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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.

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6

7

8

9

0

0:30

1:00

6:00

5:30

Normal recording

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• 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

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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

–

.

– –

– : – –

– : – – – – –

–

.

– –

– : – –

– : – – – – –

–

.

– –

– : – –

– : – – – – –

–

.

– –

– : – –

– : – – – – –

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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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 61.

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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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.

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

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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 PROGRAM +/– 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.

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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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 PROGRAM +/– buttons on the

VCR 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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3 .   58

•

ON

OFF

: [

]

: [

]

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AUDIO MIX

HIFI AUDIO

APC

PAL/MESECAM

NTSC PB

TAPE LENGTH

Note
• You may not be able to display the remaining time correctly for an NTSC

tape using the TAPE LENGTH menu.

Press MENU, then select SET UP MENU.

Press 

M/m to select the option to change, then

press 

</, to change the setting.

The SET UP MENU has 2 pages. To select
page 2, press 

m repeatedly until page 2

appears. To select page 1 press 

M repeatedly

until page 1 appears.

Press OK to return to the original screen.

Initial settings are indicated in bold print.

ON to listen to the hi-fi and normal audio tracks at the same
time. The AUDIO MONITOR button will not function.
OFF to listen to hi-fi and normal audio tracks separately. Select
the sound using the AUDIO MONITOR button.

STD to record standard sound on the hi-fi audio track.
NICAM to record NICAM broadcasts on the hi-fi audio track.
For details, see page 56.

ON to switch on the APC (Adaptive Picture Control) function
and improve picture quality. OFF to switch off APC.

AUTO to have the VCR automatically select the colour system
for recording and playback. If the picture has no colour or
unusual colours, set to PAL or MESECAM according to your
local colour system.

ON PAL TV to play back an NTSC-recorded tape on a PAL TV.
4.43 or 3.58 according to the colour system of your NTSC TV.
For details, see page 37.

AUTO to have the VCR automatically select the tape length.
For E240, E260 or E300 tapes, set it according to the tape type
that you are using to display the remaining time correctly.

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

4 .  43

3 .  58

•

ON

OFF

: [

]

: [

]

SET UP MENU

2/2

TAPE LENGTH

SELECT
SET

: [

]

: [

]

E240

E260

E300

AUTO

•

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Connect LINE-1 IN AUDIO on this VCR to the audio output jacks on the
stereo system, using the RK-C510HG audio cable (not supplied).

Tips
• If the other VCR is a monaural type and connected to this VCR’s LINE-1 IN jacks,

connect the audio plug to the AUDIO L (white) jack. The sound is recorded on both
right and left channels.  When connecting to the AUDIO R (red) jack, the sound is
recorded only on the right channel.

• If the other VCR is a monaural type, the sound is recorded only on the channel

whose jack is connected to the audio plug. To record on both right and left channels,
connect the audio plugs to the AUDIO R/L jacks using a VMC-910HG audio/video
cable (not supplied).

Notes
• Make sure you connect the plugs to the jacks of the same colour.
• If you connect this VCR to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR,

select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise.

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Additional Operations

• Turn on your TV and set it to the

video channel.

• Press INPUT SELECT or PROG +/–

to display “L1” in the display window.

• Press REC SPEED to select the tape

speed (SP or LP for the PAL system,
and SP or EP for the NTSC system).

Insert a source tape with its safety tab removed into the other
(playback) VCR. Search for the point to start playback and set it to
playback pause.

Insert a tape with its safety tab in place into this (recording) VCR.
Search for the point to start recording and press X PAUSE.

Press a (record) on this VCR and set it to recording pause.

To start editing, press the X PAUSE button on this VCR’s remote
commander and press X PAUSE on the other VCR at the same time.

Press the s (stop) buttons on both VCRs.

Tip
• To cut out unwanted scenes while editing, press X PAUSE on this VCR’s remote

when an unwanted scene begins.  When it ends, press X PAUSE again to resume
recording.

Note
• If you start recording following the procedure above, the VCR will not start

recording with the APC function. To record a tape with the APC function, press
a

 (record) again during recording pause in step 3 so that the VCR analyses the tape.

Then when you start recording in step 4, press X PAUSE after the APC indicator
stops flashing. If you press X PAUSE before the APC indicator stops flashing, the
APC function is cancelled.

X

z

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Additional Information

Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses (   ) for details.

1 ?/1 (on/standby) switch (10)

2 RF (Radio Frequency) CHANNEL

(One Touch Tuning) button (10, 12)

3 PROGRAM (Tracking) +/– buttons

(10, 59)

4 Tape compartment

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3

4

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5 A (eject) button (37)

6 j (rewind) button (37, 52)

7 H (play) button (37)

8 a (record) button (40)

9 s (stop) button (37)

0 Remote sensor (5)

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1 Timer indicator (43)

2 NICAM indicator (56)

3 STEREO indicator (56)

4 Tape speed indicator (40)

5 CLOCK indicator (44)

6 START indicator (42)

7 STOP indicator (42)

1 Mains lead (8)

2 LINE-1 IN AUDIO R/L/VIDEO

jacks (62)

3 AERIAL IN connector (8)

4 AERIAL OUT connector (8)

5 LINE OUT AUDIO R/L/VIDEO

jacks (9)

8 APC (Adaptive Picture Control)

indicator (60)

9 Tracking indicator (59)

0 Colour system indicator (37)

qa Time counter/clock/line/

programme/TV system indicator
(10, 38, 39, 44, 63)

qs Tape/recording indicator (40)

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3

4

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Additional Information

1

TV/VIDEO

 remote control switch (5)

2 Z EJECT button (37)

3 TV/VIDEO button (for TV) (5)

4 INPUT SELECT button (41, 51)

5 CLEAR button (38, 48, 55)

6

EASY TIMER  button (43)

7 R

2

 (Reality Regenerator) button (63)

8 z REC  button (40, 53)

9

×2  button (52)

0 REC SPEED button (40)

qa MENU button (13, 61)

qs Tape/menu operation buttons

X

 PAUSE/

M button (37)

x

 STOP/

m button (37)

m

 REW (rewind)/

< button (37, 52)

M

 FF (fast-forward)/

, button (37, 52)

H

 PLAY/OK button (37)

qd ?/1 (on/standby) switch (48)

qf AUDIO MONITOR button (56)

qg G-CODE button (47)

qh Programme number /? (ten’s digit)

buttons (41, 45, 48)

qj DISPLAY button (40)

qk PROG (programme) +/– buttons (39)

ql VOL (volume) +/– buttons (for TV) (6)

w; y SLOW button (52)

wa ./> INDEX SEARCH buttons (58)

ws COLOR SYSTEM button (37)

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