HR-S5900AMHR-S5990AMVIDEO CASSETTE RECORDERINSTRUCTIONSLPT0688-001ATM TM525/625®CABLE/SAT/DVDTVVCRENCONTENTSENGLISHSAFETY FIRST 2Safety Precautions ................................... 2INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 4Basic Connections ................................... 4S-VIDEO Connection .............................. 5INITIAL SETTINGS 6Video Channel Set ................................... 6Auto Set Up ............................................ 8On-Screen Displays .............................. 10Select Language ..................................... 11Clock Set ............................................... 12PLAYBACK 13Basic Playback ...................................... 13Playback Features ................................. 14RECORDING 19Basic Recording .................................... 19Recording Features ................................ 20B.E.S.T. Picture System .......................... 24TIMER RECORDING 26G- CODE™/SHOWVIEW™ System Setup ...... 26G- CODE™/SHOWVIEW™ TimerProgramming ........................................ 28Express Timer Programming .................. 3024H Express Timer Programming .......... 32Automatic Satellite ProgrammeRecording ............................................. 37PROGRAMME NAVIGATION 38Navigation ............................................ 38SPECIAL FEATURES 42Remote Control Functions ..................... 42SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 46Connecting/Using A StereoSystem .................................................. 46EDITING 47Preparation For Editing .......................... 47Edit From A Camcorder ......................... 48Edit To Or From Another VideoRecorder ............................................... 49Audio Dubbing ..................................... 50INFORMATION ON MULTI-SYSTEMCOMPATIBILITY 52TUNER SET 54TROUBLESHOOTING 58QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 61INDEX 62SPECIFICATIONS 65