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TV Frequency Table (System B/G-D/K)

002~012 :CCIR STD VHF

244~250 :MOROCCO

013~020 :ITALY

251~255 :BELGUIM

021~069 :CCIR STD UHF
071~075 :CCIR CABLE
201~241 :CCIR STD CABLE

DISP   CH    Band         Fp             STD

DISP   CH    Band         Fp           STD

DISP   CH    Band         Fp             STD

002

E02

V-L

48.25         CCIR

003

E03

V-L

55.25         CCIR

004

E04

V-L

62.25         CCIR

005

E05

V-H    

175.25         CCIR

006

E06

V-H    

182.25         CCIR

007

E07

V-H     189.25         CCIR

008

E08

V-H     196.25         CCIR

009

E09

V-H      203.25         CCIR

010

E10

V-H     210.25         CCIR

011

E11

V-H       217.25         CCIR

012

E12

V-H       224.25         CCIR

013

A

V-L

53.75   

Italy

014

B

V-L

62.25   

Italy

015

C

V-L

82.25   

Italy

016

D

V-H     175.25   

Italy

017

E

V-H    

183.25   

Italy

018

F

V-H     192.25   

Italy

019

G

V-H

201.25   

Italy

020

H

V-H

210.25   

Italy

021

E21

UHF

471.25         CCIR

022

E22

UHF

479.25         CCIR

023

E23

UHF

487.25         CCIR

024

E24

UHF

495.25         CCIR

025

E25

UHF

503.25         CCIR

026

E26

UHF

511.25         CCIR

027

E27

UHF

519.25         CCIR

028

E28

UHF

527.25         CCIR

029

E29

UHF

535.25         CCIR

030

E30

UHF

543.25         CCIR

031

E31

UHF

551.25         CCIR

032

E32

UHF

559.25         CCIR

033

E33

UHF

567.25         CCIR

034

E34

UHF

575.25         CCIR

035

E35

UHF

583.25         CCIR

036

E36

UHF

591.25         CCIR

037

E37

UHF

599.25         CCIR

038

E38

UHF

607.25         CCIR

039

E39

UHF

615.25         CCIR

040

E40

UHF

623.25         CCIR

041

E41

UHF

631.25         CCIR

042

E42

UHF

639.25         CCIR

043

E43

UHF

647.25         CCIR

044

E44

UHF

655.25         CCIR

045

E45

UHF

663.25         CCIR

046

E46

UHF

671.25         CCIR

047

E47

UHF

679.25         CCIR

048

E48

UHF

687.25         CCIR

049

E49

UHF

695.25         CCIR

050

E50

UHF

703.25         CCIR

051

E51

UHF

711.25         CCIR

052

E52

UHF

719.25         CCIR

053

E53

UHF

727.25         CCIR

054

E54

UHF

735.25         CCIR

055

E55

UHF

743.25         CCIR

056

E56

UHF

751.25         CCIR

057

E57

UHF

759.25         CCIR

058

E58

UHF

767.25         CCIR

059

E59

UHF

775.25         CCIR

060

E60

UHF       783.25        CCIR

061

E61

UHF       791.25        CCIR

062

E62

UHF       799.25        CCIR

063

E63

UHF       807.25        CCIR

064

E64

UHF       815.25        CCIR

065

E65

UHF       823.25        CCIR

066

E66

UHF       831.25        CCIR

067

E67

UHF       839.25        CCIR

068

E68

UHF       847.25        CCIR

069

E69

UHF       855.25        CCIR

071

X

V-L         69.25 

CCIR

072

Y

V-L         76.25 

CCIR

073

Z

V-L         83.25 

CCIR

074  Z+1

V-L         90.25 

CCIR

075

Z+2

V-L         97.25 

CCIR

101

S01

V-L        105.25        CCIR

102

S02

V-L        112.25        CCIR

103

S03

V-L        119.25        CCIR

104

S04

V-L        126.25        CCIR

105

S05

V-L        133.25        CCIR

106

S06

V-L        140.25        CCIR

107

S07

V-H

147.25        CCIR

108

S08

V-H

154.25        CCIR

109

S09

V-H

