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VIDEO Lamp

MENU Wheel

Power Switch

Display: when a VHS cassette is loaded.

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.

1 Set the Power Switch to “”. The VIDEO Lamp comes on.

2 Press the MENU Wheel in. The Menu Screen appears.

3 Rotate the MENU Wheel to select “TO SYSTEM MENU” and press it to display SYSTEM MENU.

If a VHS cassette is loaded . . ..... rotate the MENU Wheel to select “S-VHS ET”,then press it. The S-VHS ET Setting Menu appears.If an S-VHS cassette is loaded . . ..... rotate the MENU Wheel to “S-VHS”, then pressit. The S-VHS Setting Menu appears.4 Rotate the MENU Wheel to set to either of the

SYSTEM MENU

NEXT

 

 

 

REC MODE

 

SP

D. ZOOM

 

5 0 x

W I DE

OF F

S – VHS ET

 

 

ON

 

TAPE LENGTH

 

T 3 0

D I SPLAY

 

FUL L

P I CTURE

 

F I NE

SNAPSHOT

 

FUL L

RETURN

 

 

 

S – VHS ET

ON

OF F

EX I T

SYSTEM MENU

NEXT

 

REC MODE

SP

D. ZOOM

5 0 x

W I DE

OF F

S – VHS ET

ON

TAPE LENGTH

T 3 0

D I SPLAY

FUL L

P I CTURE

F I NE

SNAPSHOT

FUL L

 

 

 

RETURN

 

Menu Screen

When an S-VHS cassette is loaded: S-VHS

Setting Menu

parameters, then press it. The Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on “RETURN”.

In the S-VHS ET Setting Menu,

ON : Records with S-VHS picture quality on a VHS cassette (factory-preset). This is called Super VHS ET (Expansion Technology).

OFF : Records in VHS.In the S-VHS Setting Menu,ON : Records in S-VHS on an S-VHS cassette (factory-preset).OFF : Records in VHS on an S-VHS cassette.5 Press the MENU Wheel in to close the Menu Screen.•When the S-VHS ET mode is engaged, “S-ET” is displayed.•During S-VHS record mode, “S“ is displayed.•When S-VHS ET or S-VHS recording starts,“S-VHS REC” is displayed for approx. 3 seconds.

NOTE:

If a cassette is not loaded, “S-VHS” will be displayed in the Menu Screen.

Normal Screen