TVCR
14PV385/07
Table of Contents
1. Connecting the TV-Video Combi . . . .4
Important for the United Kingdom . . . . .4
Preparing the remote control
6. Manual recording . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
General information . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Recording without automatic
for operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Connecting the cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Connecting additional devices . . . . . . .4
switch-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Recording with automatic switch-off
(OTR One-Touch-Recording) . . . . .11
Preventing accidental erasing . . . . .11
Lining up recordings (assemble cut) . . .11
Selecting the recording speed
2. Important notes for operation . . . . . .5
Navigation in the screen menu . . . . . . .5
(SP or LP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Automatic controlled recording from
a satellite receiver (RECORD LINK) .12
3. Installing your TV-Video Combi . . . . .5
Preparation for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Decoder allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Manual TV channel search . . . . . . . . . .6
Using the satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . .6
Automatic Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Sorting TV channels
manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
4. TV set functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Selecting a TV channel . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Selection of the scart socket . . . . . . . .8
Selection of the front A/V sockets . . . . .8
Volume control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Picture settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
How do I read Fasttext? . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Special Fasttext functions . . . . . . . . . . .8
SMART Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Switch off function (SLEEP TIMER) . . .9
7. Programming a recording (TIMER) . . .13
General information . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Programming a recording (with the
VIDEO Plus+® system) . . . . . . . . . .13
Programming a recording (without
the VIDEO Plus+ system) . . . . . . . .14
Problems and solutions for
programmed recordings . . . . . . . . .15
How to check or delete a
programmed recording (TIMER) . . .15
How to change a programmed
recording (TIMER) . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
8. Other functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Switching the status display off or on . .16
Continuous playback . . . . . . . . . . .16
Blue Background on or off . . . . . . .16
Palental control (Child lock) . . . . . .16
5. Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Playing back cassettes . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Playing back NTSC cassettes . . . . . . .9
Displaying current tape position . . . . . .9
Searching for a tape position
9. Before you call an engineer . . . . .17
with picture(scanning) . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Still picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Searching for tape position without
picture(forward wind and rewind) . . . .10
Index search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Manual Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Interference
The Department of Trade and industry operates
a Radio Investigation Service to help TV licence
holders improve reception of BBC and ITC pro-
grammes where these are being spoilt by inter-
ference.
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1. Connecting the TV-Video Combi
picture and close the battery compartment.
The remote control is now ready to use. Its
range is approximately 7 metres.
Important for the United Kingdom
This apparatus is fitted with a BS1362 5 Amp
inside an approved moulded 13 Amp plug.
To replace a fuse in this type of plug proceed as
follows:
Connecting the cable
1.Remove fuse cover and fuse.
2.Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5A,
ASTA or BSI approved type.
3.Refit the fuse cover.
If the fitted plug is not suitable for your socket
outlets, it should be cut off and an appropriate
plug fitted in its place. If the mains plug contains
a fuse, this should have a value of 5A. If a plug
without a fuse is used, the fuse at the distribu-
tion board should not be greater than 5A.
1.Insert the aerial cable plug into the AERIAL
at the back of the TV-Video Combi.
2.Connect the mains cable to the wall socket.
3.If the little red standby light (STANDBY ) at
the front panel of the set is not lit, please
switch on the set using the main power
The severed plug must be destroyed to avoid a
possible shock hazard, or should it be inserted
into a 13A socket elsewhere
.
switch. The power switch
left side panel of the set.
is located on the
How to connect a plug:
The wires in the mains lead are coloured in
accordance with the following code:
BLUE- ‘NEUTRAL’ (‘N’)
4.The following screen will appear on the TV.
PLEASE CONNECT AERIAL OR
CABLE TO THE TVCR
BROWN- ‘LIVE’ (‘L’)
THEN...
4.The BLUE wire must be connected to the ter-
minal which is marked with the letter ‘N’ or
coloured BLACK.
5.The BROWN wire must be connected to the
terminal which is marked with the letter ‘L’ or
coloured RED.
KEY
PUSH P+
OR...
FOR PLAY ONLY PUSH PLAY
You can find more details in chapter ‘Preparation
for use’.
6.Do not connect either wires to the earth ter-
minal in the plug which is marked with the let-
Connecting additional devices
ter ‘E’ or by the safety earth symbol
coloured green or green-and-yellow.
or
You can connect additional devices such as
decoders, satellite receivers, camcorders, etc. to
the EXT1/ AV1 socket.
Before replacing the plug cover, make certain
that the cord grip is clamped over the sheath of
the lead-not simply over the two wires
Preparing the remote control for
operation
The remote control and its batteries are packed
separately in the original TV-Video Combi pack-
aging. You must install the batteries in the
remote control before use.
The respective scart socket is usually marked
or TV on the decoder or satellite receiver.
‘
AV
’
‘
’
Selection of the scart socket
• To select the Scart socket, please enter 0,0,1,
with the keys on the remote control. AV1
appears on the screen.
Selection of the front A/V sockets
• To select the front A/V sockets, please enter
0,0,2, with the keys on the remote control.
‘AV2’ appears on the screen.
1.Take the remote control and the enclosed
batteries (2 batteries).
