Daewoo VN2200 User Manual

This product is designed to be used in the home. It is not suitable for business use. Anything other than household use or similar general use in line with these instructions may be dangerous and may mean the guarantee is not valid.

Contacts

• Missing items

If anything is missing from the product you have bought or you need to replace the instructions or the remote control, contact your Comet store. The phone number is on your Comet sales receipt.

• Service and repair

You should take small products to your Comet service centre, or if this is inconvenient, to any Comet store. You can do this even if the guarantee has run out. If you have a question about service or you need to speak to a service engineer, contact your Comet service centre. The phone numbers for Comet service centres are given on your Comet sales receipt.

• Troubleshooting and helpline

If you have a problem using this product, please see the problem-solving guide at the back of these instructions. If that does not help, please phone our helpline on 0113 2793520 during normal office hours.(You cannot book service calls through this number.)

• 5-Star Supercover, extended guarantee

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• General problems

If you have a general problem or query which you cannot sort out at your local Comet store, you can contact the Comet Customer Call Centre on 0845 600 7002.

Notice

Although we have done all we can to make these instructions correct, we are not responsible for mistakes or missing information which are due to circumstances beyond our control.

Contents

Before you do anything with the video, please read the chapter "Setting up the video".

◆ On the following pages, the pictures show the buttons you need to press on the remote

control and what you should see on the television screen or video display.

Setting up the video

Connecting your video through RF lead, Connecting your video through a scart lead ............... 4

Connecting your video to the satellite system, Connecting your video to the hi-fi system (Option 1),

Connecting your video to the hi-fi system (Option 2) .................................................................. 5

How to connect your video to another video, How to connect your video

to a camcorder .............................................................................................................................. 6

Tuning your video to the TV using an antenna cable (RF cable), What to do if you

get picture interference ................................................................................................................ 7

Tuning your video recorder to the television, setting time and date .......................................... 8

Decoder or 2nd scart socket ........................................................................................................ 9

Tuning in new stations

Manual tuning..............................................................................................................................10

Station names...............................................................................................................................11

Sorting programme locations, Clearing programme locations................................................... 12

Front panel controls..................................................................................................................... 13

Playing cassettes

Play ..............................................................................................................................................14

Still, Variable picture search, Variable slow motion,

Finding new recordings (index scan) .......................................................................................... 15

16:9 Wide Screen format, CM skip (commercial skip)...............................................................16

Child lock, OSD (On Screen Display) On/Off............................................................................... 17

Recording cassettes

Simple recording, One touch recording-OTR ............................................................................. 18

Recording cassettes, Timer recording using VideoPlus+ ........................................................... 19

Normal timer recording .............................................................................................................. 20

Timer review – changing and erasing record settings ............................................................... 21

More functions

Clock and counter display, Remaining time and cassette length,

Finding the counter zero position, Resetting the counter to zero ............................................ 22

Canal+ setting, Cassettes, Power-saving features .................................................................... 23

Choice of sound output................................................................................................................24

The hi-fi system, What you can listen to.....................................................................................25

Connections

Electrical connection .................................................................................................................. 26

Moulded Plugs............................................................................................................................. 27

Appendix

Index, Technical information ....................................................................................................... 28

Precautions.................................................................................................................................. 29

Problem-solving guide ................................................................................................................ 31

Quick-start guide ............................................................................................................back cover

Setting up your video (Option 1) - Connecting your video through RF lead

Before you start, unplug all the equipment from the mains supply.

Television

Aerial

The type of aerial you should use, depends on local interference and how far you are from the transmitter. You should contact a local electrical if you have any questions about your aerial.

Back view of your VCR

This lead is supplied in your accessory kit.

Setting up your video (Option 2) - Connecting your video through a scart lead

Television

Aerial

Scart lead (If supplied)

With this connection, if your VCR is receiving BBC1 and your TV is on some other channel, when you press the TV/VCR button on the remote control, your TV will automatically display BBC1.

In most cases you will not be able to change channels using the controls on your TV until you turn this feature off by pressing TV/VCR on your remote control.

You will get better pictures and sound quality if you connect your video with a scart lead.

AC 230V

50 Hz

AC 230V

50 Hz

Put the batteries into the remote control. Make sure the (+) and (-) signs on the batteries agree with the (+) and (-) signs in the battery compartment.

