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BASIC OPERATIONS
Playback
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.
● VHS deck
The recorder power comes on automatically.
The counter is reset to 0:00:00.
DV deck
First turn on the recorder and load the cassette.
If the recorder is turned off, the recorder’s power does
not come on when a Mini DV cassette is inserted.
● 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. It takes about 15
seconds until the playback picture appears. Also
make sure the VCR indicator appears on the front
display panel. If not, press TV/VCR on the remote
control to turn on the VCR indicator.
SELECT DECK
2
Press VHS or DV.
FIND PROGRAMME START
POINT
3
If the tape is advanced past the start point, press REW
or turn the SHUTTLE ring to the left. To go forward,
press FF or turn the SHUTTLE ring to the right.
START PLAYBACK
4
Press PLAY. The VHS or DV play indicator (#) lights.
"BEST" appears blinking in the recorder's display panel
during automatic tracking. (VHS deck only ੬ pg. 28)
● Playback picture quality of LP/EP recordings will not
be as high as SP recordings.
STOP PLAYBACK
5
Press STOP. The VHS or DV play indicator (#) goes off.
Then press EJECT on the VHS or DV deck to remove
the cassette.
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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.
2
EJECT
EJECT
2
1
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5
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.
* By using the S-VHS ET function, it is possible to record
and play back with S-VHS picture quality on VHS
cassettes with this recorder.
DV deck
Only cassettes marked can be used with the DV
deck.
Usable cassettes
2
VHS
Turn on the TV and select the AV mode.
DV
2
VHS play indicatorDV play indicator
TV/VCR
DV
VHS
SHUTTLE
PLAY
STOP
1
PLAY
JOG
PAUSE
PAUSE