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28 ENOPERATIONS ON VCR DECK

Basic Playback

A Load a cassette.

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

Slide the TV/VCR/DVD switch to the right.

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.

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

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.

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JVC HR-XVC33UM manual Basic Playback, Find the program start point, Start playback, Stop playback, Usable cassettes