Toshiba SD-V395KC owner manual Convenient function

To commence playback, press PLAY.

• The playback will be repeated endlessly.

Press VCR MENU repeatedly until the menu screen is cleared.

• Press SET + or – to select “AUTO REPEAT”.

Video head cleaning

■ Video head clogging

The video heads are the means by which the DVD/VCR reads the picture from the tape during playback. In the unlikely event that the heads become dirty enough to be clogged, no picture will be displayed. This can easily be determined if, during playback of a known good tape, there is good sound, but no picture (picture is extremely snowy). If this is the case, the DVD/VCR need to check and clean by the qualified service personnel.

Clock/counter display

Press CLOCK/COUNTER. The clock and tape counter alternate with each other in the display window.

COUNTERCLOCK

Good Picture

Snowy Picture

Notes:

• DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THE VIDEO HEADS OR SERVICE THE UNIT BY REMOVING THE REAR COVER.

• Video heads may eventually wear out and should be replaced when they fail to produce clear pictures.

• To help prevent video head clogging, use only good quality VHS tapes. Discard worn out tapes.

Convenient function

Repeat playback

The entire video tape will play until its end.The tape will automatically rewind to the beginning and the playback will be repeated.

1 Press VCR MENU.

2 Press ENTER to select “ON” or “OFF”.

•If “ON” is selected, the playback will be repeated endlessly.

3

•To confirm whether AUTO REPEAT function is turning ON or OFF, press CALL. If “” is displayed, it is turning ON 11 .

4

To cancel repeat mode:

Follow the above step 1, then press ENTER to select “OFF” position. Press VCR MENU to return to the TV screen.

Zero return function

This function rewinds the tape to the “00:00” counter position automatically.

1 Press CLOCK/COUNTER.

•The counter display shows the tape running time during playback or recording.

2 Press COUNTER RESET at the desired tape position.

•The counter display will be reset to “00:00” position (e.g. the beginning of recording).

3 Press STOP when playback or recording is completed. Press ZERO RETURN.

•The tape will automatically rewind or fast forward to the “00:00” counter position.

Press VCR DVD selector. The DVD mode and the VCR mode alternate with each other in the display.

DVD mode	VCR mode
		Playback
Notes:
• If you rewind the tape beyond “00:00”, a minus sign (“–”) will
be displayed in front of the time.		(VCR)
• When you load a tape, the counter will reset to “00:00”.
• The counter does not function on non-recorded (blank)
sections of the tape. When you rewind, fast forward or play
tapes through blank sections, the counter stops.

Video index search system

This function enables you to locate the beginning of any recording made on the VCR.

Recording an INDEX mark

The Index Search function automatically records an INDEX mark on the tape whenever a recording is initiated.

Index search

Press INDEX + or – during stop or play mode.

For Succeeding programs: Press INDEX +.

For Preceding programs: Press INDEX –.

(As many as 9 index points can be accessed via this method.)

When the INDEX + or – is
pressed, the unit starts searching
the selected INDEX NO. and finds
the portion. Then playback starts
automatically. To stop the Index	or is displayed
Search, press STOP.
	INDEX NO. (up to 9)

Notes:

• When you record an INDEX mark at the very beginning of the tape, the mark may not be found.

• During INDEX search, the tape may stop and begin to play at a slightly different location.

• INDEX may not function properly with old or worn out video tapes.

• INDEX marks may not be found if it is extremely close to the point where the search began.

• During recording, if you stop recording temporarily, the INDEX mark is not recorded on the tape.

SQPB (S-VHS Quasi Playback)

You can playback video cassette tapes recorded in the S-VHS system.

However, the picture will not have the high resolution of S-VHS system.

Note: You cannot record S-VHS video format with this VCR.

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