VSK607N - AKAI - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL VSK607N AKAI

- High Quality (HQ) Images

+ On-Screen Displays (OSD)

- Hi-Fi Stereo Audio Recording and Playback

+ CATV Tuner with Hyperband

+ 80 Memories for Presets

- Automatic TV station presetting

- 30 Minutes Back-Up in case of Power Failure

+ 6 rotary Heads (4 Video Heads, 2 HiFi Audio Heads)

- Timer Recording of up to 8 Programs per Month

+ One-Touch Timer Recording (OTR)

+ Slow Motion Playback

- Frame advanced picture

- Auto Power ON and Auto Playback when inserting a Cassette Tape

- Auto Rewind, Auto Eject, and Auto Power OFF

- Real-Time Tape Counter with ZERO RETURN-Function

- Auto Video Head Cleaning System

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

- 2 Scart sockets for Premiere

- AV-Front input jacks

+ CE Symbol Guaranteeing Compliance to Currently Effective European Standards.

Precautions Locations of Indicators and Controls. Remote Control Connections and Installation 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

[ \ 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.

EH What is 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.

& Moisture will condense on the unit in the following cases; When you move this VCR from a cold to a warm place. After heating a cold room or under extremely humid conditions.

H |f you experience the above conditions: Plug the mains lead into an AC outlet, set the POWER button to ON and leave at the room temperature until moisture condensation disappears. Depending on the surrounding conditions, this may take for two or

L J To prevent injuries do not insert your hand into the Leave repairs to a qualified service technician. cassette loading slot.

Watch out for toddlers who often love to imitate the *x behavior of adults. In some cases, toys inserted into AN 14 the cassette loading slot have resulted in expensive repairs.

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

recordings. 2 Ce =\S 44 SK Avoid extreme moisture and dust. Avoid to place the unit on any surfaces that may by subjected to vibrations or shocks. 2 No, ©

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

Cleaning Precautions For cleaning the VCR we recommend a mild soap solution and a slightly 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.

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.

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

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

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Locations of Indicators and Controls

Front view Tape fast forward

Cassette loading slot Playback / Slow motion Tape rewind

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

Video/Audio L/R input

Program selection / Manual

VCR Indicators and Displays Tracking adjustment

Recording/One-touch Timer Recording

RENE EE —— VCR Indicator Timer Recording REC | | | e. | | | | VCR ON Symbol AT —— —, —, — (Clock symbol) | | | ° | | | | » III 1112

Playback/Still picture/ Recording pause

Clock/Counter/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 18 AT,A2,A3| Scart or AV-Front input * [22 11:30 | Current Time 10 CH29 | Channel selected 17,18 0123 | Elapsed Time 16 1F36 | AV-Channel 36 9

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

Page o e onof 10 0 9 Use as the Number buttons in 10-13 O : O various setting modes Select channel 17,18 Scart Input 19,22 = cum + Select channel step by step 11,17 O O Manual Tracking 15 Oo © © Ô (e) Recording/OTR 17,18 4 5 6 eusesnu Still picture 15 O O O Pause for recording On/Off 17 8 9 UT Playback/Slow motion 14,15 7O O O GE? Menu setting Av CHITR + e Reverse picture search/Tape rewind 14,15 ‘O O O Menu setting Forward picture search/Fast forward 14,15

OO SC Memorize mpEx [e] Index 16 cel Fade-out channel 11 ENTER MENU (] Cancel Timer recording 20 (@) INDEX aa ©) EU @) GO © cal Menu 10-13, 15,19 Ti ding On/Of END ro CAL e imer recording On/ 19 (æ) Confirmation of Timer-Recording 20 LOCK COUNTER ZERO COUNTER RESET RETURN CAL [=] Display status 17 l=) Clock/Counter 16 eo Set Counter to zero 16 ee Return to counter position 00:00 16 [=] Select Tape speed 17,18 (æ) Switch to TV only at Scart connection 17 © Select Audio 21 EJECT =) Tape eject 14

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

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

Remote sensor * Point the remote control

\ _ Effective angle: approx. 60° approx. 5m

The remote control handset will not work properly in the following cases:

I#bright sunlight directly beams onto the unit front. If an obstacle is placed between the unit and the handset.

If the batteries have not been installed according If the batteries are weak. to their polarities. 4

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directly at the remote sensor.

