Philips VR800/07 User manual

Brand: Philips

Model: VR800/07

Category: Cassette players

Type: User manual

Congratulations on thepurchase of one ofthe most sophisticatedand

simple-to-usevideorecorders(VCR) on the market.With thisVCR you

can record and playVHS-standardcassettes.

Please take the timeto read this operating manual before

using your video recorder.

Safety instructionsand other notes

ADanger: Highvoltage!

Do not removethe top coveras thereis a riskof an electrical

shock!

AThe video recorderdoes notcontain any componentsthat can

be repaired bythe customer.When the applianceis connected

to the powersupply thereare somecomponents that are

constantly operational.To switchoff thevideo recorder

completely youmust disconnectit fromthe powersupply.

BNote that this powerpack isdesigned for apower supplyof

220-240V/50Hz.

BEnsure that air cancirculate freelythrough theventilationslots

on the video recorder.

BEnsure that no objectsor liquidsenter the videorecorder.If

liquid isspiltinto it,disconnect the videorecorderimmediately

from the powersupplyand call theAfter-salesServicefor

advice.

BThe video recordershould not be usedimmediatelyafter

transportation froma cold toa hot area orvice versa,orin

conditions of extremehumidity.

After unpackingthe video recorder,itshould beallowed to

acclimatize for atleast three hoursbefore installation.

C These operating instructionshave been printedon nonpolluting

paper.

C Deposit oldbatteries at the relevantcollection points.

C Please makeuse of the facilitiesavailable inyour country for

disposing ofthe packaging of the video recorderin a way that

helps to protectthe environment.

C This electronicequipment contains many materialsthat can be

recycled. Pleaseinquire about the possibilitiesfor recycling

your old set.

DVIDEO Plus+ and PlusCodeare registered trademarksof

Gemstar DevelopmentCorporation. TheVIDEO Plus+system is

manufactured under licencefrom Gemstar DevelopmentCor-

poration.

1. INSTALLATION 3...................................

Connecting to the TV-set 3...........................

Autoinstall 5.......................................

Initial Installation 5..................................

Successive Installation 5............................

Automatic TV Channel Allocation 5...................

Connecting a decoder or additionalequipment 6.......

Manual TV Channel Search 6........................

Monitor function 7..................................

Sort/Clear TV channelsmanually 7....................

Setting the clock andthe date 8......................

User guide (OSD) 8..................................

Emergency interrupt 8...............................

Saving energy 8....................................

2. PLAYBACK 9.......................................

Playback a cassette 9...............................

Searching for tape position 9.........................

Still picture/Slowmotion 9...........................

Eliminating pictureinterference 10....................

3. MANUAL RECORDING 11............................

Recording with/withoutautomatic switch-off 11........

Automatic recording froma satellite receiver (SAT

RECORDING) 12....................................

Direct Record 12....................................

4. AUTOMATIC (PROGRAMMED)RECORDING 13.........

’VPS’ (Video ProgrammingSystem)/’PDC’ (Pro-

gramme DeliveryControl) 13.........................

Programming with ’VIDEOPlus+’ 13...................

Manual programming without’VIDEO Plus+’ 14.........

How to check or altera TIMER 15.....................

’NexTView Link’ 15..................................

5. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS 16.........................

Changing the TV system 16..........................

Child lock 16.......................................

Switching the remotecontrol command 17.............

Continuous playback 17.............................

The automatic switch-off 17..........................

Remote control of TVsets 19.........................

Audio dubbing 20...................................

Selecting the sound track 20.........................

Synchronous editing (synchro-edit) 20................

Before you call an engineer 22.......................

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS VR800/07

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Important for the United Kingdom

This apparatus isfitted with an approved moulded 13Amp

plug. To change a fuse inthis type of plug proceed as follows:

a Remove fuse coverand fuse.

b Fix new fusewhich should be a BS1362 3A, A.S.T.A.or

BSI approved type.

c Refit the fuse cover.

If the fittedplug is not suitable for yoursocket outlets, it should

be cut off and an appropriateplug fitted in its place.

If the mains plugcontains a fuse, this should havea value of

3A. If a plug withouta fuse is used, the fuseat the distribution

board should not be greaterthan 5A.

DNote: * The severed plug mustbe destroyed to avoid a

possible shock hazardshould it be inserted into a13A

socket elsewhere.

How to connect a plug:

The wires in the mainslead are coloured in accordance with

the following code:

BLUE - ’NEUTRAL’(’N’)

BROWN - ’LIVE’(’L’)

d The BLUE wire mustbe connected to the terminal which

is marked withthe letter ’N’ or coloured BLACK.

e The BROWN wire mustbe connected to the terminal

which is marked withthe letter ’L’ or colouredRED.

f Do not connect either wiresto the earth terminal in the

plug which is markedwith the letter ’E’ or bythe safety

earth symbol \orcoloured green or green-and-yellow.

Before replacing the plugcover, make certain that the cord

grip is clamped overthe sheath of the lead - not simplyover

the two wires.

Connecting to the TV-set

When you installyour Video recorder for the firsttime, please

read:

E the paragraph ’Connecting withscart cable and Easy

Link/NexTView’,when your TV-set is equipped with’Easy

Link/NexTView’.

E the paragraph ’Connecting withscart cable without Easy

Link/NexTView’,when your TV-set is not equippedwith

’Easy Link/NexTView’.

E the paragraph ’Connecting withouta scart cable’, when

you do not use a scartcable.

Connecting with scart cable and

’Easy link/NexTView’

With the function’Easy Link/NexTView’, yourvideo recorder

can exchange information withthe television. Heed the

operating instructionof your television.

With ’Easy Link/NexTView’the TV channels from the TV will

automatically be loaded.

a Remove the aerial cableplug from your TV set and insert

it into the 2 socket at the back ofthe video recorder.

b Plug one end of the aerialcable provided into the TV

socket on the videorecorder and the other end into the

aerial input socketon your TV set.

c Plug one end of the specialscart cable provided into the

AV1 EXT1 scart socket atthe back of the video recorder

and the other end into thescart socket on your TV set.

d Switch on the TV set.

e Insert one end of themains cable into the mains socket

4 at the back of the video recorder andthe other end

into the wall socket.

f The video recorder willautomatically load all TV chan-

nels stored on yourTV, in the same sequence.

