Samsung SV-M10K User manual

Only cassettes marked can be used with the
VCR.
The unit is not disconnected from the AC power
source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet,
even if the unit itself has been turned off.
WARNING:
TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT
EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE. TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT OPEN THE CABINET. REFER
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OWNER’S MANUAL
Video Cassette Recorder (VCR)
- Line Recorder
SV-M10K/SV-M12K/SV-M23K
EJECT
STANDBY/ON
REW F.F
Accessories
You have just purchased a Video Cassette Player.
Together with your VCR, you will find the following accessories in the box.
 REMOTE CONTROL  BATTERIES “AA”  RF- CABLE
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You must insert or replace the batteries in the remote
control when you:
◆ Purchase the video cassette Recorder
◆ Find that the remote control is no longer
working correctly
1Push the tab in the direction of the arrow to release
the battery compartment cover on the rear of the
remote control.
2Insert two AA, R6 or equivalent batteries, taking
care to respect the polarities:
◆ + on the battery with + on the remote control
◆ – on the battery with – on the remote control
3Replace the cover by aligning it with the base of
the remote control and pushing it back into place.
➢ Do not mix different battery types (manganese
and alkaline for example).
ENG-2
Infrared Remote Control
Inserting Batteries in the
Remote Control
R
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STANDBY/ON DISPLAY
CNT.RESET
IIP/S SLOW TRK
REC MENU
1. STANDBY/ON BUTTON
2. COUNTER RESET BUTTON
3. PAUSE/STILL BUTTON
4. RECORD BUTTON
5. PLAY BUTTON
(INTERVAL REPEAT BUTTON)
(MENU SELECTION UP BUTTON)
6. REWIND/REVERSE PICTURE SEARCH
BUTTON (MENU SELECTION BUTTON)
7. STOP BUTTON
(MENU SELECTION DOWN BUTTON)
8. DISPLAY BUTTON
9. SLOW BUTTONS
10. TRACKING BUTTONS
11. MENU BUTTON
12. FAST-FORWARD/FORWARD SEARCH BUTTON
(MENU SELECTION BUTTON)
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Contents
Inserting Batteries in the Remote Control . . . . . . 2
Infrared Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Tuning Your Television for the VCR . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Selecting the RF OUT Sound Mode (G, K) . . . . . 3
Setting the VCR Output Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Playing a Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Adjusting Picture Alignment Manually . . . . . . . . . 4
Selecting the Appropriate System Standard . . . . 4
Intelligent Picture Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Playing a Sequence Frame by Frame . . . . . . . . . 5
Using the Tape Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Playing a Cassette in Slow Motion . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Selecting the Cassette Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Auto Power off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interval Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Auto Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Displaying/Hiding On-Screen Information . . . . . . 6
Recording From TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Recording from Another VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Setting the VCR Output Channel
TV
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You must tune your television for the VCR only if you
are not using a RCA cable.
➢To view pictures from your VCR when a RCA
cable is used, the television must be set to the
audio/video mode (AV).
1Switch on the television.
2Switch on the VCR by pressing STANDBY/ON on
the front of the VCR or STANDBY/ON on the
remote control.
3Select a programme position on the television to be
reserved for use with your VCR.
4Insert the video cassette in the VCR. Check that
the VCR starts reading the cassette; if not, press ❿
button.
5Start a scan on your television or set the television
to UHF channel 36.
6Fine tune the television until the pictures and sound
are obtained clearly.
7If you cannot find the pictures and sound, or there
is interference from nearby channels, change the
VCR OUTPUT CHANNEL to adjust the frequency.
8When the picture and sound are perfectly clear
store this channel at the desired programme
position on the television.
Result: That programme is now reserved for use
with your VCR.
Tuning Your Television for the
VCR
Selecting the RF OUT Sound
Mode (G, K)
Coaxial
Cable
RCA Cable
(Not supplied)
Aerial
Connector
AV Output
Aerial input
AV input
Aerial
(Not supplied)
You must choose the sound mode (G or K) according to
the TV set connected to your VCR.
1Press MENU on the remote control.
Result: The programming menu is displayed.
2Press the corresponding or buttons, to
select the INSTALLATION option.
