The STANDBY/REC indicator will blink during recording standby. Press 3 again to start recording. • If ¶ does not work, check to see if the cassette safety tab has been removed. • The player automatically stops when record-standby continues for more than 5 minutes. • The video tape will be rewound automatically when the end of the tape is reached. 16 Specifications Format ...................................... VHS Standard Video recording system ........... Rotary, slant azimuth helical scan system Rotary heads ............................ [HR-P500K] 4 video heads [HR-P100A] 2 video heads RF output ................................. System B/G, D/K type modulation UHF ch 32 – 40 adjustable (preset ch 36) Recording (line input) ............... PAL, SECAM (MESECAM tape) NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43 Playback (line output) .............. PAL, SECAM (MESECAM tape) NTSC 3.58 NTSC 4.43 Simulated PAL (NTSC tape) Video Line input level....................... 0.5 – 2.0 Vp-p/75 ohms, unbalanced Line output level .................... 1.0 Vp-p/75 ohms, unbalanced S/N ratio................................. More than 45 dB Horizontal resolution .............. More than 250 lines (PAL/MESECAM) More than 220 lines (NTSC) Audio Line input level....................... –8 dBs/50 k ohms, unbalanced Line output level .................... –8 dBs/1 k ohm, unbalanced Frequency response .............. 70 Hz to 10,000 Hz (Normal) [HR-P500K] 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz (Hi-Fi audio) Power requirements Rating .................................... AC 110 V – 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz Operating............................... AC 90 V – 260 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption ................. [HR-P500K] 14 W [HR-P100A] 13 W Operation temperature ............. 5°C to 40°C Dimensions .............................. 360 mm (W) . 94 mm (H) . 279 mm (D) Weight ...................................... 3.2 kg Standard accessories Remote control unit .................. 1 Batteries for remote control ...... 2 RF antenna cable ..................... 1 Microphone (HR-P500K only) .. 1 Conversion plug ....................... 1 • Design and specifications subject to change without notice. Use this feature during playback to visually locate any point on a recorded cassette. The sound will be cut during shuttle search operation. 1 1 During playback: Press . ..... or 1 11111 to engage shuttle search forward or reverse. 7 Press 3to resume normal playback. Note: For short searches, press and hold . ..... or 1 11111. When released, normal playback will continue. Tracking adjustment Automatic tracking is adjusted each time a cassette is inserted in the video cassette player, you may wish to adjust tracking manually during playback. 1 1 Manual tracking: Press the remote control’s AUTO. 2 2 Press the remote control’s TRACK ING + or – to adjust tracking. 7 Press AUTO to return to automatic tracking. Counter reset 1 1 Press OSD to show counter display 2 2 on the screen. Press 0000 to reset the counter. 15 Troubleshooting Use this feature to repeat playback of a cassette 100 times. During playback: 1 Press 3 33333 for more than 5 seconds. The Play indicator will blink slowly and playback of the cassette will repeat 100 times automatically. 2 Press 7 77777 to stop repeat playback. Tape playback will be stopped and the repeat playback mode will be cancelled. Note: Pressing 3, 1 11111, . .....or 8 88888 also stops Repeat playback. Rewind playback or power off When the tape has finished rewinding, the Video cassette player will play back or turn itself off. During stop: a-For Automatic Start Of Playback Press 1 11111, then press 3 33333 within 2 seconds. b-For Automatic Power Off Press 1 11111, then press within 2 seconds. ATTENTION: In the search, still, slow-motion or frame advance mode, • the picture will be distorted. • the noise bars will appear. • there will be loss of colour. • the picture may not appear. However, this is not malfunction. These problems may occur especially with HR-P100A. 1 1 Access the Mode Set screen. 2 2 Press MENU. Select the mode. Press / to move the pointer to the item you want to change. 3 3 Select the mode setting. Press 2/3. 4 4 Return to the normal screen. Press MENU. 7MIC (HR-P500K only) See “Karaoke features” below. 7ECHO (HR-P500K only) See “Karaoke features” below. 7O.S.D. When the function is set to “ON”, various operational ON indicators appear on the TV screen. OFF NOTE: When you use this video cassette player as the source player for editing, be sure to set “O.S.D.” to “OFF” before starting. 7B.E.S.T. You can set the B.E.S.T.(Bicondional Equalized Sig- ON nal Tracking) system to “ON” or “OFF”. OFF 7NTSC To watch an NTSC tape, it will be necessary to select NTSC3.58: one of the output mode. Select this mode to watch NTSC NOTES: tapes on a NTSC system TV. NTSC Playback on PAL TVNTSC4.43: • The vertical size of the playback picture will shrinkSelect this mode to watch NTSC and some picture “noise” may appear on the screen. tapes on a multi-system TV. • The playba...