Sanyo VHR-630 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Video cassette recorder
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VHR-630
G-CODEIHQ BEl
PAL NTSC443

Makesuretomakethese
settingsbeforeoperatingthe
VCR.
NOTE
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VHR-630,whichissoldin New
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sold,Forcustomersin New
Zealand,pleaserefertothe
Warrantycardfor NewZealand.
ForcustomersinAustralia,
pleaserefertotheWarrantycard
andtotheExtended
Manufacturer’sWarrantyPlan
forAustralia,
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CONTENTS
1
PRECAUTIONS ..................................................... 2
CONTROLS ......................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION Remote control batteries insertion ............................ 3
2
PREPARATION
CONNECTIONS ..................................................... 4
Accessories ............................................................... 4
“.. .“ “..-..“......, ......
VCR PRESETTING ................................................. 5
Iml!lm Adjusting the TV receiver to the video channel ......... 5
-Tuning control (Auto) ...... ........................................ 5
-Clock setting ........ ...... ...... ..................................... 6
VCR Setup ................................................................. 7
ON-SCREEN MENUS AND BASIC CONTROL ................... 8
3
BASICOPERATION
PLAYBACK ..........................................................
Variable playback modes ............... ...... ...................
Playback of an NTSCtape .........................................
Counter memo~ .......................................................
Index search .............................................................
Endless play ..............................................................
RECORDING TV PROGRAMMED ................................
Quick Start Recording timer .....................................
9
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10
10
10
10
11
11
4G-CODE TIMER RECORDING PROGRAMMING ................... 12
On-screen programming ........................................... 12
ON-SCREEN Programming on the VCR display ............................. 13
OPERATION ON-SCREEN TIMER RECORDING PROGRAMMING ........... 14
Confirmation/Cancelling ............................................ 15
5
ADVANCED
OPERATION
TAPE COPY .........................................................15
6TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................. 16
SPECIFICATIONS .................................................. 17
OTHER

1
PRECAUTIONS
Safety precautions Operating precautions
DANGER:
This VCR contains live parts. Do not remove
the cabinet.
WARNING:
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
ex~ose this product to rain or moisture.
CAUTION:
Do not put your hand or other objects in the
cassette loading slot because of the risk of
injury or an accident. Be sure to keep small
children away from the VCR.
Caution concerning condensation
Be careful of condensation
Condensation can form inside aVCR when it
is suddenly moved from acold place to a
warm, humid one, or when aheater has been
turned on to quickly heat the room.
Do not insert avideo cassette if you use
this VCR in areas subject to condensation.
Wait for 1-1/2 to 2hours to completely
eliminate condensation before using the
VCR.
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Place the VCR on a flat, stable, level
surface. Never subject it to violent shaking
or any other shock or impact.
Do not expose the unit to high
temperatures. Excessive heat (heat
sources such as heaters, ovens, closed
car on hot days, etc. )may damage the unit.
Be sure to use this VCR only in a
temperature range of 5°C to 40°C (41 “F to
105”F) and at less than 80’%0humidity.
Do not use the unit under the following
conditions:
—in locations with high humidity
—in presence of excessive dirt or dust
—in areas subject to strong vibrations
—near strong magnetic fields (e.g.
transmitting antennas, motors,
fluorescent lights, etc.)
Do not stack anything on top of your VCR,
or block the air vents, to prevent damaging
or overheating.
Do not place anything, except VHS video
cassette tapes, in the unit.
Do not allow rain, steam, dew, salt water,
sand, oily smoke, metal objects, etc. to
enter the unit
Clean with adry and soft cloth, or soft cloth
slightly moistened with amild detergent
solution.
Do not use any type of solvent, such as
alcohol or benzine.
Do not forget that even in the power off
state there is an electrical voltage inside
the VCR as long as it is connected to awall
socket.
Disconnect the power cord from the wall
socket if the VCR is not to be used for a
long time.
IINTRODUCTION
Onlycassettesmarked~canbe
usedwiththisVCR.
Videocassetterecordersbearingthe
“#=lQ” markincorporateVHShigh
picturequalitytechnology.Notethat
thereisinterchangeabilitywithformer
VHSvideocassetterecorders,
Note:
Iftheunitdoesnotoperateproperly,
switchit off,referto
“TROUBLESHOOTING”orcontact
yourSanyoauthorizedserviceagent.
Power on/off
Powerisswitchedon/offbypressing
thePOWERbutton. .
VCRdisplay
Poweron
Powerotf
“Poweroff istheconditioninwhich
onlythetimeisdisplayed
2

INTRODUCTION
Remote control batteries
insertion
1
2Slideopenthelid.
