Playback features

Slow motion playback

Slow motion playback is 1/6 of the normal playback speed. The sound will be cut during slow motion playback.

During playback:

1 Press the Pause 8 button for 2 seconds.

7Press the Play 3button to return to the normal playback speed.

Notes:

∙If the picture shakes during the slow mode, use the manual tracking +/– buttons to correct the picture.

∙There will be some picture disturbance and loss of colour during slow motion playback.

∙After the picture has been frozen for approx. 5 minutes, the still mode will disengage to protect the video tape.

Still picture and frame advance

Use this feature to freeze the playback picture and to advance one frame at a time. The sound will be cut during this mode.

During playback:

1 Press the Pause 8 button. The picture will be frozen.

2 Press the Pause 8button repeatedly to advance frames. Each time the button is pressed the still picture will advance one frame.

7Press the Play 3 button to resume normal playback.

Notes:

∙If the picture shakes during the still mode, use the manual tracking +/– buttons to correct the picture.

∙After the picture has been frozen for approx. 5 minutes, the still mode will disengage to protect the video tape.

Shuttle search playback

Use this feature during playback to visually locate any point on a recorded cassette. The sound will be cut during shuttle search operation.

During playback:

1 Press the Fast forward Á or Rewind 1 button to engage shuttle search forward or reverse.

7Press the Play 3 button to resume normal playback.

Notes:

∙When the video cassette player is in the stop mode, press the Play 3button to start playback before engaging the shuttle search mode.

∙For short searches, keep Fast forward or Rewind button pressed for more than 2 second. When released, normal playback will continue.

∙Disturbances in the shuttle search picture are normal and do not indicate a problem with the video cassette player.

Intelligent picture

Use this feature to get a better picture when viewing tapes with noise such as rental tapes. (SP mode only)

1 Press the INTELLIGENT PICTURE button. The INTELLIGENT PICTURE indicator will light.

7Press the INTELLIGENT PICTURE button to cancel this feature.

Repeat playback

Use this feature to repeat playback of a cassette 20 times.

During playback:

1 Press the Play 3 button for more than 5 seconds. The Play indicator will blink slowly and playback of the cassette will repeat 20 times automatically.

2 Press the Stop 7 button to stop repeat playback. Tape playback will be stopped and the repeat playback mode will be cancelled.

Rewind power off

When the tape has finished rewinding, the VCR will turn itself off.

During stop:

1 Press the Rewind 1 button.

2 Press the OPERATE button within 2 seconds. The STANDBY indicator will blink.

Tracking adjustment

Automatic tracking is adjusted each time a cassette is inserted in the video cassette player, you may wish to adjust tracking manually during playback.

Manual tracking

1 Press the remote control’s AUTO button.

2 Press the remote control’s TRACKING + or – button to adjust tracking.

7Press the AUTO button to return to automatic tracking.

Notes:

∙Tracking may need to be adjusted each time a different video tape is inserted for playback.

∙Tracking will be automatically set to the reference position when the cassette is ejected.