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Switching the modulator on / off

If you cannot clear picture or sound interference despite optimisation, you can switch off the
built-in modulator.

Warning:
this is only possible if you have connected the video recorder to the TV set with a
scart cable. Without a scart cable you will not receive a picture from the video
recorder on the TV set when the modulator is switched off.

1

Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme number for
the video recorder.

2

Press

STOP/EJECT

?

to eject any cassette that might be in the

device.

3

Hold the

STOP

h

button on the remote control.

In addition

press the

STOP/EJECT

?

button on the video

recorder until the pre-set modulator frequency e.g. '

M583

' (583MHz

or UHF channel 35) appears in the display.

OPTIMIZE MODULATOR

OPTIMIZE FREQUENCY

583

p

MODULATOR

ON

________________________________
EXITpMENU

STOREpOK

4

Select the line '

MODULATOR

' on the TV screen or '

MOD+

' in the

display with

P

;q

or

P

=r

.

5

Select '

OFF

' on the TV screen with

Q

or in the display '

MOD-

'

(modulator off).

How can I switch the modulator back on?

In the display, select '

MOD+

' (modulator on) with

Q

.

6

Confirm with

OK

.

7

To end, press

MENU

.

Suppressing interference

Summary of Contents for VR870CC/07

Page 1: ...ecting picture settings SMART PICTURE 27 FEliminating picture interference 28 Optimising tracking 28 Optimising still picture 28 GManual recording 29 General information 29 Recording without automatic switch off 29 Recording with automatic switch off OTR One Touch Recording 30 Preventing accidental erasing of cassettes 30 Lining up recordings assemble cut 30 Selecting the recording speed SP or LP ...

Page 2: ...VCR VR 870CC 07 VR 870L 07 VR 870P 07 ...

Page 3: ...g with VIDEO Plus or to alter or clear a programmed TIMER MENU Menu To call up or end main menu OK Store Confirm To store or confirm entry P q Select To select the next line or programme number P r Select To select the previous line or programme number PLAY G Playback To play a cassette H Rewind During STOP and STANDBY rewind during PLAYBACK reverse scanning STOP h Pause Stop To stop the tape exce...

Page 4: ...ff To switch off or on interrupt a function interrupt a programmed recording TIMER PROGRAMME r Select One line or programme number down PROGRAMME q Select One line or programme number up RECORD n Record To record the TV channel selected at this moment STOP EJECT Pause Stop eject cassette To stop the tape and eject the cassette RWD Rewind During STOP and STANDBY rewind during PLAYBACK reverse scann...

Page 5: ...rded with hifi sound or when a hifi sound is transmitted When you are making a recording k When you have programmed a recording or when a programmed recording is being made D When you are programming daily recordings W When you are programming weekly recordings When you have put a cassette in the video recorder DATE When the date of the programmed recording is shown START When the start time of th...

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Page 7: ... will be giving you instructions on functions that help make it easier to use your device Problem Here I will help you to find the cause of problems and their solutions For experts Here I will be giving you instructions on functions that are necessary for special applications I hope you have lots of fun with your new device Phil P S If you have questions or if problems come up during operation ple...

Page 8: ...u will enjoy using your new video recorder This video recorder is used for the recording and playback of VHS video cassettes Cassettes with the VHS C label VHS cassettes for camcorders may only be used with a suitable adapter This product complies with the requirements of Directive 73 23 EEC 89 336 EEC 93 68 EEC Specifications Voltage 220 240V 50Hz Energy consumption 16W Energy consumption Standby...

Page 9: ...the facilities available in your country for disposing of the packaging of the video recorder in a way that helps to protect the environment This electronic device contains many materials that can be recycled Please enquire about the possibilities for recycling your old device Make sure that air can circulate freely through the ventilation slots on the video recorder Do not place the device on an ...

Page 10: ...home cinema equipment When you connect your video recorder to your television and plug it into the wall socket you will be welcomed with a screen menu All you have to do is follow the instructions in the intelligent help line for the next step Enjoy the automatic TV channel search save function and the automatic time setting You can operate the main functions on your television using your video re...

Page 11: ...gs magazine VIDEO Plus and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VIDEO Plus system is manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation So that you can identify your machine for service questions or in the event of theft enter the serial number here The serial number PROD NO is printed on the type plate fixed at the back of the device MODEL NO VR87...

