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Connecting to the aerial

You can use the auxiliary aerial supplied or connect
the set to your aerial installation.

1

Insert the aerial plug into the

2

socket.

2

If you use the auxiliary aerial supplied, push the
aerial into the mounting on the back panel until it
snaps into place. Rotate the aerial until you have
got the best picture quality.

Connecting to the mains power sup-
ply

1

Insert the plug of the mains cable into the wall
socket.

2

Switch the set on. The power switch

8

is

located on the left side panel of the set.

Note:
* We advise you, from now on, to switch the set
to standby using the

STANDBY

m

button on

the front of the set or on the remote control.
When the set is in the standby mode, a small red
lamp on the left of the front of the set will be
alight.
You can switch on with

STOP

h

, the

0-9

buttons or by inserting a cassette.

Attention:

When you use the power switch

8

on the side panel, you have

completely

switched off the set from the mains power
supply. No programmed recordings will then be
made. The red lamp on the left of the front of
the set will not be alight. After a few hours, the
date and clock settings will be lost.

Attention:

Before you switch off the appliance

with the power switch

8

, remove the tape

by pressing the

J

button.

* Keep your TV Combi connected to the mains
and the power switch in on position at all times
to ensure that programmed recordings can be
made and that the television functions. The
power consumption required for this is very low.

Connecting a decoder or other addi-
tional equipment

You can also connect additional equipment to the

EXTERNAL

socket, for instance, a CD-Interactive

(CD-i), satellite receiver or camcorder.
Some TV broadcasters transmit encoded television
programmes which you can only see with a
purchased or rented decoder. You can connect such
a decoder (descrambler) to this set.

Summary of Contents for 14PV172

Page 1: ...ugh the ventilation slots of the set Do not place the set on soft surfaces Do not place the set close to a source of heat radiator etc Ensure that no objects or liquids enter the set If liquid is spilt into it disconnect the set imme diately from the mains and call the After Sales Service for advice Contents Page 1 SUMMARY OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS 2 The remote control 2 Front of the set 3 Back of t...

Page 2: ...ar 0 9 Digit buttons 0 9 H Rewind Reverse scanning I Forward wind Forward scanning STOP h Pause Stop PLAY G Playback Sp Volume control D Menu left C Menu right P p Programme number Plus Minus A Menu Up B Menu Down MUTE y Mute sound MENU Call menu OK Confirm button INDEX E Index search STILL R Still picture Buttons that are not described in the list have no function 1 SUMMARY OF BUTTONS AND CONTROL...

Page 3: ...me number Plus Minus Sp Volume control n Record H Rewind Reverse scanning h Pause Stop G Playback I Forward wind Forward scanning J Cassette eject w Headphones socket Back of the set 2 Aerial input socket EXTERNAL Scart AV Euro socket 8 Power switch ...

Page 4: ...are coloured in accor dance with the following code BLUE NEUTRAL N BROWN LIVE L 1 The BLUE wire must be connected to the termi nal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK 2 The BROWN wire must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED 3 Do not connect either wires to the earth terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the safety e...

Page 5: ... inserting a cassette Attention When you use the power switch 8 on the side panel you have completely switched off the set from the mains power supply No programmed recordings will then be made The red lamp on the left of the front of the set will not be alight After a few hours the date and clock settings will be lost Attention Before you switch off the appliance with the power switch 8 remove th...

Page 6: ...errupt button You can use the STANDBY m button to interrupt any function Whenever you have operating problems you can simply interrupt the function and start again You can practise operating your set without any worries No matter which buttons you press you cannot damage it Making standard settings You can make various standard settings here e g display language country frequency channel num ber d...

Page 7: ...TURES SPECIAL 3 Select the line FEATURES with the A or B menu buttons Confirm it with the OK button FEATURES v w PP RECALL ON TIMER SLEEPTIMER 0 DISPLAY FULL CHILD LOCK OFF CLOCK 4 Select the line CLOCK with the A or B buttons Confirm it with the OK button CLOCK TIME 20 00 YEAR 1997 MONTH 01 DATE 01 x y 5 Enter the time year month and date To do this use the buttons 0 9 or D or C buttons Select th...

Page 8: ...ers Pro gramme Preset You can allocate any desired programme number to the TV channels stored by the Automatic Channel Search Take care that the programme sequence for the first four TV channels is as follows BBC 1 P 01 BBC 2 P 02 ITV P 03 CH 4 P 04 1 Switch on the set with the STOP h button 2 Press the h and Sr buttons on the set simultaneously The installation menu appears on the screen 3 Select...

Page 9: ...nnel A changing channel number will appear on the TV screen If you know the frequency number or channel number of a TV channel you can also directly enter it with the digit buttons 0 9 Note If you want to allocate a decoder switch the decoder function on or off with the D or C button in the DECODER line If you want to change the automatic channel setting select the FINE TUNING line With the D or C...

