1Monitor display section

 

4Indicator section

 

(see page 14)

1 J/j/K/k buttons

8 DISPLAY button

2 MENU button

 

3 EXEC (execute) button

7 COUNTER SELECT

4 STATUS CHECK

button

button

 

 

6 RESET (Counter

 

reset) (A3) button

5LCD (Liquid Crystal

Display) monitor

2Tape transport

 

control section

 

(see page 11)

Overview 1 Chapter

aJ/j/K/k buttons

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

The display of the brightness level adjustment disappears within a second after the adjustment completes.

While the time counter is displayed, you can move the position of the time counter up or down by pressing J/j buttons. When the small size time counter is displayed, the position of the time counter can be moved not only up and down, but also to the right and left by pressing the K/k buttons.

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

bMENU button

Press this button to display the menu list on screen.

For details on the menus, see “Operating Menus” on page 68.

dSTATUS CHECK button

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

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

Note

The audio level meter display varies depending on the

settings of [AUDIO MODE] in the [AUDIO SET] menu (page 76), the AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT switch (page

7), and the audio mode on the tape played back.

eLCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor

Display the playback or EE 1) pictures. Also, superimposed time data, status information, menus, audio level meters, etc., are displayed.

cEXEC (execute) button

Use this button in menu settings.

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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 are 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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