Page 1: ...I Sli o INSTRUCTION MANUAL Video cassette recorder VHR 550 G CODE EEl PAL ...
Page 2: ...ere the unit is sold For customers in New Zealand please refer to the Warranty card for New Zealand For customers in Australia please refer to the Warranty card and to the Extended Manufacturer s Warranty Plan for Australia e e J Warranty card for New Zealand Warranty card for Australia Extended Manufacturer s Warranty Plan for Australia ...
Page 3: ...ing the VCR ON SCREEN MENUS AND BASIC CONTROL 10 I Changing the settings 11 3 PLAYBACK 12 Variable playback modes 12 index search 13 BASIC OPERATION Endless play 13 Counter memory 13 RECORDING TELEVISION BROADCASTS 14 Quick Start Recording timer 14 G CODE TIMER RECORDING PROGRAMMING 15 ON SCREEN TIMER RECORDING PROGRAMMING 17 ON SCREEN Confirmation 18 OPERATION Cancelling 18 5 COPYING A TAPE 19 TR...
Page 4: ...video tape to stick to the drum This prevents proper tape travel and may damage both tape and mechanism Safety precautions o Q Plug the power cord supplied into the AC IN on the rear of VCR Insert the plug of this power cord into a wall socket Press the POWER button The video head will warm up and the drying of any water particles will be faster Wait for 1 1 2 to 2 hours before using the VCR II It...
Page 5: ...t under the following conditions in locations with high humidity in presence of excessive dirt or dust in areas subject to strong vibrations near strong magnetic fields e g transmitting antennas motors fluorescent lights etc Do not stack anything on top of your VCR or block the air vents to prevent damaging or overheating Do not place anything except VHS video cassette tapes in the unit Do not all...
Page 6: ...quare brackets Accessories Is everything in the box Power cord 6 Front panel Aerial output cable 6 Remote control unit 2 AA IEC R6 size 1 5 voit batteries 5 12 Cassette loading Remote control sensor Rear panel 4 6 M 6 AUDIOMDEO OUT LAERIAL OUT 6 ...
Page 7: ...de open the lid Insert 2 AA IEC R6 15volt batteries D Be supplied according to the and signs em Replace the lid Operate the remote control unit within a range of ee f9 approx 30 from the front of the VCR Operate the unit within approx 6m 20 ft from the front of the VCR The battery life under normal operating conditions is about six months If the batteries become weak the operating distance will de...
Page 8: ...I E4J Aerial output cable I Power cord I Aerial output cable Tv m ANT umo N WOE aoca m AV cable y r lCiJ Am AL ur km hum DE I If your TV receiver has an AV terminal AV connections are also possible The AV cable is sold separately The advantage of this connection is a higher quality of picture and sound during playback J 6 ...
Page 9: ...lear This is your video channel l To view a tape playback or to watch a TV broadcast tuned on the VCR tuner set the TV to the video channel AUTO SETUP OKI ENTER When the AUTO SETUP screen is clear Dress the OK button on the remote control Auto tuning will start Notes During the Auto tuning operations please do not press any of the buttons or controls on the VCR or remote contol If you have already...
Page 10: ...G Code operation Ideally for simpler operation channels should be preset as follows Television station Programme position number TV 1 1 TV 2 2 TV 3 3 For additional channels in your area it is over to you to select the most logical channel position to place them Sky Television 4 Canterbury TV 5 Action TV 6 When you use the G Code function to programme a recording from a certain channel for the fir...
Page 11: ...ops on a broadcast other than the one desired press the PLAY F button again until the broadcast from the desired TV station e g TV2 appears on the TV screen Fine tuning When the desired TV station appears on the TV screen if the tuning is not optimum it can be improved by manual fine tuning Press the FF or q REW button to obtain the best possible picture and sound Press the OK button when the desi...
Page 12: ...e to return to the main menu and start again MENU 1 On screen timer recording programming o see page 17 t m MENU 1 T I MER PROGRAM SET w I 2 PROGRAM CHECK I CLEAR WJ 3 3 VCR SETUP w w 4 CLOCK SET m 0 91 SELECT MENUI TV 10 12 95 16 15 GCOUE G CODE NUMBER 489135 OKI ENTER CLEARI TO CORRECT G CODE TV OKI ENTER CLEAR TO CORRECT MENU I TV I 2 Confirmation Cancelling see page 18 PR DATE START END 01 23 ...
