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To rewind the tape or forward it rapidly
To stop playback
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2
Notes:
• This VCR selects the playback tape
speed SP or LP automatically.
• The cassette tape and DVD disc can
be played back simultaneously. If you
press
VCR
or
DVD
, the tape playback
and DVD playback alternate with each
other on the screen.
VCR
VCR
Cassette tape playback
Preparation:
• Turn ON the TV and set to the AV input mode.
• Press
VCR
to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator will light.)
Load a pre-recorded tape
(When loading a cassette tape
without the erase prevention
tab, playback will start auto-
matically).
To start playback
Press
PLAY
.
Playback will start.
To rewind the tape:
Press
REV
.
To forward the tape:
Press
FWD
.
NTSC video cassette playback
When using a pre-recorded NTSC video cassette tape, the connected
TV must operate with a 60 Hz vertical frequency. Otherwise, the on-
screen picture will be affected by vertical rolling. Even if your VCR is
capable of processing NTSC video signals, the picture may be
shortened vertically (appearance of black bars at the top and at the
bottom of the TV screen). The dubbing of a NTSC video cassette tape
to a standard PAL VCR is impossible.
Press
STOP
.
Stop the playback or recording with
STOP
.
Forward/Reverse picture search mode
When the tape is being wound, you can switch to picture search mode
(see page 21). To do this, press
REV
or
FWD
and hold it down. The
unit will resume the tape winding as soon as the button is released.
To stop the tape-winding, press
STOP
. To switch to playback directly
(without
STOP
), press
PLAY
.
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Special playback
VCR
VCR
Picture Search
Reverse picture search function
Press
REV
once or twice during the playback.
To resume normal playback: Press
PLAY
.
Forward picture search function
Press
FWD
once or twice during the playback.
To resume normal playback: Press
PLAY
.
Still Picture
Press
PAUSE/STEP
during playback.
To resume normal playback: Press
PLAY
.
Slow Motion
During playback, press
SLOW
.
You can change the slow speed by pressing
SLOW
several times.
To resume normal playback: Press
PLAY
.
Slow tracking and vertical lock adjustment
If noise bars appear in the picture during slow motion, press
SET
+
or
–
to reduce the noise bars.
If the still picture jitters excessively, press
SET +
or
–
to stabilize
the still picture.
Frame by Frame picture
During playback, press
PAUSE/STEP
repeatedly: The picture
advances frame by frame.
To resume normal playback: Press
PLAY
.
Adjusting tracking condition
Automatic tracking adjustment
Whenever you insert a tape and start playback, automatic tracking
starts working and continuously analyzes the signal to enable
optimum picture quality during playback.
Manual tracking adjustment
If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during
playback, press
SET +
or
SET –
to eliminate the noises. “MANUAL
TR.” will appear. Press it briefly for a fine adjustment, or press and
hold for a coarse adjustment.
To return to automatic tracking, press
ATR
.
Notes:
• The audio output is muted during spe-
cial playback.
• During picture search mode, there will
be noise bars which are caused by the
system.
• The Special Playback will automati-
cally change to normal playback after
approx. 5 minutes to protect the video
tape against excessive wear.
For example : 1 press: 30 seconds of tape
2 press: 60 seconds of tape
3 press: 90 seconds of tape
Instant skip
Press
INSTANT SKIP
during playback. The DVD/VCR will search
forward through approximately 30 seconds of the tape (e.g. unwanted
commercial time) for each press of
INSTANT SKIP
(maximum six
presses) and then resume normal playback.
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4
3
2
Repeat playback
Note:
If the unit is turned off or starts recording,
the repeat mode is cancelled.
Normal repeat playback
The entire video tape will be played until its end. The tape will then
automatically rewind to the beginning and the playback will be re-
peated.
Then press
/
or
ENTER
to se-
lect [ON] or [OFF].
If [ON] is selected, the playback
will be repeated endlessly.
Press
VCR MENU
repeatedly until the menu screen is
cleared.
To start the playback, press
PLAY
.
The playback will be repeated endlessly.
TIMER REC SET
AUTO REPEAT
CH TUNING
SYSTEM SETUP
SELECT :
ENTER : ENTER
[OFF]
[AUTO]
MENU
EXIT
:
NICAM
/
TIMER REC SET
AUTO REPEAT
CH TUNING
SYSTEM SETUP
SELECT :
ENTER : ENTER
[ ON]
MENU
EXIT
:
/
[AUTO]
NICAM
To cancel normal repeat mode
:
Follow the above step
2
, then press
/
or
ENTER
to select the
[OFF] position.
Press
VCR MENU
repeatedly to return to the TV screen.
Press
VCR MENU
. Press
or
to select AUTO REPEAT.
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VCR
Counter display
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ZERO RETURN function
This function makes tape-rewinding
stop at the counter 00:00:00 position
automatically.
Notes:
• When you load a video cassette, the
display indication changes to "00:00".
• The counter display does not function
on non-recorded (blank) sections of the
tape. When you rewind, fast forward or
play tapes through blank sections, the
counter display stops.
Preparation
• Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.
• Press
VCR
to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator will light.)
Press
CALL
.
The counter display shows the
tape running time during play-
back or recording.
The Recorder will indicate REC
during recording.
Press
COUNTER RESET
at
the desired tape position. The
counter display will be reset to
the “00:00:00” position (e.g.
the beginning of recording).
Press
STOP
when playback or
recording is finished.
Press
ZERO RETURN
.
The tape will be rewinded or fast
forwarded and automatically
stop at the “00:00:00” position.
The CLOCK/COUNTER button
Press
CLOCK/COUNTER
during the playback. The clock and tape
counter alternate with each other on the display.
Note:
You can set the tape counter to 00:00:00 with
COUNTER RESET
anytime. Therefore, the counter display can also indicate 00:00:00,
even when the tape counter does not reach its beginning yet. Even
if the tape counter indicates 00:00:00, it can be rewound. If
the tape
was
rewound over the point of 00:00:00, the minus mark
in the counter display. Although the tape counter seems to forward
when you press
REV
, the tape is in fact being rewound. When the
tape reaches the beginning, the tape-rewinding stops
automatically.
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