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VCR Playback
Searching for a video tape position with
picture (scanning)
1 During playback, press h or g one or more times.
2 If you want to search in super high speed, press h or g
once more. (This function will not operate for a video tape
recorded in SP mode in the NTSC standard.)
3 Press PLAY B to resume playback.
Still picture / slow motion
1 During playback, press PAUSE k to stop the video tape and
display a still picture.
2 During playback, press SLOW to playback the video tape in
slow motion.
3 Press PLAY B to resume playback.
Scanning and still/slow motion interferes with the picture
quality.The sound is switched off.This is not a fault in your
DVD/ VCR.
Searching for video tape position without
picture (forward wind and rewind)
1 Stop the video tape with STOP C.
2 Press h or g . 'Fr' or 'FF' will appear on the display for 5
seconds, and then, the remaining video tape time will appear.
3 To stop the video tape, press STOP C.
VCR Manual Recording
General information
Use Manual Recording to make a spontaneous recording
(for example, a programme currently being shown).
If you want to start and stop a recording manually, read the
section Recording without automatic switch-off.
Read the section Direct Record if you want to record a pro-
gramme currently being shown.
Read the section Automatic controlled recording from a
satellite receiver (Record Link), if you want a
recording to be controlled automatically by a satellite receiver.
Recording without automatic switch-off
1 Insert a video tape.
2 Use P+/P - to select the programme number you want to
record, for example, 'P01'.
3 To start recording, press RECORD I.
4 Stop recording with STOP C.
"PROTECTED CASSETTE CANNOT RECORD"
message briefly appeared in the TV screen, then the
video tape was ejected.
A video tape without its security tab was inserted.
Undo the erase protection.
Lining up recordings (assemble cut)
When you add a further recording to a video tape, which
already has a recording on it, a short blank (flicker) can appear
between the old and the new recording or the picture itself can
flicker.To help reduce these from occurring, proceed as follows:
1 Find the video tape position of the old recording where you
want to insert the new recording.
2 Look at the last minute of the old recording (playback).
3 Press PAUSE F at the video tape position where the new
recording is to go and press RECORD I.
4 Now start recording as usual by pressing RECORD I on the
remote control.
5 Stop recording with STOP C.
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Index search
Every time a video tape is recorded an index marking is
written on the video tape.These marked positions can be
found again quickly and easily later.
1 To search for the previous marking, press INDEX 3 and then
h . 'Fr' will appear on the display for 5 seconds, and then, the
remaining video tape time will appear.
2 For the next marking, press INDEX 3 and then g . 'FF' will
appear on the display for 5 seconds, and then, the remaining
video tape time will appear.
3 As soon as the DVD/ VCR finds this marking, it automatically
switches to playback.
Manual Tracking
To manually adjust the tracking during playback and slow
motion playback, press P+/P - .
Tracking will return to Automatic Tracking Adjustment when
you press STOP C, insert a video tape, or press PLAY B.
To remove vertical jitter in a Still picture, press P+/P - .
Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)
LP allows to double the recording duration on video tape (for
example 6 hours instead of 3 hours on an E180 video tape).
1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme
number for the DVD/VCR.
2 Press DISC/VCR MENU.The main
menu will appear.
3 Select "RECORD SETUP" using
K/L and confirm with B.
4 Select "RECORD SPEED" using
K/L.
5 Select the required recording speed
with B.
"SP" / "LP" / "AUTO"
"SP":
Standard Play (normal recording speed) offers the usual
first-class picture quality.
"LP":
Long Play (half recording speed, double recording time).
6 hours can be recorded on a 3-hour video tape
(E180) with a somewhat reduced picture quality.
"AUTO": AUTOmatic Long Play. If there is not enough space on
the video tape to record a programmed recording in
standard speed, the recording is automatically done in
"LP" (Long Play). Otherwise, the recording speed will
be "SP" (Standard Play).
6 To end, press STATUS/EXIT.
Automatic controlled recording from a
satellite receiver (Record Link)
This function automatically starts recording on the switched-off
DVD/ VCR when a video signal is recognised through the
connected SCART cable. If your satellite receiver has a
programming function, the recording will start automatically
(as long as the satellite receiver is switched on).
1 Use a SCART cable to connect scart socket AV2 (DECODER)
on the DVD/ VCR to the corresponding scart socket on the
satellite receiver.
2 Switch on the TV. If required, select the programme number for
the DVD/ VCR.
3 Press DISC/VCR MENU.The main menu will appear.
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
RECORD SPEED [SP]
DIRECT RECORD [OFF]
RECORD LINK
[OFF]
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