Akai VS-G242EA, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ... w Thank you for purchasing this AKAI video casselte re corder To ensure optimum performance of this unit please read this operator s manual thoroughly Use only video tapes marked VHS with fhis VCR VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER Akai Greative At Heart ...

Page 2: ... hazard do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture 1_En Power requirements Power requirements for electrical appliances dilter trom area to area Please ensure that your appliance meets the Power requirements in your area The operating voltage ot this appliance is fixed al AC 22O 24O V 50 Hz 2 En Thisappliance is notequippedwith a main powerswitch Even when the appliance is turned otf the pow...

Page 3: ...sing the VCB in extremely hot cold humid or dusty places Take care that children do not Dut their hands in the cassetle slot as lhis may cause injury Do not place anything heavy on top of lhe VCFI Make sure that the VCR is well ventilated and do not place anything on top of the ventilation holes To avoid damaging the finish never use paint thinner or other similar chemicals to clean the VCR Avoid ...

Page 4: ...ality audio cassette decks During playback l HQ optimizes noise cancellation and the reproduction of delail NOTES l HO also improves the picture quality of tapes thal have picture noise through being played many times rental lapes lor example Tapes recorded on this VCR can be played back on other non l HQ VCRS and vice versa Tapes recorded on an S VHS VCR can not be Dlaved back on this VCR and vic...

Page 5: ...t battery fluid does leak clean the battery compart ment carefully belore inserting new batteries ReDlace the batteries when the remote control only operates at close range Ensure that the batteries are inserted with the correct polarity Replace both batteries at the same time Do not mix old and new batteries lf you are not going to use the remote control for a long period remove the batteries Thi...

Page 6: ...g TV channels To reset the tape counler to zero To set the tape speed during recording To last tonvard or cue the tape To freeze the playback picture start slow motion play or pause the lape during recording To start playback r To stop the tape To start recording To rewind or review lhe iape To display programmes set lor limer recording To sel FHO on or off To cancel data To display the MENU To se...

Page 7: ...GETTING STARTED ...

Page 8: ...ND PLAYBACK CUE STILL REVIEW sLow t t l _t t _l INDEX SEARCH RECORDING PAUSE STILL SLOW FAST FOBWAHD REWIND When the tape is temporarily paused during recording When the playback picture is frozen Slow motion playback When the tape is advanced rapidly in theforward direction fromthe stop mode not during playback No picture ap pears When the tape is advanced rapidly in the reverse direction from th...

Page 9: ...tures contained in the MENU and how to access them all the buttons are on the remote control Full information about each mode is explained in the relevant sections later in the manual F l I l t l l t_ t_ l_l l_ l MENU 5 56 TO START PRESETTING Tv STATIONS N wtLL Nor APPEAR lF PowER ls oFF S t rosrARrclocKsErrlNc _ a rO sraRT TIMER PROGRAMMING tv IN lress tf any time to leave the MEI IU N_ Note The ...

Page 10: ...l from the TV to the VCR ready for use In this case turn lhe VCR off again or set the VCR to the TV mode wilh the TV VCR button on the remote control VCR disappears from the FL display to continue watching the programme Press the TVAr CR button again VCR will light to go back to the VCR mode You can change the VCR so that il is set lo the TV mode instead this will not interlere with normal TV view...

Page 11: ...s for 1 33pm 8th November 1996 The clock can be set with the VCF power on or oft All the bultons illuslrated in the tollowing instruclions are on the remote control The and buttons operate as follows 1To move to the left or right To increase or decrease numbers 11 ...

Page 12: ...E VCR AND TV You can use the VCR to watch TV programmes by setting the TV to the VIDEO channel and then selecting the programme that you wanl to watch with the VCF S CHANNEL bultons The VCR must be tuned to the TV stations so that you can record TV programmes Up lo 61 stations can be slored lf you perform AUTOMATIC TUNING when there are already TV stalions tuned in lhey will be cancelled and reDla...

Page 13: ...FIRST TURN ON THE VCR AND TV 13 ...

Page 14: ...ou can change channel number 2 to become channel number 6 t t t t t 7 ffi t 1 1al Select PS SET I t t 7 ttn t_t t_ttt IF nt t EE F fr tlF F tilltF5 F5 E F t t t t t t t t _ 1 t t 7 REPEAT STEPS 5 8 TO CONTINUE CHANGING CHANNEL NUMBERS Frlfr ilPi E n 8 _tE E 14 ...

