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Technical information

Dimensions

Width x height x depth

360 x 91 x 280 mm

Weight

3.3 kg

Power supply

Voltage    

200V-240V ~ 50/60Hz

Power consumption

16 Watts

Stand-by power consumption

4.3 Watts

System

Video  

PAL -B/G

Channel range   

VHF 2 - 12, 
UHF 21 - 69, 
CATV S1 - S41, x, y, z 
(Hyperband) 

Channel locations

99 + AUX

RF Out  

UHF CH 21 - 69 (52)

Video

System

VHS

Speeds

Short play and long 
play 

Hi-Fi

Frequency response

20 Hz to 20 KHz

Dynamic range

> 80dB

Signal-to-Noise-Ratio > 60dB

General

Temperature range 

5° C to 35° C  

Humidity range

< 80 %  

Timer 8 

events,

1 month

These technical details may change.

Index

A

erial ......................................................... 2, 5

B

ilingual ..................................................13, 25

C

assette length ........................................... 23

Channel ............................................. 6-7, 9-11
Child lock  ..................................................... 16
CM Skip  ....................................................... 16
Condensation ............................... Precautions
Counter ........................................................ 24

E

uro AV  ......................................................... 8

.

L

ocation number  .................................. 6-7, 11

LP (long play)  .......................................... 18-20

M

ains ................................................... 2-4, 26

Mesecam ..................................................... 13

N

TSC ........................................................... 13

O

SD ON/OFF ................................................ 17

OTR (One Touch Recording) ......................... 18

P

DC (Programme Delivery Control) ............. 19

Protected cassette  ...................................... 24

R

emaining time ........................................... 23

RF out  ......................................................... 6-7

S

atellite ..................................................... 3, 8

Scart socket  ........................................... 2-4, 8
ShowView ................................................... 19
SP (standard play)  .................................. 18-20
Stand-by ....................................... Precautions
Station ...................................................6-7, 11
Still-frame adjustment  ................................ 14

T

V/VCR button  .............................................. 2

V

PS .............................................................. 19

16:9 Set .........................................................15

Summary of Contents for VR 4-HIFI

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL VIDEO RECORDER VR 4 HiFi VHS HQ HiFi Videorecorder ...

Page 2: ...hich can seriously damage the video and cassettes Wait around two hours to allow it to reach room temperature Make sure the video is placed at least 10cm apart from other home appliances or obstacles to get sufficient ventilation This apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on top of the video Put the video on a stead...

Page 3: ... recorder to the television 7 2nd scart socket 8 Tuning in new stations Manual tuning 9 Station names 10 Sorting programme locations Clearing programme locations 11 Front panel controls 12 Playing cassettes Play 13 Still Variable picture search Variable slow motion Finding new recordings index scan 14 16 9 Wide Screen format 15 CM skip commercial skip Auto Repeat Child lock 16 OSD On Screen Displa...

Page 4: ...lead is supplied in your accessory kit 200V 240V 50 60 Hz Put the batteries into the remote control Make sure the and signs on the batteries agree with the and signs in the battery compartment If you have connected your video as shown in option 1 turn to page 5 1 Setting up your video Option 2 Connecting your video through a scart lead Television Aerial Scart lead not supplied You will get better ...

Page 5: ...onnecting your video to the hi fi system Option 1 Television Plug a phono cable into the Audio L R sockets on the back panel and into the audio sockets on any audio amplifier if needed If your video does not have this connection see belows Option 2 Video 200V 240V 50 60 Hz 4 Hi Fi Aerial Aerial Connecting your video to the hi fi system Option 2 Television Plug a scart to phono cable into the AV1 s...

Page 6: ...rding If your video has two scart sockets you can use the other socket AV2 to connect other equipment 6 200V 240V 50 60 Hz How to connect your video to a camcorder Camcorder Aerial 200V 240V 50 60 Hz If you have connected your camcorder in this way you can also connect a scart lead from AV1 on the back panel of the video to the television To use this function see page 8 You can also connect the ca...

Page 7: ...S PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END Select the wanted language and country with PR or PR button Press OK to confirm Tune the TV using the pre set functions on your TV as described in its manual until you see a blue CH search screen Store this setting on the TV and go to page 7 For selecting the country refer to the followings B Belgium D Germany DK Denmark E Spain GR Greece I Italy LUX Luxembourg N No...

