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Recording Maximum recording time
Interval Audio
Tape
speed
recording motion
6 (8)
EP mode
6
8
1/60
18 (24)
18
24
1/20
Possible
Continuous
30 (40)
30
40
1/12
48 (64)
54
72
0.15
Impossible Intemittent
72 (96)
78
104
0.22
96 (126)
102
134
0.28
120 (160)
126
168
0.35
168 (224)
174
232
0.48
T-120
tape
T-160
tape
Time
lapse
mode
Recording
4
Press
r
REC.
Recording starts.
To stop recording
Press
p
STOP.
If recording does not start and the cassette is
ejected
The tab on the cassette is removed to protect against
accidental recording.
Notes
• This VCR records the picture in the EP mode though
you set the recording speed to “6” or “8”.
This VCR cannot record in the SP mode.
• Whenever you insert a tape and first start recording,
Adaptive Picture Control (APC) automatically
improves recording quality by adjusting the VCR to
the condition of the video heads and tape. There is
about a 6-seconds delay before the VCR actually
starts recording when
r
REC is pressed.
• This VCR is provided with a clog detection function.
In time lapse modes, if recording is not made
properly, the recording indicator will flash on the
display window and a warning signal will be output
from the WARNING OUT terminal. In this case, stop
recording immediately and check the VCR.
1
2
4
p
STOP
3
In the display window
Recording speed
This section shows you how to record the signal from
the video camera in the normal or time lapse mode, to
set the security lock and to record repeatedly on the
same cassette.
1
Turn on the power of the equipment to be used.
2
Insert the cassette.
3
Set the recording speed by pressing REC/PLAY
SPEED +/–.
The recording speed changes depending on the
tape used (T-120 or T-160 tape).
Note
When using a T-120 tape in 48H, 72H, 96H, 120H and
168H modes, it is possible to record additionally 6
hours longer than the displayed recording time.
When using a T-160 tape in 64H, 96H, 126H, 160H
and 244H modes, it is possible to record additionally 8
hours longer than the displayed recording time.
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