CUSTOM TITLING
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Custom
Titling
You can create a title or caption of up to two lines, 16
characters each, and record it onto a VHS tape. You must
apply the title while you are recording from TV or from an
8mm tape.
There are two steps to Custom Titling. First, compose the
title. Second, record the title onto your tape.
Composing a Custom Title
1. Press
MENU
until the AMERICHROME COPY MENU
appears. If your current TV View is VHS, you will have
to press
MENU
more than once.
2. Press
SELECT
at the SET DISPLAY OPTIONS item to enter
the DISPLAY MENU.
3. Press 2 to select SET TITLE MESSAGE, and press
SELECT
to enter the Title Set Up editing screen.
4. Use the TRK/MENU
▼
key to move the character choice
arrows down, and the TRK/MENU
▲
key to move to the
right. Move to the letter, numeral, graphic, or space that
you want for the first character in your title. The charac-
ters will blink as you move the character choice arrows.
5. Press the
SELECT
key to set this first character and ad-
vance to the next position. Press
SELECT
repeatedly to
continue advancing, for example to get to the second line.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have composed your
entire message.
7. Press
MENU
to save this message and return to the
DISPLAY MENU.
Recording a Title
1. In the DISPLAY MENU, move to item 3: TITLER, and
press
SELECT
to turn the Titler ON.
2. Press
QUIT
to exit the menu system.
3. While the VHS deck is recording (from any source), press
SELECT
. The title will appear on the TV screen for about
ten seconds, and will be recorded onto your tape.
abcdefg
hijklmn
opqrstu
vwxyz.,
ABCDEFG
HIJKLMN
OPQRSTU
VWXYZ.,
012345
6789?=
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WHEN OK PRESS MENU
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Note:
Press
RESET
if you need
to backspace.
Remember to set TITLER in the
Display Menu back to OFF after
you’ve placed your title.
Note:
Press
QUIT
while the title is
recording if you want it to appear
for less than ten seconds.
Tip:
