8
BASIC
OPERATIONS
Playback
Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).
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The easiest, most basic operation possible with your video recorder is tape playback.
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| 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 | |
| point toward the recorder. Don’t apply too much | |
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| pressure when inserting. |
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| ● The recorder power comes on automatically and the |
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| counter is reset to 0:00:00. |
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| ● If the record safety tab has been removed, playback |
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| FIND PROGRAMME START |
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| POINT |
| If the tape is advanced past the start point, press REW | |
| or turn the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring to the left. | |
| To go forward, press FF or turn the TIME SCAN | |
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| SHUTTLE ring to the right. |
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| START PLAYBACK |
| Press PLAY. "BEST" appears blinking in the recorder's | |
| display panel during automatic tracking (☞ pg. 22) | |
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| ● Playback picture quality of LP recordings will not be | |
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| as high as SP recordings. |
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| STOP PLAYBACK |
| Press STOP on the remote or STOP/EJECT on the | |
| recorder’s front panel. Then press STOP/EJECT to | |
| remove the cassette. |
Usable cassettes
Tape Position Indicator
The tape position indicator appears on screen when, from the Stop mode, you press FF, REW or perform an Index Search. The position of “5” in relation to “0” (beginning) or “+” (end)
shows you where you are on 0 + the tape.
”O.S.D.” (☞ pg. 36) must
be set to “ON”, or the
indicator will not appear. Beginning
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+ +
1:23:45 REMAIN 2:35
End
●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
●This video recorder can record on regular VHS and Super VHS cassettes. However, it will record and play back regular VHS signals only. It is not possible to play back a recorded Super VHS tape.
NOTE:
Depending on the type of tape used, there may be times when the indication is not correct.
