Changing the video (colour) system
If you play back recordings made on a different kind of tape,
the automatic video (colour) system switch-over may lead to
colour distortion.
You can manually switch off the video (colour) system for
playback or switch off the colour.
Video (colour) systems
Other countries, other video (colour) systems:
In central Europe transmissions are broadcast in the PAL
system (Phase Alternation Line) standard. France uses
SECAM (Séquentiel à mémoire). In some countries (USA
and Japan), TV viewers receive their programmes as an
NTSC signal (National Television System Committee).
1
During playback
, press the
MENU
button on the
remote control. '
CLK
' will appear in the display.
2
In the display, select '
SYST
' (switching video/colour
system) with
;
P+
or
P-
=
. Confirm with
OK
.
3
Select the TV (colour) system with the least disruptions
using
P-
=
or
;
P+
.
If colour interference still occurs, you can switch to '
B/W
'
(black and white).
4
Confirm with
OK
.
5
To end, press
MENU
.
How can I change back to 'Automatic Switch-over'?
If you change the programme number, the video (colour)
system for recording will switch itself back to '
AUTO
'
(automatic switch-over).
If you eject the cassette, the video (colour) system for
playback will switch itself back to '
AUTO
' (automatic
switch-over).
Child lock
You can prevent unauthorised use of your video recorder with
this function. When the child lock is active, the buttons on the
front of the device are blocked (will not function). You can
make programmed recordings while the child lock is on.
1
Hold down the
STANDBY
m
button on the video
recorder. In addition, hold down the
SELECT
button on
the remote control until '
{
' appears in the display.
2
Put away the remote control somewhere out of reach of
children.
3
To turn off the child lock, hold down the
STANDBY
m
button on the video recorder. In addition, hold down the
SELECT
button on the remote control until '
{
'
disappears from the display.
'
{
' will flash in the video recorder display
* This symbol flashes when a button is pressed when the
child lock is active.
Automatic switch-off
If you haven't used the video recorder for a few minutes in
certain modes (e.g.: STOP), it will switch to standby
automatically. You can cancel this function to use the video
recorder as a television receiver.
1
Press
MENU
on the remote control. '
CLK
' will appear on
the display.
2
In the display, select '
AST
' (Automatic switch-off) with
P-
=
or
;
P+
and confirm with
OK
.
3
Select '
AST-
' (no automatic switch-off) or '
AST+
'
(automatic switch-off) with the menu buttons
P-
=
or
;
P+
.
4
Confirm with
OK
.
'
OK
' will briefly flash in the video recorder display.
5
To end, press
MENU
.
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