''SP Mode, LP Mode, EP Mode'' on VCR Tapes... (screen, jack, control)
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I'm totally new when it comes to VCR and VideoCassette technology, but here's the story:
There was this concert i recorded on TV with this new videocassette i bought (it says i can record 8 hours), but when i saw it stopped at 2 hours and 40 minutes.
I look behind the case of the V.C, and behind it stated:
What have you been using to record previous to your VCR? Reel-to-reel?
Sorry I couldn't help it...
It only recorded 2:40 because SP(Standard Play) is the default mode. If you wanted to record EP(Extended Play) you have to set that mode before recording.
There is either a lil switch on the front, or maybe on the back of the
VCR or you do it in a software menu set up via the clicker. Somehow somewhere there is a way to set the mode.
Hopefully you still have the instruction book for the VCR, check in there, it can vary a lil bit depending on the VCR and how old it is. Should give the exact details how to do it.
In general the shorter the recording time selected the better the quality should be. The 8 hour time will give the lowest quality of any mode.
I checked behind the VCR and in the front, and nothing .
and unfortunately the VCR i have was from someone that gave it to me, but with no remote control or anything .
I checked behind the VCR and in the front, and nothing .
and unfortunately the VCR i have was from someone that gave it to me, but with no remote control or anything .
I'm pooped,
anyways thanks everyone .
Yep its probably in the on-screen menus. If it is reasonably new you could just get a universal remote. Just check to see if it handles VCRs.
EP stands for Extended Play. With your VCR on this setting, you can get up to 6 hours of recording time on a T-120 VHS tape or 8 hours on a T-180 (at least I think it's a T-180)
LP stands for Long Play. With your VCR on this setting you'll get 4 hours on a T-120 tape
SP stands for Standard Play. With your VCR on this setting you'll get 2 hours of recording time on a T-120 tape.
The best quality recording will be at the SP mode and the lowest quality in the EP mode.
Try searching online using the make & model number for help in locating the switch or remote button that allows you to swith modes. Most VCR default to SP mode unless you change it.
EP stands for Extended Play. With your VCR on this setting, you can get up to 6 hours of recording time on a T-120 VHS tape or 8 hours on a T-180 (at least I think it's a T-180)
LP stands for Long Play. With your VCR on this setting you'll get 4 hours on a T-120 tape
SP stands for Standard Play. With your VCR on this setting you'll get 2 hours of recording time on a T-120 tape.
The best quality recording will be at the SP mode and the lowest quality in the EP mode.
Try searching online using the make & model number for help in locating the switch or remote button that allows you to swith modes. Most VCR default to SP mode unless you change it.
It's analogous to 7-1/2, 3-3/4, and 1-7/8 ips on a reel-to-reel tape recorder. The slower speeds give you more recording time but with less fidelity. On a VCR, of course, that includes video as well as audio.
Yes Indeed... I find SP mode to be THE BEST of all of them......... (Nicest pic/sound)
I have some stuff in LP thats good also..........
I absolutely LOVE my VCR,I have lots of movies which I have & am quite grateful to have found IN THIER ORIGINAL ANALOGUE FORMATS!! (Some were hard to find!! (Only newer crappy copies (digital,remastered,etc) were mostly available))
Its really very sad what they started doing in 1990 .. Transferring stuff to VHS digitally... (Older movies also that WERE analogue (Not every company but alot of them))
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The mode you set on your VCR
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