CONTENTS
SAFETY FIRST 2
Safety Precautions.................................... 2
INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3
Basic Connections ...................................3
Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder ...... 3
Connecting/Using A Decoder ..................4
INITIAL SETTINGS 5
Tuner Set..................................................5
Clock Set .................................................7
PLAYBACK 9
Basic Playback......................................... 9
Playback Features ..................................10
RECORDING 15
Basic Recording..................................... 15
B.E.S.T. Picture System........................... 16
On-Screen Displays ...............................18
Recording Features ................................19
TIMER RECORDING 20
Information On ShowView ....................20
Guide Prog. Number Set .....................20
When Using A Satellite Tuner..............21
ShowView Timer Recording................... 22
Regular Timer Programming ..................24
Check And Cancel Programmes.......... 26
Auto SP/LP Timer [E439EG only]......... 26
PDC/VPS Recording............................ 26
Timer Warning.................................... 26
EDITING 27
Audio Dubbing [E439EG only] ..............27
Edit To Or From Another Video
Recorder................................................ 28
Edit From A Camcorder .........................29
REMOTE CONTROL 30
Multi-Brand Remote Control.................. 30
USING THE CONFIRMATION SCREEN 31
Storing Channels Manually.................... 31
Delete A Channel ..................................31
Change Station Channel Position........... 31
Set Stations ............................................32
Fine-Tuning Channels Already Stored.... 32
TV STATION AND ID LIST 33
TROUBLESHOOTING 34
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 36
INDEX 37
SPECIFICATIONS Back Cover
HR-E439EG
HR-E239EG
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
INSTRUCTIONS
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The recorder illustrations appering in this
instruction manual are of the HR-E439EG.