Page 13: ... Clock setting Press the MENU 11 button Press the nurneric4 button CLOCK SET 10 12 95 16 15 TlhfE SHIFT CLEARI TO CORRECT OK ENTER Using the CLEAR button delete the wrong numbers then enter the correct setting When the date and time have been entered press the OK button Power interruption If the power to the VCR has failed or has been disconnected for more than 1 hour the VCR display shows When th...
Page 14: ...tion Reverse search o Press the REW button during playback or rewind operation The picture can be viewed while the tape is rewound at a fast speed Press the PIJ4Y button to resume normal playback or the REW button to resume rewind operation Still picture Press thellPAUSE STILL button during normal playback A still picture can be viewed Press the PLAY button to resume normal playback If the still p...
Page 15: ...tton to correct You can then resume still picture or frame advance mode This VCR will go automatically to the beginning of a recording and start playback An index signal is automatically placed at the beginning of each recording made on this VCR This index can be used to search for the recording you wish to watch Index signals are not recorded after a recording pause Note Make sure that indexes ar...
Page 16: ...ording unwanted material o Q During recording press the 1I PAUSE STILL button The TV picture and sound will not be recorded Press the II PAUSE STILL button or REC button The recording will resume Note If the record pause mode continues for about five minutes the VCR will automatically go into the stop mode in order to prevent damage to the tape Quick Start Recording timer Timer recording is simple...
Page 17: ... to Confirmation and Canceling on page 18 G CODE NUMBER Using the numeric buttons enter the G CODE NUMBER for the programme you want to record Exan e Enter the G CODE NUMBER 489135 G CODE NUMBER 489135 1 If you entered a wrong number press the CLEAR button to delete it then enter the correct number Press the OK button The settings for the programmed recording are displayed If the programme positio...
Page 18: ...ress the MENWTV button repeatedly to select MF for daily recording Monday through Friday WK for weekly recording the same programme every week No display for one time recording Note Daily recording starting on a Saturday or Sunday will not be possible Recording tape speed setting Press the SP LP button repeatedly to select the desired tape speed No display Standard Play mode LP Long Play mode Chan...
Page 19: ... iNPUT button 1 The setting under PR programme position will change to L1 If a programme position number is already displayed first press the CLEAR button Additional settings DailyAiVeekiy recording Press the button repeatedly to select M F for daily recording Monday through Friday WK for weekly recording the same programme every week No dispiay for one time recording Note Daily recording starting...
Page 20: ...sh and the video cassette is ejected if a video cassette with no erasure prevention tab is loaded These portionswill not be recorded Please refer to Confirmation to check recording times New Zealand only Note on sky decoders and recording s There are at present two types of sky decoders available in New Zealand 1 Base Band Decoder no remote control supplied older type You cannot successfully recor...
Page 21: ... Long Play mode Press the lNPUT buttonto set the source L1 is displayed instead of the programme position number Setto the record pause mode The record pause mode is set by pressing the REC button then the I lPAUSE STILL button for PLAYBACK VCR Camcorder Insert the recorded videocassette Start playback by pressing the PLAY button for RECORDING VCR When the desired starting position is reached star...
Page 22: ...erference in playback Adjust the tracking control picture Dust or dirt on video heads Take the VCR to an Authorized Service Station or dealer RECORDING TROUBLE No recording The erasure prevention tab on the cassette has been removed Timer recording is not The starting day and time have not been set correctly possible The clock time is not set correctly I There has been a power interruption of more...
Page 23: ...r off 0 5 2 OVp p 75a 5 ohms 1 0 0 2Vp p 75 5 ohms 8 dBs more than 50 kohms 8 dBs less than 10 kohm More than 43 dB More than 240 lines Appearance and specifications are subject to change without notice Automatic head cleaning system This VCR is equipped with an automatic head cleaning system which automatically cleans the heads every time a cassette is loaded or unloaded However this system canno...
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