Sylvania SRD3900 owner manual Special Features, Copying a Video Tape, To Monitor the Recording

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
		OUT VIDEO OUT	OUT	AUDIO OUT
ANT-IN	L
L		Y
R	R	Cb	L
ANT-OUTVIDEO OUT				COAXIAL OPTICAL
		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.

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

		2)* Press MENU and select "AUDIO OUT" by
2 Insert a tape with a safety tab into the
			pressing K or L. Then, press B. Next,
recording VCR.			select "HIFI" or "MONO" by pressing K or
			L. To exit, press CLEAR/C.RESET.
3 Press SPEED on the recording VCR to select the
		¡While the VCR is set in HIFI stereo mode, HIFI
desired recording speed (SP/SLP).
		appears on the TV screen. While the VCR is set in
4 Select the “L1” or “L2”position on the		monaural (MONO) mode, HIFI disappears from the
recording VCR.		TV screen.
¡When you use the A/V input jacks on the back of the	MTS RECORDING/MONITOR MODE
DVD/VCR, select "L1" position by pressing [0], [0], [1]
on the remote control or the CHANNEL buttons (o/p).		Type of	Display on the	STEREO/SAP	Hi-Fi audio track		Normal audio
		broadcast	TV screen	Selection	(2-channel)		track
¡When you use the A/V input jacks on the front of the		Regular	-None-	-Invalid-	L-channel	R-channel
DVD/VCR, select "L2" position by pressing [0], [0], [2]		(monaural audio)			Mono	Mono	Mono
on the remote control or the CHANNEL buttons (o/p).		Stereo	STEREO	-Invalid-	L	R	L+R
		broadcast
5 Press REC/OTR on the recording VCR.		Bilingual	SAP	TV STEREO*	Main audio	Main audio	Main audio
					program	program	program
		broadcast
				SAP*	Sub audio	Sub audio	Sub audio
6 Begin playback of the tape in the playing
					program	program	program
		Stereo &	STEREO	TV STEREO*	L	R	L+R
VCR.
		Bilingual	SAP	SAP*	Sub audio	Sub audio	Sub audio
¡For best results during dubbing, use the VCR’s front		broadcast
					program	program	program
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.							EN
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