BASIC OPERATIONS ON DV DECK EN 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Playback

1 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.

Turn on the unit.

If the erase protection switch is set to ASAVEB, playback begins

Turn on the TV and select the AV mode.

automatically. It takes about 15 seconds until the playback

Slide the TV/DVD switch to DVD.

picture appears.

 

 

 

The unit’s power comes on automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

DV lamp

 

DV/HDD/DVD I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M

o O N

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O N o

2Press DV/HDD/DVD on the unit repeatedly or DV on the remote control so that the DV 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.5Press o to stop playback.

To eject the cassette, press M (DV). You can also eject the cassette when the unit is turned off.

Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning cassette - M-DV12CL - when:No picture during playback.Block noise appears during playback.AUSE CLEANING CASSETTEB appears on the screen.AU01B lights on the front display panel.

NOTES:

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

AU01B will also light on the front display panel when you attempt to play back a tape recorded with NTSC signals. This unit cannot play back tapes recorded with NTSC signals.

Usable cassettesCassettes marked Pcan be used with the DV deck.Tapes recorded in the DVCAM format can be played.

NOTES:

When you record a tape on the DV deck with the recording speed set to ALPB, it is recommended to play back that tape back on this DV deck. Digital video recorder from other manufacturers may not be able to play back the tape properly.

It is possible to play back on the DV deck and the HDD/DVD deck simultaneously. However, either DVD or HDD can be played at the same time.

Accidental erasure prevention

To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, set its erase protection switch to ASAVEB. To record on it later, set the switch to ARECB.

Erase protection switch