JVC HR-S8960E, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... TIMER RECORDING 28 SHOWVIEW Timer Programming 28 Express Timer Programming 30 24 Hour Express Timer Programming 32 Automatic Satellite Programme Recording 35 PROGRAMME NAVIGATION 36 Navigation 36 EDITING 40 Edit From A Camcorder 40 Edit To Or From Another Video Recorder 41 Audio Dubbing 42 Insert Editing 44 Output Input Set 46 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 48 Connecting To A Satellite Receiver 48 Connecting...

Page 2: ...andard or do not produce normal colour pictures if played back on a PAL video recorder with SECAM B system incorporated even if the TV set is SECAM compatible 3 SECAM L prerecorded cassettes or recordings made with a SECAM L video recorder produce monochrome pictures when played back with this recorder 4 This recorder cannot be used for the SECAM L standard Use a SECAM L recorder to record SECAM L...

Page 3: ...filled with water or liquids such as cosmetics or medicines flower vases potted plants cups etc on top of this unit 7 DO NOT place any naked flame sources such as lighted candles on the apparatus 8 AVOID violent shocks to the recorder during transport MOISTURE CONDENSATION Moisture in the air will condense on the recorder when you move it from a cold place to a warm place or under extremely humid ...

Page 4: ...0 E STANDBY ON 1 Button 墌 pg 12 F INSERT Button 墌 pg 44 G Audio Dubbing A DUB Button 墌 pg 42 H Front Display Panel 墌 pg 6 I Infrared Beam Receiving Window J SAT Button 墌 pg 35 K S VHS ET Button 墌 pg 26 L Record 7 Button 墌 pg 24 M Pause 9 Button 墌 pg 21 N Stop Eject 0 Button 墌 pg 20 24 O Play 4 Button 墌 pg 20 To access covered connectors pull and open the connector cover HRS8960E1 EN book Page 4 Th...

Page 5: ... OUT Connector 墌 pg 11 C AV1 L 1 IN OUT Connector 墌 pg 10 41 48 49 50 D SAT CONTROL Connector 墌 pg 17 E ANT IN Connector 墌 pg 10 F AV2 L 2 IN DECODER Connector 墌 pg 17 41 48 49 50 G Remote PAUSE Connector 墌 pg 40 H AUDIO OUT L R Connectors 墌 pg 51 I RF OUT Connector 墌 pg 10 HRS8960E1 EN book Page 5 Thursday May 1 2003 2 40 AM ...

Page 6: ...main Display 墌 pg 15 Mode Display L 1 L 2 F 1 S 1 or SAt When L 2 SELECT is set to SAT 墌 pg 47 SAt appears instead of L 2 G Timer Indicator 墌 pg 29 31 32 H Automatic Satellite Programme Recording Indicator 墌 pg 35 I Play Indicator J Record Indicator K Counter Display The counter can display up to 19 59 59 If the playback or recording time exceeds this limit the display starts to count from 0 00 00...

Page 7: ...e tape NOTE Depending on the type of tape being used the tape position indicator may not appear correctly I VPS PDC Indicator 墌 pg 29 31 J Type of Broadcast 墌 pg 26 K Current Day Month Year L Clock Display M Channel Position Number and Station Name Auxiliary Input Indicator L 1 L 2 F 1 S 1 or SAT When L 2 SELECT is set to SAT 墌 pg 47 SAT appears instead of L 2 N Timer Warning Display A warning app...

Page 8: ...V PR Button 墌 Operating JVC TVs on page 9 P STANDBY ON 1 Button 墌 pg 12 Q AUDIO Button 墌 pg 23 TV Muting Button 墌 Operating JVC TVs on page 9 R Display Button 墌 pg 25 S DAILY Button 墌 pg 29 31 T WEEKLY Button 墌 pg 29 31 U AUX Button 墌 pg 40 V Timer Button 墌 pg 29 31 W DATE Button 墌 pg 30 X PR Button 墌 pg 24 Y Auto Tracking p Button 墌 pg 23 SP LP EP Button 墌 pg 24 Z 30 SEC Button 墌 pg 22 a Play 4 B...

