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VCR OPERATION
Recording
• During playback of the recorded tape in
Hi-Fi mode:
Mode
Stereo
L
R
Normal
STEREO
LEFT
RIGHT
- None -
Display on
the TV screen
Hi Fi L Audio
Hi Fi R Audio
Hi Fi L Audio
Hi Fi L Audio
Hi Fi R Audio
Hi Fi R Audio
Normal Audio
Normal Audio
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
AUDIO OUTPUT
This VCR/DVD will record and playback Hi-Fi stereo sound. In
addition it has an A2 and NICAM stereo sound decoder.
This equipment will receive stereo and bilingual broadcasts
and there are several ways of recording and playing back the
sound.
Selecting the Sound Mode
You can select each mode by pressing
AUDIO
. Each mode is
indicated on the TV screen as following.
Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System
Viewing and Recording the Same Programme
Insert a cassette tape with its erase-prevention tab in
place. (If necessary, rewind or fast forward the tape to the
point at which you want to begin recording.)
Press the
numerical buttons
or
CH (
o
o
/
p
p
)
to select the
channel to be recorded.
Press
TAPE SPEED/SYSTEM
to select the tape speed
(SP/LP).
Press
REC/OTR
to begin recording.
• The REC indicator on the display comes on.
Press
STOP
when recording is completed.
Skipping unwanted Programme Material during Recording
Press
STILL/PAUSE
when you want to temporarily halt
recording.
• You can check the remaining pause time with
marks
on the TV screen. Each
mark represents 1 minute.
After 5 minutes, the VCR will automatically switch to
the Stop mode to prevent tape damage.
Press
STILL/PAUSE
or
REC/OTR
to resume recording.
Recording one Programme while viewing another
You can record one programme while viewing another. To
start recording, follow steps
to
under “Viewing and
Recording the same Programme”. Then, set the TV to the
channel you want to watch.
To monitor the progress of your recording
Select the video channel on the TV.
Assemble Function
You can record in continuation from previous programme on
a pre-recorded tape.
Insert a pre-recorded tape. Press
PLAY
to start playback.
Press
STILL/PAUSE
at the desired point on the tape.
Press
REC/OTR
. The VCR/DVD will be the Recording
Pause mode.
Press
CH (
o
o
/
p
p
)
to select the channel to be recorded .
Press
REC/OTR
or
STILL/PAUSE
. The recording will
begin.
Press
STOP
when recording is completed.
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• During reception of bilingual broadcasts:
• Reception of stereo broadcasts:
STEREO
LEFT
RIGHT
- None -
Display on
the TV screen
Display on
the TV screen
Mode
MAIN
SUB
MAIN
SUB
MAIN
SUB
MAIN
SUB
Main Audio
Main Audio
Sub Audio
Sub Audio
Main Audio
Sub Audio
L
R
L
R
L
R
AUDIO OUTPUT
Mode
Stereo
L
R
Monaural
L Audio
R Audio
L Audio
L Audio
R Audio
R Audio
L+R Audio
L+R Audio
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
AUDIO OUTPUT
NOTES:
• If you play non-Hi-Fi tapes, the VCR/DVD will play auto-
matically in monaural even if you select any mode.
• If the stereo signal becomes weak, the broadcast is
automatically recorded in monaural.
This function enables you to set the duration of a recording
simply by pressing
REC/OTR
.
Follow steps
to
in “Viewing and Recording the
same Programme”.
Press
REC/OTR
repeatedly until the desired recording
length appears in the upper left corner of the TV screen.
Recording stops when 0:00 is reached.
•
To check remaining time during an OTR, press
DIS-
PLAY
.
•
To change the recording length during an OTR, press
REC/OTR
until the desired length appears.
•
To stop an OTR before recording is finished, press
STOP
.
•
To cancel the OTR but continue recording, press
REC/OTR
repeatedly until “
I
” appears without the
recording length.
NOTE:
•
If there is no timer recording set after an OTR, the
VCR/DVD switches to DVD mode and
flashes
because the VCR is still on standby for timer record-
ings. Press
TIMER ON/OFF
on the remote control or
STOP/EJECT
on the VCR/DVD to cancel timer standby,
then press
VCR
button to use the VCR again. If there is
a timer recording set after an OTR, the VCR/DVD
switches to the DVD mode and
lights up, indicating
that the VCR/DVD is on timer standby. Press
TIMER
ON/OFF
on the remote control or
STOP/EJECT
on the
VCR/DVD to cancel timer standby, then press
VCR
but-
ton to use the VCR again.
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