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    EN LPT0736-001B Filename [HM-HDS4EX_01Cov1.fm] HDD & S-VHS VIDEO RECORDER HM-HDS4E INSTR UCTIONS HM-HDS4EX_01Cov1.fm Page 1 Tuesday, April 15, 2003 4:32 PM[...]

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    Masterpage:Lef t-FullCol 2 EN Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_02Safety .fm] P age 2 March 26, 2003 5:34 pm SAFETY FIRST Safety Precautions T he rating plate and the safe ty caution are on the rear of the unit. W ARNING: D ANGEROUS V OL T A GE INSIDE W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HA Z ARD , DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. ● Cassettes ma[...]

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    Mas ter page :Rig ht- Full- NoT itle 0 EN 3 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_02Safety .fm] P age 3 March 26, 2003 5:34 pm When the equ ipment is ins talled in a cab inet or a she lf, make sure tha t it has suffic ient space on all sides to allow for ventilatio n (10 cm or more on b oth side s, on top a nd at the rear .) When dis carding batte ries, envir onme[...]

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    Masterpage:Left-FullCol 4 EN Filename [HM -HDS4EX_02Safety .fm] P age 4 April 7, 2003 2:43 pm SAFETY FIRST (cont.) PREC A UTION FOR Hard Disk Driv e 1. Before installing the recor der T hi s recorder has a built- in hard disk driv e, whic h is a device to rea d minute m agnetic changes. T he inside of the device is prec ision-built, whic h, when in[...]

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    Masterpage:Right EN 5 Filename [HM-HDS4EXT OC.fm] P age 5 April 7, 2003 3:47 pm CONTENTS SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Pre cautions ............... ................ ............. ... 2 INDEX 6 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 12 Basic Connectio n ................... ................ ........... 12 S-VIDEO Con nection ... ............. ................ ........[...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_ 03Names.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 6 EN P age 6 April 2, 20 03 3:20 pm INDEX FRONT VIEW A Eject x Button 墌 pg. 34 B Cassette Loadin g Slot C S-VHS mode Ind icator 墌 pg . 34 D S-VHS/VH S Recording Mode Indicator ( S-VHS/ VHS REC) 墌 pg. 34 E MODE Button 墌 pg . 9, 22 HDD Capacit y Check Button 墌 pg. 9 F LIVE Button* 墌 pg. [...]

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    Masterpage:Right-inde x2 EN 7 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_ 03Names.fm] P age 7 April 2, 20 03 3:20 pm REAR VIEW SAT CONTROL CONTROLEUR SAT S VIDEO OUT SORTIE A Mai ns P ower Cor d 墌 pg. 12 B Cooling F an ● T his prevents the temperature from rising inside the recorder . Do not remove it. ● Install the rec order so a s not to b lock the area arou nd t[...]

