10.To end, press STATUS/EXIT .

How do I change 'VIDEO MODE' or 'AUDIO MODE'?

If you want to change the video or audio mode, select 'VIDEO MODE' or 'AUDIO MODE' with

PLAY B-Kor STOP C-L . Then, press FWD 1- B

to select your desired mode.

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