Toshiba Beta hi-fi v-s36 User manual

1.

Beta

HiR

Stereo

2.

Four-Head

System

3.

20-Function

Wireless

Remote

Control

4.

New

Fashionable

Design

5.

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Counter

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6.

Cable

TV

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7.

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wing

system

8.

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Motors

SHOULD

YOUR

UN1T

REQUIRE

SERWCE,

PLEASE

REFER

TO

"TOSHIBA

SERVICE

PROCEDURE

ON

BACK

COVER.

NOTE:

This

Video

Cassette

Recorder

iscompatible

with

any

Video

Cam

Rrrcorder

bearing

the

mark.

The

VCR

is

designed

to

expand

your

opportunities

for

home

viewing

and

not

for

any

usage

which

mightviolate

the

copyright

laws

.

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the original

shipping

carton

and

paeking

rnaterlals;

they

will

came

in

handy

if

you

ever

have

to

ship

your

VCR

.

For

maximum

protection.

repack

the

set

B

it

wss

originally

packed

at

the

factory

.

TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

.................................................

CONNECT

THE

ANTENNA

3

...............................................

CONNECT

THE

TELEVISION

3

CABLE

ANTENNA

CONNECTION

............................................

4

TELECAPTION

ADAPTOR

CONNECTION

.....................................

4

SET

YOUR

TELEVISION

TO

THE

VCR CHANNEL

..............................

5

SET

TI

NG

THE

CLOCK

...................................................

5-6

SYNTHESIZER TUNER

(Auto

tuning

system)

.................................

6-8

MAKING

A

SAMPLE

RECORDING

AND

PLAYBACK

............................

8

PLAYBACK

WITH

N

EQUIPPEDWITH

VlR

...................................

8

GET

FAMILIAR WITH

YOUR

VCR

...........................................

8

IDENTIFICATIONAND OPERATION

OF

CONTROLS

........................

9-20

AUDIODUBBING

........................................................

21

EDITING RECORDING

...................................................

21

RECORDING

ONE

PROGRAM

WHILE

VIEWING

ANOTHER

.....................

n

VCR

TO

VCR DUBBING

...................................................

22

USING

A

CAMERA

WITH THE

VCR

.........................................

23

PROGRAMMABLE

TIMER

.............................................

.2

4-27

CONFIRMINGTHAT

PROGRAM(S1

ARE

PRESET

..............................

27

TO

CANCELPREVIOUSLY TIMED PROGRAM(S1

..............................

27

US1

NG

THE

"PICTURE

SEARCH"

(CUE

AND

REV1

EW)

FEATURES

...............

28

USING

THE

"AUTO

FIND" FEATURE

.......................................

20

USING

THE

"MEMORY"

FEATURE

.........................................

29

USING

THE

TAPE

"COUNTERIPLAY

TIME"

FEATURE

.........................

30

TIMEITAPE

COUNTER

CHART

.............................................

30

HOW

TO

INSTALL BATTERIES

IN

THE

REMOTE

CONTROL

UNIT

...............

31

REMOTE

CONTROL

OPERATION

RANGE

...................................

31

USING

THE REMOTE

CONTROL

SPECIAL

FEATURES

.........................

32

FORWARDSLOW

........................................................

32

OOUB

tE

SPEED

PLAYBACK

...............................................

32

VARIABLE

"SEARCH"

(5-20

times normal

playbck)

...........................

32

............................

I

SPECIAL

FEATURE:

"BETA

hi-fi"

SOUND

SYSTEM

331

WHAT

IS

"BETA

hi-fi"?

...................................................

33

.........................

"BETA

hi-fi"

RECORDINGPLAYBACK CONNECTIONS

34

HOW

TO

OPERATE

SWITCHES

TO

RECORD

A

TAPE

WlTH

"BETA

hi-fi8'SOUND

.....................................................

35

HOW

TO

OPERATE SWITCHES

TO

PLAYBACK

A

TAPE

PRE-RECORDED

WlTH

]

"BETA

hi-fi"

SOUND

.....................................................

361

.........................................................