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    Filename [HM -HDS4EX_03Names.fm] Masterpage:Left 8 EN P age 8 April 7, 2003 2:46 pm INDEX (cont.) ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y (for HDD deck) When “O.S.D . ” is set to “ON” ( 墌 pg. 84), various operational information appear on the TV screen. Y ou can show or clear the following operational information by pressing . Each time you press , the inform[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 9 Filename [HM -HDS4EX_03Names.fm] P age 9 April 7, 2003 2:46 pm ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y (for HDD deck) When “O.S.D . ” is set to “ON” ( 墌 pg. 84), various operational information appear on the TV screen. ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y (for DV dubbing) When “O.S.D . ” is set to “ON” ( 墌 pg. 84), various operational [...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_ 03Names.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 10 EN P age 10 April 2, 2003 3: 20 pm INDEX (cont.) ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y (for VHS deck) When “O .S.D . ” is set to “ON” ( 墌 pg. 84), v arious ope rational in dicators appe ar on the TV sc reen. A Operation Mod e Indicator s B T a pe Spee d SP/LP C T a pe Direction D Counte r Displa y E T a[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 11 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_ 03Names.fm] P age 11 April 2, 2003 3: 20 pm REMOTE CONTROL A S-VHS Button 墌 pg . 34 B TV/C ABLE/SA T Swit c h 墌 pg. 53, 54 C SA T # Button 墌 pg. 51 D Ti m e r # Button 墌 pg. 47 E MENU Button 墌 pg. 18 F VCR PR +/ – Button 墌 pg. 2 2 G Help ? Button 墌 pg. 95 H Number K eys 墌 pg. [...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_ 03Names.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 12 EN P age 12 April 2, 2003 3: 20 pm INST ALLING Y OUR NEW RECORDER Basic Connection It’ s essential tha t your vide o recorder b e properly connect ed. A Check th e content s. Make s ure the pac kage co ntains all o f the access ories listed in “ SPECIFIC A TIONS” on page 102. B Situate th[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 13 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_ 03Names.fm] P age 13 April 2, 2003 3: 20 pm S-VIDEO Connection 8 T o connect to a TV with S-VIDEO/A UDIO IN connec tors . . . A Connect the r ecor der to TV . A Connec t the ae rial , reco rder an d TV as p er “B asic Connect ion” ( 墌 pg. 12). B Conne ct the reco rder’ s S VID EO OUT co[...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 14 EN P age 14 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm INIT IAL SETT INGS Auto Set Up Auto Channel Set/Auto Clock Set / Auto Guide Program Number Set A T u rn on th e recorde r . Press 1 o n the recorder or remote control. T he Country Set dis play a ppears on t he TV screen. B Select your country . NOTES: ● If [...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 15 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] P age 15 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm C Select the language. D Perform Auto Set Up. Press OK . T he A UT O SET/T- V LINK displ ay appears on the front displ ay pan el and/or on the TV screen. ● If you ha ve connec ted the recorder to a TV offeri ng T -V Link via a 21-pin SCAR T ca ble ([...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 16 EN P age 16 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm INITIAL SETTINGS (con t.) Preset Download Auto Channel Set by Downloading from TV/Auto Clock Set/Auto Guide Program Number Set NOTES: ● F or details, refer to the instruction manual of your TV . ● In the area where no TV station t ransmits a PDC (Programme[...]

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    Mas ter page :Rig ht- Full- NoT itle 0 EN 17 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] P age 17 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm Results of Auto Set Up/Preset Download appear on the front display panel If bot h Auto Cha nnel Set and A u to Cloc k Set ha ve bee n performe d successfull y , the correct curr ent time is displa yed . T urn on the TV and select its A V mo[...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 18 EN P age 18 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm INITIAL SETTINGS (con t.) Language T his reco rder offer s you th e choice to vie w on-s creen messages in 10 different lan guages. T hough Auto Set Up selects the language automatically ( 墌 pg. 17), y ou can cha nge the langu age setting manua lly as requir[...]

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    Masterpage: Right EN 19 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] P age 19 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm SA T CONTROL SET Satellite Receiver Control Setting T h e follo wing proced ure is required if you rece ive satellite c hanne ls through a satelli te recei ver . Approxi mately 20 s econds befo re the S HOW V IEW timer progra mming ( 墌 p g. 46) or Expr ess ti[...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 20 EN P age 20 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm SA T CONTROL SET (cont.) Setting satellite receiver’ s brand an d channel After instal lation, set the satellite recei ver’ s bran d and ch annel correc tly; other wise, the Sa tellite Controll er canno t work co rrectl y . A T u rn o n the s atellite rece[...]