Insert2“AA (IECR6)” 1.5
volt batteries(supplied)
according to the@ and@
signs.
3Replacethe lid,
Functionindicator
—Mode
Playback
Forwardsearch
Fast-forward
Rewind
Reverse search
Record
Record pause
Still picture
Frame advance
Display
(;;;: Flashing)
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CONTROLS
Remote control sensor
Operate the remote control unit within arange of
approx. 30” and approx. 6m (20 ft.) from the front of
the VCR.
Indication Function
CHANNEL+, –Tuner programme selection
FF Fast-forward, forward search during playback
PAUSE/STILL Pause during recording, still picture during playback
PLAY Playback
POWER Power onloff
REC Recording
REW Rewind, reverse search during playback
STOPIEJECT Tape stop, cassette ejection
(On the remote control only)
CH+, CH– Programme selection
CLEAR Clears data
G-CODE G-Code timer programme set
INDEX Index search
INPUT External input mode selection
MEMORY Counter “0:00:00” position memory
MENLf/TV On-screen operation
OK Confirms data
PRESET Tuner preset
RESET Counter reset
o-9 Direct programme selection, for various input

CONNECTONS
Aerial/RF connection
Connect as indicated below. l%=! Aerial
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To awall socket
Power cord
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AV
Aerial output cable
connection
If your TV receiver has an AV terminal, the
following AV connections are also possible.
●The advantage of this connection is a
higher quality of picture and sound during
playback.
TV Aerial
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Aerial output cable
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PREPARATION
Accessories
Is everything inthebox?
Power cord
Aerial output cable
Remote control unit
I2“AA (IEC R6)” size,
1.5-voit batteries

2VCRPRESETTINGPREPARATION
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After all the connections are completed, please follow steps
-to -before using the VCR.
_Adjusting the TV receiver to the video channel
_Tuning control (AUTO)
_Clock setting
—OK Emzl sWhen the AUTO SETUP screen is clear,
Adjusting the TV receiver to the video press the OK button.
channel ●Auto tuning will start.
1Press the POWER button -
2TumonvourTV Tuning control (AUTO)
Ifyouwantto recalltheAUTOSETUP
screen,simplypress both CHANNEL
(+and-) buttonsontheVCRfor 3
secondsor more.
.
For more details, please refer to your TV
receiver instruction manual. Auto tuning
This VCR has abuilt-in tuner capable of
tuning up to 44 TV stations. Each TV station
broadcasting channel is memorized by the
VCR as aprogramme position number (01 -
44).
The TV stations available in your area will be
Note:
If the VCR has been connected to the TV using the
“AV connection”, simply set your TV receiver to
the “AV” mode and the AUTO SETUPscreen will
appear on your TV screen. Go to step 5.
If in your area, UHF channel36
(37-38) isusedbya
broadcaster,followthesteps
below.
3
4
In case of an “RF connection”, set your
TV receiver to “VCR” or the position
designated for VCR use (usually a
position where no TV programme is
received),
For more details, please refer to your TV
receiver instruction manual.
automatically preset in orde; starting from
programme position number “01”.
Because of this you may have to sort the TV
stations into the correct order. Please refer to
“Sorting the TV stations”.
When all available TV stations have been
preset, the function will stop and the TV
station preset to programme position number
1
2
3
TunetheTV receivertoan
availableUHFchannelbetween
channel32and41(33and43)(a
UHFchannelnot used byaTV
station).
Usingasmallscrewdriver,slowly
turnthevideochanneladjustment
screw“RF CHANNEL” onthe
backoftheVCR,to the right for a
higher channelthan 36 (37-38)
andto the leftfor alower channel
than 36 (37-38),
Adjust thetuning on theTV, if
necessary,sothat theAUTO
SETUPscreenis clear.
Adjust the tuning on the TV to UHF “01” will be tuned on-your TV screen.
channel 36 (37 -38) so that the AUTO
SETUP screen is clear.
TV screen
Notes:
●During the auto tuning operations, please do not
press any of the buttons or controls on the VCR
or remote control
●Auto tuning is not possible if the VCR is set to
AV input mode.
●The skip function will be automatically set for all
position numbers where no TV station has been
weset,
AUTO SETUP
[OKI +ENTER
[MENU] +TV
—This is your video channel.
To view atape playback or to watch aTV
broadcast tuned on the VCR tuner, set the TV
to the video channel.
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RF CHANNEL
Australia 37-38 33-43
5

Emn
Clock setting
&an@e: Date. 9December, 1996
Time... 16:15
1Press the MENLVTVbutton.
