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JVC HR-S7960E specifications 52 EN, Colour System

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SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.)

 

* The default setting is bold in the table below.

 

 

8 COLOUR SYSTEM

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

PAL/NTSC

SECAM* signals on this recorder. Select the appropriate colour system.

MESECAM

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

 

designation for tapes with SECAM signals that have been recorded on a

 

MESECAM-compatible PAL video cassette recorder.

 

PAL/NTSC: To record PAL signals, or play back a PAL or NTSC tape.

 

MESECAM: To record SECAM signals, or play back a MESECAM tape.

 

NOTES:

 

● It is not possible to record in S-VHS if “MESECAM” is selected. The recording mode

 

is forced to change to VHS.

 

● If “MESECAM” is selected when the tape speed is set to EP mode, the tape speed will

 

be forced to change to LP mode.

 

● It is not possible to select EP mode if “MESECAM” is selected.

 

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.

 

 

 AUTO POWER OFF

When this function is set to “3H”, the recorder is turned off automatically if

3H

no operation is done within 3 hours. “AUTO POWER OFF IN 3 MIN”

OFF

appears on the screen 3 minutes before the recorder is turned off.

 

 

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HR-S7960E specifications

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