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[23]BETA HI-FI selector
Selects
the video
track
or the conventional
audio
track for sound playback.
AUTO:
Normally, set to' this position. The recorder
will automatically select the video track for Beta
hi-fi recorded tapes or the conventional audio track
for tapes recorded without the Beta hi-fi system.
NORMAL:
Set to this position when you wish to lis-
ten to the sound
recorded
on the conventional
audio track of a Beta hi-fi recorded tape.
(30] AUDIO MONITOR selector
When the BETA HI-FI selector is set to AUTO, select
the sound to be listened to. See page 18.
When the BETA HI-FI selector is set to NORMAL, the
sound being recorded or already recorded on the con-
ventional audio track is heard, regardless of the posi-
tion of this selector.
(3]LEVEL METER selector
Set to ON to turn on the PEAK PROG
METER.
:
Set to OFF to turn the meter off. Set to BETA HI-FI
TRACKING
to adjust the audio tracking of a tape on
which the sound only has been recorded in Beta hi-fi.
(32]DISPLAY switch
Normally set to ON. To turn off the on-screen display
on the TV or monitor, set to OFF.
(3]SUPER BETA selector
Normally keep this selector at NORMAL. To record or
play back in Super Beta, set to STD or PRO. See page
16.
(34)EDIT switch
Normally
keep
this switch
at the upper
position.
When editing a tape onto another recorder, set to the
lower position.
(35) SHARPNESS control
Used to adjust the sharpness of the playback picture
if necessary. Normally set the control at the center
detent position.
(36) INPUT SELECT switch
Select the programme to be recorded.
TUNER:
For recording TV programmes
SIMUL:
For recording FM simulcast programmes
LINE/PCM:
For recording signals connected to the
VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN jacks
[37] TRACKING controls
Normally keep these controls at the center detent po-
sition. Turning either of the controls may help clear
possible streaks or noise bands on the screen. See
"Picture adjustment for variable speed playback" on
page 20.
The NORMAL control is also used for Beta hi-fi track-
ing adjustment.
(33) MPX FILTER (multiplex filter) switch
Normally set to ON for Beta hi-fi recording. The multi-
plex filter cuts off the high-frequency signals which
sometimes grate on the ear. If you wish to record
without cutting the high frequencies, set to OFF.
(33]RECORD mode selector
VIDEO:
Normally,
set to this position. Sound
and
picture are recorded in Beta hi-fi.
SOUND:
Set to this position to record sound only
in Beta hi-fi.
(40}INSERT buttons
Use these buttons to " insert" anew recording onto a
part of a recorded tape. Press the AUDIO button to in-
sert sound on the conventional audio track. Press the
VIDEO button to insert picture and/or Beta hi-fi sound
on the video track.
(41}INDEX buttons
Press the MARK button to mark an index signal at the
desired point during recording or playback. To erase
a prerecorded index signal, locate the index
signal
and press the ERASE button.
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