Adjusting the picture
Adjusting the tracking
Although the VCR automatically adjusts the
tracking when playing a tape, distortion may
occur if the recording is in poor condition.
In this case, manually adjust the tracking.
During playback, press TRACKING +/— on
the VCR to display the tracking meter. The
distortion should disappear as you press one
of the two buttons. To resume automatic
tracking adjustments, eject the tape and re-
insert it.
Adjusting the picture sharpness (Auto Sharpness Control)
You can automatically adjust the sharpness of the picture.
1
During playback, press MENU, then press M/m/</, to highlight
USER SET and press OK.
2
Press M/m to highlight ASC, then press
,.
3
Press M/m to set ASC to ON or OFF.
¥ ON: Picture sharpness is automatically
adjusted.
¥ OFF: Adjust the picture sharpness
manually.
To soften the picture, press <.
To sharpen the picture, press ,.
4
Press MENU to return to the original screen.
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Additional Operations
Changing menu options
1
Press MENU, then select USER SET or EASY OPERATION and press
OK.
O SD
T APE SELE CT
C O L O U R SYST EM
N IC AM
P O WE R S AVE
A SC
SELEC T
:
END
:
O K
2
Press M/m to select the option.
3
Press , to change the setting, then press OK.
Menu choices
Initial settings are indicated in bold print.
USER SET
Menu option
Set this option to
OSD
¥ ON to display the menu on the TV screen.
¥ OFF to disappear the menu from the TV screen.
¥ E180 to use an E-180 or shorter type tape.
TAPE SELECT
¥ E240 to use an E-240 type tape.
¥ E260 to use an E-260 type tape.
¥ E300 to use an E-300 type tape.
¥ AUTO to select the colour system automatically.
COLOUR SYSTEM
¥ PAL to use the tape recorded in the PAL colour
system.
¥ MESECAM to use the tape recorded in the
MESECAM colour system.
¥ B/W to use the tape recorded in black and white.
When using the tape recorded NTSC colour signals:
¥ NT3.58 to use the tape recorded in the NTSC 3.58
colour system.
¥ NT4.43 to use the tape recorded in the NTSC 4.43
colour system.
¥ NTPB to play back an NTSC-recorded tape on PAL
TV.
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Additional Operations
T RA C KI NG — — — — — —
— — — — — —
Tracking meter
O S D
:
O N
T A PE SE LE C T
:
E 1 8 0
C O LO UR SY ST E M
: A U TO
N I CA M
:
ON
P O WE R SA VE
:
O F F
A SC
:
O N
S E LE CT
:
SE T
:
E N D
:
O K
EX IT
:
ME NU
PI CT U RE
AS C : OF F
S O FT EN
S H AR PE N
— — —
— — —
— — —
— —
— — — —
— — — — — —
O N/ OF F
:
SE T
:
E ND
:
O K
E XI T
:
ME NU
:
O N
G -C OD E E XT EN D
:
OF F
:
E 1 8 0
A U TO PO WE R O F F
:
OF F
:
A U T O
:
O N
:
O F F
:
O N
S E T
:
S E LE CT
:
SE T
:
E X I T
:
M EN U
E N D
:
O K
EX I T
:
ME NU
Reducing the VCR's power
consumption
You can turn off the indicators in the display window when the VCR is off (standby
mode) to reduce the VCR's power consumption.
1
Press MENU, then press M/m/</, to highlight USER SET and
press OK.
2
Press M/m to highlight POWER SAVE.
3
Press , to set to ON, then press OK.
The power consumption is reduced to a
minimum.
To turn on the indicators in the display window
Set POWER SAVE to OFF in step 3.
Note
• When the VCR stands by for recording, the
remain lit even when POWER SAVE is set to ON.
Menu option
1
NICAM*
POWER SAVE
ASC
EASY OPERATION
Menu option
2
G-CODE EXTEND*
AUTO POWER OFF
*
1
SLV-ED929MI and ED925PS only
*
2
SLV-ED929MI only
1-14
OSD
:
ON
TAPE SELECT
:
E 1 8 0
COLOUR SYSTEM
:
AUTO
NICAM
:
ON
:
ON
ASC
:
ON
SELECT
:
SET
:
END
:
OK
EXIT
:
indicator in the display window
Additional Operations
Set this option to
¥ ON to record NICAM broadcasts on the hi-fi audio
track.
¥ OFF to record standard sound on the hi-fi audio
track.
For details, see page 53.
¥ ON to turn off the indicators in the display window
to conserve the VCR s power.
¥ OFF to turn on the indicators in the display window
while the VCR is standing by.
¥ ON to automatically adjust the sharpness of the
picture.
¥ OFF to manually adjust the sharpness of the picture.
Set this option to
¥ OFF to deactivate the G-CODE Extend function.
¥ 10/20/30/.../60 (minutes) to extend the time of the
G-CODE setting by the selected amount of time.
¥ OFF to deactivate the Auto Power Off function.
¥ 2HOUR/3HOUR to turn the VCR off automatically
if no signal is received and you do not press any of
the buttons during this time.
Additional Operations
MENU
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