Metz VH22, User Manual

Page 1: ...T CH OP EJECT For your own safety There are no components in this video recorder you can service or repair yourself Do not open the case of the video recorder Only allow a qualified engineer to repair or service your video This video recorder is designed to work continuously Switching it off onto stand by does not disconnect it from the mains To disconnect it from the mains you have to unplug it T...

Page 2: ...ate 9 Decoder or 2nd scart socket 10 Tuning in new stations Manual tuning 11 Station names 12 Sorting programme locations Clearing programme locations 13 Front panel controls 14 Playing cassettes Play 15 Still Variable picture search Variable slow motion Finding new recordings index scan 16 16 9 Wide Screen format Auto Repeat 17 Child lock OSD On Screen Display On Off 18 Recording cassettes Record...

Page 3: ...V 240V 50 60Hz 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 6 1 Setting up your video Option 2 Connecting your video through a scart lead Television Aerial Scart lead If supplied You will get better pictures and sound quality if you connect yo...

Page 4: ...are recording from satellite To use this function see page 10 Video 200V 240V 50 60Hz 3 Satellite Aerial Connecting your video to the hi fi system Option 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 needed If your video does not have this connection s...

Page 5: ...ug all the equipment from the mains supply First video Second video 200V 240V 50 60Hz 1 Insert the tape you wish to record on into the first video and press AV until AV1 appears on the front display 2 Insert the tape you wish to copy from into the second video Press the play button on the second video 3 Press the record button on the first video The video will start recording If your video has two...

Page 6: ...ted your camcorder in this way you can also connect a scart lead from AV1 on the back panel of the video to the television To use this function see page 10 You can also connect the camcorder by using a phono cable if your video has front input sockets Check the front of your video for this connection see page 10 7 Television Video METZ_GB T50 2005 6 213 54PM 5 ...

Page 7: ...o 1 2 LANGUAGE SET ENGLISH DEUTSCH ITALIANO ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS NEDERLANDS SVENSKA SUOMI PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END COUNTRY SET B N D NL DK S E SF GR CH I TR LUX OTHERS PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END Select the wanted language and country with P or P button Press OK to confirm Tune the TV using the pre set functions on your TV as described in its manual until you see a blue CH search screen Store t...

Page 8: ...tput Set Up by pressing P twice then OK Change the channel number using buttons 0 9 Press OK to confirm Press MENU to end Option 3 Buy a scart lead from your local electrical shop Connect the scart lead as shown on page 2 diagram 2 If you want to change the RF output in the future due to new broadcasting stations or equipment and so on press and hold the OK button on the remote control until RF 52...

Page 9: ...so set automatically If the clock has not been set the clock setting screen will appear Please see Setting time and date on page 9 If you want to change the station names see page 12 If you want to change the programme locations see page 13 You need to change programme locations if the stations are not in order for example ARD on programme 1 ZDF on programme 2 and so on Press MENU to end MANUAL SE...

Page 10: ...want to change by pressing or Use the number buttons 0 to 9 on the remote control to enter the correct time and date Press OK to confirm the settings and press MENU to end Station table download only with Data Logic Provided that the Videorecorder is equipped with Data Logic Mets Megalogic Grundig Easy Link Philips Qlink Panasonic or SmartLink Sony the Videorecorder can download station table of t...

Page 11: ...nt the video P P buttons have no effect To return to normal video use the other equipment must be turned off Recording from other Equipment Simple recording can be performed refer to page 19 ensure the equipment is turned on and is displaying the correct channel Timer recording refer to page 21 set the video to perform a timed recording ensuring AV1 is selected as the channel to be recorded Some e...

Page 12: ...efer to page 12 PR PRESET AUTO SET MANUAL SET PR ERASE PR ALIGN PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END MANUAL SET PR01 ARD PR08 P 08 PR02 ZDF PR09 P 09 PR03 P 03 PR10 P 10 PR04 P 04 PR11 P 11 PR05 MTV PR12 PR06 P 06 PR13 PR07 P 07 PR14 PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END 2 3 4 5 MANUAL SET PR UP DOWN SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END PR 04 RECEPTION AERIAL AUTOSEARCH CH__ FINE TUNING DECODER ON NAME ____ MANUAL SET PR ...

