User manual DAEWOO DV-K231P-NK

[. . . ] Contents Setting up the video recorder Safety instructions, Important points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Cleaning your video recorder, The mains plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Safety symbols, Power Cuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Just press the last two numbers of the year and the video will decide the century, for example 9 and 9 gives `1999' and 0 and 1 gives `2001'. If you don't press any buttons, the control menus go off after about one minute. 6 You can finish without saving any changes by pressing the MENU button at this step. 7 To keep changes to the time and date, press the OK button. 8 Press the MENU button to finish. 20 About video cassettes The beginning of the cassette The end of the cassette Play · Keep video cassettes away from direct sunlight, heaters, dusty places, damp, violent vibration or shocks and strong magnetic fields (near a motor, transformer or magnet). · Only use cassettes with the VHS mark in this video. Types of video cassette Only use cassettes with the mark in this video. Recording and playback time of video cassettes (SP and LP) Type of cassette E-30 E-60 E-90 E-120 E-180 E-240 Maximum recording and playback time in hours SP mode (standard play) LP mode (long play) 1/ hour 1 hour 2 1 hour 2 hours 1/2 1 hours 3 hours 2 hours 4 hours 3 hours 6 hours 4 hours 8 hours `Recording' on page 29 explains how to use the SP/LP button. Protecting cassettes from being recorded over All video cassettes have a safety tab to prevent them from being accidentally recorded over. When you remove the tab you cannot record onto the cassette. If you want to record onto a cassette that has had its tab removed, cover the hole with sticky tape. · Cassette with its safety tab in place. · After recording, break off the safety tab with a screwdriver if you want to protect your recording. · To record again, cover the hole with sticky tape. Safety tab 21 Playing video cassettes AUTO SET 20 : 10 VHS Load the cassette Push the cassette smoothly and squarely into the cassette slot with its windows pointing up. This symbol Play Press the (play) button. `Play' flashes in the display while the video recorder automatically adjusts tracking for best picture quality. If you load a cassette with the safety tab broken out, it will play without you pressing the play button (see `Protecting cassettes from being recorded over' on page 21). Picture scanning This allows you to fast forward and rewind a cassette while you can still see the picture, although the picture quality will deteriorate and the sound will be switched off. Press the (rewind) button to scan backwards or the (fast forward) button to scan forwards. The video recorder changes from one to the other when you keep pressing the rewind or fast forward button. To stop picture scanning, press the (stop) button on the remote control or the STOP/EJECT button on the video recorder. Fast forward and rewind Press the (stop) button if the cassette is playing. Then press the rewind or fast forward button. Press the stop button again to end fast forward or rewind. [. . . ] Problem: The picture from the video recorder is of poor quality. Possible causes: · The television is not tuned in properly. ·You have picture interference from another channel (please read `What to do if you get picture interference' on page 12). ·The cassette you are playing is badly worn or of poor quality. [. . . ]