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Setting up your video (Option 1) - Connecting your video through RF lead

Before you start, unplug all the equipment from the mains supply.

Television

Aerial

The type of aerial you
should use, depends on
local interference and
how far you are from the
transmitter. You should
contact a local electrical
if you have any questions
about your aerial.

Back view of your VCR

This lead is supplied in your accessory kit.

Setting up your video (Option 2) - Connecting your video through a scart lead

Television

Aerial

Scart lead (If supplied)

With this connection, if your VCR is receiving BBC1 and your TV is on some other channel, when you press the TV/VCR
button on the remote control, your TV will automatically display BBC1.  

In most cases you will not be able to change channels using the controls on your TV until you turn this
feature off by pressing TV/VCR on your remote control.

You will get better pictures and sound quality if you connect your video with a scart lead.

AC 230V

50 Hz

AC 230V

50 Hz

Put the batteries into the remote control. Make sure the (+) and (-) signs on the batteries agree with the (+)
and (-) signs in the battery compartment.

If you have connected your video as shown in option 1, turn to page 7.

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2

Before you start, unplug all the equipment from the mains supply.

If you have connected your video as shown in option 2, turn to page 8.

A Nicam stereo video
needs a scart-lead
connection to play
stereo sound through
the television.

Summary of Contents for PROline VR516

Page 1: ...ice engineer contact your Comet service centre The phone numbers for Comet service centres are given on your Comet sales receipt Troubleshooting and helpline If you have a problem using this product p...

Page 2: ...art socket 9 Tuning in new stations Manual tuning 10 Station names 11 Sorting programme locations Clearing programme locations 12 Front panel controls 13 Playing cassettes Play 14 Still Variable pictu...

Page 3: ...when you press the TV VCR button on the remote control your TV will automatically display BBC1 In most cases you will not be able to change channels using the controls on your TV until you turn this...

Page 4: ...tion 1 Before you start unplug all the equipment from the mains supply Television Plug a phono cable into the Audio L R sockets on the back panel and into the audio sockets on any audio amplifier if n...

Page 5: ...your video has two scart sockets you can use the other socket AV2 to connect other equipment To use this function see page 9 6 AC 230V 50 Hz How to connect your video to a camcorder Before you start...

Page 6: ...1 to 69 If other broadcasts are causing picture interference you can change the RF output until your television has a noise free channel for your video Change the RF output from 52 using the remote co...

Page 7: ...eo s automatic tuning system usually gets the best results In poor reception areas fine tuning may improve reception Choose the station and tune it using the and buttons Use the number buttons on the...

Page 8: ...u press the TV VCR button to make VCR appear in the video s display the satellite or cable decoder controls the video If the decoder is on the channel you have chosen on the video will be decoded You...

Page 9: ...he picture is of poor quality carry on tuning by pressing PR or PR Press OK to store the picture you want Tune in other stations by following step 3 onwards or press MENU to leave the tuning mode PR P...

Page 10: ...a four digit name change the letters with the PR or PR buttons or move to the next letter with the or buttons Press OK to confirm and MENU to end MANUAL SET PR29 P 29 PR SEARCH UP DOWN NAME CORRECT P...

Page 11: ...10 P 10 PR04 CHA4 PR11 P 11 PR05 SKY1 PR12 PR06 SKYN PR13 PR07 SKYM PR14 Clearing programme locations Clearing programme locations allows you to erase any stored programmes you no longer want When you...

Page 12: ...camcorder left and right channels Not all models have these sockets Check the front of your video to see if this connection is available Change the station Recording or one touch record Press this bu...

Page 13: ...p Eject the cassette These buttons are used on the following two pages When you load a protected cassette such as pre recorded film see page 23 playback will start automatically When you are playing t...

Page 14: ...rewind search speed Press to switch back to normal playback Variable slow motion VCR Starting from playback you can keep pressing to control slow motion speed in six steps Press to switch back to norm...

Page 15: ...For recording and playing the programme with 4 3 normal TV format 2 3 VCR SETUP CLOCK SET RF OUTPUT SET 2ND SCART SET 16 9 SET OSD ON OFF PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END 16 9 SET AUTO OFF ON PR SELECT...

Page 16: ...front display VCR SETUP CLOCK SET RF OUTPUT SET 2ND SCART SET 16 9 SET OSD ON OFF PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END OSD ON OFF ON OFF PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END OSD On Screen Display ON OFF This VCR i...

Page 17: ...BC1 STEREO ON VCR VCR VCR These buttons are used on the following two pages One touch recording OTR VCR TMR Press PR or PR to choose the station you want to record Press two or more times to use OTR E...

Page 18: ...ng the timer If PDC does not appear on the screen it is not available on your video PDC Programme Delivery Control PDC sets your video to adjust the start times of your timed recording This happens ev...

Page 19: ...hange using the and buttons Change the setting using the PR or PR or number buttons 0 to 9 4 5 If all the settings are correct press OK to confirm The on screen display will remind you to enter a cass...

Page 20: ...off When you have made all the changes press or until you see OK confirm on the bottom line of the screen Press OK Remember to load a cassette and switch the video off by pressing TIMER PROGRAM PR STA...

Page 21: ...cassette Press OK to confirm The display will show how long is left to the end of the cassette Resetting the counter to zero Finding the counter zero position Press MENU and choose Tape Control by pr...

Page 22: ...If you want to record onto the cassette after removing the tab cover the hole with sticky tape We advisable you to use a head cleaning cassette every six months to keep your video in perfect working o...

Page 23: ...anguage Fourth press the video returns to the original soundtrack For mono sound performance there is no choice available First press the on screen display of sound output appears Second press the vid...

Page 24: ...the current station is broadcasting When you switch to another station or the new station may change the sound mode your video will display the programme and sound mode on the screen if not press A S...

Page 25: ...plug The wires of the mains lead fitted to this appliance are coloured as follows Blue Neutral black Brown Live red The colours of wires in the mains lead fitted to this video may not correspond with...

Page 26: ...e of the plug or the colour that is embossed in words in the base of the plug or anywhere else on the plug Always mention this colour when you order a replacement fuse cover Only use approved fuse lin...

Page 27: ...by Precautions Station 7 8 12 Still frame adjustment 15 Test picture 7 TV VCR button 4 Tracking 14 VideoPlus 19 16 9 Set 16 Dimensions Width x height x depth 360 x 90 x 288 mm Weight 3 85 kg Power su...

Page 28: ...re there is good ventilation all around the video Only clean the video with a soft lint free cloth Do not use harsh or alcohol based cleaning agents For your own safety There are no components in this...

Page 29: ...30 MEMO...

Page 30: ...NU button when the autoset screen appears to bring back the original settings See page 8 for how to set time and date The timer light stays on the display even though the recording has finished If the...

Page 31: ...the new number Should the video not recommend a new number see option 2 or 3 on page 7 AUTO SET or AUTO SEARCH OK CONFIRM MENU END Stage 3 Auto Set or Auto Search When you have got a clear picture A P...

Page 32: ...mme settings 2 If you have any problems tuning your television into this video recorder go to page 7 3 If your video will not allow you to tune in channels on the MENU option press AV on the remote co...

Page 33: ...VN2200 VR516 Video recorder OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS...

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