BASIC OPERATION
HOW TO PLAYBACK A VIDEO TAPE
•For double speed playback (without sound), press the PLAY/X2 
PLAY / X2 button again.
•To revert to normal playback, press the PLAY/X2 
PLAY / X2 button again.
•To stop the video tape, press STOP 
.
•To eject the tape press 
EJECT on the VCR.
SHARP SUPER PICTURE should enhance the picture quality during playback. It is normally set to ON. To turn SHARP SUPER PICTURE on or off press SUPER P.
SUPER P.
on the VCR front panel.
PICTURE DISTURBANCE DURING PLAYBACK
This VCR has an automatic tracking system which reduces picture disturbance when you start
to playback a video tape. When 
flashes on the
During PLAYBACK of a video tape.
•Press the VCR CHANNEL 
/ 
buttons up or down
to position picture interference off the TV screen. (Manual Tracking)
• Press the VCR CHANNEL UP and DOWN 
/ 
buttons together to start Auto Tracking.
PAUSING AND SLOW MOTION
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1. Press the PLAY/X2 
PLAY / X2 button to start the video tape
playing.
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2. To pause the video tape, press PAUSE/STILL | . REMOTE CONTROL |
•To minimise jitter whilst in pause mode press the
VCR CHANNEL 
/ 
buttons up or down.
•Press the PLAY/X2 
PLAY / X2 button to resume playback.
3. To playback in slow motion (without sound) press the
SLOW | button on the remote control. Slow motion | ||
speed can be adjusted using the | or | buttons | |
next to the slow button. Picture disturbance can be
improved by pressing the VCR CHANNEL 
/
buttons up or down during slow motion playback.
• Press the PLAY/X2 | PLAY / X2 | REMOTE CONTROL |
| button to resume playback. |
NOTES:
•When using SLOW MOTION function some mechanical noise may be heard.
•There will be picture interference and possibly a change to black and white picture using the Pause and Slow functions.
•PAUSE mode will automatically disengage after about 5 minutes.
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