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ADVANCED OPERATION
DIGITAL DISPLAY
NOTE:
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The tape counter will only operate on recorded sections of tape.
TAPE COUNTER AND ZERO BACK
Tape counter measures the current position of the video tape in real time. ZERO BACK uses
the tape counter to determine a specific point on a tape you may wish to return to.
the tape counter to determine a specific point on a tape you may wish to return to.
1.Press DISPLAY until tape counter
appears, for example:
2.To identify the current position on a
video tape press CLEAR and the tape
counter will appear:
counter will appear:
When you wish to return to this position on the video tape, press ZERO BACK. The tape
will rewind/advance to this point.
will rewind/advance to this point.
Pr
Pr
Pr
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TIME OF DAY
Shows current time of day, if the clock is set.
Press DISPLAY until the time of day
appears. For example, 21:20 appears:
Shows current time of day, if the clock is set.
Press DISPLAY until the time of day
appears. For example, 21:20 appears:
OPERATION MODE
Shows status of tape. Press DISPLAY until
the display appears, for example:
Shows status of tape. Press DISPLAY until
the display appears, for example:
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ADVANCED OPERATION
BLUE MUTE
The TV screen will be blue if a TV channel with no signal is selected, an unrecorded section
of tape is played or the quality of the recording on the tape is poor. Select OFF to disable
this feature
of tape is played or the quality of the recording on the tape is poor. Select OFF to disable
this feature
COLOUR
If the VCR is playing poor quality recording, the picture may turn black and white. Selecting
PAL may improve this (depending on the recording), although coloured speckles may appear
on black and white recordings.
PAL may improve this (depending on the recording), although coloured speckles may appear
on black and white recordings.
1. Follow steps 1 to 3 from BLUE MUTE.
2.Press [
2.Press [
] to select COLOUR.
3.Press [
] to select AUTO/PAL.
4.Press SET and then MENU to return to the normal screen.
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1.Press MENU to display the main menu
on the screen.
2.Press [
] to select MODE.
3.Press SET.
4.Press [
4.Press [
] to select BLUE MUTE.
5.Press [
] to select OFF.
6.Press SET and then MENU to return to
the normal screen.
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COLOUR
AUTO
PAL
BLUE MUTE
AUTO
OFF
MODE MENU SCREEN
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ADVANCED OPERATION
SEARCHING THE VIDEO TAPE
1 press = 30 seconds.
2 presses = 1 minute.
3 presses = 1 minute 30 seconds.
4 presses = 2 minutes.
2 presses = 1 minute.
3 presses = 1 minute 30 seconds.
4 presses = 2 minutes.
2.Press SKIP SEARCH on the remote
control. The number of times you press
SKIP SEARCH determines the forward
search time.
SKIP SEARCH determines the forward
search time.
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After searching, normal playback will
resume automatically.
resume automatically.
SKIP SEARCHING THE VIDEO TAPE
You can search the tape in 30 second time intervals. To do this follow the procedure below:
1.Press PLAY/X2 (
) to start the video tape playing.
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NOTES:
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Recordings must be longer than 3 minutes.
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The starting point of playback may vary.
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This feature will only work with video tapes recorded on a VCR with the DPSS feature.
DIGITAL PROGRAMME SEARCH SYSTEM (DPSS)
Your VCR records a marker signal on the tape at the start of each recording. These signals
can be used later to locate the starting point of a recording.
can be used later to locate the starting point of a recording.
Press DPSS
to locate a previous programme or the next programme.
For example,
1.Load the video tape into the VCR
2.Press DPSS
1.Load the video tape into the VCR
2.Press DPSS
three times. A 3 will appear on the on-screen display, and the VCR will
fast forward to locate the third recording after the current one.
3.Press DPSS
once. A -1 will appear on the on-screen display and the VCR will rewind
to locate the beginning of the current recording.
4.To cancel the search before it has finished, press STOP (
) or PLAY/X2 (
).
-1
+1
+2
+3
RECORDING 5
RECORDING 4
RECORDING 3
RECORDING 2
RECORDING 1
DPSS
number
number
DPSS Signals
Current tape position
Rewind
Fast Forward
ADVANCED OPERATION
SEARCHING THE VIDEO TAPE
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