DEWWARNING

37

......................................................

OPERATINGHINTS

37

TROUBLESHOOTING

................................................

-38-39

SPECIFICATIONS

........................................................

40

(

CONNECT

THE

ANTENNA

Identify

the

type

of

cable

from

your antenna.

If

it

is

a

round

cable

as

illustrated,

it

is

a

7khm

coaxial

antenna cable,

This

cable

will

connect directly

to

the connector marked

"ANTENNA

IN"

on your

VCR.

If

your

antenna lead

wire

is

a

flat

type

antenna

cable,

connect

it

to

the

300/75-ohm

Matching

Transformer

(accessory

number

3).

Then

slip

the

Matching Transformer onto

the

"ANTENNA

IN"

connector

on

the

VCR.

The

Matching

Transformer

does

not

screw

onto

the

VCR,

it

just

slips

over

the

connector.

Note:

If

your antenna

has

two

leads

(one

for

UHF

and

one

for

VH

F

1,

you

will

have

to

purchase

a

com-

binerlmixer

to

combine the

two

leads

before

con-

hection

to

the

VCR.

ANTENNAS

VCR

CONNECT

THE

TELEVISION

1.

Locate

the

Antenna Cable

(acwry

number

1).

'

2.

Slide

one

end onto

the

VCR

connector

marked

"TELEVISION

OUT"

located

on

the

back

of

the

VCR.

3.

Locate

the

UIV

Splitter

{accessory

number2.)

and

conm

it

to

the

opposite

end

of

the

cable.

4.

Connect

the

wires

marked

"UHF"

on

the

Splitter

to

the

UHF

terminals on

the

kk

of

your television. If

you

already

have

an

adaptor

on

your

TV

antenna

terminals,

remove

it.

5.

Connect

the

wires

marked

"VHF"

on

the

Splitter

to

the

VHF

terminals

on

the

back

of

your television. Again,

if

you already

have

an

adaptor

on

your

TV

antenna terminal, remove

it.

6.

Locate

the

"TV/VCRt'

switch

on

the

front

of

the

VCR.

Press

the

"TV/VCRW

switch

to

TV

position,

and

then

the

light

will

go

off.

7.

Check

that

your

TV

is

operating

correctly.

If

it

is

not,

recheck

the antenna connections

you

just

made.

'TVNCR"

Switch

CABLE

ANTENNA

CONNECTION

If

you

have

cable

TV

in

your

area,

you

may

be

able

to

urn

one

of

the

following

methods

of

connection.

CABLE

ANTENNA

LEAD

AND

CONVERTER

"TE

LEVlSlON

2

SET

COUPLER

"ANTENNA

IN"

This

hook-up

will

permit

all

VCR

functions

except

that

you

cannot

record

any

encoded

(scrambled)

channels,

CABLE

ANTENNA

LEAD-NO

CONVERTER

CABLE

ANTENNA

LEAD

"TE

LEV

ISION

OUT"

TO

"VHF

ANT"

"A

This

hook-up

will

permit

all

VCR

functions.

NOTE:

These

are

the

most

popular

types

of

Cable

Systems.

If

your

Cable Company

uses

a

different

system,

please

consult

with the

Cable Company

for

proper

connections.

TELECAPTION

ADAPTOR

CONNECTION

CONNECTING

THE

VCR

AND

TELECAPTION

ADAPTOR

"TELEVISION

OUT"

Connector

Cable

1.

Connect

the

TV

antenna

lead

to

the

VCR

OUT

on

the

Telecaption

Adaptor.

Connect

the

"ANTENNA

IN"

Connector.

other

end

to

the

TV

VH

F

Antenna

Terminal.

2.

Connect

the

Antenna

Cable

[accessory

numhr

NOTE:

The

felecaption

Adaptor

should

al-

1)

to

tire

"TELEVISION

OUT"

Connector

on

ways

be

connected

so

that

it

is

between

the

VCR.

Connect

the

other

end

to

the

VH

F

VCR

and

TV.

