5. Playback
Playing back cassettes
You can operate the video recorder using the remote control or the buttons on the front of the video recorder.
If you press PLAY
REW0- s
while the set is in
Your video recorder can only record and play back standard VHS cassettes.
1.Put a cassette into the cassette slot. The cas-
sette is inserted automatically. ' ' will appear on the display.
2.Press PLAY
appear on the display.
DIGITAL STUDIO PICTURE CONTROL
Philips has developed a system which produces the best possible playback quality. For old and
Picture/ sound quality is poor
When playing rental videos or older, poorer quality cassettes, it may not be possible to com- pletely filter out picture and sound interference. This is not a fault in your machine. Read the section 'Manual tracking'.
3.To stop the playback, press | STOP | or | |||
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4. | STOP/EJECT | ||||
To eject the cassette, press |
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the video recorder stops the playback.
Automatic switch-off of special functions
Many functions (e.g. pause, still picture) switch themselves off automatically after a short time in order to protect the cassette and to save energy.
Do I need to change the playback speed when playing back LP recordings?
During playback, the correct speed will automati- cally be selected. For more information, please read the section 'Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)' in the chapter 'Manual recording'.
Playing back NTSC cassettes
This video recorder can also play back cassettes that have been recorded in SP [Standard Play] or SLP [Super Long Play] mode in the NTSC standard (for example, American cassettes). However, this only works on
Displaying current tape position
The following information is displayed on the screen: e.g.: 0:02:45 shows the counter in hours, minutes and seconds.
SP/LP: will show the recorded speed of your cassette.
How can I set the counter to '0:00:00'?
You can set the counter to '0:00:00' with CLEAR . When you put a cassette in the video recorder, the counter will automatically reset to '0:00:00'.
The counter does not move
This occurs when there are no recordings on a por- tion of a tape. This is not a fault in your video recorder.
The screen shows '-0:01:20'
If you rewind a cassette from the tape position '0:00:00', the counter will show for instance,
1 minute and 20 seconds before '0:00:00').
Searching for a tape position with picture (scanning)
1.During playback, press REW0- s (reverse) or FWD 1- B (forward).
1.During playback, press STILL 2 to stop the tape and display a still picture.
2.Press PLAY
Scanning and still picture interfere with the picture quality
•The sound is switched off. This is not your fault of your video recorder. When the picture begins to vibrate vertically, stabilize the picture by pressing PROGRAMME+ PROGRAMME- or
P+ P- in the still mode.
•If you press STILL 2 to freeze the picture, usually there will be noiselines on the TV screen. This is normal, however, each time you press STILL 2 the lines will change position.
Searching for tape position without picture (forward wind and rewind)
1.Stop the tape with STOP
2.Press REW0- s (reverse) or FWD 1- B (forward). 'Fr' or 'FF' will appear on the dis- play for 5 seconds, and then, the real time counter time will appear.
3.To stop the tape, press STOP
Manual tracking
To manually adjust the tracking during playback, press PROGRAMME+ PROGRAMME- or P+
To remove vertical jitter in a Still picture, press PROGRAMME+ PROGRAMME- or P+
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