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
Display
Setting the Command Mode switch
Wide
Controlling other TVs with the remote commander
Tip
Code numbers of controllable TVs
Manufacturer Code number
Setting up the remote commander
Connecting the VCR
Connection to your TV with a Scart EURO-AV connector
LINE-1 TV LIGNE-1 TV
About the Smartlink features
If the connected TV complies with SMARTLINK, NexTView Link
CinemaLink*2, Q-Link*3or T-V
Megalogic
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
If your STB has a Scart EURO-AV connector
If you don’t use a STB, skip to
If your STB does not have a Scart EURO-AV connector
Set the STB Connection setting to RF see
Additional connections
To a stereo system
Audio cable not supplied
VMC-810 cable not supplied
Tuning your TV to the VCR
Turn on your TV and press ?/1 on/standby to turn on the VCR
Pull down the drop down panel
Picture for ex. programme position
Selected for ex. programme position
To check if the TV tuning is correct
To obtain a clear picture from the VCR
Press RF Channel again
Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function
Hold down Auto SET UP on the VCR for more than 3 seconds
To cancel the Auto Set Up function
Press Auto SET UP
Setting the clock
Setting the clock manually
Before you start…
Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel
OK Press OK to confirm the setting and start the clock
Press Cursor M/m to set the date
Changing the station for the Auto Clock Set function
Auto Adjust is highlighted
Press OK
Then press OK
Press Cursor m to highlight Clock
PROGRAM, then press OK
Press Menu to exit the menu
If you did not connect a Set-Top Box STB, skip this step
Setting the Set-Top Box
Press Cursor M/m to highlight SET- TOP BOX, then press OK
If you connect the STB using the aerial
Cable
Set-Top Box brand number
STB brand Code numbers
DNT
EEC
EIF
FTE
RFT
SAT
TPS
SEG
Stvi
Wevasat 344 Winersat 343 Wisi
To highlight Settings and press OK
Selecting a language
Press Cursor M/m to highlight
LANGUAGE, then press OK
Presetting channels
Press Cursor M/m to highlight Cursor TUNER, then press OK
Position
Channels are scanned
Following order
UHF B21 B69
Disabling unwanted programme positions
If the picture is not clear
Setting/changing the station names
Press MENU, then press Cursor M/m
To highlight Lists and press OK
Press Cursor M/m to highlight Channel LIST, then press OK
Prog Name AAB CDE LMO FGH Select Move Program Erase Program
Changing/disabling programme positions
Changing programme positions
Press OK to confirm the setting
To highlight LISTS, and press OK
Prog Name AAB CDE LMO FGH Select Move Program Erase Program
Setting your personal code
You can set up to 11 characters for your personal code
Press OK Confirmation screen appears
Checking your personal code
Press OK to exit the menu
When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically
Playing a tape
REW
Stop
When your TV is Set Ntsc PB to
Additional tasks
To play an NTSC-recorded tape
To use the time counter
Basic Operations
Recording TV programmes
SP/LP z REC Stop
To stop recording
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
Recording TV programmes using the Video Plus + system
Press Timer When you set Timer Options to
Video Plus +
Video Plus +, menu appears on
TV screen
Press Cursor / , to highlight
Press Cursor M/m to reset it
Item you want to change
To use the VCR after setting the timer
Press ?/1 to turn off the VCR
To stop the VCR while recording, press x Stop
Daily/weekly recording
Variable
Setting the timer manually
Timer menu appears on the TV screen
Standard
To stop recording
Playing/searching at various speeds
REW Shuttle ring Playback options Operation
Using the shuttle ring
To use the shuttle ring in normal mode
To use the shuttle ring in jog mode
To resume normal playback
Setting the recording duration time
To cancel the duration
Automatically after a specified duration
To extend the duration
How to connect for Synchronized Recording
Synchronized Recording
Press Synchro REC. The Synchro REC indicator turns off
To cancel the Synchronized Recording function
Press x Stop while recording
Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings
When the timer settings overlap
Programme
Nicam system
Recording stereo and bilingual programmes
Selecting the sound during playback
How sound is recorded on a video tape
Stereo Bilingual Usually mixed Left/right channels
Normal audio track monaural
Stereo sound
Searching using the index function
To stop searching
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
How to connect to record on your VCR
Connecting to a VCR or stereo system
VMC-820 audio/video cable not supplied
How to connect to a stereo system
When recording on your VCR
Basic Editing
Before you start editing
To stop editing
Audio dubbing
Turn on the TV and set it to the video channel
To stop while editing
Press x stop on this VCR and the stereo system or other VCR
To listen to both the hi-fi and normal audio
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
Memory of the SmartFile label.
Checking the information of a recorded programme
Date Day of the week
Recording start time
Recording time Tape speed Station name
Recording after locating the Blank Time space
Selected tape speed. Select a tape speed that
Matches the length of the programme you want
To record
NOW Searching Start END
Selecting and playing a programme
Checking the contents of a tape
SmartFile function
Labelling a recorded programme and tape
Setting the TV guide page number
Tape title Category
Automatically when the VCR detects them
TV guide page numbers appear
P301 If the VCR does not detect them P---, you
Have to set the appropriate TV guide
Labelling a recorded programme and tape
Labelling a recorded programme manually
Smartfile Edit
Clear
Press OK Programme label and a selected category are stored
To erase the programme label
To label a regularly scheduled timer-recorded programme
To erase the selected category
Labelling a tape
To erase the tape title
To stop registration to the SmartFile label
Press Smartfile Generator
Registration date Programme located in a recorded tape
To check the information of a registered programme
Recording time Tips
Protecting a recorded programme
100
Press Smartfile SmartFile search list disappears
To unlock the protected programme
Erasing the data of an unwanted programme
102
103
Troubleshooting
Problem summary
105
Initial Terminal Contamination
Playback S10
Normal recording S11
S12
SmartFile S13
Timer recording S15
Remote Commander S20
S16
Synchronized Recording S17
Cleaning S22
Power S24
Power S25
S21
Set-Top Box control S32
S33
Specifications
Supplied accessories
System
Inputs and outputs
Front panel
Index to parts and controls
Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details
Display window
Rear panel
Remote commander
114
115
Menu chart
116
117
118
119
Index
Smartfile