Far

alternate

antenna

connec-

IN

on

the

Telecaption

Adaptor.

tions, consult

your

Telecaption

Adaptor

Own-

3.

Connect another

antenna

cable

to

the

VH

F

ers

Manual.

SET

YOUR

TELEVISION

TO

THE

VCR

CHANNEL

1.

Set

your

TV

to

Channel

3

unless

Channel

3

is

one

of

the

TV

stations in

your

area.

If

Channel

3

is

used

in

your

area,

set

your

TV

to

Channel

4.

2.

Locate

the AF

Channel Select Switch

on

the

lower

portion

of

the

back

panel.

3.

Wi.th

a

small

screwdriver,

slide

the

RF

Channel

Select

Switch

toward

Channel

4.

This

is

the

VCR

channel

on

your

television

set.

Your

tele

vision

receiver

must

be

tuned

to

this

channel

any

time

a

video

cassette

is

played

back

on

the

VCR.

4.

Plug

the

VCR power

cord

into

a

120V

electri-

cal

outlet

and

press

the

"POWER"

Switch.

The

"POWER"

Light

will

come

on.

The

clock

will

tm

flashing.

{Don't

worry,

w

will

set

that

later.)

5.

Press

the

"TV/VCR"

Switch

to

the

"VCR"

position.

The

"VCR"

Light

will

come

on.

Select

an

active

TV

channel

by

pushing

the

proper

VCR

Channel

Selector

Button.

The

picture

from

that

channel should

now

be

dis-

played

on

your

television.

"VCR"

"POWER"

Switch

Channel

Selector

6.

Fine

tune

the

television

for

best

picture.

SETTING

THE

CLOCK

(EXAMPLE:

Monday

9:00

AM)

1.

When

connecting

the

VCR

to

the

AC

power,

the

digital

display

will

start

flashing

"SUN"

"AM"

"1

2:oW.

CH

2.

Press

the

"CLOCK

SET"

button.

(The

"SUN"

will

flash.)

3.

Pres

the

"SET"

button

until

the

day

ihdicator

reaches

correct

day.

(See

Note

1

.)

nn

UU.

......

"MON"

GH

Press

"ENTER"

button.

(The

hour

indicator

will

now

be

flashing.)

4.

Pm

the

"SET"

button

until

the'hour

indica-

tor

reaches

correct

figure.

......

"AM

9"

Press

"ENTE

R"

button.

(The

tens

minute

digit

indicator

will

now be

flashing.)

5.

Prm

the

"SET"

button

until

the

tens

minute

digit

indicator

reaches

correct

figure.

......

"0

Pres

"ENTER"

button.

(The

minute

digit

indicator

will now

be

flash-

ing.)

6.

Press

the

"SET"

button

until

the

minute

digit

indicator

reaches

correct

figure.

.....*

w"

Pm

"ENTER"

button.

(The

"END"

indicator

will

now

light.)

7.

Press

the

"CLOCK"

button

to

start

clock.

For

the

zero

second

setting,

push

"CLOCK"

button

when

the

correct

time

passes

through

zero

seconds.

Nates 1.

If

the

"SET"

button

is

held

down,

the

day

will

change

rapidly.

2.

Always

k

certain

the

cloek

is

set

to

the

correct time

and

day

before

attempting

programming.

3.

Be

careful

to

set

:'AM-PM"

cormctly.

4.

Even

if

AC

power

to

the

VCR

Is

interrupt-

ed,

the

clock

will continue to

run

and

the

programming will

not

be

disturbed

for

about

10

minutes. After

10

minutes

of

power

interruption,

if

the

clock

flashes

"SUN"

"AM"

"1

2:0OW,

the

clock

and

pro-

gramming

will

have

to

be

reset.

{During

power interruption

there will

be

no

clock

display.)

(If

the

colon

flashes,

it

indicates

there

has

been

short

power

interruption.

Then

push

the

"CLOCK

SET"

button

once

and

flashing

of

colon

out

now

and

the

day

of

week

will

be

flashing,

Then

push

the

"CLOCK

SET"

button

once

again

and

the

flashing

will

go

out.)

5.

