VSK207M - AKAI - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL VSK207M AKAI

*On-Screen Displays (0SD)

+ CATV Tuner with Hyperband

+80 Memories for Presets

+Automatic TV station presetting

+30 Minutes Back-Up in case of Power Failure

«Timer Recording of up to 8 Programs per Month

*Real-Time Tape Counter with ZERO RETURN-Function

*On-Screen Language Display in English, German, French, Italian, or Spanish

°CE Symbol Guaranteeing Compliance to Currently Effective European Standards.

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Setting the TV to the AV-Channel. On-screen Language Selection. Setting the Time and Date Automatic TV station presetting . Mapping TV stations Manual TV station presetting …

[ à Moisture condensation Video Head Drum If the unit is suddenly moved from a cold place to a warm place, do not operate it for two or three hours.

Æ Whatis moisture condensation? When cold water is poured into a glass, for example, water vapour in the air will condense on the surface of the glass. This is called moisture condensation.

ΠMoisture will condense on the unit in the following cases; Video Tape When you move this VCR from a cold to a warm place.

After heating a cold room or under extremely humid conditions.

H ff you experience the above conditions: E Plug the mains lead into an AC outlet, setthe POWER button to ON p and leave at the room temperature until moisture condensation w disappears. k T n À

Depending on the surrounding conditions, this may take for two or

To prevent injuries do not insert your hand into the Leave repairs to a qualified service technician.

cassette loading slot. x #4 où 7

Watch out for toddlers who often love to imitate the behavior of adults. In some cases, toys inserted into the cassette loading slot have resulted in expensive repairs.

Do not place the unit near appliances which may Avoid locations subjected to extreme heatand cold. cause electromagnetic interference such as loud- Speakers, amplifiers, electric motors, etc. Magnetic fields may affect picture or sound quality of video

recordings = \N NS ANG $& Avoid extreme moisture and dust. Avoid to place the unit on any surfaces that may by subjected to vibrations or shocks. £ No, < : 2e es S 0 æ » «

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Do not insert fingers or any other objects into the cassette loading slot. Also, when cleaning the unit, never spray cleaner or furniture wax directly on the unit housing

Ke X Do not place flower vases on top or next to the unit. Water spilled into the unit could cause serious unit damages. In case of water damage, do not unplug the power cord from its wall outlet and call for qualified service immediately.

When you leave your home for a long period oftime, unplug the power cord for safety reasons.

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Cleaning Precautions

For cleaning the VCR we recommend a mild soap solution and a slightiy moistened soft cloth as it is used for furniture. To avoid electrical shocks unplug the AC power cord from its wall outlet before cleaning. Be especially careful when cleaning plastic components

To protectthe unit during a thunder storm, unplugthe power cord and disconnect the antenna.

Locations of Indicators and Controls

F Display Power On/Off Infrared sensor Recording / Instant recording Stop / cassette eject

Program selection / Manual

VCR Indicators and Displays Tracking adjustment

One-touch Timer Recording

| Timer Recording OTR | | e. | | | ON Symbol EF] —— — 7 —— ATR Indicator (AUTO (Clock symbol) | | | | | ° | | | | | | TRACKING) OD tr LT ET IL R ==. Tape In Clock/Counter/Deck Status/Channel Display (see below) The following indications will light up or blink for several seconds on the display. Display Explanation Page | [Display Explanation Page 0:30 Remaining Time of OTR 19 RF:36 | AV-Channel 36 9 11:30 Current Time 10 PAUS Pause for recording 18,22 01:54 Elapsed Time 17 PLAY Playback *x[14 AU Scart Input * [22 REC Recording 18 CH29 | Channel selected 18,19 REV Reverse picture search * [15 CUE Forward picture search * [15 REW Tape rewind * |14 FF Fast forward 14 Still Still picture 15 OFF AV-Channel is not output 9 STOP | Tape stop * [1418-19

* will appear and change to counter display after approx. 4 seconds.

How to install the batteries Use micro batteries type UM-4 (AAA-Size).

1 Move cover in direction of 2 Install the batteries as shown 3 Replace cover. arrow and take it off. below, pay attention to polarities.

Distance of Remote Control Operation

The remote control handset will not work properly in the following cases: Ibright sunlight directly beams onto the unit front. If an obstacle is placed between the unit and the

Ifthe batteries have not been installed according Ifthe batteries are weak.

Connections and Installation

Connect your VCR to your home's aerial and to your TV-set as shown in the illustration. When you have finished these connections you connect your VCR to the 230 V / 50 Hz mains.

TV S TV Scart Socket

RF-Input (from house antenna)

À T L AC power cord 230V/50 Hz {not supplied) Î

—— RF-Output (to TV)

Supplied Coaxial cable

If you don'thave a SCART-cable at hand just now, perform now the output channel adjustment (AV-channel) (see pg. 9). This VCR will work without connecting a SCART-cable. Please note that not using a SCART- cable makes installing procedure more complicated. Therefore we recommend to =}

Connect a TV through the SCART-Socket

You can connectthe VCR to your TV with RF cable. Ifhowever, your TV has SCART-Socket you can connect

itto the VCR with a SCART cable as shown above for better quality pici

If your TV-set does not switch to video-playback automatically, please turn your TV's video switch to VIDEO position manually.