161.25        CCIR

110

S10

V-H

168.25        CCIR

111

S11

V-H

231.25        CCIR

112

S12

V-H

238.25        CCIR

113

S13

V-H

245.25        CCIR

114

S14

V-H

252.25        CCIR

115

S15

V-H

259.25        CCIR

116

S16

V-H

266.25        CCIR

117

S17

V-H

273.25        CCIR

118

S18

V-H

280.25        CCIR

119

S19

V-H

287.25        CCIR

120

S20

V-H

294.25        CCIR

121

S21

V-H

303.25        CCIR

122

S22

V-H

311.25        CCIR

123

S23

V-H

319.25        CCIR

124

S24

V-H

327.25        CCIR

125

S25

V-H

335.25        CCIR

126

S26

V-H

343.25        CCIR

127

S27

V-H

351.25        CCIR

128

S28

V-H

359.25        CCIR

129

S29

V-H

367.25        CCIR

130

S30

V-H

375.25        CCIR

131

S31

V-H

383.25        CCIR

132

S32

V-H

391.25        CCIR

133

S33

V-H

399.25        CCIR

134

S34

V-H

407.25        CCIR

135

S35

V-H

415.25        CCIR

136

S36

V-H

423.25        CCIR

137

S37   UHF

431.25        CCIR

138

S38   UHF

439.25        CCIR

139

S39   UHF

447.25        CCIR

140

S40   UHF

455.25        CCIR

141

S41   UHF

463.25        CCIR

142

1A

V-L

42.25 lndoesia 

143

01

V-L

45.25 Nez

151

01

V-L

43.25 Angola 

152

02

V-L

52.25 Angola

153

03

V-L

60.25 Angola

154

04

V-H

175.25 S/Afri

155

05

V-H

183.25 S/Afri

156

06

V-H

191.25 S/Afri

157

07

V-H

199.25 S/Afri

158

08

V-H

207.25 S/Afri

159

09

V-H

215.25 S/Afri

160

10

V-H

223.25 S/Afri

161

11

V-H

231.25 S/Afri

162

13

V-H

247.45 S/Afri

201

R1

V-L

49.75 OIRT

202

R2

V-L

59.25 OIRT

203

R3

V-L

77.25 OIRT

204

R4

V-L

85.25 OIRT

205

R5

V-L

93.25 OIRT

206

R6

V-H

175.25 OIRT

207

R7

V-H

183.25 OIRT

208

R8

V-H

191.25 OIRT

209

R9

V-H

199.25 OIRT

210

R10

V-H

207.25 OIRT

211

R11

V-H

215.25 OIRT

212

R12

V-H

223.25 OIRT

244

M4

V-H

163.25 

M o r o c c o

245

M5

V-H

171.25 

M o r o c c o

246

M6

V-H

179.25 

M o r o c c o

247

M7

V-H

187.25 

M o r o c c o

248

M8

V-H

195.25 

M o r o c c o

249

M9

V-H

203.25 

M o r o c c o

250

M10

V-H

211.25 

M o r o c c o

251

U1

V-H

226.25 Belguim

252

U2

V-H

234.25 Belguim

253

U3

V-H

242.25 Belguim

254

U4

V-H

250.25 Belguim

255

U5

V-H

258.25 Belguim

Problems and Solutions

Before contacting the Samsung after-sales service, perform the following simple checks.

Problem

Explanation/Solution

No power

Check that the power plug is connected to a wall outlet.

Have you pressed the VCR STANDBY/ON (STANDBY/ON) 
button?

You cannot insert a video cassette

A video cassette can only be inserted with the window 
side up and the safety tab facing you.

The television programme was not recorded

Check the VCR aerial connections.

Is the VCR tuner properly set?

Check if the safety tab is intact on the cassette.

Timer recording was unsuccessful

Was the VCR STANDBY/ON (STANDBY/ON) button pressed 
to activate the timer?

Re-check the recording start/stop time settings.

If there was a power failure or interruption during timer 
recording, the recording will have been cancelled.

No playback picture or the picture 

Check to see if you are using a prerecorded tape. 

is distorted

You cannot see normal broadcasts

Check the TUNER/EXTERNAL setting. It should be on 
TUNER.

Check the TV/VCR aerial connections.

