NEC VN-23, User Manual

Page 1: ...ith this video cassette recorder HO VHS is compatible with existing VHS equipment NEC VN 23 User s Manual 1 1 VIDE CASSEM RECORD VN 23 Ails OPERATE _EJECT 2 HEAD CENTRE MECHANISM Three Languages OSP English German Italian Easy Programming Remote Control With Menu System ...

Page 2: ...ERATION 16 SELECTING THE ON SCREEN PROGRAM LANGUAGE 17 SETTING THE PRESENT TIME 18 SETTING ATV CHANNEL 19 RECORDING RECORDING TV PROGRAMS 22 NORMAL TIMER PROGRAMMING 24 ONE TOUCH TIMER RECORDING OTR 27 SUPER SIMPLE SYSTEM 3S FOR TIMER PROGRAMMING 28 CHECKING AND CANCELLING TIMER PROGRAM 31 VISS VHS INDEX SEARCH SYSTEM 32 CLOCK COUNT COUNT RESET COUNT GO TO ZERO 33 TROUBLESHOOTING 34 SPECIFICATIONS...

Page 3: ...OISTURE DANGEROUS HIGH VOLTAGES ARE PRESENT INSIDE OF THE ENCLOSURE DO NOT OPEN THE CABINET REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY CAUTION This video cassette recorder should be used with AC 230V 240V 50 Hz only To prevent electric shocks and fire hazards do NOT use any other power source When you don t use the VCR for a long period of time it is recommended that you disconnect the power cord...

Page 4: ...fied service engineer Use the video recorder in a horizontal flat position only DO NOT COVER VENTILATION OPENINGS ON TOP AND SIDES OF THE RECORDER DURING OPERATION When a cassette is inserted into the loading compartment the power is switched on automatically as long as the power cord is plugged into an AC outlet DO NOT force a cassette into the compartment when the power cord is unplugged Keep th...

Page 5: ...ELECTION BUTTONS ASSEit FIVER V V OPERATE EJECT 111 OE PLAY BUTTON FAST FORWARDING CUE BUTTON NEC CENTRE MECHANISM VHS INDEX S ASCII SYSTEM REC ONE TOUCH TIMER RECORDING BUTTON FRONT OF VCR FAST FORWARD CUE PLAY REWIND REVIEW TIMER RECORDING CLOCK REAL TIME COUNTER TAPE IN VCR RECORDING STILL CHANNEL TO REC VCR 171 r 1 orin u Li u 0 u II 3 ...

Page 6: ... STILL I EMERGENCY I _ op 1 __ means blinking I Malfunction might happen due In that case emergency sign Display Pressing OPERATE from emergency mode _ to external influences appears on Multi Function button will release the VCR PAUSE II REC NOTE When you press the OPERATE button a CHANNEL NO or AV will be lit up 4 ...

Page 7: ...on the VCR VHS INDEX SEARCH SYSTEM DIGITAL TRACKING TV OPERATE TV CHANNEL OPERATE TV C D TV VOLUME CHANNEL V VOLUME VCR OPERATE PLAY REWINDING REVIEW STOP TRACKING CHANNEL SELECTION PAUSE STILL FAST FORWARD CUE VCR TV SELECTION VHS INDEX SEARCH SYSTEM NEC REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RB 26 NOTE CH TRK BUTTONS You can select channels at the STOP mode and adjust tracking at the PLAYBACK mode 5 ...

Page 8: ... d d CN O 0 0 NUMBER BUTTONS CH SELECTION CH GSELECTION VCR TV E TV AUX RECIOTR 0 O 0 0 0 CANCEL 3S 0 0 0 START 0 0 END CD MENU 9 9 66 3S SUPER SIMPLE SYSTEM REC BUTTONS MENU SELECTION SHARPNESS V HOLD VHS INDEX SEARCH SYSTEM NEC REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RB 26 RECORD ONE TOUCH RECORDING BUTTON NOTE If the door is opened the shaded buttons are not operable OPEI ATE O ...

Page 9: ...e remote sensor it will work within about 7m from the VCR 4 Point the front of the remote control directly at the front of the VCR Function buttons do not work when pressing several buttons at the same time HOW TO INSTALL BATTERIES Remove the cover on the reverse side of the remote I control and install two batteries AAA size into the remote control 2Replace the battery cover Carefully install bat...