This may takeseveral minutes.

When all data (TV channels,language, country) has been

copied, the following textappears on the TV screen:

’EASY LINK LOADINGCOMPLETE’.

g Check if clock and dateare correct. Read the paragraph

’Setting Time/Date’in this chapter.

1. INSTALLATION

Connecting with scart cable without

’Easy Link/NexTView’

If your televisiondoes not have a scart (EURO-AV)socket,

please do not read furtherhere, but turn to the nextparagraph

’Connecting without scartcable’.

a Remove the aerial cableplug from your TV set and insert

it into the 2 socket at the back ofthe video recorder.

b Plug one end of the aerialcable provided into the TV

socket on the videorecorder and the other end into the

aerial input socketon your TV set.

c Plug one end of the scartcable into the scart socket

AV1 EXT1 on the back of the videorecorder and the other

end into the scartsocket on your TV set.

d Switch on the TV set.

e Insert one end of themains cable into the mains socket

4 at the back of the video recorder andplug the other

end into the wall socket.

f When your TV setautomatically switches toprogramme

number e.g.: ’EXT’, ’0’,or ’AV’, a welcoming textappears

on the TV screen.

When your TV setdoes not switch automatically,select

the required programmenumber manually (see instruc-

tion manual TV set).

g Subsequently, read theparagraph ’Initial Installation’in

the section ’Autoinstall’.

Connecting without scart cable

a Remove the aerial cableplug from your TV set and insert

it into the 2 socket at the back ofthe video recorder.

b Plug one end of the aerialcable provided into the TV

socket on the videorecorder and the other end into the

aerial input socketon your TV set.

c Insert one end of themains cable into the mains socket

4 at the back of the video recorder andplug the other

end into the wall socket.

d Switch on your TV setand select the programme number

that you have chosenfor video playback (see operating

manual for your TVset).

e The video recorder willnow send a welcoming text on

UHF-channel CH35 or 583MHz.

f Tune in the TV set inthe UHF wave band until this picture

appears.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE

PURCHASE OF YOUR NEW

PHILIPS VIDEORECORDER

TO CONTINUE PRESS OK

g Subsequently, read theparagraph ’Initial Installation’in

the section ’Autoinstall’.

Autoinstall

The video recorder willsearch for all TV channels. Itstores TV

channels found in the followingsequence: BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV,

CH 4, CH 5, SKY,others.

Initial Installation

a If the aerial (antenna)has been connected to the video

recorder, pressthe OK button. Please continue withthe

next paragraph at stepe .

Successive Installation

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

c Select the line ’INSTALLATION’with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

d Select the line ’AUTOINSTALL’with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

e ’AUTOINSTALL’ starts.This can take severalminutes.

INSTALLATION

AUTOINSTALL

SEARCHING FOR TV CHANNELS

03 CHANNELS FOUND

________________________

f When ’AUTOINSTALL’is complete, ’AUTOINSTALL

COMPLETE’ will appearon the TV screen.

g To end, press the MENU button.

Automatic TV Channel Allocation

(FOLLOW TV)

With this functionthe video recorder maintains thesame

channel sequence as on the TVset, in case you connected

your videorecorderto a TV set without scart cable.This only

functions if thevideo recorder (socket AV1 EXT1 ) and the TV

set are connected witha scart cable. Additional equipment

connected to socket AV2 EXT2 must be switched off.

DWith ’Connecting with scartcable and ’Easy Link/NexT-

View’, this functionwill start the data transfer.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

c Select the line ’INSTALLATION’with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

d Select the line ’FOLLOWTV’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button. Take no-

tice of the messageon the TV screen.

e Press the OK button.

If the video recorderrecognizes that the TV set hasbeen

connected with a scartcable, ’TV’ 01’ appears in the

display.

E When ’NOTV’ (no signalfrom TV set) appears in the

display, the TV channelscan not be allocated automati-

cally. In thiscase, read paragraph: ’Manual TV Channel

Number Allocation’.

f Select programme number’1’ on the TV set.

g Confirm with the OK button on the video recorder-re-

mote control. The videorecorder compares the TV

channels on the TV setand the video recorder.

If the video recorderfound the same TV channel as the

TV set, then itstores it at ’P01’.

h Wait until e.g.:’TV’ 02’ appears.

i Select the next programmenumber, e.g.: ’2’ on the TV set.

j Confirm with the OK button on the video recorder-re-

mote control.

DIf you allocated the wrong TVchanneL, you can go back

one step with themenu button Q .

k Repeat steps h to j until all TV channels have been

allocated.

l To finish, pressthe MENU button.

Connecting a decoder or additional

equipment

You can also connect additionalequipment to the AV2 EXT2

socket. For instance:decoder, satellite receiveror camera

recorder.

You can connect a HIFI-stereoset to the sockets

AUX OUTL R (audio output left/right) and AUX IN L R (audio in-

put left/right).

Allocating a decoder

With this function,the connected decoder will automatically

be activated for theTV programme required.

DWith ’Connecting with scartcable and ’Easy Link/NexT-

View’ the decoder mustbe activated for the TV set.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b On the video recorder,select the TV programme you wish

to link with thedecoder function, using the P ; or

P = button or the digit buttons 0-9 .

c Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

d Select the line ’INSTALLATION’with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

e Select the line ’MANUALSEARCH’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

f Select the line ’DECODER’with the menu buttons P = or

P ; .

g Select function ’ON’with the menu buttons Q or P .

When you select ’OFF’,the function will be switchedoff.

h Confirm with the OK button.

DWhen the function is switchedon, ’DEC’ appears in the

display.

i To end, press the MENU button.

Manual TV Channel Search

In certain casesthe ’Automatic TV Channel Search’ may not

be able to find all ofthe TV channels (e.g. coded TV channels).

