| 8 PICTURE CONTROL — AUTO / EDIT / SOFT / SHARP | 8 SUPERIMPOSE — AUTO / ON / OFF |
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,
When this function is set to “AUTO”, various operational indicators appear on the TV screen.
AUTO: To superimpose operational indications for approximately five seconds just after the corresponding operation.
ON: Functions in the same way as “AUTO”. However, when “ON” is selected, the counter display ( pg. 15) will always be displayed during playback.
OFF: To turn off superimposed indications.
NOTES:
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”.
8VIDEO STABILIZER — ON / OFFWhen this function is set to “ON”, you can automatically correct vertical vibration in the picture when playing back unstable recordings made on another recorder.
NOTES:
●When you finish viewing a tape, be sure to set this function to “OFF”.
●Regardless of the setting, this function has no effect during recording and during special effects playback.
●The
●To watch recordings with
●When you use this unit as the source player for editing, be sure to set “SUPERIMPOSE” to “OFF” before starting.
●During playback, the operation mode indicators may be disturbed depending on the type of tape being used.
8DIGITAL R3 — ON / OFFWhen this function is set to “ON”, the Digital 3R picture system applies edge correction to the luminance signal to enhance detail.
NOTES:
●Normally it is recommended to keep “DIGITAL 3R” set to “ON”.
●Depending on the type of tape being used, picture quality may be better with “DIGITAL 3R” set to “OFF”.
●If you use the unit as the source player for editing, be sure to set “DIGITAL 3R” to“OFF” before starting.
8BLUE BACK — ON / OFFWhen this function is set to “ON”, the TV screen becomes all blue when receiving a channel not in use.
NOTE:
When this function is set to “ON”, the unit automatically switches to EP mode to allow complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the entire program while timer recording in SP mode.
For Example:Recording a program of 140 minutes in length onto a
Approximately 110 minutes | Approximately 30 minutes |
SP mode | EP mode |
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Total 140 minutes
Make sure you set this function to “ON”, before the timer recording starts.
NOTES:
●If you have programmed the unit to timer record 2 or more programs, the second program and those thereafter may not fit on the tape if you set “AUTO SP]EP TIMER” to “ON”. In this case, make sure the mode is not engaged, then set the tape speed manually during timer programming.
●In order to ensure that the recording fits on the tape, this feature may leave a slight
●There may be some noise and sound disturbance at the point on the tape where the unit switches from SP to EP mode.
●The Auto SP]EP Timer feature will not work properly on the following tapes:
When you want to receive an unstable channel with poor signals, set this function to “OFF”.
82ND AUDIO RECORD — ON / OFFWhen this function is set to “ON”;
If a SAP program is received, the SAP audio is recorded on L/R tracks. The main audio is not recorded.
If a
When this function is set to “OFF”, the SAP audio cannot be recorded.
NOTE:
When the channel is changed on the unit;
●The “STEREO” indicator appears on the screen for about 5 seconds if the program is a stereo broadcast.
●Both “STEREO” and “SAP” indicators appear when a stereo program is accompanied by SAP sound.