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Playing back tape repeatedly (100 times)

— Repeat Playback

During playback, press and hold 4 for more than 5seconds. “$”
on the display panel starts blinking slowly. To stop playback, press
8 on the remote control or 0 on the recorder.
NOTE:
Pressing 4, 3, 5 or 9 also stops Repeat Playback.

Locating beginning of recordings

— Index Search

Index codes are placed on the tape at the
beginning of each recording when
recording on this recorder.
AWhile the tape is not running, press w or
e (2 or 6 ) to start search.
BTo access a recording of 2 to 9index
codes away, press w or e (2 or 6 )
repeatedly until the correct number is displayed on the screen
(only if “O.S.D.” is set to “ON” (墌12)).
Example:
To locate the beginning of B from
the current position, press w
twice.
To locate the beginning of D from
the current position, press e
once.
●Playback begins automatically
when the desired recording is
located.

Locating beginning of timer recordings

— Instant Review

After ensuring that the recorder is turned off and that the timer
mode is disengaged, press REVIEW.
●The recorder turns on, and rewinds to the index code indicating
the beginning of the last timer-recorded programme, then begins
playback automatically.
●You can access a programme as far as
9index codes away from the current
tape position. For example, if you have
timer-recorded 3programmes, the
REVIEW indicator and “3” blink. To watch the first of the
3programmes, press REVIEW three times.
●The number of recorded programmes is not displayed on the
display panel after Automatic Satellite Programme Recording.
●The Instant Review function can also operate if the recorder is
turned on.

Skipping unwanted portions

— Skip Search

Press 30SEC once to 4times during playback. Each press
initiates a 30-second period of high-speed playback (up to
2minutes). When the specified portion of the tape is skipped,
normal playback resumes automatically. To return to normal
playback during Skip Search, press 4.
Accidental erasure prevention
To prevent accidental recording on a
recorded cassette, remove its record
safety tab. To record on it later, cover
the hole with adhesive tape.
Basic Recording
ALoad a cassette
Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with
adhesive tape before inserting the cassette.
●The recorder turns on, and the counter is reset, automatically.
BSelect recording channel
Press PR+/– or the number keys.
●You can select channel in the stop mode or recording pause mode.
CSet tape speed
Press SP/LP (p). The current setting for the tape speed appears
on the display panel and the screen for about 5seconds. Press SP/
LP (p) again to change the setting while tape speed is displayed.
DStart recording
On the recorder, press 7. Or on the remote control, while holding
7, press 4.
●If the tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops
and “䡬” and “$” on the display panel blink. Press 0 on the
recorder to eject the cassette or press 3 to rewind the tape.
●When “DIRECT REC” is set to “ON” (墌12), if you press any
button just after pressing 7 on the recorder (or 7 and 4 on the
remote control), the recorder may not function properly.
Recording Features

Recording Resume Function

If there is a power outage during recording (or Instant Timer
Recording, or timer recording), the recording will resume
automatically when the power is restored to the recorder. (No
setting is required for this function.)
NOTE:
If a power outage exceed the recorder’s memory backup time,
Recording Resume Function does not work.

Tape Remaining Time/Time Counter

Press ––:–– to display the tape remaining time and time counter
on the screen. To reset the time counter, press 0000.
NOTES:
●Set “O.S.D.” to “ON” to display the indications on the screen.
(墌12)
●Depending on the type of tape used, the tape remaining time
may not appear right away, or is not correct. “––:– –” may
sometimes appear, or the display may blink on occasion.
Current position
Index numbe
r
Recording
Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode.

During recording

Pause rec ordin g
Press 9.
●Press 4 to resume recording.
●You can select channel in the recording pause mode.
Stop recording
Press 8 on the remote
control. OR Press 0 on the recorder.
Record safety tab
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