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Initial Settings

Video Channel Setting

Video channel setting will be necessary, if your VCR is 
connected to the TV via the RF cable.

• Use the remote control for this procedure.

1)

Insert a pre-recorded tape into the VCR.
The VCR will turn on and start playback automatically.
If playback does not start, press 

PLAY

/

K

.

2)

Select and adjust your TV to channel 35. 

•If the playback picture appears on the TV screen, 

continue with step 

8)

.

•If channel 35 is set for broadcasting, or interference lines 

appear on the picture, the RF converter must be set to a 
different channel between CH22 and CH69. Continue 
with step 

3)

.

3)

Press 

MENU

.

4)

Press 

PLAY

/

K

 or 

STOP

/

L

 repeatedly to select to 

“INITIAL”. Then, press 

F.FWD

/

B

.

5)

Press 

PLAY

/

K

 or 

STOP

/

L

 repeatedly to select to “RF 

OUT”. Then, press 

F.FWD

/

B

. The RF OUT CH menu 

will appear.

6)

Press 

PLAY

/

K

 or 

STOP

/

L

 to select a channel which is not 

used for broadcasted between channel 22 and channel 69 
in your area, then press 

F.FWD

/

B

7)

Press 

MENU

 to exit.

Set the TV channel to the RF OUT CHANNEL which 
was selected on the VCR.  A picture from the VCR will 
appear on the TV screen. If a picture does not appear, 
repeat steps 

3)

 to 

7)

 using a different channel which is not 

used for broadcast.

8)

Press 

STOP

/

L

 to stop the tape.

Note:

You may also access the RF OUT CH menu by pressing 
and holding 

MENU

 on the remote control for 3 seconds 

during power off until the RF OUT CH menu appears.

Setting the Clock

This VCR incorporates a 24-hour clock. The clock must be set 
for the Timer Recording function to operate correctly.

• Use the remote control for this procedure.

1)

Press 

MENU

.

2)

Press 

PLAY

/

K

 or 

STOP

/

L

 to select “INITIAL”, then press 

F.FWD

/

B

.

3)

Press 

PLAY

/

K

 or 

STOP

/

L

 to select “CLOCK”, then press 

F.FWD

/

B

.

4)

(31B-254 and 31B-454 only)
Press 

PLAY

/

K

 or 

STOP

/

L

 to select “MANUAL” or 

“AUTO”, then press 

F.FWD

/

B

.

•If you select “MANUAL”, continue with step 

5)

.

•If you select “AUTO”, Auto Clock Setting becomes 

“ON”. Press 

FUNCTION

. The clock will appear on the 

TV screen when you turn on the VCR again.

5)

Press 

PLAY

/

K

 or 

STOP

/

L

 until the relevant year appears, 

then press 

F.FWD

/

B

6)

Press 

PLAY

/

K

 or 

STOP

/

L

 until the relevant month 

appears, then press 

F.FWD

/

B

.

7)

Press 

PLAY

/

K

 or 

STOP

/

L

 until the relevant day appears, 

then press 

F.FWD

/

B

8)

Press 

PLAY

/

K

 or 

STOP

/

L

 until the relevant hour appears, 

then press 

F.FWD

/

B

.

9)

Press 

PLAY

/

K

 or 

STOP

/

L

 until the relevant minute 

appears.

10)

Press 

MENU

 to start the clock. 

Note:

• Press 

REW

/

s

 to go one step back from the current step 

during steps 

5)

 to 

9)

.

• Although seconds are not displayed, they begin counting 

from 00 when you exit by pressing 

MENU

. Use this feature 

to synchronize the clock with the correct time.

• If the VCR is unplugged or if there is a power failure for 

more than 30 seconds, you may have to reset the clock.

[AUTO CLOCK] (31B-254 and 31B-454 only)
• Channel Presetting must be set before the Auto Clock is 

set. 

• To set the clock automatically, the channel assigned to 

position 01 must have the PDC signal.

• The clock cannot be set automatically if you are not 

receiving a channel that carries a time signal in your area. In 
this case, set the clock manually.

