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OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS (cont.)

 

 

* The default setting is bold in the table below.

 

 

 VIDEO CALIBRATION

When this function is set to “ON”, this VCR checks the condition of the

ON

 

tape in use during playback and recording, and compensates to provide

 

the highest-possible pictures. This takes place whenever you play back a

OFF

 

 

tape or start recording after inserting a tape.

 

 

 

 

NOTES:

 

 

During playback, this function is always working even though “VIDEO

 

 

CALIBRATION” appears just at the beginning of automatic tracking.

 

 

During recording, this function works only for the first EP recording and the first

 

 

SP recording on an inserted tape.

 

 

For timer recording, this function checks the tape condition both for the SP

 

 

recording and the EP recording before the first timer recording starts.

 

 

When you play back rental tapes or tapes recorded on other VCRs, set this

 

 

function either “ON” or “OFF” whichever gives you the best picture.

 

 

 PICTURE CONTROL

This function helps you to adjust the playback picture quality according

AUTO (NORM): Normally select

to your preference.

 

 

this. Picture quality is

NOTES:

 

adjusted automatically.

 

When “VIDEO

When you select “EDIT”, “SOFT” or “SHARP”, the selected mode will not

 

CALIBRATION” is “OFF”,

change until you select again.

 

Select "EDIT" when you are editing tapes ( pg. 47, 48, and 51). After you

 

“NORM” will appear instead

 

of “AUTO”.

finish editing the tapes, select “AUTO” (“NORM” when “VIDEO

 

CALIBRATION” is “OFF”.)

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.

 

 

 

 AUTO TIMER

When this function is set to “ON”:

ON

 

The timer recording standby mode is automatically engaged when the

 

VCR is turned off. It is temporarily canceled when the VCR is turned

OFF

 

 

on. You do not have to press TIMER to engage or disengage the timer

 

 

 

 

recording standby mode.

 

 

When this function is set to “OFF”:

 

 

You have to press TIMER to engage or disengage the timer recording

 

 

standby mode.

 

 

 SUPERIMPOSE

When this function is set to “ON”, various VCR status information (on-

ON

 

screen display) appears on the screen.

 

 

OFF

 

NOTES:

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

If you select a channel on which no signal is received, the channel number is

 

 

displayed regardless of this function setting.

 

 

 

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