The Cassette; Inserting A Cassette; Cassette Playing Time - Grundig GV 470 S VPT User Manual

3. The Cassette

Inserting the Cassette
Open the front cover of the recorder.
Push the cassette with the window facing upwards and the
label visible into the cassette compartment until it is automa-
tically pulled in.
SYNCHRO EDIT
1 2
L AUDIO IN R VIDEO IN
y
S-VHS
MIC
S-VHS
INSERT DUBBING
y
MANUAL
EW/ED OK
CHECK SET
TIMER
CL
ON/OF

Cassette Playing Time

After having inserted the cassette, the recorder will measure
the playing time (display » A T T S «) and indicate the total
playing time in hours if a standard hours cassette is used (for
example, » C 3 « for a 3 hour cassette) and the elapsed playing
time in hours and minutes.
If the cassette is protected against accidental erasure, the
recorder automatically switches to playback.
Indication of the total playing time
Cassette
E 060 (060 min.)
E 120 (120 min.)
E 180 (180 min.)
E 240 (240 min.)
In the case of an E 300 5 hour cassette, you must enter the
total playing time in order for the display of the total playing
time and elapsed playing time to be correct.
MASTER
SLAVE
EDIT
Display on the recorder
C I
C2
C3
C4
After starting a tape function, the elapsed playing time is indi-
cated in hours and minutes.
The display of the recorder indicates, for example: » C 3 « for
a 3 hour cassette and » O : O I « for 1 minute playing time
used.
If a non-standard cassette is used, the recorder automatically
switches to the 5-digit tape length indication.
The display of the recorder indicates, for example,
» O :O I :O 5 « .
When playing back recordings of NTSC broadcasts, the
recorder automatically switches to the 5-digit tape length
indication. The total playing time and elapsed playing time
are not displayed.
Entering the total playing time
In principle, it is possible to enter the total playing time (in
minutes) for any cassette.
button. » T A P E « appears in the display of the
Press the
recorder. Then select the total playing time with the
buttons and confirm with the
PROGRAM
The total playing time of the cassette appears in the recor-
der's display, for example » T A P E E I 50 « for an E 150 cas-
sette.
This also applies to the exceptions where the tape length
indication on the cassette and the indication of the total
playing time in the display differ.
Switching to the five-digit tape length indication
Press the button.
A 5-digit number appears in the display of the recorder.
You can set the tape length indication to » O O O 0 O « by
pressing the button.
When loading a cassette, the tape length indication is auto-
matically set to » O :O O :0 O « .
Press the button once again to switch to the indication
of the total and the elapsed playing times.
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button.
OK