BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING

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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 )

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 ).

To fast-forward the tape

Press FF ( ` ).

To eject the tape

Press STOP/EJECT ( 7 / 0 ) on the front panel when the tape is not running.

1

4

7

2

1

REW ( 1 )

POWER

2 3

2

5 6

8 9

0 4

FF ( ` )

STOP ( 7 )

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 (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) that lets you watch tapes recorded in the S- VHS format with regular VHS resolution.

SQPB does not deliver Super VHS resolution. S-VHS recording is not possible with this VCR.

Usable cassettes

Full-Size VHS

T-30 (ST-30**)

T-60 (ST-60**)

T-90

T-120 (ST-120**)

T-160 (ST-160**)

ST-210**

Compact VHS*

TC-20 (ST-C20**)

Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning cassette — TCL-2UX — 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 “SUPERIMPOSE” set to “ON”: pg. 33.)

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 full-sized VHS cassette.

**This VCR can record on regular VHS and Super VHS cassettes. However, it will record regular VHS signals only.

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JVC HR-VP48U manual Basic Playback, Load a cassette, Start playback
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HR-VP48U specifications

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