• Once the auto clock setting is performed, the VCR will 

correct the current time by receiving PDC broadcasts 
whenever you turn off the VCR.

• The VCR will correct the current time automatically at 

8:00, if the VCR power is turned off.

• Between 23:00

~

1:00, the AUTO CLOCK function does 

not work even if the VCR power is turned off.

MENU

TIMER
SET UP
INITIAL

RF  OUT  CH  35

INITIAL

CH TUNING
CLOCK
RF OUT

MENU

TIMER
SET UP
INITIAL

INITIAL

CH TUNING
CLOCK
RF OUT

CLOCK

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Summary of Contents for 31B-250

Page 1: ...d recording or use of broadcast television programming video tape film or other copyrighted material may violate applicable copyright laws We do not take responsibility for the unauthorised duplicatio...

Page 2: ...ours until it is dry inside Positioning Do not place the VCR directly on top of or underneath your TV set Ensure that there is at least 20 cm between the VCR and the TV set and that air can circulate...

Page 3: ...ndicator 11 STANDBY indicator 12 FUNCTION indicator 13 TAPE IN indicator 14 TIMER indicator 15 REC indicator Rear Panel 16 Power cord 17 AV2 DECODER socket 18 AV1 TV socket 19 RF OUT socket 20 AERIAL...

Page 4: ...rent Tape Speeds Before recording select the tape speed SP mode Standard Play or LP mode Long Play The table below shows the maximum recording playback time using E 60 E 120 E 180 or E 240 tapes in ea...

Page 5: ...r TV AV2 DECODER Connection for Other External Devices The second Scart socket AV2 DECODER is designated for other external devices e g decoder another VCR video camera and so on Note If you want to c...

Page 6: ...4 and 31B 454 only Press PLAY K or STOP L to select MANUAL or AUTO then press F FWD B If you select MANUAL continue with step 5 If you select AUTO Auto Clock Setting becomes ON Press FUNCTION The cloc...

Page 7: ...d 6 If you only press 6 channel 6 will be selected after a brief delay You can only select channels 1 99 Manual Channel Preset Use the remote control for this procedure 1 Press MENU 2 Press PLAY K or...

Page 8: ...Y K or STOP L to select INITIAL then press F FWD B 3 Press PLAY K or STOP L to select CH TUNING then press F FWD B 4 Press PLAY K or STOP L repeatedly to select MOVE then press F FWD B 5 Press PLAY K...

Page 9: ...r the VCR has been in Still mode for 5 minutes it will stop automatically to protect the tape and the video head Note for Speed search and Still Picture Usually there will be video noise lines black a...

Page 10: ...reached To check time remaining during an OTR Press DISPLAY To change the recording length during an OTR Press REC OTR repeatedly until the desired length appears To stop an OTR before recording is f...

Page 11: ...PLAY K or STOP L during steps 3 to 9 the input mode will move to the next step If you do not press F FWD B within 5 seconds of setting an item the input mode will move to the next step Press REW s to...

Page 12: ...ETURN will not be carried out Using the VCR Menu If there are any remaining programmes including Daily Everyday Weekly AUTO RETURN will not operate 1 Press MENU 2 Press PLAY K or STOP L repeatedly to...

Page 13: ...31B 454 only If a tape includes both programmes recorded in the PAL system and ones recorded in the NTSC system this function may not be operated correctly Use the remote control for this procedure 1...

Page 14: ...to the exposed surfaces Auto Head Cleaning This feature automatically cleans the heads as you insert or remove a cassette to ensure a clear picture The playback picture may become blurred or interrup...

Page 15: ...s OK in playback Head cleaning is necessary consult the nearest Authorized Service Centre Playback picture is partially noisy Adjust tracking control for a better picture by using CHANNEL K L On the a...

Page 16: ...rasse 18 22761 Hamburg Germany declare that the Video Cassette Recorder 31B 250 31B 254 31B 450 and 31B 454 are in compliance with following norms EN 55013 2001 A1 2003 EN 55020 2002 A1 2003 EN 61000...

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