Mode Set (VCR Deck)

SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS EN 75

* The boldface settings below indicate the settings at your purchase.

8 S-VHS ET — ON / OFF

●Turn on the unit.

●Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or AV mode).

●Slide the TV/CABLE/DBS/DVD switch to DVD.

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SET UP

 

You can change various mode settings on the Function Set screen. To change the settings of these modes, find the desired mode in the menu (for details on each menu, see pages 75 through 76), then follow the procedure below.

1 Press VCR/DVD repeatedly so that the VCR lamp lights up on the unit.

2 Press SET UP to access the Function Set screen.

You can record in SP mode on VHS cassettes with S-VHS picture quality. 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.) When this function is set to “ON”, the S-VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel.

NOTES:

●You can activate the S-VHS ET function only before you start recording on a VHS cassette.

●Before recording, make sure that “VIDEO CALIBRATION” is set to “ON”. ( below)

●You cannot activate the S-VHS ET function:

—while recording is in progress.

—while timer-recording or Instant Timer Recording ( pg. 51, 52,

53)is in progress.

—while Video Calibration ( pg. 51) is in progress.

●The S-VHS ET function does not work with S-VHS cassettes.

●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.

●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 variable speed search, still, slow-motion or frame-by-frame playback modes ( pg. 48, “Playback Features”), 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.

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S-VHS ET

OFF

 

 

DIGITAL TBC/NR

ON

 

VIDEO CALIBRATION

ON

 

 

VIDEO STABILIZER

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PICTURE CONTROL

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BLUE BACK

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SUPERIMPOSE

AUTO

2ND AUDIO RECORD

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AUTO SP EP TIMER

OFF

S-VHS MODE

ON

DIGITAL R3

ON

 

 

 

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3 Press rt to select the item you want to change, then press ENTER or e to select the desired mode.

4 Press SET UP to complete the setting.

8VIDEO CALIBRATION — ON / OFF

When this function is set to “ON”, this unit checks the condition of the tape in use during playback and recording, and compensates to provide the highest-possible pictures. This takes place whenever you play back a tape or start recording after inserting a tape.

( pg. 51)

8PICTURE CONTROL — AUTO / EDIT / SOFT / SHARP

This feature helps you to adjust the playback picture quality according to your preference. Normally select “AUTO”. AUTO: Picture quality is adjusted automatically.

EDIT: Minimizes picture degradation during editing (recording and playback).

SOFT: Reduces image coarseness when viewing overplayed tapes containing a lot of noise.

SHARP: Clearer, sharper-edged picture when viewing images with lots of flat, same-colored surfaces such as cartoons.

NOTES:

●When you select “EDIT”, “SOFT” or “SHARP”, the selected mode will not change until you select another mode.

●When you select “EDIT” to dub tapes, be sure to select “NORM” after you finish dubbing the tapes.

●When “VIDEO CALIBRATION” is “OFF”, “PICTURE CONTROL” switches automatically from “AUTO” to “NORM”.