JVC SR-W5U manual Precautions, Video Cassettes

VCR

●Avoid using the recorder in places subject to the following conditions:

–extreme heat, cold, or humidity,

–dust,

–vibrations, and

–poor ventilation.

●Be careful of moisture condensation.

Do not use the recorder immediately after moving it from a cold place to a warm place. The water vapor in warm air will condense on the still-cold video head drum and tape guides and may cause damage to the tape and the recorder.

Video Cassettes

●Use video cassettes marked with / / with this unit. C-cassettes can be used with a C-cassette adapter (SA-CP11U) connected.

●Video cassettes marked with are exclusively for use with a video cassette recorder

marked with . Loading such cassettes into existing S-VHS or VHS cassette recorders may cause a damage to the machine.

●Any cassette is provided with a safety tab for protecting it from accidental erasure. The cassette with its safety tab set at a protective position automatically starts playback when loaded into a machine.

●Handle the recorder carefully.

•Do not block the ventilation openings.

•Do not place anything heavy on the recorder.

•Do not place anything which might spill on the top cover of the recorder.

•Use in horizontal (flat) position only.

●During transportation,

•Avoid violent shocks to the recorder during packing and transportation.

•Before packing, be sure to remove the cassette from the recorder.

S-VHS, VHS cassettes

•To prevent accidental erasure, remove the cassette’s safety tab.

•To record on a cassette whose safety tab has been removed, cover the hole with adhesive tape.

W-VHS cassettes

Slidable safety tab.

Protected Unprotected

position position

⬤Reverse side of a cassette is not usable.

⬤Before putting the cassette into storage, make sure that the tape is uniformly wound up to its beginning.