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BASIC OPERATIONS
Playback
The easiest, most basic operation possible with your video
recorder is tape playback. Already-recorded signals on a video
tape are read by your video recorder and displayed on your TV
just like a TV programme.
LOAD A CASSETTE
1
Making sure the window side is up, the rear label side
is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette
is pointing towards the recorder. Don’t apply too much
pressure when inserting.
● The recorder power comes on automatically.
The counter is reset to 0:00:00 (VHS deck only).
● VHS deck
If the record safety tab has been removed, playback
begins automatically.
DV deck
If the erase protection switch is set to "SAVE",
playback begins automatically.
SELECT DECK
2
Press VHS or DV. The VHS or DV indicator lights.
FIND PROGRAMME START
POINT
3
If the tape is advanced past the start point, press REW.
To go forward, press FF.
START PLAYBACK
4
Press PLAY. "BEST" appears blinking in the recorder's
display panel during automatic tracking. (VHS deck
only ੬ pg. 24)
● Playback picture quality of LP recordings will not be
as high as SP recordings.
STOP PLAYBACK
5
Press STOP. Then press EJECT on the VHS or DV deck
to remove the cassette.
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T W
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DV VHS
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PLAY
STOP
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REW
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FF
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INFORMATION
Initiating playback causes the VCR indicator to light and
the TV to automatically enter AV mode. To return the TV
to TV mode after playback is complete, press TV/VCR so
that the VCR indicator turns off.
* Depending on the type of TV used, TV/VCR button does
not always function as described above.
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DV
STOP
REW
VHS
EJECT
EJECT
FF
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VHS deck
● Compact VHS camcorder recordings can be played on this video recorder. Simply
place the recorded cassette into a VHS Cassette Adapter and it can be used just
like any full-sized VHS cassette.
● The VHS deck of this video recorder can record on regular VHS and Super VHS
cassettes. While only VHS signals can be recorded on regular VHS cassettes, both
VHS and Super VHS signals can be recorded and played back using Super VHS
cassettes.
DV deck
Only cassettes marked can be used with the DV deck.
Usable cassettes
DV
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VHS
Turn on the TV and select the AV mode.
PLAY