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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 Scart Socket VCR/DECODER Scart Socket

Antenna-Input 0 Audio Output R Audio Output L RF-Input (from

& RF-Output (to TV) AC power cord 230V/50 Hz (not supplied)

Supplied Coaxial cable

If you don't have 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 connect the VCR to your TV with RF cable. If however, your TV has SCART-Socket you can connect it to the VCR with a SCART cable as shown above for better quality pictures and sound.

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-Socket is suitable for the connection of Video-Recorder with other units.

Connection to a Stereo Amplifier Ifthe VCR is connected to a stereo amplifier, the video soundtrack can be output through the

loudspeakers of the stereo system. From house antenna

TV Video-Cassette-Recorder (VCR) E

FFE T pu F 48 Output To AUDIO- To AUDIO- TV-Scant Socket Input(left) Input(right) Audio-cable (not supplied)

SCART-cable (not supplied)

Connection to a Decoder (for Premiere Programs)

SCART-cable (not supplied)

Video-Cassette- Recorder (VCR)

/ART-cable (not supplied)

Note: Make sure that AV-2 mode in SYSTEM SETUP-menu has been set to IDEC, : re

Connection to a BS Receiver If a BS receiver is used, we recommend the following configuration:

From house antenna Satellite Antenna Video-Cassette-

Recorder (VCR) TV Satellite | & © Receiver | Q] î + SCART-cable (not supplied) SCART-cable (not supplied)

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Setting the TV to the AV-Channel

Don'texecute, if you already installed a Scart connection.

This VCRincorporates a TV-transmitter, which broadcasts at channel 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 onthe 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. \ /

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.

\ly Now the output from the VCR is tuned {|| — TE 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 select any RF channel between 23 and 69, retuning your TV until the test appears clearly.

If you connected a satellite receiver as explained on the lower of page 8, you must switch 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 (1) 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 onTV screen. This VCR can display the all 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 of the MENU screen in steps 2, 3 the one in step 4 may appear. Please select the language at first.

2 Press CA or en repeatedly until the dot

before SINTONIZZAZIONE SISTEMA (SYS- TEM SETUP) blinks. Then press ENTER.

Note: lf there is no

4 Press C2 or eo repeatedly

until the dot points to the desiredlanguage. Then press ENTER.

LANGUAGE/SPRACHEILANGUE LINGUAILENGUA

> ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANCAIS ITALIANO ESPANOL SELECT : av

5 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 cord in a walloutlet, “--:--" will blink in the Display.

Turnonthe TV, andselectthe AV-program position on TV.

Example: Setting the clock to 11:30, 27th March 2004.

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

2 Press S or eo repeatedly

until the dot before SYSTEM SETUP

blinks. Then press SELECT: av ENTER. BU EU

3 Press C2 or GENE S repeatedly Locser until the dot before Pa MNGUAGESPRACHELANGUE CLOCK SET blink. | y oc Then press ENTER. SELECT : av

2 RTS 4 Press ®/Q o GLOGKSET s, Lo repeatedly or 1 27 number buttons until Ven LR “27" appears. Then TME 000

2109 OK ENTER EXT:MENU

5 Setthe month, Year, Mooxsr hour and minute in DAY 27 SAT the same way as the or 4 step 4. Then press TME 11:30 ENTER. 1

before step and en- ter again.

6 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. DAFT Note: Cyqu 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, you mustsetand presetthe whole ofthe broadcasts. This VCR can preset up to 80 broadcast.

Automatic station presetting

Allstations willbe preset in sequence available in your area. Preparation

Turnonthe TV, andselectthe AV-program position on TV. À Press MENU.

M TIMER REC SET OFF]

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.

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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. That way you can cancel further channels one after the other.

To cancel skipping select the skipped channel using 10 number buttons, then press CANCEL. The chan- nel No. does not blink any longer, and the channel No. now may be selected again using CH. Notes: +TV reception interference or power failure may result in Automatic station presetting malfunctions. In such a case repeat the setting procedure from the beginning. However, you can not receive the necessary broadcast yet, try to preset the broadcast manually.(See page 13) eWhenthe unitis in the auxiliary input mode, 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

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

Exempel: MTV is assigned to station No. 10, but the 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.

repeatedly until the

station number posi-

tion now to be named

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

screen, press Q For ° ee repeatedly until the next page's 12 stations appears.

a Le ——— 4 Press C2 or eo repeatedly untilthe desired character appears. Thenpress Ÿ.Use C2

used to create a 4 8 12

station name. The | seecr:4 NME: as

character “i"stands | ok ‘ENTER CLEAR : CANCEL

for a space. EXT MENU Then press ENTER. Each press of will change the screen

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5 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. 1 1

Reassigning TV station positions Preparation

Turn onthe TV, and selectthe 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.

