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ADVANCED OPERATION
LCD DISPLAY
TIME OF DAY
Shows current time of day, if the clock is set.
Press the
DISPLAY
button until the time of day
appears. For example, 21:20 appears:
CHANNEL STATUS
Shows the current VCR channel preset. Press the
DISPLAY
button until the channel number
appears, for example PRESET 1:
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.
1.
Press the
DISPLAY
button until tape counter
appears, for example:
2.
To identify the current position on a video tape
press the
CLEAR
button and the tape
counter will appear:
When you wish to return to this position on the video tape, press
ZERO BACK
button.
The tape will rewind/advance to this point.
NOTE:
TAPE REMAINING
Shows the amount of video tape remaining, as previously explained in CHECKING THE
AMOUNT OF TAPE REMAINING.
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
The LCD display brightness can be changed to suit the ambient lighting in the room. Switch
on the VCR (ensure the menu screen is not on) then press and hold the
DISPLAY
button
for approximately 2 seconds. This will reduce the brightness of the VCR display. Repeat the
process to change the display back to the previous setting.
•
The tape counter will only operate on recorded sections of tape.
DISPLAY
DISPLAY
DISPLAY
CLEAR
ZERO
BACK
BACK
DISPLAY
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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 in the mode
menu to disable this feature.
1.
Press the
MENU
button to display the main
menu on the screen.
2.
Press the [
/
] menu select buttons to
select MODE.
3.
Press the
SET
button.
4.
Press the [
/
] menu select buttons to
select BLUE MUTE.
5.
Press the
[
/
]
menu select buttons to select
AUTO or OFF.
6.
Press the
SET
button to confirm and then the
MENU
button to return to the normal 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.
1.
Follow steps 1 to 3 from BLUE MUTE above.
2.
Press the [
/
] menu select buttons to select COLOUR.
3.
Press the
[
/
]
menu select buttons to select AUTO or PAL.
4.
Press the
SET
button to confirm and then the
MENU
button to return to the
normal screen.
MODE MENU SCREEN
N I CAM
AU T O
O F F
CO L OUR
AU T O
P A L
B L U E MU T E
AU T O
O F F
R E P E A T
ON
O F F
MENU
SET
MENU
SET
BACK
TIMER
ON/OFF
OUT
SEARCH
SV/V+/
TIMER
TIMER
CLEAR
MODE OSD
DISPLAY
SET
MENU
SET
MENU
REMOTE CONTROL
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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 the
PLAY/X2
button to start the video
tape playing.
2.
Press the
SKIP SEARCH
button on the remote
control. The number of times you press the
SKIP
SEARCH
button, determines the forward search time.
•
After searching, normal playback will resume automatically
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.
Press the
DPSS
/
buttons to locate a previous programme or the next programme.
For example,
1.
Load the video tape into the VCR.
2.
Press the
DPSS
button three times. DPSS 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 the
DPSS
button once. DPSS -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 the
STOP
button or the
PLAY/X2
button.
NOTES:
•
Recordings must be longer than 3 minutes.
•
The starting point of playback may vary.
•
This feature will only work with video tapes recorded on a VCR with the DPSS feature.
1 press = 30 seconds
2 presses = 1 minute
3 presses = 1 minute 30 seconds
2 presses = 1 minute
3 presses = 1 minute 30 seconds
4 presses = 2 minutes
PLAY/X2
SKIP
SEARCH
SKIP
SEARCH
DPSS
DPSS
DPSS
DPSS
-1
+1
+2
+3
RECORDING 5
RECORDING 4
RECORDING 3
RECORDING 2
RECORDING 1
Rewind
DPSS Signals
Fast Forward
DPSS
Number
Number
Current tape position
STOP
PLAY/X2
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OTHER FEATURES ON YOUR VCR
CHILD LOCK
You can lock your VCR with this feature. It will work even when the VCR is in STANDBY,
preventing children from operating the VCR.
TO ENGAGE CHILD LOCK
Press and hold the
CHILD LOCK
button on the remote control for about 2 seconds. The
indicator flashes and then remains lit on the VCR display, confirming that CHILD LOCK
has been activated.
Regardless of what other operating buttons are touched, the VCR will continue to operate in
its present mode. If CHILD LOCK is activated during playback, once the tape reaches its end,
the VCR will automatically rewind the tape, eject it, and turn the power off.
TO DISENGAGE CHILD LOCK
Press and hold the
CHILD LOCK
button for about 2 seconds.
The
indicator starts flashing and then disappears. CHILD LOCK is disengaged.
NOTES:
•
If you attempt to change modes by pressing another button while CHILD LOCK is on,
the
indicator will flash on the VCR display.
•
If power is interrupted for more than 60 seconds (due to power failure etc), CHILD LOCK
may disengage.
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