Key Lock
If you do not want others to operate the VCR (for example, if you have programmed a timer
recording) you can set the VCR to lock out all button controls.
1
Press and hold the TV/VCR button on the remote
control for 5 seconds. The VCR display will show
“SAFE” when the feature is activated.
2
To resume normal mode, press and hold the
TV/VCR button again for 5 seconds. “SAFE” will
disappear and the VCR will operate normally.
VCR Operation
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Jog [VR9180 Only]
During playback, press the STILL button to activate the Jog mode.
Gently turn the Jog dial clockwise to advance forward or counter-clockwise for reverse playback.
Turn it very slowly for frame-by-frame advance, slowly for different slow motion effects or fast for
normal playback.
When the dial stops, the VCR returns to still mode. Press the STILL button to resume normal playback. If a tape is in STILL for
five minutes with no movement, the VCR automatically goes to stop mode.
Shuttle [VR9180 Only]
Turn and hold the Shuttle ring on the VCR clockwise to advance the tape, or counter-clockwise to reverse the tape during play-
back. Speed is determined by how far the dial is turned, up to 7x normal speed (SP) at the furthest points on the ring. When the
Shuttle ring is released, the VCR reverts to the mode it was in before the shuttle ring was activated.
PEED
JOG
/SHUTTLE
0
1
X
-5X
-7X
-3X
1/10X
3X
5X
7X
2X
Variable Search System
Press the SEARCH/EXIT button to display or exit the search screen in the stop
mode. When a program is recorded, the starting point is given an Index mark
for easy location. However, the VHS Index Search System(VISS) cannot
recognize index marks made by old VCRs. If the VCR has trouble finding a
mark, it is probably because the cassette was recorded on a VCR without VISS.
If you want to index two programs in a row, set your VCR to stop. Then start
recording each program. Pause has no effect on index marks.
SEARCH/EXIT
TV/VCR
TV/VCR
SEARCH/EXIT
1. Scan and play
Use scan and play when you don’t know exactly where a program is located on a cassette tape.
1. Press
❿
for forward scan or
➛
for reverse scan.
2. The display will show “Scan and Play”.
3. When an index mark is found, the VCR plays for about five seconds.
4. Press the PLAY button to view that program.
If you don’t press PLAY, the VCR automatically searches for the next index, or until the end of tape is reached.
2. Go to 0:00:00 stop
Use this feature when you want to search for the 0:00:00 counter position on a cassette. Press the CLEAR
button at the point on the tape where you want to set the counter to 0:00:00. Later, while a cassette is stopped,
press
▲
button. The VCR will rewind or fast forward, searching for the 0:00:00 counter position, and then auto-
matically stop at that position.
3. End search
Use this feature when you want to search for a blank position to record a program on a cassette.
While a cassette is stopped, press
▼
button. The VCR will rewind or fast forward, searching for a blank position,
and then automatically stop at that position.
If the VCR reaches the end of the tape during end search, the tape will be ejected.
Scan and play:
press [
➛
] or [
❿
]
Go to [0:00:00]:
Press [
%
!
]
End search:
Press [
❷
]
VCR
0:00:00 SP
VCR Operation
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Play and Pause/Still
• Press the PLAY button on the remote control or on the front of the VCR to play a video.
(If Auto play is selected and the video tape has no safety tab, it will begin playing automati-
cally when you insert it in the VCR.)
• In play or slow motion mode, press the STILL button to stop the tape on a single still frame.
Press the button again to resume normal viewing.
Fast Forward and Forward Search
• Press the FF button when the tape is stopped to fast-forward the cassette at top speed.
• Press the FF button once while a tape is playing for forward search. Press the PLAY button
to stop search.
• Press and hold to increase speed by 7 times for tapes recorded at SP speed and 21 times
for tapes recorded at SLP speed. Release button to play.
Rewind and Reverse Search
• Press the REW button when the tape is stopped to rewind the cassette at top speed.
• Press the REW button once while a tape is playing for rewind search.
Press the PLAY button to stop search.
• Press and hold button while tape is playing to increase reverse speed by 7 times for tapes
recorded at SP speed and 21 times for tapes recorded at SLP speed. Release button to
play.
Frame Advance and Skip Search
• Press the F.ADV(SKIP) button repeatedly to advance a video tape frame by frame in still
mode. Press the PLAY button to resume normal viewing.
• For Skip Search, press the SKIP(F.ADV) button once to skip ahead 30 seconds.
Press the SKIP(F.ADV) button twice to skip ahead 60 seconds, three times to skip ahead
90 seconds and four times to skip ahead 120 seconds.
Slow Motion
Press the SLOW + or - button while a cassette is playing for slow motion.
Press the SLOW buttons repeatedly to vary slow motion speed from 1/5 to 1/30 of normal
playback. Press the PLAY button to resume normal viewing.
Replay
Press the REPLAY button when a video is playing at normal speed or in slow motion, and the
VCR will rewind for about five seconds of material in SP mode or about fifteen seconds in SLP
mode, then play back the section again.
Shuttle Buttons (VR9160 only)
Shuttle buttons on the remote control offer one-touch search speed playback.
Press 6 to advance or 4 to reverse playback in play mode. Playback speed is determined by
how many times you press the shuttle button.
TRACKING/V-LOCK
During still mode, press the TRACKING/V-LOCK buttons to reduce picture “jitter”
(bouncing up and down).
A small amount of “jitter” or some “streaks” are normal during still viewing.
Automatic Tracking (A.TRK)
Press the A.TRK button to automatically adjust cassette tracking.
Tape Controls
F.ADV/SKIP
100
REPLAY
SHUTTLE
REPLAY
V-LOCK
TRACKING
SLOW
F.ADV
30S-SKIP
P/STILL
VR9180
VR9160
VR9180
VR9160
VR9180
VR9160
VR9180
VR9160
A.TRK
A.TRK
VR9180
VR9160
