JVC HR-XVC33U manual Basic Playback, 28 EN

28 EN OPERATIONS ON VCR DECK

Basic Playback

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

●Slide the TV/VCR/DVD switch 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 “SUPERIMPOSE” set to “ON”). ( pg. 76)

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 VCR deck is selected automatically if the DVD deck is in stop mode.

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

B Select the VCR deck.

On the unit

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

On the Remote

Press VCR so that the VCR indicator lights up.

C Find the program start point.

If the tape is advanced past the start point, press REW (3). To go forward, press FF (5).

D Start playback.

Press PLAY (4).

E Stop playback.

Press STOP (8). Then press EJECT (x) on the VCR deck to remove the cassette.

Usable cassettes

Full-Size VHS

T-30 (ST-30**)

T-60 (ST-60**)

T90

T-120 (ST-120**)

T-160 (ST-160**)

ST-210**

Compact VHS*

TC-20 (ST-C20**)

TC-30 (ST-C30**)

TC-40 (ST-C40**)

*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 unit 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 unit.

***This unit 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.