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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
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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NICAM
AUTO
OFF
COLOUR
AUTO
PAL
BLUE MUTE
AUTO
OFF
MODE MENU SCREEN
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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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 SEARCHING on the remote
control. The number of times you press
SKIP SEARCHING determines the
forward search time.
SKIP SEARCHING 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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ADVANCED OPERATION
RECORDING FROM OTHER EQUIPMENT
STANDBY
LINE IN 3
VIDEO
L • AUDIO • R
You can record video and audio signals from various sources, for example a camcorder,
onto a video tape using your VCR.
onto a video tape using your VCR.
For example, recording from a camcorder connected to LINE 2 IN/DECODER on your VCR:
Optional SCART connection (not supplied).
Mono/Stereo camcorder
NOTE:
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There are many different ways of connecting external equipment to your VCR. Please
refer to your equipment operation manuals for further information.
refer to your equipment operation manuals for further information.
1.Load tape into the VCR.
2.Press INPUT SELECT on the remote
control until the VCR display shows L2.
3.
If you wish to record from a source
connected to LINE 1 IN/OUT, select L1.
connected to LINE 1 IN/OUT, select L1.
4.
If you wish to record from a source
connected with audio phono leads to the
sockets on the front of the VCR (if fitted),
select L3.
connected with audio phono leads to the
sockets on the front of the VCR (if fitted),
select L3.
RF OUT
SORTIE ANTENNE
ANTENNA IN
ENTREE ANTENNE
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