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Safety Precautions T he rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. W ARNING : D ANGEROUS VO L T A GE INSIDE W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. ● Cassettes marked “VHS” (or “S-VHS”) can be used with this video cassette recorder . However , S-VHS recording is not p[...]
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7. DO NO T place any naked flame sources, s uch as lighted candles, on the a ppar atus. 8. A V OID violent shoc ks to the recorder during transport. MOISTURE CONDENSA TION Moisture in the air will condense on the recorder when y ou move it from a cold p lace to a warm place, or under extremely humid conditions—just as w ater droplets form on the [...]
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Remote control * Not function with this recorder . On-screen display If you press OK on the remote control w hen “O.S.D .” is set to “ON”, you can see the current recorder status on the TV screen. After about 5 seconds, indications other than the time counter disappear . T o clear the time counte r, press OK again. T he indications are not [...]
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Initial Settings Video Channel Set V ideo channel (RF output channel) is the channel on w hich your TV receiv es picture and sound signals from the video recorder through the RF cabl e. Before performin g the follow ing steps, make sure th e recorder’ s power is off and there is no casset te inserted in the recorder . If you h ave connected the v[...]
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Language Setting A Access Main Menu screen, then Initial Set screen Press MENU on the remote control. Press rt to place the pointer next to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or e . B Access Language Select screen Press rt to place the pointer next to “LANGUAGE”, then press OK or e . C Select language Press rt to place the pointer next to the lan[...]
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Playback Features Adjusting tracking condition — tracking adjustment Automatic t rac king adjustment Whenever y ou insert a tape and start playbac k, automatic tracking starts working and continuously analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality during playbac k. Manual trac king adjustment If automatic trac king can not eliminate noises[...]
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Recor ding Accidental er asure prev ention T o prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remov e its record safety tab. T o record o n it late r, co ver the hole with adhesiv e tape. Basic Recording A Load a cassette Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with adhesiv e tape before inserting the cassette. ● T[...]
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Timer Reco rding Up to 8 timer recording progr ams can be made using G- CODE timer programing or Express timer programing method as far as a year in ad v ance. Remember , the clock must be set before you can program the timer . NOTES: ● If all the 8 programs ha ve alread y been set, “PROGRAM FULL” appears on the TV screen. ● After timer rec[...]
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Express T imer Programing ● Remember , the clock must be set before you can program the timer . ● Load a cassette with the rec ord safety tab intact. T he recorder turns on, and the counter is reset, automatically . ● Select the appropriate colour system with “P AL/MESEC AM” and “NTSC” in Function settings. A Press PROG on the remote [...]
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Other Functions Checking tape position When you c hange the recorder operation mode from the stop mode to fast forward or rewind mode, or when you perform an Index Searc h or Instant Revie w, the tape position indicator appears. T he position of “ q ”i nr e l a t i o nt o“ 0 ” (beginning) or “+” (end) shows y ou where you a re o n t he [...]
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䡵 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER —O N / OFF When this function is set to “ON”, the recorder automatically switches to LP mode to allo w complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the entire program w hile timer -recording in SP mode. F or Example, Recording a P AL-broadcast programme of 2 10 minutes in length onto a 180-minute tape. NOTES[...]
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Changing Remote Control Code T his remote control is capable of transmitting two control codes; one set to respond to A code control signals and another set to respond to B code control signals. T his remote control is preset to send A code signals because y our recorder is initially set to respond to A code signals. Y ou can easily modify your rec[...]
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Inf ormation on Multi-System Compatibility Off-Air Recording T he built-in multi-system tuner is capable of receiving P AL B/G, I a nd D/K, and SEC AM B/G and D/K broadcasts. Playback T his recorder can play b ack all 3 types of recorded tape. NOTES: When viewing NTSC tapes on a P AL TV set: ● T he picture ma y shrink vertically with black bars a[...]
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Ta p e - To - Ta p e E d i t i n g T here are 4 different types of recorded tape, depending on th e signal recorded. T u ner Setting IMPORT ANT P erform the following steps only if auto channel set has not been set correctly by A uto Set Up function or if you have m oved to a different area or if a new station starts bro adcasting in your area. Y o[...]
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E Set desired station T h e s c r e e nt ot h er i g h ta p p e a r sw h e na station is detected. If you do not w ant to store the de tected station... Press rt to place the pointer next to “CONTINUE”, then press OK or e . Channel sear ch will resume. If you w ant to store the detected station... Press rt to place the pointer next to “STORE?[...]
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Specifications Specifications shown are for SP mode unless specified otherwise. E. & O .E. Design and specifications subject to change without notice. GENERAL P ower requirement Rating : A C 110 V – 240 V d ,5 0H z / 6 0 H z Operating : A C 90 V – 260 V d ,5 0H z / 6 0H z P ower consumption : 14 W Te m p e r a t u r e Operating : 5°C to 40[...]