Metz VH22 User Manual
WORTH
knowing
Precautions
Please keep the video's guarantee sheet and receipt for your video in a safe
place.
◆ Read this booklet carefully.
◆ Make sure the rating of your household electricity supply matches
that shown on the back of the video recorder.
◆ Read this page and the chapter and the "Setting up your video" to
help you set up and adjust your video recorder.
◆ Do not put the video recorder in a hot or humid place (to avoid the
risk of fire and electric shock).
◆ Do not open the video recorder. Get a qualified technician to carry
out any repairs.
◆ Do not connect the video recorder to the power supply if you have
just moved it from a cold environment to a warm room. This can
lead to condensation inside the video which can seriously damage
the video and cassettes. Wait around two hours to allow it to reach
room temperature.
◆ Make sure the video is placed at least 10cm apart from other home
appliances or obstacles to get sufficient ventilation.
◆
This apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects
filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on top of the video.
◆ Put the video on a steady, flat surface.
◆ Only clean the video with a soft, lint-free cloth. Do not use harsh or
alcohol-based cleaning agents.
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For your own safety!
◆ There are no components in this video recorder you can
service or repair yourself.
◆ Do not open the case of the video recorder. Only allow a
qualified engineer to repair or service your video.
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This video recorder is designed to work continuously.
Switching it off (onto stand-by) does not disconnect it from
the mains. To disconnect it from the mains, you have to
unplug it.
The meaning of the symbol on the product, its accessory or packaging indicates
that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Please, dispose of this
equipment at your applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical &
electronic equipments waste. In the European Union and Other European
countries which there are separate collection systems for used electrical and
electronic product. By ensuring the correct disposal of this product, you will help
prevent potentially hazardous to the environment and to human health, which
could otherwise be caused by unsuitable waste handling of this product. The
recycling of materials will help conserve natural resources. Please do not
therefore dispose of your old electrical and electronic equipment with your
household waste. For more detailed information about recycling of this product,
please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the
shop where you purchased the product.
Disposal of Used Electrical & Electronic Equipment
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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 ..............................................2
Connecting your video to the satellite system, Connecting your video to the hi-fi system (Option 1) ..................... 3
Connecting your video to the hi-fi system (Option 2), How to connect your video to another video ........................ 4
How to connect your video to a camcorder ................................................................................................................5
Tuning to the TV using an antenna cable (RF cable) ...................................................................................................6
What to do if you get picture interference when using RF lead ............................................................................... 7
Tuning your video recorder to the television ...............................................................................................................8
Station table download (only with Data Logic), Setting time and date .................................................................... 9
Decoder or 2nd scart socket ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Tuning in new stations
Manual tuning............................................................................................................................................................11
Station names ............................................................................................................................................................12
Sorting programme locations, Clearing programme locations................................................................................. 13
Front panel controls .................................................................................................................................................. 14
Playing cassettes
Play ............................................................................................................................................................................15
Still, Variable picture search, Variable slow motion,
Finding new recordings (index scan) ........................................................................................................................ 16
16:9 Wide Screen format, Auto Repeat.....................................................................................................................17
Child lock, OSD (On Screen Display) On/Off............................................................................................................. 18
Recording cassettes
Recording cassettes, Simple recording ................................................................................................................... 19
One touch recording-OTR, Direct TV REC (with Data Logic only) ..............................................................................20
Timer recording using ShowView ............................................................................................................................ 21
Normal timer recording ............................................................................................................................................ 22
NexTView Timer programming ..................................................................................................................................23
Timer review – changing and erasing record settings ............................................................................................. 24
More functions
Clock and counter display, Remaining time and cassette length,
Finding the counter zero position...............................................................................................................................25
Resetting the counter to zero, Cassettes ................................................................................................................ 26
Power-saving features, Language select ................................................................................................................. 27
Choice of sound output ..............................................................................................................................................28
The hi-fi system, What you can listen to...................................................................................................................29
Appendix
Index, Technical information......................................................................................................................................30
Problem-solving guide .............................................................................................................................................. 31
Quick-start guide .......................................................................................................................................................32
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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 retailer if
you have any questions
about your aerial.
Back view of your VCR
This lead is supplied in your accessory kit.
200V-240V ~
50/60Hz
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 6.
