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NV-HV66

EG (Hi-Fi)

Operating Instructions

Video Cassette Recorder

Before connecting the device, operating it or adjusting settings please read these operating
instructions completely; especially the safety precautions on page 3.

Contents

Page

Included Accessories

Inserting Batteries

Safety Precautions

Remote control functions

4-5

Front- /Rear Panel VCR

Connecting with a 21-pin Scart cable

VCR Auto Setup with 21-pin Scart cable

Connecting with RF Coaxial cable

VCR Auto Setup with RF Coaxial cable

Channel tuning / Correcting interferences

Setting Time and Date

External Devices

10-11

Connecting a Set Top Box,
satellite receiver, decoder
or a second recorder
Connecting an amplifier

Menu

Manual Setup

13-14

Creating a new station table

Changing the name and order of TV stations

Creating a new station table
Shipping condition/factory defaults

Menu Others

Recording

Timer recording

17-18

Recording with INTELLIGENT TIMER

Recording with ShowView

Recording with external recording controls

Playback

General convenient functions

23-24

Video cassettes

Video cassette handling
Playing back NTSC video cassettes
Cassette erasure protection

Before requesting service

Specifications

Index

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Summary of Contents for NV-HV66 EG

Page 1: ...el tuning Correcting interferences 9 Setting Time and Date External Devices 10 11 Connecting a Set Top Box satellite receiver decoder or a second recorder Connectinganamplifier Menu 12 Manual Setup 13 14 Creating a new station table Changing the name and order of TV stations Creating a new station table Shipping condition factory defaults Menu Others 15 Recording 16 Timer recording 17 18 Recording...

Page 2: ... batteries last for about a year depending on how often you use the remote control unit Do not mix old with new batteries or batteries of different types Only use batteries without any harmful substances lead cadmium mercury Do not use rechargeable type batteries Remove the batteries if the remote control unit will remain unused for longer periods of time Do not heat or short circuit the batteries...

Page 3: ...REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN MOISTURE DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SUCH AS VASES SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS THIS UNIT IS INTENDED FOR USE IN MODERATE CLIMATES This product may receive radio interference caused by mobile telephones during use If such interference is apparent please increase separ...

Page 4: ... than 3 seconds Stop a recording session Still playback or Slow Playback Volume control VCR Playback Control TV Controls Television set Stand by on switch Fast rewind to beginning of tape Channel selector Selects the TV set s AV port VOL PAUSE SLOW AV ENTER TV CH VCR INPUT SEL ShowView AUDIO RESET CANCEL REC MODE OFF TIMER PROG PLAY I TIMER MENU EXIT JET REW CH AV LINK EXT LINK STATUS A B REC TIME...

Page 5: ... Press repeatedly to display the time tape counter or tape remain ShowView Menu Menu navigation buttons ENTER Selecting or storing settings VCR Standard Controls Select programme storage position or enter the ShowView number E g 18 Channel select buttons Tracking control of VCR picture disturbance Records with external recording control Switches from television reception to the video playback chan...

Page 6: ... Cassette Recorder Activates the recording timer Channel selector Page Detailed information is available on the specified pages CH Rear Panel VCR AUDIO L R AV1 TV AV2 DECODER EXT AC IN RF IN RF OUT 1 2 3 4 AC IN Power supply 1 AUDIO output R AUDIO output right channel L AUDIO output left channel 1 AV2 21 pin Scart socket AV1 21 pin Scart socket RF IN Antenna input RF OUT Antenna output 5 6 QUICK E...

Page 7: ... AC mains supply Turn on your television set With the Stand by on switch turn on the VCR The Country menu appears With the arrow buttons select the according country and confirm by pressing ENTER Automatic tuning for all receivable TV stations begins Approximate duration is 5 minutes If menu Clock set appears If time and date are not transmitted by a TV station they must be set manually Enter Time...

