The triggering problem may be due to the type used.
In almost every one of the more modern analog Oscilloscopes, triggering is achieved by selecting the source of triggering, then in turn, the type of triggering-------"auto" or "normal".
The "trigger level" control is then adjusted to set the voltage level of the observed signal at which stable triggering occurs.
Older 'scopes had an additional "stability" control, which also needed "tweaking".
Examples are the Telequipment "Serviscope S31", & even the Tektronix 545a, (although the stability control was not used in the "auto" position of the latter).
Both of the examples had "stability" as a proper knob on the front of the instrument, but it appears that the PM3230 presents it as a trimmer pot instead.
It is heavy work searching through a service manual in another language, but it seems that "stab" may have been considered a " set & forget" control by Philips, but it could have been "tweaked" by some hopeful user, & just needs resetting.
The description of trigger setup in the "Servicescope", although a different instrument, may be helpful to understand how such systems are set up
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https://w140.com/tekwiki/images/0/01/Telequipment_S31.pdfAs to the PM3230 manual, it may be a good idea whilst searching through it, to open up a split screen with a translation website, to check your "guesses" as you go.
The "out of focus in the middle of the sweep" thing is as
Zenith due to 'astigmatism".
I can't see any sign of an adjustment for this in the pictures of the front of the 'scope, but it is possibly at the rear.
The manual does refer to "astigmatisme" adjustment in passing, & from memory it is shown in fig 32, but I can't remember where the reference & the fig are.