2Set the date and time using the numeric
buttons (O-9).
Enter in sequence, 0912961615.
\
CLOCK SET
09.12.96 16:15
[+/-] +Tl ME SHIFT
[CLEAR] +TO CORRECT
[OKI +ENTER
If you entered awrong number, press the
CLEAR button to delete it, then enter the
correct number.
For time shifting adjustment, simply press the
(CH+ or CH-) button.
3When finished, press the OK button.
●Seconds will start counting from “00” as
the OK button is pressed.
●The normal TV broadcast screen will return,
Additional tuning adjustments
Sorting the TV stations
&amp/e: TOchange TV1 from programme
position “4” to programme position “1”.
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TV station
Programmepositionl ~2 3 ~4~
1
2
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4~1~
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Press the PRESET button.
Using the (CH+ or CH–) button select the
desir;d TV station (e.g.’TVl).
TV1
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3Using the numeric buttons (O -9), enter the
target programme position number (e.g.
“01 “).
4Press the OK button
Repeat steps 2to 4to change another TV
station programme position number.
5When finished, press the PRESET button.
Fine tuning
If the tuning is not optimum, it can be
improved by manual fine tuning.
1Press the PRESET button.
2Press the FF or REW button to obtain the
best possible picture and sound.
3Press the OK button.
4When finished, press the PRESET button.
Skip function
If only programme position numbers 1to 30
have been preset, set the skip function for
programme position numbers 31 to 44, so
that only the preset TV stations will appear
when pressing the (CH+ or CH-) button.
1Press the PRESET button,
2Using the numeric buttons or the (CH+ or
CH–) button, select the programme
position number to skip,
3Press the CLEAR button.
●The “S” indicator will light,
To cancel the skip function, press the
CLEAR button again to erase the “S”
indicator,
4Press the OK button.
Repeat steps 2to 4for every programme
position number to skip.
5When finished, press the PRESET button.
Manual tuning
This tuning mode can be used to modify the
settings entered by the Auto tuning function,
or to manually preset the TV stations to
particular programme position numbers
1
2
3
4
Press the PRESET button.
Using the (CH+ or CH-) button, select the
desired programme position number.
Press the PLAY button.
If the search stops on a broadcast other
than the one desired, press the PLAY
button again until the broadcast from the
desired TV station appears on the TV
screen.
Press the OK button when the desired TV
station appears on the TV screen.
Repeat steps 2to 4to preset another TV
station to another programme position
number,
5When finished, press the PRESET button.
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PREPARATION
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PLAY
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ower interruption
thepower to the VCRhasfailed or
is beendisconnectedfor morethan
hour, the VCRdisplay shows
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owever,the tuner presetmemorywill
]t beerased,Sothere is no needto
tunethe VCRstations.
]edate,timeandrecording
formationregardingfuture
cordingsshouldbereset,
rstreferto “m Clock
!tting” on page6, to settheclock
ateand time), then, the timer
cording programmedshould beset
lain asdesired.
MewZealand only
runingorpresettingtheVCR
;hannels
rhis isvery important for correct
;-Code operation.
deallyfor simpleroperation,
:hannelsshould bepresetasfollows:
Television Programme
station position numbar
Tvl 1
TV2 2
TV3 3
coradditional channels in your
~reait is overto you to selectthe
nest logical channel position to
]Iacethem.
*SkyTelevision 4
*CanterburyTV 5
*ActionTV 6
●Whenyou usetheG-Codefunction
toprograrnmearecordingfroma
certainchannelforthefirsttime,itwill
askyoutheprogrammeposition
numberthatchannelwaspresetto,
Thatsettingwill bememorizedand
automaticallysetthenexttimethe
samechannelisselected.

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PREPARATION
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Thesettings indicated bythe “O”
symbols arethe factory default
settings.
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VCRPRESETTING
VCR Setup
The VCR Setup is done using the VCR Setup menu.
1
2
Press the MENWTV button, then press the numeric 3button.
0. AUTO TUNING MEMORY
1. NTSC PBOPAL-TV NTSC443
Each item to setup is selected by pressing the corresponding numeric button. To set a
different mode, press repeatedly the numeric button corresponding to the item to set, until the
symbol c’.”is displayed to the left of the desired setting.
Note:
Be careful not to press the numeric button Oif you do not wish to reprogramme all programme positions
If the numeric Obutton is pressed .....
O. AUTO TUNING MEMORY Auto tuning
The Auto tuning function will start, and all programme
positions will be automatically reprogrammed.