Page 8: ...o Setup with RF Coaxial cable D Mind that a wrong date or time will influence the programmed recording of TV programmes don t forget to change summer time and winter time D If the Country menu does not appear after turning the device on you may reset the device to its factory defaults page 14 Upon doing so the VCR Auto Setup will start again The Country menu appears With the arrow buttons select t...

Page 9: ...ill not initiate the VCR Auto Setup if it was run once before Reset the device to factory defaults page 14 Upon doing so you will be able to start VCR Auto Setup again D Press EXIT to abort VCR Auto Setup You can run VCR Auto Setup again at another time Press MENU the Menu screen appears With select Clock set Press ENTER Setting Time and Date select access return exit ENTER MENU EXIT Select AUTO a...

Page 10: ... set to DECODER with This setting does not allow you to change option AV2 IN Press MENU to return to the Menu screen When using a decoder switch channel to decoder Set Top Box satellite receiver second recorder Select AV2 with and set to EXT with Tape length AUTO E 240 AV2 EXT TV system AUTO SQPB AUTO OSD 4 3 Power save OFF VCR display ON Others 1 2 Tuning Pos Name Ch Pos Name Ch 1 ARD 7 2 ZDF 4 3...

Page 11: ...nect power to all devices Use an audio cable to connect your VCR to a stereo amplifier Left white L Right red R Connect VCR television set and the Amplifier to the AC mains supply D If you have a scart adapter cable you can also connect the VCR s AV socket to an amplifier 11 ...

Page 12: ...gate through menus and change selected entries With select the entry you would like to change then confirm with ENTER Make your changes following the menu steps With MENU return to the previous menu Press EXIT to leave the menu Menu Press MENU the menu screen appears With select the desired sub menu Press ENTER the selected menu appears 12 8 9 17 18 13 15 Tape length AUTO E 240 AV2 DECODER TV syst...

Page 13: ...l by pressing ENTER With the buttons select an open storage position Press ENTER 13 Pos Name Ch Pos Name Ch 1 ARD 7 2 ZDF 4 3 N3 2 4 RTL 12 5 SAT1 13 Tuning 6 VOX 8 7 8 9 10 Pos Name Channel Fine tuning Decoder Video system Mono 7 AUTO OFF AUTO OFF Tuning Pos Name Ch Pos Name Ch 6 VOX 8 7 PRO7 95 8 RTL2 85 9 KABE 97 10 S RTL 98 1 ARD 7 2 ZDF 4 3 N3 2 4 RTL 12 5 SAT1 13 Pos Name Channel Fine tuning...

Page 14: ...ew station table Press MENU the Menu screen appears With select the Tuning menu confirm with ENTER With select Auto Setup confirm with ENTER Press ENTER to confirm The Country menu appears Select country with and confirm with ENTER The Auto Setup menu will be displayed The Automatic Tuning will start Shipping condition factory defaults Press MENU the Menu screen appears With select the Tuning menu...

Page 15: ...uasi S VHS format OFF Plays back cassettes recorded in VHS format only Tape length AUTO E 240 AV2 DECODER TV system AUTO SQPB AUTO OSD 4 3 Power save OFF VCR display DIMMED Others 1 2 15 Power save ON The video recorder s display unit is off In Power save mode you cannot change the VCR display setting To control an external appliance via AV2 Scart socket the VCR first needs to be switched on OFF F...

Page 16: ...ording from an external device select from Scart inputs AV1 or AV2 Press REC to start recording Press STOP to stop recording Press PAUSE SLOW to pause recording To protect the video heads this function will be terminated after approx 5 minutes Press PAUSE SLOW again to resume recording Recording Tape Remain counter The display of the VCR shows Time Counter Tape Remain Press STATUS until RE is disp...

Page 17: ...ngs may be changed with Press ENTER to save timer programme Repeat these steps for further recordings you may wish to programme Press TIMER to activate the VCR s timer mode Make sure the VCR symbol is displayed D Do not forget to verify that there is enough tape left The length of the recording must not exceed the tape left on the video cassette 17 Timer recording 1 3 Pos Date Start Stop VPS PDC 1...

