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1POWER button (Press for on; press again for off)
The POWER indicator illuminates when the VCR is
switched on.
2EJECT button
Press to remove the cassette.
3Cassette loading slot
Cassette tape is inserted in this slot for loading.
4STOP button
Press to discontinue all tape related functions.
5REC (RECORD) button
Press to begin recording.
6JOG dial
Use to forward the tape frame-by-frame and to set the
menus.
7SHUTTLE ring
Use to adjust the playback speed or to set the menus.
Turn this ring to the right to forward a tape or to forward
search. Turn this ring to the left to rewind a tape or to
reverse search. Also use to clear the alarm list, power
loss list and timer recording and to initialize the menu
settings.
8PLAY button
Press to playback a previously recorded tape.
9PAUSE/SHUTTLE HOLD button
When pressed during recording, tape movement stops
temporarily. Press again to continue the recording.
When pressed during playback, tape movement stops
and a still field is displayed. Press again to restore normal
playback. Pressing and holding this button after turning
the SHUTTLE ring allows continuous high speed playback
even if the SHUTTLE ring is released.
ACOUNTER MEMORY/SKIP/INDEX button
Use to switch between COUNTER MEMORY (P .19), SKIP
SEARCH or INDEX SEARCH (P.24).
BTIMER REC button
This button is pressed when a timer recording is to be
made.
FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS FRONT VIEW
CREC/PLAY MODE buttons
Set to 3H, L12H, L24H, 48H - 960H or 0H mode to select
recording speed. Set to 3H, L12H, 12H, L24H, 24H, 48H
- 960H or 0H mode to select playback speed during
playback recorded in SP mode.
DCOUNTER RESET button
Press to reset the counter to “00000”.
EDISPLAY button
Press to display the MAIN MENU.
Press again to show the present time display.
FPOSITION/VERTICAL ADJUST buttons
•When (+) button is pressed, the day and present time
display will move to the right. When the (-) button is
pressed, the day and present time will move down the
screen. Cannot be adjusted if a warning is displayed.
•Press these buttons to adjust for vertical vibrations when
in still mode or during fast playback. Refer to pages 7
and 27 for more details.
GTRACKING buttons (+/-)
Press these buttons if noise is present during playback,
reverse playback or slow playback.
HPICTURE control
The picture quality can be adjusted between soft and
sharp.
ILOCK button
When pressed with a ball-point pen or a pencil, the unit
will be locked into the current mode and the operation
buttons will not operate. Release the lock by pressing
the lock button again.
JS-VHS switch
Used to select ON/OFF S-VHS mode while recording.
ON : Resumes S-VHS mode recording when using S-
VHS cassette.
OFF : Recording takes place in VHS mode with both
VHS and S-VHS cassette.
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JOG/ADJUST
CLEAR/ ENTER/
SHUTTLE
REC
STOP
PLAY
POWER
EJECT
PICTURE
TRACKINGPOSITION/
VERTICAL
ADJUST
REC/PLAY
MODE
COUNTER
RESET
COUNTER MEMORY/
SKIP/INDEX
PAUSE/
SHUTTLE HOLD
DISPLAY
TIMER REC
S-VHS
SOFT SHARP
OFF ON
Fluorescent display