2.Open the remote control’s battery compartment
and place the batteries in it as shown in the
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2. Important notes for operation
menu. The individual functions are selected, via
Switching on
the remote control as follows:
You can switch on the TV-Video Combi with
MENU
Call up the menu: with
.
STANDBY/ON y
.
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
If you press
,
,
PROG P+
0..9
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
FWD 1- B
REW0- s
PROG P–
,
or
while
,
→TIMER
RECORD SET UP
VCR SET UP
TUNER SET UP
GENERAL SET UP
the set is in Stand-by, the power will be auto-
matically turned on.
0..9
Note that the keys
will be inactive for
about 5 seconds just after having switched the
TV-Video Combi off.
END=EXIT
Power outage/ no power
Channel information remains saved for up to 1
year, the time and timer information is saved for
up to 1 minute.
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
To select: with
or
.
To enter or change your selection: with the
number buttons 0..9 or with
PLAY B-K
or
STOP C-L
.
FWD 1- B
To save or confirm: with
To cancel: with CLEAR .
.
Navigation in the screen menu
STATUS/EXIT
To end: with
.
You can check/change many functions and set-
tings of your TV-Video Combi via on-screen
3. Installing your TV-Video Combi
The TV-Video Combi does not find any TV
channels during the search
• Check the cable connection of the aerial (aeri-
Preparation for use
This chapter shows you how to prepare the TV-
Video Combi for use. The TV-Video Combi auto-
matically seeks out and stores all available TV
channels.
al socket), TV-Video Combi.
•
The TV-Video Combi searches the entire fre-
quency range in order to find and save the
largest possible number of TV channels. It is
possible that the TV channels in your country
are broadcast in a higher frequency range. As
soon as this range is reached during the search,
the TV-Video Combi will find the TV channels.
Connecting additional devices
After you have connected additional devices
(satellite receiver, etc.) through the aerial cable,
switch them on. The automatic channel search
will recognise them and save them.
1.After you have connected the aerial or cable,
confirm the picture on the TV screen with
PROG P+ .
4.Check ‘TIME’. If required, change the time
0..9
with the number buttons
.
2.The automatic TV channel search starts.
3.The clock setting display appears on the TV
screen.
TIME --:--
DATE --/--/--
SMART CLOCK [ON]
END=EXIT
PLEASE WAIT
5.Check ‘DAY’, ‘MONTH’ and ‘YEAR’. If
required, change them with the number but-
0..9
START FINISH
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tons
.
6.When all information is correct, save by
STATUS/EXIT
pressing
.
The preparation for use is now complete.
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PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
3.Use
or
to select ‘MANUAL
Satellite receiver
FWD 1- B
TUNING’. Then press
.
If you are connecting a satellite receiver, please
read the section ‘Using the satellite receiver’.
Decoder
If you are connecting a decoder, you must
install it as described in the next section.
MANUAL TUNING
→PROG.
CHANNEL
DECODER
SKIP
P55
055
[OFF]
[OFF]
Decoder allocation
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
END=EXIT
Some TV channels transmit encoded TV signals
which can only be viewed with a purchased or
rented decoder. You can connect such a decoder
to this TV-Video Combi. The following function
will automatically activate the connected decoder
for the desired TV channel.
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
4.Select ‘PROG.’ with
or
.
FWD 1- B
press
.
Then
5.With
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
0..9
, select
or
or
the desired programme number that you want
to use for the TV channel, e.g. ‘P01’. Then
FWD 1- B
+
-
P
0..9
to select the programme
P
1.Use
or
press
.
number which you would like to allocate the
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
6.Select ‘CHANNEL’ with
or
. Then enter the
decoder to.
FWD 1- B
, and confirm with
desired channel with
MENU
2.Press
. The main menu will appear.
0..9
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
3.Use
or
to select ‘TUNER
.
‘
’
FWD 1- B
SET UP’. Then press
.
If you set SKIP on for a channel, this channel
will be ignored when going through the channels
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
4.Use
or
to select ‘MANU-
+
P
P–
FWD 1- B
AL TUNING’. Then press
.
with
.
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
5.Use
‘DECODER’.
or
to select
I don’t know the channels for my TV stations
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
In this case, press
or
in
MANUAL TUNING
‘CHANNEL’ to start the automatic channel search.
A changing channel number will appear on the TV
screen. Continue the automatic search until you
have found the desired TV channel.
PROG.
CHANNEL
→DECODER
SKIP
P55
055
[OFF]
[OFF]
FWD 1- B
7.Save the TV channel with
.
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
END=EXIT
8.To search for other TV channels, start again at step 4.
STATUS/EXIT
9.To end, press
.
FWD 1- B
6.Use
to select ‘ON’ (Decoder
Using the satellite receiver
switched on).
STATUS/EXIT
7.To end, press
.
You can receive channels from the satellite
receiver via the scart socket EXT1/ AV1.
To do this, select the channel number ‘AV1’ by
0..9
The decoder has now been allocated to this pro-
gramme number.
pressing 0,0,1, with the keys
on the remote
How can I switch off the decoder?
control.You will have to select the channel you
want to receive on the satellite receiver itself.
FWD 1- B
Use
to select ‘OFF’ (Decoder
switched off).
