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VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
PAL
31B-250 31B-254 (PDC)
31B-450 31B-454 (PDC)
Owner’s Manual
Table of Contents
Safety Information .............................................................................................................................................2
Before Using This Product ................................................................................................................................3
Installatio
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HM210BD(EN).fm Page 2 Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:07 PM Safety Information WARNING: Connection to Power Before Switching on make sure that the voltage of your • Live parts inside. Do not remove any screws. electricity supply is the same as that indicated on the rating To avoid fire or electric shock, do not expose plate. this unit to rain or moisture. Dangerous voltage inside Mains Cord This appliance may be fitted with a non-rewireable plug. If it Precautions is necessary to change the
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C C E E R R R R E E M M I I T T N N I I E E P P HM210BD(EN).fm Page 3 Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:07 PM Before Using This Product Description of Controls Front Panel 1 AUTO RETURN REC/OTR STOP/EJECT REW PLAY F.FWD FUNCTION CHANNEL 7 6 5 43 2 10 9 8 1. Cassette compartment 6. REC/OTR button 2. F.FWD (Fast Forward) button 7. AUTO RETURN button 3. PLAY button 8. Indicator (See below.) 4. REW (Rewind) button 9. CHANNEL (K/L) buttons 5. STOP/EJECT button 10. FUNCTION button Indic
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HM210BD(EN).fm Page 4 Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:07 PM Remote Control 1. FUNCTION button 2. number buttons 3. MENU button 4. DISPLAY button AUDIO FUNCTION 5. REW/s button SELECT EJECT 6. STOP/L button 18 1 7. REC/OTR button 8. QUICK-FIND button (Only functions for 31B-450/31B-454) 17 2 9. SEARCH MODE button CHANNEL 16 (Only functions for 31B-450/31B-454) Only functions for 31B-450/ 10. PAUSE/STILL F button SLOW 31B-454 11. SPEED/SYSTEM button (Only the function of SPEED is available for this
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HM210BD(EN).fm Page 5 Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:07 PM Installation AV1 (TV) Connection to TV Connecting the VCR If your TV has Scart sockets, you may connect your VCR’s Basic Connection AV1 (TV) scart socket to the Scart socket on the back of your 1) Disconnect the TV’s power cord from the AC outlet. TV. Please see the instruction manual for your TV. 2) Disconnect the VHF/UHF TV aerial coaxial cable from AV2 (DECODER) Connection for Other External Devices the TV. The second Scart socket AV
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HM210BD(EN).fm Page 6 Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:07 PM Initial Settings 4) (31B-254 and 31B-454 only) Press PLAY/K or STOP/L to select “MANUAL” or Video Channel Setting “AUTO”, then press F.FWD/B. Video channel setting will be necessary, if your VCR is If you select “MANUAL”, continue with step 5). connected to the TV via the RF cable. If you select “AUTO”, Auto Clock Setting becomes Use the remote control for this procedure. “ON”. Press FUNCTION. The clock will appear on the TV screen
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HM210BD(EN).fm Page 7 Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:07 PM Channel Presetting Manual Channel Preset Use the remote control for this procedure. Tuning of broadcast channels not already preset in the VCR 1) Press MENU. can be performed in two ways. 2) Press PLAY/K or STOP/L to select “INITIAL”, then press Automatic Channel Preset F.FWD/B. By “AUTOMATICALLY” tuning channels and placing 3) Press PLAY/K or STOP/L to select “CH TUNING”, then them in sequential order in the VCR’s memory i.e. the
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HM210BD(EN).fm Page 8 Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:07 PM To Skip a Preset Channel Channel Reprogramming The channels you can no longer receive or seldom watch can You can replace two channels. be set to be skipped when you access channels by pressing Use the remote control for this procedure. CHANNEL (K/L). 1) Press MENU. Use the remote control for this procedure. 2) Press PLAY/K or STOP/L to select “INITIAL”, then press MENU. F.FWD/B. 1) Press 2) Press PLAY/K or STOP/L to select “INITIA
