User manual PALSONIC VCR2120

[. . . ] Instruction manual Video cassette recorder VCR 2120 PALSONIC CORPORATION PTY LTD 1 JOYNTON AVENUE WATERLOO NSW 2017 AUSTRALIA TEL:(02)9313 7111 FAX:(02)9313 7555 www. palsonic. com. au PALSONIC CUSTOMER SERVICE TELEPHONE AUSTRALIA:1300 657 888 WORTH knowing Please keep the video machines guarantee card and receipt safe for warranty purposes. Precautions Read carefully through this manual to familiarize yourself with this high-quality video recorder. Make sure the rating of your household electricity supply matches that shown on the back of the video recorder. Refer to this chapter and the "Initial installation" chapter to help you install and adjust your video recorder. expose the video recorder to high levels of humidity and heat, to avoid the risk of fire and electric shock. [. . . ] Change the settings using the PR +/- or number buttons. If all setting are ok, press or till you see "OK: confirm" in the bottom line. Exit the menus. Setting time and date Call the video's "MAIN MENU", choose "VCR Setup", then "Clock Set" Move to the position you want to change and type in the new values. Wait a few seconds after typing a one-digit number Store with OK button and exit with MENU button. 11 MORE functions The counter counts in real time from the point you load the cassette This does not have to be its beginning!The counter does not count unrecorded parts of the tape If you rewind beyond the zero position, the counter counts in negative values (e. g. - 0:01:15) Clock / counter display 1x: Time and datetcurrent status Time and date 2x: Counter + current status counter 3x: disappear If didn't wind tape (PLAY, FF, REW, . . . ) it doesn't appear the tape remain time. Remaining time and cassette length Call the video's "MAIN MENU", choose "Tape Control". When you want the video to show the time remaining from the current video tape position (to find out if there is sufficient space for a recording, for example). To ensure the remaining time shown is accurate, select the length of cassette currently loaded by selecting this function until you reach the correct length. Remaining time display is only possible when the cassette is loaded Accessing counter zero position The video will wind to the position 0:00:00 and stop. Resetting the counter to zero Reset the counter 12 MORE functions Menu languages Call the video's "MAIN MENU", choose "VCR Setup", then "Language Set" Select your language Confirm. Child Lock Press the button for about 5 seconds. Your video can't be operated now, only timer recordings will be performed. Keep you remote control in a safe place. To release child lock, press the button again for 5 seconds. Cassettes Use only good quality tape cassettes with the VHS logo. Keep cassettes away from excessive moisture or dust, magnetic and electrical fields (loudspeakers and computer monitors, for example). Always wind the tape to the beginning when you have finished. Store with the full spool at the bottom and with the cassette in its cover. You can protect your precious recordings from being wiped by breaking out the safety tab on the side of the cassette (some cassettes have a slide). Should you wish to re-use the tape after removing the tab, cover the hole with adhesive tape. and. . . Dimmer Your video recorder dims its display when switched to stand-by mode. Auto power off Your video recorder switches to stand-by when no tape is played and no station is received for more than 5 minutes. 13 Tuning in NEW STATIONS The TV and video recorder are switched on. To see the picture from your video, press the station button on the TV reserved for video input or the AV (Audio / Video) button. "AV" should not be selected with the AV button on the video. Tuning Call the video's "MAIN MENU", choose "PR Preset". Select "Manual Set" Choose any unused location number "----" or "P-xx" . . . It's simplest to use the same location number on both the TV and video. . . . and confirm. Tune in the station you want. Press button to see the picture. If it isn't the station you want, or the picture is disturbed, carry on tuning. Once you see the station you want, store it. Tune in further stations (from step 3 onwards) or exit tuning mode. 14 Tuning in NEW STATI0NS Station names If your video is showing no station name or is showing a station name incorrectly, you can correct this. Select " : name correct" on the "MANUAL SET" menu. Call this menu (just see the left page), if it isn't displayed. SeIect "name correct" Either select the name from the stored list . . . . . or you select " :name create" and enter a 4-digit name. Change the letters with the PR +/- buttons, move to the next letter with the buttons. Store and exit. The video's automatic tuning system usually produces the best results In poor reception areas, fine tuning may improve reception Choose the station and tune using the buttons Store, typing in the location number again Should you wish to tune in all the channels available in your region, please refer to page 5 Should you wish to sort or clear stations, please refer to page 16 15 Tuning in NEW STATIONS Sorting programme locations If the location numbers used for programmes stored in your TV and video are different, you can change them on the video. To do this, move the stations to the right numbers, until they are arranged the way you want. Call the video's "MAIN MENU", choose "PR Preset" then "PR Align". Select the proqramme to swap. Move the station to the desired location number Confirm Clearing programme locations Call the video's "MAIN MENU", choose "PR Preset" then "PR Erase". Select the station (location number) you want to clear. Clear. 16 If you are using a RCA cable, select the AV input on the TV to see the picture from the video If you are not using a RCA cable, select the button number on the TV reserved for video input to see the picture from the video CONNECTIONS and copying To the TV via antenna cable (if you are not using a RCA cable) If you are not using a RCA cable, your video can transmit pictures and sound to the TV via the coax aerial cable. Just tune the TV to the video's output channel (factory set to UHF CH26) Tune the TV carefully to ensure the best pictures and sound. Once you have carried out the steps in "Connecting up the video recorder" (page 4), switch on your TV. Press the OK button of the video's remote control longer than 5 seconds to call the video's test picture. Tune the TV to the test picture using the channel pre-set functions of your TV as described in its manual. [. . . ] 13 CM Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Precautions Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Fine Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Location number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]