The

clack

setting

can

be

made

whether

the

power

is

turned

on

or

off.

SY

NTHESlZER

TUNER

(Autotuning

system)

*

Press

the

"POWER"

switch

"ON"

after

connect-

ing

antenna. The

VCR

automatically

searches

and

memorizes

the

STANDARD

Channels

in

your

local

area.

While

memorizing

the

STANDARD

Channels,

the

Channel

Indicator

changes

the

number

from

2

throu$83.

+

After

memorizing

the

active

channels in

your

area,

the

tuner

will

automatically

stop

at

the

lowest

active

channel

numhr.

If

you

move

to

a

different

area,

press tire

"AUTO

MEMORY"

button inside the

door

to

reprogram

the

active

channels

for

your

new

area.

The

Automatic

Memory

operation

will

work

with

STANDARD

Channels only;

it

will

not

work

with

CATV

Channels.

<

To

Selw

a

Chanml>

This

tuner

is

designed

to allow you

to

select

the

daid

channels

by

1WEY

buttons

as

well

as

to

automatically

stop

at

channels

by

CHANNEL

UP

(

)/DOWN

(

r

)

buttons.

Channel

Indicator

Button

I

Channel

Se

=tor

Inside

the

Compartment

"AUTO

MEM~RY"

Button

10-KEY

CHANNEL

Buttom

CHANNEL

UPIDOWN

Buttons

<

To

Select

a

Channel

with

the

IbKEY

CHANNEL

Buttons

>

Example

1,

Suppose

you

wish

to

select

channel

4.

<

Procedure

1.

>

Suppose

the

TV

is

on

channel

2.

Press

"0

and

"4".

Channel

4

will

be

selected immediately

after pressing

"4".

a

Now,

channel

"2"

@

Push

button

"0

is

being

received

Note:

For

timed

recording,

always follow

this

pro-

cedure

for selecting singledigit

number

channels

on

VC

R.

@

Push

button

"4"

@

Channel

"4"

is

receid

Channel

0

through

8

may

also

be

selected

by

pushing

only

the

single

channel

number.

For

example;

push

"4"

and

wait

2-3

seconds.

Then

channel

"4"

will automatically

be

selected.

@

Push

button

"4"

Mote:

For

timed recording,

always

follow

(Pro-

cedure

1)

for

selecting single-digit

number

channels

on

VC

R,

at

*

2-3

seconds

Example

2.

Sup-

you

wish

to

select

channel

"38".

Two

digit

channelswill,

of

course,

mquire

2

buttons

to

be

pr~sed

in

sequence.

@

Single-digit

number

channel

is

received

by

pushingonly

one

button.

Now,

channel

"4"

is

being

rece-ed

Push

button

"3"

Note:

If

you

wait

longer

than

2

seconds

before

pushing

the

sixand

button,

the

tuner

figures

out

you

want

only

the

first

number

you

pushed

and

will select

that

station.

In

the

above

example,

if

you

wait

more

than

2

mends

bsfom

pushing

the

"8

button,

Push

button

"8"

within

2

Seconds

Channel

"38"

is

received

channel

"3

will

be

selected. If

a

non

existing

channel

number

is

pressed,

the

tuner

will

select

channel

"2".

For

example

0,

1,

84,

in

STANDARD

Channel

or

47,

48,

......

in

CATV.

<

To

Select

0

Channsl

with

the

CHANNEL

UPIDOWN

Button

>

Push

and

release

CHANNEL

(

A

)

or

CHANNEL

(

r

1

button.

The

channel

steps

automatically

=

shown

in

the

chart

below

and

stops

at

channel.

Itwill

skip

un-

used

channels.

If

you

want

to

select the

nsxt

channel,

push

the

button

again.

3annel

Indicator

in

CATV

MAKING

A

SAMPLE

RECORDING

AND

PLAYBACK

BAND

CHANNEL

INDICATOR

1.

Press

the

"POWE

R"

switch

"ON"

and

red

lamp

will light.

2.