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    Mas ter page :Rig ht- 2lin eT itl e0 EN 21 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] P age 21 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm SA T CONTROL SET (cont.) T-V LINK G Check the result of th e test. If the sate llite rece iver’ s c hannel number ha s not been cha nged corre ctly ... Press rt to mov e the highl ight bar (poin ter) to “NO T CHANGED”, then press OK or [...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 22 EN P age 22 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm RECORDING/PLA YBA CK ON HDD DECK Basic Recording A T u rn on th e recorde r . Press 1 . ● T he button c orresponding t o the previ ously selected de c k lights on the re corder . B Select the HDD deck. On th e recorder Press S-V HS/HDD repeatedly unt il HDD [...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 23 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] P age 23 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm Basic Playback A T urn on the re corder . Press 1 . ● T h e button corresponding to the previously selected deck lights on t he recor der . B Select the HDD deck. On th e reco rder Press S-VHS/ HDD repe atedly until HDD ind icator lights. On the re [...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 24 EN P age 24 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm RECORDING/PLA YBA CK ON HDD DECK (cont.) Playback with HDD Navigati on T he HDD Navigat ion enables you to searc h and select the desired programmes rec orded on the HDD deck v e ry easily . T here is a 80 Gbyte hard disk dri ve on this record er . Y ou can re[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 25 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] P age 25 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm Scan for Beginning of Programme (or Play List) Y ou ca n scan the be ginning of the pr ogramme (or pla y list) easily with the HDD Na vigatio n. F or detail s of the pla y list, re fer to “Play List F e atures” ( 墌 pg. 60). A T urn on the re cor[...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 26 EN P age 26 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm RECORDING/PLA YBA CK ON HDD DECK (cont.) Playing T wo or More Programmes (or Play Lists) Continuously in Desired Order Y ou ca n select up t o eight programm es (or play lists) for continuous programme play . A Select the programmes (or play lists ). A Press w[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 27 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] P age 27 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm Family Option Preset Y ou can e asily search for a desired programme (or play list) using this option. (“Sort Recorded Programmes (or Pla y Lists) by Category and Playback” ( 墌 p g. 26) ) Befo re u sing th is fe atur e, it is recommende d to dis[...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 28 EN P age 28 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm RECORDING/PLA YBA CK ON HDD DECK (cont.) Live Memor y Features Equipped with a hard disk driv e , this recorder a llows information to be written t o and read from the hard disk a t high speeds. T aking advant a ge of this feature, you can temporarily record p[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 29 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] P age 29 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm A T urn on the re corder . Press 1 . B Select the HDD deck. Press HD D . C Choose a programme. Press VCR PR +/– or the num ber ke ys to select the ch annel you wish to record . ● T he tem porary record ing begins. D Locate the point to star t play[...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 30 EN P age 30 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm RECORDING/PLA YBA CK ON HDD DECK (cont.) Playback Features Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback 1 Pause during playback. Push the JOG dial. OR Press 9 . 2 Activate frame-by-frame playback. Tu r n t h e JOG di al to the right for for ward fr ame-b y-frame play[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 31 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] P age 31 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm Jump search Y ou ca n locate a scene ahe ad or be hind the curren t one by jumping scenes ac cording to selected time intervals ( 墌 pg. 81) during playback ( or Live Memory Playback). T his feature is also a vailable during recordin g (or Live Memor[...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 32 EN P age 32 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm RECORDING/PLA YBA CK ON HDD DECK (cont.) Repeat Playback Y our recor der can automatical ly pla y back the desired programme(s) repeat edly . 1 Select the desir ed programme. P erform steps A to D of “ Sc an for Begi nning of Programme (or Play Li st) ” ( [...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 33 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04Basic.fm] P age 33 April 7, 2003 3:07 pm Recording Features Pausing During Recording While you are recording a TV programme and w atching it, y ou can pause Live Memory Playback to answer a phone call or so on without missing any scene in the programme. Only the image on the screen pauses and r[...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 34 EN P age 34 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm RECORDING/PLA YB A CK ON VHS DECK Basic Recording NOTES: ● It is not possible to record a TV progr amme on both the HDD deck and the VHS deck simultaneo usly . In addition, it is not possible to record simultaneously from the sam e external input. ● When t[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 35 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] P age 35 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm Basic Playback A Load a casset te. Make sure the window sid e is up, the rear la bel side is facing y ou and the a rrow on the fro nt of the cassette is pointed to wa rd the recorder . ● Do not apply too much pressure when i nse rting. ● T he rec [...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 36 EN P age 36 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm RECORDING/PLA YBA CK ON VHS DECK (cont.) Playback with VCR Navigati on T h e VCR N avi g ation enables you to search and select the desired programmes recorded on the VHS deck very easily . When you reco rd a programme with the VH S deck for mor e than 8 minut[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 37 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] P age 37 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm A T urn on the re corder . Press 1 . B Select the VHS deck. Press S-VHS . C Load the cassette . Insert a c assette with th e record safety tab intact. D Access the Index screen. On th e reco rder Press NA V IG A T ION . On the re mote control A Press [...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 38 EN P age 38 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm RECORDING/PLA YBA CK ON VHS DECK (cont.) Sort Recorded Programmes by Categor y and Playback Y ou ca n easily search for a desi red programme in the Index screen by sorting a ccording to the c ategory option registered during reco rding ( or after rec ording). [...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 39 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] P age 39 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm Playback Features Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback 1 Pause during playback. Push the JOG dial. OR Press 9 . 2 Activate frame-by-frame playback. Tu r n t h e JOG di al to the right for for ward fr ame-b y-frame playback, or to the lef t for r ever[...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 40 EN P age 40 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm RECORDING/PLA YBA CK ON VHS DECK (cont.) Repeat Playback Y our re corder can automatically pla y ba ck the whole tape 100 times repeat edly . 1 Start playbac k. Press 4 . 2 Activate Repeat Playback. Press 4 and hold for o ver 5 seconds, then rele ase. ● T he[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 41 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] P age 41 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm Manual T rack ing Y our recor der is equipped with auto matic tra cking cont rol. During playback , you can ov er ride this and adjust the trac king manually by pressi ng the VCR PR buttons. 1 Override auto matic tracking. Press LIVE o n the remote co[...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 42 EN P age 42 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm RECORDING/PLA YBA CK ON VHS DECK (cont.) Recording Features Record One Programme While W atching Another Once re cording is in progress, all you nee d to do is to set the c hannel cont rols on the T V for the sta tion yo u wish to view . ● T he programm e se[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 43 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] P age 43 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm Elapsed Recording T im e Indication 1 Set the counter display . Press – –:– – so that a c ounte r readi ng appe ars o n the TV screen an d the front displa y panel. ● T he front display panel shows the counter rea ding with “ : ” lit. 2 [...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 44 EN P age 44 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm RECORDING/PLA YBA CK ON VHS DECK (cont.) Receiving Stereo and Bilingual Programmes Y our recor der is equipped with a Sound-Multiplex decoder (A2) and a Dig ital stereo sound decoder (NICAM) making rece ption of stereo a nd bilingual broadc asts possible. When[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 45 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_04B asic.fm] P age 45 April 2, 2003 2: 20 pm B.E.S.T . Picture System T he B.E. S.T . (Bico nditional Equal ised Signal T racki ng) system c heck s the condition of the tape in use during pla ybac k and recording , and compensa tes to provide the highes t-possible pl aybac k and rec ording pictu[...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_05T imer .fm] Masterpage:Left 46 EN P age 46 April 7, 2003 2:48 pm TIMER RECORDING S HOW V IEW ® Ti m e r Programming Y ou can programme this recorder to timer-record as many as 16 programmes. With the S HOW V IEW system, timer progr amming is gr eatly simplified because each TV progra mme has a corresponding code number whic h[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 47 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] P age 47 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm H Set the VPS/PDC mode. A Press r t to mov e the arro w to “ VPS/PDC ” . B Press VPS/PDC to select “ ON ” or “ OFF ” . OR A Press r t to mov e the arro w to “ VPS/PDC ” , then press OK . B Press r t to select th e desired setting, t[...]

