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BASIC OPERATIONS ON VHS DECK
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
pointed toward the unit.
●
Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.
●
If the record safety tab has been removed, playback begins
automatically.
●
The unit’s power comes on automatically and the counter is reset to
0:00:00.
2
Press
VHS/HDD/DVD SELECT
on the unit repeatedly or
VHS
on the remote so that the VHS lamp lights up on the unit.
3
Find the program start point. If the tape is advanced past the
start point, press
3
. To go forward, press
5
.
4
Press
4
to start playback.
5
Press
8
to stop playback.
●
To eject the cassette, press
x
(VHS).
Basic Playback
●
Turn on the unit.
●
Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or AV mode).
●
Slide the
TV/CABLE/DBS/DVD
switch to
DVD
.
3
x
8
VHS/HDD/DVD
SELECT
4
5
VHS
8
5
3
4
CABLE/DBS
DVD
TV
Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning cassette -
TCL-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 “AUTO”). (
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**)
T-90
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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