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Introduction

Connecting the

video recorder
Initial

installation

Settings

Operating

instructions

Playback

Removing picture

disturbance
Manual

recording
Programmed

recordings
Other

functions
Suppressing

interference
Before you call

an engineer

Important notes for operation

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Important information for customers in Great Britain

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Preparing the remote control for operation

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Connecting to a TV set with a scart socket

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Connecting to a TV set without a scart socket

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Connecting additional devices

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Setting TV channels, date and time for the first time

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Manual search for TV channel

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Using a satellite receiver

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Finding a TV channel automatically

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Manual sorting / clearing of TV channels

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Setting the time and date

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General information

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Navigation in the main menu

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Playing cassettes

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Resetting tape position

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Searching for tape position with picture (picture search)

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Searching for tape position without picture (forward wind and rewind)

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Automatic search for tape position (index search)

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Finding a blank position on tape automatically

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Still picture / slow motion

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Fine-tuning (Tracking)

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Optimizing still picture

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Starting and stopping recording manually

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Starting recording manually and stopping automatically

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Lining up manual recordings

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Selecting the recording speed

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Timer programming

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Problem solving (Timer programming)

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Deleting / checking / changing programmed recordings

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Altering automatic switch-off

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Adjusting the child lock

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Changing the TV system

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Optimizing the modulator

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Switching the modulator on and off

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Error correction

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Technical data

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Summary of Contents for VR110/07

Page 1: ...Page 13 Setting the time and date Page 14 General information Page 15 Navigation in the main menu Page 15 Playing cassettes Page 16 Resetting tape position Page 17 Searching for tape position with picture picture search Page 17 Searching for tape position without picture forward wind and rewind Page 18 Automatic search for tape position index search Page 18 Finding a blank position on tape automat...

Page 2: ...VR 110 07 Operating instructions with ...

Page 3: ...ssette I I ä ä In STOP or STANDBY mode Wind forward ä ä In PLAYBACK Fast forward 0 0 9 9 ä ä Enter data ä ä Select programme number T TV V ä ä Call up additional functions see below A AV V ä ä used only in combination with button T TV V see below S SE EL LE EC CT T ä ä Select function T TI IM ME ER R s s ä ä Programme recordings ä ä Check change recordings ä ä Delete recordings R RE EC CO OR RD D ...

Page 4: ...y there are some components which are constantly operational To switch off the video recorder completely you must disconnect it from the power supply The video recorder does not contain any components that can be repaired by the customer Make sure that air can circulate freely through the ventilation slots on the video recorder Make sure that no objects or liquids enter the video recorder If liqui...

Page 5: ...nect the brown cable live L to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter L or coloured red 6 Do not in any circumstances connect either of the two cables to the terminal in the plug marked with the letter E the symbol or coloured green or green yellow Before you refit the plug cover make sure that the grip at the bottom of the plug is clamped over the plastic cover of the lead not j...

Page 6: ...enclosed a mains cable enclosed and a scart cable P PA AR RD DO ON N W Wh ha at t i is s a a s sc ca ar rt t c ca ab bl le e The scart or Euro AV cable serves as the universal recording and playback connector for picture sound and control signals With this type of connection there is practically no loss of quality during the signal transfer We recommend that you use a scart cable available from sp...

Page 7: ...6 Take the enclosed mains cable and connect the appropriate ends to the mains socket 4 4 on the back of the video recorder 1 Have the following cables provided with your new video recorder ready An aerial cable and a mains cable 2 Switch off your TV set C Co on nn ne ec ct ti in ng g t to o a a T TV V s se et t w wi it th ho ou ut t a a s sc ca ar rt t s so oc ck ke et t 3 Remove the aerial cable ...

Page 8: ...he screen P PR RO OB BL LE EM M 6 Press a at t t th he e s sa am me e t ti im me e the stop button h on the remote control and the stop eject button on the front of the video recorder until the modulator frequency of the set appears in the display e g M583 9 Switch off the video recorder with the standby button m m 8 8 I I h ha av ve e u us se ed d t th he e s sc ca ar rt t s so oc ck ke et t A AV...

Page 9: ...in ns st ta al ll la at ti io on n 3 3 T TI IP P 2 The set seeks out and stores all available TV channels This procedure may take several minutes As soon as all the TV channels have been stored the display will briefly show OK W Wh ha at t i is s a a d di is sp pl la ay y The display of your video recorder is located immediately below the cassette insertion flap on the front of the set Among other...

Page 10: ...how CLK 6 Use P P to select whether you want to enter a channel CH or a special channel S CH and confirm with O OK K P PA AR RD DO ON N W Wh ha at t i is s a a c ch ha an nn ne el l o or r a a s sp pe ec ci ia al l c ch ha an nn ne el l TV channels are transmitted on precisely defined frequency ranges These ranges are also referred to as channels Each channel has its own TV station allocated to it...

