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HOOKING UP YOUR DUAL-DECK VCR 

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2. A cable is supplied with your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR.

Connect the round end of this cable to the OUT TO TV
connection on the back of your 8mm/VHS Dual-Deck
VCR.  Connect the other end of the cable to the VHF IN
or CABLE IN connection on the back of your TV.

3. Turn on the power for your VCR and your TV.

4. Turn your TV to channel 3.

5. Press the 

MENU

 key on your VCR remote control.

You should see a blue screen and a menu. Press 

QUIT

to exit the menu.

6. Attach the cable from your antenna or cable TV service

to the ANTENNA IN connection on the back of your
8mm/VHS Dual-Deck VCR. If your antenna cable is
twin-lead, use the supplied adaptor.

7. Use the number keys on your remote control to change to

a channel in your area.

You should be getting a picture!

8. Press 

MENU

.

The Set Clock Menu will appear. Turn the page for
instructions on setting the clock.

Basic Cable Hookup:

Tip:

If you don’t see a blue

screen and a menu, look on

the front panel display for

the word ‘VCR’ in red.  It

should be under ‘CH’. If it’s

not there, press the 

TV/VCR

key on your remote control

to enter VCR mode.

IN FROM 

ANTENNA:

OUT TO TV:

VIDEO

L

R

AUDIO

IN (LINE 2)

OUT

3      4

CH

MULTIMEDIA

CONTROL

PORT

VHF/UHF

DUAL-DECK VCR BACK PANEL

TV BACK PANEL

Dual-Deck 

VCR Cable

(supplied)

Coaxial Cable

CABLE

OUTLET

Содержание GV8050

Страница 1: ...8mm VHS DUAL DECK PC COMPATIBLE V C R U S E R S G U I D E G V 8 0 5 0 G E T T I N G S T A R T E D...

Страница 2: ...enny s first step is Dual Deck Director won t EASY TO INSTALL Go Video s new Dual Deck Director includes video editing software and an exclusive multimedia edit controller No other hardware is needed...

Страница 3: ...ing a Tape 9 Recording a TV Program 10 Setting the Timer to Record Later 11 Recording a Date and Time Stamp 13 Automatic Assembly Editing 14 Manual Editing 16 Adding New Audio 17 Custom Titling 19 Go...

Страница 4: ...witches control to that deck You can also switch control between the two decks by pressing the 8mm VHS key on the front panel or on the remote control or by changing the TV View Remote Control Your Du...

Страница 5: ...Owner s Guides To get the most out of your new Dual Deck VCR take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with this User s Guide and with the Reference Guide Be sure to read all Safety Instructions on...

Страница 6: ...u have a cable converter box leading into your VCR you will need to note which channel 2 3 or 4 your VCR is tuned to Basic Hookup 1 Place your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR next to your TV and plug the VCR po...

Страница 7: ...ENNA IN connection on the back of your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR If your antenna cable is twin lead use the supplied adaptor 7 Use the number keys on your remote control to change to a channel in your are...

Страница 8: ...1994 Day Enter today s date If today is the fourth enter 0 4 Hour Enter only the hour At 4 28 the hour is 0 4 Minute Enter only the minute At 4 28 the minute is 2 8 AM or PM Enter 1 for AM or 2 for PM...

Страница 9: ...el programming The VCR will go through all the possible TV and cable channels and will automatically put the channels which you receive into Channel Memory This will take a few minutes to complete 5 I...

Страница 10: ...a time or adjust the VHS tracking See the Special Playback Functions section of the Reference Guide for details on these functions See the discussion of Video SequencingTM and Loop Play in the Specia...

Страница 11: ...e 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR or on the remote control That s it The 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR will make a perfect VHS copy of your 8mm tape If you wish to stop the copying procedure press COPYTAPE again Summar...

Страница 12: ...the recording by pressing PAUSE and start record ing again by pressing REC Use One Touch Recording to record in 30 minute incre ments Each time you press REC after the first time you add another 30 m...

