Playback

Preparations

–Confirm that the VCR is on.

–Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR viewing channel is selected.

–Insert a recorded video cassette.

For Normal Playback:

VCR display

Press the Play button 7.

For Cue or Review Playback: During playback, tap the Fast Forward button G or the Rewind button 8.

– To return to normal playback, press the Play button 7.

– If you press and hold down the Fast Forward button G or the Rewind button 8, cue or review playback continues for as long as you keep the button pressed, and operation returns to normal playback when the button is released.

For High speed Cue or Review Playback (JET SEARCH): During playback, tap the Fast Forward button G or the Rewind button 8 twice.

For Still Playback:

During playback, press the Pause/Slow button J.

–To return to normal playback, press

the Play button 7 or the Pause/Slow button J.

For Slow Playback:

During playback, keep the Pause/Slow button J pressed for 2 seconds or more.

–To return to normal playback, press the Play button 7.

Fast-forwarding or Rewinding the Tape:

Press the Fast Forward button G or the Rewind button 8 in the stop mode.

–To stop fast-forwarding or rewinding, press the Stop button

To Obtain a Higher Speed Rewind (Jet Rewind):

Press the JET REW button H.

The [J : REW] indication appears on the TV screen and VCR display.(except when the remaining tape time indication appears)

–Depending on a cassette or an operating condition, the rewind speed may change somewhat.

–The tape counter is reset to [0:00.00] when the tape is rewound to the beginning.

To Stop Playback

Press the Stop button F.

Notes:

–JET SEARCH, Cue, review or slow playback will be automatically cancelled after 10 minutes, and still playback after 5 minutes.

–During playback function other than normal playback, horizontal noise bars may appear in the picture, the colour of the picture may be unstable, or the picture may be otherwise distorted.

–When you play back a tape recorded in the LP mode, the picture may be in black and white.

–When you play back a tape recorded in the EP mode, the picture and the sound may be unstable.

However, these are not malfunctions.

To Play back S-VHS Cassette Tape (SQPB=S-VHS Quasi Playback)

It is also possible to play back tapes recorded in the S-VHS system.

–Some picture noise may occur depending on the type of tape used.

–It is not possible to fully obtain the high resolution that S-VHS is capable of.

–It is not possible to record in the S-VHS system with this VCR.

To Play Back a Recorded Part Repeatedly

Press the REPEAT button P.

–Repeat Playback function does not work during Play-Off Timer.

To Cancel the Repeat Playback Mode:

Press the Stop button F.

To Stop Playback Automatically (Playback Off Timer Function)

If you set the playback duration, the playback will stop automatically.

After the set playback time has elapsed, the VCR automatically stops playback and switches off.

To Activate the Playback Off Timer Function:

During normal playback, press the Play button 7 on the VCR for more than 2 seconds to put the VCR in the Playback Off Timer mode.

After that, press the Play button 7 on the VCR repeatedly until the desired playback duration is displayed on the VCR display.

–Repeatedly pressing this button changes the indication in the following order:

Counter display		30	60
(normal playback mode)		(min.)	(min.)
240	180	120	90
(min.)	(min.)	(min.)	(min.)

–The VCR will automatically switch off when Play-Off Timer is completed. To turn the VCR on again, press the POWER button 1.

Notes:

–The Play-Off Timer function works during normal playback.

–When the tape reaches its end during Play-Off Timer, the tape will be rewound to the start and the VCR will turn itself off.

To Stop Midway:

Press the Stop button F.