Palsonic VCR2120 User Manual

Instruction manual

Video cassette recorder

VCR 2120

PALSONIC CORPORATION PTY LTD

1 JOYNTON AVENUE

WATERLOO NSW 2017 AUSTRALIA

TEL:[phone]

FAX:[phone]

www.palsonic.com.au

PALSONIC CUSTOMER SERVICE

TELEPHONE

AUSTRALIA:1300 657 888

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Please keep the video machines guarantee card and receipt safe for warranty
purposes.

Precautions

Read carefully through this manual to familiarize yourself with this
high-quality video recorder.
Make sure the rating of your household electricity supply matches
that shown on the back of the video recorder.
Refer to this chapter and the "Initial installation" chapter to help
you install and adjust your video recorder.

Do not ...
... expose the video recorder to high levels of humidity and heat, to

avoid the risk of fire and electric shock.

... open the video recorder. Have a qualified technician carry out

repairs.

... connect the video recorder to the power supply if you have just

moved it from a cold to warm environment. This can result in
condensation inside the recorder and cause serious damage to the
machine and cassettes. Wait around two hours to allow it to reach
room temperature.

Make sure ...

...

the recorder is placed on a steady, flat surface.

... you place the recorder where there is good ventilation all around.

...

you clean the recorder only with a soft, lint-free cloth; do not use
aggressive or alcohol-based cleaning agents.

...

you disconnect the power supply if the recorder appears to be
working incorrectly, is making an unusual sound, has a strange
smell, has smoke emitting from it or liquids have got inside it. Have
a qualified technician check the recorder.

... you disconnect the power supply and aerial if you will not be using

the recorder for a long period or during a thunderstorm.

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
qualified personnel to repair or service your set.

This video recorder is designed for continuous
operation. Switching it off does not disconnect it from
the mains (stand-by). To disconnect it from the mains,
you have to unplug it.
Recording any copyright protected material may infringe
a copyright.

Before doing anything with the machine, please
read the chapter “Initial installation".

Contnets

Controls

The remote control unit .............................................................................

The machine, On screen display ..............................................................

Initial installation

Connecting up the video recorder, Fitting the remote control‘s batteries .

Setting up the video recorder ....................................................................

Playing cassettes

Playing back .............................................................................................

Still, Variable picture search, Variable slow motion,

Accessing new recordings (index scan), CM Skip ....................................

Recording cassettes

Simple recording .......................................................................................

One touch recording (OTR) ......................................................................

More functions

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

Timer Review - changing and erasing, Setting time and date ..................

Clock/Counter display, Remaining time and Cassette length,

Accessing counter zero position, Resetting the counter to zero ...............

Menu languages, Child lock, Cassettes, and ...........................................

Tuning in new stations

Tuning .......................................................................................................

Station names ...........................................................................................

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

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Connections and copying

To the TV via antenna cable (if you are not using a RCA cable) ..............

Copying, Assembling ... ............................................................................

Appendix

Brief instruction for experienced users .................................................

Before you ask a specialist .......................................................................

Index, Technical data ...............................................................................

On the following pages, the pictures show the buttons you press on the remote control to
perform the function, and what you should see in the On Screen Display or machine
display (if present)

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CONTROLS

The remote control is the principle means of control, but the main playback and
record functions are also available on the front of the machine.
Press any button to turn on the power.

The remote control unit

power on/off

This button is not available for this set
number buttons to select programmes (stations) or to type

in numbers
This button is not available for this set
a button for selecting input sources for recording:

TV stations - input sockets

clock/counter on-screen display

This button is not available for this set
This button is not available for this set

CM skip button to cue the tape for 30 seconds

The buttons to use
are marked on the
following pages.

pause (record), still (playback)

playback start
playback stop
rewindind/fast forwarding a cassette from stop, or

picture search backwards/forwards from playback mode

the record or OTR button
(One Touch Recording means each time you press the
button recording is extended by 30 minutes)

to eject the cassette
a button that doubles the maximum recording time for

very long recordings
the variable slow motion button

the menu controls, programme (station) selection
(PR +/-)

to search the beginnings of records (index)
This button is not available for this set
This button is not available for this set

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Press any button to turn on the power.

