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PLAYING BACK AN NTSC TAPE
NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is a different TV standard to PAL and is
used in some Non-European Countries. Your VCR can playback pre-recorded NTSC tapes
onto a PAL system TV, but cannot record an NTSC signal onto a video tape.
NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is a different TV standard to PAL and is
used in some Non-European Countries. Your VCR can playback pre-recorded NTSC tapes
onto a PAL system TV, but cannot record an NTSC signal onto a video tape.
Note that..
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You cannot record NTSC signals or dub NTSC tapes onto other VCRs from this VCR.
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You cannot use Slow speed, Still frame, Double Speed, Frame Advance or Tape
Remaining with a pre-recorded NTSC tape.
Remaining with a pre-recorded NTSC tape.
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On some televisions, the picture may appear in black and white or there may be no
picture. This does not indicate a fault with your VCR.
picture. This does not indicate a fault with your VCR.
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On some televisions, the picture may shrink vertically causing black bands to appear at
the top and bottom of your screen.
the top and bottom of your screen.
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On some televisions, the played-back picture may roll vertically, this does not indicate a
fault with your VCR.
fault with your VCR.
ADVANCED OPERATION
PLAYBACK OF A VIDEO TAPE
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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.
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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
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
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.
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.
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.
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