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VCR OPERATION

4.

Press

or

to select LANGUAGE. Press ENTER.

5.

Press

or

to select ENGLISH, ESPAÑOL, or FRANÇAIS.

 

Press ENTER to confirm and exit.

Note: If you press MENU to exit in Step 5, your selection will not be stored.

VCR PLAYBACK

INSERTING/REMOVING A VIDEO CASSETTE

Caution: Do not insert anything except a ½video cassette into the cassette compartment. Anything else might damage the VCR.

1.Hold the cassette with the main label facing up and the spine facing away from the VCR.

2.Insert the cassette into the VCR's compartment, pushing gently until the VCR draws it in. The VCR turns on automatically and the VCR POWER LED lights.

Note: If the cassette is inserted incorrectly, the VCR does not draw it in. Do not force the cassette into the VCR.

To remove the cassette, press TAPE EJECT once the cassette is stopped.

PLAYBACK

1.Turn on the TV and select the video channel. (See “Setting the Output Channel” on Page 16.)

2.Press POWER 1to turn on the player, press VCR ON/OFF (VCR POWER LED lights) to turn on the VCR, and press TV/ VCR to select the VCR (VCR LED lights).

3.Insert a cassette.

4.Press PLAY . The automatic tracking control system engages and PLAY flashes on-screen.

5. To stop playback, press STOP .

Notes:

•When the tape reaches the end, the VCR automatically stops, rewinds the tape to the beginning, ejects the tape, and turns the VCR power off.

•If the picture still appears distorted after the Automatic Tracking Control System has adjusted the tracking, manually adjust the tracking (See “Manual Tracking Control” on Page 20).

•Press CH + or CH – during playback to manually adjust the tracking.

•For tapes recorded in EP (Extended Play) on another VCR that still have vertical jitter even after manual adjustment, hold down PLAY for about 2 seconds. Eject the tape or turn off the power to return playback to the normal mode.

FAST-FORWARD AND REWIND

1.

When the VCR is stopped, press TUNING to fast-forward, or

 

TUNING to rewind, the cassette.

2.

Press STOP to stop fast-forwarding or rewinding.

Note: The TUNING or speed may be slower for ½cassettes other than T-60, T-90 or T-120.

VIDEO SEARCH

While viewing the picture, use the following procedure to quickly find the section you want.

1.

During playback, press TUNING

for forward video search or

 

TUNING for reverse video search.

2.

Repeatedly press TUNING or

to switch between the two

 

available search speeds.

 

3.

Press PLAY to resume normal playback.

Note: There is no sound during video search.

SLOW MOTION PLAYBACK

1.Press SLOW Fduring playback.

2.Repeatedly press to switch between 1/5 and 1/30 of the normal playback speed.

•If noise bars appear on the screen, press CH + and CH – to adjust the tracking.

•If the picture experiences vertical jitter during slow motion playback, press PAUSE , and press CH + or CH – to stabilize the picture. Press SLOW Fagain to return to slow playback.

3.Press PLAY to resume normal playback.

Note: There is no sound during slow motion playback.

STILL PICTURE AND FRAME ADVANCE

1.Press PAUSE during playback to freeze the picture on your TV.

Note: If the picture experiences vertical jitter, press CH + or CH – to stabilize the picture.

2.Press PAUSE to advance the film one frame at a time.

3.Press PLAY to resume normal playback.

Note: There is no sound during still picture and frame advance.

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