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    Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 48 EN P age 48 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Express T i mer Programming Y ou can programme this recorder to timer-record as ma ny as 16 programmes. If y o u do not kno w the S HOW V IE W num ber for t he programme you wish t o record, use the following procedure to set your re[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 49 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] P age 49 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm I Set the VPS/PDC mode. A Press r t to mov e the arro w to “ VPS/PDC ” . B Press VPS/PDC to select “ ON ” or “ OFF ” . OR A Press r t to mov e the arro w to “ VPS/PDC ” , then press OK . B Press r t to select th e desired setting, t[...]

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    Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 50 EN P age 50 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Check, cancel a nd change programmes A Disengag e the time r mode. (VHS deck only) Press # ( TIMER ), then press 1 . B Access the Prog ramme Chec k screen, then select th e date. A Press PROG . B Press w r e t to mov e the arro w to [...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 51 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] P age 51 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm Automatic Satellite Programme Recording T his function all ows y ou to aut omatically record a satellite programm e whic h is timer-pro gramme d on your external sa tellite recei ver . Connect a satellite recei ver to the re corder ’ s L- 2 IN/ D[...]

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    Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 52 EN P age 52 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm REMO TE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Remote A/B/C/D Code Switching T h e remote control is ca pable of controlling f our JVC video recorders i ndependently . Each of recorders c an respond to one of four codes (A, B , C or D). T he remote control is preset to send A c[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 53 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] P age 53 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm TV Multi-Brand Remote Control Y our re mote control can operate the basic functio ns of your TV set. In addition to JVC TVs, other ma nufacturer ’ s TV s can also be controlled. A Set the TV brand co de. Slide T V/CABLE/SA T to th e left and k ee[...]

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    Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 54 EN P age 54 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm REMO TE CONTROL FUNCTIONS (cont.) Satellite Receiver Mu lti-Brand Rem ote Control Y our re mote control can operate the basic functio ns of your satell ite recei ver set. In additio n to JVC satellit e receiv ers, other manufacturer ’ s satellite receiver[...]

