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Setting Of The Colour System Select Buttons
Use the COLOUR SYSTEM button on the
front panel to select the colour system.
Pressing the COLOUR SYSTEM displays the
current setting on the screen. While the
current setting is displayed, press COLOUR
SYSTEM again to change the mode as
illustrated below. The On-Screen display will
show which mode is selected.
If the mode is changed between different
types of colour signals, the picture might
be distorted at the switching point.
* Appears during playback only.
Setting Of The Colour System Select Buttons
Mode
AUTO
MANUAL For recording, there is a choice of 4
NOTES:
In the AUTO mode, NTSC signals will be
automatically recorded as NTSC 3.58.
In the AUTO mode, NTSC tapes will be
played back as NTSC 3.58.
SECAM signals will always be recorded as
MESECAM. Select the AUTO or the
MESECAM mode when recording SECAM
signals.
When playing back a SECAM tape, select
the AUTO or MESECAM mode. The
playback picture will always be
monochrome.
In the NTSC 4.43 mode, with some TVs,
on-screen displays (Program screen etc.)
may roll up or down and there may be a
loss of colour. When this happens, select
the AUTO mode.
Description
Usually set to this mode. This
mode automatically detects PAL,
NTSC 3.58, MESECAM and adjusts
to the colour system being
recorded or played back.
When it does not perform properly,
set the colour system manually.
selectable modes; NTSC 3.58/
NTSC 4.43/PAL/MESECAM. Select
the mode that matches the colour
signal being received.
For playback, there is an additional
mode which allows NTSC tapes to
be played back and viewed on PAL
TVs.
To record an NTSC 4.43 signal,
perform the following steps,
A Press and hold 9, and press 7
to enter Recording Pause
Mode.
B Press COLOUR SYSTEM
repeatedly and select NTSC
4.43 colour mode.
C Press
to start recording.
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