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Chapter 4
: Operating Your VCR
C H A P T E R
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Operating Your VCR
Your TV/VCR has built-in VCR playback and recording capabilities, offering
the ultimate in VCR convenience. This chapter explains the basic of using
the VCR features of your unit.
Video Cassette Tapes
Your VCR uses VHS tapes. Only use tapes that have
the official VHS mark:
Tape length/tape speed
VHS tapes come in different lengths, which, along with the tape speed,
determine how much program time you can put on one tape. The following
chart shows the maximum recording/ playback time for each type of tape
and each tape speed.
Type
SP (standard play)
LP (long play)
EP (Extend play)
(Play only)
T-160
2 hours, 40 min.
5 hours 20 min
8 hours
T-120
2 hours
4 hours
6 hours
T-90
1hour 30 min.
3 hours
4 hours 30 min.
T-60
1 hour
2 hours
3 hours
Protecting your tapes
You can protect your tapes by removing the
erasure prevention tab on the back of the
tape. When this tab is removed, VCR cannot
record over it. To once again be able to
record on a tape with its tab removed, sim-
ply place a piece of tape over the space left
by the removed tab.
Inserting a Tape
To insert a tape into your TV/VCR, hold it so that the windows on the tape
face up, and the label of the tape faces away from the TV/VCR. Gently place
the tape in the cassette compartment and push it in slowly. Once it is in the
compartment part-way, the TV/VCR will pull the tape the rest of the way.
You can insert a tape into your TV/VCR even when it is turned off. If the
tape has its erasure prevention tab removed, the TV/VCR will turn on and
begin playing the tape.
Ejecting a tape
To remove a tape from the compartment, press the STOP/EJECT button
on the front panel or on the remote control. The TV/VCR will eject the tape
part-way. Grasp the cassette and remove the tape from the TV/VCR.