3Press button to select this option.
Result: The INSTALLATION menu is displayed.
4Press the corresponding or buttons, until the
cursor is placed in front of the TV SYSTEM option.
5Press the or buttons to select G or K.
6On completion, press MENU twice to exit the menu.
Then tune your television again.
Your VCR output channel may need to be changed if
the pictures suffers from interference or if your TV
cannot find the pictures. Also, you can change the VCR
output channel to adjust the frequency in which
information is displayed on the screen.
1Press MENU on the remote control.
Result: The programming menu is displayed.
2Press the corresponding or buttons, to
select the INSTALLATION option.
3And then press button to select this option.
Result: The INSTALLATION menu is displayed.
4Press the or buttons, until the cursor is
placed in front of the VCR OUTPUT CH option.
5Select the required output channel (CH21~CH69)
by pressing the or buttons.
6On completion, press MENU twice to exit the menu.
Then tune your television again.
◆ Make sure that both the television and the VCR are
switched off before connecting the cables.
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ENG-4
This function allows you to play back any pre-recorded
cassette.
1Switch on both the television and your VCR.
2Select the AV input on the television for use with
your VCR.
3Insert the video cassette to be played. If the safety
tab on the cassette is intact, press ❿ button.
Otherwise, the cassette is played automatically.
➢ When a cassette is loaded, the tape position is
optimized automatically to reduce disturbance
(Digital Auto Tracking). When playing a cassette,
if the end of the tape is reached, the cassette is
rewound automatically.
3To... Then press...
Stop the playback
■
(STOP).
Eject the cassette (EJECT).
Playing a Cassette
The Fine Adjustment feature allows you to adjust the
alignment manually to obtain the best possible picture.
When noise bars or streaks appear during playback,
adjust alignment manually by pressing the TRK ( or
)buttons until the picture is clear and stable.
Result: ◆ The tracking bar appears.
◆ The image is adjusted.
◆ The tracking bar disappears when you
release the button.
Adjusting Picture Alignment
Manually
Selecting the Appropriate
System Standard
Selecting the Appropriate
System Standard
Before recording a cassette, you can select the
required system standard. Otherwise, the
system automatically selects the reception
standard when you select AUTO.
➢ ◆ When playing back a cassette, the standard
is automatically selected by the VCR.
◆ When you playback an NTSC-recorded tape
on this VCR make a setting on the color system
according to your TV. If your TV is a PAL
system only TV, set NTPB. If your TV is Multi
System TV (NTSC 4.43 compatible), set
NT4.43 and you can record NT4.43.
1Press MENU on the remote control.
Result: The programming menu is displayed.
2Press the corresponding or buttons, to select
the USER SET option.
3Press the button to select this option.
Result: The USER SET menu is displayed.
4Press the corresponding or buttons, until the
cursor is placed in front of the COLOUR SYSTEM
option.
5Press the button to select AUTO ➞PAL ➞SECAM
➞MESECAM ➞B/W ➞ NT4.43 ➞NTPB.
AUTO When playing back a cassette, the system
standard is automatically selected by the
VCR.
B/W Black and White
6On completion, press MENU twice to exit the menu.
Intelligent Picture Control
Intelligent picture control feature allows you to adjust
the sharpness of the image automatically according to
your own preferences.
1During playback, press the MENU button on the
remote control.
Result: The menu is displayed.
2Press the corresponding or buttons, to select
the USER SET option.
3Press the button to select this option.
Result: The USER SET menu is displayed.
4Press the corresponding or buttons, until the
cursor is placed in front of the IPC option.
5Press the button to select the IPC (intelligent
picture control) option.
Press the IPC button on the remote control.
Result: The PICTURE menu appears on the
display.
➢ When intelligent picture control mode is ON, the
sharpness of the image is adjusted
automatically.
6To adjust the sharpness manually, press the
button to turn the IPC mode OFF.
7Press the or buttons until the picture is
displayed according to your preferences.
To adjust the sharpness manually press the
SHARPNESS ➛ or ❿ button on the front of the
VCR.
➢ If you do not press a button within ten seconds,
the PICTURE menu disappears automatically.
8On completion, press the MENU button again.