2 Ÿ oo CHANNEL LAPPING SKA N5ZR ons Press 1 or 2NRK=6 #3 10 MTV ST 794 ! e #01 TN 12 VI D repeatedly | sucr avan

“ : SP CANGEL until the TV station to SHNGEMMNE: 1 be reassigned blinks. EXT MENU

3 Press “2” of 10 number [Move cHAEL —$ ns —

buttons. Then, the TV jui s227 Bus

2 12 10 MTV station will be moved to Font “NA LV the first display line. And position 6 POSITION : aw/4

à 4 press C1 oran TE SE ë o o 25 C7) repeatedly] 25 2 Em

until the position number

blinkstowhichthe selected] FST0 area

TV station is to be moved, LE: MEN PS 7

then press ENTER MOVE CHANNEL — af —

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5 Afterapprox. 12seconds fioyeciane =e née the station TV3 is setin |siA 5ne27 su

new position 2. SR ne No The NRK will be ex- SORT OSTN av

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

EA Now to finish this proce- | 9 ‘EE dure and at the same

time set the protruded station(NRK) to the blank position 6, press MENU repeatedly until TV- station appears.

+ Or you can of course select another station to set in the protruded station(NRK) 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 Turn onthe TV, and selectthe AV-program position on TV.

1 Press MENU. A TER REC SET Press ŒD or eo MMATOREET OI repeatedly until the dot |#=wYSTEusEuP before CHANNEL SETUP blinks. Then | saecr:ar

ENTER : ENTER press ENTER. EXT: MENU

2 © 2 Press C2 or es CHANNEL SETUP

repeatedly until the “dot M CHTUNNG before CHANNEL Rues MAPPING blinks. Then |#

press ENTER. ES EAES EXT MENU

3 Press TO or 1: repeatedly

until the TV station to be skipped blinks. Des

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ground of this setting | ces" MOVE

EXT MENU Canceling the skip function:

Press So 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 you memorize this station into the chosen channel memory. For each station you repeat this procedure.

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

Example: Preset the SAT1 on program position 5.

Press (CA or es repeatedly

until the dot before CHANNEL SETUP

blinks. Then press | SET:

ENTER EXT: MENU M TIMER REC SET AMAUTO REPEAT LOF]

I CHANNEL SETUP PRVYSTEM SETUP Press CA OF (can seTuP

on repeatedly Fe" CHTUNING

until the dot before CH NO TUNING blinks. Then

press ENTER. SELECT : av

ENTER ENTER EXT MENU Ifthe Premiere TV station is preset in this channel and a decoder is connected to the SCART input,

© (rising frequency) or © (falling

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

“D. Press K@L or © 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, DEC OFF

= e + press ? 074) © or | ir TE av | OL EUER ET: MENU So.

5 If the picture is not satisfactory press CA or

picture is achieved. Then press ENTER.

G press ES or eo repeatedly

until “5" displayed. Or enter 5 with 10 number buttons. on Then press ENTER. &

av09 ENTER ENT: MENU

7 Repeat the steps 3 and 6 to preset other TV stations.

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

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

In that case restart the auto search using

Loading and Unloading a Cassette Tape / Playback

Loading and Unloading a Cassette Tape Use only video cassette tapes marked

Loading Push the center of the tape until it is automatically inserted.

Insert the cassette tape with its labeled side facing

up and the erase prevention tab positioned at your

left. An inverted cassette tape cannot be inserted. Erase prevention tab

Automatic power ON When you insert a cassette tape the VCR power will turn ON automatically.

When loading a cassette tape without an erase prevention tab, playback will start automatically.

Press STOP/EJECT on the VCR. When a tape is being played press this button twice.

OR: Press EJECT onthe remote control. Even if a tape is being played, press this button only once.

2 Remove the cassette tape.

Automatic tape eject

When the VCR is automatically rewinding the tape and reaches its beginning, the cassette tape will be ejected automatically.

