Matsui VX1200, VP9500, VP9700 Instruction Manual

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How to use your video

Advanced features Help & specificationRecordingBasic VCR features

Safety Warnings

Your VCR is supplied with

an approved 13 amp fused

mains plug. When

replacing the fuse always

use a 3 amp (BS 1362)

approved type.

To obtain a replacement

fuse or fuse cover contact

your store.

Never use this plug if the

fuse cover is missing.

If the mains sockets in your

home differ or are not

suitable for the type of plug

supplied, then the plug

should be cut from the

mains lead and a suitable

type fitted. You must use a
13amp plug (BS 1363) and
fit a 3 amp fuse (BS 1362).

If any other type of plug is

used a 3 amp fuse must be

fitted, either in the plug,

adaptor or at the

distribution board. Please

refer to the wiring

instructions on page 15.

Damage - Never use your VCR if it
is damaged in any way. Always place
your VCR on a flat level surface
avoiding anywhere which may be
subject to strong vibration.

Weather - It is advisable to unplug
the aerial during an electrical storm.

Moisture - Do not allow your VCR
to be exposed to rain, moisture or
dust. If any liquid is spilt into your
VCR it can cause serious damage. If
you do spill liquid into your VCR
switch it off at the mains immediately
and contact your store.

Interference

Do not place your VCR on or near
appliances which may cause
electromagnetic interference (TV or Hi­Fi speakers). If you do, it may
adversely affect the working of the
unit, causing erratic playback and
distorted picture or sound.

Temperature

Avoid extremes of temperature, either
hot or cold, place your VCR well
away from heat sources such as
radiators or gas/electric fires.

Ventilation

The VCR must be well ventilated. Do
not cover your VCR or place inside a
small confined space. It is
recommended that you leave a 10cm
gap all around your VCR.

Batteries

Batteries are easily swallowed by
young children. Do not allow young
children to play with the remote
control unit.

Covers - Do not remove any fixed
covers as this may expose dangerous
voltages.

Contents

Basic VCR Features

Playing a Video Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1

Skipping channels/Removing interference . . .

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2

Selecting Channels/Video Index Search . . . .

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3

Recording a program

One Touch Recording (OTR) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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4

Recording Using the VIDEO Plus+ System . . . .

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5

Timer Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Checking or Cancelling
VIDEO Plus+ Recordings & Timer Recordings .

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7

Advanced features

Clock/Counter Display & Zero Return . . . . . .

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8

Auto Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Using the Playback Sharpness Feature . . . . . .

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9

Advanced Features continued....

Automatic Tracking & Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Checking Video Plus+ Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . .

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Setting the Security Protection . . . . . . . . . . .

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Help and Specification

Help & Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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12

Connecting Your VCR to Another VCR . . . . .

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13

Connecting Your VCR to a Camcorder . . . . .

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13

Connecting Your VCR to a Hi-Fi . . . . . . . . .

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14

SCART Socket Information . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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14

Wiring Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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15

Record Protection Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Advanced features

Help & specification

Recording

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Basic VCR features

Playing a Video Tape

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PAUSE

MENU

ENTER

CH TR/

AV

CANCEL

INDEX

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REC/OTR

-

+

VIDEO PLUS +/

PROGRAM

CALL

CLOCK/

COUNTER

COUNTER

RESET

ZERO

RETURN

SPEED

SP/LP

EJECT

TIMER REC

Your VCR can playback

video tapes recorded using

the NTSC colour system (TV

system usually used in USA

and Japan) on a PAL I TV (TV

system used in the UK).

Play an NTSC tape as you

would a normal VHS tape.

Your VCR will playback NTSC

tapes recorded using

Standard play (SP), Long

play (LP) and Extended play

(EP). However, there will be a

deterioration in sound quality

in the LP and EP modes.

If your TV supports the NTSC

system, the picture from your

VCR will fill the whole screen,

if not, the picture will have a

black band at the top and

bottom of the screen.

Please note that there will be

no sound during PAUSE.

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Playing a tape

Press the VCR ON button to switch your
VCR on. Insert a tape. If you insert a pre­recorded video tape with the tab removed
(for example a rented or bought film) your
VCR will start to play automatically. If
playback doesn’t start press PLAY.

2

Stop or pause a tape

Press the STOP button to stop the tape.

Press the PAUSE button while the tape is
playing to pause the tape. Press the PLAY
button to resume playback.

3

Ejecting a tape

Press the STOP button to stop the tape.

Press the EJECT button. The tape will be
ejected from the VCR.

4

Rewind and Fast Forward

To rapidly wind the tape backwards or
forwards, press the REW or F.FWD buttons
when a VCR tape is NOT playing.

‘REW’ or ‘FF’ will appear in the VCR display.

5

Picture search

To rewind or fast forward the tape with the
tape’s picture on your TV screen (picture
search) press PLAY then either REW or
F.FWD.

‘REVEW’ or ‘CUE’ will appear in the

VCR display.

The speed of the search time depends on
the speed used during recording, either
standard play (SP) or long play (LP).

Standard Play (SP)

1st press . . . . . . 5 times normal speed

2nd press . . . . . 7 times normal speed

(NTSC times are slower)

Long Play (LP)

1st press . . . . . .7 times normal speed

2nd press . . . . . 13 times normal speed

Press PLAY to return to normal playback.

