26ADVANCEDOPERATIONS (cont.)

Other

Functions

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

1 2 3

2

4 5 6

7 8 9

0

4

1

?

OK

MENU

On-Screen Display

You can choose whether or not to have various operational indicators appear on screen, by setting this function ON or OFF.

 

 

 

ACCESS MAIN MENU

 

 

 

 

1

 

SCREEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press MENU.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCESS MODE SET

 

 

 

 

2

 

SCREEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move the highlight bar (pointer) to "MODE SET" by

 

 

pressing , then press OK or%.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENABLE/DISABLE

 

 

 

 

3

 

ON-SCREEN DISPLAY

 

 

 

 

 

The default setting is

MODE SET

 

 

 

 

 

“ON”, so if you want on-

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO TIMER

OFF

 

 

screen displays, leave the

 

 

O. S. D.

ON

 

 

 

 

setting as it is and go to

B. E. S. T.

ON

 

 

 

 

step 4. If you don’t want

AUTO SP=LP TIMER

OFF

 

 

the displays to appear,

 

 

 

 

 

 

press to move the

 

 

 

 

 

 

highlight bar (pointer) to

 

 

 

 

 

 

[] =

 

 

 

 

 

"O.S.D." and press OK

[MENU] : EXIT

 

 

 

 

 

or %to set “O.S.D.” to

 

 

 

 

 

 

“OFF”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

RETURN TO NORMAL

 

 

 

 

 

Press MENU.

 

 

 

 

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 sometimes be disturbed depending on the type of tape being used.

The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing.

 

 

 

 

 

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12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

q6

2

 

 

PR.1 BBC 1

 

 

]

 

 

 

SP

 

 

11

 

21 : 00

 

 

 

NTSC

 

=PAL

3

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

24. 12. 98 – WARNING–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIMER RECORDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO START SOON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

ST NICAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

8

0

+

+

+

 

+

 

 

5

 

 

HI FI

 

 

 

 

–1 : 23 : 45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

NORM

 

 

REMAIN 1 : 00

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1– Operation mode indicators

2– Tape speed SP/LP/EP (EP is for NTSC playback only) 3– NTSC playback display (pg. 28)

4– Tape direction 5– Counter display

6– Tape remaining time indicator (pg. 11) 7– Audio mode display (pg. 21)

8– Tape position indicator (pg. 8) 9– NICAM display (pg. 21)

10– Current day/month/year 11– Clock display

12– Preset position number and station name/Aux. indicator (L-1 or L-2)

13– Timer warning display (pg. 13, 15) 14– Cassette loaded mark

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JVC HR-J655EK setup guide Other Functions, ENABLE/DISABLE ON-SCREEN Display, On-Screen Display

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