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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. 77)

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 cassettesFull-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. While only VHS signals can be recorded on regular VHS cassettes1), both VHS and Super VHS signals can be recorded and played back using Super VHS

cassettes.

1)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 unit.