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OPTIMUM CONTROL
T h i s c o n t r o l m a i n t a i n s t h e o p t i m u m p e r f o r m a n c e f r o m t h e d i g i t a l a d a p t o r even w h e n the
v i d e o cassette r e c o r d e r deviates f r o m n o r m a l p e r f o r m a n c e figures.
1. F i r s t , set t h i s k n o b t o t h e n o t c h e d " m i d d l e " p o s i t i o n .
2. O p t i m u m i n d i c a t o r s w i l l l i g h t u p w h e n a P C M Tape is p l a y e d b a c k .
i n d i c a t o r s w i l l l i g h t u p i f t h e p l a y b a c k c o n d i t i o n is f a v o u r a b l e ,
c o n d i t i o n is p o o r , several i n d i c a t o r s w i l l l i g h t u p t o s h o w t h a t the o p t - m u m c o r : r e ;
r e q u i r e s r e a d j u s t m e n t .
A d j u s t t h e k n o b so t h a t t h e fewest tamps w
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R e a d j u s t the k n o b each t i m e a v i d e o cassette r e c o r d e r / c a s s e t t e t a p e is c h a n g e d .
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Since the p e r f o r m a n c e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f each v i d e o cassette r e c o r d e r m a y
m a y be cases w h e n t w o t o t h r e e i n d i c a t o r s l i g h t u p even if the play sack c o r d . : cr. 3
very g o o d .
A l l o p t i m u m i n d i c a t o r s m a y l i g h t u p r i g h t a f t e r a video cassette ' e c j r c : - : ' s
h o o k e d t o t h e d i g i t a l a d a p t o r .
J u s t p l a y b a c k t n e P C M T a p e , a n d w a i t u n t i l t h e P C M Tape i n d i c a t o r is o n
m a k i n g a n y a d j u s t m e n t .
R E C O R D I N G
R e f e r t o t h e o w n e r ' s m a n u a l f o r the o p e r a t i o n o f a v i d e o cassette r e c o r d e r .
1. M a k e c o n n e c t i o n s as i l l u s t r a t e d : see d i a g r a m [ T j - [ 2 ] .
2. Push " o n " t h e p o w e r s w i t c h ( 1 ) .
3. S w i t c h m o d e s e l e c t o r ( 1 2 ) t o " r e c o r d " p o s i t i o n .
4 . A d j u s t t o p r o p e r r e c o r d i n g level b y t u r n i n g t h e L i n e i n p u t c o n t r o l ( 1 6 ) k n o b o r M I C
i n p u t c o n t r o l ( 1 7 ) k n o b . Set the level i n d i c a t o r ( 1 0 ) f o r visual c h e c k i n g o f i n p u t level.
5. L o a d t h e v i d e o t a p e .
Clear the t a p e c o u n t e r t o zero o n t h e v i d e o cassette r e c o r d e r ,
Press t h e r e c o r d b u t t o n .
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Since i t takes several seconds f o r t h e v i d e o cassette r e c o r d e r t o be s t a b i l i z e d , .73<t
several seconds b e f o r e s t a r t i n g t o r e c o r d .
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W h e n t h e m i c r o p h o n e is n o t used, t u r n t h e M I C i n p u t c o n t r o l k n o b t o " 0 " p o s i t i o n .
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A l w a y s use r e l i a b l e v i d e o cassette r e c o r d e r s i n an e x c e l l e n t w o r k i n g c o n d i t i o n s t o
o b t a i n m a x i m u m r e c o r d i n g p e r f o r m a n c e f r o m t h e d i g i t a l a d a p t o r .
v i d e o heads c l e a n .
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W h e n r e c o r d i n g , P C M T a p e ( o p t i o n a l l y a v a i l a b l e ) is r e c o m m e n d e d .
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W h e n r e c o r d i n g is c o m p l e t e d , let t h e v i d e o cassette r e c o r d e r r u n f o r several seconds
b e f o r e disengaging t h e r e c o r d b u t t o n .
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W h e n r e c o r d i n g r i g h t a f t e r t h e p r e v i o u s l y r e c o r d e d p r o g r a m m e s , let the v i d e o cassette
r e c o r d e r r u n in p l a y b a c k m o d e f o r several seconds b e f o r e pressing t h e r e c o r d b u t t o n .
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