To prevent accidental erasure Remove the erase prevention tab with ascrewdriver. Screwdriver

OL Erase prevention tab

To record again Cover the hole with a piece of adhesive tape.

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

Loadapre-recorded cassette tape. When loading a cassette tape without an erase

prevention tab, playback will start automatically.

2 Press 2. Playback will start.

If the cassette has not loaded yet, Will blink for 4 seconds.

To rewind the tape or forward it rapidly

To rewind the tape: To forward the tape:

Press * @. Press @)* .

Forward/reverse picture search mode When the tape is being transported you can switch to picture search mode (see next page). To do this,

press or * and holdit down. The unit will

resume the tape transport as soon as the button is released.

NTSC Video cassette-Playback

When using a pre-recorded NTSC video cassette tape, the connected TV set must operate with a 60 Hz vertical frequency. Otherwise the on-screen picture will be affected by vertical rolling. Even if your TV setis capable of processing NTSC video signals, the picture may be shortened vertically (appearance of black bars at the top and at the bottom of the TV screen). The dubbing of a NTSC video cassette tape to a standard PAL VCR is not possible.

Picture Search Repeat playback Reverse picture search function Preparation . . + Turn on the TV, and select the AV-program position on TV. ° Press x 1 or x 2 during the playback. + Load a video cassette with the erase prevention tab intact.

Forward picture search function e On) # Press x 1 or x 2 during the playback. 1 Press MENU. (ismereoser es à Press D or CD [ravaneseur

. To return to playback: Press 2. repeatediÿ unti the dot M SYSTEM SETUP Still Picture before AUTO REPEAT ser ane Press PAUSE/STILL during playback. To resume blinks. EXT MENU normal playback, press TTL 2. BE LU 7 2 Press * BA $or flumenrcsr : Len AUTOREPEAT (OÙ Slow Motion _. ENTER (0 select [ON] [ravmesnr During playback press 2: or [OFF]. M SNSTEMSETUP You can operate the slow motion also with PLAY SAECT AT an on the unit. EXT: MENU You can change the Slow speed with * O or s a 3 Press MENU repeatedly until the TV picture To return to playback: Press GS. appears on the screen. Frame by Frame picture If you press CA ; the unit will repeat playing During playback, press PAUSE/STILL one by one: the video tape until the repeat mode is The still picture advances by one frame each time cancelled.

you press the button.

To return to playback: Press 2. Note:

sai s a To cancel auto repeat mode follow above steps 1 to Digital Auto Tracking Adjustments | ; ie select“OFF" and contirm by pressing MENU. When a cassette tape is played, the Digital Auto Tracking System will be activated automatically and provide the optimum picture quality. At the same time, the sound output may be slightly distorted until the automatic adjustment is completed. In case of noise-distorted recordings from other 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 onthe unit.

After doing that, the ATR (#47

function willbe deactivated.

To return to automatic MOTOS tracking, eject the tape and > Ur

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.

- Theinterference bars during slow motion playback may largely be removed by using TR.

-+ DuringaReverse picture search whenthe beginning of tape is reached, the unit will return to playback automatically. 1 5

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

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

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

1 Press CALL. ED) The counter display | 1200 SUN cH 6 shows the tape running M6 time during playback or recording. .

012845 SP D Press COUNTER RE- = SET atthe desiredtape | 1200 SUN D position (e.g. the begining of recording).

The counter display will be reset to the 000000 8° “00:00:00” position.

3 Press en when [60 sun ® playback or recording is M finished.

Press ZERO RETURN. The tape will rewind and 003625 5°

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 at the 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.

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 * and €.

1 Press INDEX during [ \/ à the playback or tape INDEX 1 stop mode. / No 1-8 SEARCH 402 EXT INDEX

2 Press number buttons EVE) of 1-9 to enter the number

INDEX 3 of INDEX markings you AN wish to skip. Example: If you wish to | no. 1-9 go to the third recording SEARCH nee

from the current position, press 3 of number buttons 1-9.

3 Press * or *. The unit will skip over the

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

ET INDEX Each time of skipping over the INDEX marking, INDEX No. will decrease one by one. Notes: + 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

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

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

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”.

If a recording in Long Play mode is intended, press SPEED SP/LP to display “LP”. To check the tape speed, press CALL.

