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Changing menu options
1
Press MENU, then select SET UP MENU.
2
Press M/m to select the option to change, then
press </, to change the setting.
The SET UP MENU has 2 pages. To select
page 2, press m repeatedly until page 2
appears. To select page 1 press M repeatedly
until page 1 appears.
3
Press OK to return to the original screen.
Menu choices
Initial settings are indicated in bold print.
Menu option
Set this option to
AUDIO MIX
ON to listen to the hi-fi and normal audio tracks at the same
time. The AUDIO MONITOR button will not function.
OFF to listen to hi-fi and normal audio tracks separately. Select
the sound using the AUDIO MONITOR button.
HIFI AUDIO
STD to record standard sound on the hi-fi audio track.
NICAM to record NICAM broadcasts on the hi-fi audio track.
For details, see page 56.
ON to switch on the APC (Adaptive Picture Control) function
APC
and improve picture quality. OFF to switch off APC.
PAL/MESECAM
AUTO to have the VCR automatically select the colour system
for recording and playback. If the picture has no colour or
unusual colours, set to PAL or MESECAM according to your
local colour system.
NTSC PB
ON PAL TV to play back an NTSC-recorded tape on a PAL TV.
4.43 or 3.58 according to the colour system of your NTSC TV.
For details, see page 37.
TAPE LENGTH
AUTO to have the VCR automatically select the tape length.
For E240, E260 or E300 tapes, set it according to the tape type
that you are using to display the remaining time correctly.
Note
• You may not be able to display the remaining time correctly for an NTSC
tape using the TAPE LENGTH menu.
Operation
(when recording on this VCR)
Before you start editing
• Turn on your TV and set it to the
video channel.
• Press INPUT SELECT or PROG +/–
to display "L1" in the display window.
• Press REC SPEED to select the tape
speed (SP or LP for the PAL system,
and SP or EP for the NTSC system).
1
Insert a source tape with its safety tab removed into the other
(playback) VCR. Search for the point to start playback and set it to
playback pause.
2
Insert a tape with its safety tab in place into this (recording) VCR.
Search for the point to start recording and press X PAUSE.
3
Press a (record) on this VCR and set it to recording pause.
4
To start editing, press the X PAUSE button on this VCR's remote
commander and press X PAUSE on the other VCR at the same time.
To stop editing
Press the s (stop) buttons on both VCRs.
Tip
• To cut out unwanted scenes while editing, press X PAUSE on this VCR's remote
when an unwanted scene begins. When it ends, press X PAUSE again to resume
recording.
Note
• If you start recording following the procedure above, the VCR will not start
recording with the APC function. To record a tape with the APC function, press
a (record) again during recording pause in step 3 so that the VCR analyses the tape.
Then when you start recording in step 4, press X PAUSE after the APC indicator
stops flashing. If you press X PAUSE before the APC indicator stops flashing, the
APC function is cancelled.
SET UP MENU
1/2
AUDIO MIX
ON
•
OFF
HIFI AUDIO
STD
•
NICAM
APC
•
ON
OFF
PAL / MESECAM
•
AUTO
PAL
MESECAM
NTSC PB
•
ON PAL TV
4 . 43
3 . 58
SELECT
: [
]
SET
: [
]
SET UP MENU
2/2
TAPE LENGTH
E240
E260
E300
•
AUTO
SELECT
: [
]
SET
: [
]
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Additional Operations
z REC
X PAUSE
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Additional Operations
1-15
Connecting to a VCR or stereo system
How to connect to record on this VCR
This VCR (Recorder)
LINE-1 IN
VMC-810HG audio/video cable (not supplied)
: Signal flow
How to connect to a stereo system
Connect LINE-1 IN AUDIO on this VCR to the audio output jacks on the
stereo system, using the RK-C510HG audio cable (not supplied).
Tips
• If the other VCR is a monaural type and connected to this VCR's LINE-1 IN jacks,
connect the audio plug to the AUDIO L (white) jack. The sound is recorded on both
right and left channels. When connecting to the AUDIO R (red) jack, the sound is
recorded only on the right channel.
• If the other VCR is a monaural type, the sound is recorded only on the channel
whose jack is connected to the audio plug. To record on both right and left channels,
connect the audio plugs to the AUDIO R/L jacks using a VMC-910HG audio/video
cable (not supplied).
Notes
• Make sure you connect the plugs to the jacks of the same colour.
• If you connect this VCR to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR,
select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise.
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Additional Operations
Index to parts and controls
Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details.
Front panel
1
2
3
1 ?/1 (on/standby) switch (10)
2 RF (Radio Frequency) CHANNEL
(One Touch Tuning) button (10, 12)
3 PROGRAM (Tracking) +/– buttons
(10, 59)
4 Tape compartment
TV
Other VCR (Player)
LINE OUT
4
5
67
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9
8
5 A (eject) button (37)
6 j (rewind) button (37, 52)
7 H (play) button (37)
8 a (record) button (40)
9 s (stop) button (37)
0 Remote sensor (5)
continued
Additional Information
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