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Video Cassette Recorder

NV-SJ412EE

Operating Instructions

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Page 1: ...VQT8525 Before attempting to connect operate or adjust this product please read these instructions completely Video Cassette Recorder NV SJ412EE Operating Instructions Instrukcja obsługi ...

Page 2: ...h the ShowView Function 18 Other Timer Recordings and Convenient Functions 19 To select a Timer Recorded Programme from the List and Quickly Locate Its Beginning for Automatic Playback Programme List Search 21 Advanced Operations Search Functions 22 To Quickly Find the Beginning of a Desired Programme VISS VHS Index Search System 22 To Search for a Desired Programme While Checking the Recorded Con...

Page 3: ...ATE CANCEL SP LP J I r s ON r s PROG CHECK TIMER REC Á U MENU OK EXIT R S SHOW VIEW TAPE AV LINK OFF s r T Q 6 6 DIRECT TV REC STILL ALBUM VCR1 2 SAT AV TV TEXT VOLUME REPLAY OSD DISPLAY SEARCH D K L CANCEL SP LP AUDIO RESET TV ASPECT INDEX REC TV VCR Í o p r J I s N PROG CHECK TIMER REC Á INPUT SELECT 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TRACKING V LOCK 1 0 MENU OK EXIT 6 6 X Y W J r r r DATE I s ON s OFF s SHOW VIEW...

Page 4: ...power cable the Child Lock function is automatically cancelled after the power backup time of approximately 60 minutes has elapsed If you cannot cancel the Child Lock function press the EXIT button R and perform the operation step 1 Cassette compartment Infra red Remote Control Receiver window b VCR display 1 9 9 If the Sliding Cover of the Remote Control Becomes Detached If the sliding cover of t...

Page 5: ...n The SHOWVIEW system is manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation Remarks 1 This VCR is also capable of receiving SECAM type broadcasting programmes SECAM B G and recording playing back its colour television signals 2 When a cassette which has been recorded on this VCR is played back on a SECAM VCR the picture may be reproduced in black and white When it is played back on a ...

Page 6: ... when the VCR TV switch O is set to TV 1 TV ON OFF button To switch the TV on from standby mode OFF or vice versa On some TVs it is only possible to switch the TV to standby mode OFF with this button but not on In this case try to turn the TV on with one of the following buttons Numeric buttons 2 AV button 3 Channel button N 2 Numeric buttons To select the programme positions 1s99 on the TV 3 AV b...

Page 7: ... ITT 25 JVC 17 39 LOEWE 07 METZ 28 31 MITSUBISHI 06 19 20 MIVAR 24 NEC 36 NOKIA 25 27 NORDMENDE 10 ORION 37 PHILIPS 05 06 PHONOLA 31 33 PIONEER 38 PYE 05 06 RADIOLA 05 06 SABA 10 SALORA 26 SAMSUNG 31 32 SANSUI 05 31 33 SANYO 21 SBR 06 SCHNEIDER 05 06 29 30 31 SELECO 06 25 SHARP 18 List of TVs Compatible with the VCR s Remote Control Manufacturer Code SIEMENS 09 SINUDYNE 05 06 33 SONY 08 TELEFUNKEN...

Page 8: ...ad supplied Hints Q Link is an advanced system that offers a range of convenient functions such as automatic copying of the tuning position of all available TV stations in the same order as they are programmed on the TV into your VCR s memory this is called Download if you connect the VCR to your TV with a fully wired 21 pin Scart cable not supplied Depending on the manufacturer the equivalent of ...

Page 9: ...creen 3 Press the Cursor buttons 3421 Q to select Tuning and then Download 4 Press the OK button S twice Downloading of the setup data from the TV to the VCR starts 5 When the programme position and the current time appear in the VCR display downloading is complete Hint If you use a Panasonic TV and perform the operation step 1 starting the downloading of the setup data will automatically display ...

Page 10: ...ve connections proceed to the Auto Setup page Page 12 Aerial not supplied h f Aerial lead not supplied TV not supplied AC Input socket e i Aerial Input socket 21 pin Scart socket To AC Mains socket RF Coaxial cable supplied Must be connected to watch TV channels even if 21 pin Scart cable is used to connect VCR to TV AC Mains lead supplied 21 Scart cable to AV1 not supplied Method 1 If you are con...