Automatic Tuning
Manual TV channel search
During installation, all available TV channels are
searched for and saved. If the channel assign-
ments of your cable or satellite TV provider
change or if you are re-installing the TV-Video
Combi, e.g. after moving house, you can start
this procedure again. This will replace all the TV
channels already saved with the new ones.
In some cases it can occur that all TV channels
are not found and saved during the first installa-
tion. In this case, the missing or coded TV chan-
nels must be searched for and stored manually.
MENU
1.Press
2.Use
. The main menu will appear.
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
or
to select ‘TUNER
FWD 1- B
SET UP’. Then press
.
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1.Press MENU . The main menu will appear.
MOVE
PLAY B-K
2.Select ‘TUNER SET UP’ with
or
→P01: 02
P02: 03
P03: 05
P04: 10
P05: 74
P06: 90
P07: 99
P08: 121
P09: 124
P10: 130
STOP C-L
FWD 1- B
and confirm with
.
PLAY B-K
3.Select ‘AUTO TUNING’ with
or
.
STOP C-L
FWD 1- B
and confirm with
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
END=EXIT
PLEASE WAIT
START
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FWD 1- B
5.Confirm with
.
6.Move the selected channel with
STOP C-L
PLAY B-K
or
to the programme number you want
FINISH
to assign.
7.Confirm with
FWD 1- B
.
8.To assign other TV channels to a programme
number, repeat steps 4 to 7.
STATUS/EXIT
4.The automatic TV channel search starts. This
allows the TV-Video Combi to save all avail-
able TV channels. This procedure may take
several minutes.
5.When the TV channel search is complete,
‘COMPLETED’ will briefly appear on the TV
screen.
9.To end, press
.
Setting the clock
If the display shows an incorrect time or ‘--:--’,
the time and date must be reset manually.
If a TV channel that transmits PDC or Fasttext is
stored under programme number ‘P01’,
time/date will automatically be taken from the
PDC information (SMART CLOCK).
Sorting of TV channels from P01 to P06 will
be performed automatically as follows.
P01: BBC1
P02: BBC2
P03: ITV
P04: CH4
P05: CH5
P06: SKY NEWS
MENU
1.Press
. The main menu will appear.
PLAY B-K
2.Select ‘GENERAL SET UP’ with
or
STOP C-L
FWD 1- B
and confirm with
.
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
3.Select ‘CLOCK’ with
or
Sorting TV channels manually
FWD 1- B
and confirm with
.
After you have performed the automatic channel
search you may not agree with the sequence in
which the individual TV channels have been allo-
cated to the programme positions (programme
numbers) of the TV-Video Combi. You can use
this function to individually sort the TV channels
already saved.
TIME --:--
DATE --/--/--
SMART CLOCK [ON]
END=EXIT
The clock resets automatically
4.Check the time in ‘TIME’. If required, please
If you save a TV channel that transmits PDC on
programme number ‘P01’, date and time will con-
stantly be updated. As a result, time changes, i.e.
daylight savings time, will be set automatically.
0..9
change the time with
.
5.Check ‘DAY’, ‘MONTH’ and ‘YEAR’ in the
same way.
6.Choose ‘SMART CLOCK’ ON or OFF with
MENU
1.Press
. The main menu will appear.
FWD 1- B
.
PLAY B-K
2.Select ‘TUNER SET UP’ with
or
STATUS/EXIT
7.To end, press
.
STOP C-L
FWD 1- B
and confirm with
.
Time/date is displayed incorrectly despite
manual setting
With Smart Clock, time/date is taken from the
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
3.Select ‘MOVE’ with
or
,
FWD 1- B
and confirm with
.
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
4.With
or
, select the saved
TV channel saved on ‘P01’.
TV channel that you want to change.
If you wish to switch this automatic time cor-
rection off, select ‘OFF’ for Smart Clock.
You can reactivate this function at anytime by
selecting ‘ON’ for Smart Clock.
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4. TV set functions
SELECT K L ADJUST s
B
/
Selecting a TV channel
BRIGHTNESS
CONTRAST
COLOUR
SHARPNESS
TINT
<
<
<
<
<
>
>
>
>
>
Select the desired TV channel (= the programme
0..9
number) with PROG P+ PROG P– or with
on
the remote control.
END=EXIT
Selection of the scart socket
STATUS/EXIT
4.To end, press
.
To select the Scart socket, please enter 0,0,1,
with the keys on the remote control. AV1
appears on the screen.
‘TINT’ appears only when receiving NTSC sig-
nals from another source.
How do I read Fasttext?
Selection of the front A/V sockets
Many TV channels transmit Fasttext information
along with their TV channels. With this TV-Video
Combi you can retrieve this information and dis-
play it on the screen using the built-in Fasttext
decoder.
To select the front A/V sockets, please enter
0,0,2, with the keys on the remote control. ‘AV2’
appears on the screen.
Volume control
1.Press
to switch the Fasttext decoder on.
Your TV-Video Combi will now show Fasttext
for the TV channel you have selected. Press
You can adjust the volume using VOL5+ ,
VOL5– on the remote control.
again to show Fasttext in transparent
mode.