Noise bars or streaks on playback

Press the PROG/TRK (

$

or 

) / TRK (

or

) buttons to 

minimize this effect.

When the 

II button is pressed

A still picture may have “noise bars”, depending on the 

during playback, the still picture

condition of the tape. Press the PROG/TRK (

$

or 

) / TRK (

has severe “noise bars” streaks

or ) buttons during SLOW motion to minimize this effect.

Video Head Cleaning 

If poor pictures appear on a variety of cassettes, the video 
heads may need cleaning. This is not a common problem 
and unless it appears, the heads should not be cleaned. 
When cleaning the video heads, read all instructions 
provided with the head cleaning cassette. Incorrect head 
cleaning can permanently damage the video heads.

If when tuning in your TV to the VCR test  

1. Remove the aerial input plug from the socket marked (aerial  

pattern your TV does not find the test pattern 

symbol) on the rear of the VCR. 

or the pattern when found suffers from 

2. Carry out the instructions “Tuning Your Television for the VCR”

interference, it may be due to the VCR output

(see page 14).

channel clashing with the normal TV 

3. Carry out the instructions “Setting the VCR output Channel” 

transmissions in your area. To prevent this 

(see page 17), move the channel number several channels 

you will need to change the VCR output 

down from the original setting. (example: from 36 to 33). 

channel in the following way 

4. Replace the aerial plug into the socket marked (aerial symbol) 

on the rear of the VCR. 

5. Re-tune your TV to the VCR again by following instructions 

“Tuning Your Television for the VCR” (page 14). 

6. If the problem still exists repeat steps 1 to 5 moving several 

more channels away from the original setting.

If you are unable to solve the problem after reading the above instructions, note:

The model and serial number on the rear of your VCR

The warranty information

A clear description of the problem

Then contact your nearest SAMSUNG after-sales service.

Summary of Contents for SV-254G

Page 1: ...VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER SV 650GS SV 455G SV 455GS SV 254G SV 254GS Instruction Manual www samsungvcr com PAL PAL NTSC ...

Page 2: ...ding Speed 22 Protecting a Recorded Cassette 23 Recording a Programme Immediately 23 Recording a Programme with Automatic Stop 24 Using the Timer Programming Feature 25 Checking a Preset Recording 26 Cancelling a Preset Recording 26 GB 2 About this manual Thank you for purchasing a Samsung Video Cassette Recorder VCR Your Owner s Instructions contain much valuable information on setting up and usi...

Page 3: ...ng Picture Alignment Manually 27 Intelligent Picture Control 28 Intelligent Picture Control SV 254G SV 254GS Only 28 Selecting the Colour Mode 29 Selecting the Audio Output Mode SV 650GS Only 30 Selecting the Audio Mute Mode SV 455G SV 455GS SV 254G SV 254GS Only 30 SEARCHING FOR A SEQUENCE Playing a Cassette in Slow Motion SV 650GS SV 455G SV 455GS Only 31 Playing a Sequence Frame by Frame 31 Pic...

Page 4: ...COMPARTMENT STANDBY ON BUTTON REW BUTTON STOP BUTTON PAUSE STILL BUTTON RECORD BUTTON FF BUTTON PROGRAMME SELECTION BUTTONS LINE IN 2 VIDEO AUDIO INPUT SOCKETS PLAY BUTTON VIDEO CASSETTE COMPARTMENT EJECT BUTTON PLAY BUTTON SHUTTLE RING STANDBY ON BUTTON STOP BUTTON VIDEO CASSETTE COMPARTMENT REW BUTTON RECORD BUTTON EJECT BUTTON SHARPNESS BUTTON Rear View of the VCR SV 455G SV 455GS SV 254G SV 25...

Page 5: ...TON AUDIO DUBBING BUTTON SV 650GS ONLY TV STANDBY ON BUTTON INDEX BUTTON FRAME ADVANCE BUTTON TUNER LINE IN 1 LINE IN 2 SELECTION REPEAT SELECTION BUTTON PROGRAMME SELECTION TRACKING BUTTONS DISPLAY BUTTON PLAY PAUSE STILL BUTTON FAST FORWARD FORWARD SEARCH BUTTON MENU BUTTON MENU SELECTION UP BUTTON MENU SELECTION BUTTON OK BUTTON TIMER BUTTON STANDBY ON BUTTON SHUTTLE BUTTON V LOCK BUTTON CLEAR ...