Hold

a

Cassette

sa

the

small

arrow

is

up

and

pointing

toward

the

VCR,

Slide

the

Cme

into

VCR

Cmette compartment

as

far

as

it

will

go.

The cassette

is

automatically

drawn

into

the

came

compartment.

3,

Press

the

'TVNCR"

switch

to

the

"VCR"

position.

4.

Now

press

the

"REC"

(recording)

button

to

begin

rmording,

You

are

now

recording

the

program

you

see

on

your

TV

screen.

5.

Record

a

few

minutes,

press

the

"STOP"

button:

Then

press

the

"REW8*

button.

The

tape

will

rewind

to

the

beginning.

6.

To

playback

press

the

"PLAY"

button.

The

TV

picture

will

continue

for

a

moment.

Then

the

program

you

just

recorded will

be

shown.

7.

Press

"STOP"

button,

PLAYBACK

WITH

TV

EQUIPPED

WITH

VIR

If

your

television

receiver

is

equipped

with

VIR,

it

may

be

necesary

to

turn

VIR

OFF

when

playing

back

the

video

tape.

Othemise

the

color

may

be

too

bright,

too

faint

or

even

change.

VHF

Low

GET

FAMILIAR

WITH

YOUR

VCR

Now

that

you

have

experienced

the

simple

operation

of

your

VCR,

let's

get

familiar

with

themmpleteopera-

tion

of

your

VCR

and

all

its

capabilities

on

the

following

pages.

6

VHF

MID

2

VHF

HIGH

3

A-2

0

.....

14..,..

7

1

22

VHF

SUPER

4

A-1

1

J

23

VHF

HYPER

5

A

13

AA

37

8

K

24

.....

...,.

..,..

.....

....

JJ

46

V

35

W

36

IDENTlFlCAi

AND

OPERATION

OF

CONTROLS

FRONT

PANEL

'ITVIVCR"

%it&

TV:

Used

for

normal operation

of

the

TV

set

when

VCR

is

not

in

use

or

for

recording

a

program

while

watching

another,

(When

turning

on

or

off

the

VCR,

"TV/VCRW

switch

is automatically

set

to

"N"

position.)

VCR:

Used

to

watch

the

playback picture

or

to

"STOP"

Button

monitor

the

program

being

recorded.

When

Push

"STOP"

button

white

the

set

is

operating,

the

"PLAY"

button

is

pd,

the

running

of

tape

stops

and

all operating

modes

are

"TVIVCR"

switch

is automatically

set

to

cancelled.

the

"VCR"

position.)

Note: The

red

lamp

will

light

when

the

"TVIVCR"

switch

is

in

"VCR"

position.

Came

Campartment

When

a

cassette

is

inserted

in

this

compartment,

the

casette

will

automatically

be

ready

for

opera-

tion.

The

cassette

indicator

lamp will

light.

Avoid

inserting

anything

into

the

camtte

compartment

except

a

cassette.

"EJECT"

Button

Used

to

remove

the

cm

from

the

cassette

compartment.

"POWER"

Switch

Turns

VCR

power

on

and

off.

"PLAY"

Button

Press

for

playing

back recorded

tape.

When

the

switch

is

pressed to

off,

there

will

be

a

delay

of

2

seconds

before

the

VCR

is

actually

off.

Infrared

Remote

Control

~eaeik

To

receive

infrared

signals

from

a

Remote

Control

Unit.

€ram

Prevention

Tab

'TAUSEISTI

LL"

Button

In

the

recording

made,

you

can

pause

the

opera-

tion

of

the

recorder

temporarily.

In

the

playback

mode,

a

picture

will

appear

in

the

STILL

mode.

(The

VCR

will

return

to

STOP

from

PAUSE (REC

mode)

after

10

minutrw

or

to

PLAY

from

ST1

LL

(PLAY

BACK

mode)

after

5

minutes.

1

*

If

noise

appears

or

picture

moves

up

and

down

"REC'ord

Button

slightly

in

the still

mode,

change

to

"SLOW"

Used

for

recording.