  • Page 55

    Masterpage: Right EN 55 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] P age 55 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm EDITING About Hybrid Navigati on In the sect ions “ Playbac k with HDD Navigation ” ( 墌 pg. 24) and “ Pla yback with VCR Navigation ” ( 墌 p g. 36 ), it is br iefl y described how to search for the beg inning of each recorded programme using the N[...]

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    Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 56 EN P age 56 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm EDITING (cont.) Modify Information Modify Index A T urn on the re corder . Press 1 . B Select the deck. Slide TV/C ABLE/SA T to the rig ht, then press HDD or S-VH S . ● F or the VH S deck: Ins ert a ca sse tte with th e r ecor d sa fet y tab in tac t. C A[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 57 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] P age 57 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm Modify Categor y A Access the modify screen. Press w e to mov e the arrow to “ CAT E G O R Y ” , then pre ss OK . B Select new categor y . Press w r e t to move th e arrow to th e desi red ca tegor y , then press OK . C Return t o the normal sc[...]

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    Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 58 EN P age 58 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm EDITING (cont.) Delete Programme Information F or HDD Navigati on: When you delete t he registered information of a programme, the recorder del ete the prog ramme itself on the hard di sk drive. T he deleted programme is never resumed. F or V CR Navigatio n[...]

  • Page 59

    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 59 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] P age 59 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm B Locate the divide point. A Confirm t he arrow is on “ DIVI DE ” . Pla yback sta rts in the left la rge window . B Press t he approp riate butto ns ( 4 , 9 , 5 , or 3 ) to sear ch for the di vide point. Y ou can also sear ch for the divid e po[...]

  • Page 60

    Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 60 EN P age 60 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm EDITING (cont.) Play List Features A play list is a collect ion of the sc enes selected f rom original recorded programmes. A play list can be f r eely edited and pla yed back without ever changing any original re corded data . A pla y list includes informa[...]

  • Page 61

    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 61 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] P age 61 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm G Confirm the pla y list. Press w r e t to mov e the arrow to “ PREVIEW ” , t hen press OK . ● Playback o f cur rent play list st ar ts in the left larg e win dow . H Registe r the selec ted scene s. Press w r e t to mov e the arrow to “ OK[...]

  • Page 62

    Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 62 EN P age 62 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm EDITING (cont.) Delete scenes A Delete th e scene . A Press w r e t to mov e the arro w to “ DELETE ” , then press OK . B Press r t to move th e arr ow to the d esire d scen e to be delete d in the scen e list, then press OK . ● T o cancel dele te sce[...]

  • Page 63

    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 63 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] P age 63 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm Dubbing Easy Dubbin g from HDD deck to VHS deck Because this recorder includes both HDD deck and VHS deck, you can easily u se it for dubbi ng up to e ight programmes (or play lists) without connecting a ny other equipmen t. A Access the H DD Navi [...]

  • Page 64

    Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 64 EN P age 64 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm EDITING (cont.) D Select the VHS deck. Press S-V HS . E Load a casset te. Insert a ca ssette with the re cord safety tab intact. F Set the re cording spee d. Press MO DE . G Locate the start point. A Sear ch for t he point w here y ou w ant to start dubbing[...]

  • Page 65

    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 65 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] P age 65 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm Normal Dubbing (from HDD to VHS) Y ou can dub selected scenes from the HDD deck to a cassette, starting and st opping wherever you wish. A Load a casset te. Insert a ca ssette with the re cord safety tab intact. B Prepare the HDD deck for dubbing. [...]

  • Page 66

    Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EX_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 66 EN P age 66 April 2, 2003 3: 53 pm EDITING (cont.) Normal Dubbing (from VHS to HDD) Y ou can dub selected scenes from a cassette to the HDD deck, starting and st opping wherever you wish. A Load a casset te. Insert a ca ssette with the re cord safety tab intact. B Pre pare the VHS deck for d[...]

  • Page 67

    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 67 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_06Edi t.fm] P age 67 April 2, 2003 3: 20 pm Edit From A Camcorder Y ou can use a camcorder a s the sour ce pla yer and y our recorder as th e recording d eck. A Make connec tions. A If the c amcorder has no S-VIDEO output connector ... ... co nnect the cam corder ’ s A UD IO OUT and V IDEO OUT[...]