In that case, usethis manual method to set the channels.

DWith ’Connecting with scartcable and ’Easy Link/NexT-

View’ the videorecorderautomatically loads the TV

channels from the TVset. Hence, some lines are not

functional.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

c Select the line ’INSTALLATION’with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the menu button P .

d Select the line ’MANUALSEARCH’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the menu button P .

INSTALLATION

MANUAL SEARCH

CHANNEL/FREQ. CH

ENTRY/SEARCH 34

PROGRAMME NUMBER | 02

TV CHANNEL NAME MTV

DECODER OFF

TV SYSTEM PAL

NICAM ON

FINE TUNING +1

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TO EXIT

PRESS MENU

e In the line ’CHANNEL/FREQ.’,select the displayfor:

’FREQ.’: frequency

’CH’: channel

’S-CH’: special channel

f If you know thefrequency or channel of the desired TV

channel, you can enter thedata in line ’ENTRY/SEARCH’

with the digit buttons 0-9 .

E If you don’t knowthe frequency or channel of the TV

channel of your choice, pressthe menu button P to

start the channel search.

g In the line ’PROGRAMMENUMBER’ select the pro-

gramme number you wante.g.: ’01’, using the menu

buttons Q or P .

h If you want tochange the TV channel name, press the

P button in line ’TV CHANNELNAME’.

E Select the character youwant to change with the Q or

the P button. Change the characterwith the P = or

the P ; button. Select the nextcharacter in the same

way.

E Keep pressing the menubutton P until the cursor dis-

appears.

i In the line ’NICAM’,select funtion ’ON’ or ’OFF’with the

P or Q button.

j If you want tochange the automatic tv channel setting,

select the line ’FINETUNING’.

With the menu buttons Q or P you can vary the auto-

matic tv channel setting.Important: This re-tuningis only

necessary and usefulin special cases, e.g.: when there

are stripes on thepicture with cable-TV systems.

k Press the OK button to store the TV channel.

DIf you want to search forfurther TV channels, startagain

at step f.

l To end, press the MENU button.

Monitor function

You can switch back andforth between TV reception and

video recorder receptionwith the MONITOR button. This only

functions when you useda scart cable to connect the video

recorder to yourTV set and if your TV set respondsto this

switch-over.

Sort/Clear TV channels manually

DWith ’Connecting with EasyLink/NexTView’ the video

recorder automaticallyloads the TV channels from the TV

set. Hence, you can notselect this function.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

c Select the line ’INSTALLATION’with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

d Select the line ’TV CHANNELALLOCATION’ with the

menu buttons P = or P ; and confirm with the P

button.

INSTALLATION

TV CHANNEL ALLOCATION

...

P01 BBC1

P02 BBC2

P03 ITV

P04 CH4

P05 CH5

P06 SKY

...

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TO SORT TO EXIT

PRESS PRESS MENU

e With the menu buttons P = or P ; , select the TV

channel to which you wantto allocate a programme

number (startingwith ’P01’) and press the P button.

DIf you want to delete a TVchannel, press the CLEAR (CL)

button.

f With the menu buttons P = or P ; , shift the TV chan-

nel to the programmenumber you wish to allocate to this

TV channel and press the Q button. The TV channel

will be added.

g Repeat steps etofuntil you have allocated a

programme number to allTV channels.

h To store, pressthe OK button.

i To end, press the MENU button.

Setting the clock and the date

If the time inthe video recorder display is notcorrect or if

’--:--’ appearsin the display, please set theclock manually.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

c Select the line ’INSTALLATION’with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

d Select the line ’TIME/DATE’with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

INSTALLATION

TIME/DATE

TIME 20:00

YEAR | 1998

MONTH 02

DATE 06

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TO EXIT

PRESS MENU

e Adjust ’TIME’,’YEAR’, ’MONTH’, ’DATE’ if required,using

the digit buttons 0-9 . Switch between fieldswith the

menu buttons P = or P ; .

f Confirm each entrywith the OK button.

g To end, press the MENU button.

DIf a TV channel which transmitsTXT/PDC is stored with

programme number ’P01’,time (from TXT) and date (from

PDC) will automaticallybe taken from the TXT/PDC

information.

User guide (OSD)

With OSD (On ScreenDisplay) the corresponding functions

appear on the TV screen asa menu. The most important

button-functions aredisplayed at the bottom of the screen.

E Call up the menu: Withthe MENU button.

E Select a line: Withthe P = or P ; button.

E Select within a line: With themenu buttons Q or

P .

E Enter/Alter: Withthe Q or P or with the 0-9 button.

E Store: With the OK button.

E Confirm: Withthe menu button P .

E Exit menu: Withthe MENU button.

Emergency interrupt

Both the video recorderand the remote control have an

’Emergency interrupt’button. You can use the STANDBYm but-

ton to interruptany function.

Whenever you haveoperating problems you can simply

interrupt the functionand start again.

You can practise operatingyour set without any worries.No

matter which buttonsyou press, you cannot damage it.

Important notes for operation

E You can switch on withthe STOP h button,the 0-9 but-

tons or by insertinga cassette.

E Keep your video recorderconnected to the mains at all

times to ensurethat programmed recordings can be

made and that the televisionfunctions normally. The

power consumption requiredis less than 4W (saving

energy mode).

E When the video recorderis disconnected from the mains,

TV channels will be stroredtypically 1 year,and

clock/timer datawill be stored typically 7hours.

Saving energy

You can choose between two methodsof switching to

standby.

Normal method: Switchto standby using the STANDBY m but-

ton. The clock timeremains displayed.

If the clock hasnot been set, ’--:--’ appears.

To save energy: Pressthe STANDBY m button twice. The clock

time disappears fromthe display.

Playback a cassette

a Insert a cassetteinto the cassette slot.

b Press the PLAY G playback button.

c To stop, pressthe STOP h button.

d To eject, Pressthe STOP/EJECT ? button on the set.