Page 8: ...OK Select RF Output Set Up by pressing PR twice then OK Change the channel number using buttons 0 9 Press OK to confirm Press MENU to end Option 3 Buy a scart lead from your local electrical shop Connect the scart lead as shown on page 2 diagram 2 If you want to change the RF output in the future due to new broadcasting stations or equipment and so on press and hold the OK button on the remote con...

Page 9: ...10 or page 11 The clock is also set automatically If the clock has not been set the clock setting screen will appear Please see Setting time and date on page 17 If you want to change the station names see page 10 If you want to change the programme locations see page 11 You need to change programme locations if the stations are not in order for example ARD on programme 1 ZDF on programme 2 and so ...

Page 10: ...ons have no effect To return to normal video use the other equipment must be turned off When the program is encoded and you have a decoder connected to socket EURO AV2 you must set in OSD menu PR PRESET MANUAL SET with or DECODER to ON Recording from other Equipment Simple recording can be performed refer to page 18 ensure the equipment is turned on and is displaying the correct channel Timer reco...

Page 11: ...ESET AUTO SET MANUAL SET PR ERASE PR ALIGN PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END MANUAL SET PR01 ARD PR08 P 08 PR02 ZDF PR09 P 09 PR03 P 03 PR10 P 10 PR04 P 04 PR11 P 11 PR05 MTV PR12 PR06 P 06 PR13 PR07 P 07 PR14 PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END 2 3 4 5 MANUAL SET PR UP DOWN SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END PR 04 RECEPTION AERIAL AUTOSEARCH CH__ FINE TUNING DECODER ON NAME ____ MANUAL SET PR UP DOWN SELECT OK CON...

Page 12: ... Press OK to confirm and MENU to end 2 3 4 MANUAL SET PR01 ARD PR08 P 08 PR02 ZDF PR09 P 09 PR03 P 03 PR10 P 10 PR04 P 04 PR11 P 11 PR05 MTV PR12 PR06 P 06 PR13 PR07 P 07 PR14 PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END MANUAL SET PR UP DOWN 0 1 CHANGE CREATE OK CONFIRM MENU END PR 01 RECEPTION AERIAL AUTOSEARCH CH01 FINE TUNING DECODER ON NAME ____ MANUAL SET PR SELECT CHARACTER SELECT POSITION OK CONFIRM MENU...

Page 13: ...P 08 PR02 ZDF PR09 P 09 PR03 P 03 PR10 P 10 PR04 P 04 PR11 P 11 PR05 MTV PR12 PR06 P 06 PR13 PR07 P 07 PR14 Clearing programme locations Clearing programme locations allows you to erase any stored programmes you no longer want 1 Press MENU Choose PR Preset by pressing PR then OK Choose PR Erase by pressing PR twice and then OK Press PR or PR to select the station you want to clear Press and hold t...

Page 14: ... button refer to page 8 clock counter on screen display CM skip button to cue the tape for 30 seconds to eject the cassette the variable slow motion button these buttons are not available for this set to search the beginnings of records index a button that doubles the maximum recording time for very long recordings the record or OTR button One Touch Recording means each time you press the button r...

Page 15: ...u load a protected cassette such as pre recorded film see page 24 playback will start automatically When you are playing tapes of poor quality or tapes which have been recorded on another machine you can use the PR or PR buttons while the cassette is playing to reduce horizontal interferences stripes Playing NTSC tapes on PAL TV If you play cassettes which have been recorded on the NTSC colour sys...

Page 16: ...peed in six steps Press to switch back to normal playback After approximately five minutes on still the cassette will automatically switch to normal playback If the still picture is jumping you can steady it by using the PR and PR button Finding new recordings index scan The video index search system allows you to find the beginning of any recording you have made on your video Your video automatic...

Page 17: ...4 3 broadcasts will be converted to 16 9 format OFF The video will play or record all broadcasts in 4 3 format only 2 3 VCR SETUP CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SET RF OUTPUT SET 16 9 SET OSD ON OFF PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END 16 9 SET AUTO OFF ON PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END Press PR to choose the setting you want for example AUTO ON or OFF Confirm the setting with OK 16 9 Set Auto This video automaticall...

Page 18: ...This video repeatedly plays the tape from beginning to end To release this mode press any mode operation button such as PLAY FF REW or STOP Child lock Press the button for about 5 seconds No buttons of front panel can be operated now and LOCK INDICATOR SAFE will be displayed momentarily on LED display Keep your remote control in a safe place To release child lock press any button of the remote con...

Page 19: ...o confirm the settings and press MENU to end VCR SETUP CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SET RF OUTPUT SET 16 9 SET OSD ON OFF PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END OSD ON OFF ON OFF PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END OSD On Screen Display ON OFF This VCR is set to OSD On Screen Display ON mode at the factory but you can change it to OFF mode When a function is changed at the front display or remote control the change will b...