Страница 13: ...rogram you want to record Month January is 0 1 October is 1 0 etc Year Enter only the last two digits for example 9 4 for 1994 Day Enter the date If your program will air on the fourth enter 0 4 Hour...

Страница 14: ...sing the TRK MENU and keys to highlight that event and pressing SELECT to enter the Timer Record Calendar Then keep pressing SELECT until you get to the item you want to change see step 3 above change...

Страница 15: ...once 2 Press SELECT at the SET DISPLAY OPTIONS item to enter the DISPLAY MENU 3 Press SELECT more than once if necessary at the TIME STAMP item to choose one of three choices OFF No Date and Time Stam...

Страница 16: ...utomatically playing when you insert it giving you more control over the tape Editing an 8mm tape onto VHS with Automatic Edit 1 Insert the 8mm tape that you want to edit and a blank VHS tape 2 Press...

Страница 17: ...the begin ning of your 8mm tape to appear at the end of your VHS copy enter the Scene Edit List and press SCENE repeatedly until Scene 8 is flashing Mark the beginning and end of Scene 8 Then program...

Страница 18: ...it your 8mm tapes 1 Insert the 8mm tape that you want to edit and a blank VHS tape 2 Press COPYTAPE 3 When the unwanted scene begins press SYNCEDIT Both decks will pause 4 Find the place on the 8mm ta...

Страница 19: ...xample to the Line 1 front panel or Line 2 rear panel audio input jacks on the 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR See the Audio Connections section of the Reference Guide for hookup instructions 2 Press MENU until...

Страница 20: ...Screen Display will say DUB PAUSE 6 Prepare your external audio source turn on the radio start the tape etc 7 Press DUB DUB on the Front Panel Display will be ON The On Screen Display will say DUB REC...

Страница 21: ...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...

Страница 22: ...CATV Indicator 18 CH Indicator 18 CHANNEL Keys 22 Counter 18 Channel Memory 32 7U CLK CTR Key 25 Clock 18 Clock setting 34 6U Connecting the Dual Deck VCR 53 60 4 5U Connecting Video Equipment 67 Con...

Страница 23: ...1 Jacks 15 LINE Key TV View 23 Linear Audio 48 Loop Play 28 29 LOOP Indicator 18 LP Indicator 17 Manual Editing 43 44 16U Memory Stop 51 MEMORY Key 25 26 Menu Keys 24 Menu System 30 MENU Key 24 30 Mon...

Страница 24: ...aining 18 35 51 Time Setting 34 6U Time Stamp 36 13U Timer Record Errors 40 Timer Record Event 39 11 12U Timer Record Menu 38 40 11U Timer Record Priorities 40 Timer Record Summary 39 12U Timer Record...

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Страница 26: ...Printed in Korea 1994 Go Video Inc 7835 East McClain Drive Scottsdale Arizona USA 85260...

Страница 27: ...8mm VHS DUAL DECK PC COMPATIBLE V C R R E F E R E N C E G U I D E G V 8 0 5 0...

Страница 28: ...Dual Deck VCR a a l Catalog d l Direct Mailer g l Electronics Superstore b l TV Appliance store e l Audio Video specialty store h l Department store c l Discount store f l Gift i l Other _____________...

Страница 29: ...41 8mm and VHS Formats 48 Tape Counter Memory Stop 51 VHS Index Search System 52 Connecting Your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR 53 Audio Connections 61 Adding New Audio 63 Monitor Connections 66 Connecting Ot...

Страница 30: ...he warranty registration card and mail it in WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture Do not open the cabinet dangerous high voltage is pre...

Страница 31: ...sser aucune partie d couvert NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the National Elec tronic Code that provides guid...

Страница 32: ...tomatically switches control to that deck You can also switch control between the two decks by pressing the 8mm VHS key on the front panel or on the remote control Remote Control Your Dual Deck VCR is...

Страница 33: ...R The Owner s Guides To get the most out of your new Dual Deck VCR take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the User s Guide and with this Reference Guide Be sure to read all safety instruction...

Страница 34: ...be hazardous 7 WATER MOISTURE Do not use this video unit near water for example near a bathtub wash bowl kitchen sink laundry tub in a wet basement near a swimming pool or the like 8 ACCESSORIES Do no...

