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8/25/99, 07:08 PM

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Summary of Contents for TVR 180R

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...uld be cut from the mains lead and a suitable type fitted You must use a 13 amp plug BS 1363 and fit a 5 amp fuse BS 1362 If any other type of plug is used a 5 amp fuse must be fitted either in the plug adaptor or at the distribution board Please refer to the wiring instructions on page 38 of this book Please read these instructions before attempting to use your combined television and video casse...

Page 3: ...your video tapes by using the long play feature Your TV VCR includes a Security PIN code feature that can prevent unauthorised use of your TV after it has been disconnected from the mains supply for 30 minutes or longer Your TV VCR is designed to playback NTSC colour tape The format usually used in America and Japan The built in timer allows automatic unattended recording of up to 8 TV programmes ...

Page 4: ...ide of this instruction book Push and lift the battery cover on the back of the remote control Use two AAA R03 MN2400 size batteries for the remote control Insert the batteries according to the polarity illustration inside the battery compartment Make sure matches and matches The batteries may last approximately one year depending on how much the remote control is used For best performance it is r...

Page 5: ...lain how to use all the features of the Colour Television Page Page Page Video Cassette Recorder operation This will explain how to use all the features of the Video Cassette Recorder Fault finding If you encounter difficulty using your Television and Video Cassette Recorder some of the most common problems are explained Your instruction book is divided into four sections Page 5451401A 02 05 8 25 ...

Page 6: ...the aerial socket of your TV VCR The type of aerial required depends on the position of your home its distance from the transmitter and local interference If you do not have an aerial and you are uncertain of what to buy you should seek the advice of a local aerial contractor 2 Plug your TV VCR into a mains supply AC IN IN 5451401A 06 11 8 25 99 06 55 PM 6 ...

Page 7: ...sh not supplied SCART lead not supplied Satellite receiver decoder not supplied All connections must be made with both your TV VCR and satellite receiver unplugged from the mains supply Back view of yourTV VCR If you wish to view your satellite system using a SCART lead you must select the channel markedAV by pressing 0 button twice Partmaster our accessories and spares service can supply any addi...

Page 8: ...appear on your TV screen Press the PLAY or STOP buttons to highlight SYSTEM SETUP then press ENTER The TV picture will go slightly darker when a menu appears this is to make the menus easier to read Press PLAY or STOP to select CLOCK SET Press ENTER the CLOCK SET screen will appear SELECT TIMER REC SET CH TUNING AUTO REPEAT PIN CODE REGISTRATION ENTER EXIT ENTER MENU OFF TV SETUP SYSTEM SETUP SELE...

Page 9: ... The month digit will flash Press REW or F FWD until the current month is displayed Store the month setting by pressing STOP Enter the current month The year digit will flash Press REW or F FWD until the current year is displayed Store the year setting by pressing STOP Enter the current hour The hour digit will flash Press REW or F FWD until the current hour is displayed Your TV VCR uses a 24hr cl...

Page 10: ...r STOP on your remote control until the square next to CH TUNING starts to flash Press ENTER on your remote control Press F FWD to search up the waveband or REW to search down the waveband Each time a station is found the search will stop Press REW or F FWD to continue searching until the station you want is found Press ENTER to store the station you have selected Search for your required station ...

Page 11: ... to remove the tuning menu from the screen It is highly recommended that you store the stations you tune in the order shown in the table below BBC 1 channel 1 BBC2 channel 2 ITV channel 3 CHANNEL 4 channel 4 CHANNEL 5 channel 5 if receivable SATELLITE channel 6 if fitted Select required channel number 3 Should you need to make the picture even clearer and sharper press PLAY or STOP When you have a...

Page 12: ...assette compartment Playback button MAIN POWER switch Record and One touch record OTR button Volume Up Down buttons Channel selection buttons Headphone socket Stop and tape eject button Power ON button Stand by indicator Timer REC indicator REC OTR indicator F FWD Fast Forward button REW Rewind button 5451401A 12 13 8 25 99 06 54 PM 12 ...

Page 13: ...cTV operation Selecting a channel 14 Adjusting the sound 15 How to mute sound 15 Call 15 Headphone socket 15 AdvancedTV operation Adjusting the picture 16 ON and OFF Timer 18 Sleep Timer 20 5451401A 12 13 8 25 99 06 54 PM 13 ...

Page 14: ...to select channels When selecting channels press the numbered buttons For example for channel 3 press 3 for channel 25 press 2 then 5 Press CH TRACKING up or down to select channels in sequence e g 1 2 3 4 etc 2 To put your TV VCR into standby mode press ON on the remote control The red standby indicator will light The ON button on the remote control doesn t switch the set off completely it only s...

Page 15: ...formation e g tape counter record sign The info display will not disappear unless you press CALL again Plug your headphones in the headphone socket 4 The socket will only accept a jack plug the size of that found on a normal pair of personal cassette player headphones 3 5mm When used the speaker of your TV VCR will be disconnected Always remove the headphones after use for normal viewing If stereo...

