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The following conditions are product features and do not indicate mechanical problems.

Playback of tapes recorded in D-VHS mode

You may see a mosaic (block) noise, grayed images, or a still image in cases of excessive distortion caused when playing back a damaged tape or when the heads are momentarily dirty.

It takes a moment after you press PLAY (3) until the image appears and sound is heard.

It takes a moment after you switch playback speeds (when switching from special effect playback to normal playback, for example) until the image appears and sound is heard. For a few seconds, the image may be played back out of synch with the sound.

Searching images on D-VHS tapes

The images appear frame by frame.

Block noise may appears on the bottom half of images.

When the blank portion is reached, a still scene of the last recorded image is displayed.

The picture stops/There is no sound

When two or more devices are connected to this VCR with the i.LINK cable (a camcorder and another i.LINK-compatible device), do not turn on the camcorder if you record a program from an another i.Link-compatible device. Turning on and off the camcorder may cause momentary still images and loss of sound.

Image or sound is distorted

When recording from a camcorder connected to this VCR with the i.LINK cable, the image or sound may be distorted. If this occurs, insert a D-VHS cassette in the VCR and turn off and on the VCR, then start recording again. If the problem is not fixed, record using the audio/video input connectors instead of i.LINK connector.

Recording from camcorders and other devices via i.LINK connector

You may see a mosaic (block) noise.

For scenes with fast action, the image may jitter. This does not affect recording, which will proceed as usual.

When you watch the camcorder’s, search images through this VCR, the block noise may appear.

When you record audio-dubbed DVC cassettes (tapes which have four recorded channels), sound may not be heard for the first few seconds.

When you eject and insert D-VHS cassettes, the sound may be interrupted for an instant.

When you press REC SPEED to switch recording speed, the sound may be interrupted for an instant.

Incorrect image formatting for wide TVs

If you have connected two different devices using the S-video output connectors on the back of the VCR, the sensing signal for wide TVs may not be output correctly depending on the connected devices. If this occurs, use the TV controls to switch the screen size.

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Marantz MV8300_U1B Playback of tapes recorded in D-VHS mode, Searching images on D-VHS tapes, Image or sound is distorted

MV8300_U1B specifications

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