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OPERATIONS ON VCR 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 VCR
deck is selected automatically if the DVD deck is in stop
mode.
●
The unit’s power comes on automatically and the counter is
reset to 0:00:00.
B
Select the VCR deck.
On the unit
Press
VCR/DVD
repeatedly so that the VCR indicator
lights up.
On the Remote
Press
VCR
so that the VCR indicator lights up.
C
Find the program start point.
If the tape is advanced past the start point, press
REW
(
3
). To go forward, press
FF
(
5
).
D
Start playback.
Press
PLAY
(
4
).
E
Stop playback.
Press
STOP
(
8
). Then press
EJECT
(
x
) on the VCR deck
to remove the cassette.
●
Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel (or AV
mode).
●
Slide the
TV/VCR/DVD
switch 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 “SUPERIMPOSE” set to “ON”). (
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pg. 76)
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
Usable cassettes
Full-Size VHS
T-30 (ST-30**)
T-60 (ST-60**)
T90
T-120 (ST-120**)
T-160 (ST-160**)
ST-210**
Compact VHS*
TC-20 (ST-C20**)
TC-30 (ST-C30**)
TC-40 (ST-C40**)
* 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 unit 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 unit.
***This unit 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.
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