The machine

standby/on

playback stop and ejecting the cassette

front input sockets for connecting a camcorder

programme (station) selection

recording or OTR
(One Touch Recording means each time you press the button recording is
extended by 30 minutes)

rewinding / fast forwarding a cassette from Stop, or picture search
backwards / forwards from playback mode.

CONTROLS

playback start

On screen display

The video's menu system
gives you easy-to­understand access to the
less used functions such
as tuning to stations, clock
setting and more.
"Tape Control" Menu
appears only when a tape
is in the VCR.

* Though the "16:9 Set" is displayed on the screen, this function is not available for this set.

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The menus show you
which button to press
for the next step.

In addition, some other
functions appear on
screen temporarily.

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Initial

INSTALLATION

Place your video

horizontally on a flat, steady base so that air can circulate around it for ventilation
away from humidity and heat, magnetic fields, such as those from loudspeakers

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etc and with no heavy objects placed on top

Connecting up the video recorder

AC 204 V
50 Hz

Unplug the aerial cable from your TV and plug it into the

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ANT.IN" socket of the video.
Plug the short coaxial cable provided into the "ANT.OUT"
socket of the video and the aerial socket of the TV.
Plug a RCA cable into the "RCA" socket of the video and
the AV socket on the TV if available.

This connection will provide best picture and sound quality.
Ask your dealer for an appropriate cable if you do not have one.
Without a RCA cable, you need to follow the steps described under
"If you are not using a RCA cable" (right page and page 17).
Make sure the rating of the household mains supply matches the
rating shown on the back of the video.

Now plug in the mains lead. The display of the video
should now light.

The buttons to use
are marked on the
following pages.

Fitting the remote control's batteries

1.5 V (AAA)

Fit the batteries as shown by
the pictures in the bay.

Protect your environment by returning used batteries to your dealer. Since
batteries contain toxic substances they require special disposal methods.
Make sure the batteries are always of the same type and age, and remove them
from the remote control if you are not using it for a long period.

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Switch the TV on
You can also start "Auto Search" in the menu
"PR PRESET" "Auto Search"
To tune in new stations (manual tuning) and to
enter station names see page 14- 16

Setting up the video recorder

You should see this picture the first
time you switch on the TV and video

Choose your language

OK for "Auto Search"!

Initial

INSTALLATION

"AUTO SEARCH" tunes in all the stations you can receive in
your country and...

sorts them in an order common for your country

Then type in the current time and date

Should you wish the stations to have the same numbers as
those used on the TV, follow the instructions in "Sorting
programme locations" on page 16
Else

exit the basic installation function and enjoy your
video recorder.

If you don't see this picture, because you don't use a RCA cable, search this picture
now (CH 26) with the station tuning functions of your TV set (see its user manual)

In case of interference problems on CH 26, type in an other
transmission channel between 21 and 69 using the number buttons

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PLAYING

cassettes

Your TV and your video recorder are switched on.
To see the picture from your video, press the station button on the TV
reserved for video input or the AV (Audio/Video) button

Playing back

Load the cassette by pushing
it smoothly and squarely into
the cassette bay, with its
windows pointing up.

Start playback.

Stop playback

Eject the cassette

Fast forward or rewind the
cassette from stop

When you load a protected cassette (e.g. pre-recorded film,
see page 13) playback starts automatically.
PLAY switches back to normal playback.
During still, slow or search, you don't hear the sound.
If the still picture is jittering, you can steady it by using the PR+/­buttons.
You can reduce horizontal interference stripes resulting from
inaccurate tracking (when playing tapes of poor quality or recorded
on other machines) by using the PR+/- buttons during playback.
After approx 5 minutes instill, the cassette plays back
automatically.
NTSC PLAYBACK on PAL TV, If you playback the tapes, which have
been recorded on NTSC colour system, on this VCR, you can watch
the pictures on a PAL TV.
Clock / Counter / Remaining time - page 12.
Auto Head Cleaning
This VCR has Auto Head Cleaner The video head will be cleaned
automatically whenever loading or unloading the tape.

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