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Note:

Channel number or frequency can also be entered

directly at step

3

, using the

0-9

buttons.

* To enter a special/hyperband channel, first enter the
channel digit ’9’. The indication changes from ’CH’ to ’CA’.
For example, for special channel ’S 30’, enter ’9 30’.
*

Allocating a decoder:

If you want to allocate a decoder,

press the

INDEX

E

button at step

3

until ’DEC’ appears in

the display.
* This video recorder can receive HIFI sound transmissions
in ’NICAM’. At step

3

, you can switch ’NICAM’ off or on

with the

SELECT

button.

Before you call an engineer

If, contrary to expectation, you experience any difficulty in
operating this video recorder, it may be caused by one of the
reasons mentioned below. You can also call the

customer

service

in your country.

You will find the telephone numbers in the enclosed guarantee
leaflet.

The set does not respond to any button being pressed:

No power supply.

A programmed recording is currently being made.

Child lock is active.

Technical disturbance: disconnect from the mains for 30 sec-
onds, then re-connect. If this does not have any effect, you can:
1. Disconnect from mains.
2. Re-connect to mains

whilst holding down

the

STANDBY

m

button on the video recorder. All stored data will be reset
(cleared).

Cassette jammed:

Don’t use force. Pull out the mains plug for a moment.

Remote control does not operate:

Remote control not pointed toward the video recorder.

Batteries are exhausted.

No playback from video recorder:

No recording on the cassette.

The VCR programme number on the TV set was incorrectly
selected or incorrectly set.

The connecting cable between the TV set and the video recorder
has come loose.

Poor playback from video recorder:

TV set not properly adjusted.

Cassette badly worn or of poor quality.

Read the section about ’How to eliminate picture disturbance’ in
chapter ’PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS’.

No recording possible:

TV channel not stored or wrongly selected.

Cassette with erase protection has been loaded.

Programmed recording does not function:

TIMER not set properly.

Time/date wrongly programmed.

A cassette with erase protection has been loaded.

’PDC’ or ’VPS’ switched on but ’PDC/VPS time’ wrong. Check
aerial.

Picture or sound interference on TV reception e.g. when
tuned to ’CH5’:

Turn to Chapter 1 ’INSTALLATION’ and read in the section
’Connecting VCR without scart cable’ the note ’Adjusting the
modulator frequency’ , ’Automatic adjustment of modulator
frequency’ as well as the note ’Switching off the modulator’.

Have your aerial checked.

Enter the serial number of your appliance here:

MODEL NO./TYPE

VR685

PROD.NO.:/SER.NR. . . . . .

This product complies with the requirements of the Directive
73/23/EEC + 89/336/EEC + 93/68/EEC.

Interference

The Department of Trade and Industry operates a Radio
Investigation Service to help TV licence holders improve
reception of BBC and ITC 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’.

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Summary of Contents for vr 685

Page 1: ...e I Forward wind Forward scanning INDEX E Index search RECORD OTR n Record STILL R Still picture Additional TV functions Sq TV volume Sr TV volume TV y TV sound off TV m Switch off TV TV q Programme number TV r Programme number Front of the video recorder STANDBY m Standby AUDIO L Audio input left channel AUDIO R Audio input right channel VIDEO Video input socket RECORD n Record PROGRAMME r Down n...

Page 2: ... Programming is now complete The data has been stored in a TIMER block 7 Make sure that a cassette without erase protection has been loaded Switch to standby with the STANDBY m button A programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched to standby with the STANDBY m button How to programme a recording manually 1 Switch on the TV set Press the TIMER k button twice 2 Select ...

Page 3: ...tect the environment This electronic equipment contains many materials that can be recycled Please inquire about the possibilities for recycling your old set VIDEOPlus and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Develop ment Corporation The VIDEOPlus system is manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation Contents Page 1 INSTALLATION 2 2 00 1 Connecting VCR with scart cable 2 2 00 1 C...

Page 4: ... 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 earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow Before replacing the plug cover make certain that the cord grip is clamped over the sheath of the lead not simply over the two wires Connecting VCR with s...

Page 5: ... 6 with the P r or the P q button Confirm the adjusted frequency with the OK button Automatic adjustment of modulator frequency If you press the I button in step 6 the next optimal modulator frequency will be selected automatically Confirm the frequency displayed with the OK button Switching off the modulator If you cannot eliminate picture or sound interference using the above method you can swit...

Page 6: ...he remote control have an Emergency interrupt 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 User guide With OSD On Screen Display the corresponding functions appear on the TV scr...

Page 7: ...pter 4 SPECIAL FEATURES Manual channel search Note With the OK button you can interrupt the automatic chan nel search All TV channels found will remain stored If a TV channel transmits a TV channel identification e g BBC1 it appears in the display Setting the clock If the time in the video recorder display is not correct or if appears in the display please set the clock manually 1 Switch on the TV...

