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INFORMATION ON MULTI-SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY
Setting Of The Colour System Select Buttons
Use the COLOUR SYSTEM button on the recorder's front panel
to select the colour system. Pressing this button changes the
mode as illustrated on the left. The On-Screen display will show
which mode is selected.
Mode Display
Description
AUTO
Usually set to this mode. This mode
(Colour Signal)
automatically detects PAL, NTSC, SECAM
or MESECAM and adjusts to the colour
system being recorded or played back.
When it does not perform properly, set the
colour system manually.
MANUAL
For recording, there is a choice of 4
(Colour Signal)
selectable modes; PAL/MESECAM/NTSC
3.58/NTSC4.43. Select the mode that
matches the colour signal being received.
For playback, there is an additional mode
which allows NTSC tapes to be played
back and viewed on PAL TVs.
NOTES:
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In the AUTO mode, NTSC signals will be automatically
recorded as NTSC 3.58.
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In the AUTO mode, NTSC tapes will be played back as NTSC
3.58.
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SECAM signals will always be recorded as MESECAM. Select
the AUTO or the MESECAM mode when recording SECAM
signals.
●
When playing back a SECAM tape, select the AUTO or the
MESECAM mode. The playback picture will always be
monochrome.
●
In the NTSC4.43 mode, with some TVs, on-screen displays
(Program screen etc.) may roll up or down and there may be a
loss of colour. When this happens, select the AUTO mode.
*
"NTSC
[
PAL" appears during playback only.
Mode
AUTO
NTSC 3.58
NTSC 4.43
NTSC
PAL*
PAL
MESECAM
COLOUR
SYSTEM
Off-Air Recording
The built-in multi-system tuner is capable of receiving PAL B/G, I and D/K, and SECAM B/G and D/K broadcasts.
PAL B/G, I, D/K
SECAM B/G,
D/K (OIRT)
PAL
MESECAM
PAL
MESECAM
TV system
Recorded tape
HR-J241MS
Recording circuit
Multi-system
tuner
(B/G, I, D/K)
NOTE:
This model does not operate in BRAZIL (PAL-M) or ARGENTINA (PAL-N).
