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B A S I C P L A Y B A C K
P L A Y
This Chapter will show you how to play videotapes and
enjoy special playback features.
Follow these steps to play a standard
VHS videotape.
1 I N S E R T TA P E
Insert a standard VHS tape into Deck 1 or
Deck 2.
2 P L AY TA P E
Press PLAY .
3 O P T I O N S D U R I N G P L AY B A C K
Freeze - To freeze a single frame, press
PLAY again.
Frame Advance - To advance one frame at a time press F.ADV/SKIP.
Shuttle - To gradually increase or decrease the playback speed, press the Shuttle keys.
Slow Motion - To play in slow motion, press SLOW
Picture Search - To cue or review at 5 times
normal speed, press and release FAST- FORWARD or REWIND .
Jet Search - To cue or review at 7 times normal speed, press and hold FAST- FORWARD or REWIND .
Skip - To skip ahead in
Repeat - To replay the last 30 seconds of the tape, press REPEAT.
Manual Tracking - To adjust tracking manually, press the TRK +/– keys.
Auto Tracking - To resume automatic tracking, press AUTO.
N O T E S
• Tapes without record safety tabs can be set to play automatically when inserted; see “Auto Play/Rewind” on page 13.
• To resume normal playback at any time, press PLAY .
Record Safety Tab
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