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1
Switch the monitor/television set on.
2
Insert the cassette into the appliance with the window
facing upwards.
Inserting the cassette automatically switches on the
appliance.
3
Press button
G
PLAY
.
The word ’PLAY’ will appear in the display, along with the
current total recording time for time-lapse recordings,
e.g.: 24h.
In the 24h mode, in the menu BASIC SETTINGS, you can
select between ’24HA’ (audio on) and ’24H’ (audio off).
4
To interrupt playback, press button
h
STOP .
The word ’STOP’ will appear in the display.
5
To remove the cassette, press button
J
EJECT .
Note:
* The video recorder automatically cleans the video
heads before playing back every tape. This keeps the
playback quality as good as possible.
* The sound on 12h + 24h recordings may be poorer
than on 2h recordings. There is no sound on other long
time recordings.
Fast forward and rewind
1
To stop the tape, press the
h
STOP
button. Turn outside
rotary control
! "
to the left or right. The tape
will be fast forwarded or rewound at high speed.
2
Press button
h
STOP
as soon as you have found the
required tape position.
The time-lapse/picture search function
1
Press button
G
PLAY
.
2
With the inner dial
$
you can play back the tape in
different time-lapse speeds, e.g.: 12, 24, ... hours.
3
Turn outer rotary control
! "
to select different
picture search speeds.
Note:
* The picture quality is poorer when using the picture
search function. The sound is switched off.
Still picture/slow motion
1
Press button
G
PLAY
.
2
Press button
R
STILL
. The picture will stop.
Every time you press
R
STILL
again, the picture will
move on one frame.
Keep button
R
STILL
pressed. The recording will be
played back in super slow motion.
3
Turn outer rotary control
! "
. You can change
the speed of the playback in several stages.
The sound is switched off during slow motion playback.
4
Turn inner dial
$
. You can play back individual pictures
forwards and backwards.
5
Press button
G
PLAY
to play back at the normal speed
again.
Note:
* If the still picture vibrates vertically, press button
MENU/TRACKING
and then button
TU
until the vi-
bration is minimal. Confirm by pressing button
OK
.
Tape position.
Establishing your current position on the
tape.
The tape length is indicated on the cassette in minutes, e.g.:
’E120’ is 120 minutes of playing time (= 2:00 hours).
You will find the tape length printed on the left hand side of
the front narrow edge.
However, the actual playing time might be a little longer than
specified (e.g.: 2:05 hours).
You can read the exact number of minutes played in the
display during fast forward, rewinding, recording, playing
back and pause/stop, e.g.: ’U1:25’.
3. PLAYING A PRE-RECORDED CASSETTE