DSome hired cassettes mayhave a poor picture/sound

quality. This isnot a fault in your set. Pleaseread the

section ’Eliminatingpicture interference’.

DSome functions switch offautomatically after a while

(e.g.: Pause, StillPicture, Scanning). This helps toprotect

the cassette and preventunnecessary power consump-

tion.

NTSC Playback

With this setyou can playback cassettes thathave been

recorded on another videorecorder in the NTSC standard.

This only worksfor PAL-television setswhich are suitable for a

picture frequency of60 Hz.

During NTSC playback’60HZ’ appears in the display.

DDuring NTSC-playback some specialfeatures (e.g. still

picture) are not possible.

Tape position indication

a During playback pressthe COUNTER button.

b Select one of the followingoptions:

’TIME USED’ to indicatethe time used on the tape

’TIME LEFT’ toindicate the time left on the tape

’COUNTER’ to indicatethe actual position on the tape

DWith the OK button, youcan superimpose the actual

tape position on theTV screen.

Searching for tape positionwith picture

(picture search)

a During playback, pressthe H (reverse) or I (for-

ward) button once orseveral times.

b To interrupt at theposition required, press the PLAY G

button.

DDuring picture search, the picturequality is affected and

the sound is turnedoff.

Still picture/Slowmotion

a Press the STILL R button. A stillpicture appears on the

screen.

b Each time you press STILL R again the picture will

move on one step.

c When you hold the STILL R button the picturewill be

played in slow motion.

d When you press the I button several times,you have

a choice of severalplayback speeds.

During slow motionthe sound is switched off.

Searching for tape positionwithout picture

(wind/rewind)

a Stop the tape with the STOP h button.

b Press the H (reverse) or I (forward) button.

c To interrupt at theposition required, press the STOP h

button.

Instant View

With this functionyou can switch to picture searchduring

wind/rewind.

a If you hold the H (rewind) or I (wind) button dur-

ing wind or rewind,you will switch to picture search.

b If you release thebutton, the video recorder will

automatically switchback to rewind or wind.

2. PLAYBACK

Automatic search for tape position

(Index search)

At the beginning of each recording,the video recorder marks

the tape with a indexcode mark.

a Press the INDEX E button. Then press the I button to

select the nextcode mark or the H button forthe pre-

vious code mark.

b When the video recorderfinds the code mark or a blank

space it will automaticallyswitch to playback.

DYou can only search for a blankspace with recordings

made on a video recorderthat does not have this index

code mark function.

Eliminating picture interference

When the picture qualityis poor, please proceed as follows:

Tracking during playback

a During playback, pressthe MENU button.

b Select the line ’PLAYFUNCTIONS’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

c Select the line ’MANUALTRACKING’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; .

d Hold the menu buttons Q or P until the playback

quality is atits best.

e Confirm with the OK button.

f To end, press the MENU button. Thissetting will remain

until you removethe cassette.

Tracking during still picture

If the stillpicture vibrates vertically,you can improve the still

picture as follows:

a During still picture,press the MENU button.

b Select the line ’PLAYFUNCTIONS’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

c Select the line ’VERTICALSTABILITY’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; .

d Hold the menu buttons Q or P until the picture qual-

ity is at itsbest.

e Confirm with the OK button.

f To end, press the MENU button.

Cleaning the video heads

a During playback, pressthe MENU button.

b Select the line ’PLAYFUNCTIONS’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

c Select the line ’HEADCLEANING’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; .

d Press the OK button. ’HEAD CLEANING INPROGRESS’

appears on the screen.

e Wait a few seconds,until the message disappearsand

then press the MENU button.

Recording without automatic switch-off

a Insert a cassette.

b Use the P ; or P = button to select the programme

number (programme name)from which you wish to

record.

DWhen the function ’Direct record’is switched on, select

the programme number onthe TV set. With the video

recorder switchedon, press the RECORD/OTRn button.

DWhen a TV channel transmitsa channel name, it will

show in the display.

DProgramme numbers ’E1’ and ’E2’are provided for

recording from externalsources (via scart sockets

AV1 EXT1 and AV2 EXT2 ). Programme number ’E3’is pro-

vided for recordingfrom the front sockets VIDEO and

L-AUDIO-R .

DProgramme number ’AUX’ isprovided for audio record-

ings via sockets AUX IN L R .

c Press the RECORD/OTRn button.

d Stop recording withthe STOP h button.

Recording with automaticswitch-off

(OTR One-Touch-Recording)

a Insert a cassette.

b Use the P ; or P = button to select the programme

number (programme name)from which you wish to

record.

c Press the RECORD/OTRn button.

d Press the RECORD/OTRn button repeatedly to obtain the

required end time orlength of the recording.

DTo cancel this entry, pressthe CLEAR (CL) button.

Erase protection

So that you don’t accidentallydelete an important recording,

remove the specialtab (erase protection) on the narrowside

of the cassettewith a screwdriver or slidethe special tab to

the left. Later,if you no longer want the cassetteto be erase

protected, you can sealthe gap again with adhesive tape or

slide the special tabto the right.

Auto-assembling

You can use the auto-assemblingfunction to join individual

recordings withoutany major picture disturbance between the

recordings.

a During playback, searchfor the correct position on the

tape.

b Stop playback by pressingthe STOPh button. ’PAUSE’

appears on the TV screen.

c Now start recordingas usual by pressing the

RECORD/OTRn button.

Selecting the recording speed (SP/LP)

You can reduce the recording speedby half. This makes it

possible to record,for example, 8 hours insteadof 4 hours on

an ’E240’ (4hour) cassette.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

c Select the line ’RECORDFUNCTIONS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; , and confirm with the P button.

d Select the line ’RECORDSETTINGS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; , and confirm with the P button.

e Select the line ’RECORDSPEED’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; .

f Select the required recordingspeed with the menu

buttons Q or P .

D’LP’: Long Play = half recordingspeed (double recording

time).

’SP’: Standard Play= normal recording speed.

DThe picture quality will be adverselyaffected when

recording at half recordingspeed (’LP’).

