User manual THOMSON VPH7090- SETUP MANUAL

[. . . ] Before throwing any batteries away, consult your distributor who may be able to take them back for specific recycling. EN 4 THE MENUS 1 Calling up a menu The key on the remote control calls up the menu which enables you to use the features of your VCR and to adjust it. 2 Navigation within the menus 1 - To choose a function, select a line with 2 - To validate your choice, press . to select an option, increase or decrease a given value), you must use key or . 4 - To exit a menu, press key . Example: The symbols C or B displayed on the screen indicate that an option is available. an option, press key EN 5 continue on the following page. ENGLISH NAVIGATION PRINCIPLES Always point the remote control at the video recorder. Your video recorder automatically searches for the TV channels and stores them with names where possible. VCR SET-UP, CHANNEL SEARCH. . . Always point the remote control at the video recorder. 1 1 Switch your TV set on first and then your VCR with the remote control key or the key selector on vcr a). [. . . ] Refer to the table on the third cover page of this manual to check the names of your channels. 2 3 VIDEO Plus+ Guide number OPTION: These codes are stored automatically when programming the first time Scroll the channels, then set the cursor on VideoPlus+ no. . or , then select the next character SORTING YOUR CHANNELS Example: First find the channel you want to assign N° 1. Programme 4 now moves up to N° 1, while the former N° 1 is now ranked N° 4 in the list. 4 DELETING A STATION When you find a channel you want to delete, set the cursor on the line Delete Pr. and then press . EN 10 To : - sort your channels, - name a channel, - assign a VIDEO Plus+ guide number to each channel, - delete channels that have not been set up properly. In the case of an error or to exit, press the key. 1 CHANNEL NAME You can also change the channel name by yourself: By means of key 1 or 2, display the desired character, then use key or to switch over to the next character. It is not possible to rename a satellite channel 2 VIDEO Plus+ Guide number (channel ID) Check these numbers to make sure that your VIDEO Plus+ programmed recording is successful. Most TV magazines contain a list of VIDEO Plus+ guide numbers attributed to the satellite and terrestrial channels. If a VIDEO Plus+ timer program on a channel has not worked properly (wrong channel, wrong times), check and correct the VIDEO Plus+ guide number. The right part of the menu lists the number, name and VIDEO Plus+ guide number of the channels by groups of ten. EN VIDEO Plus+ guide number (channel ID) 11 ENGLISH SETTING UP A SATELLITE / CABLE RECEIVER CONNECTIONS 1 1 WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU ADOPT THIS CONNECTION SCHEME. Connect your satellite receiver with a SCART cable to the AV2 socket of your VCR (the VCR is then the master and the satellite receiver the slave). TV Satellite receiver 1 EN 12 possibilities. It depends on the sockets available and on the connection cables you own or that are supplied. When the connection is made with an aerial cable (in this case, the satellite channel sound can be received in mono only), the VCR is the master and the satellite receiver the slave. 2 Place the satellite receiver on top of the VCR. Make sure that you don't cover the infrared windows. Infrared window Satellite receiver 2 3 Note: When you adopt this connection scheme, refer to page 25, chapter Preferences, N° 10 ­ External timer. When the satellite receiver is connected via a SCART cable to the AV1 socket of the VCR, the satellite receiver is the master and the VCR the slave. 3 TV set with integrated satellite receiver Avec un cordon d'antenne. When connecting the VCR to a TV set with integrated satellite receiver, you must select socket AV1 during the set-up. VIDEO AUDIO / VIDEO 1 AUDIO / VIDEO 2 DECODER IN OUT AV1 3 Satellite receiver TV set with built-in satellite receiver. EN 13 continue on the following page. ENGLISH Satellite receivers do not all have the same connection These connections affect the setting-up procedure explained on the next page. SETTING UP A SATELLITE / CABLE RECEIVER Adjusting the video recorder involves teaching it to recognise the appliance to which it is connected. Make sure your satellite dish is correctly oriented and that the reception of channels is possible. ADJUSTING THE VIDEO RECORDER With the menu key, call up the SUMMARY menu. With key V or W, set the cursor on the line Installation and press OK. With V or W, select the country where you live or the country the channels of which you wish to receive, when residing in a border region. Depending on the connection scheme adopted (see previous page), you must now indicate to which socket you have connected your satellite receiver. Scroll the available options with C or B and confirm with OK: - either RF or Coax (mono sound) ­ in this case, you must start the search for the output channel of your satellite receiver by pressing C ou B and validate with OK on completion, - or AV1 / AV2. Select no decoder, unless you have an additional descrambler separate from your satellite receiver (the other available options are rarely used in Europe). You must now enter the code of your satellite receiver (see pages 16/17). The video recorder transmits a signal via the infra-red window to your satellite receiver. A confirmation menu comes up, so you can tell the video recorder if the satellite receiver has been successfully installed (make sure that the satellite receiver display indicates programme 12, even if there is no picture on the TV screen). - Should the satellite receiver not be on Pr 12: select NO with the exit key. [. . . ] To resume channel search, set the cursor with key V on Auto search and start again with 3, START CHANNEL SET-UP. EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 18 To complete the set up of your video recorder, when a new channel is created. video To control the , switch vcr a. recorder In the case of an error or to exit, press the key. 2 Countries and TV standards: COUNTRIES NORMS L, BG I BG, L DK, BG BG, DK, L, I France, Belgium Great-Britain, Ireland Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Belgium Czech Republic, Poland Other countries * * FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES - SCANDINAVIA - CENTRAL EUROPE AFRICA - MIDDLE EAST - NETHERLANDS - LUXEMBOURG - PORTUGAL 4 CHANNEL NAME You can also change the channel name by yourself: With key 1 or 2, display the desired character, then move the cursor to the next character with key or . Validate with . EN 19 ENGLISH OTHER UNITS AUDIO/VIDEO 1/2/4 AV1-AV2 AV4 Scart sockets DVD VIDEO cinch sockets TV set Satellite receiver Camcorder Audio / Video or Dolby Pro Logic amplifier Other video recorder Display the control screen with key status and select socket AV1, AV2 or AV4 with the AV key on the remote control. Video disk player Decoder Pictures from an appliance switched on play mode and connected to the AV2 socket are transferred to the AV1 socket. If your TV set is connected to this socket, you can view the pictures from the connected appliance. AV 1 AV 4 EN 20 To see and/or recopy the pictures of a connected unit. AUDIO/VIDEO 3 CAMCORDER Connect your camcorder on the Audio L (Left), Audio R (Right), Video, and Cam. /Assemble sockets (if your camcorder is fitted with them), as in the diegram above. [. . . ]