User manual PALSONIC VCR2120

[. . . ] Recording any copyright protected material may infringe a copyright. WORTH Before doing anything with the machine, please read the chapter "Initial installation". knowing Contnets Controls The remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The machine, On screen display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Initial installation Connecting up the video recorder, Fitting the remote control`s batteries . 4 Setting up the video recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] After approx 5 minutes instill, the cassette plays back automatically. NTSC PLAYBACK on PAL TV, If you playback the tapes, which have been recorded on NTSC colour system, on this VCR, you can watch the pictures on a PAL TV. Auto Head Cleaning This VCR has Auto Head Cleaner The video head will be cleaned automatically whenever loading or unloading the tape. 6 PLAYING cassettes Still Still picture from playback. Each press of the button advances the picture one frame. "PLAY" blinks during still PLAY switches back to normal playback Variable picture search Starting from playback you can control search speed in 2 steps either forwards ( ) or backwards ( ). Press repeatedly. PLAY switches back to normal playback. Variable slow motion Starting from playback you can control slow motion speed in 6 steps (1/5, 1/10, 1/5, 1/30, 1/25, 1/20, 1/15, . . . ) Press repeatedly. PLAY switches back to normal playback. Accessing new recordings (index scan) Access the beginning of recordings in the middle of the tape using the Index +/- function. The video recorder automatically sets an electronic marker (index) at the beginning of each recording. It is these markers which the Index +/- function detects. Select INDEX + or INDEX - to search forwards or backwards. The video will now wind to the beginning of the first recording, play it for about 6 seconds then wind on to the next one When you see the recording you want, press PLAY. CM Skip If you press [CM Skip] button on the remote control, tape advances for 30 seconds segment. 7 RECORDING cassettes The TV stations on the video have been tuned in (page 5). You can either watch the picture from the video on the TV by pressing the station button reserved for video input or the AV button, watch another TV station or switch off the TV altogether. Simple recording Load a cassette with its safety tab in place (see page 13) Choose the station whose programme you want to record. If the programme you wish to record is very long, double the possible recording time with "LP" (Long Play). Up to eight hours with an E-240 cassette. Start your recording. If you wish to interrupt recording briefly - then continue. If you wish to make changes: Move to the position you want to change using the buttons. If all setting are ok, press or till you see "OK: confirm" in the bottom line. Exit the menus. Setting time and date Call the video's "MAIN MENU", choose "VCR Setup", then "Clock Set" Move to the position you want to change and type in the new values. Wait a few seconds after typing a one-digit number Store with OK button and exit with MENU button. 11 MORE functions The counter counts in real time from the point you load the cassette This does not have to be its beginning!The counter does not count unrecorded parts of the tape If you rewind beyond the zero position, the counter counts in negative values (e. g. - 0:01:15) Clock / counter display 1x: Time and datetcurrent status Time and date 2x: Counter + current status counter 3x: disappear If didn't wind tape (PLAY, FF, REW, . . . ) it doesn't appear the tape remain time. Remaining time and cassette length Call the video's "MAIN MENU", choose "Tape Control". When you want the video to show the time remaining from the current video tape position (to find out if there is sufficient space for a recording, for example). To ensure the remaining time shown is accurate, select the length of cassette currently loaded by selecting this function until you reach the correct length. Remaining time display is only possible when the cassette is loaded Accessing counter zero position The video will wind to the position 0:00:00 and stop. Resetting the counter to zero Reset the counter 12 MORE functions Menu languages Call the video's "MAIN MENU", choose "VCR Setup", then "Language Set" Select your language Confirm. Child Lock Press the button for about 5 seconds. Your video can't be operated now, only timer recordings will be performed. Keep you remote control in a safe place. To release child lock, press the button again for 5 seconds. Cassettes Use only good quality tape cassettes with the VHS logo. Keep cassettes away from excessive moisture or dust, magnetic and electrical fields (loudspeakers and computer monitors, for example). Store with the full spool at the bottom and with the cassette in its cover. You can protect your precious recordings from being wiped by breaking out the safety tab on the side of the cassette (some cassettes have a slide). Should you wish to re-use the tape after removing the tab, cover the hole with adhesive tape. and. . . Dimmer Your video recorder dims its display when switched to stand-by mode. Auto power off Your video recorder switches to stand-by when no tape is played and no station is received for more than 5 minutes. 13 Tuning in NEW STATIONS The TV and video recorder are switched on. To see the picture from your video, press the station button on the TV reserved for video input or the AV (Audio / Video) button. "AV" should not be selected with the AV button on the video. Tuning Call the video's "MAIN MENU", choose "PR Preset". Select "Manual Set" Choose any unused location number "----" or "P-xx" . . . It's simplest to use the same location number on both the TV and video. . . . and confirm. Tune in the station you want. Press button to see the picture. If it isn't the station you want, or the picture is disturbed, carry on tuning. Once you see the station you want, store it. Tune in further stations (from step 3 onwards) or exit tuning mode. 14 Tuning in NEW STATI0NS Station names If your video is showing no station name or is showing a station name incorrectly, you can correct this. Select " : name correct" on the "MANUAL SET" menu. Call this menu (just see the left page), if it isn't displayed. SeIect "name correct" Either select the name from the stored list . . . . . [. . . ] is there an object blocking the direct line between remote control and video?is the clock set correctly (page 11)? poor still picture - Remote control doesn't work - General a cassette won't load - the cassette won't rewind, fast forward, play or record mode timer is recording incorrectly a loud noise when left in Stop mode - - if no play or record function is used for about five minutes when left in Stop mode, the video switches its motor off to conserve the mechanism. Release this mode with any button , your video then safely switches to stand-by. "ERR" shows in the display - 21 APPENDIX Index Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Technical data Dimensions WxHxD Weight 360 x 90 x 288 mm 3. 85 kg Video System Speeds VHS SP / LP Power supply General AC 240 V- 50 Hz 15 Watt Temperature range Humidity range Timer 5 - 35 0 C < 80 % 8 events, 1 month VoItage Power consumption System Video Channel range PAL B/G VHF 2 - 12, UHF 21 - 69, CATV S1 -S41, x, y, z (Hyperband) 99 + AUX UHF CH 21 - 69 (26) Channel locations RF Out Subject to technical alterations without notice. 22 VCR 2120 Fit the batteries as shown by the pictures in the bay. [. . . ]