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Safety instructions, Important points ...................................................................................... 2
Cleaning your video recorder, The mains plug ........................................................................ 3
Safety symbols, Power Cuts..................................................................................................... 4
The controls ............................................................................................................................. 5
The remote control unit............................................................................................................ 6
The front of the video recorder, On-screen display ................................................................. 7
Getting started ........................................................................................................................ 8
Automatic video channel selection, Connecting extra equipment ........................................ 10
The stand-by button .............................................................................................................. 11
What to do if you get picture interference ............................................................................ 12
Auto search ........................................................................................................................... 13
When you can't get the Auto-Search picture ........................................................................ 14
Manual channel search ......................................................................................................... 15
Changing programme numbers............................................................................................... 16
Changing programme names ................................................................................................. 17
Erasing programmes .............................................................................................................. 18
Using the video recorder as a tuner, Child lock ..................................................................... 19
Setting or checking the time and date .................................................................................. 20
About video cassettes
Types of video cassette, Recording and playback time of video cassettes (SP and LP),
Protecting cassettes from being recorded over ................................................................ 21
Index search, Tracking and picture quality ....................................................................... 25
On-screen information display.......................................................................................... 26
Tape control menu ............................................................................................................ 28
Long play ................................................................................................................................ 29
Protecting cassettes from being recorded over ..................................................................... 30
Auto-assembling ................................................................................................................... 31
One-time recording (OTR) ...................................................................................................... 32
Setting the timer ................................................................................................................... 33
Changing a timer programme, How to erase a timer programme ......................................... 34
Important notes about programmed recordings .................................................................... 35
Interference, Appendix1, Serial number record .................................................................... 37
Technical information ............................................................................................................ 38
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Contents Setting up the video recorder Safety instructions, Important points ..................2 Cleaning your video recorder, The mains plug ................ 3 Safety symbols, Power Cuts..................... 4 The controls ..........................5 The remote control unit......................6 The front of the video recorder, On-screen display ..............7 Getting started ........................

  • Page 2: Setting Up The Video Recorder Safety Instructions, Important Points

    • Don’t put objects containing liquid on the video recorder. If liquid spills into the video recorder, unplug it immediately and contact SEG after-sales service for advice. • Pull the mains plug out of the wall socket and disconnect the aerial lead during thunderstorms.

  • Page 3: Cleaning Your Video Recorder, The Mains Plug

    S e t t i n g u p t h e v i d e o r e c o r d e r • By law, you may need to get the permission of the copyright owner before you record anything. •...

  • Page 4: Safety Symbols, Power Cuts

    Setting up the v i d e o r e c o r d e r How to connect a plug • The blue wire must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter ‘N’ or coloured black. •...

  • Page 5: The Controls

    S e t t i n g u p t h e v i d e o r e c o r d e r The controls How to put the batteries in the remote control 1 Press your thumb nail against the slot in the battery cover on the back of the remote control.

  • Page 6: The Remote Control Unit

    Setting up the Aim the remote control at the front of the video recorder, keep within 7 v i d e o r e c o r d e r meters and a 30 degrees angle to the receiver. The remote control unit power on/off (see page 11).

  • Page 7: The Front Of The Video Recorder, On-Screen Display

    S e t t i n g u p t h e v i d e o r e c o r d e r The front of the video recorder standby/on (see page 11). Stops play, fast forward, rewind, and so on (see page 22). Ejects the video cassette.

  • Page 8: Getting Started

    Setting up the v i d e o r e c o r d e r Getting started For televisions without a Scart socket Aerial cable Aerial cable Mains cable (provided) ANT. IN ANT. OUT EURO AV 1 Unplug the aerial cable from the back of your television and plug it into the ANT IN socket on the back of your video recorder.
  • Page 9 S e t t i n g u p t h e v i d e o r e c o r d e r For televisions with a Scart socket Aerial cable Mains Scart cable Aerial cable cable (provided) (provided) Scart socket ANT.

  • Page 10: Automatic Video Channel Selection, Connecting Extra Equipment

    Setting up the v i d e o r e c o r d e r Automatic video channel selection If the video recorder is connected to the television with a scart cable you will normally see the video recorder picture when you play a video cassette. You will also see the video recorder picture when you select one of the on-screen menus (see ‘Control menus’...

