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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
VIDEORECORDER
Please read this manual carefully before connecting your VCR and operating it for
the first time.
Keep the manual in a safe place for future reference.
VHR-VK920A
PAL

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  • Page 1 VHR-VK920A INSTRUCTION MANUAL VIDEORECORDER Please read this manual carefully before connecting your VCR and operating it for the first time. Keep the manual in a safe place for future reference.
  • Page 2 Please keep the video's guarantee sheet and receipt for your video in a safe W O R T H place. k n o w i n g Precautions Read this booklet carefully. Make sure the rating of your household electricity supply matches that shown on the back of the video recorder.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Before you do anything with the video, please read the chapter "Setting up the video". Contents Setting up the video Connecting your video through RF lead ....................2 Connecting your video through RCA lead....................3 To the TV via antenna cable (if you are not using a RCA cable) ............4 Copying, Assembling ..........................5 Tuning to the TV ............................6 What to do if you get picture interference when using RF lead ............
  • Page 4: Connecting Your Video Through Rf Lead

    Put the batteries into the remote control. Make sure the (+) and (-) signs on the batteries agree with the (+) and (-) signs in the battery compartment. Setting up your video (Option 1) - Connecting your video through RF lead Before you start, unplug all the equipment from the mains supply.
  • Page 5: Connecting Your Video Through Rca Lead

    Setting up your video (Option 2) - Connecting your video through RCA lead Switch off all components when connecting or disconnecting cables. 200V-240V~, 50/60 Hz ANT. IN AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO ANT. OUT Unplug the aerial cable from your TV and plug it into the "ANT. IN" socket of the video.
  • Page 6: To The Tv Via Antenna Cable (If You Are Not Using A Rca Cable)

    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.
  • Page 7: Copying, Assembling

    Switch off all components when connecting or disconnecting cables. Copying To copy to your video from another video machine, connect the two machines with a cable between their RCA sockets and select as programme "AV" or “F. AV” (front sockets) using (other VCR) the [AV], [PR+/-], or [00] button.
  • Page 8: Tuning To The Tv

    Tuning to the TV Once you have carried out the steps in ‘Setting up your video’ (diagram 1 on page 2), switch on your TV. Press on the remote control and RF36 will be displayed on the front of your video. If you have connected your video through the RCA connection (diagram 2 on page 3), go to step 2.
  • Page 9: What To Do If You Get Picture Interference When Using Rf Lead

    What to do if you get picture interference when using RF lead The RF output can be adjusted from 27 to 69 (For Australia), this video is defaulted to RF36. The RF output can be adjusted from 21 to 69 (For New Zealand), this video is defaulted to RF36. If other broadcasts are close to RF36 they may cause picture interference, you can change the RF output until your television has a noise-free channel for your video.
  • Page 10: Setting Time And Date

    Setting time and date If the ‘CLOCK SET’ display is not already on the screen CLOCK SET press MENU. TIME - - : - - Choose ‘VCR SET UP’ by pressing PR- twice, then OK. DATE - -/- -/- - - - Choose ‘CLOCK SET’...
  • Page 11: Manual Tuning

    Manual tuning Manual tuning allows you to tune in new stations or equipment such as a satellite receiver and so on. Press MENU. PR PRESET AUTO SEARCH Choose ‘PR Preset’ by pressing MANUAL SET PR- then OK. PR ERASE PR ALIGN Choose ‘Manual Set’...
  • Page 12: Station Names

    Station names If your video is showing no station name or is showing a station name incorrectly, you can change this. MANUAL SET Press MENU. PR01 P-01 PR08 P-08 PR02 P-02 PR09 P-09 Choose ‘PR Preset’ by pressing PR- then OK. PR03 P-03 PR10 P-10 PR04 P-04...
  • Page 13: Sorting Programme Locations, Clearing Programme Locations

    Sorting programme locations Sorting programme locations allows you to put the video programme in the same order as your TV. Press MENU. Choose ‘PR Preset’ by pressing PR- then OK. Choose ‘PR Align’ by pressing PR+ then OK. Press PR+ or PR- to select the programme you want to swap.
  • Page 14: Front Panel Controls

    Front panel controls The following buttons are on the front of your video. stand-by/ power on front input sockets for connecting a stereo camcorder (left and right channels) Play Rewind or fast forward a cassette from stop, or picture search backwards or forwards if the video is playing a cassette.
  • Page 15: Playing Cassettes

    PLAYING cassettes Play Push the cassette smoothly and squarely into the cassette bay, with its windows pointing up. Start playback. If you hear an unclear or PLAY Hi-Fi mixed sound output in different languages, select one of the sound options, see page 25.
  • Page 16: Finding New Recordings (Index Scan)