Skipping channels/Removing Interference

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PAUSE

MENU

ENTER

CH TR/

AV

CANCEL

INDEX

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3

REC/OTR

-

+

VIDEO PLUS +/

PROGRAM

CALL

CLOCK/

COUNTER

COUNTER

RESET

ZERO

RETURN

SPEED

SP/LP

EJECT

TIMER REC

1

Skipping channels

Select the channel you want to skip. Press
the CANCEL button. The channel number
will then flash in the top right of the TV
screen and in the VCR display. When a
channel is skipped you will not be able to
select it with the -CH/TR+ buttons.
Press the relevent NUMBERED buttons and
then press CANCEL to unskip a channel.

Only follow these instructions if you notice interference on your TV screen when
watching TV stations on your VCR.
If you have connected your VCR to your TV using a scart lead you can ignore
this stage.

1

VCR in standby

Make sure your TV is switched on and your
VCR is in standby.

2

Select the VCR’s test pattern

Press and HOLD the ON button on the front
of your VCR until ‘RF 36’ appears in the
display.
If ‘CH 1’ stays in the display, press the ON
button once, then press and hold the ON
button until ‘RF 36’ appears.

3

Try changing output number

Press the -CH/TR+ buttons on the front of
your VCR to change the number. Now tune
your VCR channel on your TV again until
the black and white test pattern appears.

4

Store your selection

If the pattern is now clear, press the ON
button to remove the black and white test
pattern. If the pattern is still not clear, try
changing the number again (see stage 3)
and re-tune your TV until the pattern is
clear.

Sometimes during

SET-UP you may
store more than

one copy of the

same channel or

leave a channel

with a poor

picture. Using the

SKIP feature you

can disable these

unwanted

channels.

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Removing Interference

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Selecting channels/Video Index Search

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4

7

0

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PAUSE

MENU

ENTER

CH TR/

AV

CANCEL

INDEX

2

3

REC/OTR

-

+

VIDEO PLUS +/

PROGRAM

CALL

CLOCK/

COUNTER

COUNTER

RESET

ZERO

RETURN

SPEED

SP/LP

EJECT

TIMER REC

1

Select the index feature

Press the INDEX button on your remote
control during stop or playback.

The word ‘index’ will appear on your TV screen.

2

Select an index position

Press the NUMBERED buttons on the
remote control to select the number of index
positions to skip.

e.g. your VCR tape is at the beginning and you
want to watch the third recording on the tape,
press number 3 on the remote control.

3

Find the index position

Press the F.FWD button to search the
selected number of index positions forward
through the tape or REW to search
backwards.

Playback will start automatically when the
index position is found.

Video indexing

z

The Video Index Search system will only work once several recordings

have been made on a VCR tape.

z

Occasionally, when a recording starts at the very beginning of a VCR tape

the index mark will be missed.

z

When your VCR is searching for an index mark it will not fast forward or
rewind as fast as normal because it is searching for the index marks.

z

A maximum of 9 index marks can be searched on a single VCR tape.

The Video index

search system

allows you to

easily locate the

beginning of any

recording made on

your VCR.

Your VCR
automatically
records index

marks on the tape

whenever a
recording is

started.

1

Select VCR channel on TV

If your VCR is in standby, press the VCR
ON button on your remote control to switch
it on. Select the VCR channel on your TV
(e.g. AV or channel 0).

Video Index Search

2

Change channels

Press the -CH/TR+ buttons on the remote
control to change channels. You can also
select channels directly by pressing the
NUMBERED buttons on the remote control.

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One Touch Recording (OTR)

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PAUSE

MENU

ENTER

CH TR/

AV

CANCEL

INDEX

2

3

REC/OTR

-

+

VIDEO PLUS +/

PROGRAM

CALL

CLOCK/

COUNTER

COUNTER

RESET

ZERO

RETURN

SPEED

SP/LP

EJECT

TIMER REC

OTR information

With the one touch recording feature you can make recordings quickly and
easily. Make sure your VCR is properly installed and all the channels are tuned
in the correct order.

• Your VCR can record in Standard Play (SP) or Long Play (LP). When you
record in SP a 3 hour tape will be able to record 3 hours of programmes.

• When you record in LP a 3 hour tape will be able to record 6 hours of
programmes.

You may notice a slightly lower quality of recording in LP mode, especially when
using the PAUSE or PICTURE SEARCH features.

• If the record protection tab has been removed from a tape or you try to
record onto a bought or rented tape, the tape will eject when you press the

REC/OTR button.

1

Select a station

Insert a blank tape into your VCR.

Press the NUMBERED buttons or the

-CH/TR+ buttons on the remote control to
select the TV Station you wish to record.

2

Select the speed

Press the SPEED button to select the
recording speed, standard play (SP) or long
play (LP).

3

Start recording

Press the REC/OTR button to start
recording. The VCR will start recording.

4

Stop recording

Recording will end when either:

• The STOP button is pressed.

• The tape runs out.

• The VCR has finished recording for the
programmed OTR time.

If you wish to record for a
set length of time (e.g. 1
hour) you can set an
REC/OTR recording to stop
after a set length of time.

Each time you press the
REC/OTR button the
record time is increased
by 30 minutes (or 1
hour after 5 presses),
e.g:

1st press . . .continuous recording
2nd press . .30 minutes
3rd press . . .1 hour
4th press . . .1 hour 30 minutes
5th press . . .2 hours
6th press . . .3 hours
7th press . . .4 hours
8th press . . .5 hours

e.g. four presses will start
recording immediately but
stop after 1 and a half
hours.

You can add to the OTR
recording time at any point
by pressing the REC/OTR
button again.
When the tape speed LP is
selected, the recording time
can be set up to 10 hours.

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