6
Single frame picture/
picture search functions
1
Switch on the function by pressing the
SHUTTLE ON/STILL
R
button on the video recorder. A
still picture appears on the screen.
2
Each time you press
SHUTTLE ON/STILL
R
again the
picture will move on one step.
3
Using the rotary control
o
, you can select the var-
ious picture search speeds.
Tape position/Index search
Tape position:
The elapsed playback time, given to the hour
and minute, appears in the display.
When you load a cassette, the video recorder must first
calculate the playing time. Therefore, ’-:--’ appears first and
only after the tape has been running for a few seconds the
playing time will be shown.
The playback time displayed can be incorrect when using
camcorder cassettes or with cassettes made for NTSC-VHS
equipment.
Index search:
At the beginning of each recording, the video
recorder marks the tape with a code mark. You can search
for these code marks on the tape. Once the video recorder
finds the code mark or a blank space it will automatically
switch to playback.
1
Press the
INDEX
E
button and then press the
I
button to select the next code mark or the
H
button
for the previous code mark.
Note:
You cannot use the function ’Index search’ with
recordings made on another video recorder that does
not have this code mark function.
Eliminating picture interference/
Cleaning function
1
During playback, hold the
P
q
button until ’TRAC’
(tracking) appears in the display.
2
Hold the
P
q
or
P
r
button until the playback quality
is at its best.
3
Wait a few seconds, until ’TRAC’ disappears from the
display. This setting will remain until you remove the
cassette.
4
If horizontal lines still appear on the screen, use the
Cleaning function:
Cleaning function:
During playback, hold the
PLAY
G
button until ’HEAD’ (video head cleaning)
appears in the display. The video heads are being
cleaned. The video recorder automatically switches back
to playback.
Note:
Some hired cassettes may have a poor pic-
ture/sound quality. This is not a fault in your video
recorder.