If

the

safety

tab

has

been

operation

and

adjust

the

'SLOW TRACKING"

removed

from

the

cassette,

it

wil

l

not

be

possible

button

on

the

Remote

Control

Unit

to

eliminate

to

record,

thereby

preventing

your

recording

from

the

noise.

But

there

has

been

remined

noise,

when

playing

back

a

recorded

tape

with

other

VCR.

+

The

"ST1

LL"

picture

may

be

slightly

distorted

when

the

tape

is

record4

ingl

l

speed.

"2

TIMES'lndicator

To

indicate

double

speed

playback

operation.

Two

times

speed

can

be

controlld

on1

y

from

the

Remote

Control.

(See

page

32.)

Czmetm

Indicator

Lamp

When

a

cassette

is

correctly

set

in

the

cassette

com-

partment

and

ready

for

operation,

this

cassette

indicator lampwill light

up.

Dew

Indicatw

Lamp

When

moisture

condem

on

the

VCR

mechanism,

the

dew

sensor

will

be

activated

to

stop

all

func-

tions

(except

for

ejecting

cassette)

and

the

Dew

Indicator

Lamp

will

light.

The

VCR

will

not

operate

until

the

moisture

has

evaporated.

Tape

Running Indicator

Lamp

Lights

up

automatically

when

Beh

hi-fi

sound

is

To

indicatethe

running

direction

of

tape.

either

recorded

or

played

back

with

"Beta

hi-fi"

switdl

(behind

the

door

under

cassette

compart-

ment)

set

at

"ON"

position.

FRONT

PANEL

*'~II/~III"

Indicator

Lamp

This

light will

be

on

when

tape

speed

is

at

0

l

or

Pl

l

in

record, normal

playback and

double

speed

playback

modes.

"AUTO

FIND"

Button

With the switch

ON,

the

tape

automatically

stops

as

the

beginning

of

each

recording

is

reached

in

the

"R

EWind

and

"

FF"

(Fast-

Forward)

modes.

With

both

the

"AUTO

FIND"

and

counter

"MEM-

ORY"

switches

OFF,

the

tape

will

be

rewound

to

the

beginning

of

the

tape.

"REVIEW"

Button

When

this

button

is

pressed,

the

picture

moves

desired

Rart

of the

program.

Y

quickly

in

reverse

direction

'(abou;

8

times

the

normal

playback

speed)

and

you

can

search

for

the

AFM

srewo~

117~~

WI

-

"R

EWind

Button

Used

to

rewind

the

tape.

"FF"

Button

/

Used

to

fast

forGrd

the

tape.

"CAN"

Indicator

Lamp

To

indicate

the

"STDICATV"

switch

is

set

to

"CATV"

position.

COUNTER

"RESET"

Button

Used

to

set

the

tape

counter

to

the

"0000"

indica-

tion

or

play

time

to

the

"W

indication.

OUNTER

"MEMORY"

Switch

sed

for

tape

counter

memory

operation.

TIMER

mion

Buttons

for

setting

the

pragramable

timer

are

be-

hind

this

door.

channel

yw

wish

to

view

or

10-KEY

Channel

Buttons

Channel

UP/DOWN

Buttons

"COUNTERIPLAYTIME"

Selector

Buttan

"CUE"

Button

Pushing

the

button

alternately

selects

the

display

When

this

button

is

pressed,

the

picture

moves

functions

of

tape counter

and

tape

running

time

in

quickly

in

the

forward

direction

(about&times

the

hour

and

minute.

normal speed)

and

you

can

search

for

the desired

The

time

display

is

reset to

"WO"

when

Betascan

part

of

the

program,

(reverse

and

forward

search).

Rewind and

fast

for-

ward

are

activated,

but

the

4digit

counter

display

kmps

counting.

When

"EJECT"

is

activated,

either

display

is

reset

to

"0000"

for

the

tape

counter

function.

FRONT

PAMEL

Switch

for

Beta

hi-fi

Relayback

"bta

hi-fi"

Switeh

Selects

both

motding

sound.

(see

page

33

for

and

playback

p

detaik)

of

Beta hi-

selector

Selects

input

sourcn

for

recording.

