1-3.
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
Playback
Mode
PRECAUTIONS
1.
To
prevent
accidental damage
or needless
wear
to
the
video
heads, observe the
following.
a. Do
not
operate
the motor
(Function Lever
in
FAST
FORWARD,
PAUSE,
FORWARD,
or
REWIND
position)
unless
tape is threaded
properly on
the
machine.
b.
Never
attempt
to
thread the tape while the
motor
is running.
c.
At
the end
of
record or playback operations,
set
the
Function Lever
to
STOP.
d.
Avoid
leaving
the
motor running
for extend-
ed
periods while the
tape
is stationary.
e.
Do
not
operate the
Function
Lever if
the
tape
is slack anywhere in the tape path.
2.
To
prevent
erasure
of a prerecorded
tape,
do
not
put
the
VTR in the record mode while the prere-
corded
tape
is on the machine. Tape erasure takes
place
when
the
RECORD
button is down and the
Function
Lever
is in
the
FORWARD position.
Preliminary
Setup
1. Press
the
POWER button. The pilot lamp will
light.
2. Set
the
Tape Counter to
000 by pressing the re-
set
button
at the right
of
the counter.
3. Set
the
CAMERA/LINE/TV Selector
according
to
the
input
signal.
Record
Mode
1.
To
put
the VTR into
the
"E-to-E"
mode,
press
the
red
RECORD button
down
until
it
locks in
the
"down"
position. The red
RECORD
indicator
button
will light.
2.
To
start
the
recording,
hold the RECORD button
down
while moving
the
Function
Lever
to
FORWARD.
This
locks
the
RECORD button
down
in
the record position. The automatic
gain
control
system
adjusts video and audio input
levels
automatically.
3. To stop
the
recording,
move the
Function
Lever
to
the
STOP position. The
RECORD
button is re-
leased
and the VTR
reverts
to
the
playback mode
1. The VTR
operates
in the
playback
mode
as long
as the RECORD
button
is
not depressed.
Note
that the monitor
will display
a snowy raster as
the playback
circuits
have
no input signals.
2.
To play
a prerecorded
tape, set
the
Function
Lever
to
FORWARD.
The
monitor
will
display
the
pictures
previously
recorded
on the
tape.
3.
For
stop-action,
set
the Function
Lever to
PAUSE.
The
tape
transport
will stop and
the
monitor
will display
a still
picture.
4.
To
skip over a
portion
of tape,
move the
Function
Lever
to
the FAST
FORWARD
position.
The
tape
will
advance
rapidly.
To
resume
normal
play-
back,
set the
Function
Lever
to
PAUSE
and
then
to
FORWARD.
Tape
will
move again
at the
normal
playing
speed.
5.
To
stop the
playback
operation,
set the
Function
Lever to
STOP.
SKEW
Control
Picture
distortion in the
upper part
of
the screen
may
be
corrected
by turning
the SKEW
control.
This knob
automatically returns
to
its center position
when the RECORD
button
is pressed.
TRACKING
Control
Noise
in
the
picture
due
to
improper tracking
may
be corrected
by
turning
the TRACKING
control. For
normal
playback,
turn the knob
fully counterclock-
wise
to the
FIX
position.
Sound
Dubbing
To insert
(dub) new
sound
onto
a prerecorded
tape,
proceed as
follows.
1
.
Connect
a microphone (or
other audio
source)
to
the
VTR. Refer
to
Section
1-4
for
audio
input
connection.
Note:
When
a microphone
is
connected,
the
auxiliary input
at
the
AUX. IN jack is
disabled.
2. Set the CAMERA/LINE/TV
selector
to CAMERA
or LINE.
3.
Play
back the
prerecorded
tape. When
the
portion
on
which
the
new sound
is to
be
added
is
seen
on
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