Page 10: ...ect the VCR to the TV This VCR has a single 75 ohm output for connection to a TV 2 If your TV has AN INPUT TERMINALS connect them to the VCR s NV OUTPUT TERMINALS With an A V cable for better sound and picture quality SETTING VIDEO CHANNEL The RF CHANNEL select switch selects the channel for TV signals to be transmitted from the RF OUT connector on the VCR Set the RF CH select switch to a vacant c...

Page 11: ...Once the TV set turns on release the OPERATE and TV CHANNEL A button 4 Confirm that power of the TV set can be turned on and off by pressing the OPERATE button 5 Release the button when the power of the TV is activated OPERATE 6 0 TV 0 You can control the TV set by pressing the buttons OPERATE CHANNEL A VOLUME v A of the remote control when the power of the TV set is ON CHANNEL VOLUME NOTE This re...

Page 12: ...OPERATION 10 ...

Page 13: ...te is inserted Press the PLAY button then a pic ture will appear on the screen The tape is rewound automatically to the beginning after playing to the end of the tape PLAY Press the STOP button The tape will stop but remains fully loaded and ready to play Al Arai yaw it TAPE IN indicator will be lit STOP FAST FORWARDING REWINDING CD EJECTING The Press mode without the FF button in the STOP tape ad...

Page 14: ...ind rapidly appears on REW 44 the the 1 with PLAYBACK display mode picture and the panel 4 1 0 1 r 1 TO WATCH STILL PICTURE NOTE 1 No sound will be heard in the SEARCH or STILL mode 2 The picture may appear distorted briefly when switch ing between SEARCH mode and PLAYBACK mode This is NOT a sign of malfunction 3 The VCR automatically start to play when STILL mode is operated for more than 5 minut...

Page 15: ...pleted the indicator will stop blinking To reduce the picture noise manually use the CH TRK v A buttons HOW TO ADJUST PICTURE SHARPNESS AND V HOLD SHARPNESS V HOLD A 0 A 0 00 0 icri 0 Images on the screen can be adjusted to a preferred Press the 4 or button on menu select to eliminate softer or sharper definition by pressing the 4 or but picture sharpness in the STILL mode ton on the menu select s...

Page 16: ...ted the VCR turns on and begins to play back automatically LOADING POWER ON I LOADING POWER ON PLAY NOTES Be sure that insert the cassette firmly into the slot otherwise it will be automatically ejected The automatic loading mechanism will operate only when the cassette is inserted correctly When the unit is unplugged from a power outlet do not insert cassette CAUTION When the TIMER REC indicator ...

Page 17: ...netic fields near a motor transformer or magnet and dusty places Place the cassettes in cassette cases and position vertically TYPES OF VIDEO CASSETTE Use type with the VHS mark in this unit PAL Recording Playback Time of Video Tape Type Maximum Recording Playback Time E 60 1 hour E 120 2 hours E 180 3 hours E 240 4 hours ERASE PROTECTION Video cassettes are equipped with a safety tab to prevent a...

Page 18: ...D 1 5 MENU CLOCK SET PROGRAMMING CHANNEL PRESET LANGUAGE SELECT FUNCTION TIME DATE HOUR CORRECT END CH 2 3 START END DATE 4 PROGRAM NUMBER PROGRAM 5 8 END AUTO SEARCH 2 MANUAL PRESET 3 CHANNEL CLEAR ENGLISH 2 GERMAN ITALIAN INDEX 2 INDEX 3 COUNT RESET 4 COUNT GO TO ZERO 5 CLOCK COUNT 00 23 4 II MENU 4 MENU 3 SELECT MENU END 1 3 SELECT MENU END 1 5 SELECT MENU END Press the wanted button to select ...

Page 19: ...panel Set the TV to VCR channel LANGUAGE SELECTION 4 Press the MENU button then the I MENU screen will appear Press 4 to select LANGUAGE L SELECT mode irl Press 1 3 to select the desired language The LANGUAGE menu disap pears and the OSP On Screen Program will display with the selected language LANGUAGE SELECT MENU 1 2 3 ENGLISH GERMAN ITALIAN 1 CLOCK SET 2 PROGRAMMING 3 CHANNEL PRESET 4 LANGUAGE ...

