Cassette Deck/VCR Features
Playing and Recording Video Tapes
You can connect two video sources to the receiver. If you connect a VCR to the VCR/TAPE 1 and DVD/LD audio and video jacks, you can copy video cassette tapes from one VCR to another and monitor the dubbing process.
Playing a Video Tape
To play a video tape, load the tape into the VCR connected to either
or DVD/LD. Press the button (VCR/TAPE 1 or DVD/LD) that corresponds to the jack the VCR is connected to. VCR or DVD/LD appears on the display. Follow the VCR’s instructions to begin playback. If you connected a monitor to the receiver’s TO MONITOR TV jack, you can view the program on that monitor.
Copying a Video Tape
Follow these steps to copy a video tape from one VCR to another through the
1.Load the tape you want to copy into the VCR connected to DVD/LD.
2.Load a blank tape (or one you want to record over) into the VCR con- nected to the VCR/TAPE 1 jacks.
3.Press DVD/LD.
4.Begin recording and playback on the VCRs.
Important: Most material performed in public, such as concerts, plays, and movies, or distributed on prerecorded video tapes is copyrighted. The unautho- rized recording or duplication of copyrighted material is a violation of the copy- right laws of most countries and such duplication may result in fines, imprisonment, or both. Note, however, that in the United States, it is not a viola- tion of U.S. copyright laws for a consumer to record a broadcast television pro- gram for private
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