Page 18: ... the EP mode VPS PDC function If a TV programme begins or ends earlier or later than planned this function synchronises the beginning and end of the recording session with the actual beginning and end of the TV programme through a VPS signal transmitted by the TV station ON The station transmits VPS PDC signals You must set the timer to the time specified in the TV magazines Use the special VPS ti...

Page 19: ...recording menu page 17 This information will be copied into the INTELLIGENT TIMER menu Upon completing the programmed recording session such session information will be deleted from the Timer recording menu but remain available in the INTELLIGENT TIMER menu From there such information may be copied back to the Timer recording menu thus allowing you to easily programme the recording session again w...

Page 20: ...will store this information so it will not have to be entered again Modifying programmed data Press PROG CHECK the Timer recording menu appears With select the entry to be modified confirm with ENTER Select station and use to set date week or weekday Then enter start and stop time Select tape speed A Automatic SP LP EP and confirm with ENTER Press TIMER to activate the VCR s timer mode 20 ShowView...

Page 21: ...ntrols 21 Quitting recording stand by mode Press EXT LINK to quit recording stand by mode The EL1 or EL2 display disappears You can now play back a cassette or make a manual recording You must press EXT LINK again to reactivate the recording stand by mode Press EXT LINK to activate the VCR s recording stand by mode Make sure the VCR s EL1 or EL2 display appears As long as the satellite or digital ...

Page 22: ...b playback will start automatically Playback from power stand by mode When inserting a cassette and pressing PLAY the device will turn itself on and start playing back Normally the VCR automatically adjusts the playback picture to the highest possible quality Sometimes it may be necessary though to adjust the picture manually Picture noise or unclear picture during playback Tracking While in regul...

Page 23: ...rward INDEX tape rewinds Every time you press the button max 20 times the VCR will find the start of the next recording Playback will start automatically Press STOP to exit the Search function Search forward or backwards While playing back press or the search begins When pressing the button twice JET SEARCH the search speed increases When holding the button down the search will run for the duratio...

Page 24: ... the QUICK ERASE function Press and hold the QUICK ERASE button for a few seconds It takes approx 30 minutes to erase an E 180 cassette Device only operation Automatic shut down and removing cassettes If the VCR is switched into stand by mode the cassette may be removed by pressing the EJECT button Once done the VCR will switch back to stand by mode Tape Counter When inserting a video cassette the...

Page 25: ...ning untimely wear and tear do not re use the same tape section for several recording sessions To prevent the cassette from sustaining damage employ due care while inserting it into the video recorder Protect the cassettes against humidity or heat Do not expose the cassettes to dust Directly dispose of defective cassettes without trying to repair them Never open the cassette s housing Do not open ...

Page 26: ...ses motor noises These are not malfunctions Device is set to recording stand by or timer mode Quit with EXT LINK button or TIMER button The VCR display is not lit The VCR display is lit the device does not respond to controls Raised motor noise level Automatic Clock set doesn t work properly The use of E 300 cassettes may cause problems if the recordings were taken at low tape speeds LP or EP Chec...

Page 27: ...o video colour More than 43 dB SP Horizontal resolution colour More than 240 lines VHS SP Audio output level 6 dBV less than 1 kOhm Audio input level 6 dBV more than 10 kOhm RF modulated UHF channel 21 69 75 Ohm Video input and output level 1 0 V peak to peak 75 Ohm terminated Video TV colour system Tape speed Video andAudio heads helical scanning system 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Signal to noise ratio...

Page 28: ...15 Still playback 23 OSD 15 Cassette erasure protection 25 Tape counter 5 24 PAL 13 15 26 Channel 9 13 Tape length 15 Country 7 8 Playback 4 22 Tape remain display 5 16 CVC Super 6 Playback from power stand by mode 22 Tape speed 16 Power consumption 27 Time 9 Date 9 Power save 15 26 Time limited recording playback 22 Decoder 10 13 Power supply 27 Digital receiver 15 21 TRACKING V LOCK 22 Precautio...

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