Press REC/OTR to start recording.

If the erase prevention tab is removed, the tape willejectwhen REC/OTRis pressedforrecording.

To Stop Recording CE" Press ,

To Stop Recording Temporarily To stop a recording for a shortperiodoftime press PAUSE/STILL. Press u this button again if you

want to resume the recording.

A safety circuit turns the pause mode off automatically after 5 minutes, and the VCR will stop the recording mode. Note: Since the VCOR has a built-in TV tuner the TV set may be turned off when recording. The TV set may onlybeusedtocheckforaccurate programadjust- ments or to monitor recordings.

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 Press TV/VCR until “VCR" appears on the display. Select the program on the VCR you want

to record. This program can be watched on the screen

and recorded by the VCR. UU While the VCR is recording press TV/VCR until the “VCR"'indicator on the display goes off. The TV set now displays the program of its built-in receiving module. Select the TV channel you want to watch on the TV set. Although the TV set now shows another program the VCR will continue recording the previously selected program.

Using TV/VCR you can switch the TV screen between the VCR picture and the TV picture. If the “VCR"indicator is lit on the display, you will watch |" the VCR picture. This has no trouble on the recording.

Auto Rewind Feature The VCR will automatically rewind when the tape has ended (except during OTR and TIMER 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.

fr STEREO 01:36:58 ne *Station's

Indication name (e.g for the sele- NRK) cted playback Stand of Tape Tape speed sound (e.g.: counter

L CH = Left Channel) (displayed only for approx. 4 seconds.)

One-Touch Timer Recording (OTR)

The one-touchtimer recording feature providesa | To Extend the Recording Time

Simple and convenient way to make a timed | Press REC/OTR PP recording. repeatedly until the OTR 1:30 Preparation desired time appears on ce Turn on the TV, and select the AV-program the display. position on TV. 1 Load a blank cassette tape with the erase PT Li ns

prevention tabintact. (The VCR will automatically — N J

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 “

nn LIL 1 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 17).

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 6 OTR 0:30

CH 29 hours (see table ARR below).

Recording =+ 0:30 + 1:00 = 1:30 Î 1 6:00 «= 5:00 «= 4:00 «= 3:00 «= 2:00

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.

Timer recording can be programed on the TV-

screen with the remote

control. The built-in

timer allows automatic unattended recording of up to 8 programs within 1 month.

<Turn on the TV, and select the AV-program position on TV. +Load a video cassette with the erase preventiontabintact. *Make sure with CALL that the time and date are

correct.(see page 17).

Example: Timer recording 14:30 with Tape speed LP on

© « repeatedly until he dot before TIMER REC SET blinks. Then press ENTER.

Note: lfanybuttonis notpt

the unit switches back to TV operation.

2 Each line stand for one program of the 8 memories. Select one

>. Then press ENTER.

3 Set the desired date with TO or10 number buttons.

Then press C2 to accept it.

for channel 1, 13:00 to

timer program number 1. Ée n MER REC SET PANUTO REPEAT LOF]

1 CHANNEL SETUP M SYSTEM SETUP SELECT : av ENTER : ENTER EXT: MENU

ressed within 60 seconds,

EXIT:MENU ET ICE TIMERREC SN # DATE = 23 MON = START 1239 END --— ch a TVa

SPEED SP AG26201A (E)P16-19 19

Set the Starting time (13:00), ending time (14:30), channel (1 KA 1) and Tape speed (LP) in the same way as the step 3.

The every channel will TIMER REC SET appear in the back- ground of this setting

cH screen. SPEED LP mm

CA SELECT: av SET 4 EXT MENU OK:ENTER

- In case of an erroneous input press and enter again.

to go back to before step

5 Press ENTER to accept them.

To enter other programs, repeat steps 2 through 4. Or, press MENU

repeatedly until the TV-picture appears.

V3 MON 1300 1430 1 LPZ SELECT : AV! ENTER EXIT :MENU

6 You can turn on the timer right now or later by

pressing of TIMER REC or «h .

It was not until you turn on the timer that recording will automatically start at the programmed time.

As soon as timer is set, clock symbol will appear in display.

If no video cassette has been loaded, the clock symbol blinks.

+ lfthecassetteis ejected, the erase prevention tab of the cassette may be removed.(see page 14)

+ Aslongasthetimeris activated (clocksymbol will appear), you cannot use the VCR. If you want to use the VCR, press TIMER REC at first to deactivate the timer.

