Fisher SRC-850A VCR User Manual


 
NORMAL RECORDING
Normal Recording
Before starting
œ Turn the power on to all devices used.
œ Load a cassette tape with its erasure-prevention tab
intact.
œ Set the ON SCREEN switch to the ON position.
NOTE:
œ If “TAPE IN MODE” is set to REC in the
(GENERAL SET) menu, recording will start.
1
Press the REC button.
ø The record indicator a lights.
ø Recording starts.
ø If the tape end is reached while recording,
OFF is displayed on the digital display and the
unit goes into the mode set at the TAPE END
MODE setting in the (GENERAL SET) menu.
ø When the end of the tape is reached, the TAPE
END OUT terminal output will be 0V. To cancel
the output, press the STOP button.
NOTES:
œ If “TAPE END in the (BUZZER SET) menu is set
to “Y”, the buzzer will be heard as long as OFF
is displayed on the digital display.
œ To cancel the OFF display, press the STOP,
EJECT, FF, REW or PLAY button.
2 To stop recording, press the STOP button.
NOTES:
œ A tape recording made on this VCR may not play
back with the same degree of clarity on a real time
video cassette recorder from another manufacturer.
œ If you press the REC button and the loaded cassette
has no erasure-prevention tab, the VCR will eject the
cassette.
[Recording Speed Mode]
Recording
speed mode
(hour mode)
Maximum
recording
duration
(hours)
Recording
interval
(second)
Audio
recording
Tape motion
8 8 1/60 Possible Continuous
Record Pause
Recording can be interrupted temporarily.
1
Press the STILL/PAUSE button during recording.
ø The pause/still indicator
:
flashes.
NOTES:
œ The image appears on-screen but it is not
recorded.
œ If a recording pause continues for 5 minutes or
more, the VCR will switch to stop mode to avoid
damaging the tape.
2
To resume recording, press the REC button, or
press the STILL/PAUSE button again.
Concerning the Number of Times Tapes
can be Rerecorded on
Depending on the recording speed mode, the tape must
be replaced after a certain number of recording times.
Refer to the table below for the maximum number of
times a tape can be recorded on.
Recording speed mode
(hour mode)
Maximum number of
recording times
(with a standard grade
tape)
8 100
NOTES:
œ The maximum number of recording times will vary
depending on the location and kind of tape used.
Verify the recording quality and replace the tape when
the quality starts to deteriorate.
The maximum number of recording times indicated
above are based on test tapes (T-160) used by the
company.
œ It is recommended that tape be changed at least as
often as in the above table to provide good picture
quality in the mode above.
NF4Q/NA (SRC-850A GB) Tue. Sept., 10/2002
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