Additional Operations

Operation

(when recording on this VCR)

zREC

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Before you start editing

Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. Press INPUT SELECT to display “L2” (or “L3” or “L4”) in the display window.

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

On this VCR, set EDIT to ON in the VIDEO OPTIONS menu to display “EDIT” in the display window. If the other VCR has a similar feature, activate this one as well.

XPAUSE

V I D E O O P T I ON S

OPC

 

 

 

ON

ED I T

 

 

 

ON

SHAR P N E S S

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CO LO UR S Y S T EM

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NORMA L

S E L E C T :

 

 

 

 

 

 

S E T

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OK

 

 

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

4

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

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, when you start editing in step 4, press X PAUSE after the OPC indicator stops flashing. If you press X PAUSE before the OPC indicator stops flashing, the OPC function is cancelled.

Editing with another VCR or stereo system 75