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Basic Playback
ALoad a cassette
Make sure the window side is
up, the rear label side is facing
you and the arrow on the front of
the cassette is pointing towards
the recorder.
●Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.
●The recorder turns on, and the counter is reset, automatically.
●If the cassette’s record safety tab has been removed, playback
begins automatically.
BStart playback
Press 4.Playback Features

Adjusting tracking condition

Automatic tracking adjustment
When a new cassette is loaded, the recorder enters the automatic
tracking mode.
Manual tracking adjustment
If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during
playback, adjust the tracking manually.
APress p during playback to activate manual tracking.
BPress PR+ or – to eliminate the noises. Press it briefly for a fine
adjustment, or press and hold for a coarse adjustment.
●Press p again to reactivate automatic tracking.

Selecting Soundtrack

Your recorder is capable of recording three soundtracks (HIFIL j,
HIFIhR and NORM) and plays back the one you select.
Pressing AUDIO changes the soundtrack as follows:
NOTE:
Set “O.S.D.” to “ON” to display the indications on the screen.
(墌12)

Automatic operations after rewinding

— Next Function Memory

The Next Function Memory “tells” the recorder what to do after
rewinding. Ensure that the recorder is in stop mode.
●For Automatic Playback Start
Press 3, then press 4 within 2seconds.
●For Automatic Power Off
Press 3, then press 1 within 2seconds.
●For Automatic Timer Standby
Press 3, then press # within 2seconds.
NOTE:
It is not possible to select the Automatic Timer Standby function if
the cassette’s record safety tab is removed.
Playback
Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode.

During playback

Stop playback
Press 8 on the remote
control. OR Press 0 on the recorder.
Pause playback and view still picture
Press 9.
●Press 4 to resume normal playback.
●If there is vertical jitter, press PR+ or – to correct the picture.
Pause and Frame-by-Frame playback
Press 9 to pause, then press w or e (or 9) repeatedly.
●Press 4 to resume normal playback.
High-Speed Search
Press 3 or 5.
●Press 4 to resume normal playback.
●If you press and hold 3 or 5 for more than 2seconds,
simply releasing it cancels the picture search, and normal
playback resumes.
Variable Speed Search (including slow-motion)
Press w or e repeatedly.
●Press 4 to resume normal playback.
●Each time you press w or e, the playback speed changes. To
decrease the speed during picture search, press the opposite
direction button repeatedly.
●During still picture, press and hold e to start forward (or w to
start reverse) slow motion playback. When you release the
button, still picture resumes. During still picture, holding 9 for
more than 2seconds also starts forward slow motion playback.
If you press 9 again, still picture resumes.
●During slow motion playback, some noise may appear on the
TV screen. Press PR+ or – to eliminate the noise.
Reverse
search
3steps
Reverse
play
Reverse
slow
motion
2steps
Slow
motion
2steps
Normal
play
Forward
search
4steps
Reverse Forward

When the tape is not running

Rewind/fast-forward at high speed
Press 3 or 5.
Eject the cassette
Press 0.
●You can also eject the cassette when the recorder is turned off.
Turn off the recorder
Press 1.
A
TTENTION:
In the search, still, slow-motion or frame-by-frame playback
mode,
●the picture will be distorted
●the noise bars will appear
●there will be a loss of color with an LP-recorded tape
HIFIL jhR : For Hi-Fi stereo tapes
HIFIL j: For main audio of Bilingual tapes
HIFIhR : For sub audio of Bilingual tapes
NORM : For audio-dubbed tapes
HIFI NORM : For audio-dubbed tapes
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