Samsung SV-261GX, Instruction Manual

GB

17

NICAM 

★

(SV-665GX/ SV-661GX

Only)

Selecting the Cassette Type

Switching between the TV and VCR
Modes 

The TV/VCR button allows you to record one
channel with the VCR while you watch another
channel on the TV.

When the VCR

Your television...

indicator is...

On

The television receives the 
picture from the VCR and you 
can select channels with the 
PROG/TRK (

œ

or 

❷

) / PROG 

(

œ

or 

❷

) buttons on the VCR or 

the remote control.

Off (or the VCR 

The television receives the is 

turned off)

picture from your home aerial or 
cable television system as it did 
before you connected the VCR.
You can then use the programme
(

œ

or 

❷

) buttons on your 

television to select the channels.

To switch the VCR indicator on and off, simply press 
the TV/VCR button.

Selecting the Recording Speed

★

(SV-665GX/SV-661GX/ 

SV-465GX/SV-461GX Only)

You can record a cassette at two different speeds: 

◆

SP (Standard Play)

◆

LP (Long Play) 

In Long Play modes:

◆

Each cassette lasts twice as long 

◆

The recording is of a slightly lower 
quality

To record a cassette...

Press the SPEED button 
on the remote control, 
until...  

In standard play mode 

SP

is displayed.

In long play mode

LP

is displayed. 

Type

Recording Time (in SP)

E-180

180 mins. or 3 hours

E-240

240 mins. or 4 hours

E-260

260 mins. or
4 hours and 20 mins.

E-300

300 mins. or 5 hours

GB

16

Clearing a Preset Station

Presetting the Stations Manually

☛

You do not need to preset the stations
manually if you have already set them
automatically.

➢

To enable the VCR to decode a scrambled 
TV station, the decoder must be switched on. 

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 

MANUAL SET UP

option is selected.

5 Press the 

❿

button to select 

MANUAL SET UP

option.

Result: The 

TV STATION TABLE

menu is displayed.

6 Press the 

œ

or 

❷

buttons to select a programme 

number as required. 

7 Press the 

❿

button to preset the station.

Result:   The 

MANUAL TUNING

menu is displayed.

8 Press the 

➛

or 

❿

buttons to start scanning.

Result: The frequency band is scanned and the first 

station found is displayed.

If you know the number of the channel you want, 
press the numeric buttons on the remote control for 
example, for channel E21, first press “0” and then 
press “2”, “1” (see page 29).

9 Press the 

❷

button, until the 

DECODER

is selected.

10 Press the 

❿

button to activate or deactivate use of 

the decoder for the TV station, if necessary.

11 Press the 

œ

or 

❷

buttons until the 

NAME

is selected.

12 To change the programme’s name, press the

❿

button. 

Result:   The first letter of the name flashes. 

13 To...

Then...

Select a character

Press the 

œ

or 

❷

button until

in the name

the required character is displayed
(letters, numbers or “-” character).

Move to the next or

Press the 

❿

or 

➛

buttons 

previous character

respectively.

14 If you...

Then...

Wish to store the 

◆

Press the corresponding

œ

station displayed

or 

❷

buttons, until the 

MFT 

is selected.

◆

Press the 

➛

or

❿

buttons to 

adjust the picture, if necessary.

◆

Press OK to store the station .

Do not wish to 

◆

Press the corresponding

œ

store the station

or 

❷

buttons, until the 

CH 

displayed

is selected.

◆

Press the 

➛

or

❿

buttons to 

go on scanning the frequency 
band and display the next 
station

◆

Go back to the beginning of 
Step 

14

15 Repeat this procedure from Step 6 onwards, until all 

the required stations have been stored.

16 On completion, press the MENU button three times to 

exit the menu.

Changing the Preset Station Table

You can rearrange the preset TV stations according to your

own preferences programme number assigned to the station.

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 

MANUAL SET UP

option is selected.

Result: The 

TV STATION TABLE

menu is displayed.

5 Press the corresponding 

œ

or 

❷

buttons, until the 

required preset TV programme is selected.
Result: The selected station is displayed at the same 

time on the television screen.

6 To change the programme number assigned to a 

station press the OK button on the remote control. 

(For example, To move a TV station in programme 1 

to programme 3) 

7 Press the 

œ

or 

❷

buttons to select required position. 

And then press OK again to swap the position.  

8 You can modify this station by repeating the same 

procedure from Step 

5 onwards.

9 On completion, press the MENU button three times 

to exit the menu.

If you have stored a TV station:

◆

That you do not require

◆

At the wrong programme position

you can cancel it.

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 

MANUAL SET UP

option is selected.

5 Press the 

❿

button to select this option.

Result:  The 

TV STATION TABLE

menu is displayed.

6 Press the corresponding 

œ

or 

❷

buttons, until the 

required preset TV station (PR) is selected.

7 Press the CLR/RST button.
8 Repeat the same procedure from Step 6 onwards 

until all the required stations have been cleared.

9 On completion, press the MENU button three times 

to exit the menu.

If you wish to use the tape counter to display the
time remaining on a cassette, you must indicate the
type of cassette inserted.

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.

4 Press the corresponding 

œ

or

❷

buttons, until the 

TAPE SELECT

option is selected.

5 Press the 

➛

or 

❿

buttons as many times as 

required, until the correct cassette length is 
displayed.

E180            E240
E 300           E260 

6 Press MENU twice to exit the menu.

NICAM programmes are divided into 3 types. NICAM
Stereo, NICAM Mono and Bilingual (transmission in
another language). NICAM programmes are always
accompanied by a standard mono sound broadcast and
you can select the desired sound. Please refer to page 22.

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 

NICAM

option is selected.

5 To...

Press 

➛

or

❿

, until...

Mono mode

OFF

is displayed.

OFF

: Only set at this position to 

record the standard mono 
sound during a NICAM  
broadcast if the stereo 
sound is distorted due to 
inferior reception conditions.

NICAM mode

ON

is displayed.

ON

: Normally set at this position.

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