24 DUAL-DECK VCR USER'S GUIDE
Special Playback Functions
The following Special Playback Functions can be activated
whenever a tape is playing. To resume normal playback,
press
PLAY
again or press
STOP
to stop the tape.
Play Still - Pause the tape for a stop action picture.
Press
PAUSE
to enter Play Still mode. The picture will freeze
on the screen. “Still” will appear on the Front Panel Display.
Frame Advance - Search a tape frame-by-frame.
While in Play Still mode, press
PAUSE
again to advance
the picture one frame. If the deck remains in Play Still
mode for 5 minutes, it will resume playing to prevent
possible damage.
Double-Speed - Play tapes at twice normal speed.
While playing a tape, press
PLAY
again to enter Double-
Speed Playback. “Play2” will appear on the Front Panel
Display.
Slow Motion - Play tapes in Slow Motion.
Press SLOW or SLOW to enter Slow Motion
Playback. “Slow” will appear on the Front Panel Display.
Each time you press SLOW , the playback slows
down a little and each time you press SLOW , the
slow motion playback speeds up a little.
Picture Search - Search a tape at high speed
Press and release
FF
to enter Forward Picture Search.
“Cue” will appear on the Front Panel Display.
Press and release
REW
to enter Reverse Picture Search.
“Revew” will appear on the Front Panel Display.
Jet Search - Search a tape at extra-high speed:
Press and hold
FF
to enter Forward Jet Search. “Cue”
will blink on the Front Panel Display. Release the
FF
key to resume playback.
Press and hold
REW
to enter Reverse Jet Search. “Revew”
will blink on the Front Panel Display. Release the
REW
key to resume playback.
Skip - Skip forward 1 or 2 minutes.
Press
SKIP
once to forward picture search for 60 seconds.
Press
SKIP
twice to forward picture search for 120
seconds. This allows you to skip commercials while
playing back tapes.
Shuttle - Search a tape at variable speeds.
Press to gradually speed up the tape. Press to
gradually slow down and reverse the tape. See diagram
at left.
Note: Special Playback Functions work best when you
play tapes in Deck 1 because it is equipped with
4 video heads.
Get behind the wheel for some
exciting playback functions.
DOUBLE SPEED
PICTURE SEARCH
(CUE)
JET SEARCH
PICTURE SEARCH
(REVIEW)
JET SEARCH
DOUBLE SPEED
PLAY STILL
SLOW
MOTION
PLAY
The Shuttle keys allow you
to search your tapes
forward and reverse at a
variety of speeds.