If you have connected your video as shown in option 1, turn to page 7.

Before you start, unplug all the equipment from the mains supply.

If you have connected your video as shown in option 2, turn to page 8.

A Nicam stereo video needs a scart-lead connection to play stereo sound through the television.

Connecting your video through extra equipment Connecting your video to the satellite system

Before you start, unplug all the equipment from the mains supply.

Television

You can use this connection if your video has two scart sockets. This will improve sound and picture quality when you are recording from satellite.

To use this function, see page 9.

Video

AC 230V

50 Hz

Make sure the satellite receiver is switched to Sky One.

Satellite

Connecting your video to the hi-fi system - Option 1

Before you start, unplug all the equipment from the mains supply.

Television

Plug a phono cable into the ‘Audio L/R’ sockets on the back panel and into the audio sockets on any audio amplifier, if needed. If your video does not have this connection, see below (Option 2).

Video

AC 230V

50 Hz

You can also use a scart lead to improve picture and sound quality from your video.

Hi-Fi

Aerial

Connecting your video to the hi-fi system - Option 2

Before you start, unplug all the equipment from the mains supply.

Television

Plug a scart to phone cable into the ‘AV1’ socket on the back panel and into the audio socket on any audio amplifier, if needed.

Video

AC 230V

50 Hz

Hi-Fi

Aerial

How to connect your video to another video

Before you start, unplug all the equipment from the mains supply.

First video

Second video

AC 230V

50 Hz

1) Insert the tape you wish to record on into the first video and press AV until ‘AV1’ appears on the front display.

2) Insert the tape you wish to record from into the second video. Press the play button on the second video.

3) Press the record button on the first video The video will start recording.

If your video has two scart sockets, you can use the other socket ‘AV2’ to connect other equipment. To use this function, see page 9.

AC 230V

50 Hz

How to connect your video to a camcorder

Before you start, unplug all the equipment from the mains supply.

Camcorder

Aerial

AC 230V

50 Hz

If you have connected your camcorder in this way, you can also connect a scart lead from ‘AV1’ on the back panel of the video to the television. To use this function, see page 9.

You can also connect the camcorder by using a phono cable if your video has front input sockets. Check the front of your video for this connection.

Television

Video

to camcorder

Scart

Plug to

Tuning your video to the TV using an antenna cable (RF cable)

If you have connected your video through the scart connection (diagram 2 on page 4), go to page 8. Use the following method to tune your video in if you have connected it through RF cable (as

shown in diagram 1 on page 4) Once you have carried out the steps in ‘Setting up your video’ (diagram 1 on page 4), switch on

your TV.

Press on the remote control and RF52 will be displayed on the front of your video.

Tune the TV, using the pre-set functions on your TV as described in its manual, until you see a blue ‘Auto Set’ or ‘Auto Search’ screen. Store this setting on the TV and go to page 8.

AUTO SET or AUTO SEARCH!

OK:CONFIRM MENU:END

What to do if you get picture interference

Option 1

The following screens will appear during the Auto Set function, for Auto set models only.

The RF output can be adjusted from 21 to 69. If other broadcasts are causing picture interference, you can change the RF output until your television has a noise-free channel for your video.

Change the RF output from 52 using the remote control. Press MENU. Press PR- twice then OK. Press PR- then OK. Change the channel number using buttons 0-9. Press OK to confirm. Press MENU to end.

Option 3

Buy a scart lead from your local electrical shop. Connect the scart lead as shown on page 4, diagram 2.

If you want to change the RF output in the future due to new broadcasting stations or equipment and so on, press and hold the OK button on the remote control until RF 52 is displayed on the front of the video. Then go to option 1 above.

ONE OR MORE STATIONS ARE CLOSE TO THE VIDEO PICTURE. PLEASE SELECT ANOTHER.

0-9:SELECT (21-69) OK:CONFIRM MENU:END

CURRENT PR 52 RECOMMENDED PR 62

PLEASE CHANGE THE TV

PR TO 62.

IMPORTANT!

Change the number using buttons 0-9. Press OK to confirm. Press MENU to end.

Option 2

RF OUTPUT SET

0-9:SET UP (21-69) OK:CONFIRM MENU:END

PR 52

If there is still picture interference repeat option2.

