AAdvanced OOperations
Automatic Operations
Eject cassette
You can eject the tape simply by pressing EJECT0 (or STOP/EJECT ■/0on the front panel) even while the VCR is turned off.
When you press EJECT 0, 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 repeat- edly (100 times).
When the tape runs to its end, the VCR automati- cally rewinds the tape, and starts playback.
Tracking Adjustments
Auto tracking
Each time a tape is inserted, auto tracking starts working and continuously analyses the signal to adjust for optimum picture quality during playback. So, there is no need for you to minimize noises in most tapes during playback.
Manual tracking
•During normal playback:
If auto tracking cannot eliminate noises well during playback, press CH 5or ∞.
•During a slow motion picture:
Press CH 5or ∞to minimize noises in the slow motion picture.
•During a still picture:
Press CH 5or ∞to reduce jitter in the still picture.
To cancel manual tracking, stop the tape, eject the tape, then
Note:
If you keep pressing CH 5or∞ button, you might get “USE CLEANING CASSETTE” message on the screen. Please disregard this message and
Index Search
You can locate an index marked at the beginning of each recording on a tape recorded on this VCR (or an indexed tape).
Press ¢or 4repeatedly until the appropriate number is displayed on the TV screen before starting play.
Rapid forward or reverse search begins.
When it finds the designated index, playback starts automatically.
•Locate an index number by pressing the button repeatedly, indicating how many index marks ahead of or behind that recording you want is from the tape’s current position.
•Up to ±9th index mark from the current position on the tape can be located.
Rec(ord) End Search
This function enables you to search forward to the next unrecorded portion of the tape (or to the point at which recording was stopped).
1Press the SKIP SEARCH/REC END button when the tape is not running. The VCR begins fast forwarding or rewinding to find the blank portion or the recording end portion on the tape.
SEARCHING FOR REC END will appear on the screen during the search.
2The VCR automatically stop when the blank portion or the end of the recorded is reached.
REC END SEARCH COMPLETED will appear on the screen briefly.
The tape remaining tape time also appears on the display panel.
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 “CL” appears blinking on the display.
While “CL” is on the display, 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 “CL” disappears on the display and VCR is turned on.
You can also cancel the child lock function by unplugging the AC power cord.
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