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BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING
This VCR can check the tape condition during playback
(and recording), and realizes the best possible pictures.
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 pointing towards the VCR.
Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.
● The VCR turns on automatically.
● The counter is automatically reset to “0:00:00”.
● If the cassette's record safety tab has been
removed and "REC SAFETY" is set to "ON",
playback begins automatically.
2
Start playback
Press PLAY ( 3 ).
● Tape speed (SP or EP) is automatically detected.
● The S-VHS indicator lights up on the front
display panel when you play back a tape
recorded in S-VHS mode or in S-VHS ET mode
(੬ pg. 40)
● If “VIDEO CALIBRATION” is set to “ON”
(default setting: ੬ pg. 37, 38), “VIDEO
CALIBRATION” appears on the screen, and this
VCR checks the tape condition during
automatic tracking.
● If the tape ends during playback or fast-forward
search, the cassette indication “
” blinks for
a few seconds and the VCR starts rewinding the
tape automatically.
To stop playback
Press STOP ( 7 ) on the Remote or STOP/EJECT ( 7 / 0 )
on the front panel.
To rewind the tape (when it is not running)
Press REW ( 1 ) (or turn the JOG dial on the front
panel to the left).
To fast-forward the tape (when it is not running)
Press FF ( ¡ ) (or turn the JOG dial on the front panel
to the right).
To eject the tape
Press STOP/EJECT ( 7 / 0 ) on the front panel when the
tape is not running.
● You can also eject the cassette with the VCR turned off.
To turn off the VCR
Press POWER.
Basic
Playback
Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the VCR
channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode) on the TV.
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 “ON SCREEN (PLAY)” set to “ON”: ੬ pg.
37, 39.)
123
456
7
89
0
2
4
1
3
2
STOP ( 7 )
FF ( ¡ )
REW ( 1 )
POWER
JOG dial
VIDEO (MONO)L—AUDIO—R
S VIDEO
A.DUB
DIGITAL TBC/NR
FF
REW
POWER
SPEP
VCR
REC PAUSE STOP/EJECT
PLAY
–
+
CH– /+
PUSH / TURN
INSERT
24HR QUICK
PROGRAM
REC LINK
2
STOP/EJECT
( 7 / 0 )
POWER
To prohibit operations during playback (Mode Lock)
Press and hold OK on the Remote for more than 5
seconds. "
"
and " " light up on the front display panel
(੬ pg. 60). The playback will not be interrupted until
the recording end (unrecorded portion) or tape end is
reached (੬ pg. 37, 41).
To resume the other operations, press and hold OK on
the Remote again for more than 5 seconds.
● When OK is pressed to set Mode Lock, the on-screen
display appears and the time counter remains on the
TV screen. If the time counter is not necessary, set "ON
SCREEN (PLAY)" to "OFF" ( ੬ pg. 37, 39).