Page 11: ... Česká Rep Magyarország Polska others Country Menu for Country setting Auto Setup Auto Setup in progress please wait Ch 21 Indication after changing the RF output channel to Indication when the RF output channel is 38 example To Confirm that the TV Stations Have Been Tuned Correctly by the Auto Setup Function 1 Press the MENU button T to display the OSD Main menu on the TV screen 2 Press the Curso...

Page 12: ...21 Indication during Auto Setup Menu for Country setting When the clock setting menu appears after Auto Setup has finished See page 11 To Confirm that the TV Stations Have Been Tuned Correctly by the Auto Setup Function See page 11 If the Picture on the TV s Video Playback Channel Is Distorted If after setup you select the video playback channel on the TV and view a TV programme on a programme pos...

Page 13: ...riefly view the picture during fast forwarding or rewinding press and hold down the corresponding button To Stop Playback Press the Stop button 9 Notes Cue review or slow playback will be automatically cancelled after 10 minutes and still playback after 5 minutes During playback function other than normal playback horizontal noise bars may appear in the picture the colour of the picture may be uns...

Page 14: ...on If you set the playback duration the playback will stop automatically After the set playback time has elapsed the VCR automatically stops playback and switches off To Activate the Playback Off Timer Function During normal playback press the Play button I on the VCR for more than 2 seconds to put the VCR in the Playback Off Timer mode After that press the Play button I on the VCR repeatedly unti...

Page 15: ... TV Programme After pressing the REC button J to start recording select on your TV the programme position of the TV programme that you want to view To Pause Recording Press the Pause Slow button 7 during recording Press it again to continue recording Notes When playing back an E300 cassette recorded in the LP mode some picture distortion may occur However this is not a malfunction The recording pa...

Page 16: ...3 Press the Channel button N to select the programme position on which the TV programme to be recorded will be broadcast 4 Press the REC OTR button c to start recording 5 Press the REC OTR button c repeatedly to select the desired recording duration Every time you press this button the recording duration indicated in the VCR display changes in the following order For example if you select 30 the V...

Page 17: ...jjj jjjjj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jjj jjj jjjjj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jjj jjj jjjjj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jjj jjj jjjjj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jjj jjj jjjjj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jjj jjj On Screen Display Note If the VCR is not put in the timer recording standby mode at the latest 10 minutes before the programmed timer recording starting time the Á indication flashes on the VCR display In t...

Page 18: ... TIMER REC button D to switch the VCR over to the timer recording standby mode Check that Á is lit on the VCR display If it is flashing check the timer recording details again See page 20 ShowView 9 2 0 1 2 6 If Appears under Pos Name after Entering a ShowView Number Pos Name stands for Programme Position TV Station Name Normally the name of the TV station or the number of the programme position i...

Page 19: ...imer recordings may be performed in the LP mode Be careful that the broadcast times of the TV programmes set for timer recording do not overlap otherwise the programmed timer recordings may be performed in the LP mode If the recording speed changes from SP to LP during a timer recording some brief picture distortion occurs at that point Condition for correct operation of the Auto SP LP Change func...

Page 20: ...mming a timer recording of a satellite programme it is not possible to activate the VPS PDC function On some satellite receivers the power may be turned off for a few seconds before a timer recording is actually started and recording may not be performed for those first few seconds To ensure recording from the beginning of the programme we recommend that you set the recording start time about a mi...

Page 21: ...dication for timer recording programming lets you check how many programmes can be recorded by comparing with the remaining tape time in the VCR display The total time is calculated in the SP mode The total time cannot be calculated when setting Daily Weekly timer recording Total SP 90 6 07 30 16 10 05 jjjjj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jjj jjj jjjjj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jjj jjj jjjjj jj jj jj jj jj...

Page 22: ...ou quickly and easily check the contents of a cassette and find a desired programme Index signals are automatically recorded in the following cases When you start a recording by pressing the REC button J REC OTR button c or DIRECT TV REC button 6 When a timer recording starts When you press the REC button J on the remote control during recording Conditions for correct operation of the Intro Jet Sc...

