JVC 1204MNH-SW-VE Usable cassettes Full-Size VHS, 30 ST-30 60 ST-60 120 ST-120 160 ST-160 ST-210

BASIC OPERATIONS ON VHS DECK EN 41

Basic Playback

●Turn on the unit.

●Turn on the TV and select the AV mode.

●Slide the TV/CABLE/SAT/DVD switch to DVD.

VHS/HDD/DVD
SELECT	4 5

x	8 3
CABLE/SAT
TV	DVD

VHS

4

3 5 8

1Load 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. However, when APOWER SAVEB is set to AONB (A pg. 80), playback will not begin automatically even though a cassette with its record safety tab intact is inserted.

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

2Press VHS/HDD/DVD SELECT on the unit repeatedly or VHS on the remote so that the VHS lamp lights up on the unit.

3Find the programme start point. If the tape is advanced past the start point, press O. To go forward, press N.

4Press I to start playback.

●ABESTB appears and blinks on the front display panel during automatic tracking. (A pg. 45)

5Press o to stop playback.

●To eject the cassette, press M (VHS).

Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning cassette - TCL-2 - when:

●Rough, poor picture appears while a tape is played back.

●The picture is unclear or no picture appears.

●AUSE CLEANING CASSETTEB appears on the screen (only with AO.S.D.B set to AAUTOB). (A pg. 81)

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 mould on video tapes

●continuous usage for a long time

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**)

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.