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The diagram below shows how to connect your VCR to audio equipment. When connected 
in this way stereo sound is possible from the speakers.

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S-VHS (super -VHS) pre-recorded tapes give you a better quality playback picture with 

increased detail and depth.

Your VCR will automatically recognise which type of tape is being used, VHS or S-VHS and 

playback the appropriate standard accordingly.

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.

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You cannot record NTSC signals or dub NTSC tapes onto other VCR’s 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.

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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.

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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.

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On some televisions, the played-back picture may roll vertically, this does not indicate a 

fault with your VCR.

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All of the VCR’s playback functions can be used during S-VHS playback, SLOW, 

PLAY/X2 VISUAL SEARCH, etc.

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Your VCR is S-VHS playback only, it will not record S-VHS.

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Some picture noise may be observed on the screen in Long Play (LP) mode. 

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When you load a video tape into the VCR it can calculate approximately the amount of 
video tape remaining in hours and minutes. This is useful in determining whether or not there is 
sufficient tape left to make a recording. 
When a video tape is playing, the amount of tape remaining is calculated for you 
automatically.
To display the amount of video tape remaining:

Load the video tape into the VCR

Press

 on the remote control as many times as necessary until “R” appears on 

the VCR display.  The tape will wind forward for a few seconds and then return to its 
original position. The tape remaining will be shown on the VCR display in hours and 
minutes.
By pressing the 

 button on the remote control the remaining time will 

change between standard play, long play and extended play.

For example, 
in standard play 1 hour 23 minutes is left on the tape:

in long play 2 hours 46 minutes is left on the tape:

in extended play 4 hours 9 minutes is left on the tape:

You can set your VCR to automatically rewind at the end of playing a video tape and replay 
the entire tape again. REPEAT will appear on the on-screen display when selected. 
To use this feature:

Press the 

 

 button to display the 

main menu on the screen.

Press the[

/

]menu select buttons to 

select MODE.

Press the 

button.

Press [

/

]to select REPEAT.

Press 

[

/

]

to select ON or OFF.

Press the 

button to confirm and return 

to the main menu screen.

Press the 

 

 button to exit to normal 

screen.

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If tape remaining function is interrupted, the remaining time will not be displayed.

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If less than 5 minutes of tape remains the display will flash.

➝

  : S E L EC T

  : CHANGE

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Shows current time of day, if the clock is set.                

Press the 

 

button until the time of day 

appears. For example, 21:20 appears:

Shows the current VCR channel preset. Press the 

 

 button until the channel number 

appears, for example:

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.

Press the 

 

 button until tape 

counter appears, for example:

To identify the current position on a video tape 

press the 

 

 button and the tape 

counter will appear:

When you wish to return to this position on the video tape, press 

  

button. 

The tape will rewind/advance to this point.

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 

 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.

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The tape counter will only operate on recorded sections of tape.

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