Page 23: ...the new picture and sound from the playback unit 6 To record copy additional scenes press the Pause Slow button 7 to put this VCR in the recording pause mode and then perform steps 4 and 5 again 7 At the point where you want to stop recording press the Stop button 9 to finish recording Recording unit this VCR Front f g Other VCR Preparations Connect a video movie camera or a VCR to this VCR with a...

Page 24: ...r 3 press the INDEX L or INDEX K button K to change the recording time You can set any time between 3 and 20 seconds Recording unit this VCR Recording unit this VCR REC REC REC Album Function The album function lets you collect desired scenes both moving and still pictures and create the equivalent of a photo album but on video cassette The pictures can be copied onto the cassette from a video mov...

Page 25: ...o start audio dubbing 2 At the point from which you want to perform audio dubbing press the Pause Still button d on this VCR to put it in the still playback mode 3 Press the A DUB button _ on this VCR to put it in the recording pause mode 4 Start playback on the source unit so that you can hear the sound 5 When you reach the point from which you want to start audio dubbing press the Pause Still bu...

Page 26: ...dcasts Pay TV AV Link Function If the VCR is connected to the TV via a 21 pin Scart cable you can use AV LINK button B to switch the TV from normal TV reception over to the video playback channel AV input and vice versa In the VCR mode when the VCR indication in the VCR display is lit the TV is switched to the video playback channel AV input In the TV mode when the VCR indication is not lit the TV...

Page 27: ... Scart socket If your satellite receiver has a VCR socket connect the cable to it If the Satellite Receiver Is Not Equipped with a 21 Pin Scart Socket In case your satellite receiver is not equipped with a 21 pin Scart socket use the RF coaxial cable to connect it to the VCR For the connection to the TV refer to pages 8 and 10 Be sure to keep the VCR TV and satellite receiver switched off until yo...

Page 28: ...to change it refer to page 30 Note If your satellite receiver is not included in the list of compatible satellite receivers this VCR cannot control it To Prepare the VCR for Remote controlled Operation of the Satellite Receiver Setting the Tuner Type This VCR lets you change the programme position on the satellite receiver and programme timer recordings of satellite programmes all with this VCR s ...

Page 29: ...r so that this VCR can control it Action 1 Switch the satellite receiver on Action 2 Twin tuner type satellite receiver Select on the tuner which is connected to the VCR Please also refer to the satellite receiver s operating instructions Action 3 Switch the satellite receiver s channel display to the 2 digit display mode A B C D E 1 Yes No Yes Yes Yes 2 No No No Yes Yes 3 No No Yes No Yes Standby...

Page 30: ...R to exit the On Screen Display Pos 5 Name BR3 Channel 18 Fine tuning AUTO Decoder OFF Video system AUTO Audio mode BG Tuning Main menu Timer record Display Tuning Clock Functions Language Country Satellite Manual Auto Setup Restart Download Shipping condition To Enter or Change the Name of a TV Station 1 Press the MENU button T to display the Main menu on the TV screen 2 Press the Cursor buttons ...

Page 31: ...nual in this order 3 Press the OK button S to display the list of tuned TV stations 4 Press the Cursor buttons 3421 Q to select the TV station for which you want to obtain the best tuning condition 5 Press the OK button S to display the Manual Tuning menu 6 Press the Cursor buttons 3421 Q to select the entry field for Fine tuning 7 Press the Cursor buttons 34 Q to obtain the best tuning condition ...

Page 32: ...ton S to display the list of tuned TV stations 4 Press the Cursor buttons 3421 Q to select the TV station for which you want to change the type of video system 5 Press the OK button S to display the Manual Tuning menu 6 Press the Cursor buttons 3421 Q to select the entry field for Video system 7 Press the Cursor buttons 34 Q to select AUTO The VCR automatically distinguishes between PAL SECAM MESE...

Page 33: ... below 1 Press the MENU button T to display the Main menu on the TV screen 2 Press the Cursor buttons 3421 Q to select Tuning and Auto Setup Restart in this order 3 Press the OK button S to prepare for Auto Setup start 4 Press the OK button S again to actually start the Auto Setup Main menu Timer record Display Tuning Clock Functions Language Country Satellite Manual Auto Setup Restart Download Sh...