If the numeric 1button is pressed .....
1.NTSC PB NTSC playback
0PAL-TV: When using aPAL system TV.
NTSC443: When using an NTSC4,43 system TV.
Please use the AUDIOMDEO OUT terminals.
3When finished, press the MENUTW button.

ON-SCREENMENUS ANDBASIC CONTROL
The VCR can easily be programmed by using the menus displayed on-screen.
The menus are controlled from the remote control.
The buttons that can be used with each menu are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
If you learn the basic operations, each setting can easily be made by following the steps of the
concerned menu.
If awrong sub-menu has been selected, press the MENLVTVbutton to return to the main menu,
and start again
MENI.UTV
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1. Timer recording
programming
(see page 14)
MENU
1. TIMER PROGRAM SET
2. PROGRAM CHECK/ CLEAR
3. VCR SETUP
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4. CLOCK SET mm
[0-91 +SELECT
[MENUI +TV
09.12.96 16:15 I
G-tom
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G-CODE NUMBER
489135 ---
[OKI +ENTER
[CLEARI +TO CORRECT
[G-CODE] +TV
G-Code timer recording
programming
(see page 12)
.
.
PR DATE START END
02 25.12 10:30 11:00
+--------- :----: --
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-- -- -- --: ---- :--
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[CLEARI +TO CORRECT
[MENUI +TV
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2. Confirmation/Cancelling
(see page 15)
PR DATE START END
+01 23.12 15:30 16:00
02 25.12 10:30 11:00
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[+1-I &LECT”
[CLEARI +CANCEL
[MENUI +TV
3. VCR Setup
(see page 7)
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I[0-91 +SELECT
[MENUI+TV
4. Clock setting
+
(see page 6)
CLOCK SET
09.12.96 16:15
[+/-] +Tl ME SHIFT
[CLEARI ●TO CORRECT
[OKI +ENTER
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PREPARATION
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BASICOPERATION
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000 0-9
CH+, -~
PLAY FF
REW PAUSEI
STILL
STOP
EJECT
Auto power on
Thepowerisautomaticallyswitched
onasacassetteisinsertedwhilethe
VCRis inthestand-bymode.
Auto play
TheVCRwill playbackatape
automatically
when avideocassette is
insertedwhoseerasure-preventiontab
hasbeenremoved.
Autoeject
Whenavideocassettewithoutan
erasure-preventiontabis playedtoth[
end of thetape,the tapewill be
automatically rewoundandthen the
cassettewill beejected,
Power oft eject
Thevideo cassettewill beejected
whentheEJECTbuttonispressed,
evenwhen theVGRis instand-by
mode.
PLAYBACK
1
2
3
4
Turn on the TV, then set it to the preset
video channel or AV mode.
Insert arecorded video cassette.
Cassette loading
Gently push the centre of the cassette
until it is loaded automatically
Press the PLAY button,
To stop the playback, press the STOP
button.
●TO rewind the tape, press the REW button.
●To advance (fast-forward) the tape, press
the FF button.
●To eject the video cassette, press the
EJECT button on the VCR.
Variable playback modes
Forward search
1Press the FF button during playback or
fast-forward operation.
2Press the PLAY button to resume normal
playback, or the FF button to resume
fast-forward operation.
Reverse search
1Press the REW button during playback or
rewind operation.
2Press the PLAY button to resume normal
playback, or the REW button to resume
rewind operation.
Still picture
1Press the PAUSEISTILL button during
normal playback.
2Press the PLAY button to resume normal
playback.
Frame advance
1Press the PAUSEA3TILLbutton during still
playback to advance the picture frame by
frame.
2Press the PLAY button to resume normal
playback.
Tracking adjustment
This VCR starts the automatic tracking
function when you insert the tape, During
playback this function will adjust the tracking
to the best possible image. If noise appears
in the playback picture, press the (CH+ or
CH–) button, to reduce the noise interference
in the image
Noise interference
Note:
Depending on the cassette tape, you may find that
some noise interference cannot be completely
corrected using the tracking controls.
If the still picture moves up and down
Use the (CH+ or CH–) button, to correct.
When noise interference is corrected using
the (CH+ or CH–) button, the settings will be
effective until the cassette tape is unloaded.
Once the cassette tape is unloaded, the VCR
is reset and the next time the VCR is used
you may need to do the corrections again.
Notes:
●
●
During variable playback modes the picture may
contain some noise or vibration that cannot be
corrected. This is not amalfunction.
If still picture playback is continued for about
five minutes, the VCR will automatically change
to stop mode in order to prevent the tape from
being damaged.

