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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. However, when APOWER SAVEB is set to AONB
(A pg. 80), playback will not begin automatically even though a
cassette with its record safety tab intact is inserted.
● 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 programme start point. If the tape is advanced past the
start point, press O. To go forward, press N.
4 Press I to start playback.
● ABESTB appears and blinks on the front display panel during
automatic tracking. (A pg. 45)
5 Press o to stop playback.
● To eject the cassette, press M (VHS).
Basic Playback
● Turn on the unit.
● Turn on the TV and select the AV mode.
● Slide the TV/CABLE/SAT/DVD switch to DVD.
3
x
8
VHS/HDD/DVD
SELECT
4
5
VHS
8
5
3
4
CABLE/SAT
DVDTV
Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning cassette -
TCL-2 - when:
● Rough, poor picture appears while a tape is played back.
● The picture is unclear or no picture appears.
● AUSE CLEANING CASSETTEB appears on the screen (only
with AO.S.D.B set to AAUTOB). (A pg. 81)
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 mould on video tapes
● continuous usage for a long time
Usable cassettes
Full-Size VHS
T-30 (ST-30**)
T-60 (ST-60**)
T- 9 0
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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