  • Page 11: The Stand-By Button

    S e t t i n g u p t h e v i d e o r e c o r d e r Through the aerial cable You can also connect extra equipment between the external aerial cable and your video recorder. Set the equipment to produce a picture you will recognise (please read the equipment’s instruction book to find out how to do this).

  • Page 12: What To Do If You Get Picture Interference

    Setting up the v i d e o r e c o r d e r What to do if you get picture interference Each television programme uses a certain broadcast channel in the broadcast band. An electronic part called the ‘modulator’ inside your video recorder sends a signal to the aerial input of your television just like the signals sent by the television transmitters.

  • Page 13: Auto Search

    S e t t i n g u p t h e v i d e o r e c o r d e r Auto-search You can search the broadcast band for all television programmes with this video recorder. If your television and video recorder are connected with a scart cable, select the AV channel on your television.

  • Page 14: When You Can't Get The Auto-Search Picture

    Setting up the v i d e o r e c o r d e r Auto-search (continued) IMPORTANT! 5 Press the OK button to confirm the PLEASE CHANGE THE TV recommended PR. PR TO 54. 6 Type in the current time and date. Please see “ CLOCK SET Setting or checking the time and date”...

  • Page 15: Manual Channel Search

    S e t t i n g u p t h e v i d e o r e c o r d e r Manual channel search Select the video channel on your television so that you can see the menus. See ‘Automatic video channel selection on page 10.

  • Page 16: Changing Programme Numbers

    Setting up the v i d e o r e c o r d e r When the video recorder finds a broadcast or the signal from some other equipment, the picture from it will appear briefly before the manual set search menu re-appears. If you want to have another look at the picture the video recorder has found, press the button.

  • Page 17: Changing Programme Names

    S e t t i n g u p t h e v i d e o r e c o r d e r Changing programme names Select the video channel on your television so that you can see the menus. See ‘Automatic video channel selection ‘...

  • Page 18: Erasing Programmes

    Setting up the v i d e o r e c o r d e r Erasing programmes 1 Press the MENU button until the main menu appears. MAIN MENU 2 Press the PR- button once. This moves the pointer to TIMER PROGRAM PR PRESET ‘PR preset’.

  • Page 19: Using The Video Recorder As A Tuner, Child Lock

    S e t t i n g u p t h e v i d e o r e c o r d e r Using the video recorder as a tuner Select the video channel on your television so that you can see the pictures from the video recorder.

  • Page 20: Setting Or Checking The Time And Date

    Setting up the v i d e o r e c o r d e r Setting or checking the time and date You do not normally need to set the time and date because the video recorder gets this information from the television transmitter.

  • Page 21: Protecting Cassettes From Being Recorded Over

    A b o u t v i d e o c a s s e t t e s The beginning of the cassette The end of the cassette Play • Keep video cassettes away from direct sunlight, heaters, dusty places, damp, violent vibration or shocks and strong magnetic fields (near a motor, transformer or magnet).

  • Page 22: Playing Video Cassettes

    P L A Y I N G video cassettes Load the cassette Push the cassette smoothly and squarely into the cassette slot with its windows pointing up. AUTO SET 20 : 10 This symbol means the cassette is in. Play Press the (play) button.

  • Page 23: Still Picture And Slow-Motion, Commercial Skip, Ntsc Playback

    P L A Y I N G v i d e o c a s s e t t e s Still picture and slow-motion • If still picture or slow-motion lasts longer than five minutes the video recorder will stop, to protect the video tape.

  • Page 24: Wide-Screen Pictures, Osd (On Screen Display) On&Off

    P L A Y I N G video cassettes Wide-screen pictures You can record and play wide-screen pictures with this video recorder. This ‘16:9 set’ feature (see below) only works if your television has a wide-screen feature and is connected to the video recorder with a scart cable.

  • Page 25: Index Search, Tracking And Picture Quality

    Normally they will clean themselves if you play back a good-quality video cassette for half an hour. If this does not work, you can either buy a head-cleaning cassette, or take your video to your nearest SEG after-sales service for cleaning.

