50 EN BASIC OPERATIONS ON VHS DECK1 Load a cassette. Make sure the window side is up, the rear labelside is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette ispointed toward the unit.● Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.● If the record safety tab has been removed, playback beginsautomatically.● The unit’s power comes on automatically and the counter is reset to0:00:00.2 Press VHS/HDD/DVD SELECT on the unit repeatedly or VHSon the remote so that the VHS lamp lights up on the unit.3 Find the program start point. If the tape is advanced past thestart 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.3x 8VHS/HDD/DVDSELECT 4 5VHS8534CABLE/DBSDVDTVClean 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”). ( pg. 84)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 timeUsable cassettesFull-Size VHST-30 (ST-30**)T-60 (ST-60**)T-90T-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 thisunit. Simply place the recorded cassette into a VHS CassetteAdapter and it can be used just like any full-sized VHScassette.** This unit can record on regular VHS and Super VHScassettes.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) thatlets you watch tapes recorded in the S-VHS format and the SPmode with regular VHS resolution.• SQPB does not deliver Super VHS resolution.