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Recording Features
Instant Timer Recording (ITR)
This easy method lets you record for from 30 minutes to 6 hours 
(selectable in 30-min. increments), and shuts the recorder off 
after recording is finished.
1Start recording.
Press 7 on the recorder.
2Engage the ITR mode.
Press 7 again. “o“ blinks and 0:30 appears on the front 
display panel.
3Set the recording duration.
If you want to record for more than 30 minutes, press 7 
to extend the time. Each press extends recording time by 
30 minutes.
NOTE:
You can only perform ITR using the 7 button on the recorder’s 
front panel.
Record One Programme While 
Watching Another
If your recorder is connected to the TV via the AV 
connection, press 
TV/VCR. The recorder’s VCR indicator 
and the TV broadcast being recorded disappear. Once 
recording is in progress, all you need to do is to set the 
channel controls on the TV for the station you wish to 
view.
●The programme selected with the TV’s channel controls 
appears on the TV screen, while the one selected with the 
recorder’s 
PR buttons is recorded on the tape.
●If a decoder is connected to the recorder (
pg. 34), you can 
select a scrambled channel as well with the TV channel 
controls.
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22 ENRECORDING (cont.)
Elapsed Recording Time Indication
1Set the counter display.
Press 
– –:– – until a counter reading appears on the front 
display panel.
2Reset the counter.
Press 
0000 before starting recording or playback.●The counter is reset to “0:00:00” and shows the exact elapsed 
time as the tape runs. You can check the exact time of a 
recording or playback.
Tape Remaining Time
Press 
– –:– – until the time remaining on the tape appears.●The front display panel shows the tape remaining time with 
“y“ displayed.
●By pressing the 
– –:– – button, you can change the display to 
show the counter reading, channel position*, clock time or 
tape remaining time.
* Channel position is not displayed during playback.
NOTE:
Depending on the type of tape used, the tape remaining time 
reading may not appear right away, or is not correct. “– –:– –” 
may sometimes appear, or the display may blink on occasion.
Receiving Stereo And Bilingual 
Programmes
Your recorder is equipped with a Sound-Multiplex decoder (A2) 
and a Digital stereo sound decoder (NICAM) making reception 
of stereo and bilingual broadcasts possible.
When the channel is changed, the type of broadcast being 
received will be displayed on the TV screen for a few seconds.
●To listen to a stereo programme, press 
AUDIO until 
“HIFI L
jhR” appears on the TV screen.
●To listen to a bilingual programme, press 
AUDIO until 
“HIFI L
j“ or “HIFIhR” appears on the TV screen.
●To listen to the standard (Regular Monaural) audio while 
receiving a NICAM broadcast, press 
AUD IO until “NORM” 
appears on the TV screen. 
NOTE:
“O.S.D.” must be set to “ON” or the on-screen displays will not 
appear (pg. 37).
To Record Stereo And Bilingual Programmes (A2)
Stereo programmes are automatically recorded in stereo on the 
Hi-Fi audio track (with the normal audio track recording mixed L 
and R channel sound).
●Bilingual programmes are automatically recorded in bilingual 
on the Hi-Fi audio track. The main soundtrack will be 
recorded on the normal audio track.
To Record NICAM Stereo And Bilingual 
Programmes
The NICAM audio programme will be recorded on the Hi-Fi 
audio track, and the Standard audio programme on the normal 
audio track.
NOTES:
●
If the quality of stereo sound being received is poor, the 
broadcast will be received in monaural with better quality.
●
Before playing back a programme recorded in stereo, or a 
bilingual programme, refer to “Soundtrack Selection” on 
page 19. Type of Broadcast 
Being ReceivedOn-screen Display
A2 Stereo
A2 Bilingual
Regular Monaural
NICAM Stereo
NICAM Bilingual
NICAM MonauralST
BIL.
(none)
ST NICAM
BIL. NICAM
NICAM
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B.E.S.T. Picture 
System
The B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalised Signal Tracking) 
system checks the condition of the tape in use during 
playback and recording, and compensates to provide the 
highest-possible  playback and recording pictures. You 
can set “B.E.S.T.” to “ON” or “OFF” to your preference 
(

pg. 37).
Playback
The recorder assesses the quality of the tape once you 
initiate playback.
●
The recorder adjusts the playback picture quality based on the 
quality of the tape in use.
●
B.E.S.T. is active during Auto Tracking. “BEST” appears 
blinking on the recorder’s front display panel.