(See

page 36-

36

for

details)

at

"AUDIO

ONLY"

position

---

Audio

swnd

only

with

no

picture

from

line.

at

"LINE"

position

-

Bath

sound

and

picture

from

other

equip-

ment.

at

"N"

position

--

Both

sound

and

picture

from

N.

Setects

audio

outputs

of

a

"recorded

by

Beta

hi-fi"

system

(See

page

33

for

details.)

at

"

R"

posit

ion

--

Selects

right

channel

of

helically

scanned

Beta

hi-fi

stereo

sound.

at

"L"

position

-Selects

left

channel

of

helically scanned

Beta

hi-fi

stereo

sound.

at

"RlL"

position

--

Selects

both

RIL

channel

of

helically scanned

Beta

hi-fi

stereo

sound,

The

above

three

positions

have

no

bearing

for

playback

of

a

tape

that

is

not

recorded

by

Beta

hi-

fi

system.

The

level

of

"AUDIO

OUT"

connector

is

0.25

Vrms.

"Beta

hi-fi/MlX"

Selaetor

Selects

audio

sound

tracks.

at

"Beta

hi-fi"

position

--Selects

helically

scanned

Beta

hi-fi

stereo

sound

tracks.

at

"MIX"

position

--

me&

both

the

Beta

hi-fi

stereo sound

and

the

conventional

horizontal monaural

sound

track

simultaneously.

FRONT

PANEL

"AUDIO

DUBWbing

&man

Allow

you

to

record

your

own

sound

on

a

previ-

ously-recorded

cassette

using

either

a

microphone

or

audio

system.

The

previously

recorded

sound

will

be

automatically

erased

during

this

p-.

"TRACKING"

CONTROL

Used

when

playing tape

recorded

by

other

Beta

system

machines.

Adjust

this

control

to

minimize

black

streaks

across

the

TV

picture

during

play-

back.

Allow

a

second

or

two

for

the

new

settings

of

this

control

to

take

effect.

Always

return

this

control

to

its

central

,position

after

use.

This

posi-

tion

is

indicated

by

a

definite

notch

which can

be

felt

as

the

control

is

turned.

When

playing

back

tapes

recorded

on this

VCR,

this

control should

be

in

the

cepter

position.

Used

for

connecting

a

microphone

for

dubbing

sound

onto

a

tape,

or

for

use

with

a

video camera,

When

a

microphone

is

inserted

in

this

jack

during

recording,

the

TV

sound

is

disconnected

and

sound

from

the

microphone

is

recorded.

Unplug

micro-

phone

when

it

is

not being

used.

faG

Sm

("LONG

PLAY")

Switch

Selects

the

tape

speed

in

the

recording

mode.

In

the

playback

mode,

tap

speed

is

automatically

changed

to

correct

playback

speed

regardlw

of

this

switch

position.

"CATVISTD

Switd~

Selects

CATV

or standard channels.

Cassette

Record

Time

"MFT"

(Manuat

Fine

Tuning)

If

the

picture

is

poor

on

CATV

or

standard

chan-

nels,

use

these

buttons

to

fine

tune

for

best

picture.

"AUTO

MEMORY"

Switch

In

case

"POWER"

switch

has

been

pressed

"ON"

before

the

antenna

connection,

simply

press

the

button.

Then,

memorizing

the

active

channels

in

your

area

will

k

automatically

achieved

with

a

rapid

successive

indication

of

the

channel

number

display,

It

is

not

necessary

to

operate

this

button,

when

the

"POWER"

switch

is

pressed

after

the

antenna

connection

is

made

to

the

VCR,

when

initially

installing

VCR,

MOTE

Auto

Memory

operation will

work

with

standard

channel

only.

It

will

not

work

with

CATV

channel.

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80min

180min

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300min

P

11

L250

LsOO

L7

50

t830

80m

in

IZOmin

l-in

-in

REAR

PANEL

''VIDEO

OUT"

Standard

video

(1

.OVp-p

at

75-ohms)

is

available

at

this

jack

for

use

with

an

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