Page 9: ...ing JVC TVs below Point the remote control toward the receiving window The maximum operating distance of the remote control is about 8 m Operating JVC TVs To operate your TV while holding down the TV button press the corresponding button 1 TV VCR TV PR TV TV Muting NOTES When inserting the batteries be sure to insert in the correct directions as indicated under the battery cover Depending on the t...

Page 10: ...ion if your TV has a 21 pin AV input connector SCART in order to reduce the possibility of interference With AV connection you can enjoy stereo playback of video tapes if you are using a stereo TV NOTES The AV1 L 1 IN OUT connector accepts and delivers either a composite signal regular video signal or a Y C signal a signal in which the luminance and chrominance signals are separated If your TV s 2...

Page 11: ...ures With S VIDEO connection you cannot use the Preset Download function 墌 pg 14 If your TV is not stereo capable use the recorder s AUDIO OUT connectors to connect to an audio amplifier for Hi Fi stereo sound reproduction 墌 pg 51 To operate the recorder with your TV using the S VIDEO connection set your TV to its AV mode For switching the TV s mode refer to the instruction manual of your televisi...

Page 12: ...erland SUISSE you also need to select your language If you live in Hungary MAGYARORSZÁG Czech Republic CESKÁ REPUBLIKA Poland POLSKA or other countries in Eastern Europe OTHER EASTERN EUROPE set the clock manually Before starting make sure of the following The TV aerial cable should be connected to the recorder The recorder s mains power cord should be connected to a mains outlet The TV should be ...

Page 13: ...o Clock Set may not function properly depending on the reception condition If no sound accompanies the picture or the audio sounds unnatural on some channels that have been stored by Auto Set Up the TV system setting for those channels may be incorrect Select the appropriate TV system for those channels 墌 pg 60 INFORMATION Press OK The Language Set display appears on the TV screen Press r t to mov...

Page 14: ...eset Download Press OK The AUTO SET T V LINK display appears on the front display panel and or on the TV screen On the front display panel Press r t to select CH and press OK or e B Set the video channel Set the video channel to off manually 墌 pg 65 ATTENTION You can use this function only with a TV offering T V Link etc Be sure to use a fully wired 21 pin SCART cable Compatible with TVs offering ...

Page 15: ...der s power back on again The Country Set display appears on the TV screen perform Auto Set Up on page 12 or Preset Download on page 14 again IMPORTANT To check if the Guide Program numbers have been set correctly perform the SHOWVIEW Timer Programming 墌 pg 28 In certain reception conditions station names may not be stored correctly and auto Guide Program Number Set may not work properly If the Gu...

Page 16: ...ress MENU B Access the Country Set screen C Select your country Press r t to move the highlight bar pointer to your country s name then press OK or e D Select the language E Return to the normal screen Press MENU Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode Press r t to move the highlight bar pointer to AUTO CH SET then press OK or e Press r t to move the highlight bar pointer to the lan...

Page 17: ...en its transmitter and the satellite receiver s remote sensor is unobstructed B Attach the Satellite Controller Fix securely using the adhesive strip attached on the back of the Satellite Controller C Make connections Be sure to connect the recorder s AV2 L 2 IN DECODER connector to the satellite receiver s 21 pin SCART connector NOTE When connecting your satellite receiver refer to its instructio...

Page 18: ...ellite receiver s brand F Select the satellite receiver s channel for testing Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode Press r t to move the highlight bar pointer to SAT CONTROL SET then press OK or e Press the appropriate number keys to enter the brand code from the list on page 19 then press OK If the brand code you entered is invalid the code field will be reset Enter the correct ...