NOTES:
●
When watching a tape recorded with “B.E.S.T.” set to “ON”, it 
is recommended that you leave B.E.S.T. on during playback as 
well.
●
When watching a rental tape or one recorded on another 
video recorder, or when using this recorder as the player for 
editing, set B.E.S.T. to your preference (

pg. 37).
●
“BEST” only appears at the beginning of automatic tracking. 
Even though it doesn’t appear after that, the B.E.S.T. function is 
operative.
Recording
The recorder assesses the quality of the tape once you 
initiate recording.
DURING B.E.S.T.
●
The recorder spends approximately 7 seconds assessing the 
condition of the tape, then begins recording.
NOTES:
●
The B.E.S.T. system works for both SP and LP modes only after 
a tape has been inserted and the Record mode is first initiated. 
It does not work during recording.
●
The B.E.S.T. system does not work while Auto Satellite 
Programme Recording is in progress (

pg. 30).
●
In the case of timer recordings, the B.E.S.T. system works 
before recording is initiated.
●
Once the cassette is ejected, the B.E.S.T. data is cancelled. The 
next time the cassette is used for recording, B.E.S.T. is re-
performed.
●
Pressing the recorder’s 
7 button while “BEST” is displayed 
does not start Instant Timer Recording (
pg. 21).
AT T E N T I O N
Since the B.E.S.T. system works before recording actually 
starts, there is a delay of approximately 7 seconds after 7 
and 4 on the remote control are pressed, or 7 on the 
recorder is pressed. To make sure you record the desired 
scene or programme in its entirety, first perform the following 
steps:
APress and hold 
9 and press 7 to engage the Record 
Pause mode.
●
The recorder then automatically checks the condition of 
the tape and, after approximately 7 seconds, re-enters 
Record Pause.
BPress 
4 to start recording.
If you want to bypass the B.E.S.T. system and begin recording 
immediately, set “B.E.S.T.” to “OFF” (

pg. 37).
B.E.S.T. COMPLETE
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24 ENTIMER RECORDING
SHOWVIEW
®
 Timer 
Programming
With the SHOWVIEW system, timer programming is greatly 
simplified because each TV programme has a corresponding 
code number which your recorder is able to recognize.
AAccess the SHOWVIEW screen.
The front display panel looks like this:
BEnter the SHOWVIEW number.
Th e  SHOWVIEW number you enter appears on the front display 
panel with only a 4-digit number:
CAccess the SHOWVIEW Program screen.
The front display panel shows the programme start time. Pressing  changes the display to the programme stop time, then the 
date and channel position.
●If the number you entered is invalid, “ERROR” appears on the 
TV screen and “Err” appears on the front display panel. Press 
& and input a valid SHOWVIEW number.
●If the “GUIDE PROG SET” screen appears, see “ATTENTION” 
on page 25.
Before performing the SHOWVIEW Ti m e r  
Programming:
●Make sure that the recorder’s built-in clock is set properly.
●Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place. The recorder 
will come on automatically.
●Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or AV mode).
Press 
PROG.
Press the 
NUMBER keys to 
enter the S
HOWVIEW number 
of a programme you wish to 
record.
●If you make a mistake, press & 
and input the correct number.
Press 
OK, then the 
S
HOWVIEW Program screen 
appears (if you’re just starting 
out, “P1” appears).
IMPORTANT
Make sure the channel position number you wish to record is 
displayed; if not, see “SHOWVIEW® Setup” on page 47 and set 
the Guide Program number correctly.
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DSet the tape speed.
Press 
SP/LP (p).
ESet the VPS/PDC mode.
Press 
VPS/PDC to select “ON” or “OFF”.●If “VPS/PDC  ON” is displayed on the TV screen or “VPS/PDC” 
is lit on the front display panel, VPS/PDC is set to ON.
●If “VPS/PDC OFF” is displayed on the TV screen or “VPS/PDC” 
is not lit on the front display panel, VPS/PDC is set to OFF.
“VPS/PDC Recording” on page 27.
FReturn to the normal screen.
Press 
PROG or 
OK. “PROGRAM COMPLETED” appears 
on the TV screen for about 5 seconds, then the normal 
screen appears. If “PROGRAM OVERLAPPED” appears 
on the TV screen and “Err” on the front display panel, see 
page 29.
●Repeat steps 
1 – 
6 for each additional programme.
GEngage the recorder’s timer mode.
