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Basic Operations

You can preset up to eight programmes
at a time.

• Check that the VCR clock is set to the

correct time.

• Insert a tape with its safety tab in

place. Make sure the tape is longer
than the total recording time.

• Turn on your TV and set it to the

video channel.

OK
M/m/</,

Press MENU and select TIMER SET/
CHECK, then press OK.

Set the date, start and stop times,
programme position, and tape speed:

1 Press , to select each item in turn.
2 Press M/m to set each item.
To correct a setting, press 

< to return to

that setting and reset it.

?/1

OK

PLAY

MENU

OK

PLAY

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

TIMER SET / CHECK

TUE

2 5 . 1

DATE

START

STOP PROG

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– : – –

– : – – – – –

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– : – –

– : – – – – –

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– : – –

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– : – –

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.

– –

– : – –

– : – – – – –

2

TIMER SET / CHECK

TUE

2 5 . 1

DATE

START

STOP PROG

2

.

5 12 TUE

– : – –

– : – – – – SP

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– : – –

– : – – – – –

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Basic Operations

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To record the same programme every day or the same day every
week, press 

m while the date is flashing. For details, see “Daily/

weekly recording” below.

To record from a source connected to the LINE-1 IN or LINE-2 IN
jacks; press INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– to display “L1” or “L2” in
the “PROG” position.

Press 

, to confirm the setting.

The cursor (B) appears at the beginning of the line. To enter another
setting, move the cursor to the next line and repeat step 2.

Press OK.

Press ?/1 to turn off the VCR.

The 

t

 indicator appears in the display window and the VCR

stands by for recording.

To record from other equipment, leave the connected equipment
switched on.

To stop the VCR while recording, press x STOP.

In step 2 above, press 

m to select the recording pattern. Each time you press

m, the indication changes as shown below. Press M to change the indication
in reverse order.

Tips
• To set the programme position, you can also use the PROG +/– or programme

number buttons.

• To set the tape speed, you can also use the REC SPEED button.
• To record NTSC signals, set the tape speed to SP or EP. To record in the EP mode, set

the tape speed to “LP”.

Note
• The 

t

 indicator flashes in the display window when you press ?/1 with no tape

inserted.

the current date t SUN-SAT (Sunday to Saturday) t MON-SAT (Monday
to Saturday) t MON-FRI (Monday to Friday) t EVERY SAT ..... t EVERY
MON t EVERY SUN t 1 month later t (dates count down) t the
current date

OK

PLAY

OK

PLAY

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Search Operations

If you record a programme using the
Easy Timer function, you can easily find
the beginning of the recording with the
SEARCH MODE function. The SEARCH
MODE indicator flashes when the VCR
finishes making an Easy Timer
recording.

Push the EASY TIMER knob.

The VCR turns on, rewinds to the beginning of the recorded programme and
starts playback automatically. The SEARCH MODE indicator turns off.

Tip
• You can start the SEARCH MODE function after the flashing of the SEARCH

MODE indicator has been stopped. The flashing stops when you turn on the VCR
and press the SEARCH MODE button (Do not press any button at this point,
otherwise this SEARCH MODE function will be cancelled). To start the SEARCH
MODE function, press the SEARCH MODE button repeatedly until the SEARCH
MODE indicator flashes. Push the EASY TIMER knob. The VCR rewinds and starts
playback automatically.
If you continue to press the SEARCH MODE button while the SEARCH MODE
indicator is flashing, you can enter other search operations (For details, see the
following pages). Each press of the SEARCH MODE button changes the search
operations as follows:

Note
• This SEARCH MODE function will be cancelled (the SEARCH MODE indicator

turns off) if:

– The VCR starts recording other programmes.
– You press the H PLAY, M FF, m REW or A EJECT button while the VCR is

on.

REMAIN

BLANK

INDEX

TIME

Off

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Search Operations

This feature enables you to find the
current position on a tape as well as the
remaining time of the tape.

Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly until the
REMAIN indicator appears in the display
window as shown on the right.

The SEARCH MODE indicator lights up.

Push the EASY TIMER knob to display
the tape meter on the TV screen.

The SEARCH MODE indicator turns off.
A cursor (x) indicates the current position
on the tape.

“REMAIN” and the remaining time of the tape appear in the display window in
the following order:

Press x STOP.

Notes
• To display the remaining time correctly, you may have to select the TAPE LENGTH in the SET

UP MENU according to the type of the tape that you are using. For details, see page 65.

• In step 2, the VCR automatically rewinds and fast-forwards the tape only if you press the

SEARCH MODE button right after you insert a tape. This is so that the VCR can measure the
current position on the tape.

• You cannot use this function during any recording mode.

RE-

MAIN

0:15 (remaining

time of the tape)

TAPE POSITION

 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

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Search Operations

This feature enables you to find a blank
section on your tape.

Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly until the
BLANK indicator appears in the display
window.

The SEARCH MODE indicator lights up.

Push the EASY TIMER knob on the VCR.

The SEARCH MODE indicator turns off.
The VCR fast-forwards to the end of the
tape. Then, the VCR rewinds the tape to
the last recorded programme. After a few
seconds, the VCR starts playback and
stops at the beginning of the blank
section.

“BLANK” and the remaining time of the
blank section appear alternately in the
display window for about one minute.

To stop the VCR while searching for a blank section, press x STOP.

Notes
• To display the remaining time correctly, you may have to select the TAPE LENGTH in the SET

UP MENU according to the type of the tape that you are using. For details, see page 65.

• In step 2, “FULL” will appear in the display window for about one minute, if:

– there is no blank section available on the tape.
– the remaining time of a blank section is less than one minute.

• The VCR can only detect the blank section between the end of the tape and the end of the last

recorded programme.

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Search Operations

The VCR marks the tape with an index
signal at the point where each recording
begins. Use these signals as references to
find a specific recording. The VCR can
search up to 99 index signals ahead of or
behind the current position. You can
either use the INDEX SEARCH buttons
on the remote commander or the
SEARCH MODE button and EASY
TIMER  knob on the VCR.

Insert an indexed tape into the VCR.

Press ./> INDEX SEARCH repeatedly to specify how many
index signals ahead or behind you want to search:

• To search ahead, press > INDEX SEARCH.

• To search backwards, press . INDEX

SEARCH.

The VCR starts searching and the index
number on the TV screen counts down to
zero. Playback starts from the point about
five seconds ahead of the specified index
mark.

SEARCH

INDEX

8

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Search Operations

Press SEARCH MODE on the VCR repeatedly until “INDEX” appears
in the display window (the SEARCH MODE indicator lights up).

Turn the EASY TIMER knob to specify how many index signals ahead
or behind you want to search:

• To search ahead, turn the EASY TIMER knob clockwise.

• To search backwards, turn the EASY TIMER knob counterclockwise.

Push the EASY TIMER knob.

The VCR starts searching. Playback starts (the SEARCH MODE
indicator turns off) from the point about five seconds ahead of the
specified index mark.

Press x STOP.

Note
• No index signal will be added when recording starts from recording pause.

However, an index signal will be marked if you change the channel during
recording pause.

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Search Operations

You can easily find a specific point on a
tape by using the Time Search function.
For example, you can find a recorded
section 15 minutes ahead of or behind
the current position of a tape by using
the Time Search function.

Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly until “TIME” appears in the display
window (the SEARCH MODE indicator lights up).

Turn the EASY TIMER knob clockwise or counterclockwise to set the
length of time you want the VCR to fast-forward or rewind the tape.
Each turn on the knob increases or decreases the duration by 15
minutes.

For example, if you want to watch a recorded section 15 minutes ahead
of the current position, turn the EASY TIMER knob once clockwise.

To change the time by one
minute, press PROGRAM
+/–.