Page 20: ...nary current date and time 10 30 MAY 20 1995 1Press the MENU but ton then the MENU screen will appear Press 1 to enter into the CLOCK SET mode n Press 1 0 to set L HOUR i l Press 3 0 to set V MINUTE A Press 2 0 to set l t DATE CLOCK SET CLOCK SET CLOCK SET CLOCK SET TIME 10 El DATE i TIME 10 30 DATE DATE TIME 10 30 20 E TIME 11 DATE 4 00 59 4 II MENU MINUTE CORRECT END 01 12 4 O MENU MONTH CORRECT...

Page 21: ...ically searching and programming TV stations into the VCR memory 4 Press 1 in the CHANNEL PRE SET screen to select AUTO SEARCH mode 2 1 0 3 h 0 6 0 7 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 I The AUTO SEARCHING indica L tor appears on the TV screen 0 Broadcasting channels are auto V matically memorized while the band mark is changed from VHF to UHF in order VL VH channel numbers 01 02 UHF displaying the broadcasting 40 on ...

Page 22: ... UHF 01 40 CH i 41 CH SELECT SEARCH DOWN UP CH VIEW MENU END Il MEMORY MENU END 4 Select the wanted channel num ber by number button and press the 0 button to memorize C When you want to search the i 0 other broadcast again please follow steps 2 4 Press the MENU button to return to finish the manual search a Press the CH eor 0 button to V check the broadcast is memo rized with the wanted channel n...

Page 23: ... AUTO SEARCH MANUAL SEARCH CHANNEL CLEAR CH 05 PLEASE REMEMBER THIS BUTTON IS OPERATING TO CLEAR CHANNEL CD i I I r 1 s i i 3 MENU SELECT END 0 MENU EXECUTE END When you press the 0 button CH 05 will clear and the next memorized channel will display on the screen MFT MANUAL FINE TUNING MEMORY This VCR has a function to tune the selected channel auto matically for the best picture If the picture or...

Page 24: ...TION LOADING Turn on the TV and set it to your VCR channel 0 or 1 Load a cassette tape with the safety tab intact The power will be on automatically and the TAPE IN indicator will light IMIIIMMIII AMINE INIMINIMIIIIMN t 1 nom_ VCR MODE 0 1 CHANNEL i SELECTION 0 RECORDING If the VCR indicator appear on the VCR TV button does not display press the to display it VCR TV Press the number buttons or the...

Page 25: ...be automatically entered RECORDING ONE PROGRAM WHILE VIEWING ANOTHER You can record one program while viewing another Follow step 1 through 4 of page 22 I own arZeill IMO Set the pressing The VCR VCR to the TV mode by the VCR TV button indicator will disap recording will be con VCR TV Select the TV channel you want to watch by using TV channel selector on the TV receiver pear and tinued 4 4 r NOTE...

Page 26: ...NGLE Record a program on any day you choose within 1 year One Time Recording of a single program DAILY Record a program every day at the same time as you have preset Daily Recording WEEKLY Record a program on one certain day of every week Weekly Recording MAKE SURE THAT Set the VCR to the VCR mode by pressing the VCR TV button when the VCR indication does not appear on the Multi function display T...

Page 27: ... START END DATE CH START END DATE 01 40 AUX MENU CHANNEL SELECT TV AUX END 1 4 11 MENU PROGRAM NUMBER PROGRAM 5 8 END 1 5 MENU SELECT END Channel Selection 0 ON Time Setting Press desired 0 6 to select the CH Press 1 twice to set HOUR Press 3 0 to set MINUTE 10 30 20 5 95 SAT 10 30 20 5 95 SAT 10 30 20 5 95 SAT PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 1 CH START END DATE 06 11 30 11 CH START END DATE CH START ...