Press # (
TIMER). The recorder turns off automatically 
and 
# appears on the front display panel.●To disengage the timer mode, press # (
TIMER) again.
NOTES:
●To Change The Stop Time . . .
. . . press 
STOP 
+/– after pressing 
OK in step 
3. You can 
compensate for anticipated programme schedule delays.
●To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .
. . . after pressing 
OK in step 
3, press 
WEEKLY (
NUMBER key 
“
9”) for weekly serials or 
DA I LY (
NUMBER key “
8”) for daily 
serials (Monday — Friday). Either “WEEKLY” or “DAILY” 
appears on the TV screen. Pressing the button again makes the 
corresponding indication disappear.
●You can programme this recorder to timer-record as many as 8 
programmes. If you try to programme the recorder to record a 
ninth, “PROGRAM FULL” appears on the TV screen and 
“FULL” appears on the front display panel. To record the extra 
programme, you must first cancel any unnecessary 
programmes (
pg. 28).
●It is not possible to timer-record a TV programme with a 
S
HOWVIEW number which starts with “0”.
Satellite Receiver UsersTo timer-record a satellite broadcast using the SHOWVIEW 
system:
APerform “Satellite Receiver Control Setting” on page 13.
BPerform steps 
1 – 
7. In step 
3, the front display panel 
shows “L2” for the channel position. In step 
5, you cannot 
set “VPS/PDC” to “ON”.
CLeave the satellite receiver’s power on.
AT T E N T I O N
Guide Program Number Set“GUIDE PROG SET” appears after performing step 
3 if the 
Guide Program number for the SHOWVIEW number you 
entered has not been set.
If you want to set the Guide Program number for the satellite 
broadcast station, press the 
NUMBER key “
0” to change “TV 
PROG” to “SAT”. Press 
rt to input the channel position 
number on which your recorder or satellite receiver receives 
that station, then press 
OK or 
e to set the Guide Program 
number. The SHOWVIEW Program screen appears.
(Example) 
To timer-record a ZDF 
programme with the 
S
HOWVIEW system. * If your recorder receives ZDF on 
the channel position 2, press 
OK 
or 
e after entering “2”.
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Express Timer 
Programming
If you don’t know the SHOWVIEW number for the programme you 
wish to record, use the following procedure to set your recorder 
to timer-record the programme.
AAccess the SHOWVIEW screen.
Press 
PROG.
BAccess the Programme screen.
The front display panel looks like this:
CEnter the programme start time.
The front display panel looks like this:
DEnter the programme stop time.
Press 
STOP 
+/– to enter the time you want recording to 
stop.
●Press and hold 
STOP 
+/– to move in 30-minute increments, or 
press and release repeatedly to move 1 minute at a time.
EEnter the programme date.
Press 
DAT E 
+/–. ●The current date appears on the TV screen. The date you enter 
appears in its place.
Before performing Express Timer Programming:●Make sure that the recorder’s built-in clock is set properly.
●Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place. The recorder 
will come on automatically.
●Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or AV mode).
Press 
START 
+/–. (If you’re 
just starting out, “P1” 
appears.)
Press 
START 
+/– to enter the 
time you want recording to 
start.
●Press and hold 
START 
+/– to 
move in 30-minute 
increments, or press and 
release repeatedly to move 1 
minute at a time.
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FEnter the channel position.
GSet the tape speed.
Press 
SP/LP (p).
HSet the VPS/PDC mode. 
Press 
VPS/PDC to select “ON” or “OFF”.●If “VPS/PDC ON” is displayed on the TV screen or “VPS/PDC” 
is lit on the front display panel, VPS/PDC is set to ON.
●If “VPS/PDC OFF” is displayed on the TV screen or “VPS/PDC” 
is not lit on the front display panel, VPS/PDC is set to OFF. 
“VPS/PDC Recording” in the right column
IReturn to the normal screen.
After confirming all information is correct, press 
PROG or 
OK. “PROGRAM COMPLETED” appears on the TV 
screen for about 5 seconds, then the normal screen 
appears. If “PROGRAM OVERLAPPED” appears on the 
TV screen and “Err” on the front display panel, see 
page 29.
●Repeat steps 
1 – 
9 for each additional programme.
JEngage the recorder’s timer mode.
Press # (
TIMER). The recorder turns off automatically 
and # appears on the front display panel.●To disengage the timer mode, press # (
TIMER) again.