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Connections and Installation

The SCART-Socketis suitable to connect the video recorder to other units.

Connection to a Stereo Amplifier

Ifthe VCR is connected to a stereo amplifier, the video soundtrack can be output through the loudspeakers ofthe stereo system. (The playback sound is in Mono.)

Video Cassette Recorder (VCR)

SCART-Socket—= QI] +Æ t RF-Output “co © 500

To AU To AUDIO- Ç inBut Re) to input (right)

SCART-cable (not supplied)

Connection to a Satellite Receiver If you install a Satellite Receiver, we recommend the following connection:

From house aerial Satellite

antenna Video Cassette

dl SCART-Socket = © RF-Output

Receiver : To Scart-Output Î j To RF-Input

SCART-cable (not supplied)

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Setting the TV to the AV-Channel

Don'’texecute, ifyou already installed a scart connection.

This VCR incorporates aTV-transmitter, which broadcasts atchannel 36 in UHF- band. Your TV-set can receive this TV- transmitter via the supplied DIN-DIN- coaxial cable. If there is already a TV- transmitter in your neighborhood broadcasting at channel 36, or if you connected another set (e.g. Sat- Receiver) to your VCR via the coaxial cable, you must change the output channel in your VCR (see below).

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Preparation *Turn on the TV. + Make sure the power of Video recorder has been turned off.

1 Press the VCR's () button (not the one on your remote control) and keep pressing it until the display shows RF. The number next to RF is the channel in UHF-band to which you must tune your TV-set.

RC NT'10 7] AN 2 Select an unused channel on the TV and tune the TV in the same way as tuning in a TV broadcast station until the TEST appears clearly on the TV screen. Refer to the TV

operating instructions for tuning.

Nr Now the output from the VCR is tuned ||] — FE to this channel. Whenever you want to l playback a tape, select this channel.

3 If there is interference in the picture (wavy lines, picture roll, etc.), use CHANNEL button to selectany RF channel between 23 and 69, retuning your TV untilthe testappears clearly.

If you connected a satellite receiver as explained on the lower of page 8, you mustswitch offthe VCR's transmitter. Press the VCR's CHANNEL button repeatedly until OFF appears in the display window (OFF /

will appear after 69 or before 23).

4 Press the (|) button to turn OFF the VCR.

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On-screen Language Selection / Setting the Time and Date

On-screen Language Selection

Turn on your TV and select the AV-Program position, on which you have already set your VCR. (it will happen automatically by Scart-cable connection). So you can follow up the all setting onTVscreen.This VCR can display theall setting on the TV screen in English, German, French, Italian or Spanish.

Preparation Press the (> button to turn on the VCR.

1 Press MENU, If you use the unit for the first time and press MENU, instead ofthe MENU screen in steps 2,3 the one in step 4 may appear. Please selectthe language at first.

Press CA or en repeatedly until the dot

before SYSTEM SETUP blinks. Then press ENTER.

MTIMER REC SET M VCR EXTENSION M SHARPNESS AMAHANNEL SETUP

fem SYSTEU SETUP LA Note: If there is no pressing of any buttons for more than 60 seconds, then the VCR switch back to TV-operation

av OK: ENTER Press MENU repeatedly until the TV picture appears on the screen.

Setting the Time and Date

The Clock has a 24-Hour-Display. After you plug the AC power cordin a walloutiet, 0" will blink in the Display.

Tumonthe TV, andselectthe AV-program position on TV.

Example: Setting the clock to 11:30, 26th October 2002. 1 Press MENU.

Ifthe clock is not set, SYSTEM SETUP menu of step 3 will appear automatically.

2 Press C2 or en repeatedly until the dot before SYSTEM SETUP blinks. Then press ENTER. 3 Press or SYSTEM SETUP T repeatedly [sf oser until the dot before | #mMnGUAGESPRACHELANGUE CLOCK SET blink. LAGUALENGUR Then press ENTER. SELECT : Av ENTER : ENTER EXIT MENU 4 Press 1/@: CLOCKSET 9 # repeatedly or 10 DAY == 26 MED numberbuttons until Van A 126" THE 0:00 appears. Then press SELECT: av SET 4»10-9 + ENTER EXIT:MENU 5 Setthe month, year, for hour and minute in DAY 26 SAT the same way as the ÉCUURE A step 4. Then press TME 1130 ENTER 2 + In case of an erro- HP NTE LS ENTER EXIT:MENU

neous input press to go backto

beïore step and enter again.

Press MENU repeatedly until the TV picture appears on the screen.

7 The clock will begin operation and the colon will

blink on the VCR display. ARE Note: CT In case of a power failure the clock will continue to operate for another 30 minutes with quartz-controlled precision. To indicate that the power failure has lasted for an excessive period of time "-:--" will blink on the display. In this case readjust time and date.

