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SET UP

AUTO REPEAT

[ON]

PICTURE [NORMAL]

AUTO RETURN [AUTO]

Picture Select

This function enables you to select the picture quality of a
tape.

• Use the remote control for this procedure.

Press 

MENU

.

Press

PLAY/

o

o

or

STOP/

L

L

to select “SET UP”, then press

.

Press

PLAY/

o

o

or

STOP/

L

L

to select “PICTURE”.

Press

F.FWD/

B

until the desired mode (NORMAL, SOFT,

or SHARP) is indicated on the TV screen.

NOTE:

• Once you select the Picture Select mode, it stays in effect

even after you turn off the VCR.

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Automatic Rewind, Eject, Off

When the end of a tape is reached during recording, play-
back, or fast-forward, the tape will automatically rewind to
the beginning. After that, the VCR will eject the tape and
turn itself to off.
• The tape will not auto-rewind during timer recording or One

Touch Recording.

• When the Counter Memory is activated, the tape will

rewind to the M0:00:00 position and the VCR will enter the
Stop mode.

Tape Eject

A tape can be ejected with the VCR power on or off (but the
VCR must be plugged in). 
• If a timer recording is set, a tape can only be ejected with

the power on.

• This shows the elapsed recording or playback time in

hours, minutes, and seconds. (Nothing is shown in the
case of blank portion)

• The “ – ” indication will appear when the tape is rewound

further than the tape counter position “0:00:00”.

Automatic Operations

Real Time Tape Counter

Timer Recording

You may program the VCR to start and end a recording
while you are away. You can set seven programmes to
record on specific days, daily or weekly within a 1 year peri-
od.

• Use the remote control for this procedure.

• Insert a cassette tape with its erase prevention tab in

place. (If necessary, rewind or fast forward the tape to the
point at which you want to begin recording.)

Press 

MENU.

Press

PLAY/

o

o

or

STOP/

L

L

to select “TIMER”, then press

F.FWD/

B

.

NOTES:

If you have not set the clock yet, “CLOCK” setting

menu appears. If so, follow the steps outlined in the “Setting
the Clock” section. Then, set the timer.
• When you press

F.FWD/

B

after pressing the

PLAY/

o

o

or

STOP/

L

L

during steps 

to 

,the input mode will move

to the next step.

• If you do not press

F.FWD/

B

within 5 seconds of setting

an item, the input mode will move to the next step.

• Press

REW/

s

to go back one step from the current setting

during steps 

to 

. If

REW/

s

is pressed when the

TIMER NUMBER is flashing, the entire programme con-
tents will be erased.

Programme number flashes. Press

PLAY/

o

o

or

STOP/

L

L

repeatedly until the desired programme number appears.
Then, press 

F.FWD/

B

.

For once-only recording :

Press

PLAY/

o

o

or

STOP/

L

L

repeatedly until the relevant month appears. 

For daily recording :

To record a TV programme at the

same time on the same channel from Monday through
Friday.

While the month digit is flashing, press

PLAY/

o

o

or

STOP/

L

L

repeatedly to select “MO-FR”.

For everyday recording :

To record a TV programme at

the same time on the same channel every day.

While the

month digit is flashing, press

PLAY/

o

o

or

STOP/

L

L

repeat-

edly to select “MO-SU”.

• 

For weekly recording :

To record a TV programme at the

same time on the same channel every week.

While the

month digit is flashing, press

PLAY/

o

o

or

STOP/

L

L

repeat-

edly to select “W-MO” (Example: every monday).

For once-only recording only :

Press

PLAY/

o

o

or

STOP/

L

L  

repeatedly until your desired day appears.

Press

PLAY/

o

o

or

STOP/

L

L

repeatedly until the relevant

start hour appears. Next, enter the minute digit.
Press

PLAY/

o

o

or

STOP/

L

L

repeatedly until the relevant

end hour appears. Next, enter the minute digit.
Press

PLAY/

o

o

or

STOP/

L

L    

repeatedly until the relevant

channel number appears.
Press

PLAY/

o

o

or

STOP/

L

L

repeatedly until your the

desired tape speed appears.

Press

F.FWD/

B

. Programme 1 is now completed.

• To set another timer programme, repeat steps 

to 

.

Press 

MENU

to exit.

Press 

STANDBY

to activate the timer.

The 

w

indicator on the display comes on.

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Summary of Contents for VTMX210EUK

Page 1: ...USERS GUIDE VTMX210EUK ...

Page 2: ...opyrighted material may violate applicable copyright laws We do not take responsibility for the unauthorised duplication use or other acts which infringe upon the rights of copyright own ers This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel Please note down the model number and serial number and remain for your records Model number Serial number WARNING DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE WARNING ...

Page 3: ...Setting the Clock 7 TUNING 8 Automatic Tuning 8 Manual Tuning 8 To Skip a Preset Channel 9 Channel Order 9 BASIC OPERATION 10 Playback 10 Recording 10 ADVANCED OPERATIONS 11 Counter Memory 11 OTR One Touch Recording 11 Auto Repeat Playback 11 Picture Select 12 Automatic Operations 12 Real Time Tape Counter 12 Timer Recording 12 Auto Return 14 Parents Lock 14 Copying a Video Tape 14 A Status Displa...

Page 4: ...ot be used until a replacement available from the appli ance manufacturer is obtained It is important that the colour of the replacement fuse cover corresponds with the rating marking on the base of the plug If the plug has to be changed because it is not suitable for your socket or becomes damaged it should be cut off and an appro priate plug fitted following the wiring instructions below The plu...

