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VIDEOPLAYBACKFeatures(cont.)

COUNTER R/M

REW

PLAY/PAUSE

FF

STOP

 

Set to “VIDEO”

FEATURE:

Still Playback

PURPOSE:

To pause during playback.

OPERATION:

1) Press PLAY/PAUSE during

 

playback.

 

2) To resume normal playback, press

 

PLAY/PAUSE again.

NOTE:

Noise bars appear and pictures may

 

become monochrome during Still

 

Playback. This is normal.

 

 

FEATURE:

Shuttle Search

PURPOSE:

To allow high-speed search in either

 

direction.

OPERATION:

Forward Search

 

1) Press FF during playback.

 

Reverse Search

 

1) Press REW during playback.

NOTE:

Noise bars appear and pictures may

 

become monochrome or darken in

 

Shuttle Search. This is normal.

 

 

FEATURE:

Counter Memory Function

PURPOSE:

To make it easier to locate a specific

 

tape segment.

OPERATION:

1) Press COUNTER R/M and hold for

 

more than 1 second. The counter

 

resets to “0:00:00”.

 

2) Press COUNTER R/M for less than

 

1 second. “M” appears.

 

3) After recording or playback, press

 

STOP, then REW. The tape

 

automatically stops at or close to

 

0:00:00.

 

4) Press PLAY/PAUSE to start

 

playback.

NOTES:

The counter memory functions in

 

the Fast-Forward and Rewind

 

modes.

 

To disable Counter Memory

 

Function, press COUNTER R/M for

 

less than 1 second so the “M”

 

disappears.

 

 

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JVC GR-AXM900 manual Video Playback Features, Counter R/M REW

GR-AXM900 specifications

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