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CONTENTS SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions .................................... 2 INST ALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3 Basic Connections ................................... 3 T une The TV T o Y our V ideo Recorder ...... 3 Connecting/Using A Decoder [A233E, A433E only] ............................... 4 Connecting/Using A Satellite T uner .......... 5 IN[...]
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2 SAFETY FIRST Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the recorder , remote control or video cassette. 1. DO NOT place the recorder . . . ... in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity . ... in direct sunlight. ... in a dusty environment. ... in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated. .[...]
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3 Basic Connections CHECK CONTENTS 1 Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “Specifications” ( Z pg. 32). SITUA TE RECORDER 2 Place the recorder on a stable, horizontal surface. CONNECT RECORDER TO TV 3 The connection method you use depends on the type of TV you have. RF CONNECTION ● T o Connect T o A TV With [...]
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4 INST ALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER (cont'd) SET TV CHANNEL 3 Set your TV to the video channel (UHF channel 36). T wo white bars appear on screen vertically . ● T une the TV until the bars are as clear as they can be. ● Y our TV should be set to the channel designated for use with a video recorder , or to a spare channel if there is no[...]
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5 The A V2 IN (/DECODER) or A V1 IN/OUT connector can be used as an input terminal for a satellite tuner . Simply connect a satellite tuner and you can enjoy the wide variety of satellite programming. Connecting/ Using A Satellite T uner SELECT INPUT MODE (A233E, A433E only) 1 Set the A V2 SELECT switch to “AV2”. CONNECT SA TELLITE TUNE[...]
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6 INITIAL SETTINGS ACCESS CONFIRMA TION DISPLA Y 6 The channel position, channel and station name [A237E, A437E only] of the stations located by your recorder appear in a Confirmation display ( Z pg. 24). Confirm all the stored stations by using PUSH JOG % fi . ● If you own the A230E, A233E, A430E or A433E . . . . . . you can manually input the [...]
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7 Clock Set The following procedures are for the A230E, A233E, A430E and A433E. TURN THE RECORDER ON 1 Press OPERA TE . ACCESS CLOCK SET DISPLA Y 2 Press CLOCK on the remote control. The Clock Set display appears. SET DA TE AND TIME 3 Press PUSH JOG %fi to set the hour , then press OK . The “minutes” display begins blinking. Repeat the procedu[...]
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8 INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) SET CLOCK AUTOMA TICALL Y 3 At the Clock Set display , press PUSH JOG . The Clock Set display blinks and clock setting begins. ● If the Just Clock channel position isn't set to the channel position on which Auto Clock data is received, "Err"(or) appears, and then the display from step 2 reappears. T o set[...]
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9 PLA YBACK Basic Playback The easiest, most basic operation possible with your video recorder is tape playback. Already-recorded signals on a video tape are read by your video recorder and displayed on your TV just like a TV programme. q 6 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 Usable cassettes REW FF PLAY STOP LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the window side is up, [...]
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10 Playback Features PLA YBACK (cont.) Slow Motion ACTIV A TE SLOW-MOTION PLA YBACK 1 During still picture, press and hold P AUSE for 2 seconds, then release. Press and release again to return to still picture. OR During still picture, press and hold PUSH JOG or . Release to return to still picture. T o resume normal playback, press PLA Y . % % V a[...]
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11 Manual T racking Y our video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking control. During playback, you can override this and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the TV PROG . buttons. Y our video recorder can automatically play back the whole tape 20 times repeatedly . Repeat Playback OVERRIDE AUTOMA TIC TRACKING 1 Press on the remote to e[...]
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12 PLA YBACK (cont.) Index Search Y our recorder automatically marks index codes at the beginning of each recording. This function gives you quick access to any one of 9 index codes in either direction. NOTE: Before starting, make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode. REMOVE POWER SUPPL Y 1 Unplug the mains power cord from the mains outlet. SET A/[...]