Playback of an NTSC tape Endless play
This VCR can playback an NTSC tape on a
PAL standard TV receiver.
However, please note the following points.
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If the image is unstable, rolling vertically,
use the TV vertical hold button to stabilize
the image.
The image may shrink vertically and a
black band may appear at the top and
buttom of the screen,
An NTSC tape cannot be copied normally.
Picture quality of NTSC tapes cannot be
This function will play back atape to the end,
rewind it then replay it again, and again until
you stop it.
1In the stop or playback mode, first press
the PLAY button then while holding it down
press the REW button.
2To cancel the endless play, press the
STOP button.
If the counter memory function is used in
combination with endless play, the VCR will
play back the tape to the counter reading
—
guaranteed with this VCR
Counter memory
The counter memory is used to find apoint on
the tape, At the desired point, press the
RESET button to reset the counter to
“0:00:00’.
Then, press the MEMORY button to display
“~” to the left of the counter reading.
After recording or playback, that point can be
easily found by pressing the REW button (or
the FF button if the counter reading is
negative), the tape will be rewound (or
fast-forwarded) and stop at the memorized
position.
Notes:
●Whenever you load acassette tape, the counter
is reset to “0:00:00”.
. If you play back ablank tape or ablank Dortion
of tape, the counter will not operate.
Index search
This VCR will go automatically to the
beginning of the next (or present) recording
and start playback.
An index signal is automatically placed at the
beginning of each recording made on this
VCR, This index can be used to search for
the next (or present) recording,
1
2
Press the INDEX button while in the stop or
playback mode.
To cancel the index search mode, press
the INDEX button again.
Press the FF or REW button.
The search function will start.
mmml
To stop the search function, press the
STOP button.
Notes:
●Make sure that indexes are at least five minutes
apart from each other.
●Index signals are not recorded after arecording
pause.
“11’vl_0:00:00” then start again from the
beginning
Counter”~ 0:00:00” position
Beginning Playback IEnd
Rewind
Notes:
●During endless play, please do not press FF,
REW or PAUSE/STILL button because the
endless play will be cancelled.
●This function can only be activated using the
controls on the VCR itself
from the remote control. It cannot be activated
3
BASICOPERATION
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PLAY J
REW
MEMORY
STOP
—FF
—INDEX
—RESET
PLAY STOP
REW

44
CH+,-
REC P:tJJ:[
STOP
Erasure-prevention tab
Topreventaccidentalerasure,
removethetabafterrecording
@❑
Torecordagain,covertheholewith
vinyltape.
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Mis-erasurepreventioneject
Thecassettewill automaticallybe
ejectedif recordingisattemptedona
videocassettewithoutan
erasure-preventiontab.
Auto rewind
TheVCRautomaticallyrewindsthe
tapewhenit reachestheend. This
functiondoesnotoperatewithtimer
recordingorQuickStartRecording
timer,
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RECORDINGTV PROGRAMMED
1
2
3
4
5
Turn on the TV then set it to the preset
video channel or AV mode.
Insert avideo cassette with
erasure-prevention tab.
Press the numeric buttons, or the (CH+ or
CH-) button, to select the TV station to be
recorded.
Press the REC button.
The “REC”indicator will light, and
recording starts.
To stop the recording, press the STOP
button
If you wish to avoid recording
unwanted material
1During recording, press the PAUSE/STILL
button.
The TV picture and sound will not be
recorded,
2Press the PAUSE/STILL button or REC
button.
The recording will resume.
Note:
If the record pause mode continues for about five
minutes, the VCR will automatically go into the stop
mode in order to prevent damage to the tape.
Recording one programme while
watching another
1
2
Start recording the desired TV station
programme selected on the VCR.
Select on the TV receiver the TV station you
want to watch,
If the VCR has been connected to the TV
using the ‘(AVconnection”, set the TV to
the TV mode.
Quick Start Recording timer
Timer recording is simple.
You can start arecording and then
programme when the VCR is automatically
recording and turn its power off.
1Press the REC button twice.
2Within 10 seconds, set the recording end
time by using REC and (CH+ or
buttons.
REC: units of 30 minutes
(CH+, CH-) :units of 1minute
Rmlllll
The timer indicator (~) will light after the
recording end time is set.
To stop the recording at any time, press the
STOP button
Checking/Changing
When the REC button is pressed during
Quick Start Recording, the recording end
time will blink for 10 seconds.
The recording end time can be changed by
pressing REC and (CH+ or CH–) buttons
during this 10-second period.