+ In the event of a power failure the data of the automatic recording will be maintained in the built- in memory for about 30 minutes. Also, the clock will continue to run for this period of time. Thereafter 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 of the timer recording from the scart socket proceed as follows: When “CH” is blinking in picture 4, press AV repeatedly until‘ AV1"or “AV2" or “AV3" appears.

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

Weekly (e.g. WKL-TUE: each Tuesday) or | Confirmation / Cancellation of the Timer

daily (e.g. MON-SAT: Monday to Saturday) | Recording

Timer recording. Preparation

Follow the procedure for timer recording on both Jun on the TV, and select the AV-program position

pages before. At picture 3 press © or LOL

repeatedly until the desired setting appears. Then 1 Ifthe Timer has been activated, now press TIMER - : REC to deactivate the Timer. The clock symbol

press 2. When you press ? eo or L@) ; will disappear.

repeatedly, the indicator at DATE will change as follows, in case of that today is Friday. 2 Press PROGRAM. All the 8 Timer memories will

In case of Timer progarms-overlapping

Do not overlap timer programs as portions of the : : conflicting programs will be lost. The first recording SEE AV/ ENTER time has priority over the next recording time as

shown in the diagram below.

4 Press MENU (or PROGRAM) repeatedly until the

8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00) TV-picture appears. Program 1 —} Program 2 —} X— Deleted Parts —y Program 3 —} Non card Porn Par]

Recording Prog.t Pr0g.2 Pr0g.3 Control Setings

Note: If there are other timed record programs remaining, TIMER REC must be pressed to reactivate the timer,

Notes: . : otherwise the remaining timer record programs will + The daily/weekly recording can be made continu- | be ignored.

ously until the recording is canceled or the tape reaches the end.

+ During timer recording the automatic rewinding mechanism does not function.

The recording will be performed automatically. The tape recording is always both in Hi-Fi and in MONO onthe standard longitudinal track. In case

Playback Use AUDIO SELECT to select under stereo/mono or bilingual playback. See the table below for more information.

of bilingual TV programs always the two audio —

channels will be recorded. pren Stereo playback | Bilingual playback performed in: performed as

(or 4 sec.) follows:

Stereo program indication fm à

If a stereo program had been Stereo Simultaneously

received when you changed | STEREO both languages

thechannelorpressedCALL, “e from HiFi track

STEREO will appear on the sexo (Mixed sounds)

TV-screen for approx. 4 sec-

onds. — Left channel One's mother

Bilingual program indica- ff à! signal output | tongue dubbing

tion #a from both (Main sound)

If a bilingual program had BILINGUAL loudspeakers

been received when you nu

changed the channel or

pressed CALL, BILINGUAL Right channel | Original sound

will appear on the TV-screen [ signal output | track

for approx.4 seconds. HF from both (Sub sound) loudspeakers

HiFi signal indication TT +») 1x

cassette or when you start tongue dubbing

the playback of a Hi-Fi video | stereo (Main sound)

cassette during CALL-mode 01:36:58 SP

(see P.17), Hi-Fi will appear MONO

on the TV-screen for approx.

+ When listening to a stereo broadcast or playing back a tape Hi-Fi recorded in stereo, you have to connect the VCR with the stereo audio system or the stereo TV. The sound which is output from the RF OUT jack is monaural.

+ When you play a tape recorded in mono, the sound is always played back in mono regardless of the AUDIO SELECT setting.

+ Ifthe soundis distorted when playing back the tape recordedby other Hi-Fi VCR, adjustwith TR (TRACK- ING) + or —.

21 30/09/2008, 18:18

KZ 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

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

playback VCR or a video camera.

