4MENU button

Press this button to display the menu on screen.

For details on the menu, see “Operating the Menus” on page 65.

5J/j/K/k buttons

Use these buttons in menu settings and other settings. You can adjust the brightness of images by pressing J/j buttons, while the data (format, the tape running mode) is displayed on the LCD screen.

The display of the brightness level adjustment disappears in a second after the adjustment completes. While the time counter is displayed, the position of the time counter moves up and down by pressing J/j buttons. When the small size time counter is displayed, the position of the time counter moves not only to the up and down, but also to the right and left by pressing K/k buttons.

While STATUS CHECK screen is displayed, you can switch the screen by pressing J/j buttons.

6EXEC (execute) button Use this button in menu settings.

7STATUS CHECK button

Press this button to check the audio level and menu settings. To display STATUS CHECK screen, press STATUS CHECK button.

Every time you press J/j buttons, STATUS CHECK screen switches in the order of AUDIO, OUTPUT, ASSIGN, and CUSTOM REPEAT. To hide STATUS CHECK screen, press STATUS CHECK button again.

Note

Audio level meter display varies depending on the settings of [AUDIO MODE] in [AUDIO SET] menu, AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT switch, and the audio mode on the tape played back.

8LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor Display the playback or EE1) pictures. Also, superimposed time data, status information, menus, audio level meters, etc. are displayed.

Overview 1 Chapter

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1)“EE” stands for “Electric to Electric.” In EE mode, the video and audio signals input to the VCR’s recording circuitry do not pass through any magnetic conversion circuits but output via electric circuits only. This mode is used to check the input signals and adjust input levels. The pictures output in EE mode are referred to as EE pictures.

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