Page 6: ... the following sources An outdoor aerial An indoor aerial A cable television network A satellite receiver Make sure that both the television and the VCR are switched off before connecting the cables 1 Remove the aerial or network input cable from the television 2 Connect this cable to the 75Ω coaxial socket marked on the rear of your VCR 3 Plug the coaxial cable supplied into the socket on your VC...

Page 7: ... stations that it has found 6 On completion press MENU twice to exit the menu TV TV LINE IN 1 VIDEO AUDIO LINE OUT AUTO SET UP PLEASE WAIT 60 I I END MENU CLOCK TUE 12 00 1 JAN 2002 END MENU 2 Connecting Other Equipment to Your VCR You can connect other audio and or video equipment to your VCR in different ways The following illustrations give a few examples of the connection possibilities The RCA...

Page 8: ... on the remote control on the battery with on the remote control 3 Replace the cover by aligning it with the base of the remote control and pushing it back into place Do not mix different battery types manganese and alkaline for example Inserting Batteries in the Remote Control OK REC MENU SPEED DUB TV VCR TIMER 2 2 2 1 3 2 CLOCK SET PROG OPTIONS INSTALL CLOCK BONUS LANG CLOCK CLOCK TUE 12 00 1 JA...

Page 9: ...onding or buttons until the TV SYSTEM option is selected 5 Press the button to select G or K 6 On completion press MENU twice to exit the menu Selecting the RF OUT Sound Mode Displaying Hiding On Screen Information Choosing Your Language You can change the language in which information is displayed on the screen 1 Press MENU on the remote control Result The programming menu is displayed 2 Press th...

Page 10: ...n stored 11 On completion press the MENU button three times to exit the menu INSTALL AUTO SET UP MANUAL SET UP TV SYSTEM G VCR OUTPUT CH CH36 END MENU TV STATION TABLE PR CH 1 002 2 3 4 5 SWAPPING OK DELETE CLR RST MENU MANUAL TUNING PR 1 CH MFT MEMORY OK END MENU Presetting the Stations Automatically You do not need to preset the stations if you have already set them automatically see Plug Auto S...

Page 11: ... MENU button three times to exit the menu INSTALLATION PROG OPTIONS INSTALL CLOCK BONUS LANG INSTALL OK END MENU AUTO SET UP MANUAL SET UP TV SYSTEM G VCR OUTPUT CH CH36 END MENU TV STATION TABLE PR CH 1 002 2 3 4 5 SWAPPING OK MENU TV STATION TABLE PR CH 1 2 3 002 4 5 SWAPPING OK MENU If you have stored a TV station That you do not require At the wrong programme position you can cancel it 1 Press...

Page 12: ... The record indicator appears on the television and VCR display An index is recorded on the tape see page 33 7 To stop recording press once If the cassette is ejected when you start recording check that the safety tab is intact or the opening is covered with adhesive tape If you reach the end of the tape while recording the cassette rewinds automatically Selecting the Cassette Type If you wish to ...

Page 13: ... for 20 minutes and switch to LP mode for the remaining 40 minutes SPEED DUB TV VCR TIMER 1 PROG 1 JAN MON 21 28 PR DAY START STOP L1 MO 1 12 00 12 50SP DELETE CLR RST MENU VCRSTANDBY ON SLO SHUT V LO STANDBY ON SLO SHUT V LO 15 15 TIMER PROGRAMMING PROG OPTIONS INSTALL CLOCK BONUS LANG PROG OK END MENU Recording a Programme with Automatic Stop 3 LENGTH 2 30 SET LENGTH PRESS REC OK REC MENU SPEED ...

Page 14: ... MENU 3 2 REPEAT L PROG TRK DISP A TRK IPC TRK PROG UDIO A TRK IPC INPUT REPEAT TRK PROG AUDIO DISPLAY Checking a Preset Recording Cancelling a Preset Recording PROG 1 JAN MON 21 28 PR DAY START STOP L1 MO 1 12 00 12 50SP SET DELETE CLR RST MENU PROG 1 JAN MON 21 28 PR DAY START STOP L1 MO 1 12 00 12 50SP SET DELETE CLR RST MENU You can check your preset recordings When you have finished presettin...