DFor playback, the correctrecording speed will automati-

cally be selected.

g Confirm with the OK button.

h To end, press the MENU button.

3. MANUAL RECORDING

Automatic recording from a satellite

receiver (SAT RECORDING)

You can only use thisfunction, when you have a satellite

receiver, which can controlother equipment by a ’program-

ming’ function.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

c Select the line ’RECORDFUNCTIONS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; , and confirm with the P button.

d Select the line ’RECORDSETTINGS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; , and confirm with the P button.

e Select the line ’SATRECORD’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; .

f Select the required scartsocket ’E1’ or ’E2’with the menu

buttons Q or P .

If you want toswitch off the function, select’OFF’ with

the menu buttons P or Q .

g Confirm with the OK button.

h Use a scart cableto connect the scart socket you

selected on the videorecorder ( AV1 EXT1 or AV2 EXT2 )to

the corresponding scartsocket on the satellite receiver.

i Insert a cassette.

j To end, press the STANDBY m button. The video recorder

is now prepared forrecording. The start and end of the

recording is controlledvia one of the scart sockets.

DWhen this function is switchedon, ’x’ appears in the

display.

Direct Record

With this functionswitched on, and the video recorder

switched to standby,the video recorder automaticallytakes

the channel number which iscurrently selected on the

television when itstarts recording, by meansof the scart

cable.

DWith ’Connecting with scartcable and ’Easy Link/NexT-

View’, the video recorderalso takes the programme

number from the TVset automatically with the video

recorder switched on.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

c Select the line ’RECORDFUNCTIONS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; , and confirm with the P button.

d Select the line ’RECORDSETTINGS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; , and confirm with the P button.

e Select the line ’DIRECTRECORD’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; .

f Select the function ’ON’with the menu buttons Q or

P . If you select’OFF’, the function will beswitched off.

g Confirm with the OK button.

h To end, press the MENU button.

i Switch off withthe STANDBY m button.

j On the TV set, selectthe programme number you want

make the recording from.

k Press the RECORD/OTRn button with the video recorder

switched off.

DDon’t select another programmenumber on your TV set,

until the ’search symbol’in the display of yourvideo

recorder disappears.This can take up to one minute.

DWhen ’NOTV’ appears in the display,the programme

number could not be found. Thevideo recorder switches

off automatically.

The video recorder needsthe following information for every

programmed recording:

* the date on which therecording is to be made

* the programme numberfor the TV channel

* the startand stop time of the recording

* VPS/PDC on or off

* the recording speed(SP/LP)

The video recorder storesall the information mentionedabove

in a TIMER block. Youcan programme up to 6 TIMER blocks,

one month in advance.

’VPS’ (Video Programming System)/

’PDC’ (Programme DeliveryControl)

With ’VPS/PDC’,the TV station controls the beginningand the

length of the programmedrecording. This means that the

video recorder switchesitself on and off at theright time even

if a TV programme youhave programmed begins earlier or

finishes laterthan expected.

Usually the starttime is the same as theVPS/PDC time. If,

however, in the TVguide, in addition to a TV programme’s start

time, a differentVPS/PDC time is given, e.g.:’20.15 (VPS 20.14)’,

you must enter ’20.14’as the starttime exactly to the minute.

If you want toenter a time that differs fromthe VPS/PDC time,

you must switchoff ’VPS/PDC’.

DWith most TV stationsthe VPS/PDC time is alwaysthe

same as the starttime.

Programming with ’VIDEO Plus+’

All the informationrequired for a programming is contained

encoded in the PlusCode programmingnumber.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the TIMER s button on the remote control.

The programming mode selectedlast is marked.

c Select the line ’VIDEOPLUSPROGRAMMING’ with the

menu buttons P = or P ; and confirm with themenu

button OK .

d Enter the entire PlusCodenumber (up to 9 digits) printed

in your TV guide nextto the start time of a TVprogramme.

If you made a mistake,clear with the CLEAR (CL) button.

TIMER

VIDEOPLUS PROGRAMMING

12345678

________________________________

MO-FR/WEEKLY TO STORE

PRESS SELECT PRESS OK

e Select programming atdaily or weekly intervalswith the

SELECT button.

’MO-FR’: Recordingat daily intervals fromMondays to

Fridays inclusive.

’WEEKLY’: Recordingat weekly intervals on the sameday

of the week.

f After you confirmwith the OK button, the datawill ap-

pear on the TV screen.

DIf the VIDEO Plus+ systemdoes not recognize the TV

channel, ’PLEASE ENTER PROGRAMMENUMBER’ ap-

pears on the TV screen.Select the required programme

number (programme name)with the P ; or the P =

button. Confirm withthe OK button.

DIf ’PLUSCODE NUMBER WRONG’appears on the TV

screen, you entered anincorrect PlusCode number or the

incorrect date. Repeatthe entry or end with the

TIMER s button.

DIf ’WEEKEND PROGRAMMING- NOT POSSIBLE’ appears

on the TV screen, thedate was incorrectly entered.

’Daily’ programmingcan only be used for recordings to

be made from Mondaysto Fridays inclusive.

DUse the SELECT button to switch ’VPS/PDC’ on oroff in

’START’.

DUse the SELECT button to select the recording speed ’SP’

or ’LP’ in ’END’.

g Confirm with the OK button.

DThe data has been stored in a TIMERblock.

h To end, press the TIMER s button.

4. AUTOMATIC (PROGRAMMED) RECORDING

i Please note that youinserted a cassette without erase

protection. Switch offwith the STANDBYm button.

The programmed recording willonly function when the

video recorder isswitched off with the STANDBY m but-

ton.

DIf one or more of the TIMERblocks are occupied, ’k’

lights up in the display.

DIf the end of the cassetteis reached during a recording,

the cassette willautomatically be ejected.

DIf you forget to load a cassette,’NO CASSETTE’ appears

on the TV screen and ’k’lights up in the display.

DIf you inserted a cassettewith erase protection when you

want to starta recording, the cassette will beejected.

