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SPECIAL FEATURES ON YOUR VCR
CHILD LOCK
You can lock your VCR with this feature. It will work even when the VCR is in STANDBY,
preventing children from operating the VCR.
preventing children from operating the VCR.
TO ENGAGE CHILD LOCK
Press and hold the
CHILD LOCK
button on the remote control for about 2 seconds.
flashes and then
remains lit on the VCR display confirming that CHILD LOCK
has been activated.
Regardless of what other operating buttons are touched, the VCR will continue to operate in
its present mode. If CHILD LOCK is activated during playback, once the tape reaches its end,
the VCR will automatically rewind the tape, eject it, and turn the power off.
its present mode. If CHILD LOCK is activated during playback, once the tape reaches its end,
the VCR will automatically rewind the tape, eject it, and turn the power off.
TO DISENGAGE CHILD LOCK
Press and hold the
CHILD LOCK
button for about 2 seconds.
starts flashing and then disappears. CHILD LOCK is disengaged.
NOTES:
•
If you attempt to change modes by pressing another button while CHILD LOCK is on,
the
the
indicator will flash on the VCR display.
•
If power is interrupted for more than 60 seconds (due to power failure etc), CHILD LOCK
may disengage.
may disengage.
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ADVANCED OPERATION
DECODER SWITCHING OPERATION
If you have a separate decoder connected to the VCR’s L2 input as previously shown in the
“Connecting the Cables” section, you will need to set the decoder function to
“Connecting the Cables” section, you will need to set the decoder function to
ON
in order to
record the descrambled signal and/or watch it on your TV. Now, when the VCR receives a
scrambled signal it is output via LINE 2 terminal to the decoder. The decoder then outputs the
descrambled signal back to LINE 2 terminal and the signal can be recorded. The VCR outputs
the descrambled signal to your TV through the LINE1 terminal and you can watch the
descrambled picture.
scrambled signal it is output via LINE 2 terminal to the decoder. The decoder then outputs the
descrambled signal back to LINE 2 terminal and the signal can be recorded. The VCR outputs
the descrambled signal to your TV through the LINE1 terminal and you can watch the
descrambled picture.
When making recordings using a separate decoder connected as shown remember to leave
the decoder function ON.
the decoder function ON.
If you connect a decoder unit to the VCR, the decoder unit provides a switching signal which
will automatically allow your TV to display the descrambled signal routed through the VCR. To
use this feature make sure that the VCR is connected to both TV and decoder unit by SCART
leads. Then:
will automatically allow your TV to display the descrambled signal routed through the VCR. To
use this feature make sure that the VCR is connected to both TV and decoder unit by SCART
leads. Then:
•
Press
STANDBY
to place the VCR in STAND-BY mode. OR
•
Press
TV/VCR
on the remote control to place the VCR in ‘VCR mode’. ‘VCR’ will
appear on the display.
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CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION
MANUALLY TUNING A CHANNEL
•
It should not be necessary to tune in a broadcast channel manually except in unusual
circumstances such as poor signal.
circumstances such as poor signal.
To manually tune in a channel follow the procedure below.
1.
Press
MENU
.
2.
Press the [
/
] menu select buttons
to select SET UP. Press
SET
to confirm.
3.
CHANNEL PRESET
will be
highlighted. Press
SET
.
4.
Press [
/
] to select
CHANNEL
.
5.
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Press
to select CH or CC. This will
determine whether off air (CH) or cable
(CC) is tuned first. Note that both off air
and cable will be tuned regardless of the
setting.
6.
Press
[
/
]
to start tuning in either
direction. Tuning will stop when a channel
is received. If it is not the desired channel,
press
[
/
]
to continue tuning.
7.
Press [
/
] to select
FINE
TUNING
. Press and hold
[
/
]
until
the sharpest colour picture is obtained.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
8.
If you connect an independent decoder,
you must press [
/
] to select
DECODER, then select
[
/
]
to turn
the decoder function ON.
9.
Press [
/
] to select
SKIP
.
The SKIP function determines whether the
channel can be selected when using the
CHANNEL
/
instead of the
NUMBER BUTTONS
.
10.
Press
[
/
]
to select ON or OFF for
this option.
11.
Press
SET
to confirm.
12.
Press
MENU
to leave this function.
C HANN E L
P R E S E T
C HANN E L S O R T
C L O C K
➔
P R E S E T
1
CHANN E L
CH 2 1
F I N E T UN I NG
▲
▲
S K I P
ON
O F F
CABLE RECEPTION
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MENU
SET
CLEAR
SV/V+/
TIMER
TIMER
MODE OSD
2
3
1
Remote Control
Station
Signals
VHF
Real
Channel
Numbers
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
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CUSTOMISED INSTALLATION
MANUALLY SORTING CHANNELS
SORTING THE CHANNELS INTO YOUR PREFERRED ORDER
1.
Press the
MENU
button.
2.
Press the [
/
] menu select buttons to
select SET UP. Press the
SET
button
to
confirm.
3.
Press [
/
] to select CHANNEL SORT. Press
the
SET
button to confirm.
4.
The MOVE position will be highlighted. Press the
SET
button to confirm.
5.
Press [
/
/
/
] to highlight the
channel to be moved. Press the
SET
button to confirm.
6.
Press [
/
/
/
] to highlight the new
position for the channel. Press the
SET
button to confirm.
7.
If any more channels are to be moved, repeat
procedure from step 5.
8.
When all the channels are in your preferred
order, either press the
CLEAR
button to
return to the CHANNEL SORT menu or press the
MENU
button to leave the MENU
function.
NOTES:
If when moving channels the picture becomes
unclear and the on-screen display is unreadable,
the MODE OSD button can be used to toggle
between a blue background and the normal
picture.
The blue background will be shown until either
another channel is selected or the MODE OSD
button is pressed again.
unclear and the on-screen display is unreadable,
the MODE OSD button can be used to toggle
between a blue background and the normal
picture.
The blue background will be shown until either
another channel is selected or the MODE OSD
button is pressed again.
5.
MOV E
1 / 5
1 CH 4 3
7
1 3
2 CH 5 4
8
1 4
3 CH 6 5 9
1 5
4 CH 2 1 1 0
1 6
5 CH 5 0
1 1
1 7
6
CH 3 2
1 2
1 8
6.
MOV E
1 / 5
1
CH 3 2
7
1 3
2 CH 4 3
8
1 4
3 CH 5 4 9
1 5
4 CH 6 5 1 0
1 6
5 CH 2 1 1 1
1 7
6 CH 5 0
1 2
1 8
Remote Control
MENU SELECT
BUTTONS
BUTTONS
MENU
SET
MENU SCREEN
2.
V I D EOP L U S
T I ME R
T I ME R
MOD E
S E T U P
SET
SET
SET
SET
SET
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