Tracking Adjustment
• Tracking adjustment will be activated automatically (Digital
Tracking function) when you start playback.
• When playing pre-recorded tapes or tapes recorded on
units other than your own, noise lines (black and white
streaks) may appear on the playback picture. If this occurs,
you can adjust the tracking control manually by pressing
CH (
o
o
/
p
p
)
until the streaks disappear. To return to the DTR
function, stop the tape once and start playback again.
• You can reduce the noise lines by pressing
CH (
o
o
/
p
p
)
in
Slow mode, too. Slow tracking adjustment is not set auto-
matically.
• In the Still mode, press
SLOW
, and press
CH (
o
o
/
p
p
)
until
the streaks disappear. To return to the Still mode, press the
STILL/PAUSE
again.
Turn on the TV and select the video channel on the TV.
Insert a prerecorded tape.
The VCR/DVD will turn on automatically. If the erase-pro-
tection tab has been removed, the VCR mode will start
playback automatically.
• If the VCR/DVD power was already on, press
VCR
to
switch to VCR mode.
If playback does not start automatically, press
VCR
, then
press
PLAY
to begin playback.
• Tracking adjustment will be activated automatically
(Digital Tracking function) when you start playback. To
adjust the tracking manually, press
CH (
o
o
/
p
p
)
.
<If a tape is already in the VCR/DVD...>
• Using the buttons on the VCR/DVD
Just press
PLAY
on the VCR/DVD. Power will auto-
matically turn on and playback will start. (Direct Button
Operation)
• Using the buttons on the remote control
Press
OPERATE
to turn on, and then press
PLAY
.
Press
STOP
to stop playback.
• To remove the tape, press
EJECT
.
Speed Search
During playback, press
FWD
D
D
or
REV
E
E
to view a
videotape at a high speed in either a forward or reverse
direction. In this mode, the sound will be muted.
Press the button again, the VCR/DVD will now search in
super high speed. (This function will not operate for a
NTSC tape.)
Press
PLAY
to return to normal playback.
3
2
1
4
3
2
1
Playback
Recording
VCR Features
Ensure that all VCR setting begins in VCR mode by pressing
VCR
. (Make sure that the VCR OUTPUT indicator is lit.)
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EN
VCR/DVD SET UP
The channels you can no longer receive or seldom watch
can be set to be skipped when you access channels with
CH (
o
o
/
p
p
)
.
Press
VCR
, then
MENU
.
Press
K
or
L
to select INITIAL, then press
B
.
Press
K
or
L
to select CH TUNING, then press
B
.
Press
K
or
L
to select MANUAL, then press
B
.
Press
K
or
L
to select POSITION, then press
B
.
5
4
3
2
1
To Skip a Preset Channel
VCR OPERATION
Still Picture
Press
STILL/PAUSE
during playback to view a still picture on
the TV screen.
• When the picture begins to vibrate vertically, stabilise the
picture by pressing the
CH (
o
o
/
p
p
)
in the Still mode.
• After the VCR/DVD has been in Still mode for 5 minutes, it
will stop automatically to protect the tape and the video
head.
NOTE (for “Speed Search” and “Still Picture”):
• Usually there will be video “noise” lines (black and white
streaks or dots) on the screen. This is normal.The still
picture will, in addition to containing the “noise” lines,
be black and white.This is not a fault of the machine
but merely a by-product of the technology involved in
producing a VCR with LP mode.
Slow Motion
• Press
SLOW
to reduce the playback speed. The VCR/DVD
mutes the sound during slow motion. You can control the
speed by pressing
FWD
D
D
(faster) or
REV
E
E
(slower).
Press
PLAY
to return to normal playback.
• If it is left in the Slow mode for more than 5 minutes, the
VCR/DVD will automatically switch to the Stop mode.
Viewing and Recording the Same Programme
• A NTSC 3.58 system is automatically distinguished by the
VCR in case of using external input mode.
NOTE:
When you copy a tape recorded a NTSC 3.58 system
using external input mode, you cannot select the LP mode at
step
Insert a cassette tape with its erase-prevention tab in
place. (If necessary, rewind or fast forward the tape to the
point at which you want to begin recording.)
Press the
numerical buttons
or
CH (
o
o
/
p
p
)
to select the
channel to be recorded.
Press
TAPE SPEED
to select the tape speed (SP/LP).
Press
REC/OTR
to begin recording.
• The REC indicator on the display comes on.
Press
STOP
when recording is completed.
Skipping unwanted Programme Material during Recording
Press
STILL/PAUSE
when you want to temporarily halt
recording.
• You can check the remaining pause time with
marks
on the TV screen. Each
mark represents 1 minute.
After 5 minutes, the VCR will automatically switch to the
Stop mode to prevent tape damage.
Press
STILL/PAUSE
or
REC/OTR
to resume recording.
2
1
5
4
3
2
1
3
Press
numerical buttons
,
K
or
L
to select relevant position
number, then press
B
.
Press
K
or
L
to select SKIP, then press
B
to select ON.
• To memorise the channel again, press
B
. ON will
change to OFF.
Press
MENU
to exit.
NOTE
:
• To confirm that a channel has been deleted, press
CH
(
o
o
/
p
p
)
.
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