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Basic Playback

ALoad 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.
●If the tape reaches its end during playback, the recorder stops
playback, rewinds the tape and ejects the cassette, then enters
the standby mode automatically.
* HR-J585EU only

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.
Press and hold PR + or – to eliminate the noises.

Selecting Soundtrack (HR-J585EU only)

Your recorder is capable of recording four soundtracks (STEREO,
LEFT, RIGHT and MONO) and plays back the one you select. Set
“AUDIO” to the appropriate mode. (墌5)
NOTE:
Set “OSD” to “ON” to display the indications on the screen.
(墌5)

Rewind Power Off

When the tape is not running, press 3, then press 1. “REW”
blinks on the screen. The recorder enters the standby mode
automatically after rewinding the tape.

Ez (Easy) Power Off

During playback, press . The recorder stops playback,
rewinds the tape and ejects the cassette, then enters the standby
mode automatically.

Playing back selected scene repeatedly

— Ez (Easy) Repeat Playback

During playback, press and hold . The recorder starts the
reverse search. Release this button at the point you want repeat
playback to start. The recorder repeats the selected scene twice.
●During Ez repeat playback, “EZ REPEAT” appears on the screen.

Skipping unwanted portions

— Skip Search

Press 30SEC once to 6times during playback. Each press
initiates a 30-second period of high-speed playback (up to
3minutes). When the specified portion of the tape is skipped,
normal playback resumes automatically. To return to normal
playback during Skip Search, press 4.
Playback
Turn on the TV and select the AV mode or video channel.
During playback
Stop playback
Press 8 on the remote
control. OR Press 0 on the recorder.
Pause playback and view still picture
Press 9.
●The recorder enters Pause mode after moving 2 or 3 frames.
●If there is vertical jitter, use the PR+/– to correct the picture.
●Press 4 to resume normal playback.
●Still picture playback stops automatically after about 5minutes
to protect the heads.
Pause and Frame-by-Frame playback
(HR-J585EU only)
Press 9 to pause, then press 9 repeatedly.
●Press 4 to resume normal playback.
High-Speed Search
Press 3 or 5.
●Press 4 to resume normal playback.
●High-speed search stops automatically after about 3minutes to
protect the heads, then 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.
●If there is vertical jitter, use the PR+/– to correct the picture.
* HR-J585EU only
●During still picture, press e to start forward slow motion
playback. If you press 9, still picture resumes.
●Slow motion playback stops automatically after about 30
seconds to protect the heads, then still picture resumes.
A
TTENTION:
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 (HR-
J585EU only)
Reverse
search
2steps Reverse play
Forward
slow
motion*
1step
Normal play Forwar d
search
2steps
When the tape is not running
Rewind/fast-forward at high speed
Press 3 or 5.
●If you press and hold 3 or 5 during rewinding or fast-
forwarding, you can see the picture on the screen. Releasing it
cancels the picture search and resume rewinding and fast-
forwarding.
Eject the cassette
Press . OR Press 0 on the recorder.
●You can also eject the cassette when the recorder is standby
mode.
Turn off the recorder
Press 1 on the remote
control. The recorder turns
off.
OR Press 1 on the recorder. The
recorder enters in the
standby mode.
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