8 head Digital VCR

Enjoy the benefits of

VR20D
Digital technology at home!

• Digital Picture and Sound quality - D-VHS enhances the Picture and Sound
quality of your recordings to a level never seen before.

• Up to 21 hours Widescreen TV-recording – Enjoy the possibility to have up

to 21 hours of recording on one tape (DF-420) with D-VHS.

• Digital Camcorder recording - D-VHS is the best archiving medium for

your Digital Camcorder videos.You can make perfect digital copies (DV to D-VHS)
with up to 7 hours of recordings on one D-VHS cassette (DF-420).
Naturally D-VHS is also the perfect digital storage medium for your
analogue camcorder recordings.

• MPEG Encoder/Decoder – The encoder makes a perfect digital picture out of

your analogue signals.The decoder turns the digital signals in an analogue
signal, so you can enjoy perfect picture and sound quality on your normal TV.

• 100% backwards compatibility - We made sure that with a D-VHS recorder

you can still use existing VHS and S-VHS tapes for recording and playback.
By this means, D-VHS manages a smooth transition into the digital future.

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 8 head Digital VCR

VR20D
Preliminary specifications

S-VHS/VHS D-VHS
Reception
Tuner Full (UHF + VHF + Hyperband) Tuner
Tuning FST, CH entry, 99 presets
Tuning/Install Features Guide Channel Mapping, Manual Search/Store, Plug & Play
Sound System Off Air German Stereo, NICAM, Mono

User Interface
OSD Menu Languages English, German, Dutch, France, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finish, Danish
Time/Date Download PDC, Text (Time/Date)
Picture Improvement System: Advanced Studio Picture Control, Not applicable (Digital Image)
SMART Picture, Digital Noise Reduction,
Digital Time Base Corrector
Additional Playback Standard NTSC no
Audio Recording System FM Audio, Linear MPEG1 Layer 1 or 2
Audio Recording Level Automatic
Audio Dubbing no
Insert no
TV-Related Functions 16:9 (pin 8), Direct Record
TV-Related Control Functions NexTView Link (pin 10)
Remote Control RT597/101 Backlit,TV Multicode,VCR1/2

Programming
Number of Events 8/year
Programming Mode Remote
Record Control & Transmitter Identification PDC,VPS
Automatic Sat. Recording SCART 2
Record Speed Long Play (LP), Standard Play (SP) Long Play (LS3), Standard Play (STD)

Tape Deck
Number of (S-)VHS Video/D-VHS/FM Audio/Flying Erase Heads 4/2/2/0
Play: +1, -1, Repeat +1, Repeat
Additional Playback Features Still, Fast Search Speed,Variable Slow Motion Speed Still, Fast Search Speed
Index Related Functions Next/Previous index search
Tape Length Recognition Automatic
Tape Counter Linear relative, Linear time left
Automatic Functions at Tape End Rewind after Play - Eject after Record
Winding/Rewinding Time 100 sec (E180) 170 sec (DF420)
Head Cleaning Mode Automatic

Color
Front, side panels Silver
Cover Gray

Connectors Rear
EXT1 (AV1) Black, Euro CVBS in/out,Y/C in/out, switchable Y/C out or CVBS out
EXT2 (AV2) Black, Euro CVBS in/out, Euro Decoder
EXT3 (S-IN) S-VHS in
EXT4 (S-OUT) S-VHS out
Audio Conn. Rear Cinch stereo in/out
Terrestrial Antenna In & Out 75 Ohms (IECtype)
Mains Connector Standard (IECtype)
Synchro edit Mini-Jack 3,5mm
LANC edit Yes no
I.LINK (DV camcorder) no IEEE1394 in

Connectors Front
Audio/Video Conn. Front Cinch CVBS in, Cinch stereo in, S-VHS in

General
Voltage 220-240V
Frequency 50Hz-60Hz
Backup Presets & Timer Events 1yr
Backup Clock & Calendar 60 minutes
Power Cons. in Play / Std-By 50W / 9W
Equipment Supplied Arial cable, Mains cord, Scart cable, S-VHS cable, Remote Control, Batteries
Weight incl./excl. package in kg 12 Kg/10 Kg
Set Size - W x D x H (mm) 476 x 366 x 145
Packaging - W x D x H (mm) 560 x 500 x 261

Comparison S-VHS D-VHS

Chroma bandwidth 0.5 MHz 3.375 MHz

Resolution 400 lines 540 lines
S/N sound 80 dB 110 dB
Maximum Recoding Time in Standard/Long Play Mode 4 hours/8 hours (E240 tape) 7 hours/21 hours (DF420 tape)

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