DProgramme numbers ’E1’ and ’E2’are provided for

external recordings(via scart socket AV1 EXT1 or

AV2 EXT2 ).

DProgramme number ’AUX’ is providedfor audio record-

ings via sockets AUX IN L R .

Manual programming without’VIDEO Plus+’

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the TIMER s button on the remote control.

The programming mode selectedlast is marked.

c Select the line ’TIMERPROGRAMMING’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

TIMER

TIMER PROGRAMMING

VPS

DATE PROG. START PDC END LP

01 01 20:00 21:30

________________________________

TO STORE

PRESS OK

d Select the entryfield with the menu buttons Q or

P .

e Enter data with themenu buttons P = or P ; or with

the digit buttons 0-9 .

DSelect recording at daily orweekly intervals in the field

’DATE’, with the SELECT button.

’MO-FR’: Recordingto be made from Mondays to Fridays

inclusive.

’MO’: Weeklyrecordings on the same weekday.

DUse the SELECT button to switch ’VPS/PDC’ on oroff in

’START’.

DUse the SELECT button to select the recording speed ’SP’

or ’LP’ in ’END’.

f Confirm with the OK button.

DThe data has been stored in a TIMERblock.

g To end, press the TIMER s button.

h Please note that youinserted a cassette without erase

protection. Switchoff with the STANDBYm button.

The programmed recording willonly function when the

video recorder isswitched off with the STANDBY m but-

ton.

DIf one or more of the TIMERblocks are occupied, ’k’

lights up in the display.

DIf the end of the cassetteis reached during a recording,

the video recorder automaticallyejects the cassette.The

set switchesoff after a few minutes.

DIf you forget to load a cassette,’NO CASSETTE’ appears

on the TV screen and ’k’lights up in the display.

DIf you inserted a cassettewith erase protection, the

cassette willbe ejected.

DProgramme numbers ’E1’ and ’E2’are provided for

external recordings(via scart socket AV1 EXT1 or

AV2 EXT2 ).

DProgramme number ’AUX’ is providedfor audio record-

ings via sockets AUX IN L R .

How to check or alter a TIMER

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the TIMER s button on the remote control.

The programming mode selectedlast is marked.

c Select the line ’TIMERLIST’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

d Select the TIMER youwant to check or alter with the

menu buttons P = or P ; .

e Press the menu button P .

f Select what you wantto check or alter data with the

menu buttons Q or P .

g Alter data with themenu buttons P = or P ; or with

the digit buttons 0-9 .

h Confirm with the OK button.

i To end, press the TIMER s button.

j Please note that youinserted a cassette without erase

protection. Switch offwith the STANDBYm button.

The programmed recording willonly function when the

video recorder isswitched off with the STANDBY m but-

ton.

How to clear a TIMER

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the TIMER s button on the remote control.

The programming mode selectedlast is marked.

c Select the line ’TIMERLIST’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

d Select the TIMER youwant to clear with the menu

buttons P = or P ; .

e Press the CLEAR (CL) button.

f Confirm with the OK button.

g Switch off withthe TIMER s button.

’NexTView Link’

This video recorderis equipped with the function ’NexTView

Link’. If yourtelevision is also equiped withthis function, you

can mark TV programmeson the television for programming.

These TV programmes willautomatically be transmittedto a

TIMER block on the videorecorder. If you clear the markingof

the TV programme on thetelevision, the corresponding TIMER

block on the video recorderwill also be cleared.

For more information,read the instruction manual ofyour TV

set.

Changing the TV system

If you play backrecordings made on another video recorder,

the automatic TV systemswitch-over may leadto colour

interferences.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

c Select the line ’SPECIALSETTINGS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

d In the line ’TV SYSTEM’select the required TV system

with the menu buttons Q or P .

e Confirm with the OK button.

f To end, press the MENU button.

DIf colour interference stilloccurs, you can switch to ’B/W’

(black and white)in line ’TV SYSTEM’.

Child lock

a With the video recorderswitched on, press the

CHILD LOCKu button on the remote control for a few

seconds until ’{’appears in the video recorder display.

Keep the remote controlin a safe place.

b If you want toswitch off the child lock, pressthe

CHILD LOCKu button again for a few seconds until’{’

disappears from thevideo recorder display.

DIf a button is pressedwith activated child lock, ’{’

flashes in the displayfor a few seconds.

DProgrammed recordings are made despiteactivated child

lock and cannot be interrupted.

You can also switchthe child lock on and off with the menu

button P in the menu ’SPECIALSETTINGS’, in line ’CHILD

LOCK’.

Setting the On Screen Display (OSD)

You can switch the OnScreen Display of the current operating

information on or off.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

c Select the line ’SPECIALSETTINGS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

MAIN MENU

SPECIAL SETTINGS

TV SYSTEM | PAL

CHILD LOCK OFF

OSD MODE AUTO.

16:9 WIDE SCREEN OFF

VCR 1 OR 2 VCR 1

REPEAT PLAY OFF

AUTO STANDBY ON

DEMO OFF

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TO EXIT

PRESS MENU

d Select the line ’OSDMODE’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; .

e Select one of the optionsindicated with the menu buttons

P or Q .

’AUTO.’: OSD appearsfor a few seconds each time an

operating mode is selectedand then disappears.

’OFF’: OSD isswitched off.

’ON’: OSD is switchedon.

f Confirm with the OK button.

g To end, press the MENU button.

DWith the OK button youcan superimpose the On Screen

Display of currentoperating mode on the TV screen.

5. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

How to switch to 16:9

You can only use thisfunction, when the video recorder

(socket AV1 EXT1 ) and the TV set are connected with a scart

cable.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

c Select the line ’SPECIALSETTINGS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

d If you have a TV setin wide-screen format, select’ON’ in

line ’16:9 WIDESCREEN’. If not, select ’OFF’with the

menu buttons P or Q .

e Confirm with the OK button.

f To end, press the MENU button.

