Playback features
Slow motion playback
Slow motion playback is 1/6 of the normal playback speed. The sound will be cut during slow motion playback.
During playback:
1 Press the Pause 8 button for 2 seconds.
7Press the Play 3button to return to the normal playback speed.
Notes:
∙If the picture shakes during the slow mode, use the manual tracking +/– buttons to correct the picture.
∙There will be some picture disturbance and loss of colour during slow motion playback.
∙After the picture has been frozen for approx. 5 minutes, the still mode will disengage to protect the video tape.
Still picture and frame advance
Use this feature to freeze the playback picture and to advance one frame at a time. The sound will be cut during this mode.
During playback:
1 Press the Pause 8 button. The picture will be frozen.
2 Press the Pause 8button repeatedly to advance frames. Each time the button is pressed the still picture will advance one frame.
7Press the Play 3 button to resume normal playback.
Notes:
∙If the picture shakes during the still mode, use the manual tracking +/– buttons to correct the picture.
∙After the picture has been frozen for approx. 5 minutes, the still mode will disengage to protect the video tape.
Shuttle search playback
Use this feature during playback to visually locate any point on a recorded cassette. The sound will be cut during shuttle search operation.
During playback:
1 Press the Fast forward Á or Rewind 1 button to engage shuttle search forward or reverse.
7Press the Play 3 button to resume normal playback.
Notes:
∙When the video cassette player is in the stop mode, press the Play 3button to start playback before engaging the shuttle search mode.
∙For short searches, keep the Fast forward Áor Rewind 1 button pressed for more than 2 seconds. When released, normal playback will continue.
∙Disturbances in the shuttle search picture are normal and do not indicate a problem with the video cassette player.
B.E.S.T. picture system
The B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalized Signal Tracking) system checks the condition of the tape in use during recording and playback, and compensates to provide the
1 Press the B.E.S.T. button. The B.E.S.T indicator will light.
7Press the B.E.S.T. button to cancel this feature.
Notes:
∙The B.E.S.T. system works for SP, LP and EP modes only after a tape has been inserted record mode is first initiated. It does not work during recording.
∙Once the cassette is ejected, the B.E.S.T. data is cancelled.
∙Since the B.E.S.T. system works before recording actually starts, there is a delay of approximately 7 seconds after the Record ¦ and Play 3 buttons on the remote control are pressed, or the Record ¦button on the video cassette player is pressed.
∙When watching a tape recorded with “B.E.S.T.” set to on , it is recommended that you leave B.E.S.T. on during playback as well.
∙The video cassette player adjusts the playback picture quality based on the quality of the tape in use.
Scene finder
This function helps you check contents of unlabeled recorded tapes at the touch of a signal button.
Anytime except during Record:
1 Press the SCENE FINDER button.
7The video cassette player starts
7To start scene finder in the reverse direction, press the SCENE FINDER button and then the Rewind1button within 2 seconds. It will be repeated until the beginning of the tape.
7During scene finder
2 Press the Stop 7 button to stop scene finder.
Repeat playback
Use this feature to repeat playback of a cassette 20 times.
During playback:
1 | Press the Play 3 button for more than 5 seconds. |
The Play indicator will blink slowly and playback of the | |
| cassette will repeat 20 times automatically. |
2 | Press the Stop 7 button to stop repeat playback. |
Tape playback will be stopped and the repeat playback |
mode will be cancelled.
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