SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS EN 73

8S-VHS MODE ON / OFF

Your unit can record in S-VHS (Super VHS), S-VHS ET or VHS.

To record in S-VHS:

Set “S-VHS MODE” to “ON”. Then, insert a cassette marked “S-VHS”. The S-VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel. The S-VHS recording mode is selected.

To record in S-VHS ET on a VHS cassette:

Set “S-VHS ET” to “ON”. ( pg. 71) Then, insert a cassette marked “VHS”. The S-VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel.

To record in VHS:

Insert a cassette marked “VHS”.

Set “S-VHS ET” to “OFF”. ( pg. 71)

The VHS recording mode is automatically selected regardless of the “S-VHS MODE” setting.

To record in VHS on an S-VHS cassette:

Insert a cassette marked “S-VHS”. The S-VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel. Then, set “S-VHS MODE” to “OFF”. The S-VHS indicator goes off.

The VHS recording mode is selected.

NOTE:

When playing back a tape that has been recorded in S-VHS or S-VHS ET, the S-VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel regardless of the “S-VHS MODE” setting.

8RETURN POINT TAPE END / REC END

Returning point for Playback or Repeat Play can be set to tape end or recording end. (This unit considers 1-second unrecorded portion as the recording end.) When the returning point is reached, playback stops and the cassette will be automatically rewound. TAPE END: Playback stops at the end of tape.

REC END: Playback stops at the end of the recording.

NOTE:

The setting you have made is kept in memory. Even if this unit is unplugged or power failure occurs, it will resume every time you turn on this unit. ( pg. 77)

8 REC SAFETY ON / OFF

Usually, you can only record onto a cassette with its record safety tab intact. When this function is set to “OFF”, recording can be done onto a cassette with its record safety tab removed.

NOTES:

The setting you have made is kept in memory. Even if this unit is unplugged or power failure occurs, it will resume every time you turn on this unit. ( pg. 77)

When “REC SAFETY” is set to “OFF”, playback does not start automatically when you insert a cassette with its record safety tab removed. ( pg. 46)