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Basic Operations
Playing a tape
Before you start...
• Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations.
1
Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.
2
Insert a tape.
The VCR turns on and starts playing
automatically if you insert a tape with
its safety tab removed.
3
Press
H
PLAY.
When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically.
Additional tasks
To
Press
Stop play
x
STOP
Pause play
X
PAUSE
Resume play after pause
X
PAUSE or
H
PLAY
Fast-forward the tape
M
FF during stop
Rewind the tape
m
REW during stop
Eject the tape
Z
EJECT
To set the colour system
If the playback picture has no colour, or streaks appear during playback, set
COLOUR SYSTEM in the USER SET menu to conform to the system that
the tape was recored in (see page 58). (Normally set the option to AUTO.)
Basic Operations
OK
PLAY