Page 16: ...ness of the picture Press ENTER to display the brightness bar press REW or F FWD to adjust the brightness of the picture Select the picture features Press MENU on your remote control The on screen display will appear Press PLAY or STOP on your remote control to highlight TV SETUP Press ENTER on your remote control Press PLAY or STOP to highlight PICTURE Press MENU for the on screen display SELECT ...

Page 17: ...ns to adjust the colour of the picture Press the REW or F FWD buttons to adjust the sharpness of the picture These methods of adjusting the picture are used for bothTV andVCR operation Pictures appear sharpest in the daytime by increasing the contrast In the evening when surroundings are darker try reducing the contrast to obtain the best picture 7 Press MENU three times to clear the display Memor...

Page 18: ...which you want your TV VCR to automatically switch on Remember your TV VCR uses a 24 hour clock Press MENU on your remote control The on screen display will appear Press PLAY or STOP on your remote control to highlight TV SETUP Press ENTER on your remote control 4 Press F FWD The minute digit will flash Press PLAY or STOP to enter the minute at which you want your TV VCR to automatically switch on...

Page 19: ...e remote control If no off time is set approximately 4 hours after the timer turns on your TV VCR your unit will turn off again this prevents your unit from playing continuously If you wish to continue viewing after automatic switch on press any button on the remote control The date digit will flash Press PLAY or STOP to select either the every day or every week options Confirm your selection by p...

Page 20: ... off after the preset sleep time To set the sleep timer press SLEEP SLEEP 120 will appear on screen The display will clear in five seconds and your TV VCR will switch off automatically after 120 minutes Use ON on the remote control to switch your TV VCR on after sleep timer has switched it off Each press of SLEEP will decrease the sleep timer Press SLEEP to set the sleep timer 3 SLEEP 120 ON SLEEP...

Page 21: ...ogramme Instant record 26 Timer record 28 Checking or cancelling timer recordings 30 Video index search 31 How to set the security protection Setting the user registration 32 How to connect a video camera or anotherVCR to yourTV VCR Connections 34 How to select the language 36 Wiring instruction and SCART socket information 37 Help and Specification Fault finding table 38 Specifications Back cover...

Page 22: ...If you wish your TV VCR to rewind to the beginning of a tape once it has finished playing and start to play again Press MENU to select the main menu Press PLAY or STOP until the square next to AUTO REPEAT ON or OFF starts to flash Press ENTER to select ON or OFF Press MENU to clear the screen PAL Your VCR can playback Video tapes recorded in the NTSC Colour System TV system usually used in America...

Page 23: ...d to play your video cassette will be displayed on the TV Press EJECT on the front of your TV VCR or on the remote control and your tape will be ejected Tape will stop and TV will revert to displaying a TV channel You will not be able to view the contents of the cassette during rapid rew or f fwd The sound is muted during picture search During picture search you may see white lines across the scre...

Page 24: ...cally adjusts the tracking to obtain the best possible picture If white lines appear during playback or the picture starts to shake you may adjust the tracking manually Press the TRACKING or buttons to obtain the best possible picture To resume automatic tracking press the ATR button on the remote control The picture may have white lines across it when paused The auto tracking indicator will appea...

Page 25: ... you load a tape the counter will reset If you rewind the tape from 00 00 00 a minus sign will be displayed in front of the counter The counter advances one second at a time Reset the counter The counter will stop when blank sections of tape are detected Counter and Zero return 11 30 SAT 01 03 21 LP CH 1 11 30 SAT 00 00 00 LP CH 1 3 4 When the VCR is not playing press ZERO RETURN the tape will rew...

Page 26: ...25 press 2 then 5 Make sure that your TV VCR is properly installed Press the MAIN POWER switch on the front of your TV VCR Then press the ON button on the front of the TV VCR or on the remote control Insert a blank tape If the erase protection tab has been removed from the tape you will not be able to make a recording Select the channel to be recorded Press the POWER ON buttons on the front of you...

Page 27: ...CR will stop recording 1st press continuous recording 2nd press 30 minutes 3rd press 1 hour 4th press 1 hour 30 minutes 5th press 2 hours 6th press 3 hours 7th press 4 hours 8th press 5 hours Press PAUSE to avoid recording unwanted material REC OTR indicator will flash in the pause mode Press PAUSE again to continue recording Pause the tape to avoid recording unwanted material ON CH 1 INDEX OTR 0 ...

Page 28: ...enu will appear Press PLAY or STOP to select the TIMER REC SET menu Press ENTER to select the timer screen Select the timer screen You will not be able to select the TIMER REC SET menu until the clock has been set When recording is taking place you will only be able to view the channel that you have selected to record BBC1 CH 1 BBC2 CH 2 ITV CH 3 Channel 4 CH 4 Channel 5 CH 5 if you are in a chann...

