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To search forward during playback, press FAST-F. To search backward during playback, press REW (or REWIND).

To stop visual search and play the tape, press PLAY/REPEAT on the front panel or PLAY on the remote control.

Slow Motion

Slow motion lets you view recordings at a slower speed, so you can easily see details on a tape.

To start slow motion playback, press SLOW dur- ing playback. To vary the slow motion speed, press + or . Press SLOW or PLAY (or PLAY/RE- PEAT) to return to normal playback.

Note: During slow motion playback, the picture quality is lower than during normal playback.

Freeze-Frame

Freeze-frame lets you stop the tape to view a single frame. During freeze-frame, the picture quality is lower than during normal playback. The picture quality is best with recordings made at the SP or SLP speed.

To freeze a frame during playback, press PAUSE. To advance the picture one frame at a time, repeatedly press SLOW. Press PAUSE or PLAY (or PLAY/REPEAT) to return to the normal playback speed.

Notes:

If the picture jitters during freeze-frame, try

pressing and holding CH or CH (or CHANNEL or CHANNEL ) until the pic- ture stabilizes.

If you leave the TV/VCR in the freeze- frame mode for 3 minutes, it automatically stops the tape to protect it.

Fast-Forward/Rewind

To advance the tape quickly when it is stopped, press FAST-F. To rewind the tape quickly when it is stopped, press REW.

Note: You cannot view the tape or hear the tape’s sound while you fast-forward and rewind it, but you can use the tape counter to locate the approximate position on the tape. See “Us- ing the Counter” on Page 21.

TRACKING

The TV/VCR automatically adjusts tracking when you play a tape. If different parts of the tape were recorded at different speeds, the TV/ VCR automatically readjusts the tracking at the beginning of each recording.

If the TV/VCR’s picture is poor while playing a

tape, press and hold down CH or CH to manually adjust the tracking. To return to auto- matic tracking, eject and re-insert the tape.

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Optimus 16-421, 16-422 owner manual Tracking, Slow Motion, Freeze-Frame, Fast-Forward/Rewind