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8 PLAYBACK AND SPECIAL-EFFECTS PLAYBACK
[PLAY] button
[REW] button
[REVERSE] button
[FF] button
[PAUSE/STILL] button
8-3 Special-Effects Playback

Reverse playback

1Press the [REVERSE] button in the Play or Still mode.
The reverse indicator is shown on the display
and the Reverse mode is engaged.
Reverse playback is executed at VHS SP or EP mode
speed.
When the play time mode is set to 2H, L12H or L24H,
reverse playback is executed at the VHS SP mode’s
speed.
*No sound is output.
2To return to the Normal Play mode, press the [PLAY]
button.

Still and field/frame advance

1Press the [PAUSE/STILL] button during playback.
The still indicator is shown on the display and a
still picture is displayed.
2nEach time the [PAUSE/STILL] button is pressed in the
Still mode, the picture is advanced one field.
nPressing and holding the [PAUSE/STILL] button for
more than 2 seconds in the Still mode, advances the
picture field by field in the forward
direction (continuous field advance
playback).
* No sound is output.
• In the Field Advance Playback mode, pressing the
[PAUSE/STILL] button engages the Still mode.
3Press the [PLAY] button to restore the Normal Play mode.
The Stop mode is automatically engaged if the VCR
remains in the Still mode for 5 minutes (approx.).

Shuttle search (reverse and fast-forward) playback

Fast-forward shuttle search
Press the [FF] button during playback.
The rewind search indicator is shown on
the display and the Reverse Shuttle
Search mode is engaged.
* No sound is output.
Reverse shuttle search
Press the [REW] button during play. The fast-forward search indicator is shown
on the display and the Fast-Forward
Shuttle Search mode is engaged.
* No sound is output.
Shuttle search operations vary according to how the [REW] or [FF] button is pressed. Refer to the table below for details.
Press the button once.
Tape recorded in the Extended Play
(EP) mode
Tape recorded in the Standard mode
or the Timelapse mode
Hold the button pressed
for more than 2 seconds.
The tape is played back at 21 times the
nomal VHS EP speed. (Latch mode)
Pressing the [PLAY] button resumes
normal-speed playback.
The tape is played back at 13 times the
normal VHS EP speed.
Releasing the button resumes normal-
speed playback.
Operation of the [REW] or
[FF] button
The tape is played back at 7 times the
normal VHS SP speed. (Latch mode)
Pressing the [PLAY] button resumes
normal-speed playback.
The tape is played back at 7 times the
normal VHS SP speed.
Releasing the button resumes normal-
speed playback.
Recorded condition of the
tape
• Latch mode: The Shuttle Search continues even if the button is released.