THOMSON VP4950F - annexe 1 User Manual

Guarantee

10 cm

7 cm

10 cm

10 cm

7 cm

The type and production number of your appliance are printed on the guarantee certificate
delivered with your video recorder. Keep this certificate as well as the invoice. These
documents are indispensable for claiming your guarantee rights.

• All repairs during the guarantee period must be carried out by an authorised
technician representing our brand.

• If this condition is not met, your rights will no longer be valid.

• Never open the appliance yourself, since this may be dangerous for you or damage
the equipment.

Precautions

Setting up - Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on
the identification sticker located on the back of your appliance.
Install the video recorder horizontally, away from any source of heat (fireplace) or
appliances creating strong magnetic or electric fields.

If you install your video recorder in a purpose-built unit, check that the air vents are not
obstructed. Allow a clearance of 10 cm on either side and at the rear of the appliance and
at least 7 cm above.

Use - If your appliance, or a cassette, has been stored in a very cold atmosphere for a
certain amount of time (transported during winter for example), wait approximately 2
hours before using your video recorder. The openings located on the top and the bottom
are for ventilation purposes. They should not be obstructed. In the event of lightning, the
appliance should be disconnected from the external aerial.

Even when the on/off switch is off, the video recorder is not completely cut off from the
mains. To disconnect it completely, it is necessary to remove the mains plug from the mains
socket

Under no circumstances should this appliance be put to industrial use. It is designed solely
for domestic operation.
Maintenance - Use a dry, clean, soft cloth. Do not use any scouring agents, solvents or
abrasive products, etc. If an object or liquid enters inside the appliance, unplug it
immediately and have it checked by an authorised technician.

It is illegal to make total or partial copies of recordings protected by copyright laws without
explicit permission of the copyright holder.

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CONTENTS

Before using your video recorder, you

must carry out the installation and

setup procedure described in the

Getting Started guide (1).

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Guarantee - Precautions
Controlling the TV set 2
Controlling the video recorder 3
Monitoring the operation 4
The menus 5
Viewing a tape 6

Preparing - Recording

Recording a programme

Programming with ShowView codes
a recording Without ShowView codes

Audio/Video 1 - 2 - 3 10-11

VPS/PDC system

Regarding programming

Record with automatic pause

8-9

Programming the VPS/PDC recording

12

Functions available on VPS programmes only

Programming options
Checking the programming

13

Erasing the programming
Recording programmed on a connected set

ENGLISH

7

Additional informations Protection of the tapes - Eco mode 14-16

TV codes 17
Technical features 18

Identifying and correcting problems

Mesecam - Menu language
Modulator - NTSC tape

Transition to the year 2000 - ShowView
ShowView and the satellite demodulator

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Depending on the type of TV set you

CONTROLLING

own, this remote control may not be
compatible or certain functions may

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the TV set

Your remote control can be used to control certain functions on most TV sets. Before using it, you need
to program it with one of the codes indicated in the table on the last page of this manual.

Pour commander le téléviseur,

To control your TV set, press this key first.

not be available.

appuyez d’abord sur cette touche.

To switch your TV set
on or off.

These keys are the same as
certain functions on your TV
s remote control (if it is our
brand).

To adjust
the sound
volume.

To increase the
image size / zoom +.
To decrease the
image size / zoom -.

To change the channel.

To switch off the sound.

To switch the TV set on or
to select a channel.

To select a SCART socket
and view the pictures of
the AV unit connected to
this socket.

These two functions
are available on
THOMSON TV sets
only.

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When you change the batteries, it is necessary to re-enter the brand code.

CONTROLLING

the video recorder

Point the remote control towards the video recorder when you press a key.

To control your video recorder,

Pour l’utilisation du magnétoscope,

press this key first.

appuyez d’abord sur cette touche.

To display the main menu.

To adjust the picture.

To leave the
menu at any
time.

To select the AV units
connected to the
audio/video sockets
(AV 1/2/3).

To switch the video
recorder on and off.

To display the programme
menu.

To store or confirm.

To leave the menu at any
time, or display the

information screen.

To display the main menu.

To navigate through the
menus and to validate
with OK.

To change the channel.

To double the recording
time of a tape with LP.

ENGLISH

The controls/functions below are also to be

found on the front of the video recorder.

Reverse

Stop

Record

To select a channel.
For 2-digit channels,
press 0/-- first
(example: 0, 1, 2 for Pr12).

Forward
Play
Pause

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MONITORING

the operation

S P

VIDEO

G

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he display

T

––––– : Play.

–>

––––– : Fast play.

–> –>

––––– : Forward.

–> –> –>

––––– : Reverse (rewinding).

–> –> –>

––––– : Freeze frame.
––––– : Variable slow motion.

<– –>

M : Pause-record (flashing).
M : Currently recording.

: Programmed recording.

Pr3
AU 1-AU 2:AV1-AV2 - Picture and sound from an

AU 3

: Picture and sound from a TV channel.

AV unit connected to the SCART
sockets (AUDIO/VIDEO) on the back
of the video recorder.

:

AV3 - Picture and sound from an AV
unit connected on the front of the
video recorder.

01H15

01H15

H 35S : Tape counter (running time).

09:53

VIDEO: The video recorder transmits the picture

S P : Play/record at standard speed

LP : Play/record in long play (Long Play).

SLP : Very long play of an NTSC tape (Super

VPS : The current programme is in VPS.

PDC : The current programme is in PDC.

VPS
PDC

M

35

S

: Time.

: Presence of a tape in

the video recorder.

and the sound to the TV set.

(Standard Play).

Long Play).

The video recorder automatically detects the type
of standard tape loaded (E30, 60, 120…).
When you call the information screen up, the
video recorder indicates the cassette type and the
time remaining until the end of the tape.

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n the screen

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PR5
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VCR

Press the VCR key

on your remote control.

THE

The menus allow access to the functions by
selecting the corresponding numbers.

Example: with a tape
loaded in the play
mode (B).

To choose, enter the
digit found in front of
the function.

TIMER

1
2

SET UP

3

SET CLOCK

4

PICTURE QUALITY

5

MESECAM on/OFF

6

SHOWVIEW

7

ECO. MODE ON/off

E

EXIT

or

MAIN MENU

or

menus

SHOWVIEW

> 5 8 6 2 4

ENTER CODE
CONFIRM

C
0000

ERASE

E

EXIT

To leave a menu at

any time.

or

ENGLISH

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With the freeze frame feature
(K) activated, you can
improve the picture quality.

To view the pictures or the menus of the video recorder, you must
switch the TV set on by selecting the channel assigned to the video
recorder (see the Set-up Manual, page 5, step 2).

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