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Other Function
Indications that Can Be Displayed on the
TV Screen
At a press of the [OSD/DISPLAY]
(18), the following indications
appear on the TV screen.
1) TV station name
2) STEREO or BILINGUAL
Indicator
(For NV-HS880EG and
NV-HS830EG)
When receiving a TV
programme, the type of sound
system in which it is broadcast is automatically
indicated.
STEREO, M1 and M2 Indicator
(For NV-HS880EC and NV-HS830EC)
When receiving a TV programme with the Stereo,
Bilingual or NICAM sound system, the type of sound
system in which it is broadcast is automatically
indicated.
STEREO: When receiving a Stereo/NICAM stereo
broadcast.
M1/M2: When receiving a Bilingual/NICAM dual-
sound broadcast.
M1: When receiving a NICAM monaural
broadcast.
3) Sound mode during playback (L/R)
At each press of the [AUDIO] (17), the selected
playback sound is indicated with L (Left) and R (Right).
Stereo playback:
The L and R indications are displayed.
Left audio channel playback:
The L indication alone is displayed.
Right audio channel playback:
The R indication alone is displayed.
Playback of normal audio track:
Neither L nor R indication is displayed.
4) Tape speed indicator
5) Tape running display
6) Present time/Tape counter/Remaining tape time/
Index Search/One-Touch Recording (OTR)/
Playback Off Timer Function
Present time 17:24:31
Tape counter – 2:35.47
Remaining tape time REMAIN: 2:34
Index Search 5 02
One-Touch Recording (OTR) OTR 60
Playback Off Timer Function 30
Notes:
• If [OSD] is set to [OFF], none of the above indications appear.
• None of the above indications appear during special playback.
• During playback and when the AV input for the external source is
selected, indications 1 and 2 do not appear.
To Play Back NTSC Video Cassettes on
Your PAL TV
(Quasi-NTSC Playback Function)
This VCR allows playback of tapes recorded in the NTSC
system on a normal PAL system TV with the same
operations as usual.
On some TVs, however, the playback picture may roll up or
down.
• If your TV has a V-HOLD control or equivalent adjustment
function, use it to try to stop the picture movement.
Crystal View Control Super (CVC Super)
The crystal view control function ensures that you always
obtain the optimum picture quality so that you get the best
picture automatically.
While the VCR is turned on, the [CVC] indication is always
displayed to show that the Crystal View Control Super is
activated.
Child Lock Function buttons
([OK] (24) and [OFF (i)] (22))
This function deactivates all buttons on the VCR and the
remote control. Use this function, when you do not want
other people to operate the VCR.
To Activate the Child Lock Function
Hold down the [OK] (24) and the [OFF (i)] (22) simultaneously
until the [
!" hold] indication appears in the VCR display.
• If you press a button while the Child Lock function is on, the
[!" hold] indication appears in the VCR display to inform you that
no operation is possible.
To Cancel the Child Lock Function
Hold down the [OK] (24) and the [OFF (i)] (22)
simultaneously until the [!" hold] indication disappears.
• If you disconnect the power cable, the Child Lock function is
automatically cancelled after the power backup time of
approximately 60 minutes has elapsed.
• If you cannot cancel the Child Lock function, press the [EXIT] (27)
and perform the operation.
NICAM Broadcasting System
(For NV-HS880EC and NV-HS830EC)
NV-HS880EC and NV-HS830EC feature the NICAM digital
sound system, a 2-channel sound broadcast system that
provides either 2 high-quality stereo sound tracks or 2
independent mono sound tracks, M1 and M2.
NICAM programmes are always accompanied by standard
(mono) sound broadcasts, and during playback, you can
select the desired sound with the [AUDIO] (17).
• The NICAM stereo sound can only be recorded on the Hi-Fi
audio tracks.
• If, for some reason, you want to record a stereo, bilingual or
NICAM TV programme intentionally in mono on the Hi-Fi
audio tracks, set [Mono] to [ON] for the programme position
on which the desired programme is broadcast, as
described on page 19.
1
2
3
ARD
0:00:29
6
L R SP
4
5
STEREO