Page 20: ...s displayed STOP SP PR01 ARD STEREO ON VCR VCR VCR These buttons are used on the following two pages One touch recording OTR VCR Press PR or PR to choose the station you want to record Every time you press the recording time will increase by 30 minutes It is possible to record for up to 10 hours if there is enough room on the cassette To cancel OTR press and hold the STOP button for about five sec...

Page 21: ... programme starts earlier or later than advertised VPS PDC works when the broadcaster sends a signal but the signal is not always sent If you are not sure the signal will be sent it is best to switch VPS PDC off If there is no programme number displayed under PR in the change menu the video doesn t yet know the number for the programme you want Type it in and this will be stored for later recordin...

Page 22: ...MERPROGRAM ONCE PR Use PR if you want to choose the AV channel see page 9 or 0 to 9 for other channels Start time Use buttons 0 to 9 to enter the start time End time Use buttons 0 to 9 to enter the end time Start date Use buttons 0 to 9 to enter the date Tape Speed Use PR if you want to choose LP see page 18 VPS PDC Use PR if you want to switch VPS PDC on see page 19 If you want to change any of t...

Page 23: ...the timer to start recording a second programme before the first programme has finished If you don t adjust the times the video will record the first programme completely then start to record the second one If there is not enough free space for the recording on the cassette the video will automatically switch to LP to double the recording time left on the cassette The recorder will eject cassettes...

Page 24: ...bottom line of the screen Press OK Remember to load a cassette and switch the video off by pressing TIMER PROGRAM PR START END DATE 01 18 10 20 30 19 07 03 21 20 22 20 14 07 PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END TIMER PROGRAM ONCE PR 03 START TIME 21 20 END TIME 22 20 START DATE 14 07 WED TAPE SPEED SP VPS PDC ON 0 ERASE CORRECT MENU END TIMER PROGRAM PR START END DATE 01 18 10 20 30 19 07 03 21 20 22 20 ...

Page 25: ...ill show how long is left to the end of the cassette This will be displayed for several seconds only Finding the counter zero position Press MENU and choose Tape Control by pressing PR and then OK Choose Go to Zero by pressing PR and then OK The video will wind to the position 0 00 00 and stop REW SP GO TO ZERO 0 02 13 TAPE CONTROL TAPE REMAIN E 240 01 27 TAPE REMAIN GO TO ZERO COUNTER RESET E 180...

Page 26: ...y tab on the side of the cassette some cassettes have a slide When you have removed the tab your video will eject the cassette if ever you try to record onto it If you want to record onto the cassette after removing the tab cover the hole with sticky tape We advise you to use a head cleaning cassette every six months to keep your video in perfect working order PAL Power saving features Dimmer Your...

Page 27: ...roadcast As well as the normal mono sound track of VHS video recorders your video has a high quality hi fi sound system This means you can enjoy the following Films with excellent stereo sound Films of full length concerts in high quality stereo Films with impressive surround sound using extra surround sound equipment VHS cassettes with hi fi stereo sound and also VHS cassette with normal sound PL...

Page 28: ...l to Noise Ratio 60dB General Temperature range 5 C to 35 C Humidity range 80 Timer 8 events 1 month These technical details may change Index Aerial 2 5 Bilingual 13 25 Cassette length 23 Channel 6 7 9 11 Child lock 16 CM Skip 16 Condensation Precautions Counter 24 Euro AV 8 Location number 6 7 11 LP long play 18 20 Mains 2 4 26 Mesecam 13 NTSC 13 OSD ON OFF 17 OTR One Touch Recording 18 PDC Progr...

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Page 31: ...he TV VCR button on the video remote control will not work This button will only work if the TV has the appropriate internal switch and a scart lead is connecting the TV and video The television will not change channel when the video is turned on If the television will not change channel while the video is on check whether a scart lead has been connected See page 2 option 2 If a scart lead has bee...

Page 32: ...n page 6 LANGUAGE SET ENGLISH DEUTSCH ITALIANO ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS NEDERLANDS SVENSKA SUOMI PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END COUNTRY SET B N D NL DK S E SF GR CH I TR LUX OTHERS PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END For selecting the country refer to the followings B Belgium D Germany DK Denmark E Spain GR Greece I Italy LUX Luxembourg N Norway NL Netherlands S Sweden SF Finland CH Switzerland TR Turkey Stage 3...

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