General Features

• Allows playback of PAL tapes on an NTSC TV (United States format) and converts them into NTSC if you have an NTSC VCR
• If you want to send NTSC tapes overseas you can convert your NTSC taps into PAL with this VCR
• Worldwide Tape Conversion
• Worldwide TV Tuning Capability
• Worldwide Video Playback
• Worldwide AC Power Operation
• MTS Stereo Decoder For NTSC
• Dual Azimuth 4-Head Hi-Fi Stereo
• Diamond Head Long Life Video Head System
• Six Language On-screen Display
• Jog/Shuttle Control on Remote
• Six Hour Memory Backup
• Digital Special Effects

Video Features

• Worldwide NTSC PAL SECAM playback on any monitor: advanced digital standards conversion circuitry lets you playback VHS tapes recorded in any of the worlds major TV broadcast systems-on any monitor (e.g. can playback a PAL tape on an NTSC monitor), except SECAM-L
• Worldwide tape conversion: Converts NTSC tapes into PAL OR SECAM; PAL tapes into NTSC or SECAM; and SECAM tapes into NTSC OR PAL
• Worldwide TV broadcast tuner: Record from the broadcast standards listed above
• 6-event/1-month timer fokr programm multiple recordings
• Diamond Head long life video head system: A carbon laminate seals the video heads from dirt reduces wear substantially increases video head life and eliminates the need for regular head cleaning
• Digital variable speed slow motion still and fram advance for a noise-free jitter-free image reproduction that is far superior to analog images seen on standard VCRs
• Digital strobe special effect gives impression of movement under strobe lighting with normal sound. Adjustable in 5 steps 1 frame per 8 fields to 1 frame per 128 fields
• Dual azimuth 4-head recording/playback delivers beautiful crystal clear pictures in freeze frame slow motion and high speed picture search
• Narrow width video head (26 Micron Head Gap) for improved playback picture quality in SLP mode
• Picture sharpness control for adjusting the picture to produce softer or more defined edges
• Quasi S-VHS playback capability for playing the higher resolution S-VHS recordings
• VCR Plus+ Video Plus Showview G-Code: Worldwide easy timer programming capability
• Original input display (monitor) keeps track on the original input signal during the conversion recording

Audio Features

• MTS Stereo Decoder (NTSC only) receives TV and unscrambled cable broadcasts in stereo
• Second audio program (SAP) capability with second language audio capability
• VHS Hi-Fi stereo recording and playback provides spectacular audio performance with wide dynamic range and extended frequency response
• Audio dubbing allows recording new audio (e.g. background music or voice-over naration) in place of existing audio without erasing the video. Allows language translation of tapes by re-recording over the longitudinal audio track

Convenience

• Worldwide AC power input (100v-240v 50/60 Hz) for operating the VCR anywhere in the world
• Large visual fluorescent display provides readout for time real time tape counter system conversion information cassette insert indicator andaudio level meters
• Auto system select: VCR automatically identifies and selects the correct broadcast system of the source tape (with manual override available)
• High speed mechanism rewinds and fast forwards a T-120 tape in less than 2 minutes (180x in SLP)
• Jog/Shuttle control on remote: It's what the professionals use to control playback. Rotate the inner jog dial for frame-by-frame play back. Turn the outer shuttle ring for variable slow motion and high-speed search (all in forward & reverse directions)
• Front-panel audio/video inputs for convenient line input from another video device or camcorder
• Skip/scan function lets you "drop-in" and scan the picture in FF or REW mode at the touch of a button
• Six language on-screen display: English French Spanish German Italian and Japanese
• 181-channel frequency synthesized tuning capability
• Quick start mechanism for fast access to the video image within 1.5 seconds and a shorter response time between functions
• Digital auto tracking adjusts positioning of the video heads to assure best picture and sound quality. Manual adjustment is available
• Real time counter in hours minutes and seconds
• Tape remaining display in hours and minutes on screen and on the front panel LED display
• Auto play when cassette tape is inserted (defeatable)
• HQ video circuitry plus luminance noise reduction (YNR): The YNR enhancement circuitry improves picture quality by increasing increasing signal-to-noise ratio by more than 1.5dB
• Luminescent remote control with jog/shuttle funtions
• Remote eject button provides armchair convenience in ejecting the tape when finished viewing so the tape is not left stretched around the video head drum
• Six hour memory backup