Page 19: ...able You can use these functions only with a TV offering T V Link etc For details refer to the instruction manual of your TV Compatible with TVs offering T V Link EasyLink Megalogic SMARTLINK Q Link DATA LOGIC or NexTView Link via fully wired 21 pin SCART cable The degree of compatibility and available functions may differ by system NexTView Link You can download the EPG Electronic Programme Guide...

Page 20: ... press 0 to remove the cassette Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning cassette TCL 2 when Rough poor picture appears while a tape is played back The picture is unclear or no picture appears USE CLEANING CASSETTE appears on the screen only with O S D set to ON 墌 pg 53 NOTE The heads get dirty in the following cases in an environment prone ...

Page 21: ...o return to still picture OR During still picture press and hold w or e Release to return to still picture NOTE During slow motion playback some noise may appear on the TV screen Press PR or on the remote control to eliminate the noises Picture Search During playback or still press 5 for forward search or 3 for reverse search Press 5 or 3 again to perform high speed search NOTE Each time you press...

Page 22: ...o 4 times to skip over unwanted sections Each press initiates a 30 second period of fast motion playback Normal playback resumes automatically Instant ReView Simply by pressing a single button the recorder power comes on rewinds and begins playback of the last timer recorded programme If you have several programmes recorded you can easily access any of them NOTE Before starting make sure that the ...

Page 23: ...at playback is not possible with a cassette recorded in EP mode Manual Tracking Your recorder is equipped with automatic tracking control During playback you can override this and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the PR buttons 1 Override automatic tracking During playback press p on the remote control 2 Adjust the tracking manually Press PR or on the remote control Press p again to return...

Page 24: ...e is being marked When DIRECT REC is set to ON 墌 54 if you press any button just after pressing 7 on the recorder or 7 and 4 on the remote control the recorder may not function properly E Pause Resume recording Press 9 Press 4 to resume recording You can select channel during the Record Pause mode F Stop recording Press 8 on the remote control or 0 on the recorder Then press 0 to remove the casset...

Page 25: ...display panel The front display panel shows the counter reading with lit 2 Reset the counter Press 0000 before starting recording or playback The counter is reset to 0 00 00 and shows the exact elapsed time as the tape runs You can check the exact time of a recording or playback Tape Remaining Time Press until the time remaining on the tape appears The front display panel shows the tape remaining ...

Page 26: ...r frame by frame playback modes 墌 pg 21 noise may appear If these modes are performed frequently on a tape recorded using the S VHS ET function the tape may be damaged and the picture may be deteriorated Receiving Stereo and Bilingual Programmes Your recorder is equipped with a Sound Multiplex decoder A2 and a Digital stereo sound decoder NICAM making reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts p...

Page 27: ...order spends approximately 7 seconds assessing the condition of the tape then begins recording NOTES The B E S T system works for both SP and LP or EP modes only after a tape has been inserted and the Record mode is first initiated It does not work during recording The B E S T system does not work while Automatic Satellite Programme Recording is in progress 墌 pg 35 In the case of timer recordings ...

Page 28: ...r Before performing the SHOWVIEW Timer Programming Make sure that the recorder s built in clock is set properly Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place The recorder will come on automatically Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode Press PROG Press the number keys to enter the SHOWVIEW number of a programme you wish to record If you make a mistake press and input the correct ...

Page 29: ...ecord Weekly Or Daily Serials after pressing OK in step 3 press WEEKLY number key 9 for weekly serials or DAILY number key 8 for daily serials Monday Friday Either WEEKLY or DAILY appears on the TV screen Pressing the button again makes the corresponding indication disappear To change the channel position number press PR You can programme this recorder to timer record as many as 8 programmes If yo...

Page 30: ...enter the time you want recording to stop Press and hold STOP to move in 30 minute increments or press and release repeatedly to move 1 minute at a time E Enter the programme date Press DATE The current date appears on the TV screen The date you enter appears in its place Before performing Express Timer Programming Make sure that the recorder s built in clock is set properly Insert a cassette with...

