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Video cassette recorder
VCR 2120A

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  • Page 1 Instruction manual Video cassette recorder VCR 2120A...
  • Page 2 W O R T H Please keep the video machine's guarantee card and receipt safe for warranty purposes. k n o w i n g 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.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    W O R T H Before doing anything with the machine, please k n o w i n g read the 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 ..
  • Page 4: Controls

    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 This button is not available for this set...
  • Page 5 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.
  • Page 6 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 INSTALLATION etc., and with no heavy objects placed on top. Connecting up the video recorder Switch off all components when connecting or disconnecting cables.
  • Page 7: Initial Installation

    Switch the TV on. You can also start "Auto Search" in the menu "PR Preset" "Auto Search". INSTALLATION To tune in new stations (manual tuning) and to enter station names see page 16-18. Setting up the video recorder LANGUAGE SET You should see this picture the first ENGLISH DEUTSCH...
  • Page 8: Playing Cassettes

    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...
  • Page 9: Accessing New Recordings (Index Scan), Cm Skip

    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...
  • Page 10 P L A Y I N G c a s s e t t e s OSD(On Screen Display) ON & OFF This VCR is set to “OSD (On Screen Display) ON” mode before shipping and you can change it to OFF mode. MAIN MENU MENU TIMER PROGRAM...
  • Page 11 R E C O R D I N G c a s s e t t e s Setting time and date MENU CLOCK SET Call the video’s "MAIN MENU", TIME - - : - - choose "VCR Setup", then "Clock Set". DATE - - / - - /- - - - 0-9:SETUP (HOUR) :CORRECT MENU:END...
  • Page 12: Recording Cassettes

    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 c a s s e t t e s switch off the TV altogether.
  • Page 13: One Touch Recording (Otr)

    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.
  • Page 14: 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 13) and with sufficient free space for the recording. f u n c t i o n s Normal timer recording Call the video’s "MAIN MENU", HOW OFTEN DO YOU WANT...
  • Page 15 f u n c t i o n s Timer Review – changing and erasing MENU TIMER PROGRAM START END DATE 21:20 22:20 09/03 18:30 20:20 15/03 Call the video’s "MAIN MENU", -- : -- -- : -- -- / -- -- : -- -- : -- -- / -- -- : --...
  • Page 16 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.
  • Page 17 f u n c t i o n s Menu languages MENU LANGUAGE SET Call the video’s "MAIN MENU", choose ENGLISH DEUTSCH "VCR Setup", then "Language Set". ITALIANO ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS NEDERLANDS Select your language. SVENSKA SUOMI PR+/-:SELECT Confirm. OK:CONFIRM MENU:END Child lock Press the button for about 5 seconds.
  • Page 18: Tuning In New Stations

    The TV and video recorder are switched on. To see the picture from your video, press the station button on the TV reserved for T u n i n g video input or the AV (Audio / Video) button. NEW STATIONS "AV"...
  • Page 19: Station Names

    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 MENU correct this. Select “ : name correct” on the “MANUAL SET” menu. MANUAL SET PR10 P-10...
  • Page 20 T u n i n g NEW STATIONS Sorting programme locations If the location numbers used for programmes stored in your TV and MENU video are 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.
  • Page 21: To The Tv Via Antenna Cable (If You Are Not Using A Rca Cable)

    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.
  • Page 22 CONNECTIONS a n d c o p y i n g 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 (other VCR) programme "AV"...
  • Page 23 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 5).
  • Page 24 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.
  • Page 25: Appendix

    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.
  • Page 26 A P P E N D I X Index Aerial ............4 Protected cassette ........15 Assembling recordings ......20 AV ............4/20 RCA ............14 Remaining time .......... 14 Cassette length .......... 14 RF out ............5/19 Channel ..........5/16-19 Child lock ............

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