To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .. . . anytime during steps 
2 through 
9, press 
WEEKLY (
NUMBER 
key “
9”) for weekly serials or 
DA I LY (
NUMBER key “
8”) for daily 
serials (Monday – Friday). Either “WEEKLY” or “DAILY” appears 
on the TV screen. Pressing the button again makes the 
corresponding indication disappear.
NOTE:
You can programme this recorder to timer-record as many as 8 
programmes. If you try to programme the recorder to record a 
ninth, “PROGRAM FULL” appears on the TV screen and “FULL” 
appears on the front display panel. To record the extra 
programme, you must first cancel any unnecessary programmes 
(
pg. 28).
Press 
PR 
+/–.
Satellite Receiver UsersTo timer-record a satellite broadcast using Express Timer 
Programming:
APerform “Satellite Receiver Control Setting” on page 13.
BPerform steps 
1 – 
10. In step 
6, press the 
NUMBER key 
“
0” to change “TV PROG” to “SAT”. The front display 
panel shows “L2” for the channel position. Then press 
PR 
+/– to enter the channel position for the satellite 
broadcast. In step 
8, you cannot set “VPS/PDC” to “ON”.
CLeave the satellite receiver’s power on.
VPS/PDC Recording
Now available from some TV stations, PDC (Programme 
Delivery Control) and VPS (Video Programme System) are 
service designed to assure safe, accurate timer recording. 
With this system, special code signals are transmitted 
together with the audio/video signals. These code signals 
control your video recorder and have precedence over the 
advertised times you may have preset into the timer. This 
means that your recorder will start and stop recording when 
the preset TV programmes actually start and end — even if 
the broadcast time of a preset TV programme is changed.
NOTES:  
●When you use Express Timer Programming, set the start 
time (VPS or PDC time) exactly as advertised in the TV 
listing. A different time than advertised will result in no 
recording.
●VPS/PDC recording is also possible when a satellite 
receiver or a cable system is connected to AV2 (L-2) IN/
DECODER on your recorder.
●VPS/PDC recording is also possible via the AV1 (L-1) IN/
OUT connector.
How to check if the station being received transmits a 
VPS/PDC signal
APress 
– –:– – until the channel position appears on the 
front display panel.
BHold down 
START+ for about 5 seconds.
“VPS/PDC” appears blinking on the front display panel.
If a VPS/PDC signal is detected from the station, “VPS/
PDC” will stop blinking.
If no VPS/PDC signal is detected from the station, “VPS/
PDC” will blink at a slower rate.
CPress 
– –:– – or 
START+ again to return to normal display.
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Check, cancel and change programmes
ADisengage the timer mode.
Press # (
TIMER), then press 1.
BAccess the Programme Check screen/display.
CAccess the Programme screen/display.
The front display panel shows the programme start time. Pressing 
OK changes the display to the programme stop time, then the 
date and the channel position.
To cancel or change a programme...
DCancel or change a programme.
Press & to cancel a programme. To change programme 
settings, press the appropriate button: 
START+/–, 
STOP+/–, 
DAT E + / –, 
PR+/–, 
VPS/PDC and/or 
SP/LP 
(
p).●You can change “TV PROG” to “SAT” for the channel position 
by pressing the 
NUMBER key “
0”.
EReturn to the normal screen/display.
Press  as many times as necessary. If there are still 
some programmes remaining, go on to step 
6.
FReturn to the timer mode.
Press # (
TIMER).
NOTE:
You can also check the programmes on the front display panel 
even if the recorder’s power is off (unless the recorder is in the 
Power Save mode 
pg. 38) or the recorder is in the Timer 
mode; however, it is not possible to cancel or change the 
programmes.
Press .
Press  again to check 
more information. Each time 
you press 
, the next 
programme’s information 
appears.
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When programmes overlap each other
If “PROGRAM OVERLAPPED” appears, you have another 
programme overlapping the programme you have just made.
The Programme Check screen appears and conflicting 
programmes will start blinking.
Example: Programme 1 (you have just made) and 
Programme 4 overlap each other.
AConfirm the overlapping programmes.
Overlapping programmes blink on the TV screen.
BSelect the programme to modify.
Press rt, then press 
OK or e.●You can only select one of the overlapping programmes.
NOTE:
If you do not mind this overlap, press 
PROG to finish the timer 
programme setting. The programme with the lower programme 
number will be recorded and the other one will not be recorded 
correctly. If no changes are made for approximately 1 minute, 
the recorder will return to the normal screen.
CCancel or change programme setting.
