NORMAL RECORDING

Normal Recording

Before starting
œTurn the power on to all devices used.
œLoad a cassette tape with its erasure-prevention tab
intact.
NOTES:
œIf “TAPE IN MODE” is set to “REC” in the
(GENERAL SET) menu, recording will start.
œPress the ON SCREEN button to display the
superimpose display.
œSet the “TAPE” item in the (GENERAL SET)
menu according to the duration of the tape used.
1Press the REC/PLAY SPEED l (or j) button to set
the recording speed mode.
øThe recording speed mode appears on-screen
and on the digital display.
2Press the REC button.
øThe record indicator “m” lights.
øRecording starts.
øIf the tape end is reached while recording,
“OFF” is displayed on the digital display and the
unit goes into the mode set at the “TAPE END
MODE” setting in the (GENERAL SET) menu.
To cancel the “OFF” display, press the STOP,
EJECT or PLAY button or turn the SHUTTLE
ring.
øWhen the end of the tape is reached, the TAPE
END OUT terminal output will be 0V. To cancel
the output, press the STOP button.
3To stop recording, press the STOP button.
NOTES:
œA tape recording made on this VCR may not play
back with the same degree of clarity on a real time
video cassette recorder from another manufacturer.
œIf you press the REC button and the loaded cassette
has no erasure-prevention tab, the VCR will eject the
cassette.
[Recording Speed Mode]
œThe available recording speed modes vary depending
on the VCR model. Refer to the “FEATURES” on
page 3 for the available recording speed modes for
your model of VCR.
(When the “TAPE” is set to “T-160” in the (GENERAL
SET) menu)
Recording
speed mode
(hour mode)
Maximum
recording
duration
(hours)
Recording
interval
(second)
Audio
recording Tape motion
8 8 1/60
Possible Continuous 24 24 3/60
40 40 5/60
64 72 9/60
Not possible Intermittent
96 104 13/60
128 136 17/60
160 168 21/60
224 232 29/60
320 328 41/60
480 488 61/60
640 648 81/60
720 968 121/60
960 1288 161/60
000 Single image recording
(When the “TAPE” is set to “T-120” in the (GENERAL
SET) menu)
Recording
speed mode
(hour mode)
Maximum
recording
duration
(hours)
Recording
interval
(second)
Audio
recording Tape motion
6 6 1/60
Possible Continuous 18 18 3/60
30 30 5/60
48 54 9/60
Not possible Intermittent
72 78 13/60
96 102 17/60
120 126 21/60
168 174 29/60
240 246 41/60
360 366 61/60
480 486 81/60
720 726 121/60
960 966 161/60
000 Single image recording
NOTE:
œThe tape speed display will vary according to the
“TAPE” item in the (GENERAL SET) menu setting. In
this manual, all the examples and displays used are
for when the “TAPE” item is set to “T-160”. If set to
“T-120”, please refer to the table above for the
corresponding durations and displays.
For example, if the recording speed mode is “8”, then
the corresponding recording speed when set to
“T-120” will be “6”, and, the counter reading of
8H 00M 00S will be 6H 00M 00S when set to “T-120”.
RF4QR/NA (SRT-8960 GB) Wed. May, 08/2002
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