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 r/t on the remote control or PR+/– on the recorder to correct the picture.

Pause and Frame-by-Frame playback

Press 9 to pause, then press e or 9 repeatedly.

●Press 4 to resume normal playback.

Picture Search

Press 3 or 5. Press 3 or 5 again to perform high- speed search.

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

●Press 4 to resume normal playback.

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 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 r/t on the remote control or PR+/– on the recorder to eliminate the noise.

Reverse

 

 

 

Forward

Reverse

Reverse

Slow

Normal

Forward

search

motion

search

play

play

3 steps

1 step

4 steps

 

 

When the tape is not running

Rewind/fast-forward

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

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.

On the remote control:

APress p to activate manual tracking.

BPress PR r or t 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.

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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