Switching the remote control command

If you have twovideo recorders with the same remotecontrol

command, you can change the remotecontrol command of the

handset and the remotecontrol command of one of the video

recorders.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

c Select the line ’SPECIALSETTINGS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; and confirm with the menubutton

P .

d Select the line ’VCR1 OR 2’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; .

e Select ’VCR 1’ or’VCR 2’ with the menu buttons Q or

f Confirm with the OK button.

g On the remote control,press the SELECT button and the

digit button 2 at the same time toswitch the remote

control to ’VCR 2’.

DIf you want to switchback to ’VCR 1, press the SELECT

button and the digit button 1 at the same time.

h Confirm with the OK button.

DIf the menu does not disappear,the video recorder didn’t

recognize the remotecontrol command. Repeat step g

DAfter you changed the batteriesin the remote control, it

will switch backto ’VCR 1’.

DIf you entered the wrong remotecontrol command, the

message e.g.: ’VCRONLY RESPONDS TO VCR 1

COMMANDS’ appearson the TV screen or ’VCR 1’

appears in the videorecorder display, when you pressa

button for a few seconds.

Continuous playback

a Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

b Select the line ’SPECIALSETTINGS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; . Confirm with the menubuton

P .

c Select the line ’REPEATPLAY’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; .

d Select ’ON’ withthe menu buttons Q or P . If you se-

lect ’OFF’, thefunction will be switched off.

e Confirm with the OK button.

f Press the MENU button.

g Insert a cassetteand start the continuous playbackwith

the PLAY G playback button.

When the end of the tapeor the end of the recording has

been reached, it rewindsand starts playback again.

The automatic switch-off

If the video recorderis not used for a few minutesin certain

modes (e.g.: STOP),it switches to standby automatically.You

can switch off thisautomatic switch-off in orderto use the

video recorder asa television receiver.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

c Select the line ’SPECIALSETTINGS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; and confirm with the menubutton

P .

d Select the line ’AUTOSTANDBY’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; .

e Select ’ON’ withthe menu buttons Q or P . If you se-

lect ’OFF’, thefunction will be switched off.

f Confirm with the OK button.

g To end, press the MENU button.

DA TIMER recording only functionswhen the video

recorder is switchedto standby.

The ’DEMO’ function

When the ’DEMO’ functionis switched on and the video

recorder switchedoff, several menus will be demonstratedon

the TV screen. Thishas no influence on operating the video

recorder.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

c Select the line ’SPECIALSETTINGS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

d In the line ’DEMO’,select ’ON’ with the menu buttons

P or Q .

If you select’OFF’ the function will be switchedoff.

e Confirm with the OK button.

f To end, press the MENU button.

DThe ’DEMO’ function is not possibleduring a ’TIMER

recording’ and during an ’Automaticrecording from a

satellite receiver’.

Poor TV reception - Optimizethe modulator

With ’Connecting withoutscart cable’, UHF-channel CH35 or

583MHz mightalready be being used by another TV stationin

your reception area.In this case the picture qualityon your TV

set will be adverselyaffected when receiving one ormore TV

channels.

a Ensure that no cassettehas been loaded. On the video

recorder, simultaneouslyhold the STOP/EJECT ? and

the PLAY G button for a few seconds untile.g.: ’CH35’

or ’583’ appearsin the display. The video recorder

transmits atest picture on this UHF-channel(or this

frequency).

INSTALLATION

OPTIMIZE MODULATOR

OPTIMIZE | CH35

MODULATOR ON

CHANNEL/FREQ. CH

________________________________

TO EXIT

PRESS MENU

b In line ’CHANNEL/FREQ.’select the indication forchannel

’CH’ or frequency’FREQ.’, using the menu buttons P or

Q .

c Select the line ’OPTIMIZE’with the menu buttons P ; or

P = . Press the menu button P .

d When the video recorderfinds a ’free’ TV channel, the

channel or frequency willbe indicated.

DYou can also enter the channel or frequencydirectly with

the digit buttons 0-9 .

e Tune in the TV set inthis channel or frequency.

f Confirm the channel orfrequency indicated with the

OK button.

g To end, press the MENU button.

Switching off the modulator

If you cannot eliminatepicture or sound interference, youcan

switch off thebuilt-in modulator. You should only dothis if you

have connected the video recorderto the TV set with a scart

cable. ’Connecting VCR withoutscart cable’ is not possible

when the modulator isswitched off.

DWith the function ’EasyLink/NexTView’ the modulator will

be switched off automatically.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Please note that no cassettehas been inserted. Pressthe

STOP/EJECT ? and the PLAY G button simultaneous-

ly for severalseconds until e.g.: ’CH35’appears in the

display.

c Select the line ’MODULATOR’on the TV screen or ’M ON’

in the display withthe menu buttons P ; or P = .

d With the menu buttons Q or P , select the function

’OFF’ on the TV screenor ’MOFF’ (modulator off)in the

display. Select ’ON’on the TV screen or ’M ON’

(modulator on) in thedisplay to switch the modulator

back on.

e Confirm with the OK button.

f To end, press the MENU button.

Remote control of TV sets

Your remote control canoperate with a number of remote

control commands forTV sets of different makes.

Using the TV buttonset, you can activate the following

functions:

Sq TV volume plus

Sr TV volume minus

TV y Switch off sound

TV m Switch off

TV q Programme number plus

TV r Programme number minus

a Hold down the TV m button and enter the appropriate

remote control commandwith the digit buttons 0-9 .

You will find a listof all available remote control

commands on the lastpage of this manual.

DIf the selected code does notoperate with your TV set, or

if the TV make isnot contained in the list, youcan try out

the codes one after theother.

Audio only record

You can use your videorecorder as a HiFi tape recorder.You

can record the sound frome.g. a HiFi unit or a second video

recorder.

a Use an audio cable to connectyour HiFi (stereo) unit to

the AUXIN L R socket at the back of the videorecorder.

b Select the programmenumber from which the ’only

audio’ recording should bemade, using the P ; or

P = button (e.g.: ’AUX’ for the AUX IN L R socket.

c Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

d Select the line ’RECORDFUNCTIONS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

e Select the line ’AUDIOONLY’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

f To start sound recording,press the RECORD/OTR n button.

g To stop recording, pressthe STOP h button.

h To end, press the MENU button.

