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About this manual

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Thank you for purchasing a Samsung Video Cassette Recorder (VCR).
Your Owner’s Instructions contain much valuable information on setting up and using your VCR.
Please take the time to read them as they will help you take full advantage of your VCR’s features.

The instructions in this manual are for models, SV-M625K, SV-M85K and SV-M35K.  
Before you start reading this manual please check your model number. 
It is displayed on the rear of the VCR. 

(SV-M625K): Exceptions only for a certain model, for example  SV-M625K.

-  Gray shaded areas marked with a star indicate instructions that are only relevant to one model.

Features Chart

Contents

Foreword

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

VCR Overviews

Front View of the VCR  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Rear View of the VCR  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Infrared Remote Control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Display Indicator  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Accessories  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Inserting Batteries in the Remote Control . . . . 8

Connecting Your Video Cassette Recorder

Connecting Your VCR to the TV 

using the Coaxial Cable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Connecting Your VCR to the TV 

using the RCA Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connecting Other Equipment to Your VCR  . . 9

Plug & Auto Set Up  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Tuning Your Television for the VCR  . . . . . . . . 10

Setting Up Your Video Cassette Recorder

Setting the Date and Time  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Displaying/Hiding On-Screen Information . . . . 11

Choosing Your Language  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Setting the VCR Output Channel  . . . . . . . . . . 12

Selecting the RF OUT Sound Mode (B/G-D/K)  . 12

Presetting the Stations Automatically  . . . . . . . 13

Presetting the Stations Manually  . . . . . . . . . . 14

Clearing a Preset Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Changing the Preset Station Table . . . . . . . . . 15

Recording Television Broadcasts

Selecting the Cassette Type  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Selecting the Recording Speed 

(SV-M625K/SV-M85K Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

NICAM (SV-M625KOnly)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Recording a Programme Immediately  . . . . . . 17

Protecting a Recorded Cassette  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Recording a Programme with Automatic Stop . . . 17 

Using the Timer Programming Feature  . . . . . 18

Checking a Preset Recording  . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Cancelling a Preset Recording  . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Playing Back

Playing a Cassette  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Adjusting Picture Alignment Automatically

(SV-M35K Only)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Adjusting Picture Alignment Manually   . . . . . . 19

Intelligent Picture Control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Intelligent Picture Control (SV-M35K Only) . . . 20

Selecting the Colour Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Selecting the Audio Output Mode 

(SV-M625K Only)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Selecting the Audio Mute Mode

(SV-M85K/SV-M35K Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Playing a Cassette in Slow Motion   . . . . . . . . 22

Searching for a Sequence

Playing a Sequence Frame by Frame  . . . . . . 22

Picture Search, Fast Forward/Rewind  . . . . . . 22

Playing a Sequence at Variable Speeds   . . . . 22

Searching for a Specific Sequence  . . . . . . . . 23

Auto Repeat Play  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Interval Repeat Play  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Easy operation

Using the Tape Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Advanced Recording Features

Connecting an RCA Audio/Video Input Cable . . . 25

Using the Assemble Edit Function  . . . . . . . . . . 26

Recording from Another VCR or Camcorder  . . . 26

Easy operation

Audio Dubbing a Pre-recorded Cassette

(SV-M625K Only)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using the TV Buttons on the Remote Control

(SV-M625K/SV-M85K Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Auto Power off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Technical Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Solving Problems

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

TV Frequency Table (System B/G-D/K)  . . . . . 31

Feature SV-M625K

SV-M85K

SV-M35K 

 

IPC (Intelligent Picture Control)

Changing recording speed (SP/LP)

Connecting an RCA Audio/Video cable

Dual VCR/TV remote Control

Audio Dubbing a pre-recorded Cassette

Hi-Fi & A2/NICAM

Summary of Contents for SV-M35K

Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder SV M625K SV M85K SV M35K www samsungvcr com Instruction Manual PAL SECAM ...

Page 2: ...ation Table 15 Recording Television Broadcasts Selecting the Cassette Type 16 Selecting the Recording Speed SV M625K SV M85K Only 16 NICAM SV M625KOnly 16 Recording a Programme Immediately 17 Protecting a Recorded Cassette 17 Recording a Programme with Automatic Stop 17 Using the Timer Programming Feature 18 Checking a Preset Recording 19 Cancelling a Preset Recording 19 Playing Back Playing a Cas...

