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Installations (cont’d)

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If UHF channel E36 is being used for broadcasting in your
area:
Adjust the TV’s channel selector a little at a time until the TV
screen is blank (set it towards a higher or lower channel).
Adjust the Channel adjustment screw on the rear panel of the
video cassette recorder a little at a time until the two vertical
white bars appear on the TV screen.
Setting the On-screen
You can choose whether or not to have various operational
indicators appear on screen, by setting this function “ON” or
“OFF”. Messages appear in the language you select.
Press OPERATE button to turn on the recorder.
Press OSD button.
LThe Language screen appears.
Place the pointer next to the language
of your choice by pressing TV PROG.
8/9 button, then press OK button
on the remote control to enter your
selection.
The pointer should already be
next to “O.S.D.”.
LIf not, press TV PROG. 8/9 button
to place it there.
The default setting is “ON”, so if you want on-screen
displays, leave the setting as is and go to step 5.
LIf you don’t want the displays to appear, press OK button to
set “O.S.D.” to “OFF”.
Press OSD button to close mode select screen.

On-Screen Displays

1Channel position number/Aux. indicator (AUX)
2Clock display
3Current day/month/year
4Type of broadcast
5Tape position indicator
6Audio mode displays
7Operation mode indicators
8Tape speed SP/LP/EP
9Colour System indicator
10 Cassette loaded mark
11 B.E.S.T. indicator
12 Tape direction
13 Counter display (including Counter Memory indicator)
14 INDEX MARK/ERASE indicator
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Setting the video channel

To watch videos on your TV, it must be set to the same UHF
channel as the video cassette recorder. This channel is used as
the video channel.
This video cassette recorder has been preset to UHF channel
E36.
Note:
•When you have connected the VIDEO/AUDIO output
terminals of this video cassette recorder to your TV’s VIDEO/
AUDIO input terminals (connection B of the “Connections”
section), setting the video channel is not necessary. In this
case, simply set the TV’s TV/VCR switch to VCR.
Turn the video cassette recorder’s power on.
Set the TEST switch to “ON”.
Turn on the TV and set it to UHF channel E36, and fine-
adjust it until you can see the two vertical white bars
on the screen most clearly.
O.S.D. : ON
B.E.S.T. : ON
[TV PROG ] : ON/OFF
[OSD] : EXIT
OK
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23 : 59 PAL
31. 12. 96
B.E.S.T.
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[TV PROG ]
[OSD] : EXIT
OK
Reset the TEST switch to “OFF”.
IMPORTANT:
To operate the recorder with your TV using an RF connection,
it is always necessary to set your TV’s channel to VIDEO
CHANNEL. With an AV connection, set the TV to the
VIDEO (or AV) mode.
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Higher channel
Lower channel