Manual audio control

With the MANUAL button you can switchto manual audio

control.

a Press the MANUAL button on the video recorder.The

current selection appearsin the display.

b Keep pressing the MANUAL button until ’MAN’(manual

audio control) appearsin the display.

c With the PROGRAMME ; and PROGRAMME = buttons on

the videorecorder, adjustthe recording level so thatthe

’0 dB’ mark lightsup during the loudest partsof the

recording.

DAt step b you can switch back to ’AUTO.’(automatic

audio control) withthe menu button P .

Audio dubbing

This function enablesyou to replace (dub) the sound trackof

an existing recordingwith another sound track. To do this,

connect an audio source (e.g.:a CD-player) to the

L-AUDIO-R (programme number ’E3’)socket.

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

c Select the line ’RECORDFUNCTIONS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

d Select the line ’AUDIODUBBING’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

e Select the programme numberfor the audio source (e.g.:

’E3’). Switchon the external audio source.

f During playback, locatethe position on the tape at which

the audio dubbing is toend.

g Press the STILL R button. ’STILL’appears on the TV

screen.

h Press the CLEAR (CL) button. ’0:00:00’appears on the TV

screen.

i Locate the positionat which the audio dubbing is to start.

j Press the STILL R button. ’STILL’appears on the TV

screen.

k Press the STOP h button.

l Press the RECORD/OTRn button. The video recorder will

start to recordthe sound transmitted from theaudio

source. The normal (linear)sound track is re-recorded,

the stereo sound willremain.

The audio recording stopsautomatically when the

counter reaches ’0:00:00’.

m To end audio dubbing,pressthe MENU button.

DTo play back the audio dubbing, read thesection ’Sound

track selection’in chapter 5, ’ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS’.

Selecting the sound track

You can select the requiredsound track. This is of particular

interest when theaudio transmissions are multilingual.

a Press the SELECT button. The current settingwill appear

on the TV screen.

b By pressing the SELECT button severaltimes you can

select from thefour possibilities displayed(’STEREO’,

’RIGHT’, ’LEFT’,’MONO’).

DDuring playback you can selecta fifth possibility: the

’MIXED’ mode. Inthis mode you can playback the mono

sound of the normal(linear) audio track together withthe

sound of the stereoaudio track.

DIf there is no stereosound recorded on the cassette, the

video recorder automaticallyswitches to mono sound.

Synchronous editing (synchro-edit)

You can synchronouslycopy between this video recorder and

an appropriately equiped camerarecorder. Both units are

started at the sametime with the help of a synchronous

impulse and an adjustablestart delay (=preroll time).

Adjusting the video recorder to the camera

recorder.

a Connect the two unitswith a synchro-edit cable (socket

SYNCHROEDIT on the leftfront of the video recorder).

Connect the video/audio sourceto the input sockets

L-AUDIO-R and VIDEO (programme number ’E3’) of the

video recorder.

Please also observethe instruction manual of the camera

recorder.

b Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

c Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

d Select the line ’RECORDFUNCTIONS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; and confirm with the menubutton

P .

e Select the line ’CAMERALINK’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; .

f Switch the camera recorderto ’still picture’ (playback-

pause).

g Confirm with themenu button P . The video recorder

now controls the connectedcamera recorder type.

h The following messageappears on the TV screen:

’VCR CONTROL DETECTED’when the video recorder

controls the camerarecorder or ’CAMERA CONTROL

DETECTED’ when the camera recordercontrols the video

recorder.

Starting synchro-edit

a Switch on the TV set.If required, select the programme

number for the videorecorder.

b Press the MENU button. The main menu appears.

c Select the line ’RECORDFUNCTIONS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

d Select the line ’SYNCHROEDIT’ with the menu buttons

P = or P ; and confirm with the P button.

e The OSD corresponding tothe connected camera re-

corder type appearson the TV screen.

f Search the beginning of therecording on the video

recorder.

g Press the STILL R button. ’STILL’appears on the TV

screen.

h Use the SELECT button to select the OSD forthe camera

recorder.

i Search the beginning of therecording on the camera

recorder.

Switch the camera recorderto ’still picture’ (playback-

Pause).

The way copying isstarted depends on the camera recorder

type used:

Variant 1 when thevideo recorder controls the camera

recorder, or

Variant 2 when thecamera recorder controls the video

recorder.

Variant 1, the video recorder is to control

the camera recorder

a Start copying withthe RECORD/OTRn button on the video

recorder.

The camera recorder starts’PLAYBACK’ and at the same

time the video recorderstarts ’RECORDING’.

b Stop copying with the STOP h button on the video re-

corder.

c End copying with the MENU button.

Variant 2, the camera recorder is to control

the video recorder

a Start copying withthe corresponding button on the

camera recorder.

The camera recorder starts’PLAYBACK’ and at the same

time the video recorderstarts ’RECORDING’.

b Stop copying with thePAUSE or STILL button on the

camera recorder.

c End copying with the MENU button.

Setting the ’prerolltime’

When the beginning of therecording is missing, the ’preroll

time’ was too long.Select a shorter ’preroll time’.

If recording startedtoo early, the ’preroll time’was too short.

Select a longer ’prerolltime’. You can select a ’prerolltime’

between 1:00 and5:00 seconds.

a Press the MENU button.

b Select the line ’RECORDFUNCTIONS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; and confirm with the menubutton

P .

c Select the line ’RECORDSETTINGS’ with the menu

buttons P = or P ; and confirm with the menubutton

P .

d In line ’PREROLLTIME’, adjust the ’preroll time’with the

menu buttons P or Q .

DYou can also directly enter the’preroll time’ with the digit

buttons 0-9 .

DWith the CLEAR (CL) button you can reset the’preroll time’

to that of the identifiedcamera recorder type.

e Confirm with the OK buton.

f To end, press the MENU button.

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