Automatic TV station presetting / Mapping TV stations

Automatic TV station presetting

This VCR has one built-in tuner to receive the broadcast. Before you record one TV-broadcast, youmustsetand presetthe wholeofthebroadcasts. This VCR can preset up to 80 broadcast.

Automatic station presetting Allstations willbe presetin sequence available in yourarea.

Preparation Tumonthe TV, and selectthe AV-program position on TV.

1 Press MENU. TIMER REC SET M VCR EXTENSION Press CA OT | Am pHARPuEss

28 CHANNEL SETUP repeatedly | #n%YsTenSETUr

until the dot before | cr.

CHANNEL SETUP | ENTER ‘ler

blinks. Then press ENTER

2 press C2 or [ chanmëLserur eo repeatedly

until the dot before AUTO TUNING blink

3 Press ENTER. The VCR will begin searching and setting with early stored channel the number is increased by one into memory all the broadcasting channels available in your area (VHF-L, VHF-H, UHF). While setting channels, AUTO TUNING appears. When the setting finished, the CHANNEL MAPPING menu will appear.

4 Press MENU repeatedly until the TV picture appears on the screen.

To skip a channel position

Unwanted channels can be skipped so that they cannot be called up by pressing CH. Select the channel to be skipped, ..e.g. channel 29. Select

channel 29, then press CANCEL This channel's number will be flashing. Thatway you can cancel further channels one after the other.

To cancel skipping selectthe skipped channel using 10numberbuttons, then press CANCEL. The chan- nel No. does not blink any longer, and the channel No. now may be selected again using CH.

TV reception interference or power failure may resultin Automatic station presetting malfunctions. In such a case repeatthe setting procedure from the beginning. However, you can notreceive the necessary broadcast yet, try to presetthe broadcastmanually.(See page 13)

eWhen the unitis in the auxiliary inputmode, you can not preset channels.

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Changing TV station names

For a number of TV stations (such as MTV) no name code will be displayed because these TV stations do not provide the necessary information. You can enter the respective names yourself, Moreover, unwanted station codes can be changed by the user. Preparation

Tumonthe TV, andselectthe AV-program position on TV.

Exempel: MTV is assigned to station No. 10, butthe

code “MTV” will not be displayed and will also not appear in the table

1 Select the "CHANNEL MAPPING" in Menu- screen in the same way as the step 1 -2 on left side. Then press ENTER.

2 Press CIO Chaunet mars or 17€:

repeatedly until the

+lf you want to turn over the page when the blinking spot is in the left or right edge of on-

screen, press Q° or * repeatedly until the next page's 12 stations appears 3 Press "1" of 10

CHANGE BROADCAST NAME SELECT av SKIP CANCEL CHANGE NAME :

4 Press C2 o D repeatedlÿ untilthe desired character appears. Then press 1Q.use CA

or toselectthe nextcharacter. Then press

2. up to four (onemnenne 1

5 n 4 characters can be 1 Ë ge used to create à 4 8 D

station name. The SELECT : 4 NANE : av

character “1” stands ENTER CLEAR CANCEL

es X,Y,Z—0,1,2,...7, un

Die tj — Press MENU repeatedly until the TV picture appears on the screen.

Note: When a wrong character is entered, press CANCEL and enter the correct character. 11

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Reassigning TV station positions Preparation

Tumonthe TV, andselectthe AV-program position on TV. Example: Reassign the TV station under No 6(TV3) to position No. 2(NRK).

1 Select the "CHANNEL MAPPING" in Menu- screen in the same way as the step 1-2 atthe left side of page 11. Then press ENTER.

PA —————— E CHANNEL MaPPG 2 Press 1 or | 1x sn? ons : ! im AU 1 ho 117€)" repeatediy | 45: nn vx

until the TV station to HET ae be reassigned blinks.

PTS MOVE CHANNEL = à É— KA NS 2 TV

3 Press "2" of 10 number buttons. Then, the TV 2MKD ES INT station will be movedto | 2j 72% Ho the first display line. And position 6 POSITION : av/4

becomes blank NON :ÉER

à [ Sr à MOVE CHANNEL =Ÿ TA — 4 Press S,S OFF 5722 rs : : Si fu HOT repeatedly| “äori ënn 2 vin

until the position number blinks to whichthe selected] KT": area TV station is to be moved, LE"

PSMON : av/4> MOVE LEMER ENT (MENU

5 Aferapprox 12seconds (rene =5 me the station TV3 is setin [sx m2 5u new position 2 7581 TIM 1 NELO The NRK will be ex- SORT OSTN Ru

tracted to the first line. POSTION :av/4>

Now to finish this proce- | FX ‘EE dure andatthe same time set the protruded station(NRK) tothe blank 1KAl SIV2 9 Tvs position 6, press MENU 51 JT 1 NEO repeatedly until TV-sta- | ‘21 TN EvR tion appears. POSTION :ay/4> * Or you can of course | Mois ETER selectanotherstationto set in the protruded station(NR K) in step 4. 6 Press MENU repeatedly until the TV picture appears on the screen. + A position number(6) will indicated near the pro- truded station(NRK) at the first line. If any button is not pressed for more than 60 seconds, this station(NRK) will be set to this position number(6) automatically.

