Elapsed Recording Time Indication
1Set the counter display.
Press – –:– – until a counter reading appears on the front display panel.
2Reset the counter.
Press 0000 before starting recording or playback.
●The counter is reset to “0:00:00” and shows the exact elapsed time as the tape runs. You can check the exact time of a recording or playback.
Tape Remaining Time
Press – –:– – until the time remaining on the tape appears.
●The front display panel shows the tape remaining time with “y” displayed.
●By pressing the – –:– – button, you can change the display to show the counter reading, channel position*, clock time or tape remaining time.
*Channel position is not displayed during playback.
NOTE:
Depending on the type of tape being used, the tape remaining time reading may not appear right away, or is not correct.
“– –:– –” may sometimes appear, or the display may blink on occasion.
Super VHS ET (S-VHS ET)
—Recording on VHS cassettes with S-VHS quality
You can record in SP mode on VHS cassettes with S-VHS picture quality. Tapes recorded using this function can be played back on a recorder equipped with the S-VHS ET function.
●You can activate the S-VHS ET function only before you start recording on a VHS cassette.
●Before recording, make sure that “B.E.S.T.” is set to “ON”. ( pg. 49)
Engage the S-VHS ET mode.
Press S-VHS ET on the recorder. The button lights up.
●The S-VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel.
●To disengage the S-VHS ET mode, press S-VHS ET. The button’s light goes off.
NOTES:
●You cannot activate the S-VHS ET function ...
... while recording is in progress.
... while timer-recording or Instant Timer Recording ( pg. 24) is in progress.
... while B.E.S.T. ( pg. 27) is in progress.
●The S-VHS ET function does not work ...
... with S-VHS cassettes.
... with recordings in LP mode.
●To keep the highest quality recording and playback pictures over a long period of time, S-VHS recording on S-VHS cassettes is recommended.
●Use of high grade tapes is recommended for S-VHS ET recordings. On some tapes, picture quality will not improve even if the S-VHS ET function is used. Check the recording quality before you start important recordings.
●You can play back a tape recorded using the S-VHS ET function on most of S-VHS recorders and of VHS recorders equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) function. (Notice some recorders are not compatible with the S-VHS ET function.)
●While playing back a tape recorded using the S-VHS ET function on some recorders, noise may appear. (If playback picture becomes blurred or interrupted, use a cleaning cassette.)
●In the high-speed search, still, slow-motion or frame-by-frame playback modes ( pg. 19, 20), noise may appear. If these modes are performed frequently on a tape recorded using the S-VHS ET function, the tape may be damaged and the picture may be deteriorated.