Page 8: ...els have been allocated To finish press the STANDBY m button Note When NOTV no signal from TV set appears in the display the TV channels can not be allocated automatically Then read further in the next paragraph Manual channel number allocation If you allocated the wrong TV channel at step 5 or 8 you can go back one step with the CLEAR CL button Manual Channel Number Allocation You can give any de...

Page 9: ...gramme you wish to link with the decoder function using the P q or P r button or the digit buttons 0 9 2 Press the AUTOINSTALL button on the video recorder 3 Select MANUAL SEARCH with the P q or P r button 4 Confirm with the OK button 5 Press the INDEX E button In the display appears DEC 6 Confirm with the OK button 7 To end press the OK and the STANDBY m button 7 ...

Page 10: ...e scanning This helps to protect the cassette and prevent unnecessary power consumption The picture quality will deteriorate during picture scan ning The sound is turned off With this video recorder you can playback cassettes that have been recorded on other video recorders in the NTSC standard This only works for PAL television sets which are suitable for a picture frequency of 60 Hz During NTSC ...

Page 11: ...der finds the code mark or a blank space it will automatically switch to playback 1 To select the next or the previous code mark press the INDEX E button and then press the I or the H but ton Note You cannot use the function Index search with recordings made on another video recorder that does not have this code mark function Continuous playback You can continuously repeat the replay of a cassette...

Page 12: ...he display This setting will remain until you remove the cassette 4 If horizontal lines still appear on the screen use the Cleaning function Cleaning function During playback hold the PLAY G button until HEAD video head cleaning appears in the display The video heads are being cleaned The video recorder automatically switches back to playback Note Some hired cassettes may have a poor picture sound...

Page 13: ...EO AUDIO L R OTR recording If you do not want to record to the end of the cassette press the RECORD n button again The dis play shows at what time the recording will stop With each subsequent press of the RECORD n button you can add 30 minutes to this time You can return to the normal recording status by pressing the CLEAR CL button Stereo reception This video recorder can record stereo transmissi...

Page 14: ... your video recorder This can take up to one minute How to programme a recording The video recorder needs the following information for every programmed recording the date on which the recording is to be made the programme number for the TV programme the start and stop time of the recording PDC or VPS on or off The video recorder stores all the information mentioned above in a TIMER block You can ...

Page 15: ... If e g 20 00 flashes in the display please set the clock 6 Finally press the OK button Programming is now com plete The data has been stored in a TIMER block 7 Make sure that a cassette without erase protection has been loaded Switch to standby with the STANDBY m but ton A programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched to standby with the STANDBY m but ton Note VIDEOP...

Page 16: ...screen for a few seconds If you insert a cassette with erase protection after programming the recording PROTECTED CASSETTE will appear on the TV screen for a few seconds The cassette will then be ejected When after pressing the TIMER k button TIMER FULL appears on the TV screen all TIMER blocks have been programmed Then with the P q or P r button select the TIMER block you want to adjust or clear ...

Page 17: ...ording Do you have another device e g a satellite receiver which can control other equipment by a programming function You can connect this device to the video recorder with a scart cable at socket EXT 2 1 Insert a cassette Switch to standby with the STANDBY m button 2 Hold the MONITOR button until REC P appears in the display 3 If you want to interrupt this function before the recording has actua...

Page 18: ...frequency display You can switch between the display for channel number or frequency for manual channel search 1 Press the AUTOINSTALL button 2 With the P q or P r button select CHANNEL FREQUENCY Confirm with the OK button 3 With the P q button select CHANNEL or FREQUENCY Confirm with the OK button Manual channel search In certain cases the Automatic channel search may not be able to find all of t...

Page 19: ...atteries are exhausted No playback from video recorder No recording on the cassette The VCR programme number on the TV set was incorrectly selected or incorrectly set The connecting cable between the TV set and the video recorder has come loose Poor playback from video recorder TV set not properly adjusted Cassette badly worn or of poor quality Read the section about How to eliminate picture distu...

Page 20: ...ade 02 Magnadyne 12 23 Sony 03 04 07 Cimline 02 Magnafon 12 Soundwave 38 Clatronic 23 35 Manesth 20 25 30 Standard 02 20 21 Condor 30 35 Marantz 01 Sunkai 28 31 Contec 02 07 19 Matsui 02 04 06 07 10 18 20 28 39 Susumu 21 Crown 02 35 38 Memorex 02 Tandy 10 20 21 Cybertron 21 Metz 34 Tashiko 07 20 Daewoo 02 36 Mitsubishi 07 14 16 Tatung 10 20 Dainichi 21 Mivar 19 27 Tec 20 23 Dayton 02 Multitech 02 ...

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