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Mains connection
This video is suitable for use on A.C. mains supply, 220-240 V 50 Hz only. 
It must not be connected to D.C. mains.
Note: The mains lead of the video is fitted with a moulded plug. If the mains sockets are not compatible or if for any reason
the plug is removed please follow the directions below.
The moulded plug cannot be rewired and if removed must be disposed of safely. Remove the fuse to make it safer.
Do NOT under any circumstances plug the severed plug into any mains socket as this could result in an electric shock.

!

The OFF button 

B

B

on the remote control and the video recorder does not completely disconnect the unit from the

mains supply but switches operating power on and off.

Important!
If the plug is removed rewire new plug as follows: The wires in the mains plug are coloured
in accordance with the following code:

BLUE - NEUTRAL
BROWN - LIVE

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the
coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:

BLUE wire to the terminal coded N (Neutral) or coloured black.
BROWN wire to the terminal coded L (Live) or coloured red.

Do NOT make any connection to the terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter
E or by the safety symbol 

or coloured green and yellow.

A fused plug must be fitted with a 3A fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 and fuse
covers must always be securely replaced.
If the fuse blows, check the mains cable for damage or call a qualified technician. Do
not try to bridge the fuse or increase its rating!

BLUE

BROWN

N

E

L

3A

3A

3A

Dear Customer,

Thank you for purchasing this THOMSON multimedia product and for your confidence in our company. This product meets applicable safety requi-
rements and has undergone stringent testing during manufacture.
However, should there occur a defect, the product or its defective part(s) (excluding accessories and consumables) will be repaired free of
charge (labor and parts) or, at THOMSON multimedia’s discretion, exchanged for a similar item, provided that it has been returned within
12 (twelve) months from the date of original purchase (date of receipt), is defective in materials and/or workmanship and has been bought
in any of the following countries: F, I, E, P, GB, IRL, D, CH, A, B, L, NL (Territory) or in a Duty-free shop in the named countries.
This guarantee will be granted only upon presentation of the original invoice or cash receipt, indicating the date of purchase and dealer’s name,
and of this guarantee card with the product type and serial number. The benefits of this guarantee may be refused if the invoice, cash receipt or
guarantee card has been altered in any way, deleted or made illegible after the original purchase.

This guarantee does not apply to any of the following:
1.  Damage caused by accidents including, but not limited to, lightning, fire, water;
2.  Transport costs between the home and place of service and other costs and risks of transport relating directly or indirectly to this guarantee;
3. Damage to the product resulting from neglect, misuse, including but not limited to, failure to use, repair and/or install the product for its

normal domestic purposes and/or in accordance with the operating instructions on its proper installation and use;

4.  Modifications, adaptations and alterations of the product to operate in a country other than that for which  it was originally designed and

manufactured, or any damage resulting from such modifications;

These statements do not affect your statutory rights as a consumer under applicable national legislation in force, nor your consumer’s rights
against the dealer from whom you bought the product. 
If you need service, whether or not under guarantee, please approach the dealer who sold you the product.

In your own interest we advise you to read the instruction booklet for your THOMSON multimedia product carefully before contacting your dea-
ler or service center.

If you need service while in a country (within the named Territory) other than the one where you bought your product, please contact the nearest
THOMSON multimedia InfoCenter. 

Should you have any questions which your dealer is unable to answer, please contact:
THOMSON InfoCenter (UK,IRL)
THOMSON multimedia Sales UK Ltd.,
30 Tower View
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent ME19 4NQ
tel. 44 (0) 173 252 0920
fax. 44 (0) 173 252 0921
http://www.thomson-europe.com

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Page 3: ...vps showview status text ok exit menu s o s rec sp lp 0000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 AV pr pr 14 index mark 10 13 15 11 12 18 16 17 19 20 21 22 26 28 9 2 4 5 6 7 8 1 3 23 25 24 27 ...

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Page 5: ...returned within 12 twelve months from the date of original purchase date of receipt is defective in materials and or workmanship and has been bought in any of the following countries F I E P GB IRL D CH A B L NL Territory or in a Duty free shop in the named countries This guarantee will be granted only upon presentation of the original invoice or cash receipt indicating the date of purchase and de...

Page 6: ...r electromagnetic surges that could damage it For this reason keep the mains socket and aerial socket accessible so they can be disconnected When the unit is on standby some components remain connected to the mains To fully disconnect your set you have to unplug the mains connector from the mains socket Immediately disconnect the video recorder if you notice it giving off a smell of burning or smo...

Page 7: ...non rechargeable batteries type AA Video recorder Remote control Scart cable 21 pins connected Please respect the environment and prevailing regulations Before you dispose of batteries or accumulators ask your dealer whether they are subject to special recycling and it they will accept them for disposal Set up and user manual SIZE AA 1 5 V 0 MERCURY GRE ENE LL EXTRA HEAVY DUTY SIZ E AA 1 5 V 0 MER...

