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* The default setting is bold in the table below.
8 B.E.S.T. — ON / OFF
You can set the B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalised Signal Tracking)
system to "ON" or "OFF". (
NOTES:
● When watching a tape recorded with "B.E.S.T." set to "ON", it
is recommended that you leave B.E.S.T. on during playback as
well.
● When watching a rental tape or one recorded on another
video recorder, or when using this unit as the player for
editing, set B.E.S.T. to your preference.
● The B.E.S.T. system works for both SP and LP modes only after
a tape has been inserted and the Record mode is first initiated.
It does not work during recording.
● The B.E.S.T. system does not work while Automatic Satellite
Programme Recording is in progress. (
● In the case of timer recordings, the B.E.S.T. system works
before recording is initiated.
● Once the cassette is ejected, the B.E.S.T. data is cancelled. The
next time the cassette is used for recording, B.E.S.T. is re-
performed.
● Pressing the unit's 7 button while "BEST" is displayed does
not start Instant Timer Recording. (
8 PICTURE CONTROL— AUTO (NORM) / EDIT / SOFT
This feature helps you to adjust the playback picture quality
according to your preference. Normally select "AUTO".
AUTO
NORM)
(
: Normally select this. Picture quality is adjusted
automatically. When "B.E.S.T." is "OFF", "NORM" will appear
instead of "AUTO".
EDIT
: Minimizes picture degradation during editing (recording
and playback).
SOFT
: Reduces image coarseness when viewing overplayed
tapes containing a lot of noise.
NOTES:
● When you select "EDIT" or "SOFT", the selected mode will
not change until you select another mode.
● When you select "EDIT" to dub tapes, be sure to select
"AUTO" after you finish dubbing the tapes.
● When "B.E.S.T." is "OFF", "PICTURE CONTROL" switches
automatically from "AUTO" to "NORM".
PAL/MESECAM — AUTO / PAL / MESECAM
Select the appropriate colour system for recording or playback.
AUTO: Usually set to this mode. The appropriate colour system
(PAL or MESECAM) will be selected depending on the
playback or recording signals.
If the "AUTO" mode does not work properly, select either of
the following manual modes.
PAL: To record PAL signals, or playback a PAL tape.
MESECAM: To record SECAM signals, or playback a SECAM or
MESECAM tape.
NOTES:
● SECAM signals will always be recorded as MESECAM. Select
"AUTO" or "MESECAM" when recording SECAM signals.
● When playing back a SECAM tape, select "AUTO" or
"MESECAM". The playback picture will always be
monochrome.
pg. 24)
pg. 30)
pg. 23)
NTSC — NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43 / NTSC
To record NTSC signals or playback a NTSC tape, it will be
necessary to select the appropriate mode.
NTSC3.58: To record NTSC signals or playback a NTSC tape.
NTSC4.43: To record NTSC4.43 signals or playback a NTSC4.43
tape.
NTSC]PAL: To playback a NTSC tape on PAL TV.
NOTES:
● The "NTSC]PAL" mode does not work during recording. In
this mode, NTSC signals will be recorded as NTSC3.58.
● The Menu screen is distorted during playing back a NTSC tape
on PAL TV. Stop playback and access the Menu screen again.
● 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 "NTSC3.58"
mode.
8 O.S.D. — ON / OFF
When this function is set to "ON", various operational indicators
appear on the TV screen. Messages appear in the selected
language. (
pg. 13, 16)
NOTES:
● When you use this unit as the source player for editing, be sure
to set "O.S.D." to "OFF" before starting.
● During playback, the operation mode indicators may be
disturbed depending on the type of tape being used.
8 AUTO SP]LP TIMER — ON / OFF
When this function is set to "ON", the unit automatically
switches to LP mode to allow complete recording if there is not
enough tape to record the entire programme while timer-
recording in SP mode.
For Example:
Recording a programme of 210 minutes in length onto a 180-
minute tape
Approximately 150 minutes
SP mode
Total 210 minutes
Make sure you set this function to "ON", before the timer-
recording starts.
NOTES:
● If you have programmed the unit to timer-record 2 or more
programmes, the second programme and those thereafter may
not fit on the tape if you set "AUTO SP]LP TIMER" to "ON".
In this case, make sure the mode is not engaged, then set the
tape speed manually during timer programming.
● In order to ensure that the recording fits on the tape, this
feature may leave a slight non-recorded section at the end of
the tape.
● There may be some noise and sound disturbance at the point
on the tape where the unit switches from SP to LP mode.
● The Auto SP
LP Timer feature is not available during ITR
]
(Instant Timer Recording), and the feature will not work
properly with any tapes longer than E-180, or with some tapes
of shorter lengths.
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EN
PAL
]
Approximately 60 minutes
LP mode
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