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13 TV signals being received by the recorder ’ s built-in tuner can be recorded onto a video tape. Y ou can “capture” a TV programme using your video recorder . RECORDING Basic Recording 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 q 6 TV PROG. PAUSE NUMBER STOP SP/LP TV/VIDEO PLAY RECORD LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact. ● [...]
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14 Recording Features RECORDING (cont.) q 6 TV PROG. Elapsed Recording Time Indication Y ou can check the exact time of a recording. SET COUNTER DISPLA Y 1 Press DISPLA Y so that a counter reading appears on the dispay panel. ● If you press DISPLA Y again, clock display appears. RESET COUNTER 2 Press C. RESET before starting recording or playback[...]
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15 TIMER RECORDING Information On ShowV iew With ShowV iew , timer programming is greatly simplified because each TV programme has a corresponding code number which your recorder is able to recognise. NOTE: “Guide Prog. Number” refers to the assigned TV station numbers, according to broadcast area, for ShowV iew timer recording. IMPORT ANT Perf[...]
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16 ENTER SHOWVIEW NUMBER 4 Press OK , and "– –" appears. Then, using the NUMBER keys, input the ShowV iew number (found in most TV listings) of a program scheduled to be broadcast on each station on the list from step 1 , starting at the top. If you enter the wrong number , press CANCEL and input the correct number . ENTER CHANNEL POS[...]
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17 ShowV iew Timer Recording ShowV iew T imer Recording is not available in models A230E and A430E. Before performing ShowV iew T imer Recording, see “Information on ShowV iew” on page 15. T urn on the recorder first and perform the following steps. SET T APE SPEED (A430E, A433E, A437E ONL Y) 4 Press SP/LP ( ) to set the tape speed. RETURN TO N[...]
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18 Regular Timer Pr ogramming Remember , the clock must be set before you can programme the timer ( Z pg. 7). T urn on the recorder first and perform the following steps. TIMER RECORDING(cont.) ACCESS TIMER PROGRAM- MING DISPLA Y 1 Press PROG . ● If you own the A230E or A430E ... ... skip to step 3 . ACCESS PROGRAMME DISPLA Y 2 Press ST ART +/–[...]
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19 Check And Cancel Pr ogrammes ACCESS PROGRAMME DISPLA Y 1 Press PROG CHECK . The recording start and stop times appear on the front display panel. Then press OK and the date and the channel position appear . Each time you press PROG CHECK the next program’ s informa- tion appears. If All Information Is Correct . . . . . . programming is complet[...]
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20 EDITING Edit T o Or Fr om Another V ideo Recorder Y ou can use your video recorder as the source player or the recording deck. MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect the player ’ s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connector to the recorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO IN connector . When Using Y our V ideo Recorder As The Source Player . . . . . . connect its A V1 IN/OUT connector to [...]
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21 Y ou can use a camcorder as the source player and your video recorder as the recorder . Edit Fr om A Camcorder MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect the camcorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder ’ s AUDIO/VIDEO input connectors. SET RECORDER’S INPUT MODE 2 ● If you're using the A V1 IN/OUT connector . . . . . . select "AU&quo[...]
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22 Storing Channels Manually Store channels that were not stored during Auto Channel Set. USING THE CONFIRMA TION DISPLA Y ACCESS CH. SET DISPLA Y 1 Press and hold CH SET for more than 2 seconds. "AUT O" appears on the front display panel. ACCESS CONFIRMA TION DISPLA Y 2 Press PUSH JOG % fi to select “MANU”(AL), then press OK . The C[...]
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23 SELECT NEW POSITION 2 Press PUSH JOG % fi to move the station to the new channel position, then press OK . Example: If you moved the station in position 3 to position 7, the stations originally in positions 4–7 each move up one position. ● Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary . RETURN TO NORMAL DISPLA Y 3 Press CH SET . Perform steps 1 and 2 o[...]
