7Reference page Basic Functions
1. Turn on the VCR and peripheral
devices.
2. Load a tape with an erase
prevention tab intact.
Steps 3 to 7 for activating Super Resolution recording mode.
3. Press MENU button.
•<MAIN MENU> appears.
4. Turn JOG to select RECORDING SET
UP and turn SHUTTLE to the right.
•<RECORDING SET UP> menu
appears.
5. Turn JOG to select SUPER
RESOLUTION and turn SHUTTLE to
the right.
6. Turn JOG to select ON and turn
SHUTTLE to the right.
• The Super Resolution indicator
() illuminates on the
fluorescent display.
7. Press MENU button.
• The day and present time display
appears on screen.
8. Press REC/PLAY MODE button to
select the desired recording mode.
Refer to Recording/playback time
on the next column for the actual
recording/playback time.
9. Press REC button to begin recording.
10.Press STOP button to stop recording.
Note
• If the tape you insert in your VCR has the erase prevention
tab removed, your VCR will automatically eject it if you
attempt to record on it.
• The REC button will not function unless a tape is in stop or
pause mode.
• A tape recorded by this VCR may not be played back
correctly by another VCR.
Info.
• Press the PAUSE button to momentarily stop recording.
Press it again to resume recording. To protect the tape, the
pause mode is automatically cancelled after about 5
minutes.
• Page 32 for the VCR’s function when the tape reaches its
end during recording.
Manual Recording
<MAIN MENU>
DISPLAY
TIMER PROGRAM
RECORDING SET UP
REAR TERMINAL
<RECORDING SET UP>
ALARM REC MODE 6H
ALARM REC DURATION 1M
EMERGENCY REC OFF
SUPER RESOLUTION OFF
ONE SHOT•FIELD 1
ONE SHOT•INTERVAL SHOT
<RECORDING SET UP>
ALARM REC MODE 6H
ALARM REC DURATION 1M
EMERGENCY REC OFF
SUPER RESOLUTION OFF
ONE SHOT•FIELD 1
ONESHOT
•
INTERVAL SHOT
<RECORDING SET UP>
ALARM REC MODE 6H
ALARM REC DURATION 1M
EMERGENCY REC OFF
SUPER RESOLUTION ON
ONE SHOT•FIELD 1
ONE SHOT•INTERVAL SHOT

Recording/playback time

Audio recording/playback

The 2H (playback only), 6H, 8H modes and the modes with the
letter “L” (L18H, L24H, L30H and L40H) are for audio recording
and playback on the linear track.
Note
• Audio will not be recorded if cables for audio are not
connected to the AUDIO IN connector or the microphone is
not connected to the MIC IN jack.
• The longer the recording mode is set, the worse the sound
quality gets. In L30H or L40H mode, the sound quality is of
the degree that the speaking voice can be heard.

Recording Check Function

When the VCR is recording, press the PLAY/REC CHECK
button for more than 1.5 seconds and then release. The tape
will rewind a little and then playback the recording just made.
When the tape reaches the position where the PLAY/REC
CHECK button was pressed, the VCR starts recording again.
* is for playback only
T-120 T-160
TAPE LENGTH
setting
2H*
6H
L18H
L30H
48H
72H
96H
2:00
6:00
18:00
30:00
54:00
78:00
102:00
2:40
8:00
24:00
40:00
72:00
104:00
136:00
2H*
8H
L24H
L40H
64H
96H
128H
Recording
time mode
TAPE LENGTH
setting
Recording
time mode
(hours : minutes)