Other Functions

Checking tape position

When you change the VCR operation

 

 

 

 

 

mode from the stop mode to fast forward

 

 

 

 

 

or rewind mode, or when you perform an

 

 

 

 

 

Index Search or Instant Review, the tape

B

+ +

+

 

E

position indicator appears.

 

 

The position of “q” in relation to “B”

 

COUNT

 

1:23:45

(Beginning) or “E” (End) shows you where

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you are on the tape.

 

 

 

 

 

●Set “SUPERIMPOSE” to “ON” ( pg. 14).

Changing display information

Each time you press DISPLAY, the display panel shows the channel number and the clock time alternatively.

● You can change display in the stop, recording or during rewind/fast-forward.

● When “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON” ( pg.

14)and DISPLAY on the Remote is pressed, time counter will appear on the TV screen. To reset the time counter, press C. RESET on the Remote.

CChange setting

Press OK or e. The default setting is bold in the following table. Press MENU to return to normal screen.

After a power failure occurs, Function Settings will be reset to its default setting.

PICTURE CONTROL — NORM/EDIT/SOFT/SHARP

This function helps you to adjust the playback picture quality according to your preference.

NORM: Normally select this. Original picture appears and the VCR does not perform any picture adjustments.

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 tapes. After you finish editing the tapes, select back to the mode of your choice.

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 TIMER to engage or disengage the timer recording standby mode.

Timer warning display

A warning appears on the TV screen to tell you that the timer-recording is to start in 5 minutes if you are not in the timer recording standby mode at that time. Press TIMER to put the VCR into timer recording standby mode. To clear the display, press CANCEL on the Remote.

–WARNING–

TIMER RECORDING TO START SOON

(CANCEL)

●When this function is set to “OFF”:

You have to press TIMER to engage or disengage the timer recording standby mode.

SUPERIMPOSE — ON/OFF

When this function is set to “ON”, various VCR status information (on-screen display) appears on the screen.

NOTE:

Function settings

You can use the other useful function settings on the Function Set screen.

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

A Access Main Menu screen, then

MAIN MENU

Function Set screen

 

TUNER SET

 

 

 

FUNCTION SET

 

Press MENU on the Remote. Press rtto

INITIAL SET

 

 

move the highlight bar (arrow) to

 

 

“FUNCTION SET”, then press OK or e.

 

 

 

PRESS ( , ), THEN (OK)

B Select Function

 

PRESS (MENU) TO END

 

 

 

Press rtto move the highlight bar (arrow) to the function you want to set.

FUNCTION

 

 

 

PREVIOUS PAGE

 

 

PICTURE CONTROL

NORM

 

 

2ND AUDIO RECORD

OFF

 

AUTO TIMER

OFF

 

 

AUDIO MONITOR

HI-FI

 

SUPERIMPOSE

ON

 

 

 

 

AUTO SP EP TIMER

OFF

 

 

 

 

VIDEO STABILIZER

OFF

 

 

 

 

BLUE BACK

ON

 

 

 

 

NEXT PAGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT WITH ( , ) AND (OK)

 

SELECT WITH ( , ) AND (OK)

 

PRESS (MENU) TO END

 

 

 

PRESS (MENU) TO END

 

 

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.

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 140 minutes in length onto a 120-minute tape

Approximately 110 minutes

Approximately 30 minutes

SP mode

EP mode

 

 

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.

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HR-J693U specifications

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