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Chapter 4 : Operating Your VCR
CHAPTER
4
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.
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, simply 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 win-
dows on the tape face up, and the label of the tape faces
away from the TV/VCR. Gently place the tape in the cas-
sette 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.
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
