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OPERATIONS ON VHS DECK
Basic Playback
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 VHS
deck is selected automatically if the DVD deck is in stop
mode.
● Select the appropriate colour system with “PAL/MESECAM“
and “NTSC“ in Function Set.
(੬ pg. 54)
● The unit’s power comes on automatically and the counter is
reset to 0:00:00.
B
Select the VHS deck.
On the unit
Press VCR/DVD repeatedly so that the VCR indicator
lights up.
On the remote control
Press VCR so that the VCR indicator lights up.
C
Find the programme start point.
If the tape is advanced past the start point, press 3. To
go forward, press 5.
D
Start playback.
Press 4. “bESt” appears blinking on the front display
panel during automatic tracking. (
੬ pg. 25)
E
Stop playback.
Press 8. Then press x on the VHS deck to remove the
cassette.
● Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or AV
mode).
● Slide the TV/VCR/DVD switch on the remote
control 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 “O.S.D.” set to “ON”). (
੬ pg. 54)
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
Slide to the
right.
Usable cassettes
● 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 video recorder 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.
● This video recorder 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 recorder.
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