Page 11: ...fr ro om m m my y s sa at te el ll li it te e r re ec ce ei iv ve er r 4 4 These do not have to be stored as actual TV channels On your video recorder select programme number E1 Individual TV channels must be selected on the actual satellite receiver itself 0 Finish manual sorting of TV channels by pressing the M ME EN NU U button or return to step 4 to allocate additional TV channels U Us si in n...

Page 12: ...ing the video recorder e g after moving house you can start this procedure again The video recorder finds all the available TV channels and stores the new settings 3 Use P P or P P to select the menu point AUTO Automatic channel search and confirm with O OK K 2 Press the M ME EN NU U button on the remote control The display will show CLK 8 8 T Th he e v vi id de eo o r re ec co or rd de er r i is ...

Page 13: ...ber set for video recorder operation 3 Use P P or P P to select the menu point ALLO manual channel allocation and confirm with O OK K 2 Press the M ME EN NU U button on the remote control The display will show CLK 4 Use P P or P P to select the TV channel to be allocated or deleted 5 D De el le et ti in ng g Delete the TV channel set with C CL LE EA AR R C CL L S So or rt ti in ng g Press S SE EL ...

Page 14: ...l show a date e g D 01 Using the number keys 0 0 9 9 enter the current date and or confirm it with O OK K 6 The display will show a time e g 20 00 Enter the current time with the number keys 0 0 9 9 and or confirm it with O OK K 7 The display will briefly show OK Finish by pressing the M ME EN NU U button to complete the setting of time and date 2 Confirm the menu point CLK setting time date with ...

Page 15: ...of the TV set Power consumption in energy saving mode is less than 4W N Na av vi ig ga at ti io on n i in n t th he e m ma ai in n m me en nu u Call up M ME EN NU U Select P P o or r P P r re es sp pe ec ct ti iv ve el ly y a an nd d O OK K Enter 0 0 9 9 P P P P Interrupt S ST TA AN ND DB BY Y O ON N m m Abandon M ME EN NU U I In n t th he e e ev ve en nt t o of f a a p po ow we er r c cu ut t Cha...

Page 16: ...ead the chapter Removing picture disturbance 4 4 When playing rental videos or older poorer quality cassettes it may not be possible to completely filter out picture and sound interference There is nothing wrong with the video recorder P PR RO OB BL LE EM M T TI IP P A Au ut to om ma at ti ic c s sw wi it tc ch h o of ff f Many functions pause still picture search switch themselves off automatical...

Page 17: ...le when you insert an incompletely rewound cassette into the video recorder and rewind it to the start of the tape Since the display is automatically reset to 00 00 00 when you insert a cassette the actual start of the cassette for the set is less than zero thus in the negative range The tape position is displayed with a minus sign P PR RO OB BL LE EM M 1 During playback press H rewind or I forwar...

Page 18: ...ind or forward wind button the rewind or forward wind process without picture will continue 1 Insert a tape recorded on this video recorder or on another set with index marking S Se ea ar rc ch h f fo or r t ta ap pe e p po os si it ti io on n a au ut to om ma at ti ic ca al ll ly y i in nd de ex x s se ea ar rc ch h 2 Press the Index button E and then I next index marking or H previous index mark...

Page 19: ... w m mo ot ti io on n 2 Hold down R to run the picture in slow motion or press R several times in succession to move the picture on step by step F FO OR R E EX XP PE ER RT TS S P Pl la ay y c co om mp pa ac ct t V VH HS S c ca as ss se et tt te es s You can of course also use this video recorder to play back compact VHS cassettes To do this you will need the appropriate cassette adapter Its dimens...

Page 20: ...tained The display will show JITT 2 Wait a few seconds until the message JITT in the display disappears P PR RO OB BL LE EM M W Wh ha at t i is s t tr ra ac ck ki in ng g Tracking is the name given to the process of optimizing picture and sound playback During this process the speed of the tape is adjusted in such a way that all kinds of interference are removed or in the case of old VHS cassettes...

Page 21: ...duced picture quality for example record about 360 minutes of programmes on a 180 minute cassette This chapter explains how to set the desired recording speed Selecting the recording speed 1 Switch on the TV set and if necessary select the programme number set for video recorder operation W Wh ha at t i is s e er ra as se e p pr ro ot te ec ct ti io on n VHS cassettes can be protected from over re...

Page 22: ...e ei iv ve er r 8 8 I I w wa an nt t t to o r re ec co or rd d f fr ro om m a an n a ad dd di it ti io on na al l d de ev vi ic ce e 4 4 Signals from additional devices such as a camcorder other video recorder PCs etc are received via the scart socket of the video recorder The programme number E1 is allocated for these sources S Se el le ec ct ti in ng g t th he e r re ec co or rd di in ng g s sp ...

Page 23: ...uch an effect S Se el le ec ct ti in ng g t th he e r re ec co or rd di in ng g s sp pe ee ed d 1 Press the M ME EN NU U button on the remote control The display will show CLK 2 Use P P or P P to select the menu point in the display SPEE recording speed and confirm with O OK K 3 Use P P or P P to select the recording speed SP Standard Play or LP Long Play 4 Confirm your selection with O OK K 5 End...