Page 12: ... Connecting your video recorder to the TV set The necessary cable connections must be made before you can record or playback TV programmes using your video recorder We recommend that you use a scart cable to connect your TV set and video recorder What is a scart cable The scart or Euro AV cable serves as the universal connector for picture sound and control signals With this type of connection the...

Page 13: ...V set using Easy Link Furthermore your TV channels can be transferred in the same order from your TV set to your video recorder using Easy Link Have the following cables ready an aerial cable 1 supplied a mains cable 2 supplied a special scart cable for Easylink 3 1 Switch off your TV set 2 Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set Insert it into the socket 2 at the back of the video recorder ...

Page 14: ...ls in the same order to the video recorder This may take several minutes When all the information has been transferred the following appears on the TV screen YEAR MONTH DATE TIME CLOCK YEAR è 2001 p MONTH 01 DATE 01 TIME 20 00 SMART CLOCK ON ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 8 Check the year in line YEAR If required please change the year with the number buttons 0 9 on the remote...

Page 15: ... into the suitable scart socket on your TV set reserved for the video recorder operation see your TV s operating instructions My TV set has several scart sockets Which one should I use Select that scart socket which is suited for the video output as well as for the video input My TV offers me a selection menu for the scart socket Select TV as a connection source of this scart socket 4 Switch on th...

Page 16: ...socket 2 at the back of the video recorder 3 Insert one end of the supplied aerial cable into the socket TV at the back of the video recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket at the back of the TV set 4 Insert one end of the supplied mains cable into the mains socket 4 at the back of the video recorder and the other end into the wall socket 5 Switch on your TV set and select the prog...

Page 17: ...rder operation Programme number for video recorder operation You have now saved a programme number for use by your video recorder as you would a regular TV channel This programme number must now be used in future for video recorder playback video recorder TV channel You can find more details in chapter Initial Installation Connecting additional devices You can connect additional devices such as de...

Page 18: ... aThe video recorder does not find any TV channels during the search b Select channel 1 on the TV set Can you see the saved TV channel on the TV set If not check the cable connection of the aerial aerial socket video recorder TV set b Please have patience The video recorder searches the entire frequency range in order to find and save the largest possible number of TV channels It is possible that ...

Page 19: ...r or the number buttons 0 9 on the remote control to select the TV channel which you would like to allocate the decoder to 3 Press the button MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear 4 Use the buttons P q or P r to select the line MANUAL SEARCH and confirm with OK MANUAL SEARCH PROGRAMME NUMBER è P01 p S CHANNEL NO CHANNEL NUMBER 21 DECODER OFF NICAM ON ________________________________...

Page 20: ...using P r or P q and confirm with OK MANUAL SEARCH PROGRAMME NUMBER è P01 p S CHANNEL NO CHANNEL NUMBER 21 DECODER OFF NICAM ON ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 4 Select line PROGRAMME NUMBER using P r or P q 5 Using Q or P select the desired programme number that you want to use for the TV channel e g P01 6 In line S CHANNEL select the desired display using P What is hidden beh...

Page 21: ...ng in sound disruptions you can turn off NICAM In line NICAM select OFF using Q or P 8 Save the TV channel with OK STORED will briefly appear on the TV screen 9 To search for other TV channels begin again at step 3 0 To end press MENU Using the satellite receiver TV channels from a satellite receiver connected to the scart socket EXT 2 AV 2 are received on the video recorder on programme number E2...

Page 22: ...start Follow TV the information then is re transferred from the TV set 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press the MENU button on the remote control The main menu will appear MENU CLOCK AUTO INSTALL MANUAL SEARCH FOLLOW TV TV CHANNEL ALLOC RECORD SPEED AUTO STANDBY VIDEOSYSTEM SPECIAL SETTINGS ________________________________ EXITpMENU OK HOTLI...

Page 23: ...s operating instructions to see which scart socket is used for video signals b If this does not help it s not possible to use this function Please read the section Sorting TV channels manually 7 Wait until the next number e g TV02 appears in the display 8 Select the next programme number on the TV set e g 2 9 Confirm with OK on the video recorder remote control Deleting sorting You can delete an i...

