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VCR FUNCTIONS
Playback
Recording
1) Press [
I
/
y
ON/STANDBY] on the remote control or
the front panel of the unit.
When you are playing back a cassette tape, turn on the
TV and be sure to select the input to which the unit is
connected.
Press [VCR].
2) Insert a prerecorded cassette tape. Press [PLAY B]
to begin playback.
3) During playback, press [PAUSE F].
Playback will pause and sound will be muted.
4) Press [PLAY B] to resume playback.
5) Press [STOP C] to stop playback.
6) Press [OPEN/CLOSE A] to eject the cassette tape.
Note
• When a cassette tape ends during playback, fast-
forward or normal recording, the unit will
automatically rewind to the beginning of the
cassette tape. After rewinding finishes, the unit will
eject the cassette tape.
• When a cassette tape without erase-protection tab is
inserted, the unit will start playback automatically.
• Tracking will be automatically adjusted upon
playback. To adjust the tracking manually, press
[CH
/ ].
• Playback will stop when you change the output
mode.
Press [VCR] first.
Before recording, make sure:
• The desired channel is selected by pressing
[the Number buttons] or [CH
/ ].
• There is a cassette tape with an erase-protection tab in
the unit.
• The desired recording speed is selected in SP (standard
playback) or SLP (super long playback) mode by
pressing [REC MODE].
Recording speed:
Tape speed Recording / playback time
Type of tape T60 T120 T160
SP 1hour 2hours 2-2/3hours
SLP 3hours 6hours 8hours
• Refer to pages 43-46 for instructions on timer recording.
1) Press [REC I] to begin the recording.
To temporarily stop recording or to resume it, press
[PAUSE F]. After the unit has been in pause mode for
5 minutes, it will stop automatically to protect the
cassette tape and the video head from damage.
2) Press [STOP C] when the recording is completed.
Accidental erasure prevention
To prevent accidental recording on a
recorded cassette tape, remove its erase-
protection tab. To record on it later, cover
the hole with cellophane tape.
erase-protection tab
Caution on using S-video, component, or HDMI
connection for VCR:
• Only the playback audio / video are available with these
connections.
• Under the conditions listed below, the playback image
and audio cannot be output. Use the standard video
connection, in such case;
- during DVD recording.
• HDMI video resolution cannot be changed when the
unit is in VCR mode.
Information on VCR Functions
Note
• This function is available only when the unit is
connected by the VIDEO OUT jack.