Push the EASY TIMER knob.

The VCR starts searching and the tape counter starts counting until it
reaches the specified point.

The VCR starts playback automatically when the tape counter reaches
the specified point (the SEARCH MODE indicator turns off).

Press x STOP.

Tip
• The VCR can search up to three hours ahead of or behind the current position of a

tape.

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Additional Operations

View the picture during fast-
forward or rewind

Play at high speed

Play at twice the normal speed

Play in slow motion

Play frame by frame

Rewind and start play

Press H PLAY.

Tips
• Adjust the picture using TRACKING +/– on the VCR if:

– streaks appear while playing in slow motion.
– the picture shakes during pause.

To set tracking to the centre position, press both buttons (+/–) at the same time.

• If noise appears during pause or frame-by-frame playback, first switch to the slow

motion playback, then adjust the picture using TRACKING +/– on the VCR.

Notes
• The playback sound is muted during these operations.
• In LP or EP mode, noise may appear or there may be no colour.
• The picture may show noise when playing at high speed in reverse.
• On-screen symbols may shake while playing or searching at various speeds.

During fast-forward, hold down M FF. During rewind, hold
down m REW.

• During playback, press M FF or m REW on the remote

commander.

• During playback, hold down M FF or m REW. When you

release the button, normal playback resumes.

During playback or pause, pres

s 

×2.

During playback or pause, press y SLOW.

During pause, press M FF or m REW on the remote
commander. Hold down the button to play one frame each
second.

While the tape is stopped, hold down 0 REW on the VCR  and
press H PLAY on the VCR.

m

M

×2

H

y

m

M

 FF

H

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Additional Operations

After you have started recording in the
normal way, you can have the VCR stop
recording automatically after a specified
duration.

z 

While recording, press z REC.

The 

t

 indicator appears in the display window.

Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration.

Each press advances the time in increments of 30 minutes.

The tape counter decreases minute by minute to 0:00, then the VCR
stops recording and turns off automatically.

Press z REC repeatedly to set to the new duration.

Press z REC repeatedly until the 

t

 indicator turns off and the VCR returns

to normal recording mode.

To stop the VCR while recording, press x STOP.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

0:30

1:00

6:00

5:30

Normal recording

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Additional Operations

• Turn on your TV and set it to the

video channel.

Press ?/1 to turn on the VCR.

Press MENU, then select TIMER SET/CHECK and press OK:

• If you want to change or cancel a setting,

go on to the next step.

• If you do not need to change or cancel the

settings, press OK, then turn off the VCR
to return to recording standby.

OK
M/m/</,

?/1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

TIMER SET / CHECK

TUE

DATE

START

STOP PROG

.

6 1

7 : 0 0

8 : 0 0

6 SP

.

8 1

1 : 0 0

0 : 0 0 5 0

MON–

0 : 1 2

3 : 0 0 2

2

7

3 : 0 0

0 : 0 0 L

–

.

– –

– : – –

– : – – – – –

–

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– : – –

– : – – – – –

–

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– –

– : – –

– : – – – – –

–

.

– –

– : – –

– : – – – – –

SUN

TUE
SAT

EVERY SUN

2

1

LP
LP
SP

2 5 . 1

2

2

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Additional Operations

Press 

M/m to select the setting you want to change or cancel:

• To change the setting, press 

</, to select the item you want to

change, and press 

M/m to reset it. Then, press , repeatedly until the

cursor (B) appears at the beginning of the line.

• To cancel the setting, press CLEAR.

Press OK.

If any timer settings remain, turn off the VCR to return to recording
standby.

The programme that starts first has priority and the second programme
starts recording only after the first programme has finished. If the
programmes start at the same time, the programme listed first in the menu
has priority.

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Additional Operations

Main

Sub

Main and sub

MAIN

SUB

MAIN/SUB

This VCR automatically receives and records stereo and bilingual
programmes based on the ZWEITON system. When a stereo or bilingual
programme is received, the STEREO indicator appears in the display
window.

Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want.

This VCR receives and records stereo and bilingual programmes based on
the NICAM system (the NICAM indicator appears). When a stereo or
bilingual programme is received, the STEREO indicator appears in the
display window.

To record a NICAM programme, HIFI AUDIO in the SET UP MENU should
be set to NICAM (initial setting). To check the menu setting, see page 65.

Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want.

* Usually the mixed sound of left and right channels (monaural)

Stereo

Standard sound*

STEREO

No indicator

STEREO

No indicator

STEREO

STEREO

STEREO

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Additional Operations

STEREO

STEREO

STEREO

No indicator

Main

Sub

Main and sub

Standard sound*

* Usually the main sound (monaural)

MAIN

SUB

MAIN/SUB

No indicator

Stereo/main and sub
(left and right channels)

Left channel/main

Right channel/sub

Standard sound*

STEREO

STEREO

STEREO

No indicator

Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound

 you want.

* The mixed sound of left and right channels (monaural)

The VCR records sounds onto two separate tracks. Hi-fi audio is recorded
onto the main track along with the picture. Monaural sound is recorded onto
the normal audio track along the edge of the tape.

Notes
• To play a tape in stereo, you must use the AUDIO OUT connections.
• When you play a tape recorded in monaural, the sound is heard in monaural

regardless of the AUDIO MONITOR setting.

• If the AUDIO MONITOR button does not function, check that AUDIO MIX in the

SET UP MENU is set to OFF.

• If HIFI AUDIO is set to STD, the standard sound will be recorded on both the hi-fi

and normal audio tracks. Pressing AUDIO MONITOR will not change the sound.

STEREO

L CH

R CH

No indicator

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Additional Operations

Although the VCR automatically adjusts the tracking when playing a tape
(the   indicator flashes in the display window, then turns off), distortion
may occur if the tape was recorded in poor condition. If so, manually adjust
the tracking.

Press the TRACKING +/– buttons on the VCR to
display the tracking meter. The distortion should
disappear as you press one of the two buttons (the

 indicator lights up). To resume automatic

tracking adjustment, eject the tape and reinsert it.

The R

2

 function automatically

adjusts the picture to the most
suitable quality during playback.

When playback starts, the R

2

function activates and the R

2

button lights up.

Each press of the button changes the effect and indication in the display
window as follows:

NORMAL TRACKING

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

SOFT

REAL (status of playback started)

DYNA (dynamic)

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Additional Operations

The Adaptive Picture Control (APC) function
automatically improves recording and playback
quality by adjusting the VCR to the condition of
the video heads and tape. To maintain better
picture quality, we recommend that you set APC to
ON in the SET UP MENU (The APC indicator
lights up in the display window).

The APC function automatically works on all types of tapes, including rental
tapes and tapes that were not recorded with APC.

Whenever you insert a tape and first start recording, the VCR adjusts to the
tape using the APC function (the APC indicator flashes rapidly). This
adjustment is retained until the tape is ejected.

Press MENU and select SET UP MENU, then set APC to OFF. The APC
indicator in the display window turns off.

Tip
• To set the tracking to the centre position, press the TRACKING + and – buttons at

the same time.

Note
• There is a delay of a few seconds before the VCR actually starts recording while the

VCR analyses the tape. To avoid the delay, first set the VCR to recording pause (the
APC indicator flashes slowly) and press z REC to have the VCR analyse the tape
(the APC indicator flashes rapidly). After the APC indicator stops flashing, press
X

 PAUSE to start recording immediately.  If you press X PAUSE before the APC

indicator stops flashing, the APC function is cancelled.

SET UP MENU

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AUDIO MIX
HIFI AUDIO
APC
PAL / MESECAM

NTSC PB

PAL

AUTO

MESECAM

SELECT
SET

•

ON

OFF

•

STD

NICAM

•

•

ON PAL TV

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ON

OFF

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