Page 31: ...n only when PROG NAVIGATION is set to ON 墌 pg 54 Press the number keys and e to enter characters then press OK For details refer to Entering Character on page 39 Satellite Receiver Users To timer record a satellite broadcast using Express Timer Programming A Perform Satellite Receiver Control Setting on page 17 B Perform steps 1 12 In step 6 press the number key 0 to change TV PROG to SAT Then pre...

Page 32: ... indicator starts blinking on the front display panel B Set the programme start stop time and channel Turn the JOG dial to the left or right to set the time you want recording to start One click stop of the JOG dial changes the time in 5 minute intervals Push the JOG dial The stop time indicator starts blinking on the front display panel Turn the JOG dial to the left or right to set the time you w...

Page 33: ...If you do not want to edit the programme title skip steps 5 and 6 E Access the Title Edit screen F Enter the programme title G Return to the normal screen display Press as many times as necessary If there are still some programmes remaining go on to step 8 H Return to the timer mode Press TIMER NOTE You can also check the programmes on the front display panel even if the recorder s power is off un...

Page 34: ... correctly If no changes are made for approximately 1 minute the recorder will return to the normal screen C Cancel or change programme setting To cancel a programme press when the Programme screen you do not want is shown PROGRAM COMPLETED appears on the TV screen for about 5 seconds then the normal screen appears To change a programme press the appropriate button START STOP DATE PR VPS PDC numbe...

Page 35: ... in progress turns off the recorder s power and disengages the Automatic Satellite Programme Recording mode If there are more than one satellite programmes you wish to record with Automatic Satellite Programme Recording it is not possible to set different tape speeds for each programme Depending on the type of satellite receiver the recorder may not record a slight portion of the beginning of the ...

Page 36: ...ntact The recorder checks the tape information for the Programme Navigation If the recorder can store the information for 3 or less tapes REMAIN _ also appears on the TV screen If the recorder has already stored the information for 10 tapes MEMORY FULL appears If you perform new recording the oldest tape information will be deleted from the recorder s memory If the recorder cannot detect the tape ...

Page 37: ...rrectly To record the programme information in this recorder s memory you must continue to record each programme for over the minimum recording time 8 minutes for the SP mode 15 minutes for the LP mode or 23 minutes for the EP mode Programme Navigation may not work properly depending on the tape being used The programme information is stored in this recorder s memory If the memory in this recorder...

Page 38: ...he programme title D Return to the normal screen Press MENU Perform steps 1 to 3 of Navigation Playback on page 37 before continuing Press r t to move the highlight bar pointer to the programme you want to edit Press the number key 1 The Title Edit screen appears Press the number keys and e to enter characters then press OK For details refer to Entering Character on page 39 HRS8960E1 EN book Page ...

Page 39: ...f you make a mistake press w e to select the character then enter the correct character If you want to delete a character press w e to select the character then press Delete Tape Data A Delete the tape data NOTE When you delete the tape data only the tape information is deleted from the recorder s memory The actual recording on the tape is not erased NUMBER KEY CHARACTER 1 f 1 2 A B C 2 Ä À Á Â Ã ...

Page 40: ...r key 0 and or PR to select F 1 for the AUDIO and VIDEO input connectors or S 1 for the AUDIO and S VIDEO input connectors depending on the connectors being used C Set the edit mode See PICTURE CONTROL on page 53 D Start the camcorder Engage the Play mode of the camcorder E Start the recorder Engage the Record mode of the recorder NOTES All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer When yo...

Page 41: ...able that is compatible with the Y C signal When you select EDIT to dub tapes in step 3 be sure to select AUTO or NORM when B E S T is set to OFF after you finish dubbing the tapes When you use this recorder as the source player for editing be sure to set O S D to OFF before starting 墌 pg 53 If you are using another recorder with S Video and Audio input output connectors you can connect those conn...

