TurnontheVCRbypressingthePOWERbutton.
Checkto seeif the"VCR" light on the fro_t panel display is
lit. If it is not lit, press the VCR/TV button until it is lit. You
are viewing the picture from your VCR! T:_is light must be on
when you watch a video tape or use the VCR menus.
When you wish to watch a channel that is difi_rent than the
channel your VCR is recording, then the 'WCR" light must be off.
The VCR/TV button turns thi,_ light on and ofF. The light will also
automatically turn on when you begin playback of a video tape or
use the VCR menus.
DImportant: For the "VCR" light to turn on automatically when you play a
tape or use the VCR menus, then the "RF converter" setting of the
"Customize choices" menu must be set to ON. (See page 55.)
€ Loading andUnloadingTapes
Loadingatape
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Tapes can be loaded into your VCR as long as the VCR is plugged
in. Even when the VCR POWER is off, loadin% a tape will auto-
matically turn the VCR on. U.se only tapes that have a _]_] label.
Hold the tape so that the :long narrow edse with the contents
label faces towards you. The other edge is hinged and should
face towards the VCR. The plastic window that shows the
videotape should face up.
Gently insert the tape evenly into the cas_ette slot until the
VCR automatically takes it in.
DImportant: If the VCR will not automatically take the tape in, press the
EJECT button on the front panel and try aga:n.
Your VCR will eject the tape if you improperly load it. If the VCR
ejects the tape, remove the tape, check to see that the contents
label is facing you, that the geared tape reels are facing down-
wards, wait a few seconds, and try again.
Unloadinga tape
O Press the EJECT button on the front panel. If the VCR power
is off, the VCR will turn on, eject the tape, then turn off.
Remove the tape.
_>Important: You cannot eject a tape while it is recording. You must first stop
the recording. If the tape does not eject properly, make sure the
VCR is not playing or recording. Then pres,_ EJECT again. If the
tape still will not eject, do not try to force the tape out. Take the
VCR to a qualified professional. Forcing the tape out may ,damage
the VCR or the tape.
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