Страница 35: ...r local power company For video units intended to be operated from battery power or other sources refer to the operating instructions 11 GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION This video unit may be equipped with...

Страница 36: ...unit due to lightning and power line surges 15 POWER LINES An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits where it ca...

Страница 37: ...trols that are covered by the operating instructions Improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require exten sive work by a qualified technician to restore the video un...

Страница 38: ...manual edits p 43 Easily Locate Tape Segments with Video Index Search System Every time the Dual Deck VCR enters record mode an index mark is placed on the tape Use the Index Scan and Search System t...

Страница 39: ...can make exceptional recordings from a variety of accessories such as laser disc players satellite receivers camcorders and other VCRs using the front and rear panel jacks p 67 Keep Track of Your Rec...

Страница 40: ...back of VHS tapes p 27 Eliminate Re Programming with Non Volatile Memory If you unplug your Dual Deck VCR or have a power outage programmed settings will remain in the VCR s memory Eliminate Programmi...

Страница 41: ...and Fast Forward back and forth between 8mm and VHS decks REW Press to rewind the tape in the active deck Press while tape is playing to rewind while viewing the picture Reverse Picture Search Press a...

Страница 42: ...Y Editing Functions SCENE Press to begin Automatic Editing or to return to an already programmed edit list While in an edit list pressing SCENE advances you through the 8 scene list one scene at a tim...

Страница 43: ...le in Copy Tape to Pause operation of both decks Press while 8mm deck is in Play Still and VHS deck is in record pause and VCR will start both decks at the same time for a smooth edit DUB Press while...

Страница 44: ...ots The left hand section shows indicators which refer to the status of the 8mm deck and the right hand section shows indicators which refer to the VHS deck The middle section shows indicators which r...

Страница 45: ...em section in the Reference Guide for indexing procedures DUB The DUB indicator will be ON when you are dubbing audio onto a VHS tape The DUB indicator will BLINK when the VCR is ready to begin an aud...

Страница 46: ...tor will be ON if the TV program being broadcast has a Second Audio Program signal SAP SET The SAP SET indicator will be ON if you have selected the Second Audio Program from a TV broadcast Do this by...

Страница 47: ...s paused from recording VHS only Deck is rewinding blinking Deck is in Reverse Picture Scan or Jet Search VU Meter The VU or Volume Unit Meter gives you a visual indication in decibels of the relative...

Страница 48: ...to come on auto matically you can set the DISPLAY MODE in the DISPLAY MENU in the AMERICHROME COPY MENU to OFF You can also set the DISPLAY MODE to TAPE if you don t want to see the TV VIEW and CH inf...

Страница 49: ...ation will be displayed if One Touch recording is in progress TV VIEW TV VIEW indicates the Source of the picture on your TV screen If TV VIEW is set to 8mm or VHS and no tape is playing in that deck...

Страница 50: ...NEL Press to return to the channel you were watching before you switched to the current channel MUTE Press to turn off the audio Press again to turn audio back on VOLUME Use the VOLUME UP and DOWN key...

Страница 51: ...viewing the picture Picture Scan Press and hold while a tape is playing to speed up picture scan Jet Search VHS only PAUSE Press to pause while recording or to still the picture during playback TV Vi...

Страница 52: ...ing 100 2 3 Set cable channel 100 by pressing 100 0 0 Menu Keys TRK MENU and Press while in an On Screen Menu to move up or down to the menu item you wish to select While not in a menu press to manual...

Страница 53: ...nual for more detailed information on the Tape Counter MEMORY Press to toggle the Tape Counter Memory Stop for the active deck on and off M will appear on the On Screen display Deck Status line for th...

Страница 54: ...for more information RESET Press to reset the Tape Counter to 00 00 00 see Tape Counter and Memory Stop section in this Guide Press while in the Timer Record Summary to clear an event from the event...

Страница 55: ...nce the picture one frame VHS only If the deck remains in Play Still mode for five minutes it will Stop Press SLOW or SLOW to enter Slow Motion Playback VHS deck only The tape will play at slow speed...

