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Playing cassettes
You can use this video recorder to play back recorded VHS video cassettes. You can operate
the video recorder using the remote control or the buttons on the front of the video recorder.
What does VHS mean?
'Video Home System' (VHS) has become the world-wide standard for the
playback and recording of amateur video cassettes. This popular standard
continues to be improved. Super VHS (S-VHS) provides a sharper picture and
less noise. Digital VHS (D-VHS) works with digital picture and sound signals.
Your video recorder can only recordand play standard VHS cassettes.
1Put a cassette into the cassette slot.
The cassette is inserted automatically. ' v' will appear on the display.
aI see 'TAPE-' in the display
bThe video recorder is waiting for you to enter a cassette number from the
'Tape List'. You can find more information on the Tape List in the chapter
'Tape List'. If you don't use the Tape List, interrupt with STOP hor
PLAYG.
2Press the Play button PLAY Gto view the tape.
This will, for example, appear in the display:
0:00:02
aPicture/ sound quality is poor
bWhen playing rental videos or older, poorer quality cassettes,it may not be
possible to completely filter out picture and sound interference. This is not
a fault in your machine.
Read the chapter 'Eliminating picture interference'.
bDuring playback the automatic TV system will switch-over automatically. If
picture/sound interference occurs, attempt to fix the problem by manually
switching the TV system. In that case, turn to chapter 'Additional functions'
section 'Switching the video (color) system'.
3To stop the playback, press STOPhon the remote control or
STOP/EJECT?on the video recorder.
4To eject the cassette, press STOP/EJECT ?on the video
recorder when the video recorder stops the playback (STOP).
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