  • Page 68

    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_06Edi t.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 68 EN P age 68 April 2, 2003 3: 20 pm EDITING (cont.) Output/Input Set L-1 OUTPUT and L-1 INPUT Setting T he L-1 I N/OUT c onnector acc epts and delivers either a composite signal (regular video signa l) or a Y/C signal (a signal in which the luminance and chrominance sign als are separated). Set ?[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 69 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_06Edi t.fm] P age 69 April 2, 2003 3: 20 pm L-2 SELECT and L-2 INPUT Setting Set “ L-2 SEL ECT ” and “ L-2 INPUT ” to the appropriate mode depending on the type of appl iance conn ected to the recorder ’ s L-2 IN/DEC ODER connec tor . A Select the input mode for the L-2 IN/ DECODER con[...]

  • Page 70

    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_06Edi t.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 70 EN P age 70 April 2, 2003 3: 20 pm EDITING (cont.) Edit T o Or From Another Video Recorder Y ou can use your r ecorder as the so urce pla yer o r as the recording de ck. A Make connec tions. Connect th e pla yer ’ s 21-pin SC ART con nector to the recorder ’ s 21-pin S C ART conne ctor as il[...]

  • Page 71

    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 71 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_06Edi t.fm] P age 71 April 2, 2003 3: 20 pm NOTES: ● All necessary cables can be obtained from your de aler . ● F or Y/C signal input/output, be sure to use a 21-pin SC ART cable that is compatible with the Y/C signal. ● When you select “EDIT” to dub t apes in step D , be sur e to sel [...]

  • Page 72

    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_06Edi t.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 72 EN P age 72 April 2, 2003 3: 20 pm EDITING (cont.) DV Dubbing Y ou can dub programmes from a camcorder or DV equipment connected to the rec order with a DV cable. T he recorder ’ s remote c ontrol allows you the limited control of the connected camcorder or DV e quipment functions during dubbi[...]

  • Page 73

    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 73 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_06Edit.fm] P age 73 April 17, 2003 12:17 pm A Make connections. Connect the camcorder to the D V IN/OUT connector on the recorder’ s front panel. B Select the HDD deck. Slide TV/C ABLE/SA T to the right, then press HDD . C Prepare the HDD deck for dubbing. Press VCR PR+/– to set the c hannel [...]

  • Page 74

    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_06Edi t.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 74 EN P age 74 April 2, 2003 3: 20 pm EDITING (cont.) Audio Dubbing Audio Dubbing replace s the sound of a recorded programme in the recordin g speed of “ DV ” on the HDD deck with the sound pla yed back from external a udio equipme nt. A TTENTION: Audio dubbing is onl y possible for the progra[...]

  • Page 75

    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 75 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_06Edit.fm] P age 75 April 17, 2003 12:42 pm A Make connections. Connect an audio component to the A UDIO L + R input connectors on the recorder’ s front panel. ● When connecting a monaural audio component, use only the recorder’ s AUDIO L input connector . B Select the HDD deck. Slide TV/C [...]

  • Page 76

    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_06Edi t.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 76 EN P age 76 April 2, 2003 3: 20 pm SYSTEM CONNECTIONS Connecting T o A Satellite Receiver Simple Conn ections T h is is an e xample of simple connection if your TV has one 21-pin A V input (SC ART) c onnector . Connect the satellite r eceiv er to the L-2 I N/DECODER connec tor , then connect th [...]

  • Page 77

    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 77 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_06Edi t.fm] P age 77 April 2, 2003 3: 20 pm Perfect Connections T h is is an e xample of r ecommended connection if your TV has tw o 21-pin A V input (S CAR T) connectors. Connect the decoder to the satellite rec eive r ’ s co nnect or if y ou ha ve a d ecoder , L-1 IN/OUT c onnector to T V ?[...]

  • Page 78

    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_06Edi t.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 78 EN P age 78 April 2, 2003 3: 20 pm SYSTEM CONNECTIONS (cont.) Connecting/Using A Decoder T he L- 2 IN/ DECODE R conn ect or can be us ed as a n input connect or for an externa l decoder (desc rambler). Simply connect a decod er and y ou can enj oy the vari ety of progra mming that is av a ilab l[...]

  • Page 79

    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 79 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_06Edi t.fm] P age 79 April 2, 2003 3: 20 pm Connecting/Using A Stereo System T hese instructions e nable you t o connect y our video rec order to your H i-Fi stereo sy stem (if yo u ha ve one) and l isten to the sound trac k through the stereo. Make connections. Conn ect th e A U DIO OUT L and R[...]