Страница 56: ...r you insert a tape to play Sometimes however you may need to use the manual tracking keys to adjust the picture Press the TRK MENU or the TRK MENU key to move the white streaks up or down and out of...

Страница 57: ...ain This process will repeat until you press the STOP key To activate Sequential or Loop Play 1 Press MENU until the SETUP MENU appears 2 Press 3 or use the TRK MENU key to select the AUTO FEATURES ME...

Страница 58: ...ote control One of four main menus will appear TIMER RECORD MENU SETUP MENU VHS MENU or AMERICHROME COPY MENU As you press MENU over and over you will cycle through these four main menus Try it We ve...

Страница 59: ...ess to CHOOSE an item if it s a submenu to enter that submenu In the SET CLOCK and SET TIMER RECORD submenus pressing this key moves you to the next field To enter numerical data such as date and time...

Страница 60: ...nd tuner audio The TUNER CHANNEL MENU has four items 1 Press 1 or press SELECT to set ANTENNA IN to the source of your antenna signal Select TV if you do not subscribe to a cable system If you subscri...

Страница 61: ...ices for an item you may need to press SELECT more than once While in the TUNER CHANNEL MENU you can press MENU to return to the SETUP MENU or QUIT to exit the menu system The Dual Deck VCR will remem...

Страница 62: ...nd to go back to the SETUP menu Warning Do not press QUIT from the SET CLOCK menu unless you want to lose your new settings Press QUIT to leave the SET CLOCK menu if you enter it accidentally AUTO FEA...

Страница 63: ...it is a TV channel the 8mm deck or a Line input Set RECORD SOURCE to 8mm if you only want to record from the 8mm deck to TUNER if you want to record a TV or cable channel and LINE1 or LINE2 if you wan...

Страница 64: ...AUDIO IN front panel connections and to L2 if you use the LINE 2 AUDIO IN rear panel connections DISPLAY MENU 1 Press 1 or SELECT to set TIME STAMP to OFF TIMER or ALL Select OFF if you don t want th...

Страница 65: ...alphanumeric characters Compose your title by selecting characters one at a time Use the arrow keys to move to the desired character In the TITLER SETUP SCREEN the TRK MENU key always moves down and t...

Страница 66: ...be sure your tape is long enough Set the program Type Press 1 for NOR if you want to record only once 2 for DLY if you want to record a show that is on Monday through Friday 3 for EVD if you want to...

Страница 67: ...ORD SUMMARY From the TIMER RECORD MENU use the arrow keys to move to the TIMER RECORD SUMMARY Press SELECT to enter the TIMER RECORD SUMMARY screen An asterisk next to an event means that the event is...

Страница 68: ...Timer Record errors First the TIMER indicator on the Front Panel Display will blink You will also see a message on the Screen Display telling you what the error is VHS TAPE MISSING This means that you...

Страница 69: ...tape press the Copy Tape key and your Dual Deck VCR does the rest Preparing an Automatic Assembly Edit List The key to making clean edits easily is planning Using the playback mode of the 8mm deck rev...

Страница 70: ...00 11 06 to 00 15 46 Kids eating birthday cake Performing an Automatic Assembly Edit Once your notes are complete you re ready to edit your 8mm tape onto VHS Let s say you ve decided to copy your scen...

Страница 71: ...toy car then Scene 2 opening the tool kit then Scene 3 eating cake then Scene 4 playing with toys Manual Assembly Editing You can also do assembly editing manually on the 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR Let s s...

Страница 72: ...ding and end the scene Glitches Glitches may occur during a manual assembly edit usually at the end of a scene that is being recorded over old material This is because the VCR s full erase head which...

Страница 73: ...w ever you can perform insert editing of the linear audio track of your VHS tapes See the Adding New Audio section of this Guide to learn how to do Audio Inserts and Audio Dubbing More Editing Tips Re...

Страница 74: ...lenges There are two methods for monitoring the video enhancer Method 1 requires you to adjust your enhancer make a short record ing and then play it back to check the results Method 2 allows you to r...

