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Still
There must be a cassette in the video.
VCR
Still picture from playback.
Each press of the button moves the picture on one frame.
Press the play button to switch back to normal playback.
Variable picture search
VCR
VCR
-
Keep pressing to vary the forward search speed.
Keep pressing to vary the rewind search speed.
Pressing the above buttons will vary the search speed in
two speeds.
Press to switch back to normal playback.
Variable slow motion
VCR
Starting from playback you can keep pressing to
control slow motion speed in six steps.
Press to switch back to normal playback.
After approximately five minutes on still, the cassette will automatically switch to normal playback.
If the still picture is jumping, you can steady it by using the
PR+
and
PR-
button.
Finding new recordings (index scan)
The video index search system allows you to find the beginning of any recording you have
made on your video. Your video automatically records index marks on the tape whenever a
recording is started.
Press
INDEX +
or
INDEX –
to search forwards or
backwards.
The video will now wind to the beginning of a recording,
play it for about 6 seconds, then wind on to the next one.
When you see the recording you want to watch,
press
PLAY
.
FF SP
INDEX 01
0:11:09
PLAYING cassettes
Play
Push the cassette smoothly and squarely into the cassette bay, with its windows pointing up.
PLAY SP Hi-Fi
L+R
VCR
VCR
VCR
VCR
VCR
Start playback.
If you hear an unclear or
mixed sound output in
different languages, select
one of the sound options, see
page 26.
A.Sel is only available on some models. If this screen does not appear
when you press the button, A.Sel is not available on your video.
The screen will only appear if you use a hi-fi tape or play a hi-fi or NICAM recording.
Stop playback.
Fast forward or rewind the
cassette from stop.
Eject the cassette.
These buttons are used
on the following two
pages.
• When you load a
protected cassette
such as pre-recorded film (see page 25) playback will
start automatically.
• When you are playing tapes of poor quality or tapes which have been recorded on another
machine, you can use the
PR+
or
PR-
buttons while the cassette is playing to reduce horizontal
interferences stripes.
• Playing
NTSC tapes on PAL TV
: If you play cassettes which have been recorded on the NTSC
colour system (as used in the USA), you can watch the pictures on most PAL TVs.
On older TVs, some black lines may appear at the top and bottom of the screen. The picture may
also roll up or down. To prevent these problems adjust the V-HOLD knob on your television.
NTSC : National Television Systems Committee.
• This video can also play
MESECAM
(middle east secam not secam) cassettes.