Page 42: ...orded tape with a new soundtrack ATTENTION Audio dubbing is not possible with a cassette recorded in EP mode Pre recorded tape Normal audio track Video Hi Fi audio track Audio dubbed tape Your recorder CD player etc CD player etc Mixer output Audio mixer Original sound AUDIO OUTPUT Your recorder A DUB AUDIO AUX HRS8960E1 EN book Page 42 Thursday May 1 2003 2 40 AM ...

Page 43: ...point is displayed on the TV screen To stop dubbing temporarily press 9 Press 4 to resume dubbing F End Audio Dubbing Press 8 on the remote control or 0 on the recorder to stop the tape in your recorder and engage the audio component s Stop mode NOTES The soundtrack default setting is NORM 墌 pg 23 Press AUDIO to change the sound which you wish to hear The soundtrack selected during Audio Dubbing P...

Page 44: ...wish to change the normal audio track as well use the Audio Dubbing function simultaneously For Insert Editing use your recorder as the recording deck ATTENTION Insert editing is not possible with a cassette recorded in EP mode Before Insert Editing Normal audio track Recording tape Source tape Video Hi Fi audio track After Insert Editing Your recorder Recorder S Video signal Audio Video signal An...

Page 45: ...Editing At counter 0 00 00 Insert Editing will stop automatically while the tape continues running in the Play mode If you wish to stop Insert Editing before the specified edit out point press 0000 AV Insert Editing If you want to replace the picture Hi Fi audio soundtrack and normal audio soundtrack all the same time In step 6 after you press INSERT press A DUB also and are displayed on the TV sc...

Page 46: ... 1 INPUT to S VIDEO Press r t to move the highlight bar pointer to OUTPUT INPUT SET then press OK or e Press r t to move the highlight bar pointer to L 1 OUTPUT or L 1 INPUT Then press OK or e to select the appropriate setting The default setting is bold in the table below 8 L 1 OUTPUT VIDEO If a connected appliance s input is compatible only with regular video signals set to VIDEO S VIDEO If a co...

Page 47: ...e using a satellite receiver or a decoder be sure to set L 2 SELECT back to appropriate mode When L 2 SELECT is set to SAT SAT or SAt appears on TV screen or front display panel instead of L 2 If L 2 SELECT is set to DECODER it is impossible to set L 2 INPUT to S VIDEO If L 1 OUTPUT is set to S VIDEO it is impossible to set L 2 SELECT to DECODER Perform steps 1 and 2 of L 1 OUTPUT and L 1 INPUT Se...

Page 48: ...el For details refer to the instruction manual of the satellite receiver IMPORTANT When you set L 2 SELECT to SAT 墌 pg 47 it is possible to view a satellite broadcast with the TV set to its AV mode even if the recorder is turned off When the recorder is in Stop mode or recording press TV VCR on the remote control to turn off the VCR indicator on the front display panel If you turn on the recorder ...

Page 49: ... 墌 pg 47 You can use Automatic Satellite Programme Recording function 墌 pg 35 with this connection To record a programme via the satellite receiver select L 2 mode by pressing AUX number key 0 and or PR so that L 2 appears on the front display panel To receive a scrambled broadcast descramble the signal with the decoder connected to the satellite receiver For details refer to the instruction manua...

Page 50: ...ming that is available through scrambled channels A Select the input mode Set L 2 SELECT to DECODER 墌 pg 47 B Connect the decoder Connect your recorder s AV2 L 2 IN DECODER connector to the decoder s 21 pin SCART connector using a 21 pin SCART cable C Set the tuner Perform the procedure as described in When Receiving A Scrambled Broadcast on page 60 TV receiver RF cable provided TV aerial cable AV...

Page 51: ...y CAUTIONS This recorder has a dynamic range of more than 80 dB with regards to its Hi Fi audio capability It is recommended that you check the maximum level if you are going to listen to the Hi Fi audio signals through a stereo amplifier A sudden surge in the input level to the speakers may damage them Some speakers and televisions are specially shielded to prevent television interference If both...

