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Reducing picture disturbance ('optimizing
the modulator')
You may experience picture disturbance if you have not used
a scart cable to connect your video recorder and TV. This is
because another TV station in your reception area may
already be using UHF-channel CH36 or 591MHz.
a
Make sure that there is no cassette in the video recorder.
With the video recorder switched off hold the
button for a few seconds until the modulator frequency,
for example, 'G591' (591 Mhz or channel 36) appears on
the video recorder display. The video recorder will then
transmit a test picture channel or frequency.
MODULATOR
------------------------
-/+
ON/OFF
b
Change the modulator frequency with the
button.
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c
Confirm the new modulator frequency with the
button.
d
Tune in the TV set to this channel or frequency.
e
To end, press the
STANDBY m
D If the picture or sound quality is poor, you may have
selected the wrong TV system. At step
the TV system 'G591' for PAL-B,G or 'K591' for
SECAM-D,K, using the
Switching off the modulator
If you cannot clear picture or sound interference, you can
switch off the built-in modulator.
You should only do this if you have connected the video
recorder to the TV set with a scart cable. 'Connecting VCR
without scart cable' is not possible when the modulator is
switched off.
a
Switch on the TV set and select the programme number
for the video recorder.
b
Make sure that no cassette is in the video recorder.
Press the
button for several seconds, until, for
SYSTEM
example, 'G591' appears on the video recorder display.
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SYSTEM
591 G
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OK
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or
OK
button.
a
, select
button.
SELECT
c
Hold the
button, until 'MOFF' (modulator off)
CLEAR (CL)
appears on the video recorder display. If you want to
switch the modulator on again, hold the
button, until 'G591' (Modulator switched on) appears on
the display.
d
To end, press the
STANDBY m
Selecting the sound track
You can select the sound track you want to record. This is
especially useful if the programme is multilingual.
a
Press the
button. The current setting will appear
SELECT
on the TV screen.
b
By pressing the
SELECT
select from the four possibilities displayed ('STEREO',
'RIGHT', 'LEFT', 'MONO').
D While a tape is playing, you can select a fifth
possibility: the 'MIXED' mode. In this mode you can
play the mono sound of the normal (linear) audio
track together with the sound of the stereo audio
track. You can play casettes that have been dubbed
on another video recorder.
D If there is no stereo sound recorded on the cassette,
the video recorder will automatically switch to mono
sound.
CLEAR (CL)
button.
button several times you can
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