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