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EN
Select Wheel
SP/EP Recording
Mode Button
Viewfinder
SP
Display
T
E
L
E
M
A
C
R
O
O
F
F
T
A
P
E
L
E
N
G
TH
T
3
0
R
E
TU
R
N
4
TAPE LENGTH
T
2
0
T
3
0
T
3
5
T
4
0
E
X
I T
T
E
L
E
M
A
C
R
O
O
F
F
T
A
P
E
L
E
N
G
TH
T
4
0
4
R
E
TU
R
N
Power Switch
MENU Button
Tape length indicator
T 3 0
Recording mode
indicator
Menu Screen
TAPE LENGTH
Setting Menu
GETTING STARTED
Recording Mode Setting
Set depending on your preference.
1
Set the Power Switch to "AUTO" or "PRO.". Press SP/
EP for more than 1 second. "SP" (Standard Play)
provides higher picture and sound quality and is better
for dubbing, while "EP" (Extended Play) is more
economical, providing three times the recording time.
NOTE:
If the recording mode is switched during recording, the
playback picture will be blurred at the switching point.
Tape Length Setting
Set the tape length according to the length of the tape
used.
1
Set the Power Switch to "PRO.", then press MENU.
2
Rotate the Select Wheel to move the highlight bar to
"TAPE LENGTH", then press it. The TAPE LENGTH
Setting Menu appears.
3
Rotate the Select Wheel to move the highlight bar to
the correct tape length setting. T20=20 minutes of
recording time, T30=30 minutes, T35=35 minutes,
and T40=40 minutes (in SP).
•To return to the previous setting, rotate the Select
Wheel to move the highlight bar to "EXIT".
4
Press the Select Wheel. The Menu Screen reappears
with the highlight bar on "RETURN". Press the Select
Wheel again to close the Menu Screen.
NOTE:
The tape remaining time (
viewfinder is correct only if the correct tape length has
been selected.
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