5 Press MENU to return to the original screen. continued Additional Operations Changing menu options (continued) Menu choices Initial settings are indicated in bold print. OPTIONS-1 Menu option Set this option to OPC • ON to switch on the OPC (Optimum Picture Control) function and improve picture quality. • OFF to switch off OPC. EDIT • ON to minimize picture deterioration when editing. • OFF to turn off EDIT. AUDIO MIX • ON to listen to the hi-fi and normal audio tracks at the same time. The AUDIO MONITOR button will not function. • OFF to listen to the hi-fi and normal audio tracks separately. Select the sound using the AUDIO MONITOR button. For details, see page 64. HIFI AUDIO • NICAM to record NICAM broadcasts on the hi-fi audio (SLV-SE80EN only) track. • STANDARD to record standard sound on the hi-fi audio track. For details, see page 62. AUTO LONG PLAY • ON to change the timer recording tape speed automatically to the LP mode when the remaining tape becomes shorter than the recording time. • OFF to keep the set tape speed. TAPE LENGTH • E180 to use an E-180 or shorter type tape. • E195 to use an E-195 type tape. • E240 to use an E-240 type tape. • E300 to use an E-300 type tape. COLOUR SYSTEM • AUTO to set the colour system automatically. •PAL to play back a tape recorded in the PAL colour system. • MESECAM to play back a tape recorded in the MESECAM colour system. For details, see page 40. Additional Operations OPTIONS-2 Menu option Set this option to DECODER/LINE3 • DECODER to use the DECODER/LINE-3 IN connector as the PAY-TV/Canal Plus decoder connector. • LINE3 to use the DECODER/LINE-3 IN connector as the line input connector. TIMER OPTIONS • VARIABLE to display the TIMER METHOD menu for selecting STANDARD or SHOWVIEW when pressing TIMER button. • STANDARD to display the TIMER menu when pressing the TIMER button. • SHOWVIEW to display the SHOWVIEW menu when pressing the TIMER button. For details, see pages 48, 53. DIMMER • ON to make the display window dim. • OFF to make it brighter. POWER SAVE • ON to turn off the indicators in the display window to conserve the VCR power. • OFF to turn on the indicators in the display window while the VCR is standing by. RF MODULATOR • ON if you connect the VCR to your TV using only the aerial cable. • OFF if you connect the VCR to your TV using the EUROAV cable. TV DIRECT REC • ON to activate the TV Direct Rec function. • OFF to deactivate it. RR • NORMAL for normal everyday use. • HIGH for well-used video tapes such as rented tapes. Select this option when NORMAL does not improve the picture quality. Notes • When you set a timer recording, the indicators in the display window remain on, even though POWER SAVE is set to ON. • With the EDIT option ON, the OPC function does not work. Additional Operations Editing Connecting to a VCR or stereo system How to connect to record on this VCR This VCR (Recorder) TV LINE-2 IN Other VCR (Player) Audio/video cable (not supplied) LINE OUT : Signal flow This VCR (Recorder) TV DECODER/ ELINE-3 IN Other VCR (Player) EURO-AV (Scart) EURO-AV cable (not supplied) : Signal flow Tip • You can also use the LINE-1 (TV) connector instead. Notes • Make sure you connect the plugs to jacks of the same colour. • If the other VCR is a monaural type, leave the red plugs unconnected. • If you connect this VCR to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR, select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise. How to connect to a stereo system Connect the LINE-2 IN AUDIO L/R jacks on this VCR to the audio output jacks on the stereo system. Editing P PAUSE r REC Basic editing (when recording on this VCR) Before you start editing • Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. • Press INPUT SELECT to display “L2” (“L1” or “L3”) in the display window. • Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP. • On this VCR, set EDIT to ON in the OPTIONS-1 menu. If the other VCR has a similar function, turn it on also. 1 Insert a source tape with its safety tab removed into the other (playback) VCR. Search for the point to start playback and set it to playback pause. 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place into this (recording) VCR. Search for the point to start recording and press P PAUSE. 3 Press r REC on this VCR to set it to recording pause. 4 To start editing, press the P PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time. To stop editing Press the p STOP buttons on both VCRs. Tip • To cut out unwanted scenes while editing, press P PAUSE on this VCR when an unwanted scene begins. When it ends, press P PAUSE again to resume recording. Note • If you start editing following the procedure above, the VCR won’t start recording with the OPC function. To record a tape with the OPC function, press rREC again during recording pause in step 3 so the VCR analyses the tape. Then, when you start editing in step 4, press P PAUSE after the OPC indicator stops flashing. If you press P PAUSE before the OPC indicator stops flashing, the OPC function is canc...