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PLAYBACK

Basic Playback

Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or AV mode).

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.

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

If the record safety tab is intact, the recorder checks the tape

information for Programme Navigation. For details, refer to “Navigation” ( pg. 34).

B 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.

C Start playback.

Press 4. “bESt” appears blinking in the recorder’s front display panel during automatic tracking. ( pg. 25)

D Stop playback.

Press 8 on the remote control or 0 on the recorder’s front panel. Then press 0 to remove the cassette.

Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning cassette — TCL-2 — when:

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 “O.S.D.” set to “ON” ( pg. 47)).

NOTE:

The heads get dirty in the following cases:

in an environment prone to extreme temperature or humidity

in a dusty environment

flaw, dirt or mold on video tapes

continuous usage for a long time

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.

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HR-S6953EU, HR-S6950EU specifications

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