Contents

◆FOREWORD

■	Safety Instructions	4
■	Getting Started	5
◆ CONNECTING YOUR VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
■ Background to the Worldwide VCR		6
■ Worldwide TV Color System		6
■ Multi-System VCR vs Worldwide VCR		7
■ System Conversion with the Worldwide VCR		8
■ Tape Conversion with the Worldwide VCR		9
■ Deciding How to Connect Up Your VCR		11
■ Connecting Your VCR to the TV		12

◆SETTING UP YOUR VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

■ Inserting the Batteries in the Remote Control		13
■ Plug and Initial Setting		13
■	User SET1 Setting	14
■	User SET2 Setting	14
■ Setting the Date and Time		15
■	Displaying/Hiding On-Screen Information	16
■	Tuning System	16
■ Setting the VCR RF out System		17
■ Setting the RF OUT CHANNEL		18
■ Presetting the Stations Automatically		19
■ Presetting the Stations Manually		20
■ Clearing a Preset Station		21
■ Changing the Preset Station Table		22

◆RECORDING TELEVISION BROADCASTS

■ Selecting the Cassette Type		23
■ Selecting the Recording Speed		23
■ Protecting a Recorded Cassette		23
■ Recording a Programme Immediately		24
■ Stopping a Recording Temporarily		24
■ Recording a Programme with Automatic Stop		25
■ Using the Timer Programming Feature		26
■ Using the VIDEOPLUS+/SHOWVIEW Feature		27
■	Modifying VIDEOPLUS+/SHOWVIEW programming	28
■	NICAM	29
■ Checking a Preset Recording		30
■ Cancelling a Preset Recording		30

◆PLAYING BACK

■	Playing a Cassette	31
■ Selecting the PLAY SYSTEM Mode		31
■ SQPB (Super VHS Quasi Playback)		32
■ Adjusting Picture Alignment Manually		32
■	Adjusting Picture Sharpness	33
■ Selecting the Audio Output Mode		33

◆REWINDING AND FAST-FORWARDING

■ Rewinding and Fast-forwarding a Cassette		34
■ Playing a Cassette in Slow Motion		34
■	Playing a Sequence Frame by Frame	35
■	Playing a Sequence at Variable Speeds	35
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Contents (cont.)

◆SPECIAL FUNCTION

◆SEARCHING FOR A SEQUENCE

■	Searching for a Specific Sequence	37
■	Using the Tape Counter	38

◆ADVANCED RECORDING FEATURES

■ Using the Assemble Edit Function		39
■ Connecting Other Equipment to Your VCR		40
■ Connecting an RCA Audio/Video Input Cable		41
■ Recording from Another VCR or Camcorder		42
■	TV System Conversion	43
■	Playback Conversion	43
■	Convert Recording	44
■	Hi-Fi Audio System	45
■ Audio Dubbing a Pre-recorded Cassette		46
■ Recording an FM Simulcast Programme		47

◆OTHER FUNCTIONS AND USEFUL RECOMMENDATIONS

◆ SOLVING PROBLEMS
■ Problems and Solutions	50

◆VCR OVERVIEWS

■ Front View of the VCR		51
■ Rear View of the VCR		51
■	Display Indicators	52
■	Infrared Remote Control	52
◆ WORLD BROADCAST SYSTEMS		53
◆ INTERNATIONAL SERVICE NETWORK		54

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