Skipping unwanted TV stations (Skip those TV stations that are not wanted to be selected by pressing the CHANNEL button.)

Preparation Tumonthe TV, andselectthe AV-program position on TV.

repeatedly until the dot Am CHANNEL SETUP before CHANNEL | #MSYSTEMSETUP SETUP blinks. Then press ENTER.

MTMER REC SET M LCR EXTENSION SELECT : av ENTER : ENTER EXT: MENU

2 Press C2 or en repeatedly until the dot before CHANNEL MAPPING blinks. Then

press ENTER CHANNEL SETUP M CHTUNNG AMAUTO TUNING Len CHANNEL MAPPING +

SELECT : av ENTER ENTER EXT 2MENU

3 Press SI or 1; repeatedly

until the TV stationtobe [er mpne skipped blinks. KA ST os

The every channel will £ori & ni 1 Vi — - [sa a

appear in the back ES ae

ground of this setting CHANGE NAME :1

MOVE ENT MENU Canceling the skip function:

Press SI or <<; repeatedly

until the skipped TV station blinks, then press CANCEL The brackets will disappear.

5 Press MENU repeatedly until the TV picture appears on the screen.

Manual TV station presetting

The Auto CH Memory function(See page 11) memorizes all broadcasts to the suitable CH positions

by where you done this function.

However one broadcast may not be memorized depend on the bad receiving condition. In case of these broadcast, use this Manual tuning function.

Manual station presetting

You activate the auto search function until your preferred station is tuned in. Then Y ou memorize this station into the chosen channel memory. For each station you repeat this procedure.

Turn on the TV, and selectthe AV-program position on TV.

M TIMER REC SET M VCR EXTENSION NM DHARPRESS es repeatedly nm CHaneL seTur PWVISTEM SETUP

unël the dot before CHANNEL SETUP blinks. Then press ENTER

2 Press S or eo repeatedly

rising frequency) or * (falling

frequency) once. The search starts. lt stops at each broadcast automatically ("pp" change to

"hp "). Press K@] repeatedly until

the SAT1 appears. Only in case of receiving of the weak broadcast (drifting picture), search does not stop. If you want to stop,

4 Ifthe picture is not satisfactory press C2 or

picture is achieved. Then press ENTER.

5 Press EE or eo repeatedly until "5" displayed. Or enter 5 with 10 number button. Then press ENTER

6 Repeat the steps 3 and 5 to preset other TV stations

7 Press MENU repeatedly until the TV picture appears on the screen

Occasionally, the auto search might catch a weak signal and stop. Ifthe TV station signal is weak, you shouldn't store this station

In that case restart the auto search using For

U DÙ Û a cassette tape without an erase

= æ prevention tab, playback will start automatically.

Insert the cassette tape with its labeled side facing up and the erase prevention tab positioned at your C- =

left. An inverted cassette tape cannot be inserted. co

2 2 press 2. Playback will start. Erase prevention tab If the cassette has not

Automatic power ON paded yet EE) wil blink When you insert a cassette tape the VCR power will .

turn ON automatically. Or OUR Automatic playback Ͼ | L1l1 When loading a cassette tape without an erase

prevention tab, playback will start automatically. Unloading

Press STOP/EJ ECT on the VCR. When a tape

is being played press this button twice. [ H OR OR: Press EJ ECT ontheremote

control. Even if a tape is To rewind the tape or forward it rapidly being played, press this button only once. To rewind the tape: To forward the tape: 7 TEE Press 6. Press € oo 1 ll]

« >» 2 Remove the cassette tape.

CTI © J Automatic tape eject î DIT CC va When the VCR is automatically rewinding the tape œ NE œæ ll and reaches its beginning, the cassette tape will be : ejected automatically. Forward/reverse picture search mode

. When the tape is being transported you can switch to To prevent accidental erasure picture search mode (see next page). To do this,

: press À or: and hold it down. The unit will Screwdriver L resume the tape transport as soon as the button is

NTSC Video cassette-Playback inspelningsskydd When using a pre-recorded NTSC video cassette To record again je the connected TV set must operate with a 60 Cover the hole with a piece of adhesive tape. 7z vertical frequency. Otherwise the on-screen picture will be affected by vertical rolling. Even ifyour TV setis capable of processing NTSC video signals,

Remove the erase prevention tab with a screwdriver.

((@/! the picture may be shortened vertically (appearance a of black bars atthe top and atthe bottom ofthe TV screen). The dubbing ofa NTSC video cassette tape 14 É— Adhesià to a standard PAL VCR is not possible. ape

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: > Press x 1 orx2 during the playback.

Forward picture search function

= Press x1orx2 during TII

© the playback. œæ LUE To return to playback: Press GS.

