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VCR Playback
Quick Start with Full Loading Mechanism
Your VCR has a standby function (Full Loading Mechanism) to allow immediate recording and playback.
After pressing the REC or PLAY button, it takes about 2 seconds until recording or playback is engaged when
in the standby mode.
Full Automatic Playback
The Full Automatic Playback lets you enjoy playback with ease. When y ou insert a cassette with the erasure protection
tab removed, your VCR automatically turns on the power and playback the tape. When the tape reaches its end, the
VCR automatically rewinds the tape, turns its power off and ejects the tape.
Note:
If the erasure protection hole is covered, press the PLAY button after the power turns on automatically.
Audio Output Mode
Your VCR has 3 channels f or audio recording (2 on the Hi-Fi track and 1 on the linear trac k). You can select the audio
output channels in playback mode on the SET UP selection screen. The following shows which audio channels will
be heard when a stereo Hi-Fi video cassette is playback while a stereo system is properly connected to the VCR.
(See Mode Selection.)

Hi-Fi L + R mode: LR

Normally, select Hi-Fi L + R mode on the SET UP selection screen:
both the left (L) and right ( R) audio channels will be taken from the
Hi-Fi audio track.
Normally you will not have to change to another mode.
(See Recording MTS (Multi-channel TV Sound) Broadcasts.)

Hi-Fi L mode: L

The left channel of the Hi-Fi audio track will be playback through
both speakers.

Hi-Fi R mode: R

The right channel of the Hi-Fi audio track will be playback through
both speakers.

Linear mode: MONO

The audio signal recorded on the linear audio track will be playback
through both speakers.
Note:
When video cassettes recorded on a non-Hi-Fi VCR are playback or the Hi-Fi audio output level is poor, the audio
signal recorded on the linear audio track will automatically be playback regardless of the audio output mode.