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ENG-5
Playing a Sequence Frame by
Frame
You can:
◆ Stop the cassette at a given frame (image)
◆ Advance one frame at a time
➢ No sound is heard when playing back frame by
frame.
1Press:
◆❿ to start playing the cassette
◆ll P/S to stop the tape at a given frame
◆ll P/S to advance frame by frame
2To return to normal playback, press ❿ .
➢ Vertical stability: When playing back frame by
frame, interference may be seen on the screen.
Press the TRK ( or ) buttons to minimize this
effect.
Using the Tape Counter
The tape counter:
◆ Indicates the elapsed time in the play and record
modes
◆ Is reset when a cassette is inserted in the VCR
◆ Allows you to find the beginning of a sequence
easily
☛
If the remaining time is to be calculated correctly,
you must indicate the type of cassette being used.
1Insert a cassette in your VCR.
2Press DISPLAY.
➢ The tape counter does not necessarily start
from zero at the beginning of the tape.
3To set the tape counter to zero at the beginning of
a sequence:
◆ Press DISPLAY twice to display the counter
◆ Press CNT.RESET when you want to set the
tape counter to zero
4When you are ready,
◆ Start playback or Recording.
◆ Press the
■
button.
◆ To fast-forward or rewind to the sequence at
which the counter was set to zero, press
➛➛ or ❿❿ .
Result: The VCR stops automatically when the
counter reaches zero.
➢ Some VCR information, such as the counter, can
be displayed on the television screen.
Press DISPLAY:
◆ Once to display the current function,
recording speed and counter
◆ Twice to display the counter only
◆ Three times to display the time remaining on
the cassette
◆ Four times to clear the display
Playing a Cassette in Slow Motion
You can play a cassette in slow motion.
➢ No sound is heard when playing back a cassette in
slow motion.
1Press:
◆❿ to start playing the cassette
◆ SLOW ( or ) as many times as required
to decrease or increase the speed respectively
◆❿ to return to the normal speed
2When playing back in slow motion, picture
interference may occur. Press the TRK ( or )
buttons to minimize this effect.
➢ When you have been using the Slow Motion
function for more than about two minutes, the
VCR will automatically play to protect the:
◆Cassette
◆Video heads
Selecting the Cassette Type
If you wish to use the tape counter to display the time
remaining on a cassette, you must indicate the type of
cassette inserted.
1Press MENU on the remote control.
Result: The menu is displayed.
2Press the or buttons, to select the USER
SET option.
3Press the button to select this option.
Result: The USER SET menu is displayed.
4Press the or buttons, until the cursor is placed
in front of the TAPE SELECT option.
5Press the or buttons as many times as
required, until the correct cassette length is
displayed.
E180 E240
E 300 E260
6Press MENU twice to exit the menu.
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Auto Power off
The Auto Power Off feature automatically turns off
your VCR if no signal is received and you do not press
any button for the selected time.
1Press MENU on the remote control.
Result: The menu is displayed.
2Press the corresponding or buttons, to select
the EASY OPERATION option.
3Press the button to select this option.
Result: The EASY OPERATION menu is
displayed.
4Press the corresponding or buttons, until the
cursor is placed in front of the AUTO POWER OFF
option.
5Press the button, until you select the time of
Auto Power off interval.
OFF 2HOUR 3HOUR
6On completion, press MENU twice to exit the menu.
Interval Repeat Play
You can set interval repeat play to repeat the cassette
several times for special interval.
1Press MENU on the remote control.
Result: The menu is displayed.
2Press the corresponding or buttons, to select
the EASY OPERATION option.
3Press the button to select this option.
Result: The EASY OPERATION menu is displayed.
4Press the corresponding or buttons, until the
cursor is placed in front of the NO. OF INTERVAL
REPEAT option.
5To... Press , until...
Interval repeat play 5, 10, 15, off is displayed.
(choose repeat time 5
times, 10 times, 15 times)
Cancel interval OFF is displayed.
repeat play
6On completion, press MENU twice to exit the menu.
7To select interval during playback, press the
REPEAT button at the desired start point.
Result: “INTERVAL REPEAT SETTING”is
displayed.
