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INSTRUCTIONS PU30425-1843 HR - P51A VIDE O CASSE T T E PLAYER ENGLISH PAL NTSC VIDEO CASSETTE PLAYER HR-P51A INTELLIGENT PICTURE NTSC ON PAL TV NTSC4.43 NTSC3.58 PAL NTSC SP/LP/EP NTSC 3.58/4.43 RECORDING & PLAYBACK STANDBY OPERATE LP/EP INTELLIGENT PICTURE[...]
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2 Precautions The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. WARNING: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE IN- SIDE WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The OPERATE button does not completely shut off mains power from the unit, but switches operating current on and off. This unit is produced to c[...]
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3 Controls and terminals Front panel 1 OPERATE button To turn the power on and off (standby mode). 2 Cassette loading slot Load the video cassette here. 3 INTELLIGENT PICTURE button To get the intelligent picture. 4 Rewind 1 button To rewind the video tape and to start reverse shuttle search playback mode. 5 Play # button To start playback. 6 Fast [...]
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4 Wireless remote control Installing batteries Slide the battery compartment cover upward and insert two AA, R6, UM-3 or equivalent size batteries, observing the correct + and – polarities (refer to the illustration). Replace the battery compartment cover. 1 When using the remote control for operation of the video cassette player, make sure that [...]
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5 Connections Make sure that the power to the video cassette player and TV is off before making the following connections. Connection A (basic) In order to use the video cassette player it must be connected between the antenna and the TV. Connect your TV antenna cable to the video cassette player’s ANT. IN terminal. Connect one end of the provide[...]
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6 Setting the video channel To watch videos on your TV, it must be set to the same UHF channel as the video cassette player. This channel is used as the video channel. This video cassette player has been preset to UHF channel 36. Note: • When you have connected the VIDEO/AUDIO OUT termi- nals of this video cassette player to your TV’s video/aud[...]
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7 Playback NTSC Playback on P AL TV • The vertical size of the playback picture will shrink and some picture “noise” may appear on the screen. • The playback picture may roll. In this case adjust the picture with the TV’s vertical hold knob (with some TV’s this adjust- ment may not be possible). • The colour of the playback picture ma[...]
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8 Playback features Slow motion playback Slow motion playback is 1/6 of the normal playback speed. The sound will be cut during slow motion playback. During playback: Press the Pause 8 button for 2 seconds. 7 Press the Play 3 button to return to the normal playback speed. Notes: • If the picture shakes during the slow mode, use the manual trackin[...]
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9 Use the following procedure to record TV programmes on a blank video tape. Before proceeding: • To record TV programmes, the video cassette player must be connected to the TV as shown in connection B of the “Connections” section. • Turn on the power of the TV and video cassette player. • Make sure that the video cassette’s safety tab [...]
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10 Specifications Format ................................ VHS Standard Video recording system ..... Rotary, slant azimuth two-head helical scan system Rotary heads ...................... 2 video heads RF output ........................... System G/K type modulation UHF ch 32 – 40 adjustable (preset ch 36) Recording (line input) ......... PAL, SEC[...]
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