Samsung SV-261GX, Instruction Manual

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Selecting the RF OUT Sound Mode
(B/G-D/K)

Setting the VCR Output Channel

Your VCR output channel may need to be changed
if the pictures suffer from interference or if your
TV cannot find the pictures. Also, you can change
the VCR output channel to adjust the frequency in
which information is displayed on the screen. 

1 Press MENU on the remote control.

Result:  The programming menu is displayed.

2 Press the corresponding 

œ

,

❷

or 

➛

, 

❿

buttons to 

select the 

INSTALLATION

option.

3 Press the OK button to select this option.

Result:   The 

INSTALLATION

menu is displayed.

4 Press the corresponding 

œ

or

❷

buttons, until the 

VCR OUTPUT CH

option is selected.

5 Select the required output channel (CH21~CH69) by 

pressing the  

➛

or 

❿

buttons.

6 On completion, press MENU twice to exit the menu. 

Then tune your television again (see page 13).

Presetting the Stations Automatically

☛

You do not need to preset the stations if you 
have already set them automatically 
(see Plug & Auto Set Up on page 13).

Your VCR contains a built-in tuner used to receive
television broadcasts. 
You must preset the stations received through the
tuner. This can be done:

◆

Plug & Auto Set up (see page 13) 

◆

Automatically

◆

Manually  (see page 16)

You can store up to 80 stations.

➢

To enable the VCR to decode a scrambled
TV station, the decoder must be activated
after the scan (see pages 16).

1 Press the MENU button on the remote control.

Result:   The programming menu is displayed.

2 Press the corresponding 

œ

, 

❷

or 

➛

, 

❿

buttons to 

select the 

INSTALLATION

option.

3 Press the OK button to select this option.

Result:   The 

INSTALLATION 

menu is displayed.

4 Press the corresponding

œ

or 

❷

buttons, until the 

AUTO SET UP

option is selected. And then press 

the 

❿

button to select this option. 

5 Press the 

œ

or

❷

buttons to select your country.

☛

The VCR searches for the stations according 
to a preset preference list corresponding to the
country that you have selected. 

6 Press OK to start the auto scanning.

Result: 

◆

The 

PLEASE WAIT

indication flashes 

on the television screen. 

◆

The first frequency band is scanned and 
the first station found is displayed and 
stored.

◆

The VCR then searches for the second station 
and so on.

◆

When the automatic scanning procedure 
has finished, the VCR switches 
automatically to programme  1.

➢

The number of stations automatically stored 
by the VCR depends on the number of 
stations that it has found. 

7 If you wish to cancel the auto scanning before the end, 

press the MENU button three times to exit the menu.

➢

◆

Once the auto scanning procedure has 
finished, some stations may have been 
stored more than once; select the stations
with the best reception and delete the 
ones no longer required (see page 16).

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Displaying/Hiding On-Screen
Information

Inserting Batteries in the Remote
Control

Setting the Date and Time

You must insert or replace the batteries in the
remote control when you:

◆

Purchase the video cassette recorder

◆

Find that the remote control is no longer
working correctly

1 Push the tab in the direction of the arrow to release 

the battery compartment cover on the rear of the 
remote control.

2 Insert two AA, R6 or equivalent batteries, taking care 

to respect the polarities:

◆

+ on the battery with + 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).

Your VCR contains a 24-hour clock and calendar used to:

◆

Automatically stop programme recording

◆

Preset your VCR to record a programme

automatically

You must set the date and time when:

◆

You purchase the video cassette recorder

☛

◆

Do not forget to reset the time when you
change clocks from winter to summer time
and vice versa.

1 Press MENU on the remote control.

Result:   The programming menu is displayed.

2 Press the corresponding 

œ

,

❷

or 

➛

, 

❿

buttons to 

select the 

CLOCK SET

option.

3 Press the OK button to select this option.

Result:   The 

CLOCK SET

menu is displayed.

4 Press 

➛

or

❿

to select the hour, minutes, day,

month and year.
Result:

The option selected flashes.

5 Press the 

œ

or

❷

buttons to increase or decrease 

the value.
Result: The day of the week is displayed automatically.

➢

You can hold the 

œ

or

❷

buttons down to

scroll more quickly through the values.

6 On completion, press MENU twice to exit the menu.

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 the corresponding 

œ

,

❷

or 

➛

, 

❿

buttons to 

select the 

LANGUAGE SET

option.

3 Press the OK button to select this option.

Result:   The 

LANGUAGE SET

menu is displayed.

4 Select the required language by pressing the 

œ

or

❷

buttons.

5 Press OK to store the language selected. 

6 Press MENU to exit the menu.

Result:

From now on, all the on-screen 
information will be displayed in the 
language selected.

You can choose the sound mode (B/G or D/K)
according to the TV set connected to your VCR.

1 Press MENU on the remote control.

Result:   The programming menu is displayed.

2 Press the corresponding 

œ

,

❷

or 

➛

, 

❿

buttons to 

select the 

INSTALLATION

option.

3 Press the OK button to select this option.

Result:   The 

INSTALLATION

menu is displayed.

4 Press the corresponding 

œ

or

❷

buttons, until the 

TV SYSTEM

option is selected.

5 Press the 

❿

button to select G or K.

6 On completion, press MENU twice to exit the menu.

Your VCR displays most information both on the
VCR and the television.

You can choose to display or hide this information
on the television screen (except for the Index,
Programming MENU and Showview function 

★

(SV-665GX/SV-465GX/SV-265GX only), which

cannot be hidden).

1 Press MENU on the remote control.

Result:  The programming menu is displayed.

2 Press the corresponding 

œ

,

❷

or 

➛

, 

❿

buttons to 

select the 

USER SET

option.

3 Press the OK button to select this option.

Result:   The 

USER SET

menu is displayed.

4 Press the corresponding 

œ

or

❷

buttons, until the 

OSD

option is selected.

5 To...

Press 

➛

or

❿

, until...

Display on-screen 

ON

is displayed.

information

Hide on-screen

OFF

is displayed.

information

6 On completion, press MENU twice to exit the menu.

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