If you would like to change the volume on the
2.If you want to select another page, type in the
number of the page with the number buttons
machine, press 5– or 5+ on the TV-Video
Combi.
If you want to mute the sound temporarily
0..9
on the remote control.
MUTE
(e.g.:during a telephone call), press
on the
With the colour buttons on your remote control
you can directly select the page numbers shown
at the bottom of the TV screen.
MUTE
remote control. When you press
again, the
sound will return at its original volume level.
The button
takes you back to the start page.
Picture settings
3.Press
to switch the Fasttext decoder off.
The picture can be adjusted according to your
personal preferences.
These settings are automatically stored after
exiting the main menu.
Special Fasttext functions
In Fasttext mode you can use the special
Fasttext functions.
o
MENU
1.Press the
. The main menu will appear.
l
PLAY B-K
2.Select ‘PICTURE CONTROL’ with
p
: Enlarge font
STOP C-L
FWD 1- B
and confirm with
..
: Select Fasttext sub-page
: Recall hidden information
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
3.Select an item using
,
or
REW0- s
and then modify with
or
FWD 1- B
.
p
l
o
: Stop page changes
: Go back to start page
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SMART picture
Switch-off function (SLEEP TIMER)
You can programme your set to switch-off automati-
cally after a predetermined period.
SLEEP
You can change the picture setting during playback.
SMART PICTURE
1.Press
to show the current pic-
1.Press
.
ture setting.
SLEEP
2.Press
repeatedly to extend the time
SMART PICTURE
2.Press
again to select the pic-
until switch-off in 30 minute increments.
The screen will show the time remaining until
switch-off, e.g.: ‘+0:30’
ture setting of your choice.
‘NATURAL’: best all-purpose-setting to watch
a well-recorded tape (natural picture).
‘SPORTS’: accentuate the details. Valuable to
watch high quality tapes or recorded sport events.
‘MOVIE’: to get the best picture when you
play a movie.
‘WEAK SIGNAL’: for rented tapes. It reduces
the noise, making the picture more enjoyable.
‘VIDEO GAMES’: best setting when playing a
video game.
The machine now counts backwards to the switch-
off time.
The maximum time period to be set until switch-
off is 2 hours.
If you would like to turn this function off, press
SLEEP
on the remote control several times until
switch-off appears. ‘--:--’ will appear on the screen.
SLEEP
To check the time until switch-off, press
the remote control.
on
If a recording is in process, switch-off function will be
cancelled.
5. Playback
Playing back cassettes
Automatic switch-off of special functions
Many functions (e.g. pause, still picture) switch
themselves off automatically after a short time
in order to protect the cassette and to save
energy.
You can operate the TV-Video Combi using the
remote control or the buttons on the set.
Your TV-Video Combi can only record and play
standard VHS cassettes.
1.Put a cassette into the cassette slot. The cas-
sette is inserted automatically.
Playing back NTSC cassettes
DIGITAL STUDIO PICTURE CONTROL
Philips has developed a system which produces
the best possible playback quality. For old and
often-used video cassettes, this system reduces
interference. For new or high quality cassettes,
it emphasises the details.
This TV-Video Combi can also play back cas-
settes that have been recorded in SP [Standard
Play] or SLP [Super Long Play] mode in the
NTSC standard (for example, American cas-
settes). However, this only works on PAL-televi-
sion sets that are suitable for a picture frequency
of 60Hz.
Picture/ sound quality is poor
When playing back rental videos or older, poor-
er quality cassettes, it may not be possible to
completely filter out picture and sound interfer-
ence. This is not a fault in your machine. Read
the section ‘Manual tracking’.
Displaying current tape position
The following information is displayed on the
screen: e.g.: 0:02:45 shows the counter in hours,
minutes and seconds.
SP/LP: will show the recorded speed of your
cassette.
‘REM 0:06’: will show the remaining time left on
the tape in hours and minutes.
When you play back an NTSC cassette, the TV-
Video Combi will show ‘REM -:--’.
PLAY B-K
2.Press
to view the tape.
STOP C-L
3.To stop the playback, press
or
STOP/EJECT
on the TV-Video Combi.
4.To eject the cassette, press STOP/EJECT when
the TV-Video Combi stops the playback.
Do I need to change the playback speed when
playing back LP recordings?
During playback, the correct speed will automati-
cally be selected. For more information, please
read the section ‘Selecting the recording speed
(SP or LP)’ in the chapter ‘Manual recording’.
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How can I set the counter to ‘0:00:00’?
Index search
You can set the counter to ‘0:00:00’ with
CLEAR
Every time a tape is recorded, an index marking
is written on the tape.
These marked positions can be found again
quickly and easily later.
. When you put a cassette in the TV-
Video Combi, the counter will automatically
reset to ‘0:00:00’.
1.To search for the previous marking, press
The counter does not move
INDEX 3
REW0- s
This occurs when there are no recordings on a
portion of a tape. This is not a fault in your TV-
Video Combi.
and then
.
3
INDEX
2.For the next marking, press
and
FWD 1- B
then
.
The screen shows ‘-0:01:20’
3.As soon as the TV-Video Combi finds this
marking, it automatically switches to play-
back.