Page 29: ... a number of weekly settings eg instead of setting a specific date you can set the VCR to record MO FR at the same time every day This can be useful if you have a favourite programme at a regular time Your TV can be switched on or in standby during recording Set the desired start hour and minutes end hour and minutes channel and tape speed as in step 4 7 Press TIMER REC to store your selection The...

Page 30: ...7 3 0 2 LP 2 3 SAT EXIT MENU ENTER SELECT 5 FRI SU SA 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 SP 2 3 3 0 2 3 0 5 LP 7 0 0 7 3 0 2 LP 2 3 SAT CLEAR ENTER SELECT 5 FRI SU SA EXIT MENU CANCEL Press PROGRAM twice to display the on off timer programmes If you want to cancel or alter an existing timer programme press PLAY or STOP to select the programme Press CANCEL The pre set programme will be cancelled OR Press ENTER You ...

Page 31: ...dex mark or skip over a number of index marks Press NDEX during stop or playback When you record an index mark at the very beginning of a tape the mark may not be found During an index search the tape may stop and begin to play at a slightly different location Select the number of index marks to be skipped Your TV VCR will attempt to playback from your selected index mark The video index search sy...

Page 32: ...s ENTER Press PLAY or STOP until the desired letter is displayed Each press of PLAY or STOP changes the letter as follows Store the letter by pressing REW or F FWD You can enter up to 20 letters Press ENTER to register your name If you make a mistake in registering the owner s name and PIN code press CANCEL Make sure that your TV VCR is properly installed Press the MAIN POWER switch on the front o...

Page 33: ...N CODE OK will be displayed on the screen You can operate the unit If you enter the wrong PIN code PIN CODE ERROR will be displayed on the screen and you can try again If you enter the wrong PIN code more than 3 times the unit will be locked and you cannot operate To unlock the unit you must disconnect the mains supply and wait for more than 30 minutes Reconnecting the mains supply after this time...

Page 34: ...plied It is an infringement of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1956 1988chapter 48 and the Performers Protection Act 1958 72 to copy Records Pre recorded Cassettes Pre recorded video tapes and compact discs or to re record them in any form without permission of the Copyright owners Aerial not supplied Insert the tape you wish to record ON into your TV VCR Select the AV channel CH AV by press...

Page 35: ...Performers Protection Act 1958 72 to copy Records Pre recorded Cassettes Pre recorded video tapes and compact discs or to re record them in any form without permission of the Copyright owners Your TV VCR SCART lead with appropriate connectors suitable for your video camera not supplied Playback from a video camera Insert the tape you wish to record ON into your TV VCR Select the AV channel CH AV b...

Page 36: ...SETUP starts to flash then press ENTER Press PLAY or STOP to select LANGUAGE Press ENTER the LANGUAGE screen will appear SELECT TIMER REC SET CH TUNING AUTO REPEAT PIN CODE REGISTRATION ENTER EXIT ENTER MENU OFF TV SETUP SYSTEM SETUP SELECT SYSTEM SETUP CLOCK SET LINGUA LENGUA ENTER EXIT ENTER MENU LANGUAGE SPRACHE LANGUE SELECT LANGUAGE SPRACHE LANGUE LINGUA LENGUA ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANCAIS ITALIA...

Page 37: ...epeatedly pressing CH TRACKING up or down or pressing 0 button twice However if your Satellite system is constantly displayed and no matter what button you press you cannot view another channel you need to purchase an additional lead which will allow you to manually switch the signal on and off If you wish to purchase this cable please contact Partmaster our spares accessories service Simply telep...

Page 38: ...o c e r r e m i t t e S r u o y e d i s n i d e m r o f s a h n o i t a s n e d n o c e r u t s i o M R C V V T s r u o h w e f a t i a W d n u o s o n e r u t c i p o N d e g g u l p n u s i R C V V T r u o Y t e l t u o C A n a o t n i g u l p d n a s e s u f k c e h C t o n r o n e k o r b s i d s e l n o i t c e n n o c l a i r e A d e t c e n n o c y n a e c a l p e r d n a s n o i t c e n n ...

Page 39: ... n i o p t o n s i t I R C V V T r u o y n o r o s n e s t i n u r u o y t a l o r t n o c e t o m e r m i A o o t m o r f t i n u r u o y e t a r e p o o t g n i y r t e r a u o Y t h g i l n u s t c e r i d t h g i r b y r e v s i e r e h t r o y a w a r a f l o r t n o c e t o m e r R C V V T o t n o g n i l l a f m o o r n i r o s n e s t h g i l e c u d e R s e r t e m 5 n i h t i w e t a r e...

Page 40: ...ull Track Erase Colour signal Converted sub carrier phase shift recording Audio Track 1 track Tape format 12 65mm high density tape Tape speed SP 23 39 mm s NTSC 33 35 mm s LP 11 69mm s Rewind and Fast Forward time F FWD 3 40 REW 2 50 with E 180 cassette Input level Video 1 0Vp p 75 ohm unbalanced Audio 500mV 50k ohm unbalanced Output level Video 1 0Vp p 75 ohm unbalanced Audio 500mV 1K ohm unbala...

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