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Playback (VCR)
Special playback
Picture search
Reverse picture search function
Press
REV
once or twice during the playback.
Forward picture search function
Press
FF
once or twice during the playback.
To return to playback, press
PLAY
.
Press
PAUSE/STILL
during playback.
To resume normal playback, press
PLAY
or
PAUSE/STILL
.
If the still picture jitters excessively, press
TRK +
/ –
to
stabilize the still picture.
During playback press
SLOW
.
To return to playback, press
PLAY
or
SLOW
.
Slow tracking and vertical lock adjustment
If noise bars appear in the picture during slow motion,
press the
TRK +
/ –
to reduce the noise bars.
When a tape is played, the Digital Auto Tracking system
automatically adjusts the tracking to obtain the best possible
picture. If noise bars appear during playback, adjust the
tracking manually as follows:
• Press
TRK +
/ –
to obtain the best possible picture.
“MANUAL TRACK” will appear for 4 seconds on the
screen. To resume automatic tracking, press
D.TRACKING
. “DIGITAL TRACK” will appear for 4
seconds on the screen.
Press
PAUSE/STILL
during playback.
Press
SLOW
one by one: The picture advances frame by
frame.
To return to playback, press
PLAY
or
PAUSE/STILL
.
SPEED SEARCH TIMES
Digital tracking controls
Still picture
Slow motion
Frame by frame picture
Notes:
• “SP” is more appropriate as less noise appeared during search
and still playback for tape recorded in SP.
• The audio output is muted during PICTURE SEARCH, STILL,
FRAME ADVANCE and SLOW MOTION.
• During picture search mode there will be noise bars which are
caused by the system.
• The Special Playback will automatically change to playback
after approx. 5 minutes to protect the video tape against
excessive wear.
PICTURE SEARCH SPEED
PRESS TWICE
TAPE SPEED
PRESS ONCE
SP (Standard Play)
SLP (Super Long Play)
5 X
15 X
3 X
9 X
CM skip
Press
CM SKIP
during playback. The unit will search for-
ward through approximately 30 seconds of the tape (e.g.
unwanted commercial time) for each press of
CM SKIP
(maximum six presses) and then resume normal playback.
For example : 1 press: 30 seconds of tape
2 press: 60 seconds of tape
3 press: 90 seconds of tape
MANUAL TRACK
DIGITAL TRACK
PAUSE/STILL
PLAY
CM SKIP
TRK –
SLOW
FF
REV
D.TRACKING
TRK +
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