  • Page 80

    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 80 EN P age 80 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm SUBSIDIAR Y SETTINGS Mode Set Y ou ca n change various mo de sett ings o n the T V scree n by f ollowi ng the procedur e described b elow . T h e table below sho ws the structu re of the menu system. ● F or eac h mode setting, s ee pages 81 to 84. ● T he pro[...]

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    Mas ter page :Rig ht- Full- NoT itle 0 EN 81 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] P age 81 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm HDD SET UP 1 * T he default setting is bold in the tab le be low . HDD SET UP 2 * T he default setting is bold in the tab le be low . VCR SE T UP 1 * T he default setting is bold in the tab le be low . 8 LIVE MEMOR Y OFF 30MI N 1HR 3HR When t[...]

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    Masterpage:Lef t-FullCol 82 EN Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] P age 82 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (con t.) VCR SET UP 1 (cont.) * T he default setting is bold in the tab le be low . 8 S-VHS ET ON OFF Y ou c an record i n SP mode on VHS c assettes with S-VHS pi cture quality . T ape s recorded using this function ca n be play ed ba c[...]

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    Mas ter page :Rig ht- Full- NoT itle 0 EN 83 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] P age 83 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm VCR SE T UP 2 * T he default setting is bold in the tab le be low . 8 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER ON OFF When this functi on is set to “ ON ” , the rec order automat ically switches to LP mode to al low complete record ing if ther e is not enough [...]

  • Page 84

    Masterpage:Lef t-FullCol 84 EN Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] P age 84 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (con t.) FUNCTION * T he default setting is bold in the tabl e below . 8 COLOU R SYSTEM PA L / N T S C MESEC AM Y ou ca n play bac k P AL, NTSC a nd MESECAM tapes, or recor d P AL and SE C A M* signals on this recor der . Selec t th e a[...]

  • Page 85

    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 85 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] P age 85 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm S HOW V IEW ® System Setup Guide Program Number Set A Access the Main Menu scr een. Press MENU . B Access the Initial Se t screen. A Press w e to mov e the arro w to “ INITIAL S ET UP ” , then press t . B Press w e to mov e the arro w to “ INITIA[...]

  • Page 86

    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 86 EN P age 86 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (con t.) Clock Set A T u rn on th e recorde r . Press 1 . B Acce ss the Mai n Menu scr een. Press ME NU . C Access the Initial Set screen. A Press w e to mo ve the arro w to “ INITIAL S ET UP ” , then pre ss t . B Press w e to mo ve the a[...]

  • Page 87

    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 87 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] P age 87 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm E Set the date and time. Press rt to set the time , then press OK or e . T he “ DA T E ” displa y begins blin king. Repe at the same procedur e to set the date a nd year . ● When you set the time, press and hold rt to change the time by 30 m inute[...]

  • Page 88

    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 88 EN P age 88 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (con t.) T uner Set Y our recor der needs to memorize all necessary stations in channel positions in order to reco rd TV programmes. Auto Channel Set autom atically assigns all receiv able stations in your area to c all them up by using th e [...]

  • Page 89

    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 89 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] P age 89 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm G Perform Auto Channel Set. Press OK twice . ● When you hav e c onnected the vi deo rec order to a TV offering T -V Link v ia a fully - wired 21-pin SC ART cable ( 墌 pg. 12), the recorder automatical ly performs the Preset Downl oad and the T-V LINK[...]

  • Page 90

    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 90 EN P age 90 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (con t.) Manual Chan nel Set Store channels that were not stored during Auto Set Up ( 墌 pg. 14), Preset Download ( 墌 pg. 16) or A uto Channel Se t ( 墌 pg. 88). A Acce ss the Mai n Menu scr een. Press ME NU . B Access the T u ner Se t sc[...]

  • Page 91

    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 91 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm] P age 91 April 7, 2003 2:55 pm F Input the channel. Press the number keys to input the c hannel number you want to store. ● Input “0” before any single number entries. ● T o input the registered station name (ID – 墌 pg. 94), press e until “– – – –” (ID setting) b[...]

  • Page 92

    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 92 EN P age 92 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (con t.) Set Stations (A) Set station names that are registere d in your recorder . A Select the item. Press w r e t until the item you w ant begins bli nking. B Access the Manual Channe l Set screen . Press OK twice . C Select th e new stati[...]

