Contents
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Use only discs marked with the following
Safety Precautions
On placing the unit
Do not place the unit
Do not block the unit’s ventilation openings or holes
To mobile phone users
Mode Set S-VHS deck Mode Set DVD deck Tuner Set Clock Set
Safety Precautions
Remote Control Functions
Connecting To a Satellite Receiver
Unplayable Discs
About Discs
Playable Discs
Region Number
Audio CD/Video CD
DVD Video Marks
File Structure of Discs
Marks related to video
Place the disc
Placing a Disc
Care and Handling of Discs
Open the disc tray
Front View
Rear View
ON-SCREEN Display S-VHS deck
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On the tape
How To Use
Remote Control
Connect the unit to TV
Check the contents
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Situate the unit
Plug the end of the mains power cord into a mains outlet
8To connect to a TV with S-VIDEO/AUDIO in connectors
Video Connection
DVD deck only
8To connect to a TV with Component Video in connectors
Back of TV Audio in connectors
Component Video Connection
Set the video channel
Access the Video Channel Set mode
Exit the Video Channel Set mode
Video Channel Set
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Auto Set Up
Start Auto Channel Set
Select the TV system
Press OK or e
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Monitor Set
DVD deck
Press rt to move 0 to Progressive MODE, then press OK
Scan Mode Set
Access the DVD Set Up menu screen
How to change the Scan mode
Press w e to select Language
Language
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Press rt to move 0 to on Screen LANGUAGE, then press OK
Press rt to move 0 to Menu LANGUAGE, then press OK
See Language Code List pg
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Language Code List
Basic Playback
Pause during playback
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Slow Motion
High-Speed Turbo Search
To resume normal playback during a Skip Search, press
Index Search
Skip Search
Activate Index Search
Manual Tracking
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Next Function Memory
Repeat Playback
Pause/Resume recording
Choose a programme
Set the tape speed
Start recording
Set the recording duration
Instant Timer Recording ITR
Engage the ITR mode
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Set the counter display
Reset the counter
Tape Remaining Time
Receiving Stereo and Bilingual Programmes
Playback
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Recording
Guide Program Number
Access the Main Menu screen
Access the Initial Set screen
Guide Program Number Set
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Access the G-CODE/SHOWVIEWscreen
Before performing the G-CODE/SHOWVIEW Timer Programming
Programming
Guide Program Number Set
Access the G-CODEProgram screen
Engage the unit’s timer mode
Satellite Receiver Users
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Express Timer Programming
Enter the channel position
To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials
Press PR +
Access the Programme Check screen
Disengage the timer mode
Press # TIMER, then press
Return to the timer mode
Cancel or change a programme
Press # Timer
Confirm the overlapping programmes
When programmes overlap each other
Cancel or change programme setting
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Set the tape speed
Recording mode
Indicator
Programme Recording
Place the disc in the disc tray
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Load the disc
Pause playback
During playback Press TOP Menu
Access the PBC menu
Stop mode
Playback Control PBC Function
Press TOP Menu or Menu
Access the DVD menu
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DVD menu
High-Speed Search
Skip the item Playback
Resume Function
For DVD Video
Access the digest screen
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Digest
Press rt w e to move the zoomed-in scene
Strobe Playback
Zooming
Press Zoom during playback or while paused
Select the effect level
Access the selection menu
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3D Phonic
VFP function Adjusting the picture quality
Video CD
Contents of the on-screen bar during playback
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Press Display twice whenever a disc is loaded
Select menu item
Access the on-screen bar
Change the time information
Select the option
Access the repeat mode
Select the repeat mode
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Select the end point
Select the repeat mode Select the chapter
Chapter Search
Select the start point
Reactivate the Playback Control PBC Function
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Time Search
Select the time
Select the tracks in the desired order
Programme Playback
Random Playback
Select the menu item
Select the subtitle language
Access the menu
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Subtitle Selection
Press Angle
When using the Angle button
Angle Selection
Select the view angle
Select the audio language
When using the A.MONITOR button
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Audio Language Selection
For Svcd
When using the Audio button
Audio Channel Selection
Select the audio channel
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Parental Lock
To temporarily release the Parental Lock
To change the settings
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Country/Area Code List for Parental Lock
Page
Current track
What is MP3?
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MP3 control display
MP3 Playback
Using the MP3 control display
Select the group
To start playback by specifying the track number
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Track/group selection
To skip groups/tracks during playback
Jpeg control display
What is JPEG?
Press rt to select the desired file, then press OK
Using the Jpeg control display
Jpeg Playback
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To return to the Jpeg control display
File/group selection
To start slide-show playback by specifying the file number
Press number keys 0-10, +10 to enter the file number
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Edit From a Camcorder
Start the source player
Set the input mode of recording deck
Another Video Recorder
Advantages of S-VHS video recorders
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Dubbing
From DVD to S-VHS
For the digital audio device
Digital Audio Dubbing
Place a disc and load a MD
Prepare the audio device for dubbing
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Set the TV brand code
TV Multi-Brand Remote Control
Operate the TV
Output connectors
Audio/video input connectors
Outdoor unit Aerial Satellite cable Video output
Make connections
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Mode Set
Access the Function Set screen
For each mode setting, see pages 77 to
Modes
For Example
Programme while timer-recording in SP mode
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Ntscpal To playback a Ntsc tape on PAL TV
Mode setting
Indicator lights up on the front display panel
S-VHS recording mode is selected
VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel
Press rt to move 0 to RESUME, then press OK
For each mode setting, see pages 81 to
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Language Picture Audio Others Back to the beginning
Audio Settings
Picture Settings
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Others Settings
Tuner Set
Access the Auto Channel Set screen
Auto Channel Set
Appear on a channel list screen
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Perform Auto Channel Set
Stations your unit located
Manual Channel Set
Delete a Channel
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Swap Channel Position
Start the clock operation
Access the Clock Set screen
Clock Set
Set the date and time
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Information on Multi-System Compatibility
VHS deck only Off-Air Recording
Recorded tape Playback equipment
Tape-To-Tape Editing
Recording circuit
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On the remote control
On the unit
Press DVD so that the DVD indicator
DVD indicator lights up
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Timer mode is disengaged
Timer recording won’t work
Re-perform the clock and/or timer
Timer recording Recorded in its entirety. Next time make
Front display panel
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Playback
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Chapter Search
Express Timer Programming File/group selection
Mode Set S-VHS deck
Repeat Playback About Discs
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Memo
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