[AUDIO MONITOR] switch
[OPERATE] button
[EJECT] button
Turn the power ON.
Press the [OPERATE] switch. The counter display lights
up.
Turn the power OFF
Press the [OPERATE] switch. “
oPE-oFF” is shown in the
counter display.
Loading/unloading a cassette
Insert the cassette into the cassette loading slot with the
window facing up. Push the cassette in slowly until the
loading mechanism starts automatic loading.
[ The VCR enters the Stop mode and the cassette
indicator (
) lights.
Press the [EJECT] button to eject the cassette.
[ The cassette tape is ejected.
Audio monitor selection
Set the No. 054 <AUDIO MONITOR> menu switch to
“AUDIO”.
Use the [AUDIO MONITOR] switch to select the audio
channel to monitor (via the [AUDIO MONITOR OUT]
connectors).
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See “Playback preparation
” on page 28.
25
Built-in clock setting
Time data is recorded in the sub code area of the tape during recording. In the Play mode, this data is read out and can be
shown on the on-screen display or the counter display.
5 PREPARATION
5
Setting procedure
The names of the operation buttons are shown above the
buttons.
1
Set the tape counter display to the time display.
Set the No. 516 <DISPLAY SELECT> menu switch to
“CLOCK”.
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See No. 516 <DISPLAY SELECT> on page 23.
2
Set the [COUNTER] switch to
“TC” or “UB”.
• To set the time, set to “TC”.
The time display is shown in the tape counter.
• To set the date, set to “UB”.
The date display is shown in the tape counter.
3
Engage the setting mode.
Press the [HOLD] button.
• Clock setting
[ The hour digit starts to blink.
• Date setting
[ The month digit starts to blink. (U MODEL)
[ The day digit starts to blink. (E MODEL)
4
Change the value.
Each time the [ADVANCE] button is pressed, the value
of the blinking digit increases.
While holding down the [SHIFT] button, press the
[ADVANCE] button to reset the value as follows.
• Clock setting: “00:00:00”
• Date setting: “01:01:2000”
5
Shift the digit.
Press the [SHIFT] button.
• Clock setting: Each time the [SHIFT] button is pressed,
the blinking cursor moves in the order of hours [
minutes [ seconds.
• Date setting: Each time the [SHIFT] button is pressed,
the blinking cursor moves in the order of month [ day
[ year.
(U MODEL)
, day [ month [year.
(E MODEL)
.
Repeat steps 4 to 5 to change the values for each
digit.
6
Enter the set data.
Press the [PRESET] button to enter the set data.