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Basic Playback

●Turn on the TV and select the AV mode.

●Slide TV/CABLE/SAT switch to the right.

●If the recorder is turned on with HDD deck selected, there may be about 30 seconds’ delay in starting to show pictures on the screen.

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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 recorder.

●Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.

●The recorder’s power comes on automatically.

●While “– – – –“ is blinking on the front display panel, the tape will run for a few seconds to search for the tape number.

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

B Select the VHS deck.

On the recorder

Press S-VHS/HDDrepeatedly until S-VHS indicator lights on the recorder.

On the remote control

Press S-VHS.

●The S-VHS indicator lights on the recorder.

C Find the programme start point.

If the tape is advanced past the start point, press 3 or turn the JOG dial to the left. To go forward, press 5 or turn the JOG dial to the right.

D Start playback.

Press 4. During automatic tracking, ”bESt” appears blinking in the recorder’s front display panel. ( pg. 45)

E Stop playback.

Press 8. Then pressto remove the cassette.

Usable cassettes

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

●This video recorder 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 recorder.