Model 801
(160-0655)                 Using Video Cassettes      Faxback Doc. # 31367

Selecting a Video Cassette Tape

The video cassette tape's quality greatly affects record/playback quality
and the VCR's life.  Highgrade tape has a better coating that helps prevent
dirty video heads and gives the best results.

The following chart shows the maximum recording times for different-
length tapes at the two recording speeds.

Tape Speed Recording/Playback Time

    Cassette used      SP mode         LP mode

    P-30               30 minutes      1 hour

    P-60               1 hour          2 hours

    P-120              2 hours         4 hours

    P-150              2 1/2 hours     5 hours

NOTE:  Some color shades might differ slightly from the original picture
       when you play back a tape recorded in the LP mode.

Erase Protection

All 8mm video cassettes have an erase-protection window to prevent you from
accidentally recording over the tape.  To prevent recording, close the
window (red showing).

To permit recording, slide open the window.

Storing Your Video Cassettes

Unless you are making an automatic timer recording, remove and store the
cassette before you turn off the VCR.  This helps protect the cassette and
the VCR's internal mechanisms from dust.  Place your video cassettes in
their protective boxes and store them in a cool, dry, dust-free
environment.  Store the cassettes on end, not on their sides.  This
prevents the tape from improperly settling inside the cassette.

CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS

Your VCR can receive up to 125 cable channels.  The VCR displays the
channels as 1-125.  Channels 2-13 are the same for VHF and cable TV, and
cable companies usually number them as they appear on the display.
However, cable companies often designate the other channels with a letter
or letter-number combinations.

The following chart shows common cable channel designations.

For more information, contact your cable company.  You still might have to
experiment to determine the proper cable channel designations for your
cable system.

Alternate Channel    VCR Tuner        Alternate Channel    VCR Tuner
   Designations       Display           Designations        Display

        Mid Band Channels                    Hyper Band Channels

        A             14                     W+1               37

        B             15                     W+2               38

        C             16                     W+3               39

        D             17                     W+4               40

        E             18                     W+5               41

        F             19                      |                 |

        G             20                      |                 |

        H             21                     W+58               94

        I             22                     W+59              100

                                              |                  |

                                              |                  |

Super Band Channels                          W+84              125

        J             23

        K             24                   VHF Low Band Channels

        L             25

        M             26                   4A or A8             01

        N             27

        O             28

        P             29                   Mid Low Band Channels

        Q             30

        R             31                   A-5                  95

        S             32                   A-4                  96

        T             33                   A-3                  97

        U             34                   A-2                  98

        V             35                   A-1                  99

        W             36


(SP/br 3/19/96)