Page 24: ... for the video recorder 2 Press the MENU button on the remote control The main menu will appear 3 Select line AUTO INSTALL using P r or P q 4 Press OK AUTO INSTALL SEARCHING 00 TV CHANNELS FOUND ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ__________________ PLEASE WAIT 5 Autoinstall starts Wait until all TV channels have been found This can take several minutes 6 When Autoinstall is complete STORED will briefly appear on the TV scree...

Page 25: ...er for the video recorder 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear 3 Select line TV CHANNEL ALLOC using P r or P q 4 Confirm with OK TV CHANNEL ALLOC ALLOCATE ON P01 TV CHANNEL è BBC1 p ________________________________ ALLOCATEpOK EXITpMENU 5 Using Q or P select the saved TV channel that you want to assign to the programme number P01 6 Confirm with OK The following message will...

Page 26: ...ber for the video recorder 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear 3 Select line CLOCK using P r or P q and confirm with OK CLOCK YEAR è 2001 p MONTH 01 DATE 01 TIME 20 00 SMART CLOCK ON ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 4 Check the year in line YEAR If required please change the year with the number buttons 0 9 on the remote control 5 Select the next line wi...

Page 27: ...as not to affect the use of the TV or programmed recordings Your video recorder uses less than 4W with clock display switched off Power outage no power Channel information remains saved for up to 1 year the time and timer information is saved for up to 3 hours Emergency exit The video recorder and the remote control have the option of an Emergency exit You can use the STANDBY ON m button to interr...

Page 28: ...the Play button PLAY G to view the tape This will for example appear in the display 0 00 02 aPicture sound quality is poor b When playing rental videos or older poorer quality cassettes it may not be possible to completely filter out picture and sound interference This is not a fault in your machine Please read the section Selecting the picture settings SMART PICTURE or the chapter Eliminating pic...

Page 29: ...C cassette 60HZ will appear on the display Some special features for example still picture are not possible while you are playing an NTSC cassette Displaying current tape position The display shows the tape position in hours minutes and seconds In addition by pressing OK you can show the present tape position on the TV screen The following information is displayed on the screen e g 0 02 45 Shows t...

Page 30: ...nning for a few seconds will the correct playing time be shown Searching for a tape position with picture scanning 0 30 21 1 While a cassette is playing press H reverse or I forward one or more times This will for example appear in the display 2 To stop at a certain place on the tape press PLAY G Decreased picture quality Scanning interferes with the picture quality The sound is switched off This ...

Page 31: ...s you release the button the video recorder will automatically switch back to rewind or wind Automatic search for a tape position index search Every time a tape is recorded an index marking is written on the tape This marking can be compared with a bookmark These marked positions can be found again quickly and easily later by pressing a button 1 To search for the previous marking press INDEX E and...

Page 32: ...ting picture settings SMART PICTURE Using you can display and set many stored picture settings for playback What types of picture settings are available to me NATURAL Natural picture standard setting DISTINCT Emphasises details quick movements sports SOFT Suppression of interference when using rental cassettes SHARP Increase in sharpness e g for animated films 1 During playback press This will sho...

Page 33: ...til the playback quality is at its best 3 Wait a few seconds until TRAC disappears from the display These selected picture settings will not change until you eject the cassette Optimising still picture If the still picture vibrates vertically you can improve the still picture as follows 1 During still picture hold P q or P r until the picture quality is at its best JITT will appear in the display ...

Page 34: ...tically by a satellite receiver Recording without automatic switch off 1 Insert a cassette BBC1 2 Use P q or P r to select the programme number you want to record for example P01 This will appear on the display Station name If a TV station transmits a station name it will be shown in the display Programme numbers E1 E2 This programme number is provided for recording from external sources via the s...

Page 35: ...security tab or slide it to the left If you later decide to record on a protected cassette simply cover the hole with adhesive tape or slide the tab to the right Lining up recordings assemble cut When you add a further recording to a cassette which already has a recording on it a short blank flicker can appear between the old and the new recording or the picture itself can flicker To help reduce t...