Still Picture Press PAUSE/STILL during playback. To resume normal playback, press D IL II

Digital Auto Tracking Adjustments

When a cassette tape is played, the Digital Auto Tracking System will be activated automatically and provide the optimum picture quality. The ATR indicator blinks while the system is searching for optimum tracking. At the same time, the sound output may be slightiy distorted until the automatic adjustment is completed. Then the ATR indicator stops blinking and remains litas long as the automatic tracking continues. In case of noise-distorted recordings fromother sources the system will perform several attempts to improve the playback picture quality. Use TR to reduce the picture noise on these cassette tapes. You can adjust the Tracking also with CHANNEL on the unit. After doing that, the ATR | manuaLtr. function will be deactivated, and the ATR indicator is unlit. To return to automatic tracking, ejectthe tape and play again (see page 14).

*These Special Playback will automatically change to playback after approx. 5 minutes to protect the video tape against excessive wear.

+WhenduringaReverse picture searchthe beginning of tape is reached, the unit will return to playback automatically.

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Adjusting the sharpness of the picture

You can make the playback picture clearer or softer.

Playback will starts.

2 Press MENU. M TMER REC SET

4 AMCR EXTENSION pes Co D Es. repeatedly until the dot | msYstuseru before SHARPNESS blinks. Then press ENTER.

3 Press * eo or €: within 60 seconds to adjust

the picture sharper or softer.

Increasing the number makes the picture SHARPESS 2 sharper, and decreas- Hotte t ing the number makes the picture softer.

ENTER :ENTER EXT: MENU EXIT:MENU SET LL CENTRE :CANCEL softer «— sharper

4 Press MENU repeatedly until the TV picture appears on the screen.

+ You can select SHARPNESS in step 2 only during playback.

*To return to the initial sharpness setting, press CANCEL while the sharpness setting screen is appearing.

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Scene repeat playback

Turn on the TV, and selectthe AV-program position on TV.

«Load a video cassette with the erase prevention tab intact. (Otherwise you can not select the position

SCENE REPEAT in menu) l Press MENU. AMAR REC SET

a M VCR EXTENSION Press C2 or < Ô DA ETES . F CHANNEL SETUP repeatedly until the dot | msystenserur

before VCR SELECT: av

EXTENSION blinks. ENTER :ENTER Then press ENTER. >,

2 Press C2 or es repeatedly until the dot

ÊA n SCENE REPEAT A The playback starts automatically.

SELECT: av il ENTER : ENTER EXT: MENU

3 Press ENTER at the point you want to start scene repeat playback.

S-REPEAT will blink on the screen.

4 Press ENTER once again atthe point you want to end scene repeat playback.

SR-R will appear on the SR-R

screen and the tape will be rewinded automatically to go back to the starting point. TE

5 When the starting point was found, the Scene repeat-playback will start automatically.

SR- PLAY L Now, the Scene you extracted at step 3 and 4 will be played back repeatedly. To stop Scene repeat playback:

Note: SR-PLAY in step 5 will not be indicated from the second repeat playback.

Normal repeat playback

*Turn on the TV, and select the AV-program position on TV.

*Load a video cassette with the erase prevention tab intact.

en 1 press MENU. CERTES PB VCR EXTENSION Press CA or es PUSRARPUESS « V M CHANNEL SETUP repeatedly until the dot | mSystensetur

before VCR À cri EXTENSION blinks. | ENTER :ENter Then press ENTER. ALERT MENU ) ep) 2 Press A or en VCR EXTENSION repeatedly until the dot | 4maurorerar LOFF]

before AUTO REPEAT SCENE RERENT blinks

ENTER : ENTER EUT : MENU

4 Press MENU repeatedly until the TV picture appears on the screen

If you press ? the unit will repeat playing the video tape until the repeat mode is cancelled.

Note: To cancel auto repeat mode follow above steps 1 to 3, then select"OFF"and confirm by pressing MENU.

This function makes tape-rewinding stop at the counter 00:00:00 position automatically.

*Tum on the TV, and select the AV-program position on TV.

‘Load a video cassette with the erase prevention tab intact.

1 Press CALL. The counter display | 12:00 SUN CH shows the tape running time during playback or recording.

2 Press COUNTER RE- onu a SET atthe desiredtape | 12:00 SUN cH position (e.g. the begining of recording). The counter display will

Video Index Search System

The Video Index Search System enables you to locate the beginning of any recording made on this unit. Whenever a recording has begun or when the channel is changed during the RECORD PAUSE mode, an invisible INDEX mark is recorded on the tape. This mark can easily be

located by using * O and «@) F,

1 Press INDEX during 7 the playback or tape INDEX 1 stop mode. /\ NO. 1-9 SEARCH 42» EXIT INDEX

2 Press number buttons 7 of 0-9 to enter the number | inpex 3 of INDEX markings you AN wish to skip.

be reset to the 000000 7°

"00:00:00" position.

3 Press eo when playback or recording is

finished Press ZERO RETURN. The tape will rewind and automatically stop at the "00:00:00" position

The CLOCK/COUNTER-button

Each time you press CLOCK/COUNTER, the clock andtape counter alternate with each otherinthe VCR display.

+When rewinding the tape from the "00:00:00" position, a minus sign (-) appears atthe left end of the tape counter.

