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INFORMATIONONMULTI-SYSTEMCOMPATIBILITY

Setting Of The Colour System Select Buttons

COLOUR SYSTEM

Mode Display

AUTO

NTSC 3.58

NTSC 4.43

NTSCPAL*

PAL

MESECAM

Use the COLOUR SYSTEM button on the 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

Description

 

 

AUTO

Usually set to this mode. This mode

 

automatically detects PAL, NTSC,

 

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

 

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 MESECAM mode. The playback picture will always be monochrome.

In the NTSC4.43 mode, with some TVs, on-screen displays (Program screen etc.) may roll up or down and there may be a loss of colour. When this happens, select the AUTO mode.

Off-Air Recording

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

TV system

PAL B/G, I, D/K

SECAM B/G,

D/K (OIRT)

NOTE:

HR-J768MS/HR-J767MS/HR-J667MS

Recorded tape

Recording circuit

PAL

 

PAL

 

Multi-system

 

tuner

MESECAM

(B/G, I, D/K)

 

MESECAM

 

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

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JVC HR-J767MS, HR-J768MS Setting Of The Colour System Select Buttons, Off-Air Recording, Mode Display, Mode Description

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