Tuning your video recorder to the television

‘Auto set’ only will appear on your screen if your video has this function. ‘Auto search’ only will appear on your screen if your video has this function.

AUTO SET or AUTO SEARCH!

OK:CONFIRM MENU:END

Press on your remote control. If you do not see this picture, check that the video is

connected properly. Press OK for ‘Auto Set’ or ‘Auto Search’.

Unless you are living in an area with poor reception, ‘Auto Set’ or ‘ Auto Search’ tunes in all the stations you can receive in your country and sorts them in a common order, for example, BBC1 on programme 1, BBC2 on programme 2 and so on.

See page 11 and page 12 if you need to change any of the automatic settings. You should finish stage 4 before you go to page 11 or page 12.

The clock is also set automatically. If the clock has not been set, the clock setting screen will appear.

Please see “ Setting time and date” below. If you want to change the station names, see page 11.

If you want to change the programme locations see page 12. You need to change programme locations if the stations are not in order, for example, BBC1 on programme 1, BBC2 on programme 2 and so on.

Press MENU to end.

• The video’s automatic tuning system usually gets the best results. In poor reception areas, fine tuning may improve reception. Choose the station and tune it using the and buttons. Use the number buttons on the remote control to enter the programme number you want to store the station on.

AUTO SET or AUTO SEARCH

MENU:END

PR03

UHF - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

76%

SETTING

PLEASE WAIT...

AUTO SET or AUTO SEARCH

MANUAL SET

PR01 P-01 PR08 P-08 PR02 P-02 PR09 P-09 PR03 P-03 PR10 P-10 PR04 P-04 PR11 P-11 PR05 P-05 PR12 P-12 PR06 P-06 PR13 P-13 PR07 P-07 PR14 ----

PR+/-:SELECT OK:CONFIRM MENU:END

Important : If you switch the video off at the mains supply overnight, you do not have to retune the video. Simply press and then MENU on the remote control to restore all the programme settings See below to set the time and date.

If the ‘CLOCK SET’ display is not already on the screen press MENU. Choose ‘VCR SET UP’ by pressing PR- twice, then press OK. Choose ‘CLOCK SET’ by pressing OK.

CLOCK SET

0-9:SETUP(HOUR)

/ :CORRECT

OK:CONFIRM MENU:END

CLOCK SET

0-9:SETUP(HOUR)

/ :CORRECT

OK:CONFIRM MENU:END

TIME 11:41 DATE 12/03/2001(MON)

Setting time and date

Once the ‘CLOCK SET’ display is on the screen, move to the position you want to change by pressing or .

Use the number buttons 0 to 9 on the remote control to enter the correct time and date.

Press OK to confirm the settings, and press MENU to end.

Decoder or 2nd scart socket

If your video has the 2nd scart, shown in the diagram below, you can connect other equipment as seen on pages 5 and 6.

2nd scart

TV/VCR

SV/V+

EJECT

PAL/SEC

A.SEL

SP/LP

INDEX

456

789

Tuning equipment to the video. Press MENU and choose ‘VCR Setup’ by pressing PR- twice then OK.

Choose ‘2nd SCART Set’ by pressing PR- twice then OK.

Extra equipment

AV2

For example, camcorder, another video or a satellite system.

Choose ‘AV2’ by pressing OK. Press MENU to end. Press the AV button until ‘AV2’

appears on the front display. For watching and recording form

this equipment, see page 18.

Satellite and cable systems can also work in AV2 mode. In this case put your video into AV2 to watch or record satellite or cable television.

Read your satellite decoder and TV instruction manuals to get the best connections for your home entertainment system.

Tips for using a decoder

• Decoding signals from the video When the second scart socket is set to ‘Decoder’ and you press the TV/VCR

button to make ‘VCR’ appear in the video’s display, the satellite or cable decoder controls the video. If the decoder is on, the channel you have chosen on the video will be decoded. You can record the decoded signals by following ‘Simple recording’ on page 18.

• Decoding signals from the television When the second scart socket is set to ‘Decoder’ and you press the TV/VCR

button to make ‘VCR’ disappear from the video’s display, the satellite or cable decoder controls the television. If the decoder is on, the picture and sound signals from the television will pass through it for decoding. You can record the decoded signals if you press the AV button to get ‘AV’ on the video’s display and follow ‘Simple recording’ on page 18.