Страница 75: ...of your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR to inputs of the video distribution amplifier Connect one set of amplifier outputs to the AUDIO VIDEO INPUTS of your VCR Then connect the other set of amplifier outputs t...

Страница 76: ...of three speeds SP LP and SLP Set the record speed in the VHS Menu Your Dual Deck VCR will automatically play a tape at the speed at which it was recorded SP or Standard Play is the fastest speed A T...

Страница 77: ...of a VHS tape contains a series of markers which the VCR uses to keep the tape playing smoothly similar to the sprocket holes along the edge of movie film These markers are also what the VCR uses to k...

Страница 78: ...of adhesive tape over the opening On an 8mm tape you can slide the tab open and closed If the tab is open you will be able to record on the tape If the tab is closed it will be red you won t be able t...

Страница 79: ...o reset the Tape Counter to the zero point in the exact middle of the tape the Counter would run from 1 00 00 to 1 00 00 Any time you insert a tape into your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR the Tape Counter wil...

Страница 80: ...Press STOP when you ve reached the desired Index Mark The second way to locate Index Marks is to use Index Search Use Index Search to look for a particular Index Mark 1 Press the INDEX key on the remo...

Страница 81: ...h a tuner a cable box or VCR and have a cable going from this device into another tuner This means that the channel selected in the first tuner is the only one that the second tuner will be able to pi...

Страница 82: ...TV 3 Turn on the power for your VCR and your TV 4 Turn your TV to channel 3 5 Press the MENU key on your VCR remote control You should see a blue screen and a menu Press QUIT to exit the menu 6 Attach...

Страница 83: ...DECK VCR BACK PANEL Twin lead Coaxial ANTENNA CABLES or Adapter supplied VHF UHF TV BACK PANEL Dual Deck VCR Cable supplied MUL TIMEDIA CONTROL POR T IN FROM ANTENNA OUTTOTV VIDEO L R AUDIO IN LINE 2...

Страница 84: ...er This attaches to both antenna cables on one side and to a cable which goes to the VCR s IN FROM ANTENNA connection on the other IN FROM ANTENNA OUTTOTV VIDEO L R AUDIO IN LINE 2 OUT 3 4 CH DUAL DEC...

Страница 85: ...f this cable to the OUT TO TV connection on the back of your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR Connect the other end of the cable to the VHF IN or CABLE IN connection on the back of your TV 3 Turn on the power fo...

Страница 86: ...ur cable box at the same time A disadvantage of this hookup is that it does not allow you to record premium channels that require your cable converter box for descrambling you can still watch those ch...

Страница 87: ...is supplied with your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR Attach the round end of this cable to the output connection on the back of your cable box Attach the other end to the CABLE IN connection on the back of yo...

Страница 88: ...elect the desired channel on the cable con verter box To record and view a basic channel set the TV VCR selector to TV On both the 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR and the cable converter box select the desired...

Страница 89: ...TUNER AUDIO to STEREO in the TUNER CHANNEL SETUP menu 3 On your stereo receiver select the appropriate input TAPE or AUX Now turn on your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR your TV and your stereo and enjoy full...

Страница 90: ...r stereo system 1 Connect your stereo amplifier tape or record output connections to the LINE 2 AUDIO IN connections on the back of your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR 2 Set TUNER AUDIO to SIMUL2 in the TUNER...

Страница 91: ...n you set AUDIO INSERT in the AMERICHROME COPY menu to LINE 1 or LINE 2 the 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR will copy the audio from the Line 1 or 2 input and the video from the 8mm deck Audio Dub is used to co...

Страница 92: ...opy Tape will come from the Audio Input jacks and the video will come from the 8mm deck Audio Dub 1 Connect the source of your new audio a tape player for example to the Line 1 front panel audio input...

Страница 93: ...n connect the OUTPUT of the mixer to the LINE 1 AUDIO IN on the front of the Dual Deck VCR Follow the above procedures for Audio Insert or Audio Dub For Audio Insert set the TV View to 8mm so that the...

