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TAPE MOTION CONTROLS

Fast-Forward/Rewind and Visual

Search

To advance the tape quickly when it is stopped,
press FAST -F. To rewind the tape quickly when
it is stopped, press REW. You cannot see the
tape picture or hear the tape sound when you
use fast-forward or rewind, but you can use the
counter to locate a specific section of tape.
To use visual search, begin tape playback.
Then press FAST- F to search forward or REW
to search in reverse. Press PLAY to return to
normal playback.
Notes:
• VCR must appear on the VCR’s display to
use visual search.
• During visual search, the sound is muted
and the picture quality is lower than during
normal playback. The search picture is
best with tapes recorded at the SP or EP
speed.
• If you press POWER while a tape is rewind-
ing, the VCR automatically turns off when
rewinding is complete.

Freeze-Frame

Freeze-frame lets you stop the tape to view a
single frame. Press PAUSE during playback to
freeze the picture. Press PAUSE again or PLAY
to return to normal playback.
During freeze-frame, the picture quality is lower
than during normal playback. The picture quali-
ty is best with recordings made at the SP or EP
speed (see “Recording Speeds” on Page 27).
Notes:
• If you leave the VCR in the freeze-frame
mode for 3 minutes, the VCR stops playing
the tape.
• To reduce or eliminate jitter in the freeze-
frame picture, press and hold CH s/t until
the picture is clear.

Frame Advance

During freeze-frame, you can advance the pic-
ture one frame at a time by repeatedly pressing
SLOW. This feature works best with video cas-
settes recorded at the SP or EP speed. Press
PAUSE to return to normal playback.

Slow Motion

To start slow motion playback, while a tape is
playing, press SLOW. Press SLOW again or
PLAY to return to normal playback.
Notes:
• During slow motion, the sound is muted
and the picture quality is lower than during
normal playback. Slow motion picture qual-
ity is best with tapes recorded at the SP or
EP speed.
• If you leave the VCR in the slow-motion
mode for 3 minutes, the VCR stops playing
the tape.
• If the slow-motion picture is poor, press
and hold CH s/t until the picture improves.
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