BEFORE YOU START VP2850F VP4850F Remote control and batteries Set up and user manuals These documents have been printed on environmentally-friendly recycled, non-bleached paper. Remove all the packaging and protective films. Before setting up your video recorder, you should have all the following elements in your possession.
Remove the cover. Replace the cover. Please respect the environment! Before throwing any batteries away, consult your distributor who may be able to them back for specific recycling. FIT THE BATTERIES Insert the batteries according to this drawing.
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CONNECTIONS Disconnect the outside aerial cable from the TV set and reconnect it to the socket) on your video recorder. Connect the TV set to the video recorder cable. Connect the video recorder to a mains socket with the mains lead. The display on the video recorder comes on.
SETTING UP THE VIDEO RECORDER The menu language on your video recorder has been preset in the factory in French. Start by pressing the VCR key on your remote control. Press A until appears on the display. Press AV to select the standard of your TV set.
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It is necessary to tune the TV set to enable it to communicate with the video recorder via the supplied aerial cable. Switch on your TV set and refer to its user manual to tune the channels. Choose a programme number without a picture.
AUTOMATIC SET-UP Press A. Choose your country. Enter 5 for Others BG. The video recorder looks for the channels you can receive in your region and stores them. Wait a moment until the following menu appears. Press A to continue. To check the automatic channel set up, please turn to pages 8 and 9.
It is essential that the time and date are correctly set in order to successfully programme recordings. Your video recorder recognises the automatic time setting signals transmitted by certain channels. Once the automatic set up of the channels is complete, check the information displayed.
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CHECKING THE AUTOMATIC CHANNEL SET UP After the automatic set up, some channels may not have the right number. Follow the steps given below to correct the set-up by changing the channel numbers or by fine tuning. Press the VCR key on your remote control. Press A, then select SET UP by pressing key 2.
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Your video recorder automatically attributes TV channel number 99 to channel 38. This channel is usually used by satellite receivers to transmit pictures through the aerial cable to another unit (TV or video recorder in this case). If the channel is scrambled, choose DECODER ON with AV and enter the number of the correct channel.
MANUAL CHANNEL SET UP Press the VCR key on your remote control. Press A. Press button 2 to select SET UP. Press 1 to select SET UP. Press AV to choose the reception standard. L = SECAM (France) BG = Western Europe DK = Eastern Europe Press B to choose the cable channels (CC) or the...
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Some countries (Switzerland, Netherlands...) have staggered or half-channels. To receive the channels from your cable network, for each TV channel you should enter the nearest channel (e.g. 45 for 45.5) and use the fine tuning in stage 6. Consult your cable operator to obtain the list of the channels.
CONNECTING A SATELLITE RECEIVER 1 With a Scart cable the video recorder takes priority. Satellite receiver With an R.F. lead the video recorder takes priority. Satellite receiver...
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Further information can be found in the User Manual, page 10 and 11. 3 With a Scart cable the satellite receiver takes priority. VIDEO Satellite receiver 4 With an R.F. lead the satellite receiver takes priority. Satellite receiver B1-R 6018/6048CER/GB/SC-BEI/712...
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