Page 8: ...ed connect the video recorder s AV 1 socket audio video 1 to the television s SCART socket AV 1 EXT 1 AUX 1 depending on the make Your television socket should be compatible with for the RGB signals 21 pins connected If this is not the case use the AV4 socket on the video recorder yellow cinch socket See your retailer for the appropriate cable 4 Connect the video recorder to the mains with the pow...

Page 9: ...standby Channel installation is finished When your television set is not fitted with the NexTView Link or any similar feature a message tells you that your video recorder is searching and storing the channels you can receive in your region Keep patient until a message informs you that your channels are stored 7 Press key ok 11 to confirm your channels 8a If the proposed channel number matches the ...

Page 10: ...t the instructions below For easy channel identification we suggest that you have a TV magazine at hand 1 With the menu 13 key call up the SUMMARY menu 2 With key 9 select the Installation line then validate with ok 11 3 Select the Organizer line from the INSTALLATION menu and validate with ok 11 4 Select the Select Pr line and choose a channel by entering its number or by scrolling with keys C C ...

Page 11: ...receiving the cable programmes Recommended connection scheme To give the video recorder priority over the satellite receiver connect your satellite receiver to the AV2 of the video recorder by means of a SCART cable Position the satellite receiver on top of the video recorder and see that you leave the infrared windows uncovered AV2 TV For the other possible connection schemes refer to the set up ...

Page 12: ...by entering the 00 the video recorder then tries out all the codes stored in its memory Via the infrared window the video recorder transmits a signal to your satellite receiver A confirmation menu comes up while the satellite receiver positions itself on channel 12 check whether channel 12 is indicated by the display on satellite receiver occasionally in a slow manner even if there is no image to ...

Page 13: ...ct your video recorder to the HiFi stereophonic system Thus you will be able to reproduce all the sound effects of your tapes musicals films on your HiFi system AV2 AV4 AV1 AV2 AV4 Decoder Sockets AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 Audio Video or Dolby Pro Logic amplifier The four cinch sockets AUDIO IN OUT red and white and the two VIDEO IN OUT cinch sockets yellow enable you to connect your video recorder to an Au...

Page 14: ...n Rewind Play Fast forward To remove an index To add an index To change channel Record Stop Pause Still image To double the recording time of the video tape with LP To choose a channel For two digit channels first press 0 Controllingthevideorecorder Remember to set the button to vcr before trying to use the video recorder remote control Programming the remote control with the TV other video record...

Page 15: ...r 09 53 Time SP Play recording at standard speed Standard Play LP Play recording at half speed Long Play SLP Super Long Play VIDEO The video recorder transmits the pictures and the sound to the television set VPS The current telecast is in the VPS mode PDC The current telecast is in the PDC mode HIFI Hi Fi sound i i Stereo 1 Left channel 2 Right channel L L Mono track Controlling the operation On ...

Page 16: ...enu page 21 Accelerated play In play mode press key REW 23 or F FWD 25 repeatedly to change the speed and direction of accelerated play You may also use the SHUTTLE outer ring which is situated on the front side of the video recorder to manipulate accelerated play Still image Pause In play mode press key PAUSE 28 to pause a picture and press repeatedly to wind forward image by image Variable slow ...

Page 17: ...ore an image by image sequence Simple recording 1 Press the key REC 26 The video recorder switches on record pause 2 Press the key PLAY 24 The video recorder starts the recording Recording with automatic stop 1 Press key REC 26 twice 2 Enter current programme end time with keys 0 to 9 on the remote control 21 The recording will automatically stop at the programmed time S O S Record Snap On Screen ...

Page 18: ...llite channels it is not possible to change channels Programming a recording with NAVICLICK 1 Select a channel on your video recorder 2 Press key NAVICLICK and wait until the NAVICLICK page appears 3 Press keys 7 and 9 to select the programme you wish to record Use keys pr pr 19 or C C 10 or B B 8 to change from one channel to the other 4 Press ok 11 to validate your choice 5 The TIMER REVIEW menu...

Page 19: ...ber of the programme you wish to record you ll have to use the RECORD TIMER menu 1 Display the SUMMARY menu with the key menu 13 2 Select Record Timer line with key 9 and validate with ok 11 The RECORD TIMER menu comes up 3 With the keys 0 to 9 21 or keys 10 or B B 8 to enter the channel number you wish to record or if not select an AV socket 4 Enter the following information by selecting the corr...

Page 20: ...000 16 Programming is deleted Recording programmed by a connected external unit The recording of a programme can be triggered by a satellite receiver or any other unit supporting this feature and connected to socket AV1 or AV2 by means of a Scart cable This connection scheme prevents you from having to programme both units 1a Programming by external Timer tick off the External timer box in the men...

