User manual AKAI VSK606N

[. . . ] Operating Instructions Video Cassette Recorder VS-K606N-E3(S) Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly. Features High Quality (HQ) Images On-Screen Displays (OSD) Nicam Hi-Fi Stereo Audio Recording and Playback CATV Tuner with Hyperband 80 Memories for Presets Automatic TV station presetting 30 Minutes Back-Up in case of Power Failure 6 rotary Heads (4 Video Heads, 2 HiFi Audio Heads) Timer Recording of up to 8 Programs per Month One-Touch Timer Recording (OTR) Slow Motion Playback Frame advanced picture Video Index Search System NTSC Video Cassette Tape Playback on PAL TV Auto Power ON and Auto Playback when inserting a Cassette Tape Auto Rewind, Auto Eject, and Auto Power OFF Real-Time Tape Counter with ZERO RETURN-Function Auto Video Head Cleaning System 2 Tape Speeds Digital Auto Tracking (ATR Function) Repeat On-Screen Language Display in English, German, French, Italian, or Spanish 2 Scart sockets for Premiere AV-Front input jacks CE Symbol Guaranteeing Compliance to Currently Effective European Standards. Contents Preparation Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Locations of Indicators and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connections and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] When a tape is being played press this button twice. OR: Press EJECT on the remote control. Even if a tape is being played, press this button only once. To rewind the tape or forward it rapidly To rewind the tape: To forward the tape: Press . 2 Press Remove the cassette tape. VCR . Automatic tape eject When the VCR is automatically rewinding the tape and reaches its beginning, the cassette tape will be ejected automatically. Forward/reverse picture search mode When the tape is being transported you can switch to picture search mode (see next page). The unit will resume the tape transport as soon as the button is released. To prevent accidental erasure Remove the erase prevention tab with a screwdriver. Screwdriver NTSC Video cassette-Playback Erase prevention tab To record again Cover the hole with a piece of adhesive tape. 14 Adhesive tape When using a pre-recorded NTSC video cassette tape, the connected TV set must operate with a 60 Hz vertical frequency. Otherwise the on-screen picture will be affected by vertical rolling. Even if your TV set is capable of processing NTSC video signals, the picture may be shortened vertically (appearance of black bars at the top and at the bottom of the TV screen). The dubbing of a NTSC video cassette tape to a standard PAL VCR is not possible. Special Playback / Repeat Playback Picture Search Reverse picture search function Press x 1 or x 2 during the playback. Forward picture search function Press x 1 or x 2 during the playback. To return to playback: Press . Rpeat playback Preparation Turn on the TV, and select the AV-program position on TV. Load a video cassette with the erase prevention tab intact. 1 Press MENU. Press or repeatedly until the dot before AUTO REPEAT blinks. TIMER REC SET AUTO REPEAT NICAM CHANNEL SETUP SYSTEM SETUP SELECT : ENTER : ENTER EXIT : MENU [OFF] [AUTO] Still Picture Press PAUSE/STILL during playback. To resume normal playback, press . VCR Slow Motion During playback press 2 Press PLAY/SLOW / or . ENTER to select [ON] or [OFF]. TIMER REC SET AUTO REPEAT NICAM CHANNEL SETUP SYSTEM SETUP SELECT : ENTER : ENTER EXIT : MENU [ON] [AUTO] You can operate the slow motion also with PLAY on the unit. To return to playback: Press . 3 Press MENU repeatedly until the TV picture appears on the screen. If you press , the unit will repeat playing the video tape until the repeat mode is cancelled. Note: To cancel auto repeat mode follow above steps 1 to 2, then select "OFF" and confirm by pressing MENU. Frame by Frame picture During playback, press PAUSE/STILL one by one: The still picture advances by one frame each time you press the button. To return to playback: Press Digital Auto Tracking Adjustments When a cassette tape is played, the Digital Auto Tracking System will be activated automatically and provide the optimum picture quality. At the same time, the sound output may be slightly distorted until the automatic adjustment is completed. In case of noise-distorted recordings from other sources the system will perform several attempts to improve the playback picture quality. Use TR to reduce the picture noise on these cassette tapes. adjust the Tracking also with CHANNEL on the unit. CH : After doing that, the ATR function will be deactivated. VCR To return to automatic tracking, eject the tape and play again (see page 14). Notes: These Special Playback will automatically change to playback after approx. 5 minutes to protect the video tape against excessive wear. The interference bars during slow motion playback may largely be removed by using TR. [. . . ] Place a piece of adhesive tape over the gap. 14 10 20 19 10 Time and date of the built-in clock are not set correctly. Timer function does For timer recordings the BS receiver must not record the always be ON. selected program but Tune in the desired TV program on the BS receiver. [. . . ]