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BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING
Basic
Playback
This VCR can check the tape condition during playback
(and recording), and realizes the best possible pictures.
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 pointing towards the VCR.
Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.
● The VCR turns on automatically.
● The counter is automatically reset to “0:00:00”.
● If the cassette’s record safety tab has been
removed, playback begins automatically.
2
Start playback
Press PLAY ( 3 ).
● Tape speed (SP or EP) is automatically detected.
● If “VIDEO CALIBRATION” is set to “ON”
(default setting: ੬ pg. 39), “VIDEO
CALIBRATION” appears on the screen, and this
VCR checks the tape condition during
automatic tracking.
To stop playback
Press STOP ( 7 ) on the Remote or STOP/EJECT ( 7 / 0 )
on the front panel.
To rewind the tape
Press REW ( 1 ) (or turn the SHUTTLE ring on the front
panel to the left).
To fast-forward the tape
Press FF ( ¡ ) (or turn the SHUTTLE ring on the front
panel to the right).
To eject the tape
Press STOP/EJECT ( 7 / 0 ) on the front panel when the
tape is not running.
● You can also eject the cassette with the VCR turned off.
To turn off the VCR
Press POWER.
Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the VCR
channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode) on the TV.
INFORMATION
This VCR is equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI
PLAYBACK) that lets you watch tapes recorded in the S-
VHS format with regular VHS resolution.
● SQPB does not deliver Super VHS resolution.
● S-VHS recording is not possible with this VCR.
VIDEO (MONO)L—AUDIO—R
PLAY
SP/EP
MENU
CH
OK
FF
REW
POWER
SPEP
VCR
REC PAUSESTOP/EJECT
2
STOP/EJECT
( 7 / 0 )
SHUTTLE
ring
123
456
7
89
0
2
4
1
3
2
STOP ( 7 )
FF ( ¡ )
REW ( 1 )
POWER
POWER
Clean the video heads using a dry
cleaning cassette — TCL-2UX —
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 “SUPERIMPOSE” set to “ON”: ੬ pg. 39.)