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24 TV ST A TION AND ID LIST ID* ST A TION NAME 1000 TV1000 3SA T 3SA T ADL T ADUL T ANT3 ANTENA3 ARD ARD AR TE ARTE BBC BBC GROUP BBC1 BBC1 BBC2 BBC2 BR3 BA YERN3 C+ CANAL PLUS C1 POR TUGUSES CAN5 CANALE5 CH4 CHANNEL4 CH5 CHANNEL5 CHLD CHILD CINE CINEMA CLUB TELECLUB CMT CMT CNN CNN CSUR ANDALUCIA DISC DISCOVER Y DR DR TV DRS DRS DSF DSF ETB1 ETB1 [...]
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25 TROUBLESHOOTING Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your video recorder off for repair . POWER POSSIBLE CAUSE ● The mains power cord is discon- nected. ● “ ‰ “ is displayed on the d[...]
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26 Confirm that the source is properly connected. Confirm that all units’ power switches are turned on. Set the input mode to “AU”. Confirm that the camcorder is properly connected. Set the input mode to “AU”. ● The source (another video recorder , camcorder) has not been properly connected. ● All necessary power switches have not bee[...]
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27 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLA YBACK Q. What happens if the end of the tape is reached during playback or search? A. The tape is automatically rewound to the beginning. Q. Can the video recorder indefinitely remain in the still mode? A. No. It stops automatically after 5 minutes to protect the heads. Q. During search, slow , still and frame-by-frame [...]
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28 INDEX List Of T erms This guide serves as a quick way to locate frequently used terms. The first page on which the term appears is listed. Most terms appear more than once in the instruction manual. A A/B Code Switch ............................................. Z pg. 12 A-Code Signals ................................................ Z pg. 12 Ae[...]
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29 FRONT VIEW q 6 SP LP EP M D D I T R W VIDEO TV PROG SP/LP TIMER OPERATE 0 7 8 9 @ # ! 2 3 1 4 6 5 1 OPERA TE Button ( Z pg. 3) 2 TIMER Button ( Z pg. 18) 3 Cassette Loading Slot 4 REWIND Button ( Z pg. 9) 5 PLA Y Button ( Z pg. 9) 6 F AST -FORW ARD Button ( Z pg. 9) 7 Infrared Beam Receiving W indow 8 Display Panel ( Z pg. 31) 9 [...]
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30 P R O G C H E C K T V V O L . OPERATE CLOCK CH SET DISPLAY DAILY AUX ADD TIME C.RESET CANCEL DATE STOP START AUDIO MONITOR (MONITOR) TV/VIDEO TV VCR TIMER WEEKLY A 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 B PUSH JOG TV PROG. P R O G O K EXPRESS PROGRAMMING STORE 2 1 3 3 2 ! 0 $ # i u Q W 1 5 4 q p o e w ( * ) r t y 8 7 9 @ 6 & ^ % E R REMOTE CONTROL NOTE: If fo[...]
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31 DISPLA Y P ANEL 1 and 2 Symbolic Mode Indicators 3 Start T ime/Stop T ime Indicator ( Z pg. 18) 4 PDC/VPS Indicator ( Z pg. 17) [A237E, A437E only] 5 ”DAIL Y” Program Mark ( Z pg. 18) 6 ”WEEKL Y” Program Mark ( Z pg. 18) 7 ”Cassette Loaded” Mark 8 Instant T imer Recording ( Z pg. 14) 9 T ape Speed Indicators ( Z pg. 13) [A430E, A433E[...]
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32 GENERAL Power requirement : AC 220 – 240 V`, 50/60 Hz Power consumption : 20 W T emperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C Storage : –20°C to 60°C Operating position : Horizontal only Dimensions (WxHxD) : 400 x 94 x 338 mm W eight : 4.3 kg Format : VHS P AL standard Maximum recording time (SP) : 240 min. with E-240 video cassette (LP) [A430E, A[...]
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33 VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED[...]