Playing a cassette

aPuta cassette into the cassette slot. ’v’will appear on
thedisplay.
bPressthe PLAYGbutton.
cTostop, press the STOPhbutton.
dToeject the cassette, press the STOP/EJECT ?button
onthe video recorder.
DSomefunctions switch off automatically after a
while(for example, pause, still picture, picture
search).This helps to protect the cassette and
avoidswasting power.

Playing NTSC cassettes

Withthis set you can playback cassettes that have been
recordedon another video recorder in the NTSC standard (for
example,American cassettes). But this onlyworks for
PAL-televisionsets which are suitable for a picture frequency
of60 Hz.
DSomespecial features (for example, still picture) are
notpossible while you are playing an NTSC
cassette.

Tape position indication

Bypressing the OK button,you can show the present tape
positionon the TV screen.
Ifyou want to see the tape position, you can select ’LINEAR
COUNTER’(to show the present position on the tape in hours,
minutesand seconds) or ’TIME LEFT’.
DWhenyou play an NTSC cassette, the video
recorderwill only show ’LINEAR COUNTER’.
aSwitchon the TV set. If required, select the programme
numberfor the video recorder.
bPressthe MENUbutton on the remote control. The main
menuwill appear.
cSelectthe line ’COUNTER’ with the Pqor Prbutton
andconfirm with the OK button.
dSelectthe type of counter with the Pqbuttonand
confirmwith the OK button.
DToreset the tape position ’LINEAR COUNTER’to
’0:00:00’,press the CLEAR(CL), ybutton.
eToend, press the TV/STANDBYmbutton.
DThisvideo recorder will automatically recognise the
lengthof the tape.
DWhenyou put a cassette in the video recorder and
youwant to see ’TIME LEFT’, the video recorder
mustfirst calculate the time played. Therefore, ’-:--’
appearsfirst and only after the tape has been
runningfor a few seconds the playing time will be
shown.
DIfthe video recorder does not find a recording at a
certaintape position with ’LINEAR COUNTER’
switchedon, the counter will stop.

Searching for tape position with the picture

(picture search)

aWhilea cassette is playing, press the [(reverse)or
I(forward)button once or several times.
bTostop at a certain picture, press the PLAYGbutton.
DDuringpicture search, the picture quality may not be
sogood and there will be no sound.

Still picture/Slow motion

aPressthe STILLRbutton. A still picture will appear on
thescreen.
bEachtime you press STILLRagain, the picture will
moveon one step.
cWhenyou hold the STILLRbutton, the tape will be
playedin slow motion.
dWhenyou press the Ibuttonseveral times, you have
achoice of several playback speeds.
Duringslow motion there will be no sound.
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