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Insignia NS-H3005 Home Theater System

(RIGHT) POSITION: The right channel	2 Set BROADCAST TYPE to SAP in the Setup
sound (R) is heard from both speakers.	menu.

7Press MENU.

8Insert a tape and press .

9Adjust the volume at your stereo system.

MTS (Multi-Channel TV Sound)

This home theater system decodes MTS stereo and bilingual (SAP) off-the-air broadcast sound signals. It also decodes stereo television sound from local cable companies, as long as they operate on assigned cable frequencies and use the EIA-recommended MTS stereo/bilingual television sound system.

Multichannel TV Sound display (MTS)

This display appears on the screen when you press MEMORY/ENTER.

One or both of the displays appear depending on the MTS broadcast.

TV screen
TV screen				STEREO
				STEREO
				STEREO
CH 4				Appears when a stereo broadcast is being
CH 4				Lights up when a stereo broadcast
STEREO/SAP				received.
				is being received.
				is being received.
				SAP
				SAP
				AppearsLights upwhenwhena SAPa SAPBILINGUALBILINGUAL
				broadcastbroadcastis isbeingbeingreceivedreceived. .

Note

Do this only if SAP appears on the television screen or you know the program uses the SAP.

3Press MENU.

4Press SPEED, then select the recording speed (SP or SLP).

5Select the channel. SAP should appear on the television screen.

6Press once. You are now recording the program you see and hear on the television.

7Press twice to stop recording.

Tape Counter Memory Feature

The real-time counter shows the length of tape recorded or played in hours, minutes, and seconds. Press CLK/CNT to select the real-time counter display.

Every press of CLK/CNT changes the television screen display as illustrated below.

2:15 AM	0:05:25	REM 1:07
Clock	Counter	Remaining time

Display	Description

STEREO	The home theater system can record in
	stereo onto the VHS Hi-Fi audio tracks
	when the BROADCAST TYPE option is in
	the STEREO position. The home theater
	system also records mono audio onto the
	mono audio track.

SAP	Set the BROADCAST TYPE option to SAP.

STEREO/SAP	Use the BROADCAST TYPE option to
	select the Recording mode (STEREO or
	SAP).

SAP (Second Audio Program) Recording

Some stations transmit a Second Audio Program, which is used for a second language or additional information. When the station broadcasts a Second Audio Program, follow this procedure to record the SAP.

To record the SAP:

1Insert a video tape with the anti erasure safety tab intact.

Note

•The counter changes to 0:00:00 when the tape is ejected.

•The real-time counter does not operate if nothing is recorded on the tape.

•The real-time counter does not work unless a tape is inserted.

Counter Memory Feature

The counter memory feature is useful if there is a section of tape you want to view immediately after recording or if you want to return to the same point several times.

To use the counter memory feature:

1Begin recording or playing a tape.

2Press CLK/CNT repeatedly to display the real-time counter on the television screen.

3At the point that you want to locate later, reset the real-time counter to 0:00:00 by pressing CLEAR.

4Continue to play or record.

5Press once or twice when recording or playback finishes.

6Press . The tape automatically stops when the tape counter returns to about 0:00:00.