Page 34: ... reception conditions etc the Automatic time correction function may not work In this case the indication for Automatic is automatically reset to OFF If the reception conditions improve later on it may be possible to activate this function 5 Press the EXIT button R to exit the On Screen Display Hints If Automatic is set to ON when you open the Clock screen do not set it to OFF otherwise the automa...

Page 35: ...conclude the setting 5 Press the EXIT button R to exit the On Screen Display Channel Guide indication Channel Guide OFF OSD 4 3 Power save OFF VCR display DIMMED Main menu Timer record Display Tuning Clock Functions Language Country Satellite 8 SW3 7 SFB3 6 RB3 5 BR3 4 HR3 3 N3 2 ZDF 1 ARD A3 AV3 A2 AV2 A1 AV1 Indications that Can Be Displayed on the TV Screen with This Function At a press of the ...

Page 36: ...wer save in this order 3 Press the Cursor buttons 34 Q to select ON or OFF ON In this setting the power consumption is greatly minimised when the VCR is turned off Standby mode In this case the following happens The item VCR display is automatically set to OFF To turn the VCR on keep the VCR ON OFF button 1 pressed on the VCR main unit It is not possible to turn it on with the remote control The P...

Page 37: ...sition of the VCR 1 2 switch A to match the setting made in step 3 above If these settings are not matched the remote control cannot be used to operate the VCR 7 Press the EXIT button R to exit the On Screen Display Main menu Timer record Display Tuning Clock Functions Language Country Satellite AV2 DECODER TV system AUTO RFC system DK Remote VCR 1 TV system RFC system PAL D SECAM D K K1 DK PAL B ...

Page 38: ...hat starts first always has priority and the recording of the later beginning programme will start only after the first timer recording has finished When the VPS PDC signal drops out because the broadcast signal is weak or when a TV station does not transmit a regular VPS PDC signal the timer recording will be performed in the normal mode without VPS PDC even if it was programmed for VPS PDC In th...

Page 39: ...to a TV featuring the Q Link or similar function Q Link offers the following functions 1 Download from the TV When you connect the VCR to a TV the station list data is automatically copied from the TV to the VCR and the TV stations are assigned to the programme positions on the VCR in the same order as on the TV 2 Direct TV Recording By simply pressing the DIRECT TV REC button 6 you can at once re...

Page 40: ... quotation marks The VCR display is not illuminated The AC mains lead is disconnected Connect the AC mains lead securely VCR display setting is OFF Set VCR display to ON or DIMMED See page 36 Power save setting is ON Set Power save to OFF See page 36 The VCR display is illuminated but the VCR cannot be operated The VCR is in the timer recording standby mode Press the TIMER REC button D to cancel t...

Page 41: ... function 3 Perform Manual Tuning 4 Reset the guide channel For details see page 18 Recording from an external source connected to the VCR s AV input cannot be made The correct AV input A1 A2 or A3 is not selected Select the correct AV input A1 A2 or A3 The connections from the external source are not made correctly Correct them See page 23 The Remote Control Does Not Work Correctly The symptom de...

Page 42: ...ode and then adjust the tracking as explained above To Return to Auto Tracking Press the Channel buttons N I s and J i simultaneously If the Still Picture Scrolls Up or Down V Lock Adjustment If the still picture scrolls up or down perform the following operation During still playback keep the Channel button N I s or J i pressed until the picture stops scrolling Precautions With certain TV models ...

Page 43: ...If you spill any liquid into the VCR consult qualified service personnel Lightning To avoid damage by lightning disconnect the aerial plug from the VCR during lightning storms Cleaning the VCR Wipe the VCR with a clean dry cloth Never use any cleaning fluid or other chemicals Also do not use compressed air to remove dust Stacking Install the VCR in a horizontal position and do not place anything h...

Page 44: ...terminated VIDEO IN AV3 PHONO 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm terminated Output Level AV1 AV2 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm terminated RF Modulated UHF channel 21 69 75 ohm AUDIO Input Level AV1 AV2 s6 dBV more than 10 kohm AUDIO IN AV3 PHONO s6 dBV more than 10 kohm Output Level AV1 AV2 s6 dBV less than 1 kohm Audio Track 1 track Normal mono only Video Horizontal Resolution Colour more than 240 lines SP Signal to Noise Ratio ...

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