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* The default setting is bold in the table below.

 

 

 

8 L-2 SELECT

 

Set this function to the appropriate mode depending on the

A/V:

To use this recorder as the recording

type of unit connected to the rear panel AV2 (L-2) IN/

 

deck with the player connected to

DECODER connector of the recorder.

 

the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER

NOTES:

 

connector, or to use the satellite

 

receiver connected to the AV2 (L-2)

● If you have a decoder connected to the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER

 

IN/DECODER connector.

connector, be sure to set “L-2 SELECT” back to “DECODER”

DECODER:

after editing.

To use a decoder connected to the

● If you’re not connecting a decoder to the AV2 (L-2) IN/

 

AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector.

SAT:

DECODER connector, leave “L-2 SELECT” set to “A/V”.

To view a satellite programme with

● The default setting is “A/V”; if the recorder’s memory backup

 

the TV set while the recorder is

has expired due to a power cut or because the AC was removed

 

turned off. ( pg. 36)

from the recorder, “A/V” will be automatically selected when

 

 

the power is restored to the recorder. If you are using a decoder,

 

 

be sure to set “L-2 SELECT” back to “DECODER”.

 

 

● When “L-2 SELECT” is set to “SAT”, “SAT” or “SAt” appears on

 

 

the screen or front display panel instead of “L-2”.

 

 

8 COLOUR SYSTEM

You can play back PAL, NTSC and MESECAM tapes, or

PAL/NTSC:

To record PAL signals, or play back a

record PAL and SECAM* signals on this recorder. Select the

 

PAL or NTSC tape.

appropriate colour system.

MESECAM:

To record SECAM signals, or play

* SECAM signals will be recorded as MESECAM on this recorder;

 

back a MESECAM tape.

MESECAM is the designation for tapes with SECAM signals that

 

 

have been recorded on a MESECAM-compatible PAL video

 

 

cassette recorder.

 

 

NOTES:

 

 

About NTSC Playback

 

 

● Some TVs shrink the picture vertically and place black bars at

 

 

the top and bottom of the TV screen. This is not a malfunction

 

 

on the part of either the video recorder or the TV.

 

 

● The picture may roll up and down. This can be corrected using

 

 

the V-HOLD control found on some TVs. (This cannot be

 

 

corrected if the TV does not have a V-HOLD control.)

 

 

● The counter and tape remaining time readings will be incorrect.

 

 

● During search, still, or frame-by-frame playback, the picture will

 

 

be distorted, and there may be a loss of colour.

 

 

● Depending on the type of TV, the top and bottom portions of

 

 

superimposed displays may be cut off during NTSC playback.

 

 

 

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HR-J781EU, HR-J780EU specifications

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