If you rewind a cassette from the tape position
‘0:00:00’, the counter will show for instance,
‘-0:01:20’ (the cassette was rewound to 1
minute and 20 seconds before ‘0:00:00’).
‘-:--’ is displayed in the ‘REM’ counter
This counter will automatically recognise the
length of the tape. In addition, when you put in
a cassette, the TV-Video Combi will first calcu-
late the time played back. Therefore, ‘-:--’
appears first and only after the tape has been
running for a few seconds, the correct remain-
ing time will be shown.
Manual tracking
To manually adjust the tracking during playback,
+
+
–
PROG P
P
P–
PROG P
press
or
.
Tracking will return to Automatic Tracking
STOP C-L
Adjustment when you press
and
PLAY B-K
, or insert a tape.
To remove vertical jitter in a Still picture, press
+
P
P–
.
Searching for a tape position with
picture (scanning)
REW0- s
1.During playback, press
(reverse)
FWD 1- B
or
(forward).
2.If you want to search in super high speed,
REW0- s
FWD 1- B
press
or
once more.
(This function will not operate for a cassette
recorded in SP mode in the NTSC standard.)
PLAY B-K
3.Press
to resume playback.
Still picture
STILL 2
1.During playback, press
tape and display a still picture.
PLAY B-K
to stop the
2.Press
to resume playback.
Scanning and Still picture interfere with the pic-
ture quality. The sound is switched off. This is not
a fault in your TV-Video Combi.
Searching for tape position without
picture (forward wind and rewind)
STOP C-L
1.Stop the tape with
.
REW0- s
FWD 1- B
2.Press
(reverse) or
(forward).
STOP C-L
3.To stop the tape, press
.
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6. Manual recording
General information
Preventing accidental erasing
All cassettes (except rental
and pre-recorded cassettes)
have a security tab on the
back of the cassette.
To prevent recording over
important recordings (eras-
Use ‘Manual recording’ to make a spontaneous
recording (for example, a programme currently
being shown).
If you want to start and stop a recording manual-
ly, read the section ‘Recording without auto-
matic switch-off’.
ing), you can remove this security tab.
If you later decide to record on a protected cas-
sette, simply cover the hole with adhesive tape
or slide the tab to the right.
If you want to start a recording manually but
have it stopped automatically, read the section
‘Recording with automatic switch-off’. (e.g.
not to record to the end of the tape)
Read the section ‘Automatic controlled
recording from a satellite receiver (RECORD
LINK)’, if you want a recording to be controlled
automatically by a satellite receiver.
Lining up recordings (assemble cut)
When you add a further recording to a cassette,
which already has a recording on it, a short blank
(flicker) can appear between the old and the new
recording or the picture itself can flicker. To help
reduce these from occurring, proceed as follows:
1.Find the tape position of the old recording
where you want to insert the new recording.
2.Look at the last minute of the old recording
(playback).
Recording without automatic switch-off
1.Insert a cassette.
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P
P–
0..9
2.Use
or
to select the programme
number you want to record, for example,
‘P01’.
I
REC
3.To start recording, press
4.To stop recording, press
.
2
STILL
3.Press
at the tape position where
STOP C-L
.
REC I
the new recording is to go and press
.
The message ‘PROTECTED CASSETTE
CANNOT RECORD’ appears briefly on the
screen, then the cassette is ejected.
A cassette without its security tab had been
inserted. Cover the hole with adhesive tape or
insert a new cassette.
4.Now start recording as usual by pressing
I
REC
on the remote control.
STOP C-L
5.Stop recording with
.
Recording with automatic switch-off
(OTR One-Touch-Recording)
1.Insert a cassette.
+
P
P–
0..9
2.Use
number you want to record.
3.Press REC I
or
to select the programme
.
4.Each time you press REC I you will add 30 min-
utes to the recording time.
STOP C-L
5.To stop recording, press
.
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Selecting the recording speed
(SP or LP)
Automatic controlled recording from
a satellite receiver (RECORD LINK)
LP allows to double the recording duration on tape
(for example six hours instead of three hours on an
E180 cassette).
This function automatically starts recording on
the switched-off TV-Video Combi when a video
signal is recognised through the connected scart
cable. If your satellite receiver has a programming
function, the recording will start automatically (as
long as the satellite receiver is switched on).
MENU
MENU
1.Press
. The main menu will appear.
PLAY B-K
2.Select ‘RECORD SETUP’ using
or
or
STOP C-L
FWD 1- B
and confirm with
.
PLAY B-K
1.Press
. The main menu will appear.
3.Select ‘RECORD SPEED’ using
STOP C-L
.
PLAY B-K
2.Select ‘RECORD SET UP’ with
or
STOP C-L
FWD 1- B
and confirm with
.
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
PLAY B-K
3.Select ‘RECORD LINK’ with
or
→RECORD SPEED
[SP]
STOP C-L
.
RECORD LINK
[OFF]
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
RECORD SPEED
[SP]
→RECORD LINK
[OFF]
END=EXIT
4.Select the required recording speed with
FWD 1- B
.
END=EXIT
‘SP’/ ‘LP’/ ‘AUTO’
‘SP’: Standard Play (normal recording speed)
offers the usual first-class picture quality.
