CONTENTS
SAFETY FIRST 2
Safety Precautions .................................... 2
INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3
Basic Connections ................................... 3
Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder ...... 3
Connecting/Using A Decoder .................. 4
INITIAL SETTINGS 5
Tuner Set ..................................................5
Clock Set ................................................. 7
PLAYBACK 9
Basic Playback ......................................... 9
Playback Features ..................................10
RECORDING 14
Basic Recording ..................................... 14
B.E.S.T. Picture System........................... 15
On-Screen Displays ...............................17
Recording Features ................................ 18
TIMER RECORDING 20
Information On ShowView .................... 20
Guide Prog. Number Set ..................... 20
When Using A Satellite Tuner .............. 21
ShowView Timer Recording ................... 22
Regular Timer Programming .................. 24
Check And Cancel Programmes .......... 25
Auto SP/LP Timer................................. 25
PDC/VPS Recording ............................ 25
Timer Warning .................................... 25
EDITING 26
Edit To Or From Another Video
Recorder ................................................ 26
Edit From A Camcorder ......................... 27
Audio Dubbing ...................................... 28
REMOTE CONTROL 30
Multi-Brand Remote Control .................. 30
USING THE CONFIRMATION SCREEN 31
Storing Channels Manually .................... 31
Delete A Channel .................................. 31
Change Station Channel Position ........... 31
Set Stations ............................................32
Fine-Tuning Channels Already Stored .... 32
TV STATION AND ID LIST 33
TROUBLESHOOTING 34
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 36
INDEX 37
SPECIFICATIONS Back Cover
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VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
INSTRUCTIONS
PU30425-1883
PAL
FF
REW
SHUTTLE
AUTO SP / LP
TIMER
TIMER
VIDEO
(MONO)
L–AUDIO– R
SP/LP
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OPERATE
AUDIO
DUBBING
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JOG
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LP
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DISPLAY
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ADD TIME
C.RESET
CANCEL
DATESTOP
START
AUDIO MONITOR
(MONITOR)
TV/VIDEO
TV VCR
TIMER
WEEKLY
A
12
45
3
6
8
0
7
9
B
PUSH JOG
MULTI BRAND
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
TV
PROG.
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EXPRESS PROGRAMMING
STORE
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1
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ENGLISH
EN