Automatic Operations
Eject cassette
You can eject the tape simply by pressing STOP/ EJECT ■/0on the front panel even while the VCR is turned off.
When you press STOP/EJECT ■/0on the front panel, the VCR automatically turns on, ejects the tape, then turns off.
Auto playback
When a tape is inserted, the VCR turns on. If the record tab is removed, playback begins.
Auto rewind
When a tape reaches its end during playback or fast forwarding, the VCR rewinds the tape and stops.
Memory rewind power off
When you press POWER during rewinding, the VCR turns off after rewinding is completed.
Repeat Playback
When you press and hold PLAY 3for more than 5 seconds, you can play back the same tape repeatedly (100 times).
When the tape runs to its end, the VCR automatically rewinds the tape, and starts playback.
Child Lock
With this function, you can prevent the VCR operations from being misused.
To use Child Lock
When the VCR is turned on, press and hold POWER on the remote control for more than 10 seconds to turn off the VCR.
The POWER indicator will blink on the display window.
While POWER indicator on the display window is blinking, you cannot turn on the VCR by pressing POWER on the VCR.
To cancel Child Lock
Press and hold POWER on the remote control for more than 10 seconds to turn on the VCR.
The POWER indicator on the display window will stop blinking and the VCR is turned on.
You can also cancel the child lock function by unplugging the AC power cord.
SmartPicture
You can make the picture softer or sharper or distinct the picture when playing back the tape. SmartPicture is set to AUTO when you receive the VCR.
❍1 Select SmartPicture Mode
1Press SMARTPICTURE button. The current setting will
appear on the screen for about | AUTO |
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5 seconds. |
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2While the current setting appears, press the SMARTPICTURE button repeatedly, the setting changes as follows.
AUTO:
Normally select this mode.
DISTINCT:
Select this mode when you want the distinct picture. The picture detail is emphasized.
SOFT:
Select this mode when you want the soft picture. The signal noise of the picture is softened.
SHARP:
Select this mode when you want the sharp picture. The picture edge is emphasized.
Note:
•It is recommended that the SmartPicture is set to “SOFT” if playback picture is noisy.
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