Страница 94: ...separate video and audio input connections use the VIDEO and AUDIO OUT connections on the back of your VCR instead of the OUT TO TV connection To view the VCR output on the monitor you may have to swi...

Страница 95: ...HS Dual Deck VCR right front panel until Line 2 is selected To record the input from this other video equipment set RECORD SOURCE in the VHS MENU to LINE2 and press the RECORD key If the RECORD SOURCE...

Страница 96: ...holes on the back sides and bottom of the cabinet Cleaning the Video Heads Playing poor quality or damaged tapes in your Dual Deck VCR can contaminate the video heads Use only high quality tapes in yo...

Страница 97: ...tions Service and Warranty Never open your Dual Deck VCR cabinet or touch the inside parts To do so is dangerous and may cause damage Do not try to disassemble your Dual Deck VCR there are no user ser...

Страница 98: ...O TRACK VHS Normal 1 track Hi Fi 2 track AUDIO TRACK 8mm AFM 1 track TAPE WIDTH VHS 12 7 mm 1 2 inch TAPE WIDTH 8mm 8 mm 5 16 inch TAPE SPEED VHS SP 33 35 mm s LP 16 67 mm s SLP 11 12 mm s TAPE SPEED...

Страница 99: ...5 Hi Fi COMPUTER PORT Go Video Multi Media control port 8 pin connector Requires optional propri etary hardware and software interface FREQUENCY RESPONSE 20 20 000 Hz Hi Fi TV TUNER 181 channel freque...

Страница 100: ...e and always use high quality tapes in your 8mm VHS Dual Deck VCR Check the VHS record SOURCE indicator on the right hand side of the Front Panel Display or the On Screen Display Source screen It shou...

Страница 101: ...ly play a tape whenever you load it It will also automatically rewind at the end of a tape If you wish you can set the Dual Deck VCR so that it auto plays only auto rewinds only does both or does neit...

Страница 102: ...ject the 8mm tape using the Eject key behind the Left Tower Door A strong static electricity shock or other unforeseen circum stance can cause the control system of your Dual Deck VCR to lock up To re...

Страница 103: ...ish the date of purchase HOW LONG IS THIS PRODUCT WARRANTY FOR AND WHAT WILL GO VIDEO DO DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD This warranty covers internal operating parts and labor to repair or replace covered...

Страница 104: ...of the product in any way or incorporation of the product into any other products or damage to the product caused by accident fire floods lightening or acts of God or any use violative of instructions...

Страница 105: ...icator 18 CH Indicator 18 CHANNEL Keys 22 Counter 18 Channel Memory 32 7U CLK CTR Key 25 Clock 18 Clock setting 34 6U Computer Control Port 10 71 Connecting the Dual Deck VCR 53 60 4 5U Connecting Vid...

Страница 106: ...LAST CHANNEL Key 22 Line 1 Jacks 15 LINE Key TV View 23 Linear Audio 48 Loop Play 28 29 LOOP Indicator 18 LP Indicator 17 Manual Editing 43 44 16U Memory Stop 51 MEMORY Key 25 26 Menu Keys 24 Menu Sy...

Страница 107: ...echnical Specifications 70 71 Time Remaining 18 35 51 Time Setting 34 6U Time Stamp 36 13U Timer Record Errors 40 Timer Record Event 39 11 12U Timer Record Menu 38 40 11U Timer Record Priorities 40 Ti...

Страница 108: ...t of little Jenny s first step is Dual Deck Director won t EASY TO INSTALL Go Video s new Dual Deck Director includes video editing software and an exclusive multimedia edit controller No other hardwa...

Страница 109: ...Dual Deck VCR Go Video is rapidly developing a national reputation for its sophisticated product line and technological expertise A leader in VCR technology Go Video through continuous research is ad...

Страница 110: ...VHS Deck Quasi Hi 8 Playback Real Time Tape Counter Frame Counter VU Meter Automatic Record Source On Screen Titler MTS Stereo Sound Hi Fi Stereo on VHS Deck 181 Channel Tuner 100 Year 8 Event Timer T...

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