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SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.)
VCR SET UP 1 (cont.)
* The default setting is bold in the table below.
8 S-VHS ET
ON
OFF
You can record in SP mode on VHS cassettes with S-VHS picture quality. Tapes recorded using this
function can be played back on a recorder equipped with the S-VHS ET function.
When this function is set to “ON”, the S-VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel.
NOTES:
● You can activate the S-VHS ET function only before you start recording on a VHS cassette.
● Before recording, make sure that “B.E.S.T.” is set to “ON”. ( ੬
pg. 81)
● You cannot activate the S-VHS ET function...
... while recording is in progress.
...while timer-recording or Instant Timer Recording (
੬
pg. 33, 46, 48) is in progress.
...while B.E.S.T. (
੬
pg. 45) is in progress.
● The S-VHS ET function does not work...
...with S-VHS cassettes.
...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 cassettes is recommended.
● Use of high grade tapes is recommended 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 can play back a tape recorded using the S-VHS ET function on most of S-VHS recorders and of
VHS recorders equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) function. (Notice some recorders
are not compatible with the S-VHS ET function.)
● While playing back a tape recorded using the S-VHS ET function on some recorders, noise may
appear. (If playback picture becomes blurred or interrupted, use a cleaning cassette.)
● In the variable speed search, still, slow-motion or frame-by-frame playback modes ( ੬
pg. 39), noise
may appear. If these modes are performed frequently on a tape recorded using the S-VHS ET
function, the tape may be damaged and the picture may be deteriorated.
8 S-VHS
AUTO
OFF
Your recorder can record in S-VHS (Super VHS), S-VHS ET or VHS.
● To record in S-VHS:
Set “S-VHS” to “AUTO”. Then, insert a cassette marked “S-VHS”. The S-VHS indicator lights up on the
front display panel.
The S-VHS recording mode is selected.
● To record in S-VHS ET on a VHS cassette:
Set “S-VHS ET” to “ON”. (See above)
● To record in VHS:
Insert a cassette marked “VHS”.
Set “S-VHS ET” to “OFF”. (See above)
The VHS recording mode is automatically selected regardless of the “S-VHS” mode setting.
● To record in VHS on an S-VHS cassette:
Insert a cassette marked “S-VHS”. The S-VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel. Then, set
“S-VHS” to “OFF”. The S-VHS indicator goes off.
The VHS recording mode is selected.
NOTE:
When playing back a tape that has been recorded in S-VHS or S-VHS ET, the S-VHS indicator lights up
on the front display panel regardless of the “S-VHS” mode setting.
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