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PLAYBACK
Basic Playback
A
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 recorder.
● Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.
● The recorder’s power comes on automatically and the counter
is reset to “0:00:00”.
● While “– – – –” is blinking on the front display panel, the tape
will run for a few seconds to search for the tape number.
● If the record safety tab has been removed, playback begins
automatically.
B
Find the programme start point.
If the tape is advanced past the start point, press
3
or
turn the
SHUTTLE
ring to the left. To go forward, press
5
or turn the
SHUTTLE
ring to the right.
C
Start playback.
Press
4
. “BEST” appears blinking in the recorder’s front
display panel during automatic tracking. (
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pg. 29)
D
Stop playback.
Press
8
on the remote control or
0
on the recorder’s
front panel. Then press
0
to remove the cassette.
Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or
AV mode).
Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning
cassette — TCL-2UX — 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 “O.S.D.” set to “ON” (
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pg. 65)).
Usable cassettes
● 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.
● 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.
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