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HM210BD(EN).fm Page 9 Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:07 PM Basic Operation Playback Usually there will be video “noise” lines (black and white Tracking Adjustment streaks or dots) on the screen. This is normal. Tracking adjustment will be activated automatically The still picture will, in addition to containing the “noise” (Digital Tracking function) when you start playback. lines, be black and white. When playing pre-recorded tapes or tapes r
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HM210BD(EN).fm Page 10 Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:07 PM Advanced Operations Counter Memory Auto Repeat Playback This feature can be used to memorize a beginning point that The VCR has an auto repeat function that allows you to repeat you want to watch again. Rewinding or fast forwarding makes a tape indefinitely without touching PLAY/K. it easy to locate this point. Use the remote control for this procedure. Note: • If a tape includes both programmes recorded in the Insert a pre-recorded
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HM210BD(EN).fm Page 11 Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:07 PM Picture Select Insert a cassette tape with its erase prevention tab in place. (If necessary, rewind or fast forward the tape to the point at This function enables you to select the picture quality of a which you want to begin recording.) tape. 1) Press MENU. Use the remote control for this procedure. 2) Press PLAY/K or STOP/L to select “TIMER”, then press 1) Press MENU. F.FWD/B. 2) Press PLAY/K or STOP/L to select “SET UP”, then p
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HM210BD(EN).fm Page 12 Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:07 PM To Stop a Timer Programme Which Has Already Note: If there are any remaining programmes, press Started FUNCTION to turn on the VCR and then press Press STOP/EJECT on the VCR. AUTO RETURN. In this case, if you press any other button once and then press AUTO RETURN, Note: STOP/L on the remote control will not function in the AUTO RETURN will not be carried out. Timer Recording mode. Using the VCR Menu To Correct Timer Programmes If the
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HM210BD(EN).fm Page 13 Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:07 PM the timer is not programmed correctly, the incorrect timer When 0:00 is reached, the VCR will start playback setting stays in effect unless you cancel it. To cancel the automatically. incorrect timer setting, refer to “To Cancel or Check the Start/ Note: • Time Search can be set up to 9 hours 59 minutes End Time’’. (9:59). • This function will not operate in the Recording mode. QUICK-FIND Operation for 31B-450/31B-454 only • Operations
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HM210BD(EN).fm Page 14 Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:07 PM A Status Display NUMBER mode> To check the Counter, or Clock & Channel number, press ■ ■ 17:40 DISPLAY. Each time you press DISPLAY, TV screen will SP SP P02 change as illustrated: Press once. Press once. 0:12:34 When you select the channel using the number buttons, select the desired channel (position number). Press once. Note: If the on screen display or indicators on the front panel
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HM210BD(EN).fm Page 15 Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:07 PM Troubleshooting Guide If you have followed the instructions contained in this manual and have difficulty in operating your VCR, locate the SYMPTOM in the left column below. Check the corresponding cell CORRECTIVE ACTION columns to remedy the problem. SYMPTOM CORRECTIVE ACTION • Make sure the power cord is connected to an AC outlet. No power. • Make sure the power is turned on. • Make sure the Timer Recording is set correctly. Timer Recor
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HM210BD(EN).fm Page 16 Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:07 PM Declaration of Conformity EMC-Directive: 89 / 336 / EEC Low Voltage Directive: 73 / 23 / EEC CE Marking: 93 / 68 / EEC We: FUNAI EUROPE GMBH Gasstrasse 18 22761 Hamburg, Germany declare that the Video Cassette Recorder 31B-250, 31B-254 31B-450 and 31B-454 are in compliance with following norms: EN 55013: 2001 + A1: 2003 EN 55020: 2002 + A1: 2003 EN 61000-3-2: 2000 EN 61000-3-3: 1995 + A1: 2001 EN 60065: 2002 Questions and Help on this pro
