Technicolor - Thomson FV 400 L manual

OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS FV 400 L VHS VIDEO RECORDER R8323UR/GB/MR-BEI/910 8/10/99 17:11 Page 1[...]

1 The type and pr oduction number of y our appliance ar e printed on the guarantee certificate deliv er ed with your video r ecorder . K eep this certificate as well as the inv oice . These documents are indispensable for claiming y our guarantee rights. Guarantee Use - If your a ppliance , or a cassette, has been stored in a v er y cold atmosphere[...]

2 Some information bef ore y ou star t Mains connection This video is suitable for use on A.C. mains supply , 220-240 V - 50 Hz only . It must not be connected to D.C. mains. Note: The mains lead of the video is fitted with a moulded plug. If the mains sockets are not compatible or if for any reason the plug is removed please follow the directions [...]

3 Contents Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Pr ecautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Some information befor e y ou star t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

4 Befor e y ou start Loading and ejecting a cassette Remov e all the packaging and pr otective films. Befor e setting up your video recor der , you should ha ve all the following elements in y our possession. Loading a cassette. Ejecting a cassette. User manual In order to r espect the envir onment we have printed this manual on unbleached r ecycli[...]

5 Principles of operation Al wa ys point the remote contr ol at the video recorder . CALLING UP A MENU The k ey on the r emote control calls up the menu which enables y ou to use the featur es of your VCR and to adjust it. NA VIGA TION WITHIN THE MENUS 1 - T o choose a function, select a line with or . 2 - T o confirm your choice, press . 3 - T o m[...]

6 Display the control scr een with ST A TUS key and select socket AV1 or A V2 with the A V ke y on the remote control. Connections BASIC CONNECTIONS Disconnect the outside aerial cable fr om the TV set and reconnect it to the RF IN socket on your video r ecorder . Connect the TV set to the video recor der ( RF OUT socket) with the supplied aerial c[...]

7 VCR set-up Upon completion of the basic connections described on the pre vious page T uning in the tele vision and automatic channel set-up For a ter restrial analogue pa y TV decoder see page 10 1 Pr ess the VCR k ey on the remote contr ol. T o set up your VCR, you will need the user manual of your TV set. W e recommend that you proceed step b y[...]

8 6 Press OK k ey . 8 Y ou’ll ha ve to wait a while until this pr ocedure is completed. 4 As soon as you ha ve found the output channel of the VCR, a message comes up on the TV screen. Note: When the picture quality is poor (snowy or torn image), change the output channel of the VCR with the PR+/PR- k eys (when doing so, the picture will disappea[...]

9 Automatic channel set-up assigns the pr ogramme numbers in a pre-defined or der . These programme n umbers ma y not match the usual order (BBC 1 on Pr 1). When the proposed n umber matches the picture displa yed, press OK to go to the next channel. When the number matches the TV pictur e , press OK to confirm and g o to the next channel. When all[...]

10 Press W to select the Autosear ch line . If the picture quality is poor: Mak e use of the fine-tuning (</>) with W W , then C C or B B . Pr ess the MENU k ey . The Installation line is already selected. Press OK . Select Man ual set up , and confirm with OK . T o star t channel search, press C or B (you ma y also mak e a direct input with [...]

11 If you wish to contin ue with channel set-up, repeat steps 2 to 8, otherwise press EXIT . 9 T o switch the VCR or put it into standby: press the B B ke y . Stopping video tape pla yback: Press the ST OP ke y . Pla ying back a video tape: Press the PLA Y k ey . Operating basic VCR functions When a menu is display ed on the screen, y ou cannot act[...]

12 Releasing the pause mode on a video tape: Press the PLA Y k ey . Rewinding a video ta pe: Press the REW . key while in stop mode. Winding a tape forwar ds: Press the FWD . k ey while in stop mode. T o displa y the information scr een (source, SP/LP , counter status): press the ST A TUS k ey . Press EXIT to lea ve. W atching the TV channels insta[...]

13 Making an immediate r ecording of a TV pro gramme Press the digit ( 0 - 9 ) or PR+ / PR- k eys to select the TV programme to be r ecorded. Press the REC. ke y with a video tape inserted. T o star t recording, pr ess the REC or the PLA Y ke y again . Note: an information screen comes up on your TV , but it will not be recorded on the tape. T o de[...]

14 Pr ess n umber k eys ( 0 - 9 ) to enter the Date of the timer recor ding in day and month f ormat. Use the number k eys ( 0 - 9 ) to enter the star t and stop time. Note: mak e sure that the start and stop times do not overlap another timer recording. 4 5 6 Press OK k e y to select between Once, Monday to Frida y (5/7) or W eekly (1/7) timer r e[...]

15 Erasing a timer Press the MENU k ey . Select Record timer with W W , and confirm with OK . Press V V or W W k ey until the menu line you wish to erase is selected. Press 0000 k ey to permanently erase the timer recor ding menu line selected. Press EXIT k ey to lea ve menu. 1 2 3 4 Pr ess the VCR ke y on your remote contr ol. T o customise the VC[...]

16 Contr olling the TV set T o control the TV set: - press the TV k ey on the r emote control first. T o switch the TV on or to switch into standby: - press B B key . Storing the TV code: - Press the TV k ey on y our remote contr ol. - Hold down the MENU k ey on your r emote control and k ey in one of the follo wing codes: 000 or 001 . - Release th[...]

17 T ransition to the y ear 2000 On December 31st 1999 at midnight, the clock of your video r ecorder will switch ov er to the year 2000. Howe ver , should it be disconnected from the mains at that moment, you will ha ve to change the y ear manually . Press the MENU k ey . Select Clock set with W W , and confirm with OK . With the k eys C C / B B ,[...]

18 In our effor ts to improve the quality of our products, we reser ve the right to change their features. The information contained in these instructions are therefore liable to change and are not contractual. R8323UR/GB/MR-BEI/910 Mains supply 200 to 240 V ± 10% - 50/60 Hz Consumed power 16 W when ON - 4 W in the eco mode Clock backup appr ox. 3[...]

Guarantee This guarantee is automatically effective from the date of purchase of the equipment. The appropriate sections should be completed by the dealer and purchaser at the time of purchase. This guarantee should then be retained by the purchaser and kept safely so that it may be referred to and produced if required should a claim be made during[...]