‘LP’: Long Play (half recording speed, double
recording time). 6 hours can be recorded on a
3-hour cassette (E180) with a somewhat
reduced picture quality.
‘AUTO’: Automatic Long Play. If there is not
enough space on the tape to record a pro-
grammed recording in standard speed, the
recording is automatically done in ‘LP’ (Long
Play). Otherwise, the recording speed will be
‘SP’ (Standard Play).
FWD 1- B
4.Select function ‘ON’ with
.
Switching off ‘RECORD LINK’
To switch off the function, select ‘OFF’
with
FWD 1- B
.
STATUS/EXIT
5.To end, press
6.Insert a cassette.
.
7.Programme the satellite receiver with the
required information (programme number of
the TV channel, start time, end time).
If necessary, please see the operating
instructions for your satellite receiver.
STATUS/EXIT
5.To end, press
.
8.Switch off the TV-Video Combi with
STANDBY/ON y
.
The TV-Video Combi is now ready to record. The
beginning and end of the recording is controlled
via EXT1/ AV1 socket.
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7. Programming a recording (TIMER)
2.Enter the entire PusCode number. This num-
General information
ber is up to 9 digits long and can be found
next to the start time of the TV programme in
your TV listing magazine. [e.g: 1-234-5 or 1
234 5]
Use a TIMER programming to automatically start
and stop a recording at a later time or date. The
TV-Video Combi will switch to the right pro-
gramme number and begin recording at the cor-
rect time. With this TV-Video Combi, you can
pre-programme up to eight recordings within a
period of one year. To make a programmed
recording, your TV-Video Combi needs to know:
* the date you want to make the recording
* the programme number of the TV channel
* the start and stop time of the recording
* PDC on or off
If you make a mistake, you can clear your input
CLEAR
with
.
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VIDEO Plus system
PlusCode No.
12345
SET=SV/V+
CORRECT=CLEAR
END=EXIT
This information is saved in a ‘TIMER’ block.
What is ‘PDC’?
‘PDC’ (Programme Delivery Control) is used to
control the start and duration of TV channel
recordings. If a TV programme starts earlier or
ends later than scheduled, the TV-Video Combi
will turn on and off at the correct time.
What do I need to know about ‘PDC’?
Usually the PDC time is the same as the start
time. But if your TV guide shows a PDC time
which is different from the programme’s sched-
uled start time, e.g. 20.10 (PDC 20.14), you
must enter the PDC time exactly to the minute.
If you want a start time different from the PDC
time, you must switch PDC off.
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SV/V
3.Press
.
4.Select ‘ONCE’, ‘DAILY’ or ‘WEEKLY’ recording
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
with
or
. Then press
FWD 1- B
.
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VIDEO Plus system
→ONCE
DAILY
WEEKLY
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
END=EXIT
Selecting ONCE/DAILY/WEEKLY recordings
Programming a recording
(with the VIDEO Plus system)
‘ONCE’:
‘DAILY’:
Recording once
®
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Repeated daily recordings
(Monday to Friday)
‘WEEKLY’: Repeated weekly recordings
(every week on the same day)
5.The decoded data appears after confirmation.
Thanks to this programming system, you no
longer need to tediously enter the date, pro-
gramme number, start and end time. All the
information needed for programming is con-
tained in the PlusCode number.
You can go back to change the data. Select
FWD 1- B
the corresponding input field using
CLEAR
0..9
or
. Change the data with
.
You can find this PlusCode number in most TV
listing magazines written next to the concerned
programme.
+
1.Press SV/V on the remote control.
Error message: ‘FULL’
+
SV/V
•
If this error message appears after pressing
,
then all TIMER blocks are already programmed. No
more recordings can be programmed. If you want to
clear a programmed recording (TIMER block), select
the programme number on TIMER LIST menu and
CLEAR
press
.
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‘- -’ appears at PROG. .
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
• The programme number of the TV channel
has not yet been assigned to the PlusCode
0..9
→ONCE
DAILY
WEEKLY
TIMER LIST
number. Using the number buttons
remote control, select the corresponding pro-
gramme number (name) of the TV channel.
The following message appears on the
screen: ‘ERROR’
on the
END=EXIT
• The entered PlusCode number is incorrect.
Selecting ONCE/DAILY/WEEKLY recordings
‘ONCE’: Recording once
STATUS/EXIT
Correct your input or end with
.
• Check the time/date (see chapter ‘Installing
your TV-Video Combi’, section ‘Setting the
clock’).
‘DAILY’:
Repeated daily recordings
(Monday to Friday)
‘WEEKLY’: Repeated weekly recordings
(every week on the same day)
Error message: ‘FULL’
• A daily recording was entered for the wrong
day. Daily programming can only be used for
recordings to be made from Monday to Friday.
Switching on ‘PDC’
• If this error message appears after you select
‘ONCE’, ‘DAILY’ or ‘WEEKLY’ on TIMER menu
FWD 1- B
FWD 1- B
CLEAR
• Select ‘PDC’ using
.
or
and press
then all TIMER blocks
,
Press ‘1’ to switch off ‘PDC’ or press ‘2’ to
switch on ‘PDC’.
are already programmed. No more recordings
can be programmed. If you want to clear or
check a programmed recording (TIMER block),
select the programme number on TIMER LIST
STATUS/EXIT
6.When all inputs are correct, press
The programming information is stored in a
TIMER block.
