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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.
On the Remote
APress SP/EP during playback to activate manual tracking.
BPress CH+/– 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.
NOTES:
●The above indication appears when “ON SCREEN (PLAY)” is set
to “ON” (墌pg. 18), though the monitor sound changes in
sequence.
●If the tape being played back has no Hi-Fi sound track, the
normal sound track will be heard regardless of this setting.
●If RF connection (墌pg. 7) is used for viewing pictures on the
TV, sound will be monaural even though you select “Hi-Fi”.
●You can also use the menu to select your desired monitor sound.
(墌pg.19)

Automatic operations after rewinding

— Next Function Memory

The Next Function Memory “tells” the VCR what to do after
rewinding is complete. Ensure that the VCR is in stop mode.
On the Remote
●For Automatic Playback Start
Press REW (3), then press PLAY (4) within 2seconds.
●For Automatic Power Off
Press REW (3), then press POWER 1 within 2seconds.
●For Automatic Timer Standby
Press REW (3), then press TIMER within 2seconds.
NOTE:
It is not possible to select the Automatic Timer Standby function if
the cassette’s record safety tab is removed.

Playing back tape repeatedly

— Repeat Play

During playback, press and hold PLAY (4) for more than
5seconds. The play indicator ($) on the display panel starts
blinking slowly. To stop playback, press STOP (8) on the Remote
orSTOP/EJECT (0
) on the VCR.
●To select the returning point (recording end or tape end), see
“REC END RETURN” on 墌 page19.

Locating beginning of recordings

— Index Search

Index codes are placed on the tape at the beginning of each
recording when recording on this VCR.
AWhile the tape is not running, press
SHUTTLE PLUS
2
or
6
on the Remote to start search.

B

To access a recording of 2 to 9index
codes away, press
2
or
6
repeatedly
until the correct number is displayed on
the screen (only if “ON SCREEN (REC)” is
set to “ON” (
墌
pg.18)
). Playback begins
automatically when the desired recording
is located.

Locating beginning of timer recordings

— Instant Review

After ensuring that the VCR is turned off and that the timer mode is
disengaged, press REVIEW.
●The VCR turns on, and rewinds to the index code indicating the
beginning of the last timer-recorded program, then begins
playback automatically.
●You can access a program of 2 to 9index c odes away from the
current position on the tape. If, for example, you have
5programs recorded and you want to watch the third one, press
REVIEW three times.
●The Instant Review function will also operate if the VCR is
turned on.

Skipping unwanted portions

— Skip Search

Press SKIP SEARCH on the Remote once to 4times during
playback. Each press initiates a 30-second period of high speed
playback (up to 2minutes). When the spec ified portion of the tape
is skipped, normal playback resumes automatically. To return to
normal playback during Skip Search, press PLAY (4).

Playback Resume Function

If there is a power outage during normal playback (or Series
Playback), the playback will resume automatically when the
power is restored to the VCR. (No setting is required for this
function.)
Turn on the VCR and TV, and select the VCR channel (or AV
mode).
NORM
NORM
HI-FI
HI-FI HI-FI L HI-FI R
To prohibit operations during Repeat Play (Mode Lock)
Press and hold OK on the Remote for more than 5 seconds.
“ ” and “ ” light up on the front display panel. The entire
recording or entire tape will be played back repeatedly without
any interruption.
To cancel Mode Lock, press and hold OK on the Remote again
for more than 5 seconds.
●When OK is pressed to set Mode Lock, the on-screen display
appears and the time counter remains on the TV screen. If the
time counter is not necessary, set “ON SCREEN (PLAY)” to
“OFF” (墌pg. 18).
2nd next
Beginning of the
current program
recorded
Current
position on
the tape
Beginning of the
2nd next program
recorded
Previous
program
recorded
Next
program
recorded
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