Toshiba W525 Owners Manual - Page 17

LOADING AND UNLOADING Use only video cassette tapes marked and . TO STOP PLAYBACK LOADING Push the center of the tape until it is automatically retracted. AUTOMATIC POWER ON The VCR will turn on automatically and the POWER indicator will light. AUTOMATIC PLAY When loading a cassette tape without the erase prevention tab, playback will start immediately. Insert the cassette with its labeled side facing you. An inverted cassette cannot be inserted. UNLOADING To unload a cassette, press the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR twice. The first press will stop the tape in any mode. The second press will eject the tape. " " will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds. Press the STOP button once. The tape will stop but remain fully loaded and ready to play. " " will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds. TO REWIND OR FORWARD THE TAPE RAPIDLY Press the REW button in the STOP mode. " " will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds. Press the FF button in the STOP mode. " " will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds. AUTOMATIC EJECT If the VCR automatically rewinds the tape to the beginning (AUTO REWIND FEATURE), the tape will be ejected automatically (See the NOTE on page 19). NOTES: • Always eject the tape when not in use. • The cassette can be ejected even if the VCR is turn off. PLAYBACK To play a prerecorded cassette tape. TO START PLAYBACK CHECK BEFORE YOU BEGIN • Turn ON the TV and set to the video channel 3 or 4. • Turn ON the VCR POWER button. • Press the TV/VCR selector button to select the VCR mode. When a TV is connected with an audio/video cable, turn the TV on and select the video input mode on the TV. 1 Load a prerecorded tape (When loading a cassette tape without the erase prevention tab, playback will start automatically). 2 Press the PLAY button. Playback will start. " " will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds. FORWARD/REVERSE PICTURE SEARCH If you want to see the tape program during REW or FF mode, press and hold the REW or FF button again. The backward or forward visual search picture will be seen on the screen. Release the button to return to the REW or FF mode. AUTO REWIND FEATURE This VCR will automatically rewind the tape when the tape has ended (except during OTR and TIMER REC). It will also eject the tape and turn the VCR's power OFF. DIGITAL TRACKING CONTROL When a tape is played, the Digital Auto Tracking System automatically adjusts the tracking to obtain the best possible picture. If noise bars appear during playback, adjust the tracking manually: • Press the TRACKING SET + or - button to obtain the best possible picture. To resume automatic tracking, press the DIGITAL TRACKING button. SQPB (S-VHS Quasi Playback) You can playback the video cassette tape recorded in the S-VHS system. However the played back picture does not have the high resolution of S-VHS system. Note: You cannot record in S-VHS system. 17