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Setting up your video (Option 2) - Connecting your video through a scart lead
Television
Aerial
Scart lead (If supplied)
You will get better pictures and sound quality if you connect your video with a scart lead.
200V-240V ~
50/60Hz
2
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.
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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 10.
Video
200V-240V ~
50/60Hz
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Satellite
Aerial
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
page 4 (Option 2).
Video
200V-240V ~
50/60Hz
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Hi-Fi
Aerial
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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
200V-240V ~
50/60Hz
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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
200V-240V ~
50/60Hz
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 copy 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 10.
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200V-240V ~
50/60Hz
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How to connect your video to a camcorder
Before you start, unplug all the equipment from the mains supply.
Camcorder
Aerial
200V-240V ~
50/60Hz
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 10.
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, see page 10.
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Television
Video
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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 2), 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 2)
Once you have carried out the steps in ‘Setting up your video’ (diagram 1 on page 2), switch on
your TV.
Press on the remote control and RF52 will
be displayed on the front of your video.
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2
LANGUAGE SET
ENGLISH
DEUTSCH
ITALIANO
ESPAÑOL
FRANÇAIS
NEDERLANDS
SVENSKA
SUOMI
PR+/-:SELECT
OK:CONFIRM MENU:END
COUNTRY SET
BN
DNL
DK S
ESF
GR CH
ITR
LUX OTHERS
PR+/-:SELECT
OK:CONFIRM MENU:END
Select the wanted language and country with P+
or P- button. Press OK to confirm.Tune the TV,
using the pre-set functions on your TV as
described in its manual, until you see a blue CH
search screen. Store this setting on the TV and go
to page 8.
For selecting the country, refer to the followings.
B: Belgium
D: Germany
DK: Denmark
E: Spain
GR: Greece
I: Italy
LUX: Luxembourg
N: Norway
NL: Netherlands
S: Sweden
SF: Finland
CH: Switzerland
TR: Turkey
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What to do if you get picture interference when using RF lead
Option 1
If other stations are positioned on or near the current RF OUTPUT CH, the following guide message
appears automatically.
The RF output can be adjusted from 21 to 69, this video is defaulted to RF52. If other
broadcasts are close to RF 52 they may cause 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. Select ‘VCR Set Up’ by pressing P- twice then OK.
Select ‘RF Output Set Up’ by pressing P- twice 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 2,
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 2 above.
PLEASE CHANGE THE TV
CH TO 54.
IMPORTANT!
Press OK to confirm.
Press MENU to end.
Option 2
RF OUTPUT SET
0-9:SET UP (21-69)
OK:CONFIRM MENU:END
CH 52
If there is still picture interference repeat option2.
RF OUTPUT SET
OK:CONFIRM MENU:END
CURRENT CH 52
RECOMMENDED CH 54
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Tuning your video recorder to the television
If you already set the language and country set, you can see the followings.
1
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, ARD on
programme 1, ZDF on programme 2 and so on.
See page 12 and page 13 if you need to change any of the
automatic settings. You should finish the auto set before you go
to page 12 or page 13.
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” on page 9.
If you want to change the station names, see page 12.
If you want to change the programme locations see page
13. You need to change programme locations if the
stations are not in order, for example, ARD on programme
1, ZDF on programme 2 and so on.
Press MENU to end.
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
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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 page 9 to set the time and date.
MENU:END
PLEASE WAIT...
CH 25
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If the ‘CLOCK SET’ display is not already on the screen
press MENU.
Choose ‘VCR SET UP’ by pressing P- twice, then press
OK.
Choose ‘CLOCK SET’ then press OK.
CLOCK SET
0-9:SETUP(HOUR)
/ :CORRECT MENU:END
CLOCK SET
0-9:SETUP(HOUR)
/ :CORRECT
OK:CONFIRM MENU:END
TIME - - : - -
DATE - -/- -/ - - - -
TIME 11:41
DATE 11/03/2002(MON)
Setting time and date
1
2
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.
Station table download (only with Data Logic)
Provided that the Videorecorder is equipped with Data Logic (Mets), Megalogic (Grundig), Easy Link
(Philips), Qlink (Panasonic), or SmartLink (Sony), the Videorecorder can download station table of
the TV-Set.
Please choose Country in Automatic function, channel setting menu of Videorecorder menu, and
then press OK button.
PLEASE WAIT...
TV CHANNEL DOWNLOAD
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