+When you load a video cassette, the display indication changes to "00:00:00".

*The counter display does not function on non- recorded (blank) sections of the tape. When you rewind, fast forward or play tapes through blank sections, the counter display stops

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Example: If you wish to | no 1-9 go to the third recording Hs nr from the current position,

selected INDEX markings, when the INDEX marking you chose is found the VCR will resume

EUT INDEX Each time of skipping over the INDEX marking, INDEX No. will decrease one by one. Note: + When you record an index mark at the very beginning of the tape, the mark may not be found. + During an index search the tape may stop and begin to play at a slightly different location. + Video Index Search System may not function properly with old or worn video tapes + Maximal 9 INDEX-Marks can be searched.

Recording a TV Program

Preparation Turn on the TV, and select the AV-program position on TV.

Recording with a SCART Cable

You can record a program using the TV receiver of the VCR and at the same time watch another program on the TV set using its receiver. As the VCR automatically switches the TV set the following points should be observed:

1 Loadablankcassette tape withthe erase prevention tab intact. (The VCR will automatically turn on.)

1 Press TV/VCR until "VCR" appears on the display. Selectthe program on the VCR you want to record. This program can be watched on the screen and recorded by the VCR. Læ

2 Select the program you want to record with CH or 10 number buttons.

1-9: e.g.5 =press “5”

10-80: = 2" and "9" e.9. 29 = press ‘2’ and "9" 2 While the VCR is recording press TV/VCR until

| H c ES the "VCR"indicator on the display goes off. The

2 — TV set now displays the program of its built-in

3 If a recording in Long Play mode is intended, press SPEED SP/LP to display "LP". To check the tape speed, press CALL (see bottom righton this page)

receiving module. Select the TV channel you wantto watch on the TV set. Although the TV set now shows another program the VCR will continue recording the

previously selected ñ L program.

À Press REC/OTR to stat (——— 9" recording. CH 29 MICAM ST RTL 3 Using TV/VCR you can switch the TV screen

between the VCR picture and the TV picture. If

the "VCR"'indicator is lit on

DE Ali J _ PL INDEX the display, you will watch [] VA 2 — the VCR picture. This has no Læ NE L trouble on the recording. à

Ifthe erase prevention tab is removed, the tape willejectwhen REC/OTR is pressed forrecording.

Auto Rewind Feature The VCR will automatically rewind when the tape has ended (except during OTR andTIMER REC). It will also eject the cassette tape and turn the units power off.

To Display VCR operation Status Press CALL. The clock, day ofthe week and more informations will be indicated. To cancel the indicating: Press CALL until all indicator disappear.

To Stop Recording Temporarily To stop a recording for a shortperiod oftime press PAUSE/STILL. Press ul

this button again if you Dayofthe week Deck-status

want to resume the Time here: Playback recording DOC Program æ ii ) number or Attention: Scart input

A safety circuit turns the pause mode off {AU)

automatically after 5 minutes, and the VCR will stop the recording mode. Note: Since the VCR has a built-in TV tuner the TV set may be turned off when recording. The TV setmay only be used to check for accurate program adjustments or to monitor recordings

The one-touch timer recording feature provides a simple and convenient way to make a timed recording.

Turn on the TV, and select the AV-program

1 Load a blank cassette tape with the erase prevention tab intact. (The VCR willautomatically

turn on.) TIOLTTTS sS æ LILI DEA >

2 Select the program you want to record with CH or 10 number buttons. 1-9: e.g.5 =press 5” 10-80: e.g. 29 =press “2” and “9”.

3 If a recording in Long Play mode is intended, press SPEED SP/LP to display "LP". To check the tape speed, press CALL (see page 18).

4 Press REC/OTR twice. The recording will start and stop after 30 minutes. Each additional press of REC/OTR will increase the recording time for another 30 minutes up to a maximum of 5 hours (see table below).

Tape speed: SP Recording =—+ 0:30 =+1:00 = 1:30 î l

5:00 æ— 4:00 æ— 3:00 æ— 2:00

Tape speed: LP Recording =+ 0:30 =+ 1:00 =+ 1:30 =+ 2:00

10:00 «— 9:00 «= +" 4 5:00 «= 4:00 = 3:00 If REC/OTR is pressed once during the recording, the remaining time appears on the screen. When

pressed again, the recording time is extended to the nearest 30-minute interval.

Note: During the OTR, any other function will not operate.

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To Extend the Recording Time Press REC/OTR

repeatedly until the OTR 1:30 desired time appears on Ge the display. GR re [NN / : INDEX co Re) 2

Timer recording can be programed on the TV- screen with the remote control. The built-in 5 Press ENTER to accept them. timer allows automatic unattended recording

of up to 8 programs within 1 month. To enter other (Nasa tou 20 + A Preparation programs, repeat LE ‘ *Turn on the TV, and selectthe AV-program position on TV. steps 2 through 4.

