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PLAYBACK
Variable Speed Playback
You can play back a tape at various tape speeds.
Picture Search
A tape runs at 5 times or 7 times the normal playback speed so
that you can quickly locate a particular scene.
1
Press
FF or REW during playback.
The tape runs at 5 times the normal playback speed.
2
To change the tape speed to 7 times the normal playback
speed, press and hold
FF or REW.
If you release it, the tape speed returns to 5 times.
Note
If you press
FF or REW during picture search, the mode changes to fast-
forwarding or rewinding.
To resume normal playback
Press
PLAY/x2.
Still Picture
A picture freezes so that you can watch
closer.
1
Press
PAUSE/STILL during playback.
The picture freezes.
To resume normal playback
Press
PAUSE/STILL.
Notes
• The still mode is automatically cancelled after
about 5 minutes and returns to normal playback.
• The still picture may shake if a picture of a fast-
moving object or scene is frozen. This is not a
defect in the unit.
Adjusting Still Picture Stability
If the still picture is distorted or flickers, hold
down one of
CH/TRK until the picture becomes
stable.
Note
The distortion of the still picture may not be
eliminated completely.
Slow-motion Picture
The tape runs at 1/7th or 1/15th the normal
playback speed.
1
Press
SLOW during playback.
The tape runs at about 1/7th the normal
playback speed.
Each time you press
SLOW, the speed
alternates between 1/7th and 1/15th.
To resume normal playback
Press
PLAY/x2.
Notes
• The slow-motion picture mode is automatically
cancelled after about 5 minutes and returns to
normal playback.
• The slow-motion picture may flicker up and down.
This is not a defect in the unit.
Adjusting the Tracking Manually
If the slow-motion picture is noisy, hold down one
of
CH/TRK until the best picture is obtained.
Note
The noise in the slow-motion picture may not be
eliminated completely.
Note
When playing back a tape which is recorded in S-VHS format, distortion may occur during the variable speed
playback.
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STOP
PLAY/x2
FF
REW
FF
PAUSE/STILL
PLAY/x2
REW
SLOW