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Function settingsYou can use the other useful function settings on the Function Set
screen.
AAccess Main Menu screen, then
Function Set screen
Press MENU on the Remote. Press rt to
move the highlight bar (arrow) to
“FUNCTION SET”, then press OK or e.
BSelect Function
Press rt to move the highlight bar
(arrow) to the function you want to set.
CChange setting
Press OK or e. The default setting is bold in the following table.
Press MENU to return to normal screen.
䡵B.E.S.T. — ON/OFF
When B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalized Signal Tracking) system is
set to “ON”, this VCR checks the condition of the tape in use
during playback and recording, and compensates to provide the
highest-possible pictures. This takes place whenever you play
back a tape or start recording after inserting a tape.
NOTE:
The VCR checks the tape condition for about 7seconds, then
starts recording. To make sure you record the desired scene or
program completely, perform the following steps:
APress and hold PAUSE (9), and press REC (7). After about
7seconds, the VCR re-enters Record Pause mode.
BPress PLAY (4) to start recording.
䡵PICTURE CONTROL — AUTO(NORM)/EDIT/SOFT/SHARP
This function helps you to adjust the playback picture quality
according to your preference.
AUTO (NORM): Normally select this. Picture quali ty is adjusted
automatically. When “B.E.S.T.” is “OFF”, “NORM” will appear
instead of “AUTO”.
EDIT: Minimizes picture degradation during editing (recording and
playback).
SOFT: Reduces image coarseness when viewing overplayed tapes
containing much noise.
SHARP: Clearer, sharper-edged picture when viewing images with
much flat, same-colored surfaces such as cartoons.
NOTE:
Select “EDIT” when you are editing tape s. After you finish editing
the tapes, select “AUTO”.
䡵AUTO TIMER — ON/OFF
●When this function is set to “ON”:
The timer recording standby mode is automatically engaged when
the VCR is turned off. It is temporarily canceled when the VCR is
turned on. You do not have to press # to engage or disengage the
timer recording standby mode.
●When this function is set to “OFF”:
You have to press # to engage or disengage the timer recording
standby mode.
䡵SUPERIMPOSE — ON/OFF
When this function is set to “ON”, various VCR status information
(on-screen display) appears on the screen.
NOTE:
When you use this VCR as the playback VCR for editing a tape, be
sure to set this function to “OFF”; otherwise, the VCR status
information (on-screen display) will be recorded on the edited
tape.
䡵AUTO SP]EP TIMER — ON/OFF
When this function is set to “ON”, the VCR automatically
switches to EP mode to allow complete recording if there is not
enough tape to record the entire program while timer-recording in
SP mode.
For Example, Recording a program of 140minutes in length onto
a 120-minute tape
NOTES:
●If you have programed the VCR to timer-record 2 or more
programs, do not use this function, but change the tape speed
manually during timer programing.
●There may be some noise and sound disturbance where the
tape speed switches from SP to EP mode on the tape.
●This function is not available during ITR (Instant Timer
Recording), and will not work properly on the following tapes:
T(ST)-30, T(ST)-60, T(ST)-90, and T(ST)-120.
䡵VIDEO STABILIZER — ON/OFF
When this function is set to “ON”, you can automatically correct
vertical vibrations in the picture when playing back unstable
recordings made on another VCR.
NOTE:
To watch recordings with close-caption or when you finish
viewing a tape, set this function to “OFF”.
䡵BLUE BACK — ON/OFF
When this function is set to “ON”, the TV screen becomes all blue
in the following cases:
●When receiving a channel not in use.
●When stopping playback.
NOTE:
When you want to receive an unstable channel with poor signals,
set this function to “OFF”.
MAIN MENU
FUNCTION SET
TUNER SET
INITIAL SET
PRESS ( , ), THEN (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END
SELECT WITH ( , ) AND (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END
FUNCTION
B.E.S.T. ON
PICTURE CONTROL AUTO
AUTO TIMER OFF
SUPERIMPOSE ON
AUTO SP EP TIMER OFF
VIDEO STABILIZER OFF
BLUE BACK ON
Approximately 110m inutes Approximately 30 minutes
SP mode EP mode
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