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Setting Of The Colour System Select Buttons

8COLOUR SYSTEM

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Mode

AUTO

NTSC 3.58

NTSC 4.43

NTSCPAL*

PAL

MESECAM

Use the COLOUR SYSTEM button on the recorder's front panel to select the colour system. Pressing this button changes the mode as illustrated on the left. The On-Screen display will show which mode is selected.

Mode Display

Description

 

 

AUTO

Usually set to this mode. This mode

(Colour Signal)

automatically detects PAL, NTSC, SECAM

 

or MESECAM and adjusts to the colour

 

system being recorded or played back.

 

When it does not perform properly, set the

 

colour system manually.

 

 

MANUAL

For recording, there is a choice of 4

(Colour Signal)

selectable modes; PAL/MESECAM/NTSC

 

3.58/NTSC4.43. Select the mode that

 

matches the colour signal being received.

 

For playback, there is an additional mode

 

which allows NTSC tapes to be played

 

back and viewed on PAL TVs.

 

 

*"NTSC[PAL" appears during playback only.

NOTES:

In the AUTO mode, NTSC signals will be automatically recorded as NTSC 3.58.

In the AUTO mode, NTSC tapes will be played back as NTSC 3.58.

SECAM signals will always be recorded as MESECAM. Select the AUTO or the MESECAM mode when recording SECAM signals.

When playing back a SECAM tape, select the AUTO or the MESECAM mode. The playback picture will always be monochrome.

Off-Air Recording

The built-in multi-system tuner is capable of receiving PAL B/G and D/K, and SECAM B/G and D/K broadcasts.

TV system

HR-J231MS

Recorded tape

PAL B/G, D/K

SECAM B/G, D/K (OIRT)

Multi-system tuner (B/G, D/K)

Recording circuit

PAL

MESECAM

PAL

MESECAM

NTSC 3.58

NTSC 4.43

NOTE:

This model does not operate in BRAZIL (PAL-M) or ARGENTINA (PAL-N).

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JVC HR-J231MS specifications Setting Of The Colour System Select Buttons, Off-Air Recording

HR-J231MS specifications

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