SPECIAL PLAYBACK
RECORDING A TV PROGRAM
TO VISUALLY SEARCH FOR DESIRED POINTS
When either the F.FWD or REW button is pressed in the PLAYBACK mode, the speed search picture will appear. When pressed twice, the search picture will increase speed. Speed search time depends upon the speed used (SP, LP or SLP) during recording. See chart below. To visually search backward or forward, press the REW or F.FWD button once or twice in the PLAYBACK mode. Press the PLAY button to resume normal viewing speed.
SPEED SEARCH TIMES
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SP (Standard Play) | 3 X | 5 X |
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LP (Long Play) | 7 X | 9 X |
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SLP (Super Long Play) | 9 X | 15 X |
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SKIP SEARCH
Press the SKIP SEARCH button in the PLAY mode. The VCR will search forward through approximately 30 seconds of the tape (e.g. unwanted commercial time) for each press of the SKIP SEARCH button (maximum six presses) and then resume normal playback.
TO WATCH STILL PICTURE
Press the PAUSE/STILL button in the PLAYBACK mode. Press the PLAY button or PAUSE/STILL button to resume normal playback.
The audio output is muted during Speed
Search and Still.
•A few noise bars will appear on the TV screen during Speed Search and Still.
•To prevent damage to the tape, Still and Speed Search mode is automatically changed to the Playback mode after 5 minutes.
TO WATCH A TAPE REPEATEDLY
RECORDING AND VIEWING THE SAME TV PROGRAM
1Load a cassette tape with the erase prevention tab intact.
2Press the SPEED button to select the desired tape speed SP or SLP. The counter and SP
or SLP will appear on the screen | 00:00:00 SP | ||
about 4 seconds. |
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TAPE SPEED |
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SLP |
| 6 hours | 8 hours |
Super Long Play |
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3Set the TV/CABLE option to the appropriate position (see page 15).
TV | - VHF/UHF channels |
CABLE | - CABLE TV channels |
NOTES: • If power is switched off during recording, the TV set goes off and the VCR continues to record. Press the STOP button to halt the recording and turn off the VCR.
•The TV/VCR channel cannot be changed
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4Press the Direct Channel Selection buttons or CH M/ ? button to select the channel to be recorded.
5 Press the REC/OTR button. | |
“● ” and the channel number will | |
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Rec/Otr indicator will light. |
TO STOP RECORDING
Press the STOP button to stop recording.
1Press the MENU button.
2Press the B or A button to select the 
option.
3Press the ▲ or ▼ button to se- lect the AUTO REPEAT option, then press the B or A button to select the ON position.
4Press the MENU button. If you press the PLAY button, the tape will play over and over until the repeat mode is canceled.
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TIMER REC SET |
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AUTO REPEAT | OFF |
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TIMER REC SET |
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AUTO REPEAT | ON |
/ / / / MENU |
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“■ ” will appear on the screen.
TO STOP RECORDING TEMPORARILY
Press the PAUSE/STILL button to avoid recording unwanted material. “
” will appear on the screen and the Rec/Otr indicator will blink on and off. Press the PAUSE/STILL button or the REC/OTR button to continue the recording.
NOTES: • The PAUSE mode will be changed to STOP mode after five minutes to prevent damage to the tape.
NOTE: To cancel repeat mode, follow above steps 1 and 2, then press the B or A button to select the OFF position. Press the MENU button to return to the TV. The repeat function is canceled automatically when the unit is switched off or the tape is ejected.
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•AUTO REWIND FEATURE
This TV/VCR will automatically rewind the video cassette when the tape has ended (except during OTR and Timer Record). It will also eject the video cassette.
•If the erase prevention tab is removed, the tape will eject when the REC/OTR button is pressed for recording.
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