15
To Stop Playback Automatically
(Playback Off Timer Function)
If you set the playback duration, the playback will stop
automatically.
After the set playback time has elapsed, the VCR
automatically stops playback and switches off.
To Activate the Playback Off Timer Function:
During normal playback, press the Play button
7
on the
VCR for more than 2 seconds to put the VCR in the Playback
Off Timer mode.
After that, press the Play button
7
on the VCR repeatedly
until the desired playback duration is displayed on the VCR
display.
– Repeatedly pressing this button changes the indication in
the following order:
To Playback in the Desired Picture Quality
(Picture Mode)
This function reproduces optimum playback picture from
various kind of recorded tapes and contents.
Press the PICTURE MODE button
5
and select the
corresponding Picture Mode as follows.
Example:
Mode
Characteristic
Example for Purpose
STANDARD
Normal
TV Programme recorded
DYNAMIC
Clear & Vivid
Scenery, Sports
SOFT
Mild
Rental soft tape
CARTOON
Delicate
Cartoon
– Pressing the PICTURE MODE button
5
once makes the
On Screen Display appear; after that, pressing it
repeatedly changes the indication in the following order:
Convenient Automatic Functions
VCR Auto Power On
When you insert a video cassette, the VCR switches on
automatically.
Auto Playback Start
When you insert a video cassette with a broken erasure
prevention tab, playback start automatically without having to
press the Play button
7
.
VCR-off Playback
When the VCR is off, an inserted cassette can be played
back by pressing the Play button
7
.
Auto Rewind
When the tape reaches the end, the VCR automatically
rewinds it to the beginning.
– This function does not work during timer recording
and OTR.
Automatic Switching Off and Ejection
When the VCR is switched off, an inserted cassette can be
ejected simply by pressing the EJECT button
W
. The VCR
will eject the cassette and automatically turn itself off again.
VCR-off Search
When the VCR is off, the VCR starts intro-jet scan of an
inserted cassette by pressing the SEARCH button
6
.
To Eject Video Cassette Using the Remote
Control
Keep pressing the Stop button
F
for at least 3 seconds.
30
(min.)
240
(min.)
180
(min.)
90
(min.)
120
(min.)
60
(min.)
Counter display
(normal playback mode)
DYNAMIC
CARTOON
SOFT
STANDARD
(Initial Setting)
– The VCR will automatically switch off when Play-Off Timer
is completed. To turn the VCR on again, press the POWER
button
1
.
Notes:
– The Play-Off Timer function works during normal playback.
– When the tape reaches its end during Play-Off Timer, the
tape will be rewound to the start and the VCR will turn itself
off.
To Stop Midway:
Press the Stop button
F
.
NTSC Playback
Tapes recorded in the NTSC system can be played back with
this VCR via a PAL system TV.
– Select [NTSC PB SELECT] from the on screen display
according to the colour TV system of the TV.
(See page 13.)
– NTSC 3.58 recording requires [NTSC INPUT SELECT] to
be in the AUTO or 3.58 position (see page 13), however if
[NTSC INPUT SELECT] is in this position when recording a
NTSC 3.58 signal, no colour is available for the PAL TV.
Once the recording is completed, you then need to select
[on PAL TV] to view the recording in colour on PAL TV.
– On some TVs, the playback picture may roll up or down; if
your TV has V-HOLD control or equivalent adjustment
function, use it to adjust the picture.
Note for only NTSC Playback on PAL system TV
This function is designed to allow only the playback of tapes
recorded by NTSC signals on a PAL system TV. The NTSC
signal is not completely converted to a PAL signal. For this
reason, images played back by this function cannot be
recorded correctly on other VCRs.
