HR-A230EK
HR-A231EK
HR-A230ES
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
INSTRUCTIONS
PU30425-1807-1
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TV PROG
SP/LP
TIMER
OPERATE
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OPERATE
CLOCK
CH SET
DISPLAY
DAILY
AUX
ADD TIME
C.RESET
CANCEL
DATESTOP
START
AUDIO MONITOR
(MONITOR)
TV/VIDEO
TV VCR
TIMER
WEEKLY
A
12
45
3
6
8
0
7
9
B
PUSH JOG
TV
PROG.
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EXPRESS PROGRAMMING
STORE
2
1
3
SAFETY FIRST 2
Safety Precautions.................................... 2
Some Do’s And Dont’s ............................. 3
INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 4
Basic Connections ................................... 4
Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder ...... 5
Connection To A Satellite Receiver .......... 6
INITIAL SETTINGS 7
Tuner Set ..................................................7
Clock Set ................................................. 8
PLAYBACK 10
Basic Playback....................................... 10
Playback Features .................................. 11
RECORDING 15
Basic Recording ..................................... 15
Recording Features ................................ 16
TIMER RECORDING 17
Information On Video Plus+ .................. 17
Guide Channel Set .............................. 17
Video Plus+ Timer Recording................. 19
Regular Timer Programming .................. 21
Check And Cancel Programmes .......... 23
PDC Recording ................................... 23
EDITING 24
Edit To Or From Another Video
Recorder ................................................24
Edit From A Camcorder ......................... 25
USING THE CONFIRMATION DISPLAY 26
Storing Channels Manually .................... 26
Delete A Channel .................................. 27
Change Station Preset Position............... 27
Set Stations ............................................ 28
Fine-Tuning Channels Already Stored .... 29
TV STATION AND ID LIST 30
TV STATION CHANNEL NUMBER GUIDE
(U.K. ONLY) 31
TROUBLESHOOTING 32
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 34
INDEX 35
SPECIFICATIONS Back Cover
The recorder illustrations appearing in this
instruction manual are of the HR-A230EK.
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