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1. Connecting the video recorder . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Important for the United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . .4
Preparing the remote control for operation . . . . .4
Connecting your video recorder to the TV . . . . .4
Connecting with a scart cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Connecting without a scart cable . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Audio output Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Connecting additional devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
2. Important notes for operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Navigation in the screen menu . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
The symbols on your video recorder display . . .7
3. Installing your video recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Preparation for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Decoder allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Manual TV channel search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Using the satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Follow TV (Automatic TV channels sorting) . . . .9
Automatic Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Sorting TV channels manually . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Setting the RF out channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
4. Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Playing back cassettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Playing back NTSC cassettes . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Displaying current tape position . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Searching for a tape position
with picture(scanning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Still picture / slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Searching for tape position without picture
(forward wind and rewind) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Index search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Smart picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Manual tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Interference

The Department of Trade and industry operates
a Radio Investigation Service to help TV licence
holders improve reception of BBC and ITC pro-
grammes where these are being spoilt by inter-
ference.
5. Manual recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Recording without automatic switch-off . . . . . .14
Preventing accidental erasing . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Lining up recordings (assemble cut) . . . . . . . .14
Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP) . . . .14
Automatic controlled recording from
a satellite receiver (RECORD LINK) . . . . . . . .15
'DIRECT RECORD' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Switching 'DIRECT RECORD' on or off . . . . . .16
Copying a video tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
6.Programming a recording (TIMER) . . . . . . . . .17
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Programming a recording
(with the VIDEO Plus+®
system) . . . . . . . . . . .17
Programming a recording
(without the VIDEO Plus+
system) . . . . . . . . . .18
Programming a recording with
'TURBO TIMER' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Problems and solutions for
programmed recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
How to check, or delete a programmed
recording (TIMER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
How to change a programmed
recording(TIMER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
7.Other functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Switching the status display off or on . . . . . . . .21
Blue Background on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Automatic switch-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Clock Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Selecting the sound channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
8.Before you call an engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
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