Page 13: ...irm and MENU to end 2 3 4 MANUAL SET PR01 ARD PR08 P 08 PR02 ZDF PR09 P 09 PR03 P 03 PR10 P 10 PR04 P 04 PR11 P 11 PR05 MTV PR12 PR06 P 06 PR13 PR07 P 07 PR14 PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END Should you wish to tune in all the channels available in your region please refer to page 6 MANUAL SET PR UP DOWN 0 1 CHANGE CREATE OK CONFIRM MENU END PR 01 RECEPTION AERIAL AUTOSEARCH CH01 FINE TUNING DECODER ...

Page 14: ...9 P 09 PR03 P 03 PR10 P 10 PR04 P 04 PR11 P 11 PR05 MTV PR12 PR06 P 06 PR13 PR07 P 07 PR14 Clearing programme locations Clearing programme locations allows you to erase any stored programmes you no longer want 1 Press MENU Choose PR Preset by pressing P then OK Choose PR Erase by pressing P twice and then OK Press P or P to select the station you want to clear Press and hold to watch the picture 2...

Page 15: ...nnels This is only available on some models Check the front of your video to see if this connection is available Change the station Recording or one touch record Every time you press the button the recording time is increased by 30 minutes Rewind or fast forward a cassette from stop or picture search backwards or forwards if the video is playing a cassette METZ_GB T50 2005 6 213 54PM 14 ...

Page 16: ...ollowing two pages When you load a protected cassette such as pre recorded film see page 26 playback will start automatically When you are playing tapes of poor quality or tapes which have been recorded on another machine you can use the P or P buttons while the cassette is playing to reduce horizontal interferences stripes Playing NTSC tapes on PAL TV If you play cassettes which have been recorde...

Page 17: ...mal playback After approximately five minutes on still the cassette will automatically switch to normal playback If the still picture is jumping you can steady it by using the P and P button Finding new recordings index scan The video index search system allows you to find the beginning of any recording you have made on your video Your video automatically records index marks on the tape whenever a...

Page 18: ... CONFIRM MENU END 16 9 SET AUTO OFF ON PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END Press P to choose the setting you want for example AUTO ON or OFF Confirm the setting with OK 16 9 Set Auto This video automatically detects the program format 16 9 or 4 3 and records or plays this program in the same format Auto Repeat If you press the PLAY button for 5secs during playback mode REP should appear on your display ...

Page 19: ... MENU END OSD ON OFF ON OFF PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END OSD On Screen Display ON OFF This VCR is set to OSD On Screen Display ON mode at the factory but you can change it to OFF mode When a function is changed at the front display or remote control the change will be displayed on the screen Press MENU Choose VCR SETUP And press OK Choose OSD ON OFF If you want OSD OFF mode press P and press OK O...

Page 20: ...ou wish to double the length of the cassette s recording time For example on an E 240 cassette you can record for up to four hours when SP is displayed or up to eight hours when LP is displayed STOP SP PR01 ARD STEREO ON VCR VCR VCR Recording cassettes If you want to use the video s timer to record a programme the clock date and stations must be set correctly Load a cassette with its safety tab in...

Page 21: ...econds until the video stops recording If you want to record from other equipment that is connected to your video see pages 3 4 5 and 10 Direct TV REC with Data Logic only This function is available only in a Videorecorder with Data Logic function With Direct TV REC function the Videorecorder can record images on screen If you wish to record any image press REC OTR button If any satellite program ...

Page 22: ... adjust the start times of your timed recording This happens even if a programme starts earlier or later than advertised VPS PDC works when the broadcaster sends a signal but the signal is not always sent If you are not sure the signal will be sent it is best to switch VPS PDC off If there is no programme number displayed under PR in the change menu the video doesn t yet know the number for the pr...