  • Page 26: On-Screen Information Display

    P L A Y I N G video cassettes On-screen information display You cannot see the information display when the video recorder is adjusting the tracking (please see ‘Tracking and picture quality’ on page 25). You cannot see the information display when there is no playback or broadcast picture. Press the button once.
  • Page 27 P L A Y I N G v i d e o c a s s e t t e s Press the button twice. The information on the screen is the same as when you press the button once, except as shown below.

  • Page 28: Tape Control Menu

    P L A Y I N G video cassettes Tape control menu You can only see the tape-control menu when there is a cassette in the video recorder. Remaining time and cassette length TAPE CONTROL TAPE REMAIN E-180 TAPE REMAIN E-240 GO TO ZERO E-300...

  • Page 29: Recording Long Play

    R E C O R D I N G 1 Put a cassette into the video recorder. Make sure the AUTO SET safety tab is in place (see ‘Protecting cassettes from being 20 : 10 recorded over ‘ on page 21). 2 Use the PR- or PR+ button or the programme number buttons 0 to 9 to select the channel you want to record, for example ‘PR01 BBC1’.

  • Page 30: Recording From Other Equipment

    R E C O R D I N G Recording from other equipment Select the video channel on your television so you can monitor the recording. Recording through the aerial cable Please read ‘Connecting extra equipment - Through the aerial cable’ on page 11. Press the PR+ or PR- button to select the video recorder programme number that you have tuned to that piece of equipment, then record as usual.

  • Page 31: Auto-Assembling

    R E C O R D I N G Auto-assembling 1 You can use the auto-assembling function in this video recorder to join separate recordings without any major picture disturbance between the recordings. 2 Prepare to record from other equipment as described under ‘Recording from other equipment’...

  • Page 32: One-Time Recording (Otr)

    R E C O R D I N G One-time recording (OTR) One-time recording lets you set the video to record for between half an hour and 10 hours. 1 Put in a cassette and choose a programme or the other equipment you want to record from, as described under ‘Recording’...

  • Page 33: Programmed Recordings

    P r o g r a m m e d r e c o r d i n g s The video recorder needs the following information for every programmed recording. • The date on which the recording is to be made. •...

  • Page 34: Changing A Timer Programme, How To Erase A Timer Programme

    P r o g r a m m e d r e c o r d i n g s Setting the timer (continued) 10 Press the OK button to confirm the timer programme. The video timer is now set. The information has been stored in a timer block. 1.

  • Page 35: How To Stop A Programmed Recording

    P r o g r a m m e d r e c o r d i n g s How to stop a programmed recording • Press and hold the (stop) button for at least five seconds, until the recording stops and ‘TMR’...

  • Page 36: Appendix

    Possible causes: • Unplug the video recorder for a moment, then plug it back in and try to eject the cassette again. Don’t force it. If it still won’t eject, contact SEG service. Problem: The remote control does not work.

  • Page 37: Interference, Appendix1, Serial Number Record

    • Check all the programme numbers that are tuned to the broadcast stations, your video recorder and any other equipment to check there is no picture interference. Serial number record Write the serial number from the back panel of your video recorder in the box below. Model number : VCR2360IRL Serial number : _______________________...

  • Page 38: Technical Information

    A p p e n d i x Technical information Dimensions Video Width x height x depth 360 x 90 x 288 mm System Weight 3.85 Kg Speeds SP and LP Power supply General Input voltage 230V ~, 50Hz Temperature range 5°C to 35°C Power consumption Up to 14 watts...
  • Page 39 Quick-start guide Please follow the guide from the beginning to the end. Before you connect the video equipment make sure all equipment is switched off at the plug. Stage 1. Connecting the video to your TV A Fit the batteries we have provided into the remote control.
  • Page 40 Instruction manual Video cassette recorder VCR2360IRL...
  • Page 41 Conditions of Guarantee Congratulations on the purchase of this product. All products with this trade mark are consistent with the state of the art and prevailing quality standards. High quality is assured by extremely stringent quality control during the manufacturing process.

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