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Playback
Basic Playback
A
Load a cassette
Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you
and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the
recorder.
●
Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.
●
The recorder turns on, and the counter on the on-screen display
is reset, automatically.
●
Select the appropriate colour system with “PAL/MESECAM” and
“NTSC” in Function settings (
墌
10).
●
If the cassette’s record safety tab has been removed, playback
begins automatically.
B
Start playback
Press
4
.
Playback Features
Adjusting tracking condition
— tracking adjustment
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, follow the procedures below.
A
Press
p
(SP/LP/EP)
on the remote control during playback to
activate manual tracking.
B
Press
PR
r
/
t
or
PR +/–
to eliminate the noises. Press it briefly
for a fine adjustment, or press and hold for a coarse
adjustment.
●
Press
p
(SP/LP/EP)
again to reactivate automatic tracking.
Automatic operations after rewinding
— Next Function Memory
The Next Function Memory “tells” the recorder what to do after
rewinding is completed. Ensure that the recorder is in stop mode.
●
For Automatic Playback Start
Press
3
, then press
4
within 2 seconds.
●
For Automatic Power Off
Press
3
, then press
1
within 2 seconds.
●
For Automatic Timer Standby
Press
3
, then press
#
within 2 seconds.
NOTE:
It is not possible to select the Automatic Timer Standby function if
the cassette’s record safety tab is removed.
Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode.
ATTENTION
In the search, still, slow-motion or frame-by-frame playback
mode,
●
the picture will be distorted.
●
the noise bars will appear.
●
there may be a loss of colour
During playback
Stop playback
Press
8
on the remote
control.
OR
Press
0
on the recorder.
Pause playback and view still picture
Press
9
.
●
Press
4
to resume normal playback.
●
If there is vertical jitter, press
PR
r
/
t
on the remote control or
PR +/–
on the recorder to correct the picture.
Pause and Frame-by-Frame playback
Press
9
to pause, then press
w
or
e
(or
9
) repeatedly.
●
Press
4
to resume normal playback.
Picture Search
Press
3
or
5
. Press
3
or
5
again to perform high-
speed search.
●
Each time you press
3
or
5
, the search speed changes
between low-speed and high-speed.
●
Press
4
to resume normal playback.
Variable Speed Search (including slow-motion)
Press
w
or
e
repeatedly.
●
Press
4
to resume normal playback.
●
Each time you press
w
or
e
, the playback speed changes. To
decrease the speed during picture search, press the opposite
direction button repeatedly.
●
During still picture, press and hold
e
to start forward (or
w
to
start reverse) slow motion playback. When you release the
button, still picture resumes. During still picture, holding
9
for
more than 2 seconds also starts forward slow motion playback.
If you press
9
again, still picture resumes.
●
During slow motion playback, some noise may appear on the
TV screen. Press
PR
r
/
t
on the remote control or
PR +/–
on
the recorder to eliminate the noise.
When the tape is not running
Rewind/fast-forward
Press
3
or
5
.
Eject the cassette
Press
0
.
●
You can also eject the cassette when the recorder is turned off.
Turn off the recorder
Press
1
.
Reverse
Forward
Reverse
search
3 steps
Reverse
play
Slow
motion
1 step
Normal
play
Forward
search
4 steps
Reverse
slow
motion
1 step
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