BeoCord VX 7000, User Manual

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SPR (Synchronous Program Recording)
The BeoCord VX 7000 SPR facility enables you to
make use of the VPS and PDC broadcasting signals
accompanying TV programs in some countries:
On... Cuts the SPR facility in
Off... Cuts the SPR facility out
The SPR facility ensures that a TV program
accompanied by the VPS or PDC signals will be
recorded in its full length – even if the program is
delayed or prolonged!
Note: For the video tape recorder to register these
signals and make proper use of them, you must
program the exact start time (and the stop time)
of each TV program (each show) you wish to
record – that is the VPS / PDC times provided by
the TV station. In other words, if you wish to
record two shows in a row, it is not enough to
program the start time of the first show and the
stop time of the next – you must make two timer
programmings!
If the SPR facility is not cut in, recording will start
and stop as programmed, even if the program is
delayed or prolonged.
E-240 tape (tape length)
If you are using an E-240 tape, that is one of 4
hours playing time, and you want the video tape
recorder to read out how much playing time is
left on the tape (Time left), you must select Yes
for this item. (See Disp/ay mode for further
information.)
Display mode (counter indications)
The video tape recorder calibrates the tape, that is
it registers its position during playback, recording
and winding. This information is read out on the
TV screen and on the video tape recorder’s
display. The information thus read out can be set
to Track, Time used or Time left:
Track... Allows you to see which track number is
playing. This counter indication requires
that the tape you are playing was
recorded with the Track marker function
cut in (see below).
Time used... Allows you to see for how long
(hours and minutes) the tape has been
playing. This counter indication is always
reset to 0:00 when a cassette is loaded
and when a tape is rewound to the
beginning.
Time left... Allows you to see how much playing
time (hours and minutes) is left on the
tape. This counter indication is not
applicable for tapes longer than E-240
(see E-240 tape above).
Speed (tape speed)
The recordings you make by pressing the RECORD
button on the Beo4 remote control can be made
at two different speeds in the BeoCord VX 7000:
SP... Normal speed, that is 3 hours for an E-180
cassette. This speed should be selected for
optimum picture quality.
LP. . . Half speed, that is 6 hours for an E-180
cassette. The VX 7000 selects this speed
automatically for audio-only recordings.
Your timer recordings can also be made at
different speeds. However, you will select the
appropriate speed when you program your timer
recording.
In playback the VX 7000 adjusts automatically to
the speed at which the tape was recorded.
Track marker (identification of each track)
If you want to use functions in the VX 7000 which
requires it to search for tracks – for example
if you key in a specific track number you want it
to play, or if you intend to use the Tape list
function Track marker must be set to On during
recording.
This means that each separate recording (track)
on the tape will be encoded with a special signal
(track mark) by which it can later be identified
and thereby counted.
Note: A track mark is only inserted on the tape
when a recording is started. This means that, if
you resume recording after a recording pause, no
new track mark will be inserted on the tape.