EN 37

Recording

Perform steps 1 – 3 on page 26 ("Simple Recording") before
continuing.

ATTENTION:

nAs calibration takes place before recording actually starts,
there is a delay of about 7 seconds after REC and PLAY on
the remote, or REC on the VCR's front panel, are pressed.
To make sure you record the desired scene or program
completely, first perform the following steps:
1) Press and hold PAUSE, and press REC to engage the
RECORD PAUSE mode.
●The VCR then automatically checks the condition of
the tape and, after about 7 seconds, re-enters RECORD
PAUSE.
2) Press PLAY to start recording.
nIf you want to bypass Active Video Calibration and start
recording right away, set "RECORDING" to "OFF" in step
4 of the Preparation procedure (Z pg. 36).
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PAUSE
REC
START PLAYBACK
1
Press PLAY.
●The VCR adjusts the
playback picture quality
based on the quality of
the tape in use.
NOTES:
●
When using rental tapes,
or tapes recorded on other VCRs, set “PLAYBACK” in
step 4 of the Preparation procedure to either “ON” or
“OFF” as desired to give the best picture (
Z
pg. 36).
●
The Video Calibration screen only appears at the
beginning of automatic tracking. Even though the
screen doesn't appear after that, the Active Video
calibration function is operative.
●
To display the Active Video Calibration screen,
“SUPERIMPOSE” must be set to "ON" or the Video
Calibration screen will not appear (
Z
pg. 30).
START RECORDING
1
Press and hold REC and
press PLAY on the remote
control, or press REC on
the VCR's front panel.
●The VCR takes about 7
seconds to assess the
quality of the tape in
use, then recording
begins with the picture
level optimized.
NOTES:
●
Calibration occurs
immediately prior to
both the first SP and the
first EP recording after
inserting the cassette. It
does not take place
during recording.
●
In the case of timer
recording, calibration
takes place for both SP and EP before the first timer
recording after inserting the cassette (regardless of the
tape speed selected for that recording).
●
Once the cassette is ejected, the calibration data is
canceled. The next time the cassette is used for
recording, calibration is re-performed.
●
While Active Video Calibration is operative, the
PAUSE button will not function.
●
To display the Active Video Calibration screen,
"SUPERIMPOSE" must be set to "ON" or the Active
Video Calibration screen will not appear (
Z
pg. 30).

Playback

The VCR assesses the quality of the tape once you start
playback.
Perform steps 1 and 2 on page 25 ("Simple Playback") before
continuing.
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VIDEO CALIBRATION
START END
ACTIVE VIDEO CALIBRATION
++
++
DURING CALIBRATION
CALIBRATION COMPLETE
START END
ACTIVE VIDEO CALIBRATION
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PAUSE
PLAY
REC
PLAY