Page 36: ...RECORD SPEED using P r or P q and confirm with OK 4 Select the required recording speed with Q or P SP LP AUTO SP StandardPlay normal recording speed offers the usual first class picture quality LP LongPlay half recording speed double recording time 8 hours can be recorded on a 4 hour cassette E240 with a somewhat reduced picture quality AUTO AUTOmatic Long Play If there is not enough space on the...

Page 37: ...RECORD ON ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 4 Select line RECORD LINK using P r or P q 5 Select function ON with Q or P Switching off Record Link To switch off the function select OFF 6 Confirm with OK 7 To end press MENU 8 Insert a cassette 9 Use a scart cable to connect scart socket EXT 2 AV 2 on the video recorder to the corresponding scart socket on the satellite receiver 0 P...

Page 38: ...nding programme number and starts recording Please do not change the TV channel on the TV set during the search so as not to affect the process 1 On the TV set select the programme number you want make the recording from 2 Press RECORD OTR n with the video recorder switched off aA search symbol appears in the display a moving symbol b The video recorder is comparing its saved TV channels with thos...

Page 39: ...Select line SPECIAL SETTINGS using P r or P q and confirm with OK SPECIAL SETTINGS OSD è ON p CLOCK DISPLAY OFF RECORD LINK OFF REPEAT PLAY OFF DIRECT RECORD ON ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 4 In line DIRECT RECORD select OFF Direct Record off or ON Direct Record on using Q or P 5 Confirm with OK 6 To end press MENU 7 Switch off with STANDBY ON m Manual recording ...

Page 40: ...ly to the minute If you want to programme a time that is different from the VPS or PDC time you must switch off VPS or PDC Only one TV program of a TV channel can be controlled using VPS PDC at a time If you want to record two or more TV programmes on a TV channel using VPS PDC you will need to programme these as two separate recordings Programming a recording with VIDEO Plus Thanks to this progra...

Page 41: ...with MENU b Check the time date see chapter Installing your video section Setting the time and date aThe following message appears on the screen MO FR PROGRAMMING NOT POSSIBLE FOR WEEKEND b A daily recording was entered for the wrong day Daily programming can only be used for recordings to be made from Monday to Friday 5 The decoded data appears after confirmation You can go back to change the dat...

Page 42: ...ording bThe end of the tape was reached during recording Error message NO CASSETTE k will flash in the video recorder display bNo cassette was inserted Insert a cassette and switch off the video recorder using STANDBY ON m Cassette was ejected as soon as the OK button was pressed bA cassette was inserted with the security tab removed Undo the erase protection chapter Manual Recording section Preve...

Page 43: ...te control Selecting onetime daily weekly recordings In DATE use SELECT to select from the following options ONCE Recording once MO FR Repeated daily recordings from Monday to Friday WEEK Repeated weekly recordings every week on the same day Programme numbers of the E1 and E2 scart socket You can also programme recordings from external sources via scart socket EXT 1 AV 1 E1 or EXT 2 AV 2 E2 Switch...

Page 44: ...jected during recording bThe end of the tape was reached during recording Error message NO CASSETTE k will flash in the video recorder display bNo cassette was inserted Insert a cassette and switch off the video recorder using STANDBY ON m The PROTECTED CASSETTE error message appears briefly on the screen then the cassette is ejected bA cassette was inserted with the security tab removed Undo the ...

Page 45: ...deo recorder clock is not set correctly Please read the section Setting the time and date in chapter Installing your video recorder 20 00 2 Press TURBO TIMER The current time start time will appear in the display for instance START 20 00 If required you can change this using P q or P r 22 00 3 Press TURBO TIMER The end time will appear in the display for instance END 22 00 END 22 00 If required yo...

Page 46: ...o cassette was inserted Insert a cassette and switch off the video recorder using STANDBY ON m Cassette is ejected during recording bThe end of the tape was reached during recording The PROT error message appears briefly in the display then the cassette is ejected bA cassette was inserted with the security tab removed Undo the erase protection chapter Manual Recording section Preventing accidental...

Page 47: ... end press MENU 4 Press TIMER k Select the input field with Q or P If required change the information with P q P r or the number buttons 0 9 5 Confirm with OK 6 Switch off with STANDBY ON m NexTView Link This video recorder is equipped with the function NexTView Link If your television is also equipped with this function you can mark TV programmes on the television for programming These TV program...

