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Playing a tape
Basic Operations
Playing a tape
Before you start...
• Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations.
Additional tasks
To set the colour system
If the playback picture has no colour, or streaks appear during playback, set
the STANDARD COULEUR option in the OPTIONS-1 menu to conform to
the system that the tape was recorded in (see page 91). (Normally set the
option to AUTO.)
To use the time counter
Press ANNUL/0 at the point on the tape that you want to find later. The
counter in the display window resets to “0:00:00.” Search for the point
afterwards by referring to the counter.
To display the counter on the TV screen, press
AFFICH.
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
LECTURE.
When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically.
To
Press
Stop play
x
STOP
Pause play
X
PAUSE
Resume play after pause
X
PAUSE or
H
LECTURE
Fast-forward the tape
M
AV during stop
Rewind the tape
m
RET during stop
Eject the tape
Z
EJECT
OK
LECTURE
SP
OPC
MAGN
