10 EN
On-ScreenDisplays
You can choose whether or not to have various operational
indicators appear on screen, by setting this function ON or OFF.
Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).
TURN ON THE RECORDER
1
Press .
ACCESS MAIN MENU
SCREEN
2
Press MENU.
ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN
3
Place the pointer next to "MODE SET" by pressing
PUSH JOG %fi, then press OK or PUSH JOG .

ENABLE/DISABLE

ON-SCREEN DISPLAY

4
The default setting is
“ON”, so if you want on-
screen displays, leave the
setting as it is and go to
step 5. If you don’t want
the displays to appear,
press PUSH JOG %fi to
place the pointer next to
"O.S.D." and press OK or
PUSH JOG to set to
"OFF".
●"AUTO SP→LP TIMER" appears only with the
HR-J459EE.
RETURN TO NORMAL
5
Press MENU.
The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing.
1– Operation mode indicators
2– Channel position number and station name*/Aux. indicator
(F-1)
*Displayed if you have set station names manually
(

Z

pg. 36, 37).
3– Cassette loaded mark
4– Clock display
5– Current day/month/year
6– Tape remaining time indicator (Z pg. 17)
7– Counter display
8– Tape speed SP/LP/EP (EP is for NTSC playback only)
(HR-J459EE only)
NOTES:
●
When you use this recorder as the player for editing, be sure
to set "O.S.D." to "OFF" before starting.
●
During playback, the operation mode indicators may be
disturbed depending on the type of tape being used.
6
8
123
456
789
0
2
4
1
3
MENU
PUSH JOG
OK
%
%
7
MODE SET
AUTO TIMER OFF
O. S. D. ON
B. E. S. T. ON
AUTO SP=LP TIMER OFF
COLOUR SYSTEMPAL/NTSC
[5∞] =
[MENU] : EXIT
q6
PR. 12 ARD ]SP
21 : 00
24. 12. 98
–1 : 23 : 45
REMAIN 1 : 00
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4
5
1
3
INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)