Operation

(when recording on this VCR)

Before you start editing

Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.

Press INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– to display “L” in the display window.

Press SP/LP (SP/EP) to select the tape speed (SP or LP for the PAL system, and SP or EP for the NTSC system).

XPAUSE

z REC

1Insert a source tape with its safety tab removed into the other (playback) VCR. Search for the point to start playback and set it to playback pause.

2Insert a tape with its safety tab in place into this (recording) VCR. Search for the point to start recording and press X PAUSE.

3Press z REC on this VCR and set it to recording pause.

4To start editing, press the X PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time.

To stop editing

Press the x STOP buttons on both VCRs.

Tips

To edit more precisely, press the X PAUSE buttons on the VCRs to release pause.

To cut out unwanted scenes while editing, press X PAUSE on this VCR when an unwanted scene begins. When it ends, press X PAUSE again to resume recording.

Note

If you start recording following the procedure above, the VCR will not start recording with the APC function. To record a tape with the APC function, press z REC again during recording pause in step 3 so that the VCR analyses the tape. Then when you start recording in step 4, press X PAUSE after the APC indicator stops flashing. If you press X PAUSE before the APC indicator stops flashing, the APC function is cancelled.

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