Page 10: ...ing a telephone call press the MUTE y button on the remote control When you press it again the sound returns at the same volume level Picture control You can control brightness contrast sharpness and colour here 1 Press the MENU button The main menu appears on the TV screen 2 Select the line PICTURE with the A or B button and confirm with the OK button v w PICTURE BIRGHTNESS aaabbb COLOUR aaabbb C...

Page 11: ...other videorecorder in the NTSC standard If you load a cassette with erase protection the TV combi starts the playback automatically Remove the cassette before transporting the TV Combi Fast wind and rewind 1 Stop the tape Press the H Rewind or I Wind button on your remote control The tape is wound at high speed WIND 1 20 00 1245 2 Press the PLAY G playback button as soon as you have reached the r...

Page 12: ...utton The main menu appears on the TV screen 3 Select the SPECIAL line and confirm it with OK SPECIAL v w REPEAT PLAY OFF TRACKING CLEANING 4 Select the REPEAT PLAY line Start the continu ous playback with the D or C menu button 5 Press the MENU button 6 Start the continuous playback with the PLAY G playback button 7 If you want to cancel the function stop the continous playback with the D or C me...

Page 13: ... ence Every time a cassette is loaded the TV Combi will automatically set the correct tracking position For recordings made on another set you may be able to improve on the automatic setting as follows 1 During playback press the MENU button on your remote control The main menu appears on the TV screen 2 Select SPECIAL and confirm with the OK button 3 Select TRACKING 4 Press the D or C menu button...

Page 14: ...will be automatically ejected The set will then switch to standby after a few minutes When you make a new recording on a video cassette it will automatically record over and delete any recordings already on the cassette Whilst a recording is being made you cannot switch to another TV channel Recordingwith OTR If you do not want to record to the end of the cassette you can change the end time of th...

Page 15: ... You can reduce the recording speed by half This makes it possible to record for example 8 hours instead of 4 hours on an E240 cassette 1 Before recording press the MENU button The main menu appears on the screen 2 Select the SPECIAL line and confirm with the OK button 3 Select the TAPE SPEED line 4 Select the LP LongPlay recording speed by pressing the D and the C menu buttons Stop by pressing th...

Page 16: ...ust not overlap The TV Combi must first finish one TIMER block before starting the next block Programming with VIDEOPlus With this method the programming will be as easy as dialing a telephone number You only have to enter the VIDEOPlus code 3 to 9 digits printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV pro gramme Make sure that a cassette without erase protection has been loaded 1 Press th...

Page 17: ...w complete The data has been stored in a TIMER block 7 Switch off with the STANDBY m button on the remote control TIMER Programming You can enter and store data in the TV Combi for six recordings You must now enter step by step all the data necessary for the timed recording The TV screen will show all the data simultaneously 1 Press the TIMER k button on the remote control A free TIMER block will ...

Page 18: ... E1 is provided for record ing from external sources via the EXTERNAL scart socket If you have forgotten to load a cassette the warning NO CASSETTE will appear If when you want to make a recording you have accidentally loaded a cassette with erase protec tion the cassette will be automatically ejected When you make a new recording on a video cassette it will automatically record over and delete an...

Page 19: ... you select the data 4 Finally press the TIMER k button If you have made any changes the data in the set will now be up to date Note Daily programming can only be used for recordings to be made from Mondays to Fridays inclusive With Daily Weekly programming the first recording must take place within a week How do I clear a TIMER block or interrupt a TIMER recording 1 Press the TIMER k button on th...

Page 20: ...ds each time an operating mode is selected and then disappears OFF OSD is switched off PROG only the programm number appears COUNT only the counter appears 5 Confirm it with the MENU button Note With the OK button you can superimpose the actual status of the set on the TV screen PersonalPreset You can make your personal picture and volume settings here You can call up these setting and they will b...

Page 21: ...rvals When you set the time to 0 with the CLEAR button the sleep function is switched off 5 Press the MENU button Switch set on function You can programme your set to switch on at a predetermined time 1 Press the MENU button The main menu appears on the TV screen 2 Select FEATURES line and confirm with the OK button 3 Select ON TIMER line 4 Determine the time you wish the set to switch on Press th...

Page 22: ...e EXTERNAL socket on this TV Combi Note In the following description this TV Combi will be the one used for recording and will be re ferred to as VCR B The other appliance will be used for playback and will be referred to as VCR A 2 Insert the recorded cassette into VCR A and a free cassette into VCR B 3 Now select programme number E1 on VCR B for EXTERNAL This is found near to programme number 1 ...

Page 23: ...om fluorescent lights or bright sunlight No playback on TV Combi No recording on the cassette No TV reception The aerial is not connected No TV channels have been stored Poor playback from TV Combi Use the TRACKING function with cassettes recorded on another set Cassette badly worn or of poor quality Video heads dirty Activate the head cleaning function No recording possible TV channel not stored ...

Page 24: ...RFERENCE The Department of Trade and Industry operates a Radio Investigation Service to help TV licence holders improve reception of BBC and FTC programmes where these are being spoilt by interference If your dealer cannot help ask at a Main Post Office for the booklet How to Improve Television and Radio Reception VIDEOPlus and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corp VIDEOPlus system i...

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