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Figure 3. Front View
5.0 CONTROLS
5.1 FRONT PANEL
1. POWER button
Press for on; press again for off. The POWER indicator
illuminates when the VCR is turned on.
2. EJECT button
Press to remove the cassette.
3. Cassette loading slot
Insert the cassette in this slot to load it.
4. STOP button
Press to halt all tape-related functions.
5. REC (record) button
Press to begin recording.
6. JOG dial
Use to advance the tape frame-by-frame and to program
the menus.
7. SHUTTLE ring
Use to adjust the playback speed and to program the
menus. Turn this ring to the right to advance the tape or to
forward search. Turn it to the left to rewind a tape or to
reverse search. You can also use it to clear the alarm list,
power loss list, and timer recording. It also lets you pro-
gram or exit the menus after setup.
8. PLAY button
Press to play back a previously recorded tape.
9. PAUSE/SHUTTLE HOLD button
Press this button during recording to temporarily stop tape
movement. Press again to resume recording. When it is
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.
10.COUNTER MEMORY/SKIP/INDEX button
Press this button to switch among counter memory (fluo-
rescent display shows M), skip search (displays SKIP),
and index search (displays INDEX).
• Counter Memory: Turn the SHUTTLE ring to the right
and the tape rewinds to the 00000 counter position and
stops (Section 10.1.1).
• Skip Search: The VCR fast forwards or rewinds until it
locates an index signal and then plays back for about
four seconds in 2H or 6H mode, doing this until it reaches
the end or beginning of the tape (Section 9.3.2 ).
• Index Search: During fast forward or rewind, the VCR
searches for alarm index signals. When it finds one, the
VCR plays back the tape and stays in still mode (Sec-
tion 9.3.1).
11. TIMER REC button
Press to make a timed recording.
12.REC/PLAY MODE buttons
• Set to 2H, L24H, 48H - 168H, or 0H mode to set the
recording speed in SP (standard play) mode. Set to 2H,
L24H, 24H, 48H - 168H, or 0H mode to set the playback
speed in SP mode.
• Set to 6H, L18H, 48H - 168H, or 0H mode to set the
recording speed in EP (extended play) mode. Set to 6H,
L18H, 48H - 168H, or 0H mode to set the playback speed
in EP mode.
13.COUNTER RESET button
Press to reset the counter to 00000.
14.DISPLAY button
Press to display the Main menu. Press again to show the
time display.
15.POSITION/VERTICAL ADJUST buttons (+/-)
• Pressing the (+) button moves the day and time display
to the right. Pressing the (-) button moves the day and
time display down the screen. The display cannot be
adjusted if a warning is displayed.
• Pressing either button minimizes vertical jitter in the still
mode or during fast playback. Refer to Section 9.4.3 for
details.
16.TRACKING buttons (+/-)
Press these buttons if noise is present during playback,
reverse playback, or slow playback.
17.PICTURE control
Use this control to adjust picture quality between soft and sharp.
18.S-VHS switch
Use this switch to toggle S-VHS mode on/off during
recording.
• ON allows S-VHS mode recording when using an
S-VHS cassette or allows S-VHS ET mode recording
when using a VHS cassette.
• OFF restricts recording to VHS mode with both VHS and
S-VHS cassettes.
REW FF
JOG/ADJUST
CLEAR/ ENTER/
SHUTTLE
REC
STOP
PLAY
POWER
EJECT
PICTURE
TRACKING
POSITION/
VERTICAL
ADJUST
REC/PLAY
MODE
COUNTER
RESET
COUNTER MEMORY/
SKIP/INDEX
PAUSE/
SHUTTLE HOLD
DISPLAY
TIMER REC
S-VHS
SOFT SHARP
OFF ON
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