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OPERATIONS ON VHS DECK

Basic Playback

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

Slide the TV/VCR/DVD switch on the remote control to the right.

Slide to the right.

Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning cassette — ECL-3F — 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. 53)

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

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 unit.

Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.

If the record safety tab has been removed, playback begins automatically. Although the DVD deck is selected, the VHS deck is selected automatically.

The unit’s power comes on automatically and the counter is reset to 0:00:00.

B Select the VHS deck.

On the unit

Press VCR/DVD repeatedly so that the VCR indicator lights up.

On the remote control

Press VCR so that the VCR indicator lights up.C Find the programme start point.If the tape is advanced past the start point, press 3. To go forward, press 5.D Start playback.

Press 4. “bESt” appears blinking on the front display panel during automatic tracking. ( pg. 23)

E Stop playback.Press 8. Then press x on the VHS deck to remove the cassette.Usable cassettes

● Compact VHS camcorder recordings can be played on this unit.

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 is equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) that lets you watch tapes recorded in the S-VHS format and the SP mode with regular VHS resolution.

*SQPB does not deliver Super VHS resolution.

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

*S-VHS recording is not possible with this recorder.