Press the REPEAT button one more time at the
desired end point.
Result: The tape is automatically rewound to the
start point. “INTERVAL REPEAT”is
displayed.
Auto Repeat Play
You can set repeat play to repeat the tape continuously
from beginning to end.
1Press MENU on the remote control.
Result: The programming menu is displayed.
2Press the corresponding or buttons, to select
the EASY OPERATION option.
3Press the button to select this option.
Result: The EASY OPERATION menu is
displayed.
4Press the corresponding or buttons, until the
cursor is placed in front of the REPEAT PLAY
option.
5To... Press or , until...
Repeat play ON is displayed.
Do not wish to OFF is displayed.
repeat play
6On completion, press MENU twice to exit the menu.
Displaying/Hiding On-Screen
Information
Your VCR displays most information both on the VCR
and the television.
You can choose to display or hide this information on
the television screen.
1Press MENU on the remote control.
Result: The programming menu is displayed.
2Press the corresponding or buttons, to select
the USER SET option.
3Press the button to select this option.
Result: The USER SET menu is displayed.
4Press the corresponding or buttons, until the
cursor is placed in front of the OSD option.
5To... Press or , until...
Display on-screen ON is displayed.
information
Hide on-screen OFF is displayed.
information
6On completion, press MENU twice to exit the menu.
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Recording From TV
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ON
OFF
ON
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OUT TO TV VIDEO OUT
TEST AUDIO OUT
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ATT
VCR
ANTENNA IN
RF OUT
AUDIO IN
VIDEO IN
AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT
1Turn on the TV. Tune your TV channel.
2Connect your VCR to the TV by A/V cable as above
figure.
3Select the recording speed (SP/LP) by pressing the
SPEED button.
4Hold down the REC (
●
) button to start line
recording.
5Press the STOP ( ■ ) button to end line recording.
➢ Line recording is not available for the TV which
has no A/V OUTPUT JACK.
Recording from Another VCR
1Turn on the TV.
2Connect the playback side VCR’s A/V cable
to the recording side VCR’s video and audio
in (rear panel).
3Select the recording speed (SP/LP) by
pressing the SPEED button.
4Begin playback on the playback side VCR
and hold down REC (
●
) button.
5Press the STOP (
■ ) button to end line
recording.
You can copy a cassette to your VCR from another
video source, such as another VCR.
☛ It is an infringement of copyright laws to copy
prerecorded cassettes or to re-record them in any
form without the permission of the owners of the
corresponding copyright.
➢ Video cassettes have a safety tab to prevent accidental
erasure. When this tab has been removed, you cannot
record on the tape.
◆ If you wish to protect a cassette, break off the tab
using a small screwdriver.
◆ To re-record over a protected cassette (safety tab
broken), cover the hole with adhesive tape.
TV
AUDIO OUT
VIDEO OUT
RF OUT
ANTENNA IN
AUDIO OUT
VIDEO OUT
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Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
Technical Specifications
Format VHS PAL/SECAM standard
Heads Video: 2 rotary heads / Audio/Control: 1 stationary head
Erase: 1 full track erase head
Luminance FM azimuth recording
Colour system PAL/MESECAM/NT4.43: Down converted subcarrier phase
shifted direct recording
SECAM: 1/4 counted down subcarrier direct recording
NTSC PB on PAL TV
Tape speed (PAL/MESECAM/SECAM) (NTSC)
23.39 mm/sec 33.35 mm/sec
Recording/playback time 3 hours (E-180 Tape)
REW time About 100 sec in REW with E-180
VIDEO
Input 0.5 to 2.0 Vp-p; 75 ohm unbalanced
Output 1.0 ± 0.2 Vp-p; 75 ohm unbalanced
AUDIO
Input -8 dBm, 47 Kohm unbalanced
Output -8 ± 3 dBm, 1 Kohm unbalanced
Frequency response 100Hz - 8KHz
Power requirement 100-240V~, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption Approx. 13 watts
Operation temperature 41°F-104°F (5°C-40°C)
Operation humidity 10%-75%
Weight 2.8 Kg (net)
Dimensions (WxHxD) 360 x 84 x 240 mm
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