Video Cassette Recorder
Precautions
Safety
Installing
Compatible colour systems
Table of contents
Unpacking
Setting up the remote commander
Using the remote commander
Inserting the batteries
Remote sensor
TV control buttons
Fastext buttons
TV/VIDEO
Prog +
Controlling other TVs with the remote commander
Tip
Code numbers of controllable TVs
Manufacturer Code number
Connecting the VCR
Connection to your TV with a Scart EURO-AV connector
LINE-1 TV LIGNE-1 TV
CinemaLink*2, Q-Link*3or T-V
About the Smartlink features
If the connected TV complies with SMARTLINK, NexTView Link
Mains lead To mains
Aerial cable supplied Signal flow
Connection to your TV with an aerial cable only
Connection to your TV and Set-Top Box STB
Scart cable supplied with Set Top Box LINE-3
Box
LINE-1 TV
If your STB does not have a Scart EURO-AV connector
Aerial cable supplied Scart cable not supplied Scart EURO-AV
Additional connections
To a stereo system
Audio cable not supplied
VMC-810 cable not supplied
Tuning your TV to 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
Function see
Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function
Before you start
To cancel the Auto Set Up function
Press Auto SET UP
If your country does not appear in the list, select Else
Abbreviation Country Language
Before you start…
Setting the clock
Setting the clock manually
Menu Press Menu to exit the menu
Press OK to confirm the setting and start the clock
Press M/m to set the date
Changing the station for the Auto Clock Set function
Turn on the VCR and the TV
Press M/m to highlight ON, then press OK
Press m to highlight Clock PROGRAM, then press OK
Press Menu to exit the menu
Tips
Selecting a language
Press M/m to highlight LANGUAGE, then press OK
Presetting channels
Press M/m to highlight TUNER, then press OK
TV system Channel number Channel SET Field
Press M/m to highlight Channel SET
Position
Menu
Disabling unwanted programme positions
If the picture is not clear
Press M/m to highlight Channel LIST, then press OK
Setting/changing the station names
Highlight Lists and press OK
Prog Name AAB CDE LMO FGH Select Move Program Erase Program
Then press OK
Changing/disabling programme positions
Changing programme positions
Press OK to confirm the setting
Highlight LISTS, and press OK
Press M/m to highlight the row which you want to disable
Press Clear
Selected row will be cleared as
Shown on the right
Setting the PAY-TV/Canal Plus decoder
Connecting a decoder
Scart cable Supplied with decoder
PAY-TV/Canal Plus decoder DECODER/t LINE-3
Press M/m to highlight DECODER/ LINE3, then press OK
Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus channels
Press M/m to highlight Other OPTIONS, then press OK
Press M/m to highlight DEC., then press OK
Press M/m to highlight Normal CATV, then press OK
Press Prog +/- to select the desired programme position
CANAL+, then press OK
Press M/m to highlight ON, then press OK
Playing a tape
Additional tasks
To set the colour system
To play an NTSC-recorded tape
To use the time counter
Basic Operations
Recording TV programmes
Prog + REC Stop
To stop recording
Press x Stop
To check the remaining time
To watch another TV programme while recording
To protect a recording
Time counter
Recording what you are watching on the TV TV Direct Rec
Buttons
Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system
Number
Press Timer When you set Timer Options to
Showview menu appears on the TV screen
Timer
Daily/weekly recording
Press ?/1 to turn off the VCR
To stop the VCR while recording, press x Stop
To use the VCR after setting the timer
Setting the timer manually
Timer menu appears on the TV screen
Standard
To stop recording
Playing/searching at various speeds
Slow REW Playback options Operation
To resume normal playback
Playback options Operation
Setting the recording duration time
To cancel the duration
To extend the duration
Press z REC repeatedly to set a new duration
How to connect for Synchronized Recording
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
Turn on your TV and set it to the video
When the timer settings overlap
Programme
Nicam system
Recording stereo and bilingual programmes
Zweiton German stereo system
Selecting the sound during playback
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
To search ahead, press Index
Adjusting the picture
Adjusting the tracking
About the Reality Regenerator RR function
About the Optimum Picture Control OPC function
OPC recording
To deactivate the OPC function
Initial settings are indicated in bold print
Changing menu options
PressOK. MENU, then select Options and press
Video Options menu
Audio Options menu
Tape Options menu
Other Options menu
DECODER/LINE3
Connecting to a VCR or stereo system
How to connect to record on your VCR
Example a Your VCR Recorder Decoder
Other VCR Player
How to connect to a stereo system
When recording on your VCR
Basic Editing
Before you start editing
To stop editing
Recording using the SmartFile function
Checking the contents of a tape
About the SmartFile function
Selecting and playing a programme
Labelling a recorded programme and tape
Protecting a recorded programme
Erasing the data of an unwanted programme
Running a demonstration
Recording using the SmartFile function
Attaching the SmartFile label to the cassette
Recording a programme on the SmartFile tape
Function
Checking the information of a recorded programme
Recording time Tape speed Station name
Recording after locating the Blank Time space
Press M repeatedly to select Blank Time
Start END Select Search OK Exit Menu NOW Searching
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
Automatically when the VCR detects them
Press OK TV guide page numbers appear
P301 If the VCR does not detect them P---, you
Have to set the TV guide page number
Labelling a recorded programme and tape
Labelling a recorded programme manually
Smartfile Edit
Clear
To erase the selected category
To label a regularly scheduled timer-recorded programme
To erase the programme label
Labelling a tape
Before you start …
To erase the tape title
Press Smartfile Generator
Screen as Program no , Program
To stop registration to the SmartFile label
To check the information of a registered programme
Protecting a recorded programme
Press Smartfile SmartFile search list disappears
To unlock the protected programme
Erasing the data of an unwanted programme
SP 1H 30M Nick & Matt
Troubleshooting
Problem summary
Initial Terminal
Contamination
Playback S10
Normal recording S11
S12
SmartFile S13
Timer recording S15
S16
Synchronized Recording S17
S18
Remote Commander S24
Cleaning S26
Power S28
Canal Plus S22
Set-Top Box S36
Tape S33
S34
Specifications
Supplied accessories
System
Inputs and outputs
Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details
Index to parts and controls
Front panel
Display window
Antenne Entree connector 9
Antenne Sortie connector 9 Ntsc PB Play Back switch
Rear panel
Audio Lleft/R right/VIDEO
Remote commander
108
109
Menu chart
110
111
112
113
Connecting
Index