Playback

Basic Playback

ALoad a cassette

CH

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 VCR.

●Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.

●The VCR turns on, and the counter on the on-screen display is reset, automatically.

●If the cassette’s record safety tab has been removed, playback begins automatically.

BStart playback

Press PLAY (4).

During playback
Stop playback

Press STOP (8) on the

OR Press STOP/EJECT (0) on

Remote.

the VCR.

 

 

Pause playback and view still picture

Press PAUSE (9).

●Press PLAY (4) to resume normal playback.

NOTE:

During still picture, vertical vibration may appear on the TV screen. Press CH r/t on the Remote to get a clearer picture.

Pause and Frame-by-Frame playback

Press PAUSE (9) to pause, then press 2or 6(or PAUSE (9)) repeatedly.

●Press PLAY (4) to resume normal playback.

Picture search

Press REW (3) or FF (5). Press REW (3) or FF (5) again to perform high-speed search.

●Each time you press REW (3) or FF (5), the search speed changes between low-speed and high-speed.

●Press PLAY (4) to resume normal playback.

Variable-Speed Picture Search (including slow-motion)

Press 2or 6repeatedly.

●Press PLAY (4) to resume normal playback.

●Each time you press 2or 6, the playback speed changes. To decrease the speed during picture search, press the opposite direction button repeatedly.

●During still picture, press and hold 6to start forward (or 2to start reverse) slow motion playback. When you release the button, still picture resumes. During still picture, holding PAUSE (9) for more than 2 seconds also starts forward slow motion playback. If you press PAUSE (9) again, still picture resumes.

NOTE:

During slow motion, some noise may appear on the TV screen. Press CH r/t on the Remote to eliminate the noise.

Reverse

 

 

 

 

Forward

Reverse

Reverse

Reverse

Slow

Normal

Forward

slow

search

play

motion

play

search

motion

3 steps

 

1 step

 

4 steps

 

1 step

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the tape is not running
Rewind/fast-forward

Press REW (3) or FF (5).

Eject the tapePress STOP/EJECT (0).

●You can also eject the cassette when the VCR is turned off.

Turn off the VCR

Press POWER 1.

Playback Features

Adjusting tracking condition
—tracking adjustment
Automatic tracking adjustment

Whenever you insert a tape and start playback, automatic tracking starts working and continuously analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality during playback.

Manual tracking adjustment

If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during playback, follow the procedures below.

APress SP/EP on the Remote to activate manual tracking.

BPress CH r/t to eliminate the noises. Press it briefly for a fine adjustment, or press and hold for a coarse adjustment.

● Press SP/EP again to reactivate automatic tracking.

Selecting monitor sound
—Audio Monitor

While playing back a tape on which stereo sound or SAP sound is recorded, press A. MONITOR on the Remote. Each time you press the button, sound changes.

HI-FI:Normally select this. Hi-Fi sound is played back.

HI-FI L: Sound on the left Hi-Fi channel is played back.

HI-FI R: Sound on the right Hi-Fi channel is played back.

NORM: Sound on the normal track is played back.

NORM HI-FI:Both sounds on the Hi-Fi track and normal track are mixed and played back.

NOTE:

The above indication appears when “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON” ( pg. 14), though the monitor sound changes in sequence.

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