BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING | EN 15 |
Basic
Playback
Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode) on the TV.
POWER | 2 FF ( ` ) | |
| SP EP |
|
| VCR |
|
| REW (1 ) | STOP/EJECT |
|
| ( 7 / 0 ) |
POWER
1 2 3
2
4 5 6
7 8 9
0 4
1 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 pointing towards the VCR.
Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.
The VCR turns on automatically.
The counter is automatically reset to “0:00:00”. If the cassette’s record safety tab has been removed, playback begins automatically.
2Start playback
Press PLAY ( 3 ).
Tape speed (SP or EP) is automatically detected.
To stop playback
Press STOP ( 7 ) on the Remote or STOP/EJECT ( 7 / 0 ) on the front panel.
To rewind the tape
Press REW ( 1 ) – when the tape is not running.
To
Press FF ( ` ) – when the tape is not running.
To eject the tape
Press STOP/EJECT ( 7 / 0 ) on the front panel when the tape is not running.
You can also eject the cassette with the VCR turned off.
To turn off the VCR
Press POWER.
INFORMATION
This VCR is equipped with SQPB
2
1
REW ( 1 )
FF ( ` )
STOP ( 7 )
VHS format with regular VHS resolution. SQPB does not deliver Super VHS resolution.
Usable cassettes
Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning cassette —
•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 “SUPERIMPOSE” set to “ON”: pg. 28, 29)
Compact VHS*
TC-20 (ST-C20**)
TC-30 (ST-C30**)
TC-40 (ST-C40**)
*Compact VHS camcorder recordings can be played on this VCR. Simply place the recorded cassette into a VHS Cassette Adapter and it can be used just like any
**This VCR can record on regular VHS and Super VHS cassettes. However, it will record regular VHS signals only.
