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C Watching one program while recording another

1 Engage TV mode

During recording...

If you connect the TV and the VCR only using the RF connection ( pg. 7) to view pictures from the VCR

Press TV/VCR on the Remote so that VCR mode indicator goes off from the front display panel. (The TV broadcast being recorded disappears.)

If you are using the AV connection ( pg. 7) to view pictures from the VCR, change the TV’s input mode from AV to TV.

2 Select channel for viewing

Select the channel you want to watch, on the TV.

D Showing on-screen display

When “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON” ( pg. 56, 57), you can see the current VCR status on the TV screen.

For more detailed information about the on-screen display, see page 80.

1 Display VCR status on TV screen

During recording or

CH

125

 

RECORD

recording pause, press

 

THU 12:00 AM

 

PAUSE

OSD on the Remote.

STEREO

 

] SP

SAP

 

 

 

 

 

All indications

GR : STANDARD

 

 

 

 

+

+

+

 

 

corresponding to the

B

 

E

 

 

current VCR status are

NORM

 

INDEX-1

 

 

 

 

displayed for 5 seconds.

HI–FI

 

COUNT

–1:23:45

 

 

 

 

 

 

The time counter remains

on the screen indicating the elapsed time.

The indications are not recorded.

2 Exit on-screen display

Press OSD again.

NOTES:

If the VCR is in recording pause mode, “RECORD/PAUSE” is always displayed.

The VCR status can be also displayed during playback.

E Recording on VHS tapes with S-VHS quality — Super VHS ET

This function allows you to record on VHS tapes with S- VHS picture quality. Tapes recorded using this function can be played back only on a VCR equipped with the S- VHS ET function.

You can activate this function only before you start recording on a VHS tape.

Before recording, make sure “VIDEO CALIBRATION” is set to “ON.” ( pg. 57)

1 Select S-VHS ET mode

Press S-VHS ET on the front panel. The S-VHS ET lamp lights up.

The S-VHS indicator lights on the front display panel.

To disengage the S-VHS ET mode, press S-VHS ET again. The lamp goes off.

2 Start recording

On the front panel:

Press REC ( ).

On the Remote:

While holding REC ( ), press PLAY ( 3 ).

NOTES:

You cannot activate the S-VHS ET function...

while recording is in progress.

while timer-recording or Instant Timer Recording ( p.30) is in progress.

while Video Calibration ( p.57) is in progress.

S-VHS ET does not work with S-VHS tapes.

To keep the highest quality recording and playback pictures

. over a long period of time, S-VHS recording on S-VHS tapes is recommended.

Use of high grade tapes are 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 S-VHS ET recordings on most of S-VHS VCRs and of VHS VCRs equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) function. (Notice some VCRs are not compatible with this function.)

While playing back a tape recorded with this function, noise may appear. (If playback picture becomes blurred or interrupted, use a cleaning cassette.)

During special effect playback ( pg. 34), noise may appear. If special effect playback is performed frequently on a tape recorded with this function, the tape may be damaged and picture may be deteriorated

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JVC HR-S9900U manual Watching one program while recording another, Showing on-screen display

HR-S9900U specifications

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