+Load a video cassette with the erase preventiontab intact. Or, press MENU Make sure with CALL that the time and date are repeatedly until the |

correct.(see page 18). TV-picture appears DER ENTER Example: Timer recording for channel 1, 13:00 to 14:30 with Tape speed LP on timer program number 1. 6 The message

1 Press MENU. Press Caine nec ser

repeatedly until the | M CHANNEL SETUP pear on TV-screen dot before TIMER | MSYSTEMSETUP REC SET blinks. Then | seuecr:av

ENTER :ENTER press ENTER ENTER ETES ,

Note: Ifany button is notpressed within 60 seconds, 7 You can turn on the timer right now or later by

: : pressing of TIMER REC or «l). the unit switches back to TV operation. It was not until you turn on the timer that

2 Each line stand for CA recording will automatically start at the

programmed time one program of the 8 : k — memories. Select one AS soon as üimer is set, a di IE . . a clock symbol will appear [œ 1 LI 11 line with CA or : in display. >. Then press SELECT : A w/ENTER If no video cassette has been loaded, the clock ENTER. EXIT : MENU symbol blinks.

3 Set the desired date f° TueRREcsN / + Ifthe cassette is ejected, the erase prevention with AO TOE or10 SAT tab of the cassette may be removed.(see number buttons. eo 7 page 14)

Then press € to SELECT : av + Aslongas the timeris activated (clocksymbol accept it. SE will appear), you cannot use the VCR. If you ns,

want to use the VCR, press TIMER REC at

first to deactivate the timer. À Set the Starting time (13:00), ending time ' v "

(14:30), channel (1RTP1) and Tape speed (LP)

in the same way as the step 3. Note: : + In the event of a power failure the data of the The every channel will TIMER REC SET automatic recording will be maintained in the built-

appear in the back- in memory for about 30 minutes. Also, the clock

ground of this setting will continue to run for this period oftime. Thereafter

screen. a il the data will be deleted. When the power resumes, the time display will blink indicating that the timer setting will have to be set.

+ In case ofthe timer recording from the scartsocket proceed as follows: When "CH"is blinking in picture 4, press AV repeatedly until AU appears.

+ Ifthe clock symbol blinks when the timer recording is completed, the TV program has not been completely recorded because of an insufficient

*In case of an erroneous

input press = to go back to before step and enter again.

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Weekly (e.g. WKL-TU: each Tuesday) or daily (e.g. MON-SAT: Monday to Saturday) Timer recording.

Follow the procedure for timer recording on both

pages before. At picture 3 press © or € repeatedly until the desired setting appears. Then

press eo. When you press © or K@E

repeatedlÿ, the indicator at DATE will change as follows, in case of that today is Friday.

C MON-FRI +<—+> MON-SAT «—+ sise]

WKL-SAT ++... WKL-MON<+ WKL-SUN TIMERRECSNT # DATE == WKLWED =

SPEED SP SELECT : AY SET :4»/09

EXIT :MENU In case of Timer progarms-overlapping

Do not overlap timer programs as portions of the conflicting programs will be lost. The first recording time has priority over the next recording time as shown in the diagram below.

8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00

Program 1 —}> Program 2 —}»

Y— Deleted Parts Program 3 —}

Non Recorded Porn Par Recording Prog. Prog.2 Prog.3 Control Settings =

+ The daily/weekly recording can be made continu- ously until the recording is canceled or the tape reaches the end.

+ During timer recording the automatic rewinding mechanism does not function

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Confirmation / Cancellation of the Timer Recording Preparation

Turn on the TV, and select the AV-program position on TV.

Ifthe Timer has been activated, now press TIMER REC to deactivate the Timer. The clock symbol will disappear.

Press PROGRAM. All the 8 Timer memories will appear.

—23 MON 13:00 14:30 1 LP=— #2ATUE 20:30 21:00 4 LPA

25WED 12:15 18:00 4 SP SELECT : AV /ENTER CLEAR : CANCEL EXIT : MENU

3 To cancel Timer program:

Press EE or eo to selectthe written line.

Then press CANCEL. This line is now cancelled.

/2TUE 20:30 21:00 25 WED 12:18 13:00

SELECT : AW/ ENTER EXIT : MENU

4 Press MENU (or PROGRAM) repeatedly until the TV-picture appears.

If there are other timed record programs remaining, TIMER REC must be pressed to reactivate the timer, otherwise the remaining timer record programs will be ignored.

Duplicating a Video Tape

When you try to connect with a cable, make sure the power of both units have been turned off.

1 Load a blank cassette tape with the erase prevention tab intact into the recording VCR. Load the previously recorded cassette tape into the playback VCR or a video camera.

2 Use AV or CH ofthe recording VCR to selectthe "AU" rather than the preset channel.

Connection with second Video recorder

3 Press REC/OTR and then PAUSE/STILL of Recording unit.

4 Press PLAY-button and then PAUSE/STILL- button of Playback unit.

5 Press PAUSE/STILL ofboth units simultaneously to start the Duplicating.

+ Before starting the duplicating process, select the propertape speed using SPEED SP/LP. For a pre- recorded tape the correct tape speed will be set automatically during playback.

