Notes

•If you connect this VCR to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR, select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise.

•If the other VCR does not have a Scart (EURO-AV) connector, use the VMC- 2106HG cable instead and connect the cable to the line out jacks of the other VCR.

•When you connect another VCR to the DECODER/LINE-2 IN connector, set DECODER/LINE2 to LINE2 in the OPTIONS-2 menu.

Operation (when recording on this VCR)

Before you start editing

X

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

•Press INPUT SELECT to display

the connected line in the display window.

• Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP.

z REC

1 Insert 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.

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

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

4 To 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.

Tip

•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 editing following the procedure above, the VCR won’t start recording with the OPC function. To record a tape with the OPC function, press z REC again during recording pause in step 3 so the VCR analyses the tape. Then, press X (pause) after the OPC indicator stops flashing to start recording. If you press X (pause) before the OPC indicator stops flashing, the OPC function is cancelled.

74Editing with another VCR