To cancel a programme, press & when the Programme 
screen you do not want is shown. PROGRAM 
COMPLETED appears on the TV screen for about 5 
seconds, then the normal screen appears.
To change a programme, press the appropriate button: 
START+/–, 
STOP+/–, 
DAT E + / –, 
PR+/–, 
VPS/PDC and/or 
SP/LP (
p) when the Programme screen on which you 
want to make changes is shown, then press 
OK. 
PROGRAM COMPLETED appears on the TV screen for 
about 5 seconds, then the normal screen appears.
NOTE:
If the overlap is not yet solved, or another overlap occurs with 
the timer programme setting after making the last correction on a 
programme, the conflicting programmes will be shown on the 
Programme Check screen again. Repeat the above steps again 
until the overlap is solved.
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Automatic Satellite 
Programme 
Recording
This function allows you to automatically record a 
satellite programme which is timer-programmed on your 
external satellite receiver. Connect a satellite receiver to 
the recorder and programme the timer on the satellite 
receiver. The recorder starts or stops recording by the 
signals input from the satellite receiver. After recording, 
the recorder’s power shuts off automatically.
ASelect the L-2 SELECT mode.
Set  “L-2 SELECT” to “L-2” or “SAT” (pg. 39).●When you select “SAT”, refer to “IMPORTANT” on page 33. 
BSet the tape speed.
Press 
SP/LP (p).
CEngage the Auto Satellite Programme 
Recording mode.
Press and hold 
SAT# for about 2 seconds. The SAT# 
indicator lights up and the recorder turns off 
automatically.
NOTES:
●To disengage the Auto Satellite Programme Recording mode, press 
SAT#. The SAT# indicator goes off.
●If the recorder’s power is off, it is not possible to engage the Auto Satellite Programme Recording mode.
●In step 
3, if the SAT
# indicator does not light but instead blinks quickly even though your satellite receiver’s power is off, Auto 
Satellite Programme Recording will not work properly with that satellite receiver*. If this is the case, perform “Express Timer 
Programming” (
pg. 26) to timer-record a satellite programme.* Some satellite receivers output signals even if the power is off. Auto Satellite Programme Recording is not possible with those satellite receivers.●The SAT# indicator blinks while Auto Satellite Programme Recording is in progress.
●For timer programming of the satellite receiver, refer to the instruction manual of the satellite receiver.
●Auto Satellite Programme Recording is not possible if your satellite receiver does not have a timer.
●Pressing the recorder’s 
1 button while Auto Satellite Programme Recording is in progress turns off the recorder’s power and 
disengages the Auto Satellite Programme Recording mode.
●If there are more than one satellite programmes you wish to record with Auto Satellite Programme Recording, it is not possible to set 
different tape speeds for each programme.
●Depending on the type of satellite receiver, the recorder may not record a slight portion of the beginning of the programme or may 
record slightly longer than the actual length of the programme. 
●If you engage the Auto Satellite Programme Recording mode when the satellite receiver’s power is on, the recorder will not start Auto 
Satellite Programme Recording even though the SAT
# indicator blinks. When the satellite receiver shuts off once and is turned back 
on again, the recorder starts recording.
●You can also record a programme from your cable system in the same way if the system has a timer.
●The B.E.S.T. system (
pg. 23) does not work while Auto Satellite Programme Recording is in progress.
●Just Clock (pg. 48) does not work when the Auto Satellite Programme Recording mode is engaged.
●When the Auto Satellite Programme Recording mode is engaged, or the recorder’s power is turned off after Auto Satellite Programme 
Recording is finished, the recorder will not enter the Timer mode even though “AUTO TIMER” is set to “ON”.
●After Auto Satellite Programme Recording, the number of recorded programmes will not be displayed on the front display panel for 
the Instant ReView function (
pg. 18).
SAT# indicator
AT T E N T I O N
●Be sure not to turn on the satellite receiver before the 
programme is executed; otherwise, the recorder will start 
recording when the satellite receiver’s power is turned on.
●If you have connected another appliance other than a 
satellite receiver to the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector, 
be sure not to engage the Auto Satellite Programme 
Recording mode; otherwise, the recorder will start 
recording when the connected appliance’s power is turned 
on.
●Auto Satellite Programme Recording and timer-recording 
cannot be done at the same time.
Before performing the following steps:●Make sure the satellite receiver is connected to the 
recorder’s AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector. (pg. 33)
●Programme the timer on the satellite receiver.
●Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place.
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