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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
Pr
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
MODE SELECTION
M E N U
V I D E O P L U S +
T I M E R
M O D E
S E T U P
:SELECT
SET :ENTER
MENU : EXIT
➝
NICAM
AUTO
OFF
C O L O U R
A U T O
PA L
BLUE MUTE
A U T O
OFF
R E P E AT
O N
O F F
A U D I O M I X
O N
O F F
1 6 : 9
A U T O
O F F
D N R
O N
O F F
:SELECT
:
CHANGE
SET :ENTER MENU :EXIT
Press MENU to display the main menu on
the screen. The main menu has four options
including MODE.
the screen. The main menu has four options
including MODE.
1.To access the mode menu highlight MODE
using the [
] buttons, then press
SET.
2.Highlight the option to be changed using
the [
] buttons. Press [
] to
select AUTO, ON or OFF as appropriate,
press SET then MENU to return to the
normal screen.
press SET then MENU to return to the
normal screen.
NICAM.
(Hi-Fi Models only) Selecting OFF
will disable the NICAM sound reception.
COLOUR. If the VCR is playing a poor
quality recording, the picture may turn black
and white. Selecting PAL may reduce this
(depending on the recording), although
coloured speckles will appear on black and
white recordings.
BLUE MUTE. This enables the blue background
colour. That is, 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.
COLOUR. If the VCR is playing a poor
quality recording, the picture may turn black
and white. Selecting PAL may reduce this
(depending on the recording), although
coloured speckles will appear on black and
white recordings.
BLUE MUTE. This enables the blue background
colour. That is, 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.
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2.
1.
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▼
▼
▼
▼
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REPEAT. If you want to play back repeatedly an entire video tape, this feature will
automatically rewind at the end of the tape and replay. This function enables or disables
this feature.
AUDIO MIX When this function is switched ON the VCR will playback both Hi-Fi and
Mono audio tracks.
DNR. DIGITAL NOISE REDUCTION will reduce the black and white and colour noise in the
picture. Select OFF to disable this feature. (Hi-Fi models only)
16:9 PLAYBACK AND RECORDING.
This feature allows the PLAYBACK and RECORDING of wide screen format signals (16.9)
which should automatically change the picture size setting on a wide screen TV. To allow the
operation of this feature, ensure 16:9 mode is set to AUTO in the MODE menu.
A scart connection must be used between the VCR (SOCKET L1) and the TV.
During PLAYBACK of a 16:9 encoded tape the TV should switch to (Widescreen) 16:9 mode.
automatically rewind at the end of the tape and replay. This function enables or disables
this feature.
AUDIO MIX When this function is switched ON the VCR will playback both Hi-Fi and
Mono audio tracks.
DNR. DIGITAL NOISE REDUCTION will reduce the black and white and colour noise in the
picture. Select OFF to disable this feature. (Hi-Fi models only)
16:9 PLAYBACK AND RECORDING.
This feature allows the PLAYBACK and RECORDING of wide screen format signals (16.9)
which should automatically change the picture size setting on a wide screen TV. To allow the
operation of this feature, ensure 16:9 mode is set to AUTO in the MODE menu.
A scart connection must be used between the VCR (SOCKET L1) and the TV.
During PLAYBACK of a 16:9 encoded tape the TV should switch to (Widescreen) 16:9 mode.
NOTES:
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Not all pre recorded tapes are compatible with 16:9 playback.
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This feature must be supported by TV’s equipped with 16:9 switching.
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16:9 format recording can only be made from L2 scart input.
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Standard Play (SP) gives the best picture quality; long play (LP) provides the longest recording time.
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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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