.
CLEAR
menu and press
.
0..9
4.Select the desired TIMER block with
.
The following message appears on the
screen: ‘TIMER NOT COMPLETED’
• The channel is wrong.
5.Enter the Start time (START), End time
(STOP), Programme number (PROG.), PDC
0..9
information and the Date (DATE) with
.
7.Insert a cassette with an intact security tab
(unprotected).
Programming a recording from the external
sources
You can also programme recording from an
external source via the Scart socket AV1 or the
front A/V connectors AV2.
STANDBY/ON y
8.Switch off with
.
The programmed recording will only function
when the TV-Video Combi is switched off with
STANDBY/ON y
.
6.When all inputs are correct, press
STATUS/EXIT
. The programming information
Programming a recording
(without the VIDEO Plus system)
is stored in a TIMER block.
7.Insert a cassette with an intact security tab
(unprotected).
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1.Press MENU . The main menu will appear.
STANDBY/ON y
8.Switch off with
.
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
2.Select ‘TIMER’ with
or
.
The programmed recording will only function
when the TV-Video Combi is switched off with
FWD 1- B
Then press
.
STANDBY/ON y
3.Select ‘ONCE’, ‘DAILY’ or ‘WEEKLY’ recording
.
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
with
or
. Then press
FWD 1- B
.
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Problems and solutions for
programmed recordings
How to change a programmed
recording (TIMER)
1.Press MENU . The main menu will appear.
Cassette was ejected as soon as the
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
2.Select ‘TIMER’ with
or
.
STANDBY/ON y
button was pressed
• A cassette without the security tab was insert-
ed. Undo the erase protection (chapter
‘Manual recording’, section ‘Preventing acci-
dental erasing’) or insert a different cassette.
FWD 1- B
Then press
.
3.Select ‘ONCE’, ‘DAILY’ or ‘WEEKLY’ recording
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
with
or
. Then press
FWD 1- B
.
0..9
4.Select a TIMER block with
. (The flashing
Cassette is ejected during recording
number indicates an empty TIMER block.)
• The end of the tape was reached during
recording.
Error message:
ONCE
TIMER - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 -
• If you forgot to insert a cassette, ‘INSERT
CASSETTE FOR TIMER RECORDING’ will
appear.
SELECT TIMER NUMBER
END=EXIT
The TV-Video Combi does not react
• While a programmed recording is being made,
you cannot operate your TV-Video Combi
manually. If you want to cancel the pro-
CLEAR
5.Press
to delete information and input
STOP/EJECT
grammed recording, press
front panel.
on the
0..9
.
correct information with
6.To end, press
7.Switch off with
STATUS/EXIT
.
STANDBY/ON y
.
How to check or delete a
programmed recording (TIMER)
MENU
1.Press
. The main menu will appear.
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
2.Select ‘TIMER’ with
Then press
or
.
FWD 1- B
.
PLAY B-K
3.Select ‘TIMER LIST’ with
STOP C-L
or
FWD 1- B
, and confirm with
.
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
ONCE
DAILY
WEEKLY
→TIMER LIST
END=EXIT
FWD 1- B
4.Select TIMER block with
.
TIMER block disappeared when I pressed
FWD 1- B
.
You have checked all the programmed record-
ings. If you want to check them again, repeat
steps 1 to 4.
CLEAR
5.To cancel the recording, press
.
STATUS/EXIT
6.To end, press
.
STANDBY/ON y
7.Switch off with
.
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7. Other functions
STATUS/EXIT
5.To end, press
6.Insert a cassette.
7.Start the continuous playback with
.
Switching the status display off or on
Along with the on screen menu, the status display
also displays information on the current operating
status (counter, playback, recording, TV channel,
etc.) on the TV screen. You can switch off the infor-
mation about the operating status so that the status
display is not recorded when copying videocassettes.
PLAY B-K
.
Your TV-Video Combi will automatically rewind and
start playing the tape from the begining when it
recognises a non-recorded part longer 10 seconds.
Blue Background on or off
MENU
1.Press
. The main menu will appear.
If you want the TV screen to be solid blue when a
weak signal is received, set BLUE BACKGROUND
to ‘ON’. The screen will be blue and the sound will
be muted. Or, if you want to receive the weak sig-
nal, set BLUE BACKGROUND to ‘OFF’.
MENU
PLAY B-K
2.Select ‘VCR SET UP’ with
or
.
STOP C-L
FWD 1- B
and confirm with
PLAY B-K
3.Select ‘STATUS DISPLAY’ with
or
STOP C-L
.
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
1.Press
. The main menu will appear.
PLAY B-K
2.Select ‘VCR SET UP’ using
or
REPEAT PLAY
→STATUS DISPLAY
BLUE BACKGROUND[ON]
[ON]
[ON]
STOP C-L
FWD 1- B
and confirm with
.
PLAY B-K
3.Select ‘BLUE BACKGROUND’ with
STOP C-L
or
.
END=EXIT
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
REPEAT PLAY
STATUS DISPLAY
[ON]
[ON]
Which settings can I choose?
