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Super VHS ET

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D Showing on-screen display

When “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON” (Z pg. 38, 39), you can see the current VCR status on the TV screen. c For more detailed information about the on-screen

display, see page 60.

1 Display VCR status on TV screen

During recording or	CH	125		RECORD
recording pause, press	THU 12:00 AM			]	PAUSE
OSD.	STEREO					SP
	SAP
All indications	B	+	+	+		E
corresponding to the
				INDEX-1
current VCR status are	NORM
			COUNT	–1:23:45
displayed for 5 seconds.	HI–FI

The time counter remains

on the screen indicating the elapsed time.

c The indications are not recorded.

2 Exit on-screen display

Press OSD again.

NOTE:

c If the VCR is in recording pause mode, “RECORD/PAUSE” is always displayed.

c The VCR status can be also displayed during playback.

Notes:

c You cannot activate the S-VHS ET function...

–while recording is in progress.

–while timer-recording or Instant Timer Recording (Z p.26) is in progress.

–while Video Calibration (Z p.39) is in progress.

c S-VHS ET does not work with S-VHS tapes.

c To keep the highest quality recording and playback pictures over a long period of time, S-VHS recording on S-VHS tapes is recommended.

c Use of high grade tapes are recommended for S-VHS ET recordings.

On some tapes, picture quality will not improves even if the S-VHS ET function is used. Check the recording quality before you start important recordings.

c You can play back S-VHS ET recordings on most of S-VHS VCRs and of VHS VCR equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) function. (Notice some VCRs are not compatible with this function.)

c While playing back a tape recorded with this function on some tapes, noise may appear. (If playback picture becomes blurred or interrupted, use a cleaning cassette.)

cDuring special effect playback (Z pg. 28), noise may appear. If special effect playback is performed frequently on a tape recorded with this function, the tape may be damaged and picture may be deteriorated.

E Recording on VHS tapes with S-VHS quality —

This function allows you to record on VHS tapes with S- VHS picture quality. Tapes recorded using this function can be played back on a VCR equipped with the S-VHS ET function.

c You can activate this function only before you start recording on a VHS tape.

c Before recording, make sure “VIDEO CALIBRATION” is set to “ON.” (Z pg. 39)

1 Select S-VHS ET mode

Press S-VHS ET on the front panel. The S-VHS ET lamp lights up.

c The S-VHS indicator lights on the front display panel.

c To disengage the S-VHS ET mode, press S-VHS ET. The lamp goes off.

2 Start recording

On the front panel:

Press REC ( ƒ).

On the Remote:

While holding REC ( ƒ), press PLAY ( 3).

Other useful functions for recording

You can also use the following functions for recording.

cRecordingResumeFunction

If there is a power outage during recording (or Instant Timer Recording, or timer recording), the recording will resume automatically when the power is restored to the VCR. (No setting is required for this function.)

cVideo Calibration (Z pg. 39)

When this function is set to “ON”, this VCR checks the condition of the tape in use during playback and recording, and compensates to provide the highest- possible pictures.

cSecond Audio Recording (Z pg. 40)

This VCR’s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of Multichannel TV Sound broadcast.

To record a SAP program received, set “2ND AUDIO RECORD” to “ON” using the menu screen.

Note:

When the channel is changed on the VCR;

c The “STEREO” indication appears on the screen for about 5 seconds if the program is a stereo broadcast.

c The “SAP” indication appears on the screen for about 5 seconds if the program is a SAP broadcast.

c Both indications appear when a stereo program is accompanied by SAP sound.

cS-VHS Recording Mode (Z pg. 41)

This VCR allows you to record on an S-VHS tape with VHS picture quality.

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