Page 3: ...2 VIDEO INPUT SOCKET LINE IN 2 AUDIO INPUT SOCKETS Safety Instructions The following illustrations represent precautions The lightning bolt is a warning sign alerting you to dangerous voltage inside the product DO NOT OPEN THE DVD VCR Refer to service personnel Do NOT expose the DVD VCR to extreme temperature conditions below 5 C and above 40 C or to extreme humidity conditions less than 10 and mo...

Page 4: ... SELECTION BUTTON ENG 6 Rear View of the VCR TV LINE IN 1 AUDIO VIDEO LINE OUT R L AERIAL IN CONNECTOR OUT TO TV CONNECTOR AUDIO L R OUTPUT SOCKETS AUDIO L R INPUT SOCKETS VIDEO INPUT SOCKET VIDEO OUTPUT SOCKET SV M625K TV LINE IN 1 AUDIO VIDEO LINE OUT AUDIO OUTPUT SOCKET AUDIO INPUT SOCKET VIDEO OUTPUT SOCKET VIDEO INPUT SOCKET SV M85K SV M35K VCR STANDBY ON BUTTON SLOW BUTTON SV 4000 SV 940 ONL...

Page 5: ...ur VCR 4 Plug the other end of the coaxial cable into the connector previously used for the aerial on the television 5 To obtain better quality pictures and sound on your television you can also connect your VCR to the television via the RCA cable see section below if your television is equipped with this type of connection You have just purchased a SAMSUNG Video Cassette Recorder VCR Together wit...

Page 6: ...he power supply remains off for more than 1 hour SV M625K only The power supply remains off for more than 30 sec SV M85K SV M35K only 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 or buttons to select the CLOCK SET option 3 Press the OK button to ...

Page 7: ...selected 6 Press MENU to exit the menu Result From now on all the on screen information will be displayed in the language selected OK END MENU PROG OPTIONS INSTALL CLOCK BONUS LANG LANG LANGUAGE SET Choosing Your Language Selecting the RF OUT Sound Mode B G D K 6 Press OK to start the auto scanning Result The PLEASE WAIT indication flashes on the television screen The first frequency band is scann...

Page 8: ...ging the Preset Station Table 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 or buttons to select the INSTALLATION option 3 Press the OK button to select this o...

Page 9: ...ton down for a while to start recording Result The record indicator appears on the television screen and VCR display An index is recorded on the tape see page 23 6 Press the REC button several times to increase the recording time in 30 minute intervals up to four hours 1 hour intervals up to nine hours LP Result The length is displayed on the television displays The selected programme is recorded ...

Page 10: ...Switch on both the television and your VCR 2 Insert the video cassette to be played If the safety tab on the cassette is intact press ll Otherwise the cassette is played automatically When a cassette is loaded the tape position is optimized automatically to reduce disturbance Digital Auto Tracking When playing a cassette if the end of the tape is reached the cassette is rewound automatically NTSC ...

Page 11: ...ENU button on the remote control Result The programming menu is displayed 2 Press the corresponding or 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 or buttons until the IPC option is selected 5 Press the button to select the IPC intelligent picture control option When intelligent picture control mo...

Page 12: ...e playback speed using the Shuttle function up to nine times the normal speed Example You wish to analyze a sportsperson s technique movement by movement The Shuttle function is available on the Remote control No sound is heard when playing a sequence at variable speeds 1 Press ll during playback SHUTTLE to play the cassette backwards SHUTTLE to play the cassette forwards 2 Each time you press a S...

Page 13: ...wind to the sequence at which the counter was set to zero press or Some VCR information such as the counter can be displayed on the television screen unless you have deactivated the OSD mode refer to page 10 Press DISP or DISPLAY Once to display the current function programme number recording speed date time and counter Twice to display the counter only Three times to display the time remaining on...

Page 14: ...mote control until the MIX option is displayed see page 21 This function allows you to start a new recording at a specific position on the cassette while maintaining a very smooth scene change 1 Insert the cassette to be edited in your VCR 2 Press the ll button to start playback 3 When you reach the position from which you wish to start the new recording press the ll button 4 Press the F ADV butto...

Page 15: ...Output 1 0 0 2 Vp p 75 ohm unbalanced 1 0 0 2 Vp p 75 ohm unbalanced Signal to noise ratio Better than 43 dB SP Better than 43 dB 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 ...

Page 16: ... 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 Mor...

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