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Questions and answers
PLAYBACK
Q. What happens if the tape reaches its end during playback or search?
A. The VCR automatically rewinds it to the beginning.
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Q.Can the VCR indefinitely remain in still mode?
A.No. It stops automatically after 5 minutes to protect
the heads.
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Q.During picture search, still picture playback and
A.Picture loss occurs when these types of playback are attempted with a tape recorded in LP mode. Pressing [PLAY ( 3 )] to return to normal playback will restore
the picture.
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Q. When returning from
A. No, it is normal.
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Q.Other than preventing further recording, what effect does removing the safety tab have?
A.It disables marking of index codes and tape numbers
for Video Navigation.
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Q. Sometimes, during index search, the VCR cannot find the program I want to see. Why not?
A. There may be index codes too close together.
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Q.During playback,
A.If the condition of the tape being played back is not good, jittering of the video (including
RECORDING
Q.When I pause and then resume a recording, the end of the recording before the pause is overlapped by the new recording. Why does this happen?
A.This is normal. It reduces distortion at the pause and
resume points.
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Q.Can the VCR indefinitely remain in the recording pause mode?
A.No. The VCR automatically stops after 5 minutes to protect the heads. When paused during Instant Timer Recording (ITR), the VCR shuts off automatically after
5 minutes.
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Q.What happens if the tape reaches its end during recording?
A.The VCR stops, then [Q] and [#] blink on the front display panel.