  • Page 93

    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 EN 93 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] P age 93 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm Fine-T uning Ch annels Already Stored A Select the chann el to fine -tune. Press w r e t until the c hannel y ou want t o tune begin s blinking . B Access the Manual Channe l Set screen . Press OK twice . T he Manual Channel S et screen appears. C Perfo[...]

  • Page 94

    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 94 EN P age 94 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (con t.) TV Stat ion And ID L ist * T he “ID ” abbreviation i s what is shown on-scre en in lieu o f the station nam e. T he “ID” abbreviation i s listed in the Confirmation screen and is displa yed on the TV screen when the r eco rde[...]

  • Page 95

    Masterpage: Right EN 95 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] P age 95 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm HELP Help Function Use this function if you encounter problems while operating this recorder . A Access the Help screen . Press ? . ● An INDEX screen th at contains the most co mmon needed topics (head ings) relating to the cu rrent status app ears. T op ics wi[...]

  • Page 96

    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 96 EN P age 96 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm TROUBLESHOO TING Before re questing service for a proble m, use this c hart and se e if you c an repair the t rouble y ourself. Sm all problem s are often ea sily corrected, a nd this can sa ve y ou the trouble of sending y our video recorder off for re pair . P[...]

  • Page 97

    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 97 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm] P age 97 April 7, 2003 2:57 pm TIMER RECORDING 3. T ape-to-tape editing is not possible. ● T h e source (another video recorder , camcorder) has not been properly connected. Confirm that the source is properly connected. ● All necessary power switches ha ve not been turned on. Confi[...]

  • Page 98

    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm] Masterpage:Left 98 EN P age 98 April 7, 2003 2:57 pm TROUBLESHOO TING (cont.) TIMER RECORDING (cont.) OTHER PROBLEMS SYMP TOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 5. “ # ” blinks for 10 seconds and the T imer mode is disenga ged. ● # has been pressed w hen there are no progra ms in memory . Check the programmed data [...]

  • Page 99

    Mas ter page :Rig ht- Full- NoT itle 0 EN 99 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] P age 99 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm ON-SCREEN MESSAGES MESSAGE DES CRIPTION C AN N O T MODI FY L IVE ME MORY TIME, MO RE C AP A CI TY NEED ED DELETE UNW ANTED PROGRA MME THEN RET RY T here is not enough memor y on the hard disk driv e for Live Memory Pl ayback. T o incre ase th[...]

  • Page 100

    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 100 EN P age 100 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm TROUBLESHOO TING (cont.) ON-SCREEN MESSAGES (cont.) MESSAGE DES CRIPTION PROGRAMM E NO T COMPLET ED PROGRA MME OVERLAPPED PLEASE CONFIRM AND MODIFY T he timer progr amme yo u set is ov erlapping with another timer pro gramme. ( 墌 pg. 50) TIMER PRO GRAMMING S[...]

  • Page 101

    Masterpage: Right EN 101 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] P age 101 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm Q UESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLA YBACK Q. What happens if the end of t he tape is reached duri ng pla yback or sear ch? A. T he tape is automatica lly rewound to the beginni ng. Q. During se ar ch, sl ow , still and frame-b y -fr ame pla yback, I ca n’t hear any au[...]

  • Page 102

    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 102 EN P age 102 April 2, 2003 3: 11 pm SPECIFICA TIONS GENERAL P ower requirem ent : AC 220 V – 240 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz P ower co nsum ption P ower on : 4 2 W Pow e r o f f : 1 2 W Te m p e r a t u r e Oper ating : 5 ° C to 40 ° C Stor age : – 20 ° C to 60 ° C Oper ating position : Horizontal[...]

  • Page 103

    Masterpage:Right EN 103 Filename [HM-HDS4EX_08IX.fm] P age 103 April 7, 2003 3:47 pm LIST OF TERMS A Audio Dubbing ........... ................ ................ ........... 74 Auto Channel Set ............... ............. ................ ........ 88 Auto Set Up ........... ................. ................ ............. . 14 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER .[...]

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    Filename [HM-HDS4EX_09Cov4.fm] EN P age 104 April 17, 2003 12:44 pm HM-HDS4E Printed in Ger many 0503-AH-ID-JV E HM-HDS4EX_09Cov4.fm Page 10 4 Thursday, April 17, 2003 12 :44 PM[...]