Page 48: ...layback press the MENU button on the remote control The main menu will appear MENU CLOCK AUTO INSTALL MANUAL SEARCH FOLLOW TV TV CHANNEL ALLOC RECORD SPEED AUTO STANDBY VIDEOSYSTEM SPECIAL SETTINGS ________________________________ EXITpMENU OK HOTLINEpCL 2 Select line VIDEOSYSTEM using P r or P q and confirm with OK 3 Select the TV colour system with the least disruptions using P or Q If colour in...

Page 49: ...hed on will disappear from the video recorder display a will flash in the video recorder display b This symbol flashes when a button is pressed when the child lock is active Switching the on screen display OSD off or on Along with the on screen menu the OSD On Screen Display also displays information on the current operating status counter playback recording TV channel etc on the TV screen You can...

Page 50: ...l still take place 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear 3 Select the line SPECIAL SETTINGS with P r or P q and confirm with OK SPECIAL SETTINGS OSD è ON p CLOCK DISPLAY OFF RECORD LINK OFF REPEAT PLAY OFF DIRECT RECORD ON ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 4 To switch off ...

Page 51: ...What do I need to pay attention to when changing the remote control and video recorder You must always change both video recorder and remote control to the same setting e g video recorder and remote control to VCR1 or VCR2 After you change the batteries in the remote control it will switch back to VCR1 How can I change back to VCR1 Press MENU The main menu will appear Press the SELECT button on th...

Page 52: ... SPECIAL SETTINGS using P q or P r and confirm with OK SPECIAL SETTINGS OSD è ON p CLOCK DISPLAY OFF RECORD LINK OFF REPEAT PLAY OFF DIRECT RECORD ON ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 3 Select line REPEAT PLAY using P q or P r 4 Select function ON with Q or P If you select OFF continuous playback will be switched off 5 Confirm with OK STORED will appear briefly on the screen 6 To...

Page 53: ...s a television receiver 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear 3 Select line AUTO STANDBY using P r or P q 4 Select OFF no automatic switch off or ON automatic switch off with the menu buttons P or Q 5 Confirm with OK STORED will briefly appear on the TV screen 6 To end press MENU Other func...

Page 54: ... corresponds to the make manufacturer of your TV set When you have entered the code number correctly the TV set will switch off aMy TV set will not switch off b Also try to enter code numbers of other manufacturers b In some cases it is possible that your TV set will not react to the selected code numbers If this is the case you unfortunately cannot use this function 3 By using the TV buttons on t...

Page 55: ...ono linear sound track can be heard MIXED The mono linear sound track can be heard at the same time as the stereo HIFI sound tracks 2 Keep pressing SELECT until the desired setting appears in the display Automatic switch to MONO If a TV channel does not transmit a stereo signal or if there is no stereo signal recorded on the video cassette the video recorder will automatically switch to MONO You w...

Page 56: ...signal is transmitted 1 Switch on the TV set Select the programme number used for video recorder playback see TV operating instructions 2 Press STOP EJECT to eject any cassette that might be in the device 3 Hold the STOP h button on the remote control In addition press the STOP EJECT button on the video recorder until the pre set modulator frequency e g M583 583MHz or UHF channel 35 appears in the...

Page 57: ...OP EJECT to eject any cassette that might be in the device 3 Hold the STOP h button on the remote control In addition press the STOP EJECT button on the video recorder until the pre set modulator frequency e g M583 583MHz or UHF channel 35 appears in the display OPTIMIZE MODULATOR OPTIMIZE FREQUENCY 583 p MODULATOR ON ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 4 Select the line MODULATOR ...

Page 58: ...sconnect from the mains power supply for 30 seconds then connect again If this doesn t help you could reset your video recorder to the default factory settings Resetting devices to default factory settings bAttention All the information stored TV channels time and date TIMER will be cleared 1 Disconnect from the mains power supply 2 Press and hold the STANDBY ON m button on the device and reconnec...

Page 59: ...ecked Programmed recording does not work bYou have programmed the wrong time or date check time and date bCheck time and date If time and date are wrong despite manual setting you can switch SMART CLOCK off Please read the section Setting the time and date in the chapter Installing your video recorder bYou have not set the TIMER properly Check the programmed recordings TIMER block bYou have put in...

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