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Decoder allocation
Some TV channels transmit encoded TV signals
which can only be viewed with a purchased or
rented decoder. You can connect such a decoder
to this video recorder. The following function will
automatically activate the connected decoder for
the desired TV channel.
1.
1.
Switch the TV on. If applicable, select the
programme number for the video recorder
operation.
2.
2.
Use
or
to select the pro-
gramme number which you would like to allo-
cate the decoder to.
3.
3.
Press
. The main menu will appear.
4.
4.
Use or to
select
'TUNER
SET UP'. Then press
.
5.
5.
Use or to
select
'MANUAL TUNING'. Then press
.
6.
6.
Use or to
select
'DECODER'
7.
7.
Use
to select 'ON'
(Decoder switched on).
8.
8.
To end, press
.
The decoder has now been allocated to this pro-
gramme number.
Manual TV channel search
In some cases it can occur that all TV channels
are not found and saved during the first installa-
tion. In this case, the missing or coded TV chan-
nels must be searched for and stored manually.
1.
1.
Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro-
gramme number for the video recorder.
2.
2.
Press
. The main menu will appear.
3.
3.
Use or to
select
'TUNER
SET UP'. Then press
.
4.
4.
Use or to
select
'MANUAL TUNING'. Then press
.
5.
5.
Select 'PROG.' with
or
.
Then press
.
6.
6.
With , or
, select the
desired programme number that you want to
use for the TV channel, e.g. 'P01'. Then press
.
7.
7.
Select 'CHANNEL' with
or
,
and confirm with
. Then enter the
desired channel with
.
If you set 'SKIP' on for a channel, this channel
will be ignored when going through the channels
with .
8.
8.
Save the TV channel with
.
9.
9.
To search for other TV channels, begin again
at step 5.
10.
10.
To end, press
.
Using the satellite receiver
Satellite channels from a satellite receiver (con-
nected to the scart socket AV2 (DECODER)) are
received on the video recorder. Select pro-
gramme number 'AV2' with 0.0.2.
You should select the satellite channels to be
received by the satellite receiver directly on the
receiver itself.
STATUS/EXIT
FWD
1
-
B
P–
P+
0..9
FWD
1
-
B
STOP
C
-
L
PLAY
B
-
K
FWD
1
-
B
0..9
STOP
C
-
L
PLAY
B
-
K
FWD
1
-
B
STOP
C
-
L
PLAY
B
-
K
FWD
1
-
B
STOP
C
-
L
PLAY
B
-
K
FWD
1
-
B
STOP
C
-
L
PLAY
B
-
K
MENU
STATUS/EXIT
FWD
1
-
B
STOP
C
-
L
PLAY
B
-
K
FWD
1
-
B
STOP
C
-
L
PLAY
B
-
K
FWD
1
-
B
STOP
C
-
L
PLAY
B
-
K
MENU
0..9
P–
P+
MANUAL TUNING
PROG.
P55
CHANNEL
055
→
DECODER
[OFF]
SKIP
[OFF]
VIDEO MODE
[SECAM]
SELECT
K L
CHOOSE
B
END=EXIT
How can I switch off the decoder?
Use
to select 'OFF' (Decoder
switched off).
FWD
1
-
B
MANUAL TUNING
→
PROG.
P55
CHANNEL
055
DECODER
[OFF]
SKIP
[OFF]
VIDEO MODE
[SECAM]
SELECT
K L
CHOOSE
B
END=EXIT
I don’t know the channels for my TV stations
In this case, press
or
in
'CHANNEL' to start the automatic channel
search. A changing channel number will appear
on the TV screen. Continue the automatic
search until you have found the desired TV
channel.
STOP
C
-
L
PLAY
B
-
K
How do I change
'
VIDEO MODE
'
?
If you want to change the video mode, select
'VIDEO MODE' with or .
Then, press
to select your desired
mode.
FWD
1
-
B
STOP
C
-
L
PLAY
B
-
K
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