Elapsed Recording Time Indication; Tape Remaining Time; Super Vhs Et (S-Vhs Et) - JVC HR-S7700EU Instructions Manual

Elapsed Recording Time Indication

1
Set the counter display.
Press – –:– – until a counter reading appears on the front
display panel.
2
Reset the counter.
Press 0000 before starting recording or playback.
The counter is reset to "0:00:00" and shows the exact elapsed
time as the tape runs. You can check the exact time of a
recording or playback.

Tape Remaining Time

Press – –:– – until the time remaining on the tape appears.
The front display panel shows the tape remaining time with
y
" " displayed.
By pressing the – –:– – button, you can change the display to
show the counter reading, channel position*, clock time or
tape remaining time.
* Channel position is not displayed during playback.
NOTE:
Depending on the type of tape being used, the tape remaining
time reading may not appear right away, or is not correct.
"– –:– –" may sometimes appear, or the display may blink on
occasion.

Super VHS ET (S-VHS ET)

— Recording on VHS cassettes with
S-VHS quality
You can record in SP mode on VHS cassettes with S-VHS picture
quality. Tapes recorded using this function can be played back
on a recorder equipped with the S-VHS ET function.
You can activate the S-VHS ET function only before you start
recording on a VHS cassette.
Before recording, make sure that "B.E.S.T." is set to "ON".
( pg. 49)
Engage the S-VHS ET mode.
Press S-VHS ET on the recorder. The button lights up.
The S-VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel.
To disengage the S-VHS ET mode, press S-VHS ET. The button's
light goes off.
NOTES:
You cannot activate the S-VHS ET function ...
... while recording is in progress.
... while timer-recording or Instant Timer Recording
( pg. 24) is in progress.
... while B.E.S.T. ( pg. 27) is in progress.
The S-VHS ET function does not work ...
... with S-VHS cassettes.
... with recordings in LP mode.
To keep the highest quality recording and playback pictures
over a long period of time, S-VHS recording on S-VHS
cassettes is recommended.
Use of high grade tapes is recommended for S-VHS ET
recordings. On some tapes, picture quality will not improve
even if the S-VHS ET function is used. Check the recording
quality before you start important recordings.
You can play back a tape recorded using the S-VHS ET
function on most of S-VHS recorders and of VHS recorders
equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) function.
(Notice some recorders are not compatible with the S-VHS ET
function.)
While playing back a tape recorded using the S-VHS ET
function on some recorders, noise may appear. (If playback
picture becomes blurred or interrupted, use a cleaning
cassette.)
In the high-speed search, still, slow-motion or frame-by-frame
playback modes ( pg. 19, 20), noise may appear. If these
modes are performed frequently on a tape recorded using the
S-VHS ET function, the tape may be damaged and the picture
may be deteriorated.
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