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The remote control

EJECT

Eject

STANDBY

Standby

CHILD LOCK

Child lock

SYSTEM

Special function

SP/LP

SP/LP selection

MONITOR

TV monitor function

0-9

Digit buttons 0-9

SELECT

Function selector

CLEAR (CL)

Reset, clear

TIMER

’VIDEOPlus’ / ’TIMER’ programming

Confirm button

Up/Plus, programme number

Menu left

Menu right

Down/Minus, programme number

PLAY

Playback

Rewind/Reverse scanning

STOP

Pause/Stop, Tuner-mode

Forward wind/ Forward scanning

INDEX

Index search

RECORD/OTR

Record

STILL

Still picture

Additional TV functions:

TV volume -

TV sound off

Switch off TV

Programme

Programme number -

Front of the video recorder

RECORD

Record

PROGRAMME

Down/Minus, number

PROGRAMME

Up/Plus, number

STANDBY

Standby

EJECT

Cassette eject

STOP

Pause/Stop

PLAY

Playback

STILL

Still picture

Rotary control for Rewind/Reverse scanning or

Forward wind/ Forward scanning

AUTOINSTALL

Installation button

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF

Summary of Contents for 686

Page 1: ...ng STOP h Pause Stop Tuner mode I Forward wind Forward scanning INDEX E Index search RECORD OTR n Record STILL R Still picture Additional TV functions Sq TV volume Sr TV volume TV y TV sound off TV m Switch off TV TV q Programme number TV r Programme number Front of the video recorder RECORD n Record PROGRAMME r Down Minus number PROGRAMME q Up Plus number STANDBY m Standby EJECT J Cassette eject ...

Page 2: ... Programming is now complete The data has been stored in a TIMER block 7 Make sure that a cassette without erase protection has been loaded Switch to standby with the STANDBY m button A programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched to standby with the STANDBY m button How to programme a recording manually 1 Switch on the TV set Press the TIMER k button twice 2 Select ...

Page 3: ...ountry for disposing of the packaging of the video recorder in a way that helps to protect the environment This electronic equipment contains many materials that can be recycled Please inquire about the possibilities for recycling your old set VIDEOPlus and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Develop ment Corporation The VIDEOPlus system is manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corpor...

Page 4: ... be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED 3 Do not connect either wires to the earth terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow Before replacing the plug cover make certain that the cord grip is clamped over the sheath of the lead not simply over the two wires Connecting VCR with s...

Page 5: ... 6 with the P r or the P q button Confirm the adjusted frequency with the OK button Automatic adjustment of modulator frequency If you press the I button in step 6 the next optimal modulator frequence will be selected automatically Confirm the frequency displayed with the OK button Switching off the modulator If you cannot eliminate picture or sound interference using the above method you can swit...

Page 6: ...he remote control have an Emergency interrupt button You can use the STANDBY m but ton to interrupt any function Whenever you have operating problems you can simply interrupt the function and start again You can practise operating your set without any worries No matter which buttons you press you cannot damage it User guide With OSD On Screen Display the corresponding functions appear on the TV sc...

Page 7: ...pter 4 SPECIAL FEATURES Manual channel search Note With the OK button you can interrupt the automatic chan nel search All TV channels found will remain stored If a TV channel transmits a TV channel identification e g BBC1 it appears in the display Setting the clock If the time in the video recorder display is not correct or if appears in the display please set the clock manually 1 Switch on the TV...

Page 8: ...els have been allocated To finish press the STANDBY m button Note When NOTV no signal from TV set appears in the display the TV channels can not be allocated automatically Then read further in the next paragraph Manual channel number allocation If you allocated the wrong TV channel at step 5 or 8 you can go back one step with the CLEAR CL button Manual Channel Number Allocation You can give any de...

Page 9: ...gramme you wish to link with the decoder function using the P q or P r button or the digit buttons 0 9 2 Press the AUTOINSTALL button on the video recorder 3 Select MANUAL SEARCH with the P q or P r button 4 Confirm with the OK button 5 Press the INDEX E button In the display appears DEC 6 Confirm with the OK button 7 To end press the OK and the STANDBY m button 7 ...

Page 10: ...icture quality will deteriorate during picture scan ning The sound is turned off With this video recorder you can playback cassettes that have been recorded on other video recorders in the NTSC standard This only works for PAL television sets which are suitable for a picture frequency of 60 Hz During NTSC playback some special features e g still picture are not possible Still picture Slow motion 1...

Page 11: ...an continuously repeat the replay of a cassette When the end of the tape has been reached it rewinds and begins again 1 Press the PLAY G button 2 Whilst holding down the MONITOR button on the remote control press the PLAY G button on the video recorder In the display appears REP 3 If you want to cancel the function repeat step 2 Note No other button will react during continuous playback After a po...

Page 12: ...d of the cassette press the RECORD n button again The dis play shows at what time the recording will stop With each subsequent press of the RECORD n button you can add 30 minutes to this time You can return to the normal recording status by pressing the CLEAR CL button Stereo reception This video recorder can record stereo transmissions The playback of HiFi recordings has HiFi quality Erase protec...

Page 13: ... your video recorder This can take up to one minute How to programme a recording The video recorder needs the following information for every programmed recording the date on which the recording is to be made the programme number for the TV programme the start and stop time of the recording PDC or VPS on or off The video recorder stores all the information mentioned above in a TIMER block You can ...

Page 14: ...If e g 20 00 flashes in the display please set the clock 6 Finally press the OK button Programming is now com plete The data has been stored in a TIMER block 7 Make sure that a cassette without erase protection has been loaded Switch to standby with the STANDBY m but ton A programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched to standby with the STANDBY m but ton Note VIDEOPl...

Page 15: ...screen for a few seconds If you insert a cassette with erase protection after programming the recording PROTECTED CASSETTE will appear on the TV screen for a few seconds The cassette will then be ejected When after pressing the TIMER k button TIMER FULL appears on the TV screen all TIMER blocks have been programmed Then with the P q or P r button select the TIMER block you want to adjust or clear ...

Page 16: ...ording Do you have another device e g a satellite receiver which can control other equipment by a programming function You can connect this device to the video recorder with a scart cable at socket EXT 2 1 Insert a cassette Switch to standby with the STANDBY m button 2 Hold the MONITOR button until REC P appears in the display 3 If you want to interrupt this function before the recording has actua...

Page 17: ...t CHANNEL or FREQUENCY Confirm with the OK button Manual channel search In certain cases the Automatic channel search may not be able to find all of the TV channels e g coded TV channels In that case use this manual method to set the TV channels 1 Switch on the TV set Press the AUTOINSTALL button on the video recorder 2 With the P q ot P r button select MANUAL SEARCH Confirm with the OK button 3 H...

Page 18: ...layback from video recorder TV set not properly adjusted Cassette badly worn or of poor quality Read the section about How to eliminate picture disturbance in chapter PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS No recording possible TV channel not stored or wrongly selected Cassette with erase protection has been loaded Programmed recording does not function TIMER not set properly Time date wrongly programmed A cassette w...

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