CHAPTER 5 - PLAYBACK FEATURES 23
C H A P T E R 5
Playback Features
Playing a Tape
It’s easy to play back tapes with your Dual-
Deck VCR:
1Insert a videotape into either deck of
your VCR.
2If the tape is missing the record safety tab and AUTO
PLAY is on, the tape will begin to play automatically.
3If AUTO PLAY is set to off (see Auto Play/Rewind below),
press
PLAY
to begin playing the tape.
4Press
STOP
to stop the playback. Press
STOP
a second
time to remote eject the tape (see page 26).
Auto Play/Rewind
You can set your Dual-Deck VCR to play and/or rewind your
tapes automatically. Just follow these steps:
1Press
MENU
until the DUAL-DECK FEATURES menu
appears.
2Press “1” to select VCR SETTINGS/SET CLOCK.
3Press “4” repeatedly to set AUTO PLAY/REWIND to:
BOTH - Tapes without the record safety tab will play
automatically when inserted. All tapes will rewind
automatically when finished playing, fast forward-
ing or recording.
PLAY - Tapes will only play automatically.
REW - Tapes will only rewind automatically.
OFF - Tapes will neither play nor rewind automatically.
Record Safety Tab
Set your Auto Play/Rewind options
in the VCR SETTINGS menu

F

or best results when editing,
set Auto Play/Rewind to Rew or Off.
This will prevent tapes without record
safety tabs from playing unexpectedly.