User manual AKAI DR4

[. . . ] 24-26 25 Blank search Auto power on The VCR power is automatically turned on when the tape is in- serted. Auto rewind The video tape is automatically rewound when the end of the tape is reached during the play, recording or quick finder forwaro mooe. The Super Intelligent-HQ feature Troubleshooting Specitications Maintenance 36 37 38 38 Auto tape reiect lf a videotape with its recording defeattab removed is loaded, the VCR willautomatically eject it when the record ortimer button rs presseo. Auto play ll the video tape's recording defeat tab has been removed, playback will begin automatically when the tape is inserted into the VCFI. Power off eiect Even when the VCR'S power is off, pressing the eject button will turn the power on and eject the tape. Once ejected, the power will be turned otf automaticall, . Auto counter display When the display mode is on, the tape counter will be displayed on the TV screen automatically during fast forward or rewtnd. Auto power off The VCR can be set so that the power is turned off automatically if the VCFI is not being used (refer to "Mode teature"). Auto head cleaning When a tape is loaded or ejected the VCR video head drum is cleaned automatically. 2 Warnings and precautions WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. 1-En Never touch the power cord's plug with wet hands. Always pullthe power cord out by the plug and never by the cord. Only let a qualified professional repair or reassemble the video cassette recorder. [. . . ] The second way is to press the button quickly and when you reach the part that you wantto watch, press the PlaY button. When the power is off and a rental tape is inserted into the VCR, it is automatically rewound to the beginning ot the tape The blank space at the beginning ol the tape is skipped and playback begins automatically from the recorded section. When the movie is finished and the unrecorded space at the end is reached. the tape will be rewound to the beginning, ejected and the power switched off. . l I O Z Q Press the MENU/REVIEW button, select MODE with the , "r or rz button and Press OK. Select BSP with the . /\ or with ihe < or > button. \, / button and set to ON Note: . Press the MENU/REVIEW button. The quick tinder reverse playback can be switched directly from the quick finder forward playback by pressing the rewind button and vice versa. To cancel the BSP mode, set to OFF in step 2. The VCR automatically switchestothe NTSCsystemwhen an NTSC tape is played back. Note: . The vertical size of lhe playback picture will shrink and some picture "noise" may appear on the scleen. In this case, adjust the tracking manually until you get the clearest Picture. ln this case, adjust the picturewith the TV's verticalhold knob (with someTVsthisadjustment may not be Possible). The colour of the playback picture may differtrom the original. In the cue, review and still modes, there may be no colour, depending on the combination of TV and VCR. There will be no colour during the NTSC EP (long play) mode. 22 Index codes Each time recording begins, an index code is automatically added to the video tape. (lf recording is started lrom the recording pause/standby mode, no indexcodewillbe added. )This index code is later used during the inlro scan and index search operations While recording, additional index codes can be added by pressing the BEC button on the remote control at any point you want. The index indicator will aDoear on the ry screen. The intro scan feature searches for programmes you want to play back, using the index codes as a guide. The intro scan fast forwards the tape to the beginning ot a re- corded programme, briefly plays back approximately 8 seconds of the programme, then fast forwards it to the next programme. This procedure is repeated until the end of the tape or until another mode (such as play or stop) is engaged. Use the index search mode to go directly to the beginning of any recorded section marked by an index code. To resume recording, press the REC button. lf you skip step 4, to setthe VCR to recording standby press the PAUSE/STILL buttbn. When you want to start recording Dress the BEC button. will be released after approx. 3o minutes to orotect the video taoe. It the video tape ends during recording it will stop and rewind automatically. The video tape cannot be ejected directly from the recording mode. The stop button must be pressed lirst. Recording standby 24 TheOTRfeature is used to setthe stoptimeof a recording that has already begun. For example, you may have started recording a programme manuallyand you wantto go out, orgo to bed, before the recording is finished. You can use the OTFI feature to set a time for the recording to stop. The blank search feature automatically tinds lhe end of recorded sections on a video tape. This is convenient when you The stop time can only be set to the hour or half hour. wantto record something aftera previously recorded section. Blank search only lunctions in the loMard direction. It the present position of the tape is after the previously recorded section itwillbe necessary to tirst rewind the tape to a pointbefore the end ol the recorded section. II During recording, press the OTR button until "OTR' and "STOP" light on the FL display. The VCR has to be in the recording mode for at least 5 seconds until the OTR feature can be used. . 1 I Press the MENU/REVIEW button, select SEARCH with the , , \ / \, / buttons and press OK. SEARCH ' BLANK tftTRo t l-t , t -l t-l :t, _l , L Press the OTR button to set the stop time (up to a maximum of 7 hours 30 minutes), The first time the button is Dressed the time will be adjustedtothe halfhouror hour. Forexample, il the time is 18:12 the clock will be set io 1 8:30, if the time is l8;35 it will be set to 19:00. [. . . ] Adiust with the multi control buttons. A power failure has occured (exceeding 60 minutes). The clock and programme data will have to be reset Check that the VCR is in the olavback mode. ls the clock set to the correct time?Are the date, start and stop times correctly set?Press the POWEF|button afewtime9 The display should disappear. lf the display remains on the FL display, conlact your Akai servica centre. "Err 3" appears on the FL display This usually indicates condensation in the VCR. Wait t hour and then press the POWER button afew times. [. . . ]