Page 21: ...ammes recorded on the cassette then validate with ok 11 3 To organise the tape contents select one of the following functions Playback title the video recorder automatically searches and plays the selected recording Go to title the video recorder positions itself at the start of the selected recording Edit title to change the programme s title Press 7 9 C C 10 or B B 8 to select the letter then pr...

Page 22: ...keys C C 10 or B B 8 to change from one cassette to another this process can be quickened by holding down these keys 4 Once you have found the recorded programme required go to the corresponding line and press ok 11 5 Select one of the two following options proposed Edit title to modify its title Delete title to delete it from the memory The video recorder will automatically give the exact name to...

Page 23: ...ticular position from the beginning of the tape or the 00h00m00s position Enter a value with keys C 10 or B 8 then validate with ok 11 The video recorder immediately rewinds to the required position and starts to play at this point if you have ended your entry by pressing PLAY 24 Go to remaining time Thanks to the time counter you can access a particular position according to its position relative...

Page 24: ...e recording The sound level varies with each channel The sound can be adjusted before recording 1 Load tape and press key REC 26 2 Display SUMMARY menu with key menu 13 3 Select HiFi controls with key 9 then validate with ok 11 The HIFI CONTROLS menu appears 4 In the case of a stereo or bilingual programme select Sound mode line then display Stereo Mono Sound 1 or Sound 2 with keys C 10 ou B 8 5 T...

Page 25: ...URE menu 2 Adjust with keys C 10 or B 8 3 Press key 0000 16 to return to standard tracking Stability To improve the picture stability in frozen image mode 1 Pause cassette and select Stability from the PICTURE menu 2 Adjust with keys C 10 or B 8 3 To return to standard adjustment press key 0000 16 Format 1 Select Format from PICTURE menu 2 Choose an option with keys C 10 or B 8 Automatic for autom...

Page 26: ...ity Scrambling when the film is in black and white or when you wish to give an old film effect to your recording Tick the box on the Black and white line with the key ok 11 Standard Your video recorder comes with an automatic colour standard detection system PAL SECAM MESECAM PAL SECAM PAL MESECAM that works in both play and record mode When playing a tape causes problems scrambled pictures or bla...

Page 27: ...ecordings programmed with the VIDEO Plus system Thus you will avoid defective recordings due to programme time shifting or programmes exceeding the scheduled time within the 10 minute limit Auto Clock When the automatic daily clock setting feature does not match the time of your region De activate this function and manually adjust the clock on your video recorder VPS PDC Some channels telecast the...

Page 28: ...y mode where only the red indicator is on Auto LP The LP function enables you to double the recording time of a video tape Thus an E180 tape with a three hour recording time in SP mode can have a 6 hour recording time in LP mode Select one of the options with keys C 10 or B 8 Auto the video recorder automatically goes into LP mode in the event of not having enough time on the tape in SP mode Alway...

Page 29: ...hich is to be placed on the tape 3 Fast forward the tape to the end of the sequence to be replaced and press STOP 27 4 Press key 0000 16 to reset the counter 5 Rewind the tape to the beginning of the sequence to be replaced and press key PAUSE 28 6 Press on REC 26 then on INSERT and finally start playing from the source so as to begin the insertion 7 The insertion will automatically stop when the ...

Page 30: ...e key vps 2 during recording of a VPS programme The recording automatically stops when the programme has finished in real time VPS next set the video recorder in pause record mode then press key vps 2 The video recorder starts recording as soon as the programme begins Concerning video tapes To avoid erasing one of your tapes by accident we recommend that you to protect them by breaking the securit...

Page 31: ... 020 TOSHIBA 006 018 024 016 WEGA 019 YOKAN 020 025 YOKO 020 This remote control is a MULTI brand TV model which is compatible with a large number of television sets and video recorders Select the three digit code from the charts below which corresponds to the make of your television or another video recorder and refer to the instructions on page 9 before controlling one or the other unit More inf...

Page 32: ... Playing and recording in NTSC 3 58 Playing of NTSC tapes on TV PAL 60 Hz Playing of S VHS tapes Reception standards LL BG I DKK Number of storable channels 99 Remote control Infrared 33 Khz Batteries 2 x 1 5 V AA Menu language French English German Italian Spanish Hungarian Dutch Polish Portuguese Swedish Czech Automatic functions On using any key Play with protected tape Rewinding at the end of ...

Page 33: ...THOMSON multimedia 30 Tower View Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4NQ http www thomson multimedia com 21083330 Copyright THOMSON multimedia 2000 DAE Communication 95000 Cergy R9000 PACK 3 UK ...

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