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INTRODUCTION
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PREPARATION
RECORDING
OPERATION
PLAYBACK
OPERATION
NOTICE
INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF
Front Panel
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TIMER
ON
/
STANDBY
PICTURE
SOFT
SHARP
EJECT
VIDEO MODE
TAPE REMAIN
TIME LAPSE VIDEO
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DISPLAY
PLAY
STOP
REV
FWD
TIME MODE
SET
SHIFT
TRACKING
LOCATION SELECT
COUNTER
ALARM
RESET
MEMORY
AUTO
B/W
REMOTE
OFF REMOTE OPTION
BUZZER
ON OFF
REC
REC CHECK
PAUSE/STILL
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VTR DISPLAY
1
ON/STANDBY button
Press to turn the power ON and STANDBY.
2
REC CHECK button
Press this button while in record mode to check the picture
that was just recorded. After an approximate 2 second
playback the VTR automatically goes back into record
mode.
3
TIMER button
Press this button to set the VTR in timer recording mode.
4
REC button
Press to set the VTR in record mode.
5
EJECT button
Press to eject the cassette automatically from the cassette
compartment.
6
VIDEO MODE switch
In the event of a weak color signal or insufficient S/N ratio,
set this switch to the B/W position.
AUTO
: Automatically switches the circuit according
to the input signal or playback signal.
B / W
: Forcibly switches the circuit to black and
white mode.
Note:
Regardless of what position the VIDEO MODE switch is in,
the EE output signal is the same as the input signal.
7
REMOTE switch (mode lock)
OFF
: Set for normal operation.
REMOTE : Set for use with optional module connected
onto rear panel. This will lock the front
panel. Set switch to this position for mode
lock.
OPTION
: Set for external operations when you use an
option module connected onto rear panel.
When switch is set to this position, the front
panel will be operationally limited. (See the
Instruction Manual supplied with the optional
module.)
8
BUZZER switch
This is the on/off switch for the buzzer. The buzzer sounds
continually when dew condensation is detected, when the
VTR starts alarm recording, and when recording reaches
to tape end. The buzzer beeps five times with a record-
protected cassette being inserted when REC button or
TIMER button is pressed.
The buzzer sound may be cancelled by setting this switch
off.
9
COUNTER MEMORY button
• Press once to set “COUNT. M” (counter memory) on the
VTR DISPLAY. The tape stops at a count of “0000” in
fast-forward mode or rewind mode.
• Press twice to set “ALARM. M” (alarm memory) on the
VTR DISPLAY. The tape stops automatically at the first
alarm event detected in fast-forward mode or rewind
mode. Then the VTR is set to playback after still mode.
• Press three times to cancel this function.
p
COUNTER ALARM button
Press to display the tape counter or the alarm counter on
the VTR DISPLAY.
q
COUNTER RESET button
• Press to reset the tape counter to “0000” while in the
tape counter mode.
• Press to reset the alarm counter to “A-00” while in the
alarm counter mode.