Searching for tape position without picture (forward wind and rewind)
1.Stop the tape with STOP
2.Press REW0- s (reverse) or FWD 1- B
(forward). 'Fr' or 'FF' will appear on the dis- play for 5 seconds, and then, the remaining tape time will appear.
3.To stop the tape, press 
.
Index search
Every time a tape is recorded an index marking is written on the tape.
These marked positions can be found again quickly and easily later.
1.To search for the previous marking, press INDEX 3 and then REW0- s . 'Fr' will appear on the display for 5 seconds, and then, the remaining tape time will appear.
2.For the next marking, press 
and
then 
. 'FF' will appear on the dis- play for 5 seconds, and then, the remaining tape time will appear.
3.As soon as the video recorder finds this marking, it automatically switches to playback.
Manual tracking
To manually adjust the tracking during playback and slow motion playback, press 
PROGRAMME- or P+ 
Tracking will return to Automatic Tracking Adjustment when you press STOP
To remove vertical jitter in a Still picture, press PROGRAMME+
PROGRAMME- or P+ 
4. Manual recording
General information | Preventing accidental erasing |
Use 'Manual recording' to make a spontaneous recording (for example, a programme currently being shown).
If you want to start and stop a recording manually, read the section 'Recording without automatic
Read the section 'DIRECT RECORD' if you want to record a programme currently being shown.
Read the section 'Automatic controlled record- ing from a satellite receiver (RECORD LINK)', if
you want a recording to be controlled automatically by a satellite receiver.
Recording without automatic switch-off
1.Insert a cassette.
2.Use P+ 
P– to select the programme num- ber you want to record, for example, 'P01'.
3.To start recording, press REC I .
4.Stop recording with STOP
The message 'PROTECTED CASSETTE CANNOT RECORD' appears briefly on the screen, then the cassette is ejected.
A cassette without its security tab had been inserted. Cover the hole with adhesive tape or insert a new cassette.
All cassettes (except rental and
To prevent recording over important recordings (erasing), you can remove this security tab.
If you later decide to record on a protected cas- sette, simply cover the hole with adhesive tape or slide the tab to the right.
Lining up recordings (assemble cut)
When you add a further recording to a cassette, which already has a recording on it, a short blank (flicker) can appear between the old and the new recording or the picture itself can flicker. To help reduce these from occurring, proceed as follows:
1.Find the tape position of the old recording where you want to insert the new recording.
2.Look at the last minute of the old recording (playback).
at the tape position where the
new recording is to go and press 
.
4.Now start recording as usual by pressing
on the remote control.
5.Stop recording with 
.
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