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Playback
Basic operations
Turn on the TV: Select VIDEO channel (or AV mode).
REC WIRELESS
MIC
MIC
1/2
SEARCH
SYSTEM
SP/LP/EP COLOUR
SYSTEM CH SET
SINGING AND
RECORDING AUDIO
MONITOR
OPERATE
TIMER
MIC 21
STORE
OK
KEY CONTROL
ECHO
TV PROG.
ECHO
TV PROG.
MIC
VOLUME
AUTO SP/LP
TIMER
WIRELESS
MIC
BLANK
SEARCH
SYSTEM
WIDE
QUALITY

Variable-speed/High-speed search,

still playback/frame advance/

forward slow motion

During Playback:
LPress PUSH JOG g or f
button for variable-speed
search.
LThe more times the button is pressed, the faster the playback
picture will move.
LTo decrease speed, press the button for the opposite direction.
During Playback:
LPress Fast Forward ¡¡
¡¡
¡ button for high-speed forward
search, or Rewind 11
11
1 button for high-speed reverse search.
LFor short searches, keep Fast Forward ¡¡
¡¡
¡ button or Rewind
11
11
1 button pressed for more than 2 seconds. When released,
normal playback will continue.
LPress Pause/Stilll 88
88
8 button on the remote control to view a
still picture.
LPress again to advance the picture frame by frame.
LPress Pause/Still 88
88
8 button on the remote control for 2
seconds for slow motion.
During Still:
LFor frame-by-frame playback in the forward or reverse
direction, press PUSH JOG g or f button in the
corresponding direction.

Manual tracking

Your video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking control.
If you wish to adjust tracking manually, you can override this
function.
During Playback:
Press Auto tracking
77
77
7
/
JJ
JJ
J
button on the remote control.
Press TV PROG. 88
88
8/99
99
9 button to adjust tracking.
LL
LL
LPress Auto tracking
77
77
7
/
JJ
JJ
J
button to return to automatic
tracking.
During Slow:
Simply press TV PROG. 88
88
8/99
99
9 button to adjust tracking.
Notes:
The recorder automatically stops when still continues for
more than 5 minutes.
If the still picture is unstable, use the TV PROG. 8/9button
to correct the picture.
During search playback, some noise bars will appear.
When playing back LP recordings in the search, still, or
frame-by-frame playback mode, the picture will be distorted,
and there will be a loss of colour.
There is no audio during search, slow, still, or frame-by-
frame playback.
When a new tape is inserted, the recorder enters the
automatic tracking mode automatically.
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3
4
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IMPORTANT:
LNormally set colour system detection to “AUTO” by
pressing the COLOUR SYSTEM button. If a tape is not
played back correctly, try manual setting, Z p.25.
LIf viewing an NTSC or MESECAM tape, set the COLOUR
SYSTEM button to match the type of TV being used,
Z p.26.
LFor more information on multi-system compatibility,
Z p.26.
Load a cassette.
LL
LL
LThe recorder power will come on automatically.
LL
LL
LThe counter will reset to “0:00:00” automatically.
LL
LL
LIf the safety tab on the cassette is removed, playback will
start automatically.
Press Play - button to start playback.
LL
LL
L“B.E.S.T.” appears blinking in the on-screen for 5 seconds.
(Z p.11)
Press Stop LL
LL
L button to stop playback.
LL
LL
LTo rewind the tape, press Rewind 11
11
1 button.
LL
LL
LTo fast-forward the tape, press Fast Foward ¡¡
¡¡
¡ button.
LL
LL
LTo stop rewind or fast-forward, press Stop L button.
Press Stop/Eject § button on the recorder to eject
the tape.
COLOUR SYSTEM button
1
Play button
Stop/Eject button
Stop button
Fast Forward
button
Play button
Rewind button
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1