10 EN
4
NEXT
M . W . B .
D . ZOOM
TELE MACRO
DATE TIME
TAPE LENGTH
S TAPE
4
RETURN
AUTO
ON
OFF
T45
AUTO
4
NEXT
M . W . B .
D . ZOOM
TELE MACRO
DATE TIME
TAPE LENGTH
S TAPE
4
RETURN
AUTO
ON
OFF
T45
AUTO
AUTO
OFF
EXIT
S TAPE
S
GETTING STARTED
(cont.)Recording Format Setting
Set the recording format according to the format of the
tape used or type of recording you wish to perform. Menu
adjustment makes it possible to record in VHS on an S-
VHS cassette.
1
ACCESS MENU SCREEN
First set the Power Switch to “PRO.”. Press MENU.
2
SELECT FUNCTION
Rotate the Select Dial to move the highlight bar to
“S TAPE”, then press it. The S TAPE Setting Menu
appears.
3

SET RECORDING FORMAT

Rotate the Select Dial to set to either of the param-
eters, then press it. The highlight bar moves to “EXIT”.
AUTO: Allows you to record in VHS on a VHS
cassette or in S-VHS on an S-VHS cassette.
OFF :Allows you to record in VHS on an S-VHS
cassette.
4
CLOSE MENU SCREEN
Press the Select Dial. The Menu Screen reappears
with the highlight bar on “RETURN”. Press the Select
Dial again to close the Menu Screen.
•During S-VHS record mode, “S“ is displayed.
Normal Screen
Select Dial
MENU Button
Power Switch
Menu Screen
S TAPE Setting Menu
Recording
format
indicator
Display
Menu Screen
NOTES:
●

If the recording format is switched during recording, the

playback picture will be blurred at the switching point.

●

Tapes recorded in S-VHS mode can be played back not

only on this camcorder but also on a Super VHS VCR or

a VCR equipped with the SQPB (S-VHS QUASI

PLAYBACK) function.

— When tapes recorded in S-VHS mode are played

back on a VCR equipped with the SQPB (S-VHS

QUASI PLAYBACK) function, S-VHS picture quality

is not available.

●

Tapes recorded in S-VHS mode cannot be played back

correctly on a normal VHS VCR.