Page 52: ... 53 to 56 A Access the Main Menu screen Press MENU B Access the Mode Set screen C Select the mode Press r t to move the highlight bar pointer to the item you want to change D Select the mode setting Press OK or e E Return to the normal screen Press MENU Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode Press r t to move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET then press OK or e HRS8960E1 EN boo...

Page 53: ...helps you to adjust the playback picture quality according to your preference Normally select AUTO AUTO Provides the optimised picture benefits of the B E S T Picture System EDIT Minimizes picture degradation during editing recording and playback SOFT Reduces image coarseness when viewing overplayed tapes containing a lot of noise NOTES When you select EDIT or SOFT the selected mode will not chang...

Page 54: ...24 During the Direct Rec appears on the front display panel When DIRECT REC is set to ON if you press any button just after pressing 7 on the recorder or 7 and 4 on the remote control the recorder may not function properly 8 AUTO SP LP TIMER ON OFF When this function is set to ON the recorder automatically switches to LP mode to allow complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the en...

Page 55: ...ion is set to ON To watch recordings with close caption set this function to OFF Video Stabilizer and Digital TBC NR cannot be used at the same time If you activate Digital TBC NR when VIDEO STABILIZER is set to ON Video Stabilizer will be automatically turned OFF 8 S VHS ON OFF Your recorder can record in S VHS Super VHS S VHS ET or VHS To record in S VHS Set S VHS to ON Then insert a cassette ma...

Page 56: ...ll be forced to change to LP mode It is not possible to select EP mode if MESECAM is selected About NTSC Playback Some TVs shrink the picture vertically and place black bars at the top and bottom of the TV screen This is not a malfunction on the part of either the video recorder or the TV The picture may roll up and down This can be corrected using the V HOLD control found on some TVs This cannot ...

Page 57: ...ss the Auto Channel Set screen D Select your country Press r t to move the highlight bar pointer to your country s name then press OK or e E Select the language Press r t to move the highlight bar pointer to the language of your choice Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode IMPORTANT Perform the following steps only if Auto Channel Set has not been set correctly by Auto Set Up or b...

Page 58: ...appears The stations your recorder located appear on a Confirmation screen channel positions PR channels CH and station names ID 墌 pg 62 The blueback screen and the programme currently being broadcast by the blinking station appear alternately for 8 seconds each To view the next page use the r t w e button on the remote control The stations located in the selected country appear at the top of the ...

Page 59: ...ing a channel that sends scrambled broadcasts press e until OFF Decoder setting blinks then press r t to set DECODER to ON OFF is the default setting When L 2 SELECT is set to A V or SAT the DECODER setting cannot be changed 墌 pg 47 F Enter new channel information Press OK and the Confirmation screen appears Repeat steps 3 6 as necessary G Close the Confirmation screen Press MENU To change positio...

Page 60: ...m steps 1 and 2 of Manual Channel Set on page 59 C Select the position Press r t w e to select the channel position broadcasting scrambled programmes then press OK twice D Change the decoder setting Press e until OFF decoder setting begins blinking and set it to ON by pressing r t E Return to the Confirmation screen Press OK Repeat steps 3 5 as necessary F Close the Confirmation screen Press MENU ...

Page 61: ... The characters available for the station name ID are A Z 0 9 f I space maximum of 4 Fine Tuning Channels Already Stored A Select the channel to fine tune Press r t w e until the channel you want to tune begins blinking B Access the Manual Channel Set screen Press OK twice The Manual Channel Set screen appears C Perform tuning Press e until begins blinking then press r t until the picture is its c...

