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Please keep the video machine's guarantee card and receipt safe for warranty purposes. W O R T H 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.
W O R T H Before doing anything with the machine, please read the k n o w i n g chapter "Initial installation". Contents Controls The remote control unit ....................2 The machine, On screen display ................... 3 Initial installation Connecting up the video recorder, Fitting the remote control’s batteries ....
The remote control is the principle means of control, but the main playback and record functions are also available on the front of the machine. C O N T R O L S Press any button to turn on the power. The remote control unit power on/off number buttons to select programmes (stations) or to type...
C O N T R O L S Press any button to turn on the power. The machine STANDBY/ON playback stop and ejecting the cassette front input sockets for connecting a camcorder programme (station) selection recording or OTR (One Touch Recording means: each time you press the button recording is extended by 30 minutes) rewinding / fast forwarding a cassette from Stop, or picture search backwards / forwards from playback mode.
Place your video horizontally on a flat, steady base so that air can circulate around it for ventilation. away from humidity and heat, magnetic fields, such as those from loudspeakers etc., I N S TA L L AT I O N and with no heavy objects placed on top.
Switch the TV on. You can also start "Auto Search" in the menu "PR INSTALLATION Preset" "Auto Search". To tune in new stations (manual tuning) and to enter station names see page 18-20. Setting up the video cassette recorder You should see this picture the first time you switch on the TV and video.
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I N S TA L L AT I O N Setting up the video recorder (continued) Press the OK button to confirm IMPORTANT! the recommended PR. PLEASE CHANGE THE TV PR TO 54. CLOCK SET TIME - - : - - Then type in the current time and DATE - - / - - /- - - - date.
INSTALLATION OSD(On Screen Display) ON & OFF This OSD (On Screen Display) indicates the channel program number and time information onto the television screen. The factory default is ON for this feature. If you do not wish to have such information shown during normal picture, follow the steps below and select the OSD OFF mode.
Your TV and your video recorder are switched on. P L A Y I N G To see the picture from your video, press the station button on the TV reserved for video input or the AV (Audio/Video) button. c a s s e t t e s Playing back Load the cassette by pushing it smoothly and squarely into...
P L A Y I N G c a s s e t t e s Still Still picture from playback. Each press of the button advances the picture one frame. PLAY switches back to normal playback. Variable picture search Starting from playback you can control search speed in 2 steps either forwards ( ) or...
The TV stations on the video have been tuned in (page 5). The video is switched on. R E C O R D I N G You can either watch the picture from the video on the TV by pressing the station button reserved for video input or the AV button, watch another TV station or switch c a s s e t t e s off the TV altogether.
R E C O R D I N G For timer recordings, clock, date, and stations must be set correctly. Load a cassette with its safety tab in place c a s s e t t e s (see page 15) and with sufficient free space for the recording.
For timer recordings, clock, date, and stations must be set correctly. Load a cassette with its safety tab in place (see page 15) and with sufficient free space for the recording. f u n c t i o n s Normal timer recording MENU Call the video’s "MAIN MENU",...
f u n c t i o n s Timer Review – changing and erasing MENU TIMER PROGRAM PR START END DATE Call the video’s "MAIN MENU", 21:20 22:20 14/04 18:30 20:20 12/04 choose "Timer Program". -- : -- -- : -- -- / -- -- : -- -- : --...
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 f u n c t i o n s (e.g.
f u n c t i o n s Child lock Press the button for about 5 seconds. Your video can´t be operated now, only timer recordings will be performed. Keep your 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.
The video machine records the complete sound signal transmitted by the TV station. On the mono VCR, you will hear the normal mono sound. f u n c t i o n s The Hi-Fi system In addition to the normal mono sound track of VHS video recorders, your video machine is equipped with a high-quality Hi-Fi sound system.
f u n c t i o n s Choice of sound output During a stereo performance (playback- ”Hi-Fi” PLAY Hi-Fi / broadcast - “STEREO”) : HI-Fi Hi-Fi stereo left audio channel only LEFT A.SEL Hi-Fi right channel only the normal mono sound RIGHT 1-4X track of a Hi-Fi cassette...
The TV and video recorder are switched on. T u n i n g To see the picture from your video, press the station button on the TV reserved for video input or the AV (Audio / Video) button. NEW STATIONS "AV"...
T u n i n g NEW STATIONS 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. MANUAL SET MENU PR29 P-29...
T u n i n g NEW STATIONS Sorting programme locations If the location numbers used for programmes stored in your TV and video are MENU 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.
CONNECTIONS If you are using a RCA cable, select the AV input on the TV to see the picture from the video. a n d c o p y i n g 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.
C O N N E C T I O N S Switch off all components when connecting or disconnecting cables. a n d c o p y i n g 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"...
B R I E F I N S T R U C T I O N f o r e x p e r i e n c e d u s e r s Playing back Simple recording Your TV and your video recorder are switched on. The TV stations on the video have been tuned in (page To see the picture from your video, press the station button on the TV reserved for video input or the AV...
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B R I E F I N S T R U C T I O N f o r e x p e r i e n c e d u s e r s Normal timer For timer recordings, clock, date, and stations must be set correctly . Load a cassette with safety tab in place (page 15) and with sufficient free space for the recording.
A P P E N D I X Before you ask a specialist Mains supply the video's display does not light The mains lead is not connected to the wall socket. the video doesn’t work condensation may have formed when moving the video recorder from a cold to a warm room.
A P P E N D I X Index Aerial ............. 4 Protected cassette ........15 Assembling recordings ........ 20 RCA .............. 21 AV ............. 4/22 Remaining time ..........14 Cassette length ..........14 RF out ............5/21 Channel ..........5/18-21 Child lock ............
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TVCR 610 Quick Start Guide TV/VCR 1.5 V ANT. IN AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO ANT. OUT EJECT Unplug the aerial cable from your TV and plug it into the "ANT.IN" socket SP/LP MENU of the video. PAL/SEC Plug the short coaxial cable provided into the "ANT.OUT" socket of the INDEX A.SEL video and the aerial socket of the TV.