Playback

Basic Playback

Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode.

A Load 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.

During playback

Stop playback

Press 8 on the remote OR Press 0 on the recorder. control.

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 2 seconds, 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 2 seconds 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

 

 

 

 

Forward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse

 

Reverse

Slow

 

Forward

Reverse

slow

Normal

 

search

motion

search

 

play

motion

play

 

3 steps

2 steps

4 steps

 

 

2 steps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

ATTENTION:

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

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 (HIFI L j, HIFI h R and NORM) and plays back the one you select. Pressing AUDIO changes the soundtrack as follows:

HIFI L j h R

: For Hi-Fi stereo tapes

HIFI L j

: For main audio of Bilingual tapes

HIFI h R

: For sub audio of Bilingual tapes

NORM

: For audio-dubbed tapes

HI FI NORM

: For audio-dubbed tapes

NOTE:

Set “O.S.D.” to “ON” to display the indications on the screen. ( 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 2 seconds.

For Automatic Power Off

Press 3, then press 1 within 2 seconds.

For Automatic Timer Standby

Press 3, then press # within 2 seconds.

NOTE:

It is not possible to select the Automatic Timer Standby function if the cassette’s record safety tab is removed.

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JVC HR-J693EU, HR-J691EU, HR-J694EU specifications Basic Playback, Playback Features