Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)
LP allows to double the recording duration on tape (for
example six hours instead of three hours on an E180 cassette).
1 Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme
number for the DVD/VCR.
2 Press DISC/VCR MENU.The main
menu will appear.
3 Select “RECORD SETUP” using
K/L and confirm with B.
4
Select “RECORD SPEED” using
K/L.
5 Select the required recording speed
with B.
6 To end, press STATUS/EXIT.
“SP” / “LP” / “AUTO”
“SP”: Standard Play (normal recording speed) offers the usual
first-class picture quality.
“LP”: Long Play (half recording speed,double recording time).
6 hours can be recorded on a 3-hour cassette (E180)
with a somewhat reduced picture quality.
“AUTO”: AUTOmatic Long Play.If there is not enough space on
the tape to record a programmed recording in
standard speed,the recording is automatically done in
“LP” (Long Play).Otherwise,the recording speed will
be “SP” (Standard Play).
SELECT KL CHOOSE B
→RECORD SPEED [SP]
DIRECT RECORD [OFF]
RECORD LINK [OFF]
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Searching for a tape position with picture
(scanning)
1 During playback,press
h
or
g
one or more times.
2 If you want to search in super high speed, press
h
or
g
once more. (This function will not operate for a cassette
recorded in SP mode in the NTSC standard.)
3 Press PLAY B to resume playback.
Still picture / slow motion
1 During playback,press PAUSE
k
to stop the tape and display a
still picture.
2 During playback,press SLOW to playback the tape in slow
motion.
3 Press PLAY B to resume playback.
Scanning and still/slow motion interferes with the picture
quality.The sound is switched off.This is not a fault in your
DVD/ VCR.
Index search
Every time a tape is recorded an index marking is written on
the tape.These marked positions can be found again quickly
and easily later.
1 To search for the previous marking, press INDEX 3 and then
h
. ‘Fr’ will appear on the display for 5 seconds,and then, the
remaining tape time will appear.
2 For the next marking,press INDEX 3 and then
g
.‘FF’ will
appear on the display for 5 seconds, and then,the remaining
tape time will appear.
3 As soon as the DVD/ VCR finds this marking, it automatically
switches to playback.
Manual Tracking
To manually adjust the tracking during playback and slow
motion playback,press P+/P
-
.
Tracking will return to Automatic Tracking Adjustment when
you press STOP C,insert a tape,or press PLAY B.
To r emove vertical jitter in a Still picture, press P+/P
-
.
General information
Use Manual Recording to make a spontaneous recording
(for example,a programme currently being shown).
If you want to start and stop a recording manually,read the
section Recording without automatic switch-off.
Read the section DIRECT RECORD if you want to record a
programme currently being shown.
Read the section Automatic controlled recording from a
satellite receiver (RECORD LINK),if you want a
recording to be controlled automatically by a satellite receiver.
Recording without automatic switch-off
1 Insert a cassette.
2 Use P+/P
-
to select the programme number you want to
record,for example,‘P01’.
3 To start recording,press RECORD I.
4 Stop recording with STOP C.
Lining up recordings (assemble cut)
When you add a further recording to a cassette,which already
has a recording on it,a short blank (flicker) can appear between
the old and the new recording or the picture itself can flicker.
To help reduce these from occurring, proceed as follows:
1 Find the tape position of the old recording where you want to
insert the new recording.
2 Look at the last minute of the old recording (playback).
3 Press PAUSE
k
at the tape position where the new recording
is to go and press RECORD I.
4 Now start recording as usual by pressing RECORD I on the
remote control.
5 Stop recording with STOP C.
Searching for tape position without picture
(forward wind and rewind)
1 Stop the tape with STOP C.
2 Press
h
or
g
.‘Fr’ or ‘FF’ will appear on the display for 5
seconds,and then, the remaining tape time will appear.
3 To stop the tape, press STOP C.
“PROTECTED CASSETTE CANNOT RECORD”
message briefly appeared in the TV screen, then the
cassette was ejected.
A cassette without its security tab was inserted.
Undo the erase protection.
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