+ Unauthorized recording of copyrighted television programs, movies, video tapes and other materials infringe on the rights of copyright owners and are contrary to copyright laws.

Connection with Video camera

For duplicating a previously recorded tape from a video camera, follow the video camera manufacturers instructions. À simple video camera dubbing hookup is shown at left.

If your VCR does not work properly check the following points before calling a service technician

( Symptoms Possible causes Remedy [Page Operation No power The AC power cord is not connected. Connectthe AC power cord to an walloutlet] 7 Cassette tape is not | Function only available in playback or automatically normal recording modes; not available for rewound and ejected. | Timer or OTR recordings. Rouen te poer is Timer is tumed on, and clock symbol Press TIMER REC to tum OFF the timer. |» turned on). appears on the display, The clock symbol will go off. TV-Broadcast reception Antenna cable is disconnected. Reconnectthe antenna cable 7 A Lt progran On the TV se, select channel 36 selected by the VCR n the TV set, select channel 36 or any dos notes The video channel is not assigned other channel between 23 and 69 thatis | 9 ppearon | properiy. recette à TV stat Éhe screen! not preset to a TV station. The display does notindicate "VCR". Press TVIVCR to indicate "VCR" on the display.| 18 Recording Cassette tape ejects RME REC or [The erase prevention tab of the video Place a piece of adhesive tape overthe |, RECIOTR d pressed. [cassette is removed. gap. PROGRAM function | The clock is not set. Setthe clock. 10 is not accessible. The timer is turned on. The clock symbol | Press TIMER REC to turn OFF the timer. 21 is lit The clock symbol must be unlit. The timeris tumed off. The clock symbol | Press TIMER REC & tumONthetmer. | liner recording does | js unlit. The clock symbol must be lit. NOEWOrK, Time and date ofthe buikin clock are notsetcorecty. | Setthe currenttime correctiy. 10 Timer function does For mer recordings the BS receiver must notrecord the Wrong settings on the BS receiver. always be ON Selected program but Tune in the desired TV program on the BS receiver. another one. prog STOP button does notwork. | This is normal during the üimer recording process. | Use TIMER REC to stop the currenttimer recording. | 21 Playback Cannot locate any Eden marie. The tape is worn or damaged. Try another tape. 17 Tracking is not adjusted Use TR +0r- to adjust manually. 15 Noise bars on screen. | Video heads are dirty. Call a service technician. 24 The tape-material is bad. Try another tape. Other functions Itis not aimed atthe remote sensor. Aim it atthe remote sensor. 6 Remote control does LPISANCE 10 far. Shorten the distance to the VCR 6 not work. Too much light in the room. Reduce the light in the room. 6 There is an obstacle in the path ofthe beam. | Clearthe path ofthe beam. 6 The batteries are weak. Replace the batteries. 6 L The polarity ofthe inserted batteries is reversed. | Install the batteries correct. s )

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The video heads record and playback pictures and sound on the video tape. In the event thatthey become dirty you won'tbe able to do a perfect recording and the playback picture will be extremely snowy. Also, keep in mind that a poor tape quality and a damaged cassette may contribute to the rapid accumulation of dirt on the heads.

Automatic Head Cleaning System Good Picture Snowy Picture The Automatic Head Cleaning System cleans the video heads automatically when a cassette is inserted and ejected to prevent dirt from accumulating on the heads. However, manual head cleaning is needed if the picture on playback is still unclear although the picture on program is normal. This failure signifies that the head is getting dirty and can occur when playing poor quality or damaged tapes. lfthe heads require cleaning, use a high quality head-cleaning cassette or have them cleaned professionally.

Video heads may eventually wear out and should be replaced when they fail to produce clear pictures even after having been carefully cleaned.

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AF37001A (E)P20-BACK Power Source: Power Consumption:

Operation Temperature:

Channel coverage: Tape Format:

Tape Speed: Rewind/Forward Time: Heads:

Input Level: Output Level: RF Output Channel:

AC 230 V/50 Hz Approx. 9 W Operation Approx. 2 W Standby 5° C to 40°C CCIR: 625 lines, 50 fields, PAL color signal NTSC tape playback with PAL/60 Hz 2-12, X, Y,Z, S1-S41, 21-69 vHs SPILP Approx. 1 minutes 12 seconds (E-180 Cassette)(at +25°C) Video: 2 rotary heads Audio/Control: 1 stationary head Erase: 1 full track erase, 1 audio erase head SCART-jack: VIDEO: 1 Vp-p, 75 AUDIO: 500 mV, 50 k SCART-jack: VIDEO: 1 Vp-p, 75 AUDIO: 500 mV,1k UHF channel 36 (23 to 69) 3,2 kg 360 (W) x 95 (H) x 229 (D)

Tape speed and maximum recording time

Tape speed [E-3607E-240/E-180] E-90 | E-60 | E-30

Long Play (LP) [10 hours] 8 hours [6 hours | 3 hours | 2 hours | 1 hours

Remote control Battery (AAA/RO3/UM-4) DIN/coaxial cable

Weight and dimensions shown are approximate. Specifications are subject to changes without prior notice.