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SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.)
VCR SET UP 1 (cont.)

* The default setting is bold in the table below.

8 S-VHS ET

You can record in SP mode on VHS cassettes with S-VHS picture quality. Tapes recorded using this

ON

function can be played back on a recorder equipped with the S-VHS ET function.

OFF

When this function is set to “ON”, the S-VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel.

NOTES:

●You can activate the S-VHS ET function only before you start recording on a VHS cassette.

●Before recording, make sure that “B.E.S.T.” is set to “ON”. ( pg. 81)

●You cannot activate the S-VHS ET function...

... while recording is in progress.

...while timer-recording or Instant Timer Recording ( pg. 33, 46, 48) is in progress.

...while B.E.S.T. ( pg. 45) is in progress.

●The S-VHS ET function does not work...

...with S-VHS cassettes.

...with recordings in LP mode.

●To keep the highest quality recording and playback pictures over a long period of time, S-VHS recording on S-VHS cassettes is recommended.

●Use of high grade tapes is recommended for S-VHS ET recordings. On some tapes, picture quality will not improve even if the S-VHS ET function is used. Check the recording quality before you start important recordings.

●You can play back a tape recorded using the S-VHS ET function on most of S-VHS recorders and of VHS recorders equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) function. (Notice some recorders are not compatible with the S-VHS ET function.)

●While playing back a tape recorded using the S-VHS ET function on some recorders, noise may appear. (If playback picture becomes blurred or interrupted, use a cleaning cassette.)

●In the variable speed search, still, slow-motion or frame-by-frame playback modes ( pg. 39), noise may appear. If these modes are performed frequently on a tape recorded using the S-VHS ET function, the tape may be damaged and the picture may be deteriorated.

8 S-VHS

Your recorder can record in S-VHS (Super VHS), S-VHS ET or VHS.

AUTO
● To record in S-VHS:

OFF

Set “S-VHS” to “AUTO”. Then, insert a cassette marked “S-VHS”. The S-VHS indicator lights up on the

 

front display panel.

 

The S-VHS recording mode is selected.

 

● To record in S-VHS ET on a VHS cassette:

 

Set “S-VHS ET” to “ON”. (See above)

 

● To record in VHS:

 

Insert a cassette marked “VHS”.

 

Set “S-VHS ET” to “OFF”. (See above)

 

The VHS recording mode is automatically selected regardless of the “S-VHS” mode setting.

 

● To record in VHS on an S-VHS cassette:

 

Insert a cassette marked “S-VHS”. The S-VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel. Then, set

 

“S-VHS” to “OFF”. The S-VHS indicator goes off.

 

The VHS recording mode is selected.

NOTE:

When playing back a tape that has been recorded in S-VHS or S-VHS ET, the S-VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel regardless of the “S-VHS” mode setting.