G-CODETIMER RECORDING
PROGRAMMING
There are two ways of programming G-Code
timer recordings.
One is using the on-screen display and the
other one is using the VCR display.
●You can set up to 6programmed to be
recorded upon a period of up to 1year.
On-screen programming
1l,,rn on d,cTVthcm se, i, to [he prrxcl
video channel or AV mode.
ZPress dwG-CODEbutton.
●If 6timer recordings have already been
set, the programmed timer recordings list
will appear on the TV screen,
Please refer to “Confirmation” and
“Canceling” on page 15,
m
3Using the numeric buttons, enter the
Code number for the programme you
want to record,
&mrp/e; Enter the Code number 489135,
G-CODE NUMBER
489135 --- I
If you entered awrong number, press the
CLEAR button to delete it, then enter the
correct number.
qPress the OK button
●The settings for the programmed
recording are displayed.
G-CODE NUMBER
489135 ---
PR DATE START END
+01 25.12 15:00 16:00
Notes:
If the programme position number (PR) displays
“-_, ~:
.Enler the programme position number the TV
station has been preset to.
●That setting will be memorized and set the next
time the same TV station is selected.
sWhen all the settings areas desired,
press the OK button.
You can programme another recording by
repeating steps 3to 5.
6Insert avideo cassette with
●
erasure-prevention tab.
Make sure the tape is longer than the total
recording time.
TPress thcG-CODE button.
●The timer indicator (~) will light on the
VCR display and the VCR goes into timer
recording stand-by mode,
Additional settings
After pressing the OK button in step 4.
Daily/Weekly recording
Prcw lhc MENWTV button rcpcatccfiy to
select:
“M-F”: ior daily recording (Monday through
Friday) I
“WK”: for weekly recording (the same
programme every week)
No display: for one time recording
Note:
Daily recording starting on a Saturday or Sunday
will not be possible.
Changing the off time
Each press of the (CH+ or CH-) button will
change the recording off time by units of 10
minutes.
Notes:
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●
●
If the date and time are not set, the G-CODE
button will not function.
The (PI) indicator will flash if no video cassette is
loaded when going into timer stand-by mode.
Ttw (B) indicator will flash and the video
cassette is ejected if avideo cassette with no
erasure-prevention tab is loaded.
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ON-SCREENOPERATION
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–G-CODE
—--o-9
—OK
—_——___ .—..-
IisVCRhasabuilt-in G-Code
s[em.Programmingtimer
cordingsisnowassimpleas
IteringaCodenumbernumber(1to
digits)listednextto each
ogrammein your localTVguide or
!wspaperTVprogramme listing.
G-Code isatrademarkarmliedforbv
GemstarOevelDpmerrlCo~p. ‘
G-Code systemismanufactured
underlicensefromGemstar
DevelopmentCorporation.
NewspaperorTVguide
Code number
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Jj—..-,
L
MENWTV -1 {I , , -- G-CODE
:::’2: -–-o-9
CH+, ---I,-, ~; _–.. oK
CLEAR –-
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G-CODE TIMER RECORDINGPROGRAMMING
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Programming on the VCR display
You can programme or confirm aG-Code
timer recording on the VCR display even if
the TV is turned off.
1Press the G-CODE button.
●9bars (-) will appear on the display,
●If 6timer recordings have already been
set, the 9bars (-) are not displayed.
Please refer to “Confirmation” and
“Canceling” on page 15.
zUsing the numeric buttons, enter the
Code number for the programme yo!~
want to record,
&amp/e: Enter the Code number 489135
If you entered awrong number, press the
CLEAR button to delete it, then enter the
correct number,
3Press the OK button.
The programmed recording programme
position number ;]rrd recording on tirnc
are displayed.
Notes,
If the programme position number (Pf’1) displays
$1--1’:
●f?nterthe programrrm position number the l-V
station has been prmx?t10,
●TIwl sc[ting will be mcrn )rizerf ancl s[![ the IIC:xt
time the same TV sl:tlion is :;clected.
aWhen alltheseNinqs areas desired,
press the OK button.
You can programme another recording by
repeating steps 2to 4.
5Insert avideocassette with
erasure-prevention tab,
●Make sure the tape is longer than the total
recording time.
6Press the G-CODE button.
●The timer indicator (P_J)will light on the
VCR display and the VCR goes into timer
recording stand-by mode.
Additional settings
After pressing the OK button in step 3.
Daily/Weekly recording
Press the MENU/TV button repeatedly to
select:
“M-F”: for daily recording (Monday through
Friday)
“WK”: for weekly recording (the same
programme every week)
No display: for one time recording
Note:
Daily recording starting on a Saturday or Sunday
will not be possible.
