Special Functions; Selecting A Language; On Screen Display (Osd) - Alpine VPE-V180A Owner's Manual

Special functions

English

Selecting a language

You can select the on-screen display language, for
English, French or Spanish.
1.
Press MENU, then press
LECT to move the cursor to LANGUAGE.
2.
Press ENTER to select the desired language.
3.
Press MENU to return to normal monitor
screen.
MENU
TAPE SELECT T-120
AUDIO INPUT STEREO
LANGUAGE ENGLISH
REC INHIBIT NO
Changing menu options
Press ENTER to select the desired setting.
(Initial settings are indicated in bold print.)
Menu option Set this option to
TAPE SELECT T-120 ~ T-200 to accurately calculate the re-
maining tape time.
Make sure the setting corresponds with the
type of tape being used.
AUDIO INPUT • STEREO to listen to external stereo au-
dio equipment.
• L/MONO to listen to external monaural au-
dio equipment.
Make sure you connect the AUDIO IN
LEFT terminal on the rear panel.
REC INHIBIT • YES to deactivate the REC buttons. Pre-
vents accidental recording.
• NO to activate the REC buttons.
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On Screen Display (OSD)

Operations can be confirmed by the display out-
put to the monitor screen. As each operation but-
ton is pressed, the content of the operation is dis-
played on the monitor screen for a few seconds.
TRACKING/SE-
• Press DISPLAY to call the On Screen Display.
Press again to change the counter to tape re-
main. To turn it off, press once more.
Tape
0:00:00
counter
Tape
REM 2:30
remain
To use the tape counter
At the point on the tape that you want to find later,
press RESET. The counter in the monitor screen
resets to "0:00:00". Search for the point after-
wards by referring to the counter.
Note
The tape remaining display is only an approxima-
tion.
Depending on the tape used, the tape remaining dis-
play takes time and the correct amount remaining
may not be displayed.
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To select various sound modes during playback
Press AUDIO to select the desired sound.
To listen to
Stereo
Left channel
Right channel
Monaural
Monaural
Tape speed
indicator
SP L R Stereo
indicator
:PLAY
:FF/FORWARD SEARCH
:REW/REVERSE SEARCH
:REC
:REC PAUSE
:STOP
:EJECT
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On-screen display
L R
L
R
- (No indication)
MONO (When you set to "L/MONO"
in the AUDIO INPUT item on the
MENU screen)