    Still There must be a cassette in the video. Still picture from playback. Each press of the button moves the picture on one frame. Press the play button to switch back to normal playback. After approximately five minutes on still, the cassette will automatically switch to normal playback. If the still picture is jumping, you can steady it by using the PR+ and PR- button.
  • Page 17: Cm Skip (Commercial Skip), Auto Repeat, Child Lock

    CM Skip If you press [CM Skip] button on the remote control during playback mode, tape advances for 30 seconds segment. Auto Repeat If you press the PLAY button for 5secs during playback mode, REP should appear on your display, the video goes into Auto repeat mode. This video repeatedly plays the tape from beginning to end .
  • Page 18: Osd (On Screen Display) On/Off

    OSD (On Screen Display) ON & OFF This VCR is set to “OSD (On Screen Display) ON” mode at the factory, but you can change it to OFF mode. When a function is changed at the front display or remote control the change will be displayed on the screen.
  • Page 19: Simple Recording

    Simple recording Load a cassette with its safety tab in place (see page 23). Press PR+ or PR- to choose the station you want to record. STOP PR01 ARD STEREO ON Press SP/LP if you wish to double the length of the cassette’s recording time.
  • Page 20: Recording Cassettes, One-Touch Recording-Otr

    Recording cassettes If you want to use the video’s timer to record a programme, the clock, date and stations must be set correctly. Load a cassette with its safety tab in place (see page 23) and with enough free tape for the recording. One-touch recording-OTR Press PR+ or PR- to choose the station you want to record.
  • Page 21: Normal Timer Recording

    For timer recordings, clock, date, and stations must be set correctly. Load a cassette with its safety tab in place (see page 23) and with enough free tape for the recording. Normal timer recording Press MENU. Choose "Timer Program" by pressing OK.
  • Page 22 If all the settings are correct, press OK to confirm. The on screen display will remind you to enter a cassette and turn the video off. Switch your video off by pressing the button. You can switch your video on again if you want to set the timer to record another programme. Remember to switch the video off when you have finished.
  • Page 23: Timer Review - Changing And Erasing Record Settings

    Timer review - changing and erasing record settings TIMER PROGRAM PR START END DATE Press MENU. 01 18:10 20:30 12/05 03 21:20 22:20 13/05 Choose "Timer Program" then press OK. PR+/-:SELECT OK:CONFIRM MENU:END TIMER PROGRAM Select the program you want to change or erase by PR START END DATE 01 18:10 20:30 12/05 pressing PR+ or PR-.
  • Page 24: Finding The Counter Zero Position

    The counter counts in real time from when you load the cassette. This does not have to be at the beginning of the cassette. The counter does not count unrecorded parts of the cassette. If you rewind the cassette, the counter will count backwards, if you rewind beyond the zero position, the counter counts in negative values for example, –...
  • Page 25: Resetting The Counter To Zero, Cassettes

    Resetting the counter to zero This display will only appear when there is a cassette in the video. COUNTER RESET Press MENU and choose ‘Tape Control’ by pressing PR+ and then Choose ‘Counter Reset’ by pressing PR- twice and then OK. The video will reset the counter to zero.
  • Page 26: Power-Saving Features, Language Select

    Power - saving features Dimmer Your video recorder’s display will go dim when the video is on stand-by. Auto power off If your video is connected through RF, it will switch to stand-by when no station is received for more than five minutes. Language Select Press MENU.
  • Page 27: The Hi-Fi System

    The hi-fi system PLAY Hi-Fi HI-Fi LEFT Hi-Fi 1-4X RIGHT Hi-Fi As well as the normal mono sound track of VHS video recorders, your video has a high- quality hi-fi sound system. This means you can enjoy the following. Films with excellent stereo sound •...
  • Page 28: Index, Technical Information

    Index Aerial ............2, 6 NTSC ............13 OSD ON/OFF ..........16 Bilingual..........13, 25 OTR (One Touch Recording) ......18 Cassette length ........... 22 Protected cassette ........23 Channel ..........6-7, 9-11 Child lock ............. 15 Remaining time ........... 22 CM Skip ............
  • Page 29: Problem-Solving Guide

    Problem-solving guide The video has the time or - -.- - on the display If while you are setting up the video, the timer or - -.- - is in the display, the video is switched off or has already gone through the autoset procedure (OK has already been pressed). In this case, please turn to page 6 and carry out step 2 until you see the manual tuning screen.
  • Page 30: Quick-Start Guide

    Quick-start guide Please follow the guide from the beginning to the end. Before you connect the video equipment make sure all equipment is switched off at the plug. Stage 1. Connecting the video to your TV A Fit the batteries into the remote control. Make sure that 200V-240V~, the (+) and (-) marks on the batteries agree with the (+) and 50/60 Hz...
  • Page 31 -MEMO-...
  • Page 32 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. P/N:97P95600D0- (1E 06/06) Printed in Korea...

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