Page 15: ...responding or buttons until the IPC option is selected 5 Press the button to select the IPC intelligent picture control option When intelligent picture control mode is ON the sharpness of the image is adjusted automatically 6 To adjust the sharpness manually press the button to turn the IPC mode OFF 7 Press the or buttons until the picture is displayed according to your preferences To adjust the s...

Page 16: ... SLOW as many times as required to decrease or increase the speed respectively To return to the normal speed press the II button twice 2 When playing back in slow motion picture interference may occur Press the PROG TRK or buttons to minimize this effect When you have been using the Slow Motion function for more than about five minutes the VCR will automatically play to protect the Cassette Video ...

Page 17: ... located 3 When an Index mark is found the VCR will playback the tape for 5 seconds after which it will continue searching for the next Index mark 4 If you want to watch the tape from a particular Index simply press II Index Skip Search This feature will enable you to fast forward rewind to a specific point on a tape E g if you have recorded 3 different programmes on a tape and you have rewound th...

Page 18: ... to the start point INTERVAL REPEAT is displayed Interval Repeat Play Auto Repeat Play AUTO POWER OFF OFF REPEAT PLAY OFF NO OF INTERVAL REPEAT 5 END MENU BONUS AUTO POWER OFF OFF REPEAT PLAY OFF NO OF INTERVAL REPEAT 5 END MENU BONUS EASY OPERATION PROG OPTIONS INSTALL CLOCK BONUS LANG BONUS OK END MENU EASY OPERATION PROG OPTIONS INSTALL CLOCK BONUS LANG BONUS OK END MENU The tape counter Indica...

Page 19: ...ropriate input on your VCR LINE IN 1 for the rear input LINE IN 2 for the front input 5 Start playing back the cassette to be copied 6 Hold REC down for a while to start recording on your VCR 7 When you have finished recording press on both VCRs If you wish to view the cassette being copied Your VCR must be connected as usual to the television see page 10 for further details Using the Assemble Edi...

Page 20: ...ion directly Using the TV Buttons on the Remote Control SV 650GS SV 455G SV 455GS Only VCRSTANDBY ON TVSTANDBY ON SLOW SHUTTLE V LOCK CLR RST F ADV INDEX TV VCR INPUT REPEAT SELECT TV VCR INPUT REPEAT VOL PROG TRK AUDIO DISP CLR RST F ADV INDEX TV VCR INPUT REPEAT VOL PROG TRK AUDIO DISP SELECT TV VCR INPUT REPEAT VOL PROG TRK AUDIO DISP 1 2 2 6 6 7 3 5 5 4 GB 38 With the Audio Dubbing function yo...

Page 21: ...43 dB SP Better than 43 dB SP Horizontal resolution More than 240 lines More than 240 lines AUDIO Input 8 dBm 47 Kohm unbalanced 8 dBm 47 Kohm unbalanced Output 8 3 dBm 1 Kohm unbalanced 8 3 dBm 1 Kohm unbalanced Wow and flutter WTD 0 4 max SP 0 4 max Signal to noise ratio 68 dB min IHF A filter 42 dB min IHF A filter Frequency response 20Hz 30kHz 100Hz 8kHz Power requirement 100 240V 50 60 Hz 100...

Page 22: ...201 R1 V L 49 75 OIRT 202 R2 V L 59 25 OIRT 203 R3 V L 77 25 OIRT 204 R4 V L 85 25 OIRT 205 R5 V L 93 25 OIRT 206 R6 V H 175 25 OIRT 207 R7 V H 183 25 OIRT 208 R8 V H 191 25 OIRT 209 R9 V H 199 25 OIRT 210 R10 V H 207 25 OIRT 211 R11 V H 215 25 OIRT 212 R12 V H 223 25 OIRT 244 M4 V H 163 25 Morocco 245 M5 V H 171 25 Morocco 246 M6 V H 179 25 Morocco 247 M7 V H 187 25 Morocco 248 M8 V H 195 25 Moro...

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