Changing the off time
Each press of the (CH+ or CH-) button will
change the recording off time by units of 10
minutes, —
Vew Zealand only
Vote on sky decoders and recording
BThere arc at present two types of sky
decoders available in New Zealand.
1.
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—
Base Band Decoder (no remote control
supplied, older type).
You cannot successfully record G-Code
programmed using this type of decoder,
(Unless your video is modified internally first.)
Contact Sky TV for details.
IRD Decoder (supplied with Sky Remote and
with UHF output),
This decoder allows you to programme
recordings using the G-Code function. You
can use the Sky CODE NUMBERS to record
Sky TV programmed with your VCR, However,
please note the following limitations,
(a) The Sky CODE NUMBERSused with the
VCR can not change the channels on Ihc
Sky Decoder.
This means you must first preselect the
Sky channel you want to record (movies,
sport, news)
(b) The VCR will then turn on and record [1IP
progrnmrnc posilio! IWIlich lIas been S(II
for Sky. (e.g. progrornrrw position “4”)
The Sky chamml you record (rnowcs,
sport, news) will depend on which
channel the decoder was left on.
(c) Remember the first lime you use aSky
CODE NUMBER, the programme position
number (“PR”) on the video needs to be
set the same for all three Sky channels.
This will depend on the programme
position number you allocated for Sky in the
set up. ie programme position number “4”,
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ON-SCREENTIMER RECORDING
PROGRAMMING
_——
~xanT~/e: Prouramme position.., 02
1
2
3
4
Dat;... 25 December
Start time... 21:30
End time... 23:15
Turn on the TV then set it to the preset
video channel or AV mode.
Press the MENLVTVbu({on.
Pr(?s:;Ihrl! numeric 1b(ll[O1l.
Usilng [he numeric bu[lons, SCIthe
prog;amrne posi[ion number (c,g. ‘102”).
Example: Enter 02,
~Using the numeric buttons, set the date
(e.g. 25 December).
~xampfe: Enter 2512.
if you entered awrong number, press the
CLEAR button to delete it, then enter the
correct number
PR DATE START END
+02 25.12 --: ---- -:-.
n
bSet the recording start and end times
(e.g. start 21:30, end 23:15).
E’xamp/e: Enter213023 15.
{PR DATE START END
*O2 25.12 21:30 23:15 I
TWhen alithe settings areas desired,
press the OK button.
You can programme another recording by
repeating steps 4to 7.
8Insert avideo cassette with
erasure-prevention tab.
●Make sure the tape is longer than the
total recording time.
gPress the PC)VVERbutton.
The timer indicator (H) will light on the VCR
display and the VCR goes into timer
recording stand-by mode.
To record from an external source
At step 4,
Press the INPUT button.
“L1” is displayed instead of the programme
position number.
If aprogramme position number is already
displayed, first press the CLEAR button.
Additional settings
After step 5,
Daily/Weekly recording
Press the (CH+) button repeatedly to select:
“M-F: for daily recording (Monday through
Friday)
“WK”: for weekly recording (the same
programme every week)
No display: for one time recording
Note:
Daily recording starting on a Saturday or Sunday
will not be possible.
ON-SCREENOPERATION
POWER---–=
MENU/TV
CH+ —
CLEAR -!!
[
L::: 0-9
-00
Y“ 0’
—INPUT
0
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ON-SCREENOPERATION
B
[~
MENWTV--~:::____~_9
CH+, --,=u:
CLEAR --1
Programme priority
●Ifseveraltimer recordings have
overlapping recording time, the
recording wilh Ihe earlieststart
time will be recordedfirst, until the
end,
1900 20;00 21;00 2~oo 2~oo
L-]
-
These portionswill notberecorded
5.
ADVANCEDOPERATION
External input mode selection
PresstheINPUTbutton.
“L1” is displayed insteadof the
programme position number,
“L1”: AUDIOiVIDEOIN (Rear)
CAUTION:
Theunauthorizedrecordingof
televisionprogrammed,videotapes,
filmsandothersuchmaterialmay
infringeuponcopyrightortherights
ofthird parties,
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ON-SCREEN TIMER RECORDING PROGRAMMING
Confirmation ●To correct aprogrammed timer recording,
first cancel it, then reprogrammed it as
1Press the MENU~V button.
MENU
1. TIMER PROGRAM SET
2. PROGRAM CHECK/ CLEAR
3. VCR SETUP
4. CLOCK SET
I[0-91 +SELECT
[MENUI +TV
09.12.96 16:15
2F’ress the numeric2 button.