2 Use AV or CH of the recording VCR to select the “A1”, “A2’ or “A3” rather than the preset channel.

At (TV Scart Socket) A2 (VCR/DECODER Scart Socket) A3 (Front AV jacks)

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

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

«+ Before starting the duplicating process, select the proper tape 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 second Video recorder

VCR/DECODER Scart socket

AUDIO-Input (L) Recording unit

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. Connect the AC power cord to an wall outlet.[ 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. ltogna some Timer is tumed on, and clock symbol Press TIMER REC to turn OFF the timer. | 49 tumed on). appears on the display. The clock symbol will go off. TV-Broadcast reception Antenna cable is disconnected. Reconnect the antenna cable 7 A IN program On the TV set, select channel 36 Éclected by the VCR ; n the TV set, select channel 36 or any does note The video channel is not assigned other channel between 23 and 69 thatis | 9 ppear on | properiy. 1 Precet to a TV stat fho screen. not preset to a TV station. The display does not indicate "VCR" Press TV/VCR to indicate "VCR" on the display.| 17 Recording Cassette tape ejects p PL f ad t th TRS TIMER RÈC or The erase prevention tab of the video lace a piece of adhesive tape overihe | 44 REC/OTR is pressed. : gap. PROGRAM function | The clock is not set. Set the clock. 10 is not accessible. The timer is turned on. The clock symbol | Press TIMER REC to turn OFF the timer. | 2g is lit. The clock symbol must be unit. | The timer is turned off. The clock symbol | Press TIMER REC to tum ON the mer. | 44 ae recording does | is unlit. The clock symbol must be lit. not work. Time and date of the butin clock are notset comect}._ | Set the current time correctiy. 10 Timer function does For timer recordings the BS receiver must | not record the Wrong settings on the BS receiver. always be ON selected program but Tone nie desed TV ES another Gras une in the desired TV program on the BS receiver. | — STOP button does notwork. | This is normal during the timer recording process. | Use TIMER REC to stop the current mer recording. | 20 Playback Cannot locate any dei marie, The tape is worn or damaged. Try another tape. 16 Tracking is not adjusted Use TR + or to adjust manually. 15 Noise bars on screen. | Video heads are dirty Cal a service technician. 24 The tape-material is bad. Try another tape. — Audio Playback HiFi sound distorted | May be possible in case of poorly pre- | Give up the HiFi sound and use AUDIO when playing a HiFi _ | recorded rented video tapes or low-price | SELECT to select mono playback mode. |. stereo tape. commercial pre-recorded video tapes. | Use AUDIO SELECT to check faully cassette tapes for activated stereo playback mode. Original soundtrack and your mother ; Use the AUDIO SELECT button to select tongue dubbing are | AUDIO SELECT is incorrectly set. LCHorRCH 21 output simultaneously. Other functions Itis not aimed at the remote sensor. Aim it at the remote sensor. 6 Distance 100 far. Shorten the distance to the VCR 6 Remote control does not work. Too much light in the room. Reduce the light in the room. 6 There is an obstacle in the path ofthe beam. | Clear the path of the beam. 6 The batteries are weak. Replace the batteries. G LC The polarity of the inserted batteries is reversed.| Install the batteries correctly. D,

AG26201 A (E)P20-BACK

Video Head Cleaning / Specifications

The video heads record and playback pictures and sound on the video tape. In the event that they become dirty you won't be 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 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. Attention:

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

Power Source: AC 230 V/50 Hz

Power Consumption: Approx. 11 W Operation Approx. 3 W Standby

Operation Temperature: 5° C to 40° C Good Picture Snowy Picture

Television System: CCIR: 625 lines, 50 fields, PAL color signal NTSC tape playback with PAL/60 Hz

Channel coverage: 2-12, X, Y,Z, S1-S41, 21-69

HiFi Audio: Dynamic range: 75 dB (Hi-Fi track)

Frequency response: More than 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Wow and Flutter: Less than 0.01 % WRMS Audio Tracks: 3 tracks (2 for Hi-Fi sound, 1 for normal sound)

Tape Format: VHS Tape Speed: SP/LP Rewind/Forward Time: Approx. 1 minute 12 seconds (E-180 Cassette)(at +25°C) Heads: Video: 4 rotary heads

Hi-Fi Audio: 2 rotary heads Audio/Control: 1 stationary head Erase: 1 full track erase, 1 audio erase head Input Level: SCART-jack: VIDEO: 1 Vp-p, 75 Q AUDIO: 500 mV, 50kQ Audio IN jack: 500 mV, 50kQ Output Level: SCART-jack: VIDEO: 1 Vp-p, 75 Q AUDIO: 500 mV,1kQ Audio OUT jack: 500 mV, 1kQ@

RF Output Channel: UHF channel 36 (23 to 69) Weight: 3,2 kg Dimensions: 360 (W) x 95 (H) x 223 (D)

Tape speed and maximum recording time

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