On-screen display
If you press 
(OK) on the remote control when “OSD” is set to “ON” ( 5), you can see the current recorder status on the screen. The indications except the clock or time counter disappears in about 5 seconds. To clear the 
(OK) again.
The indications are not recorded even if the recorder is in the recording mode.
AAccess Main Menu screen
Press MENU. Press w e to select the icon “OSD”, then press OK.
●If you select the icon A to D, follow the each setting procedure.
●If you select the icon E to L, go to step 2.
BChange setting
Press rt to set to “ON”, then press w or e.
CReturn to normal screen
Press MENU.
OSD |
*The default setting is bold in the following table.
AChannel and auxiliary input B Clock*
C Tape position* D Time counter*
E Current day/month/year F Tape speed
G Recorder operation mode
Description | ||
display | ||
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PLAY | appears when you playback. | |
| appears during rewinding, or blinks during | |
REW | rewinding with Rewind Power Off function. | |
| ( 10) | |
FF | appears during | |
EJECT | appears when you eject the cassette. | |
STOP | appears when you stop playback or recording. | |
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RECORD | appears during recording. | |
RECP | appears in the record pause mode. | |
| appears when the recorder enters in child lock | |
SAFE | mode, or any buttons on the recorder are pressed | |
| during child lock mode. ( 15) |
*Each time you press 
(OK), the display shows clock or tape position and time counter alternatively.
Main Menu
You can perform various operations or change various mode settings on the Main Menu Screen.
●Turn on the recorder and the TV, and set your TV to its AV mode or video channel.
●The procedure shows how to set “OSD” to “ON”.
Icon | Description |
AREC Select this icon to
BPR SET Select this icon to perform Manual Channel Set. ( 8, 9)
CACMS Select this icon to perform Auto Channel Set.
( 7) Auto Channel Set automatically assigns all receivable stations in your area.
DTIME Select this icon to set clock manually. ( 7)
DATE
E SYSTEM AUTO / PAL / MESECAM
You can play back PAL, NTSC and MESECAM tapes, or record PAL and SECAM* signals on this recorder. Select the appropriate colour system.
*SECAM signals will be recorded as MESECAM on this recorder; MESECAM is the designation for tapes with SECAM signals that have been recorded on a
AUTO: Normally select this. The appropriate colour system is selected automatically depending on the playback or recording signals.
If “AUTO” does not work correctly, set the following mode manually.
PAL: To record PAL signals, or playback a PAL.
MESECAM: To record SECAM signals, or play back a MESECAM tape.
NOTES:
About NTSC Playback
●Some TVs shrink the picture vertically and place black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, or cut off the top and bottom portions of superimposed displays. This is not a malfunction.
●The picture may roll up and down. This can be corrected if your TV has the
●The counter and tape remaining time readings will be incorrect.
●During search, still, or
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