‘ON’: Shows the status display for a few seconds.
→BLUE BACKGROUND [ON]
‘OFF’: Switches off the status display.
FWD 1- B
4.Select ‘ON’ or ‘OFF’ with
.
END=EXIT
STATUS/EXIT
5.To end, press
.
4.Select ‘OFF’ (no blue background) or ‘ON’
Continuous playback
FWD 1- B
(blue background on) with
.
STATUS/EXIT
5.To end, press
.
This function can be used to play a cassette
over and over again. When the end of the cas-
sette is reached, it will rewind and start from the
beginning again. This function is activated or
deactivated as follows.
Parental control (Child lock)
This function protects your TV-Video Combi from
unwanted use. All button functions on the front of
the machine are blocked.
MENU
1.Press
. The main menu will appear.
PLAY B-K
2.Select ‘VCR SET UP’ using
or
.
Programmed recordings will be started (in
spite of the parental control) and cannot be
interrupted.
STOP C-L
FWD 1- B
and confirm with
PLAY B-K
3.Select ‘REPEAT PLAY’ with
or
STOP C-L
.
MENU
1.Press
. The main menu will appear.
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
2.Use
to select ‘GENER-
or
FWD 1- B
AL SET UP’. Then press
.
→REPEAT PLAY
STATUS DISPLAY
BLUE BACKGROUND[ON]
[ON]
[ON]
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
3. Use
to select ‘CHILD
or
LOCK’.
FWD 1- B
4. Use
to select ‘ON’.
END=EXIT
If a button at the front of the machine is
pressed while parental control is active, ‘CHILD
LOCK ACTIVE’ will appear on the screen for a
few seconds.
FWD 1- B
4.Select ‘ON’ with
If you select ‘OFF’, continuous playback will be
switched off.
.
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8. Before you call an engineer
If, contrary to expectation, you have any prob-
lems using this TV-Video Combi, it may be
caused by the following reasons.
Your TV-Video Combi does not respond to
any button being pressed:
• There is no power supply: check the power
No recording possible:
• The TV channel you want to record is not
stored or you selected the wrong programme
number: Check TV channels stored.
supply.
• Parental control is on: switch the parental con-
trol off.
• A cassette was inserted that does not have the
security tab (cannot be used to record): cover
the hole with adhesive tape or use a cassette
with an intact security tab. For more informa-
tion, please see the section 'Preventing acci-
dental erasing' in chapter 'Manual recording'.
• ‘PDC’ switched on but ‘PDC time’ wrong: enter
‘PDC time’ exactly to the minute. Have your
aerial checked.
• A programmed recording is currently being
made: if desired, cancel the programmed
recording. Please see the section ‘Problems
and solutions for programmed recordings’ in
chapter ‘Programming a recording (TIMER)’.
• There is a technical problem: disconnect from
the mains power supply for 5 minutes, then
power-up again.
The wrong TV channel has been selected
If this doesn’t help, you could reset your TV-
Video Combi to the default factory settings.
Resetting devices to default factory settings
* Attention: all the information stored (time and
date, TIMER) will be cleared.
after you have programmed a recording
using the VIDEO Plus system:
1.Enter the PlusCode number.
®
+
FWD 1- B
2.Confirm with
.
3.Check the programme number/channel name
in the ‘PROG.’ input field.
1.Switch the TV-Video Combi to stand-by.
+
2.Press and hold REC I and
at the
4.If this does not correspond to the desired TV
channel, select the input field and change the
programme number/channel name.
STATUS/EXIT
PROG P
same time for 2 seconds or more.
Cassette is jammed in the TV-Video Combi:
• Don’t use force. Pull out the mains plug for the
moment. Then, call an engineer.
5. Confirm with
.
Smart Clock does not work
Remote control does not work:
•
You have stored on programme number ‘P01’ a
• Remote control not pointed toward the TV-
Video Combi: point it at the TV-Video Combi.
• There is a technical problem: take out the bat-
teries, wait for 10 seconds and place them back.
• Batteries have run out: Change the batteries.
No picture when you play back a cassette:
• There is no recording on the cassette: Change
the cassette.
TV channel that does not transmit Fasttext.
Store on
Fasttext.
‘P01’ a TV channel that transmits
• Poor Fasttext reception. Store a TV channel on
‘P01’ with good Fasttext reception.
• You have not activated the Smart Clock func-
tion. Switch the function ‘ON’.
Poor picture quality when you play back a
cassette:
• Your TV is not properly adjusted.
• The cassette is badly worn or of poor quality:
Use new cassette.
• Tracking is not properly adjusted: turn to sec-
tion ‘Manual tracking’.
• Magnetism from nearby appliances and geo-
magnetism might affect the colour of the TV
picture. Move the TV-Video Combi away from
such sources. The TV-Video Combi will re-
adjust itself automatically. If you want to initiate
an immediate readjustment, unplug the TV-
Video Combi from the mains and plug it in
again approximately 30 minutes later.
You can also call the customer service centre
in your country.
The telephone numbers can be found on the
back of this operating manual. Have the model
number (MODEL NO.) and the production num-
ber (PROD. NO.) of your TV-Video Combi ready.
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