Page 23: ... 0 to 9 for other channels Start time Use buttons 0 to 9 to enter the start time End time Use buttons 0 to 9 to enter the end time Start date Use buttons 0 to 9 to enter the date Tape Speed Use P if you want to choose LP see page 19 VPS PDC Use P if you want to switch VPS PDC on see page 21 If VPS PDC does not appear on the screen it is not available on your video If you want to change any of the ...

Page 24: ... first programme completely then start to record the second one If there is not enough free space for the recording on the cassette the video will automatically switch to LP to double the recording time left on the cassette The recorder will eject cassettes which have the safety tab removed page26 To stop a recording which has already started press and hold the STOP button for about five seconds u...

Page 25: ...e screen Press OK Remember to load a cassette and switch the video off by pressing TIMER PROGRAM PR START END DATE 01 18 10 20 30 15 03 03 21 20 22 20 16 03 PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END TIMER PROGRAM ONCE PR 03 START TIME 21 20 END TIME 22 20 START DATE 16 03 SAT TAPE SPEED SP VPS PDC ON 0 ERASE CORRECT MENU END TIMER PROGRAM PR START END DATE 01 18 10 20 30 15 03 03 21 20 22 20 16 03 PR SELECT O...

Page 26: ...rent cassette Press OK to confirm The display will show how long is left to the end of the cassette Finding the counter zero position Press MENU and choose Tape Control by pressing P and then OK Choose Go to Zero by pressing P and then OK The video will wind to the position 0 00 00 and stop REW SP GO TO ZERO 0 02 13 TAPE CONTROL TAPE REMAIN E 240 01 27 TAPE REMAIN GO TO ZERO COUNTER RESET E 180 E ...

Page 27: ...s Always rewind cassettes to the beginning when you have finished using them Stand cassettes up with the full spool at the bottom Always keep cassettes in their cases You can protect your precious recordings from being recorded over by breaking off the safety tab on the side of the cassette some cassettes have a slide When you have removed the tab your video will eject the cassette if ever you try...

Page 28: ...o station is received for more than five minutes Language Select Press MENU Select VCR SETUP by pressing P twice then press OK Choose LANGUAGE SET by pressing P then press OK Use P or P to select the wanted language and press OK Press MENU to confirm LANGUAGE SET ENGLISH DEUTSCH ITALIANO ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS NEDERLANDS SVENSKA SUOMI PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END METZ_GB T50 2005 6 213 55PM 27 ...

Page 29: ...ected Second press the video selects the sub language Third press the video selects both main language and the sub language 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 video selects the left audio channel only Third press the video selects the right audio...

Page 30: ... press the A SEL button this function is not available on your video PLAY SP Hi Fi L R HI Fi LEFT Hi Fi RIGHT Hi Fi OFF 1 4X What you can listen to STOP SP PR10 P 10 STEREO ON PLAY SP Hi Fi L R During stop the video displays what 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 o...

Page 31: ... 16 Tracking 11 VPS 21 16 9 Set 17 Technical information Dimensions Width x height x depth 360 x 91 x 280 mm Weight 3 3 kg Power supply Voltage 200V 240V 50 60Hz Power consumption Mono 14 Watts Hi Fi 16 Watts System Video PAL B G Channel range VHF 2 12 UHF 21 69 CATV S1 S41 x y z Hyperband Channel locations 99 AUX RF Out UHF CH 21 69 52 Video System VHS Speeds Short play and long play Hi Fi Availa...

Page 32: ... up to eight hours you can press the MENU button when the autoset screen appears to bring back the original settings See page 9 for how to set time and date The timer light stays on the display even though the recording has finished If the timer light stays on even though the recording has finished this is because VPS PDC takes into account a delay in recording for up to 24 hours The video has a n...

Page 33: ...ANGUAGE SET ENGLISH DEUTSCH ITALIANO ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS NEDERLANDS SVENSKA SUOMI PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END COUNTRY SET B N D NL DK S E SF GR CH I TR LUX OTHERS PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END For selecting the country refer to the followings B Belgium D Germany DK Denmark E Spain GR Greece I Italy LUX Luxembourg N Norway NL Netherlands S Sweden SF Finland CH Switzerland TR Turkey Stage 3 If you al...