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Getting Started
Getting Started
4
Set the year, hour and minute in sequence,
using
using
, to select the item to be set, and
M/m to select the digits.
5
Press OK to start the clock.
Tip
• To change the digits when setting, press
• To change the digits when setting, press
< to return to the item to be changed, and
select the digits using
M/m.
Note
• The menu disappears automatically if you do not proceed for more than a few
• The menu disappears automatically if you do not proceed for more than a few
minutes.
CLOCK SET
2
. 1
. 2 0 0 1 TUE
5
2
5 : 3 0
1
SELECT
SET
END
SET
END
: [ OK ]
: [
]
: [
]
OK
PLAY
OK
PLAY
Basic Operations
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Basic Operations
Playing a tape
1
Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.
2
Insert a tape.
The VCR turns on and starts playing
automatically if you insert a tape with its
safety tab removed.
automatically if you insert a tape with its
safety tab removed.
DISPLAY
H
PLAY
M
FF
x
STOP
m
REW
X
PAUSE
CLEAR
EJECT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
COLOR
SYSTEM
x
STOP
H
PLAY
M
FF
m
REW
A
EJECT
X
PAUSE
Basic Operations
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Basic Operations
To
Stop play
Pause play
Resume play after pause
Fast-forward the tape
Rewind the tape
Eject the tape
To set the colour system
If streaks appear during playback, press COLOR SYSTEM on the VCR to
conform to the system that the tape was recorded in. (Normally, the colour
system is correctly set whenever the tape is inserted.)
conform to the system that the tape was recorded in. (Normally, the colour
system is correctly set whenever the tape is inserted.)
If your tape was
recorded in
recorded in
PAL
MESECAM
NTSC
If your TV is
PAL
NTSC 4.43
NTSC 3.58
Press COLOR SYSTEM until the indication below
appears in the display window.
appears in the display window.
PAL
PAL
NTSC
Press
x
STOP
X
PAUSE
X
PAUSE or H PLAY
M
FF during stop
m
REW during stop
Z
EJECT
To play an NTSC-recorded tape
Set NTSC PB in the SET UP MENU according to the colour system of your
TV. For details, see page 65.
TV. For details, see page 65.
Set NTSC PB to
ON PAL TV
4.43
3.58
3
Press H PLAY.
When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically.
continued
OK
PLAY
Additional tasks
Basic Operations
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To use the time counter
At the point on the tape that you want to find later, press CLEAR. The
counter in the display window resets to “0:00:00.” Search for the point
afterwards by referring to the counter.
counter in the display window resets to “0:00:00.” Search for the point
afterwards by referring to the counter.
To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY. Press DISPLAY
again and the counter will disappear from the TV screen.
again and the counter will disappear from the TV screen.
Notes
• When you play back a tape recorded in the PAL or MESECAM colour system,
• When you play back a tape recorded in the PAL or MESECAM colour system,
streaks may appear even if the colour system setting is set to AUTO. If so, select the
colour system PAL or MESECAM in the PAL/MESECAM option of the SET UP
MENU (see page 65 for details).
colour system PAL or MESECAM in the PAL/MESECAM option of the SET UP
MENU (see page 65 for details).
• The counter resets to “0:00:00” whenever a tape is reinserted.
• The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.
• If a tape has portions recorded in both PAL and NTSC systems, the time counter
• The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.
• If a tape has portions recorded in both PAL and NTSC systems, the time counter
reading will not be correct. This is due to the difference between the counting cycles
of the two colour systems.
of the two colour systems.
• Depending on your TV, the following may occur while playing an NTSC-recorded
tape:
– the picture is black and white
– the picture shakes
– no picture appears on the TV screen
– black streaks appear horizontally on the TV screen
– the colour density increases or decreases.
– the picture shakes
– no picture appears on the TV screen
– black streaks appear horizontally on the TV screen
– the colour density increases or decreases.
• Tapes recorded in the LP mode of other NTSC system VCRs can be played back on
this VCR, but the picture quality cannot be guaranteed.
• While setting the menu on the TV screen, you cannot use the H PLAY, X PAUSE,
M
FF, m REW or x STOP buttons. These buttons are used for menu operations.
Playing a tape (continued)
SP
APC
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