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Contents
Index
Front View
Rear View
Front Display Panel
Symbolic Mode Indicators
Remote
How To Use
Press DISPLAY/OSD
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ON-SCREEN Display for VHS deck
To recall an indication
ON-SCREEN Display for DV deck
Situate the VCR
Check the contents
Connect the VCR to power source
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You can obtain high-quality S-VHS pictures
8To connect to a TV with S-VIDEO/AUDIO input connectors
Video Connection
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Perform Plug & Play setup
What to do if Plug & Play setting failed
Plug & Play Set
Language
Preparations
Access the Clock Set screen
Clock Set
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Manual Clock Set
Semiauto Clock Set
Auto Channel Set
Access the Tuner Set screen
Tuner Set
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To add channels
Access the Manual Channel Set screen
Manual Channel Set
Add or skip the desired channels
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Installing Controller
Select the cable box’s channel
Setting cable boxs brand and channel
Access the Cable Box Set screen
Access the Main Menu screen on the VCR
If the cable box’s channel does not change to
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Enter the cable box’s brand
DBS receiver
If your DBS receiver has audio/video output connectors
How to control the DBS receiver
If you do not use a DBS receiver, press rt until OFF
Setting DBS receivers brand and channel
Turn on the DBS receiver
Select the DBS receiver’s channel
Because it has no remote sensor, you cannot use
Controller during timer recording
Scheduled start time of timer recording
Recording
VHS deck
Basic Playback
Pause/Resume recording
Choose a program
Set the tape speed
Start recording
Slow Motion On the VCR
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Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame
Playback On the VCR
Variable Speed Search On the Remote
Slow Motion On the Remote
Next Function Memory
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Index Search
Repeat Playback
Override automatic tracking
Adjust the tracking manually
Manual Tracking
Soundtrack Selection
VHS deck Record One Program While Watching Another
Instant Timer Recording ITR
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Tape Remaining Time
Reset the counter
Press C.RESET before starting recording or playback
Elapsed Recording Time Indication
Second Audio Recording
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Retake
Recording
Active Video Calibration
Playback
Press DV
DV deck
Select the DV deck
DV recording indicator lights on the VCR
Picture may appear distorted during variable speed search
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Time Code
DV deck Record One Program While Watching Another
Select the deck
Access the PlusCode No. screen
Access the VCR Plus+ Program screen
Programing
Guide Channel Number Set
Cable Box or DBS Receiver Users
Enter the Guide Channel number
Access the Guide Channel Set screen
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Guide Channel Number Set
Enter the receiving channel position number
Guide Channel Number
Enter the program start time
Express Timer
Access the PlusCode screen
Access the Program screen
Anytime during steps 5 through 10, press Weekly
You can program the timer while a regular recording is
Timer Programing
Perform Cable Box Control Setting on page 20 or DBS
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Enter the program mode
Engage the VCR’s timer mode
24HR Quick Programing
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Check, cancel and change programs
To cancel or change a program
START+/- , STOP+/- , DATE+/- , CH+/- , and/or SP/EP
Select the program to modify
Overlap each other on the VHS deck
From DV to VHS
Tape Dubbing
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Dubbing An Entire Cassette
Press DV, then press SP/LP p
From VHS to DV Dubbing An Entire Cassette
Pause dubbing
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Locate the start point on the DV deck
Prepare the VHS deck for dubbing
Prepare the DV deck for dubbing
From VHS to DV
Locate the start point on the VHS deck
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Player
Recorder
Start the recording deck
Set the input mode of recording deck
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Start the source player
Connection to another VCR
Connection to a PC with DV connector
Example When using this VCR as the source player
PC with DV connector
DV Audio Dubbing
Audio Dubbing
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VHS Audio Dubbing
Press A.DUB
Engage the Audio Dubbing mode
Make connections Start dubbing
End Audio Dubbing
Source tape Recording tape
Insert Editing
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VHS Insert Editing
Prepare the recording cassette
Engage the Insert Editing mode
AV Insert Editing VHS deck only
Make connections Start Editing
Programs x 8 scenes
Editing
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Program Editing Memory
End Random Assemble Editing
Locate the end point
Prepare the source tape
Start Random Assemble Editing
To control two VCRs with the same Remote
Remote A/B Code Switching
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Change the code for VCR
TV CH +/-,TV VOL+/-, TV Muting, number keys
Set the TV brand code
Operate the TV
Before performing the following steps
TV CH +/-,number keys
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Operate the Cable Box
Operate the DBS receiver
Press Stop 8, and release POWER. The DBS
Control
Set the DBS receiver brand code
Select the mode setting
Mode Set
Access the Mode Set screen
Select the mode
When this function is set to on
Mode SET
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VHS Mode SET
VHS Mode SET
For Example
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Sound on the left Hi-Fi channel is played back
Correction to the luminance signal to enhance details
Selecting either HI-FI L or HI-FI R
Normally select this. Hi-Fi sound is played back
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DV Mode SET
Power
Recording
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DV deck
VHS deck
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Timer Recording
Recording
Timer Recording
Playback
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Timer Warning Display Tuner Set
Cable box Cable Box Control Setting
Changing VCR Plus+ Setting
Express Timer Programming
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