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During daylight savings time

1Set the time with one-hour delay.
2After setting the time, set the <SUMMER TIME> switch
to "ON".
• The set time advances one hour.
3At the end of the daylight savings time season, set the
<SUMMER TIME> switch to OFF.
• The standard time instead of "Summer Time" is
displayed.
Set whether or not the Summer Time mode is engaged with
the <SUMMER TIME> function menu switch on the VTR
mode 2 setting screen.
When the <SUMMER TIME> switch is set to "ON", the
currently set time is advanced one hour.
6 PREPARATION6-4 Selection of Record/Play Mode6-3 Summer Time Compensation
• When setting the time, make sure the <SUMMER TIME>
switch is set to "OFF".
When the unit is shipped, this switch is set to "OFF".
• Clock setting is not possible during timer recording.

Standard time

1Set the clock to the actual time.
2When daylight savings starts, set the <SUMMER TIME>
menu switch to "ON".
• The time advances one hour on the display
1Press the [OPERATE] button to turn the operating mode on.
The [OPERATE] indicator lights.
2Select the recording/playback time mode with the [TIME MODE] button. Refer to the table below for more information on
each mode.
• Each time the [TIME MODE] button is pressed, the recording/playback mode changes in the following order:
[ 2H (VHS SP mode) [ 6H (VHS EP mode) [ L12H (12-hour Timelapse mode) [ L24H (24-hour Timelapse mode)
[ 2H (VHS SP mode) ...
• The selected recording or playback time mode is shown on the display.
• The SP or EP indicator lights.
—SP indicator : Lights when the recording/playback time mode is set to 2H, L12H or L24H.
—EP indicator : Lights when the recording/playback time mode is set to 6H.
Note:
• The playback time mode cannot be changed when a tape recorded in the 6H (VHS EP) mode is played back.
SP indication
[TIME MODE] button
Display section
Recording/playback time
mode indication
EP indication
Display
indi-
cations
Available recording time (hour)
T-30 T-60 T-90 T-120
2H VHS SP 0.5 1 1.5 2 — Possible (Continuous) 33.35mm/sec.
6H VHS EP 1.5 3 4.5 6 — Possible (Continuous) 11.12 mm/sec.
L12H 12-hour Timelapse 3 6 9 12 0.12 Possible (Continuous) 4.76 mm/sec.
L24H 24-hour Timelapse 6 12 18 24 0.22 Possible (Continuous) 2.56 mm/sec.
Modes Recording/
playback
interval (sec.)
Audio
recording Tape
running
*Recording time varies depending on the type of cassette used.
* For optimum performance and reliability, use a tape with a standard recording time of 120 minutes (T-120) or less.