Page 62: ...AN2 KANAL2 KAN5 KANAL5 KBH Kbh Kanal KIKA Kinder Kanal LA7 LA7 LIB Liberty TV LOCA LOCAL M6 M6 MBC MBR MCM MCM MDR MDR MOVE MOVIE MTV MTV MTV1 MTV1 MTV2 MTV2 MTV3 MTV3 NGEO NGEO N24 News 24 N3 NORD3 N TV N TV NBC NBC SUPER NDR NDR NED1 NED1 NED2 NED2 NED3 NED3 NET5 Net5 NEWS NICK NICKELODEON NOVA NOVA TV NRK1 NRK NRK2 NRK2 ODE ODEON ORF1 ORF1 ORF2 ORF2 PHOE PHOENIX POLS POLST PREM PREMIERE PRIM PR...

Page 63: ...intervals by reading data from a PDC signal The Just Clock option can be set ON or OFF at the Clock Set screen the default setting is OFF Press OK until the Just Clock setting begins blinking then press r t to change the setting IMPORTANT If you turn off Just Clock the accuracy of your recorder s built in clock may be reduced which could adversely effect timer recording We recommend you to keep Ju...

Page 64: ...annel position to the number representing the station transmitting clock setting data then press OK or e H Start the clock operation Press MENU NOTES Just Clock when set to ON adjusts the recorder s built in clock every hour except for 23 00 0 00 1 00 and 2 00 Just Clock is not effective when the recorder s power is on the recorder is in the Timer mode a difference of more than 3 minutes exists be...

Page 65: ...r clearly on the TV screen as shown to the right go to step 4 If the two vertical white bars do not appear clearly re set the video recorder to another vacant channel and try again NOTES If you set the video recorder to a channel which is occupied by a local station or has neighbouring channels that are occupied by local stations the picture reception quality will be affected and some interference...

Page 66: ...me recording 2 The tape will not rewind or fast forward The tape is already fully rewound or fast forwarded Check the cassette SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 The playback picture does not appear while the tape is running If you are using the RF connection the TV receiver s channel selector is not set to the video channel the recorder s video channel has not been correctly set If you ar...

Page 67: ...he clock and or timer settings The timer is not engaged Press and confirm that is displayed on the front display panel 2 Timer programming is not possible Timer recording is in progress Timer programming can t be performed while a timer recording is in progress Wait until it finishes 3 on the front display panel won t stop blinking The timer is engaged but there s no cassette loaded Load a cassett...

Page 68: ...el cannot be changed Recording is in progress Press 9 to pause the recording change channels then press 4 to resume recording 4 Channel settings that were made manually seem to have changed or disappeared After the manual settings were made Auto Channel Set was performed Perform manual setting again 5 No channels are stored in the recorder s memory The TV aerial cable was not connected to the reco...

Page 69: ...y be index codes too close together RECORDING Q When I pause and then resume a recording the end of the recording before the pause is overlapped by the beginning of the continuation of recording Why does this happen A This is normal It reduces distortion at the pause and resume points Q Can the video recorder indefinitely remain in the Record Pause mode A No The video recorder goes to its Stop mod...

Page 70: ... Horizontal resolution SP LP 250 lines VHS 400 lines S VHS EP 220 lines VHS 350 lines S VHS Frequency range 70 Hz to 10 000 Hz Normal audio 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz Hi Fi audio Input Output 21 pin SCART connectors IN OUT x 1 IN DECODER x 1 RCA connectors VIDEO IN x 1 AUDIO IN x 1 AUDIO OUT x 1 S Video connectors IN x 1 OUT x 1 TUNER TIMER TV channel storage capacity 99 positions AUX position Tuning syst...

Page 71: ...ing 23 Mode Set 52 N Next Function Memory 23 O O S D 53 ON SCREEN DISPLAY 7 Output Input Set 46 P PICTURE CONTROL 53 Picture Search 21 PLAYBACK 20 POWER SAVE 55 Preset Download 14 PROG NAVIGATION 54 PROGRAMME NAVIGATION 36 R Record One Programme While Watching Another 25 RECORDING 24 Recording Resume Function 24 Repeat Playback 23 S Satellite Controller 17 Satellite Receiver Control Setting 17 Set...

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