This only happens if the television and video are connected through the scart sockets and you have made the appropriate connections.

INPUT ONLY

INPUT+OUTPUT

Pay TV equipment

Decoder

For example a satellite or cable system.

Choose ‘Decoder’ by pressing PR- then OK.

Press MENU to end. For recording from this

equipment, see ‘Tips for using a decoder’ below.

You may change the A V mode on the VCR by pressing ‘A V’, or 00 or PR+ or PR-. The change will appear on the VCR display.

TV/VCR

SV/V+

EJECT

PAL/SEC

A.SEL

SP/LP

INDEX

456

789

Manual tuning

Manual tuning allows you to tune in new stations or equipment such as a satellite receiver and so on.

When your video is in certain AV modes you cannot use ‘PR Preset’. Press AV until P-_ _ is displayed on the front of the video.

Press MENU. Choose ‘PR Preset’ by

pressing PR- then OK.

Choose ‘Manual Set’ by pressing PR- then OK.

Press PR+ or PR- to select any programme number that is not being used, for example ‘----’ or ‘P-xx’.

Press OK to confirm.

Press PR+ or PR- to tune in the station you want.

When ‘Manual Set’ comes back on the screen, press and hold button to see the picture.

If it isn’t the station you want, or the picture is of poor quality, carry on tuning by pressing PR+ or PR-.

Press OK to store the picture you want. Tune in other stations (by following step 3

onwards) or press MENU to leave the tuning mode.

PR PRESET

AUTO SET MANUAL SET PR ERASE PR ALIGN

PR+/-:SELECT OK:CONFIRM MENU:END

MANUAL SET

PR01 BBC1 PR08 SKYS PR02 BBC2 PR09 MTVE PR03 ITV PR10 P-10 PR04 CHA4 PR11 P-11 PR05 SKY1 PR12 ---PR06 SKYN PR13 ---PR07 SKYM PR14 ----

PR+/-:SELECT OK:CONFIRM MENU:END

MANUAL SET

PR29 P-29

PR+/-:SEARCH UP/DOWN

: NAME CORRECT : PR VIEW

OK:CONFIRM MENU:END

MANUAL SET

PR+/-:SEARCH UP/DOWN MENU:END

PR29

UHF ----------- -----

68%

MANUAL SET

PR+/-:SEARCH UP/DOWN

: NAME CORRECT : PR VIEW

OK:CONFIRM MENU:END

PR29 P-29

These buttons are used on the following two pages.

Your video has 99 available channel slots. It will only store programmes that are available in your area. You can tune in other stations in any channel slot that is not already being used.

Station names

If your video is showing no station name or is showing a station name incorrectly, you can change this.

When your video is in certain AV modes you cannot use ‘PR Preset’. Press AV until P-_ _ is displayed on the front of the video.

Press MENU. Choose ‘PR Preset’ by pressing PR- then OK. Choose ‘Manual Set’ by pressing PR- then OK.

Move to the details you want to correct by pressing PR+ or PR- then OK.

Select ‘name correct’ by pressing .

Use PR+ or PR- to select the name from the stored list or select ‘name create’ again and enter a four-digit name.

To enter a four-digit name, change the letters with the PR+or PR- buttons, or move to the next letter with the or buttons.

Press OK to confirm and MENU to end.

MANUAL SET

PR29 P-29

PR+/-:SEARCH UP/DOWN

: NAME CORRECT : PR VIEW

OK:CONFIRM MENU:END

MANUAL SET

PR+/-:NAME CHANGE

:NAME CORRECT

OK:CONFIRM MENU:END

PR01 E-01

MANUAL SET

PR01 BBC1 PR08 SKYS PR02 BBC2 PR09 MTVE PR03 ITV PR10 P-10 PR04 CHA4 PR11 P-11 PR05 SKY1 PR12 ---PR06 SKYN PR13 ---PR07 SKYM PR14 ----

PR+/-:SELECT OK:CONFIRM MENU:END

The video’s automatic tuning system usually gets the best results. In poor reception areas, fine tuning may improve reception. Choose the station and tune it in using the and buttons. Use the number buttons on the remote control to enter the programme number you want to store the station on.

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