Sylvania DVC860D owner manual Special Features, Copying a Video Tape, To Monitor the Recording

SPECIAL FEATURES

COPYING A VIDEO TAPE

VCR

You can make copies of video tapes made by friends or relatives for your enjoyment.

You can not copy a DVD to a videotape.

Warning:

Unauthorized recordings of copyrighted video tapes may be an infringement of copyright laws.

Connect the recording VCR (this unit), the playing VCR (another source) and your TV using the follow- ing diagram.

¡You can use the AUDIO/VIDEO input jacks on the front panel of the DVD/VCR instead of using the jacks on the back.

[Recording VCR]

(this unit)

DVD/VCR	VCR		DVD
AUDIO OUT	AUDIO IN	S-VIDEO COMPONENT AUDIO		DIGITAL
ANT-IN		OUT VIDEO OUT	OUT	AUDIO OUT
L	L	Y
R	R	Cb	L
ANT-OUT VIDEO OUT				COAXIAL
	VIDEO IN	Cr	R

RF cable

(supplied) Audio/Video cables (not supplied)

[TV set]

(Use for monitoring)

OUT IN

LEFT AUDIO

RIGHT

VIDEO

ANT in	[Playing VCR]
	(another source)

TO MONITOR THE RECORDING

1Turn on the TV and set the TV to channel 3.

¡If noise appears, change the RF output channel of the VCR to channel 4 by pressing PLAY for 3 sec- onds during playback. Then select the same channel (CH4) on your TV. (See “RF OUTPUT CHANNEL” on page 13 for the detail).

2Press VCR/TV on the recording VCR.

MTS (Multi-Channel Television

Sound) SYSTEM

VCR

When you play a VHS tape, or receive a broadcast on
the VCR’s tuner, the current sta-		12:00AM
STOP
tus will appear when you press		CH 32	1)*
		STEREO
DISPLAY on the remote control.		SAP
When you record a MTS broad-
cast signal, you need to set it to				2)*
SP	0:00:00 HIFI
MTS mode.

1)* Press MENU and select "TV STEREO" or "SAP" by pressing K or L. Then, press B to select mode. To exit, press CLEAR/C.RESET.

¡Although a program may be broadcast in both stereo and sub audio, you must select the Recording mode to TV STEREO or SAP before you record a broad- cast.

1Insert a pre-recorded tape into the playing VCR.

2Insert a tape with a safety tab into the recording VCR.

3Press SPEED on the recording VCR to select the desired recording speed (SP/SLP).

4Select the “L1” or “L2”position on the recording VCR.

¡When you use the A/V input jacks on the back of the DVD/VCR, select "L1" position by pressing [0], [0], [1] on the remote control or the CHANNEL buttons (o/p).

¡When you use the A/V input jacks on the front of the DVD/VCR, select "L2" position by pressing [0], [0], [2] on the remote control or the CHANNEL buttons (o/p).

5Press REC/OTR on the recording VCR.

6Begin playback of the tape in the playing VCR.

¡For best results during dubbing, use the VCR’s front panel controls whenever possible. The remote con- trol might affect the playing VCR’s operation.

¡Always use video-quality shielded cables with RCA-type connectors. Standard audio cables are not recommended.

¡You can use a video disc player, satellite receiver, or other audio/video component with A/V outputs in place of the playing VCR.

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2)* Press MENU and select "AUDIO OUT" by pressing K or L. Then, press B. Next, select "HIFI" or "MONO" by pressing K or L. To exit, press CLEAR/C.RESET.

¡While the VCR is set in HIFI stereo mode, HIFI appears on the TV screen. While the VCR is set in monaural (MONO) mode, HIFI disappears from the TV screen.

MTS RECORDING/MONITOR MODE

Type of	Display on the	STEREO/SAP	Hi-Fi audio track		Normal audio
broadcast	TV screen	Selection	(2-channel)		track
Regular	-None-	-Invalid-	L-channel	R-channel
(monaural audio)			Mono	Mono	Mono
Stereo	STEREO	-Invalid-	L	R	L+R
broadcast
Bilingual	SAP	TV STEREO*	Main audio	Main audio	Main audio
			program	program	program
broadcast		SAP*	Sub audio	Sub audio	Sub audio
			program	program	program
Stereo &	STEREO	TV STEREO*	L	R	L+R
Bilingual	SAP	SAP*	Sub audio	Sub audio	Sub audio
broadcast			program	program	program

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