SPECIAL FEATURES

COPYING A VIDEO TAPE

VCR

You can make copies of video tapes made by friends or relatives for your enjoyment.

You can not copy a DVD to a videotape.

Warning:

Unauthorized recordings of copyrighted video tapes may be an infringement of copyright laws.

Connect the recording VCR (this unit), the playing VCR (another source) and your TV using the follow- ing diagram.

¡You can use the AUDIO/VIDEO input jacks on the front panel of the DVD/VCR instead of using the jacks on the back.

[Recording VCR]

(this unit)

DVD/VCR

VCR

 

DVD

 

AUDIO OUT

AUDIO IN

S-VIDEO COMPONENT AUDIO

DIGITAL

ANT-IN

 

OUT VIDEO OUT

OUT

AUDIO OUT

L

L

Y

 

 

R

R

Cb

L

 

ANT-OUT VIDEO OUT

 

 

 

COAXIAL

 

VIDEO IN

Cr

R

 

RF cable

(supplied) Audio/Video cables (not supplied)

[TV set]

(Use for monitoring)

OUT IN

LEFT AUDIO

RIGHT

VIDEO

ANT in

[Playing VCR]

(another source)

 

TO MONITOR THE RECORDING

1Turn on the TV and set the TV to channel 3.

¡If noise appears, change the RF output channel of the VCR to channel 4 by pressing PLAY for 3 sec- onds during playback. Then select the same channel (CH4) on your TV. (See “RF OUTPUT CHANNEL” on page 13 for the detail).

2Press VCR/TV on the recording VCR.

MTS (Multi-Channel Television

Sound) SYSTEM

VCR

When you play a VHS tape, or receive a broadcast on

the VCR’s tuner, the current sta-

 

12:00AM

 

 

 

STOP

 

 

 

 

tus will appear when you press

 

CH 32

 

1)*

 

STEREO

 

DISPLAY on the remote control.

 

SAP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you record a MTS broad-

 

 

 

 

 

 

cast signal, you need to set it to

 

 

 

 

 

2)*

SP

0:00:00 HIFI

 

 

MTS mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)* Press MENU and select "TV STEREO" or "SAP" by pressing K or L. Then, press B to select mode. To exit, press CLEAR/C.RESET.

¡Although a program may be broadcast in both stereo and sub audio, you must select the Recording mode to TV STEREO or SAP before you record a broad- cast.

1Insert a pre-recorded tape into the playing VCR.

2Insert a tape with a safety tab into the recording VCR.

3Press SPEED on the recording VCR to select the desired recording speed (SP/SLP).

4Select the “L1” or “L2”position on the recording VCR.

¡When you use the A/V input jacks on the back of the DVD/VCR, select "L1" position by pressing [0], [0], [1] on the remote control or the CHANNEL buttons (o/p).

¡When you use the A/V input jacks on the front of the DVD/VCR, select "L2" position by pressing [0], [0], [2] on the remote control or the CHANNEL buttons (o/p).

5Press REC/OTR on the recording VCR.

6Begin playback of the tape in the playing VCR.

¡For best results during dubbing, use the VCR’s front panel controls whenever possible. The remote con- trol might affect the playing VCR’s operation.

¡Always use video-quality shielded cables with RCA-type connectors. Standard audio cables are not recommended.

¡You can use a video disc player, satellite receiver, or other audio/video component with A/V outputs in place of the playing VCR.

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2)* Press MENU and select "AUDIO OUT" by pressing K or L. Then, press B. Next, select "HIFI" or "MONO" by pressing K or L. To exit, press CLEAR/C.RESET.

¡While the VCR is set in HIFI stereo mode, HIFI appears on the TV screen. While the VCR is set in monaural (MONO) mode, HIFI disappears from the TV screen.

MTS RECORDING/MONITOR MODE

Type of

Display on the

STEREO/SAP

Hi-Fi audio track

Normal audio

broadcast

TV screen

Selection

(2-channel)

track

Regular

-None-

-Invalid-

L-channel

R-channel

 

(monaural audio)

Mono

Mono

Mono

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stereo

STEREO

-Invalid-

L

R

L+R

broadcast

 

 

 

 

 

Bilingual

SAP

TV STEREO*

Main audio

Main audio

Main audio

 

 

program

program

program

broadcast

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAP*

Sub audio

Sub audio

Sub audio

 

 

 

 

 

program

program

program

Stereo &

STEREO

TV STEREO*

L

R

L+R

Bilingual

SAP

SAP*

Sub audio

Sub audio

Sub audio

broadcast

 

 

program

program

program

*

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Sylvania CDVC800D owner manual Special Features, Copying a Video Tape, To Monitor the Recording

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