●Programmed timer recordings are listed.
PR DATE START END
*O I23.12 15:30 16:00
02 25.12 10:30 11:00
----, -- _-: ____ :-_
------- --------- :__
----. -- --: ---- :--
_______ __:---- :__
[+/-] +SELECT
[CLEARI *CANCEL
[MENUI+TV
desired,
●To cancel aprogrammed timer recording,
continuewithstep 3,
●To return to the normalTVbroadcast
screen, press the MENU/lVbutton,
Canceling
3
4
5
—..
Using the (CH+ or CH–) button, select the
programme to cancel.
fPR DATE START END
01 23.12 15:30 16:00
+02 25.12 10:30 11:00
---- ----- :----- :_-
------- --: ____ :-_
------- ------- ___
---- ,---- :---- :--
[+/-] +SELECT
[CLEARI +CANCEL
[MENUI +TV
\
Press the CLEAR button,
When finished, press the MENU/TV
button,
TAPE COPY
Copying (dubbing) atape can be done using
two video recorders, aplayback VCR and a
recording VCR.
Recording VCR
,---
———- —I
Playback VCR (Camcorder)
ICamcorder VCR
for RECORDING VCR
1Insert avideo cassette with
erasure-prevention tab.
zSet to the record pause mode,
The record pause mode is set by
pressing the REC button then the
PAUSE/STILL button.
for PLAYBACK VCR (Camcorder)
sInsert the recorded videocassette.
dStart playback bypressing the PLAY
button.
for RECORDING VCR
5
6
When the desired starting position is
reached, start recording by pressing the
PAUSE/STILL button or the REC button,
When finished, press the STOP button on
the RECORDING VCR then on the
PLAYBACK VCR,

TROUBLESHOOT NG
Symptom Check points
POWER TROUBLE
No power cThe power cord is disconnected.
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The remote control unit .The batteries are low.
doesn’t operate
RECEIVER TROUBLE
No TV programmed .Are the connections between your VCR and TV correct?
received .Was tuning correctly preset? —.
Off the air reception on the ●The video channel setting of the TV receiver does not
VCR is poor correspond to the video channel presetting of the VCR!
PLAYBACK TROUBLE
Playback picture does not ●The video channel setting of the TV receiver does not
appear correspond to the video channel presetting of the VCR.
Interference in playback ●Adjust the tracking control.
picture ●Dust or dirt on video heads, Take the VCR to an
Authorized Service Centre or dealer.
RECORDING TROUBLE
No recording ●The erasure-prevention tab on the cassette has been
removed. .
Timer recording is not .The starting day and time have not been set correctly.
possible ●The clock time is not set correctly.
.There has been a power interruption of more than 1hour.
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SPECIFICATION:)
General
Video format:
Television system:
Video heads:
Tape speed:
RF converter:
Converter output:
Timer indication:
Power failure backup:
Timer recording:
Power requirement:
Dimensions (W xHxD):
Weight:
Power consumption:
Electrical characteristics
Video input:
Video output:
Audio input:
Audio output:
Video SIN:
Horizontal resolution:
‘.lHS PAL/NTSC4.43
CCIR: 625 lines, PAL colour signals
:?heads
i“AL: 23.39 mm/see
dTSC (Playback only): 33.35 mm/see
1luilt-in UHF converter
(In channel G: 32-41, B: 33-43
:!4-hour indication
,‘\pprox. one hour
Iyear 6programmed with every day (Monday through Friday)
:lnd weekly recording function
:‘20-240 VAC, 50Hz
:160 x97x 290 mm
,\pprOx. 5kg
:‘OW(in operation), less than 6W(power off)
:’I.5 -2.OVp-p, 75 +5ohms
i.0 t0.2Vp-p, 75*5 ohms
8.0 dBs, more than 50 kohms
8.0 cIBs, less than 10 kohms
!Aore than 43 dB
!Aore than 240 lines
Appearance and specification IS are subject to change without notice.
Automatic head-cleaning systc .n
This VCR is eql tipped with an: utomatic head-cleaning system which automatically cleans
the heads every time acasset’ ?is loaded or unloaded. However this system cannot
completely clean the VCR hea IS and if during playback noise appears in the picture, it is
recommended to have the he::% cleaned professionally by an Authorized Service Centre.
Repairs
This VCR is al~recision instrun ent and if treated with care will provide satisfactory
performance, However, in the went of difficulty, the owner is advised not to attempt to make
repairs or open the cabinet. SI rvicing should always be referred to your dealer or
Authorized Service Centre.
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