Page 28: ... FOR DAILY PROGRAMMING 4 Repeat the step 0 C in OPERA 1 TION 1 and press 1 811 twice nPress 1 7 to select the L desired DAY 1 2 3 4 SUN MON TUE WED 5 6 7 THU FRI SAT END Repeat the step 0 C in OPERA TION 1 and press 9 twice 1010 20 5 95 SAT 10 30 20 5 95 SAT PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 1 CH START END DATE 06 11 30 13 30 W SAT CH START END DATE 06 11 30 13 30 DAILY T 0 ENTER 1 4 0 CLEAR I MENU CORRECT END 1 ...

Page 29: ...the POWER of VCR is automatically off INSTANT OTR Recording starts immediately You can record programs by 30 minutes up to four hours maximum or to the end of the tape OTR PREPARATION Before setting OTR MAKE SURE THAT The clock is set correctly to the current time The cassette tape has the safety tab The tape is long enough to record the program LOADING CHANNEL SELECTION OTR is convenient especial...

Page 30: ...t appear on the Multi function display Make sure that the clock is adjusted to the current time START NEC REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RB 26 OPERATIO When you want to program the timer to record a program of the same channel which you are viewing for basic 2 hours 0 3S Program Mode 0 Timer Stand by Mode Press the 3S button on the remote control to set the START time END time is automatically set to finish ...

Page 31: ...me is decreased or increased by minutes 5 Press the OPERATE button The power will be off and TIMER REC indicator will light Recording channel is automatically set to the current channel which you are viewing But if necessary the change of the current channel can be done by simple button operation as follows To change the channel adjust with CH el or ebutton NOTE 1 The 3S Timer Programming function...

Page 32: ...0 PROG A PROG PROGRAM 3 RECORDING PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 PROGRAM 3 NOT RECORDED q Indication When the timer program has been entered improperly or the loaded cassette does not have the safety tab in place the error indicator E will blink on the display panel The error indication appears only when you press the OPERATE button then immediately disappears The cassette without the safety tab will be ejec...

Page 33: ...CORRECT END Unprogrammed Example When you select the unprogrammed PRO GRAM No in the programming mode no con tent will appear 10 30 20 5 95 SAT PROGRAM 1 CH START END DATE 01 40 AUX MENU CHANNEL SELECT TV AUX END Using the VCR during Timer Stand by for Normal Playback and Recording You can use the VCR for playback and recording even when it is in the Timer Stand by mode The TIMER REC indicator 0 w...

Page 34: ...st 6 seconds at every index marked segment and search again This process will be repeat ed at every index marked seg ment to the end of a cassette To interrupt while playing for 6 seconds to watch press the PLAY button 6 to The segment index seconds Press 2 in the FUNCTION mode enter INDEX G VCR will rewind play the first seconds at every index marked and search again This process will be repeated...

Page 35: ...ction to locate the beginning of a program immediately after you have recorded it Press 4 then the tape is rewound and stopped at the 0 00 00 position NOTE In the playback stop cue review fast forward rewind or still mode the count go to zero function can be operated directly without pressing the STOP button When you insert a cassette the counter resets to 0 00 00 The counter does not operate when...

Page 36: ...me correctly Did you insert a blank cassette in the VCR Is the safety tab on the cassette intact Is the timer indicator on Picture quality during on air recording Use MFT Manual Fine Tuning key If additional is poor adjustment is necessary use 1and buttons VCR OPERATION PLAYBACK MODE Picture quality during playback is poor Picture does not appear in the PLAYBACK mode Adjust the picture quality by ...

Page 37: ...k Emergency indicator is blinking Some buzz is heard when the VCR stops operating Is there another tape already in the VCR Are you loading the tape correctly i e with the window side up The REW REV button does not work at the very beginning of a tape and the FF CUE PLAY or REC OTR button does not work at the end of a tape Unplug and replug the power cord to remove the signal If the emergency indic...

Page 38: ...ve More than 43dB 240 lines AUDIO Input Audio Line in Output Audio line out Frequency response Signal to noise ratio Audio Distortion Phono type connector more than 50K ohms 8d8s unbalanced Phono type connector less than 1K ohms 9dBs unbalanced 100Hz 8KHz More than 38dB Less than 3 TAPE TRANSPORT Tape width Tape speed Maximum recording time FF REW time 12 65mm 1 2 23 39 mm sec 180 min with E 180 t...

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