Page 5: ...CKING buttons 9 Indicator See below 10 y STANDBY button 11 PWR Power indicator 12 TAPE IN indicator 13 REC indicator 14 Timer indicator 15 CLOCK indicator PWR REC 11 12 15 13 14 16 Power cord 17 AV2 DECODER socket 18 AV1 TV socket 19 RF OUT socket 20 AERIAL socket Indicator Rear Panel RF OUT AERIAL AV2 DECODER AV1 TV 18 17 19 20 16 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS Front Panel ...

Page 6: ...EL o p buttons 18 EJECT button Video output level 1Vp p Video output impedance 75Ω unbalanced Audio output level 6dBv Video input level 0 5 2 0Vp p Audio input level 10dBv Video S N ratio STANDARD 45dB Audio S N ratio STANDARD 41dB Power requirement 220 240V 50Hz Power consumption 20 Watts Stand by 3 3 watts Dimensions W 360mm H 92mm D 226mm Weight 2 6 Kg approx General Specifications Electrical S...

Page 7: ...reo sound is only achieved when using a SCART lead If your TV has Scart sockets you may connect your VCR s AV1 TV scart socket to the Scart socket on the back of your TV Please see the instruction manual for your TV The second Scart socket AV2 DECODER is designated for other external devices e g decoder another VCR video camera and so on NOTE If you want to connect a TV with Scart socket to your V...

Page 8: ...RT cable there is no need to have the RF converter operating so it can be switched off and avoid the possibility of interfer ence To switch off the RF converter follow the instruc tions for Video Channel Setting to step 6 then select channel 22 first and then press STOP L L so that appears next to RF OUT CH on the TV screen and finally press the MENU to finish 8 7 3 7 6 5 4 3 3 8 2 1 MENU TIMER SE...

Page 9: ...nel by using CHANNEL o o p p or directly pressing NUMBER on the remote control Enter a channel numbers as a two digit number for the quickest results For example to select channel 6 press 0 and 6 If you only press 6 channel 6 will be selected after a brief delay You can only select channels 1 99 Manual Tuning Use the remote control for this procedure Press MENU Press PLAY o o or STOP L L to select...

Page 10: ...annel Order Your TV stations will not necessarily be stored in the usual order BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 and CH5 You can arrange the channels in any order you want as fol lows Use the remote control for this procedure Press MENU Press PLAY o o or STOP L L to select INITIAL then press F FWD B Press PLAY o o or STOP L L to select CH TUNING then press F FWD B Press PLAY o o or STOP L L repeatedly to select M...

Page 11: ...corded tape Insert a pre recorded tape Press PLAY to start playback Press PAUSE STILL at the desired point on the tape Press REC The VCR will be the recording pause mode Press CHANNEL o o p p to select the channel to be recorded Press REC or PAUSE STILL The recording will begin Press STOP when recording is completed 6 5 4 3 2 1 Select the video channel on the TV Recording one Programme while viewi...

Page 12: ...ed Press REW or F FWD The VCR will automatically stop when the counter returns to 0 00 00 approx TO EXIT THE COUNTER MEMORY Press COUNTER MEMORY so that the M disappears from the TV screen NOTE When you set the Auto Repeat mode to ON while the Counter Memory mode is ON the VCR exits the Counter Memory mode automatically 5 4 3 2 1 OTR One Touch Recording MENU TIMER SET UP INITIAL SET UP AUTO REPEAT...

Page 13: ...k yet CLOCK setting menu appears If so follow the steps outlined in the Setting the Clock section Then set the timer When you press F FWD B after pressing the PLAY o o or STOP L L during steps to the input mode will move to the next step If you do not press F FWD B within 5 seconds of setting an item the input mode will move to the next step Press REW s to go back one step from the current setting...

Page 14: ...n the VCR is in the timer record mode The VCR will only perform a timer recording after it has been placed into standby mode You can programme the timer using the PlusCode numbers that are printed in TV guide magazine You can set seven programmes to record Use the remote control for the this procedure Insert a cassette tape with its erase prevention tab in place If necessary rewind or fast forward...

Page 15: ...r the VCR power will remain off You may press EJECT to remove the tape unless a timer recording is programmed or has finished Timer recording will take place as scheduled even if Parents Lock is activated P L will appear steadily on the TV screen during the timer recording 1 PlusCode N o PlusCode N o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TIMER NUMBER 1 START END DATE CHANNEL SPEED 06 05 SA 19 30 20 30 16 SP TIMER NUM...

Page 16: ...g playback time using E 60 E 120 E 180 or E 240 tapes in each Video Cassette Tape TV Colour System TYPE OF TAPE RECORDING PLAYBACK TIME TAPE SPEED SP MODE LP MODE E 60 1 HOUR 2 HOURS E 120 2 HOURS 4 HOURS E 180 3 HOURS 6 HOURS E 240 4 HOURS 8 HOURS If you have followed the instructions contained in this manual and have difficulty in operating your VCR locate the SYMPTOM in the left column below Ch...

Page 17: ...ed with the product 2 The product has not been repaired maintained or modified by any person other than our authorised Engineer 3 The product serial number is not removed or altered This guarantee does not apply to products acquired second hand or for commercial or communal use This guarantee does not extend to user control adjustments battery replacement and aerial adjustment Any parts replaced u...

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