User manual DAEWOO VP2500-A

[. . . ] 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 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. · You might hear a small screech when the reel brakes work near the end of the tape or when you press the stop buttons: Don't worry, this is quite normal. Eject the cassette If a cassette is playing or fast forwarding and so on, press the (stop) button. Then press the EJECT button on the remote control or the STOP/EJECT button on the video recorder. x means the cassette is in. VCR VCR + VCR VCR VCR x Some functions (such as pause, still picture and picture scanning) switch off automatically after a while. This helps to protect the cassette and uses less power. When the video recorder plays or picture-scans to the end of the tape, it will rewind back to the beginning. 22 Playing video Still picture and slow-motion · Still picture and slow-motion playback cause interference stripes, colour loss and picture vibration. These things are quite normal with this type of video recorder. · If still picture or slow-motion lasts longer than five minutes the video recorder will stop, to protect the video tape. Still picture While you are playing a cassette, press the (pause) button. You will see a still picture, although there will be some picture interference. Each time you press the pause button, the picture will move on one step. · You may be able to improve the quality of the still picture if you keep pressing PR- or PR+ button. cassettes VCR VCR Slow-motion While you are playing a cassette keep pressing the to control the slow-motion speed in 6 steps. button As with the still picture, you will get some picture interference. · You may be able to improve the quality of the picture if you keep pressing PR- or PR+ button to move the interference stripes. 23 Playing video cassettes Commercial skip 30 If you press the button on the remote control while a cassette is playing, the video recorder quickly skips 30 seconds of the recording. NTSC playback NTSC is American standard video. [. . . ] ·The cassette you are playing is badly worn or of poor quality. Problem: The video recorder will not record. Possible causes: · The television channel is not on the programme number you have selected on the video recorder. ·You have loaded a cassette without its safety tab (the video recorder will eject it). [. . . ]