JVC HR-XVS20AA, LPT0762-001B manual Basic Playback

OPERATIONS ON S-VHS DECK EN 23

Basic Playback

●Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or AV mode).

●Slide the TV/S-VHS/DVDswitch to the right.

Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning cassette — ECL-3F — when:

●Rough, poor picture appears while a tape is played back.

●The picture is unclear or no picture appears.

●“USE CLEANING CASSETTE” appears on the screen (only with “O.S.D.” set to “ON”). ( pg. 78)

NOTE:

The heads get dirty in the following cases:

●in an environment prone to extreme temperature or humidity

●in a dusty environment

●flaw, dirt or mold on video tapes

●continuous usage for a long time

A Load a cassette.

Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointed toward the unit.

●Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.

●If the record safety tab has been removed, playback begins automatically.

●The unit’s power comes on automatically and the counter is reset to 0:00:00.

B Select the S-VHS deck.

On the unit

Press S-VHS/DVDrepeatedly so that the S-VHS indicator lights up.

On the remote control

Press S-VHSso that the S-VHS indicator lights up.

C Find the programme start point.

If the tape is advanced past the start point, press 3. To go forward, press 5.

D Start playback.

Press 4. “bESt” appears blinking on the front display panel during automatic tracking. ( pg. 30)

E Stop playback.

Press 8. Then press x on the S-VHS deck to remove the cassette.

NOTE:

S-VHS playback is possible only with S-VHS PAL tapes recorded in SP or LP mode, or S-VHS NTSC tapes recorded in the SP mode.

Usable cassettes

●Compact VHS camcorder recordings can be played on this unit. Simply place the recorded cassette into a VHS Cassette Adapter and it can be used just like any full-sized VHS cassette.

●This unit can record on regular VHS and Super VHS cassettes. While only VHS signals can be recorded on regular VHS cassettes*, both VHS and Super VHS signals can be recorded and played back using Super VHS

cassettes.

*By using the S-VHS ET function, it is possible to record and play back with S-VHS picture quality on VHS cassettes with this unit.