Page 15: ...FIRST TUFN ON THE VCR AND TV 15 ...

Page 16: ...ct either standard or long play Tapes recorded inthe NTSC LP modecannotbe played back on this VCR However NTSC EP lapes can be played back During the standard play mode there may be noise bars across the screen during cue review and still STEP 4 The front panel r A button must be pressed twice during playback to eject the tape From fast forward rewind cue and review press the play button to start ...

Page 17: ...ese codes so that you can skip recordings and go straight to the programme that you want to watch Example forward search to go to recording 4 from recording 1 press button 3 times Example reverse search to go from recording 4 to recording 2 press button 3 times The tape wrll automatrcally starl play back when it reaches the selected numoer 17 ...

Page 18: ...nada Japan etc On many VCFIs you can not play back tapes recorded in these countries as they are not compatible with lhe pAL system which is used in Australia This VCR is capable ol playing back these tapes using a pAL NTSC or multi system TV 18 ...

Page 19: ...RECORDING 19 ...

Page 20: ...shes on the FL display FEC OTB Each press 30 minutes After setting the stoP time the tape counter display will re aPPear I E E I t t t l l 1 1t_l STEP 2 The first time the button is pressed the time will advance to the next half hour or hour Example 18 20 e 18 30 18135 t 19 00 It you keep pressing the REC OTR button until END aooears the VCB will record to lhe end ol the tape eject it and the powe...

Page 21: ...SET ALL BUTTONS SHOWN ARE ON THE BEMOTE CONTROL You can enter up to 4 programmes for timer recording and they can be programmed up to one year in advance The 22 and buttons operate as follows I f o move to the left or right To increase or decrease numbers ...

Page 22: ...nd press TIMER again It the tape s recording protection tab is removed the tape will be ejected when TIMER is pressed Only programme numbers with dala entered will light on rhe FL display It you do not enter data within 5 minutes otthe position starting to tlash the programme mode will be can celled Press CANCEL il you want to cancel all th6 dala To quit the programming mode pres MENU at any time ...

Page 23: ...E t l Repeat until tinished mq l 1 E i lI n J MENU a Press when the programme that you want to cancel is displayed CANCEL lf you want to change any ot the data press the button when the data is displayed Use lhe and buttons to enter the new data then press oK Press MENU al anylimelo quillhe programme list E n i EE 1 23 ...

Page 24: ...nnect the VCR3 as shown below then turn the Powel on These lnstructions ale fol using thls vCR as the tecord Ing vcR This VGR recording fihe AUDIO IDEO OUT terminals can be connected to the TV ottter vcR playback i5 ib q 24 ...

Page 25: ...about 15 seconds press REC Hold down untila red circle appears on the FL display a n E D E E lu REC STEP 5 We recommend that you use l HO during recording as it provides a higher quality recording than ordinary recording You can also press the K ll button to go to the recording pause mode and then press REC when you want to start recordinq When recording has finished pre ss the CHANNEL buttonito c...

Page 26: ...ct mode The VCR will not record ls the recording deteat tab otthe video tape removed llso cover the cavity with adhesive tape The record button must be pressed tor a lew seconds to starl recording ls the AU indicator on the FL display tit ll so press the CHANNEL buttons to cancel it The VCR does not operate using the remote conlrol Feplace the battedes in the remote control Poor quality of all ry ...

Page 27: ... lhan 250lines 6dBm 50 K ohms unbalanced 6dBm 2 K ohms unbalanced More lhan 40 dB 7G8 000 Hz 240 min with E 240 cassette 480 min with E 240 cassette 160 min with T 160 cassette 480 min wilh T 160 cassette 23 39 mrn sec l 1 695 mrdsec 33 35 mm sec 11 12 mrn sec Approx 5 times normalspeed Approx 2 min 20 secs with E 180 cassette 4 programme l yearand OTR Quarlzcrystal FL Tape counter Timer etc 220 2...

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Page 37: ... Australia during Opiional Warlaary period This express Optional Srananty is i in addition to all other conditions warranties guarantees rights and remedies erpressed or implied by the lYade Practices Act 1974 and similar colsumer and Fot ctiotr proyisions contained in legislation ofihe Statcs and Territories and all other obligations and liabilities on the palt ofthe manufacturer or supplier and ...

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