Page 24: ...d d r re ec co or rd di in ng gs s 9 9 8 8 T Th he e m me es ss sa ag ge e i in n t th he e d di is sp pl la ay y w wi il ll l b bl li in nk k 2 20 00 00 0 4 4 The time has not been set or not set correctly Please look up how to enter this information in the chapter Settings Setting the time and date If the date and time are not entered correctly it is not possible to make any programmed recording...

Page 25: ...rip of plastic arrow This erase protection can be overridden by sticking one or more strips of adhesive tape tightly over the gap which has been created P PA AR RD DO ON N 0 S SW WI IT TC CH H O OF FF F T TH HE E V VI ID DE EO O R RE EC CO OR RD DE ER R W WI IT TH H T TH HE E B BU UT TT TO ON N S ST TA AN ND DB BY Y O ON N m m I IF F Y YO OU U D DO ON N T T D DO O T TH HI IS S T TH HE E S SE ET T ...

Page 26: ... di in ng g Once started a recording can only be interrupted by pressing the Standby button m m WARNING This will not only stop the recording but it will also delete the programmed recording from the memory of the video recorder PROBLEM SOLUTION F FO OR R E EX XP PE ER RT TS S R Re ec co or rd di in ng g v vi ia a a ad dd di it ti io on na al l d de ev vi ic ce es s If you want to watch or record ...

Page 27: ... the timer again with the Standby button m m 1 Press the T TI IM ME ER R button on the remote control 2 Use the buttons P P and P P to select the memory location in the display which you want to check change delete W Wh ha at t i is s a a m me em mo or ry y l lo oc ca at ti io on n For technical reasons your video recorder has access to a limited number of drawers in which you can store your progr...

Page 28: ...isplay will show CLK 4 The display will briefly show OK 5 Complete the adjustment of automatic switch off with the M ME EN NU U button A Ad dj ju us st ti in ng g t th he e c ch hi il ld d l lo oc ck k You can prevent unauthorised use of your video recorder with this function Once it is activated the buttons on the front of the set are locked Previously entered programmes will of course be recorde...

Page 29: ...matic TV system changing with the button M ME EN NU U T TI IP P R Re ea ac ct ti iv va at ti in ng g a au ut to om ma at ti ic c c ch ha an ng ge e o ov ve er r As soon as the cassette is ejected with the Stop Eject button on the front of the video recorder the set switches automatically back to the AUTO setting automatic switching To change the setting during playback perform the steps 1 3 again ...

Page 30: ...il you see the adjacent test image clearly on the screen 6 Press O OK K several times until the display briefly shows the message OK S Sw wi it tc ch hi in ng g o of ff f t th he e m mo od du ul la at to or r If you have connected the video recorder to theTV set with a scart cable you can switch off the modulator when there is interference with the picture or sound You can find out how on the foll...

Page 31: ...V set The modulator frequency determines the frequency range in which these signals are transmitted T TI IP P 1 Make sure there is no cassette in the video recorder and switch the set off 2 Press a at t t th he e s sa am me e t ti im me e the stop button h on the remote control and the stop eject button on the front of the video recorder until the display shows e g M583 3 Press O OK K The display ...

Page 32: ...t the TV channel number allocated to video operation 4 4 Check that the TV channel number allocated to video operation is correct 4 4 Cable connection loose missing Check the connections N No o r re ec co or rd di in ng g p po os ss si ib bl le e 4 4TV channel not stored or wrongly selected 4 4 Cassette with erase protection inserted PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION P Pr ro og gr ra am mm me ed d r...

Page 33: ...ENGLISH NOTES 33 33 N No ot te es s ...

Page 34: ...NOTES ENGLISH 34 34 N No ot te es s ...

Page 35: ...H ä In Stop or Standby mode Rewind tape ä During playback Reverse picture search I ä In Stop or Standby mode Fast forward tape ä During playback Forward picture search PLAY K ä Play back recorded cassette Current operating mode Long Play Child lock activated No function Timer Enter date Timer Enter start time Timer Enter programme Timer Enter finish time No function Tape position in seconds Progra...

Page 36: ...3103 166 24682 0151 ω VR 110 07 ENGLISH ...

Page 37: ... HELP 8 8 M My y T TV V s se et t h ha as s m mo or re e t th ha an n o on ne e s sc ca ar rt t s so oc ck ke et t 4 4 Then you have a more modern TV set Please check with the aid of the operating instructions for the TV set which of the scart sockets on the set is intended for use with a video recorder 8 8 I I c ca an n t t s se ee e a a t te es st t p pi ic ct tu ur re e c co on nn ne ec ct ti i...

Page 38: ... operation If it does not select the corresponding programme number manually EXT AV 0 l Switch off the video recorder with the standby button m m l Press the stop button h h on the remote control and the stop eject button on the front of the video recorder at the same time until the display shows e g M583 l Switch on the TV set and on the TV set select the programme number to be used for video rec...

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