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Tape Type
Super VHS ET (S-VHS ET)
This function allows you to record in SP mode on VHS tapes with S-VHS picture quality. Tapes
recorded using this function can be played back on a VCR equipped with the S-VHS ET func-
tion.
• You can activate this function only before you start recording on a VHS tape.
• Before recording, make sure that
B.E.S.T. is set to ON. (੬ pg. 32)
engage s-vhs et mode Press the S-VHS ET button on the VCR. The S-VHS ET indicator on
the VCR’s front panel lights up.
• The S-VHS indicator lights up on the display panel.
• To disengage the S-VHS ET mode, press
S-VHS ET. The S-VHS ET indicator goes off.
start recording Press and hold T and press . on the Remote Control (or press T on the
VCR).
NOTES:
• Use of high grade tapes is essential for S-VHS ET recordings. On some tapes, picture quality
will not improve even if the S-VHS ET function is used. Check the recording quality before
you start important recordings.
• You cannot activate the S-VHS ET function ...
... while recording is in progress.
... while timer-recording or Instant Timer Recording (੬ pg. 20) is in progress.
... while B.E.S.T. (੬ pg. 32) is in progress.
• S-VHS ET does not work ...
... with S-VHS tapes.
... with recordings in LP mode.
• To keep the highest quality recording and playback pictures over a long period of time, S-VHS
recording on S-VHS tapes is recommended.
• You can play back S-VHS ET recordings on most S-VHS recorders and on VHS recorders
equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) function. (Notice: some recorders are not
compatible with this function.)
• On some tapes noise may appear when playing back a tape recorded with this function. (If
playback picture becomes blurred or interrupted, use a cleaning cassette.)
• In the high-speed search, still, slow-motion or frame-by-frame playback modes (੬pg.16–
17), noise may appear. If these modes are used frequently on a tape recorded with the S-VHS
ET function, the tape may be damaged and the picture may be deteriorated.
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